Shō Aikawa (screenwriter)
Shō Aikawa (會川 昇, Aikawa Shō, born Noboru Aikawa (会川 昇, Aikawa Noboru) on August 9, 1965) is a Japanese screenwriter. Active in various fields (and credited through various pseudonyms) since he was 17 years old, the most popular works he's helmed have been in anime and tokusatsu: Dangaioh, Angel Cop, Ultraman: Towards the Future, Martian Successor Nadesico, Love Hina, The Twelve Kingdoms, Fullmetal Alchemist, Kamen Rider Blade, GoGo Sentai Boukenger and Concrete Revolutio.
Shō Aikawa | |
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| Born | Noboru Aikawa August 9, 1965 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, novelist, mangaka |
Most of his anime work has been in adaptations which, when he is the main writer, feature significant deviations from the source materials' trajectory. Among those based on original concepts, 7 titles were conceived, wholly or partly, by him; he's also had one manga he'd written adapted to animation.
Works
Works that are derivatives of titles Aikawa also worked on in other mediums are in bold.
Anime
| Year(s) | Title | Director | Type | Source material | Main writer[lower-alpha 1] | Episode writer | Episodes written | Alias | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Great Subspace Operation Srungle (亜空大作戦スラングル, Captain Gorilla) |
Kenzō Koizumi (小泉謙三) | TV series | Original concept by Yū Yamamoto | Yes | #29, #33, #41 | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | ||
| 1987 | Mister Ajikko (ミスター味っ子, Mister Taste Kid) | Yasuhiro Imagawa | Manga by Daisuke Terasawa |
Yes | #4, #5 | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | |||
| Steel Devil: Battle of the Great Demon Beasts (大魔獣激闘 鋼の鬼) |
Toshiki Hirano | OVA | Original concept by Noboru Aikawa[lower-alpha 2] | Yes | Yes | Single episode | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | ||
| 1987-88 | A Warring States Legend of the Demon Blades (戦国奇譚 妖刀伝, Wrath of the Ninja) |
Osamu Yamazaki | Original concept by Osamu Yamazaki and Takeshi Narumi |
Yes | #2, #3 | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Later compiled as a theatrical omnibus. | ||
| 1987-89 | Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend (超神伝説うろつき童子) |
Hideki Takayama | Manga by Toshio Maeda |
Yes | All | Gorō Sanyō (三陽五郎) Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) |
Credited as Sanyō on episodes 1 and 2, and as Noboru on episode 3 and the theatrical omnibus. | ||
| Hyper Combat Unit Dangaioh (破邪大星 |
Toshiki Hirano | Original concept by Toshiki Hirano | Yes | All | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Credited for "Script Cooperation" (脚本協力) on episode 3: Aikawa wrote a script intended to be 30 minutes long, the crew suddenly decided partway through to extend it and wrote a new scene directly on the storyboards.[1] | |||
| 1988 | Sonic Soldier Borgman (超音戦士ボーグマン) | Hiroshi Negishi | TV series | Original concept | Yes | #4, #10, #13, #16, #19, #23, #27, #29 | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Series composition by Hideki Sonoda. | |
| The Burning Wild Man (燃える! お兄さん) |
Osamu Kobayashi | Manga by Tadashi Satō |
Yes | #10 | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Series composition by Kenji Terada. | |||
| Starship Troopers (宇宙の戦士) |
Tetsurō Amino | OVA | Starship Troopers novel by Robert A. Heinlein |
Yes | #2, #4, #6 | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Story composition by Tsunehisa Itō. | ||
| Dragon Century (竜世紀) | Kiyoshi Fukumoto | Dragon Breeder manga by Ryūkihei (竜騎兵, Dragoon) | Yes | Yes | All | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | First episode contains an original story.[1] | ||
| Kaze wo Nuke! (風を抜け!) |
Noboru Furuse, Takamasa Ikegami (池上誉優) |
Manga by Motoka Murakami |
Yes | Single episode | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | ||||
| Violence Jack: Evil Town (バイオレンスジャック 地獄街) | Ichirō Itano | Manga by Go Nagai |
Yes | Single episode | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Composition by Itano. | |||
| 1988-89 | Spirit Warrior (孔雀王, Peacock King) | Katsuhito Akiyama (#1), Ichirō Itano (#2) | Manga by Makoto Ogino |
Yes | #1, #2 | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Both episodes are original stories.[1] | ||
| Vampire Princess Miyu ( |
Toshiki Hirano | Media mix by Toshiki Hirano and Narumi Kakinouchi | Yes | All | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Also wrote a rejected draft for episode 1 of the 1997 TV series.[2] | |||
| 1988-90 | Hades Project Zeorymer (冥王計画ゼオライマー) | Manga by Moriwo Chimi |
Yes | All | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | ||||
| 1989 | Maryuu Senki (魔龍戦紀, Evil Dragon War Chronicles) | Hiroaki Oogami (大上浩明) | Original concept by Hiroaki Oogami | Yes | #2 | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Also wrote a script for episode 3, but most of it went unused and as a result he was uncredited.[1] | ||
| Jushin Liger (獣神ライガー, Beast God Liger) | Norio Kashima (鹿島典夫) | TV series | Media mix by Go Nagai and Sunrise | Yes | #1, #4 | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | |||
| Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma (妖魔, Ghost) | Takashi Anno | OVA | Manga by Kei Kusunoki |
Yes | All | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | |||
| Kyomu Senshi Miroku (虚無戦史MIROKU) | Yoshio Takeuchi | Manga by Ken Ishikawa |
Yes | #4-#6 | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Features 10 original characters added to the story without permission.[1] | |||
| Dog Soldier: Shadows of the Past | Hiroyuki Ebata (江幡宏之) | Manga by Tetsuya Saruwatari |
Yes | Single episode | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | ||||
| The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee (昆虫物語 みなしごハッチ, A Bug's Tale: Hutch the Orphan) | Iku Suzuki | TV series | Remake of an original concept by Tatsuo Yoshida | Yes | #19 | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Story composition by Jinzō Toriumi and Koubou Ohtori. | ||
| 1989-90 | Angel Cop | Ichirō Itano | OVA | Original concept by Ichirō Itano | Yes | #1-#3 (with Itano) | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Uncredited on episodes 2 and 3.[1] | |
| 1990 | A.D. Police Files | Takamasa Ikegami (#1), Akira Nishimori (#2) | Manga by Tony Takezaki; spinoff of Bubblegum Crisis, created by Toshimichi Suzuki (鈴木敏充) | Yes | #1, #2 | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Episode 1 is adapted from the source material, 2 is an original story.[1] | ||
| Gude Crest - The Emblem of Gude (女戦士エフェ＆ジーラ グーデの紋章, Jun and Sarah: Sacrifice of the Evil Spirit) | Kazuhito Kikuchi (菊池一仁) |
Female Soldiers Efe & Jira novel series by Reiko Hikawa |
Yes | Single episode | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Aikawa struggled at reading high fantasy novels at the time, so he only wrote an outline and asked someone else to write the script.[1] | |||
| Demonic Beast Front (魔獣戦線, Beast Fighter) | Shunji Ōga | Manga by Ken Ishikawa and Dynamic Pro |
Yes | Yes | All | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Liberal adaptation.[1] | ||
| 1990-91 | The Legend of the Dog Warriors: The Hakkenden (THE 八犬伝) | Takashi Anno | Nansō Satomi Hakkenden novel by Bakin Takizawa | Yes | Yes | All except #4 | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Also handled planning (企画) with producer Tohru Miura. | |
| Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Demon Womb (真・超神伝説うろつき童子 魔胎伝) |
Hideki Takayama | Manga by Toshio Maeda |
Yes | All | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | ||||
| 1992 | Urotsukidōji: Return of the Overfiend (超神伝説うろつき童子・未来篇) | Yes | #1 | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Drafted an entire story, but the direction of the script was not accepted by the point he left production; Aikawa believes the character names and terminology he came up with were kept in subsequent episodes.[1] | ||||
| 1993 | The Hakkenden: A New Saga (THE 八犬伝 新章) | Yukio Okamoto (岡本有樹郎) | Nansō Satomi Hakkenden novel by Bakin Takizawa | Yes | #1 | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | |||
| Whirlwind! Iron Leaguer (疾風！アイアンリーガー) | Tetsurō Amino | TV series | Original concept by Hajime Yatate | Yes | #3, #4, #9, #13, #18, #23, #24, #29, #34, #39, #45, #50 | Series composition by Fuyunori Gobu. | |||
| 1993-94 | Casshan: Robot Hunter (ロボット・ハンター・キャシャーン) | Hiroyuki Fukushima (福島宏之) |
OVA | Remake of an original concept by Tatsunoko Pro | Yes | #1 (with Fukushima), #4 (with Emu Arii (有井絵武)) | |||
| 1994 | Brave Police J-Decker (勇者警察ジェイデッカー) |
Shinji Takamatsu | TV series | Original concept by Hajime Yatate; part of the Brave series | Yes | #5, #10, #11, #17, #26, #27, #34, #37 | Series composition by Hiroyuki Kawasaki. | ||
| Genocyber (ジェノサイバー 虚界の魔獣, Cyber Monster from Imaginary World) |
Koichi Ohata | OVA | Original concept by Artmic | Yes | #1 (with Emu Arii), #2 (with Ohata), #3 (with Ohata) | Episodes 4 and 5 do not have writing credits. | |||
| 1994-95 | Whirlwind! Iron Leaguer: Under the Banner of Silver Light (疾風！アイアンリーガー 銀光の旗の下に) | Tetsurō Amino | Original concept by Hajime Yatate | Yes | Yes | All except #2 and #3 | |||
| 1995 | Wild Knights Gulkeeva (獣戦士ガルキーバ) | Masamitsu Hidaka | TV series | Yes | #16 | Series composition by Kenichi Kanemaki. | |||
| Sorcerer Hunters (爆れつハンター) |
Kōichi Mashimo | Manga by Satoru Akahori and Rei Omishi | Yes | #9, #13 | Series composition by Hiroyuki Kawasaki. | ||||
| 1996 | My Dear Marie (ぼくのマリー, Metal Angel Marie) |
Tomomi Mochizuki | OVA | Manga by Sakura Takeuchi in cooperation with Gorō Sanyō |
Gorō Sanyō (三陽五郎) | All episodes written by Mochizuki under the alias "Gō Sakamoto" (坂本郷). #3 features an original story, with composition supervised by Aikawa.[3] | |||
| 1996-97 | Martian Successor Nadesico (機動戦艦ナデシコ) |
Tatsuo Satō | TV series | Original concept | Yes | Yes | #1-#3, #6-#8, #13-#16,[lower-alpha 3] #21, #22 (with Naruhisa Arakawa), #24 (with Hiroyuki Kawasaki), #25, #26 | Also handled base planning (ベースプランニング) with Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Satō and Toshimichi Ohtsuki; wrote the lyrics for episode 26 ending theme "I Believe... Someday" (いつか…信じて). | |
| 1998 | Ultra Nyan 2: The Great Happy Operation (ウルトラニャン２ ハッピー大作戦) |
Hiroko Tokita | film | Yes | Single outing | Screened alongside Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light | |||
| Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture – Prince of Darkness (機動戦艦ナデシコ -The prince of darkness-) |
Tatsuo Satō | Credited for "friendship cooperation" (友情協力). Film written entirely by Satō. | |||||||
| 1998-99 | Neo Ranga (南海奇皇) | Jun Kamiya (season 1), Toshiyuki Tsuru (season 2) | TV series | Original concept by Sho Aikawa, Studio Pierrot and Pony Canyon |
Yes | Yes | #1-#8, #13, #14, #16 (with Akihiko Inari (稲荷昭彦)), #17, #21-#28, #37, #38, #43-#48 | ||
| 1999-2000 | Terrestrial Defense Corp. Dai-Guard (地球防衛企業 ダイ・ガード) | Seiji Mizushima | Original concept by Xebec | Yes | #10, #11, #17, #19, #20 | Kurou Hazuki (葉月九ロウ) | Series composition by Fumihiko Shimo. | ||
| 2000-01 | Love Hina | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | Manga by Ken Akamatsu |
Yes | Yes | #1, #2, #4 (with Manabu Ishikawa (石川学)), #7, #10, #11, #13, #18, #19, #21-#25, specials | Kurou Hazuki (葉月九ロウ) | ||
| Clever Strange Successor Hiwou War Chronicles (機巧奇傳ヒヲウ戦記, Clockwork Fighters Hiwou's War) |
Tetsurō Amino | Original concept by Sho Aikawa and Bones | Yes | Yes | #1-#4, #7, #9, #11, #13, #14, #17, #18, #20-26 | ||||
| 2001 | Angelic Layer: Battle Doll (機動天使エンジェリックレイヤー, Mobile Angel) | Hiroshi Nishikiori | Manga by CLAMP | Yes | #8, #9, #13, #14 | Kurou Hazuki (葉月九ロウ) | Series composition by Ichirō Ōkouchi. | ||
| See in Ao (SeeIn青 -シーンAO-) | Shigesuta Toran (賭爛滋須太) | OVA | Eroge by AliceSoft | Yes | All | Gorō Sanyō (三陽五郎) | |||
| 2001-02 | Shaman King | Seiji Mizushima | TV series | Manga by Hiroyuki Takei |
Yes | #21, #22, #28, #29, #35, #36, #43, #44, #50, #51, #67, #68 | Kurou Hazuki (葉月九ロウ) | Series composition by Katsuhiko Koide. | |
| 2002 | Love Hina Again | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | OVA | Manga by Ken Akamatsu |
Yes | Yes | All | Kurou Hazuki (葉月九ロウ) | |
| RahXephon | Yutaka Izubuchi | TV series | Original concept by Yutaka Izubuchi and Bones | Yes | #9 | ||||
| Samurai Deeper Kyo | Junji Nishimura | Manga by Akimine Kamijyo |
Yes | Yes | #2, #3, #6-#9, #14-#17, #20, #25, #26 | Fukyoushi Oyamada (小山田風狂子) |
Liberal adaptation. | ||
| 2002-03 | The Twelve Kingdoms (十二国記) |
Tsuneo Kobayashi | Novels by Fuyumi Ono |
Yes | Yes | All except #41-#45 | |||
| Strange Steel Fay Rouran (奇鋼仙女ロウラン) |
Toshiki Hirano | Original concept by Sho Aikawa, Toshiki Hirano and Gansis[lower-alpha 4] | Yes | Yes | #1-#10, #19-#22, #25-#28 | ||||
| 2003 | Gad Guard | Hiroshi Nishikiori | Original concept by Yoshitsune Izuna, Nishikiori and Gonzo | Yes[lower-alpha 5] | Yes | #1, #2, #5, #8, #10, #16, #17, #21, #25, #26 | |||
| 2003-04 | Fullmetal Alchemist (鋼の錬金術師) |
Seiji Mizushima | Manga by Hiromu Arakawa |
Yes | Yes | #1-#3, #7, #8, #13-#16, #21, #22, #25, #29-#31, #32 (with Akatsuki Yamatoya), #36, #39-#51 | Differences in story between manga and anime gradually increase until about halfway through, when the anime develops its own story. | ||
| 2004 | The Cosmopolitan Prayers (超変身コス∞プレイヤー, Super Transformation Cos∞Prayers) DVD exclusive episodes |
Takeo Takahashi | OVA | Original concept by Kenji Kume (久米憲司), Naruhisa Arakawa, Miwa Ooshima, Yasuhiro Matsumura (松村やすひろ), m.o.e., Imagin and Studio Live | Yes | #2-#4 | Hideki Isaka (伊坂秀喜) | Series composition by Naruhisa Arakawa. | |
| 2005 | Black Jack | Makoto Tezuka | TV series | Manga by Osamu Tezuka |
Yes | #21 | Series composition by Genki Yoshimura. | ||
| Elemental Gelade | Shigeru Ueda | Manga by Mayumi Azuma |
Yes | #5, #16 | Fukyoushi Oyamada (小山田風狂子) |
Series composition by Naruhisa Arakawa. | |||
| Oku-sama wa Mahō Shōjo: Bewitched Agnes (奥さまは魔法少女 Bewitched Agnes, My Wife is a Magical Girl) | Hiroshi Nishikiori | Original concept by Nishikiori, Kazuhiko Ikeguchi and J.C.Staff | Credited for "Planning Cooperation" (企画協力). | ||||||
| Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (劇場版 鋼の錬金術師 シャンバラを征く者) |
Seiji Mizushima | film | Manga by Hiromu Arakawa |
Yes | Single outing | Sequel to the TV series. | |||
| 2006 | Fullmetal Alchemist: Premium Collection (鋼の錬金術師 PREMIUM COLLECTION) |
OVA | Yes | Yes | All | Hideki Isaka (伊坂秀樹) Gorō Sanyō (三陽五郎) Tenzen Kurata (倉田天膳) |
Credited as Isaka on "Interactive Experience" and "Live Action Featurette", Sanyō on "Chibi Wrap Party" and Kurata on "Kids". | ||
| Simoun | Junji Nishimura | TV series | Original concept by Fukyoushi Oyamada, Yoshizaki Sasa and Gō Mihara | Yes | #1, #2, #4, #7, #8 | Fukyoushi Oyamada (小山田風狂子) |
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| 2006-07 | Ghost Slayers Ayashi (天保異聞 妖奇士) |
Hiroshi Nishikiori | Original concept by Sho Aikawa and Bones |
Yes | Yes | All | |||
| 2007 | Oh! Edo Rocket (大江戸ロケット) |
Seiji Mizushima | Stage play by Kazuki Nakashima | Yes | Yes | #1-#4, #6, #8, #11, #14-#18, #20, #24-#26 | |||
| Ghost Slayers Ayashi: Divine Comedy (天保異聞 妖奇士 奇士神曲) | Hiroshi Nishikiori | OVA | Original concept by Sho Aikawa and Bones |
Yes | Yes | All | |||
| 2008-09 | Corpse Princess (屍姫) | Masahiko Murata | TV series | Manga by Yoshiichi Akahito | Yes | Yes | All | ||
| 2010-11 | Tegami Bachi REVERSE (テガミバチ, Letter Bee) | Akira Iwanaga (岩永彰) | Manga by Hiroyuki Asada |
Yes | #5, #11, #12, #17-#19 | Series composition by Masanao Akahoshi. | |||
| 2011 | Un-Go[4] | Seiji Mizushima | Ango's Detective Casebook novels by Ango Sakaguchi | Yes | Yes | All | Liberal adaptation. | ||
| Inga Diary (因果日記) | ONA | Yes | Yes | All | Uncredited. | ||||
| Un-Go Episode 0: Inga Chapter (UN-GO episode:0 因果論) | film | Yes | Single outing | Prequel to the TV series. | |||||
| 2012 | Eureka Seven: AO (Astral Ocean) | Tomoki Kyoda | TV series | Original concept by Bones | Yes | Yes | #2 (with Kakuto Takeyoshi (武良翔人)), #3 (with Takeyoshi), #4, #7, #11-#14, #16 (with Shinichi Inotsume), #17, #19, #20, #22-#25 | Chief writer credit only from episode 5 onwards. | |
| 2013 | Futari wa Milky Holmes (ふたりはミルキィホームズ) | Hiroshi Nishikiori | Media mix by Bushiroad and Chronogear Creative | Yes | #3, #4, #9, #10 | Series composition by Hideki Shirane. | |||
| 2014-15 | Future Card Buddyfight | Shigetaka Ikeda (池田重隆) | Media mix by Bushiroad and Yoshimasa Ikeda | Yes | #5, #6, #10, #13, #17, #21, #22, #28, #32, #43, #44, #51, #54, #60, #61 | Series composition by Masanao Akahoshi. | |||
| 2015 | Chaos Dragon (ケイオスドラゴン 赤竜戦役) |
Hideki Tachibana | TTRPG campaign by Makoto Sanda, Gen Urobuchi, Kinoko Nasu, Simadoriru, Izuki Kogyoku and Ryōgo Narita | Yes[lower-alpha 6] | Yes | #2 (with Kodachi), #5-#7, #9-#11 | |||
| 2015-16 | Concrete Revolutio: Superhuman Phantasmagoria (コンクリート・レボルティオ ～超人幻想～) and The Last Song | Seiji Mizushima | Original concept by Sho Aikawa and Bones[5] | Yes | Yes | All except #9, #16, #17 and #20 | |||
| Garo: Crimson Moon (牙狼 -紅蓮ノ月-) |
Atsushi Wakabayashi | Garo tokusatsu series by Keita Amemiya |
Yes[lower-alpha 7] | Yes | #1 (with Inoue), #2, #3, #7, #8 (with Shinichi Inotsume) | ||||
| 2019-20 | Cardfight!! Vanguard: Shinemon (新右衛門編) | Itsuro Kawasaki | Media mix by Bushiroad, Takaaki Kidani and Akira Itō | Yes | #11, #14, #16, #17, #23, #26, #29, #30 | Series composition by Masanao Akahoshi. | |||
| 2020 | Cardfight!! Vanguard Gaiden if (外伝 イフ-if-) | Yes | #3, #10, #13, #15, #17, #21, #24 | Series composition by Itsuro Kawasaki. |
At different points in time, Aikawa was set to write Big Mazinger (大魔神我) (an OVA adaptation of Go Nagai's Mazinger Z directed by Toshiki Hirano) and Armed Shimada Warehouse (武装島田倉庫) (an adaptation of the Makoto Shiina novel of the same name by Takashi Anno), but both ended up cancelled.
Best episodes
Asked in 2018 to name what he felt were the ten best anime episodes he'd ever written, Aikawa listed the following:[6]
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Live-action
| Year(s) | Title | Type | Franchise | Main writer | Episode writer | Episodes written | Alias | Notes |
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| 1986 | Jikuu Senshi Spielban (時空戦士スピルバン, Time-Space Warrior Spielvan) | Tokusatsu (series) | Metal Hero Series | Yes | #23 | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | ||
| 1987 | Tokusou Saizensen (特捜最前線, Special Investigation Frontline) | J-drama (series) | Yes | #501 (original idea; adapted by Shukei Nagasaka) | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Winning entry from a magazine writing contest.[7] | ||
| 1992 | Ultraman: Towards the Future (ウルトラマン |
Tokusatsu (series) | Ultra Series | Yes (with Terry Larsen) | Yes | #1, #2, #6, #12, #13 | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | |
| Warashi! (B級ホラー WARASHI!) | Manga by Daisuke Terasawa | Yes | #21 | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | ||||
| 1996 | Shichisei Tōshin Guyferd (七星闘神ガイファード, Seven Star Fighting God Guyferd) | Yes | #1 | Also credited with "Composition Cooperation" (構成協力) on episodes 1-4. | ||||
| 2003-04 | Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger (爆竜戦隊アバレンジャー, Burstosaur Sentai Abarenger) | Super Sentai | Yes | #14, #20, #24, #33, #36, #41-#43, #48 | Headed by Naruhisa Arakawa, whom Aikawa lobbied for. | |||
| 2004-05 | Kamen Rider Blade (仮面ライダー |
Kamen Rider | Yes (second half) | Yes | #22-#25, #31-#38, #41, #42, #45-#49 | Original main writer Shōji Imai leaves the series after episode 28. | ||
| 2006-07 | GoGo Sentai Boukenger (轟轟戦隊ボウケンジャー, Rumbling Sentai Adventuranger) | Super Sentai | Yes | Yes | #1-#11, #17-#20, #25, #26, #29, #30, #33, #47-#49 | Also came up with a plot intended to be shot at Toei Kyoto Studio Park, but due to scheduling conflicts it was never filmed. | ||
| 2006 | GoGo Sentai Boukenger: The Movie - The Greatest Precious (轟轟戦隊ボウケンジャー THE MOVIE 最強のプレシャス) | Tokusatsu (film) | Yes | Single outing | Happens between episodes 28 and 29 of Boukenger, story-wise. | |||
| 2007 | Juken Sentai Gekiranger (獣拳戦隊ゲキレンジャー, Beast Style Sentai Fiercenger) | Tokusatsu (series) | Yes | #12, #17, #18, #22, #25, #26 | ||||
| 2008 | L change the WorLd | film | Death Note | Credited for "Script Cooperation" (脚本協力) alongside Takeshi Furusawa and Hayashi Mori. Script written by Hirotoshi Kobayashi in collaboration with Kiyomi Fujii. | ||||
| Engine Sentai Go-onger (炎神戦隊ゴーオンジャー) | Tokusatsu (series) | Super Sentai | Yes | #7, #8, #14, #25, #26, #29, #30, #39, #40 | ||||
| Engine Sentai Go-onger: Bom Bom! Bom Bom! Net de Bong!! (炎神戦隊ゴーオンジャーBONBON！BONBON！ネットでBONG!) | Tokusatsu (web shorts) | Yes | Yes | All | ||||
| Engine Sentai Go-onger: Boom Boom! Bang Bang! GekijōBang!! (炎神戦隊ゴーオンジャー BUNBUN！BANBAN！劇場BANG!!) | Tokusatsu (film) | Yes | Single outing | Happens between episodes 31 and 32 of Go-onger, story-wise. Filmed in Kyoto at Aikawa's request to quench an unfulfilled desire from the making of Boukenger. | ||||
| 2009 | Kamen Rider Decade (仮面ライダーディケイド, Masked Rider DCD) | Tokusatsu (series) | Kamen Rider | Yes (first third) | Yes | #1-#7, #10-#13 | Leaves the series after episode 13, Shōji Yonemura takes over as main writer through the rest of it. | |
| 2013 | Kamen Rider Wizard (仮面ライダーウィザード) | Yes | #52, #53 | |||||
| 2014 | Ressha Sentai ToQger (烈車戦隊トッキュウジャー) | Super Sentai | Yes | #15, #16, #36 | ||||
| Senkan Yamato no Karei Raisu (戦艦大和のカレイライス, Curry Rice from the Battleship Yamato) | J-drama (made-for-TV film) | regional drama | Yes | Single outing | Produced by the NHK's Hiroshima network affiliate. | |||
| 2015 | They Went and Came Back Again Ressha Sentai ToQGer: Super ToQ 7gou of Dreams (行って帰ってきた烈車戦隊トッキュウジャー 夢の超トッキュウ7号) | Tokusatsu (direct-to-video film) | Super Sentai | Yes | Single outing | |||
| 2018 | Mayonaka no Sūpākā (真夜中のスーパーカー, Midnight Supercar) | J-drama (made-for-TV film) | regional drama | Yes | Single outing | Produced by the NHK's Nagoya network affiliate. | ||
| Engine Sentai Go-onger: 10 Years Grand Prix (炎神戦隊ゴーオンジャー 10 YEARS GRANDPRIX) | Tokusatsu (direct-to-video film) | Super Sentai | Yes | Single outing |
Books
| Year(s) | Title | Type | Publisher | Volume(s) | Alias | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Day-to-Day Battle Bids Farewell, and Then: Shukei Nagasaka Scenario Masterpiece Collection (さらば斗いの日々、そして 長坂秀佳シナリオ傑作集) | screenplay compilation | Asahi Sonorama | Single outing | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Collection of screenplays written by Shukei Nagasaka for 4 different Shotaro Ishinomori/Toei tokusatsu series: Android Kikaider (#39, #40, #42, #43), Kikaider 01 (#1, #43, #44), Akumaizer 3 (#1, #2, #38) and Kaiketsu Zubat (#5, #21, #31, #32). Aikawa was the book's editor and wrote its postface, "Shukei Nagasaka: That World of His Scripts" (長坂秀佳——その脚本世界). |
| 1986 | Return of Ultraman Monster Encyclopedia (帰ってきたウルトラマン怪獣事典) | non-fiction | Single outing | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Supervised by Tsuburaya Productions. | |
| Ultraman Ace Monster Encyclopedia (ウルトラマンA怪獣事典) | Single outing | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Supervised by Tsuburaya Productions. | |||
| 1987 | Superhuman-Machine Metalder: The Feast of the Wolves (超人機メタルダー 狼たちの宴) | short story | Bandai | Gorō Sanyō (三陽五郎) | Published on issue 22 of B-Club magazine, never republished elsewhere. | |
| Steel Devil: Battle of the Great Demon Beasts (大魔獣激闘 鋼の鬼) | novel | Tokuma Shoten | Single outing | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | ||
| 1989 | Fight! Iczer One (戦え!!イクサー1) | light novel | Kadokawa Shoten | 2 | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Illustrations by Toshiki Hirano and Yasuhiro Moriki. |
| Gunhed | 3 | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Illustrations by Michitaka Kikuchi, a.k.a. Kia Asamiya. First two volumes are a prequel, while the third (which comes with an "original idea" credit to director-screenwriter Masato Harada) is an adaptation of the film. Omnibus edition with postscript by Aikawa and a conversation between him and producer Tetsuhisa Yamada (山田哲久) published in 2016. | |||
| 1992 | Spirit Warrior (孔雀王, Peacock King) | Shueisha | Single outing | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Illustrations by Makoto Ogino. | |
| 1995 | Granhistoria: Kedamono, Urimasu (グランヒストリア けだもの、売ります) | short story | ASCII Corporation | Illustration by Ikaru Hizuki (桧月いかる). Published on the January issue of Logout magazine, never republished elsewhere. Intended to be expanded into a full novel, which never came to be.[8] | ||
| 2001 | Love Hina: Mixed bathing Not Allowed - Mystery Guests at Hinata Hotel (ラブひな 混浴厳禁 ひなた旅館へようこそ!) | light novel | Kodansha | Single outing[lower-alpha 8] | Kurou Hazuki (葉月九ロウ) | Illustrations by Ken Akamatsu. Published in English by Kodansha English Library (Japan) and Tokyopop (North America). |
| 2002-04 | The Twelve Kingdoms Anime Script Collection (十二国記 アニメ脚本集) | screenplay compilation | 5 | Illustrations by Hiroto Tanaka. | ||
| 2004-05 | The Story of Fullmetal Alchemist (TVアニメ 鋼の錬金術師 シナリオブック) | Square Enix | 4 | With Toshiki Inoue, Aya Yoshinaga, Natsuko Takahashi, Katsuhiko Takayama, Manabu Ishikawa and Akatsuki Yamatoya. | ||
| 2005 | Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa Scenario Book (劇場版 アニメ鋼の錬金術師 シャンバラを征く者 シナリオブック) | Single outing | Supervised by Seiji Mizushima. | |||
| Kamen Rider Blade: Dusk (仮面ライダー剣“たそがれ”) | short story | Shogakukan | Illustrated by Kōji Iida (飯田浩司) (Ishimori Pro). Sequel to the TV series. Published in the Kamen Rider Blade Chouzenshuu book; republished in the 2015 book Let's Talk! 555, Blade and Hibiki (語ろう! 555・剣・響鬼). | |||
| 2012 | Un-Go: Inga Chapter (UN-GO 因果論) | novel | Hayakawa Publishing | Adaptation of the film with an exclusive 100-page long prequel. | ||
| Un-Go: Sho Aikawa Screenplay Collection (UN-GO 會川昇脚本集) | screenplay compilation | Media Pal | Contains final drafts of the scripts of every episode of the series and Inga Chapter, as well as the zeroeth draft of episode 1, different versions of episodes 9 and 10, a long version of Inga Chapter, 3 versions of the planning memo, an overview on the series' relationship with its source material and an interview with Seiji Mizushima. | |||
| 2015 | Chiba Prefecture: Traditional Kaiju Bakkendon (千葉県 伝奇怪獣バッケンドン) | short story | Yosensha | Illustrations by Yūji Kaida. Published on the anthology book Japanese Kaiju Invasion Story -Local Kaiju Curious Report Collection- (日本怪獣侵略伝 ～ご当地怪獣異聞集～), part of the Gotouchi Kaijyu (ご当地怪獣) project by Hiroshi Sagae and Sadayuki Murai. | ||
| Superhuman Phantasmagoria: The 36th of the Shinka Era (超人幻想 神化三六年) | novel | Hayakawa Pulishing | Set in the same world as Concrete Revolutio. Serialized—under the title The 36th of the Shinka Era's Duma (神化三六年のドゥマ)—on the May and July issues of Hayakawa's Mystery Magazine, months ahead of the anime's premiere. Events depicted in it tie into episode 20.[9] | |||
| 2016 | The 19th of the Shinka Era's Tohchika (神化一九年の |
short story | Set in the same world as Concrete Revolutio. Published on the May issue of Hayakawa's Mystery Magazine. |
Among other shorts Aikawa wrote for magazines and never republished are pieces set in franchises he'd worked on elsewhere like Dangaioh and Neo Ranga (intended to become a full novel, which never came to be); as well as original stories. Novels for Vampire Princess Miyu, The Hakkenden and Martian Successor Nadesico were announced, but also never came to be.
Light novels based on anime Aikawa created, but which he had no direct involvement on, also exist:
- Simoun (2 volumes); text by Junko Okazaki, illustrations by Studio Deen (volume 1 only) and Asako Nishida; published by Gakken
- Concrete Revolutio: Superhuman Phantasmagoria - Kikko Hoshino's Dangerous Blind Date! (コンクリート・レボルティオ 超人幻想 星野輝子のキケンなお見合い！) (1 volume); text by Aki Kanehiro, illustrations by Yoshiyuki Itō and Mutsuki Nago (名護ムツキ); published by Kodansha
Manga
| Year(s) | Title | Artist | Magazine | Publisher | Volume(s) | Alias | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Tensei Densetsu Banga (転生伝説バンガ, Reincarnation Legend Banga) | Masaomi Kanzaki | Hakusensha | 2 | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | ||
| 1990 | The Untold Story of the Birth of the RX-78 (RX-78誕生秘話) | Yuuji Hosoi | Gundam Magazine | Kodansha | 1 | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Supervised by Craft Dan. One-shot; part of the magazine's Gundam Legends (ガンダム伝説) anthology line by various artists, all of which were collected in 2006's Gundam Magazine Masterpiece Collection (ガンダムマガジン名作集). |
| 1992 | Magician (魔術師) | Atsushi Yamagata (山形厚史) | Comic GENKi | Kadokawa Shoten | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | One-shot printed in the January issue. Never republished elsewhere. | |
| Divine Fire Soldier Abi (神火兵アビ) | Tetsuya Saruwatari | Young Jump Thirty | Shueisha | 1 | Gorō Sanyō (三陽五郎) | One-shot; collected on volume 3 of Saruwatari's series Damned. | |
| 1992-93 | Rounin-Doushin (狼人同心) | Makoto Katayama | 2 | ||||
| 1993-94 | Nostradamus 2016 | Hisashi Kotobuki | Comic GENKi | Kadokawa Shoten | Gorō Sanyō (三陽五郎) | Started in 1992; Aikawa is credited from the July 1993 to the May 1994 issues. Unfinished; never republished elsewhere. | |
| 1994-95 | Kagemusha Tokugawa Ieyasu (影武者徳川家康, Tokugawa Ieyasu's Shadow Warrior) | Tetsuo Hara | Weekly Shōnen Jump | Shueisha | 4 | Adaptation of the jidaigeki novel of the same name by Keiichiro Ryu. The series lasted for 6 volumes, but Aikawa was not involved in the making of the last two. | |
| 1994-97 | My Dear Marie (ぼくのマリー, Metal Angel Marie) | Sakura Takeuchi | Weekly Young Jump | 10 | Gorō Sanyō (三陽五郎) | Credited for "cooperation" (協力). | |
| 1997 | Pure | Kenjirou Kakimoto | 1 | The series lasted for 3 volumes, but Aikawa was not involved in the making of the last two. | |||
| 2010-15 | Master Assassin Baian Fujieda (仕掛人 藤枝梅安) | Takao Saito | Comic Ran Twins | Leed | 4 (27-29, 35) | Based on the jidaigeki novel series of the same name by Shōtarō Ikenami. Aikawa was part of an ensemble of 4 writers who contributed original stories once all the novels were adapted. |
Various manga adaptations of anime Aikawa co-created, each with varying degrees of adherence to their source materials, also exist, but he did not work on them directly:
- Clever Strange Successor Hiwou War Chronicles (機巧奇傳ヒヲウ戦記, Clockwork Fighters Hiwou's War) (4 volumes) by Hajime Jinguuji (神宮寺一) on Kodansha's Monthly Magazine Z
- Strange Steel Fay Rouran (奇鋼仙女ロウラン) (2 volumes) by Souji Unite on Kodansha's Monthly Magazine Z
- Simoun (1 volume) by Hashiba Hayase on Ichijinsha's Comic Yuri Hime
- Simoun -Magical Tale of Bravery- (シムーン 〜まじかる美勇伝〜) (parody manga, never intended to be collected into volumes); composition by Masafumi Harada (原田まさふみ), story by Masayoshi Maeda, art by Wataru Akiduki (あきづき弥); on Gakken's Megami Magazine
- Ghost Slayers Ayashi (天保異聞 妖奇士) (2 volumes) by Yaeko Ninagawa on Square Enix's Young Gangan; published in North America by Bandai Entertainment
- Un-Go: The Defeated Detective, Shinjūrō Yūki (UN-GO 敗戦探偵・結城新十郎) (3 volumes) by J-ta Yamada (originated by the Un-Go Production Committee, supervised by Bones and the Un-Go Production Committee) on Kadokawa Shoten's Newtype Ace
- Un-Go Episode 0: Inga Chapter (UN-GO episode:0 因果論) (1 volume); story by Aikawa, art by pako, artistic cooperation (作画協力) by Yun Kōga; on Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Newtype
- Concrete Revolutio: Superhuman Phantasmagoria (コンクリート・レボルティオ ～超人幻想～) (2 volumes) by Nylon on Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace; published in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment
- Concrete Revolutio: Superhuman Phantasmagoria Gaiden - Mahou Shoujo Tenkagomen! (コンクリート・レボルティオ ～超人幻想～ 外伝 魔法少女天下御免！) (1 volume); scenario composition (シナリオ構成) by Aki Kanehiro, art by Mutsuki Nago, manga original character designs by Noizi Ito; on Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Sirius
Audio dramas
| Year(s) | Title | Source material | Episodes written | Alias | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-89 | Treasure Hunter Dai Yagashira (トレジャー・ハンター八頭大) | Novels by Hideyuki Kikuchi |
|
Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | |
| 1988 | Reverse Space Hunters (逆宇宙ハンターズ) | Novel by Ken Asamatsu |
|
Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | |
| Adventure!! Iczer-3 (冒険!!イクサー3, Iczer Reborn) | Anime conceived by Toshiki Hirano |
|
Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Released before the anime, has various differences in the story. | |
| Saint Seiya (聖闘士星矢, Knights of the Zodiac) | Manga by Masami Kurumada |
|
Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | ||
| A Warring States Legend of the Demon Blades (戦国奇譚 妖刀伝, Wrath of the Ninja) | Anime conceived by Osamu Yamazaki and Takeshi Narumi |
|
Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | "Special Drama" included on the soundtrack album for episode 3 of the OVA, Flames of Anger (炎情の章). | |
| 1988-90 | Vampire Hunter D ( |
Novels by Hideyuki Kikuchi |
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Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | All installments reissued together (alongside one other novel not adapted by Aikawa) as a CD boxset in 2005. |
| 1989 | Tokyo Bad Boys (東京バッド・ボーイズ) | Short story collection by Keigo Misaki |
|
Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | |
| Hyper Combat Unit Dangaioh (破邪大星 |
Anime conceived by Toshiki Hirano | Single outing, no distinct title | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Original story. | |
| Golden Warrior Iczer-One (黄金の戦士 ICZER-ONE) | Manga by Toshiki Hirano and Yasuhiro Moriki | Single outing, no distinct title | Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Fight! Iczer One prequel. | |
| Sakigake!! Otokojuku (魁!!男塾, Charge! Men's Private School) | Manga by Akira Miyashita |
|
Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | ||
| Yuu the Stigmatizer (聖痕者ユウ) | Novel by Takeshi Narumi |
|
Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | ||
| 1990 | The Legend of the Dog Warriors: The Hakkenden (THE 八犬伝) | Nansō Satomi Hakkenden novel by Bakin Takizawa |
|
Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Also credited with composition. "Original Drama" included on the OVA's soundtrack. |
| 1991 | Spirit Warrior (孔雀王, Peacock King) | Manga by Makoto Ogino |
|
Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | |
| 1993 | Platinum (プラチナ) | Manga by Masaki Sano & Kyo Watanabe | Single outing, no distinct title | ||
| Audio RPG: Super Dragon War Chronicles Sauros Knight (オーディオRPG 超龍戦記ザウロスナイト) | Manga by Katsu Aki | Single outing, no distinct title | Structured as a gamebook and character personalities altered, drastically deviating from the source material. | ||
| Animal X | Manga by Ami Sugimoto |
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Credited for "composition"; Sugimoto is credited for the script. | ||
| The Flowery Keiji (花の慶次) | Manga by Keiichiro Ryu and Tetsuo Hara |
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| 1995 | My Dear Marie (ぼくのマリー, Metal Angel Marie) | Manga by Sakura Takeuchi in cooperation with Gorō Sanyō |
|
Gorō Sanyō (三陽五郎) | Credited as Sanyō for the original work and as Aikawa for the script; also participates as a narrator. Aired on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting before CD release. |
| 1995-96 | Kimagure Orange Road Original (きまぐれオレンジロードOriginal) | Manga by Izumi Matsumoto |
|
Gorō Sanyō (三陽五郎) | Credited as Sanyō for acting (plays the master) and as Aikawa for the script. Aired on 4 different regional radio stations before CD release. |
| 1996 | My Dear Marie WARS!! (ぼくのマリーWARS!!, Metal Angel Marie WARS!!) | Manga by Sakura Takeuchi in cooperation with Gorō Sanyō |
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Gorō Sanyō (三陽五郎) | Credited as Sanyō for the original work and as Aikawa for the script; also participates as a narrator. Aired on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting before CD release. |
| Gutsy Squadron Gutsmen (根性戦隊ガッツマン) | Essay by Yūko Miyamura |
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Gorō Sanyō (三陽五郎) | Mini-drama included on Miyamura's Kenka Banchō album, whose first track—"The song for Girl"—features lyrics written by him (credited as Sanyō for the drama and as Aikawa for the song). | |
| 1997 | Martian Successor Nadesico (機動戦艦ナデシコ) | Anime original concept |
|
Gorō Sanyō (三陽五郎) | Originally released as part of the "Cassette Collection" and "Voice Cassette" lines of Animate-exclusive audio dramas. Both reissued (alongside another drama and 7 soundtracks/hybrid albums) as the ～once and again NADESICO～ CD boxset in 2006. |
| Super-Duper University Academeowic (超々学園アカデミニャン) | Manga by Satoru Akahori and Bui Bui |
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| Master of Mosquiton '99 (マスターモスキートン'99) | Manga by Satoru Akahori and Hiroshi Negishi |
|
Noboru Aikawa (会川昇) | Original story. | |
| 1997-98 | Hunting Evil Spirits / Ghost Hunt (悪霊狩り〜ゴースト・ハント) | Novels by Fuyumi Ono |
|
Order of stories deviates from the order the novels were published; last CD deviates from the original story due to not adapting two of the novels. Aired on Radio Nippon before CD release. | |
| 2000 | Terrestrial Defense Corp. Dai-Guard (地球防衛企業 ダイ・ガード) | Anime original concept by Xebec |
|
Kurou Hazuki (葉月九ロウ) | Scenario and supervision by Seiji Mizushima, edited by Yasuko Kobayashi; co-written with Manabu Ishikawa, Akihiko Inari, Hidefumi Kimura and Mitsuyasu Sakai. |
| 2002 | Love Hina Again | Manga by Ken Akamatsu |
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Kurou Hazuki (葉月九ロウ) | Tracks 1-13 on the OVA's original soundtrack. Released in North America by Geneon USA. |
| 2002-03 | The Twelve Kingdoms (十二国記) | Novels by Fuyumi Ono |
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"Picture Scroll of the Twelve Visions" is a soundtrack album with drama tracks interspersed throughout, while "The Three Dreams Chapter" is wholly dedicated to drama. | |
| 2003 | Samurai Deeper Kyo | Manga by Akimine Kamijyo |
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Fukyoushi Oyamada (小山田風狂子) | Original story that happens after the anime's final episode. |
| 2004 | Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger (爆竜戦隊アバレンジャー, Burstosaur Sentai Abarenger) | Super Sentai installment by Saburo Yatsude |
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| 2008 | Oh! Edo Rocket (大江戸ロケット) | Stage play by Kazuki Nakashima |
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Available first-hand exclusively and for a limited time to applicants who purchased all 9 DVD volumes of the anime. | |
| 2009 | The Twelve Kingdoms (十二国記) mini-drama CDs | Novels by Fuyumi Ono |
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Each CD available exclusively bundled with each volume of the series' second DVD/first Blu-ray release in Japan.[10] | |
| 2011 | Tegami Bachi REVERSE (テガミバチ, Letter Bee) | Manga by Hiroyuki Asada |
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Exclusively bundled with the first-run limited edition of the volume 2 DVD of the anime.[11] | |
| 2012 | Un-Go | Ango's Detective Casebook novels by Ango Sakaguchi |
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Each chapter a CD exclusively bundled with each DVD/Blu-ray volume of the series in Japan. | |
| 2013 | Asa Hiru Ban (あさひるばん) | Live-action film directed by Jūzō Yamasaki |
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Originally aired on NRN and affiliates. Only released as a CD exclusively bundled with the first-run limited editions of the film's DVD/Blu-ray releases. | |
| 2014 | Ender's Game | Novel by Orson Scott Card | No distinct title | Broadcast on Nippon Broadcasting System and other radio stations nationwide. Made to promote—and stars the same cast as the Japanese dub of—the film adaptation. Never released on CD. | |
| 2019 | Tenka Soul (天歌奏流) | Warring states rock action drama project by Tou Amane (天音トウ) | Credited for "cooperation" (協力), has described this role as "helper in name only".[12] |
At one point in the late '80s/early '90s he was assigned to write an audio drama adaptation of Rokudenashi Blues, but struggled with the material and had to give up the job.[13] Aikawa wanted to make a Concrete Revolutio audio drama, but that did not happen due to budgetary reasons[14][15]
Video games
| Year(s) | Title | Developer | Publisher | Platform(s) | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Angelus: The Gospel on Evil (アンジェラス 〜悪魔の福音〜) |
Enix | Enix | PC-88, PC-98, FM-7, MSX | PLOT OF A PLAY | |
| 1993 | Neugier -Pulse of the Sea and Wind- (ノイギーア〜海と風の鼓動〜, The Journey Home: Quest for the Throne) | Wolf Team | Telenet Japan | Super Famicom | story supervisor | Scenario written by Yuji Sobue (祖父江裕次) and Hisayoshi Sahara (砂原久美). Credited as "Noboru Aikawa" (会川昇). |
| 1995 | Granhistoria -Genshi Sekaiki- (グランヒストリア 〜幻史世界記〜) |
J-Force | Banpresto | original story | With Jun Nanbara (南原順). Primarily worked on original draft and composition, did not write the second half of the script.[16] | |
| 1997 | Martian Successor Nadesico -After All, in the End, 'Love Wins'?- (ノ機動戦艦ナデシコ ～やっぱり最後は「愛が勝つ」？～) | Sega, Nexus Interact | Sega | Sega Saturn | scenario supervisor | With Mitsuyasu Sakai. |
| 1998 | Martian Successor Nadesico: The Blank of 3 Years (ノ機動戦艦ナデシコ The blank of 3 years) | Scarab, Fupac, Nexus Interact | screenplay | With Mitsuyasu Sakai, Kazuhiro Ochi, Naruhisa Arakawa, Yasuo Yamabe and Toshifumi Kubota (久保田俊史). |
References
- Notes
- Varyingly credited as "composition" (構成), "series composition" (シリーズ構成), "story editor" (ストーリーエディター), "story" (ストーリー), "chairman of lowbrow fiction" (戯作頭取) and—in cases where Aikawa handled a substantial amount of the writing duties—"screenplay" (脚本) or "dramatization" (脚色).
- Credited for "original idea" (原案).
- In lieu of a standard "screenplay" credit, episode 14 instead lists Satō, Aikawa, Nobuyoshi Habara (under the alias 'Mamoru Konoe' (近衛真守)) and Yūichirō Oguro (under the alias 'Studio You' (スタジオ雄)) as doing "composition".
- Aikawa and Hirano credited for "original idea", Gansis for "original work" (原作).
- With Nishikiori and Kazuhiko Ikeguchi; Aikawa is credited as "story editor", Nishikiori and Ikeguchi with "series composition".
- Assisting Ukyō Kodachi.
- With Toshiki Inoue.
- A second Love Hina light novel was published, but not written by Aikawa. Both English releases erroneously credit "Kurou Hazuki" in place of the actual writer, Hiroyuki Kawasaki.
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- https://note.com/nishi_ogi/n/n16767f226bc7
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- "Fullmetal Alchemist Staff Makes Superhero Anime Concrete Revolutio". Anime News Network. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- "脚本家・會川昇が選ぶ「神回」という言葉が生まれる以前の神回アニメ" [Scriptwriter Sho Aikawa Has Been Picking "Godly Episodes" Since Before the Term "Godly Anime" Was Invented]. アニメ・クリエイターのベストテン＆インタビュー [Anime Creators' Top Tens and Interviews]. オールタイム・ベスト・アニメーション [All-Time Best Animation] (mook). 別冊映画秘宝 アニメ秘宝 発進準備号 [Movie Treasure Supplement — Anime Treasure Launch Setup Issue]. Yosensha. 28 April 2018. p. 162. ISBN 9784800314550.
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- https://archive.is/ZppRw
- https://archive.is/KWDvr
- https://archive.is/gxcUB
- https://archive.is/K47i4
- https://archive.is/Cx5RV
External links
- Shō Aikawa at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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