Akiko Hirono

Akiko Hirono
廣野 著子
ひろの あきこ

Hirono in 2011.

Games	Four Swords Adventures Spirit Tracks Skyward Sword A Link Between Worlds
Position	Designer

Akiko Hirono is a designer who has worked for Nintendo since the early 2000s. She first worked on titles for the Nintendo 64 and Nintendo GameCube, including Pokémon Stadium 2, Super Mario Sunshine, and Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. While she was given a Special Thanks credit on The Wind Waker, her first major involvement with the series came on Four Swords Adventures, where she is credited with Character Design. She would later work on NPC Design for Spirit Tracks, Skyward Sword, and A Link Between Worlds.

Hirono was a design coordinator for Skyward Sword, where her team helped design characters including Ghirahim and the Mogmas.

Release	Game	Credit(s)
2002	The Wind Waker	Special Thanks
2004	Four Swords Adventures	Character Design
2009	Spirit Tracks	NPC Design
2011	Skyward Sword	NPC Design
2013	A Link Between Worlds	NPC Design