

If one has come up with an anime manuscript, where or who should you write to
if you want to know if the idea is of interest and actually could become
something? Or would it be made as a manga first?

Also, can you like "patent" the manuscript, so that if it actually would be of
interest to someone, they don't just change half of the content if they felt
like it?


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Where to submit anime idea?


First of all, I doubt they'd look at any scripts not written in Japanese.
Second of all, I'm rather doubtful you'd have much success simply pitching an
idea to a studio as a person outside the industry. There are, however, many
venues to get an idea made into an anime, eventually, but these venues require
the person who came up with the idea to produce something.

I'm of course talking about creating some sort of light novel, manga, or comic
on your own. These things don't even need to be backed by any sort of
publishing company. Japan has thriving communities for posting this sort of
original creative works online, such as [Pixiv](https://www.pixiv.net/). There
are quite a few shows now that started life this way: _Wotaku ni Koi wa
Muzukashii_ and _Rise of a Shield Hero_ , to name a couple.

If Japan's TV industry is anything like America's, they are mostly
disinterested in ideas. Ideas are a dime a dozen and can be made or broken by
their execution. They are much more interested in some sort of proof of
concept that the idea will be successful.

As for preventing changes to your idea, you'd have to make sure to put that in
any sort of contract you sign to give them permission to use your work. I
would guess that would be extremely difficult to pull off unless your work is
proven and popular, such that you have enough power by popularity that your
idea is good without changes. I feel like worrying about this though is
putting the cart before the horse.


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An article on Anime News Network titled ["How do I get my idea made into an
anime?"](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2013-10-18) should be a
good read, at least for me it is, which does not pull any punches on
delivering the reality of the anime industry in general. This gave me a
general idea of how things really work. Before worrying about whether your
ideas will be changed or not, you should worry about whether or not you can
even pitch it to studios or something.

The article above mainly revolves on one point: _nobody cares about your
ideas_. This might be quite rude or something for you but according to the
author, who is the founder of Anime News Network, ideas are abundant in the
industry. It is a business, so what they care about is what the public wants,
so if your idea doesn't fit the current trend, then it will most likely not
see the light of day.

In addition, to quote from the article,

> ...even if you are a creative genius, the door to creating an anime is
> simply not open to you, for several reasons.
>
>   1. **You don't speak Japanese.**
>   2. **Nobody knows who you are.**
>   3. **You have no market strategy.**
>

These are the three main things you should worry about. Of course, as stated
in the other answer, you can post your original work online in order to gain
audience and popularity. But, you should understand that it is not as easy as
you think. So, before worrying about whether you need to make it manga first
or whether your original idea won't be changed, _try to worry on how to make
anime studios see that your idea is worth even becoming an anime at all_.


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I agree with Kai and W. Are's answers and while their answers outline why you
should not get your hopes up, I'd like to highlight a few examples of animes
that show that this isn't necessarily impossible.

First up are [_Heroman_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroman) and [_The
Reflection_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Reflection_\(TV_series\)).
Looking at the writers, you'll notice that they were both written by Stan Lee,
creator of many well known Marvel comics.

As a second method, I'll bring up [_Neo
Yokio_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Yokio), an anime that was harshly
criticized but shows another possibility: Netflix. Netflix has been investing
a lot of money into not just getting animes on its platform, but producing
them as well. This one was created by the lead singer of a band, but I'd like
to think that Netflix could open up the possibility of Western people getting
more involved with Japanese studios.

Finally, you can make your manga and hope it takes off. As Kai mentioned, they
have hundreds, probably thousands of ideas they can consider. Outside of being
in the industry (and having shown success), the only real way to get your
ideas turned into an anime is by your idea being a success beforehand.

Some examples in this last category include
[_Radiant_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiant_\(TV_series\)), [_Howl's
Moving
Castle_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howl%27s_Moving_Castle_\(film\)), and
[_Tales from
Earthsea_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_from_Earthsea_\(film\)). Do
note, however, that in the case of the _Earthsea_ , it was changed enough, for
_Earthsea_ 's author to not really consider it her story anymore.

This brings us to _Radiant_. This is a comic that takes a lot of inspiration
from manga and [thanks to the artist of _One Punch
Man_](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2015-08-06/radiant-
becomes-1st-french-manga-published-in-japan/.91351), it got picked to become a
part of the Euromanga Collection. A safe assumption may be that this became an
anime thanks to having presumed success in Japan.

I think what this all shows is that it's not about having a good idea, but
like W. Are said, giving the studio a reason for them to make it in the first
place. And as my examples show, this reason could be you being a person of
large influence, getting the right connections or your idea having success in
its medium (whether a comic, novel, or perhaps some game).

I wouldn't get your hopes up with just the manuscript/idea, but do know that
it's not outside the realm of possibilities for your work to get an anime
adaptation.


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