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In 1990, Keith!! was selected for Shonen Jump's 70th Hop Step Award. The work was his manga debut. He is best known for his realistic illustrations in Kokou no Hito, Innocent, and Innocent Rouge. Since Innocent, his drawing process has been fully digital. He says that switching to digital drawing has opened up a new world for him, enabling him to "fix his drawings as many times as he wants" and to be "thoroughly expressive."
He received the Excellence Award at the 14th Japan Media Arts Festival for Kokou no Hito. Innocent was named a Jury Selection at the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival. It was also nominated for the 18th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize and placed 7th in the Manga Taisho Awards in 2015. Innocent Rouge was named a Jury Selection at the 21st and 22nd Japan Media Arts Festivals. As of 2021, his work #DRCL is being serialized in Grand Jump.
The manga tells the story of executioner siblings who live a life of "innocence" in Paris during the French Revolution in the 18th century. The protagonists are Charles-Henri Sanson, who led the beheading of King Louis XVI, and his sister Marie-Josephe. Publication of the story's sequel, Innocent Rouge, began in 2015 in Grand Jump. The works have been hailed by readers for their spectacular artwork that is often compared to paintings. Innocent Musicale, a stage production directed by Amon Miyamoto, was performed in 2019.
