The short stories were later repackaged as "Aka" and "Kuro". There are two series of Hen the first, with kanji, ran for 13 volumes-the first three are short story collections, and the remaining ten are a romantic comedy in which both leads are male. Oku designed a character for Namco Bandai's Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 fighting game, Soulcalibur IV named Shura. The pseudonym he used at the time of its serialization was Kuon Yahiro ( 久遠 矢広). His debut manga Hen was a runner-up in the 1988 Young Jump Youth Manga Awards. Originally influenced by Katsuhiro Otomo and Ryoichi Ikegami, 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. 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. He also designed a character for Bandai Namco's Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 fighting game Soulcalibur IV, named "Shura." The author lives in Tokyo, Japan.Runner-up in Young Jump Youth Manga Awards (1988, Hen) He won the second prize of the Youth Manga Awards in 1988, under the pen name Yahiro Kuon. His manga often contain explicit violence and gore, as well as sexual situations. The team hope to earn enough points to resurrect their murdered comrades, but they risk being ripped to shreds in what seems like a certain suicide mission!Review"Drawn with eye-popping realism." -Entertainment WeeklyAbout the AuthorHiroya Oku is a manga artist who is the creator of Gantz, Zero One, and HEN, all of which have been serialized in Young Jump magazine. Gantz G is violent, horrifying, and shockingly adult, a jaw-dropping vision of relentless intensity and singular imagination.The last survivors of the Gantz G team confront the alluring mermaid alien who, when challenged, is far more bestial than beautiful. Product DescriptionGantz G concludes with another harrowing chapter set in the epic Gantz science-fiction universe that has spawned a TV anime series, three featuree films, video games, and sold over fifteen million copies in Japan of the original Gantz manga. He also designed a character for Bandai Namco's Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 fighting game Soulcalibur IV, named "Shura." The author lives in Japan. But are they willing to further risk their own lives to bring back a fallen friend, and can they bring themselves to abandon the comrades who have bravely fought beside them?Collects Gantz volumes 19, 20, 21.Review"Drawn with eye-popping realism." -Entertainment WeeklyAbout the AuthorHiroya Oku is a manga artist who is the creator of Gantz, Zero One, and HEN, all of which have been serialized in Young Jump magazine. Each fighter has suffered greatly, and each has experienced devastating loss. This value-priced collection features 640 pages of shock and awe!After earning enough combat points, the Gantz alien fighters are given three choices: freedom, better weapons, or resurrect a dead Gantz warrior. Product DescriptionA terrifying adult science-fiction epic of fierce imagination, Hiroya Oku's Gantz has sold over 15 million copies in Japan and inspired three feature films and an anime TV series.
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