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is a Japanese screenwriter and musician. Having begun scriptwriting at a young age and writing scripts for various companies, Satō later focused his attention on writing for anime series. The first major series he worked on was the groundbreaking 1998
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series ''
Cowboy Bebop is a 1998 Japanese neo-noir space Western anime television series that aired on TV Tokyo and Wowow from 1998 to 1999. It was created and animated by Sunrise (company), Sunrise, led by a production team of director Shinichirō Watanabe, ...
'', after which he worked on other well-known series, such as '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'' and ''
Wolf's Rain ''Wolf's Rain'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese anime television series created by writer Keiko Nobumoto and produced by Bones. It was directed by Tensai Okamura and featured character designs by Toshihiro Kawamoto with a soundtrack ...
''. In 2005, Satō was the chief writer of '' Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven'', for which he received an award for best screenplay at the
Tokyo International Anime Fair The Tokyo International Anime Fair also known as was one of the largest anime trade fairs in the world, held annually in Tokyo, Japan. The first event was held in 2002 as "Tokyo International Anime Fair 21". The event was held at Tokyo Big Sigh ...
in 2006. In 2006 and 2007, Satō worked on the
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OVA series '' Freedom Project'' (which featured director
Katsuhiro Otomo is a Japanese Mangaka, manga artist, screenwriter, animator, and film director. He first rose to prominence as a pioneer founder of the New Wave (manga), New Wave in the 1970s. He is best known as the creator of ''Akira (franchise), Akira'', bo ...
). Satō also created his own consultant company, Frognation, with two of his acquaintances, which incorporated he and his friend Kengo Watanabe's own electronic music label Frogman Records. In 2007, after leaving Frognation, Satō established his own company Storyriders.


Major works


Anime television series

* ''
Cowboy Bebop is a 1998 Japanese neo-noir space Western anime television series that aired on TV Tokyo and Wowow from 1998 to 1999. It was created and animated by Sunrise (company), Sunrise, led by a production team of director Shinichirō Watanabe, ...
'' (1998–1999): script, stage setting cooperation ** "Jamming with Edward" ** "Bohemian Rhapsody" ** "Brain Scratch" * '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'' (2002–2003): script ** "C: The Man Who Dwells in the Shadows of the Net – CHAT! CHAT! CHAT!" ** "SA: A Perfect Day for a Jungle Cruise – JUNGLE CRUISE" ** "C: Vanished Medication – RE-VIEW" ** "C: Left-Behind Trace – ERASER" ** "C: Public Security Section 9, Once Again – STAND ALONE COMPLEX" * ''
Wolf's Rain ''Wolf's Rain'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese anime television series created by writer Keiko Nobumoto and produced by Bones. It was directed by Tensai Okamura and featured character designs by Toshihiro Kawamoto with a soundtrack ...
'' (2003): script ** "The Flower Maiden" ** "Misgivings" ** "Vanishing Point" ** "The Fallen Keep" ** "Battle's Red Glare" ** "Heartbeat of the Black City" ** "Moonlight Crucible" * '' Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG'' (2004): script ** "DI: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning – CASH EYE" ** "IN: Those Who Have the Motive – INDUCTANCE" ** "DI: Vegetarian Dinner – FAKE FOOD" ** "DU: The Hope Named Despair – AMBIVALENCE" ** "DU: Abandoned City – REVERSAL PROCESS" * ''
Samurai Champloo is a 2004 Japanese historical adventure anime television series. The debut television production of studio Manglobe, the 26-episode series aired from May 2004 to March 2005. It was first partially broadcast on Fuji TV, then had a complete a ...
'' (2004): script ** "Artistic Anarchy" ** "The Art of Altercation" ** "Beatbox Bandits" ** "War of the Words" ** "Cosmic Collisions" * '' Kenran Butohsai'' (2004): script ** "Bizarre! The Ghost Ship Drift Zone" ** "Enter! Hakubutsu Ship, Eichi's Castle!" ** "Good-bye My Friend! A Man's Dream Lasts Forever" ** "The Dawn of Mars! Mars Daybreak" * '' Eureka Seven'' (2005–2006): series composition, script ** "Blue Monday" ** "Blue Sky Fish" ** "Motion Blue" ** "Watermelon" ** "Paper Moon Shine" ** "Acperience 1" ** "Memory Band" ** "Crackpot" ** "Helter Skelter" ** "Pacific State" ** "Date of Birth" ** "Shout to the Top!" ** "Wish Upon a Star" * ''
Ergo Proxy ''Ergo Proxy'' is a Japanese cyberpunk anime television series, produced by Manglobe, directed by Shūkō Murase and written by Dai Satō. The series ran for 23 episodes from February to August 2006 on the Wowow satellite television, satellit ...
'' (2006–2007): chief writer, screenplay ** "Pulse of Awakening/Awakening" ** "Confession of a Fellow Citizen/Confession" ** "Leap into the Void/Mazecity" ** "Signs of Future, Hades of Future/Futu-Risk" ** "RE-L124C41+" ** "Light Beam/Shining Sign" ** "In the White Darkness/Anamnesis" ** "Nightmare Quiz Show/Who Wants to Be in Jeopardy!" ** "The Girl with a Smile/Eternal Smile" ** "Proxy/Deus ex Machina" * '' Toward the Terra'' (2007): script ** "The Lonesome Mu" ** "Red Eyes, Blue Planet" ** "Eternity and the Heat Haze" *'' Battle Spirits: Shounen Toppa Bashin'' (2008–2009): series composition, script **"Front Breaking Bashin Enters Stage!" **"The Rival's Name is J" **"Arrival of the Gunslinger's Apparition!" **"First Final is Smile After Tears" **"Batosupi Under the Sakura" **"Middle School Uniforms New School Uniforms" **"Break Through From the Front Showtime- The Curtain Raised!" **"The Last Opponent Nine- The Last Battle" **"Take it From the Life! Shine, Cornerstone's Settlement!" **"Miracle Card Battler- Bashin Breaks Through From the Front!" * '' Eden of the East'' (2009): screenplay ** "On the Night of the Late Show" ** "Search for a Fore-Lost Journey" * '' Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine'' (2012): script ** "The Girl and the Samurai" ** "Magic and Revolution" ** "Dead City" * '' Chō Soku Henkei Gyrozetter'' (2012–2013): series composition (story riders), script ** "Raibird to the Front!" ** "The Secret of the Rosettagraphy" ** "Appearance! Eraser-01!" ** "Clash! Raibird vs Guiltice!" ** "Complete! Raibird Hyper Spec" ** "The Nightmare of Great Kraken" ** "Hyper Speed Special Showcasing All of Gyrozetter" ** "RRR Awakens! Secret of the Burst Core" ** "The Saki from the future" ** "Roar! Moebius Overdrive!" * ''
Space Dandy , is a 2014 Japanese comic science fiction anime television series produced by Bones. The series follows the misadventures of Dandy, an alien hunter who is "a dandy guy in space", in search for undiscovered and rare aliens with his robot ass ...
'' (2014): script ** "The Search For the Phantom Space Ramen, Baby" ** "The War of the Undies and Vests, Baby" ** "Even Vacuum Cleaners Fall in Love, Baby" ** "To Be Judged Is Dandy, Baby" * '' Dai-Shogun - Great Revolution'' (2014): series composition * '' Mysterious Joker'' (2014–2015): series composition ** "Paris and the 100-Year Safe" ** "The Shadow Descends" ** "The Labyrinth of Shadows and Mirrors" ** "Light and Shadow Jokers" *'' Puzzle & Dragons X'' (2016–2018): series composition (story riders), script ** "Drop Impact" *'' Listeners'' (2020): series composition (story riders), script *'' Yurei Deco'' (2022): series composition, script ** "The Adventures in Tom Sawyer" ** "The Mysterious Stranger" ** "A Sham Trial" ** "The Yurei Detective Club" ** "Smiley and the Flying Lost One" ** "Reach for the Heavens!" ** "2 Fathoms to Heaven?" ** "Home of the Greatest Secret" *''
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'' (2023–present): series composition, script *'' Lazarus'' (2025): script ** "Don't Stop the Dance" ** "Death on Two Legs"


OVA

* '' Eternal Family'' (1997): Screenplay * '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – The Laughing Man'' (2005): Screenplay * '' Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG – Individual Eleven'' (2006): Screenplay * '' Freedom Project'' (2006): Series Composition, Scenario * '' Halo Legends'' (2010): Screenplay ** "The Package" * '' Five Numbers!'' (2011): Screenplay, Original Development


ONA

*'' Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045'' (2020): script ** "IDENTITY THEFT - The Lonely Struggle" * '' Super Crooks'' (2021): Series Composition, Script ** "Electro Boy" ** "Kasey" ** "The Praetorian" ** "The Heat" ** "The Union of Justice" ** "Count Orlok" ** "The Bastard" ** "Super Crooks" * ''
Time Patrol Bon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . It was serialized in 's ''Monthly Shōnen World'' and ''Monthly Comic Tom'' from 1978 to 1986. An anime television special, animated by Gallop, was broadcast on Nippon Television in Oc ...
'' (2024): Script ** "The Secret of the Pyramid" ** "An Ancient Man Crosses the Pacific" ** "The Dark Labyrinth" ** "Riding a Dinosaur on Vacation" ** "Gunfight on the O.K. Corral" ** "The Sacrifice to Chacmool" ** "The Sumerian Boy" ** "The Day Troy Fell"


Films

* '' Casshern'' (2004): Screenplay * '' Tekken: Blood Vengeance'' (2011): Screenplay * '' Psalm of Planets Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 1'' (2017): Script * '' Altered Carbon: Resleeved'' (2020): Screenplay * '' Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop'' (2021): Script * '' Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021'' (2022): Screenplay * '' Break of Dawn'' (2022): Screenplay


Video games

* '' Ace Combat 3'' (1999): Screenplay * '' Blood: The Last Vampire'' (2000): Screenplay * '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'' (2004): Screenplay * '' Resident Evil: Revelations'' (2012): Chief script writer * '' E.X. Troopers'' (2012): Story * '' Resident Evil: Revelations 2'' (2015): Chief script writer


References

* Gifford, Kevin. "Ergo Proxy". (November 2006) ''Newtype USA''. p. 148.


External links


Official Frognation websiteOfficial Storyriders websiteStoryriders on Twitter (Japanese)

Dai Sato
anime listing at Media Arts Database * *
Storywriter Sato Dai is frustrated with Japanese anime
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