Sougen no Ko Tenguri (AnCo^2 & neo1024)

During a visit to Tsuwano at the age of 10, he saw a Steam Locomotive for the first time. He began to take an interest in Locamotives and their operation and would frequently sketch them.[2] In 1945 his family moved to Yamaguchi Prefecture where there was a military base. He began to draw the array of military vehicles located there while also drawing a variety of subjects in different styles. Otsuka also collected cuttings of cartoon strips into scrapbooks to lean more about drawing styles.[3] Otsuka later joined the Yamaguchi's Beurau of Statistics but wanted to become a political cartoonist in Tokyo. However at the time, permission was needed to move to Tokyo so he applied to the Health and Welfare Ministry. After passing the exam he was assigned to the drug enforcement division as an assistant who maintained the firearms of the agents.[4] Around this time he suffered from Tuberculosis.[5]
In July 2002 a exhibition of his work and personal pieces was held in Ginza.[6]