“Carved absence, I remain untold.” – ネイラ
Heartwarming stories of bittersweet sadness
Official stats and works:
Starting the career as mangaka and illustrator at an young age, Nheira’s works have been published in Japan, USA, Germany and France. His art combines dark and visualkei asthethics with mythical, longing themes.
While Nheira was active as a model from 2007-2009 for japanese fashion brands, he focused on drawing manga from then on. The sceneries range from dark fantasy to the realistic settings with psychological elements.
Born and raised in Hamburg, Germany, Nheira has been living in Germany and Japan, combining diverse cultural influences in his works.
Musically, Nheira is composing, writing and recording his original music, alongside being a support guitarist for various bands throughout the years and guitarist in the visualkei band “COAGULA” under the pseudonyme of “haine”.
Appearances and brands:
- Model for japanese visualkei fashion brands
Model for Hiderock Design
Model for the accessory brand Glamour Punks - Modeled at the INDIVIDUAL FASHION EXPO 4, held at the JCB Hall on September 23, 2008
- Collaborated multiple times with renowned Japanese photographer Susumu Miyawaki, known for his work on cover images for Shoxx and Fool’s Mate.
- Appeared on Japanese television
- KERA ファッションショー＆LIVEコラボ イベント ニコ★ブイ SHOW! 2011
- Featured in magazines including KERA, Gothic Lolita Bible, CURE, Vshock, Davinci, Imagine FX and many more
- In 2012 he illustrated the book 守護天使占い図鑑 あなたを幸福に導く天使たちからのメッセージ (Guardian angel fortune telling book – messages from angels that lead you to happiness ~) alongside with the japanese Manga-ka Kaori Yuki for the famous japanese fortune teller Yuki Moira.
- His Manga-shortstory “空般 伝説“ won the award 2nd price of MIRACLE JUMP magazine.
- Assistant to Himekawa Akira for several years, contributing to official The Legend of Zelda manga and artbook by NINTENDO
Last but not least, he refers to himself as a pirate captain and has gathered a very loyal crew of people who call this strong bond ‘KHIRATES’. In his personal life he runs a very small Animal Sanctuary and takes care of difficult horses.
