Mokona
Born June 16, 1968 is the pen name of the lead artist, colorist, and composition designer of the all-female manga-artist team Clamp. She was formerly known as Mokona Apapa; she dropped her last name because she claimed it sounded too "immature". Clamp has had a huge impact on the "manga explosion" according to an account in The New York Times in 2006.
Also recorded as Mokona Apapa
Mokona
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- Birthplace
- Kyōto, Japan
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Born
- 16 June 1968
- Occupation
- mangaka · illustrator
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Born June 16, 1968 is the pen name of the lead artist, colorist, and composition designer of the all-female manga-artist team Clamp. She was formerly known as Mokona Apapa; she dropped her last name because she claimed it sounded too "immature". Clamp has had a huge impact on the "manga explosion" according to an account in The New York Times in 2006.
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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 over a million copies in the United States, and television programs and DVD spinoffs based on the concept have been successful as well.
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• Name Nonen — もこな • Nonus — ja • Birthplace — Kyōto, Japan • Nationality — Japanese • Area — In charge of character design, illustrator, colorist, composition designer • Manga — y • Alias — 108 secret techniques • Notable Works — *Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle • Tokyo Babylon • Magic Knight Rayearth • Cardcaptor Sakura • Collaborators — Clamp • Born — 16 June 1968
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