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Brief Bio

Date of birth: March 20, 1967. Origin: Tokyo

Manga artist

Debut: In 1984, “KIKAI” won the best newcomer manga artists award sponsored by weekly Shonen Sunday magazine. [Note that he would only have been 17 at the time!]

Zodiac sign: Pisces, Blood type: O

Height: About 5 feet 7 inches, Weight: Heavyish

Character: Twisted mind

Hobby: Collecting theme songs of nostalgic animated series and making a collection of books on unnatural phenomenon.

Favorite foods: Chinese noodle, Curry rice, Baked custard pudding, and Chocolate pie.

Favorite animals: Octopus and frog

Favorite motorcycle: YAMAHA VMAX (likes Camel Cricket)

Favorite swordsman: Bungoro Hikita, Koguma Iwama, Doronosuke Hiziko

Respects Fighter: Masutatu Oyama, Bruce Lee

Favorite Specter: Dorotabou

Favorite UMA: Tatzelwurm, Mothman

Dislike: trend, a person who does things by halves.

Weakness: Alcohol, smoke, shrimp, crab, fishy repast, colorful candle, dryad (Minois dryas)*, signing an autograph on square writing card, and “Bamboo hat for Jizo” in Once upon a time in Japan.

*This butterfly have some ring designs like eyes of snakes.

Cherished motto: “Do the likeliest, and God will do the best.”, “The frog in the well does not know the ocean, but knows the sky’s the limit.”

Evil Eye Butterfly