Kei Arisugawa
Description
Kei Arisugawa is a Japanese writer and original creator known primarily for her work on the Saint Beast franchise and the manga Sotsugyou M. Her career spans from the mid-1990s and is deeply connected to the multimedia landscape of drama CDs, manga, and anime adaptations, particularly within the fantasy and boys' love genres.
Arisugawa first gained recognition as the original story writer for the manga Sotsugyou M, which began publication in 1996 in Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Asuka magazine. The manga, illustrated by Yukiru Sugisaki, ran for five volumes and is a parallel story based on the adult PC game Sotsugyou. The series was later adapted into a two-episode original video animation titled Sotsugyou M: Ore-tachi no Carnival in 1999, for which Arisugawa provided the script and original story.
She is most widely known as the creator of Saint Beast, a fantasy franchise that began as a drama CD series and expanded into multiple anime adaptations. The story centers on a group of gods, guardian angels, and animal spirits, and serves as a spin-off from the series Angel Tales. Arisugawa is credited as the original creator and series composer for the first anime television series, Saint Beast: Seijuu Kourin Hen, which aired six episodes in 2003. She continued in this role for the two-episode original video animation Saint Beast: Ikusen no Hiru to Yoru Hen, released in 2005 and 2006, and for the second television series, Saint Beast: Kouin Jojishi Tenshi Tan, which ran for thirteen episodes in 2007. Her contributions to the Saint Beast anime also include writing the lyrics for several of the series' ending theme songs.
Beyond her creation of original properties, Arisugawa has worked in planning and production roles on other anime series. Her credits in this capacity include the 2001 series Angel Tales, the 2002 original video animation Cosplay Complex, and the 2003 series Wandaba Style, all of which were produced by the company Wonderfarm. This body of work establishes her as a significant figure in the development of franchise-oriented anime and drama CD properties that cater to a dedicated fanbase, with a recurring focus on angelic and mythological themes presented through a male-character-driven ensemble cast.
Arisugawa first gained recognition as the original story writer for the manga Sotsugyou M, which began publication in 1996 in Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Asuka magazine. The manga, illustrated by Yukiru Sugisaki, ran for five volumes and is a parallel story based on the adult PC game Sotsugyou. The series was later adapted into a two-episode original video animation titled Sotsugyou M: Ore-tachi no Carnival in 1999, for which Arisugawa provided the script and original story.
She is most widely known as the creator of Saint Beast, a fantasy franchise that began as a drama CD series and expanded into multiple anime adaptations. The story centers on a group of gods, guardian angels, and animal spirits, and serves as a spin-off from the series Angel Tales. Arisugawa is credited as the original creator and series composer for the first anime television series, Saint Beast: Seijuu Kourin Hen, which aired six episodes in 2003. She continued in this role for the two-episode original video animation Saint Beast: Ikusen no Hiru to Yoru Hen, released in 2005 and 2006, and for the second television series, Saint Beast: Kouin Jojishi Tenshi Tan, which ran for thirteen episodes in 2007. Her contributions to the Saint Beast anime also include writing the lyrics for several of the series' ending theme songs.
Beyond her creation of original properties, Arisugawa has worked in planning and production roles on other anime series. Her credits in this capacity include the 2001 series Angel Tales, the 2002 original video animation Cosplay Complex, and the 2003 series Wandaba Style, all of which were produced by the company Wonderfarm. This body of work establishes her as a significant figure in the development of franchise-oriented anime and drama CD properties that cater to a dedicated fanbase, with a recurring focus on angelic and mythological themes presented through a male-character-driven ensemble cast.
Works
- Topics: Anime overview
- Topics: Anime overview