Like every CLAMP series, Tokyo Babylon fans might find themselves attracted to the beautiful art in the manga volumes and then possibly moving on to the anime. But whichever way you discover this fascinating story, CLAMP will never cease to amaze you with the intricately detailed artwork. As a result of the unlikeliness of TB manga publication in the US and several countries overseas, it will be difficult to get hold of these volumes. This page aims to break down this barrier and help TB fans get a low-down of what they expect from the CLAMP masters. There are a wide range of manga goods available, from medium-sized postcards to full-page color photographs.

TOKYO BABYLON ARTBOOK Title: Tokyo Babylon Photographs Author: CLAMP Publisher: Shinshokan Co. Ltd ISBN #: 4-403-650082 Price: $34.05 Paperback edition

This spectacular "photographs" artbook is a must-have every TB fan's collection, featuring 158 pages of glossy TB illustration from CLAMP's very best. Perhaps CLAMP's best and most complete Tokyo Art compiliation, the artbook also includes all the manga frontcovers, post card book cover and CD covers. You'll find a vast array of TB art to feast your eyes on, so this artbook is really a must if you want to admire the lovely artistry of Tokyo Babylon or even have a go drawing the trio! There are some very delightful illustrations of Hokuto-chan in fashionable clothes and beautiful dresses, the lovable SxS coupling, Subaru and Sei-chanportraits. The front cover has an equally cute picture of Su-chan in blue with a holding a bunch of flowers. The name is in black at the bottom, with the book title in blue vertically at the side. The paper is of very high quality and the content even so. The pictures are listed in chronological order, starting with beautiful portraits of the twins and Seishirou before moving forward to when both Seishirou and Subaru have become older. At $34, it's a bit pricey, but you can probably get your hands on a second-copy somewhere and for what it's worth, you'll be in possession of a beautiful keepsake.

Manga volumes
Fans can expect more of Mokona's talented art skill and Nanase's enthralling chapters of manga. The Tokyo Babylon manga was originally published monthly in South magazine, by the Japanese manga company Shinshokan. It ran from 1991 until 1995, when it was later compiled into seven separate "tanboukan" (volumes). The English version has recently been licensed by TokyoPop and you can find it in any good online store or retailer. The anime OAVs have also been subbed/dubbed and released for commercial tradings and video/DVD rental. The English scanlations, which used to be done by the TYO Scanlation Project, have sadly been taken down due to TokyoPop licensing the manga. Each TB volume features a beautiful front cover of Subaru, done by CLAMP. The printed text in the background are actually excerpts from the Bible recounting the creation of the Tower Babel. These illustrations can also be found in the Tokyo Babylon Post Card Book and Tokyo Babylon Photographs artbook. On a side note, my summaries get crappier and crappier because I've only read up to Volume 4. ^^ Anyhow, click on the numbers below to learn more about each volume.

Volumes : [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 ]

VOLUME 1 Title: Tokyo Babylon 1 Authors: CLAMP Date released: 1991 Publisher: Shinshokan Co. Ltd ISBN #: 4-403-612504 Price: 580 yen Paperback edition

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