is a Japanese writer from

Fukuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders Saga Prefecture to the southwest, Kumamo ...

. He is known mainly for his work in

anime is hand-drawn and 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 Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...

and

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. After having graduated from

Tokyo Zokei University is a private university in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1966 by Japanese art educator, fashion designer and design journalist, Yoko Kuwasawa (1910-1977). It is a four-year art college offering both bachelor's and master's degrees in studi ...

, he worked as a freelance writer in Arakawa and would attend various film festivals. Then, he studied with

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and proceeded to win the Otomo Shoji Award seven times and became a screenwriter.

Television

* Series head writer denoted in bold

Anime

* '' Lupin III: The Pursuit of Harimao’s Treasure'' (1995) * ''

Bonobono is a yonkoma manga series by Mikio Igarashi. From March 1986 to March 1987, the series ran in the Takeshobo manga magazine ''Tensai Club'' before the magazine was replaced with ''Manga Club'', where it had been serialized from April 198 ...

'' (1995) * '' Saint Tail'' (1995-1996) * ''Wankorobee'' (1996-1997) * ''Lupin III: Walther P-38/Island of Assassins'' (1997) * '' Manmaru the Ninja Penguin'' (1997-1998) * '' Berserk'' (1997-1998) * ''

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'' (1997-2002) * ''

Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden , commonly abbreviated as or ''BBB'', is a ''CoroCoro Comic'' series created by Koichi Mikata, based on Bomberman and B-Daman. An animated television series was created and originally broadcast on Nagoya TV and TV Asahi at 17:00. It was a ...

'' (1998) * '' The Adventures of Mini-Goddess'' (1998) * '' Monster Rancher'' (1999-2001) * '' Figure 17'' (2001-2002) * ''Lupin III Episode 0: First Contact'' (2002) * '' Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier'' (2002) * '' Hanada Shōnen Shi'' (2002) * '' Daigunder'' (2002) * '' Pokémon: Advanced'' (2002-2006) * '' Ninja Scroll: The Series'' (2003) * ''Croquette!'' (2003-2004) * ''

Uninhabited Planet Survive! ''Planet Survival'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime television series. It was broadcast on NHK from October 2003 to October 28, 2004. It is a 52-episode series produced by Telecom Animation Film and Madhouse. Story The story is set ...

'' (2003-2004) * ''

Agatha Christie%27s Great Detectives Poirot and Marple is a Japanese anime television series that adapted several Agatha Christie stories about Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. A new character named Maybelle West, Miss Marple's great-niece, who becomes Poirot's junior assistant, is used to conne ...

'' (2004-2005) * ''

Gunparade Orchestra is a Japanese video game. The video game, , was released on 28 September 2000, for the PlayStation. It was developed by Alfa System and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. A manga adaptation by Hiroyuki Sanadura was serialized in the ...

'' (2006) * '' Glass Fleet'' (2006) * ''

Death Note ''Death Note'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to May ...

'' (2006-2007) * ''Silk Road Boy Yuto'' (2006-2007) * '' Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl'' (2006-2010) * '' Working Kids, Meister Hamster Team'' (2007-2008) * ''

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'' (2007-2008) * ''

Stitch! is a Japanese anime television series. It is a spin-off of Disney's ''Lilo & Stitch'' franchise, serving as the franchise's second television series after '' Lilo & Stitch: The Series''. The anime series aired in Japan from October ...

'' (2008-2009) * ''Negibozu no Asataro'' (2008-2009) * ''

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'' (2009) * ''

Kaidan Restaurant is a Japanese children's storybook series. The books take the form of horror anthologies, edited by Miyoko Matsutani and illustrated by Yoshikazu Takai and Kumiko Katō. As of 2007, there were 50 volumes published by Doshinsha. Over 8 million ...

'' (2009-2010) * ''

Fairy Tail ''Fairy Tail'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from August 2006 to July 2017, with the individual chapters collected and published into 63 '' ...

'' (2009-2016, 2018-2019) * '' HeartCatch PreCure!'' (2010-2011) * ''

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) * '' Pokémon: Black & White'' (2010-2014) * '' Little Battlers Experience'' (2011) * ''

Suite PreCure is a Japanese anime series and the eighth installment in Izumi Todo's '' Pretty Cure'' metaseries. Produced by Toei Animation, the series is directed by Munehisa Sakai, who directed the ''One Piece'' anime series. Character designs were b ...

'' (2011) * ''

Smile PreCure! is a 2012 Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation and the ninth installment in Izumi Todo's ''Pretty Cure'' metaseries, featuring the seventh generation of Cures. The series is written by Shōji Yonemura, who is best kn ...

'' (2012-2013) * ''

Hunter × Hunter ''Hunter × Hunter'' (stylized as ''HUNTER×HUNTER'' and pronounced "hunter hunter") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. It has been serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga magazine ...

'' (2012-2014) * '' DokiDoki! Precure'' (2013-2014) * '' Pokémon: XY'' (2013-2015) * ''

One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chapte ...

'' (2013-present) * '' Parasyte -the maxim-'' (2014-2015) * ''

Ushio and Tora is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiro Fujita. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from January 1990 to October 1996, with its chapters collected in thirty-three ...

'' (2015-2016) * ''

Tiger Mask W is a ''Tiger Mask'' anime series which premiered on October 2, 2016, with 38 episodes. It has a mix of 2D and 3D CGI animation. It is a sequel of the original anime, whereas ''Tiger Mask II'' is only considered a parallel universe. Plot O ...

'' (2016-2017) * ''

Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS is a Japanese anime series animated by Gallop. It is the sixth main anime series in the '' Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise. The series aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from May 10, 2017 to September 25, 2019. It was simulcast outside of Asia by Crunchyrol ...

'' (2017-2018) * '' Pokémon: Sun & Moon'' (2017-2019) * ''

Karakuri Circus is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiro Fujita. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from July 1997 to June 2006, with its chapters collected in 43 ''tankōbon'' volu ...

'' (2018-2019) * '' Pokémon Journeys: The Series'' (2019-2020) * ''

Wave, Listen to Me! is a Japanese manga series by Hiroaki Samura. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Monthly Afternoon'' since July 2014, with its chapters collected in nine '' tankōbon'' volumes as of January 2022. The manga is ...

'' (2020) * ''Butt Detective'' (2020) * '' Talentless Nana'' (2020) * ''

Shaman King is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei. It follows the adventures of Yoh Asakura as he attempts to hone his shaman skills to become the Shaman King by winning the Shaman Fight. Takei chose shamanism as the ...

'' (2021-2022) * ''

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'' (2022)

Live action

* '' Sh15uya'' (2005) * '' Kamen Rider Hibiki'' (2005) * ''

Kamen Rider Kabuto is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the sixteenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. The series was broadcast on TV Asa ...

'' (2006) * ''

Kamen Rider Den-O is the seventeenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. It premiered January 28, 2007 on TV Asahi, and concluded airing on January 20, 2008. Its ...

'' (2007) * ''

Kamen Rider Kiva is the 2008 ''Kamen Rider'' Japanese ''tokusatsu'' television series produced by Toei Company and Ishimori Productions. It is the series' ninth series in its Heisei era, and 18th series overall since the debut of ''Kamen Rider'' in 1971. It pre ...

'' (2008) * '' Kamen Rider G'' (2009) * ''

Kamen Rider Decade is the title of the first installment of the 2009 editions of the long-running Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu dramas. ''Decade'', as its title suggests, is the tenth of the Heisei Rider special anniversary Series, having begun with '' Kamen Rid ...

'' (2009): eps 14-31 * ''

Kamen Rider OOO is a 2010-2011 Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series, being the twelfth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-first overall. It began airing on September 5, 2010, the week following the conclusion of '' Kamen R ...

'' (2010-2011)

Film

Anime

* '' Mt. Head'' (2002) * ''

Otogi-Jūshi Akazukin is a 2005 anime OVA as well as a 2006-2007 anime television series. Story Long, long ago, there existed a world of magic and science. But having both powers was making people conceited and lazy. So God split the world in to the world of sc ...

'' (2005) * '' Smile Precure! the Movie: Big Mismatch in a Picture Book'' (2012) * '' Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge'' (2013) * '' Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!'' (2017) * '' Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry'' (2017) * ''Pretty Cure Super Stars!'' (2018)

Live action

* ''

Hinokio is a 2005 Japanese science fiction film Science fiction (or sci-fi) is a film genre that uses speculative, fictional science-based depictions of phenomena that are not fully accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial lifeforms, ...

'' (2005) * '' Kamen Rider Kabuto: God Speed Love'' (2006) * '' Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker'' (2009) * '' Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider W & Decade: Movie War 2010'' (2009) ** ''Kamen Rider Decade: The Last Story'' ** ''Movie War 2010'' * '' Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy'' (2010) ** ''Episode Yellow: Treasure'' de End ''Pirates'' * '' OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let’s Go Kamen Riders'' (2011) * '' Kamen Rider x Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen'' (2012) * '' Kamen Rider x Super Sentai x Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z'' (2013) * '' Heisei Rider vs. Shōwa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai'' (2014) * '' Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3'' (2015) * '' Ultra Super Hero Taisen'' (2017) * '' Kamen Rider Den-O: Pretty Den-O Appears!'' (2020)

References

External links

Shoji Yonemura anime
at Media Arts Database Japanese writers Living people Writers from Fukuoka Prefecture Year of birth missing (living people) Tokyo Zokei University alumni {{Japan-writer-stub