Naruhisa Arakawa
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese screenwriter
from Nagoya, who primarily works on anime
and tokusatsu
dramas
. He first served as a series' main writer for Blue Seed
anime and the Kamen Rider Series
revival Kamen Rider Kuuga
. Arakawa is currently the main series writer for the Super Sentai
anniversary series Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
where he is also credited as a lyricist
for the ending theme with Shoko Fujibayashi
.
V-Cinema
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
from Nagoya, who primarily works on anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
and tokusatsu
Tokusatsu
is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....
dramas
Japanese television drama
, also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others...
. He first served as a series' main writer for Blue Seed
Blue Seed
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuzo Takada. The plot is based on the Izumo cycle of Japanese mythology and the tale of the god Susanoo and the eight-headed monster Yamata no Orochi. The main character, Momiji Fujimiya, is a descendant of the mythical . When Japan is menaced...
anime and the Kamen Rider Series
Kamen Rider Series
The is a metaseries of manga and tokusatsu television programs and films created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. The various Kamen Rider media generally feature a motorcycle-riding superhero with an insect motif who fights supervillains often referred to as...
revival Kamen Rider Kuuga
Kamen Rider Kuuga
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is the tenth installment of the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu shows and the first of the series to air entirely in the Heisei period. It was a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei, and was shown on TV Asahi from January...
. Arakawa is currently the main series writer for the Super Sentai
Super Sentai
The is the name given to the long-running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Co., Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi...
anniversary series Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
is a 2011 Japanese tokusatsu drama in the Super Sentai Series. It is the 35th entry in Toei Company's Super Sentai Series, following Tensou Sentai Goseiger. It premiered on TV Asahi on February 13, 2011, joining Kamen Rider OOO and then Kamen Rider Fourze as a program featured in TV Asahi's Super...
where he is also credited as a lyricist
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
for the ending theme with Shoko Fujibayashi
Shoko Fujibayashi
is a Japanese lyricist who has written the lyrics for several tokusatsu television series' theme songs. Most recently, Fujibayashi has worked with Shuhei Naruse on the soundtracks of Kamen Rider Den-O, Kamen Rider Kiva, and their films...
.
Anime TV series
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OVA (1989) - Blue SeedBlue Seedis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuzo Takada. The plot is based on the Izumo cycle of Japanese mythology and the tale of the god Susanoo and the eight-headed monster Yamata no Orochi. The main character, Momiji Fujimiya, is a descendant of the mythical . When Japan is menaced...
(1994) - Iria: Zeiram the Animation OVA (1994)
- Idol ProjectIdol Projectis a short, four-episode long OAV series produced in 1995 by Studio OX. This anime follows a cute 14-year old girl named Mimu Emilton, who dreams of becoming a singing idol, much like her own idol, Yuri. Yuri brought world peace through her music, and became the world's president...
OVA (1997) - Steam DetectivesSteam Detectivesis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kia Asamiya. The manga was originally serialized in Ultra Jump. It was later adapted into a 26-episode anime TV series which ran from October 1998 to March 1999 on TV Tokyo...
(1998) - Black HeavenBlack Heaven, also referred to as The Legend of Black Heaven and Kacho-Ōji, is a thirteen-episode anime TV series about the middle-aged members of a short-lived heavy metal band and their unexpected role in an alien interstellar war...
(1999) - Steel Angel KurumiSteel Angel Kurumiis a manga and anime series following the adventures of its titular character created by Kaishaku. Directed by Naohito Takahashi, animated by Oriental Light and Magic and produced by Pony Canyon with character designs by Yuriko Chiba and Yuji Ikeda and music by Toshihiko Sahashi, it has been...
(1999) - Seraphim CallSeraphim Callis a Japanese anime series by Sunrise from 1999. Seraphim Call may be considered avant-garde in several respects. For example: it is an anthology of individual stories while most other anime is serialized...
(1999) - CanaryCanary (anime)is the first eroge game made by Front Wing, and has also been adapted into an anime OVA, which is not hentai. The game was re-released for the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 in non-adult content.-Story:...
OVA (2002) - RizelmineRizelmineis a manga series written and illustrated by Yukiru Sugisaki. The manga was originally serialized for six chapters in the Kadokawa Shoten magazine Ace Next from November 2001 to April 2002 with a single tankōbon collection released on March 22, 2002. The manga has was translated into English and...
(2002) - D.N.AngelD.N.Angelis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukiru Sugisaki. The ongoing manga premiered in Japan in the Kadokawa Shoten shōjo magazine Monthly Asuka in November 1997. The series went on an extended hiatus after the August 2005 issue, returning in the April 2008 issue...
(2003) - Jinki: Extend (2005)
- Elemental GeladeElemental Geladeis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mayumi Azuma. The fantasy adventure is a tale of a group of five who are on a journey to Edel Garden, the birthplace of mystical beings called Edel Raids who are described as "living weapons"....
(2005) - Love Get ChuLove Get Chuis a Japanese mobile phone visual novel created by ARiKO System about a group of five girls trying to become voice actresses. An anime adaptation entitled aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between April 4 and September 27, 2006, containing twenty-five episodes....
(2006) - Saru Get You -On Air- (2006)
- Naisho no TsubomiNaisho no Tsubomiis a Japanese shōjo manga authored by Yuu Yabuuchi, and published by Shogakukan. As of 2011, 7 volumes have been released in Japan. An OVA anime for the series was released on April 24, 2008. A second OVA episode was released in June, 2008...
OVA (2008) - Spice and WolfSpice and Wolfis a Japanese light novel series written by Isuna Hasekura, with illustrations by Jū Ayakura. ASCII Media Works published 17 novels between February 2006 and July 2011 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. ASCII Media Works reported that as of October 2008, over 2.2 million copies of the first nine...
(2008) - Element HuntersElement Huntersis a 2009 anime series that began airing in Japan and Korea as a science-fiction adventure to generate more awareness in chemistry and other sciences . A manga series began at the same time, and has continued even after the anime ended in 2010...
(2009) - Yosuga no SoraYosuga no Sorais a Japanese romance/drama adult visual novel developed by CUFFS . The game was originally released for Windows PC on December 5, 2008. It was adapted into a serialized manga and a TV anime series...
(2010)
Tokusatsu
- Kamen Rider KuugaKamen Rider Kuugais a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is the tenth installment of the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu shows and the first of the series to air entirely in the Heisei period. It was a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei, and was shown on TV Asahi from January...
(2000) - Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger (2003)
- Tokusou Sentai DekarangerTokusou Sentai Dekarangeris the twenty-eighth production of the Super Sentai television series produced by Toei. The action footage from the show was used for the American series Power Rangers S.P.D..The opening catchphrase of the series is .-Story:...
(2004) - Magister Negi Magi (2007)
- Kaizoku Sentai GokaigerKaizoku Sentai Gokaigeris a 2011 Japanese tokusatsu drama in the Super Sentai Series. It is the 35th entry in Toei Company's Super Sentai Series, following Tensou Sentai Goseiger. It premiered on TV Asahi on February 13, 2011, joining Kamen Rider OOO and then Kamen Rider Fourze as a program featured in TV Asahi's Super...
(2011)
Films
- Juken Sentai Gekiranger: Nei-Nei! Hou-Hou! Hong Kong Decisive BattleJuken Sentai Gekiranger: Nei-Nei! Hou-Hou! Hong Kong Decisive Battleis the theatrical film adaptation of the Super Sentai series' Juken Sentai Gekiranger television tokusatsu drama directed by Shōjirō Nakazawa and written by Naruhisa Arakawa. It premiered in Japanese theaters on August 4, 2007 with the Kamen Rider Series' film Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born!...
(2007) - Engine Sentai Go-onger vs. GekirangerEngine Sentai Go-onger vs. Gekirangeris the second film adaptation of the 2008 Japanese Super Sentai series Engine Sentai Go-onger. Initially planned to be a V-Cinema release on DVD March 21, 2009, it was announced on December 7, 2008, that it would be released to Japanese theaters on January 24, 2009, to commemorate the fifteenth...
(2009) - Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great BattleGokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battleis a Japanese tokusatsu film originally set for release on May 21, 2011, to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Super Sentai Series. The film was directed by Noboru Takemoto and written by Naruhisa Arakawa, and primarily features the casts of Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger and Tensou Sentai Goseiger,...
(2011) - Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost ShipKaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Shipis the title of the film edition of the 35th Super Sentai Series Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. It was released on August 6, 2011, double-billed with the Kamen Rider OOO film Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals...
(2011) - Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The MovieKaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movieis an upcoming film adaptation of the 35th anniversary Super Sentai Series Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. The film is the latest entry in the Super Sentai VS film series, but unlike previous films which featured one Super Sentai team teaming up with another, this film features a team up with the...
(2012)
V-CinemaV-CinemaJapanese is the direct-to-video industry that appeared in Japan in the 1980s. The term is a trademark of Toei Company but is widely used in the West to describe any Japanese direct-to-video release. In Japan the term used is...
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vs. Megaranger (1999) - Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger vs. Abaranger (2005)
- Mahou Sentai MagirangerMahou Sentai Magiranger, is Toei Company's twenty-ninth production of the Super Sentai television series. The action footage was used in Power Rangers Mystic Force and both shows had scenes simultaneously shot in New Zealand...
vs. Dekaranger (2006) - Chō Ninja Tai Inazuma!Cho Ninja Tai Inazuma!is a Japanese tokusatsu direct-to-video comedy series produced by Toei Video that was released in June 2006. Its sequel, which began filming on February 23, 2007, is titled , and was released July 21, 2007....
(2006) - Juken Sentai GekirangerJuken Sentai Gekirangeris Toei Company's thirty-first entry in the Super Sentai franchise. Production began on September 29, 2006 with principal photography beginning on October 6, 2006. It premiered on TV Asahi on February 18, 2007, and concluded its airing on February 10, 2008...
vs. BoukengerGoGo Sentai Boukengeris the 30th series in Toei's Super Sentai series, a franchise of Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is the first installment to be broadcast in HDTV. It premiered on February 19, 2006 at 7:30 a.m. on TV Asahi...
(2007) - Chō Ninja Tai Inazuma!! Spark (2007)