Clover (manga)
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| Genre | Fantasy, Cyberpunk | ||
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| Author | Clamp | ||
| Publisher |  Kodansha |
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| Magazine | Amie | ||
| Original run | 1997 – 1999 | ||
| Volumes | 4 | ||
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| Director | Kitarō Kōsaka | ||
| Studio | Madhouse | ||
| Released | August 21, 1999 | ||
Clover (クローバー Kurōbā?) is a manga series created by CLAMP, a creative team made up by Satsuki Igarashi, Ageha Ohkawa, Tsubaki Nekoi, and Mokona. The manga takes place in a dystopian future, where the government is out to control the "Clovers", a race of children with special powers.
Clover was serialized Kodansha's Amie from 1997 until the magazine's demise in 1999.
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[edit] Plot
Clover is primarily about a young girl called Sū. In the futuristic world that she inhabits, the military conducted a search for gifted children nicknamed "Clovers", who seemingly have the magical ability to manipulate technology. Demonstrations of their powers include teleportation and summoning weapons from thin air.
Classified according to how powerful they are, the children were then tattooed with a symbol of the Clover Project, with the number of leaves on the Clover indicating their power. To date, Sū is the only "4-leaf Clover" discovered. Along with other "Clovers", Sū was imprisoned to prevent her contact with other humans, as the government feared that she might develop feelings and be used as a weapon to jeopardize the country's national security.
Being isolated from the rest of mankind, Sū craves for company, and as for her only wish, she asks to visit "Fairy Park." Her escort is Kazuhiko, an ex-military soldier who has been forced to undertake the task. It is later revealed that Kazuhiko and Sū are connected through Kazuhiko's deceased lover, Ora.
[edit] Publication
Clover was serialized Kodansha's Amie from 1997 until the magazine's demise in 1999, and remains unfinished. The manga was conceived as a four part story. The first two volumes comprise part I and trace the main story in the present. The following two volumes are parts II and III, and are flashbacks which explain the history behind certain incidents. According to series head writer Ageha Ohkawa, two further books are needed to complete the story.[1]
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[edit] Media
A Clover animated music video directed by Kitarō Kōsaka and animated by Madhouse Studios was shown in Japanese theaters before the Cardcaptor Sakura film in 1999. The short film was released to DVD as part of the Clamp in Wonderland collection on October 26, 2007.
[edit] References
- ^ "Interview with Clamp: Clover" in Clamp no Kiseki, Volume 2. Tokyopop, 2005. ISBN 978-1595326065.
[edit] External links
- Clover (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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