After being fired from his first job, during his happy high-school years, Wakui often spent time with street gangs. However, he later found work as a bar host and eventually graduated from high school. In 2004, Wakui entered
Shinjuku Swan into the Weekly Young Magazine Newcomer Award, where it earned an honorable mention. The next year, it began serialization in
Weekly Young Magazine, where it ran until 2013. It was also adapted into two live-action films, which were released in May 2015 and January 2017. In March 2017, Wakui launched
Tokyo Revengers in
Weekly Shōnen Magazine. The series quickly became popular and won the
Kodansha Manga Award in the
shōnen category in 2020. It has also received multiple adaptations, notably an
anime television series and a live-action film. ==Works==