RG Veda is Clamp's first official outing as a manga series, as touted on the cover. Much of Clamp's older catalog seems to have been passed up in favor of other titles, such as Rayearth or Cardcaptor Sakura that have more direct...
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RG Veda is Clamp's first official outing as a manga series, as touted on the cover. Much of Clamp's older catalog seems to have been passed up in favor of other titles, such as Rayearth or Cardcaptor Sakura that have more direct mainstream appeal. Yet, this volume and the nearly complete run (as of this writing) of Tokyo Babylon show a real intellectualism and variety on the part of Clamp that hasn't shown up as much in their work since they became more encompassed within the mainstream. RG Veda isn't perfect. It's slow, and very obscure. As near as I can tell, it's only superficially based on concepts from Hindu religion and cosmology, though I'm not nearly that familiar with it all the way through. I expected it to be a very rough book (along the lines of the raw early volumes of Tokyo Babylon) but in fact, this is possibly one of the most technically cultivated and consistant volumes they've ever done that I've seen (with the exception of perhaps Shirahime-Syo). They very seldom rely on interjections of goofy humor and simplified cartoons to emphasize humorous moments as they do in later volumes. For the most part, this book sets out to be as epic as possible. It's slightly longer than most manga, at nearly 200 full pages, and with the obscure subject you'll at least need to read this twice. This is a must for fans of Clamp, but if you haven't filled out full runs of Tokyo Babylon or Chobits, I would advise starting there, first. Comment | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)
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