Hello friends! As we wind down on X, here’s a quick look at the next few months. Those of you reading along at home: this is a great time to pick up copies of Miyuki-chan in Wonderland and Magical Knight Rayearth.
Reading List | Winter 2020-2021
CLAMP Timeline
Lucy made this timeline to help keep us on track, and we wanted to share it here, in case it can help others! This should also work as a reading guide, if you’re reading along at home.
Episode 38: X vol. 18 – Emotionless
Lucy and Robin discuss X volume 18…the last volume published before the manga went on hiatus. Karen confronts Nataku, as they must confront their own heart.
You can also check out our Bookshop.org shop for our reading recommendations. Any purchase through our affiliate link will support us, as well as independent bookstores. Shop now: https://bookshop.org/shop/clampcastpod
CW: child abuse, self-harm, blood, gore, death, assault, and other grisly things. Also a potentially glib/dark humor approach to grim subjects. We joke about death a lot (it’s one of those laugh-so-you-don’t-cry things).
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Episode 37: X vol. 17 – Something to Protect
Lucy and Robin discuss X volume 17. Yuzuriha and Arashi fend off an attack while Kamui questions some of their intel, and we’ve only got one book after this one, folks…
You can also check out our new Bookshop.org store for our reading recommendations. Any purchase through our affiliate link will support us, as well as independent bookstores. Shop now: https://bookshop.org/shop/clampcastpod
CW: dismemberment, blood, gore, death, assault, and other grisly things. Also a potentially glib/dark humor approach to grim subjects. We joke about death a lot (it’s one of those laugh-so-you-don’t-cry things).
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SPECIAL: Tokyo Babylon Anime Reveal
Lucy and Robin give their first, off-the-cuff reactions to the latest CLAMP news: Tokyo Babylon 2021, the Tokyo Babylon anime we’ve all…hoped for?
Potential spoilers for the manga series ahead!
You can watch the trailer on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NojVXNtMJkE
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Episode 36: X vol. 16 – The Fall of Babylon
Lucy and Robin discuss X volume 16. When Subaru and Seishiro meet on Rainbow Bridge, the result is something fans are still reckoning with to this day.
CW: emotional abuse, suicidal ideation, blood, gore, death, assault, and other grisly things. Also a potentially glib/dark humor approach to grim subjects. We joke about death a lot (it’s one of those laugh-so-you-don’t-cry things).
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Episode 35: X vol. 15 – The Outside World
Lucy and Robin work their way through X volume 15, where we finally learn about Kakyo’s past…and see a familiar face.
CW: suicidal ideation, blood, gore, death, assault, and other grisly things. Also a potentially glib/dark humor approach to grim subjects. We joke about death a lot (it’s one of those laugh-so-you-don’t-cry things).
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Episode 34: X vol. 14 – The Other Face
Lucy and Robin discuss X volume 14, where the systematic destruction of Tokyo continues, and we learn that someone has a side we’re not seeing…
CW: blood, gore, death, assault, and other grisly things. Also a potentially glib/dark humor approach to grim subjects. We joke about death a lot (it’s one of those laugh-so-you-don’t-cry things).
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Catch Us on Shojo & Tell!
This summer, we were privileged to be able to guest on one of our favorite podcasts, Shojo & Tell! Join us and Ashley as we discuss Paradise Kiss.
Although obviously not by CLAMP, Paradise Kiss was especially meaningful to a young Lucy and Robin, as we headed toward art school, cosplay, jobs in the clothing industry, and artsy adulthoods.
Listen to the episode online here, or hey, look for Shojo & Tell in your app of choice, and add it to your podcast rotation! Ashley and her guests cover a ton of awesome series—you won’t be sorry!
Episode 33: X vol. 13 – Late
Lucy and Robin dive into volume 13 of X, as the two sides clash and some old friends are lost.
CW: child abuse, blood, gore, death, assault, and other grisly things. Also a potentially glib/dark humor approach to grim subjects. We joke about death a lot (it’s one of those laugh-so-you-don’t-cry things).
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