Creator

Hiroaki Samura

Biography

Hiroaki Samura is a Japanese manga artist best known for Blade of the Immortal, serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon from 1993 to 2012. Trained in classical art, he brought influences from Western engravers and Renaissance composition to his work. Blade of the Immortal won the Excellence Award at the first Japan Media Arts Festival in 1997 and has been adapted into two anime series.

Creator Details

Name

Hiroaki Samura

Issues

2,716

Series

81

Also Known As

沙村広明, 竹易てあし, Teashi Takei

Gender

Male

Birth Date

February 17, 1970

Birth Place

Chiba

Country

Japan

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Series

L'Habitant de L'Infini

L'Habitant de L'Infini (2023)

Casterman

12 issues

L'Habitant de L'Infini - Bakumatsu

L'Habitant de L'Infini - Bakumatsu (2023)

Casterman

10 issues

Nami yo Kiite Kure

Nami yo Kiite Kure (2015)

Kodansha

12 issues

Mugen no Jūnin: Bakumatsu no Shō

Mugen no Jūnin: Bakumatsu no Shō (2019)

Kodansha

10 issues

Afternoon

Afternoon (1987)

Kodansha

467 issues

Wergelder

Wergelder (2013)

Kodansha

7 issues

Wave, Listen To Me!

Wave, Listen To Me! (2017)

Kodansha Comics USA

10 issues

Blade of the Immortal Deluxe

Blade of the Immortal Deluxe (2020)

Dark Horse Comics

Collected Edition

5 issues

Die Wergelder

Die Wergelder (2015)

Kodansha Comics USA

3 issues

Monthly Shonen Sirius

Monthly Shonen Sirius (2005)

Kodansha

252 issues

Issues

Issue #10

#10

Issue #10

L'Habitant de L'Infini (2023)

Issue #10

#10

Issue #10

L'Habitant de L'Infini - Bakumatsu (2023)

Issue #9

#9

Issue #9

L'Habitant de L'Infini - Bakumatsu (2023)

Issue #9

#9

Issue #9

L'Habitant de L'Infini (2023)

Vol. 12

#12

Vol. 12

Nami yo Kiite Kure (2015)

Jun 23, 2025

Issue #8

#8

Issue #8

L'Habitant de L'Infini (2023)

Issue #8

#8

Issue #8

L'Habitant de L'Infini - Bakumatsu (2023)

Issue #7

#7

Issue #7

L'Habitant de L'Infini - Bakumatsu (2023)

Issue #7

#7

Issue #7

L'Habitant de L'Infini (2023)

Issue #6

#6

Issue #6

L'Habitant de L'Infini (2023)

Issue #6

#6

Issue #6

L'Habitant de L'Infini - Bakumatsu (2023)

Issue #15

#15

Issue #15

Blade of the Immortal Perfect Edition (2020)

Frequent collaborators

Kosuke Fujishima

Kosuke Fujishima

Hitoshi Ashinano

Hitoshi Ashinano

Tsutomu Takahashi

Tsutomu Takahashi

Riichi Ueshiba

Riichi Ueshiba

Shimoku Kio

Shimoku Kio

Kenichi Sonoda

Kenichi Sonoda

Komai Yuu

Komai Yuu

Asa Higuchi

Asa Higuchi

Yoshitou Asari

Yoshitou Asari

Hiroyuki Utatane

Hiroyuki Utatane

Masayuki Kitamichi

Masayuki Kitamichi

Makoto Yukimura

Makoto Yukimura

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