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Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (ツバサ－RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE－) is a manga made by CLAMP which is running in Shonen Magazine in Japan. Tsubasa is Japanese for wing or wings.
Currently still in the process of being written, Tsubasa is published by Kodansha in Japan, and the tenth book came out on May 17, 2005 in both hardcover and paperback versions. In North America, the series is licensed for translation into English by Del Rey Manga, and in Singapore it is published in English by Chuang Yi. In Taiwan, Tsubasa is published by Tong Li.
An anime adaptation called Tsubasa Chronicle is currently running in Japan.
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Plot Summary
Sakura is the young princess of the Clow Country, which is run by her older brother, the king, Toya. Syaoran is her childhood friend and a young archeologist. Sakura is revealed to have strange powers when she receives a vision of a mysterious symbol, followed by places and people she has never seen. Meanwhile, Syaoran discovers a strange symbol at the ruins he is excavating. When Sakura comes to the ruins to confess her love for Syaoran, she spots the symbol and recognises it from her vision. Wings appear on her back and an unexplainable force attempts to take her away. Syaoran rescues her in time, but her wings are scattered across dimensions. The High Priest of Clow, Yukito, immediately realizes that Sakura's wings are actually her all the memories of her heart. Without her feathers, she will die. In order to save Sakura, Syaoran must retrieve all of Sakura's lost feathers.
Yukito sends Syaoran and the unconscious Sakura to the Witch of Dimensions,Yuuko, who is also one of the main characters in xxxHolic. Along with Kurogane, a rough mannered ninja banished from his world by the princess, Tomoyo, and Fai D. Flowright, a magician who fled his dimension to avoid the king, Ashura; each person must pay with what he values most in order to gain the power to cross dimensions. For Kurogane, it is his sword Ginryuu, and for Fai, it is the symbol on his back. Syaoran, on the other hand, must pay with his relationship with Sakura. Even if he is able to retrieve all her memories, she will never recall him in the same way. It is only when they agree to her terms does Yuuko present them with the power to cross dimensions: a pocket sized version of Magic Knight Rayearth's Mokona. While traversing through worlds to find Sakura's feathers, the four travellers and Mokona are forced to overcome many dangers and opponents, some of which are figures from Syaoran's past with the intent of collecting Sakura's feathers for their own reasons.
Note that because of the crossover characters with XXXHolic, some of the plot points of the two comics do occasionally intertwine with each other.
Crossover Characters
Tsubasa contains various crossover characters from various shows, including Cardcaptor Sakura, RG Veda and XXXHolic. Noticeable names and faces show up including Miyuki of Miyuki-chan in Wonderland who appears in all the major worlds the group visits.
Clow Country
- Sakura Kinomoto (originally from Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Syaoran Li (originally from Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Toya Kinomoto (originally from Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Yukito Tsukishiro (originally from Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Fujitaka Kinomoto (originally from Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Clow Reed (originally from Cardcaptor Sakura)
Kingdom of Japan/Nihon
- Tomoyo Daidouji (originally from Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Souma (originally from RG Veda)
Seresu Country
Japan (Modern Day)
- Yuuko Ichihara (originally from XXXHolic)
- Kimihiro Watanuki (originally from XXXHolic)
- Maru and Moru (originally from XXXHolic)
- Mokona Modoki (originally from Magic Knight Rayearth)
Hanshin Republic
- Sorata Arisugawa (originally from X/1999)
- Arashi Kishuu (originally from X/1999)
- The Rune Gods - Rayearth, Celes, and Windam (originally from Magic Knight Rayearth)
- Shougo Asagi (originally from X/1999: The Movie)
- Masayoshi Saitou (originally from Magic Knight Rayearth)
- Sang Yung (originally from Magic Knight Rayearth)
- Toya Kinomoto (originally from Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Yukito Tsukishiro (originally from Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Primera (originally from Magic Knight Rayearth)
- Miyuki (originally from Miyuki-chan in Wonderland)
Koryo Country
- Chun Hyang (originally from Legend of Chun Hyang)
- Ringo Seto (originally from Angelic Layer)
- Chun Hyang's mother (Wall-Mae) (originally from Legend of Chun Hyang)
- Debonair (originally from Magic Knight Rayearth the anime)
- Amen'osa - Nokoru Imonoyama, Suoh Takamura, and Akira Ijyuin (originally from CLAMP School Detectives)
- Miyuki (originally from Miyuki-chan in Wonderland)
Jade Country
- Princess Emeraude (originally from Magic Knight Rayearth)
- Miyuki (originally from Miyuki-chan in Wonderland) Called Chu'nyan
Outo Country
- Blanche (originally from Angelic Layer)
- Yuzuriha Nekoi and her spirit dog Inuki (originally from X/1999)
- Kusanagi Shiyuu (originally from X/1999)
- Ryuu-Ou (originally from RG Veda)
- Souma (originally from RG Veda)
- Erii Chusounji (originally from Duklyon: CLAMP School Defenders)
- Kentarou Higashikunimaru (originally from Duklyon: CLAMP School Defenders)
- Takeshi Shukaido (originally from Duklyon: CLAMP School Defenders)
- Caldina (originally from Magic Knight Rayearth)
- Oruha (originally from Clover)
- Misaki Suzuhara (originally from Angelic Layer)
- Ohjiro Mihara (originally from Angelic Layer)
- Tamayo Kizaki (originally from Angelic Layer)
- Karura-Ou and her egret Garuda(originally from RG Veda)
- Qiang Ang (originally from Magic Knight Rayearth)
- Sang Yung (originally from Magic Knight Rayearth)
- Souhi and Hien (originally from X/1999)
- Seiichirou Aoki (originally from X/1999)
- Koutarou Kobayashi (originally from Angelic Layer)
- Utako Ohkawa (originally from Man of Many Faces)
- Makoto Ohkawa (originally from Man of Many Faces)
- Hinata Asahi and Shirou Asou (originally from Suki)
- Vayu and Varna (originally from RG Veda)
- Umi Ryuuzaki's parents (orginally from Magic Knight Rayearth)
- Seishirou Sakurazuka (originally from Tokyo Babylon and X/1999)
- Sumomo and Kotoko (originally from Chobits)
- Miyuki (originally from Miyuki-chan in Wonderland)
Edonisu Country
- Chitose Hibiya (originally from Chobits)
- Hatoko Kobayashi (originally from Angelic Layer)
- Madoka Fujisaki (originally from Angelic Layer)
- Shuuko Asami and Shouko Suzuhara (originally from Angelic Layer)
- Kaede Saitou (originally from Angelic Layer)
- Miyuki (originally from Miyuki-chan in Wonderland)
Sharano Country
- Karen Kasumi (originally from X/1999)
- Yasha-ou (originally from RG Veda)
- Gigei (originally from RG Veda)
- Ashura (originally from RG Veda)
- Miyuki (originally from Miyuki-chan in Wonderland)
Shurano Country
- Ashura-ou (originally from RG Veda)
- Yasha-ou (originally from RG Veda)
- Kumara-ten (originally from RG Veda)
Piffle World
- Tomoyo Daidouji (originally from Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Tomoyo's bodyguards (originally from Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Ryuu-Ou (originally from RG Veda)
- Yuzuriha Nekoi (originally from X/1999)
- Sorata Arisugawa with a picture of Arashi Kishuu (originally from X/1999)
- Shougo Asagi (originally from X/1999: The Movie)
- Masayoshi Saitou (originally from Clamp Campus Detectives)
- Chun Hyang (originally from Legend of Chun Hyang)
- Nokoru Imonoyama, Suoh Takamura, and Akira Ijyuin (originally from Clamp Campus Detectives)
- Erii Chusounji (originally from Duklyon: CLAMP School Defenders)
- Kentarou Higashikunimaru (originally from Duklyon: CLAMP School Defenders)
- Takeshi Shukaido (originally from Duklyon: CLAMP School Defenders)
- Karen Kasumi (originally from X/1999)
- Oruha (originally from Clover)
- Miyuki (originally from Miyuki-chan in Wonderland)
External links
- Jessie's Clamp Page (http://www.geocities.com/wish_kohaku01/) (The plot summary is from this site)
See Also
- Tsubasa Chronicle: The anime adaptation of Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle.fr:Tsubasa - RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE -