In his quest to protect Tokyo from the spirits, Subaru drifts off to the dream world where he encounters Mitsuki, a mysterious childhood friend with a painful secret. Will the horror of Mitsuki's past drag Subaru into a permanent sleep state? Meanwhile, Subaru's twin sister, Hokuto, tries to help a girl who is in need of something very important ... a friend. This volume of Tokyo Babylon is a search for truth from the surface of sleep to the depths of our strange, beautiful world.

Subaru Sumeragi
A teenage Omyouji (spiritual medium) and 13th head of the powerful Sumeragi clan. Subaru and his sister work to appease the spirits who threaten the saftety and balance of Tokyo.

Hokuto Sumeragi
Subaru's twin sister, she makes her own clothes and matching outfits for her brother. She supports her brother in his exorcisms and assists from time to time with a little magic of her own.

Seishirou Sakurazuka
A 23-year-old veterinarian who provides assistance to Subaru on his missions. He is a man of many mysteries with a dark past.

What is 'CLAMP'?

CLAMP is the four-woman manga studio that creates the world's most popular manga. For the past 15 years they have worked non-stop, creating everything from the adorable shojo (girls comic) hit Cardcaptor Sakura, to the dark and brooding Tokyo Babylon, to the sci-fi romantic comedy Chobits. Currently they are working on four series: Legal Drug, X, Tsubasa: Resevoir Chronicle and xxxHolic. The group also has a close relationship with anime studio Madhouse, which has adapted most of CLAMP's manga into equally successful anime.

2004 marks the team's 15th anniversary, and to celebrate they are working on a retrospective collection called CLAMP no Kiseki, available from TOKYOPOP in 2005.


Member Bios

Name: Ageha Ohkawa
Role: team leader; story & script
DOB: March 2
Blood-type: A
Birthplace: Osaka

Name: Satsuki Igarashi
Role: design; art assistant
DOB: Feb 8
Blood type: A
Birthplace: Born in Kyoto, raised in Shiga

Tsubaki Nekoi
Role: art assistant; chibi artist; lead artist on Wish, Legal Drug, Suki, The One I Love
DOB: January 21
Blood-type: O
Birthplace: Kyoto

Mokona
Role: lead artist; colors
DOB: June 16
Blood-type: A
Birthplace: Kyoto