Akiko Higashimura

Akiko Higashimura
東村 アキコ
Born October 15, 1975
Miyazaki, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Area(s) Writer, Manga artist
Notable works

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Akiko Higashimura (Japanese: 東村 アキコ Hepburn: Higashimura Akiko, born October 15, 1975) is a Japanese manga artist from Miyazaki, Japan. She debuted in the Japanese seinen manga magazine Weekly Morning and later became more notable for her manga Kisekae Yuka-chan which debuted in You magazine. In 2008, she drew the one-shot Chuō-Sen Cinema Paradise for the magazine Jump SQ. She was nominated for the Manga Taishō in 2008 for Himawari: Kenichi Legend, in 2009 for Mama wa Tenparist, and in 2011 for Omo ni Naitemasu.[1][2][3] In 2015, she won the Manga Taishō for Kakukaku Shikajika.[4] Her younger brother Takuma Morishige is the author of the manga My Neighbor Seki.

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References

  1. "12 Titles Nominated for 1st Ever Manga Taisho Awards". Anime News Network. January 23, 2008. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
  2. "10 Titles Nominated for 2nd Manga Taisho Awards". Anime News Network. January 18, 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
  3. "13 Titles Nominated for 4th Manga Taisho Awards". Anime News Network. January 16, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
  4. "Akiko Higashimura's Kakukaku Shikajika Wins 8th Manga Taisho Award". Anime News Network. March 24, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.

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