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Clamp (manga artists)
Manga artist group
Clamp (stylized in all caps) is an all-female Japanese manga artist group, consisting of leader and writer Nanase Ohkawa (born in Osaka), and three artists whose roles shift for each series: Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi (all born in Kyoto).
Clamp was first formed in the mid-1980s as an eleven-member group creating dōjinshi (self-published fan works), and began creating original manga in 1987. By the time the group made its mainstream publishing debut with RG Veda in 1989, it was reduced to seven members; three more members left in 1993, leaving the four current members of the group.
Notable works by Clamp include X (1992), Magic Knight Rayearth (1993), Cardcaptor Sakura (1996) and its sequel Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card (2016), Chobits (2000), and xxxHolic and Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle (both 2003). Various series by the group cross-reference each other, and characters reappear in multiple works by the group, with Tsubasa, a series set across multiple dimensions, featuring multiple alternative
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CLAMP (クランプ, Kuranpu) is an all-female Japanese mangaka group which has earned the title of the "Queens of Shojo". They have a very sadistic style which could be interpreted as manga for adult people, but also varying the themes of their series, from childish and comedic to dramatic, tragedy and teen-rated. They are known worldwide. They started as a doujinshi circle called Clamp Cluster in the mid 1980s; drawing doujinshis from 1987 to 1991.
Members[]
Currently[]
The group currently consists of four Osaka women:
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Nanase Ohkawa (大川 七瀬, Ōkawa Nanase) | Leader, story, script, director |
| Mokona (もこな, Mokona) aka Mokona Apapa | Art director |
| Tsubaki Nekoi (猫井 椿, Nekoi Tsubaki) aka Mick Nekoi | Assistant |
| Satsuki Igarashi (いがらし 寒月, Igarashi Satsuki) aka (五十嵐さつき) | Assistant |
Formerly[]
Originally, CLAMP was a 11-member group. Members who left were: O-Kyon, Sei Nanao, Tamayo Akiyama, Leeza Sei, Soshi Hisagi, Kazue Nakamori, and Shinya Omi.
History[]
The group started by producing doujinshi of both their own wor
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List of Clamp works
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