Visiting the CLAMP Exhibition in Tokyo to celebrate 35 years of the legendary manga collective

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I really wanted to write a report about my personal experience visiting the CLAMP Exhibition in Tokyo last July. I know that pictures are worth more than a thousand words, but I really wanted to capture in words what it was like to experience that, or at least try to.

I have always been a huge admirer of Anime Feminist and the important work they do. When I learned that they were accepting submissions, it seemed to me like the perfect way to match my desire to write a detailed report about the exhibition while at the same time contributing to this important website. For me it’s an honor to have an article of mine on Anime Feminist.

The Anime Feminist editorial team was extremely kind, professional, supportive and very welcoming to my ideas. It was a real joy working with them and I appreciate all the improvements that they have done between the first draft until the final version. I would love to write more articles for them in the future!

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You can find the link to the article at the top of this post but, just in case, here it is again:

Visiting the CLAMP Exhibition in Tokyo to celebrate 35 years of the legendary manga collective


For the readers of my website, you may find in the below links all the pictures that I took on all five visits that I made. The pictures are in the order that they were taken on that particular day. I took pictures from every single manuscript that was allowed to, for that reason my phone battery would sometimes die out so the next day I would resume it from where I left the previous day.

Day 1 – July 6, 2024
Day 2 – July 8, 2024
Day 3 – July 19, 2024
Day 4 – July 21, 2024
Day 5 – July 25, 2024

Password for viewing all folders is: chibiyuuto.com

DISCLAIMER: These pictures are for personal use, only. Please do not share or upload them elsewhere. Thank you!

Introducing: CLAMP Events

This website now offers an ongoing comprehensive (yet surely incomplete) record of past CLAMP events since their debut in 1989.

This is something that I have been working on for quite a while and I finally feel comfortable in sharing it.

From the very first event, CLAMP ARTWORK ORCHESTRA, held in 1990, to this year’s CLAMP Exhibition.

Video preview.

The main criteria used in the curation of this list is events with a high involvement from CLAMP, including, but not limited to, exhibitions and events in which the members of CLAMP attended in person.

I’m aware there are many side and related events, which I would be happy to add, but some curation was needed otherwise it would take me even longer to share it.

I hope this list becomes a helpful resource for those looking for a record of the main CLAMP events held in the past.

You can now access the CLAMP Events page or from the top menu:

60 CLAMP interviews milestone

Hello!

Thank you for your continuous support towards this website.

For those of you who don’t follow me on my social networks, I just wanted to let you all know, in case you’re not aware of, that we’ve just reached the milestone of 60 CLAMP interviews translated to English available in the archive.

The catalog includes now 60 interviews with CLAMP dated from 1990 and later from multiple sources, with translations kindly provided by multiple volunteers from the CLAMP community. Thank you to each of you who have contributed with a translation.

There is more to come and there also more interviews in different shapes, forms and sizes in need of translation. If you’d like to contribute with translation, please don’t hesitate in contacting me.

~Chibi Yuuto

CLAMP BOOK #22 *FINAL* (CLAMP doujinshi) – Video Review

At long last here it is! The FINAL video review of all 22 CLAMP doujinshis!
This doujinshi is about Devilman, a popular and influential series by Go Nagai.
This concludes our journey through CLAMP’s early doujinshi works.
Thank you for supporting it!

CLAMP BOOK #21 (CLAMP doujinshi) – Video Review

After 6 volumes and a bonus, we say goodbye to Shoten with a group wedding, and you are invited for the ceremony!
There’s also a Tokyo Babylon story in which Seishirou proposes to Subaru.

The video review for CLAMP BOOK #21 is here!

CLAMP BOOK #20 (CLAMP doujinshi) – Video Review

CALLING ALL KYOJIN NO HOSHI FANS! ⚾
The 20th doujinshi published by CLAMP is about one of the most popular sport manga series from the mid-1960s!
The video review for CLAMP BOOK #20 is here.

CLAMP BOOK #19 (CLAMP doujinshi) – Video Review

Shoten 5 was a milestone in CLAMP’s doujinshi career for introducing for the first time the trio from what would later become Tokyo Babylon.
This release is also popular for its, hmmm, exquisite extras.
The video review for CLAMP BOOK #19 is here!

 

CLAMP BOOK #18 (CLAMP doujinshi) – Video Review

CALLING ALL SHURATO FANS!

The 18th doujinshi published by CLAMP is about one of the most popular shonen series from the late 1980s.

Did you watch Shurato too?

Check out the view review for CLAMP BOOK #18.

CLAMP BOOK #17 (CLAMP doujinshi) – Video Review

By the time Shoten 4 was released, CLAMP were splitting their activities between working independently and professionally for commercial publishers.

Check out the view review for CLAMP BOOK #17.

CLAMP BOOK #16 (CLAMP doujinshi) – Video Review

In this extra Shoten volume taken place in an alternative universe, the couples get married, have children and live happy lives.

7 CLAMP members
7 (male) couples
7 stories

The video review for CLAMP BOOK #16 is here.