Hiroaki Samura
Zodiac: Aquarius
He has also done various illustrations for magazines and EroGuro work. He has an EroGuro book out that is mostly a compilation of some of the work he has created. His favourite bands are Queen, Black Sabbath and Jittarin Jin.
Art Style:
He has a good understanding of anatomy that allows him to create uniquely expressive poses and angles. His use of accurately detailed shots of hands and feet makes them almost as reflective of character and mood as his faces. Atmospheric backgrounds and landscapes round out the look of the manga, which incorporates many panels done in a finished, shaded pencil style rather than in inked line art. His superb drawing skills are shown to their best advantage in these penciled panels. This applies to most of the manga and artwork he has created. He doesn't seem to use pencils as much as he used to though, preferring a sketchy ink style instead.
Education:
Samura says that he always wanted to be a manga artist. However, unlike most mangaka, he attended art school for a time and has a classical art education. He disliked oil painting and prefers to work in black and white. He says that he disliked oil painting from the start because of the smell of the paint and employed someone to help himself cheat to get through the course, which he is quite open about in interviews. He never completed the course because he got picked up by Afternoon before he graduated to do Blade of the Immortal.
Mangaography

Blade of the Immortal
Hiroaki Samura

Wave, Listen to Me!
Hiroaki Samura

Blade of the Immortal - Bakumatsu Arc
Hiroaki Samura, Kenji Takigawa, Ryuu Suenobu

Manga of the Dead
Masaya Hokazono, Hiroaki Samura, Rei Hiroe, Jiro Matsumoto

Halcyon Lunch
Hiroaki Samura

Die Wergelder
Hiroaki Samura

Bradherley no Basha
Hiroaki Samura

Sister Generator
Hiroaki Samura

Gensou Gynaecocracy
Hiroaki Samura

Harukaze no Snegurochka
Hiroaki Samura