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Yasuhiro Nightow

Yasuhiro Nightow is a Japanese manga artist and game creator who created the anime and manga Trigun. Nightow was born on April 8, 1967, in Yokohama, Japan. He moved to Yokosuka when he was in elementary school and spent his junior high and high school years in Shizuoka.

Before the release of the popular manga Trigun, Nightow studied social science and then majored in media studies. Nightow became popular in the United States thanks to the US release of Trigun. Trigun, the TV series, had a limited broadcast run in 1998. Nightow also created the characters and story for the Sega/Red Entertainment anime and third-person shooter video game series Gungrave. The author lives in Tokyo, Japan.
Blood Blockade Battlefront Omnibus Volume 3
Blood Blockade Battlefront Omnibus Volume 2
Blood Blockade Battlefront Omnibus Volume 1
Trigun Maximum Deluxe Edition Volume 5
Trigun Maximum Deluxe Edition Volume 4
Trigun Maximum Deluxe Edition Volume 3
Trigun Maximum Deluxe Edition Volume 2
Trigun Maximum Deluxe Edition Volume 1
Trigun Deluxe Edition
Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 7
Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 8
Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 9
Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 10
Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 4
Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 5
Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 6
Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 3
Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 2
Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 1

Books

Blood Blockade Battlefront Omnibus Volume 3
Blood Blockade Battlefront Omnibus Volume 2
Blood Blockade Battlefront Omnibus Volume 1
Trigun Maximum Deluxe Edition Volume 5
Trigun Maximum Deluxe Edition Volume 4
Trigun Maximum Deluxe Edition Volume 3
Trigun Maximum Deluxe Edition Volume 2
Trigun Maximum Deluxe Edition Volume 1
Trigun Deluxe Edition
Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 7
Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 8
Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 9
Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 10
Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 4
Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 5
Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 6
Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 3
Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 2
Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 1

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