Hirano, Kouta
Birth place: Adachi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Current residence: Adachi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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.
Twitter: @hiranokohta
Writing Style
Published Manga
Hellsing: The Dawn
Manga 2001 to Feb 15, 2006
Coyote: Hangyaku no Resistance
Manga Nov 29, 1993 to Aug 29, 1994
Daidoujin Monogatari
Manga 1996 to 1998