Akatsuki Yamatoya

**Akatsuki Yamatoya**
**Profile**
**Gender:**
Male
**Date of birth:**
July 27, 1972 *(53)*
**Place of birth:**
Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
**Position:**
Screenplay
**Years active:**
1997-present
**Alias:**
やまとや ぎょう
**Website:**
[Horse Racing Blog](https://www.keibalab.jp/column/yamatoya/)
Akatsuki is usually used as a surname instead of first name.
**Akatsuki Yamatoya** (大和屋 暁  ,*Yamatoya Akatsuki*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")), born 27 July 1972, is a Japanese screenplay writer from Tokyo. He is famous for his participation in different superhero series, is also a lyricist, and loves horse racing.
## Contents
* [1 Biography](#Biography)
* [2 Scenarios written](#Scenarios_written)
* [3 Specials](#Specials)
* [4 Other notable works](#Other_notable_works)
+ [4.1 Anime](#Anime)
+ [4.2 Tokusatsu](#Tokusatsu)
* [5 See also](#See_also)
* [6 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akatsuki_Yamatoya&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
Yamatoya started writing scripts for anime ever since 1997. He studied under his father [Atsushi Yamatoya](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atsushi_Yamatoya "wikipedia:Atsushi Yamatoya") (大和屋 竺)'s apprentice [Yoshio Urasawa](/wiki/Yoshio_Urasawa "Yoshio Urasawa"). He is extremely active in writing anime scripts, he was one of the main organizers of the anime series *[Gintama](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gintama "wikipedia:Gintama")* (銀魂). Later in 2005, he started writing scripts for tokusatsus such as *[Mahō Sentai Magiranger](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mah%C5%8D_Sentai_Magiranger "wikipedia:Mahō Sentai Magiranger")* (魔法戦隊マジレンジャー), he even wrote lyrics for some songs within that tokusatsu.
He joined *[Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")* by writing comedy stories first, which is similar to the style of his teacher and mentor, Urasawa. More recently he began writing *honkaku ha* (本格派) or orthodox mysteries, which are similar to whodunit or puzzler mysteries. On the 10th of July 2023, he posted an article on his personal horse racing blog[](#cite_note-blog-1), declaring that he was responsible for writing the [mystery tour](/wiki/Mystery_Tour_(series) "Mystery Tour (series)") of that year.
## Scenarios written[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akatsuki_Yamatoya&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Scenarios written")]
Number of case scenarios written: **34** (43 episodes)
* [The Glamping Mystery](/wiki/The_Glamping_Mystery "The Glamping Mystery") (Episode 961)
* [The Case On the Opposite Shore](/wiki/The_Case_On_the_Opposite_Shore "The Case On the Opposite Shore") (Episode 978)
* [An Encouragement of the Perfect Crime](/wiki/An_Encouragement_of_the_Perfect_Crime "An Encouragement of the Perfect Crime") (Episode 980)
* [The Two Faces](/wiki/The_Two_Faces "The Two Faces") (Episodes 985-986)
* [The Case of Ayumi's Illustrated Diary](/wiki/The_Case_of_Ayumi%27s_Illustrated_Diary "The Case of Ayumi's Illustrated Diary") (Episode 989)
* [Murder at the Townhouse Café](/wiki/Murder_at_the_Townhouse_Caf%C3%A9 "Murder at the Townhouse Café") (Episode 992)
* [The Monorail Sniper Case](/wiki/The_Monorail_Sniper_Case "The Monorail Sniper Case") (Episodes 1016-1017)
* [The Cursed Museum](/wiki/The_Cursed_Museum "The Cursed Museum") (Episode 1022)
* [Beyond the Curtain](/wiki/Beyond_the_Curtain "Beyond the Curtain") (Episode 1027)
* [Whiteout](/wiki/Whiteout "Whiteout") (Episodes 1036-1037)
* [The Case of Ayumi's Illustrated Diary 2](/wiki/The_Case_of_Ayumi%27s_Illustrated_Diary_2 "The Case of Ayumi's Illustrated Diary 2") (Episode 1040)
* [The Deadly Pork Soup Signal](/wiki/The_Deadly_Pork_Soup_Signal "The Deadly Pork Soup Signal") (Episode 1044)
* [Intrigue at Morikawa Mansion](/wiki/Intrigue_at_Morikawa_Mansion "Intrigue at Morikawa Mansion") (Episodes 1050-1051)
* [The Targeted Chicken Sexer](/wiki/The_Targeted_Chicken_Sexer "The Targeted Chicken Sexer") (Episode 1063)
* ['Til Death Do Us Part](/wiki/%27Til_Death_Do_Us_Part "'Til Death Do Us Part") (Episode 1066)
* [The Boiled Fugu Mystery Tour Showdown](/wiki/The_Boiled_Fugu_Mystery_Tour_Showdown "The Boiled Fugu Mystery Tour Showdown") (Episodes 1074-1075)
* [My Beloved Dog Pan-kun Is a Good Boy](/wiki/My_Beloved_Dog_Pan-kun_Is_a_Good_Boy "My Beloved Dog Pan-kun Is a Good Boy") (Episode 1081)
* [Behind the Scenes of the J League Finals](/wiki/Behind_the_Scenes_of_the_J_League_Finals "Behind the Scenes of the J League Finals") (Episode 1083)
* [The Case of Ayumi's Illustrated Diary 3](/wiki/The_Case_of_Ayumi%27s_Illustrated_Diary_3 "The Case of Ayumi's Illustrated Diary 3") (Episode 1087)
* [Girls Day Mystery](/wiki/Girls_Day_Mystery "Girls Day Mystery") (Episode 1091)
* [The Missing Man's Dream](/wiki/The_Missing_Man%27s_Dream "The Missing Man's Dream") (Episode 1095)
* [The Troublesome 20 Million Yen](/wiki/The_Troublesome_20_Million_Yen "The Troublesome 20 Million Yen") (Episode 1100)
* [The Akabeko and the Three Lucky Men](/wiki/The_Akabeko_and_the_Three_Lucky_Men "The Akabeko and the Three Lucky Men") (Episode 1102)
* [Rube Goldberg Machine](/wiki/Rube_Goldberg_Machine "Rube Goldberg Machine") (Episodes 1111-1112)
* [Girls Day Mystery 2](/wiki/Girls_Day_Mystery_2 "Girls Day Mystery 2") (Episode 1118)
* [The Dangerous Melon Field](/wiki/The_Dangerous_Melon_Field "The Dangerous Melon Field") (Episode 1121)
* [The Case of Ayumi's Illustrated Diary 4](/wiki/The_Case_of_Ayumi%27s_Illustrated_Diary_4 "The Case of Ayumi's Illustrated Diary 4") (Episode 1125)
* [Conan and Megure's Two Hostages](/wiki/Conan_and_Megure%27s_Two_Hostages "Conan and Megure's Two Hostages") (Episodes 1128-1129)
* [Girls Day Mystery 3](/wiki/Girls_Day_Mystery_3 "Girls Day Mystery 3") (Episode 1140)
* [The Yamahime of Yakushima](/wiki/The_Yamahime_of_Yakushima "The Yamahime of Yakushima") (Episodes 1153-1154)
* [When the Shishi-odoshi Sounds](/wiki/When_the_Shishi-odoshi_Sounds "When the Shishi-odoshi Sounds") (Episode 1160)
* [The Case of Ayumi's Illustrated Diary 5](/wiki/The_Case_of_Ayumi%27s_Illustrated_Diary_5 "The Case of Ayumi's Illustrated Diary 5") (Episode 1162)
* [The Glassy Water's Surface](/wiki/The_Glassy_Water%27s_Surface "The Glassy Water's Surface") (Episodes 1174-1175)
* [Girls Day Mystery 4](/wiki/Girls_Day_Mystery_4 "Girls Day Mystery 4") (Episode 1186)
## Specials[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akatsuki_Yamatoya&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Specials")]
Number of Specials written: **1**
* [The Shining Payload](/wiki/The_Shining_Payload "The Shining Payload") (Planetarium Special 4)
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akatsuki_Yamatoya&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akatsuki_Yamatoya&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *Black Jack*: Screenplay
* *Digimon*: Screenplay
* *Fullmetal Alchemist*: Screenplay
* *Gintama*: Screenplay, Series organizer
* *Soul Eater*: Screenplay
* *Tantei Gakuen Q*: Screenplay
* Many other anime including *Transformers*, *Ojamajo Doremi*, *Inuyasha*, and *Naruto*etc.
### Tokusatsu[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akatsuki_Yamatoya&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Tokusatsu")]
* *Mahō Sentai Magiranger*: Screenplay
* *Samurai Sentai Shinkenger*: Screenplay