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Author: Kaori Hatsuyama
Media Type: Doujinshi
Cover Type: Softcover
Language/Edition: Japanese
Publisher: Self Published
Released On: October 1, 2007
ASIN/ISBN: N/A
Pages: 32
Status: In Collection, Read

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Self published doujinshi, 32 pink pages, nice thick glossy cover.

Review

One of the many Kuro x Fai shounen ai doujinshi around; that also include some Fai x Yuui.

It’s a very cute, sweet story where a young!Fai and Yuui somehow cross over to the Horitsuba world.

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Author: CLAMP
Media Type: Artbook
Cover Type: Hardcover + Softcover with hardcase
Language/Edition: Japanese
Publisher: Shinshokan
Released On: Nov 09, 1991
ASIN/ISBN: 4403612601
Pages: 304
Status: In Collection, Read

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This artbook really consists of 2 books- one hardcover, one softcover, both of which come in a neat cardboard case.
One of the books contains color illustratios collection from RG Veda, while the softcover book is only a manga from Ashura-ou’s time, and his story.

Review

I completly adore this artbook; of course, I may be a bit biased. RG Veda is one of my all times favorite manga. I love this series way too much as to find any failure on the artbook.

The art is gorgeous, the series is amazing, the quality is great, and you just have to get it.
The short manga about Ashura-ou explains quite a bit of the story…

I like how they separated the artbook itself and the manga, instead of adding the latter to the end of the artbook. The covers for both and the images on the hardcase are lovely, although the hardcase is a bit too feeble/thin for my taste.

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Author: CLAMP
Media Type: Manga
Cover Type: Hardcover with Hardcase
Language/Edition: Japanese
Publisher: 講談社 [Kodansha]
Released On: march 25, 2007
ASIN/ISBN: N/A
Pages: 180
Status: In Collection, Read

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Hardcover edition (no slipcover) with a cardboard protecting case.

Review

All I have to say is: Oh. My. God.

I simply adore this edition, to the point where I would just re-purchase them all in this hardcover version if I could. It’s truly gorgeous. The hardcover is a bit uncomfortable for your everyday manga reading, that’s for sure, however, it’s such a wonderful deluxe edition… and it slips in and out of it’s hardcase like a dream (unlike some others that need a bit of prying).

It really is my favorite, not only because volume #19 is one of the most interesting tomes, and also not because it has lovely Eagle on the cover; but because of the beautiful way in which the edition is made, and the wonderful overall quality of the work.

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Author: Various
Media Type: Artbook, Compilation
Cover Type: Hardcover with slipcover
Language/Edition: N/A
Publisher: Unknown
Released On: March 1, 2006
ASIN/ISBN: 7883624083
Pages: 128
Status: in Collection, Read

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This artbook contains 125 pages of full color pictures of assorted anime, and nothing else. The anime contained in this edition are as follows:

• Fullmetal Alchemist (12 pages)
• One Piece (11 pages)
• Bleach (10 pages)
• Inuyasha (14 pages)
• Shakugan no Shana (5 pages)
• Kyou Kara Maou (6 pages)
• The Gentlemen Alliance Cross (8 pages)
• Magical Teacher (7 pages)
• Fate / Stay Night (8 pages)
• Rozen Maiden (7 pages)
• Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles (9 pages)
• xxxHolic (4 pages)
• Mai Hime (7 pages)
• Gundam Seed (17 pages)

Review

I’m sure you were wondering, this is a CLAMP site, so why is this thing here? Well, it’s pretty simple, it contains 13 pages of CLAMP art. As stated above, 9 TRC and 4 xxxHolic.

I don’t really have many comments on this artbook; basically, I initially bought it because of the Kyou Kara Maou and Tsubasa pictures, as I’m neither a hardcore fan nor hate the rest of the series portrayed (some I don’t even know, but found had pretty art anyway).
The art, in all, is lovely; full-pages, full color, nice big size. Nothing special to it. It lacks Kuro x Fay images though~ the Tsubasa section is mostly Shaoran and Sakura, with only one of Fay and Chii, and none of our favourite ninja…
The edition does get cookie points for the nice sturdy hardcover, although the over leaves a lot to be desired.

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Author: CLAMP
Media Type: Artbook, Artist Recopilation
Cover Type: Softcover with Slipcover
Language/Edition: Spanish
Publisher: Norma Editorial
Released On: August 9, 2002
ASIN/ISBN: 8498145473
Pages: 140
Status: In Collection, Read

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This book collects artwork not featured in any of CLAMP’s other artbooks during 1989-2002. It contains art from:

• Clover
• Magic Knights Rayearth
• Sohryuden
• Shin Shunkaden
• CLAMP in Wonderland
• “Others”

140 pages total.
10 pages of b&w manga “Princess Mokona” featuring CLAMP themselves, 5 pages of interview, 11 pages of thumbnails with description, 114 colour pages.

Review

There’s not a lot to say about  it. The artbook in itself is lovely, the art is large, and it’s full color; it gets extra points for containing Magic Knights Rayearth chibis, particularly of Eagle and Geo, whom I love.
The cover is nice and soft and the edition seems to be fairly good, Norma having gotten a long way on their editions since their less than passable “Big Manga” editions, way back. The paper is great quality glossy.

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