Hideki Goto was born in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. He received an honorable mention in the 38th Shogakukan Newcomers Comic Awards, Kids Manga Division, in 1996 for his one-shot Zenryoku Dadada. His first serialization was Manga de Hakken Tamagotchi: Bakusho 4-koma Gekijo, which began in Monthly Coro Coro Comics in 1997. Splatoon: Squid Kids Comedy Show began its serialization in Bessatsu Coro Coro Comics in 2017 and is Gotos first work to be published in English.