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Kazumasa Hirai | |
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| Born | May 13, 1938 |
| Died | January 17, 2015 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Notable works | 8 Man, Genma Wars, Wolf Guy |
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Kazumasa Hirai (平井 和正, Hirai Kazumasa, May 13, 1938 – January 17, 2015)[1] was a Japanese novelist and science fiction writer from Yokosuka, Kanagawa. He graduated from Yokosuka Industrial High School and the law department of Chuo University. Hirai is well known for his SF-manga work. He is the creator of 8 Man (aka 8th Man in the USA) and was well known as the story creator of the 1960s manga series "Genma Taisen" (Genma Wars) about a hero with psychokinetic powers and his battle against a space villain called Genma. Hirai wrote stories for the Wolf Guy comic series, and also published comics co-authored with cartoonist Shotaro Ishinomori that were later adapted into an animated film in 1983.[2][3]
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- ^ "Sci-fi writer Kazumasa Hirai dies at 76". Mainichi Shimbun. January 19, 2015. Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.