1 9 9 8 ▁for ▁SF ▁Ta ish ō ) ▁and ▁one ▁B unge ish un j ū ▁M anga ▁Award ▁( in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁for ▁T ō ku ▁e ▁I kit ai ). ▁His ▁pen ▁name ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁mixing ▁up ▁the ▁pron unci ation ▁of ▁the ▁kan ji ▁making ▁up ▁his ▁real ▁name . ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁writer ▁on ▁W X III : ▁Pat l abor ▁the ▁Movie ▁ 3 . ▁ ▁T ori ▁attended ▁Me iji ▁University , ▁major ing ▁in ▁English ▁literature , ▁though ▁he ▁left ▁his ▁studies ▁before ▁receiving ▁a ▁degree . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁ra k ugo ▁research ▁club ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁there , ▁and ▁attended ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁o war ai , ▁tar ento , ▁and ▁sen p ai ▁Mas ay uki ▁Wat an abe . ▁▁ ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁professional ▁debut ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁after ▁winning ▁an ▁honor able ▁mention ▁for ▁his ▁story ▁ ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Sh ō nen ▁Champion ▁Ro ok ie ▁M anga ▁Awards , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁became ▁known ▁mainly ▁for ▁his ▁g ag ▁m anga ▁such ▁as ▁Kur u ▁Kur u ▁Kur in ▁and ▁T ō ku ▁e ▁I kit ai , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁m anga ▁featuring ▁science ▁fiction ▁elements . ▁For ▁many ▁years , ▁his ▁m anga ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁television ▁guide ▁" TV ▁B ros ." ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁M anga ▁Kom aken ▁Har ē sh on ▁( 1 9 7 9