RG Veda (Japanese: 聖伝-RG VEDA-, Hepburn: Seiden: Rigu Vēda) is a manga created by Clamp, consisting of ten volumes in all.

[2]Following this prophecy, the Guardian Warrior of the northland, Yasha-ō, awakens the genderless child of Ashura-ō, Ashura, who has slept the last three hundred years under a magical seal.

A mysterious character who appears and disappears quite regularly, Kujaku, gives them helpful advice, but his nature and intentions are unclear.

He kills his mother, the traitorous Shashi, takes the seal on her forehead and merges it with his sword Shura-tō, to awaken the true Ashura; the god of flame, blood and war, whose aim is to destroy heaven, earth, and hell.

It turns out that his cruel reign was really a plot by him and the deceased Ashura-ō to prevent the gathering of the Six Stars and the true Ashura's awakening.

Clamp began work on RG Veda as a doujinshi comic, which attracted the attention of the publisher Shinshokan.

Part of this influence came from Clamp member Mokona, who grew up in Kyoto and became familiar with Hinduism and esoteric Buddhism due to her living close to temples and shrines as a child.

[11] In his review of Volume 1 of the TokyoPop release, Carlo Santos of the Anime News Network gave RG Veda a B grading.

He commented that while the series was not their best work, "CLAMP's florid art style is already fully developed", and: "Principal artist Mokona Apapa shows great confidence in her linework, rendering the characters with dramatic expressions and poses.

"[14] Modern critics have praised RG Veda for having early depictions of LGBT characters, with the series featuring several same-sex relationships as well as Ashura being genderless.

[15] Reviewing the Dark Horse omnibus version, Jason Bradley Thompson of Otaku USA listed RG Veda as "Recommended", saying: "Fast-paced, full of action, and with beautiful artwork even though it's CLAMP's earliest work, it's easy to see why this was a hit when it came out in 1989.

... Best of all, it moves quickly, avoiding the tendency to drag out the foreshadowing that afflicts many manga of this type (and even CLAMP's own series X).

"[16] Ian Wolf gave the series 10 out of 10 in MyM, praising the artwork, characters, backgrounds and clothing designs.

They also added: "The only redeeming quality is that the OVA manages to get somewhere near the end, at least resolving the basic plot it had created while leaving itself wide open for sequels.