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. Neild, Barry. "Japanese manga heroes join fight to save Arabic culture." CNN. September 10, 2010. Retrieved on September 10, 2010.
2. Good, Oliver. "Gold Ring: the UAE's first manga." The National. July 20, 2009. Retrieved on September 10, 2010.
3. "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。"
4. "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。"
5. Akira, Himekawa. "Himekawa Akira Website Diary August 28, 2011". Retrieved 22 November 2011.
6. "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.
7. 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