Rei Hiroe

Japanese manga artist (born 1972)

Rei Hiroe 広江礼威
Born	(1972-12-05) 5 December 1972 (age 51) Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Area(s)	Manga artist
Notable works	Black Lagoon

Rei Hiroe (広江礼威, Hiroe Rei, 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.^[1] Hiroe's manga were originally published by Kadokawa Shoten in the 1990s but none were complete. As a response, Hiroe transferred to Shogakukan in the early 2000s, where all of his manga released before Black Lagoon were republished and re-released.

Works

Manga

Hisuikyo Kitan (1992 – 1994)
Shook Up! (1998 – 1999)
Phantom Bullet (2000)
Black Lagoon (2002 – ongoing)
341 Sentōdan (2019 – ongoing)

Anime

Black Lagoon (2006 – 2011) – Original creator
Re:Creators (2017) – Original story,^[2] concept and character designer

Light novel

Black Lagoon (2008 – 2011) – Illustrator

Art books

Barrage
Call Mission
Reighborhood

References

^ ""Black Lagoon" Manga Author Re-imagines Series as a Live Action Production".
^ "Re:Creators Original Anime Premieres on April 8". Anime News Network. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2021.