The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation' — a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.
The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation' — a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.

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Website | Twitter Chiaki J. Konaka is a Japanese writer and scenarist best known for shows such as Serial Experiments Lain, Digimon Tamers and Texhnolyze. He is also known to be the creator of Ultraman Gaia, as cited by Tsuburaya Productions. Konaka's serious works generally have a dark, psychological tone. As a Cthulhu Mythos writer, he tends to add Lovecraftian elements to his works. "Chiaki J. Konaka" is a very unusual name, as Japanese names typically do not include middle names. Konaka states that the "J." evokes the "Christian" name "John", due to him being born to parents who were me…

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2026 · 24 ep
Script (eps 5, 10)

Scenario

2023 · 13 ep
Script (eps 5-8)

2008 · 26 ep
Script (ep 20)

2007 · 22 ep
Series Composition · Script (eps 1-18, 20-22)

2007 · 12 ep
Script (eps 3-5, 8, 9)

2007 · 13 ep
Series Composition · Script (eps 1-13)

2006 · 25 ep
Series Composition · Script (eps 1-25)

2006 · 11 ep
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2005 · 50 ep
Script (eps 16, 30)

2003 · 13 ep
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