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Clamp may refer to:

Clamp (tool), a device used to hold an object in a fixed position.
Storage clamp, an agricultural root crop storage.
Clamp meter, a device for measuring electric current.
Riser clamp, a device used to support vertical piping
Clamp (manga artists), a team of four female mangaka.
Shirley Clamp, a Swedish pop singer
Sliding clamp, a protein involved in DNA-replication.
Wheel clamp, a device used with road vehicles to either help prevent theft or enforce parking restrictions.
clampf or clampi, color
Clamp is a character in the television show Galaktik Football.
Clamps is a member of the Robot Mafia in Futurama.

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Clamp (manga artists)

is a Japanese mangaka group. The group's manga series are often made into anime after release. Almost 100 million Clamp tankōbon copies have been sold worldwide as of October 2007.

History

Clamp originally began in 1989 as a twelve-member dōjinshi circle, but by 1990, the circle had diminished from twelve to seven. Of the remaining seven, Tamayo Akiyama, Sei Nanao, and Leeza Sei left the group during the production of the RG Veda manga. Other former members of Clamp also included Soushi Hishika, O-Kyon, Kazue Nakamori, Yuzuru Inoue and Shinya Ōmi. Currently, there are four members in the group.

According to Clamp, the group's name means "a pile of potatoes". (While this explanation may seem apocryphal, a storage clamp is indeed used for temporary storage of root crops, such as potatoes.) Clamp's genres vary widely, from childish and comedic (Cardcaptor Sakura, Clamp School Detectives) to much more dramatic and teen-rated (xxxHolic, X) series.

In 2004, Clamp's 15th anniversary as a mangaka group, the members changed their names from Nanase Ohkawa, Mokona Apapa, Mick Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi to Ageha Ohkawa, Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi and Satsuki Igarashi (her name is pronounced the same, but written with different characters) 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. In a later interview with Ohkawa, it was revealed that initially Mokona wanted to drop her surname because it sounded too immature for her liking, while Nekoi disliked people commenting that her name was the same as Mick Jagger's. Ohkawa and Igarashi, wanting to go with the flow of Nekoi's and Mokona's name changes, changed their names as well.

In 2006, they made their first USA public debut at Anime Expo in Anaheim, California. They were well received at the convention, with 6,000 fans in attendance at their panel.

Awards

Their work Cardcaptor Sakura won the Seiun Award in 2001.

Current members

Nanase Ohkawa, formerly Ageha Ohkawa

Born May 2, 1967 in Ōsaka. Ohkawa is the leader of the group and the script writer. She negotiates with their editors and sometimes writes the screenplays for the animated version of their manga. She recently changed her name back to Nanase.Mokona

, formerly

Born June 16, 1968 in Kyōto. Mokona is the main artist of most stories and was also several times in charge of design. Her detailed art style is the trademark of the studio. She is also the namesake of the character Mokona (who originally appeared in Magic Knight Rayearth, and later in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle and xxxHolic).Tsubaki Nekoi

, formerly Mick Nekoi

Born January 21, 1969 in Kyōto. Nekoi is primarily Mokona's assistant, but is the main artist for some series, including Watashi no Suki na Hito, Wish, Suki. Dakara Suki, Gōhō Drug, and xxxHolic. She is also in charge of drawing super deformed characters and mascots, and works with Mokona on character design.Satsuki Igarashi

, formerly

Born February 8, 1969 in Kyōto. Satsuki assists Mokona and Nekoi in their work, and is also in charge of the design of the tankōbon. She also has a monthly column in Kadokawa's Newtype magazine.

Former members

Tamayo Akiyama

Born November 28, 1966 in Osaka. Akiyama was responsible for the script and illustrations in Derayd, a manga based on an original idea by Ohkawa, and also worked on 20 Mensō ni Onegai!! and RG Veda with the other artists. She started Cluster (original idea, script and art) with the studio and continued to work on it after leaving Clamp in October 1992. After leaving the group, Akiyama also published Hyper Rune, Mouryou Kiden, Secret Chaser, Zyword and Shade.Leeza Sei

Born April 28, 1967 in Ōsaka.
Officially left in October 1992. Sei was an assistant artist on RG Veda. She was also in charge of story and illustrations of Combination, a manga based on an original idea of Ohkawa. When Sei left Clamp, she continued this series under her "Clamp name", finishing it in 6 volumes. After leaving the group in October 1992, she changed her name to Iba Takeo and published her manga (Gilgrim in 2 volumes, Phantom Cognition in 10 volumes and Tasogare no Rakuen 7 volumes and still running) in Princess Gold magazine. She is still creating dōjinshi with Nanao Sei, another ex-Clamp member, under the L.S.N. name (Leeza Sei Nanao).Sei Nanao

Born October 29, 1967 in Ōsaka. Officially left Clamp in June 1990 (last mentioned in Shōten 6). Still creates dōjinshi with fellow former Clamp member Leeza Sei.Sōshi Hishika

Officially left in March 1993 (as mentioned in the Shōten 3).Kazue Nakamori

Officially left in March 1993 (as mentioned in the Shōten 3).Shinya Ōmi

Officially left in March 1993 (as mentioned in the Shōten 3). He was the only male member of the team, and is related to Tamayo Akiyama.Guests

Like many dōjinshi groups, Clamp did welcome guests in their team from time to time. For example, Yuzuru Inoue is often listed as the twelfth member of the group but was only a guest.

Style

When asked about the universal popularity of Clamp's works, John Oppliger of AnimeNation stated that although it is "not based on originality [or] their artistic skill", they possess a distinct style that "perfectly mesh[es] the conventional attributes of shōnen and shōjo manga". He also pointed out that Clamp often "recycles" characters from their own earlier works, which gave rise to "a loosely defined 'Clamp universe' that gives much of their work a unifying tone", and creates "absorbing, complex narratives that appeal to both male and female readers". All these factors result in "a cult following devoted to anything and everything the group publishes".

Works

Volumes released refers to the number of volumes of a given series released in Japan. For international releases, please see International publishing status of Clamp works.

Future works

Name	Volumes Released	Current Status
"Mangettes" (2009)		Simultaneous joint global collaboration with Dark Horse Comics.

Unfinished/current works

Name	Volumes Released	Current Status
Clover	4	Ran in the now cancelled Amie magazine.
	3	Ran in Monthly Sunday Gene-X for seven chapters. Returned to publication in the November 2006 edition of Newtype magazine.
	1	The project was dropped after only a few chapters, though a recent interview has stated that Clamp would like to finish the work in the future.
	3	Not running in any magazine. According to Clamp, it will resume production soon.
	24	Running since 2003 in Weekly Shōnen Magazine.
	18	Not running in any magazine since March 2003. Some social problems in Japan prevent Kadokawa from releasing further chapters. New chapters have surfaced on online manga sites.
	13	Running weekly since 2003 in Young Magazine.

Completed Works

Name	Publisher and Series	Volumes Released
	Kadokawa Shoten Kadokawa Comics Series	5
	Kodansha KC Deluxe	12
	Kodansha Young Magazine KC Deluxe	8
	Kodansha	12
	Kadokawa Shoten Asuka Comics DX	3
	Kadokawa Shoten Newtype 100% Comics	2
	Kodansha KC Deluxe	6
	Kadokawa Shoten Newtype 100% Comics / Kadokawa Comics Series	2
	Kadokawa Shoten Newtype 100% Comics Extra / Kadokawa Comics Series	1
	Kadokawa Shoten Young Rose Comics DX	1
	Shinshokan Wings Comics	10
	Kadokawa Shoten Asuka Comics DX	1
	Kadokawa Shoten Asuka Comics	3
	Shinshokan Wings Comics / Wings Library	7
Wish	Kadokawa Shoten Asuka Comics DX	4

Early Works

Name	Publisher and Series	Volumes Released
	Shinkigensha	7
	Shinkigensha	1
		1

Short works

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

Name	Year Published	Featured In
	1989	Kobunsha Val Pretty
	1990	Fusion Product Genki Tokuhon
	1990	Kadokawa Shoten Newtype Comic Genki no Moto
	1990	Hakusensha Series
	1994	Shinshokan South Summer
	1994	Kadokawa Shoten Monthly Mystery DX
	1996	Kadokawa Shoten Monthly Shōsetsu Asuka
	2002	Kodansha Young Magazine Zoukan : Sports Sō
	2002	Kodansha Young Magazine

Collaborations

Name	Collaborated With	Contribution
	Tomiyuki Matsumoto	Manga illustrations and script
	Sunrise	Character design, ending illustrations (season two)
	Takeshi Okazaki	Manga script
	Madhouse Production	Character design
Night Head	George Iida	Novel illustrations (2 Volumes)
	Kamon Nanami・Akira	Manga illustrations (1 volume)
	Hata Masanori	Manga illustrations and script (1 Volume)
	Yoshiki Tanaka	Novel illustrations (12 volumes)
	Kamon Nanami	Novel illustrations (1 volumes)
	Madhouse Production	Character design

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.