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Man of Many Faces

Series period, Magazine, Publisher

“Comic GENKi“ the August 1989 edition ~ the summer 1991 edition

Kadokawa Shoten

Story

“Akira, we want it!!“ At his two beautiful mothers’ request, the Man of Many Faces appears! His true identity is Akira Ijyuin, a kind and gentle young boy attending the CLAMP School’s elementary division. One day, while in his guise as the Man of Many Faces, Akira encounters a kindergarten student named Utako Okawa, who just had her heart broken. After Akira attempts to cheer her up, she declares that he will be the next person she falls in love with. They begin to meet every Friday night on her balcony. Where will the love blossoming between these two kids take them…?

Explanation

This series was published in “Comic GENKi“ (Kadokawa shoten), a separate magazine published in supplication to “Monthly Newtype“ (Kadokawa Shoten) anime magazine. It began publication during the same period as CLAMP’s debut title, “RG VEDA“. The main character, Akira Ijyuin, attends the elementary division of CLAMP School. Already we can see how CLAMP’s works will go on to be closely interlinked in the future. This title is just one of three titles focused around CLAMP School. As this is a story about a gentleman thief, pay close attention to the names of the characters, like Kobayashi, who leads the rival security force, and Dr. Akechi, who knows Akira’s secret. The story is also full of mysteries that are never resolved, such as why Akira has two identical mothers or why his father doesn’t live with them. And there is also the love story aspect involving 6 years old kindergartner, Utako Okawa. Utako has her heart broken by her kindergarten teacher, and moves on to decide that Akira is the next person she will fall in love with. She might be young, but her views on romance are beyond her years, and she has many romantic lines that leave an impression. Two drama CDs were produced for this series, “Man of Many Faces: Shining Star“ and “Man of Many Faces: No Musical As Wonderful As Love“.

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