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Chiaki J. Konaka

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Chiaki J. Konaka
Born
Chiaki Konaka

(1961-04-04) April 4, 1961 (age 64)
Japan
OccupationScreenwriter, scenarist

Chiaki J. Konaka (小中 千昭, Konaka Chiaki) (born April 4, 1961) is a Japanese writer and scenarist best known for Serial Experiments Lain and later for the Digimon season Digimon Tamers. 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.[1][2]

"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 members of the Anglican Church, but he does not identify as Christian. He began using the "J." at the age of 12, when he began making 8 mm films; he patterned the style after Western names such as "Charles M. Schulz".[3]

He has cited Ghost Hound as his favorite screenwriting project.[3]

List of works[]

Anime[]

  • Air Gear: Series composition, script[4]
  • Armitage III: Screenplay, original manga[5]
  • Astro Boy (2003): Script[6]
  • The Big O: Screenplay, script[7]
  • Birdy the Mighty: Screenplay[8]
  • Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040: Screenplay[9]
  • Catnapped!: Screenplay[10]
  • Despera: Script[11]
  • Devil Lady: Script (episodes 1-5, 8, 12, 18, 25-26), series composition[12]
  • Digimon Adventure 02: Scenario (episode 13)[13]
  • Digimon Tamers: Series composition,[14] script (episodes 1-3, 7, 13-14, 23-24, 34-35, 41, 44-45, 49-51)[15]
  • Futari Ecchi: Script[16]
  • Ghost Hound: Series composition, screenplay[17]
  • GR: Giant Robo: Series composition[18]
  • Hellsing: Series composition, script (episodes 1-6, 8-9, 11-13)[19]
  • Magic User's Club: Script (eps 2-6), novelization (1,2,5,6)[13]
  • Malice@Doll: Script, original story[20]
  • Parasite Dolls: Script[21]
  • Princess Tutu: Script (4, 9, 22, 23)[22]
  • RahXephon: Screenplay (episodes 11-12, 17-18, 24-25)[23]
  • RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio: Screenplay[24]
  • Serial Experiments Lain: Series composition, script[19]
  • Shadow Star: Series composition, script (eps 1-3, 12-13)[25]
  • Texhnolyze: Series composition, script,[19] scenario[26] (episodes 1-4, 6, 12, 20-22)
  • Vampire Princess Miyu: Script (ep 20)[13]

Tokusatsu[]

  • Ultraman Tiga
  • Ultraman Gaia
  • Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy
  • Ultraman Max

Cthulhu Mythos[]

  • Cthulhu's Strange Record
  • Insmus wo Oou Kage (a Japanese television adaptation of The Shadow Over Innsmouth)
  • "Terror Rate", a short story included in Volume 2 of the Lairs of the Hidden Gods anthology (Kurodahan Press: ISBN 4-902075-12-1)

Novel[]

  • Marebito (also screenplay of 2004 feature film)

References[]

  1. ↑ Bush, Laurence (2001). Asian Horror Encyclopedia. Writers Club Press. pp. 101–102. ISBN 0-595-20181-4. 
  2. ↑ "Ask John: Is There Any Lovecraftian Anime?". AnimeNation. 2002-08-13. Archived from the original on 2005-01-07. Retrieved 2008-01-01. {{cite web}}:
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Seraphita, Nicole (June 23, 2015). "Interview with Screenwriter Chiaki J. Konaka". APGNation. Archived from the original on June 24, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  4. ↑ "Air Gear DVD 1 - Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 11, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  5. ↑ "Armitage III Perfect Collection - Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 11, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  6. ↑ "Astro Boy [2003] - Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 11, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  7. ↑ "The Big O - Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 11, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  8. ↑ "Birdy the Mighty VHS 1 - Double Trouble - Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 11, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  9. ↑ "Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Complete Collection". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 11, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  10. ↑ "The Mike Toole Show -The Other 100 Best Anime Movies of All Time, Part 1". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 11, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  11. ↑ "Yoshitoshi ABe's Despera Project is Moving Forward With New Director". Anime News Network. January 10, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  12. ↑ "デビルマンレディー" . TMS Entertainment. Retrieved January 11, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "CJK's Profile". Konaka . Archived from the original on February 15, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  14. ↑ ""Digimon Tamers" Blu-ray Box to Include Newly-Recorded Special Drama". Crunchyroll. October 2, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  15. ↑ "デジモンテイマーズ感想" . Retrieved January 11, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  16. ↑ "Step Up Love Story Sub.DVD 2 - Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 11, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  17. ↑ "Ghost Hound Blu-Ray - Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 11, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  18. ↑ "GR ジャイアントロボ プラチナセット(DVD＋CD＋爆裂造形フィギュア応募券) Vol.3 【DVD】" . Rakuten. Retrieved January 11, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 "Chiaki J. Konaka & Junichi Fujisaku double interview (1)". Production I.G. Retrieved January 11, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  20. ↑ "Done with Computers - The Mike Toole Show". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 11, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  21. ↑ Browne, Nicoletta Christina. "THEM Anime Reviews 4.0 - Parasite Dolls". themanime.org. Retrieved January 11, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  22. ↑ "Princess Tutu - Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 11, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  23. ↑ "RahXephon DVD 1". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 11, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  24. ↑ "Rahxephon: Pluralitas Concentio DVD - Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 11, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  25. ↑ "なるたるアニメ版逐話読解" . Yahoo! GeoCities. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  26. ↑ "Texhnolyze DVD 1 - Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 11, 2019. {{cite web}}:

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