[1] Shimabukuro was born in Naha, Okinawa, and made his debut as a professional artist in 1996, in Weekly Shōnen Jump.
[4] In 2004, Shimabukuro returned to manga with a sports comedy, Ring, which continued for 3 volumes (24 chapters) in Super Jump magazine.
[8] It became one of the magazine's top sellers, with over 25 million copies in circulation,[9] and was nominated for the 2nd Manga Taishō award in 2009.
[16] In April 2018, Shimabukuro released a one-shot called Build King in Weekly Shonen Jump.
[19] Build King ended in an April 2021 issue, but its third and final tankōbon will feature additional content.