Man of Many Faces by CLAMP (with Asher Sofman) [Shonen Exception #3]

Shojo & Tell: A Manga Podcast

A discussion about the two-volume series Man of Many Faces by CLAMP.

This is a two-volume gag manga about a gentleman thief who's in elementary school named Akira. He has two moms who look identical to each other. He's part of the Clamp School Detectives. He's in love with a kindergartener named Utako. It might be one of the best romantic relationships in any Clamp manga. Wait, what? Shojo and Tell host Ashley and her husband do their best to crack the case as to why this strange, should-be-problematic short series is actually endearing and wholesome.

REFERENCES

• Man of Many Faces is available from Viz Media digitally
• Other CLAMP manga mentioned:
  • RG Veda
  • Clamp School Detectives
  • Tsubasa
  • Cardcaptor Sakura
  • Chobits
  • Tokyo Babylon
  • Magic Knight Rayearth
  • Angelic Layer
  • Wish
• Other manga/anime mentioned:
  • Bungo Stray Dogs
  • Cowboy Bebop
  • YuYu Hakusho
  • Fushigi Yuugi
  • D.N.Angel
  • Sailor Moon
• Persona 5
• Edogawa Ranpo
• Pretty Woman
• Some Like It Hot
• Buzzfeed Quiz: You Know How Old You Are Literally, But How Old Are You Mentally?
• You should probably just listen to the CLAMPcast in Wonderland episodes about this manga instead
• Outro song: "The Streatham Hill Gods" by Danosongs

CONTACT US

• Asher on Archive of Our Own: @dashery
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• Ashley's Tales of Xillia fanfic: Well Suited