Riku Sanjo

Riku Sanjo
三条 陸
Born (1964-10-03) October 3, 1964 (age 60)
Ōita Prefecture, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Manga writer, screenwriter

Riku Sanjo (Japanese: 三条 陸, Hepburn: Sanjō Riku, born October 3, 1964) is a Japanese manga writer and screenwriter. He works as a story writer for manga, anime and live-action film. Sanjo graduated from Meiji University.

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.[1] The two also created Beet the Vandel Buster (2002–2006, 2016–present), which has 4 million copies in print.[2]

  1. ^ "『ダイの大冒険』来秋28年ぶり完全新作で再びアニメ化 ドラクエ世界観の人気漫画が原作". Oricon. December 21, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  2. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (April 8, 2018). "Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 30, 2018.