Gurihiru

Gurihiru
グリヒル
Gurihiru グリヒル
Born	Chifuyu Sasaki; Naoko Kawano;
Nationality	Japanese
Area(s)	Artists, cartoonists
Pseudonym(s)	Illustrator Unit Gurihiru; Gurihiru Studios;
Notable works	Avatar: The Last Airbender graphic novels, Sonic Unleashed, The Unbelievable Gwenpool, The Unstoppable Wasp, Superman Smashes the Klan
Awards	2020 Harvey Award (Superman Smashes the Klan for Best Children or Young Adult Book); 2021 Eisner Awards (Superman Smashes the Klan for both Best Publication for Kids and Best Adaptation from Another Medium);
	www.gurihiru.com

Gurihiru (Japanese: グリヒル), also credited as Illustrator Unit Gurihiru and Gurihiru Studios, is a Japanese illustration team, consisting of Chifuyu Sasaki (workplan design, pencils, inks) and Naoko Kawano (workplan design, colors, webdesign). Both originating from Sapporo, Japan, they are currently based in Saitama, mainly working as artists for American comics.

The two women are art school graduates who worked as web designers and art museum receptionists prior to their work in comics. After winning 2nd place in a manga competition, they were advised by the organizer of the contest that their art style didn't fit the Japanese market. They decided to try the American market and have since illustrated many American comics and graphic novels.

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