Suga Shikao to sing xxxHOLiC◆Kei OP

Suga Shikao will repeat his role as Opening Theme singer for xxxHOLiC◆Kei, the new season of XXXHOLiC, which premieres next April.

The announcement was made yesterday in his official website.

The single will be called NOBODY KNOWS, the track-list will be the following:

1. NOBODY KNOWS (xxxHOLiC◆Kei Opening Theme).
2. 1/3000 Piece
3. Combini (of “Convenience” store).

The release date is scheduled for May 14th, and CLAMP will draw the jacket illustration for its special edition.

We all expected this, at least I did, but it’s so much better when it’s confirmed! What can I say? I couldn’t be any happier~! I was introduced to Suga Shikao thanks to XXXHOLiC and as of today he remains being one of my favorite japanese artists. It’s totally awesome to have him back playing one more song for XXXHOLiC, there’s no better choice to sing XXXHOLiC songs other than himself. And this time we have a plus, CLAMP will draw the package illustration, being the first time they draw a single package for XXXHOLiC’s anime.

Now it’s time to appear at their radio show, Shikao-kun

Unimportant news

The title says it all xD

The official website of Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations has been slightly updated today featuring a new entry of the Production Diary.

The latest entry has a picture of a present that CLAMP sent to Production IG’s studio on Valentine’s Day: chocolate!

I found it totally amusing and adorable which is why I wanted to post it xDDDD I too want a chocolate signed by CLAMP. I would never eat it!!

On another unimportant news, the official website of Newtype magazine has a report from a special talk about XXXHOLiC that took place in an event celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Production IG. The event was held on Jan. 20th, with director Tsutomu Mizushima and seiyuus Sayaka Ohara (Yuuko) and Fukuyama Jun (Watanuki) attending as guests.

According to the report, there was nothing revealing about the upcoming new season, and CLAMP members didn’t attend either, hence the unimportanceness of this news (for this humble journal’s nature xD).

EDIT: There’s a new background illustration at Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations official site too. This time featuring Sakura. Thank you for the heads up ^^

XXXHOLiC & Tsubasa “big project” soon to be announced, and more

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! ^__^

CLAMP NEWS !!

Mid-February Edition

Updates at RoR, XXXHOLiC Anime news

XXXHOLiC 150 is now available at The Room of Requirement.

Kobato. Drop. 5 is available too, but in small scans. Please look forward to CLAMP No Lumiere’s release!

I’m gonna write a more in-depth commentary about Kobato. when we release the scanlated version, but for now, I’m just going to say that I died and went to heaven after seeing Green Drugstore, its workers and Touya in the same chapter.

Short XXXHOLiC commentary

Kobato. #2 in April, XXXHOLiC new season official title

Two very interesting bit of news were announced on this month’s Newtype magazine, which is out tomorrow in Japan.

The first news reveals that the 2nd volume of Kobato. will be released on April 26th.

The second news is about the XXXHOLiC anime, the new season will start also on April and its formal title was announced: XXXHOLiC◆継 (something around the lines of “XXXHOLiC Sucession/Continuation”).

Yay for Kobato. #2! And seems like the 26 is the day for Kobato’s tankoubon releases, sometimes Kadokawa does that. For example, all 18 volumes of X came out on the 17th, and all 3 Gouhou Drug volumes came out on the 1st.

CLAMP NEWS !!

Mid-August Edition

A XXXHOLiC-ish post… sort of

I have little tidbits for today’s post and I’ll gather them all here behind cuts.

The first one is an entry taken from Ageha Ohkawa’s Private Board where she talks about the 2nd Season of the XXXHOLiC anime.

Power explosion

EXCLUSIVE: 2nd Season of XXXHOLiC announced!

FRESH NEWS!!!

At the TBS Anime Festa 2007, being held in Tokyo during this weekend, the production of the 2nd Season of the XXXHOLiC anime was announced.

The staff and cast will remain the same as of the 1st Season. Beginning of broadcast still undecided.

More information as they come!

CLAMP NEWS !!

Mid-June Edition