Clover



"I only want your happiness, knowing I can never be yours to share it."

One of CLAMP's lesser-known works, Clover is a story about a young girl named Suu with mysterious powers. Ex-soldier Kazuhiko is tasked with the mission to escort her to Fairy Park, where she hopes that she can find happiness. Suu is part of a group of gifted individuals called "Clovers" who have the power to manipulate technology, and each Clover's power is classified by a clover-leaf tattoo categorizing their strength. Suu is the only known Clover to have a power level of four leaves.

The manga first began printing in 1997 and four volumes have been released (out of a planned six). In 1999, a short animated musical film was made based on it. The series is currently on hiatus.

Not to be confused with the (now closed) game studio Clover.


 * A Love to Dismember: Barus...has a special relationship with the hand he severed from Kazuhiko.
 * Anachronic Order: Chronologically, the events of volume four take place before volume three, which takes place before volume one. Volume two follows directly from volume one.
 * Angsty Surviving Twin: Ran.
 * Artificial Limbs: Kazuhiko has an artificial robotic right hand which is able to morph into both a shield as well as a massive laser bazooka.
 * Badass
 * Four-Star Badass: Gingetsu all the way.
 * Badass and Child Duo: Kazuhiko/Suu and Gingetsu/Ran.
 * The Beautiful Elite: It's CLAMP what did you expect?
 * Bittersweet Ending: Every story arc so far has either one of these or a Downer Ending.
 * Blessed with Suck: the Clovers.
 * Suu is massively powerful, but
 * Ran
 * Oruha
 * The Chanteuse: Oruha.
 * Cool Shades: Gingetsu has a visor which he never seems to take off.
 * Even the Guys Want Him: Kazuhiko. Barus is especially fond of him, and likes to call him his "prince." And, uh, snuggle with his severed hand at night.
 * Crowning Moment of Heartwarming:
 * Gilded Cage: Suu's greenhouse.
 * Good-Looking Privates
 * Foe Yay: Barus and Kazuhiko's innuendo-laden dialogue.
 * Leitmotif: the lyrics of Oruha's songs are used like this.
 * May-December Romance: Gingetsu and Ran.
 * Mayfly-December Romance:
 * Modesty Bedsheet: Oruha uses one in a few scenes.
 * The Mourning After: Kazuhiko is not really over Ora, as stoic as he seems
 * Ms. Fanservice: Ora.
 * Murder the Hypotenuse:
 * Mysterious Waif: Suu.
 * Only Electric Sheep Are Cheap
 * Pimped-Out Dress: As is traditional to CLAMP.
 * Posthumous Character: Oruha.
 * Precocious Crush: Suu/Oruha and Suu/Kazuhiko.
 * Punk Punk: the setting seems to incorporate elements of Cyberpunk, Steampunk and Dieselpunk.
 * Shapeshifter Weapon: Kazuhiko's robotic arm.
 * Spell My Name with an "S": Ran/Lan, Suu/Sue, Bols/Boris/Barus, Oruha/Ora.
 * Stalker with a Crush: Barus.
 * The Stoic: Gingetsu.
 * Technopath: all of the Clovers are stated to have this power, but Ran in particular has the most scenes demonstrating it.
 * Twincest: the relationship between A and C/Ran is... interesting.
 * Twin Desynch: What eventually happens to C/Ran and A.
 * Twin Telepathy: The connection that A and C/Ran have.
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl: Suu.
 * Winged Humanoid: Suu can grow mechanical-looking bird wings that allow her to fly for a short period of time (as demonstrated in the beginning of the second volume). Oruha also has these wings, and she applies them to the costumes she wears onstage.
 * The wings themselves are also symbolic in regards to Suu frequently being referred to as a "caged bird."
 * Whole-Episode Flashback: Both volumes three and four.
 * Your Days Are Numbered: Oruha's only power is to.
 * Also, arguably Ran, whose . One can assume that Ran probably knows this, and Gingetsu certainly does.
 * Zettai Ryouiki: Moat of Ora's outfits incorporate this.
 * Your Days Are Numbered: Oruha's only power is to.
 * Also, arguably Ran, whose . One can assume that Ran probably knows this, and Gingetsu certainly does.
 * Zettai Ryouiki: Moat of Ora's outfits incorporate this.