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Japanese
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shōjo manga
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author and artist. She is a former member of
CLAMP, having left the group on October 1, 1992.
Akiyama has also done illustrations for three novels (''Kyokutō Shōnen'' and ''Komaranu mae no kami da nomi'' by
Kobayashi Megumi and ''Watashi no Kare wa Hamster'' by
Edō Kei) and illustrations for a CD (''Psycho Sound Machine Drama'' by
Ohara Mariko).
Works
Hyper Rune, Mouryou Kiden, Secret Chaser, and Zyword are currently being published in
North America
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by
Tokyopop
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. In
CLAMP’s early years, Akiyama worked on
doujinshi
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in the
BL genre.
Her collaborative doujinshi works have been released on July 19, 1988, in a collection known as CLAMP Book.
See also
*
CLAMP
References
External links
paupau*BOX- Tamayo Akiyama's Official Site
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Living people
People from Osaka
Clamp (manga artists)
1966 births
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