Born in Tokushima Prefecture. After graduating from a technical college, transferred to Toyohashi University of Technology. In graduate school, Kazuya focused on research in cognitive psychology and human augmentation. With a specialization in the xR field, he gained experience in app and interaction development, video streaming, and in-house service development at an advertising production company. Later worked at an xR company, handling new world development for its metaverse service and app development. Joined Whatever in 2024. Loves micropigs.