Clockwork Planet
A clockpunk series about five people who become infamous terrorists.
Clockwork Planet is a Japanese light novel series written by Yuu Kamiya and Tsubaki Himana, with illustrations by Shino. The story is set in a clockpunk fantasy world where the entire planet is run by clockwork, and follows five individuals who become the world's most infamous terrorists after a month of meeting. The series has been adapted into a manga and an anime television series.
- type
- Light novel series
- authors
- Yuu Kamiya, Tsubaki Himana
- illustrator
- Shino
- publisher
- Kodansha (Kodansha Ranobe Bunko imprint)
- volumes_published
- 4 (as of December 29, 2015)
- first_volume_date
- April 2, 2013
- anime_air_dates
- April 6 to June 22, 2017
Lore & Background
The story begins at an unspecified point in time when Earth collapses. A genius engineer known only as 'Y' rebuilds Earth entirely with gears and clockwork mechanisms, renaming it 'Clockwork Planet'. One thousand years later, high school student Naoto Miura, a machine otaku with superior hearing, meets RyuZU, a broken automaton from Y's Initial-Y Series. After Naoto repairs her in three hours—a feat no one had accomplished in 206 years—RyuZU pledges loyalty to him. They are soon discovered by Marie Bell Breguet, a princess and master engineer, and her bodyguard Vainney Halter. Together, they thwart a government plot to purge Grid: Kyoto by fixing the faulty Core Tower using Naoto's hearing. A month later, the group appears in Akihabara, Tokyo, as the world's most infamous terrorists.
Reader's Guide
Clockwork Planet is significant as a light novel series that blends clockpunk aesthetics with themes of mechanical engineering and terrorism. Its unique premise—a planet rebuilt as a clockwork mechanism—sets it apart in the fantasy genre. The series gained a manga adaptation serialized in Monthly Shōnen Sirius from 2013 to 2018, and an anime adaptation by Xebec that aired in 2017. The anime was licensed by Crunchyroll and Funimation, expanding its reach to international audiences. The series explores the relationship between humans and automatons, particularly through Naoto's romantic attraction to the automaton RyuZU. Its legacy lies in its niche appeal to fans of mechanical fantasy and its contribution to the clockpunk subgenre.
Did You Know?
- The light novel series has four volumes published as of December 29, 2015.
- The anime adaptation by Xebec aired 12 episodes from April 6 to June 22, 2017.
- RyuZU was broken for 206 years before Naoto repaired her in three hours.
- The opening theme 'Clockwork Planet' is performed by fripSide.
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