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Currently, I only have Elementalor 1 and 2 in
Chinese version, and the series is still far from complete at that point.
Yet, it now has an anime version by the same mangaka. I won't cover the
story here since it is Okazaki's work, not CLAMP's, and that will make
my page way out of topic. However, I can tell you that the story is not
about angels... I think "elfs" or "gargoyles" will be closer.
In their commentary, CLAMP said that they got acquainted with Okazaki in a hot-pot dinner through their common New-Type COMIC Enki editor. Then they went on expressing their admiration about Okazaki and his works. Remember, this happened in 1990 when CLAMP was still the "new kids on the block". However, in my opinion, their imitations of the female characters in Okazaki's manga are better looking than his own originals... |
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Finally, we come to Koi (which means "Love"), which
Okazaki claimed to be "his true story". Notice on the credit page that
not only Ohkawa did the story and binding design, but also Setsuki Igarashi
was the design assistant, and Okazaki thanked Mike and Mokona too, making
the whole CLAMP crew involved. We do not know if this manga imply anything
between him and Ohkawa. Yet, Ohkawa was then having similar hair style
as the girl on the cover, and the special publication of the "Love Speeches"
of the two at the end of the manga sure makes us ponder.
I won't attempt to translate the Love Speeches here (but you could view them by clicking the links below). Since you and I are human beings, why should we need to bother with how other love-blinded individuals talking about love, especially the passion between Okazaki and Ohkawa died down not long after the publication of this manga? (Ohkawa didn't attend the Newtype 10th Anniversary Final Event in 1995, in which Okazaki was one of the guest and he was promoting his anime Elementalers. Coincidence?) |
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