by Yoshimi Uchida. –PREORDER: REMAINING STOCK WHILE IT LASTS– Case under production. The set contains volumes 1-3 (the complete series) in a custom limited-to-preorders slipcase. See below for details. Please note the listing has been updated. Orders placed outside the allowed shipping region [USA] will be refunded following the site restocking policy.

Yoshimi Uchida is one of the beloved cartoonists from the 70’s & 80’s who was active in Ribbon & Bouquet magazines. Uchida’s Star Clock Liddell is a classic of 20th century modern shoujo manga and their masterpiece, a rare, longer work released between 1982 and 1983. In it, the artist’s quiet, firm lines delineate another world too familiar to our own…

Young American socialite Hugh is haunted by recurring dreams of a silent house shadowed in mystery. Slowly overcome by a premonition of living on the “other side”, he turns to his close friends for advice. And then one day, a girl appears in his dream asking for help…

A story about a man who becomes a ghost, which reaches for multiple deep themes about the nature of “home”, where people go when they find it, and when they lose it.

This listing is a preorder. The books are expected to ship in 2026 (shipping timeline to be updated). Any items purchased in the same order with this set will not be able to ship until it becomes available for shipping.

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Each volume is approximately 180-200 pages. Approximately A5 (14.8 cm x 21 cm) format. Star Clock Liddell is printed on high quality uncoated natural paper in BW and includes color sections at the front of each volume. Gorgeous covers pay homage the original edition with full color print + foil lettering on a specially treated deluxe textured cover stock with french flaps and a sewn perfect binding.

The series is collected in an elegant cloth slipcase wrapped in a textured fabric and pressed with subtle embossed touches and gold foil elements, as well as a pressed-in centerpiece illustration from the author. The example image attached to this listing is for illustrative purposes and is provided for general reference only. The final product appearance may vary in specifications or details from what is shown here. The slipcase production is limited to preorders.

Book 1 contains a fold-out insert poster and color pages at the front of the book, as well as an afterword and essay. Books 2 and 3 contain color sections at the beginning of the volume, and a cover gallery and afterword respectively.

Translation by rkp
Lettering by Tim Sun
Editing and Design (book + case) by emuh ruh

The slipcase set includes

vol 1 ISBN 978-1-953629-40-1
vol 2 ISBN 978-1-953629-41-8
vol 3 ISBN 978-1-953629-42-5
the limited slipcase encasing the books

[UPDATE →] These books are available to ship to the USA. If you wish to place an order for the books from outside of those regions you will need to choose a shipping address within them (e.g., a friend’s address, a parcel forwarding service, or similar). If the available shipping regions change this listing will be updated.

limited edition

Star Clock Liddell Slipcase Set