is a Japanese manga writer and

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

. He works as a story writer for

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 ...

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 ...

and live-action film. Sanjo graduated from

Meiji University is a Private university, private research university in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Originally founded as Meiji Law School () by three lawyers in 1881, it became a university in April 1920. As of May 2023, Meiji has 32,261 undergradu ...

. '' 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. The manga ran in Shueisha's ''Monthly Shōnen Jump'' from 2002 to 2006. After a nearly ten-year hiatus, the series resumed in '' Jump SQ.Crown'' in 2016, befor ...

'' (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 colloquially referred to as ''Most Dangerous Soldier'', genetically engineered to outperform other soldiers during a long war on a planet known ...

'' (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'' (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 aired on TV Asahi from July 2010 to March 2012. Its storyline follows the adventures of Mikey K ...

'' (2010–2012)

Film

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

Manga

Dragon Quest

*'' Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai'' (1989–1996) *''

Dragon Quest previously published as ''Dragon Warrior'' in North America until 2005, is a series of role-playing video games created by Japanese game designer Yuji Horii (Armor Project), character designer Akira Toriyama (Bird Studio), and composer Koi ...

IV Gaiden -The Labyrinth of Hell'' (December 2001-January 2002) *''Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken - Yuusha Avan to Gokuen no Maou'' (2020–present)

Other Manga

*''Ultraman Super Fighter Legend'' (1993–1997): as Ryu Sagawa *''

'' (2002–present) *'' Fuuto PI'' (2017–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 when literally translated means "Strong Dragon", but is actually a portmanteau of the Japanese words and . In English, this roughly translates into "Strongosaur". is Toei Company's 37th entry in its long-running ''Super Sentai'' metaseries of J ...

'' (2013–2014) *'' Satria Garuda BIMA-X'' (2014–2015) *''

Kamen Rider Drive is a Japanese tokusatsu television series serving as the 16th Heisei period, 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 ...

'' (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 '' Kam ...

'' (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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanjo, Riku 1964 births Japanese screenwriters Living people Manga artists from Ōita Prefecture Manga writers Writers from Ōita Prefecture