Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, Vol. 1

Clamp
2015-01-16T17:13:44-08:00

Sakura and Syaoran were originally from the series Cardcaptor Sakura, in which both were magicians vying for a certain powers, yet somehow winding up in love. In Tsubasa, their creators, the manga artist group CLAMP (my favorite btw), put a whole new spin on everything. This time, Sakura is a royal princess, who often sneaks out of the palace to visit Syaoran, her childhood friend who is an archeologist. Both love each other, but never say anything. But when a tragic accident causes Sakura to lose all of her memories, Syaoran is presented with an opportunity to get them back- at an incredible price for himself. Syaoran travels through different worlds to collect the pieces of Sakura's memory, along with an odd and somewhat aloof mage named Fai, and a decidedly brooding and high-tempered Samurai named Kurogane. As they visit different worlds, they meet different versions of the same people. A king in one world might be a sushi chef in another! Or maybe he's actually king there, too. It's so interesting to see the way the same people have developed under different conditions. They can be so different, yet so the same! It really opens your eyes to the possibilities of the world- that depending on what challenges you face and how you react to them, you can change in so many different ways. On top of that, Syaoran's character is amazingly strong-willed and awesome, but since I'm trying to keep this as a book review and not a fangirl rant, I won't go into that much right now XD. I am three books into the series and plan to read the rest soon, but based on what I have read so far, I would highly recommend this series to anyone!