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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]
- ^ Neild, Barry. "Japanese manga heroes join fight to save Arabic culture." CNN. September 10, 2010. Retrieved on September 10, 2010.
- ^ 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。"