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Questions pertaining to the process of writing, animating, distributing, or otherwise creating anime. This tag generally should NOT be used for questions about things like characterization, thematic elements, or other artistic concerns and certainly not for identification requests.

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How is an anime based on western-literature made?

I just saw some anime that are based on western literature. I was just wondering how is it done. I mean, does the anime production company have to ask permission from the author of the books? If so, ...
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Is there any Anime/Manga adaptation with source material from outside of Japan?

Were there ever any instances of something taken from outside of Japan (book, comic, literature) that was turned into anime or manga?
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Are non-Tokyo dialects common in anime?

Spoken Japanese has a number of dialects that vary regionally throughout the country. From my (moderately limited) Japanese language experience, most of what is spoken in anime is Tokyo-ben (aka ...
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The Father or Godfather of Anime

I have a free write for my essay and I want to write about the history of anime because I am really thankful for anime. I have been reading that the godfather of anime was Osamu Tezuka, but I'm not ...
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How was this glow effect created in cel-shaded anime?

I sometimes see this glow in the old stuff. Curious if this technique has a name, and how this was made. Here is an example from Golden Boy. A few extra examples, all from Rurouni Kenshin's second ...
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What are the machines used in Japan for hand-drawn animation?

In Japan, there are machines used for hand-drawn animation. Not drawing tablets but, the machines used to scan the drawings, color them, as well as do the effects. Also, the machine that brings ...
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What makes Little Witch Academia a Netflix original series?

Every episode of Little Witch Academia begins with a card that says "A Netflix original series". I don't remember any such card on the two OVAs, and as far as I know the creative work was all done by ...
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Why is there so much nudity in anime and manga?

I have been watching anime & reading manga since 2 years ago. There are so many good anime and manga, but I find it somewhat strange that there is so much nudity in Japanese TV shows, anime, and ...
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Funding and anime diversity

In this video, Digibro argues anime's international appeal is that, whereas Western TV including its animation is designed for financial reasons to meet a target demographic's existing interests, ...
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Why do anime films tend to use film actors to voice the anime instead of professional seiyuu?

For example, the voice actors for the protagonists of the anime film Uchiage Hanabi, Shita kara Miru ka? Yoko kara Miru ka? are Suda Masaki and Hirose Suzu, who are best known for their acting careers....
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Why don't anime studios hire native English speakers?

In every single anime I've watched that features a native English speaking character (usually American or British), they usually say a few lines in (heavy) Japanese-accented English before switching ...
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Is it possible for a non japanese anime/manga artist to draw and color anime/manga authentically? [duplicate]

If a westerner or other foreigners draws anime/manga art in their style the drawing,coloring,etc style will not resemble that of a japanese because it is not 100% authentic japanese style However ...
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Is this South Korean animation TV series regarded as anime due to its similar japanese animation style? [duplicate]

Its a South Korean animation TV series called ''Spheres'' and it is has strong similarities of Japanese animation techniques used in the series and art style that looks similar to anime Should we ...
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Rather then a company published manga, can a self-published manga become an adapted anime?

Did it ever happen before when self-published mangas become adapted into an anime without having mangas published by companies?
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Have other series used picture cast credits besides The World is Still Beautiful?

The closing credits of The World is Still Beautiful give their cast credits with pictures of each character, as they appear in that episode, along with the voice actor's name. (At least I am assuming ...
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Are anime characters drawn separately?

Are anime characters drawn separately or together? For example, Boy A is near but Boy B is far, and both are dancing. Is Boy B only drawn for his movements same as Boy A, and with the use of software, ...
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Why is adult anime so much less likely than US adult animation to be comedic?

This video explains why US adult animation is almost always comedic. US animation studios transferred their efforts to television in the years following Hollywood's anti-trust case (which meant future ...
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Is there a succinct list anywhere of all the general genres of anime?

If not can we make one here? It'd help a lot of people who ask "What anime should I watch if I like this?"
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Why are certain anime not on YouTube?

Anime like Naruto Shippuden are there on YouTube, but One Piece is not there. Why is it so?
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What exactly is "Sakuga" and how it pertains to the animation quality?

Upon little research we can find the literal meaning of Sakuga, Sakuga written as '作画' in Japanese has a literal meaning of 'working drawing' but generally is used to mean just 'animation' i.e. ...
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Which music artist and manga artist/light novelist has the longest number of episodes working together?

Considering my other question, I started to wonder, which pair of music artist and manga artist/light novelist has the longest number of episodes working together? For example, ClariS and Fushimi ...
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Anime deviation from manga

I had watched Tokyo Ghoul and Tokyo Ghoul Root A a few months ago. Now I just finished reading the Tokyo Ghoul manga and noticed that there are various places where the manga was different from the ...
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How is it that non reliable mangakas get work again and again?

I've seen it time and again that a mangaka just stops what he/she is doing as he / she loses interest and starts the next project instead. A very big example includes here "Candidate for Goddess&...
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Is there such a thing as an 'Indie'/Alternative anime scene?

Having followed anime for some time, one thing I have noticed, at least from my perspective, is that there is no equivalent of the Indie/Alternative scene when it comes to anime. What I mean by this ...
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Why is anime so expensive to make?

It's not like I thought that anime could be one thing that one group of people could easily decide one day to do, but costs are seriously way bigger that I could have ever imagined, as shown here for ...
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How often do multi-season anime break their previous cour count?

Usually with multi-season anime, successive seasons tend to follow a similar episode-count as previous seasons. Even if the exact number of episodes is off by a couple, or some are replaced by recap ...
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Fake anime or manga release as an April Fools Prank?

My question has a bit of a back-story to add context. Firstly, like most Attack on Titan fans, I am OVERHYPED about the second season coming out. I was talking with a friend on campus about it, then ...
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Different any art styles for characters

So, here's an example. In Shakugan no Shana, you've got all the normal thing you'd see. But then, in the specials, the characters are different. They aren't different, but their art is. Is there a ...
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Art style choice? [duplicate]

I just watched the first episode of this anime and the plot seems pretty gripping but the art-style is what I found most interesting. It came out in 2013 so there weren't any technical limitations (at ...
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Cost of 'Original' vs Adapted Anime

Does anime that isn't from a manga or light novel cost more to make than adapted anime? If so, why do they make original anime if studios only want anime that makes money?
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Are pilots produced but not released?

I know in American television production there are pilots that are produced, presumably as a proof of concept, for shows that are never aired. Or, alternatively, as with Sherlock on BBC, the released ...
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Why do some anime have episodes with spoiler titles?

I've watched some mainstream anime such as Naruto and One Piece and annoyingly found some episodes for both to have spoiler titles. Seems to occur quite often when there's a big action scene. Such as ...
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Are one-off openings and endings expensive to produce?

At least two recent anime series have had openings (OPs) or endings (EDs) that were unique to a single episode. The OP to Erased episode 11 was modified for dramatic purpose to carry over the ...
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Was Vegeta's design altered mid series?

When we first see Vegeta, while he is in space headed to Earth and on the Bug Planet he looks like this But when he gets to earth he undertakes a sudden colour change to this Now at first since ...
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"Preview" images in anime OPs

Some anime OPs have small pieces of future episodes in them. How do they include these? Do the drawers create these segments before everything else then when they create the actual episodes they ...
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Who generally owns the rights for a manga or anime?

Who generally owns the intellectual property (IP) rights to manga characters and stories? In the USA, comic books are generally produced by a team -- writer, artist, inker, colorist, letterer, editor,...
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What decides that a anime series gets a sequel or not?

A lot of the anime I've watched are single, double or triple season anime series like Durarara!, Code Geass, Hagure Yuusha no Aesthetica, and Nabari no Ou, just to name a few. But there are also shows ...
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What is the background of March Comes in like a Lion meets BUMP OF CHICKEN?

There is a promotional video for March Comes in like a Lion (aka 3gatsu no Lion) called March Comes in like a Lion meets BUMP OF CHICKEN. It expands the closing song of the anime, Fighter, into a 6-...
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Why was "Gold Wedding Ring" displayed for less than a second?

One scene of Yuri on Ice (YoI) displays a register receipt from a jewelry store. For less than a second, possibly even as short as a few frames, most of the receipt is visible, and it is clear Yuri ...
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Analysis of target demographic?

This question will seem a bit weird so I'll give a bit of background. I like to view anime that follow a specific genre and target audience. So naturally when a new title pops up on here, MAL, ...
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What is the difference in cost for anime aired on TV and online anime?

I want to know the difference between production cost of animes that aired on TV and anime that can only be found online. How much more or less does it cost to produce anime online instead of on TV?
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How long does it typically take for popular anime to be dubbed in English?

There are a lot of new seasons of anime coming out soon, and I was wondering how long does it take for popular anime to get dubbed in English? If it helps, the two main ones I am thinking of are ...
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Are some "read the manga" endings planned?

Sometimes when watching anime reviews, various reviewers will say a series has a read the manga ending. From context, it appears to mean the anime is incomplete, there will be no sequel, and if you ...
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Why do series like Detective Conan continue to produce filler when they have so much manga content to cover?

I was just wondering why anime series, Conan in particular, continually produce TV Original and, In Conan's case, Remastered episodes, when they have a couple of whole volumes of manga sitting around, ...
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Filler episodes

What are filler episodes? I've heard people mention them a lot but I'm not quite sure what they are. Apparently Naruto is packed with tons of them, so what are they?
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What does 'production minutes' mean?

In the following document, the expression 'production minutes' comes up multiple times: The full source of the document can be found here What does this expression mean, in terms of anime production?...
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Why are Chinese names in anime sometimes rendered in English using the Japanese pronunciations?

Background on how Chinese names are pronounced in Japanese Consider the man who was the chancellor of the state of Shu under Liu Shan during the Three Kingdoms period. In Chinese, his name is written ...
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Why aren't Japanese animation studios switching to digital art for production instead of pencil and paper?

In the introduction paragraphs of Visiting Studio Colorido: Up-and-Coming Digital Animation Studio by Naoya Koji posted in October 2015, [...] Today, many of Japanese animation studios rely on “...
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Ratio of key frames to in-between frames in anime

In your average piece of animation, how many of the frames are key frames drawn by the animator, and how many are drawn by an inbetweener? Even a small difference would have a huge impact; for ...
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How does the English Sub/Dub system work?

As far as I know, In China, groups of people gather together to translate and add Sub/Dub an anime/manga, there will be a translator, an edit, and other people that is needed for the job. some of ...
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