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According to AnimeNewsNetwork, Michitaka Kikuchi is his real name, not just an alternative pen name. Can anyone provide any sources that can either support or refute this statement?
Greyweather 03:33, 5 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Some support. http://www.lambiek.net/asamiya_kia.htm
Greyweather

http://www.ex.org/3.6/11-feature_asamiya1.html
"Q: What is your relationship to Kikuchi Michitaka?
AK: If you cut us, we'll bleed. I am the real Asamiya Kia."
Greyweather
To add to the confusion, Shades of Nemesis claims Michitaka Kikuchi is a different person. Greyweather
This http://www.ex.org/articles/2001/ax2001-panel-asamiya.html clearly refutes that idea though.
Q: Are you and Kikuchi Michitaka the same person?
AK: Yes, Kikuchi and I are one-and-the-same. The reason I was working under two names is because "Kikuchi" I reserved for the animator side of me while "Asamiya" I used for the manga artist side of me. I've dropped my "Kikuchi" identity recently, because Kikuchi hasn't been getting any work!
Greyweather 04:16, 5 Sep 2004 (UTC)