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| Hiroya Oku | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 16, 1967 Fukuoka, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Pseudonym(s) | Kuon Yahiro (久遠 矢広) |
Notable works | Hen Gantz Inuyashiki Gigant |
| Awards | Runner-up in Young Jump Youth Manga Awards (1988, Hen) |
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Hiroya Oku (奥 浩哉, Oku Hiroya, born September 16, 1967) is a Japanese manga artist, who is the creator of Gantz, Gigant, Hen, and Inuyashiki, the first two of which have been serialized in Weekly Young Jump. Originally influenced by Katsuhiro Otomo and Ryoichi Ikegami,[1] his manga often contain explicit violence, sexual depictions, and matters that are considered taboo by the public, and he is known as a pioneer in the use of digital processing for manga backgrounds.
His debut manga Hen was a runner-up in the 1988 Young Jump Youth Manga Awards. The pseudonym he used at the time of its serialization was Kuon Yahiro (久遠 矢広).
Oku designed a character for Namco Bandai's Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 fighting game, Soulcalibur IV named Shura.
- ^ 奥浩哉の「いぬやしき」特集、山本直樹×奥浩哉の師弟対談（1/4） January 14, 2014