Michi Himeno


Michi Himeno is a Japanese animation artist and character designer. Her most famous work is on the TV series The Rose of Versailles and Saint Seiya.

Career

In 1973 she began her collaboration with Shingo Araki working on Cutie Honey and went on to work at Toei Animation before forming Araki Productions with him in 1975. Together they have worked on many successful films and series. Typically, she works on the female characters while he works on the male.
Some of her works are Lupin III, The Rose of Versailles, The Flower Child Lunlun, Ulysses 31, Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX, and the OVA versions of Fūma no Kojirō.
International accreditation came with Saint Seiya, for her elegant drawing style along with Araki's dynamic drawing style.

Work

Her work includes the following:

Films

Space Adventure Cobra, animatorSaint Seiya Gekijôban, character designer, key animatorSaint Seiya, Kamigami no Atsuki Tatakai, character designerSaint Seiya, Shinku No Shônen Densetsu, animator, character designSaint Seiya, Saishû Seisen No Senshi Tachi, character designerGegege no Kitaro: Dai Kaijū, character designer, animation directorGegege no Kitaro: Yōkai Tokkyū! Maboroshi no Kisha, character designer, animation directorSiam Neko - First Mission, character designerSeiya, Tenkai-hen Josou Overture, character designer, main animation designer

TV

Hana no Ko Lunlun, character designerBerusaiyu no Bara, character designer, animation director

OVA

Amon Saga, character designer, animation directorOkubyo na Venus, animation directorFuma no Kojirou: Yasha-hen, character designerFuma no Kojirou: Seiken Sensou-hen : Character Design.Babiru Ni-Sei, character designerFuma no Kojirou: Fuma Hanran-hen, character designerSaint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Sanctuary, character designerSaint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Inferno, character designer, chief animation director, animation directorSaint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Elysion, character designer, chief animation director

Books

Alexandria, Illustrator. The Saga is in 9 volumes, each containing 10 b/w illustrations. Volumes 1-2-3-5-6 contains also full colour illustrations. The books' covers also are illustrated by Michi Himeno.