Toko Machida

**Toko Machida**
**Profile**
**Gender:**
Female
**Date of birth:**
August 8, 1964 *(61)*
**Place of birth:**
Aichi Prefecture[](#cite_note-birth-1), Japan
**Position:**
Screenplay
**Studio:**
[WIT Studio](/wiki/WIT_Studio "WIT Studio")
**Years active:**
2001-present
**Website:**
[X Account](https://x.com/sakuribo)
[Instagram Account](https://www.instagram.com/sakuribo/)
[Personal Blog](http://ameblo.jp/sakuribo/)
**Toko Machida** (待田 堂子 ,*Machida Tōko*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")), born August 8, 1964, is a Japanese screenplay writer. She is the series organizer for *Shin Samurai-den Yaiba* anime.
## Contents
* [1 Biography](#Biography)
* [2 Works in Yaiba: Samurai Legend](#Works_in_Yaiba:_Samurai_Legend)
* [3 Other notable works](#Other_notable_works)
+ [3.1 Anime](#Anime)
* [4 See also](#See_also)
* [5 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Toko_Machida&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
Toko Machida graduated from Scenario Center Aoyama School (シナリオ・センター青山校)[](#cite_note-birth-1). Whilst being a student, she was selected as a nominee for the Hashida Sugako Scenario Newcomer Award (橋田寿賀子シナリオ新人賞) in 1999. She began her career in 2001; in 2006, she became a lead screenwriter for the first time with *[Ramen Fighter Miki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muteki_Kanban_Musume "wikipedia:Muteki Kanban Musume")* (無敵看板娘)[](#cite_note-debut-2). Since then, she has worked on more than 40 other projects as a screenwriter.
In 2025, Machida joined the production of *Shin Samurai-den Yaiba*, being in charge of the screenplay of the anime.
## Works in [Yaiba: Samurai Legend](/wiki/Yaiba:_Samurai_Legend "Yaiba: Samurai Legend")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Toko_Machida&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Works in Yaiba: Samurai Legend")]
Number of scenarios written: **8**
* [Yaiba Appears](/wiki/Yaiba_Appears_(Yaiba:_Samurai_Legend_episode) "Yaiba Appears (Yaiba: Samurai Legend episode)") (Episode 1)
* [Sword of Fujin, Reborn](/wiki/Sword_of_Fujin,_Reborn "Sword of Fujin, Reborn") (Episode 2)
* [Another Magic Sword](/wiki/Another_Magic_Sword "Another Magic Sword") (Episode 3)
* [Kojiro Resurrected](/wiki/Kojiro_Resurrected "Kojiro Resurrected") (Episode 7)
* [The Duel at Ganryu Island](/wiki/The_Duel_at_Ganryu_Island "The Duel at Ganryu Island") (Episode 8)
* [Find the Dragon God Orb](/wiki/Find_the_Dragon_God_Orb "Find the Dragon God Orb") (Episode 13)
* [Crisis on Kawanakajima](/wiki/Crisis_on_Kawanakajima "Crisis on Kawanakajima") (Episode 18)
* [Darkness Orb Escape Training](/wiki/Darkness_Orb_Escape_Training "Darkness Orb Escape Training") (Episode 19)
**Note:** Also credited as series organizer
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Toko_Machida&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Toko_Machida&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *Akame ga Kill!*: Screenplay
* *Boruto: Naruto Next Generations*: Screenplay
* *Lupin III: Princess of the Breeze*: Screenplay
* *Samurai Champloo*: Screenplay
* *Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal*: Screenplay