Mokona
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| Mokona もこな |
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 Mokona at far right |
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| Born | June 16, 1968 Kyōto, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Area(s) | In charge of character design, illustrator, colorist, composition designer |
| Pseudonym(s) | 108 secret techniques |
| Notable works | Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, Tokyo Babylon, Magic Knight Rayearth, Cardcaptor Sakura |
| Awards | none |
This article is about the Clamp member. For the Magic Knight Rayearth character, see Characters in Magic Knight Rayearth#Mokona. For the character in xxxHolic and Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, see Mokona Modoki.
Mokona (もこな Mokona, June 16, 1968 -) is the pen name of the lead artist, colorist, and composition designer of the all-female manga-creating team Clamp.[1] She was formerly known as Mokona Apapa (もこな あぱぱ). Clamp has had a huge impact on the "manga explosion" according to an account in the New York Times in 2006.[1] Their artwork has been characterized as "fluid" and "dramatic" which has resonated with both male and female readers of manga.[1] The Tsubasa manga sold more than a million copies in the United States, and television programs based on the concept have been successful as well as DVD spinoffs.[1]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c d CHARLES SOLOMON (November 28, 2006). "Four Mothers of Manga Gain American Fans With Expertise in a Variety of Visual Styles". The New York Times:Art & Design. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/28/arts/design/28clam.html. Retrieved 2010-12-26. "The name Clamp may sound odd and unfamiliar to Western ears, but this four-woman studio ranks among the most successful creators of manga, or graphic novels, in Japan and the United States. Over the last 17 years these women — Satsuki Igarashi, Apapa Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi and Ageha Ohkawa — have produced 22 popular manga series, many of which have been adapted to animation, including “X,” “Chobits” and “Cardcaptor Sakura,” all available on DVD in the United States."
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