CLAMP Exhibition Official Art Books Will Come to US

Kodansha and Yen Press announced each company will publish one of the two CLAMP Exhibition official art books in English, with the US releases of Kuro and Shiro set for November 2025. Prices and exact dates aren’t confirmed yet.

Yen Press will publish the Kuro CLAMP art book, while Kodansha will handle Shiro. Both are already available in Japan, as they debuted there in August 2024. Each of the Japanese volumes came in at 144 pages. Both of them consist of art from past CLAMP series. Some of the ones named in the official announcement include Cardcaptor Sakura, Chobits, RG Vega, Tokyo Babylon, and Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle. 

Here’s what the covers of both volumes will look like:

That CLAMP Exhibition ended up being an extended show in Japan. It started in July 2024, and over 20 of the artists’ series were featured in it. The group displayed over 800 pieces during its run. For those who couldn’t attend, it acts as a means of preservation for the event and various pieces that might have been used as concept art or promotion, in addition to final pieces.

Both companies handle localizations of CLAMP manga outside Japan. For example, Yen Press most recently handled a rerelease of the Tokyo Babylon series.

The CLAMP Exhibition Kuro and Shiro art books will be released outside Japan in English in November 2025.