Okay, so I was not completely up to speed this time around with Holic(I KNOW! THE HORROR!). Rei seemed like such a long read that I didn't want to get myself into without rereading the original Holic series.
Buuuut--how foolish of me to even start theorizing about Tsubasa World Chronicle without familiarizing myself with it's brother, Rei!
I might've just flipped to the most recent chapters of Rei that were released this month and everything is coming together. In the words of my dear friend Aurora (tsubasachro), "I think everything [about Tsubasa World Chronicle Chapitre 1] will make sense if we just read Rei." I might have laughed out loud and told her that it was foolish to believe the answers would be given to us so simply by CLAMP but as it turns out, the two tie in so perfectly that (surprise!) it had to have been planned....
SO! I want to meet the loyal XXX HOlic Rei fans out there! YOU are a lucky bunch right now....because these last few chapters have illuminated the answers to so many mysteries. Let us, Holic and Tsubasa fans, come together once more to enjoy the interconnectedness of the two plots.
Are you relieved?
Why do you think Syaoran needs those items Watanuki hunted for with so much dedication?
~Wall-iE
Alright everyone!!! Tsubasa World Chronicle has been released!
I really want to say more about this chapter now that I've seen it for myself, but first I should post links for everyone else. I found them at the ClampNow live journal as per usual.
This is the link to images (with chinese lettering):my.poco.cn/album/album_show_photo_list.htx&user_id=45877459&sets_id=4084013
This is a link to a translation: http://jadeseejw.wordpress.com/2014/08/20/twctranslations1/
I had such and adventure today and this is the best way to end it!
Some preliminary notes of mine that I would like to expand on later
-the three items sent over to Syaoran (did I see a bird cage shaped package???)
-the meeting Watanuki had with Yuuko from another world (I thought Fei Wong Reed said that she had disappeared from every world...Could this be far in the future? After Watanuki's "staying-in-one-place" curse has been lifted? Time DOES flow differently in each dimension. I'm just wondering if Yuuko had been reincarnated in another dimension. That would explain why Watanuki said something as confusing as "I'm waiting for her to return to this dimension.")
-the "Ideal World"....How many worlds did they go to before they landed here? It reminds me of Hanshin Republic--the most ideal first world for them to have ended up in. Also, Masahiro-kun is there, and the girl who kept popping up in the backgrounds. Something is very relaxed and familiar about this chapter that harkens back to the beginning of the series.
-The mention of Fuuma and Seishirou! I'm sorry but anything with those to involved makes me feel as though loose ends will be tied up after all. Vampire twins, anyone?
SO! What we have is a beautiful chapter of tsubasa that will bring back the good ol' times to you. No sign of Sakura, of course....they want to give us the impression that there is great distance between the group and herself. And not to sound rude, but the "good ol' times" didn't really include much of Sakura (in a fully conscious state) any way.
Did I mention the color spreads that will make great material for wallpapers???? Also I want that Iphone cover <3
Happy reading if you haven't caught the news already. And let the discussion begin!
