A History of CLAMP (and The Future of Netflix) | Beyond The Bot

Cristal gives us the rundown on the legendary artist group responsible for everyone's favorite characters from Cardcaptor Sakura, Code Geass, Magic Knight Rayearth, Chobits, and more!
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Credits for This Episode
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Written and Hosted by: Cristal Marie (‪@CristalMarie‬)
Edited by: Jacob Atkinson (@TheSandwichy)
Produced by: Adrian Apolonio ( ‪@SlightlyOtaku‬ )
Co-Producer: Sugar Joe
Channel art, In-video Graphics
and Thumbnail by: Alexandria Batchelor (foxeedesign.com)
Music by:
Napes Music: napesmusic.com/...
Jacob Neufeld: thelittlestrum...
#anime #Clamp

[@TiagoNomad]

As a young boy in the 90s, living in a sexist country such as Brazil, I was ashamed to admit to others how much I liked Cardcaptor Sakura and Corrector Yui. I was afraid of saying my favorite character in Saint Seiya was Shun - and, yes, I'm still pissed off, Netflix - because that would be "gay" [even though I'm straight]. It took me many years to feel comfortable with liking shoujo anime, so I find this video to be super important to help bridge that "gender gap". Thanks, Cristal.

[@zairoray]

I think i enjoy shojo more than most shonen. There's something about the story that just makes you feel good and gets you invested with the characters. Fights are nice but sometimes i need a break from all the action. There was a point i only was watching slice of lifes and shojo because they just made me feel good inside.

[@Amy_the_Lizard]

For what it's worth, the biggest shoujo fans at my admittedly very weird high school were all boys! Now myself and many of the other girls did watch shoujo some, but none of us could compete with those guys. And now that I'm in college, the two male officers in my current school's anime club are also the two officers most enthusiastic about romantic comedy shows and thus often champion shoujo series when we put together the lists of shows our members vote on watching each semester. Usually at least one shoujo series wins (we watch 3 shows per semester)

[@Amy_the_Lizard]

@@zairoray True! I'm usually more of a shounen person myself, but if I'm stressed or down in the dumps about something, I usually wind up reading some nice wholesome shoujo series

[@Jryoung-d1y]

gay ;)

[@mandisaw]

Wow, someone besides me remembers Corrector Yui! Never could get my hands on the anime, but I was a big Kia Asamiya fan, and read all his manga back in the day.

[@WalrusJoy]

Clamp needs to finish all their "on-hiatus" series. God. xxHolix, Drug&Drop. I NEED ENDINGS

[@franzibubbles395]

xxxHolic has an ending. right? i didn't just dream this up, did i?!

[@franzibubbles395]

But also, yes- Drug and Drop needs an ending!

[@WalrusJoy]

@@franzibubbles395 Yes xxHolic has an "ending" but xxHolic: Rei is honestly the same damn series and it is on Haitus. Same as Legal drug/Drug and Drop.

[@franzibubbles395]

@@WalrusJoy Oh i hadn't got round to Rei yet. Saw it wasn't done and didn't want to put myself through that again!

[@sbastianbrilyanto4722]

Ikr i need Yuko back in my life

[@kikijasimine]

I remember you Cristal wanted to make a video about CLAMP and here we are! So excited.

[@BeyondTheBot]

They grow up so fast - Jacob

[@xxedgy_outsiderxx9978]

I know right yay

[@novakaizer7440]

@@BeyondTheBot Can you guys do high school dxd with jojo stand

[@kuma1745]

Does this mean netflix is gonna animate kakyoin lying an egg?

[@WEABOOF]

We can only hope

[@Moayad56]

do we even want that?

[@kuma1745]

@@Moayad56 it would be hilarious

[@samniel]

"With an on button on her-AD BREAK" Was that intentional? I died laughing, this is posted by a ghost. P.S. We all have X1999 hiatus PTSD, right?

[@charlottehorak6998]

I was JUST about to comment something similar lol

[@Deoxys911]

1999 sounds really good, but I don't want to watch what's available and then join in on the collective despair over its cancellation if I love it as much as everyone else.

[@samniel]

@@Deoxys911 Run. Run away and don't look back. Leave us to our misery and save yourself. In all seriousness, the anime IS complete, though it takes a lot of liberties compared to the manga, because it was still ongoing at the time. Given that the manga went "on hiatus" in 2003(!)...

[@Yersifanel]

It's been 19 years...! I'm past PTSD and more like slightly annoyed that I have accepted they might never finish the damn thing LOL

[@lorenzo89er]

I would LOVE a full animated reproduction of the entirety of Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle. Especially because the latter half of it is rather complicated and gives me King Crimson vibes :D

[@Eramiserasmus]

Seen most of these and studied Clamp as part of my college classes on Graphic Novels. Clamp remains one circle that I love for their characters and their amazing stories.

[@NestorMandela]

I remember watching Chobits as a teen and felt that something was... wrong. Then the end (no spoilers) was a sharp turn and I was just... confused but happy? One thing is universal though, the opening song was sick af!

[@Hakajin]

Chobits is... very interesting. Like, the main romance is problematic: it may be healthy within the diagesis of the manga/anime, but that's not realistic, and I was always uncomfortable with how sexualized Chii was (especially given her mental age). That having been said, a lot of the secondary characters and relationships were very compelling! Even if I've forgotten some of their names, I've never forgotten about the pastry chef falling in love with his persocom, how his new love interest thought she couldn't compare; the teacher whose husband forgot about her when they got a persocom, and how she didn't end up hating persocoms because the same could've happened with a real person; Freya's situation... Which, with that last one, I'm honestly glad CLAMP was willing to go to some taboo places, because it was thought-provoking, and seemed like something that could happen. The story really did explore a lot of potential societal issues with humanoid robots. And... In some ways I think the central theme is underdeveloped, to the extent that I didn't even get it for a long time. On the other hand, I'm impressed with the subtlety. Because I did finally figure it out, one English degree and many years later. The question is this: can we ever have functional relationships with robots, despite being unable to know whether they're sentient like we are? The reason it's kind of confusing is because we, the audience, know that Chii and the others are indeed conscious from seeing their internal experience. On the other hand, the human characters in the story can't know this: conscious experience is unobservable because it is observation itself; we can look for signs and behaviors. A lot of the issues the manga raises are tangential to this (e.g. the question of whether Chobits can function outside of their programming has to do with free will). But yeah, letting the audience know the truth of the matter while also not having the other characters address the issue directly made things really confusing. In any case! Those themes resonate with me because of my own intense attachments to fictional characters. Sure, in that case it's not a question of sentience, but Hideki's decision and his reasons for it spoke to me. I have a sneaking suspicion that CLAMP Is also interested in relationships with fiction, because... I'm not sure if this was the intention, but it occured to me once while reading Cardcaptor Sakura that I could read Clow/Eriol as author stand-ins, making predictions about where the story's going to go and purposefully putting the characters through stuff for the sake of character development. Also with Tsubasa, what happens at the end with the clones, where they end up...

[@Bladezer3000]

My brain still hurts from Tsubasa Resvoir Chronicles....

[@CardCaptorDeadpool]

No it doesn't, keep trying to understand it more.

[@josiahneff719]

As a guy that grew up watching basically nothing but seinen in the mid 90’s, I can tell you I love clamp. X is one of my favorite series and that clamp art style almost defines the 90’s anime aesthetic to me.

[@WyrmsOfWonder]

as someone who's loved clamp since I watched card captors as a kid, and as an avid manga reader I would kill for their cancelled and on hiatus series to continue, clover and gate 7 in particular

[@Ktywf]

YES!!! I love CLAMP's style so much. Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle was one of my first ever manga reads in middle school

[@silentspirit8923]

SAME HERE! It caught my interest and a bookstore and I was hooked!

[@RentandWicked]

As an avid reader of shoujo manga and knowing how many good stories are out there makes me so sad that they almost never get animated QAQ I hope the anime and manga industry really start opening up and allow the creators freedom because the stories that could come out from that would be amazing to see

[@silentspirit8923]

I LOVE CLAMP!!! Their manga is the reason why I'm into anime and have been a major part of my life. It started the Tsubasa Resuvoir Chronicles and it grew from there! I have read/seen: Tsubasa Resuvoir Chronicles xxxHolic Cardcaptor Sakura Magic Knight Rayearth CLAMP School Detectives Chobits X/1999 Tokyo Babylon The Legend of Chu'yan And maybe more that I read and can't remember their names. Not to mention MULTIVERSE QUEENS!!! Their art style is legendary!!! I mean, Code Geass and Blood C! Yes!!!! These ladies are a big part of why I got interested in anime and manga. I love Tsubasa for its concept of the Multiverse and Tragic Love Story. Syaoran and Sakura ARE MY OTP as I started shipping them and Touya x Yukito before I even knew what Shipping was! Magic Knight Rayerth had the BIGGEST plot twist I've seen in my life, and that's saying something. I will not say it as it is a spoiler. xxxHolic gives you insight on what goes on behind the scenes of everything and how each dimension is roughly connected. As well as spiritual shenanigans from Watanuki and his friends. Yuko is a TOTAL QUEEN!!! Edit: Wait, they did Saint Seiya doujin? BRO WHAT?! I didn't know that! Then again I just got into Saint Seiya last year (Andromeda Shun best boy for me)!

[@TwitchWasHere]

There are some exceptions, but by & large, old school shojo isekai is way better than modern shonen isekai, tbh.

[@xxMapSyrxx]

Even the “bad” shoujo isekais were still leagues better than the best shounen isekais in the past ten years.

[@jshu-_-]

Fushigi yugi was superior

[@lel7841]

Escaflowne is fantastic! Magic Knight(s?) Rayearth is also forgotten way too much. Inuyasha as well. Dual Parallel Trouble Adventure (yes I know it's not as good as the others but I love so). Also the series mentioned by others. I used to love Isekai but I auto refuse most current series.

[@newgit]

that moment about the variations on the CLAMP style based on the work and leading artist catered to my obsessive theorizing brain, thank u cristal

[@gshorter]

Anime fan since the 80’s (yes I’m dating myself) and till this day Clamp is one of my favorite studio’s. I own of have seen almost all of their works. Oh and glad to see some else who loves Fushigi Yugi, I was not ready for that story to get that dark, but I’m so glad it did.

[@ashleyw1966]

I’ve been reading Clamp mangas since middle school and I’m so happy that they are talking about them. I don’t know any people who know about Clamp and their work.

[@Jonic_P]

A lot of my friends, regardless of gender, love CLAMP. Besides general Shounen series, it's an easy topic for us to get hyped about and I noticed it's the same for a lot of the general Anime community too!!! Hope you find more people to be excited about them with!!!

[@BlackWizardClub]

An expansion of "Clover" would be nice. It was so fleeting, I wanted so much more as a kid

[@sampew1605]

CLAMP was the first manga group I became obsessed with. I read every one of there books that I could get my hands on

[@tylerhood5035]

Thank you for doing a video on these badass lady mangaka powerhouse. They made so much I still need to check out.

[@Yersifanel]

All roads lead back to the ultimate CLAMP question: will they ever finish X/1999? We hope.

[@davidcurameng]

X/1999 is a huge fav anime & manga of mine. The concept of Dragons of Heaven and Dragons of Earth alongside moral & relationship complexity was such an eye opener for me growing up. Shout out to to Cristal & BTB for bringing up this series & CLAMP! 🙌🙌

[@greenpuppy54]

I've only ever gotten super into one Clamp series and that's Magic Knight Rayearth. I'd love to see a modern re-adaptation of its manga.

[@ringofbrass]

i would be able to rest in peace if they finished Clover

[@smalllittledot]

My favorite host Cristal is back and talking about CLAMP!! It really made my day! I remember reading Clover, X/1999, Cardcaptor Sakura, and Magic Knight Rayearth. They are truly amazing! I really hope this Netflix collaboration will do CLAMP mangas' justice.

[@calvin5872]

Beyond the bot really is a whole other kind of anime content. SO far above the competition in quality man I love it.

[@leighmercadokfphrdept.2197]

If Clamp is gonna collab with Netflix, I wanted to say: PLEASE MAKE A TSUBASA CHRONICLE REBOOT!!!!!!

[@KenzoSunya]

Big facts

[@leighmercadokfphrdept.2197]

@@KenzoSunya Yep and I'm DESPERATE

[@Lupehkun]

If nothing else, they should finish the OVAs for the series. But a reboot would be incredible!!

[@darkartist9936]

Finally! The CLAMP video we were promised!

[@MatthewMurraycogswoth]

This channel is like a cool aunt/uncle I come see when I'm down and always manages to cheer me up

[@nikoringo]

Time to re-live the pain- I mean, re-read CLAMP manga. The possibility of X/1999 getting the crybaby treatment.... Netflix, do your magic.

[@mandisaw]

Got into CLAMP in the early 00s, with manga *summaries* of the early CLAMP Campus series (before scans!), and even have Rayearth from the old MIXX/Tokyopop era. So much of their work speaks to you on multiple levels - the narrative, the challenging character morality/motives, and of course the beautiful art. Not only their gorgeous inner spreads, but the books' design, with vellum and color pages, extra jacket art, and the X/1999 Spine of Spoilers! I have a lot of their work in Japanese originals and English - plus they're a hearty slice of my artbook collection.

[@CogswellThatEndsWell]

GIRL. You literally just made my day. My whole fam is PUMPED FOR THIS! 🤩

[@mariamediahere]

me, who's never watched/read a single CLAMP product: yeah sure let's go i'm all about it edit: that's a lie. XXXholic;;

[@phenixnunlee372]

I was like impossible

[@St-benoit]

xxx Holic is my favourite Manga! The story really helped me out as a teenager. I was bullied and socially rejected so I would spend my time reading at the library. Now watching the anime I realize how good and hopeful the message was. I'm so happy to learn about who created it!! The drawings are just amazing. In my head the decadent chapter illustrations are photoshoots that Yūko gets Watanuki and the gang to do just because she thinks it's fun XD

[@xxMapSyrxx]

Thank you for addressing the gendered audience approach that is SUCH a limiting factor to all the genres.

[@llIlIlllII]

There really is no need to separate markets that way. Girls like pink and dolls, boys like blue and trucks. I thought we were moving past that :(

[@_.Max.i.mus._]

@@llIlIlllII well Japan is pretty conservative, they looovvee their gender roles

[@hikari9433]

The world doesn't revolve around what the west thinks.

[@_.Max.i.mus._]

@@hikari9433 ​ and what does the west think hikari? enlighten me please

[@hikari9433]

@@_.Max.i.mus._ That men are women are the same, traditional gender roles is now backward thinking and always a bad thing and anyone who doesn't have the same view is wrong and should be educated (the typical western moral superiority complex). Just look at Japan or even Korea these societies are modern and are the amongst most developed in the world but they're fine with their traditional and cultural values (that's what makes them different and why we are attracted to them in the first place) and in many cases women themselves are the main keepers of these values. A Japanese feminist officials actually spoke up against the UN attempt to paint manga and anime as sexist and misogynistic stating that a lot of these stories are imagined, written and drawn by women (the entire Clamp studio and animes like Rising of the shield hero are good examples) and Japan always opposed any attempt to censor or dictate their creations. Even if you check the audience you'll see that although a lot of women read shonen mangas, the majority of the audience is still men and although shojo also catch the interest of men (Chobbit, Tsubasa reservoir chronicle, DN Angel, etc) the majority of the audience is still composed of women. So we can criticize as much as we want because it doesn't suit our views but as long as Japan is fine with it, it's not our place to say they should change. Remember that mangas and anime are made first and foremost for the Japanese audience, the rest of the world is just a nice bonus for their market.

[@Lumeriadeborel]

My innocent 15 year old self happened upon a copy of the Animerica manga magazine and that was my introduction to X. I never looked back and I still remember how much I cried when a certain character was beheaded (want to avoid spoilers). I really hope we get a proper manga ending.

[@sagelands]

You did an absolutely masterful job with this video, CLAMP’s works are legendary and you totally drove home that their stories are for everyone!!

[@elumbra]

So much feels about this. I have high hopes 🤞 I have been pushing my wife to read Tokyo Babylon and X/1999 (who is already a CLAMP fan) so that she can join all of us in our pain at the cancellation lol.

[@OtakuRC93]

Seen holic season one, there Shamanic princess series and Tokyo Babylon ova love their work

[@johnsilverman656]

BRING BACK X!!! yesssssssss (also I love Escaflowne and Code Geas so much)

[@helobiagi]

I’m so happy when I find people equally obsessed with CLAMP! Amazing video, long live to the queens! And pleeeaaaseee… resume X/1999 (it’s more relevant than ever now) and tell us what Sei-chan whispered in Subaru’s ear.

[@naomijones2521]

I'm so glad I found this. I randomly found the first volume of X1999 in a used bookstore a month ago and I'm so invested now

[@holicseasky]

Clamp is still my most favourite manga artist(s) and I love X the most😭😭

[@mr.goblin6039]

Clamp was one of those older anime and manga groups that made me check out shojo manga more often. X1999, Reyearth and Chobits were so good, and the fact they did character design for Code Geass was dope. I can’t wait to see what they’ll do with Netflix.

[@Miyakayame]

Excellent essay!! I only have one thing to add regarding X/1999. If I'm not mistaken I read somewhere that in the last few years Mokona has not been able to draw as she used to (not with the same frequency/output anyways) because of something like carpal tunnel syndrome affecting her wrists. Her style is the prominent one in X/1999 and that may be one of the reasons why they didn't pick up X again sadly, there's no way they can continue it exactly the same way probably. I mean, looking at Card Captor Sakura Clear Card, the artwork resembles Mokona's original art style but it isn't quite the same probably because of that, it is likely either Nekoi or Igarashi's style heavily inspired by Mokona's to keep some coherence with the original manga. Oh well, we can nonetheless hope that they'll someday pick up X again, even if the art style changes.

[@eryalmario5299]

Someone made a jojo, eva, gundam, and fate rabbithole now we deserve a clamp rabbithole

[@BlueDragonArt]

*O* YEEEEEEEEES! The Clamp video! I've been waiting for this! Thank you thank you! LOL, X/1999...will we ever see the end!? (Clover, too. It was so beautiful! I don't think they ever finished it).

[@sasp9856]

CLAMP really like... influenced my brain development propbably since I watched CCS as a kid and also read Chobits when I was WAY too young. I would love a Legal Drug adaptation personally, I think it would work since it's got more of a "monster of the week" format so if it isn't continued for more than a season it won't feel as abrubt when it ends... and it was one of my faves as a teen. I'm ready for the bishonen renaissance.

[@jennyo.]

Sadly staring at all my CLAMP collectibles when a single year rolls down my eye and a heavy sigh.... “please....just finish X/1999...” Love this video! I feel you all the way about the reboots and the hiatus of all the great things. I can only hope for thing to be awesome,

[@Mimischka0]

Thanks for talking about CLAMP and I feel you as being part of the TB and X traumatized. I want to believe we'll see the end of this

[@amrg01]

i've been a fan since i was little and i'm just now learning their way of work, so interesting! i love them

[@Brianna-eo8nu]

I hope you guys bring back the If Anime Characters Had Stands series one day. Those videos were so creative and gave me so much inspiration and ideas for my own Stand User AUs...

[@Nadia1989]

Tokyo Babylon by the studio behind Handshakers... * nervous sweating *

[@BM-gp8zn]

I’ve read a few of CLAMPs shonen work, but I want to get into more of their shojo manga. I’ve read Cardcaptor Sakura, and I’m in the middle of the CCS anime. But of their series that I’ve read, so far my favorite is Angelic Layer. It’s not CLAMPs best work visually, but the lighthearted story was a breath of fresh air for me.

[@chronogurl]

You addressed so many important factors. I would love if CLAMP could finished animated NANA. it was so good!

[@dieterdelange9488]

I absolutely adore CLAMP, and have so much respect for them. Most of their art was self-taught. They never worked as assistants nor had assistants, though they were a bigger group when they started. Their output is extraordinary, and their coloured art is breathtaking. They may have been more popular in the 90s and early 2000s, but their place in manga history is sealed. I hope that more people come to love them in the future. My top 5 CLAMP manga: 5. CCS 4. Kobato/Tokyo Babylon 3. Suki 2. MKR 1. Chobits

[@moxxibekk]

I remember reading x in 1999 when I was far too young to really be reading it. Never looked back

[@MrMikeInverse]

Tsubasa is my all time favourite manga. I read it again this summer as an adult, all in japanese and felt so proud of myself. But seriously CLAMP.. like Cardcaptor Sakura, Holic, Tokyo Babylon, X/1999, Kobato, Chobits, Clover...

[@maidcafejenifer]

I really need to read more of CLAMP's manga in addition to the anime. An aside, your earrings are amazing!!

[@Nadia1989]

Last week I finished Magic Knight Rayearth... How fitting.

[@marcosgabriel8595]

Just arrived at the channel after finishing a half-a-year-ish journey across the CLAMPverse. I was DESPERATE for some comprehensive material about the group, and this video just made my day. Really helpful to newcomer fans such as myself, who are eager to understand the group's influence on the medium and how they manage their work. Awesome content, guys! Really hoping that this partnership with Netflix will bear fruits. Dunno if I would DARE to have any hope for X after almost 20 years of hiatus, but what the hell, a tragedy-thirsty-weeb can dream, right...? Seriously, though, FOR FUCK SAKE CLAMP CAN YOU PLEASE JUST STOP TORTURING MY BABY BOY SUBARU AND LET THE MAN BE HAPPY FOR A SINGLE SECOND OF HIS GODDAMNED LIFE ALREADY??? T^T

[@FourStarRini]

I was looking for a timeline of their interconnected world and somehow your ability to keep me invested in the video is unparalleled

[@lndcruz721]

CLAMP is the reason I totally love manga today, like one of the first ones I read and Still love was cardcaptor sakura, I didnt even know they were going to work with Netflix, so this was a particularly amazing and meaningful video to me. also I feel you, I also want them to finish some of their works!!! Legal Drug! Gate 7!! xxxHolic!!!!! Gate 7 and xxxHolic in particular!!! for Gate 7 bc they have that crossover (sort of?) with Tsubasa Reservoir and I want answers!!! OR at least some more of the plot!!! It stopped so soon!!! and for xxxHolic bc I really want to see what happens to Watanuki. I am currently enjoying their cardcaptor sequel though LOL. thier art brings me joy as always

[@jackfowler5736]

my homegirl is going off on my 20 year old feelings about my favorite manga group

[@Pokecillo]

FINALLY!!! I've been waiting for this video from Crystal since she talked about it on the previous channel

[@Nadia1989]

I knew _that_ clip of Victor at the onsen would be here... 🤭🤭

[@GTz13]

Es tan bueno volver a ver Cristal Marie

[@blaze14ZX]

I'm so glad they did this video I love clamps works over the years. Thank you for being up their shared universe that has been on my mind since I saw tsubasa abd xxxholic back in high school after being a cardcaptor sakura fan for years. Also fushiji yuugi and magic knight rayearth are freaking classics that need more love.

[@kevinreyes1912]

My fav dominican KZbinr Cristal!!!

[@mawpow8568]

This has been my favorite video you’ve made thus far, Cristal! Great work!

[@crystalo1186]

I LOVE Clamp! I've been reading their manga and watching their shows since elementary school

[@doumekikun]

This was so good! All my love for CLAMP suddenly felt justified! Thanks Cristal ❤... also, crecer con las guerreras magicas (nombre latino para Magic Knight Rayearth) fue lo mejor que me pudo haber pasado 😊

[@thisissade]

omg i loved every minute of this!

[@avggamer86]

The Futurama clip was greatly appreciated

[@SaberToothPortilla]

This is an excellent video! See, I'm glad that Chobits was mentioned explicitly, because I think people are a bit too quick to write its conception off because they aren't aware that it was made by women. Not to say that it doesn't still have some problematic elements, but I think it's not nearly as bad as people let on because it is clearly self-aware, and as much as it's about a dude falling in love with a sex robot, it's also about a sex-robot developing autonomy and a sense of self. Like the contrast is kinda the point. With that in mind, I'd say the series is generally not problematic at all, especially with how chaste it is compared to how it would probably be in today's market... but I agree that that doesn't necessarily mean that it wasn't taken the wrong way, especially if you were reading/watching for the wrong reasons or, god forbid, didn't get towards the end, I can see how the overall impression would be infantilising and sexually objectifying (literally) woman.

[@yunogasai1338]

Chobits is my favorite out of their manga series.

[@emmad.8815]

Clamp is synonymous with my childhood, I would read their manga at my city's used bookstore as a kid and as a result i've always been attracted to their aesthetic and worldbuilding. this was a super interesting video!!

[@mitchellbartholomew4976]

"bring back X-1999, finish it" YES!!!!!! that would be sick

[@JohnSmith-io3ii]

Cool, the clamp video. I've been looking forward to this since the last channel.

[@mmelanoma]

Welcome back queen! Will you make a video on the enemies to lovers panel from fujocon?

[@boyffb]

This was so well done and so amazing and so captivating, Take all my money (ok I'm poor but you get the meme reference lol).

[@rayshawnlamarbutler120]

Love CLAMP! That's where I get my inspiration from, most notably their interconnected multiverse. For my stories: Lonely, Fantasia, and Euphoria: God's Daughter all take place in the same timeline/universe within each works or with 2049, an apocalyptic story. Tragedy Awaits is the prequel to 2049 because the last chapter deals with end of the world in Times Square. Codename Ultimate will be a mega crossover of every work, but with alternate versions of the characters within the universe. That's why I love CLAMP because they're very creative with their world building and themes.

[@TSignature]

Yes! Finally we get the Clamp video!!

[@lordtraxroy]

i love clamp kobato because this show has one of the most kind heartet protagonist in the whole anime world she heals literally everyones broken heart that makes me literally cry

[@symwinter]

I'd like to see Netflix give Magic Knight Rayearth a fresh coat of paint and maybe see one couple kiss. Just one. It could even be characters I don't ship I just want one.

[@D07Nick]

Did Cristal say 'See you on the next flight'? Cuz that is a sick sign off. Akin to" See ya Space Cowboy" good vibe.

[@orphnmusic4231]

Chobits and XXXHolic are my favourite CLAMP works!

[@peach_total]

this was really cool to watch and learn how clamp works. it’d be really cool to see a video like this about kyoani as well, as they have a pretty unique way of doing things

[@nightfairy19]

Yaaaasssss we finally got our CLAMP video!!! 🥰🥰

[@JTVega]

RG Veda was their first work they they released a 2 episode OVA series I recall watching that one in the early 90's when it was license in the US I rented the OVA series on VHS Its a shame I can't find many of Clamp's shows like that one.

[@starlightela]

Man this video was so so good

[@Lori_P89]

Blaming Chobits for the moe & lolicon boom just isn't accurate. That stuff started in '79 after Lupin The Third: Castle of Cagliostro came out. Clarisse became a fandom Darkhorse character among anime otaku. It also lead to the lolicon boom of the 80's, which was how anime otaku (in Japan) became synonymous with "Perverts obsessed with Little Girls." Lolicon enthusiasts lifted some aesthetics from shoujo manga (ribbons, lacey dresses, female POV's) but they were predominantly men making content for other men to enjoy. That isn't to say that women didn't also contribute to that fandom (horniness & cute aesthetics seems to appeal to all genders) but the Chobits manga was first published in 2000 and the first loli hentai fanzines were coming out in 1982. I hate lolicon, yet I ended up learning a lot about it when I was learning everything I could about moe. They can't be used interchangeably, but there is some overlap.

[@CristalMarie]

There are several sources citing why Chobits had a particular effect on the lolicon “romance” boom. While lolis/moe might’ve had other precursors too (we could point to some shungas), Chobits depicted a fully realized romance and established a loli aesthetic in works meant to appeal to girls/women. I should probably go deeper into this in another video! I only covered it briefly in “Why, Fanservice?” on Get In The Robot. :)

[@Jonic_P]

@@CristalMarie Cristal out here doing the extra work most of us ignored in high school and college... Actually addressing stuff after people ask about our work after we send it in XD

[@Account.for.Comment]

You also had shoujo mangaka who drawn exclusively loli romance 2 meters tall dudes. In an interview, she said she never had great experiecnce with grown women. Regardless, Japan' s narative and art are now sought over the world because the writers does not write to conform to consumer demands. They write whatever they want if possible and whatever you like or dislike came from that artistic freedom.

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@@CristalMarie I remembered Chobits as shounen, though. It had similar feels to DearS, written and drawn by women but clearly written with male fantasy in mind.

[@Taydar]

The production process was interesting

[@thehappyknight]

I got scared at the beginning too LOL

[@JeremyCoatney]

Yeah, the on-button was where I put down Chobits and stared into the middle distance for a while. Still haven’t read or watched further into the series than that despite having encountered much larger wtf moments over the years since.

[@noone-mo6gy]

KaKyOiN, DiD YoU LaY ThIs eGg!?

[@Hakudoushi564]

Justice for X/1999 I've been waiting since highschool for the ending .

[@msmoon6011]

This was one of the most well structured and informed videos I've seen in a while. Nice!

[@brendano3735]

it was always sooo interesting to me how they managed to relate xxxholic, tsubasa, and cardcaptor sakura together.

[@123SuperBeast]

Chobits def set me on a strange life path