 One of the most widely published Japanese manga artist, nearly all of his stories have been translated into other languages, including English.His two most successful and popular manga series to-date are "Martian Successor Nadesico" and "Silent Möbius".Before becoming a manga artist, Asamiya graduated from the Tokyo Designer School, then worked as a character designer for a number of anime series, and even designed models for some of the later Godzilla films (1980s).