That got him into a job at the Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine, where he originally worked as assistant to Shinobu Kaitani's series Suizan Police Gang before moving to Masaya Tokuhiro on Jungle King Tar-chan and Mizu no Tomodachi Kappaman, which gave him an unexpected influence on his artistic style.
El a avut un loc de muncă la revista Weekly Shonen Jump, unde a lucrat în calitate de asistent al lui Shinobu Kaitani la seriile Suizang Police Gang înaite de a trece la lucrările Jungle King Tar-chan și Mizu no Tomodachi Kappaman ale lui Masaya Tokuhiro care i-a dat o neașteptată influență asupra stilului său artistic.