Akira Hiramoto
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| Akira Hiramoto 平本 アキラ | |
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| Born | 1976 (age 48–49) Okinawa Prefecture |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Area(s) | Manga artist |
Notable works | Agonashi Gen to Ore Monogatari Me and the Devil Blues Prison School |
| Awards | Glyph 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] The mangaka currently resides in the downtown area of Nerima, Tokyo.[5] Akira Hiramoto has produced multiple works while signed to Kodansha, of which the magnum opus was the long-running gag manga "Agonashi Gen to Ore Monogatari". The mangaka is currently working on two manga series as the author & artist of Me and the Devil Blues and Prison School.[6]
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
- ^ "Winners at 37th Kodansha Manga Awards". Anime News Network. May 9, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ^ "Me and the Devil Blues Manga Wins Glyph Comic Award". Anime News Network. May 18, 2009. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
- ^ https://yanmaga.jp/author/hiramotoakira.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "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.
- ^ http://yanmaga.jp/assistant/hiramotoakira.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "「監獄学園」既刊一覧 講談社コミックプラス". 講談社コミックプラス (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-06-14.
External links
- Akira Hiramoto's manga works at Media Arts Database (in Japanese)
- Akira Hiramoto's manga volumes at Kodansha (in Japanese)
- Akira Hiramoto at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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