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{{nihongo|'''Chiaki J. Konaka'''|小中 千昭|Konaka Chiaki|born April 4, 1961}} is a Japanese writer and novelist. He was the head writer of the anime series '']'' and '']'', as well as the television drama '']''. {{nihongo|'''Chiaki J. Konaka'''|小中 千昭|Konaka Chiaki|born April 4, 1961}} is a Japanese writer and novelist. He was the head writer of anime series such as '']'', '']'', and '']'', as well as the television drama '']''.


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
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. <ref name="fjmovie" />
⚫ Konaka gave himself the middle initial "J", evoking the Christian name "John", due to him being born to parents who were members of the ], but he does not identify as Christian. He began using the middle initial at the age of 12, when he began making ]s; he patterned the style after Western names such as ].<ref name="2015interview">{{cite web |last1=Seraphita |first1=Nicole |title=Interview with Screenwriter Chiaki J. Konaka |url=http://apgnation.com/articles/2015/06/23/17832/interview-with-screenwriter-chiaki-j-konaka |website=APGNation |access-date=January 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150624035108/http://apgnation.com/articles/2015/06/23/17832/interview-with-screenwriter-chiaki-j-konaka |archive-date=June 24, 2015 |date=June 23, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


⚫ Konaka gave himself the middle initial "J", evoking the Christian name "John", due to him being born to parents who were members of the ], but he does not identify as Christian. He began using the middle initial at the age of 12, when he started making ]s, patterning the style after Western names such as ].<ref name="2015interview">{{cite web |last1=Seraphita |first1=Nicole |title=Interview with Screenwriter Chiaki J. Konaka |url=http://apgnation.com/articles/2015/06/23/17832/interview-with-screenwriter-chiaki-j-konaka |website=APGNation |access-date=January 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150624035108/http://apgnation.com/articles/2015/06/23/17832/interview-with-screenwriter-chiaki-j-konaka |archive-date=June 24, 2015 |date=June 23, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Following this, he received a camera of his own, and by middle school finished a film called ''Invader''.<ref name="fjmovie">{{cite web|url=http://fjmovie.la.coocan.jp/interview/2000/konaka/konaka1.htm|title=小中千昭さんインタビュー(1)|access-date=2023-06-26|archive-date=2023-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626174531/http://fjmovie.la.coocan.jp/interview/2000/konaka/konaka1.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2021, Konaka kept a blog meant for retrospective commentary from rewatching '']'' but also posted his beliefs in conspiracy theories, such as ] and ]. Konaka's views became more publicized after writing an ] for ''Digimon Tamers''' 20th anniversary that was performed at DigiFes 2021, an official ''Digimon'' event held annually on August 1.<ref name="ann 2021-08-04"/> The audio drama featured the cast of the show fighting against a villainous entity named "]" that uses "]" as an attack.<ref name="ann 2021-08-04"/> The audio drama was met with American/Western centric backlash.<ref name="ann 2021-08-04"/> On August 8, 2021, Konaka issued an apology for creating controversy, clarifying that he had written the script out of frustration of mainstream media excluding "counter perspectives" and alternative journalists being excluded from major platforms and the Japanese government's response to handling the ].<ref name="ann 2021-08-09">{{cite news | first=Kim | last=Morissy | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-08-09/digimon-tamers-writer-chiaki-j-konaka-responds-to-overseas-backlash-over-20th-anniversary-stage-play/.176064 | title=Digimon Tamers Writer Chiaki J. Konaka Responds to Overseas Backlash Over 20th Anniversary Stage Play | work=] | date=2021-08-09 | accessdate=2021-08-09}}</ref>

Upon entering {{ill|Seikei High School|ja|成蹊中学校・高等学校}}, Konaka joined the school's film club where he met ] who was his senior. His films during this period adopted largely science-fiction themes, and it wasn't until watching '']'' and '']'' that he began to garner an interest in horror.<ref name="fjmovie" />

While working in special effects after graduating college, Konaka was offered his first scriptwriting job on ]'s 1988 Japanese horror film ''{{ill|Jaganrei|ja|邪願霊}}''.<ref name="fjmovie" /> This served as a starting point for working on future projects.<ref name="fjmovie2">{{cite web|url=http://fjmovie.la.coocan.jp/interview/2000/konaka/konaka2.htm|title=小中千昭さんインタビュー(2)|access-date=2023-06-26|archive-date=2023-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626174532/http://fjmovie.la.coocan.jp/interview/2000/konaka/konaka2.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

He has previously worked as a screenwriting instructor at {{ill|The Film School of Tokyo|ja|映画美学校}}.<ref name="alma" />


==Artistry and themes== ==Artistry and themes==


Konaka's serious works generally have a dark, psychological tone. As a ] writer, he tends to add ] elements to his works.<ref>{{cite book |title= Asian Horror Encyclopedia |last= Bush |first= Laurence |year= 2001 |publisher= Writers Club Press |isbn= 0-595-20181-4|pages= 101–102}}</ref><ref name="askjohn546">{{cite web |url= https://www.animenation.net/blog/ask-john-is-there-any-lovecraftian-anime/ |title= Ask John: Is There Any Lovecraftian Anime? |date= 2002-08-13 |access-date= 2008-01-01 |publisher= ] |url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050107063603/http://www.animenation.net/news/askjohn.php?id=546 |archive-date= 2005-01-07 }}</ref> He has cited '']'' as his favorite screenwriting project.<ref name="2015interview"/> Konaka's serious works generally have a dark, psychological tone. As a ] writer, he tends to add ] elements to his works.<ref>{{cite book |title= Asian Horror Encyclopedia |last= Bush |first= Laurence |year= 2001 |publisher= Writers Club Press |isbn= 0-595-20181-4|pages= 101–102}}</ref><ref name="askjohn546">{{cite web |url= https://www.animenation.net/blog/ask-john-is-there-any-lovecraftian-anime/ |title= Ask John: Is There Any Lovecraftian Anime? |date= 2002-08-13 |access-date= 2008-01-01 |publisher= ] |url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050107063603/http://www.animenation.net/news/askjohn.php?id=546 |archive-date= 2005-01-07 }}</ref> He has cited '']'' as his favorite screenwriting project.<ref name="2015interview"/>

The story-line of the early episodes of ''Digimon Tamers'' was based on one of the original scripts by Chiaki and Kazuya Konaka for '']'' in 1995 before the final draft by ]. Konaka brothers' plot was later used for ''Digimon Tamers'' and '']'' in 2006.<ref>Eiga Hiho (映画秘宝), 2021, Vol.April</ref><ref>Heisei Gamera Perfection (平成ガメラ パーフェクション), 2014, KADOKAWA/]</ref><ref>Chiaki J. Konaka, 2018, {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016074117/https://twitter.com/yamaki_nyx/status/975012785389109249 |date=2021-10-16 }}, ]</ref>

===Controversy===

In 2021, Konaka wrote a stage drama for ''Digimon Tamers''' 20th anniversary that was performed at DigiFes 2021, an official ''Digimon'' event held annually on August 1. The drama featured the cast of the show being confronted by a physical manifestation of "]" that uses "]" as an attack. This brought attention to his blog meant for retrospective commentary on ''Digimon Tamers'', in which he also discussed conspiracy theories, and sparked international controversy among Internet Digimon circles.<ref name="ann 2021-08-04">{{cite news | first=Kim | last=Morissy | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-08-04/digimon-tamers-20th-anniversary-stage-show-features-cancel-culture-villain/.175872 | title=Digimon Tamers 20th Anniversary Stage Show Features 'Cancel Culture' Villain | work=] | date=2021-08-04 | accessdate=2021-08-04 | archive-date=2023-04-08 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408161459/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-08-04/digimon-tamers-20th-anniversary-stage-show-features-cancel-culture-villain/.175872 | url-status=live }}</ref> In response, Konaka posted a statement in English addressed to his overseas fans on August 8, 2021, to explain his circumstances<ref name="ann 2021-08-09">{{cite news | first=Kim | last=Morissy | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-08-09/digimon-tamers-writer-chiaki-j-konaka-responds-to-overseas-backlash-over-20th-anniversary-stage-play/.176064 | title=Digimon Tamers Writer Chiaki J. Konaka Responds to Overseas Backlash Over 20th Anniversary Stage Play | work=] | date=2021-08-09 | accessdate=2021-08-09 | archive-date=2022-11-20 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120173731/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-08-09/digimon-tamers-writer-chiaki-j-konaka-responds-to-overseas-backlash-over-20th-anniversary-stage-play/.176064 | url-status=live }}</ref> and to apologize for triggering a divide among the fandom.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Konaka |first1=Chiaki |title="Digimon Tamers 2021" Announcement to Overseas Fans |url=https://cjkinnyx.fc2.net/blog-entry-1.html |website=Chiaki J. Konaka in Nyx |access-date=16 August 2021 |archive-date=20 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520064805/https://cjkinnyx.fc2.net/blog-entry-1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


== List of works == == List of works ==


=== Anime === === Anime ===
*'']'': Series composition, script<ref>{{cite web |title=Air Gear DVD 1 - Review |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/air-gear/dvd-1 |website=] |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> *'']'': Series composition, script<ref>{{cite web |title=Air Gear DVD 1 - Review |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/air-gear/dvd-1 |website=] |access-date=January 11, 2019 |archive-date=January 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111180952/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/air-gear/dvd-1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*'']'': Screenplay<ref>{{cite web |title=Armitage III Perfect Collection - Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/armitage-iii-perfect-collection|website=] |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> *'']'': Screenplay<ref>{{cite web|title=Armitage III Perfect Collection - Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/armitage-iii-perfect-collection|website=]|access-date=January 11, 2019|archive-date=January 19, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070119234632/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/armitage-iii-perfect-collection|url-status=live}}</ref>
*]: Script<ref>{{cite web |title=Astro Boy - Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/astro-boy-2003|website=] |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> *]: Script (eps 1-3, 14)<ref>{{cite web|title=Astro Boy - Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/astro-boy-2003|website=]|access-date=January 11, 2019|archive-date=February 23, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070223062503/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/astro-boy-2003|url-status=live}}</ref>
*'']'': Screenplay, script<ref>{{cite web |title=The Big O - Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/the-big-o|website=] |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> *'']'': Screenplay, script<ref>{{cite web|title=The Big O - Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/the-big-o|website=]|access-date=January 11, 2019|archive-date=July 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712224300/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/the-big-o|url-status=live}}</ref>
*'']'': Screenplay<ref>{{cite web |title=Birdy the Mighty VHS 1 - Double Trouble - Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/birdy-the-mighty/vhs-1-double-trouble|website=] |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> *'']'': Screenplay<ref>{{cite web|title=Birdy the Mighty VHS 1 - Double Trouble - Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/birdy-the-mighty/vhs-1-double-trouble|website=]|access-date=January 11, 2019|archive-date=March 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305043224/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/birdy-the-mighty/vhs-1-double-trouble|url-status=live}}</ref>
*'']'': Screenplay<ref>{{cite web |title=Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Complete Collection|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/bubblegum-crisis-2040/dvd|website=] |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> *'']'': Screenplay<ref>{{cite web|title=Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - Complete Collection|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/bubblegum-crisis-2040/dvd|website=]|access-date=January 11, 2019|archive-date=January 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111232523/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/bubblegum-crisis-2040/dvd|url-status=live}}</ref>
*'']'': Screenplay<ref>{{cite web |title=The Mike Toole Show -The Other 100 Best Anime Movies of All Time, Part 1|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/2017-03–19/.113010|website=] |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> *'']'': Screenplay<ref>{{cite web |title=The Mike Toole Show -The Other 100 Best Anime Movies of All Time, Part 1|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/2017-03–19/.113010|website=] |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref>
*'']'': Script<ref>{{cite web |title=Yoshitoshi ABe's Despera Project is Moving Forward With New Director|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01–10/yoshitoshi-abe-despera-project-is-moving-forward-with-new-director/.83127|website=]|date=January 10, 2015 |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> *'']'': Script<ref>{{cite web |title=Yoshitoshi ABe's Despera Project is Moving Forward With New Director|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01–10/yoshitoshi-abe-despera-project-is-moving-forward-with-new-director/.83127|website=]|date=January 10, 2015 |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref>
*'']'': Script (episodes 1–5, 8, 12, 18, 25–26), series composition<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:デビルマンレディー|url=https://www.tms-e.co.jp/alltitles/1990s/588101.html|publisher=]|language=ja|access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> *'']'': Script (episodes 1–5, 8, 12, 18, 25–26), series composition<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:デビルマンレディー|url=https://www.tms-e.co.jp/alltitles/1990s/588101.html|publisher=]|language=ja|access-date=January 11, 2019|archive-date=August 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810160757/https://www.tms-e.co.jp/alltitles/1990s/588101.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*'']'': Scenario (episode 13)<ref name="Konaka">{{cite web |title=CJK's Profile |url=http://www.konaka.com/alice6/cjkprof.html |website=Konaka |access-date=January 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215134907/http://www.konaka.com/alice6/cjkprof.html |archive-date=February 15, 2017 |language=ja}}</ref> *'']'': Scenario (episode 13)<ref name="Konaka">{{cite web |title=CJK's Profile |url=http://www.konaka.com/alice6/cjkprof.html |website=Konaka |access-date=January 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215134907/http://www.konaka.com/alice6/cjkprof.html |archive-date=February 15, 2017 |language=ja}}</ref>
*'']'': Series composition,<ref>{{cite web |title="Digimon Tamers" Blu-ray Box to Include Newly-Recorded Special Drama |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/10/02/digimon-tamers-blu-ray-box-to-include-newly-recorded-special-drama |website=] |access-date=January 11, 2019 |date=October 2, 2017}}</ref> script (episodes 1–3, 7, 13–14, 23–24, 34–35, 41, 44–45, 49–51)<ref>{{cite web |title=デジモンテイマーズ感想 |url=http://www.interq.or.jp/saturn/eswat/anime/tv/dejimontamerz.htm |access-date=January 11, 2019|language=ja}}</ref> *'']'': Series composition,<ref>{{cite web |title="Digimon Tamers" Blu-ray Box to Include Newly-Recorded Special Drama |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/10/02/digimon-tamers-blu-ray-box-to-include-newly-recorded-special-drama |website=] |access-date=January 11, 2019 |date=October 2, 2017 |archive-date=January 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111175529/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/10/02/digimon-tamers-blu-ray-box-to-include-newly-recorded-special-drama |url-status=live }}</ref> script (episodes 1–3, 7, 13–14, 23–24, 34–35, 41, 44–45, 49–51)<ref>{{cite web |title=デジモンテイマーズ感想 |url=http://www.interq.or.jp/saturn/eswat/anime/tv/dejimontamerz.htm |access-date=January 11, 2019 |language=ja |archive-date=September 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910070328/http://www.interq.or.jp/saturn/eswat/anime/tv/dejimontamerz.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
*'']'': Script<ref>{{cite web |title=Step Up Love Story Sub.DVD 2 - Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/step-up-love-story/sub.dvd-2|website=] |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> *'']'': Script<ref>{{cite web|title=Step Up Love Story Sub.DVD 2 - Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/step-up-love-story/sub.dvd-2|website=]|access-date=January 11, 2019|archive-date=January 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111232538/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/step-up-love-story/sub.dvd-2|url-status=live}}</ref>
*'']'': Script<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gasaraki (TV) - Anime News Network|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=264|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.animenewsnetwork.com}}</ref> *'']'': Script<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gasaraki (TV) - Anime News Network|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=264|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.animenewsnetwork.com|archive-date=2021-01-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126025117/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=264|url-status=live}}</ref>
*'']'': Series composition, screenplay<ref>{{cite web |title=Ghost Hound Blu-Ray - Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/ghost-hound/blu-ray-complete-collection|website=] |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> *'']'' (1996): Script (Episode 89 only)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chiaki J. KONAKA|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=3612|access-date=2021-10-26|website=www.animenewsnetwork.com|archive-date=2021-03-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324181442/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=3612|url-status=live}}</ref>
*'']'': Series composition<ref>{{cite web |title=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】 |url=https://item.rakuten.co.jp/es-toys/10745487/ |publisher=Rakuten |access-date=January 11, 2019 |language=ja}}</ref> *'']'': Series composition, screenplay<ref>{{cite web|title=Ghost Hound Blu-Ray - Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/ghost-hound/blu-ray-complete-collection|website=]|access-date=January 11, 2019|archive-date=January 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111232526/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/ghost-hound/blu-ray-complete-collection|url-status=live}}</ref>
*'']'': Series composition, script (episodes 1–6, 8–9, 11–13)<ref name="interview">{{cite web |title=Chiaki J. Konaka & Junichi Fujisaku double interview (1) |url=http://www.production-ig.com/contents/works_sp/60_/s08_/000840.html |publisher=] |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> *'']'': Series composition<ref>{{cite web |title=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】 |url=https://item.rakuten.co.jp/es-toys/10745487/ |publisher=Rakuten |access-date=January 11, 2019 |language=ja |archive-date=July 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727214010/https://item.rakuten.co.jp/es-toys/10745487/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*'']'': Series composition, script (episodes 1–6, 8–9, 11–13)<ref name="interview">{{cite web |title=Chiaki J. Konaka & Junichi Fujisaku double interview (1) |url=http://www.production-ig.com/contents/works_sp/60_/s08_/000840.html |publisher=] |access-date=January 11, 2019 |archive-date=January 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111175731/http://www.production-ig.com/contents/works_sp/60_/s08_/000840.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*'']'': Script (eps 2–6), novelization (1,2,5,6)<ref name="Konaka"/> *'']'': Script (eps 2–6), novelization (1,2,5,6)<ref name="Konaka"/>
*'']'': Script, original story<ref>{{cite web |title=Done with Computers - The Mike Toole Show|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/2012-08-26|website=] |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> *'']'': Script, original story<ref>{{cite web|title=Done with Computers - The Mike Toole Show|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/2012-08-26|website=]|access-date=January 11, 2019|archive-date=2019-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111181006/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/2012-08-26|url-status=live}}</ref>
*'']'': Script <ref>{{cite web |last=Planty |first=Blake |title=ESSAY: Stranger in a Stranger Land — How Chiaki J. Konaka Made Aughties Anime Terrifying |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/deep-dives/2020/10/31/essay-stranger-in-a-stranger-land-how-chiaki-j-konaka-made-aughties-anime-terrifying |website=www.crunchyroll.com |access-date=8 August 2023 |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810230121/https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/deep-dives/2020/10/31/essay-stranger-in-a-stranger-land-how-chiaki-j-konaka-made-aughties-anime-terrifying |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Egan |first=Toussaint |title=Cult classic anime Mononoke returns with a new film next summer |url=https://www.polygon.com/2023/8/4/23819984/mononoke-movie-trailer-summer-2024-announcement |access-date=8 August 2023 |work=] |date=4 August 2023 |archive-date=5 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805135747/https://www.polygon.com/2023/8/4/23819984/mononoke-movie-trailer-summer-2024-announcement |url-status=live }}</ref>
*'']'': Script<ref>{{cite web|last=Browne|first=Nicoletta Christina|url=http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=1454|title=THEM Anime Reviews 4.0 - Parasite Dolls|work=themanime.org|access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref>
*'']'': Script (4, 9, 22, 23)<ref>{{cite web |title=Princess Tutu - Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/princess-tutu|website=] |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> *'']'': Script<ref>{{cite web|last=MacLean|first=Nicole|url=http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=1454|title=THEM Anime Reviews 4.0 - Parasite Dolls|work=themanime.org|access-date=January 11, 2019|archive-date=January 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111175346/http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=1454|url-status=live}}</ref>
*'']'': Script (4, 9, 22, 23)<ref>{{cite web|title=Princess Tutu - Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/princess-tutu|website=]|access-date=January 11, 2019|archive-date=November 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111045002/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/princess-tutu|url-status=live}}</ref>
*'']'': Screenplay (episodes 11–12, 17–18, 24–25)<ref>{{cite web |title=RahXephon DVD 1|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/rahxephon/dvd-1|website=] |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> *'']'': Screenplay (episodes 11–12, 17–18, 24–25)<ref>{{cite web |title=RahXephon DVD 1|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/rahxephon/dvd-1|website=] |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref>
*'']'': Screenplay<ref>{{cite web |title=Rahxephon: Pluralitas Concentio DVD - Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/rahxephon-pluralitas-concentio/dvd|website=] |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> *'']'': Screenplay<ref>{{cite web |title=Rahxephon: Pluralitas Concentio DVD - Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/rahxephon-pluralitas-concentio/dvd|website=] |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref>
*'']'': Miniseries composition, script<ref name="interview"/> *'']'': Miniseries composition, script<ref name="interview"/>
*'']'': Series composition, script (eps 1–3, 12–13)<ref>{{cite web |title=なるたるアニメ版逐話読解 |url=http://www.geocities.jp/kassouki/naru-ani.htm |publisher=] |access-date=January 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190111084245/http://www.geocities.jp/kassouki/naru-ani.htm |archive-date=January 11, 2019 |language=ja |url-status=dead}}</ref> *'']'': Series composition, script (eps 1–3, 12–13)<ref>{{cite web |title=なるたるアニメ版逐話読解 |url=http://www.geocities.jp/kassouki/naru-ani.htm |publisher=] |access-date=January 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190111084245/http://www.geocities.jp/kassouki/naru-ani.htm |archive-date=January 11, 2019 |language=ja |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*'']'': Series composition, script,<ref name="interview"/> scenario<ref>{{cite web |title=Texhnolyze DVD 1 - Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/texhnolyze/dvd-1|website=] |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> (episodes 1–4, 6, 12, 20–22) *'']'': Series composition, script,<ref name="interview"/> scenario<ref>{{cite web|title=Texhnolyze DVD 1 - Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/texhnolyze/dvd-1|website=]|access-date=January 11, 2019|archive-date=July 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725063742/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/texhnolyze/dvd-1|url-status=live}}</ref> (episodes 1–4, 6, 12, 20–22)
*'']'': Script (eps 5-8)<ref>{{cite web |title=Undead Murder Farce (TV)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=27569|website=] |access-date=August 26, 2023}}</ref>
*'']'': Script (ep 20)<ref name="Konaka"/> *'']'': Script (ep 20)<ref name="Konaka"/>


===Television dramas=== ===Television dramas===
*'']'' *'']'': Original story (episodes 4, 11)
*'']'' *'']'': Screenplay (eps 3, 5-6, 9, 19-20, 25, 34-35, 43-44, 50-52)
*'']'': Series composition, screenplay (eps 1-3, 5, 10, 18, 26, 40, 42, 50-51)
*'']'' *'']'': Screenplay (episodes 7, 24-25)
*'']''
*'']'': Screenplay (eps 27, 29-30, 38-39)


=== Cthulhu Mythos === === Cthulhu Mythos ===
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*''Marebito'' (also screenplay of ]) *''Marebito'' (also screenplay of ])

=== Video games ===
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*''Kowloon's Curse'' <ref>{{cite web |title=Kowloon's Curse Launches Kickstarter Campaign, Adds Serial Experiments Lain Writer, Character Designer|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2021-03-23/kowloon-curse-launches-kickstarter-campaign-adds-serial-experiments-lain-writer-character-designer/.170980|website=] |access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref>


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Japanese writer and novelist (born 1961)
Chiaki J. Konaka
Native name小中 千昭
BornChiaki Konaka
(1961-04-04) April 4, 1961 (age 63)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationScreenwriter, novelist
Alma materSeijo University
Years active1988–present
Notable works
RelativesKazuya Konaka (younger brother)

Chiaki J. Konaka (小中 千昭, Konaka Chiaki, born April 4, 1961) is a Japanese writer and novelist. He was the head writer of anime series such as Serial Experiments Lain, Digimon Tamers, and Hellsing, as well as the television drama Ultraman Gaia.

Personal life

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.

Konaka gave himself the middle initial "J", evoking 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 middle initial at the age of 12, when he started making 8 mm films, patterning the style after Western names such as Charles M. Schulz. Following this, he received a camera of his own, and by middle school finished a film called Invader.

Upon entering Seikei High School [ja], Konaka joined the school's film club where he met Makoto Tezuka who was his senior. His films during this period adopted largely science-fiction themes, and it wasn't until watching The Exorcist and The Legend of Hell House that he began to garner an interest in horror.

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

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

Artistry and themes

Konaka's serious works generally have a dark, psychological tone. As a Cthulhu Mythos writer, he tends to add Lovecraftian elements to his works. He has cited Ghost Hound as his favorite screenwriting project.

The story-line of the early episodes of Digimon Tamers was based on one of the original scripts by Chiaki and Kazuya Konaka for Gamera: Guardian of the Universe in 1995 before the final draft by Kazunori Itō. Konaka brothers' plot was later used for Digimon Tamers and Gamera the Brave in 2006.

Controversy

In 2021, Konaka wrote a stage drama for Digimon Tamers' 20th anniversary that was performed at DigiFes 2021, an official Digimon event 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 on Digimon Tamers, in which he also discussed conspiracy theories, and sparked international controversy among Internet Digimon circles. In response, Konaka posted a statement in English addressed to his overseas fans on August 8, 2021, to explain his circumstances and to apologize for triggering a divide among the fandom.

List of works

Anime

Television dramas

Cthulhu Mythos

Novel

Video games

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