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<p>It's related to the manga <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_%28manga%29" rel="nofollow noreferrer">X</a>. Here's a pretty helpful review by <a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R1ZOXPGN4BY619/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=4048531689&amp;nodeID=283155&amp;store=books" rel="nofollow noreferrer">an Amazon.com user</a>:</p>

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  <p>This is a well-made, high quality hardcover artbook collecting color artwork from the manga (comic) X/1999 (as it is published in the US). X/1999 is a supernatural, apocalyptic story about destiny and choices leading toward the end of the world, written and illustrated by a team of women collectively called CLAMP. The artwork here focuses on the numerous characters. As a loose generalization, the illustrations are either elegant or bloody. The characters themselves have the delicate, slender designs of all CLAMP characters. The female character illustrations shine here: the sword-wielding priestess Arashi, the innocent Yuzuriha Nekoi, and the fire-wielding Karen Kasumi, in particular. Other illustrations, particularly involving lead characters Kamui and Kotori, are scenes of violence or impending violence. X/1999 the comic has scenes of dismemberment; none of these illustrations reach that point, but they are not all sweetness and light. If you have read any comics by CLAMP (such as X/1999 or Rayearth) and think the art looks good in black and white, these full-color illustrations will show you CLAMP can reach an even higher level. One last note: this is a Japanese book, so it opens and reads in the opposite direction (but don't worry, it sits just as nicely on a bookshelf). </p>
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2013-07-06T19:21:05.260Z
Thanks :) I guess the similar covers made it hard to find
Toshinou Kyouko
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2013-07-06T19:11:37.387Z
2013-07-06T19:11:37.387Z
Jon Lin
<p>I was at a convention recently and I saw a few volumes of this at one of the trader's stalls:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Zn1Bpm.jpg" alt="&quot;X&quot;"></p>

<p>The blurb on the back was quite non-descript and the guy running the stall seemed too busy for me to chat about it. </p>

<p>I left it alone, because I figured it was probably based on something I hadn't read/watched.</p>

<p>I thought it looked interesting, so I went to see what it was based on, but I haven't been able to find very much information on this book.</p>

<p>Is the artbook an unattached work in Clamp's general style, or is it based on one of their series and I just haven't been able to find it?</p>

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Is this artbook by Clamp based on a series?
# Is this artbook by Clamp based on a series?
Posted by: username_0 on 2013-07-06
I was at a convention recently and I saw a few volumes of this at one of the trader's stalls:

![](https://i.sstatic.net/Zn1Bpm.jpg)

The blurb on the back was quite non-descript and the guy running the stall seemed too busy for me to chat about it.

I left it alone, because I figured it was probably based on something I hadn't read/watched.

I thought it looked interesting, so I went to see what it was based on, but I haven't been able to find very much information on this book.

Is the artbook an unattached work in Clamp's general style, or is it based on one of their series and I just haven't been able to find it?
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## 1 answers
### Answer by username_1 on 2013-07-06. Score: 9 | Accepted answer
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/IH3px.jpg)

It's related to the manga [X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_%28manga%29). Here's a pretty helpful review by [an Amazon.com user](http://www.amazon.com/review/R1ZOXPGN4BY619/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&ASIN=4048531689&nodeID=283155&store=books):

> This is a well-made, high quality hardcover artbook collecting color artwork from the manga (comic) X/1999 (as it is published in the US). X/1999 is a supernatural, apocalyptic story about destiny and choices leading toward the end of the world, written and illustrated by a team of women collectively called CLAMP. The artwork here focuses on the numerous characters. As a loose generalization, the illustrations are either elegant or bloody. The characters themselves have the delicate, slender designs of all CLAMP characters. The female character illustrations shine here: the sword-wielding priestess Arashi, the innocent Yuzuriha Nekoi, and the fire-wielding Karen Kasumi, in particular. Other illustrations, particularly involving lead characters Kamui and Kotori, are scenes of violence or impending violence. X/1999 the comic has scenes of dismemberment; none of these illustrations reach that point, but they are not all sweetness and light. If you have read any comics by CLAMP (such as X/1999 or Rayearth) and think the art looks good in black and white, these full-color illustrations will show you CLAMP can reach an even higher level. One last note: this is a Japanese book, so it opens and reads in the opposite direction (but don't worry, it sits just as nicely on a bookshelf).
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2013-07-06): Thanks :) I guess the similar covers made it hard to find  
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