COMIC1☆8: Clesta / Cle Masahiro / CL-orz 35 & 36

Bombs away

Between regular book releases, character goods, and random high-quality image releases via Twitter, Clesta's Cle Masahiro is reliably one of the more prolific doujin-ka in the game, and the S-Level circle will bring its A-game to late April's COMIC1☆8.  Originally previewed at February's Sunshine Creation 62, the circle is ready to publish its latest Kan Colle erotic parody book, CL-orz 35, starring the stockinged ship-shape starlet Suzuya.  This is the circle's third consecutive Kan Colle parody release, following Nagato's debut on CL-orz 33, and Atago's on CL-orz 34.  

In recent weeks, Clesta's Cle Masahiro has teased fans with brand-spanking-new images of Kantai Collection fleetmates Atago, Nagato, Musashi, and Tenryuu, as well as Sailor scout Venus on his Twitter feed.  Of these, only the Atago image was unfinished.  What was last shall be first, so they say, and so it shall be with this life-sized tapestry of the buxom blonde bombsheller to be sold at COMIC1☆8.




















Updated 7:48 pm 4/26:  Clesta's work output rate truly is class of the field, as the circle has revealed not one but two additional publications for sale at COMIC1☆8.  Atago makes her second appearance on a Clesta cover on CL-orz 36, looking decidedly more engaged than she was on the cover of the circle's 34th volume.

In addition, the Kancolle fun continues with Kaga on the cover of an omake book that just might have been named by the artist's cat walking across the keyboard.

Raigeki-sen Yoi! 6: Clesta / Cle Masahiro / CL-orz 34

Heavy Big-boned cruiser

Count Clesta among the circles straying from the tried-and-true doujin path, skipping Comic Treasure 23 at INTEX Osaka this weekend for a return to the island of Odaiba in Tokyo Bay for the all-kanmusu Raigeki-sen Yoi! 6.  Having featured Haruna and Nagato on covers at last year's Comic Markets, Cle Masahiro has called upon a spectacular and robust Atago, one of the first kanmusu to capture the otaku population's obsession, for the cover of CL-orz 34.

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Sunshine Creation 61: Clesta / Cle Masahiro / CL-orz 32

Nisekoi's leading lady not to be disrespected at Sankuri 61

After taking the back seat to her friend and bodyguard Tsugumi Seishirou on the cover of Clesta's previous offering one month ago, Nisekoi's female lead Chitoge Kirisaki finds herself in the pole position on the cover of CL-orz 32 to be released this weekend at Sunshine Creation 61.  Note the ever-so-slight and ever-so-delightful yaeba on the full-size high-res version!

Comic Treasure 22: Clesta / Cle Masahiro / CL-orz 31

Nisekoi's Black Tiger brazen biscuit-buffer at Komitore 22

After yet another successful Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere ero doujin release at Comic Market 84, Cle Masahiro's Clesta revealed the circle's intentions for this weekend's Comic Treasure 22 at INTEX Osaka.  Leaving the sci-fi setting for the moment, the circle parodies the high-school yakuza hi-jinks of Nisekoi with CL-orz 31, a 16-page effort featuring the Shonen Jump manga series' female assassin Seishirou Tsugumi taking care of business on the cover.  

Sunshine Creation 60: Clesta / Cle Masahiro / CL-orz 29

Wherein we complete the Kübler-Ross model

Cle Masahiro's Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere (Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon) penchant is no longer just a thing, but a way of life.  It is what it is.  There will be another doujinshi convention, and there will be another Horizon parody from Clesta.  Time to embrace it, and the good news is that Masahiro's art is still top-notch.  CL-orz 29 streets this weekend at Sunshine Creation 60 with miko archer Tomo Asama given the cover this time around.

Comic1☆7 part 2: Clesta / Cle Masahiro / CL-orz 28

No oasis on the Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere

You can't deny love, and it can certainly be said that Cle Masahiro of Clesta loves him some Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere.  In addition to the previously announced tapestry, after a two-book betrayal, Clesta has returned to the halls of Musashi Ariadust Academy with Kimi Aoi regaining the cover of CL-orz 28, released today at Comic1☆7.  This now makes eight of the circle's past 11 ero doujin releases parodying Horizon.

Sunshine Creation 58: Clesta / Cle Masahiro / CL-orz 27

More podiatric punishment in store for Clesta fans?

After making a preview appearance at last month's Comic Treasure 21, Cle Masahiro's take on Magi's Morgiana gets the full CL-orz 27 treatment with this book, released today at Sunshine Creation 58.

Comic Market 83: Clesta / Cle Masahiro / CL-orz 26

Perhaps ready to move forward by going back to an old friend?

After a nearly endless string of Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere parody doujinshi, Cle Masahiro looks to return back to some old stomping grounds with the release of CL-orz 26 at Comic Market 83.  Asuka Shikinami Langley gets the covergirl treatment, and there may be a dakimakura in the works to commemorate the occasion as well.  This makes the fifth Rebuild of Evangelion doujin from the artist, the last one being December 2010's CL-orz 13, and the second time Asuka has been featured on the cover alone. 

Updated 1/1/13 8:21 a.m.:

A minor update from Clesta showing their full range of Comic Market 83 goods:

Hail to the New Clesta Doujin, Same As the Old Clesta Doujin

Circle's Niigata Comic Market offering somehow familiar...

Previewed back in late October on his website, doujin artist Cle Masahiro has unleashed his latest Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere parody with last weekend's debut of CL-orz 25 at Gattaketto.  This makes three Horizon parodies in a row and six of the last seven published by the circle.  While Clesta has done multiple parodies of the same series previously, they have no previous history of such singular fixation. 

The book is up for sale now at Toranoana.

Comic Market 82: Clesta / Cle Masahiro / CL-orz 24

Clesta continues driving the CL-orz doujin series by going in what can only be called an off-the-board direction, featuring Margot Knight from the generally unloved 2011 anime Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere.

Image from Akibadaisuki.jp

Five of the last six CL-orz books have been parodies of Horizon, the lone exception being the Papakiki-centric CL-orz 22 released in April 2012 for COMIC1☆6--prior to these books, Clesta had not presented more than two books parodying the same series, and I'd like to see the circle start going in different directions in the near future.  

I have to admit, I'm a little disappointed that they didn't do a larger book based off the character created for the infamous carpal tunnel-relieving "thinkopad" unleashed on the streets of Akihabara earlier this year.

Images from doujinshi.mugimugi.com:

The circle released an eight-page doujin featuring this rather curious usagimimi'd young man earlier this year, but nothing more since.