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is a manga series released by Clamp. The manga is published in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten, and in English originally by Tokyopop, but has since been re-licensed by Dark Horse Comics. It is the group's first work to use a quite different art style unseen in any other CLAMP series, which uses a more distinctly pared down style. There is less emphasis on detail and more on accentuated posing and gestures. This kind of artwork would later be used in series like ''Chobits'' and ''Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle''. The manga was adapted into a 26-episode anime series produced by Bones titled which aired on TV Tokyo from April 1, 2001 – September 23, 2001. Seven volumes of videos were released by ADV Films on VHS and DVD in 2003. It was re-released in 2005 as a five volume box set. North American publisher Dark Horse Comics re-releases ''Angelic Layer'' in omnibus format in 2011.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dark Horse Adds Angelic Layer, Tokyo Babylon Omnibuses )〕 Sentai Filmworks will re-release the series under their Sentai Selects label on November 24, 2015. ''Angelic Layer'' takes place in the same universe as Clamp's later work ''Chobits'', which similarly deals with the relationship between humans, human-created devices, toys, and godlike power. Several characters also appear in Clamp's ''Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'' including most of the main characters, as well as the angel Blanche. ==Plot== The primary protagonist of ''Angelic Layer'' is Misaki Suzuhara, a seventh grader who just moved to Tokyo to live with her aunt, Shouko Asami. After arriving in the city, she watches the battle doll Athena on a big screen television outside of Tokyo Station and becomes interested in learning about Angelic Layer, a highly popular game in which players (called Deus) buy and custom-design dolls known as Angels. Angels can move by mental control when on a field called the "layer." Layers are very expensive; most users rent them by the hour in establishments resembling cybercafes. An eccentric man wearing a white lab coat and glasses, calling himself "''Icchan''" (いっちゃん), encourages Misaki to purchase and create her own angel. She names the angel Hikaru, after Hikaru Shidō from Clamp's ''Magic Knight Rayearth'' (a manga in ''Angelic Layers world), which she was reading on the train to Tokyo. She wants the angel to be "a short girl, but strong and happy" like Hikaru and herself. In the anime, Misaki names her Hikaru after her favorite doll from her childhood. Even though she's clueless about the game, Misaki soon competes in tournaments and is assisted and watched carefully by Icchan. Later, Icchan's identity is revealed as Ichiro Mihara, the co-creator of Angelic Layer. Misaki also begins studying at the Eriol Academy, an educational institution which includes grades from kindergarten through high school. There she becomes friends with Hatoko Kobayashi, a very intelligent and mature kindergarten girl who is a famous Deus and an Angelic Layer expert. Her incredibly fast angel Suzuka is a favourite contender in tournaments. Misaki also befriends Hatoko's older brother Kōtarō and his friend Tamayo Kizaki, a girl fascinated by martial arts. Both turn out to be Misaki's classmates. While adjusting to her new surroundings, Misaki is also gripped by her past. Her thoughts often dwell on her mother, whom she has not seen since pre-school. Eventually Misaki learns that her mother was key in the development of Angelic Layer, which she worked on in an attempt to develop a perfect prosthesis for her multiple sclerosis, which has confined her to a wheelchair. Her mother is also the Deus of Athena and the champion of Angelic Layer. In the manga series, Misaki's mother does not have multiple sclerosis, nor is she depicted in a wheelchair. The ending to the manga also has different couplings. The manga series is set a few years before ''Chobits'', a Clamp work in the same universe as ''Angelic Layer''. In the manga, Icchan plays an important role in the ''Chobits'' storyline, but this connection was reduced to a single scene in the anime; the ''Chobits'' anime was also made by a different company. Likewise, in the ''Chobits'' anime, Icchan has a brief cameo but is not mentioned by name for the same reason. Kaede's younger brother Minoru is also a ''Chobits'' character. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Angelic Layer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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