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Mr. Koshi Rikudo (六道神士 rikudō kōshi) is a typical japanese mangaka with hints of being a bit of an otaku as well. He collects kitsch, and likes playing computer games and drawing breasts. He lives in Dazaifu, Fukuoka. Mangaka (漫画家) is the Japanese word for a comic artist/cartoonist. ... Fat, unshaven, wearing glasses, a ponytail and fantasizing with an anime girl doll, a popular stereotype of an otaku. ... Art in questionable taste is sometimes referred to as kitsch. ... Games, like most other forms of media, may be categorized into genres based on gameplay, atmosphere, and various other factors. ... A pair of female breasts The term breast, also known by the Latin mamma in human anatomy, refers to the upper ventral region of an animals torso, particularly that of mammals, including human beings. ... Dazaifu (太宰府市; -shi) is a city located in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. ...

Works

His most popular product is Excel Saga, a slightly demented manga which he describes as a work dealing with the everyday aspects of living in Japan. Thirteen 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 Rikudo himself as a character. However, he doesn't do the voice acting. Excel Saga is an animated Japanese comedy television series, directed by Shinichi Watanabe, and is based on a manga series written by Rikudo Koshi. ... Rurouni Kenshin manga, volume 1 (English version) Manga (漫画) is the Japanese word for comics; outside of Japan, it usually refers specifically to Japanese comics. ... A Tankōbon compilation book is a set of manga issues which have been collected into a volume for a given author. ... A scene from Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime (アニメ) is Japanese animation, sometimes referred to in the Western world by the portmanteau Japanimation. ...

His other manga include:

• Holy Brownie
• Arahabaki
• Municipal Force Daitenzin
• and many dōjinshi, often pornographic in nature.

Municipal Force Daitenzin is an adult-only doujinshi by Rikudo Koushi, also the author of Excel Saga. ... Dōjinshi (; frequently romanized as doujinshi) are self-published Japanese works, including but not limited to comic books (manga), novels, fan guides, art collections, and games. ...

Assistants

Rikudo 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. An assistant is a person or software tool that helps other people with their work. ... Yonkoma manga (4コマ漫画, four cell manga), or 4-koma for short, is a Japanese comic strip format which consist of gags within four cells. ...

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. Rikudo cares and worries about Mr. 87 a lot. A physician visiting the sick in a hospital. ... A hotel is an establishment that provides lodging, usually on a short-term basis. ...

Mr. Jinnojyou is a bit of a musician, and obviously a good one. Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Music Look up Music on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikisource, as part of the 1911 Encyclopedia Wikiproject, has original text related to this article: Music Wikicities has a wiki about Music: Music MusicNovatory: the science of music encyclopedia Science of Music...

Mr. Po likes wearing white clothes to brighten up his soul. White is a color (more accurately it contains all the colors of the visible spectrum and is sometimes described as an achromatic color—black is the absence of color) that has high brightness but zero hue. ...

The others are as yet mostly incognito.

External links

• Rikudo's homepage
• A list of the doujinshi that he has released or contributed to.