Three different manga series were serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine: Boys Be... (1991–1996), Boys Be... 2nd Season (1996–2000), and Boys Be... L Co-op (2000–2001), totaling 58 tankōbon volumes.
Shimako Yano once caused an accident in the car she was driving and left her husband, Kazuhiko, who was a passenger in the car, impotent, and she lives a life of frustration every day.
Asistoval Cunemimu Kuboderovi na projektu pořízení fotografií a filmových záběrů krakatice obrovské. [1 ] Je členem Ogasawarského sdružení pro pozorování velryb a specializuje se na pozorování vorvaňů.