Kazumasa Hirai (author)
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ese novel
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ist from Yokosuka, Kanagawa
Yokosuka, Kanagawa
is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. As of 2010, the city had an estimated population of 419,067 and a population density of 4,160 people per km². It covered an area of 100.62 km²...

. He graduated from Yokosuka Industrial High School and the law department of Chuo University
Chuo University
Chuo University is a one of the Japanese leading universities. Thus it is competitive in several rankings such as shown below.-General Rankings:The university has been ranked 27th, 25th, 34th during 2008-2010 respectively in the ranking "Truly Strong Universities" by Toyo Keizai.-Research...

. Hirai is well known for his SF-manga work. He is the creator of 8 Man
8 Man
or is a fictional manga and anime superhero created in 1963 by science fiction writer Kazumasa Hirai and manga artist Jiro Kuwata. He is considered Japan's earliest cyborg superhero, predating even Kamen Rider , and was supposedly the inspiration for RoboCop.The manga was published in Weekly...

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Works

Manga
  • 8 Man
    8 Man
    or is a fictional manga and anime superhero created in 1963 by science fiction writer Kazumasa Hirai and manga artist Jiro Kuwata. He is considered Japan's earliest cyborg superhero, predating even Kamen Rider , and was supposedly the inspiration for RoboCop.The manga was published in Weekly...

    (artist: Jiro Kuwata
    Jiro Kuwata
    is a Japanese manga artist.-Biography:A gifted artist, Kuwata started out as a manga artist at the young age of 13, when he created in 1948. His turning point came in 1957, when he created . Since then, Kuwata devoted himself to creating science fiction/superhero adventures...

    )
  • Elite (artist: Jiro Kuwata)
  • Chou Inu Leap (artist: Jiro Kuwata)
  • Genma Taisen (artist: Shotaro Ishinomori
    Shotaro Ishinomori
    was a Japanese manga artist who became an influential figure in manga, anime, and tokusatsu, creating several immensely popular long-running series such as Cyborg 009 and Himitsu Sentai Goranger, what would go on to become part of the Super Sentai series, and the Kamen Rider Series...

    )
  • Desu Hunter (artist: Jiro Kuwata)
  • Wolf Guy
    Wolf Guy
    is a Japanese manga series of two volumes published in 1970 by Bunkasha. Originally written by Kazumasa Hirai and illustrated by Hisashi Sakaguchi , the series has been readapted with a more violent and mature setting in 2007 by Yoshiaki Tabata and Yuuki Yugo...

    (artist: Hisashi Sakaguchi)
  • Spider-Man: The Manga
    Spider-Man: The Manga
    Spider-Man: The Manga is a Japanese manga illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami which retold the story of Spider-Man in a Japanese setting. It was originally published in Japan from January 1970 to September 1971 in Monthly Shōnen Magazine....

    (artist: Ryoichi Ikegami
    Ryoichi Ikegami
    is a manga artist. He was assistant to manga artist Shigeru Mizuki in 1966. In 2001, he won the Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga as the artist of Heat. He became a professor at Osaka University of Arts in 2005...

    )
  • Shin Genma Taisen (artist: Shotaro Ishinomori
    Shotaro Ishinomori
    was a Japanese manga artist who became an influential figure in manga, anime, and tokusatsu, creating several immensely popular long-running series such as Cyborg 009 and Himitsu Sentai Goranger, what would go on to become part of the Super Sentai series, and the Kamen Rider Series...

    )
  • Crystal Child (artist: Ayumi Izumitani)
  • Bachigami (artist: Yuuki Yogo)
  • 8 Man Infinity (8 Man
    8 Man
    or is a fictional manga and anime superhero created in 1963 by science fiction writer Kazumasa Hirai and manga artist Jiro Kuwata. He is considered Japan's earliest cyborg superhero, predating even Kamen Rider , and was supposedly the inspiration for RoboCop.The manga was published in Weekly...

     sequel: Kyôichi Nanatsuki, artist: Takayuki Takashi)


Novels
  • Wolf Guy Series [ウルフガイ・シリーズ ]
  • Adult Wolf Guy Series [11 volumes]
  1. Ookamiotoko da yo (He's a Werewolf!, 1969)
  2. Ookami yo, kokyou wo mi yo (1973)
  3. Rio no Ookamiotoko (1973)
  4. Jinrou Jigoku (Wolf Guy Inferno, 1974)
  5. Jinrou Sensen (Wolf Guy Front, 1974)
  6. Ookami wa nakazu (1974)
  7. Jinrou Hakusho (Wolf Guy Report, 1976)
  8. Jinrou Tenshi {3volumes} (Wolf Guy Angel, 1978–1980)
  9. Wakaki Ookami no Shouzou (Portrait of a Young Wolf, 1979)
    • Wolf Guy Series [19 volumes]
  10. Ookami no Monshou (Emblem of the Wolf, 1971)
  11. Ookami no Enka (1972)
  12. Ookami no Requiem {2volumes} (1975)
  13. Ougon no Shoujo {5volumes} (Golden Girl, 1985–1994)
  14. Inugami Akira {10volumes} (1994–1995)
    • Gekkou Majutsudan Series [30 volumes]
  15. Gekkou Majutsudan {12volumes} (Moonlight Magic, 1996–1998)
  16. Wolf Guy DNA {12volumes} (1999–2000)
  17. Genma Taisen DNA {6volumes} (Genma Wars DNA, 2002)
    • Wolf Guy Extra Volumes
  18. Wolfrando ~ Ookami no Sekai (Wolfland ~ The World of the Wolf, 1976)
  19. Megami Henshou (1988)
    • Zombie Hunter
      Zombie Hunter
      is a dark and violent comic by a collaboration between Japanese writer, Kazumasa Hirai, and Korean comic book artist, Yang Kyung-il.It is about an ex-race car driver who hunts down and kills zombies. The main character, Toshio Tamura, was once a grand prix champion who finds himself to be one of...

      [死霊狩り(ゾンビー・ハンター)]
    • Zombie Hunter (1973)
    • Zombie Hunter 2 (1976)
    • Zombie Hunter 3 (1978)
    • Genma Wars Séries [幻魔大戦シリーズ]
    • New Genma Wars (1978)
    • Real Genma Wars (1980-1985)
    • Genma Wars (1979-1983)
    • Armageddon (1987)
    • Armageddon Girl(The Girl in Harmagedon (closet screenplay)
      The Girl in Harmagedon (closet screenplay)
      The Girl in Harmagedon is a literary work written in the form of closet screenplay by Japanese science fiction novelist, Kazumasa Hirai. It was published from Tokuma Shoten in 1980's. The original title is "Harumagedon no shojo(ハルマゲドンの少女)"...

      ハルマゲドンの少女) (1986)
    • Genma Wars deep (2005)
    • Genma Wars deep Torutekku (2008)
    • Chikyuuju no Megami [ちきゅうじゅのめがみ]
    • Chikyuuju no Megami (1988-1992)
    • Crystal Child
    • Sono hi no gogo, hôdaiyama de
    • 21st Century 8 Man
    • Infinity Blue
    • Blue Series
  20. Blue Highways (2002)
  21. Blue Lady (2005)
    • Abduction Series
    • Jikuu bôsô kimagure Bus (2002)
    • Wayward Bus
    • Stray Sheep
    • Abduction
    • Silence
    • Shade
    • Capricious
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