Tokyo Babylon

Tokyo Babylon
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Subaru Sumeragi
東京BABYLON
Genre	Dark fantasy[1] Occult detective[2]
Manga
Written by	Clamp
Published by	Shinshokan
English publisher	NA: Yen Press
Magazine	South Wings
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	1990 – 1993
Volumes	7
Original video animation
Directed by	Koichi Chigira
Written by	Tatsuhiko Urahata
Music by	Toshiyuki Honda
Studio	Madhouse
Licensed by	AUS / UK NA: Manga Entertainment (expired) U.S. Manga Corp (expired)
Released	October 21, 1992 – March 21, 1994
Episodes	2
Live-action film
Tokyo Babylon/1999 - The Movie
Directed by	George Iida
Music by	Kuniaki Haishima
Studio	PDS
Released	August 21, 1993
Runtime	100 minutes

Tokyo Babylon (東京BABYLON), also known as Tokyo Babylon: A Save Tokyo City Story, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Clamp. It follows Subaru Sumeragi, the head of the Sumeragi clan, and his sister Hokuto, as they work to protect Tokyo from a myriad of supernatural perils while living with a man named Seishiro Sakurazuka. Shinshokan serialized it in South and Wings magazines from 1990 to 1993, and was collected in 7 tankōbon volumes.

Tokyopop first distributed the English-language version of the manga; this is now handled by Yen Press. The series is based on a self-written work, dōjinshi, writer Nanase Ohkawa created. Clamp decided to add dark social themes to the serialization because of the chapters' lengths. Clamp found it difficult to write the manga because it was being serialized alongside their first work, RG Veda. Between 1992 and 1994, Madhouse studio adapted Tokyo Babylon into a two-part original video animation series focused on the original storylines. PDS also produced a live-action feature film sequel, Tokyo Babylon 1999, which was released in August 1993, which is set after the events of the manga. A full anime television series adaptation, Tokyo Babylon 2021, was announced in 2020, but was cancelled in the wake of accusations of plagiarism.

The series has been well received for its focus on occultism and social themes. It is also famous in the West for including a homosexual relationship, explored through the characters of Subaru and Seishiro. The writers' heavy focus on Subaru's character development stood out alongside the art produced by Clamp. The manga is notorious for its open and tragic ending which is followed in Clamp's next work, X.