Gunma Prefecture | Takasaki, Gunma | Ueno, Gunma | Tomioka, Gunma | Miyagi, Gunma | Kawaba, Gunma | Ikaho, Gunma | Gunma prefecture | Annaka, Gunma | '''above:''' cherry tree; '''below:''' ''Phlox subulata'' in an ornamental planting at Yachounomori Garden in Tatebayashi, Gunma |
Since the characters for Kōzuke are more commonly read "Ueno," Gunma Prefecture's Japan Rail stations do not use it as a name prefix, using "Gunma" instead.
A 13-episode anime adaptation produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Yasutaka Yamamoto began airing on ABC on July 4, 2013 and were later aired on Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, Hokkaido Broadcasting Company, Chukyo TV, BS11 and AT-X.
A native of Isesaki, Gunma and graduate of Waseda University, he worked at the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications from 1994 to 1998, during which time he studied at the University of London.