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| Genre | Fantasy, Cyberpunk |
| Manga | |
| Author | Clamp |
| Publisher |  Kodansha |
| Magazine | Amie |
| Original run | 1997 – 1999 |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Animated film | |
| Director | Kitarō Kōsaka |
| Studio | Madhouse |
| Released | August 21, 1999 |
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Clover was serialized Kodansha's Amie from 1997 until the magazine's demise in 1999. is the largest Japanese publisher headquartered in ( Bunkyo) Tokyo.
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Plot
Clover is primarily about a young girl called Sū. In the futuristic world that she inhabits, the military conducted a search for gifted children nicknamed "Clovers", who seemingly have the magical ability to manipulate technology. Demonstrations of their powers include teleportation and summoning weapons from thin air.
Classified according to how powerful they are, the children were then tattooed with a symbol of the Clover Project, with the number of leaves on the Clover indicating their power. To date, Sū is the only "4-leaf Clover" discovered. Along with other "Clovers", Sū was imprisoned to prevent her contact with other humans, as the government feared that she might develop feelings and be used as a weapon to jeopardize the country's national security.
Being isolated from the rest of mankind, Sū craves for company, and as for her only wish, she asks to visit "Fairy Park. " Her escort is Kazuhiko, an ex-military soldier who has been forced to undertake the task. It is later revealed that Kazuhiko and Sū are connected through Kazuhiko's deceased lover, Ora.
Publication
Clover was serialized Kodansha's Amie from 1997 until the magazine's demise in 1999, and remains unfinished. is the largest Japanese publisher headquartered in ( Bunkyo) Tokyo. The manga was conceived as a four part story. The first two volumes comprise part I and trace the main story in the present. is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series though the Manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series The following two volumes are parts II and III, and are flashbacks which explain the history behind certain incidents. According to series head writer Ageha Ohkawa, two further books are needed to complete the story. is a member of the all-female Manga -creating team Clamp. She is the director of the team and is primarily responsible for writing the stories and scripts for Clamp's various [1]
- Volumes
- (ISBN 4063400018)
- (ISBN 4063400026)
- (ISBN 4063400182)
- (ISBN 4063400344)
Media
A Clover animated music video directed by Kitarō Kōsaka and animated by Madhouse Studios was shown in Japanese theaters before the Cardcaptor Sakura film in 1999. (anime in Japanese, A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics is a Japanese Animator and Film director. Profile He began his career in 1979 with the studio Oh! Production. is a Japanese animation studio founded in the early 1970s by ex– Mushi Pro animators including Masao Maruyama, Osamu Dezaki, Rintaro, and also known as Card Captor Sakura (with the space and often abbreviated as CCS, is a Magical girl Manga series from the well-known The short film was released to DVD as part of the Clamp in Wonderland collection on October 26, 2007. Short subject is a format description originally coined in the North American Film industry in the early period of cinema. Clamp in Wonderland is a series of Music videos produced by Clamp, a creative team made up by Satsuki Igarashi, Ageha Ohkawa Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
References
- ^ "Interview with Clamp: Clover" in Clamp no Kiseki, Volume 2. CLAMP no Kiseki (CLAMPノキセキ CLAMP's track and/or CLAMP's miracle) is a twelve volume series of Anime books celebrating the 15 year anniversary Tokyopop, 2005. For the music movie see Tokyo Pop. Tokyopop, stylized TOKYOPOP, and formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor licensor ISBN 978-1595326065.
External links
- Clover (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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