while in a ruins, Sakura lost all her memories and syaoran has to find all her memories, but in order to do that, he must be willing to accept that sakura will forget all feelings about him ( )

The two out of four best characters have returned!!!!! [11/17]

This book is a great book for people who love anime. The main characters are: Princess Sakura, Saroran, Fai D. Flowright, Krogane, and Mokona Madolki and many more. In episode one Princes Sakura loses her memory while visiting Saroran at his archeological dig site. After she loses her memory the high priest sends them to the time-space witch. In chapter two Krogane gets sent also to the time-space witch by the princess of Krogane's world. In chapter three you find out that Fai is a magician. Fai sends himself to the time-space witch. After they meet each other they tell the witch what they want. Yuko the time-space witch tells them what the price is for there desire. What Saroran had to pay was not money,no, his payment was his relationship with Sakura. Meaning that she when she wakes up she while not remember Saroran. He agreed to his payment so the received Mokona Madoki. ( )

In this first volume of a Clamp series it appears the authors came up with the idea for this manga out of a desire to bring together as many of their other manga characters as possible. Even though I only have a passing familiarity with the Clamp characters this did not stop me from enjoying this very good fantasy/adventure story. In this story the young princess, Sakura, is reveling in the fact that her best friend, Syaoran, has returned from an archeological dig. Sakura is in love with Syaoran and is determined to share her feelings with him but before she can a hidden dimensional gate tears apart her spirit and Syaoran is charged with the task of traveling through the dimensions to put her together again. Along the way he picks up two more traveling companions as well as a very happy, very cute little...thing...(umm, not sure what it is exactly). Another interesting aspect is that one of the scenes is a crossover into the manga xxxHolic (also by Clamp) which I am currently reading. I really loved the romantic and humorous aspects of Tsubasa and look forward to reading more of this series in the future. I'd certainly recommend this manga to ages 12 and up. ( )

Summary (stolen from back of book):

SAKURA AND SYAORAN RETURN!

But they’re not the people you know. Sakura is the princess of Clow—and possessor of a mysterious, misunderstood power that promises to change the world. Syaoran is her childhood friend and leader of the archaeological dig that took his father’s life. They reside in an alternate reality . . . where whatever you least expect can happen—and does. When Sakura ventures to the dig site to declare her love for Syaoran, a puzzling symbol is uncovered—which triggers a remarkable quest. Now Syaoran embarks upon a desperate journey through other worlds—all in the name of saving Sakura.

Plot:

As someone who has never read much of CLAMP's works, I thought this series would not be for me. I started it and fell in love. The plot is engaging, each world they travel to is new and different, and the process of discovery is fantastic. Even without much knowledge of CLAMP canon I've enjoyed this series. In fact, it's only encouraged me to read more of CLAMP's works. If you're looking for a manga that has a perfectly structured plot that will keep you turning pages and waiting for the next volume, this is it.

Characters:

The summary on the back of the book really doesn't do the book justice, because it fails to mention the other three main characters, Kurogane, Fai, and Mokona. Kurogane, a stoic ninja banished from his world by his princess in order to learn a lesson, and Fai, a jovial mage running away from his world, each have their own stories that CLAMP weaves throughout the manga. In addition, all of the other characters have their own motives and reasons for their actions. In this manga especially, CLAMP flaunts their ability to create believable human beings.

Art:

I'm not sure if I should rate this category, since I have a bias, but I think the art is so beautiful. The cover art really doesn't even do it justice, because CLAMP's skill lies in their facial expressions, their gestures, their stances. The extremely long, skinny legs and arms (especially on Fai) might take some getting used to, but like all CLAMP art, it's well worth it.

Overall:

I give the series five stars, because the plot, characters, and art deserve nothing less. ( )

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"Oh, it's so fanficcey. It's a lot of fun if you are familiar with the work of CLAMP. I don't know how it would play with someone who's never read their stuff, though. Plot-wise it's a little rushed, which is unusual for them. Art is typical CLAMP, though for some reason it looks thicker/weightier. Might be the print job. The book feels more dense than typical manga, though a cursory examination shows the paper to be roughly the same type." ( )