still trying to find more in Clamp to love.... this is an early work, a neat premise (peace to the dead, the ghosts of Tokyo nightlife), and appealing (though unlikely) central characters. and there's plenty (the ancient family of assassins, for instance) here for them to expand on in future books. all the little homely details - what they eat casually in the city, for instance - are charming - but in the bigger picture the three characters seem mismatched and one-note here, and nothing goes anywhere much... so it feels like it's all setup and no play. which isn't the best way to begin, i can't help feeling, because it doesn't draw the reader in. or, at any rate, not this reader. ( )