Changes: 20 Mensou ni Onegai!! (Man of Many Faces)

	20面相におねがい!!
Info
Kanji:	20面相におねがい!!
Romaji:	20 Mensō ni onegai!!
English Title:	Man of Many Faces
Genre(s):	Comedy, Crime, Romance
Manga
Publisher:	Kadokawa Shoten
Demographic:	Shonen
Magazine:	COMIC GENKi (aka Kadokawa Shoten)
Run:	August 1989 - July 1991
# of Volumes:	2
Anime

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20面相におねがい!! (Nijū Mensō ni Onegai!!, 20 Faces, Please!!) is a manga by CLAMP; published as "Man of Many Faces" in North-America by Tokyopop.

The story revolves around a nine-year-old boy named Akira Ijuhin who steals beautiful and valuable objects to please his two mothers and is known to the public as the dashing, clever thief named the "Man of 20 Faces".

The storyline of Man of Many Faces occurs simultaneously with both CLAMP School Detectives and Duklyon. As demonstrated by a conversation between Nokoru and Suou which also takes place in School Detectives, while in Duklyon Akira and Utako appear to be the same age as in Man of Many Faces.

Plot[]

Although Akira Ijuhin is a master of disguise and an expert thief, nothing could prepare him for his first destined meeting with the heartbroken Utako Okawa.

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 Okawa.

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 Ijuhin
	伊集院玲, Ijūin Akira Age: 9 Gender: Male Voice: Kappei Yamaguchi (JP), N/A (EN) Akira is an elementary-school boy with a double life. During the day, he is a third-grader of the CLAMP school campus, and also the treasurer of the Elementary Division Student Council. At night, he becomes a mysterious thief who steals things in order to please his two mothers. Although he is only nine years old, he has already attained great skill in disguise and thievery. Despite his thieving occupation, Akira is still very pure, so much so that he still believes in Santa Claus. He is also very good at cooking and housework. His cooking is said to be the 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. It is said that he later completed his medical study at the CLAMP school campus and worked as a pediatrician. Cameos & Appearances: CLAMP School Detectives, DUKLYON CLAMP School Defenders, CLAMP IN WONDERLAND, CLAMP IN WONDERLAND2, X, Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle

Utako Okawa
	大川詠心, Ōkawa Utako Age: 5 Gender: Female Voice: Chieko Honda (JP), N/A (EN) The second daughter of the Zaibatsu Okawa. When she meets Akira (as 20 Faces), she is heartbroken by her kindergarten teacher who refuses her love confession, due to their 22 years difference in age. However, she quickly finds herself attracted to the mysterious thief who broke into her room to hide from the police. Akira's kindness helps ease Utako's anger. Utako seems to be more mature than those older than her. She gets engaged with Akira on her 16th birthday and claims that his proposal is the best birthday present she ever had. She marries Akira, her second love, at the age of 18. Her future career is a kindergarten teacher in her alma mater. Cameos & Appearances: CLAMP IN WONDERLAND, CLAMP IN WONDERLAND2, SHOTEN6 (CLAMP Book #21)

Mother A/B
	お母さんA/B, Okāsan A/B Age: Unknown Gender: Female Voice: N/A (JP), N/A (EN) "Mother A" and "Mother B" seem to be identical twins. They are said to be extremely wealthy and very beautiful, however, their personalities are childlike. CLAMP has yet to reveal why Akira has two mothers.Although seemingly very rich, they have always coerced their husband – the original 20 Faces and later, their son Akira – to steal anything they like by claiming that they desperately need it. Although they seem selfish, they really care about Akira. Once they attempt to help by arriving at the scene in disguise; however, they only mess everything up and this results in angering Akira. Their sincere apology makes him unable to remain angry for very long. Cameos & Appearances: TBA

Ryuusuke Kobayashi
	小林龍佑, Kobayashi Ryūsuke Age: 16 Gender: Male Voice: Takeshi Kusao (JP), N/A (EN) A high school student in CLAMP School's year 1, Z division. His dream is to be a police detective and capture 20 Faces. As such, he's always at the center of every heist 20 Faces causes; commanding police officers despite the fact he's in high school. He's unaware that Akira is in fact 20 Faces, and gets along with the boy very well. In his later years, Ryuusuke succeeds in becoming a detective, though his personality hasn't changed much since high school. Cameos & Appearances: TBA

Shigetaka Akechi
	明智茂貴, Akechi Shigetaka Age: 25 Gender: Male Voice: Kōichi Yamadera (JP), N/A (EN) Shigetaka is Akira's uncle. He works at CLAMP School's infirmary as a pediatrician. A kindhearted individual, he seems to be fully aware that Akira is in fact 20 Faces. He'll often show up at the crime scenes to give out halfhearted advice to Ryuusuke and the police, but for the most part cheers Akira on. Cameos & Appearances: TBA

Crossovers[]

Series	Character(s)	Episode	Chapter
Gakuen Tokkei DUKLYON	Akira Iyujin	N/A	TBA
CLAMP School Detectives	Akira Iyujin	11 & 12	TBA
CLAMP School Paranormal Investigators	Akira Iyujin	N/A	TBA
X	TBA	TBA	TBA
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle	Akira Iyujin	TBA	TBA
CLAMP in Wonderland	Akira Iyujin, Utako Okawa	00:41 (time stamp)	N/A

Media[]

Drama CDs[]

20 Faces, Please!! SHINING STAR (20面相におねがい!! SHINING STAR 20 Mensou ni Onegai!! SHINING STAR)
20 Faces, Please!! Not a Great Musical about Love (20面相におねがい!! 恋ほど素敵なミュージカルはない 20 Mensou ni Onegai!! Koi hodo Suteki na Myūjikaru wa nai)

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+|series name = 20面相におねがい!!
-'''''20 Mensou ni Onegai''''' (20面相におねがい!! ''Nijū Mensō ni Onegai!!'', lit. '''''20 Faces, Please!!'''''), published as '''Man of Many Faces''' in America, is a manga by CLAMP about a nine-year-old boy named Akira Ijyuin who steals beautiful and valuable objects to please his two mothers and is known to the public as the dashing, clever thief named the ''Man of 20 Faces''.
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+|month date, year = August 1989 - July 1991}}
+{{PTT|Japanese = 20面相におねがい!!|Romanji/Hepburn = Nijū Mensō ni Onegai!!|English Translation = 20 Faces, Please!!}} is a manga by [[CLAMP]]; published as "Man of Many Faces" in North-America by ''Tokyopop''.
+The story revolves around a nine-year-old boy named Akira Ijuhin who steals beautiful and valuable objects to please his two mothers and is known to the public as the dashing, clever thief named the "Man of 20 Faces".
-The storyline of ''Man of Many Faces'' occurs simultaneously with both ''CLAMP School Detectives'' and ''Duklyon''. As demonstrated by a conversation between Nokoru and Suō which also takes place in ''School Detectives'', while in ''Duklyon'' Akira and Utako appear at their age as they do in ''Man of Many Faces''.
+The storyline of ''Man of Many Faces'' occurs simultaneously with both ''[[CLAMP School Detectives]]'' and ''[[Gakuen Tokkei DUKLYON (Duklyon CLAMP School Defenders)|Duklyon]]''. As demonstrated by a conversation between Nokoru and Suou which also takes place in ''School Detectives'', while in ''Duklyon'' Akira and Utako appear to be the same age as in ''Man of Many Faces''.
-The manga was published in English by TOKYOPOP, retaining its right to left format, but is now out of print.
-==Plot summary==
+==Plot==
-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 Ōkawa.
+Although Akira Ijuhin is a master of disguise and an expert thief, nothing could prepare him for his first destined meeting with the heartbroken Utako Okawa.
 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 Ōkawa.
+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 Okawa.
 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==
+{{Character infocell|name = Akira Ijuhin|image = [[File:MMF Akira Iyujin.jpg|200px]]|age = 9|gender = Male|j voice = Kappei Yamaguchi|j name = 伊集院 玲|r name = Ijūin Akira|e voice = N/A|summary = Akira is an elementary-school boy with a double life. During the day, he is a third-grader of the CLAMP school campus, and also the treasurer of the Elementary Division Student Council. At night, he becomes a mysterious thief who steals things in order to please his two mothers. Although he is only nine years old, he has already attained great skill in disguise and thievery. Despite his thieving occupation, Akira is still very pure, so much so that he still believes in Santa Claus. He is also very good at cooking and housework. His cooking is said to be the equivalent to the top cooks of the world, while his grace in housework makes him the most wanted bachelor.
-===Akira Ijyuin===
-(''Ijūin Akira'' 伊集院 玲)
-*Gender: Male
-*Age: 9
-*Birthday: December 24
+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. It is said that he later completed his medical study at the CLAMP school campus and worked as a pediatrician.|cameo = CLAMP School Detectives, DUKLYON CLAMP School Defenders, CLAMP IN WONDERLAND, CLAMP IN WONDERLAND2, X, Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle}}{{Character infocell|name = Utako Okawa|image = [[File:MMF Utako Okawa.jpg|200px]]|gender = Female|j voice = Chieko Honda|e voice = N/A|j name = 大川 詠心|r name = Ōkawa Utako|summary = The second daughter of the Zaibatsu Okawa. When she meets Akira (as  20 Faces), she is heartbroken by her kindergarten teacher who refuses her love confession, due to their 22 years difference in age. However, she quickly finds herself attracted to the mysterious thief who broke into her room to hide from the police. Akira's kindness helps ease Utako's anger.
-He is an elementary-school boy with a double life. During the day, he is a third-grader of the elementary division of the CLAMP school campus, and also the Treasurer of the Elementary Division Student Council. At night, he becomes a mysterious thief who steals things in order to please his two mothers.
+Utako seems to be more mature than those older than her. She gets engaged with Akira on her 16th birthday and claims that his proposal is the best birthday present she ever had. She marries Akira, her second love, at the age of 18. Her future career is a kindergarten teacher in her alma mater.|age = 5|cameo = CLAMP IN WONDERLAND, CLAMP IN WONDERLAND2, SHOTEN6 (CLAMP Book #21)}}
-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.
+{{Character infocell|name = Mother A/B|age = Unknown|gender = Female|j name = お母さんA/B|r name = Okāsan A/B|summary = "Mother A" and "Mother B"  seem to be identical twins. They are said to be extremely wealthy and very beautiful, however, their personalities are childlike. CLAMP has yet to reveal why Akira has two mothers.Although seemingly very rich, they have always coerced their husband – the original 20 Faces and later, their son Akira – to steal anything they like by claiming that they desperately need it.
+Although they seem selfish, they really care about Akira. Once they attempt to help by arriving at the scene in disguise; however, they only mess everything up and this results in angering Akira. Their sincere apology makes him unable to remain angry for very long.|j voice = N/A|e voice = N/A|image = [[File:MMF Mother A & B Manga.jpg|200px]]|cameo = TBA}}
-Akira is so pure that he still believes in Santa Claus – this fact really surprises Nokoru and Suō. 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.
+{{Character infocell|name = Ryuusuke Kobayashi|image = [[File:MMF Ryuusuke Kobayashi Manga.jpg|200px]]|age = 16|gender = Male|j voice = Takeshi Kusao|e voice = N/A|j name = 小林 龍佑|r name = Kobayashi Ryūsuke|summary = A high school student in CLAMP School's year 1, Z division. His dream is to be a police detective and capture 20 Faces. As such, he's always at the center of every heist 20 Faces causes; commanding police officers despite the fact he's in high school. He's unaware that Akira is in fact 20 Faces, and gets along with the boy very well.
+In his later years, Ryuusuke succeeds in becoming a detective, though his personality hasn't changed much since high school.|cameo = TBA}}
-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.
+{{Character infocell|name = Shigetaka Akechi|image = [[File:MMF Shigetaka Akechi Manga.jpg|200px]]|j name = 明智茂貴|r name = Akechi Shigetaka|age = 25|gender = Male|j voice = Kōichi Yamadera|e voice = N/A|summary = Shigetaka is Akira's uncle. He works at CLAMP School's infirmary as a pediatrician. A kindhearted individual, he seems to be fully aware that Akira is in fact 20 Faces. He'll often show up at the crime scenes to give out halfhearted advice to Ryuusuke and the police, but for the most part cheers Akira on.|cameo = TBA}}
+== Crossovers ==
-The only time Akira gets angry is the time his mothers try doing something risky in order to help him.
+{| class="article-table"
+!Series
-In the two last chapters, and the cover of volume 2, Utako and Akira are shown in their adult form.
+!Character(s)
+!Episode
-===Utako Okawa===
+!Chapter
-(''Ōkawa Utako'' 大川 詠心)
+|-
-*Gender: Female
+|[[Gakuen Tokkei DUKLYON (Duklyon CLAMP School Defenders)|Gakuen Tokkei DUKLYON]]
-*Age: 5
+|Akira Iyujin
+|N/A
-The second daughter of the Zaibatsu Okawa. 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.
+|TBA
+|-
-Utako is not good at cooking and housework – she even mistakes salt for sugar, for example. However, she has been trying her best ever since she met 20 Faces, because she wants to be the best wife in the world.
+|[[CLAMP School Detectives]]
+|Akira Iyujin
-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.
+|11 & 12
+|TBA
-Her future career is a kindergarten teacher.
+|-
+|[[CLAMP School Paranormal Investigators]]
-In the next-to-last chapter is the only time in any CLAMP manga or anime that Nagisa Azuya – a friend of Utako, and girlfriend of ''CLAMP School Detectives'''s Suoh Takamura – is shown in her adult, as opposed to her child form.
+|Akira Iyujin
+|N/A
-===Akira's Mothers===
+|TBA
-(お母さんA/B)
+|-
-*Gender: Female
+|[[X (X/1999)|X]]
+|TBA
-They are referred to, when it is necessary to differentiate, as "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. The reason on why Akira has two mothers is still a mystery that CLAMP has yet revealed.
+|TBA
+|TBA
-Although seemingly very rich, they have always coerced their husband – the original 20 Faces – and, later, their son Akira – to steal anything they like by claiming that they desperately need it.
+|-
+|[[Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle]]
-Although they seem selfish, they really care about Akira. Once they even attempt to help by arriving at the scene in disguise (as bunny girls); however, they only mess everything up and this results in angering Akira, though their sincere apology makes him unable to remain angry for very long.
+|Akira Iyujin
+|TBA
-They also seem to be playful, and make Akira clean up most of their mess. They also seem to be extremely unskilled, or at least extremely unwilling in housework, makes Akira the only one to do all the cooking and cleaning.
+|TBA
+|-
-===Ryūsuke Kobayashi===
+|[[CLAMP in Wonderland (OVA)|CLAMP in Wonderland]]
-(''Kobayashi Ryūsuke'' 小林 龍佑)
+|Akira Iyujin, Utako Okawa
-*Gender: Male
+|00:41 (time stamp)
-*Age: 16
+|N/A
+|}
-A high school student in CLAMP School's year 1, Z division. His dream is to be a police detective and to capture 20 Faces. As such, he's always at the center of every heist 20 Faces, commanding police officers despite the fact he's in high school. He's unaware that Akira is in fact 20 Faces, though he gets along with the boy very well otherwise.
-In his later years, Ryūsuke succeeds in becoming a detective though his personality didn't change much since high school.
-===Shigetaka Akechi===
-(''Akechi Shigetaka'' 明智茂貴)
-*Gender: Male
-*Age: 25
-Akira's uncle. He works at CLAMP School's infirmary as a pediatrician. A kind-hearted individual, he seems to be fully aware that Akira is in fact 20 Faces. He'll often show up at the crime scenes to give out half-hearted advice to Ryūsuke and the police, but for the most part cheers Akira on.
-==Crossovers==
-*This is one of CLAMP's earliest original works and is a predecessor to CLAMP School Detectives, in which Akira is also one of the three main characters.
-*He also makes cameo appearances in ''Duklyon: CLAMP School Defenders'', ''X'' and the video ''CLAMP in Wonderland''.
-*Akira also appears as Man of Many Faces in an episode of the ''CLAMP School Detectives'' anime.
 ==Media==
+===Drama CDs===
-There was 2 drama CDs released.
 *20 Faces, Please!! SHINING STAR (20面相におねがい!! SHINING STAR ''20 Mensou ni Onegai!! SHINING STAR'')
 *20 Faces, Please!! Not a Great Musical about Love (20面相におねがい!! 恋ほど素敵なミュージカルはない ''20 Mensou ni Onegai!! Koi hodo Suteki na Myūjikaru wa nai'')
+==Gallery==
-The cast is:
+<gallery>
+Man of Many Faces Tokyopop Cover.jpg|Cover Tokyopop's release.
-*Akira - Kappei Yamaguchi
+</gallery>
-*Utako - Chieko Honda
+[[Category:Manga]]
-*Ryūsuke - Takeshi Kusao
-*Shigetaka - Kōichi Yamadera
-''Note:'' Akira's mothers do not appear in the drama CD.
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+[[Category:Manga of 1980]]
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