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Clover
クローバー (Kurōbā)
Genre	Fantasy, Cyberpunk
Manga
Author	Clamp
Publisher	Kodansha
Other publishers: Editorial Ivréa Pika Édition Editions Star Comics Carlsen Comics Mangaline Grupo Editorial Vid Tokyopop Seoul Media Group
Demographic	Shoujo
Magazine	Amie
Original run	1997 – 1999
Volumes	4
Animated film
Director	Kitarō Kōsaka
Studio	Madhouse
Released	August 21, 1999
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Clover (クローバー, Kurōbā^?) is a manga series created by CLAMP, a creative team made up by Satsuki Igarashi, Ageha Ohkawa, Tsubaki Nekoi, and Mokona. The manga takes place in a dystopian future, where the government is out to control the "Clovers", a race of children with special powers.

Clover was serialized Kodansha's Amie from 1997 until the magazine's demise in 1999.

Plot

Clover is primarily about a young girl called Sū (スウ, Sū^?). In the futuristic world that she inhabits, the military conducted a search for gifted children nicknamed "Clovers", who seemingly have the magical ability to manipulate technology. Demonstrations of their powers include teleportation and summoning weapons from thin air.

Classified according to how powerful they are, the children were then tattooed with a symbol of the Clover Project, with the number of leaves on the Clover indicating their power. To date, Sū is the only "4-leaf Clover" discovered. Along with other "Clovers", Sū was imprisoned to prevent her contact with other humans, as the government feared that she might develop feelings and be used as a weapon to jeopardize the country's national security.

Being isolated from the rest of mankind, Sū craves for company, and as for her only wish, she asks to visit "Fairy Park." Her escort is Kazuhiko, an ex-military soldier who has been forced to undertake the task. It is later revealed that Kazuhiko and Sū are connected through Kazuhiko's deceased lover, Oruha.

Publication

Clover was serialized Kodansha's Amie from 1997 until the magazine's demise in 1999, and remains unfinished. The manga was conceived as a four part story. The first two volumes comprise part I and trace the main story in the present. The following two volumes are parts II and III, and are flashbacks which explain the history behind certain incidents. According to series head writer Ageha Ohkawa, two further books are needed to complete the story.^[1]

Clover will probably resume in Nakayoshi as it is a shoujo magazine with Kodansha as the publisher. On July 17, 2008, a deluxe edition of Clover volume 1 and 2 will be published as confirmed by the Nakayoshi website.

Dark Horse is currently planning on releasing an omnibus edition of the english translation of Clover sometime in 2009.

Volumes

1. (ISBN 4063400018)
2. (ISBN 4063400026)
3. (ISBN 4063400182)
4. (ISBN 4063400344)

Media

A Clover animated music video directed by Kitarō Kōsaka and animated by Madhouse Studios was shown in Japanese theaters before the Cardcaptor Sakura film in 1999. The short film was released to DVD as part of the Clamp in Wonderland collection on October 26, 2007.

References

External links

• Clover (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Nakayoshi's CLAMP Page

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