Kobato

Kobato is a fantasy manga series authored by Clamp, a manga artist group consisting of Satsuki Igarashi, Nanase Ohkawa, Mokona, and Tsubaki Nekoi. The manga was originally published in Japan in Monthly Sunday Gene-X, Kadokawa Shoten, Newtype, and Shogakukan. The series began its publication on December 18, 2004 and was discontinued on August 7, 2011. It was licensed by Yen Press and Sentai Filmworks and had its anime adaptation directed by Mitsuyuki Masuhara, with the music composed by Takeshi Hama. The official name of Kobato in Japanese is こばと。, while it is also known by the alias こばと。 and Kobato. .

Kobato is a part of the anime, manga, and seinen manga industries in Japan. Some of its competitors include titles such as King of Thorn, Gate 7, Otome Yōkai Zakuro, Silver Spoon, Children of the Whales, Billy Bat, Master Keaton, RG Veda, Ambassador Magma, Love in Hell, Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn, Simon Sues, and several others.