Rikdo Koshi
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, is a Japanese mangaka, his most notable work being Excel Saga.
Rikdo graduated from Kyushu Sangyo University and lives in Dazaifu, Fukuoka. He has hints of being an otaku as well insofar as he collects kitsch, and likes playing computer games and drawing breasts. The several current Romanizations of his name have come about due to differening treatment by the North American distributors of Excel Saga the manga and anime: ADV Films transliterated his name as Rikdo Koshi and Koshi Rikdo, whereas VIZ Media transliterated it as Rikdo Koshi. He himself Romanizes it as Rikudou Koushi. [link]
Works
His most popular product is Excel Saga, a manga which he describes as a work dealing with the everyday aspects of living in Japan. Fourteen volumes are now available, with another couple in the works. His production rate is roughly one and a half volumes per year. The animated version of Excel Saga contains stories from the first five volumes of the manga, and even features Rikdo as a character, although he is played by Wataru Takagi.His other manga include:
- Holy Brownie
- Arahabaki
- Municipal Force Daitenzin
- A Sonic the Hedgehog related dōjinshi
- and many other dōjinshi, often pornographic in nature.
Assistants
Rikdo doesn't work alone, he has a team of oddball assistants to help him with the woes of not drawing enough breasts. They show up in four panel comics at the end of most volumes:- Mr. 87 is obviously one of his more reliable coworkers as he frequents adventurous expeditions and visits to the hospital. Antonio (the pension owner in the anime) and the recurring hotel owner in the manga are based on him, looks and all. Rikudou cares and worries about Mr. 87 a lot;
- Mr. Jinnojyou is a bit of a musician, and obviously a good one;
- Mr. Po likes wearing white clothes to brighten up his soul; and
- Others who are as yet mostly incognito.
External links
- [Rikdo Koshi's Homepage] Japanese
| Excel Saga |
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| Major Characters: Excel (Excel Saga)>Excel | Hyatt | Ilpalazzo | Kabapu | Nabeshin | Shiouji | That Man |
| Information: Characters of Excel Saga>Characters | Media |
| Related: Municipal Force Daitenzin > Puni Puni Poemy | Rikudou Koushi |
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