Akira Himekawa
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Akira Himekawa (姫川 明, Himekawa Akira) is the pen name of a duo of female Japanese comic book artists.[1] When writing original works, the pen name is spelled as Akira Himekawa (姫川 明輝, Himekawa Akira)
The artists have worked together since 1991 and have chosen not to reveal their real names.[2] The women are individually pen named A Honda (本田 A) and S Nagano (長野 S).[3] They were previously individually pen named Akira Karitaka (狩鷹 明, Karitaka Akira) and Nui Ono (小野 ぬい, Ono Nui).[4]
Bibliography
- The Dragon Dreams of Twilight (2011 manga)[1][5]
- Astro Boy (2003 manga)
- Nazca
- The Legend of Zelda manga series
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
- Gliding Reki, a jury recommendation from the 2007 Japan Media Arts Festival[6]
- Gold Ring (Written by Qais Sedki,[1] drawn by Himekawa[2])
References
- ^ a b c Neild, Barry. "Japanese manga heroes join fight to save Arabic culture." CNN. September 10, 2010. Retrieved on September 10, 2010.
- ^ a b Good, Oliver. "Gold Ring: the UAE's first manga Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine." The National. July 20, 2009. Retrieved on September 10, 2010.
- ^ "姫川明って何？ Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine" 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 Archived 2010-08-23 at the Wayback Machine." 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". Archived from the original on 26 November 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.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Akira Himekawa at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
