Magic Knight Rayearth I, Vol. 1 by CLAMP

The climax of part 1 is better than part 2, so expect the stories getting worse and worse. Different characters of each parts, but the same attitude. The antagonists of both parts have defeatist attitude. The magical world feels so tiny, with no details.Īnd still the setting could be forgivable with good plots/characters. What I don't like about the shrinking world of this story is: on part 1, I only got a glimpse of the fantasy world (not much details like the daily lives, castles, people, etc.) then on part 2 I got even less. The plot is reminding me of 'The Neverending Story' movie. If in other standard stories, the fantasy world is expanding as the story progressing, in the Rayearth universe the fantasy world is SHRINKING significantly and could disappear unless the protagonists do something about it. If part 1 has a so-so story, part 2 is worse. But to find the worst aspect of this manga, I should read until the end. If I read the manga now, I would say the story is obviously predictable with thin characters. Now I am a naughty old boy :P), I found the story standard. I bought this manga when I didn't aware about manga intended to boys/girls market. The art is the biggest contribution for enjoying this manga. The art is as beautiful as people talk, I can't argue with it.

This manga is my first ever read work by CLAMP. This is a review for whole series: Magic Knight Rayearth and Magic Knight Rayearth 2. They were well received at the convention, with 6,000 fans in attendance at their panel. In 2006, they made their first USA public debut at Anime Expo in Anaheim, California. Ohkawa and Igarashi, wanting to go with the flow of Nekoi's and Mokona's name changes, changed their names as well. In a later interview with Ohkawa, it was revealed that initially Mokona wanted to drop her surname because it sounded too immature for her liking, while Nekoi disliked people commenting that her name was the same as Mick Jagger's. The August 2004 issue of Newtype USA, a magazine specializing in events of the anime and manga subcultures, reported that the members of CLAMP simply wanted to try out new names. In 2004, CLAMP's 15th anniversary as a mangaka group, the members changed their names from Nanase Ohkawa, Mokona Apapa, Mick Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi to Ageha Ohkawa, Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi and Satsuki Igarashi (her name is pronounced the same, but written with different characters) respectively. Currently, there are four members in the group.

Other former members of CLAMP also included Soushi Hishika, O-Kyon, Kazue Nakamori, Yuzuru Inoue and Shinya Ōmi. Of the remaining seven, Tamayo Akiyama, Sei Nanao, and Leeza Sei left the group during the production of the RG Veda manga. CLAMP originally began in 1989 as a twelve-member dōjinshi circle, but by 1990, the circle had diminished from twelve to seven.

Magic Knight Rayearth I, Vol. 1 by CLAMP