The Origins

Tsubasa Recevoir Chronicles is based on the Japanese Manga series of the same name written and drawn by CLAMP. CLAMP is an all-woman team of manga creators consisting of artists Igarashi Satsuki Nekoi Tsubaki, Mokona Apapa and lead writer Ohkawa Nanase.

CLAMP first rose to fame in Japan in 1989 with their debut manga series RG Veda, published in the Shojo magazine Wings.

They have since been responsible for several successful manga series which have also been adapted into anime, including X/1999, Cardcaptor Sakura, Chobits, and xxxholic. Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle is their magnum opus and incorporates characters and elements from all their prior works.

Tsubasa was first serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine from May 2003 to October 2009. English translations were published volumes published by Kodansha Comics.