In 2000, his work Kino's Journey was a finalist for the 6th Dengeki Novel Prize, and was subsequently serialized in Dengeki hp magazine in March of the same year, marking his debut.
U 2000. godini, njegov je rad Kino's Journey bio finalist 6-og Dengeki Novel Prize natjecanja, a zatim serijaliziran u Dengeki hp magazinu u ožujku iste godine, što je označilo njegov debi.