CLAMP Characters: Imonoyama Zaibatsu

Jun 23, 2007 22:44

CLAMP Characters: Imonoyama Zaibatsu

The Imonoyama Zaibatsu began showing up in 'Shoten' and counted the following members: Hatsuko, Hajime, Tsuzuku, Owaru, Tsugiko, Amaru, Shuko, Nokoru. Rarisa, Shinobu, Taichiro and Oyako.
Later the Imonoyama Zaibatsu was included in CLAMP official pubblications and some of its members showed up in them:
Nokoru and Rarisa (even if her name was never mentioned) showed up in '20 Menso Ni Onegai', 'Gakuen Tokutei Duklyon', 'CLAMP Gakuen Tantei Dan', 'X'
Tsuzuku showed up in Combination.
Later however Sei Leeza left CLAMP and took with herself Combination and some other Imonoyama's members, Hajime, Owaru and Shuko. However she gave them a completely different background creating a second Imonoyama family.
Therefore between the Imonoyama Zaibatsu 'Shoten' version and the others there are many differences.
I tried to organize data so you know which version you're dealing with. Sorry if this will result a bit confuse anyway.

Imonoyama Zaibatsu (妹之山財閥): It's unknown who is the family head. It's however impressively rich, founded the CLAMP Gakuen, owns a bank and assorted buildings, research complexes and so on. The children of the family head are 8, Imonoyama Hatsuko, Imonoyama Hajime, Imonoyama Tsuzuku, Imonoyama Owaru, Imonoyama Tsugiko, Imonoyama Amaru, Imonoyama Shuko, Imonoyama Nokoru. He also have four siblings, Imonoyama Rarisa, Imonoyama Shinobu, Imonoyama Taichiro and Imonoyama Oyako. [Shoten]
The family head's children to be solely Imonoyama Hajime, Imonoyama Tsuzuku, Imonoyama Owaru and Imonoyama Shuko. Their parents died in an incident when Hajime was around 7/8 and Hajime took the family leadership. Hajime, Tsuzuku and Owaru's mother died giving birth to Owaru. Shuko is their stepsister. [Combination]
It's unknown who is the family head. It's however impressively rich, founded the CLAMP Gakuen, owns a bank and assorted buildings. The only member known is Nokoru, who's the younger among his siblings. Even if Rarisa shows up as CLAMP Gakuen Rijichou her name is never stated so it's not even possible to know if she's an Imonoyama. [CLAMP Gakuen Tantei Dan]

Imonoyama Hatsuko (妹之山・初子):
Character of Akiyama Tamayo.
School year: 1991/92. Work: Math Teacher.
DOB: 1967
Age: 24. Appointed president of the Imonoyama bank after she finished her studies in company of her aunt Imonoyama Oyako and Nozoe Yoko. She's extremely disordered in calculating bills. She's a smiling person. [Shoten]

Imonoyama Hajime (妹之山・始):
Character of Nanao Sei.
School year: 1991/92. Class: 4-Z (University - History department). Work: Daigaku-bu Gakusei Kai Souchou (University Division Student Council President).
DOB: 1969. Age: 22. He was in the same schoolyear as Rudora Shiva Mahaaviira. He's quiet but so determined to win he can become scary. [Shoten]
DOB: 24/Dec/1969? Age: 27 (Vol. 3-6). Height: 186 cm. Weight: 78kg. Bloodtype: 0. When his parents died he was around 7/8 and he had to become head of the family and take care to protect his siblings. He's the head of the Imonoyama Zaibatsu. He usually wear traditional Japanese clothes. [Vol. 5] [Combination]

Imonoyama Tsuzuku (妹之山・続):
Character of Okawa Nanase.
School year: 1991/92. Class: 2-Z (University - Psychology department). Work: Daigaku-bu Gakusei Kai Fuku-Souchou (University Division Student Council Vice-President).
DOB: 2/May/1971. Age: 20. Height: 178 cm. Weight: 75kg. Bloodtype: A. He was in the same schoolyear as Sasaki Keiji and Kigai Yuto. He loves dogs. During his first year in high school he had a fight and, in order to protect a dog, he let himself be wounded at his right eye. Hashiba Shigemitsu helped him and took him to the diet building. He also recommended him to a good doctor even if, due to this, Tsuzuku became almost completely blind. He says he hates gays but he slept with Sasaki Keiji with whom he lives when Sasaki lost his memory and, apparently, loves him. During his third year in high school he was kidnapped and resqued by Sasaki. Differently from Sasaki he speaks very politely. [Shoten]
School year: 1991/92. Class: 2-Z (University - Psychology department). Work: Daigaku-bu Gakusei Kai Fuku-Souchou (University Division Student Council Vice-President).
DOB: 2/May/1971. Age: 20. Height: 178 cm. Weight: 75kg. Bloodtype: A. He was in the same schoolyear as Sasaki Keiji, Kigai Yuto and Taana Kurishuna Vishuvaanara Yamamoto. He loves dogs. During his first year in high school he had a fight and, in order to protect a dog, he let himself be wounded at his right eye. Hashiba Shigemitsu helped him and took him to the diet building. He also recommended him to a good doctor even if, due to this, Tsuzuku became almost completely blind. He says he hates gays but he slept with Sasaki Keiji with whom he lives when Sasaki lost his memory and, apparently, loves him. During his third year in high school he was kidnapped and resqued by Sasaki. Differently from Sasaki he speaks very politely. [Shoten]
DOB: 14/Nov/1971? Age: 22 (Vol. 1-2), 25 (Vol. 3-6) Height: 178 cm. Weight: 70kg. Bloodtype: AB. He became author of porn tales (under the name of Koudu Yakumo) and handles the Computer department of the Imonoyama companies. During Elementary school he became friend with Sasaki who saw him crying and offerend him his tissue. The two lives together. He loves dogs. During high school he had a fight and, in order to protect a dog, he let himself be wounded at his right eye. Hashiba Shigemitsu helped him. He also recommended him to a good doctor even if, due to this, Tsuzuku became almost completely blind. He says he doesn't like men and lives with Sasaki merely because Sasaki looks like a brown dog and does all the housework. If angered he can be very scary. Even if he lives like a commoner he has all the qualities to handle the family affairs and doesn't do this merely to not create problems to his brother. He helps Hashiba Shigemitsu against Sawada Takeshi after Sawada tried to have him killed during a party and later he helps Hashiba to retrieve the Pandora-Box and to hide Sawada Toshiro. [Vol. 1] [Combination]

Imonoyama Owaru (妹之山・終):
Character of Sei Leeza.
School year: 1991/92. Class: 3-Z (High school). Work: Koutou-bu Gakusei Kai KaiChou (High school Division Student Council President).
DOB: 1973. Age: 18. He was in the same class as Okaza Tomoe and Laweegu. Manager of the physical education department, he is the supporter of all the sports departments. He adores his sister Imonoyama Shuko. He is also a friend of Rudora Shiva Mahaaviira. He has a height complex. He loves to create videogames at which his uncle Imonoyama Shinobu loves to play. [Shoten]
DOB: 29/Nov/1975? Age: 21 (Vol. 3-6). Height: 172 cm. Weight: 62kg. Bloodtype: B. His mother died giving birth to him. His father remarried but, later he and his second wife died and Owaru was raised by Imonoyama Hajime and Imonoyama Tsuzuku. He's very close to his stepsister. He owns an small island and, on it, he plays survival games with his own army. Tsuzuku trusted Sawada Takeshi's protection to him and so Owaru fought away the people who tried to invade his island and kidnap Toshiro, with whom he became friend. [Vol. 4] [Combination]

Imonoyama Tsugiko (妹之山・次子):
Character of Hishika Sōshi.
School year: 1991/92. Class: 1-Z (High School). Work: Koutou-bu Gakusei Kai Bunka-bu Chou (High School Division Student Council Cultural Department Manager), gymnastic club member.
DOB: 1975. Age: 16. He was in the same class as Kobayashi Ryusuke, Chusonji Erii and Kazae Toma. She's the ace of the gymnastic club. She's as eccentric as Ishihara Mariko (石原真理子). [Shoten]

Imonoyama Amaru (妹之山・余):
Character of Igarashi Satsuki.
School year: 1991/92. Class: 3-Z (Junior High). Work: Chuutou-bu Gakusei Kai Shokichou (Junior High Division Student Council Chief secretary).
DOB: 1977. Age: 14. He was in the same schoolyear as Kuzuka Aoi, Higashikunimaru Kentaro, Shukaido Takeshi, Sukiyabashi Kotobuki, Kaga Kenji and Haresaka Haruna. He hates school, loves his part time job which he began to leave the Imonoyama-ke and doesn't forgive who tries to bug him there. During his part time job he met his first love, Yuka.
[Shoten]

Imonoyama Shuko (妹之山・終子):
Character of Nekoi Mick.
School year: 1991/92. Class: 2-Z (Junior High). Work: Koutou-bu Gakusei Kai Chuutou-bu Chou (Junior High School Division Student Council Public Relation Manager).
DOB: 1978. Age: 13. She reads the school news and is nicknamed 'Tenshi No Koe No Shuko' because she has a lovely voice. She has a proud character and she has been taught martial arts. [Shoten]
The kanji of her name were changed from 終子­ to 秋子
DOB: 19/Oct/1978? Age: 18 (Vol. 3-6). Height: 162 cm. Weight: 47kg. Bloodtype: B. She's born from her father's second marriage and therefore Imonoyama Hajime, Imonoyama Tsuzuku and Imonoyama Owaru are her three stepbrothers. She looks like a Japanese doll and Owaru's very protective of her, so, when Tsuzuku asks Owaru to take care of Sawada Toshiro, he also send her with them so Owaru will be cautious in what he does. She becomes friend with Toshiro. [Vol. 5] [Combination]

Imonoyama Nokoru (妹之山・残):
Character of Mokona Apapa
School year: 1991/92. Class: 5-Z (Elementary). Work: Shotou-bu Gakusei Kai KaiChou (Elementary Division Student Council President), Tenmon-bu Buchou (Astronomical Section Department Manager).
DOB: 16/June/1980. Age: 11. Bloodtype: AB. He is very chivalrous with women. [Shoten]
School year: 1998/99. Class: 3-Z (High school). Work: Koutou-bu Gakusei Kai KaiChou (High school Division Student Council President)?, Duklyon no ChouKan (Duklyon's Chief)?.
He tried to help his uncle, Imonoyama Taichiro to get together with Shura. [Shoten: Shining star]
School year: 1992/93. Class: 6-Z (Elementary). Work: Shotou-bu Gakusei Kai KaiChou (Elementary Division Student Council President), Tenmon-bu Buchou (Astronomical Section Department Manager)?
He organizes the school Christmas party. [20 Menso Ni Onegai!!]
School year: 1992/93. Class: 6-Z (Elementary). Work: Shotou-bu Gakusei Kai KaiChou (Elementary Division Student Council President), Tenmon-bu Buchou (Astronomical Section Department Manager)?, Duklyon ChouKan (Duklyon Chief)
He organizes and leads the Gakuen Tokutei Duklyon. [Gakuen Tokutei Duklyon]
School year: 1992/93. Class: 6-Z (Elementary). Work: Shotou-bu Gakusei Kai KaiChou (Elementary Division Student Council President), Tenmon-bu Buchou (Astronomical Section Department Manager)?, Duklyon no ChouKan (Duklyon's Chief), CLAMP Gakuen Tantei Dan (CLAMP Campus Detective Organization)
His agility works only when a woman is in danger. When he was 9 he met Takamura Suo. Suo was kidnapped along with him and, during this incident they became friends and Suo sworned he would protect him forever. He organizes and leads the CLAMP Gakuen Tantei Dan. [CLAMP Gakuen Tantei Dan]
School year: 1999/2000. Class: 1-Z (University)?. Work: CLAMP Gakuen Rijichou
He helps the Ten no Ryu.
In the anime his role was taken by an unnamed man. [X]
In Koryo country he's an Amenosa sent by the government to check in the Ryabans are honest. In the Piffle Country he is Daidoji Tomoyo's childhood friend. He takes part to the Dragonfly race and investigates about the incidents happening in it. [Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE]

Imonoyama Rarisa (妹之山・らりさ):
Character of Nakamori Kazue.
School year: 1991/92. Work: Rijichou.
Foster parent of the Imonoyama siblings and commander-in-chief of the financial group. She's the Rijichou of CLAMP Gakuen right from its fundation. [Shoten]
School year: 1992/93. Work: Rijichou.
She's still the campus Rijichou. [CLAMP Gakuen Tantei Dan]
She had retired from being the campus Rijichou. She however had been responsible for the reconstrution of the campus and its changes in layout according to indications of Magami Tohru. [X]

Imonoyama Shinobu (妹之山・忍):
Character of Omi Sinya.
Shoten: Uncle of the Imonoyama siblings, he has retired in the Imonoyama villa inside Clamp Gakuen where he spends his time playing on the computer games created by Imonoyama Owaru. He rarely meets people. He's a mysterious person.

Imonoyama Taichiro (妹之山・多一郎):
School year: 1991/92. Class: 1-Z? (High school). Work: English teacher.
DOB: 1/Apr/?. Reincarnation of: Taishakuten (see 'Seiden RG Veda'). Rarisa, Oyako and Shinobu's older brother and Imonoyama siblings's uncle. He loves dearly Imonoyama Tsuzuku even if Tsuzuku didn't seem to apprecciate it. He's a smoker and wears glasses. He's also a very severe teacher. While visiting Oxford university he met Shura and fell in love for him. However he was forced to return to Japan. Later Shura transferred to CLAMP Gakuen with his great joy. He began to court him incessantly until Shura accepted to have dinner with him. They spent the night together. When Taichiro woke up Shura wasn't there and Taichiro feared he had left again so he ran after him to the airport. Shura instead had merely gone to retrieve his son who was moving to Tokyo from New Delhi. [Shoten]
School year: 1992/93. Class: 1-Z (High school). Work: English teacher.
Exhasperated because they dared to chat while he was making lesson he sent out of the class Higashikunimaru Kentaro, Shukaido Takeshi and Sukiyabashi Kotobuki. [Gakuen Tokukei Duklyon]
School year: 1992/93. Class: 1-Z (High school). Work: English teacher.
He have a coffee with Kigai Yuto at the caffee terrace. He also went to listen Nokoru's Research Presentation at the University Physics Department. [CLAMP Gakuen Tantei Dan]

Imonoyama Oyako (妹之山・親子):
Character of O Kyon.
School year: 1991/92. Work: Youtou-bu Kyouyu (Preschool Division Teacher).
DOB: 1967. Age: 24. She was in the same schoolyear as her niece Imonoyama Hatsuko. She is promised in marriage to Sasaki Keiichi. She's kind and she loves to ride cars especially the Honda Civic. She's close to Kawahara Aru (川原 ??). [Shoten]

Imonoyama Siblings

School year19671969197119731975197719781980
School yearHatsuko OyakoHajimeTsuzukuOwaruTsugikoAmaruShukoNokoru
1991/92(24)4 (Uni) (22)2 (Uni) (20)3-Z (High school) (18)1-Z (High School) (16)3-Z (Junior High) (14)2-Z (Junior High) (13)5-Z (Elem) (11)

Why are Amaru and Shuko respectively in 3-Z (Junior High) and 2-Z (Junior High) despite being merely 14 & 13?
To begin elementary school you need to be 6 before April 1st. Due to this most of the students begin elementary school while they're in the seventh year of their lives. However who's born between January 1st and March 31st can go to school during his sixth year of his life because he would manage to be six before April 1st.
I assume that's what had happened to Amaru and Shuko.

series info: characters, series: shoten, series: combination, series: gakuen tokukei duklyon, series: clamp gakuen tantei dan, series: x, series: 20 menso ni onegai!!, series: hagunsei senki, series: seiden rg veda

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