Oku, Hiroya

Given name: 浩哉
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Birthday: Sep 16, 1967
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Hiroya Oku is a mangaka who is the creator of Gantz, Zero-One and HEN, all of which have been serialized in Young Jump. His manga often contain explicit violence and gore, as well as sexual situations.

He won the second prize of the Youth Manga Awards in 1988, under the penname Yahiro Kuon.

He designed a character for Namco Bandai's Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 fighting game, Soulcalibur IV named Shura.

Twitter: @hiroya_oku

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'Gantz' and 'I Am a Hero' Authors to Each Pen New Manga Series

'Gantz' and 'I Am a Hero' Authors to Each Pen New Manga Series

The 23rd issue of this year's Big Comic Superior magazine has announced on Friday that manga authors Hiroya Oku (Gantz, Inuyashiki) and Kengo Hanazawa (I Am a ...read more

Gantz Manga to End in Two More Chapters

Gantz series creator Hiroya Oku noted in Miracle Jump Magazine that the series would be ending soon. The 24th issue of Young Jump Magazine this year, announced that ...read more

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