Yasuyuki Kasai was born in Tokushima, Japan. His great-great-grandfather was a samurai dispatched as a coastguardsman against the first U.S. fleet to sail to Japan, and his father ...view moreYasuyuki Kasai was born in Tokushima, Japan. His great-great-grandfather was a samurai dispatched as a coastguardsman against the first U.S. fleet to sail to Japan, and his father was an army artilleryman during World War II. Educated at Musashino Art University, Kasai now lives in Mima, Tokushima, and works as an illustrator.view less