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{{Short description|Novel by Kazumasa Hirai}}
{{About||the 2013 film|Zombie Hunter (film)}}
{{Notability|date=April 2017}}
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'''''Zombie Hunter''''' (좀비헌터) is a dark and violent ] collaboration between Japanese writer, {{nihongo|]|平井 和正|HIRAI Kazumasa}}, and ] artist, ] (양 경일; name in kanji: 梁 慶一).


{{nihongo|'''''Zombie Hunter'''''|死霊狩り|Shirei Kari}} is a dark and violent novel series published in the 1970s by Japanese writer, ].It is about an ex-] driver who hunts down and kills ]s.
⚫ It is about an ex-race car driver who hunts down and kills zombies. The main character, Toshio Tamura, was once a ] champion who finds himself to be one of many people on a jungle island where he goes through a series of survival tests. He discovers that the purpose of the cruel and deadly games were to find people worthy enough to hunt down alien parasites that hid inside corpses (turning said corpses into zombies). Toshio initially rejects the offer to become a zombie hunter since he sees his would-be boss as a dangerous and sick man, but soon finds himself forced into the role when his loved ones are endangered.

==Plot==
⚫ The main character, Toshio Tamura, was once a ] champion who finds himself to be one of many people on a jungle island where he goes through a series of survival tests. He discovers that the purpose of the cruel and deadly games was to find people worthy enough to hunt down alien parasites that hid inside corpses, turning said corpses into zombies. Toshio initially rejects the offer to become a zombie hunter since he sees his would-be boss as a dangerous and sick man, but soon finds himself forced into the role when his loved ones are endangered.

==Manga adaptation==
It was adapted into a manga starting from June 1998, illustrated by ] artist, ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.donga.com/news/Culture/article/all/20001013/7593969/1|website=]|date=2000-10-13|title=<좀비헌터>잔혹한 액션 미학
}}</ref> The manga series has not proceeded after the publishing of volume 4, with rumors of conflict between Yang and Hirai.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://star.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/OhmyStar/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0000224178|date=2004-12-02|title=양경일의 힘 <신암행어사>|website=ohmynewsstar}}</ref>

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Zombie Hunter
Cover for Zombie Hunter volume 3
死霊狩り
(Shirei Kari)
GenreAction, Horror, Science fiction
Novel series
Written byKazumasa Hirai
Published byHayakawa Publishing and Kadokawa Shoten
Original run1973 – 1978
Volumes3
Manga
Written byKazumasa Hirai
Illustrated byYang Kyung-il
Published byEnterbrain
MagazineComic Beam
DemographicSeinen
Original runJuly 1998 – unknown
Volumes4

Zombie Hunter (死霊狩り, Shirei Kari) is a dark and violent novel series published in the 1970s by Japanese writer, Kazumasa Hirai.It is about an ex-race car driver who hunts down and kills zombies.

Plot

The main character, Toshio Tamura, was once a grand prix champion who finds himself to be one of many people on a jungle island where he goes through a series of survival tests. He discovers that the purpose of the cruel and deadly games was to find people worthy enough to hunt down alien parasites that hid inside corpses, turning said corpses into zombies. Toshio initially rejects the offer to become a zombie hunter since he sees his would-be boss as a dangerous and sick man, but soon finds himself forced into the role when his loved ones are endangered.

Manga adaptation

It was adapted into a manga starting from June 1998, illustrated by Korean comic book artist, Yang Kyung-il. The manga series has not proceeded after the publishing of volume 4, with rumors of conflict between Yang and Hirai.

References

  1. "[만화리뷰]<좀비헌터>잔혹한 액션 미학". Dong-a ilbo. 2000-10-13.
  2. "양경일의 힘 <신암행어사>". ohmynewsstar. 2004-12-02.
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