CLAMP Illustrates Hatsune Miku MAD
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Jun 17, 2009 16:21 JST
- Tags: CLAMP, Hatsune Miku, MAD, NicoNico Douga, Video Gallery, Vocaloid
Famed doujin circle turned professional mangaka group CLAMP recently turned their art skills toward Nico, uploading a PV of an existing Hatsune Miku song, Mugen no Yami (Infinite Darkness).
The art consists of only still images, but still makes for a excellent viewing as CLAMP’s version of Vocaloid princess Miku is striking.
In the improbable case a refresher on CLAMP’s past works is needed, some of their better known credits include the (human) character designs for Code Geass, creating countless manga titles such as xxxHolic, Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicles, Chobits, and of course Card Captor Sakura, amongst many others.
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【初音ミク】無限の闇―echo of the past【オリジナル 】 / Hatsune Miku – Infinite Darknesss-echo of the past (Original)
The official CLAMP website contains this entry that was posted Monday by the 4-woman group regarding the video.
It is rather long, but essentially, the mangaka were all recent iniates to Nico Nico Douga, became entranced with watching video after video and developed a liking towards MADs using the various Vocaloids.
After some worrying about trademark rights about putting a Vocaloid PV on Nico (an overly prudent worry, akin to getting permission to inhale the air at a public park), they selected Mugen no Yami, a song uploaded to Nico back in May.
They seem to be quite thrilled about the new experience, and express gratitude to all viewers, commentors and people who have favorited the video.
Fan delight will likely be tempered with foreboding, lest they fall prey to the same affliction which has struck down Berserk mangaka Kentaro Miura…
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Nice to see that unique clamp touch to it...
+1
Clamp = Gods of Anime & Manga ^_^
goddess actually
nay gan, CLAMP is still the Queen....
nay gan, CLAMP is still the Queen....
next, i would like Meltdown or any fast-beat Vocaloid PV to be drawn by OH! Great.
Can't believe anyone would say that after the mess that was Tsubasa Resevoir Chronicles. It was basically the CLAMP version of Gundam Seed Destiny.
Oh come on, Kagekyuubi! As Cubanoman & Gil said (& i've made a damn typo ^^; LOL), CLAMP is GODDESSES of Queens!! XD
well to reply to Kagekyuubi, this seems better than tsubasa reservoir.
lol
well it is better than tsubasa dropped it after the faggotry of vol 2...then i heard that it had tweest upon tweest that made it looked more gay
+1 as well.
Yes, CLAMP has such a cool, stylistic way of making character designs. There's such a tiny amount of originality in the sea of that video sharing site... It's good to see some now and then (Thanks, CLAMP.)!
CLAMP style miku...really not bad
the last pic is fantastic
This really makes me wish I could watch the Nico vids...
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=%E3%80%90%E5%88%9D%E9%9F%B3%E3%83%9F%E3%82%AF%E3%80%91%E7%84%A1%E9%99%90%E3%81%AE%E9%97%87%E2%80%95echo+of+the+past%E3%80%90%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B8%E3%83%8A%E3%83%AB+%E3%80%91&aq=f [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=【初音ミク】無限の闇―echo of the past【オリジナル 】&aq=f]
Well this made my day.
clamp still rocks
Dammit, CLAMP, you gothed-up my Miku!!
Not to mention you kept me out of anime for 7 years with my sister's aggravating fangirlism.
I fell in love with all the Clamp onesan. *rips shirt*
I Like!
VERY well done, well expressed, and very artistic...
This is a ~ "WIN" ~ on oh so many levels!
The first image of this article looks like Lelouch with "pigtails" next to his head. Clamp art sure is awesome.
I haven't ventured into ClAMP ever since I was disappointed with Tsubasa.
Someone can poke a eye out with those chins.
oh boy... wonder if they will also get afflicted by the Nico madness like Kentaro Miura?
...God out of all the people to draw the beloved Miku Miku, NOT CLAMP!
why couldnt Bones, Makoto Shnkai, or Madhouse animate her!!
Because they're character designers, not animation studios.
Those very studios you mention will just bring in CLAMP to make the anime designs.
Sucks to be you.
Sorry to disappoint but Makoto Shinkai isn't an animation studio...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makoto_Shinkai
Sucks to be Anonymous
Has Kentaro drew any Miku art? Or is he limited to only drawing Idolmaster characters? (Where are they located by the way)
inb4 CLAMP stops drawing manga because they're too busy browsing Nico Nico Douga.
Is that their latest excuse for X?
C-C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!
Well, shit. Anyone know how long X/1999 has been on hiatus? I lost count after the first couple of years. And...why is it on hiatus again? Was it the censorship part, the CLAMP not knowing how to end it part, or both?
Anyways, I'm not really into Miku. She's cute and all, but I prefer Luka. So, I guess I'm kind of happy that CLAMP didn't raep MY pink-haired goddess instead. Plus, I don't like this song. The only non-pop song I like from Miku is probably Koi wa Sensou (which is EPIC, I guess, but Luka's are still better).
And YEAH, Luka is MINE, BITCHES.
now tsubasa chronicles and xxxholic will never end *sigh*
Don't like Clamp's style.
But I welcome them to the Nico World. We need more people on the Nico Train. Long as we work together, our personal preferences are irrelevant.
gay clamp should burn
Blame Sunrise for the faggotry that is Code Geass.
It was just pure Clamp fail. Don't try to involve Sunrise.
inb4design
Character design won't save actual writing. CLAMP didn't write Code Geass. Learn to plot.
They didn't just draw as ordered, their own writers were involved. Clamp made decisions on how characters would be like, including the environment of how places would be.
So people, the world, and their actions, were created to be full of faggotry. Sunrise doesn't do FABULOUS.
Explain Gundam Seed DESTINY, then.
Explain Gundam 00.
Gintama had its moments.
Sunrise just produces a constant stream of terrible scripts for mecha series that become increasingly incoherent as their series progress.
Let's rate some FABULOUSness. Destiny? No clue. 00 had a shoujo designer. Gintama just uses source material. Not saying Sunrise has OMG STORY, but all Clamp ever goes for is faggotry. Which is what the initial post was about.
Though I'd say Planetes is a fair exception story wise.
Everything is opinion, nothing is the absolute truth.
sometimes majority is the truth. unfortunately
love miku hatsune~!
chobits was my favorite
wasnt really a fan of the whole lengthy style. i can tolerate it but seeing it on miku is kinda weird
I love CLAM's girls (I mean the 2D girls)
Nekoi is hot too.
Does Nico block non-Japanese IPs or something?
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=%E3%80%90%E5%88%9D%E9%9F%B3%E3%83%9F%E3%82%AF%E3%80%91%E7%84%A1%E9%99%90%E3%81%AE%E9%97%87%E2%80%95echo+of+the+past%E3%80%90%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B8%E3%83%8A%E3%83%AB+%E3%80%91&aq=f [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=【初音ミク】無限の闇―echo of the past【オリジナル 】&aq=f]
Pick one.
Beautiful images, beautiful vocals, shit drumming. Why you do this????? Totally spoils the atmosphere.
Expanding on my assessment of the drumming as "shit", I do have a certain amount of sympathy with the person doing the sequencing. Having analysed the song's meter, a lot of it is based on a complex 3:3:3:5 rhythmic cycle which alternates occasionally with a more conventional 12/8 meter. It's really the style of drumming I object to though, it's a fairly quiet ballade, but the drums are played as though it was some sort of heavy rock.
Anyway, I'm still staring in wonderment at the artwork. Especially the half flowers, half barbed wire ones. We need an art book of this NOW!!!!!
+1
drumming was... shit.
Well at least it's not Idolm@ster...
The best of two worlds my favorite manga xxx holic and my favorite diva singer...
CLAMP made Miku more beautiful~ <3 <3 <3
oh look,.. it's a clamp.
:|
and like usual, it suckz
the first pic looks the best in my opinion
did i just see the words "sankaku complex" scroll during the video?
lol ur right
Are the full-sized drawings available somewhere ?
;__;
Afraid not.
CLAMP are awesome. Also insane, but that's part of their charm.
Clamp+Miku=WIN!!!
Miku really wants her own anime...
i like it thatnks clamp
Oh hey, it's whosits from Technic Beat in the last pic! But nobody else played any of the Technictix series, so I'll shut up.
Clap r wimmins? They ar nice guyz
While I do like some of there work, I like the pics, but it doesn't really look like Miku.
2:35 looks like Himawari lol!
True!!!
CLAMP's going down the Shirow Miwa route...
Although very well, made of course, do not want.
I like my standard miku best.
love CLAMP, baby love CLAMP. love CLAMP, baby love CLAMP!
Clamp is deep insight.