Kodo Nishimura

[2] After watching The Princess Diaries in junior high school, Nishimura became interested in visiting the United States.

[3] Nishimura briefly struggled with his perception of his own beauty as an Asian man before discovering makeup, which he did not use in Japan because of social stigmas.

[4] After graduating from high school, Nishimura moved to the United States and studied at Dean College, where he asked drag queens working at makeup stores questions about what to buy.

[8] When he returned to Japan, Nishimura began to train as a Buddhist monk in the Jōdo-shū sect.

[11] The book is self-help oriented, with the intent to inspire readers to find comfort and confidence in living as their authentic selves.