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KyoKun
 Posts: 128 Location: Florida |
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Since X was put on hiatus some years ago, I was wondering. What if CLAMP decides to finish the series? Would the style be the same? With CLAMP's recent works the style has changed, almost drastically. (I could be wrong on this...)
So what I'm trying to ask, Do you feel X will be the same if CLAMP finishes it? Or will the style be changed? How would you feel about the change in artwork? Personally, I would really be upset. I love XXX Holic, and Tsubasa is okay, the style of drawing is good, but does not compare to CLAMP's earlier works, visually. I am extremely curious as to how the final volumes of X would be, visually. |
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LightYagami
 Posts: 257 Location: around the midwest |
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Honestly, as much as I like the story of X/1999, I would be absolutely shocked if they changed the art work to either Tsubasa and xxxholic. The change in the art works exceptional quality would be taking away one of the major things that made X/1999 so great. Simply put IMHO clamp changing the art work for X/1999 would be equivalant/just as bad if Kentaro Miura decided to downgrade the magnificent art work of Berserk to the crappy art work of Naruto. I apologize if that last statement will offend naruto fans but when I compare Kishimotos art to other Manga-ka, such as Tite Kubo,Yoshihiro Togashi, and Nobohiru Watsuki, Kishimoto just fails in comparison, since it seems the art in each chapter seem to be a rush job. But generally speaking when a manga-ka drastically changes the quality of their series art work, one has to wonder if they are just becoming lazy or simply just don't care anymore which I've heard some fans of clamp say about their recent works.
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marie-antoinette
 Posts: 4136 Location: Ottawa, Canada |
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I don't think they would change the art style, just because they do want to match it up. Also, they've always had a fair amount of different styles, so I don't think it would be too hard for them to go back.
That said, as far as opinions of the series itself, what I've read I really didn't like. The pacing at the beginning just seems so slow, not to mention Viz's release is old and thus doesn't have the greatest translation when compared to what we get today (Harbingers  )
I have heard some interesting things about later parts of the series though, so someday I might try to read some of the later issues, where things take a different course from the anime series. But, as things stand, I really have no interest in this manga, beyond finding out what CLAMP intends for the ending to be and how it compares to the anime. |
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jgreen
 Posts: 1325 Location: St. Louis, MO |
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Well, remember that CLAMP is 4 different women, which explains the art difference. XXXHolic and X are principally drawn by the same artist (Mokona, I believe), while Tsubasa is principally drawn by a different person entirely (Tsubaki "Mick" Nekoi, the same artist that drew Angelic Layer). I would imagine, though, that every effort would be made to make the look of any future X volumes at least comparable, although they'll never be identical....artists grow and change, and they can't "unlearn" what they've learned. |
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mistress_reebi
Posts: 735 Location: Canada |
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isn't it fifteen years old the series? Tsubasa and XXXholic aren't nearly that old so that could explain the art difference. I only saw like one episode to the series at a friends house and I'm thinking of buying the manga to it. (I know it seems strange to just buy it after one episode but it seemed interesting)
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jgreen
Posts: 1325 Location: St. Louis, MO |
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The first volume of X came out in 1992, the 18th and final (so far) in 2002. The first volumes of Tsubasa and xXxholic both came out in August 2003. (all dates from the ANN encyclopedia) |
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Fallout2man
Posts: 275 Location: San Diego, CA |
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I'd be more concerned about how they'd do the ending and what it would be. Art style is one thing, but I want to know moreover how CLAMP wanted to end X. Personally I'm not sure why they stopped (makes me wonder if they just didn't have an ending they felt compelled enough to go with to finish the series.)
Personally I think what would make for a fun and gut-twisting ending is taking part of what X the series did and spinning it. Why not instead have it so that Fuma kills Kamui, but instead of the sappy TV ending have it end with Fuma giving an impaled Kamui a speech something like this.
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marie-antoinette
Posts: 4136 Location: Ottawa, Canada |
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The reason for it being put on hiatus had something to do with the violence involved in the manga. The official story is (I got the text from Wikipedia, but it's the same story I've seen before)
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Fallout2man
Posts: 275 Location: San Diego, CA |
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Thanks, I'd been wondering that for a while. It's sad but I guess I can understand. I wonder what's been keeping CLAMP from, in recent years, finishing it after the aftermath faded though. If they had an ending planned they could just pick it up. Now we'll all be left speculating as to what it would have been. |
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geishageek
 Posts: 571 Location: Pleasant Valley, NY |
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Somehow I really do not see them ever finishing this.
 Which is sad because they stort had so much potential to go so many ways.
I do wish Viz would do an unflipped re-release of the original books though. They did it for Fushigi Yugi and Ceres, so why not X/1999? Granted they were in the larger format though. |
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marie-antoinette
Posts: 4136 Location: Ottawa, Canada |
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I know that for Fushigi Yuugi, they made the flip half-way through, so they only had to reprint about 8-9 volumes, and things with Ceres were similar. X/1999 however is 18 volumes of an indefinitely unfinished series that are already printed. My hope is that if CLAMP ever does finish it than maybe we'd get another version printed, preferably with a new translation to go along with it, like what TokyoPop did with CCS. |
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LydiaDianne
 Posts: 5634 Location: Southern California |
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To heck with the re-print and proper translation, I'll settle for the series just being finally OVER! |
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Kelly
Posts: 868 Location: New York City |
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It might be a little more complicated than that. I read somewhere that some members of CLAMP apparently knew some of the victims well. If that's true, the situation is a whole different ball game than it simply being inappropriate to continue due to the tragedies being so recent. They may have thought that they would eventually be able to continue and fully intended to do so but found that they just couldn't. |
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Not a Jellyfish
 Posts: 539 Location: Boston, MA |
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X is my absolute favorite manga series ever. I have collected the first printing of all 18 volumes of the second edition. I think I would probably cry if it were re-released just because it's sooooo much money to spend AGAIN. As much as I would love to see an updated translation and the original artwork, it's 18 volumes to have to wait for and pay for again and again....
Although, if I recall correctly, CLAMP is working on X occassionally behind the scenes. And in the X 18.5 that they release in Newtype Japan, I think only a few years ago, they went back to the original art style. I don't know if Mokona drew them or Nekoi (considering Mokona has arthritis, or so they say), but the scans I've seen from it, look just like the original style. I don't think it would be possible to change the style of X. If they did that it would completely change the feel of it. And I think CLAMP is smarter than that. Especially knowing that X is considered their magnum opus. It's the same as if they ever decided to continue Clover. If they changed it, it would no longer be the same series, but more of a spin off involving the same characters and world. Unless they recreated the art style and stylistic direction of the series, it wouldn't be the same. And I highly doubt they would do that. |
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LightYagami
Posts: 257 Location: around the midwest |
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In regards to volume 18.5 they just simply republished those chapters. The last chapter serialized which ended on a bloody cliffhanger was actually published back around March 2003. As far as I know they have not been working on any new chapters but X/1999 is expected to be a 21 volume series since there are 21 Tarot Cards. I remember Clamp saying last year when they came over to the states they stated that they should be starting up legal drug again in the near future and said they will finish X/1999 at some point especially considering its their best work or as you had put it Not a Jellyfish its their magnum opus. X/1999 hiatus 4.25 years(On going) 
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