Akira Hiramoto
平本 アキラ
Born1976 (age 4647)
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 made his debut with Sono Tomodachi ni Gimon Ari story in 1995 in Weekly Young Magazine. 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]

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–present) —– Writer, artist
  • Yarisugi Companion to Atashi Monogatari (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[3]
  • Raw Hero (2018–2020) —– Writer, artist[4]
  • Futari Switch (ふたりスイッチ) (2022–present) —– Writer, artist[5]
  • Super Ball Girls (スーパーボールガールズ) (2022–present) —– Artist; written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro[6]

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. 「アゴゲン」平本アキラ、新連載は全寮制ハーレムコメディ. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 7, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  4. "Prison School's Akira Hiramoto Launches New Manga on September 25". Anime News Network. September 11, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  5. "Akira Hiramoto's New Manga Futari Switch Launches on March 4". Anime News Network. February 7, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  6. "Akira Hiramoto, Muneyuki Kaneshiro Launch New Manga on October 14". Anime News Network. June 25, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.


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