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Chiaki J. Konaka

Chiaki J. Konaka(Tiểu trung thiên chiêu,Konaka Chiaki,born April 4, 1961)is a Japanese writer and novelist. He was the head writer of anime series such asSerial Experiments Lain(1998),The Big O(1999-2003),Digimon Tamers(2001-02),Hellsing(2001-02), andTexhnolyze(2003), as well as the television dramaUltraman Tiga(1996-97).

Chiaki J. Konaka
Native name
Tiểu trung thiên chiêu
BornChiaki Konaka
(1961-04-04)April 4, 1961(age 63)
Tokyo,Japan
OccupationScreenwriter,novelist
Alma materSeijo University[1]
Years active1988–present
Notable works
RelativesKazuya Konaka (younger brother)

Personal life

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Konaka was born in Tokyo, Japan on 4 April 1961. His interest in filmmaking began at the age of 10, influenced by his parents' love for movies and the wide range of film genres he experienced as a child.[2]

Konaka gave himself the middle initial "J", evoking the Christian name "John", due to him being born to parents who were members of theAnglican Church,but he does not identify as Christian. He began using the middle initial at the age of 12, when he started making8 mm films,patterning the style after Western names such asCharles M. Schulz.[3]Following this, he received a camera of his own, and by middle school finished a film calledInvader.[2]

Upon enteringSeikei High School[ja],Konaka joined the school's film club where he metMakoto Tezukawho was his senior. His films during this period adopted largely science-fiction themes, and it wasn't until watchingThe ExorcistandThe Legend of Hell Housethat he began to garner an interest in horror.[2]

While working in special effects after graduating college, Konaka was offered his first scriptwriting job onTeruyoshi Ishii's 1988 Japanese horror filmJaganrei[ja].[2]This served as a starting point for working on future projects.[4]

He has previously worked as a screenwriting instructor atThe Film School of Tokyo[ja].[1]

Artistry and themes

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Konaka's serious works generally have a dark, psychological tone. As aCthulhu Mythoswriter, he tends to addLovecraftianelements to his works.[5][6]He has citedGhost Houndas his favorite screenwriting project.[3]

The story-line of the early episodes ofDigimon Tamerswas based on one of the original scripts by Chiaki and Kazuya Konaka forGamera: Guardian of the Universein 1995 before the final draft byKazunori Itō.Konaka brothers' plot was later used forDigimon TamersandGamera the Bravein 2006.[7][8][9]

Controversy

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In 2021, Konaka wrote a stage drama forDigimon Tamers'20th anniversary that was performed at DigiFes 2021, an officialDigimonevent held annually on August 1. The drama featured the cast of the show being confronted by a physical manifestation of "political correctness"that uses"cancel culture"as an attack. This brought attention to his blog meant for retrospective commentary onDigimon Tamers,in which he also discussed conspiracy theories, and sparked international controversy among Internet Digimon circles.[10]In response, Konaka posted a statement in English addressed to his overseas fans on August 8, 2021, to explain his circumstances[11]and to apologize for triggering a divide among the fandom.[12]

List of works

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Anime

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Television dramas

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Cthulhu Mythos

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  • Cthulhu's Strange Record
  • Insumasu wo Oou Kage(a Japanese television adaptation ofThe Shadow Over Innsmouth)
  • "Terror Rate", ashort storyincluded in Volume 2 of theLairs of the Hidden Godsanthology(Kurodahan Press:ISBN4-902075-12-1)

Novel

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Video games

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References

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