 Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles #10
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Crossover Info: While Ashura-o talks to Yuko and we see Larg, the black Mokona in this volume, these events (as far as I know) don't directly crossover into the continuity of the xxxHolic manga.
The first thing I have to say about this volume of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle is just how much I love the cover! The colours, the illustration, everything about it just lifts it above the already impressive CLAMP covers we've already seen for this series.
As for the interior, well as usual CLAMP produces some simply stunning artwork that's on par with the writing. This volume of the manga draws the Ashura-o / Yasha arc to a close while immediately starting the popular Piffle arc which will continue for the next few manga volumes. Also as an added bonus, in the back there is a fun murder mystery story focusing on Mokona that takes place outside continuity but is fun nonetheless.
Something that I enjoyed about this manga volume was how some of the ongoing plots are beginning to work their way into the foreground. Kurogane questions Fay about who he's running from, Fei Wang Reed discusses Yuko and her knowledge of the Clow Ruins and Ashura-o hints that Syaoran may be more than he seems and pretty much tells him as much to his face.
The only thing that I felt could have been left out of this arc was the ten or so pages that explained the concept of time travel. I know it's the Japanese style to always dumb down points like this, but in the process they make the characters come
across as a little less intelligent than they are. One page was all that was needed to get the point across especially since Fei Wang Reed also talks about them time travelling almost immediately after Syaoran and Fay's exposition.
Overall though, this was a great read (as usual with Tsubasa).
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