is the

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of the lead artist, colorist, and composition designer of the all-female

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-creating team Clamp. She was formerly known as ; she dropped her last name because it sounded too "immature". Clamp has had a huge impact on the "manga explosion" according to an account in ''

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'' in 2006. Their artwork has been characterized as "wispy", "fluid" and "dramatic" which has resonated with both male and female demographic readers of manga. The ''Tsubasa'' manga sold more than a million copies in the

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, and television programs based on the concept have been successful as well as DVD spinoffs.

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* * Living people Clamp (manga artists) 1968 births Japanese women artists Japanese female comics artists Manga artists {{comics-creator-stub