At the age of 19, he began working as an assistant to Nobuhiro Watsuki on Rurouni Kenshin, before winning the Hop Step Award for new manga artists.
La vârsta de 19 ani, el a lucrat ca asistent al lui Nobuhiro Watsuki la Rurouri Keshin, înaite de a câștiga premiul Hop Step pentru artiști noi.