| Name Nonen: | 六道 神士 |
| Birth Date: | November 16, 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Dazaifu, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Area: | Manga artist |
| Nonus: | ja |
is a Japanese manga artist. Rikudō is a graduate of Kyushu Sangyo University and lives in Dazaifu, Fukuoka. His most popular work is Excel Saga,[1] and . a manga which he describes as a work dealing with the everyday aspects of living in Japan. The anime version of Excel Saga contains stories from the first five volumes of the manga, and even features Rikdo as a character (voiced by Wataru Takagi).
Rikudō started out by drawing adult doujinshi in 1990 under the circle name Genkotsuten, and Gebokudou. He also supervises the Rikudoukan circle, that was recently renamed Rikudou Juku. His most popular work, Excel Saga, was based on a doujinshi that he drew for comic market called Municipal Force Daitenzin, in 1994. To this day Rikudō continues to participate in doujinshi works from time to time.[2] [3] In 1996 he made his major debut with Excel Saga, which was published by Young King OURs, and lasted for 27 volumes, ending in 2011.
| Title | Year | Notes | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excel Saga | 1996 - 2011 | Serialized in Young King OURs Published by Shōnen Gahosha for 27 volumes | ||
| Dojinshi, predecessor to Excel Saga | ||||
| Holy Brownie | 2002 - 10 (vols.) | Published by Young King Comics 6 volumes | ||
| 2003 (vol.) | Published by Young Jump Comics Ultra, 2 volumes | |||
Illustrations. Original story by Toshiki Inoue | 2008 - 09 (vols.) | Published by Young Jump Comics Ultra, 4 volumes | ||
| Change H (チェンジH) | 2009–13 | n/a, 9 volumes | ||
| Neon Genesis Evangelion: Comic Tribute (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン コミックトリビュート) | 2010 | n/a, 1 volume | ||
| Accomplice (アカンプリス) | 2010–11 | n/a, 1 volume | ||
| 2010 - 15 (vols.) | Published by Young King Comics 10 volumes | |||
| 2011 (vol.) | Published by TS Comics | |||
| 2011–12 (vols.) | Published by Kadokawa Comics Ace, 3 volumes | |||
| 2011 (vol.) | Published by Dengeki Comics, 1 volume | |||
| Ageha (-アゲハ-) | 2012–13 | Published by Young King OURs, 2 volumes | ||
Manga. Draft by Masamune Shirow | 2013 - (vols.) | Published by Kadokawa Comics Ace, 24 volumes (ongoing) | ||
| 2014 (vols.) | Published by Young King Comics, 2 volumes | |||
| Super Cartesian Theater (スーパー・カルテジアン・シアター) | 2016–18 | Published by Young King OURs, 5 volumes |