Man of Many Faces
20面相におねがい!! (20 Mensou ni Onegai!)
Demographic	Shōjo
Genre	comedy, romance
Manga: [1]
Authored by	Clamp
Publisher	Kadokawa Shoten
Other publishers: Tokyopop Pika Édition Norma Editorial Editions Star Comics Egmont Manga & Anime
Serialized in	Newtype Magazine
Original run	1990 – 1991
No. of volumes	2

Man of Many Faces (20面相におねがい!!, 20 Mensō ni Onegai!!^?) is a shōjo manga by Clamp about a nine year old boy named Akira Ijyuin who steals beautiful and valuable objects to please his twin mothers and is known to the public as the dashing, clever thief named "Man of 20 Faces". Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 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 This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... For the music movie, see Tokyo Pop. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Pika Édition is a French publisher, specialized in manga. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Egmont Manga & Anime is one of the largest publishers of manga in Germany. ... Cover of Newtype USA Magazine (November 2003 issue) Newtype is a popular monthly magazine publication originating from Japan, covering anime and manga (and to a lesser extent, tokusatsu, Japanese science fiction and video games). ... 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. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the comics published in East Asian countries. ... Clamp (officially typeset as CLAMP) is an all-female Japanese mangaka group. ...

Plot Summary

Although Akira Ijyuin is a master of disguise and an expert thief, nothing could prepare him for his first destined meeting with the heartbroken Utako Ohkawa. On that fated night, the famous thief has the only thing that he does not even think of (considering his age of nine) stolen - his innocent heart. The two fall in love, but what is Akira to do about his secret job?

The whole two volumes of the series is a melody of love between the renowned mysterious thief 20 Faces and a smart kindergarten girl Utako Ohkawa. Despite their very young age, they also struggle through any obstacles in order to reach the heart of one another, to strive for each other's love.

Characters

Akira Ijuyin (伊集院 玲, Ijuyin Akira^?)

He is an elementary boy with a double life. During the day, he is the fourth-grader of elementary CLAMP school. He is also the Treasurer of the Elementary Division Student Council. At night, he turns into a mysterious thief who steals things in order to please his two mothers. Although he is only 9 years old at the beginning of the story, he has already mastered the great skills in disguise and thievery. Our protagonist is the successor of the renowned thief 20 Faces, who was also Akira's father. After his father disappears, Akira takes his place and inherits the name 20 Faces. Akira is so pure that he still believes in Santa Claus - this fact really surprises Nokoru and Suoh. Akira is also very good at cooking and housework. His cooking is said to be equivalent to the top cooks of the world, while his grace in housework makes him the most wanted bachelor. He is also said to be the top student in his grade. However good he is, Akira is still an innocent boy in love. Akira proposes to Utako when he is 20 and marries her at the age of 22. He is trying to become a pediatrician like his uncle, who happens to be the doctor at CLAMP school's infirmary. The only time Akira gets angry is the time his mothers try doing something risky in order to help him.

Utako Ohkawa (大川 詠心, Ohkawa Utako^?)

The second daughter of the Ohkawa Zaibatsu. When she meets Akira at the beginning of the story, she is heartbroken by her kindergarten teacher who refuses her love confession because of their 22 years difference in age. However, she quickly finds herself attracted to the mysterious thief who just breaks into her room to hide from the police. Akira's kindness helps ease Utako's anger. And that's when Utako decides that Akira will be the man of her life. Utako is not good at cooking and housework; she even mistakes salt for sugar, etc. However, she has been trying her best ever since she met 20 Faces, because she wants to be the best wife in the world. Utako seems to be more mature than those at her age, even more mature than those older than her. She gets engaged with Akira at her 16th birthday and claims that his proposal is the best birthday present she ever had. She marries Akira at the age of 18. Her future career is a kindergarten teacher.

Akira's Mothers (お母さんA/B, Akira's Mothers^?)

They are called Mother A and Mother B. They seem to be identical twins. They are said to be extremely wealthy and very beautiful, however, their personalities are childlike. How Akira has two mothers is still a mystery that CLAMP has yet revealed. Although they are very rich, they always make their husband - the original 20 Faces - and, later, their son Akira to steal anything they like by claiming that they need it. Although they seem selfish, they really care about Akira. Once they even try to help by coming the scene in a disguise - the bunny-girl outfits; however, they just mess everything up and results in angering Akira, but their sincere sorry makes him unable to stay angry very long. They seem to be playful and make Akira clean up most of their mess. They also seem to be unable in housework, which makes Akira the only one doing all the housework.

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Trivia

• Based on the character The Man With 20 Faces from a series of stories written by Edogawa Rampo about the character Detective Kogoro Akeichi.
• This is one of Clamp's earliest original works and is a prequel to CLAMP School Detectives. Akira, one of the protagonists, also makes a cameo in Duklyon: CLAMP School Defenders, X/1999 (X), and the video CLAMP in Wonderland.
• Though never animated, it did spawn a drama cd with both music and radio play.
• Akira also appears as Man of Many Faces in an episode of the Clamp School Detectives anime.
• The manga is published in English by TOKYOPOP retaining its right to left format, though it is now out of print. Part of the storyline happens coexistence with the storyline of CLAMP School Detectives and Duklyon: CLAMP School Defenders, as seen in a conversation with Nokoru and Suoh that also takes place in CLAMP School Detectives, and in some story from Duklyon: CLAMP School Defenders also appear Akira and Utako at their age in Man of Many Faces.
• In the two last chapters, Utako and Akira are shown in their adult form.
• In the next-to-last chapter is the only time that Nagisa Azuya - a friend of Utako and Suoh Takamura's girlfriend from CLAMP School Detectives - is shown as a young lady.

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