is a Japanese
manga artist
A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan.
Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist be ...
, best known for his manga ''
Black Lagoon
''Black Lagoon'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rei Hiroe. It has been published in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Sunday Gene-X'' since April 2002, with its chapters colle ...
''. When he is working on ''
doujin
In Japan, is a group of people who share an interest, activity, or hobby. The word is sometimes translated into English as "clique", "fandom", "coterie", "society", or "circle" (as in " sewing circle"). Self-published creative works produced ...
'' comics he goes by the name Red Bear. Hiroe's manga were originally published by
Kadokawa Shoten
, formerly , is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing based in Tokyo, Japan. It became an internal division of Kadokawa Corporation on October 1, 2013. Kadokawa publishes manga, light novels, manga anthology magazines s ...
in the 1990s but none were complete. As a response, Hiroe transferred to
Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of Japanese dictionaries, dictionaries, literature, comics (manga), non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.
Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are to ...
in the early 2000s, where all of his manga released before ''
Black Lagoon
''Black Lagoon'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rei Hiroe. It has been published in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Sunday Gene-X'' since April 2002, with its chapters colle ...
'' were republished and re-released.
Works
Manga
* ''Hisuikyo Kitan'' (1992 – 1994)
* ''Shook Up!'' (1998 – 1999)
* ''Phantom Bullet'' (2000)
*''
Black Lagoon
''Black Lagoon'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rei Hiroe. It has been published in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Sunday Gene-X'' since April 2002, with its chapters colle ...
'' (2002 – ongoing)
*''341 Sentōdan'' (2019 – ongoing)
Anime
* ''
Black Lagoon
''Black Lagoon'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rei Hiroe. It has been published in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Sunday Gene-X'' since April 2002, with its chapters colle ...
'' (2006 – 2011) – Original creator
* ''
Re:Creators'' (2017) – Original story,
concept and character designer
Light novel
* ''
Black Lagoon
''Black Lagoon'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rei Hiroe. It has been published in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Sunday Gene-X'' since April 2002, with its chapters colle ...
'' (2008 – 2011) – Illustrator
Art books
* ''Barrage''
* ''Call Mission''
* ''Reighborhood''
References
External links
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1972 births
Hentai creators
Living people
Manga artists from Kanagawa Prefecture
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