CLAMP

CLAMP is an all female manga group that began in the 1980's. At first an eleven member group, their number has decreased to four, Nanase Ohkawa, Mokona,Tsubaki Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi. Nanase Ohkawa is group's designated leader and primary story writer, while the other three are the major artists. They have become renowned world wide due to their art style and stories. Many of their works are turned into animated series after their release due to their popularity.

**History**
The group began as an eleven member //dōjinshi// (indie manga) group named Clamp Cluster. The three of the members, Mokona, Nekoi, and Igarashi, had already begun drawing in middle school and had become good friends. Their fourth member, Nanase Ohkawa, joined after a friend had befriended Mokona after buying one of their manga, and through that connection, they all became friends. In 1989, CLAMP decided to publish their first professional manga //RG Vega// in //Wing's// magazine. Originally a single story, //RG Vega// was continued as a series due to positive feedback and greater than expexted sales. After their debut, CLAMP continued to create successful manga, such as //Magical Knight Rayearth, Cardcaptor Sakura,// and //Chobits.//

**Manga**
CLAMP's have been praised internationally for their art style, blending together aspects of shonen and shojo manga, aking their series appealing to both boys and girls. Their character's are distinguished by their highly detailed hair, stylized eyes, and very elaborate clothing. CLAMP also makes use of Osamu Tezuka's Star System, where charcters from previous works are "recycled" into newer stories, creating a loosely defined CLAMP "universe".

The themes of CLAMP's works vary greatly. Instead of having a constant theme, Nanase Ohakawa has stated that "we come up with a new theme for each story. One thing to say each time." Many of their stories reflect on how Ohakawa views life, believing that fate is something you choose, not defined by a mythical force. CLAMP also has a disregard for gender, having normal homosexual couples appear in their stories alongside heterosexual ones. .



Originally, CLAMP focused in creating manga for a female audience. //Chobits// marks their first manga directed at a teen male audience, and //Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle// their first manga directed at a young male audience.

**List of Manga**

 * = 1989 ||= //RG Vega// ||
 * = 1990 ||= //Man of Many Faces// ||
 * = 1990 ||= //Tokyo Babylon// ||
 * = 1992 ||= //Clamp School Dectectives// ||
 * = 1992 ||= //Dunklyon: Clamp School Defenders// ||
 * = 1992 ||= //Shirahime-Syo Snow Goddess Tales// ||
 * = 1992 ||= //X/1999// ||
 * = 1992 ||= //Legend of Chun Hyang// ||
 * = 1993 ||= //Magic Knight Rayearth// ||
 * = 1993 ||= //Miyuki-chan in Wonderland// ||
 * = 1995 ||= //The One I Love// ||
 * = 1995 ||= //Magic Knight Rayearth 2// ||
 * = 1996 ||= //Cardcaptor Sakura// ||
 * = 1996 ||= //Wish// ||
 * = 1997 ||= //Clover// ||
 * = 1999 ||= //Angelic Layer// ||
 * = 1999 ||= //Suki: A Like Story// ||
 * = 2000 ||= //Legal Drug// ||
 * = 2001 ||= //Chobits// ||
 * = 2003 ||= //xxxHolic// ||
 * = 2003 ||= //Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle// ||
 * = 2005 ||= //Kobato.// ||
 * = 2020 ||= //Gate 7// ||