Hiroshi Hirata
was a Japanese manga artist best known in the United States for the samurai manga series ''Satsuma Gishiden'', which is published in the United States by Dark Horse Comics. Hirata's works belong to the subset of manga known as "gekiga" ("dramatic pictures"), and his artwork has a realistic style comparable to Goseki Kojima's work on ''Lone Wolf and Cub''. He was also known for his use of elaborate calligraphy for dialogue (he did the kanji for Akira), which has been preserved (though still translated) in the American editions of his work.According to Frederik L. Schodt's ''Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga'', famed Japanese author and militarist Yukio Mishima admired Hirata's work. Also, ''Usagi Yojimbo'' creator Stan Sakai has praised Hirata's artwork.
Hirata is one of the very few manga authors whose work has been translated into Hindi. A translation by Yoshiyo Takakura of his 1978 manga ''Chi Daruma Kenpo'' was published by Yukichi Yamamatsu's Delhi-based Ganga Yamato Company in 2005.
Hirata died of heart failure on December 11, 2021, at the age of 84. Provided by Wikipedia
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3Chidaruma kenpō ; Fukushū tsunde wa kuzushi /血だるま剣法 ; 復讐つんではくずし /by Hirata, Hiroshi, 1937-2021
Published 2012
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5Nihon seizetsushi = Buried history of the true Samurais /日本凄絶史 = Buried history of the true Samurais /by Hirata, Hiroshi, 1937-2021
Published 2004
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6by Hirata, Hiroshi, 1937-2021
Published 2006
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8Kenzan: Hirata Hiroshi kessakushū = Kenzan : Hirata Hiroshi masterpiece /剣山 : 平田弘史傑作集 = Kenzan : Hirata Hiroshi masterpiece /by Hirata, Hiroshi, 1937-2021
Published 2004
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9Chidaruma kenpo�� ; Fukushu�� tsunde wa kuzushi /������������������ ; ��������������������������� /by Hirata, Hiroshi, 1937-2021
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10Kyu��do�� shikon : Kyo��to sanju��sangendo�� to��shiya monogatari kanzenban /������������ : ��������������������������������������������� /by Hirata, Hiroshi, 1937-2021
Published 2006
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11Retsuganki = The consequences of the broken promise /烈願記 = The consequences of the broken promise /by Hirata, Hiroshi, 1937-2021
Published 2005
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12Hirata Hiroshi no chōzetsu shikon densetsu /平田弘史の超絶士魂伝說 /by Hirata, Hiroshi, 1937-2021
Published 2017
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13Hirata Hiroshi senshū = The complete works of Hiroshi Hirata /平田弘史選集 = The complete works of Hiroshi Hirata /by Hirata, Hiroshi, 1937-2021
Published 1987
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15Soregashi kojiki ni arazu = Proud to be a samurai even though I'm destitute /それがし乞食にあらず = Proud to be a samurai even though I'm destitute /by Hirata, Hiroshi, 1937-2021
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16Kyūdō shikon : Kyōto sanjūsangendō tōshiya monogatari kanzenban /弓道士魂 : 京都三十三間堂通し矢物語完全版 /by Hirata, Hiroshi, 1937-2021
Published 2006
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17Surugajō gozen jiai : Nanjō Norio gensakushū /駿河城御前試合 : 南条範夫原作集 /by Hirata, Hiroshi, 1937-2021
Published 2005
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18Dai jigokujō ; Chidaruma rikishi = The perpetual cycle of revenge and other stories of the incredible sumoists /大地獄城 ; 血だるま力士 = The perpetual cycle of revenge and other stories of the incredible sumoists /by Hirata, Hiroshi, 1937-2021
Published 2007
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20Hirata Hiroshi no otōsan monogatari /平田弘史のお父さん物語 /by Hirata, Hiroshi, 1937-2021
Published 2005
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