Manga artist. Born in 1980 in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture. His books include Ongaku to Manga [Music and Manga] (Ohta Books), City Lights, 3-volume series (Kodansha), Natsu no Te [The Hand of Summer] (Gentosha), Toasa no Heya [Shallow Room] (Kanzen), Taro wa Mizu ni Naritakatta [Taro Wanted to Be Water] (Leed Publishing Co.)