| Akiko Higashimura 東村アキコ |
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| Born | October 15, 1975 Miyazaki, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Area(s) | Writer, Manga artist |
| Notable works | Kisekae Yuka-chan Himawari - Kenichi Legend Mama wa Temparist Kuragehime |
Akiko Higashimura (東村アキコ Higashimura Akiko, born October 15, 1975) is a Japanese manga artist from Miyazaki, Japan. Higashimura debuted in the Japanese seinen manga magazine Weekly Morning. Higashimura later became more notable for her work on Kisekae Yuka-chan which debuted in YOU magazine. Recently she made a one-shot for the magazine Jump SQ. She has been nominated thrice for the Manga Taishō: in 2008 for Himawari: Kenichi Legend, in 2009 for Mama wa Temparist, and in 2011 for Omo ni Naitemasu.[1][2][3]