Information Portrayal in Anime

Published: May 21, 2017, 7 a.m.

One major factor in any medium of storytelling is just how does one convey the elements of the story itself. Does one put forth a wall of text, or can it be experienced by the reader and viewer instead? In this episode of the Animecast, the hosts explore these and other facets of storytelling to try to find what really works and what fails to impress. Topics this episode: Story Beats, Pacing, Information Dump, Show Don’t Tell, Directing, Story Boarding, Writing, Goods and Bads. The intro for this episode is called “Infinity Zero” by nano which can be found on iTunes. The outro for this episode is the OP for Trinity Seven called “Seven Doors” by ZAQ which can be found on iTunes.