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In 1979, Hosono made his debut with Crusher Joe while he was a student at Keio University. Around the same time, he joined the Studio Nue (γΉγΏγΈγͺγ¬γ) as an animator. He has had stories published in the manga anthology series Petit Apple Pie. He is the author of Gallery Fake and TarΕ as well, for which two he won Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga in 1996.