is a Japanese manga writer and

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

. He works as a story writer for manga,

anime is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...

and live-action film. Sanjo graduated from Meiji University. '' Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai'' (1989–1996), which he created with illustrator Koji Inada, is one of the best-selling manga in history with over 47 million copies sold. The two also created ''

Beet the Vandel Buster is a Japanese manga series written by Riku Sanjo and illustrated by Koji Inada. It takes place in a fantasy world where humans have been suffering from the attacks of the demon-like Vandels. Humans can fight back by becoming a Vandel Buste ...

'' (2002–2006, 2016–present), which has 4 million copies in print.

Selected works

Anime

OVAs

*''

MD Geist is an anime and comic book series about a post-apocalyptic world. Geist (the main character) is MD-02, a ''Most Dangerous Soldier'', genetically engineered to function as a killing machine, but every one of the MDS units went homicidally in ...

'' (1986) *''

Cybernetics Guardian is an anime original video animation. The original Japanese version was released in 1989 by Anime International Company, and an English Language version in 1996, licensed by Central Park Media. It is about John Stalker who is a research pilot ...

'' (1989) *'' The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor'' (1989-1990) *''MD Geist II: Death Force'' (1996) *''Ultraman Super Fighter Legend'' (1996)

Television

* series head writer denoted in bold *'' Gaiking: Legend of Daiku-Maryu'' (2005-2006) *'' Happy Lucky Bikkuriman'' (2006-2007): eps 20-46 *'' GeGeGe no Kitarō 5th series'' (2007-2009): eps 27-100 *''

Digimon Fusion ''Digimon Fusion'', known in Japan as , is the sixth anime television series in the ''Digimon'' franchise, produced by Toei Animation. The series was broadcast on TV Asahi and Asahi Broadcasting Corporation between July 2010 and March 2012. I ...

'' (2010-2012)

Film

* ''Gegege no Kitarō: Explosive Japan!!'' (2008)

Manga

*'' Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken'' (1989-1996) *''Ultraman Super Fighter Legend'' (1993-1997): as Ryu Sagawa *''

'' (2002-2006, 2016–present) *'' Fuuto PI'' (2017–present) *'' Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken - Yuusha Avan to Gokuen no Maou'' (2020-present)

Live-action TV

* series head writer denoted in bold *'' Cutey Honey The Live'' (2007) *''

Kamen Rider W , is a 2009-2010 Japanese tokusatsu drama, the eleventh series in the Heisei period run of the Kamen Rider Series and the twentieth overall. It premiered following the finale of ''Kamen Rider Decade'' on September 6, 2009, and aired alongside '' S ...

'' (2009-2010) *''

Kamen Rider Fourze is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series, being the thirteenth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-second overall. It began airing on September 4, 2011, the week following the conclusion of ''Kamen Rider OOO'' ...

'' (2011-2012) *''

Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger is the Toei Company's 37th entry in its long-running ''Super Sentai'' metaseries of Japanese tokusatsu television series following '' Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters''. ''Kyoryuger'' aired on TV Asahi from February 17, 2013 to February 9, 2014, joini ...

'' (2013-2014) *''

Satria Garuda BIMA-X ''Satria Garuda BIMA-X'' ("Garuda Knight BIMA-X") is an Indonesian tokusatsu series formed from the cooperation between MNC Media initiated by Reino Barack with Ishimori Productions, maker of the Kamen Rider series. This series marks the Secon ...

'' (2014-2015) *''

Kamen Rider Drive is a Japanese tokusatsu television series serving as the 16th Heisei Kamen Rider Series, and 25th series overall. Riku Sanjo returns to the Kamen Rider Series to serve as ''Drive''s lead screenwriter, with Ryuta Tasaki as director. It premiered ...

'' (2014-2015) *''

Kamen Rider Zero-One is a Japanese tokusatsu drama series produced by Toei Company and TV Asahi. It is the 30th series in the '' Kamen Rider'' franchise and the first series in the Reiwa period. The show premiered on September 1, 2019, following the finale of ''Kame ...

'' (2019-2020) *''

Mashin Sentai Kiramager is a Japanese tokusatsu drama. It is the 44th entry of Toei's long-running ''Super Sentai'' metaseries and the first series to air exclusively in the Reiwa era. ''Kiramager''s main motifs are genies, gemstones and vehicles. It is the fifth veh ...

'' (2020)

Live-action films

*'' Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider W & Decade: Movie War 2010'' (2009) ** ''Kamen Rider W: Begins Night'' *'' Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate'' (2010) *'' Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie War Core'' (2010) ** ''Kamen Rider Skull: Message for Double'' ** ''Movie War Core'' *''

Kamen Rider Eternal is a set of two V-Cinema (direct-to-video) releases that serve as spin-offs for characters from the ''Kamen Rider W'' television series and films. These films focus on the characters of Ryu Terui / Kamen Rider Accel (Minehiro Kinomoto) and Kats ...

'' (2011) *'' Piece~Fragments of a Memory~'' (2012) *'' Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger: Gaburincho of Music'' (2013) *'' Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur Battle! Farewell Our Eternal Friends'' (2014) *''Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Returns: 100 Years After'' (2014) *'' Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim: Movie War Full Throttle'' (2014) ** ''Kamen Rider Drive: The Challenge From Lupin'' ** ''Movie War Full Throttle'' *'' Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future'' (2015) *''Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Chaser'' (2016) *''Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Heart'' (2016) *''Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Brain'' (2019)

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* 1964 births Japanese screenwriters Living people Manga artists from Ōita Prefecture Manga writers Writers from Ōita Prefecture {{manga-artist-stub