Riku Sanjo Explained

Riku Sanjo 三条 陸
Birth Date:	October 3, 1964
Birth Place:	Ōita Prefecture, Japan
Nationality:	Japanese
Area:	Manga writer, screenwriter
Manga:	Yes

is a Japanese manga writer and screenwriter. He works as a story writer for manga, anime and live-action film. Sanjo graduated from Meiji University.

(1989–1996), which he created with illustrator Koji Inada, is one of the best-selling manga in history with over 47 million copies sold.^[1] The two also created Beet the Vandel Buster (2002–2006, 2016–present), which has 4 million copies in print.^[2]

Selected works

Anime

OVAs

• MD Geist (1986)
• Cybernetics Guardian (1989)
• (1989–1990)
• MD Geist II: Death Force (1996)
• Ultraman Super Fighter Legend (1996)

Television

• series head writer denoted in bold
• (2005–2006)^[3]
• Happy Lucky Bikkuriman (2006–2007): eps 20-46
• GeGeGe no Kitarō 5th series (2007–2009): eps 27–100
• Digimon Fusion (2010–2012)

Film

• Gegege no Kitarō: Explosive Japan!! (2008)

Manga

Dragon Quest

• (1989–1996)^[4]
• Dragon Quest IV Gaiden -The Labyrinth of Hell (December 2001-January 2002)
• Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken - Yuusha Avan to Gokuen no Maou (2020–present)

Other Manga

• Ultraman Super Fighter Legend (1993–1997): as Ryu Sagawa
• Beet the Vandel Buster (2002–present)
• Fuuto PI (2017–present)

Live-action TV

• series head writer denoted in bold
• Cutey Honey The Live (2007)
• Kamen Rider W (2009–2010)
• Kamen Rider Fourze (2011–2012)
• Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger (2013–2014)
• Satria Garuda BIMA-X (2014–2015)
• Kamen Rider Drive (2014–2015)
• Kamen Rider Zero-One (2019–2020)
• Mashin Sentai Kiramager (2020)

Live-action films

• (2009)
  • Kamen Rider W: Begins Night
• (2010)
• (2010)
  • Kamen Rider Skull: Message for Double
  • Movie War Core
• Kamen Rider Eternal (2011)
• Piece~Fragments of a Memory~ (2012)
• (2013)
• (2014)
• Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Returns: 100 Years After (2014)
• (2014)
  • Kamen Rider Drive: The Challenge From Lupin
  • Movie War Full Throttle
• (2015)
• Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Chaser (2016)
• Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Heart (2016)
• Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Brain (2019)

References

1. News: 『ダイの大冒険』来秋28年ぶり完全新作で再びアニメ化 ドラクエ世界観の人気漫画が原作. Oricon. December 21, 2019. June 6, 2021.
2. Web site: Sherman. Jennifer. Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series. Anime News Network. December 30, 2018. April 8, 2018.
3. Web site: Gaiking Details. 2005-10-23. Anime News Network. 2009-06-15.
4. Web site: GeGeGe no Kitarō Anime Movie to Open in Japan in December. 2008-03-17. Anime News Network. 2009-06-15.