| Shō Aikawa | |
| Birth Name: | Noboru Aikawa |
| Birth Date: | 9 August 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation: | Screenwriter, novelist, mangaka |
| Years Active: | 1983-present |
is a Japanese screenwriter. Active in various fields (and credited through various pseudonyms) since he was 17 years old, the most popular works he has helmed have been in anime and tokusatsu: Dangaioh, , Martian Successor Nadesico, Love Hina, The Twelve Kingdoms, Fullmetal Alchemist, Kamen Rider Blade, GoGo Sentai Boukenger and Concrete Revolutio.
Most of his anime work has been in adaptations which, when he is the main writer, feature significant deviations from the source materials' trajectory. Among those based on original concepts, 7 titles were conceived, wholly or partly, by him; he also had one manga he had written adapted to animation.
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Ultraman: The Alien Invasion | Writer | Compilation films of | |
| Ultraman: The Battle for Earth | Writer | |||
| 1998 | Ultra Nyan 2: Happy Daisakusen (ウルトラニャン) | Screenplay by | [1] | |
| 2005 | Story/Screenplay by | |||
| 2006 | GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious | Screenplay by | ||
| 2008 | Engine Sentai Go-onger: Boom Boom! Bang Bang! GekijōBang!! | Screenplay by | ||
| 2011 | Un-Go episode:0 Inga-ron (UN-GO episode:0 因果論) | Screenplay by | Short film | [2] |
| 2014 | Senkan Yamato no Karei Raisu (戦艦大和のカレイライス) | Screenplay by | TV film | |
| 2015 | They Went and Came Back Again Ressha Sentai ToQGer: Super ToQ 7gou of Dreams (行って帰ってきた烈車戦隊トッキュウジャー 夢の超トッキュウ7号) | Screenplay by | V-cinema release | |
| 2018 | Mayonaka no Sūpākā (真夜中のスーパーカー) | Screenplay by | TV film | |
| Engine Sentai Go-onger: 10 Years Grand Prix (炎神戦隊ゴーオンジャー10 YEARS GRANDPRIX) | Screenplay by | V-cinema release |
Aikawa is credited as Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) on various projects.
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Akû daisakusen Srungle (亜空大作戦スラングル) | Writer | 3 episodes | [3] |
| 1986 | Jikuu Senshi Spielban | Writer | 23 episodes | |
| 1987 | Tokusō Saizensen | Writer | 1 episode | |
| Mister Ajikko | Writer | 2 episodes | ||
| 1988 | Sonic Soldier Borgman | Writer | 8 episodes | |
| The Burning Wild Man | Writer | 1 episode | ||
| 1989 | Jushin Liger | Writer | 2 episodes | |
| The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee | Writer | 1 episode | ||
| 1992 | Writer | 5 episodes | ||
| Warashi (WARASHI) | Writer | 1 episode | ||
| 1993 | Shippū! Iron Leaguer | Writer | 12 episodes | |
| 1994 | The Brave Police J-Decker | Writer | 8 episodes | |
| 1995 | Wild Knights Gulkeeva | Writer | 1 episode | |
| Sorcerer Hunters | Writer | 2 episodes | ||
| 1996 | Martian Successor Nadesico | Series composition | 15 episodes; also base planning; Wrote lyrics for "I Believe... Someday" (いつか...信じて) | |
| 1998 | Neo Ranga | Series composition | Creator; also wrote 28 episodes | |
| 1999 | Dai-Guard | Writer | 5 episodes | |
| 2000 | Love Hina | Writer | 14 episodes | |
| Hiwou War Chronicles | Writer | 18 episodes Original concept by Aikawa and Bones | ||
| 2001 | Angelic Layer | Writer | 4 episodes | |
| Shaman King | Writer | 12 episodes | ||
| 2002 | RahXephon | Writer | 1 episode | |
| Samurai Deeper Kyo | Main writer | 11 episodes | ||
| The Twelve Kingdoms | Main writer | Wrote all except ep. 41-45 | ||
| Strange Steel Fay Rouran (奇鋼仙女ロウラン) | Main writer | 18 episodes | ||
| 2003 | Gad Guard | Main writer | 10 episodes | |
| Fullmetal Alchemist | Main writer | 30 episodes | ||
| 2004 | The Cosmopolitan Prayers | Writer | 3 episodes | |
| 2005 | Black Jack | Writer | 1 episode | |
| Elemental Gelade | Writer | 2 episodes | ||
| 2006 | Simoun | Writer | 5 episodes | |
| Ghost Slayers Ayashi | Main writer | |||
| 2007 | Oh! Edo Rocket | Main writer | 16 episodes | |
| 2008 | Corpse Princess | Main writer | ||
| 2010 | Tegami Bachi | Writer | 6 episode | |
| 2011 | Un-Go | Main writer | ||
| 2012 | Eureka Seven | Main writer | 16 episodes | |
| 2013 | Tantei Opera Milky Holmes | Writer | 4 episodes | |
| 2014 | Future Card Buddyfight | Writer | 15 episodes | |
| 2015 | Chaos Dragon | Main writer | 7 episodes | |
| Concrete Revolutio | Main writer | Wrote all except ep. 9, 16, 17, 20 | ||
| Garo: Crimson Moon | Main writer | 5 episodes | ||
| 2019 | Writer | 8 episodes | ||
| 2020 | Cardfight!! Vanguard | Writer | 7 episodes | |
Aikawa is credited as Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) and Gorō Sanyō (三陽五郎) on various projects.
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Writer | [4] | ||
| Yōtōden | Writer | 2 episodes | [5] | |
| Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend | Writer | Credited as Gorō Sanyō and Noboru Aikawa | [6] | |
| Dangaioh | Writer | 3 episodes | [7] | |
| 1988 | Starship Troopers | Writer | 3 episodes | |
| Dragon Century | Writer | 2 episodes | ||
| Kaze wo Nuke! (風を抜け!) | Writer | |||
| Violence Jack: Evil Town | Writer | |||
| Spirit Warrior | Writer | 3 episodes | ||
| Vampire Princess Miyu | Writer | |||
| Hades Project Zeorymer | Writer | |||
| 1989 | Maryuu Senki | Writer | 1 episode; also wrote unused 3rd episode | [8] |
| Writer | ||||
| Kyomu Senshi Miroku (虚無戦史MIROKU) | Writer | 2 episodes | ||
| Dog Soldier: Shadows of the Past (ドッグソルジャー) | Writer | 1 episode | [9] | |
| Angel Cop | Writer | Co-wrote w/ Ichirō Itano | ||
| 1990 | AD Police Files | Writer | 2 episodes | |
| Gude Crest | Writer | Wrote outline | ||
| The Demonic Beast Front (魔獣戦線) | Writer | [10] | ||
| The Hakkenden | Writer | 5 episodes | ||
| Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Demon Womb | Writer | 2 episodes | ||
| 1992 | Return of the Overfiend | Writer | 1 episode | |
| 1993 | The Hakkenden: A New Saga (THE 八犬伝 新章) | Writer | 1 episode | |
| Writer | 2 episodes | |||
| 1994 | Genocyber | Writer | 2 episodes | |
| Shippū! Iron Leaguer Ginhikari no Hata no Shita ni | Writer | 3 episodes | ||
| 1996 | My Dear Marie | Composition | Supervised by Aikawa as Gorō Sanyō | |
| 2001 | See in Ao (SeeIn青 -シーンAO-) | Writer | ||
| 2002 | Love Hina Again | Writer | ||
| 2006 | Fullmetal Alchemist: Premium Collection | Main writer | ||
| 2007 | Ghost Slayers Ayashi: Divine Comedy | Main writer | ||
| 2011 | Inga Diary | Main writer | Uncredited | |
| Year | Title | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Day-to-Day Battle Bids Farewell, and Then: Shukei Nagasaka Scenario Masterpiece Collection (さらば斗いの日々、そして 長坂秀佳シナリオ傑作集) | Asahi Sonorama | Script collection |
| 1986 |