is a Japanese manga artist known for his works Rokudenashi Blues and Rookies. He made his debut while still in high school and was an assistant of Tetsuo Hara on Fist of the North Star. Works Serialized manga (1988–1997); serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump and collected in 42 tankōbon volumes Rookies (1998–2003); serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump and collected in 24 tankōbon volumes (2009); one-shot published in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump (2005–2015; 2019); serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump (2005–2006) and Weekly Young Jump (2007–2015; 2019) and collected in 20 tankōbon volumes (2022–present); serialized in Shueisha's Grand Jump Other Bachi – Atari Rock (1987); one-shot published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump and collected in one volume with other one-shot stories in 1988 (reissued in 2010) (2004); collection of one-shot stories published from 1991 to 2004 (reissued in 2010) (2005; collection of one-shot stories) Hello Baby (2007); one-shot illustrated by Takeshi Obata and published in Shueisha's Jump Square (2014); one-shot illustrated and published in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump (2016); one-shot illustrated by and published in Shueisha's Miracle Jump (2017); illustrated book published by References External links 1966 births Living people Manga artists from Shiga Prefecture People from Shiga Prefecture