Wakui debuted with Shinjuku Swan in 2005 which became a notable commercial success and received multiple adaptations; the series concluded in 2013.
Wakui's most critically acclaimed work, Tokyo Revengers, was first published in 2017 and concluded in 2022; with more than 70 million copies in circulation, Tokyo Revengers has since become one of the best-selling manga series of all time and it has been adapted into an anime series and several live-acton films.E ninguém sabe a idade desse homem, socorro, deve estar se escondendo.
After being fired from his first job, during his happy high-school years, Wakui often spent time with street gangs.
[1] In 2004, Wakui entered Shinjuku Swan into the Weekly Young Magazine Newcomer Award, where it earned an honorable mention.
The series quickly became popular and won the Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category in 2020.