Reiko Yoshida (吉田 玲子, Yoshida Reiko, born December 31, 1967) is a Japanese screenwriter. She has written and supervised numerous screenplays for anime series, live-action dramas and films. Her major works include Kaleido Star, Aria, Maria-sama ga Miteru, D.Gray-man, K-On!, Bakuman, and Girls und Panzer. In more recent works, she has supervised the screenplays for Majestic Prince, Non Non Biyori, A Town Where You Live, Tamako Market, Yowamushi Pedal, and Castle Town Dandelion. In films, she wrote the screenplay for The Cat Returns, the original films that would make up Digimon: The Movie, Kyoto Animation’s hit anime film A Silent Voice, and the film adaptations of Osamu Tezuka's Buddha, the second film of which was given a stamp of approval by the Dalai Lama.[1] She wrote the story for the manga series Tokyo Mew Mew along with illustrator Mia Ikumi. Among her works, she was recognized for Best Screenplay/Original Work for Girls und Panzer at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival in 2014,[2] and she won another Best Screenplay/Original Work award in 2017.[3] In 2018, she wrote the screenplay for Violet Evergarden which aired on TV in Japan and is licensed by Netflix.[4] Her latest project is the animated series The Heike Story, produced with animation studio Science Saru.[5]
Reiko Yoshida | |
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Native name | 吉田 玲子 |
Born | Hiroshima, Japan | December 31, 1967
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Nationality | Japanese |
Year | Title | Crew role | Notes | Source[6] |
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1995–96 | Virtua Fighter | Script | ||
1996–97 | Mizuiro Jidai | Script | [7] | |
1996–97 | Boys Over Flowers | Script | [7] | |
1997–99 | Yume no Crayon Oukoku | Script | ||
1997–98 | Fortune Quest L | Script | [7] | |
1999 | Digimon Adventure | Screenplay | short film, part 1 of 3 of Digimon: The Movie | |
1999–00 | Kaikan Phrase | Script | [7] | |
1999 | Saiyuki | Script supervisor | OVA | |
2000 | Digimon Adventure: Our War Game! | Screenplay | short film, part 2 of 3 of Digimon: the Movie | |
2000 | Digimon Hurricane Landing!! / Transcendent Evolution!! The Golden Digimentals | Screenplay | film, part 3 of 3 of Digimon: the Movie | |
2000 | Ojarumaru the Movie: The Promised Summer - Ojaru and Semira | Screenplay | short film | |
2000 | Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation | Screenplay | OVA film | |
2001 | Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon | Screenplay | short film | |
2001 | Angelic Layer | Script | Episodic[a] | [7] |
2001–03 | Kasumin | Script supervisor | 3 seasons | [7] |
2001 | Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection | Screenplay | OVA | |
2002 | Jing: King of Bandits | Script supervisor | [7] | |
2002 | The Cat Returns | Screenplay | film | [7] |
2002–03 | Getbackers | Script | [7] | |
2003 | Digi-giri Pop! | Script | [7][8] | |
2003–04 | Kaleido Star | Script supervisor | TV series (2 seasons) and 2 OVAs (2004, 2006) | [7] |
2003 | Scrapped Princess | Script supervisor | [7][8] | |
2003 | Gad Guard | Script | [7] | |
2003–04 | Popolocrois | Script supervisor | ||
2004 | Maria-sama ga Miteru | Script supervisor | TV series 1st season only | |
2004 | Jing: King of Bandits in Seventh Heaven | Screenplay | OVA series | |
2004–05 | Miracle! Panzo ja:みらくる! ぱんぞう |
Script supervisor | ||
2004 | Maria-sama ga Miteru: Printemps | Script | ||
2004–05 | School Rumble | Script | Episodic[a] | |
2004 | Genshiken | Script | Episodic[a] | [7] |
2005 | Emma: A Victorian Romance | Script | Episodic[a] | [7] |
2005–06 | Mushiking: The King of Beetles | Script supervisor | ||
2005–06 | Sugar Sugar Rune | Script supervisor | ||
2005–06 | Canvas 2: Niji Iro no Sketch | Script supervisor | ||
2005 | Aria the Animation | Script | Episodic[a] | [7] |
2005 | Kaleido Star: Legend of Phoenix | Script supervisor | TV film | |
2006 | Rec | Script Supervisor | [7] | |
2006 | Ballad of a Shinigami | Script supervisor | [7] | |
2006–07 | The Story of Saiunkoku | Script supervisor | [9] | |
2006 | Jyu-Oh-Sei | Script supervisor | [7][9] | |
2006 | God Family | Script | TV series, Eps. 6, 12 | [7] |
2006–07 | La Corda d'Oro: Primo passo | Script supervisor | TV series | [7] |
2006–07 | Ghost Hunt | Script | TV series | [7] |
2006–08 | D.Gray-man | Script supervisor | TV series, 4 seasons | [7] |
2006–07 | Maria-sama ga Miteru | Script supervisor | 3rd season OVA series | |
2007–08 | Deltora Quest | Script | [7] | |
2007 | Romeo × Juliet | Script supervisor | TV series | [7] |
2007 | Mushi-Uta | Script supervisor | TV series | [9] |
2008 | Our Home's Fox Deity | Script supervisor | [7] | |
2009 | Maria-sama ga Miteru | Script supervisor | 4th season | |
2009 | Kurokami: The Animation | Script supervisor | [7][9] | |
2009 | La Corda d'Oro: Secondo Passo | Script | TV special | |
2009–11 | K-On! | Script supervisor | [7][10] | |
2009 | Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike | Screenplay | film | [7] |
2010 | Chu-Bra!! | Script supervisor | [11] | |
2010 | Nodame Cantabile Finale | Script | [7] | |
2010–13 | Bakuman | Script supervisor | TV series (3 seasons) | [7][12][13][14][15] |
2010 | Tamayura | Script | OVA series | [7] |
2011 | Adult Women's Anime Time (Otona Joshi no Anime Time) | Script | TV special | [7][16] |
2011 | Buddha: The Great Departure | Screenplay | film | [7][17] |
2011 | Mayo Chiki! | Script supervisor | TV series | [11] |
2011 | Tamayura: Hitotose | Script | TV series | [citation needed] |
2011–12 | Kimi to Boku | Script supervisor | 2 seasons | [18][15] |
2011 | K-On! The Movie! | Screenplay | [19] | |
2012–13 | Saint Seiya Omega | Script supervisor | [20] | |
2012–13 | Girls und Panzer | Script supervisor | Tokyo Anime Award Festival, Best Screenplay/Original Work, 2014 | [7][21][2] |
2012 | Student Council's Discretion Lv. 2 | Script supervisor | ONA series and OVA (2013) | [7][22][23] |
2012 | Blue Exorcist: The Movie | Screenplay | film | [7][24] |
2013 | Mangirl! | Script supervisor | [7] | |
2013 | Tamako Market | Script supervisor | TV series | [7][25] |
2013 | Adult Women's Anime Time (Otona Joshi no Anime Time) | Script | 2nd TV series, Ep. "Jinsei Besutoten" | |
2013 | Majestic Prince | Script supervisor | TV series, Nominated – 3rd Newtype Anime Awards, Script. Also TV special and film (2016) | [26] |
2013 | A Town Where You Live | Script supervisor | TV series and OVA (2014) | [7][27] |
2013–15 | Yowamushi Pedal | Script supervisor | OVA, TV series (2 seasons), and 2 films | [28] |
2013 | Non Non Biyori | Script supervisor | Also Repeat (2015), Vacation (2018), and Nonstop (2021) | [29][30][31] |
2014 | Witch Craft Works | Script | also OVA (2015) | [32] |
2014 | The Pilot's Love Song | Script | ||
2014 | Buddha 2: Tezuka Osamu no Buddha - Owarinaki Tabi | Screenplay | film | [33][34] |
2014 | Tamako Love Story | Screenplay | film | [35][36] |
2014 | Girls und Panzer: This is the Real Anzio Battle! | Script supervisor | OVA | |
2014 | Hanayamata | Script supervisor and Script | TV series | [37] |
2015 | Castle Town Dandelion | Script supervisor | TV series | [38][39][40] |
2015 | Yowamushi Pedal: The Movie | Screenplay | film | [41] |
2015–16 | Aria the Avvenire | Script | OVA series | [42][43] |
2016 | Haruchika | Script supervisor | TV series | [44][45][46] |
2016 | High School Fleet | Script supervisor | TV series | [47] |
2016 | A Silent Voice | Screenplay | film | [48] |
2017 | Lu Over the Wall | Screenplay | film | [49][50] |
2018 | Liz and the Blue Bird | Screenplay | film, part of the Sound! Euphonium series | [51] |
2020 | Arte | Script supervisor | TV series | [52] |
2021 | The House of the Lost on the Cape | Screenplay | film | [53] |
2021 | The Heike Story | Script supervisor | TV series | [5] |
2021 | Blue Period | Script supervisor | TV series | [54] |
2021 | Hula Fulla Dance | Script supervisor | film | [55] |
2022 | Deaimon | Script supervisor | TV series | [56] |
2024 | Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction | Screenplay | 2 films | [57] |
2024 | Kimi no Iro | Screenplay | film | [58] |
Year | Title | Crew role | Notes | Source |
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1999 | Bunny Knights | Script | [59] | |
2000 | Office Lady's Beauty Battle (ja:OLヴィジュアル系, OL Vuuijuaru-kei) | Script | [60] | |
2001 | Dreams of Romance | Script | [61] | |
2001 | Parfum de la Jelouise (ja:嫉妬の香り, Shittonokaori, Also Scent of Jealousy) | Script | [62][60] | |
2002 | Transparent | Script | [63] | |
2002 | Satorare (ja:サトラレ) | Script | [60] | |
2007 | Time Limit Investigator 2 (帰ってきた時効警察, Kaettekita Jikookeisatsu) | Script | [60] | |
2013 | Shiromajo Gakuen | Screenplay | [64][60] | |
2015 | Innocent Lilies: The End and the Beginning (白魔女学園 オワリトハジマリ, Shiromajo Gakuen Owaritohajimari) | Screenplay | sequel | [60] |
2020 | Kotera-san Climbs! | Screenplay | [65] | |
2022 | Teen Regime | Screenplay | [66] |
Title | Year | Notes | Refs |
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Kirameki no meikyu (きらめきの迷宮, Labyrinth of Sparkle) | 1998 | Original story. Illustrated by Kuni Arisaka Published by Judy Comics for 3 volumes |
[67] |
Ai no hate ni (愛の果てに, The Ends of the Love) | 1999 | Original story. Illustrated by Kuni Arisaka Published by Judy Comics for 4 volumes |
[68] |
Tokyo Mew Mew | 2000–03 | Writer. Illustrated by Mia Ikumi. Serialized in Nakayoshi magazine Published by Kodansha for 7 volumes |
[69][70] |
Romeo × Juliet | 2007–09 | Writer. Illustrated by Hiroki Harada. Serialized in Monthly Asuka magazine Published by Kadokawa Shoten for 2 volumes |
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Title | Year | Notes | Refs |
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Sōgen no Kagayaki | 2023 | Published by Kyoto Animation in their KA Esuma Bunko imprint | [71] |