Inio Asano, a bona fide earthling, was born in Ibaraki, Japan, in 1980.
Later, GX published his series Subarashii Sekai , available in English from VIZ Media as What a Wonderful World! His other works include Hikari no Machi (City of Light), Nijigahara Holograph , and Umibe no Onna no Ko ( A Girl on the Shore ), as well as solanin and Goodnight Punpun , also available from VIZ Media..
In 2001, his short story Uchu kara Konnichiwa (Hello from Outer Space) won the first Sunday GX Rookie Prize.
Inio Asano, a bona fide earthling, was born in Ibaraki, Japan, in 1980