A quickie one!

cutesherry-san has scanned (EDITED on 31/01/2009: scans no longer available) the goodies that come with the limited CLAMP in CARDLAND PARTICULAR BOX. It includes scans of the cover (new illustration) and the two clear files featuring Kamui & Subaru and Vampire Fye. She also scanned things from the 5th Series.

Make sure to check out these rare illustrations in high resolution! And make sure to thank her ^_~

Last week I posted a picture from the CLAMP Talk Show that was held in Tokyo, this week I'm posting a picture from the Osaka event (Dec. 21) that was recently added to CLAMP in CARDLAND's official website.

This one was taken at the winning ceremonies which were presented by CLAMP:


We have another pic, weee! xD Ohkawa looks so pretty XD~

While surfing on CLAMP in CARDLAND's official website I came upon this tiny picture of CLAMP's Talk Show from the Tokyo event:


From left to right, we have: Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi (sporting her new, shorter haircut), Satsuki Igarashi and Nanase Ohkawa (with a very p!nk dress xD). In this picture they are talking about a card of Fye and Primera.

I have the impression this picture was there for some days now, but I only found it now xDD At least we have a picture! ♥

There are other pictures from the Osaka convention here, but so far no pictures of CLAMP's Talk Show from that day.

The winners had their favorite cards signed by the CLAMP members, like this one:

This week's update of CLAMP in CARDLAND's official website announces the 6th series package illustration, in all its RPG glory:


Very cool! I really liked it. Watanuki looks so cool xD

And while bigger scans don't show up, here are slightly bigger versions of the Point and Secret Cards from Series 5, which went on sale today in Japan:


(Sorry for the size. Maybe I should put it behind a cut? ^^;;; Sorry if it's causing any chaos in your Friends page).

On the left, Point Card Time to Play with Snow, on the right, Secret Card Time to Admire Snow.

The website also has a very brief report of the 2nd Official Event that was held in Tokyo on the last 23. It doesn't cover CLAMP's Talk Show, unfortunately.

The 6th Series of CLAMP in CARDLAND goes on sale in February.

Fresh news from the CLAMP Talk Show that was held in Tokyo yesterday, at the CLAMP in CARDLAND 2nd Official Event.

When asked about Kobato. anime, Ohkawa said that she "can't tell yet" any information about it.

Exciting ^_~

More information on CLAMP's Talk Show and the possibility of a Kobato. anime as they come, stay tuned!

• Kobato.:

According to this month's installment of Kobato. News!! section in Newtype, there will be some "big announcement" about Kobato. in the next issue of the magazine.

It also says that this month's installment of Kobato. News!! was the last one. It says information about Kobato. will still be published in Newtype, just no longer in Kobato. News!!.

Ohhhhh, so big news for Kobato., huh? I'm so excited about it! Then we have CLAMP-NET announcing that in the next Newtype issue there will be an "Anime Commemoration" Tosho Card application service. I wonder if these two are related...

If they are, I wouldn't say Kobato. will be getting a TV anime just yet, I think it's too soon. Unless Kobato. won't last for too long, but I don't think that's the case. Or, unless it's going to be just like the X TV anime announcement, that was announced in July 1999 but the anime only started in October 2001 ! Besides, CLAMP-NET says the Tosho Card is a "Anime Commemoration", not "TV Anime". But maybe I'm speculating too much xD

For now, I would bet on a music video! Wouldn't it be great?

Newtype says the Tosho Card illustration will be drawn by CLAMP, I wonder if it'll be one of those illustrations with anime coloration.

Also, I don't understand why they are ending Kobato. News!! if information about Kobato. will still be published in Newtype anyway. Will CLAMP use that extra page to make longer chapters?

We'll just have to wait and see ^^

( Click for the scan )

• CLAMP in CARDLAND PARTICULAR BOX:

The official website of CLAMP in CARDLAND has a slightly bigger version of the cover artwork from Animate's release, CLAMP in CARDLAND PARTICULAR BOX:


And here's an advertisement showing that the clear files will feature the Point Card illustrations from Series 1 and 3:


Unlike what I had previously posted, that those clear files would feature Subaru, Seishirou and Fye (I must have been drunk when I wrote that, I'm sorry), and also my guess that they might be new illustrations was wrong (I wasn't too sure about it anyway XD). At least this will be a good chance to check these two great illustrations in high resolution, I hope.

PARTICULAR BOX will be released in December.

I didn't expect these to be revealed so soon!

Here's a preview from the special cards of CLAMP in CARDLAND Series 5, from this week's official website update:


The one from the left is the Point Card and the one from the right, Secret Card.

I thought Ashura would be grown up, for some reason ^^ And there you have it, Subaru and Seishirou in all their Tokyo Babylon glory *niko*

The 5th Series of CLAMP in CARDLAND will be released in November.

On a quick note, ICv2 interviewed Dark Horse CEO Mike Richardson and you can read the interview here. There isn't anything new about CLAMP, but here's the part where he talks about their future project:

What are you most excited about that's coming from Dark Horse in 2009?

There's a lot of things. Right now we're really focused on bringing Clamp to America in a new way. We're very excited about our relationship with them. When you talk about how to reach new readers, or keep readers in the marketplace--particularly female readers--you try to look for properties and talent that could help keep them interested. Clamp is huge; Clamp is responsible for some of the biggest manga and anime titles of all time. They're very huge, and it's a huge event for our company.

We've come up with a program that is very different from what's out there, and I think is perfect for these economic times and more closely mirrors how material is released in Japan. Not to mention the fact that we're releasing it worldwide, which has never been done. Usually the material comes out and then it's licensed country by country. There are a lot of exciting parts to this, and we're very excited to be working with them.

The Mangettes project will be launched in August, 2009.

October, October, the summer winter is over... (at least for us, Latin Americans xD)

Not much news this time, only new chapter schedules ^^

( October Edition )

A bigger version of CLAMP in CARDLAND 4 Point Card, Boys' Sea, finally found its way on Yahoo! Auctions:


There's a little Ioryogi on Kamui's cup xD

First of all, the package has been announced!



Source: HOBBY STOCK.

Looooved the illustration! Very similar characters sharing the same space xD Sakura looks very cute!

Did you all notice the mistake in the package? It says "Vol. 4" instead of "Vol. 5".

Now information about the series itself.

This series will feature 14 CLAMP works and the new additions are CLOVER and 'Suki. Dakara Suki'. There will be a total of 108 cards.

The Secret and Point cards' illustrations together will form a single illustration, the same way it happened in Series 4. This time, however, the illustrations will have the winter as theme.

Furthermore, there will be a new card category named Parallel (which I assume is a derivation from the Super category) featuring "different versions" of popular characters.

CLAMP in CARDLAND Series 5 will be released in November.

Lastly, the official website of CLAMP in CARDLAND has some news from the CLAMP Talk Show to be held at the card game's 2nd Official event.

The Tokyo session will be limited to 600 people and the Osaka one will be limited to 400 attendees. Both sessions will run for 30 minutes.

The two-days event will take place in Tokyo on November 23 and in Osaka on December 21.

Remember the CLAMP x Washizu oneshot published earlier this month in Kindai Mahjong Original? Raws are now available in this gallery.

Credits go to scottishrefugee, who scanned it (thanks for letting me know about it!) and starlady38, who sent the pages to scottishrefugee.

Translations can be found here, also thanks to starlady38 ^__^

And yet we have some more CLAMP in CARDLAND news, the official website has been updated again with previews of this Series' special cards:


On the top left, Girls' Sea.
On the top right, Boys' Sea.

I liked that the two of them together form a full illustration, but I expected way more from Boys' Sea, the composition looks poor.

Chii is gorgeous, Hikaru is so small! And Rayearth is in the background too!

Special thanks to Abyl for letting me know about it ^_~

EDIT: Bigger version of Girls' Sea:

Both the NEWS BOARD section of CLAMP-NET.COM and CLAMP in CARDLAND's official website announced today the 2nd official event of CLAMP in CARDLAND.

The event will take place in two days at different venues, one in Tokyo on November 23 and one in Osaka on December 21.

A talk show with CLAMP is scheduled for both days, and in order to participate, one needs to:

- Submit a Booster Box barcode from either one of the 4 series released so far.

Or

- Submit the Dramatic Deck's barcodes from both Card Captor Sakura and X & Tokyo Babylon versions.

Winners will be chosen by lottery.

Cool thing! The first time the members of CLAMP appear in a CLAMP in CARDLAND event. As always, let's hope there will be coverages and pictures about these talk shows.

In addition, Series 4 has been released today in Japan and its Secret Card, Girls' Sea, has surfaced on Yahoo Auctions website:


The backside, showing the full illustration, has not appeared yet =/

The release dates of Tsubasa and XXXHOLiC OADs have been postponed.

( Mid-August Edition )

( August Edition )

OFF-TOPIC: Keane announced today that their 3rd studio album will be released on October 13th and will be entitled Perfect Symmetry. That made my day. Cannot wait for it XD

The official website of CLAMP in 3-D LAND has been updated with a low-resolution preview of Series 7's package:


We can't see much but I loved Suu and her wings with all their glory XD

And, some online shops like AmiAmi have uploaded the package of CLAMP in CARDLAND Series 4:


I really liked this one's composition! I'm surprised it doesn't have Shirahime or Miyuki-chan (both added in this Series), and also surprised (and happy xD) at the lack of chibi characters.

Both CLAMP in 3-D LAND 7th Series and CLAMP in CARDLAND 4th Series are scheduled for an August release.

Half an year has gone. God, it went by fast!

( July Edition )

The Point Card of CLAMP in CARDLAND 3, One-eyed Magician, finally found its glorious way to Yahoo Auctions Japan, only one side of it, though:


Hummm... sexy xD

I had a completely different image of how this card would look like, definitely not that sexy XD

I hope someone puts the back side of it too where we can see the full illustration.

EDIT: Thanks to failzaku we now have the back side of the card:


For now only in low resolution, though. At least it gives a general idea of the illustration ^__^

Surpara brings us news about the 4th Series of CLAMP in CARDLAND.

The 4th set will have a total of 108 new cards (more than Series 2 and 3 but less than Series 1) adding two more CLAMP works on to the list: Miyuki-chan in Wonderland and Shirahime Syo.

The website also reports that the Secret Card will feature Kinomoto Sakura, Hanato Kobato, Shidou Hikaru and Chii in a new illustration drawn by CLAMP, as usual.

Alright, lemme guess this one's title, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun? xD

I wonder when Gouhou Drug and CLOVER will be added...

CLAMP in CARDLAND 4 is scheduled for an August release.