CLAMP in Wonderland 2

Nice followup to the original CLAMP in Wonderland mashup AMV. With my favourite CLAMP series Kobato, Angelic Layer and Chobits all making appearances in this AMV, I definitely prefer it to the first one a lot. It was neat the way it gave a sneak peak at Kobato before her series proper started too, the Chobits sequence was great too. It was nice to see Chi/Elda and Freya back together, and Chi and Hideki were just too cute dancing alone at that one part. Great stuff, if a bit thin on a plot, it looks and sounds great though, a great CLAMP showcase.

Well, there are already two reviews that pretty much sum it up and if you've seen the first CLAMP in Wonderland, you know what to expect.

I love the Mokona's journey through all the CLAMP stories. It's funny, nostalgic and dreamy. I especially love the part where Mokona falls in the soup and Kamui pouts. The music is catchy and makes me happy. It all looks great and the ending with the Tsubasa burst is a perfect finish :D

This is a music video that pays tribute to the manga group Clamp, famous for its elegant charming illustrations and its various stories. This is the second video made to commemorate Clamp’s works (the first one was made in 1994) and features all the Clamp characters created from 1989 to 2007 (the time this video was made).

The animation is just as pretty as the first video, but is a bit more varied with the use of digital elements (a sign of progress). The music is an upbeat romantic track about the beauty and wonder of fantasy worlds, in a similar vein to the first video’s ... music.

A major difference to note is that this video is a lot longer and has more characters compared to its predecessor, as Clamp had created more works since then. The video also maintains a slight story structure, featuring a crew travelling through the many worlds of Clamp. However, in my perspective, these changes make the video feel heavy and overcrowded, as if it was striving for a Clamp crossover event but couldn’t manage it with enough time (this is a music video after all, so maybe it shouldn’t have been too ambitious).

For the most part, it’s still a Clamp video and it can still please the fans. But I would recommend seeing the other video first.