Ask John: How Can Aspiring Writers Break Into Anime?
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010Question:
I aspire to work in the animation field. I’m still really young and naive and therefore have no idea where to start especially since I’m Canadian and in no way directly connected to Japan and their companies. So I was wondering, in the animation business, who has the most say in the plot and characters of the anime, the director or screenplay writer? I would like to write my own anime and would still like some say in other areas other then just the plot. If I were to start writing my own anime series, should I attempt to do so in novel form or like a script? I’m not really sure how to go about it. I know it is a very collaborative profession but would like to begin as soon as possible even if that means I’ll be doing most of the development myself. Any advice on how I should begin properly?












