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Most of his anime work has been in adaptations which, when he is the main writer, feature significant deviations from the source materials' trajectory. Among those based on original concepts, 7 titles were conceived, wholly or partly, by him; he also had one manga he had written adapted to animation.
Short story; illustrated by Kōji Iida (飯田浩司) (Ishimori Pro). Sequel to the TV series. Published in the Kamen Rider Blade Chouzenshuu book; republished in the 2015 book Let's Talk! 555, Blade and Hibiki (語ろう! 555・剣・響鬼).
Superhuman Phantasmagoria: The 36th of the Shinka Era (超人幻想 神化三六年)
Hayakawa Publishing
2016
The 19th of the Shinka Era's Tohchika (神化一九年の)
Short story; published on the May issue of Hayakawa's Mystery Magazine.
Light novels based on anime Aikawa created, but which he had no direct involvement on, also exist:
Simoun (2 volumes); text by Junko Okazaki, illustrations by Studio Deen (volume 1 only) and Asako Nishida [ja]; published by Gakken
Concrete Revolutio: Superhuman Phantasmagoria - Kikko Hoshino's Dangerous Blind Date! (コンクリート・レボルティオ 超人幻想 星野輝子のキケンなお見合い！) (1 volume); text by Aki Kanehiro [ja], illustrations by Yoshiyuki Itō [ja] and Mutsuki Nago (名護ムツキ); published by Kodansha
Supervised by Craft Dan [ja]. One-shot; part of the magazine's Gundam Legends (ガンダム伝説) anthology line by various artists, all of which were collected in 2006's Gundam Magazine Masterpiece Collection (ガンダムマガジン名作集).
1992
Magician (魔術師)
Atsushi Yamagata (山形厚史)
Kadokawa Shoten
One-shot
Divine Fire Soldier Abi (神火兵アビ)
Tetsuya Saruwatari
Shueisha
One-shot; collected on volume 3 of Saruwatari's series Damned.
Various manga adaptations of anime Aikawa co-created, each with varying degrees of adherence to their source materials, also exist, but he did not work on them directly:
Clever Strange Successor Hiwou War Chronicles (機巧奇傳ヒヲウ戦記, Clockwork Fighters Hiwou's War) (4 volumes) by Hajime Jinguuji (神宮寺一) on Kodansha's Monthly Magazine Z
Strange Steel Fay Rouran (奇鋼仙女ロウラン) (2 volumes) by Souji Unite [ja] on Kodansha's Monthly Magazine Z
Simoun -Magical Tale of Bravery- (シムーン 〜まじかる美勇伝〜) (parody manga, never intended to be collected into volumes); composition by Masafumi Harada (原田まさふみ), story by Masayoshi Maeda [ja], art by Wataru Akiduki (あきづき弥); on Gakken's Megami Magazine
Un-Go: The Defeated Detective, Shinjūrō Yūki (UN-GO 敗戦探偵・結城新十郎) (3 volumes) by J-ta Yamada (originated by the Un-Go Production Committee, supervised by Bones and the Un-Go Production Committee) on Kadokawa Shoten's Newtype Ace [ja]
Un-Go Episode 0: Inga Chapter (UN-GO episode:0 因果論) (1 volume); story by Aikawa, art by pako [ja], artistic cooperation (作画協力) by Yun Kōga; on Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Newtype
Concrete Revolutio: Superhuman Phantasmagoria (コンクリート・レボルティオ ～超人幻想～) (2 volumes) by Nylon [ja] on Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace; published in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment
Concrete Revolutio: Superhuman Phantasmagoria Gaiden - Mahou Shoujo Tenkagomen! (コンクリート・レボルティオ ～超人幻想～ 外伝 魔法少女天下御免！) (1 volume); scenario composition (シナリオ構成) by Aki Kanehiro, art by Mutsuki Nago, manga original character designs by Noizi Ito; on Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Sirius
Manga by Sakura Takeuchi in cooperation with Gorō Sanyō
"CD Cinema" (シネマ)
"1: The Birth of Marie" (1 マリー誕生)
"2: Marie-chan Powers Up!" (2 マリちゃんパワーアップ！)
"3: Since You Like it, Let's Kiss?" (3 スキだから、KISS？)
"My Mari Radio Attack Thud-Thud Puff-Puff Shing-Shing-Shing" (ぼくマリ Radio Attack どんどん ぱふぱふ しゃんしゃんしゃん)
Gorō Sanyō (三陽五郎)
Credited as Sanyō for the original work and as Aikawa for the script; also participates as a narrator. Aired on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting before CD release.
Credited as Sanyō for acting (plays the master) and as Aikawa for the script. Aired on 4 different regional radio stations before CD release.
1996
My Dear Marie WARS!! (ぼくのマリーWARS!!, Metal Angel Marie WARS!!)
Manga by Sakura Takeuchi in cooperation with Gorō Sanyō
"Multitenant Era" (雑居時代)
"Cohabitation Era" (同棲時代)
"Peaceful Era" (平安時代)
"Diligent Studies Era" (蛍雪時代)
Gorō Sanyō (三陽五郎)
Credited as Sanyō for the original work and as Aikawa for the script; also participates as a narrator. Aired on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting before CD release.
Mini-drama included on Miyamura's Kenka Banchō [ja] album, whose first track—"The song for Girl"—features lyrics written by him (credited as Sanyō for the drama and as Aikawa for the song).
1997
Martian Successor Nadesico (機動戦艦ナデシコ)
Anime original concept
"Crew Edition" (クルー編)
"'Nadesico vs. Gekiganger vs. Alien'...... Oh, What!?" (「ナデシコ対ゲキ・ガンガー対宇宙人」......って、オイ！？)
Gorō Sanyō (三陽五郎)
Originally released as part of the "Cassette Collection" and "Voice Cassette" [ja] lines of Animate-exclusive audio dramas. Both reissued (alongside another drama and 7 soundtracks/hybrid albums) as the ～once and again NADESICO～ CD boxset in 2006.
Order of stories deviates from the order the novels were published; last CD deviates from the original story due to not adapting two of the novels. Aired on Radio Nippon before CD release.
Tracks 1–13 on the OVA's original soundtrack. Released in North America by Geneon USA.
2002-03
The Twelve Kingdoms (十二国記)
Novels by Fuyumi Ono
"Picture Scroll of the Twelve Visions" (十二幻夢絵巻)
"Youko" (Scene 1: 陽子)
"Disguise" (Scene 2: 仮面)
"Awakening" (Scene 3: 覚醒)
"Peace of Mind" (Scene 4: 澄心)
"The Three Dreams Chapter" (夢三章)
"Picture Scroll of the Twelve Visions" is a soundtrack album with drama tracks interspersed throughout, while "The Three Dreams Chapter" is wholly dedicated to drama.
2003
Samurai Deeper Kyo
Manga by Akimine Kamijyo
"The One-Eyed Dragon Roars" (独眼竜、吼える)
Fukyoushi Oyamada (小山田風狂子)
Original story that happens after the anime's final episode.
Originally aired on NRN and affiliates. Only released as a CD exclusively bundled with the first-run limited editions of the film's DVD/Blu-ray releases.
Broadcast on Nippon Broadcasting System and other radio stations nationwide. Made to promote—and stars the same cast as the Japanese dub of—the film adaptation. Never released on CD.
2019
Tenka Soul (天歌奏流)
Warring states rock action drama project by Tou Amane (天音トウ)
Credited for "cooperation" (協力), has described this role as "helper in name only".[14]
At one point in the late '80s/early '90s he was assigned to write an audio drama adaptation of Rokudenashi Blues, but struggled with the material and had to give up the job.[15] Aikawa wanted to make a Concrete Revolutio audio drama, but that did not happen due to budgetary reasons[16][17]
