Hiro (ひろ) is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator born on October 28, 1987. Currently residing in Tokyo, he made his commercial debut in 2008 with illustrations for Magi-Cu 4-koma CLANNAD. His first serialized work, Aquarium, ran in Manga Time Kirara Carat from 2009 to 2011. He later created YUMEKURI for Monthly Comic Alive (2012-2017). Since August 2016, Hiro has been serializing his most acclaimed work, Akebi's Sailor Uniform (Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku), in となりのヤングジャンプ (Tonari no Young Jump), which has been adapted into an anime. Known for his delicate art style and attention to detail, Hiro occasionally shares animated clips of his characters on Twitter.