Kagemaru Himeno

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 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==
This is a collection of official Pokémon artwork drawn by Himeno.
===Core series games===
As part of a Legendary Pokémon Wallpaper promotion in the run-up to the release of The Crown Tundra, Poké Times released artwork of the and by Himeno.
 promotional wallpaper (Alola)
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===Merchandise===
This is a collection of official Pokémon merchandise that Himeno has contributed artwork to.
There are cards illustrated by Himeno. For a list of cards she has illustrated, go here.
 Himeno is credited on all cards in the set.
 Himeno's Twitter (archived copy)
 Himeno's tweet about drawing the Iron Hands sleeves
 Sinnoh Myth
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==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 ) 	August 1997 	Shogakukan
Not Yet, Caterpie (no English release) (Pokémon Tales #20)	October 1997 	Shogakukan
First Prize for Starmie (Pokémon Tales ) 	December 1997 	Shogakukan
Jigglypuff's Magic Lullaby (Pokémon Tales ) 	March 1998 	Shogakukan
Psyduck's Tongue Twisters (Pokémon Tales ) 	November 1998 	Shogakukan
Meet Mew! (Pokémon Tales ) 	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 ) 	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 	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==
* Kagemaru Himeno's personal blog (archived)
* Kagemaru Himeno's Bluesky
* Kagemaru Himeno's Twitter
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