Manga of the Week - Gate 7
Sunday, November 21, 2010Image from GamrConnect
After six years, CLAMP breaks in with their new work, Gate 7!!
Title: Gate 7
Author: CLAMP
Genre: Oneshot*, Shounen, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Supernatural
Serialized in: Shueisha Jump SQ
Total Volume Count: N/A
Summary from MangaUpdates:
Kenn's Comment: The one shot was released recently in Jump SQ. Gave it a read through and I really liked it. It's kind of like the bastard love child of xXxHolic and Tsubasa. Adventure and action in the world of dreams and whatnot. Never thought I'd use that one shot tag again.Between our conscious, waking world and the subconscious state of slumber, there is a thinly veiled plane of lucid dreaming. While the conscious state belongs to individuals, the hidden plane of dreams is one shared by all human minds, past, present, and future. Yet only a few have ever possessed the power to enter this secret realm at will - where a war is being waged to control the waking world. For our earthly wishes and desires are not our own, but under the manipulation of these unseen masters of dreams. The heroine of Gate 7 is Hana, a high-school girl hailing from Kyoto, the daughter of a temple caretaker. Her peaceful ways give her the self-control to act in the hidden realm. But Hana can only reach it through the strange beast that acts as her totem in the world of dreams - and her companion on a journey to confront the puppeteers of our reality!
That aside, the art is gorgeous as always, and the characters in this don't look too much like redrawn slightly edited characters from past works.
For those wondering, serialization for the series starts this February (2011) in Jump SQ, which is a monthly serialization that also has Rosario+Vampire II, To Love-ru Darkness, Tegami Bachi and Binbougami ga!, among manga other big titles. Look forward to it!
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