Tokyo Babylon

Name: Tokyo Babylon
Rating: 8

東京 BABYLON

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Subaru Sumeragi is the 13th head of his powerful onmyouji clan. Until the time comes when he must succeed his grandmother fully, Subaru is allowed to live in Tokyo with his fraternal twin, Hokuto. While Subaru is kind and shy, Hokuto has exuberance to spare, and her favorite pastime is designing bold matching outfits for the two of them to wear. Her next favorite thing to do is try to set up Subaru with their veterinarian friend Seishirou Sakurazuka who, oddly enough, is always readily available to accompany the Sumeragis throughout the city. Subaru has to resolve a variety of spiritual conflicts in Tokyo: some are cases formally brought to him by clients, and others are matters in which he decides to involve himself. A selfless teenager, he empathizes with others to the point that their pain may as well be his own. This leaves him vulnerable in a city where nearly everyone makes decisions that only benefit themselves as individuals. Hokuto hopes that if Subaru develops feelings for Seishirou, their relationship will be the one thing that he never gives up for the sake of anyone else. However, is Seishirou the best candidate for her brother's love, or is he hiding sinister secrets? [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Publication notes

Tokyo Babylon was published in English by Tokyopop from May 11, 2004, to May 10, 2005. Dark Horse Comics gained publishing rights to the series after Tokyopop was dissolved and republished the series in two omnibus volumes from March 26, 2013, to July 23, 2013. A new edition titled CLAMP Premium Collection Tokyo Babylon was published by Yen Press from October 17, 2023, to May 27, 2025. It was also released in Brazilian Portuguese by Editora JBC from June 2005 to December 2005; and in Spanish by Editorial Kamite from September 23, 2016, to April 29, 2017.

Published

1990 to 1993

Authors

CLAMP

External links

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Subaru Sumeragi610 fan favorites
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Subaru was born in Kyoto on 19 February 1974, the younger of a pair of fraternal twins, his older twin being a girl named Hokuto. Their parents (who are never seen) were members of the Sumeragi, a clan of onmyouji who have served Japan and its emperors for hundreds of years. Subaru was trained from an early age to become the 13th head of the Sumeragi clan, replacing his grandmother. At the age of nine, he was separated from his sister Hokuto for a year of intensive training in Tokyo. On the day he ascended to the head of the clan, Subaru encountered a strange young man under a cherry tree. The meeting would subsequently be expunged from his memory. Subaru's grandmother ordered him to wear gloves from that day onwards, and never to allow anyone else to see his hands. The old onmyouji cast a spell that would repel any attempts by others to remove them. Subaru never removed his gloves, and was known to wear them even when sleeping. Appearances: (Source: Wikipedia)
Seishirou Sakurazuka285 fan favorites
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Tokyo Babylon Seishirou is a kind veterinarian. He joins in with Hokuto in teasing Subaru about them getting married, but always laughs it off as Subaru blushes furiously. X Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle A vampire hunter who chases after the vampire twins (Subaru and Kamui) across worlds. By exchanging his right eye, he received the power to cross dimensions from Yuuko Ichihara, the Witch of Dimensions. He was also the one who taught Syaoran how to fight.
Hokuto Sumeragi77 fan favorites
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Tokyo Babylon: Hokuto is Subaru's twin sister. She is constantly teasing her brother about his relationship with Seishirou, and always has some crack about a wedding, which Seishirou always joins in on. She has an eye for fashion, and makes the most elaborate costumes. X Her name, Hokuto (北斗), is the Japanese name for the constellation Ursa Major, whose brightest seven stars form the Big Dipper (Hokuto shichisei); it complements her brother's name, Subaru being the Japanese name for the Pleiades star cluster (whose brightest stars resemble a smaller version of the Big Dipper).