Upon graduating from Saitama Prefecture's Kasukabe Technical High School in 1977, he enrolled and dropped out of a design vocational school while working part-time. Thereafter, he worked in an advertising-related company. In 1987, his debut manga だらくやストア物語 (Darakuya Sutoa Monogatari) won the Newcomer Award in Futabasha's Weekly Manga Action publication.