Tokuhiro Masaya is a notable mangaka working for various magazines within the Shueisha lines, including Weekly Shonen Jump and Super Jump. Born in Ōtoyo in the prefecture of Kōchi on March 1, 1959, he originally got notice from a placing entry in the 17th Akatsuka Award for his story Bijō wa Niku-Ryori ga Tokui (美女は肉料理がお得意) in 1982. His first series, Fundoshi Police Ken-chan and Choco-chan, running between 1986 and 1990.Tokuhiro incorporates many of his loves in his stories, including guns, bodybuilding and muscular physiques (for both males and females) as well as Shorinji Kempo. 565d50

One of the few assistants he has used in his work was a young Ark Performance also used to be his assistant.