Here is the cover of Bessatsu Shonen Magazine March issue featuring XXXHOLiC and another BSM series, Loveplus:
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Source: Bessatsu Shonen Magazine official blog.
The magazine goes on sale February 9 and features XXXHOLiC’s last chapter.
Update: Amazon.co.jp has a bigger version of Jump SQ #03 cover, featuring GATE7:
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– Next scheduled chapters (red means new):
02/04 – Jump SQ #03 – Chapter 1 – Color pages, GATE7 will feature the magazine cover.
03/04 – Jump SQ #04 – Chapter 2 – Color pages.
04/04 – Jump SQ #05 – Chapter 3.
It’s worth mentioning that CLAMP considers this Chapter as Chapter 1. According to the french publisher KAZE, which published the GATE7 oneshot in France, the oneshot won’t be carried in the tankoubon.
Also, loving all the color pages =) And check out the GATE7 page at CLAMP-NET.COM.
• TV Appearance:
GATE7 will be featured in the TV show Saki-yomi Jan BANG!, the show airs every week on TV Tokyo and is centered to Shueisha’s Jump magazine and manga brand.
GATE7’s segment will air on the February 4 episode.
CLAMP-NET.COM mentions that the show will feature both CLAMP and GATE7. Will CLAMP members make an appearance as well? I hope so!
– Next scheduled chapters (red means new):
01/10 – Newtype #02 – Drop. 23 (on sale).
02/10 – Newtype #03 – Drop. 24.
03/10 – Newtype #04 – Drop. 25.
No changes in Kobato.’s schedule.
– Next scheduled chapters (red means new):
01/08 – Bessatsu Shonen Magazine #02 – Chapter 212 (on sale).
02/09 – Bessatsu Shonen Magazine #03 – Chapter 213 – XXXHOLiC will feature the front cover. Final chapter.
And this is the last time you will see XXXHOLiC’s schedule in this LiveJournal.
• Event:
We are a few days away from the launch of the CLAMP@MOBiLE Fes! 2011 event, more pictures of the exclusive goods that will be on sale at the event were released:
A2 size poster (as previously announced).
2 chocolate sets with package illustrated by CLAMP.
Tote bags featuring the dolls designed by CLAMP x Blythe collaboration.
Kobato. fleece (explanation here).
Fes!Vinyl Bag.
There will be several cool attractions at the event such as QR codes spread throughout the venue with cellphone wallpaper gifts and a chance to win a GATE7 color deco (explanation here) if you answer to 3 questions correctly from the quizz that will be set at the event.
The official website of Jump SQ magazine announced the cover for its March issue, featuring GATE7:
There was also a 1 page increase in the debut chapter. At first, 43 pages were scheduled, now Jump SQ website says 44 pages. Yay? xD
Only a few more days before the debut of GATE7! The magazine goes on sale February 4.
Update: Preview pictures from the chapter (from Jump SQ’s website):
This month’s issue of Newtype magazine will reveal the first official image of Code Geass: Boukoku no Akito:
The image features characters Hyuga Akito, who works for EU army, and his boss, Layla. More info can be found at this Code Geass community.
CLAMP is once again in charge for drawing the character designs concepts for the project.
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Less than a month away for the official start of GATE7, the official website of JUMP SQ magazine informs that the first chapter will have 43 pages with color page(s). Plus, GATE7 will feature the magazine’s cover and an original good will be given away to 500 readers to celebrate the beginning of the serialization (more details on the next JUMP SQ issue).
It starts in the next issue of JUMP SQ, on sale February 4!
Traditionally, every year CLAMP and other japanese artists give their New Year’s Greetings by drawing something related to the correspondent animal of the Chinese Zodiac Calendar. According to the Chinese Zodiac, the year of 2011 is the year of the Rabbit, therefore Tsubaki Nekoi made an illustration of GATE7’s main character, Hana, with rabbit ears:
Satsuki Igarashi posted this picture of CLAMP’s cat, Kakyou, with rabbit ears:
All CLAMP members wished a happy new year =) Tsubaki Nekoi and Satsuki Igarashi both mentioned that 2011 marks the beginning of CLAMP’s new work (GATE7) in a long time.
As for how they spent their holidays, they went back to Kyoto for another data collecting trip for GATE7 (pictures of their trip are available at this LiveJournal’s official twitter channel). They stayed in Kyoto during Christmas holidays, but returned to Tokyo in time for New Year’s.
More details about the CLAMP@MOBiLE Fes! 2011 event has been given by Newtype‘s official website.
As announced previously, the events will be closed to CLAMP@MOBiLE members and will take place at the aMLUX Tokyo in Ikebukuro.
The day of event, on February 5, there will be an exhibition of CLAMP’s original art:
– GATE7 original illustrations and manuscripts;
– XXXHOLiC colored illustrations;
– Kobato. colored illustrations;
– Tsubasa colored illustrations;
Other attractions will include a new promotional video featuring CLAMP’s anime works and a corner with life-size CLAMP character stands for taking photographs.
On the following day of event, on February 6, 200 CLAMP@MOBiLE members will be picked by lottery to enjoy the premiere of the XXXHOLiC Rou Adayume OAD, followed by a CLAMP Talk Show.
Original goods will be on sale during both days of event.
And good news! A free-for-all CLAMP exhibition will take place at the Animate store in Ikebukuro! This exposition will run for 11 days, from February 3rd until the 13th.
The exhibition will contain original CLAMP artwork (no work specifications) and original setting material of the XXXHOLiC Rou Adayume OAD.
And finally, a CLAMP fair selling original goods will run on all Animate stores during the months of February and March.
More information about the CLAMP@MOBiLE Fes! 2011 event has been revealed by Comic Natalie.
The first event, to be held on February 5, will be an exhibition of CLAMP’s original colored artworks of Tsubasa, XXXHOLiC, Kobato. and the new work GATE7. Original goods will also be sold at the event. The entrance will be exclusive to members of CLAMP’s mobile service, CLAMP@MOBiLE (entrance is free of charge).
The second event, also known as “Special Event”, to be held on February 6, will be an early screening of XXXHOLiC Rou Adayume, the upcoming OAD of XXXHOLiC. After that there will be a talk show with the 4 members of CLAMP. This “Special Event” will be closed to 200 members of CLAMP@MOBiLE who will be selected by lottery (applications are currently open and will be until Dec. 20).
Both events will take place at the aMLUX Tokyo in Ikebukuro.
I’m particularly happy that there is going to be a CLAMP talk show. It’s been a long time since the ladies appeared to fans. Here’s hoping that interesting things will be discussed in the talk show!
Chinese scanlations of the GATE7 one-shot are available for online reading here!!!
Download .zip file here.
Anyone who knows Chinese would be willing to make a translation or summary? =)
Update: summary here.
Update 2: A LJ community for GATE7 has been created here: gate_seven!
Update 3: Translations from the Chinese scans here.
This blog has a few pictures of the GATE7 one-shot! Make sure to check them out (see at your own risk, of course).
GATE7 will become a regular series starting in the March issue of JUMP SQ magazine, out on February 4, 2011!
Check out the announcement:
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Credits: http://twitpic.com/32kkjk
The announcement comes from the December issue of JUMP SQ, where the GATE7 one-shot will be published. It says that GATE7 will be part of a “large scale project” between CLAMP and JUMP SQ. Could it be related to Dark Horse and the Mangettes?
Also according to the above announcement, a CLAMP signing session is scheduled to take place at JUMP FESTA 2011 (December 18 and 19).
Update: There won’t be an actual signing session, instead, a paperboard with CLAMP signatures will be displayed at the event.
The color page featured in the one-shot was posted in Ritual Scan:
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In other news, CLAMP member Nanase Ohkawa just recently made a post in her Private Board about getting ready for a new “location hunt” for GATE7. In the post, she goes about how she is no good with packing even though she enjoys traveling. She says that even though they did a “location hunt” earlier this year for GATE7, she will need to do it again.
It’s unsure if the 3 other members will follow Ohkawa to the trip. Check out her post here.
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