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[[caption-width-right:180:Himaruya in his... battle gear?]]

This man was born on May 8, 1985, in Fukushima, Japan. He attended art college in New York, and his experiences there brought about the brainchild that is ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers''. He is the creator of other works as well, such as ''Manga/ChibisanDate'' and ''Manga/SusumeKitakouHousoubu''.

[[FanNickname Nicknamed]] Himapapa, among others. Most involving UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics or something to do with being a Troll. "Himalaya", too.

[[ItMakesSenseInContext He is an alpaca.]]
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!!Hidekaz Himaruya is associated with the following tropes:

* AllThereInTheManual: His blog, [[http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/ Bamboo Thicket]], is where a lot of extras like doodles or character designs go.
* ApprovalOfGod: He's notably open with his fans regarding his work.
* ArtEvolution: His art has become much less angular throughout the years. And his ears and hands aren't as big.
* BilingualBonus: He is very good at English, and seems to know Chinese as well.
* HesBack: The general reaction to both Volume 5 of ''Hetalia'' and Himaruya's "return."
* KindheartedCatLover: Most of his extra drawings/sketches/comics involve cats, not dogs.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: His pet bunny and tends to take pictures of bunnies. [[https://sites.google.com/site/kitayumeverseindexes/bubutan He even draws them in his own comics.]]

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