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nijuuni



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2025 10:28 am Reply with quote
Wow things I learned:

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Many Japanese anime series are based on manga, and fans tend to focus on these source materials. This is not necessarily a bad thing. I think it's important to enjoy the title itself first and foremost. Yet at the same time, there are still only a few fans of original anime and their creators. I would be happy if more people unfamiliar with anime could appreciate the medium as a form of entertainment, just like they do when watching dramas and movies. I also hope the number of core anime fans increases.


That is. Support for original anime tends to be lukewarm because many are fans of the original source material (manga, light novel) first and therefore fans of the anime. I had no idea anime fandom was so secondary.

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in Japan, many fans focus on anime works themselves. So if domestic and international fans pay more attention to the creators, then we can cultivate the anime culture more deeply and spread it even further.


That is, there’s a spectrum of fans who are mostly interested in the work itself versus fans who are also interested in the creators. As someone whose enjoyment of a work definitely is enhanced by knowing about the creators and the creative process, it’s helpful to realize that this spectrum exists and others fall in different parts of it, and being interested in the creators can maybe help the industry by supporting solutions to its structural problems.

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the anime industry as a whole relies heavily on source materials or IPs that are massively popular. Also, many young creators may have to adapt to working with highly complex character designs and animation techniques before fully grasping the more fundamental creative aspects and the real joy of animating.


One unexpected side effect of working with enormously popular titles is, beginner anime creators need to master the skills to make flashy animation right away, and it takes them longer to learn the fundamentals of storytelling.
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TdFern 87



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 16, 2025 7:49 am Reply with quote
Now see this is how you come together to face the most obvious problem surrounding the anime industry.
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Terence_P



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 18, 2025 3:34 am Reply with quote
Creative Possibility and Storytelling in Anime

I've watched upwards of 500 anime shows; some good, others meh. On the meh shows, creative possibility seems an afterthought to the story. So yes you can build on the back of the sub-genre, replicating storylines and themes you enjoy... but don't forget the angles unique to you; this is your story. The key is creative possibility.
If storytelling is your thing, there's plenty of guides out there. Even Aristotle provided hints for the creatives of his time which was of course Classical Greece. If this is your thing, check out his Poetics Part 11, Problems and Solutions - although this is directed at Playwrights and Poets they're still worth a read. All part of the toolset to navigate writer's block Wink

As background I create fantasy fiction + speculative fiction + space fiction. I'm currently writing a Western reflection of the things I like in anime + manga. (Because I can! Surprised )
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