Tsubasa - Reservoir Chronicle

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Tsubasa - Reservoir Chronicle
Original title ツ バ サ -RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE-
genre Fantasy
Manga
country JapanJapan Japan
author CLAMP
publishing company Kōdansha
magazine Shōnen Magazine
First publication May 2003 - October 2009
expenditure 28
Anime television series
title Tsubasa Chronicle
Original title ツ バ サ ・ ク ロ ニ ク ル 〜 年代 記 〜
transcription Tsubasa Kuronikuru
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
Year (s) 2005-2006
Studio Bee train
length 24 minutes
Episodes 52 in 2 seasons
Director Kōichi Mashimo , Hiroshi Morioka (only 2nd season)
music Yuki Kajiura
First broadcast April 9, 2004 - November 4, 2006 on NHK
German-language
first broadcast		 May 26th to June 30th, 2009 (1st season only) on Animax
Anime movie
title Tsubasa Chronicle
Original title 劇場版 ツ バ サ ・ ク ロ ニ ク ル 〜 年代 記 〜 鳥 カ ゴ の の 国 の 姫 君
transcription Gekijōban Tsubasa Kuronikuru: Torikago no Kuni no Himegimi
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
Publishing year 2005
Studio Production IG
length 40 minutes
Director Itsurō Kawasaki
music Yuki Kajiura
Original video animation
title Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations
Original title ツ バ サ TOKYO REVELATIONS
transcription Tsubasa: Tokyo Revelations
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
Year (s) 2007-2008
Studio Production IG
length 25 minutes
Episodes 3
Director Shunsuke Tada
music Yuki Kajiura
Original video animation
title Tsubasa: Shunraiki
Original title ツ バ サ 春雷 記
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
year 2009
Studio Production IG
length 29 minutes
Episodes 2
Director Shunsuke Tada
music Yuki Kajiura
synchronization

Tsubasa - Reservoir Chronicle ( Japanese ツ バ サ -RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE-) is a manga series by the Mangaka group Clamp . It was implemented as an anime television series, original video animation and feature film. In 2014 the manga was continued with Tsubasa World Chronicle - Niraikanai .

action

Sakura, the princess of the Clow Kingdom, and Shaolan, a young archaeologist with a mysterious past, have been friends since childhood. One night when Sakura visits Shaolan, all her memories are stolen from her by a dark force. In order to get this back, Shaolan is sent by the high priest Yukito to the witch of dimensions, Yuko Ichihara. From her he learns that he has to collect Sakura's memories in the form of feathers in the various dimensions in order to save her life.

Shaolan is accompanied on his search by two other dimensional travelers. The swordsman Kurogane, who was banished by his princess because he unnecessarily killed in his search for strong opponents and who now wants to return to his dimension. The magician Fye de Flourite, who sealed King Ashura in his world and therefore can no longer stay in his world, now wants to move into another dimension. The witch offers them the ability to travel in different dimensions against the most precious they have. Kurogane has to have his sword, Fye his tattoo, without which he does not want to use his magical abilities, since he calls this his source of power and Shaolan gives up the memories that Sakura has of him. The four then begin a journey through time and space, on which they are accompanied by a small furry being called Mokona.

Characters

Sakura
Sakura is the princess of Clow Country. She has known Shaolan since childhood and is in love with him despite the difference in class. But her brother Touya, the current King of Clow, and her obligations prevent her from seeing him often. Even after losing her memories, she feels affection for Shaolan. She can see ghosts and communicate with all kinds of living beings. She has a very friendly disposition, is attentive to others and, with the warmth of her heart, alleviates the loneliness of those around her.
Shaolan
Shaolan works as an archaeologist in the service of the King of Clow and is in love with Sakura. He is the adopted son of Fujitaka, from whom he learned his trade, and can no longer remember his previous life. One of the most beautiful things for him is to get to the bottom of a mystery. He is blind in his right eye, which is why he has acquired a kick technique, but later he is taught sword fighting by Kurogane.
Kurogane
Kurogane lost his parents very early and his closest caregiver is the young Princess Tomoyo, whom he serves. He is the strongest ninja in Nihon, the Kingdom of Japan, and shows no mercy when assassins try to break into the castle. Since he kills them too often in the heat of the moment, Tomoyo sends him to Yūko Ichihara, the witch of dimensions. There he should learn what constitutes true strength. In addition, the princess puts a curse on him, which makes him weaker should he kill someone.
Kurogane is very grumpy and does not intend to help the others at the beginning, as he just wants to go home. But over time he mainly learns to appreciate Shaolan and teaches him sword fighting. However, he builds a special relationship with Fye. He is the first of the protagonists to see through Fye's fake cheerfulness.
Fye de Flourite
Fye comes from the cold Ceres, where he locked King Ashura at the bottom of a pool of water, which is why he has to flee from his world and can never go back there. He also fears that one day Ashura will wake up and hunt him down through the dimensions.
Fye is a very powerful magician, but has sworn not to use magic without the tattoo on his back. However, he later breaks this promise to protect the others. He's very extroverted and he's always smiling. But behind it he hides great sadness and loneliness. He tries to protect Shaolan and Sakura and to stand by them. He is also a very good cook and draftsman. He took the name Fye de Flourite as a result of a traumatic event that left him as a very thoughtful but extroverted person.
Mokona Modoki
Mokona Modoki are two rabbit-like creatures created by Yuuko and Clow Reed . The white mokona, Soel, accompanies the group, while the black mokona, Larg, stays with Yuuko. The group can contact Yuuko at any time via the two Mokona and vice versa. He can also send items to the Witch of Dimensions by simply swallowing them. Mokona can sense other people's feelings and tries to help them. Mokona has 108 secret abilities, some of which are very useful, while others can scare his companions to death at inopportune moments.
Yuko Ichihara
The Witch of Dimensions, Yuko Ichihara, has the power of the moon. She runs a shop in which all wishes can be fulfilled for something in return. But the consideration must have a value that corresponds to the desire. The "value" of a desire depends on the person who makes a wish. She is the only one in all worlds who can let others travel through the dimensions at will, and so plays a central role in the story. She always tries to achieve the best for Shaolan and Sakura, but may only help in return for equivalent consideration. Why this is so is explained at the end of the story. She also has a special relationship with the series' antagonist, Fei Wang Reed.
Fei Wang Reed
The antagonist of the series wants to acquire all of Sakura's feathers in order to fulfill a great wish. To do this, he is ready to walk over corpses and, even before the events of the first volume, he set numerous courses so that everything would go his way. However, according to Yuko, this is an unfulfillable wish that every human being also carries and can understand: the resuscitation of a deceased person. He and Yuko seem to know each other very well.

Concept and style

Many characters from other Clamp works also appear in the manga , such as Fūma from X 1999 and Sakura from Card Captor Sakura . The group of dimensional travelers comes into the worlds of the respective works on their travels. However, some characters have a different background or characteristics than in their original work.

The drawing style is unusual for the works of the Clamp group, so the plot is clearly separated from the others. The characters are shown tall and slim, but super-deformed images are also common . Funny and serious scenes often alternate.

Publications

Tsubasa - Reservoir Chronicle was published in Japan from May 2003 to October 2009 in individual chapters in the Manga magazine Shōnen Magazine of the Kodansha publishing house. These individual chapters were regularly summarized in a total of 28 anthologies, which are also available as deluxe hardcover versions.

From September 2004 onwards, 28 volumes of Egmont Manga and Anime have been published in German. The translation is by Claudia Peter. The manga has also been published in English in Singapore, North America, Great Britain, France, Italy, Spain and Latin America.

Adaptations

Anime television series

In 2005, the Bee Train studio produced an anime television series based on the manga, directed by Kōichi Mashimo . The character design was created by Minako Shiba and the artistic direction was taken over by Shin Watanabe. The first season of the series was under the title Tsubasa Chronicle ( ツ バ サ ・ ク ロ ニ ク ル 〜 年代 記 〜 , Tsubasa Kuronikuru ) from April 9 to October 25, 2005 by the NHK in Japan. The second season followed from April 29 to November 4, 2006.

The series was broadcast by Animax in Southeast Asia, Spain and Portugal. An English version was published in the USA, Great Britain and Australia. The anime has also been translated into French, Polish, and Chinese, among others.

In Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the first season was released in 2006 under the name Tsubasa Chronicle on the anime label Anime Virtual in three hardcover DVD boxes with two DVDs each. In 2007 a new edition appeared in three slimpack DVD boxes and thus in a different design. In 2008 the second season was released on the same label in three DVD boxes with two DVDs each. The design of the boxes was based on the new edition of the first season from 2007. On December 4, 2009, a complete edition of the complete first season with six DVDs was published. On September 24, 2010, the entire second season appeared on the renamed anime label Kazé (formerly Anime Virtual) in a complete edition with six DVDs. The 3-part OVA Tokyo Revelations was released on DVD on August 31, 2009 by Anime Virtual (now Kazé).

The first season ran on Animax Germany from May 26 to June 30, 2009. From June 6, 2011 to September 5, 2011, VIVA broadcast the first two seasons on free TV.

synchronization

The German dubbed version of the first TV season was made by Elektrofilm . Detlef Klein and Bernd Dominiak were responsible for the dialogue book. Detlef Klein directed it.

role Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) German speaker
Shaolan Miyu Irino Konrad Bösherz (Season 1)
David Turba (Season 2)
Sakura Yui Makino Manja Doering
Mokona Mika Kikuchi Rubina Kuraoka
Kurogane Tetsu Inada Jan-David Rönfeldt
Fye de Flourite Daisuke Namikawa Jaron Lowenberg

music

The music for the series was composed by Yuki Kajiura . The two opening titles Blaze and It’s come from Kinya. Maaya Sakamoto contributed Loop and Kazemachi Jet songs for both Broadcast at.

Original video animation

The three-part OVA Tsubasa: Tokyo Revelations ( ツ バ サ TOKYO REVELATIONS ) was published in Japan from November 2007 to March 2008 . One episode of this series was included in a limited edition of Manga volumes 14 to 18. The individual episodes take up the story arc from volume 15 of the manga. Shunsuke Tada directed the production, the character design was by Yoko Kikuchi and the artistic director was Masanobu Nomura.

The German synchronization of Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations comes from Anime-Virtual and was released on August 31, 2009 after several delays. Unlike the television series and its films, which were approved by the FSK for ages 6 and 12, the OVA was only approved for ages 16 and up.

Another OVA Tsubasa: Shunraiki ( ツ バ サ 春雷 記 ) was included in the manga volumes 22 and 23. Both parts were released in Japan on March 17 and May 15, 2009, respectively.

Motion picture

The movie Tsubasa Chronicle - Torikago no Kuni no Himegimi ( 劇場版 ツ バ サ ・ ク ロ ニ ク ル 〜 年代 記 〜 鳥 カ ゴ の 国 の 姫 君 ) was released in Japanese cinemas on August 20, 2005 and was also released in German as Tsubasa Chronicle: The Princess of Birdcage Land at Anime-Virtual on DVD.

OVA

The first OVA Tokyo Revelations begins after the 41 episode. It is mainly about the prehistory. The Shaolan, who is being held captive by Fei Wong Reed, wakes up and looks for his clone, who is in a neglected Tokyo of the future. There the five travel companions meet Kamui and Fuuma, the main characters of the X series . When the two Shaolans meet, a fight breaks out, which Sakura can resolve at the last moment. The population of this Tokyo is exposed to constant acid rain and can only find refuge in Tokyo Tower. After losing battles in which Fye has to mutate into a vampire, Sakura leaves this world to follow Shaolan and leaves her pen behind to protect the people of Tokyo with her strength.

Shunraiki starts exactly after Kurogane's victory over King Ashura. Fei Wong Reed uses Fye's own magic to capture travelers in the world of Ceres. Kurogane finally sacrifices his arm to break the magical spell and they travel to the world of Nihon, Kurogane's home. Shaolan meets Seishirou, from whom he takes the pen from Outo. This transports Shaolan to a land of dreams. Here he meets Sakura, Watanuki Kimihiro and his clone that he wants to attack.

radio play

A three-part radio play on the manga was published in Japan from December 2005 to March 2006.

reception

According to Christel Scheja from Splashcomics, the plot is mainly limited to solving a task and is simple. The attraction of the manga is that it is constantly quoted from other works of the group of artists, and the work is on the high level of the other clamp mangas. In the later course of the plot, the allusions would decrease and new conflicts would build up, which also add tension to the story. The manga is recommended for fans of Clamp, otherwise especially for younger readers who prefer magical girl or fantasy series.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ AnimePro on the manga
  2. ↑ a b Review at Splashcomics for Volume 5, by Irene Salzmann
  3. ↑ a b Review at Splashcomics for Volume 6, by Irene Salzmann
  4. ↑ Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle. In: fernsehserien.de. Retrieved November 7, 2010 .
  5. ↑ Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations (Anime). Retrieved May 19, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Anime Virtual: Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations on DVD ( Memento from February 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) and date change
  7. ↑ Tsubasa Chronicle: The Princess of Birdcage Land (Anime). Retrieved May 19, 2019 .
  8. ↑ a b Review at splashcomics for volume 10, by Christel Scheja
  9. ↑ Review by splashcomics for volume 17, by Christel Scheja

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