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Hiroya Oku

Hiroya 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. His manga often contain explicit violence and gore, as well as sexual situations. He won the second prize of the Youth Manga Awards in 1988, under the pen name Yahiro Kuon. 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.
Gantz G Omnibus
Gantz G Volume 1
Gantz G Volume 2
Gantz G Volume 3
Gantz Omnibus Volume 11
Gantz Omnibus Volume 9
Gantz Omnibus Volume 8
Gantz Omnibus Volume 7
Gantz Omnibus Volume 6
Gantz Omnibus Volume 5
Gantz Omnibus Volume 4
Gantz Omnibus Volume 3
Gantz Omnibus Volume 2
Gantz Omnibus Volume 1

Books

Gantz G Omnibus
Gantz G Volume 1
Gantz G Volume 2
Gantz G Volume 3
Gantz Omnibus Volume 11
Gantz Omnibus Volume 9
Gantz Omnibus Volume 8
Gantz Omnibus Volume 7
Gantz Omnibus Volume 6
Gantz Omnibus Volume 5
Gantz Omnibus Volume 4
Gantz Omnibus Volume 3
Gantz Omnibus Volume 2
Gantz Omnibus Volume 1

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