Kagemaru Himeno

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Himeno in 2017[1]

Kagemaru Himeno (Japanese: 姫野かげまる), born July 24, 1972 in Kanagawa Prefecture, is a writer and illustrator who has provided material for Pokémon since the early years of the franchise. She started doing manga illustrations for RIBON Original in 1994, a magazine published by Shueisha, who along with other publishers Hakusensh and Shogakukan, own VIZ Media, which publishes manga outside Japan. Since 1997, Himeno has done many illustrations for Pokémon-related publications, including Pokémon Tales and her own series How I Became a Pokémon Card. She is also one of the few illustrators that has continued to produce card art since the early years of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. She likes to go by the nickname "Himemaru" (ヒメマル).

Himeno's artwork has been featured on cards since the Jungle expansion, and as such, it is usually instantly recognizable to long-time followers of the TCG. She openly admits that she loves the paintings she does, which reflects in the quality of her art. Himeno uses watercolors and often uses bright and vivid colors with softer tones to highlight areas of light and shadow. She also adds soft white flecks on some her images, which could be interpreted as cotton spores or the like. These are particularly apparent on her older works. Over the years, she has developed a sharper eye for detail, resulting in more crisp images with more adventurous backgrounds.

Artwork

Official Artwork

This is a collection of official Pokémon artwork drawn by Himeno.

Merchandise

This is a collection of official Pokémon merchandise that Himeno has contributed artwork to.

There are 632 cards illustrated by Himeno. For a list of cards she has illustrated, go here.

Works

Manga

Title Date Publisher
She is a Dangerous Rose 1994 Shueisha
Charmander Sees a Ghost (Pokémon Tales #1) June 1997 Shogakukan
Where's Clefairy's Voice? (Pokémon Tales #15) August 1997 Shogakukan
Not Yet, Caterpie (no English release) (Pokémon Tales #20) October 1997 Shogakukan
First Prize for Starmie (Pokémon Tales #25) December 1997 Shogakukan
Jigglypuff's Magic Lullaby (Pokémon Tales #30) March 1998 Shogakukan
Psyduck's Tongue Twisters (Pokémon Tales #37) November 1998 Shogakukan
Meet Mew! (Pokémon Tales #42) December 1998 Shogakukan
Pokémon Card GB Official Guidebook January 29, 1999 Media Factory
Pokémon Card GB The Comix February 20, 1999 Media Factory
How I Became a Pokémon Card volume 1 May 22, 1999 Shogakukan
How I Became a Pokémon Card volume 2 September 1999 Shogakukan
Pokémon 4Koma Gag Theater 1999 Shogakukan
PaPiPu: Pet Best Friend Story Volume 1 1999 Shogakukan
How I Became a Pokémon Card volume 3 January 2000 Shogakukan
Togepi's Tears (Pokémon Tales #47) February 2000 Shogakukan
How I Became a Pokémon Card volume 4 August 2000 Shogakukan
PaPiPu: Pet Best Friend Story Volume 2 2000 Shogakukan
Himemaru: Pokémon Card Explorer 2000 Media Factory
Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR! Official Guidebook May 1, 2001 Media Factory
How I Became a Pokémon Card volume 5 July 2001 Shogakukan
How I Became a Pokémon Card volume 6 September 2001 Shogakukan
Swinub's Nose (Pokémon Gold & Silver Tales #6) March 2002 Shogakukan
Tales of Destiny 2 Comic Anthology Volume 1 2003 Enterbrain
Tales of Destiny 2 Comic Anthology Volume 2 2003 Enterbrain
Kirby of the Stars: Fellows of Pupupu Land 2003 Shogakukan
Sonim Story 2003 Media Factory
Tales of Destiny 2 Comic Anthology Volume 3 2004 Enterbrain
Himemaru: Game Tenkomori! 2005 Famitsu DS + Wii
The Mysterious Yacht (Pokémon Daisuki Tales #3) 2005 Pokémon Daisuki Club

References

External links

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