Miki Tori

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He is a Japanese manga artist, character designer, essayist, and screenplay writer. His pen name was created by mixing up the pronunciation of the kanji making up his real name. He worked as a writer on "WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3". Tori attended Meiji University, majoring in English literature, though he left his studies before receiving a degree. He was a member of the Rakugo research club during his time there. For many years, his manga appeared in the television guide "TV Bros."

Known for his Risuukei gag (Science fiction related gag) manga, he debuted in 1979 with his work "Boku no Uchuubito" (ぼくの宇宙人) in weekly shounen champion. It won him the "Rookie manga award." Tori has won multiple awards for his work, including two Seiun Awards (in 1994 for "Dai-Hon'ya", and in 1998 for SF Taishou) and one Bungeishunjuu Manga Award (in 1995 for "Touku e Ikitai").