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Initially a writer on Toho's 1988 *Dennou Keisatsu Cybercop*. He would go on to make his debut as a manga scriptwriter in 1996, working on Yuuki Yogo's *Comic Master J*, following which, the two would continue to work together - most notably on *Wolf Guy*, *Akumetsu*, *Shin Mazinger Zero* and the 2013 manga adaptation of *Ninja Slayer*. Him and Yuuki Yogo have also collaborated on the 1999 indie film *Battle Yaro*, with Tabata contributing the script, as well as starring as one of the characters. He has two pet cats, named Yuzu and Lulu, which he loves to fawn over on his Twitter, often posting photographs and videos of their hijinks.