Born in Gunma Prefecture in 1977. In 2003, he serialised the manga 'Fude Kami in the monthly magazine Shonen Jump. Since then, he has held exhibitions of his paintings around the world. He pursues the application of manga-like expression on canvas and other media, with the perspective of a Japanese manga artist at its core.
He has held many solo exhibitions, including 'Personaggi - incone: dei fumetti giapponesi nella cultura mondiale' (Palazzo Ricardi / Italy, 2014) and 'ICON-TACT-New Horizons in Manga' (Shinjuku Takashimaya / Tokyo, 2020). In 2011, he participated in the 'Japanese Painting ZERO' exhibition (curated by Takashi Murakami). In 2014, he collaborated with the fashion brand 'McQ Alexander McQueen' for their autumn/winter ladies collection. He also gives lectures and workshops at universities and embassies around the world.Your creative relationship with the city of Tokyo At first, I didn't like the city of Tokyo. It's difficult to feel the history of the city in the same way as in Europe. Many of the historical buildings have disappeared due to fires, natural disasters and wars.However, after actually living in a historical European city, I was finally able to look at Tokyo without any preconceived ideas. And I realised that my own style of painting was similar to Tokyo's. Repeating the process of resetting over and over again, they don't hesitate to keep building new things, and they repeat destruction and revival, leaving behind remnants of history in the form of broad areas and town names. As I spend more time in Japan from now on, I will discover more aspects of Tokyo. This kind of structure is similar to the work of the kind of painter I would like to be.