[1] Naruko's career began in 2002 with the release of his first work, Hitai ("forehead"), in Comic Kairakuten.
[citation needed] His first tankōbon collection of hentai manga, Shōjo Material, was published by Wanimagazine on June 30, 2008, and scored a big hit,[2][3] becoming the highest selling adult manga of 2008.
In 2005, he drew the manga adaptation of the popular anime, Kamichu!, which was later translated into French.
[5] Naruko is the original character designer for the animes Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet,[6] A.I.C.O.
[8] His work is characterized by mostly full-colored pages, realistically drawn characters, and vivid backgrounds.