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{{Infobox|person | |||
| name = Akira Himekawa | |||
| image = [[File:Akira-Himekawa.jpg|300px]] | |||
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| position = Authors | |||
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Akira Himekawa has authored Manga for eight Legend of Zelda games, starting with the [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Manga)|Ocarina of Time Manga]]. | '''Akira Himekawa''', also known as or published as Himekawa Akira or 姫川 明, is a collaboration name by two authors, A. Honda (本田A, Honda A) and S. Nagano (長野S, Nagano S).{{Ref|name=melora|[https://web.archive.org/web/20160424223352/http://melorasworld.com:80/zelda/theforest/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=463 History of Hyrule Akira Himekawa Biography]}} Together this pair is collectively known as Akira Himekawa and have authored most of [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda]] [[Manga]]. | ||
Akira Himekawa has authored Manga for eight Legend of Zelda games, starting with the [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Manga)|Ocarina of Time Manga]]. Of these eight initial Manga books, two of them are broken up into multiple volumes, including the Ocarina of Time Manga and the [[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Plus (Manga)|Four Swords Adventures Manga]]. A ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]''-inspired short manga was also included in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia]]''. An [[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Manga)|extended adaptation]] of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'' began publication in 2016, and reached [https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09143346 volume 10] in 2021. | |||
==Biographies== | |||
''Honda A:''<br/> | |||
Birth Date: June 19<br/> | |||
Favorites: Fruits, Godzilla, "Terminator"<br/> | |||
Childhood: When she was a kid, she used to play with boys. She wanted to be an animator. | |||
''Nagano S:''<br/> | |||
Birth Date: May 5th<br/> | |||
Favorites: Miso Soup<br/> | |||
Childhood: She started to draw manga when she was 11 years old, Her dream was of course to be a Manga artist!{{Ref|name=melora}} | |||
==Listing of Manga Books== | ==Listing of Manga Books== | ||
*[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Manga)|Ocarina of Time]] | *2000 - [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Manga)|Ocarina of Time Volume 1]] | ||
*[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (Manga)|Majora's Mask]] | *2000 - [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Manga)|Ocarina of Time Volume 2]] | ||
*[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (Manga)|Oracle of Seasons]] | *2001 - [[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (Manga)|Majora's Mask]] | ||
*[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (Manga)|Oracle of Ages]] | *2001 - [[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (Manga)|Oracle of Seasons]] | ||
*[[The Legend of Zelda: | *2001 - [[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (Manga)|Oracle of Ages]] | ||
*[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Plus (Manga)|Four Swords Adventures]] | *2004 - [[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Plus (Manga)|Four Swords Adventures Volume 1]] | ||
*[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Manga)|The Minish Cap]] | *2005 - [[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Plus (Manga)|Four Swords Adventures Volume 2]] | ||
*[[The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Manga)|Phantom Hourglass]] | *2005 - [[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Akira Himekawa) Manga|A Link to the Past]] | ||
*[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Manga)| | *2006 - [[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Manga)|The Minish Cap]] | ||
*2009 - [[The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Manga)|Phantom Hourglass]] | |||
*2011 - [[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Prequel Manga|Skyward Sword Prequel]] | |||
*2012 - [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Promotional Manga)|Ocarina of Time 3D Promotional Manga]] | |||
*2016 - [[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Manga)|Twilight Princess]] | |||
===Other Zelda Contributions=== | |||
*2005 - Nintendo Dream Magazine Feb 2005 Issue | |||
*2011 - Nintendo Dream Magazine Jan 2012 Issue | |||
*2011 - ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]'' | |||
==Additional Artwork== | |||
Akira Himekawa has also created some Legend of Zelda artwork on commission, with permission from [[Nintendo]]. A gallery of such work can be seen below. Some of these pieces had the commission go towards Earthquake fundraising in Japan.{{Ref|name=melora}} | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Akira-Himekawa-Art-01.jpg | |||
File:Akira-Himekawa-Art-02.jpg | |||
File:Akira-Himekawa-Art-03.jpg | |||
File:Akira-Himekawa-Art-04.jpg | |||
File:Akira-Himekawa-Art-05.jpg | |||
File:Akira-Himekawa-Art-06.jpg | |||
File:Akira-Himekawa-Art-07.jpg | |||
File:Akira-Himekawa-Art-08.jpg | |||
File:Akira-Himekawa-Art-09.jpg | |||
File:Akira-Himekawa-Art-10.jpg | |||
File:Akira-Himekawa-Art-11.jpg | |||
File:Akira-Himekawa-Art-12.jpg | |||
File:Akira-Himekawa-Art-13.jpg | |||
File:Akira-Himekawa-Art-14.jpg | |||
File:Akira-Himekawa-Art-15.jpg | |||
</gallery> | |||
==External links== | |||
* [https://www.himekawaartpro.com Akira Himekawa Official Website] | |||
{{References}} | |||
{{cat|Artists}} | |||