[3] He would contribute artwork to other gay magazines throughout his career, notably Sabu [ja], G-men, and SM-Z.
[2][4] He was a co-founding member of Studio Kaiz, along with Naoki Tatsuya and his partner Kihira Kai.
[1][2] His works typically depict handsome, masculine men rendered in a homoerotic style that is frequently romantic and sensual, rather than explicitly pornographic.
[6] Artist Kazuhide Ichikawa has described Kimura's illustrations as "soft" and "nostalgic",[7] while Tagame describes his art as featuring "sporty young men who look familiar, and not beautiful men who appear disconnected from reality.
[3] A tribute edition of Tan Pan Body, a collection of his works self-published in 1997, was published shortly after his death.