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Kohta Hirano (平野 コータ, Hirano Kōta) is one of the main characters in Highschool of the Dead. Kohta is an excellent marksman with many different types of guns, but he usually uses the AR-10 Rifle which has been remodelled in the style of a Knight's SR-25 Sniper Rifle. He also collects various weapons and ammunition for the group during their travels. In the anime, Kohta is voiced by Nobuyuki Hiyama.

A 16 year old high school junior who was often bullied at school, Kohta is a gun otaku (enthusiast) and knows the ins and outs of firearms and any military-related equipment that the group may comes across. His skills as a marksman have proven to be an valuable asset to keeping everyone alive. He usually doesn't play a major role in the group's decisions and stays out of discussions, but in combat situations, he becomes much more involved with the others and takes on the role of the group's backbone. He is a vital part of the group's fighting abilities, so much so that Takashi Komuro once noted that if Kohta died, the group would all be dead in a single day.