
Shuhei Tabuchi was born
in Tokyo in 1975. He
liked drawing and writing
since childhood, but his
qualifications in art class
were very average. His only
accolade was a writing
contest’ prize he got in first
grade. The title of the writing
was
My head is a shaven head
.
After spending almost all of
his time in high school playing
baseball, he entered Colorado
State University (USA). It
was the time he started to
grow his beard. Now, sixteen
years later, he still loves
beards. After coming back to
Japan, he pursued a career
as an illustrator. For a while,
his earnings as an illustrator
were not enough to make a
living, so he got a part-time
job ...