Chobits
"Chobits" began as a manga written and illustrated by Clamp, a collective of four Japanese manga artists. It appeared as a serial in "Weekly Young Magazine" from the 43rd issue for 2000 to the 48th issue for 2002. Kodansha compiled the eighty-eight chapters into eight bound volumes and published them from February 14, 2001, to November 29, 2002.
In 2002, Tokyopop licensed "Chobits" for an English-language translation in North America and marketed it as part of its new unflipped manga line, which reads from right-to-left. Previously, translated manga was typically flipped from its original reading order to a left-to-right one to better suit Western readers. Tokyopop published the series from April 23, 2002, to October 7, 2003, and its translation was distributed in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment. Tokyopop's license concluded in 2009. At San Diego Comic-Con International 2009, Dark Horse Manga announced an omnibus edition of the series in celebration of Clamp's 20th anniversary. In 2010, it published the two volumes on March 24, and September 29, respectively.
"Chobits" is also published in Hong Kong in Traditional Chinese by Jonesky, in Singapore in Simplified Chinese by Chuang Yi, in South Korea by Daiwon C.I., in France by Pika Édition, in Spain by Norma Editorial, in Mexico by Grupo Editorial Vid, in Italy by Star Comics (which serialized it in "Express"), in Germany by Egmont Manga & Anime (which serialized it in "Manga Power"), in Poland by Japonica Polonica Fantastica, in Brazil by JBC, and in Sweden by Carlsen Verlag.
List of Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle characters
The way the characters from various Clamp series has been praised by various publications with Carl Kimlinger from Anime News Network stating that fans from such series will enjoy more how they are played in "Tsubasa". Although Kimlinger found differences between some characters' traits from their original series, he still found their traits in "Tsubasa" appealing, pointing to Syaoran's and Sakura's relationship as "almost adorable enough to excuse the glacial pace of its [the anime] advancement." Similarly, IGN's Jeff Harris enjoyed the cast of characters pointing the Syaoran's interesting role due to how he sacrifices his relationship with Sakura, while the comedy developed by Fai and Mokona was also favored. Active Anime's Christopher Seaman found the romantical relationship between Syaoran and Sakura as one of the most mature parts from the series, balancing the other fantastic themes which added more variety to the series' audience. In a general overview, Julie Gray from Comic Book Bin gave positive remarks to the characters' complex personalities and how the plot has been developed throughout its first ten volumes. DVD Talk found them "endearing and memorable, and from start to finish this series will entertain viewers to the fullest", stating that viewers do not need to have read or watched previous Clamp works to understand them. On the other hand, Chris Beveridge from Mania Entertainment stated while that people unrelated with such characters would like "Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle", other people would "get out of the series."