Tatsuhiko Hikagi
Description
Tatsuhiko Hikagi is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator, born on September 1 in the 1980s. He made his professional debut in 2002 with the work "Omoi wa Itsumo Kawarazu ni," which was featured in the first volume of the anthology "Kotori-kan" published by Akaneshinsha. Following his debut, he contributed to publications such as Comic LO and Dengeki Kuro Maoh.
Hikagi is best known as the creator of the manga series The Severing Crime Edge, also known as Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge. The series was serialized in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive from the May 2009 issue to the September 2015 issue and was compiled into eleven complete volumes. The story follows Kiri Haimura, who inherits a pair of cursed scissors called the Severing Crime Edge, and Iwai Mushanokouji, a girl with long, uncuttable hair who is being hunted by the descendants of murderers. The manga was adapted into a thirteen-episode anime television series produced by Studio Gokumi, which aired from April to June 2013. In the anime's credits, Hikagi is listed as the original creator.
Beyond The Severing Crime Edge, Hikagi has authored several other manga series. His earlier work includes Amagasa no Saien, which was serialized in Dengeki Kuro Maoh from 2007 to 2010 and released in two volumes. He also created Dreadnought, serialized in Kodansha's Good! Afternoon from 2017 to 2018 and collected in two volumes. Additional manga works include Watashi no Kizu wa Shindemo Kesana, serialized in Monthly Comic Alive from 2020 to 2021 and published in three volumes, as well as Houkago no Sensei, which appeared in multiple publications including Manga Time Kirara Carat and Monthly Comic Cune. His more recent work is Oukoku wa Akujo no Hitsugi, serialized in Alive+ from August 2023 to May 2024 and released in two volumes.
In addition to his manga, Hikagi has worked as an illustrator for light novels. Notable examples include Watashi no Aiba wa Kyouaku desu by Akira Arai, published by Enterbrain in 2007, and Zerandīnu ~Seiaku na Ibara Hime~ by Akihiko Ureshino, published by Shueisha in 2007. He also contributed an ending illustration for the seventh episode of the anime D-Frag!. His body of work demonstrates a sustained career in the manga industry with a focus on fantasy, action, and supernatural themes.
Hikagi is best known as the creator of the manga series The Severing Crime Edge, also known as Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge. The series was serialized in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive from the May 2009 issue to the September 2015 issue and was compiled into eleven complete volumes. The story follows Kiri Haimura, who inherits a pair of cursed scissors called the Severing Crime Edge, and Iwai Mushanokouji, a girl with long, uncuttable hair who is being hunted by the descendants of murderers. The manga was adapted into a thirteen-episode anime television series produced by Studio Gokumi, which aired from April to June 2013. In the anime's credits, Hikagi is listed as the original creator.
Beyond The Severing Crime Edge, Hikagi has authored several other manga series. His earlier work includes Amagasa no Saien, which was serialized in Dengeki Kuro Maoh from 2007 to 2010 and released in two volumes. He also created Dreadnought, serialized in Kodansha's Good! Afternoon from 2017 to 2018 and collected in two volumes. Additional manga works include Watashi no Kizu wa Shindemo Kesana, serialized in Monthly Comic Alive from 2020 to 2021 and published in three volumes, as well as Houkago no Sensei, which appeared in multiple publications including Manga Time Kirara Carat and Monthly Comic Cune. His more recent work is Oukoku wa Akujo no Hitsugi, serialized in Alive+ from August 2023 to May 2024 and released in two volumes.
In addition to his manga, Hikagi has worked as an illustrator for light novels. Notable examples include Watashi no Aiba wa Kyouaku desu by Akira Arai, published by Enterbrain in 2007, and Zerandīnu ~Seiaku na Ibara Hime~ by Akihiko Ureshino, published by Shueisha in 2007. He also contributed an ending illustration for the seventh episode of the anime D-Frag!. His body of work demonstrates a sustained career in the manga industry with a focus on fantasy, action, and supernatural themes.
Works
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