Kota Hirano
Kōta Hirano ( Japanese 平野 耕 太 , Hirano Kōta ; born July 14, 1973 in Adachi , Tokyo , Japan ) is a Japanese manga artist .
Life
Hirano began his career as an assistant to other manga artists. He published his first work as a professional draftsman in 1995 with the pornographic manga Coyote in the manga magazine Manga Papipo . More erotic comics from his pen followed.
In 1996 he drew the manga series Dai Dōjin Monogatari for Comic Gum magazine . He created another series from 1997 to 1998 under the title Susume !! Seigaku Dennō Kenkyū for the video game magazine Famitsu .
Hirano achieved his greatest success to date with the manga series Hellsing , on which he worked for Young King Ours magazine from 1997 to 2008 . The manga about an organization that fights against vampires was implemented as an anime television series and translated into several languages. Hellsing comprises ten anthologies. A tape sells about 200,000 times in Japan.
Works
- Coyote , 1995
- Dai Dōjin Monogatari ( 大同 人 物語 ), 1996
- Susume !! Seigaku Dennō Kenkyū ( 進 め !! 聖 学 電 脳 研究 部 ), 1997–1998
- Hellsing , 1997-2008
- Drifters , since 2009
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hirano, Kota |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 平野 耕 太 (Japanese); Hirano, Kohta; Hirano, Kouta |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese manga artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Adachi , Tokyo , Japan |