Ira Okudaira

Okudaira is a Japanese art director, mangaka and musician. In 1979, he made his debut with “Modern Lovers” in magazine Garo, and started his career as an illustrator as well as musician. He established “Ayakane Japonesu” in 1982, and two years later put together a band, “Iramago”, with the release of “TYO Rock.” In 1985, he took a job as a writer/editor/art director of BAKF on Takarajima Magazine. As a founder of Yla-tech Co., Ltd., he currently works as an art director for Tezuka Osamu Museum, Fujitsu’s TEO, etc.