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Hiroaki Samura

Japanese manga artist
Person Human Q957814

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
February 17, 1970
Place of birth
Chiba
Country of citizenship
Japan[7]
Occupation
illustrator, mangaka, comics writer, comics artist
Educated at
Tama Art University[8]
Notable work
Blade of the Immortal[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Japanese[12]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[15]
Given name
Hiroaki[11]
Name in kana
さむら ひろあき[14]
Name in native language
沙村 広明[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Hiroaki Samura en Samura Hiroaki fr Samura ja 沙村広明 ja 竹易てあし ko 사무라 히로아키 ru Самура, Хироаки ru Хироаки Самура sv Samura zh 沙村广明 zh 沙村廣明 zh 竹易てあし
🔖 Identifiers · 45
ISNI
0000000114511555
VIAF cluster ID
87835662
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no99045266
GND ID
1219874876
1SCREEN person ID
952091
AniList staff ID
97843
Anime News Network person ID
11838
AnimeClick author ID
8641
Artists of the World ID
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BD Gest' author ID
1984
BIBSYS ID
4095019
Babelio author ID
31332
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Bgm.tv person ID
3554
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12516065j
CiNii Research ID
1140845216762889856
DDB person (GND) ID
1219874876
Europeana entity
agent/base/71675
Film.ru person ID
hiroaki-samura
Freebase ID
/m/05j07r
GCD creator ID
5498
HAND ID
EE0E-92B4-8F7E-F3EC-F4DE
IMDb ID
nm1765574
IdRef ID
034401326
Japan Search name ID
沙村広明
KBR person ID
14369890
Lambiek Comiclopedia artist ID
s/samura_hiroaki
MYmovies person ID
341800
MangaSeek person ID
811, 4235
Media Arts Database ID
C58931
MusicBrainz artist ID
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MyAnimeList people ID
2843
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA12679741
NDL Authority ID
00421147
NUKAT ID
n2005115313
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200904221
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810576873105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX915580
Open Library ID
OL1483673A
Plex person key
5e1649b42d4d84003e4a201e
Prabook ID
2350847
Sinemalar person ID
260872
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbH3FVbWg6bj4bhybkFKd
Yale LUX ID
person/932df31c-88eb-41f4-a91f-672089d378bd
Zhihu topic ID
20031526
ČSFD person ID
283217

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
mangaka, illustrator
Works by author 2
Blade of the Immortal, Wave, Listen to Me!
Country of citizenship 1
Japan
Educated at 1
Tama Art University
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Japanese
Notable work 1
Blade of the Immortal
Place of birth 1
Chiba
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Hiroaki Samura was born in Chiba[1]. He was born on February 17, 1970[2]. He worked as an illustrator[3], mangaka[4], comics writer[5], and comics artist[6].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Blade of the Immortal[16], a manga series[17] and Wave, Listen to Me![18], a manga series[19].

FAQs

Where was Hiroaki Samura born?

Born in Chiba[1].

What did Hiroaki Samura do for work?

Hiroaki Samura worked as illustrator[3], mangaka[4], comics writer[5], and comics artist[6].

Where did Hiroaki Samura go to school?

Hiroaki Samura was educated at Tama Art University[8].

Related Entities

Japan Tama Art University

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 260872
    "Created claim: Sinemalar person ID: 260872, batch #271268"
  2. 11w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → EE0E-92B4-8F7E-F3EC-F4DE
    "Created claim: HAND ID: EE0E-92B4-8F7E-F3EC-F4DE, batch #269215"
  3. 17w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    1SCREEN person ID → 952091
    "Created claim: 1SCREEN person ID: 952091, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783881136818"
  4. 18w ago · PromePw · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Hiroaki
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #39686"
  5. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Japanese
    Given name → Hiroaki
    Country of citizenship → Japan
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32157: import P21 and P106 from GND (38)"
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