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Kohta Hirano

Born

in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan

July 14, 1973

Genre

Comics & Graphic Novels, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror

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Kohta Hirano (平野耕太 Hirano Kōta) is a Japanese mangaka most famous for his manga Hellsing. Starting his career first as a mangaka's assistant (self-described as "horrible" and "lazy" in said assistant position), and later an H manga artist, he went on to enjoy somewhat limited success with other relatively unknown manga titles such as Angel Dust, Coyote, Gun Mania and Hi-Tension. His first major success came with his manga series Hellsing, which got its start and was subsequently serialized in a monthly manga magazine, Young King OURs, towards the latter half of 1997. ...more

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Average rating: 4.28 · 71,479 ratings · 1,841 reviews · 65 distinct works • Similar authors

	Hellsing, Vol. 1 (Hellsing, #1) by Kohta Hirano, Duane Johnson, Wilbert Lacuna 4.26 avg rating — 31,616 ratings — published 1998	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hellsing, Vol. 2 (Hellsing, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 6,774 ratings — published 1999 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hellsing, Vol. 3 (Hellsing, #3) 4.33 avg rating — 5,774 ratings — published 2000 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hellsing, Vol. 6 (Hellsing, #6) 4.34 avg rating — 3,773 ratings — published 2003 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hellsing, Vol. 7 (Hellsing, #7) 4.38 avg rating — 3,605 ratings — published 2004 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hellsing, Vol. 4 (Hellsing, #4) 4.24 avg rating — 3,443 ratings — published 2001 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hellsing, Vol. 5 (Hellsing, #5) 4.28 avg rating — 3,301 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hellsing, Vol. 8 (Hellsing, #8) 4.34 avg rating — 2,789 ratings — published 2006 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hellsing, Vol. 9 (Hellsing, #9) 4.33 avg rating — 2,511 ratings — published 2007 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hellsing, Vol. 10 (Hellsing, #10) 4.33 avg rating — 2,359 ratings — published 2009 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Kohta Hirano

Hellsing [ヘルシング] (10 books)
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Kohta Hirano

4.29 avg rating — 65,932 ratings

Hellsing Deluxe (3 books)
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Kohta Hirano,

Duane Johnson (Translator)

4.21 avg rating — 2,812 ratings

Drifters (7 books)
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Kohta Hirano

3.92 avg rating — 1,522 ratings

Hellsing 2 in 1 (5 books)
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Kohta Hirano

4.11 avg rating — 910 ratings

Quotes by Kohta Hirano (?)

“Man cries, his tears dry up and run out. So he becomes a devil, reduced to a monster.”
― Kouta Hirano

tags: crying, desperation, good-and-bad, good-and-evil, grief, hopelessness, humanity, life, loneliness, man-vs-monster, sadness, tears, transformation

132 likes

“Resignation is what kills people. Once they've rejected resignation, humans gain the privilege of making humanity their footpath.”
― Kouta Hirano

tags: alucard, anime, giving-up, hellsing, humanity, immortality, manga, mortality, resignation, the-soul

55 likes

“The Bird of Hermes is my name, eating my wings to make me tame.”
― Kohta Hirano, Hellsing, Vol. 1

tags: alucard, blood, fear, hellsing, mythology, vampires

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