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Akira Hiramoto
平本 アキラ
Born1976 (age 48–49)
Okinawa Prefecture
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
Agonashi Gen to Ore Monogatari
Me and the Devil Blues
Prison School
AwardsGlyph Comics Awards (2009), Kodansha Manga Award (2013)

Akira Hiramoto (平本 アキラ, Hiramoto Akira, born 1976) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known as the creator of Prison School, which won the General Manga Category award at the 2013 Kodansha Awards,[1] and Me and the Devil Blues, which has won the 2009 Glyph Comics Awards for the Best Reprint Publication.[2] He is a Japanese professional mangaka serialised in seinen publication Weekly Young Magazine, owned by Kodansha.[3]He was born in Okinawa in Japan in 1976.[4]

Works

  • Agonashi Gen to Ore Monogatari (アゴなしゲンとオレ物語) (1997–2009) —– Writer, artist
  • Me and the Devil Blues (俺と悪魔のブルーズ) (2004–2008, 2015–ongoing) —– Writer, artist
  • Yarisugi Companion to Atashi Monotogari (やりすぎコンパニオンとアタシ物語) (2007–2008) —– Writer, artist
  • Youkei Seijuku Onna Hilda (幼形成熟女ヒルダ) (2011) —– Writer, artist
  • Prison School (監獄学園) (2011–2017) —– Writer, artist
  • Raw Hero (2018–2020) —– Writer, artist

References

  1. ^ "Winners at 37th Kodansha Manga Awards". Anime News Network. May 9, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "Me and the Devil Blues Manga Wins Glyph Comic Award". Anime News Network. May 18, 2009. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
  3. ^ https://yanmaga.jp/author/hiramotoakira.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "ハーレム×監獄。壁をぶち壊していく快感と、"女性の強さ"を描きたい". ダ・ヴィンチニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-06-14.