Episode 32 of CLAMP’s podcast, CLAMP Kanbukai, is out! You can listen to it on YouTube and all major podcast platforms.

This episode’s theme is “Various things happening in early 2026”.

They stated that this is the first episode of 2026 and they were wearing lapel microphone, meaning they were not at the studio where they typically record these. Everyone was drinking beer, except Satsuki-sensei who was drinking some sort of special beer (“adult craft straight over-finished beer”?).

Ohkawa-sensei then said that although they were recording this at the very first week of 2026, a lot of things were already happening by then (which is the episode’s theme). She talked about the perception of time going by faster as one gets older (Janet’s Law). She asked the other three members if they agreed with this theory and basically they all agreed. Mokona-sensei mentioned that she feels like time went by slower during her 30s and Ohkawa-sensei added that the reason for that is probably because they had a bigger workload during their 20s, 30s and 40s (as in, manuscripts to draw). According to the theory, keeping oneself busy and creating new challenges helps the perception of time passing slower. Ohkawa-sensei then says that, indeed, she was very busy during the time she was working for the CLAMP Exhibition and that made her feel like time went by a bit slower.

Next, they spent some good 10 minutes talking about a recent trip they did to Fukuoka where they watched a couple of stage plays, starting with “12 Kingdoms” at the Hakataza Theater (the actor who played Yuuko on the XXXHOLiC stage play is also part of the cast of this one). On the next day, they watched “The Phantom of the Opera” for the first time in over 30 years. They spent some good 6 minutes talking about the experience.

After returning to Kyoto, they ended up eating at their beloved Fuugetsu (Okonomiyaki restaurant) near Yodobashi Camera. They said they are curious about trying the other restaurants nearby but they are always drawn to Fuugetsu (specially Ohkawa-sensei).

They finished the episode talking about a funny episode on New Year’s between Ohkawa-sensei and Satsuki-sensei, who have the exact same laundry machine. Apparently the machine displayed a New Year’s greeting via text and that amused them — or something along those lines!

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Episode 31 of CLAMP’s podcast, CLAMP Kanbukai, is out! You can listen to it on YouTube and all major podcast platforms.

This episode’s theme is “Rediscoveries and New Discoveries of 2025”

First, they began talking about the “new discoveries” for 2025. Ohkawa-sensei went first and recommended a stomach medicine. It was hard for me to understand this part, but we learn that Satsuki-sensei loves pork meat, Ohkawa-sensei likes chicken meat the best while Mokona-sensei prefers fish.

Next was Satsuki-sensei, who strained a muscle at the end of November so she bought a cane at a Black Friday Amazon deal (the cane was her “new discovery”). They all talked about how having a cane at home can be helpful at times, specially if you live alone. Ohkawa-sensei even mentioned a situation that happened with a staff member of the original Cardcaptor Sakura TV anime.

Next, Mokona-sensei mentioned the Blueberry Cafe as her 2025 discovery, located in Kyoto. They have blueberry mascots and there is a shrine located on the same building.

Lastly, Nekoi-sensei recommended a spice cafe & bar that serves a gigantic portion of Biryani.

After that, Ohkawa-sensei had another go, and she mentioned Diatec Counseling Pre-Shampoo as another 2025 discovery. She mentioned that her hair had been feeling heavy/oily so she asked her hairdresser and they told her it’s because of all the cosmetics used daily that get “stuck” in the hair and don’t come off with regular shampoo. This shampoo is good for removing those chemicals, so she’s feeling her hair is now lighter. She says that although she sounds like she knows a lot about the matter, she learned everything online and advises everyone to be careful when trying these products since they may have different results on different people.

Moving on, they talked about the “rediscoveries” of 2025. Starting with Mokona-sensei, who mentioned having rediscovered a dashi seasoning.

Next, Nekoi-sensei talked about the Copic Acrea line of Copic markers, how she’s been using it on glass surfaces and how it doesn’t come off even after washing.

Next, Ohkawa-sensei talked about customized hairbrushes for her 2025 rediscovery. Each of them has a custom brush with their names on it:

Finally, Satsuki-sensei’s rediscovery is Animal Crossing (fueled by Nintendo Switch 2, apparently). She built a new island from scratch and is working hard on it ever since. She will try to have everything ready by April 1st, 2026 so she can share the dream code and everyone can come visit her. Apparently she is trying to have only squirrels as villagers in her island.

Before changing the topic, Ohkawa-sensei had another go and mentioned a shop called Otafukuya at a commercial district that sells delicious traditional Japanese sweets.

Before wrapping up, Ohkawa-sensei mentioned the upcoming XXXHOLiC x HUB collaboration with a special menu that will be available at all 82 stores from January 8th~25th.

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