CLAMP
Definition: CLAMP- a very successful group of four female manga authors. I love CLAMP shows. Seriously. Their shows are all amazing, no matter what genre. Well, maybe Chobits isn't quite so amazing, but other than that... Cardcaptor Sakura has to be the sweetest, most innocent thing I've ever laid eyes on. Magic Knights Rayearth is an incredibly creative adventure. X TV is deep and passionate. Angelic Layer is another sweet show, with an incredibly satisfying ending. RG Veda is a classic RPG-style story. Throw in gorgeous character designs, some random shonen-ai, and tons of unexpected plot twists, and you've got a whole group of shows that leave you stunned in your seat. So, I figure practically any CLAMP show is fair game for a greedy little cel collector like me.
|
Cardcaptor Sakura
I have never seen a cuter, sweeter, more incredibly enjoyable show than CCS. Sakura herself is adorable, and all the supporting cast is great. While on the surface CCS seems like a typical mahou shoujo, monster-of-the-day type thing, it goes much deeper. This is a show about Sakura growing up and learning to face the world. And I wish I could have cels of every moment of it.
|
|
|
CLAMP Campus Detectives
Oooooooh, it's so adorable! I love this show so much, and the manga too. The cels are just too cute and cheap to resist, so I've finally bought my first one. Then, of course, I couldn't leave him all alone. So now all three members of the CLAMP Campus Detectives are represented in my collection.
X
CLAMP's masterwork is, undeniably, X/1999. With a manga that's run longer than ten years, a movie, an OAV and a TV series, X is easily the single series into which they have poured their souls. The art of X is what first got me seriously interested in anime, as I saw it and fell in love. As such, it is only fitting that I end up owning a little piece of this piece d'resistance.
Magic Knights Rayearth
How can you not love MKR? It's so very shoujo, it has all the classic tropes, it has the not-too-bright heroines... and yet, it manages to be incredibly original. Ranging from light comedy to dark drama, MKR is a very, very CLAMP show. I love it.
|
|