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	CLOVER
Info
Kanji:	クローバー
Romaji:	Kurōbā
English Title:	Clover
Genre(s):	Fantasy, Cyberpunk, Science fiction
Manga
Publisher:	Kodansha (JP); TOKYOPOP, Dark Horse Comics (NA)
Demographic:	Shojo
Magazine:	Amie
Run:	February 1997 - Summer of 1999 (Hiatus)
# of Volumes:	4
Anime
Director:	Kitaro Kosaka
Studio:	Madhouse
Composer(s):	Yasunori Honda (Sound Director)
Publisher:	Bandai Visual
Original Run:	August 21, 1999
# of Episodes:	0
OVAs:	1

Revision as of 01:35, 9 March 2022

クローバー (Kurōbā, Clover) is an unfinished manga by CLAMP. It takes place in a dystopian, futuristic world where children known as "Clovers" have special powers. The government sought to control them; in order to prevent the children from realizing the the full extent of their power.

Publication

Clover ran in the magazine, Amie from February 1997 to the summer of 1999 when the magazine went under, leaving the series unfinished.

As of 1999, only 4 volumes have been released and it has been on "hiatus" since then. According to Nanase Ohkawa, two further books are needed to complete the series.

In 2008 the series was re-released in Japan, while in 2009 it was re-released in English by Dark Horse.

Plot

Clover is primarily about a young girl named Suu. In the futuristic world that she inhabits, the military conducted a search for gifted children nicknamed "Clovers", who seemingly have powerful abilities to manipulate technology. Demonstrations of their powers include teleportation and summoning weapons from thin air.

Classified according to how powerful they are, the children were then tattooed with a symbol of the Clover Project, a secret project set up by high-ranking government officials who sought to control these children. The number of leaves that were given to each "Clover" indicated their power, "1-Leaf" being the weakest and "4-Leaf" being the strongest. To date, Suu was the only "4-Leaf Clover" discovered. Along with other "Clovers", Suu was imprisoned to prevent her contact with other humans, as the government feared that contact with the outside world might lead her develop feelings for others and ultimately be used as a weapon to jeopardize the country's national security.

Being isolated from the rest of mankind since she was young, Suu was lonely and craved for company. However, her only wish was to be taken to "Fairy Park," an abandoned amusement park. Her escort is Kazuhiko, an ex-military soldier who has been forced by to undertake the task. It is later revealed that Kazuhiko and Suu are connected through Kazuhiko's deceased lover, Ora.

Characters

Suu
Manga Anime	スウ, Sū Age: Unknown Gender: Female Voice: Maaya Sakamoto (JP), N/A (EN) Suu us a young girl and the protagonist of the story for the first two books. She is the only existing '4-Leaf Clover', the strongest of the "Clovers." Due to her overwhelming powers, Suu was kept in captivity, forced to live alone while being monitored by the government as a precaution to keep her from potentially becoming a threat to the world. Towards the beginning of the story, she is given permission to be escorted to Fairy Park by a man named Kazuhiko, an ex-military soldier. Suu's life in the "cage" is shown to be a lonely one, with her only companions being robots built to resemble anthropomorphic animals and no human interaction. One day, Suu is given permission to make a phone call to Ora, a rising singer who Suu discovers after hearing her songs on the radio. The two continued to keep in contact over the phone, talking regularly and eventually becoming Suu's first friend. In their conversations, Ora would tell Suu stories of her life, including those of her lover, Kazuhiko. Kazuhiko would ultimately end up the one who would be called upon to escort Suu on her journey to Fairy Park. Along the way, Suu develops feelings for Kazuhiko, but he doesn't respond to the proclamation. At the end of Suu's story, Fairy Park self destructs along with Suu, who is last seen singing to "Clover," a song she and Ora wrote together. Cameos & Appearances: CLAMP IN WONDERLAND2

Kazuhiko
Manga Anime	琉・F・和彦, Ryu F. Kazuhiko Age: Unknown Gender: Male Voice: N/A (JP), N/A (EN) An ex-military man whose lover, Oruha, was killed a few years prior to the start of the story. He is assigned to escort Suu to Fairy Park where he starts to care about her. Kazuhiko has a laid back personality but he is also a skilled fighter who protects Suu more than once during their trip. Cameos & Appearances: CLAMP IN WONDERLAND2

Gingetsu
Manga Anime	銀月, Gingetsu Age: Unknown Gender: Male Voice: N/A (JP), N/A (EN) Kazuhiko's close friend and former partner. He is a '2-Leaf Clover' who saves Kazuhiko throughout the journey to Fairy Park. He is assisted in missions by Ran, a '3-Leaf Clover' who was once known as 'C'. In Volume 4 of the manga it is shown how Ran came to be under Gingetsu's care soon after the former escaped from his cage. Cameos & Appearances: CLAMP IN WONDERLAND2

Ran
Manga Anime	藍, Ran Age: Unknown Gender: Male Voice: Kisho Taniyama (JP), N/A (EN) Gingetsu's partner and former ward who lives with him and is unable to go outside due the fact he's a '3-Leaf Clover'. He was originally known as 'C', and was, like Suu, forced to live in a cage alongside his mentally unstable twin brother 'A' who is also a '3-Leaf Clover'. The cage he lived in formerly held another '3-Leaf Clover', 'B', but he was eventually murdered by A when A felt that B was getting in the way. It was A's violent and obsessive tendencies that drove Ran to run away from the cage, even though he knew that if he were found he would probably be killed for going outside. Outside the cage, Ran's began to age at an accelerated rate, something that has been implied to be due to his powers, and consequently his lifespan has been shortened considerably. Cameos & Appearances: CLAMP IN WONDERLAND2

Oruha
Manga Anime	織葉, Oruha Age: Unknown Gender: Female Voice: N/A (JP), N/A (EN) Kazuhiko's deceased lover and a '1-Leaf Clover' who's only power was to know when she'd die. As a singer she is assassinated during the middle of a performance. Prior to her death she becomes friends with Suu through phone calls and they even recorded a song together. Cameos & Appearances: Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle

Crossovers

Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicles

Oruha appears as a singer in Tsubasa Chronicles.
The lyrics of the song Oruha sings at her bar, Clover, in Oto resemble those of her and Suu's song from the Clover manga.

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+{{Series infobox
-'''''Clover''''' is an unfinished manga by CLAMP that takes place in a futuristic world where people known as 'Clovers' have special powers.  Currently 4 Volumes have been released, however the story is on 'hiatus' and it is not known when it will continue.
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+| caption      =
+| genre        = Fantasy, Cyberpunk, Science fiction
+| type         =
+| title        =
+| publisher    = Kodansha <small>(JP)</small><br>
+TOKYOPOP, Dark Horse Comics <small>(NA)</small>
+| demographic  = Shojo
+| magazine     = Amie
+| volumes      = 4
+| director     = Kitaro Kosaka
+| studio       = Madhouse
+| licensor     =
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+| episodes     = 0
+|kanji = クローバー|romaji = |series name = CLOVER|romanji = Kurōbā|english = Clover|month date, year = February 1997 - Summer of 1999 (Hiatus)|num ova = 1|a image = [[File:Clover Anime Profile.jpg|250px]]|anime m d, yr = August 21, 1999|composer = Yasunori Honda (Sound Director)|tvpublisher = Bandai Visual}}
+{{PTT|Japanese = クローバー|Romanji/Hepburn = Kurōbā|English Translation = Clover}} is an unfinished manga by CLAMP. It takes place in a dystopian, futuristic world where children known as "Clovers" have special powers. The government sought to control them; in order to prevent the children from realizing the the full extent of their power.
-== Plot ==
+== Publication ==
+''Clover'' ran in the magazine, ''Amie'' from February 1997 to the summer of 1999 when the magazine went under, leaving the series unfinished.
-Clover is primarily about a young girl called Sū (スウ, Sū?). In the futuristic world that she inhabits, the military conducted a search for gifted children nicknamed "Clovers", who seemingly have the magical ability to manipulate technology. Demonstrations of their powers include teleportation and summoning weapons from thin air.
+As of 1999, only 4 volumes have been released and it has been on "hiatus" since then. According to Nanase Ohkawa, two further books are needed to complete the series.
-Classified according to how powerful they are, the children were then tattooed with a symbol of the Clover Project, with the number of leaves on the Clover indicating their power. To date, Sū is the only "4-leaf Clover" discovered. Along with other "Clovers", Sū was imprisoned to prevent her contact with other humans, as the government feared that she might develop feelings and be used as a weapon to jeopardize the country's national security.
+In 2008 the series was re-released in Japan, while in 2009 it was re-released in English by ''Dark Horse''.
-Being isolated from the rest of mankind, Sū craves for company, and as for her only wish, she asks to visit "Fairy Park." Her escort is Kazuhiko, an ex-military soldier who has been forced to undertake the task. It is later revealed that Kazuhiko and Sū are connected through Kazuhiko's deceased lover, Oruha.
+==Plot==
+''Clover'' is primarily about a young girl named Suu. In the futuristic world that she inhabits, the military conducted a search for gifted children nicknamed "Clovers", who seemingly have powerful abilities to manipulate technology. Demonstrations of their powers include teleportation and summoning weapons from thin air.
+Classified according to how powerful they are, the children were then tattooed with a symbol of the Clover Project, a secret project set up by high-ranking government officials who sought to control these children. The number of leaves that were given to each "Clover" indicated their power, "1-Leaf" being the weakest and "4-Leaf" being the strongest. To date, Suu was the only "4-Leaf Clover" discovered. Along with other "Clovers", Suu was imprisoned to prevent her contact with other humans, as the government feared that contact with the outside world might lead her develop feelings for others and ultimately be used as a weapon to jeopardize the country's national security.
-== Characters ==
-'''Suu''' - The child protagonist of the story.  She is a '4-Leaf Clover' who, due to her powers, is forced to live alone in a cage until the beginning of the story when she's allowed to travel to Fairy Park.  Suu's journal to Fairy Park covers the first two volumes of the manga and she moves into more of a supporting role for the remaining two volumes.
+Being isolated from the rest of mankind since she was young, Suu was lonely and craved for company. However, her only wish was to be taken to "Fairy Park," an abandoned amusement park. Her escort is Kazuhiko, an ex-military soldier who has been forced by to undertake the task. It is later revealed that Kazuhiko and Suu are connected through Kazuhiko's deceased lover, Ora.
-'''Kazuhiko''' - An ex-military man who's lover was killed a few years prior to the start of the story.  He is assigned to escort Suu to Fairy Park where he starts to care about her. Kazuhiko has a laid back personality but he is also a skilled fighter who protects Suu more than once during their trip.
+== Characters ==
-'''Gingetsu''' - Kazuhiko's close friend and former partner.  He is a '2-Leaf Clover' who saves Kazuhiko throughout the journey to Fairy Park.  In Volume 4 of the manga he is the one to find and take care the 3-Leaf known as 'C' who recently escaped his cage.
+{{Character infocell|name = Suu|image = <tabber>Manga=[[File:Clover Suu Manga.jpg|200px]]
+|-|Anime=[[File:Clover Suu Anime.jpg|200px]]</tabber>|age = Unknown|gender = Female|e voice = N/A|j name = スウ|r name = Sū|summary = Suu us a young girl and the protagonist of the story for the first two books. She is the only existing '4-Leaf Clover', the strongest of the "Clovers." Due to her overwhelming powers, Suu was kept in captivity, forced to live alone while being monitored by the government as a precaution to keep her from potentially becoming a threat to the world. Towards the beginning of the story, she is given permission to be escorted to Fairy Park by a man named Kazuhiko, an ex-military soldier. Suu's life in the "cage" is shown to be a lonely one, with her only companions being robots built to resemble anthropomorphic animals and no human interaction. One day, Suu is given permission to make a phone call to Ora, a rising singer who Suu discovers after hearing her songs on the radio. The two continued to keep in contact over the phone, talking regularly and eventually becoming Suu's first friend. In their conversations, Ora would tell Suu stories of her life, including those of her lover, Kazuhiko. Kazuhiko would ultimately end up the one who would be called upon to escort Suu on her journey to Fairy Park. Along the way, Suu develops feelings for Kazuhiko, but he doesn't respond to the proclamation. At the end of Suu's story, Fairy Park self destructs along with Suu, who is last seen singing to "Clover," a song she and Ora wrote together.|j voice = Maaya Sakamoto|cameo = CLAMP IN WONDERLAND2}}{{Character infocell|name = Kazuhiko|image = <tabber>Manga=[[File:Clover Kazuhiko Manga.jpg|200px]]
+|-|Anime=[[File:Clover Kazuhiko Anime.jpg|200px]]</tabber>|age = Unknown|gender = Male|e voice = N/A|summary = An ex-military man whose lover, Oruha, was killed a few years prior to the start of the story. He is assigned to escort Suu to Fairy Park where he starts to care about her. Kazuhiko has a laid back personality but he is also a skilled fighter who protects Suu more than once during their trip.|j name = 琉・F・和彦|r name = Ryu F. Kazuhiko|j voice = N/A|cameo = CLAMP IN WONDERLAND2}}{{Character infocell|name = Gingetsu|image = <tabber>Manga=[[File:Clover Gingetsu Manga.jpg|200px]]
+|-|Anime=[[File:Clover Gingetst Anime.jpg|200px]]</tabber>|age = Unknown|gender = Male|j voice = N/A|e voice = N/A|j name = 銀月|r name = Gingetsu|summary = Kazuhiko's close friend and former partner. He is a '2-Leaf Clover' who saves Kazuhiko throughout the journey to Fairy Park. He is assisted in missions by Ran, a '3-Leaf Clover' who was once known as 'C'. In Volume 4 of the manga it is shown how Ran came to be under Gingetsu's care soon after the former escaped from his cage.|cameo = CLAMP IN WONDERLAND2}}{{Character infocell|name = Ran|image = <tabber>Manga=[[File:Clover Ran Manga.jpg|200px]]
+|-|Anime=[[File:Clover Ran Anime.jpg|200px]]</tabber>|age = Unknown|gender = Male|j voice = Kisho Taniyama|e voice = N/A|summary = Gingetsu's partner and former ward who lives with him and is unable to go outside due the fact he's a '3-Leaf Clover'. He was originally known as 'C', and was, like Suu, forced to live in a cage alongside his mentally unstable twin brother 'A' who is also a '3-Leaf Clover'. The cage he lived in formerly held another '3-Leaf Clover', 'B', but he was eventually murdered by A when A felt that B was getting in the way. It was A's violent and obsessive tendencies that drove Ran to run away from the cage, even though he knew that if he were found he would probably be killed for going outside. Outside the cage, Ran's began to age at an accelerated rate, something that has been implied to be due to his powers, and consequently his lifespan has been shortened considerably.|j name = 藍|r name = Ran|cameo = CLAMP IN WONDERLAND2}}{{Character infocell|name = Oruha|image = <tabber>Manga=[[File:Clover Oruha Manga.jpg|200px]]
+|-|Anime=[[File:NIA.png||140px]]</tabber>|j name = 織葉|r name = Oruha|age = Unknown|gender = Female|j voice = N/A|e voice = N/A|summary = Kazuhiko's deceased lover and a '1-Leaf Clover' who's only power was to know when she'd die. As a singer she is assassinated during the middle of a performance. Prior to her death she becomes friends with Suu through phone calls and they even recorded a song together.|cameo = Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle}}
+== Crossovers ==
-'''Ran''' - Gingetsu's live-in lover who is unable to go outside due the fact he's a '3-Leaf Clover'. Originally known as 'C' who, like Suu, was forced to live in a cage.  He stars in Volume 4 of the manga.
-'''Oruha''' - Kazuhiko's deceased lover and a '1-Leaf Clover' who's only power was to know when she'd die.  As a singer she is assassinated during the middle of a performance.  Prior to her death she becomes friends with Suu through phone calls and they even recorded a song together.
-== Publication ==
-''Clover'' ran in the magazine Amie from 1997 to 1999 when the magazine went under, leaving the series unfinished.  Because the later volumes are told in flashbacks, many fans have wrongly believed the series to be finished.
+=== Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicles ===
-In 2008 the series was re-released in Japan, while in 2009 it will be re-released in English by the company, Dark Horse.
+* Oruha appears as a singer in ''Tsubasa Chronicles''.
-[[Category:Series]]
+* The lyrics of the song Oruha sings at her bar, Clover, in Oto resemble those of her and Suu's song from the ''Clover'' manga.
+[[Category:Manga]]
+[[Category:Manga of 1990]]
+[[Category:Works]]
+[[Category:Unfinished Works]]