is a Japanese
manga artist
A manga artist, also known as a mangaka (), is a Cartoonist, comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga.
Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the indus ...
. Rikudō is a graduate of
Kyushu Sangyo University and lives in
Dazaifu, Fukuoka. His most popular work is ''
Excel Saga
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōshi Rikudō. It was serialized in Shōnen Gahōsha's Seinen manga, manga magazine ''Young King OURs'' from 1996 to 2011, and its individual chapters were collected and published in 27 ...
'',
and ''
Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn''. a
manga
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 history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...
which he describes as a work dealing with the everyday aspects of living in Japan. The
anime
is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...
version of ''Excel Saga'' contains stories from the first five volumes of the manga, and even features Rikdo as a character (voiced by
Wataru Takagi).
History
Rikudō started out by drawing adult doujinshi in 1990 under the circle name Genkotsuten, and Gebokudou. He also supervises the Rikudoukan circle, that was recently renamed Rikudou Juku. His most popular work, ''Excel Saga'', was based on a doujinshi that he drew for comic market called Municipal Force Daitenzin, in 1994. To this day Rikudō continues to participate in doujinshi works from time to time.
In 1996 he made his major debut with Excel Saga, which was published by ''
Young King OURs'', and lasted for 27 volumes, ending in 2011.
Works
Assistants
Source:
* Satou Shouji
* Ikami Hajime
References
External links
*
六道館六道神士 (@rikudou_koushi) - Twitter
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Manga artists from Fukuoka Prefecture
1970 births
Living people
Excel Saga
People from Dazaifu, Fukuoka