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)
• 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])

References

	Anime and manga portal
	Biography portal

1. ^ ^{a b c} Neild, Barry. "Japanese manga heroes join fight to save Arabic culture." CNN. September 10, 2010. Retrieved on September 10, 2010.
2. ^ ^{a b} 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". http://www.himekawaakira.com/himekawa/index.html. Retrieved 22 November 2011. 
6. ^ "2007 Japan Media Arts Festival Jury Recommends Works". Anime News Network. 2010-09-21. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-12-25/2007-japan-media-arts-festival-jury-recommends-works. Retrieved 2010-09-25. 

External links

• Akira Himekawa Official Website (Japanese)
• Akira Himekawa at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia

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