Lucy and Robin continue their discussion of Tokyo Babylon, looking at volumes 2 and 3, as the series really starts to take shape.
CW: we will lightly discuss themes of suicide, violence, sexual violence, rape, death, and other unpleasantness.
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Episode 5: Tokyo Babylon vol. 1 – Do You Hate Tokyo?
This week Lucy and Robin discuss the first volume of one of CLAMP’s most distinguished works, which sets the stage for a lot of their future projects: Tokyo Babylon!
CW: we will lightly discuss themes of suicide, violence, sexual violence, rape, death, and other unpleasantness.
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Man of Many Faces Raspberry Ginger Rendezvous
For Man of Many Faces, we wanted something light and fun. I took inspiration from the lavish lifestyles of the characters—I wanted something that looked like a fancy cocktail, or the finest champagne. But, since our characters are all in elementary school, I also wanted something nonalcoholic.
I went with a ginger ale base, since it has a similar color and texture to champagne, and combined it with limeade for a more complex flavor. I floated a few raspberries on top, for an elegant twist that definitely makes it worthy of a Friday night date.
Ingredients
- 1 part Ginger ale
- 1 part limeade
- 2 raspberries
Instructions
- Fill your glass half-full with ginger ale.
- Fill the rest of the way with the limeade.
- Add raspberries, and enjoy!
Best served in champagne flutes.
Transcript | Episode 0: An Introduction
Join Lucy and Robin as they embark on their epic reread/rewatch of all things CLAMP. In this inaugural episode, we talk about how our nerdy origin stories led to our nerdy careers, our favorite CLAMP titles, and most importantly, this crazy journey we’re undertaking.
We’ll be your guides through CLAMP’s Wonderland!
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Robin: CLAMP, the four-woman mangaka supergroup, originated in 1987. Coincidentally, that was about the time both of us originated. It is less of a coincidence that the two of us have been friends as long as we’ve been CLAMP fans, since that had a little something to do with how we met. Is it destiny? Is it hitsuzen? Or is it just a sentimental origin story for a podcast?
Lucy: Hi, we’re Lucy Softich-
R: and Robin Kaplan—
L: —and we’re here to be your guides through CLAMP’s Wonderland.
RG Veda Rose Milkshake
When we started this podcast, we realized pretty quickly that we weren’t content just recording our thoughts on each series—we wanted to get in the mood by making ourselves themed drinks each time we recorded. And we figured, why not share them with all of you?
For RG Veda, Robin wanted to capture a bit of it’s Hindu inspirations with a flavor popular in India: rose water. It can be especially lovely in sweets, so we chose a milkshake, making this a great treat for a summer day, even if you’re not reading all of RG Veda in one sitting.
Ingredients
- 1 part ice cream
- 1 part milk
- rose syrup to taste & pinkness
Instructions
- Combine your milk and ice cream, and slowly blend.
- Add rose syrup to the milkshake and blend to incorporate. Taste, and add more as needed!
- Enjoy!
Episode 4: Man of Many Faces – A Midnight Snack
Episode 3: RG Veda OVA – A Quick Diversion
To round out their discussion of RG Veda, Lucy and Robin tackle the two-episode OVA that was released during the run of the manga. How will our heroes fare this time? Tune in to find out!
CW: we will lightly discuss themes of suicide, violence, incest, sexual violence, rape, death, genocide, cannibalism, and a good bit of blood and gore. Not as much as the actual source material, though!
Episode 2: RG Veda – A Discussion
If you survived our meandering summary last episode, it’s time for discussion! Lucy and Robin tackle the themes, successes, and failings of CLAMP’s debut series, RG Veda.
CW: we will lightly discuss themes of suicide, violence, incest, sexual violence, rape, death, genocide, cannibalism, and a good bit of blood and gore. Not as much as the actual source material, though!
Episode 1: RG Veda – A Meandering Summary
RG Veda was CLAMP’s first official work, and boy, did they come out of the gates swinging. In their first official episode, Lucy and Robin go on a quest to summarize the twists and turns of this complicated (and slightly rough) epic fantasy.
Note: at around 10 mins in, we overreach when talking about cultural appropriation, and we make some inaccurate assumptions and generalizations. There are a lot of nuances here that we don’t address (and some straight-out wrong information), and as two white ladies from the US, we don’t really have the right perspective to speak to a lot of this. Big thanks to the listener who pointed this out to us! We will work to do better when we eventually revist RG Veda.
CW: we will lightly discuss themes of suicide, violence, incest, sexual violence, rape, death, genocide, cannibalism, and a good bit of blood and gore. Not as much as the actual source material, though!
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In our travels through the internet, we stumbled upon this excellent old website, the Rg Veda FAQ Online. It helped us track down some of the history behind this series, and is worth a read by any RG Veda fan!
Episode 0: An Introduction
Join Lucy and Robin as they embark on their epic reread/rewatch of all things CLAMP. In this inaugural episode, we talk about how our nerdy origin stories led to our nerdy careers, our favorite CLAMP titles, and most importantly, this crazy journey we’re undertaking.
We’ll be your guides through CLAMP’s Wonderland!
Transcript available here.
CLAMPcast in Wonderland 