Akira Himekawa (姫川 明 Himekawa Akira?) is the pen name of a duo of female comic book artists.[1] The artists have worked together since 1991 and have not chosen to reveal their real names.[2] The women are individually pen named A. Honda (本田A Honda A?) and S. Nagano (長野S Nagano S?).[3] The women were previously individually pen named Akira Karitaka (狩鷹　明 Karitaka Akira?) and Nui Ono (小野　ぬい Ono Nui?).