In 2006, a short film Uki created for a university graduation project was selected as the first sponsored work by the Tokyo Douga Kakumei [Anime Innovation Tokyo]. The short animation based on the project CENCOROLL was released in 2009 and met with highly favorable reception. Uki later worked as a character designer for titles such as the 2012 television anime Tsuritama, directed by Kenji Nakamura, and the theatrical and OVA title Digimon Adventure tri., directed by Keitarou Motonaga, between 2015 and 2018. In addition to anime production, Uki works as a manga artist and illustrator.
