Full-Time Manga Artist

In 1993, Japan is in the midst of the collapse of its economic bubble. The economy is in ruins, life is painful, and society is on a headlong slide into decline. After transmigrating, art student Higashino Hibiki begins to turn his life around: studying hard, improving himself every day, and working toward Musashino Art University. At the same time, he submits work to Weekly Shonen Jump, starting out as an assistant to the god-tier manga artist Akira Toriyama. His first serialized manga is Hikaru no Go. His second serialized manga is Slam Dunk. He adapts the short manga The Garden of Words, Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day, 5 Centimeters per Second, Millennium Actress, Paprika, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Naoki Hanzawa, and Bakuman.