Ishiguro was born in
Fukui on September 8, 1977. Ishiguro was fond of
Fujiko Fujio's works growing up, especially
Doraemon. When Ishiguro was in middle school, his dad rented
Akira from a rental store and watched it with Ishiguro, who cites it as a major influence over his work. Ishiguro later said that growing up he felt that becoming a manga artist was "the only way to go". Ishiguro eventually graduated from
Osaka University of Arts in 2001. Just prior to graduation, Ishiguro submitted the
one-shot Hero to
Kodansha's
Monthly Afternoon magazine, which won the in 2000. Soon after, he left
Monthly Afternoon and published one-shots and short series in other magazines. In 2018, Ishiguro returned to
Monthly Afternoon with
Heavenly Delusion, which also received an anime adaptation. ==Works==