Clamp School Detectives, Book 1 [Paperback]

Clamp (Author)

Book Description

Series: Clamp School Detectives

A trio of pre-teen sleuths made up of: 6'th grader Nokoru Imonoyama-- Student Body president-- his family built the CLAMP school and he's the top student in his school. He has the superhuman ability to detect a woman crying from 2 km away!; Suoh Takamura- 5'th Grader --Student Body Secretary-- A master martial artist with 3rd degree blackbelts in Judo, Aikido, Karate, and Kendo.; 4'th grader Akira Ijyuin -- A master thief, also known as the Man of 20 Faces. He's popular with the ladies, and is currently dating the president of the Kindergarten. Together they are the Clamp School detectives and they help girls in distress around the campus.

Editorial Reviews

From the Inside Flap

The characters are extremely mature for their ages, but their intelligence, humor, and respectful treatment of others make this charming rather than strange. The stories can be silly, but they're light and sweet... the result is one of CLAMP's most appealing series. TOKYOPOP accurately rates this as an "all ages" series, and it's recommended for all collections. -- Steve Raiteri, Library Journal

CSD may have been originally published over ten years ago, but the art still looks obscenely beautiful. The graphic novel is drawn in CLAMP's trademark graceful, smooth style, so everything looks good (but especially the three 6th grade boys). CLAMP School Detectives delivers good, clean detective fun for manga readers of all ages. -- Winnie Chow, Animerica

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: TokyoPop; Pap/Pstr edition (April 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591822947
• ISBN-13: 978-1591822943
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,083,996 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Clamp, stylized as CLAMP, is an all-female Japanese manga artist group that formed in the mid 1980s. Many of the group's manga series are often adapted into anime after release. It consists of their leader Nanase Ohkawa, who provides much of the storyline and screenplay for all their works and adaptations of those works respectively, and three artists whose roles shift for each series: Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi. Almost 100 million Clamp tankōbon copies have been sold worldwide as of October 2007.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A cute, light, and fun read., June 28, 2004

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Liolania "In2Jesus" (Oregon USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Clamp School Detectives, Book 1 (Paperback)

This is a manga for those looking for a break from those with heavy subject matter or ones with complicated emotions. This is a manga for those young at heart. :D Anyone with a fun-loving spirit and a non-cynical attitude should love "Clamp School Detectives".

I read this manga because my brother purchased it and had me read it. It took me a while to read because I lost it. And at first I didn't think it was anything special, but once I'd finished it I LOVED IT.! And okay, in reality the odds of finding guys like these, let alone 9-11yrs boys is extremely far-fetched. But even with that in mind, its still a lot of fun. Of course I can't say their the HOTTEST bishounen I've seen in a manga. haha They're little boys, so I they're not even close, but they are very handsome. :D

The manga follows Nokoru Imonoyama, Suoh Takamura, and Akira Ijuyuin, the three members of the Clamp Elementary School Board. They begin solving crimes and mysteries to help Damsels in Distress. And this manga follows their "mini" cases. I hope that in the 2nd volume(which I will be reading shortly), they will be developed a little more character-wise. :D And that the mysteries will be harder to solve as well.! :)

So I *hope* you enjoy it.! God Bless ~Amy

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clamp creates another beautiful book, December 13, 2003

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Jemmy - See all my reviews

This review is from: Clamp School Detectives, Book 1 (Paperback)

I love this series, it's very cute and different. I've read the entire series, and even though there are only 3 books there is still a lot of story. (especially in the third book where you find out how the eldest boys met) I also love how this book overlaps with "man of many faces", which is all about akira-san. I recommend it, its even cuter and funnier than this series. (not that all clamp's works aren't great, lol) I've been told it also overlaps with 'Duklyon High School Defenders" (these series are all based in the Clamp school universe), but i dont own that series!
This book is really cheery, one that can easily lighten your mood!

5.0 out of 5 stars The CLAMP School Detectives, April 30, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Clamp School Detectives, Book 1 (Paperback)

I thought this book was excellent because the pictures are great and there is nothing bad about the book. It was fun to read and the characters are very funny. I like the part when he has to do all the paper work and he complains. I also think that the guy with the blue hair is totally hot.