Clamp School Detectives
CLAMP 学園探偵団 (Kuranpu Gakuen Tanteidan)
Genre	Shōjo, Detective, Comedy
Manga
Author	Clamp
Publisher	Kadokawa Shoten
Other publishers: = Elex Media Komputindo
Serialized in	Monthly Asuka
Original run	January 1992 – October 1993
Volumes	3
TV anime: Clamp School
Director	Osamu Nabeshima
Studio	Studio Pierrot
Network	Animax, TV Tokyo Animax Localia Canal Panda
Original run	3 May 1997 – 25 October 1997
Episodes	26

Clamp School Detectives (CLAMP学園探偵団, Kuranpu Gakuen Tanteidan^?) is a manga series by CLAMP, which was adapted into a 26-episode anime series, produced by Bandai Visual and Pierrot. The manga series was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Asuka manga magazine between January 1992 and October 1993, spanning 3-tankōbons^[1], while the anime premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo between May 3, 1997 and October 25, 1997. Image File history File links Clampschool. ... Page from long running shōjo manga Glass Mask by Suzue Miuchi, demonstrating archetypal shōjo art conventions Shōjo or shoujo ) is a term used in English to refer to manga and anime aimed at a female audience between the ages of 13 and 18. ... Gumshoe redirects here. ... The word comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humor with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ... This article is about the comics published in East Asian countries. ... Clamp (officially typeset as CLAMP) is an all-female Japanese mangaka group. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Indonesia. ... Elex Media Komputindo is a major Indonesian publisher of computer literature and manga, headquartered in Jakarta. ... Asuka (月刊), also known as Monthly Asuka, is a monthly Japanese shojo manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten, aimed primarily at young girls, but with some crossover into young male audiences. ... Tankōbon ) is the Japanese term for a compilation volume of a particular series (such as a manga or a novel series, magazine articles, essays, craft patterns, etc. ... TV redirects here. ... “Animé” redirects here. ... Founded in 1979, Studio Pierrot (スタジオぴえろ) is a Japanese animation company. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Animax ) is a Japanese anime satellite television network, established and owned by Sony Corporation, and dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. ... The logo of TV Tokyo. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Singapore. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Philippines. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hong_Kong. ... Animax ) is a Japanese anime satellite television network, established and owned by Sony Corporation, and dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Canal Panda is a portuguese television channel dedicated to infantile and juvenile public, transmited mostly in animated series. ... is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... This article is about the comics published in East Asian countries. ... Clamp (officially typeset as CLAMP) is an all-female Japanese mangaka group. ... “Animé” redirects here. ... Tin plate toy car by Bandai Bandai is a Japanese toy making company. ... Founded in 1979, Studio Pierrot (スタジオぴえろ) is a Japanese animation company. ... Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co. ... Asuka (月刊), also known as Monthly Asuka, is a monthly Japanese shojo manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten, aimed primarily at young girls, but with some crossover into young male audiences. ... Tankōbon ) is the Japanese term for a compilation volume of a particular series (such as a manga or a novel series, magazine articles, essays, craft patterns, etc. ... The logo of TV Tokyo. ... is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ...

An early work of the all-female mangaka group Clamp, the series outlines the adventures of the Elementary School Student Board in their attempt to better the lives of the female population of Clamp School. Mangaka ) is the Japanese word for a comic artist. ...

TOKYOPOP have released the manga in English across North America in three volumes. The anime series has been translated and dubbed into English by the anime television network, Animax, who have broadcast the series across its respective English-language networks in Southeast Asia and South Asia. It is distributed in North America by Bandai Entertainment, which first released it in 1998 through now out-of-print subtitled VHS videotapes, and which will also soon release DVDs of the series with a new English dub. ^[2] For the music movie, see Tokyo Pop. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... Animax ) is a Japanese anime satellite television network, established and owned by Sony Corporation, and dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... Map of South Asia (see note on Kashmir). ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... Tin plate toy car by Bandai Bandai is a Japanese toy making company. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed Top view of VHS cassette with front casing removed The Video Home System, better known by its abbreviation VHS, is a recording and playing standard. ...

The Clamp School

The Clamp School is the brainchild of the Imonoyama zaibatsu. It is placed in a sprawling estate as big as a small city. Shaped like a pentagram, each of the five corners houses one of the five school divisions, which range from kindergarten though college, even graduate school. It also is a self-contained campus in Tokyo, it having its own city, complete with banks, shopping arcades, public utilities, as well as its own mass rapid transit system. The Clamp School's mission is to cater to all talented students, rich or poor. Zaibatsu ) is a Japanese term referring to the financial cliques, or business conglomerates, whose influence and size allowed for control over significant parts of the Japanese economy throughout the Edo and Meiji periods. ... A pentagram A pentagram (sometimes known as a pentalpha or pentangle or, more formally, as a star pentagon) is the shape of a five-pointed star drawn with five straight strokes. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... College (Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an educational institution. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The institution is featured in other Clamp works such as Magic Knight Rayearth, Man of Many Faces and X/1999. X/1999 expands the reasoning behind the campus's unique layout by revealing that part-way through the campus's construction, a request came from Tohru Magami to have the site act as a sanctuary for the Sacred Sword to be wielded by her son, Kamui Shirou, during an apocalyptic battle to occur in 1999. The director agreed and changed the layout to form a pentagram at Tohru Magami's request, resulting in having to move half-completed or even entire buildings to fulfill this. “MKR” redirects here. ... Serialized in Newtype Magazine Original run 1990 – 1991 No. ... X/1999, an early work of the hit all female manga-ka group CLAMP, details the apocalypse in a very literal adaptation of the Book of Revelation. ... This is an index of characters in the anime series X/1999. ... 天(てん) の 龍(りゅう) The Dragons Of Heaven Ten No RyÅ« The Dragons of Heaven 七(ななつ) の 封(ふう) 印(いん) The Seven Seals Nanatsu No FÅ«in In the manga series X created by the popular mangaka circle CLAMP, the Dragons of Heaven are a group of seven individuals who are fated to stand against the Dragons of Earth...

CLAMP School's physical plant configuration is partly replicated in an unrelated anime, Alice Academy. Serialized in Hana to Yume Original run 19 February 2003 – ongoing No. ...

Characters

Main Cast

Nokoru Imonoyama

(妹之山 残 Imonoyama Nokoru; Seiyu: Akemi Okamura) - A 6th grade student and the Elementary School Board Chairman. The youngest son of the Imonoyama zaibatsu, the founders of Clamp School, he has inherited the family fondness of doing absurd things just for the sake of doing them. Nokoru has one of the top IQs in a school full of geniuses and NASA has been vying for the mind of the elementary schooler. He also has the unique ability to detect a lady in distress from two kilometers away. For this reason, he established the Clamp School Detective Agency, although this was also an incentive to get out of his Chairman duties. He is also the only one out of the three young detectives that doesn't play a sport. Nokoru also appears in Clamp's Duklyon: Clamp School Defenders, Man of Many Faces, Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle and X/1999. Akemi Okamura (岡村 明美 Okamura Akemi, born on March 12, 1969) is a seiyu who works for Mausu Promotion. ... Zaibatsu ) is a Japanese term referring to the financial cliques, or business conglomerates, whose influence and size allowed for control over significant parts of the Japanese economy throughout the Edo and Meiji periods. ... IQ redirects here; for other uses of that term, see IQ (disambiguation). ... This article is about the American space agency. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... Duklyon: CLAMP School Defenders (Japanese: 学園特警デュカリオン: Gakuen Tokkei DUKLYON) is a manga created by CLAMP, a Japanese artistic group of four women. ... Serialized in Newtype Magazine Original run 1990 – 1991 No. ... Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (ツバサ－RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE－) is a manga made by CLAMP which is running in Shonen Magazine in Japan. ... X/1999, an early work of the hit all female manga-ka group CLAMP, details the apocalypse in a very literal adaptation of the Book of Revelation. ...

Suoh Takamura

(鷹村 蘇芳 Takamura Suō; Seiyu: Shiho Niiyama) - A 5th grader and the Elementary School Board Secretary. Suoh is a martial arts expert, with a 3rd dan blackbelt in Karate, Judo, Aikido, and Kendo (he would have gone higher, but he ran out of competition), he's also good in kyūdō. He is also the descendant of a Japanese ninja clan, and has sworn to protect Nokoru though anything. He is also responsible for making sure the chairman does all of his paperwork on time. Suoh also appears in Clamp School Paranormal Investigators, Man of Many Faces, Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle and X/1999. Shiho Niiyama (新山志保 Niiyama Shiho, March 21, 1970 - February 7, 2000) was a Japanese seiyuu who was affiliated with Aoni Production. ... Look up Dan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Karate (disambiguation). ... This article is about the martial art and sport. ... Aikido ), is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. ... Kendo ), or way of the sword, is the martial art of Japanese fencing. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Jiraiya, ninja and title character of the Japanese folktale Jiraiya Goketsu Monogatari. ... For other uses, see Clan (disambiguation). ... CLAMP School Paranormal Investigators is a set of three illustrated novels written by Tomiyuki Matsumoto in collaboration with Japanese manga group, CLAMP. The main characters are loosely based on the members of CLAMP themselves. ... Serialized in Newtype Magazine Original run 1990 – 1991 No. ... Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (ツバサ－RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE－) is a manga made by CLAMP which is running in Shonen Magazine in Japan. ... X/1999, an early work of the hit all female manga-ka group CLAMP, details the apocalypse in a very literal adaptation of the Book of Revelation. ...

Akira Ijyuin

(伊集院 玲 Ijyuin Akira; Seiyu: Omi Minami) - A 4th grader and the Elementary School Board Treasurer. Akira is a first-class chef, a trait he inherited from his father. He lives with his two mothers and has also inherited his father's legacy as the notorious thief 20 Masks. Akira also appears in Clamp's Man of Many Faces, Duklyon: Clamp School Defenders, Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle and X/1999. Omi Minami (南 央美 Minami Ōmi, born July 13, 1968) is a Japanese voice actress (seiyuu). ... Serialized in Newtype Magazine Original run 1990 – 1991 No. ... Duklyon: CLAMP School Defenders (Japanese: 学園特警デュカリオン: Gakuen Tokkei DUKLYON) is a manga created by CLAMP, a Japanese artistic group of four women. ... Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (ツバサ－RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE－) is a manga made by CLAMP which is running in Shonen Magazine in Japan. ... X/1999, an early work of the hit all female manga-ka group CLAMP, details the apocalypse in a very literal adaptation of the Book of Revelation. ...

Supporting Characters

Nagisa Azuya

(梓夜 凪砂 Azuya Nagisa; Seiyu: Haruna Ikezawa) - A kindergarten student and friend of the President of the Kindergarten Student Division Council, she plays the flute very beautifully. At first, Suoh thought that she was a wisteria fairy and an illusion; after hearing Utaku Ookawa talk about her, however, he knew she was real. Her mother is a famous traditional Japanese dancer and her father is well known for playing for royalty. She has enough talent to surpass her parents. Suoh has a crush on her and vice versa. Haruna Ikezawa (池澤 春菜 Ikezawa Haruna) is a fairly recent seiyÅ«. She was born on December 15, 1975 in Tokyo, Japan [edit] Notable voice roles Hiroko Haruna and Torahamu-Chan in Tottoko Hamutaro (Hamtaro) Yoshino Shimazu in Maria-sama ga Miteru Porun in Futari wa Pretty Cure Noriko Ukai in Gravitation Athena... Species See text. ...

Utako Ohkawa

(大川 詠心 Ōkawa Utako; Seiyu: Yuko Miyamura) - A kindergarten student and president of the Kindergarten Student Division Council. At first, she thought that her friend, Nagisa, was being attacked by people who are jealous of her. Akira has a crush on her and she has a crush on him. She believes they will get married someday. She also appears in Clamp's Man of Many Faces and makes a cameo appearance in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle. Yuko Miyamura (宮村 優子 Miyamura YÅ«ko) (born December 4, 1972) is a Japanese seiyÅ«, J-pop singer and sound director. ... Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (ツバサ－RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE－) is a manga made by CLAMP which is running in Shonen Magazine in Japan. ...

Plot Summarization

The Clamp School Detectives is a series of episodic cases. Background is also given of Nokoru and Suoh's relationship, although this is not essential to the series.

Music

Opening Theme

Peony Pink by Ali Project

Ending Theme

Welcome to Metallic Party by Marble Berry

Ending Theme

Gift by Maaya Sakamoto

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Trivia

• The name of "Nokoru" originates in the Ryūdō brothers of Sohryuden. The names of Ryūdō brothers are Hajime (start), Tsuzuku (continue), Owaru (end), and Amaru (remain). According to fans, the author of Sohryuden, Yoshiki Tanaka, hesitated in deciding whether to name the youngest brother "Amaru" or "Nokoru" , which happen to be different pronunciations of the same character. Clamp, who had dōjinshi of Tanaka's works, used the name "Nokoru" (the name not chosen by Tanaka) for their own works. The names of "Tsuzuku Imonoyama" and "Owaru Imonoyama" are given as elder brothers of Nokoru if one carefully examines the corners of the scenes in this work and Duklyon: Clamp School Defenders.

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References

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External links

• Pierrot's official Clamp School website
• Animax East Asia's official website for Clamp School
• Animax South Asia's official website for Clamp School
• Animax Hong Kong's official website for Clamp School
• TokyoPop's Clamp School Detectives Manga Page