Ichirō Ōkouchi Explained

Ichirō Ōkouchi
Birth Date:	28 March 1968
Birth Place:	Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Occupation:	Screenwriter, novelist

is a Japanese screenwriter and novelist. He is a graduate of the School of Human Sciences in Waseda University.^[1]

Ōkouchi is best known for collaborating with director Gorō Taniguchi for composing the story and script of the Sunrise original production, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion in 2006 and its sequel Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 in 2008.

Works

Anime television series

• Turn A Gundam (Episodic screenplay; 1999–2000)
• Angelic Layer (Series composition, screenplay; 2001)
• Project ARMS (Episodic screenplay; 2001)
• Overman King Gainer (Series composition, screenplay; 2002)
• Azumanga Daioh (Series composition, screenplay; 2002)
• RahXephon (Episodic screenplay; 2002)
• Wolf’s Rain (Episodic screenplay; 2003)
• Stellvia (Episodic screenplay; 2003)
• Planetes (Series composition, screenplay; 2003–2004)
• Mahou Sensei Negima! (Series composition, screenplay; 2005)
• Eureka Seven (Episodic screenplay; 2005)
• Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (Original story, series composition, screenplay; 2006–2007)
• Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 (Original story, series composition, screenplay; 2008)
• (Series composition, screenplay; 2008)
• Guilty Crown (Assistant series composition, episodic screenplay; 2011–2012)
• Valvrave the Liberator (Series composition, screenplay; 2013)^[2]
• (Episodic screenplay; 2014)
• Space Dandy (Screenplay for Episode 5; 2014)
• Black Butler: Book of Circus (2014)
• Comet Lucifer (Episodic screenplay; 2015)
• Heavy Object (Episodic screenplay; 2015–2016)
• Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress (Series composition, screenplay; 2016)^[3]
• Princess Principal (Series composition, screenplay for Episodes 1 to 10; 2017)^[4]
• Devilman Crybaby (Series composition, screenplay; 2018)^[5]
• Hakumei and Mikochi (Screenplay for Episodes 4 and 7; 2018)
• Lupin the Third Part 5 (Series composition, screenplay; 2018)^[6]
• SK8 the Infinity (Series composition; 2021–present)^[7]
• (Series composition, screenplay; 2022)^[8]
• Spy × Family: Season 2 (Series composition, screenplay; 2023)^[9]
• Kaiju No. 8 (Series composition, screenplay; 2024)^[10]
• Grendizer U (Series composition, screenplay; 2024)^[11]

Anime films

• Brave Story (2006)
• Magic Tree House (2011)
• • I: The Egg of the King (2012)
  • II: The Battle for Doldrey (2012)
  • III: The Advent (2013)
• • I: Initiation (2017)
  • II: Transgression (2018)
  • III: Glorification (2018)
• Code Geass Lelouch of the Re;surrection (2019)
• Fuse Teppō Musume no Torimonochō (2019)
• Seven Days War (2019)
• Sing a Bit of Harmony (Co-writer; 2021)^[12]
• (2023)^[9]

OVA

• The 08th MS Team: Battle in Three Dimensions (2013)
• SK8 the Infinity (TBA)^[13]

ONA

• Lupin Zero (2022)^[14]

Novels

• Revolutionary Girl Utena 1: Ao no Sōjo (1998)
• Revolutionary Girl Utena 2: Midori no Omoi (1998)
• Martian Successor Nadesico

Ruri no Kōkai Nisshi (1998)

• Martian Successor Nadesico: Channel ha Ruriruri De (1998)
• Martian Successor Nadesico: Ruri A Kara B he no Monogatari (1999)
• (1999)
• Cyber Team in Akihabara

Tsubame Hatsu Taiken!? Club Katsudō Sentō Chū (1999)

• Starbows (2001)
• A Little Snow Fairy Sugar (2002)

Sources:^[15]

Notes and References

1. https://twitter.com/ichirou_o/status/1616762791603638274 大河内一楼さんはTwitterを使っています: 「自分のwikipedia見たら大学中退になってる!?　卒業してます。なぜ、こんなことに……。」 / Twitter
2. Web site: Sunrise's Valvrave the Liberator Mecha Anime's 2nd Ad Streamed (Updated). Anime News Network. December 20, 2012. June 17, 2022.
3. Web site: Attack on Titan Team, Code Geass Writer Make Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri Anime. Anime News Network. November 27, 2014. June 17, 2022.
4. Web site: Princess Principal Original TV Anime Revealed With Cast, Staff, Promo Video, Summer 2017 Debut. Anime News Network. March 24, 2017. June 17, 2022.
5. Web site: Masaaki Yuasa Directs New Devilman Anime for Netflix. Anime News Network. March 15, 2017. June 17, 2022.
6. Web site: Lupin III's 5th Anime Series Reveals Staff, April Debut, Modern Setting. Anime News Network. January 16, 2018. June 17, 2022.
7. Web site: BONES, Director Hiroko Utsumi Reveal SK8 the Infinity Original Anime. Anime News Network. September 20, 2020. June 17, 2022.
8. Web site: Gundam: The Witch From Mercury Anime Reveals Staff, Story, Characters, Mecha. Anime News Network. June 17, 2022. June 17, 2022.
9. Web site: Spy×Family Reveals 2nd Season Anime's October Premiere, Film's December 22 Debut. Anime News Network. March 25, 2023. March 25, 2023.
10. Web site: ja:「怪獣8号」防衛隊員が集結したキービジュ公開 宮繁之・神谷友美監督らスタッフ発表. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/553194. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. December 14, 2023. ja. December 15, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231214153849/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/553194. December 14, 2023. live.
11. Web site: Grendizer U TV Anime Revealed for Debut in 2024. Anime News Network. August 5, 2023. August 5, 2023.
12. Web site: Funimation, J.C. Staff Co-produce Sing a Bit of Harmony Original Anime Film. Anime News Network. September 10, 2020. September 10, 2020.
13. Web site: New Sk8 the Infinity Anime Is New Original Video Anime, 2nd Season. Anime News Network. August 14, 2022. August 14, 2022.
14. Web site: TMS Reveals Lupin Zero 6-Episode Net Anime Premiering in December. Anime News Network. October 23, 2022. October 23, 2022.
15. Web site: http://d.hatena.ne.jp/keyword/%C2%E7%B2%CF%C6%E2%B0%EC%CF%B0. ja:大河内一楼とは - はてなダイアリー. 2007-05-15. ja.