Creature Design (lit: Model Creator). Born in 1963, in Hokkaido. Graduated from Azakatani Art School. Became a freelancer in 1986. Has created the prototypes for crazy kits and toys, prepared models in the mediums of magazines, games, and film, as well as carried out other design-related work. His art collection, "Ryoushi no Kakudo was published in 1999 (currently out-of-print).