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A review by cyanide_latte
Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE Omnibus, Vol. 1 by CLAMP
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
If I can be blunt, I don't think I ever gave this series a fair shot back when it first started getting an English publication by Del Ray when I was in high school. xxxHolic was my series, TRC was my friends'. It took quite some time for me to want to give it a chance; over a decade, looking back on things! While the idea of CLAMP playing with the idea of there being a multiverse of sorts for their creations did sound like fun, it wasn't something I had the energy or patience for back in the day. I suppose all the time in the past 10+ years of my life that I've spent so saturated in the DC fandom helped to really change my tolerance and enjoyment level for multiverse shenanigans.
That being said, this is not a series I recommend for newcomers to CLAMP in the slightest. If you've read a good chunk of their older series, then by all means, power to you! Give this a shot if you're able to handle some wacky, out-there multiverse stuff. But if you've never touched one of their works before, do not start with this one. Trust me on that, just do not.
TRC really is something of CLAMP going wild upon realizing they're sitting in a much bigger sandbox than they initially assumed, and it's absolutely meant in part to be a treat to long-standing fans of their works. And normally I think I would quibble about pacing in an omnibus volume that combines three books or more, but truthfully the pace of this series goes from 0 to 60 in just the first two chapters, and it doesn't let up, so I think the omnibus form works well. It'll certainly be kinder to me in terms of trying to collect the series, that's for sure! I do hope to continue with this, and soon, because I'm thoroughly enjoying my time with it.
That being said, this is not a series I recommend for newcomers to CLAMP in the slightest. If you've read a good chunk of their older series, then by all means, power to you! Give this a shot if you're able to handle some wacky, out-there multiverse stuff. But if you've never touched one of their works before, do not start with this one. Trust me on that, just do not.
TRC really is something of CLAMP going wild upon realizing they're sitting in a much bigger sandbox than they initially assumed, and it's absolutely meant in part to be a treat to long-standing fans of their works. And normally I think I would quibble about pacing in an omnibus volume that combines three books or more, but truthfully the pace of this series goes from 0 to 60 in just the first two chapters, and it doesn't let up, so I think the omnibus form works well. It'll certainly be kinder to me in terms of trying to collect the series, that's for sure! I do hope to continue with this, and soon, because I'm thoroughly enjoying my time with it.