Here’s the list of translations and editorials that I’ve posted as part of a project that looks at how the anime we love are created and written. If you’re new to it, I recommend starting with my first editorial, where I compared the planning stage of the typical anime production with that of Avatar: The Legend of Korra. A more comprehensive collection of links to behind-the-scenes resources can also be found right here on this blog. I hope you find this project interesting and informative, and that you will join in the discussion on anime production here and elsewhere!

List of project posts

  1. Project Launch
  2. A comparison with the writing of Avatar: The Legend of Korra (editorial)
  3. Kiznaiver and Mayoiga: Mari Okada in Spring 2016 (editorial)
  4. Flashback 2011: Koji Yamamoto on the future of noitaminA
  5. Mari Okada on Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
  6. Mari Okada on the people who’ve made her who she is
  7. Director Kenji Yasuda on Macross ∆
  8. Shōji Kawamori x Hiroyuki Yoshino on Creating Macross Frontier
  9. Hiroyuki Yoshino’s interview from the Macross Frontier official fan book
  10. Shōji Kawamori’s interview from the Macross Frontier official fan book
  11. Yasuhito Kikuchi’s interview from the Macross Frontier official fan book
  12. Shōji Kawamori’s interview from 2059: Memories and his commentary on each episode of Macross F
  13. Yasuhito Kikuchi’s interview from the Macross F the Movie: Perfect Triangle guidebook
  14. Shōji Kawamori’s interview from the Macross F the Movie: Perfect Triangle guidebook
  15. Iron-Blooded Orphans is NOT “Mari Okada’s Gundam” (editorial, on WMC)
  16. Mitsurō Kubo on the beginnings of Yuri!!! on ICE.
  17. Sayo Yamamoto on the origins of Michiko & Hatchin
  18. Anime pre-production: from story to script (editorial, on WMC)
  19. Code Geass screenwriter Ichirō Ōkouchi takes a trip down memory lane.
  20. Mari Okada and ‘Anime Writing’

Bonus editorials