Touko Machida
Japanese screenwriter
Touko Machida (Japanese: 待田堂子, Hepburn: Machida Tōko) is a Japanese anime screenwriter. She debuted as a screenwriter in 2001, and in 2006 got to become the lead screenwriter for the first time with Ramen Fighter Miki. Since Ramen Fighter Miki, she has done screenwriting for many works, such as Lucky Star, Show by Rock!!, and Battle Game in 5 Seconds.
Works
TV series
Ramen Fighter Miki (2006) (screenwriter)
Lucky Star (2007) (screenwriter)
Allison & Lillia (2008) (screenwriter)
Tears to Tiara (2009) (screenwriter)
GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class (2009) (screenwriter)
Ōkami Kakushi (2010) (screenwriter)
Battle Girls: Time Paradox (2011) (screenwriter)
The Everyday Tales of a Cat God (2011) (screenwriter)
The Idolmaster (2011) (screenwriter)
Amnesia (2013) (screenwriter)
Karneval (2013) (screenwriter)
Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha (2014) (screenwriter)
Wake Up, Girls! (2014–2015) (screenwriter)
Chaika: The Coffin Princess (2014) (screenwriter)
Dramatical Murder (2014) (screenwriter)
The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan (2015) (screenwriter)
Show by Rock!! (2015–2021) (screenwriter)
Endride (2016) (screenwriter)
Chain Chronicle: Light of Haecceitas (2017) (screenwriter)
Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor (2017) (screenwriter)
Dive!! (2017) (screenwriter)
A Centaur's Life (2017) (screenwriter)
Happy Sugar Life (2018) (screenwriter)
Harukana Receive (2018) (screenwriter)
Are You Lost? (2019) (screenwriter)
Kemono Michi: Rise Up (2019) (screenwriter)
Smile Down the Runway (2020) (screenwriter)
Tamayomi (2020) (screenwriter)
Maesetsu! (2020) (screenwriter)
Iwa-Kakeru! Climbing Girls (2020) (screenwriter)
Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan (2021) (screenwriter)
Battle Game in 5 Seconds (2021) (screenwriter)
PuraOre!
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