He's admitted to having a rather questionable naming sense, and encouraged the fans to call the gender flipped nations by whichever names they chose to. Selling any of the downloadable site games for profit is also prohibited. He allows the usage of images from his site, show, and blog as long as no profit is involved, and encourages fans to create their own original characters, fan videos (MADs), or cosplay inspired by his works, though he actively discourages fans from copying CDs. The programs he uses to color and ink his artwork are: SAI Painter and Adobe Photoshop Elements 6. Himaruya's hobbies (mentioned on the bio page at Kitayume) include photography, architecture, and collecting postcards. He is also a fan of the horror visual novels Higurashi When They Cry and Umineko no Naku Koro ni by Ryukishi07, which coincidentally, both received animated adaptations by Studio DEEN. In some instances, he has referenced the song Let's Fighting Love (from the South Park episode Good Times With Weapons) by using the phrase and replacing "Fighting" with another word of his choice, such as: "Let's Flying Pan-ing Love" and "Let's Englanding Love".
On his blog and update logs from the archived versions of Kitayume, Himaruya mentions that he is a fan of South Park and Happy Tree Friends. It is loosely adapted from the original Gakuen Hetalia dating sim concept by Hidekaz Himaruya, although this commercial version of the game is listed in the action/adventure genre.
In the earlier days of the Kitayume site (2003-2007), he used the name Kazuyoshi Himaruya (日丸屋 和良 Himaruya Kazuyoshi), which most notably appears in the credits of the Gakuen Hetalia demo.Įstonia's character design is based on his appearance, although his hair and eye color is different. Gakuen Hetalia Portable ( Portable, lit: Academy Hetalia Portable, School Hetalia Portable) is a single-player PSP game that was released in early 2011. Himaruya lived in New York from late 2006 until some point in early 2009, when he moved back to Japan following the release of the Hetalia anime and his contract with Comic Birz.
His latest series, Chibi-san Date, currently runs in the magazine Comic Birz by Gentosha Comics (which also published the printed versions of the Hetalia manga). He is currently an art design major and makes posts about his day-to-day life on his blog the Bamboo Thicket, along with the latest character designs and sketches.īesides Hetalia, his website Kitayume (which started on June 19th, 2003) showcases his other manga projects and artwork.
Himaruya started the original Hetalia webcomic while he was attending Parsons School Of Design in New York City and continues the series in the present.
He is sometimes affectionately called Papa Hima, by Hetalia fans. Himaruya started the original Hetalia webcomic while he was attending Parsons School Of Design in New York City and continues the series Hidekaz Himaruya (日丸屋 秀和 Himaruya Hidekaz, born May 8th, 1985, in Koriyama, Fukushima) is the creator of the series Hetalia: Axis Powers (originally titled Axis Powers Hetalia in the webcomic run). Hidekaz Himaruya (日丸屋 秀和 Himaruya Hidekaz, born May 8th, 1985, in Koriyama, Fukushima) is the creator of the series Hetalia: Axis Powers (originally titled Axis Powers Hetalia in the webcomic run).