Man of Many Faces Volume 1 GN

Tokyopop Manga
Man of Many Faces Volume 1 Graphic Novel

Introduction: Akira - who later appears in the CLAMP School Detectives manga series - is a dapper, debonair young thief-for-hire who becomes the object of 5-year-old Utako's affections.
This title, along with Duklyon: CLAMP School Defenders and CLAMP School Detectives, takes place in the CLAMP School universe - some details about that world: A self contained district within Tokyo. It is shaped like a pentagram with each of the five corners housing a different level of education from kindergarten through college. It was founded by the Imonoyama family, who people say have more money than the Japanese government. The school was built to provide the best education possible to people who are gifted in thier fields, regardless of their economic background. It has its own bank, hospital, and transportation system.

This Volume's Story: The debonair Akira Ijyuin reappears in this shoujo romantic comedy that follows the master thief and the girl who loves him from grade school into adulthood. The story begins with Akira as a CLAMP School third grader who lives with his two mothers and is ordered to steal bizarre items at their whim. When he's forced to hide from the police one night, he takes refuge in the room of a young girl, who falls in love with him in spite of their four-year age difference.