Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE

SUMMARY:
Five extraordinary travelers: Sakura, Syaoran, Fai D. Flourite, Kurogane, and Trokona (actually Mokona Modoki. I used that name "Trokona" as Mokona's nickname since it fits her troll personality. LMFAO!) traveled to countless worlds in different time periods to search for Princess Sakura's power/memory feathers. While the group were aiding Syaoran's feather hunt, each member of the Tsubasa family had a particular reason to travel to different worlds, as well as learning each other's true identities. The story also focused on how their childhood tragedies brought them closer to this never-ending journey. The Sakura & Syaoran who travelled with Fai, Kurogane & Mokona at the beginning were clones while the real Sakura and Syaoran were held as captives to Fei Wong Reed (the twisted yet manipulative villain who was responsible for this tragic mess). Fai D. Flourite hoped to avoid confronting King Ashura of Celes while Kurogane was sent away by Princess Tomoyo of Nihon Country due to the reckless slaughter. Whether it's saving Princess Sakura's feathers or her life, Syaoran, in no terms, would risk everything he had for her sake from Fei Wong Reed's murderous grasp.

SCORECARD:

Story: 9
Although the cloning scene got confusing sometimes, the story was easy to follow. The first half of the story resembles "saving the princess" game premise (e.g. Super Mario) with a healthy balance between comedy and tragedy. Unbeknownst to the travelers, Fei Wong Reed was the main perpetrator who set up the grueling travel drama for his victims. As the story reached to its climax, it began to overshadow more gloom. Its mood darkened when the connection between the five travelers disintegrated with dark secrets they were unwilling to share. After the travelers learned each other's past, they were all prepared to not only save their beloved princess, but also waged their lives against Fei Wong Reed. The Clow Country arc gave out the powerful feeling of fighting justice and keeping faith amongst each other. Since Tsubasa's main genre was adventure & tragedy, I thought CLAMP did a wonderful job to make the blockbuster crossover story feel realistically believable. Despite the Sakura & Syaoran cloning confusion, the story protion deserved a 9.

Characters: 10
-Syaoran (clone): At the beginning of the story, we were given that the Syaoran in front of us was the main protagonist. He was an artificial copy of Tsubasa Li, and he was designed to collect memory feathers as his top priority. We see him mostly as an emotional fighting machine throughout in the first half of the run; as we reached to the Tokyo arc, we learned that Fei Wong Reed and "Syaoran" were responsible for creating his artificial life. The real Syaoran also placed his magic from his right eye and implanted to the clone's right eye as a camera before he was taken prisoner. I suppose it's safe to say the clone Syaoran was mostly used as a robotic fighter during the first half. I admired his bravery, intelligence & determination to save Sakura's feathers and the world from evil. He also never took a step back from the choices he was willing to walk onto.
-Real Syaoran (Tsubasa): After clone Syaoran was used as a puppet, real Syaoran filled in the lead role. While clone Syaoran was journeying with the other travelers, the real Syaoran could only witness on what the clone was facing. As for my thoughts about this little puppy, I could only admit that the clone and the real were one of a kind. Either brothers or father-and-son alike.
-Princess Sakura: I first thought Sakura was kind of a cute looking human baggage when Syaoran brought her along the quest. If she were to be written out, then there would be no story. She first starts out as a damsel-in-distress after Syaoran retrieved a couple of power feathers. She was unable to do anything at that time being due to the lack of gaining power feathers. As the story progressed, Sakura emerged from her "damsel-in-distress" role and contributed actively as much for the group as she can. While she was unable to fight for her own memory feathers, she could only hope that Clone Syaoran makes out the battles alive. After the clone "betrayed" the group, Sakura took more drastic measures to have the clone's heart returned to him. As for the adorable little princess, I'll confess that her faith, progressing strength & genuine care amongst her traveling companions made her an outstanding female protagonist.
-Fai D. Flourite (aka Yuui): A runaway magician who always carried out a clownish, carefree façade during the first half of the story. Fans would wonder why Fai would revert from his shady facial expressions to his cheerful mask. We were given hints that he may be fleeing from his troubled relationship with King Ashura. Aside from his powerful magic and fighting abilities, he's also talented on visual and culinary arts. He genuinely cared about Sakura and Syaoran's well-beings whenever they both are feeling uncomfortable or facing troubled times. He created a ton of hilariously ridiculous nicknames for Kurogane, as well as teasing him in a friendly manner. Kurogane was able to see through Fai's mask as Fai deflected his response that he doesn't want to be involved in other people's lives. From what I had witnessed from his character, I really enjoyed him as a gentle and selfless "mother" figure towards the children. His mysterious and conniving personality also makes him quite an alluring anime hottie to die for or mirror ourselves with. :heart:
-Kurogane: A gruff-mannered ninja who was seen as a contrast character of Fai. He often teamed up with Clone Syaoran to retrieve Princess Sakura's feathers & taught him how to use a sword under Syaoran's request. Beneath his sour and stern face hides his generosity. He only wanted the best from each member. Whenever he interacted with Fai, he expected honest answers from Fai regarding to his behavior and maigc abilities. While Kurogane was serious about this issue, Fai had the tedency to evade it by playing moody. From what I had learned about this character, Kurogane was quite an entertaining character CLAMP created. His weakness, which happens to be controlling his anger, always had me laughing. A combination of "daddy figure" + seriousness + professional swordsmanship + humor gave Kurger Burger a perfect 10!
-Mokona Modoki (Trokona Trodoki): A magical rabbit-like critter who's best known for transporting the team to different worlds and troll humor. Mokona and Fai nearly have the same personality, except Mokona doesn't conceal the truth. The story was intended to be a tragic romance; without Mokona, the group could have been emotionally lost inside the vast darkness. Trokona never ceases to amuse me, especially her 108 super techniques. I always loved how she would use one of her secret techniques and playfully tell that the other 107 techniques were a secret. She's always there to give you a hug whenever you are feeling low. =3= <3
-Fei Wong Reed: The ruthless, cruel, elderly sorcerer who was responsible for setting up a depressing, feather-searching expedition with his manipulative intelligence. His creepy intentions to target Fai, Kurogane, Sakura, and Syaoran made you want to question what advantages would he get from his controlling destiny. There wasn't a single positive trait I could honestly describe about Fei Wong. He seemed to linger himself backwards in most of the story to bring the dead back to live. Although CLAMP had constructed his villain persona well, his actions and purpose made him the biggest criminal in all of CLAMP society.
~My thoughts on other characters: All five travelers had met many other crossover characters they could befriend with. The people the team met was similar to how we meet during each different stage of life. When we move on the next stage, the friendship bonds created remain permanent. Most of their newfound friends helped our prince-in-shining-armor to develop his character growth and often gave our heroes a healthy amount of support for them to complete every feather-searching mission they encountered from world to world. Some of the "supporting" characters came off as typical assholes. They would prevent our heroes from completing their mission by selfishly keeping the feather for personal gain. The crossover idea helps us see what types of people we encounter in reality.

Themes: 10
Tsubasa mainly focuses on growing up, enduring sufferings, and identity issues. Syaoran had to suffer from his physical and emotional injuries before the start of the feather-hunting expedition. He was forced to forfeit his previous relationship to Yuuko, the space-time witch, in order to start his relationship with Sakura again. Even if Sakura was able to gain more memory feathers, she wouldn't be able to remember Syaoran. Hearing Sakura mentioning her past broke Syaoran's heart. With this encouraging quote spoken by his newfound comrade Kurogane, Syaoran was able to move forward. Each time Syaoran was wounded, he ignored the bothersome wound and continued to pursue the memory feather within his own will. He also received survival training and advice from Kurogane in order to improve his upcoming battles against his future foes. While Syaoran wasn't the only member who had to emotionally mature, Sakura, Kurogane, and Fai had to outgrow from their former personalities. Before regaining enough memory feathers, Sakura had to nap most of the time. As she regained each memory feather, she was able to remember most of her past without Syaoran in the picture. Even though Syaoran was forgotten, she remained open to restart their relationship anew. Kurogane started off as an arrogant warrior before Princess Tomoyo sent him to join his future companions. As he grew emotionally close with the crew, he was able to understand the true meaning of strength as Princess Tomoyo wished him to. He became less violent and learned to take care of others. As Tokyo Arc approached, Kurogane gave Fai a pep talk to confront his current character and behavior when Fai was questioned. Even though Fai countered Kurogane's answer by playing hooky, Kurogane could see his statement was a lie. No matter how much Fai wanted to avoid making someone unhappy, Kurogane still believed Fai's actions had already gotten himself involved with their younger companions. As the conversation ended, Fai admitted to himself that putting a carefree façade wasn't paying off. Kurogane's trust for the group began to deteriorate as the group discovered that Syaoran was a duplicate and ate Fai's right eye. Sakura, who was trapped in the orb-like cage, witnessed the heterochromia Syaoran was entirely different. The Syaoran she now saw became a ruthless young man with murder inside his eyes. After the clone departed the group, Sakura became serious and determined to bring back the heart clone Syaoran had lost. She closed herself up and became emotionally distant after the real Syaoran took the clone's place. Despite her cheerless personality, she secretly sacrificed herself by saving the future she foresaw. She allowed herself to get stabbed by Fai by rescuing the real Syaoran from getting killed. As the group traveled to Fai's homeland and learned about his history, Kurogane discovered that Fai was unable to forge forward and cut the copy of his dead twin as a lesson. He also reminded Fai that his past doesn't add with the present situations. He slayed King Ashura from strangling Fai to death as a way to put an end between their relationship conflicts. As the dead twin disintegrated, Fai could only watch, weep, and forgive himself. The second curse allowed Fei Wong Reed to close the empty-barren Celes. Fai was rescued by Kurogane as the world swallowed into darkness. CLAMP had portrayed these themes well (I will discuss them in future CLAMP reviews) in a realistic pace, so I credit them a perfect 10.

Story's Emotions: 10
Tsubasa's story was mainly considered to be a tragedy, so most of the story's scenes were genuinely heartbreaking. I had already covered the heartbreaking loss Syaoran had to suffer after he paid Yuuko the expensive price: his relationship with Sakura. All three Tsubasa boys had a tragic past shared as the story dove into the deepest part of the ocean. If I were to choose the most tragic backstory, it would be Fai's. Fai had to survive a number of hardships as the King of Valeria proclaimed that he and his twin were "considered" bringing unhappiness to their kingdom. The young twins were separated in a landfill where many civilians (innocent and guilty) were mercilessly executed by the deranged ruler. Before the deranged king executed himself, he gave Fai two heartwrenching selections: live or die. As years passed by, the twin princes above the tower felt emotionally tormented and wanted to commit suicide. Fai (the name young Yuui took to change himself) sacrificed himself by allowing Yuui to restart his life. Life in Celes seemed less threatening when Fai put his magic to work. His hard work had saved the townsfolk from an incoming disaster and he learned to brighten himself with a smile; however, the unnecessary murders across Celes made him sad again. When King Ashura challenged him to murder him, Fai was unable to assassinate him due to the strong power of kindness that was buried deep inside his heart. Instead, he put the monstrous king to sleep in efforts to avoid the adversary King Ashura had implanted into the relationship. Kurogane's story was also heartbreaking. During his teenage years, he lost both of his parents from the deadly invasion in his former homeland. His father's final words allowed him to grow emotionally strong; by all means, to protect the people Kurogane highly values. Kurogane had his share of losing his loved ones, but he didn't appear to suffer most of his childhood life. The story also offered hilarious, heartwarming moments to keep the atmosphere from getting dark. The Trokona scenes were always a delight for readers to have a laugh. I loved how Trokona performs one of her 108 secret techniques in each world the group visited. When she said the other 107 techniques were a secret, this quote allowed us to guess what other techniques Mokona could do in creative ways. The KuroFai teasings bring in the laughter (funny how Sakura and Syaoran were like WTF? when watching the two grown men behaving like naughty grade-schoolers during recess), as well with the ridiculous nicknames Fai always called Kurogane before the Tokyo Arc. CLAMP's use of emotions in each of their stories never ceased to amuse and touch me (as always), so I give them another perfect 10.

Art: 10
From drawing glossy shoujo characters to saucy shonens, CLAMP topped this classy-creative artstyle with a notch. The world and clothing designs were aesthetically unique. The clothing and architectural style were perfectly fitting for each world the group stopped by. The characters' facial expressions appeared romantic depending on the mood of the story was pacing. I happened to notice that the character designs were boldly detailed until the group traveled to Celes. The eyes appeared much lively compared to its earliest character designs. The battle scars the characters suffered were realistically painful, especially when each of the main member had to sacrifice all of the blood to achieve a certain objective. The artwork still maintained its grace despite the noodle-like human structures CLAMP designed.

Overall Score: 9.8 (or 10)
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicles was one of the most grandeur manga series I was indulged since high school. I found the crossover idea extraordinary. Growing up reading most of the CLAMP-made mangas, CLAMP always had the knack to put some of their old work elements into their newly created series. Tsubasa was no exception. All of the worlds the Tsubasa gang traveled had all of the old CLAMP characters you could find in any of the older CLAMP series. As for the characters I had discussed, all of the main cast were almost lifelike. The way CLAMP portrayed their raw emotions throughout the story felt genuinely realistic. Each of the main protagonists had done their good and "evil", just like most of us do. The story got freakishly confusing during the Clow Country Arc. So new and former Tsubasa readers! Brace the mindfuckery! Despite the clone confusion, this manga was a definite must-read to manga fans who grew up with Cardcaptor Sakura and other CLAMP series before Tsubasa's birth <3 It's also perfect for those who enjoyed reading adventure mangas during their spare time!

SPOILERS AHEAD, BUT SRSLY DONT WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THIS CRAP!!

The villain makes a clone of Syaoran, which keeps chasing the original in order to kill him.. then through some convoluted happenings, the clone is thrown back in time, decides to live a normal life, gets married with Sakura clone and have a kid..

Which turns out to be the original. WHAAAAAAAAT???

YES, both the Syaoran and Sakura CLONES are the PARENTS of the original Syaoran. This is by far the most absurd and retarded plot twist i've ever seen in my life. I actually lost more brain cells while remembering this crap to type this review.

DONT WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THIS MANGA! YOU'RE WELCOME!

Rewritten:
TRC, is a heavy piece of material. The first thing you should know is that this is a world of crossover. What does this mean you ask? Any material that CLAMP has produced may or may not have been put into the world of TRC. Mainly it will be characters that are central to CLAMP’s other works. People who seem like they should be important or have some distinct background but you aren’t getting. It’s not necessary to read them before reading TRC, but trust me. If you read them before you read TRC, you’ll see these people and be like “Oh my god, its them!” (I believe X's characters play a particularly large role in TRC). The one work you may want to consider reading side by side with TRC is xxxHolic. Not particularly necessary either, but there may be a few inconsistencies that may seem odd or have no explanation to you that came from the witch Yuko that would have been explained in xxxHolic.

Story: It’s one of those love/hate relationships for me. I felt that TRC was a journey for CLAMP, a journey through each of their mangas, their stories, while developing a new story along the way. While Sakura and Syaoran, Fai, Kurogane and Mokona travel so are the rest of us, meeting each of the characters in a different light. The story behind Sakura, Syaoran, Fai and Kurogane though are unique and twisted in themselves. You can’t really find any fault to it, although I don’t particularly like the ending. And I don’t particularly care for how long it was. I sort of felt this dragging motion when reading it when I got to the very last volumes. I think the story lies in the crossover though, the traveling between worlds. The mixture of CLAMP’s signature works, angst and fluff, drama and romance, violence and adventure has your head spinning, albeit in a very good way, that will make you cry, squeal in delight, smile in happiness and gasp in horror. And the twists. When has any piece of work done by CLAMP been without multiple twists? Oh they have you turning they do. Once again, there’s a common undertone of shounen ai here, so if that’s a problem for anyone than you should get over yourself and accept the world as it is.

Art: I believe you must have a certain amount of appreciation to love CLAMP's work. Their art is unique, containing long lined characters, very detailed eyes and often hair (which was always odd for me), and very detailed clothing. In TRC it's sort of soft and very quiet which fits the setting of the plot for the first half. When we get to the second half, the clothing, the dark lines, the deep backgrounds reveal to you the level in which the story will now take. I've always loved CLAMP's art so this was highly enjoyable for me. I also believe that it sort of loses it's sensual feel that the older works used to have (e.g., Tokyo Babylon, X, RG Veda) although there is an aesthetic appeal to it.

Character: I feel that the characters are the story in TRC. I am biased towards Kurogane and Fai, for I am their supporter, but I also feel that they develop the most throughout the story. So much angst and drama, so much humor and light-hearted banter. This connection that they make with each other is unique and powerful. Syaoran and Sakura go through a lot of pain throughout the series and though I think they are most notably the least developed, they are the most important in the series. Even Mokona becomes a central character. And it’s not just the five main characters. Everyone you meet through each of the world’s becomes a part of the overall story. That’s the point of TRC. That is how TRC develops and continues to evolve. How each of the characters interacts and faces the problems before and their pasts behind them and their future before is how they develop. So when I say that the characters are truly the story, I mean it.

Enjoyment: What is there not to enjoy? I've seen old characters brought to life, new characters given life, CLAMP's trademark brought to the extreme (their endless way to confuse you greatly), humor, sadness, ordeal's overcome. I've cried, laughed and was even frustrated. You simply cannot go wrong with this manga. It will have you thinking, for long even after you've finished it. This is a once in a lifetime work that should not be forgotten.

This manga (TRC in short) is a Masterpiece, yep, some of you thinks that this manga is a confusing manga because of the some sudden change of the events, but this manga is truly a masterpiece.

Story :9.5
They have a unique story, perfectly well written plot, plot twist are shocking, some are predictable

For concern i'm going to review some arcs, they are the last 7 arc, so there are some spoilers here so do not read this part if you hate spoilers

SPOILERS (do not read if you do not want to be spoil)
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Suwa arc (Kurogane's) = first hint of something happens here, in the image of the suspicious, the hints are everywhere, Fai become more mysterious here, Syaoran become suspicious, Kurogane being noob XD XD just kidding, but the thing that made me think meh in this part is why when Fai touch the book of memories, Kurogane didn't think that "fuck i should read it, he already hold it, maybe i will discover some fucking hints about him and blah blah blah"
Acid tokyo arc = Fucking plot twist, i was crying and cursing while reading this arc, crying because of the sudden change of events and to Fai who lose his precious magic, and cursing because of the fake syaoran . But this arc shows the major character development to KuroFai tandem, especially Fai (i think not character development but change character for him)
Infinity arc = brace yourselves Fai Flourite Fans because this Arc for you is going to be a burst emotion arc. "WTF is happening to them" is what my head says when i'm reading this arc, i don't know if it's plot hole or fucking hardcore change of events all over again, but since this arc answers the question in my mind when i'm reading the first arc of this manga. But i think this arc reminds me of the novel that i read somewhere that involves human chess.
Celes arc (Fai's) = "FUCK YOU FEI WANG REED" That's all. This arc is one of my trigger arc to express my emotion over the main enemy, and this arc proves that "Do not underestimate Fai, he knows everything" but Kurogane's character development show again in this arc. And WTF, why i didn't see syaoran's move in this arc?
Nihon arc = ANOTHER FUCKING PLOT TWIST, and wild major character development show up, there's a sudde. Change among all of them and it'll definitely say to you, okay this is not a manga for child right now HAHAHAHAHA. This one has the epic fighting scene in CLAMP history, TBH
Clow arc (Syaoran and Sakura's) = HANDS DOWN TO CHAPTER 203, the best chapter in this manga part,that manga chapter gives me a lot of encouragement TBH, this manga shows that "sacrifice is a matter of thing" but sorry sakura syaoran fans, but sometimes i find sakura annoying :3
Final battle (still in Clow arc) = FUCK YOU FEI WANG REED X1000000000000 (infinite) this explains the mystery that "is it a fate that the three will meet to make an adventure?" Also this one explains that Fei wang reed planned it from the start, when our heroine are still little kids, the thing that made me confuse was "why and how yuuko is involve here" but i think it answer my question in my second attempt to finish it. But this arc makes my anger to Clone syaoran suddenly disappear, and the magic of Fai returns to him after the shocking death, and ahem. . . KuroFai bond is developing once again, LADIES AND GENTLEMAN! KuroFai is canon hahaha

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Art : 8
Typical clamp art, moeish style hahaha the art here is a masterpiece, especially the fighting scene part, it was perfect to display at house because those details are good, looks like a typical artist can't do it beyond one day, one day is not enough to draw a page of manga like that

Character : 9.75
Different attitude but has one goal, That's CLAMP's TRC, they have a different origin but they are joined to each other. They have a colorful character, fits to their signature color
Sakura (pink) - joyful
Syaroan (brown) - courage
Fai (blue) - cool
Kurogane (red) - determination and power

Enjoyment : 9.5

TBH, i find it boring btu as the soon as the manga goes on, it become funny, the first funny thing about this manga is it has a lots of crossover from other clamp SERIES. You can see chobits reference, CCS, Xxxholic, X, and many many more. The enjoyment here is somewhat overload because of lots of funny scenes at first half until it become dark at the second half, the enjoyment meter at second half was decreased from 9.5 to 8.87 because of the sudden change of events

OVERALL : 10
SPEECHLESS TO THIS MANGA, MASTERPIECE, well done, if you want a manga that you want to relaxed then mindfuck as it goes on, then read TRC, this series will made you insane and think a lot, it can be a perfect mind exercise because of the sudden changing of events that will left you thinking a lot before continuing another chapter.

Thumbs up CLAMP

This Manga is really awesome and it keeps you hooked with its various twists and turns. A really intriguing time space adventure with a little subtle romance there. The story follows Sakura and Syaoran in a quest to restore Sakura's memories with allies like Fye a magician and Kurogane a swordsman. Its really different and has a vast universe of characters often combining different characters from CLAMP''s other works. A true masterpiece with a great storyline, awesome characters and lot of great action sequences.

Syaoran follows a quest to attain the lost memories of his friend with a great sacrifice on his own part. Sakura, she tries her best to support the group. Fye is really a cheerful character on the surface. I really liked the little comic situations in this manga, but most of all is its different storyline. You might get a little confused towards the end but overall its a great enjoyable read.

This was a really great manga, one of the best ive ever read and seriously ive read a lot of manga
at the beginning i liked the part were kurogane, syoran, and fai got to meat yuko and sorta saw another character from a diffrent book
I love clamp cause they combine their manga into like one huge super story
Though this is a fabulous manga it would be cool is they added another young girl to the story(preferably a really cool girl)
but overall its totally awesome and you should read it if you havent
Quickly.
I mean like getting on your comp.or running to the library or bookstore right now quickly.

Are you reading yet?

What I liked most about this series would be the art. Looking back at it, CLAMP adds such a surreal feel to the manga. I have been captivated over and over, to the point where I stare at the pages and just "zone out" so to speak, blown away by it.
The concept of the story is also good. The idea of sending the characters from dimension to dimension was good and was well executed. It isn't always the same plot for each dimension. There are a wide variety of subplots in each world and some more serious than others. It's quite enjoyable reading it from start to end. But by constantly sending the main characters to different dimensions, we are never able to fully connect to the supporting characters and see their development. I didn't mind it much, but I'm sure others might.
Although the characters are constantly moving from place to place, CLAMP periodically teases us with a sense that there is a greater conspiracy than we were told before, and that turned out to be true in the end. While enjoying a variety of different stories in the different worlds, there is still a greater group of evil-doers that anchors the story down. It instills us in a mode of suspense to try and find out where the story is going.
Near the end of the series, due to the fact that the characters are able to travel through space AND time, CLAMP has woven quite a complex story. If you don't pay enough attention, you may end up getting lost and confused. I personally had to reread the chapters near the end multiple times in order to understand what was going on.
Overall, this manga was great! If you enjoy a manga that makes you think, but still makes you laugh, cry, and excited over the subplots and fight-scenes throughout its course, then I recommend this manga for you!

Ahh Tsubasa, you wonderful story you! At the time of this review, I have read this story more then ten times! With that being said, I will do my best to keep this review short. Now first off with the story.
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~Story
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle starts out as a typical adventure story but soon morphs into something even more outstanding. The story begins with Syaoran getting jumped by Sakura and she begins to confess her love for him but is soon interupted by bells from the castle. As she leaves we learn that Syaoran feels the same, but will soon be able to show how he feels by helping her find her memories that soon get scattered along the worlds. Now this might sound like a typical romantic manga, but I swear to you it is nothing of the sort! It will soon start to get slowly dark and angsty after chapter 100 and onwards and will have you wanting more. When reading this story, it is smart to make sure you read through the manga slowly and not rush it, otherwise you might miss things. And rememebr, this is a Clamp story, so make sure your able to get at what they are writting. Its not weird at all to go back through this story to re-read it a few more times.
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~Art
Oh god, the art in this story is wonderful! If you have read Clamp's previous works, then you know already that the artwork will be amazing. At first the art is just a black and white inking style (Which happens to be a fave of mine) But soon evolves to include screentones that make the characters and scenes pop out even more. As you read though this work, you will come to notice how the art style changes and adapts through the chapters. The art is already well developed by volume 4 but evolves into something even more powerfull and grips you. Nothing else to be said about it now.
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~Characters
Well, I am only going to sum the characters together and not go one by one. I figure that anyone who reads the story will be able to tell what they like about them. Now the main group of characters that you travel with throught the entire story is half original new clamp characters, while the other half are from CCS. And to be honest, a lot of characters from Clamps history of stories pop up in this story, all the way back to RG Veda. We even get the entire X/1999 crew in here, not to mention lots of others. This is one of the main reasons you should keep your eyes peeled and see if you can fins your face Clamp character!

And all in all, you should get to reading it now! And speaking of reading, I have to go back and re-read it again, just for old times sake!

Before we start off, I would like to emphasize some points. This is not your typical shounen manga. It is the farthest thing from it. Second, it is better if you don't expect that the Sakura of this manga is same as the Sakura of Cardcaptor Sakura(Well, if you want, you can. Nobody is stopping you). And lastly, this is a tale of adventure on the search of love which crosses the entire universe, the entire time, the entire space and surpasses any logic that tries to contain it. And I mean it. I mean it.

Just like how a journey into uncharted territories contains surprise, joy, pain and a certain loss of grasp on reality, Tsubasa chronicles is a groundbreaking manga which does exactly the same. It resonates with your emotions on every level of your heart, and tells the story of a boy who goes on an adventure spanning places you wouldn't imagine existed,enduring pain which no one else could, all so for a single girl.

The story has been written so beautifully, that it will take you on a roller coaster of feelings and awe.

The art is by far the best I have ever seen, even by CLAMP standards. In particular, the fights and the scenery have been done so brilliantly. And even more so, I would say that the art adds to the world building and the various characters who have been there, doing all the characters, including the main characters and the one time characters justice.

Character development in this manga is the biggest and best I have ever seen. And that includes all the anime and manga I have seen till now. There has never been a clean character development from start to finish.

I will say that I enjoyed this manga the most. I liked the twists offered by this particular journey in CLAMP and also the unexpected ending of this manga. I recommend that you don't surf on any website regarding this manga, because the spoilers in this manga are infinite. No kidding. From start to finish I really enjoyed this manga.


Overall, I give this a 10/10 for everything. This is certainly unlike any manga you will have ever read.

Tsubasa Reservoir chronicles: A chronicle of the story of two wings as they try to escape the reservoir of their fates.

CLAMP have, as per usual, created a very complex story with huge psychological impact on both the characters and the readers. The characters are great and they each get their fair share of development and angst throughout the series.
Tsubasa may seem like a dimension hopping fun house at the beginning but gets darker and edgier about halfway through and CLAMP, once again, make it work.
I'll keep this short for my own sake because otherwise I would ramble on for hours. Every character is believable, has his/her own strengths and weaknesses and a purpose that is unique to all of them but that come together nicely in the end.
The art is gorgeous and the story captivating with it's mind screws all over the place though also very confusing. Even CLAMP got confused in the end.
I recommend this manga to pretty much anyone but advice you to not take the anime as a serious adaption because it is not.
Anime is actually frowned upon by CLAMP and they had season 3 cancelled. So stick to the manga (except the OVA's) and enjoy.