The official website of CLAMP in CARDLAND added bigger versions of the package illustrations for Series 2 and 3. The 3rd package’s colors seem adjusted now, everything looks so much nicer and better xD

The complete list of the 3rd Series featuring works is the following (itens in bold mark new additions):

RG Veda
20 Mensho ni Onegai!!
Tokyo Babylon
X
CLAMP Gakuen Tanteidan
Shin Shundaken
Mahou Kishi Rayearth
Wish
Card Captor Sakura
ANGELIC LAYER
Chobits
XXXHOLiC
Tsubasa
Kobato.

14 series, 81 cards total, each work will have an average of 6 cards.

Ah, one last thing, the title of the card featuring Kobato, Watanuki et. al (the one with the package illustration), will be Spun Story (紡がれる物語).

CLAMP in CARDLAND 3 will be released in May.

XXXHOLiC◆Kei:

Insignificant news: the official website of XXXHOLiC◆Kei added the characters profiles of Doumeki and Himawari.

Very significant news: you can now watch a CM spot of XXXHOLiC◆Kei in Nico Douga and YouTube!

Thanks for the YouTube link \o/

I ripped the video off of Nico Douga and you can download it here (.FLV file).

EDIT: AVI version of the video here thanks to . Direct download mirror here (high quality version, taken from 2ch).

Looks very nice, doesn’t it? And you can listen a bit of NOBODY KNOWS *wants*

Last but not least, Takuya Matsushita updated his column at CLAMP-PLA.NET today and, according to him, the animation of the new XXXHOLiC season surpasses the previous one’s:

ファンの皆様、そして多くの関係者の希望が実り実現する第２シリーズ『XXXHOLiC◆継』にかける監督はじめキャストスタッフの思いは熱く、好評だった第１シリーズを遥かにしのぐ豊潤で贅沢なアニメーションに仕上がってくることを確信しています。

Now we just have to wait and see.

And no, he doesn’t mention anything else about Tsubasa and XXXHOLiC’s “big project”. Some people have been asking me about it. I’m starting to think that XXXHOLiC’s project was the Collaboration Drama CD, but we still have to see Tsubasa’s.

XXXHOLiC◆Kei starts next week, on April 3.

EDIT: It’s not over yet! has kindly scanned the special comic that all artists (including CLAMP) of Shonen Magazine drew to celebrate the magazine’s 50th Anniversary. It features Syaoran and Sakura in (very cool) school uniforms. Make sure to check it here!

The website CLAMP-PLA.NET has a section called “Columns” that consists of monthly columns written by people somehow related to CLAMP’s works. The same section CLAMP-NET.COM used to have years ago.

Currently, there are 4 columns in total, 3 of them are written by the editors of their current works (Tsubasa, XXXHOLiC and Kobato.), and a fourth one is written by Takuya Matsushita, who works at the comics sales department of Kodansha.

Takuya Matsushita updated his column today, and in it, he says that there’s a “big project” in the works regarding Tsubasa and XXXHOLiC that will soon be announced.

In his words:

さらに、「XXXHOLiC」「ツバサ」ともに、大プロジェクトが現在進行中です。まもなく発表になると思いますので、皆さんホームページや本誌、コミック告知にご注目ください！！

You might remember Takuya Matsushita from this post of mine where we learned that he was an important piece on the puzzle of turning Tsubasa’s Tokyo arc into animation. He tells us to keep an eye on the official websites, magazines and comics. Don’t worry Matsushita, we will!

Whatever it is, I’m already excited about it, more information as they come!

On other small news, the official website of XXXHOLiC◆Kei has a new layout in response to the upcoming new season. Most of its sections are still under construction, though.

The new season of XXXHOLiC premieres in April on TBS.

Lastly, -san has kindly scanned a few pages (the most interesting, according to herself) of the CLAMP in CARDLAND Official Catalog book, which can be downloaded on her LiveJournal.

Amongst the scans, there are previews of the 2nd Season special cards (Rayearth and Code Geass).

Thank you for letting me know about it! ^__^