Rei Hiroe
Rei Hiroe was born 5 December 1972 is a Japanese manga artist, best known for his manga Black Lagoon. When he is working on doujin comics, he goes by the name Red Bear. Hiroe's manga were originally published by Kadokawa Shoten in the 1990s, but none were complete.
Also recorded as Hiroe Rei · Red Bear
Rei Hiroe
- Born
- 5 December 1972
- Birthplace
- Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Occupation
- illustrator · mangaka
- Known for
- Black Lagoon · Re:Creators
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Rei Hiroe was born 5 December 1972 is a Japanese manga artist, best known for his manga Black Lagoon. When he is working on doujin comics, he goes by the name Red Bear. Hiroe's manga were originally published by Kadokawa Shoten in the 1990s, but none were complete.
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Rei Hiroe (born 1972) is a Japanese illustrator and mangaka. The illustrator was born in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Works include Black Lagoon and Re:Creators. Languages used include Japanese.
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• Name Nonen — 広江 礼威 • Born — 5 December 1972 • Birthplace — Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan • Nationality — Japanese • Area — Manga artist • Notable Works — Black Lagoon • Nonus — ja
Manga
Manga
• Hisuikyo Kitan (1992 – 1994) • Shook Up! (1998 – 1999) • Phantom Bullet (2000) • Black Lagoon (2002 – ongoing) • 341 Sentōdan (2019 – ongoing)
Anime
Anime
• Black Lagoon (2006 – 2011) – Original creator • Re:Creators (2017) – Original story, concept and character designer
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Light novel
• Black Lagoon (2008 – 2011) – Illustrator
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• Barrage • Call Mission • Reighborhood
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