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{{nihongo|'''Ryukishi07'''|竜騎士07|Ryūkishi Zero Nana|born November 19, 1973}} is the pen name of a Japanese author and artist well known as the creator of the visual novel franchises {{higurashi}} and {{umineko}}. He is the representative member of [[07th Expansion]]. Ryukishi07's writing has been described as alternating between "macabre scenes and schoolboy humor".<ref name='Journal du Japon interview'>{{cite web | url = http://www.journaldujapon.com/2012/06/interview-ryukishi07-le-sanglot-des-otaques.html | title = Interview avec Ryukishi07, auteur chapeauté - Journal du Japon | accessdate = 2013-03-09 | last = Bandrac | first = Damien | date = 2012-06-10 | publisher = Journal du Japon | language = French}}</ref> He has said that, "a story should be like a roller coaster. That is to say before writing a really cruel scene, I have to lift the people's spirits, for example, with a fun scene... Before writing a scene of pure despair, we must go through scenes of hope. And indeed, when I write, all of this amuses me very much."<ref name='Journal du Japon interview'/> His illustration style is recognizable from the large hands he draws on people.

Ryukishi07, who was interested in [[Wikipedia:video games|video games]], [[Wikipedia:anime|anime]], and [[Wikipedia:manga|manga]], studied at a [[Wikipedia:vocational school|vocational school]] that specialized in art. During that time, he wrote [[Wikipedia:doujinshi|doujinshi]]. During his time in college, he tried to write manga and novels, but he came to realize that "No matter your passion for something, without skill, you can never make it as a professional." One day, he met with a colleague from a theatre troupe, and he was inspired to write a play called {{nihongo|"[[Hinamizawa Bus Stop|The Hinamizawa Bus Stop]]"|雛見沢停留所|Hinamizawa Teiryūjo}} which he submitted to a contest that he later lost.<ref name="interview">{{cite web|last=Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni production staff |title=07th Expansion インタビュー"ひぐらしのなかせ方"掲載！ |work=TORANOANA |publisher=TORANOANA Inc. |url=//www.toranoana.jp/higurasi/higurashi_book01.html |language=Japanese |accessdate=December 24, 2004 |trans_titletrans-title=07th Expansion Interview: How They Make the Cicadas Cry Published! |deadurl=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041224011932/www.toranoana.jp/higurasi/higurashi_book01.html |archivedate=December 24, 2004 }}</ref>

After graduating from the vocational school, he dreamed of becoming a [[Wikipedia:video game developer|video game developer]], so he focused on finding a job at a video game manufacturer. However, none of his attempts at this were successful. Reluctantly, he took up a position at a [[Wikipedia:menswear|menswear]] store, but after a few months, he tentatively took up an [[Wikipedia:Simultaneous recruiting of new graduates#Hiring practices|offer]] for a civil service position based on the [[Wikipedia:civil service|civil service]] test that he had taken during the job search.<ref name="business hero">{{cite web |last=佐々木 |first=由香 |title=ビジネス★ヒーローインタビューVol.6：シナリオライター竜騎士07さん |work=マイナビ |publisher=MyNavi Corporation |url=http://student.mynavi.jp/freshers/senpai/hero/vol06/index02.html |accessdate=January 11, 2013 |language=Japanese |trans_titletrans-title= Business★Hero Interviews Vol. 6: Ryukishi07}}</ref>

*''[[Rose Guns Days]]'' (screenplay and partial character design)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-01-31/higurashi-ryukishi07-announces-rose-guns-days|title=Higurashi's Ryukishi07 Announces Rose Guns Days|publisher=[[Wikipedia:Anime News Network|Anime News Network]]|date=January 31, 2012|accessdate=January 31, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-02-26/rose-guns-days-game-by-higurashi-ryukishi07-outlined|title=Rose Guns Days Game by Higurashi's Ryukishi07 Outlined|publisher=[[Wikipedia:Anime News Network|Anime News Network]]|date=2012-02-26|accessdate=2012-03-01}}</ref>

*The name "Ryukishi07" comes from the ''[[Wikipedia:Final Fantasy|Final Fantasy]]'' series; "Ryūkishi" being the Japanese term for [[Wikipedia:Final Fantasy character jobs#Dragoon|Dragon Knight]] and "07" [[Wikipedia:Japanese wordplay#Goroawase|goroawase]] for the name of [[Wikipedia:Final Fantasy V|''Final Fantasy V'']] character "[[Wikipedia:Characters of Final Fantasy V#Lenna Tycoon|Lenna]]", known in Japan as "Reina".<ref>{{cite news|title=スクウェア・エニックス MUSICパワード VOL.1|newspaper=[[Wikipedia:Gangan Powered|Gangan Powered]]|language=Japanese|year=2006|accessdate=January 31, 2012}}</ref>