a Japanese illustrator . After moving to Tokyo from Okayama Prefecture, he is currently returning to his hometown of Okayama. Also known as a " moe painter ", she is one of the creators who sparked the so-called mecha girl boom since 2000, and the weapon girl series announced in doujin activities and commercial magazines has been made into figures from Toranoana and Konami . It is also gaining popularity. In addition, he was in charge of the main character and mecha designs (original drafts) for the animation works " Sky Girls " and " Strike Witches ", which were produced based on the concept of mecha girls . The Origin of the pen name is "Humikane Shimada.