Clamp

manga artist group
Organization collective_pseudonym Q334471
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Clamp

Summary

Clamp is a collective pseudonym[1]. Clamp worked as a mangaka[2], comics artist[3], comics creator[4], character designer[5], and illustrator[6]. Clamp ranks in the top 8% of collective_pseudonym entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,220 views/month).[7]

Key Facts

  • Clamp's professions included mangaka[2].
  • Clamp worked as a comics artist[3].
  • Clamp's professions included comics creator[4].
  • Clamp worked as a character designer[5].
  • Clamp's professions included illustrator[6].
  • Clamp's field of work was anime and manga[8].
  • Clamp's field of work was anime[9].
  • Clamp's field of work was manga[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Clamp is Cardcaptor Sakura[11].
  • Clamp received the Seiun Award for Best Comic[12].
  • Clamp received the Q116209895[13].
  • Clamp's instance of is recorded as collective pseudonym[14].
  • Clamp's instance of is recorded as artist collective[15].
  • Clamp's instance of is recorded as house name[16].
  • Clamp's headquarters location is recorded as Kyoto[17].
  • Clamp's Commons category is recorded as Clamp (manga artists)[18].
  • Clamp comprises Nanase Ohkawa[19].
  • Clamp comprises Satsuki Igarashi[20].
  • Clamp comprises Tsubaki Nekoi[21].
  • Clamp comprises Mokona[22].
  • 1989 marks the founding of Clamp[23].
  • Clamp's official website is recorded as http://www.clamp-net.com[24].
  • Clamp's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Clamp (manga artists)[25].
  • Clamp's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}[26].
  • Clamp's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikidata:WikiProject NYU Libraries/NYU Manga Collections[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Country: JP[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 22b0362a-8cdf-4bf8-8154-02fda68d6b65[29]

Body

Founding

1989 marks the founding of Clamp[23].

Operations

Clamp's headquarters location is recorded as Kyoto[17].

Industry

Fields of work include anime and manga[8], a dyad[30]; anime[9], a film genre[31]; and manga[10], a comic format[32], in Japan[33].

Recognition

Awards received include Seiun Award for Best Comic[12] and Q116209895[13], a comics award[34], in Spain[35], founded in 2008[36].

Why It Matters

Clamp ranks in the top 8% of collective_pseudonym entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,220 views/month).[7] Clamp has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Clamp is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Works attributed to Clamp include XXholic xxx[39], a manga series[40]; Cardcaptor Sakura[41], a manga series[42]; Magic Knight Rayearth[43], a manga series[44]; Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle[45], a manga series[46]; Chobits[47], a manga series[48]; and X[49], a manga series[50].

FAQs

What did Clamp do for work?

Clamp worked as mangaka[2], comics artist[3], comics creator[4], character designer[5], and illustrator[6].

What awards did Clamp receive?

Honors received include Seiun Award for Best Comic[12] and Q116209895[13].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [11] . Open Library. Retrieved . openlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [49] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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