Saeko Himuro (氷室 冴子, Himuro Saeko, January 11, 1957 – June 6, 2008) was a Japanese novelist, essayist, and playwright born in Iwamizawa, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan.

During the 1980s and 1990s, she was one of the most popular authors released under Shueisha's Cobalt Bunko imprint.

She is best known outside Japan for I Can Hear the Sea, later a Studio Ghibli movie.

[1] All titles published by Shueisha Cobalt imprint unless otherwise noted.

1970s 1980s 1990s These manga were either written by Himuro or the original story idea was created by her.