F-list! I have a hopefully fun but very long series of questions for you!

I've been wanting to do this post for a long time, so I hope some of you find it interesting and enjoy it. :D However, just note that it requires you seriously suspend your belief.

Okay, so here's the deal. Somehow, your incredible talent for storytelling is discovered by some big, influential anime people in Japan. Suddenly you're a huge sensation, and you're given a nearly unlimited budget to work with. Also, pretty much every person who has ever been staff in anime ever is eager to work with you. You don't have to worry about how much your project will make or who will go see it; everyone is eagerly anticipating your work no matter what it is.

So...what sort of anime do you create? And who is your staff?

Some questions to get the brain juice flowing, though you certainly don't need to answer all (or even any) of these:

- What demographic will your story be aimed towards? (Shounen, seinen, shoujo, josei, etc.)
- What genre or mix of genres will your story be?
- What format would you choose? A movie, a thirteen-episode series, an OVA, a twenty-six episode series? A neverending series (LOL)?
- What will your characters be like? What ages will they be? Are you drawn to a certain character type you think you'd use?
- What are the settings? What time period does it take place in? Any specific color palette or "look" you'd want it to have?
- What are the important themes of the story (such as: man versus nature, people in relation to tragedy, people and technology, etc.)? What is important to you in storytelling that you'd want included (ie, strong character background stories, an overpowering message, a complex plot, etc.)?
- What sort of tone would your series have? (Dark, nostalgic, crazy, silly, sweet, etc.)
- What are your goals in creating this project? Do you want people to laugh, to cry, to think about _____, to consider something they might not have before?

And in relation to the staff, who would you like to be your:
- Co-director (as a note, they could be involved as little or as much as you'd want. You would always have main control over all aspects of the story and how it is told.)
- Character designer (What do you like about their character designs?)
- Soundtrack composer (And what type of music would it be?)
- OP/ED performances (And what would you want them to be like?)
- Any animation staff you'd want to be involved
- Seiyuu you'd want to be involved
- Background artist(s)?
- Which studio(s) would you like to be involved?
- ...Anyone else of note for other roles in animation production? (There's no way I'm listing every job you could have within an anime project.)

Feel free to be as vague or as specific as you want, and to answer only the questions you feel like answering. You can invent other ones if you'd like, as well. If you want to ramble on for twenty pages--please do! I welcome it and would like to read it! If you want to write a paragraph or two--hey, that's fine, too! I'm just hoping for some thoughtful, interesting responses to this regardless of length. :) You can reply in comments or in entries if you prefer. I guess a silly response or two is okay, but like I said I would love some thoughtful comments. This is sort of a roundabout getting-to-know-my-f-list-and-their-tastes post, after all.

( My answers, though this is rather TL;DR and you shouldn't feel any obligation to read it. Especially if it's going to kill your desire to write your own response. XD )

Aaand it's 3 AM now. @__@

By the way, my wake up at 9 AM plan failed. Well, I did wake up at 9 AM, but I went back to sleep within about ten minutes and didn't wake until almost noon. .__.; I'm going to keep setting my alarm clock for 9 AM, however, and trust that within a few days I will actually start waking up at 9 AM! Yes, I am determined to get on this schedule, even thought my willpower in regards to sleep is very low.

Anyway, please respond to this prompt! I'm very curious what everyone has to say about their ideal anime project. :D

Off to bed with me. I can hardly keep my eyes open.

F-list! I have a hopefully fun but very long series of questions for you!

I've been wanting to do this post for a long time, so I hope some of you find it interesting and enjoy it. :D However, just note that it requires you seriously suspend your belief.

Okay, so here's the deal. Somehow, your incredible talent for storytelling is discovered by some big, influential anime people in Japan. Suddenly you're a huge sensation, and you're given a nearly unlimited budget to work with. Also, pretty much every person who has ever been staff in anime ever is eager to work with you. You don't have to worry about how much your project will make or who will go see it; everyone is eagerly anticipating your work no matter what it is.

So...what sort of anime do you create? And who is your staff?

Some questions to get the brain juice flowing, though you certainly don't need to answer all (or even any) of these:

- What demographic will your story be aimed towards? (Shounen, seinen, shoujo, josei, etc.)
- What genre or mix of genres will your story be?
- What format would you choose? A movie, a thirteen-episode series, an OVA, a twenty-six episode series? A neverending series (LOL)?
- What will your characters be like? What ages will they be? Are you drawn to a certain character type you think you'd use?
- What are the settings? What time period does it take place in? Any specific color palette or "look" you'd want it to have?
- What are the important themes of the story (such as: man versus nature, people in relation to tragedy, people and technology, etc.)? What is important to you in storytelling that you'd want included (ie, strong character background stories, an overpowering message, a complex plot, etc.)?
- What sort of tone would your series have? (Dark, nostalgic, crazy, silly, sweet, etc.)
- What are your goals in creating this project? Do you want people to laugh, to cry, to think about _____, to consider something they might not have before?

And in relation to the staff, who would you like to be your:
- Co-director (as a note, they could be involved as little or as much as you'd want. You would always have main control over all aspects of the story and how it is told.)
- Character designer (What do you like about their character designs?)
- Soundtrack composer (And what type of music would it be?)
- OP/ED performances (And what would you want them to be like?)
- Any animation staff you'd want to be involved
- Seiyuu you'd want to be involved
- Background artist(s)?
- Which studio(s) would you like to be involved?
- ...Anyone else of note for other roles in animation production? (There's no way I'm listing every job you could have within an anime project.)

Feel free to be as vague or as specific as you want, and to answer only the questions you feel like answering. You can invent other ones if you'd like, as well. If you want to ramble on for twenty pages--please do! I welcome it and would like to read it! If you want to write a paragraph or two--hey, that's fine, too! I'm just hoping for some thoughtful, interesting responses to this regardless of length. :) You can reply in comments or in entries if you prefer. I guess a silly response or two is okay, but like I said I would love some thoughtful comments. This is sort of a roundabout getting-to-know-my-f-list-and-their-tastes post, after all.

( My answers, though this is rather TL;DR and you shouldn't feel any obligation to read it. Especially if it's going to kill your desire to write your own response. XD )

Aaand it's 3 AM now. @__@

By the way, my wake up at 9 AM plan failed. Well, I did wake up at 9 AM, but I went back to sleep within about ten minutes and didn't wake until almost noon. .__.; I'm going to keep setting my alarm clock for 9 AM, however, and trust that within a few days I will actually start waking up at 9 AM! Yes, I am determined to get on this schedule, even thought my willpower in regards to sleep is very low.

Anyway, please respond to this prompt! I'm very curious what everyone has to say about their ideal anime project. :D

Off to bed with me. I can hardly keep my eyes open.