Today is the birthday of CLAMP member Tsubaki Nekoi! She's turning 44 this year.
Here's wishing all the best to her! ♥
The other CLAMP members wished her a happy birthday on via twitter as well:
★【CLAMP】七瀬：寒月：もこな： 猫井ちゃん、お誕生日おめでとうございます！ 今日は勿論、これからがもっと猫ちゃんにとって、素敵な毎日になりますように！
— CLAMPニュース (@CLAMP_news) January 20, 2013
Also, the XXXHOLiC themed Cafe opened today in Shibuya, Tokyo. Check out some pictures here.
The official website for the XXXHOLiC TV Drama has been renewed with a few new pictures, new comments from CLAMP and two video teasers. Unfortunately, the videos are not available if you're outside the Japanese territory.
Still, make sure to check out the new site! Was anyone able to watch the videos yet?
Here's a summary of the new comments from CLAMP (*spoilers ahead*):
– They haven't made any special requests for this adaptation. They left everything in charge of the director and the staff.
– Their favorite scenes upon reading the script were the beginning, when Watanuki meets Yuuko, and the ending.
– They confirm the absence of Mokona in this adaptation, and recognize that it would be difficult to have it as a plush toy or CG, even though they would really like to see Mokona in a live action.
– In the case of the TV drama becoming a regular series, they would like to see more of Anne's performance and Watanuki as the shop's owner in "Rou".
So there is the chance of having more than the 8 episodes planned for this series. Let's hope it'll be successful enough for that to happen! It's a shame that CLAMP's involvement was practically nil this time… but it's understandable since this is a completely new field for them. Let's hope they did a good job!
For those interested about the thematic XXXHOLiC Cafe, its special menu has been revealed at the cafe's hotsite, it looks very tasty.
The poster below announces the beginning of the XXXHOLiC Rei serialization for Young Magazine #14, to be released on March 4. The return was scheduled for February, but it was probably delayed to March due to the incident regarding Young Magazine and a picture of AKB48 idol (read more about it here).
Also, the XXXHOLiC artbook release has been pushed back to the end of March, this time it seems to be definitive. The artbook title will be XXXHOLiC Kochou no Yume (Butterfly's Dream).
Animate.tv has an interview with actress Anne, who will play Yuuko in the upcoming XXXHOLiC TV Drama.
In the interview, Anne says she was reader of XXXHOLiC and a big fan of the series since she was a teenager. Because of that, she was allowed to give some input on the TV Drama production, for example, on Yuuko's costumes and speeches. She also mentions having followed other CLAMP works such as Magic Knight Rayeart, Chobits and most recently, GATE 7.
According to her, she hasn't met the CLAMP members yet, but she is looking forward to that day.
I was also able to understand a part where she says Yuuko doesn't repeat the same costume twice in the TV Drama, which is good 😉
The XXXHOLiC TV Drama will air on WOWOW channel for 8 weekly episodes, starting February 24.
To promote and celebrate the TV Drama, WOWOW and PASELA RESORTS are launching a thematic cafe inspired in XXXHOLiC for a limited time.
The cafe was decorated in order to feel like Yuuko's shop, some of the props and decoration objects are the same as those seen in the TV Drama. Customers will also be able to enjoy a special menu inspired on XXXHOLiC.
The cafe will run from January 21st until March 3rd. Here's the official website: http://www.paselabo.tv/drama/xxxholic/index.html
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The official website for the XXXHOLiC TV Drama was updated with more information and additional cast members.
The site's background illustration now shows a first look at the inside of Yuuko's shop (it looks great!). You can check out the image here.
Actors Naoto Takenaka and Yumi Adachi. Yumi Adachi will play the role of Spider Lady (Jorogumo), and although I don't have official information on Naoto Takenaka, I am inclined to believe he will play Haruka Doumeki.
Personally, I'm happy about Naoto Takenaka, I really liked his work in Nodame Cantabile. Yumi Adachi seems like a perfect choice for Spider Lady as well. So it looks like the show in a total of 8 episodes will go as far into the story as the Spider Lady arc, which is nice!
There are some changes in the staff list, too. Before, Jun Tsugita and Keisuke Toyoshima were both listed as directors and scriptwriters. Now, Jun Tsugita is listed as scriptwriter alone and Keisuke Toyoshima as the only director.
Last but not least, the show's start date has been announced: February 24, a Sunday.
Update: Check out the first official promotional image of the cast!
Cinema Today is reporting that Masahiro Higashide will play Doumeki Shizuka and Karen Miyazaki will play Kunogi Himawari in the XXXHOLiC TV Drama adaptation.
Again, great choices, I’d say! No word yet on Mokona (personally, I don’t really think Mokona works for live action and I hope they’ll cut it out of it).
The XXXHOLiC TV Drama will run for 8 episodes starting in February 2013.
To celebrate the broadcast of the XXXHOLiC TV Drama, WOWOW channel will run a marathon of the XXXHOLiC TV Anime for 3 consecutive weeks in January, followed by a marathon of the XXXHOLiC Kei anime and the movie Midnight’s Summer Dream in February.
This marathon will gear up for the premiere of the TV Drama series later in February as well.
According to CLAMP-NET.COM, the TV Drama will have a total of 8 episodes.
This will also coincide with XXXHOLiC’s 10th Anniversary of publication.
At first I thought 8 episodes was too little, but these episodes will probably be around 50 minutes long, and you can tell a lot of story in 8 hours. There could be new seasons and/or special episodes, movies etc if this turns out to be successful.
The first installment of the CLAMP FESTIVAL 2012 was held today in Tokyo. Here are a few announcements that were made at the event:
– Suga Shikao will be in charge of XXXHOLiC TV Drama’s theme song;
– The DVD and Blu-Ray of “BLOOD-C The Last Dark” will be released on February 27, 2013;
– ARIKA announced a new social game for mobile phones based on Card Captor Sakura. There will be new illustrations drawn by CLAMP for it. Here’s the promotional video for it:
There is an official site for it: http://www.arika.co.jp/sakura.
The news about Suga Shikao singing the XXXHOLiC TV Drama theme song was so expected, and I couldn’t be happier about it. This will be the 7th Suga Shikao song used for a XXXHOLiC adaptation. They should release a compilation =)
BREAKING NEWS!!!
CLAMP-NET.COM announced that XXXHOLiC will be adapted to a live-action TV Drama!
The show will be aired in WOWOW channel in early 2013 and will cover the entire plot of XXXHOLiC. It will be aired in WOWOW’s prime time.
Directors: Keisuke Toyoshima and Tsugita Jun.
Script writers: Tsugita Jun and Keisuke Toyoshima.
Cast: Sometani Shota (Watanuki Kimihiro), Anne (Yuuko Ichihara), and more.
Official website: http://www.wowow.co.jp/drama/holic/
It looks like the official name for the TV Drama/project will be CLAMPドラマ ホリック～ ×××HOLiC～ (CLAMP-Drama Holic ~XXXHOLiC ~)
This is the first live-action TV Drama based on a CLAMP manga.
Soooooo exciting!!! I’ve been wanting a CLAMP TV Drama for a long time! So far I think the cast choices were spot on! I hope Ohkawa gets to write a few episode scripts!
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