is a Japanese

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and

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. He works as a story writer for

manga Manga ( Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is use ...

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and live-action film. Sanjo graduated from

Meiji University , abbreviated as Meiji (明治) or Meidai (明大'')'', is a private research university located in Chiyoda City, the heart of Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1881 as Meiji Law School (明治法律学校, ''Meiji Hōritsu Gakkō'') by three Meij ...

. '' 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 Buster ...

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

Selected works

Anime

OVAs

*'' MD Geist'' (1986) *'' Cybernetics Guardian'' (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 is a line of wafer snacks produced by Lotte, made notable for the randomly assorted bonus stickers included inside each snack. First released in 1977, Bikkuriman (ビックリマン, “Surprise Man”) became wildly popular in Japan w ...

'' (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 is a Japanese manga series written by Riku Sanjo and illustrated by Masaki Sato. It is a manga sequel to the tokusatsu live-action drama ''Kamen Rider W'', which originally aired in 2009 as part of Toei Company's ''Kamen Rider'' franchise. I ...

'' (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 is a Japanese ''tokusatsu'' production of the popular ''Cutie Honey'' manga and anime series, chiefly directed by ''Makoto Yokoyama'' and written primarily by Toshiki Inoue. It began airing on TV Tokyo on 2 October 2007. Gravure idol Mikie Hara ...

'' (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 '' ...

'' (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, joining ...

'' (2013-2014) *'' Satria Garuda BIMA-X'' (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'' (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'' (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)

References

External links

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