Kazumasa Hirai Writer
Kazumasa Hirai (平井 和正, Hirai Kazumasa, May 13, 1938 – January 17, 2015) was a Japanese novelist from Yokosuka, Kanagawa. He graduated from Yokosuka Industrial High School and the law department of Chuo University. Hirai is well known for his SF-manga work. He is the creator of 8 Man.