大阪芸術大学
Born in the Hyōgo Prefecture capital city of Kobe, he studied oil painting at Osaka University of Arts. While in college, he developed an interest in manga, which led him to create his own complete work, "Black Magic", which was published in the manga dōjinshi "Atlas". His work caught the eye of Seishinsha President Harumichi Aoki, who offered to publish him.