Chiaki J. Konaka (小中千昭 Konaka Chiaki) (April 4 1961 - ) is a Japanese scriptwriter who works predominantly on anime. His serious works generally have a dark, psychological tone. He is most well known for the anime Serial Experiments Lain.

Chiaki J. Konaka is a very unusual name, as Japanese names never include middle names. The "J." part of his name is also not part of the original Kanji writing of his name. However, he adopted the middle initial when writing his name in Roman characters, and Chiaki J. Konaka what he is called in romanized contexts.

List of works

Konaka has been involved in the production of:

• Armitage III
• Astro Boy (2003 remake)
• Birdy the Mighty
• Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040
• Catnapped!
• Devil Lady
• Digimon Tamers
• Futari Ecchi
• Gakkou ga Kowai! Inuki Kanako Zekkyou Collection
• Hellsing
• Magic User's Club
• Malice@Doll
• Narutaru
• Parasite Dolls
• Princess Tutu
• RahXephon
• Serial Experiments Lain
• Texhnolyze
• The Big O
• Vampire Princess Miyu
• Ultraman Tiga

See also

• Japanese literature
• List of Japanese authors

External links

• Chiaki J. Konaka's homepage (http://www.konaka.com/)

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