Born: 1975 October 15 in 串間市 [Kushima], 宮崎県 [Miyagi Prefecture], Japan
Biography: Akiko Higashimura (東村アキコ) is a manga artist known for series like Princess Jellyfish (海月姫 / Kuragehime), Tokyo Tarareba Girls (東京タラレバ娘 / Tōkyō Tarareba Musume), Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey (かくかくしかじか / Kakukaku Shikajika), Yukibana no Tora (雪花の虎), Bishoku Tantei Akechi Goro (美食探偵 明智五郎), Himawari - Kenichi Legend (ひまわりっ 〜健一レジェンド〜), Mama wa Tenparist (ママはテンパリスト) and Omo ni Naitemasu (主に泣いてます).
Elder sister of manga artist Takuma Morishige (森繁拓真).