[5] Throughout her artwork, Hayashida uses a variety of artistic tools and mediums, including paint and textiles.
[8] She has discussed her childhood and artistic inspirations in interviews but maintains a high level of privacy about her personal life, to the point that her true name and face are unknown.
[7] Hayashida's career begin in 1997, when she came in second place in Monthly Afternoon's seasonal award competition with Sofa-chan, an original one-shot about a female ghost living in a couch.
[8] During this time, she started her own series in Dorohedoro, which gained a popular anime adaptation before ending in 2018.
These included mixed media pieces, videos of her drawing process, and original manuscripts of Dorohedoro and Dai Dark.