In 1976 he moved to Tokyo and began to study under renowned Japanese manga artist, Osamu Tezuka.

Next came Cobra, Bat and Gundragon Sigma (in this latter series, only the main character is drawn by hand) and several other works.

Buichi Terasawa's works are translated and published in more than ten countries and are featured in comics and animation-related gatherings and exhibitions around the world.

Whilst in Japan promoting The Fifth Element, Luc Besson met with Terasawa to discuss the current state of sci-fi.

[2] Besson is reputedly a fan of Terasawa's work, partially due to the enormous popularity of Space Cobra in France.