Akira Himekawa
Akira Himekawa (姫川明 Himekawa Akira) is the pen name of a duo of female comic book artists.[1]
The artists have worked together since 1991 and have not chosen to reveal their real names.[2] The women are individually pen named A. Honda (本田A Honda A) and S. Nagano (長野S Nagano S).[3] The women were previously individually pen named Akira Karitaka (狩鷹明 Karitaka Akira) and Nui Ono (小野ぬい Ono Nui).[4]
Their works include:[1]
- The Dragon Dreams of Twilight (2011 manga)[5]
- Astro Boy (2003 manga)
- Nazaca
- The Legend of Zelda series
- Gliding Reki, a jury recommendation from the 2007 Japan Media Arts Festival[6]
- Gold Ring (Written by Qais Sedki,[1] drawn by Himekawa[2])
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic[7]
References
- 1 2 3 Neild, Barry. "Japanese manga heroes join fight to save Arabic culture." CNN. September 10, 2010. Retrieved on September 10, 2010.
- 1 2 Good, Oliver. "Gold Ring: the UAE's first manga." The National. July 20, 2009. Retrieved on September 10, 2010.
- ↑ "姫川明って何？" Akira Himekawa Official Website. Retrieved on September 10, 2010. "本田Aと長野S♀二人組のユニット漫画家。"
- ↑ "宣言." Akira Himekawa Official Website. Friday May 2, 2008. Retrieved on September 10, 2010. "昔、「姫川 明」を名乗る前に、前にも言った事がありますが「狩鷹 明」「小野 ぬい」を名乗っていた事があります。"
- ↑ Akira, Himekawa. "Himekawa Akira Website Diary August 28, 2011". Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ↑ "2007 Japan Media Arts Festival Jury Recommends Works". Anime News Network. 2010-09-21. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-14/zelda-akira-himekawa-to-draw-my-little-pony-manga
External links
- Akira Himekawa Official Website (Japanese)
- Akira Himekawa at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Akira Himekawa / 姫川 明月 on Facebook
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