CLAMP

CLAMP is a team of four women who create manga. Their manga series are often made into anime after release.

CLAMP originally began in 1989 as a twelve member dōjinshi circle called Amarythia. The former members of CLAMP include Tamayo Akiyama , Soushi Hisagi , O-Kyon , Kazue Nakamori , Inoue Yuzuru , Sei Nanao , Shinya Ohmi and Leeza Sei . By 1990, the circle had diminished from twelve to seven. Of the remaining seven, Tamayo Akiyama, Sei Nanao, and Leeza Sei left the group over the course of RG Veda's production, leaving the current four members.

Current CLAMP Members

Ageha Ohkawa

大川緋芭 (Ōkawa Ageha), formerly Nanase Ohkawa (大川七瀬, Ōkawa Nanase)

• Birth Date: May 2, 1967

• Astrological Sign: Taurus

• Blood Type: A

Mokona

もこな (Mokona), formerly Mokona Apapa (もこなあぱぱ, Mokona Apapa)

• Birth Date: June 1, 1968

• Astrological Sign: Gemini

• Blood Type: A

Tsubaki Nekoi

猫井　椿 (Nekoi Tsubaki), formerly Mick Nekoi (猫井みっく, Nekoi Mikku)

• Birth Date: January 21, 1969

• Astrological Sign: Aquarius

• Blood Type: O

Satsuki Igarashi

いがらし寒月 (Igarashi Satsuki), formerly Satsuki Igarashi (五十嵐さつき, Igarashi Satsuki)

• Birth Date: February 8, 1969

• Astrological Sign: Aquarius

• Blood Type: A

These names are recent: In 2004, as part of CLAMP's 15th Anniversary, CLAMP's members changed their names from Nanase Ohkawa , Apapa Mokona , Mick Nekoi , and Satsuki Igarashi , respectively. The August 2004 issue of Newtype USA, a magazine specializing in events of the anime and manga subcultures, reported that the members of CLAMP simply wanted to try out new names.

CLAMP Works

In Progress Works

Completed Works

Unpublished Short Works

These are short works that were only available in monthly magazines; they were never published in manga form.

Collaborations

CLAMP has authored other dōjinshi that are not listed above. Having started as a dōjinshi group, most of CLAMP's dōjinshi are from their earlier years. A number of CLAMP's earlier works are also not listed above.

Former CLAMP Members

Tamayo Akiyama

秋山 たまよ (Akiyama Tamayo)

• Birth Date: November 28, 1966

• Astrological Sign: Sagittarius

• Blood Type: B

Akiyama was responsible for the art of Cluster and continued work on it after leaving CLAMP in 1992. She also worked on the script of Derayd . After leaving the group, Akiyama published Hyper Rune , as well as Mouryou Kiden .

Leeza Sei

聖りいざ, (Hijiri Leeza)

• Birth Date: April 28, 1967

• Astrological Sign: Taurus

Sei was an assistant artist on RG Veda. She also illustrated Combination up until volume 3, when she left CLAMP and continued the series on her own, finishing it in 5 volumes.

External Links

Official Sites

• CLAMP's Official Website (Japanese)
• Official Website of CLAMP's 15th Anniversary (Japanese)
• CLAMP@Mobile (Japanese)
• Official Website of CLAMP 四 (Su), CLAMP Exposition (Japanese)

Fan Sites

• Mokona Guu Center
• Duklyon Café
• CLAMP No Senshi
• Toll Road
• CLAMP WonderWorld (Italian)
• Clamp Kingdom (Chinese)
• CLAMP Dream Land (Spanish)
• Clamp World (Russian)