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Yasuhiro Nightow

Yasuhiro Nightow is a Japanese manga artist and game creator who created the anime and manga Trigun. Nightow was born on April 8, 1967, in Yokohama, Japan. He moved to Yokosuka when he was in elementary school and spent his junior high and high school years in Shizuoka.

Before the release of the popular manga Trigun, Nightow studied social science and then majored in media studies. Nightow became popular in the United States thanks to the US release of Trigun. Trigun, the TV series, had a limited broadcast run in 1998. Nightow also created the characters and story for the Sega/Red Entertainment anime and third-person shooter video game series Gungrave. The author lives in Tokyo, Japan.

Books

May 2024 Catalogs Available for Download!

Happy May! We’re happy to let you know that the May 2024 catalogs (for products shipping in July and beyond) are now available for download on PRHComics: May 2024 PRH Panels catalog May 2024 Marvel Previews catalog May 2024 IDW catalog We’ve highlighted a small sample of our favorite upcoming titles below, but feel free

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Trigun Deluxe Edition Announced

As revealed yesterday on Anime News Network, Trigun will be getting the Deluxe Hardcover treatment from Dark Horse! Followed by Trigun Maximum!   Trigun Deluxe Edition **Not final cover** Trigun is a worldwide manga and anime sensation! Trigun Deluxe Edition collects Trigun Volume 1 and 2 in a beautiful hardcover featuring nearly 700 pages of Yasuhiro’s Nightow’s signature creation, collected for the first time in

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