Hidekaz Himaruya

Hidekaz Himaruya 日丸屋秀和
Born	(1985-05-08) May 8, 1985 (age 39) Kōriyama, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Area(s)	Manga artist
Notable works	Hetalia: Axis Powers

Hidekazu Himaruya (Japanese: 日丸屋秀和, Hepburn: Himaruya Hidekazu, born May 8, 1985), also romanized as Hidekaz Himaruya,^[1] is a Japanese manga artist best known for his manga series Hetalia: Axis Powers.

He emigrated to the United States to study at the Parsons School of Design, but dropped out. He currently lives in Japan,^[2] and is best known for writing and illustrating the web manga series Hetalia: Axis Powers, which has been adapted into manga and an anime with seven released seasons.^[3][4]

Works

• Chibisan Date (ちびさんデイト, Chibi-san Deito) (Comic Birz → Comic Spica, Gentosha)
• Hetalia: Axis Powers (Axis Powers ヘタリア, Akushisu Pawāzu Hetaria) (Gentosha (former), Shueisha (current))
• Sōri Club (Shueisha)^[5][6]

References

1. Fukuda, Makoto. "Cute but dangerous?". The Star. Archived from the original on February 24, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
2. Comic Spica (5). Gentosha. February 2012. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. "Hetalia Axis Powers Web Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. July 24, 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
4. "Hetalia's Himaruya to Launch Inaka no Kōkō de Atta Kowai Hanashi Project". Anime News Network. February 15, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
5. "Hidekaz Himaruya's New Manga to Focus on Prime Ministers". Anime News Network. November 29, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
6. "Hidekaz Himaruya's Sōri Club Manga Ends". Anime News Network. October 3, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Hidekaz Himaruya at Anime News Network's encyclopedia