The individual was born on August 29th, 1960, in Tokyo, Japan. They have a blood type of AB. Their primary focus is on creating shōjo manga, with their most renowned work being Kaze Hikaru. This person has received the Shogakukan Manga Award twice; firstly in 1991 for Hajime-chan ga Ichiban! and then again in 2003 for Kaze Hikaru.