VIZ MEDIA TO RELEASE
DELUXE COLLECTOR’S EDITION OF CLAMP’S
APOCALYPTIC MANGA SERIES, X
Manga Powerhouse CLAMP Delivers
AProphetic Vision Of The End Of The World
That Ponders Man’s Biology, Ethics AndIdeals
VIZ Media, has announced the upcomingrelease of a deluxe collector’s edition for X, the apocalyptic action epic fromthe internationally renowned manga (graphic novel) creative team of CLAMP. X 3-in-1 Edition, Volume 1, debuts on November8th, is rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens, and will carry an MSRP of $19.99U.S. / $22.99 CAN.
Each of VIZMedia’s X releases bundles threecomplete manga volumes and features 24 pages of gorgeous, full-color illustrations never beforepublished outside Japan! The pages are also printed in their originalright-to-left reading order and presented in the highest quality.
As X (previously released in the United States as X/1999) opens, Kamui Shiro is a young man followed by mystery. Hewas taken from Tokyo by his mother while still a child and had to leave behindhis dearest friends, including the gentle Kotori and her brother Fuma,following a terrible incident that claimed their mother's life. Returning toTokyo following his mother's death, Kamui is a changed young man – moody anddistant to his old friends, yet determined to protect them from the dark forcesthat swirl around him. It turns out that he is the nexus of a great cataclysmto come, and the inheritor to a strange destiny that could decide the fate ofthe entire world.
“X is the newest series to join our library deluxe collector’sedition manga titles, and its gripping story will resonate with a wide array ofreaders,” says Andy Nakatani, Editorial Director. “The manga creators of CLAMPforged new ground by blending the intricate artwork characteristic of the shojo,or girls, manga genre with the graphic action more often found in ‘seinen,’ or mangaaimed at older male readers. This edition is a great way for fans to revisitthe series in a new way, and is also an entry point for new readers to discoverthe riveting and sometimes controversial manga works created by CLAMP!”
CLAMP is an artistic team composedof four women – Satsuki Igarashi, Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi, and Nanase Ohkawa – whoseworks are loved my millions of fans worldwide. They debuted with the mangaseries, RG Veda, in 1989 and went on to create suchinternationally bestselling series as X/1999,Magic Knight Rayearth, Cardcaptor Sakura, Angelic Layer, Chobits, xxxHolic andTsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE, allof which have been adapted into popular TV anime series. In addition to manga,CLAMP also produces illustrations, book designs, screenplays, and essays.
More information on X andother VIZ Media manga titles is available at www.viz.com/manga.
