History Creator / ChiakiKonaka

* ''[[Anime/MagicUsersClub Mahou Tsukai Tai!]]''

... [[http://apgnation.com/articles/2015/06/23/17832/interview-with-screenwriter-chiaki-j-konaka until he confirmed in a 2015 interview]] that the "J" really was [[ShaggyDogStory just a joke all along]], comes from the simple name of John, and that he mainly used it to credit himself just to make his name [[RuleOfCool look cool.]]

* ''[[Manga/{{Narutaru}} Shadow Star Narutaru]]''

Chiaki Konaka (小中千昭) (born April 4, 1961) is a writer of several notable anime, best known as the head writer of ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' and ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain''. Things to look out for in his work are [[CosmicHorrorStory cosmic horror stories]], references to Creator/HPLovecraft (outside of his anime work, he actually has written a pair of Franchise/CthulhuMythos stories and adapted another to TV) and, if the series involves a connection between the real world and {{Cyberspace}}, the names Alice, Reika, and Juri.

* ''Manga/GeGeGeNoKitaro''(writer for episode 89 from the 1996 anime)

He has a website: [[http://www.konaka.com/ Alice6]].

Also to be note that he and his brother Kazuya were fans of ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' so the brothers got different PromotedFanboy positions in working on ''Ultra'' shows, including ''Series/UltramanGaia'' where both worked together. He also put some {{Kaiju}} influences in later works, like ''Digimon Tamers'' mentioned above.

Chiaki Konaka (born April 4, 1961) is a writer of several notable anime, best known as the head writer of ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' and ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain''. Things to look out for in his work are [[CosmicHorrorStory cosmic horror stories]], references to Creator/HPLovecraft (outside of his anime work, he actually has written a pair of Franchise/CthulhuMythos stories and adapted another to TV) and, if the series involves a connection between the real world and {{Cyberspace}}, the names Alice, Reika, and Juri.

These days, he's mostly writing books and TV scripts and has not been involved in the anime or video game industries since the mid-2000s. He stated that he would return to anime in 2016, but to his fans's chagrin it ended up not happening.

* ''Series/UltramanGaia'', and wrote several episodes of ''Series/UltramanTiga'', ''Series/UltraQ Dark Fantasy'', and ''Series/UltramanMax''.

* ''Series/UltramanGaia'', and wrote several episodes of ''Series/UltramanTiga'', ''Series/UltraQDarkFantasy'', and ''Series/UltramanMax''.

When his name is presented in a western context, it's typically rendered as "Chiaki J. Konaka"; he adopted the "J" initial for this purpose. This is downright unusual in that Japanese names simply do not have middle names, nor does the "J" have anything to do with the kanji comprising his name, nor is it even explicitly stated to be short for anything...

Chiaki Konaka is a writer of several notable anime, best known as the head writer of ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' and ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain''. Things to look out for in his work are [[CosmicHorrorStory cosmic horror stories]], references to Creator/HPLovecraft (outside of his anime work, he actually has written a pair of Franchise/CthulhuMythos stories and adapted another to TV) and, if the series involves a connection between the real world and {{Cyberspace}}, the names Alice, Reika, and Juri.

Chiaki Konaka is a writer of several notable anime, best known as the head writer of ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' and ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain''. Things to look out for in his work are [[CosmicHorrorStory cosmic horror stories]], references to Creator/HPLovecraft (outside of his anime work, he actually has written a few Franchise/CthulhuMythos stories) and, if the series involves a connection between the real world and {{Cyberspace}}, the names Alice, Reika, and Juri.

These days, he's mostly writing novels and has not been involved in the anime or video game industries since the mid-2000s. He has stated that he will return to anime in 2016.

* ''Insmus wo Oou Kage'' TV adaption of ''Literature/TheShadowOverInnsmouth''

Chiaki Konaka is a writer of several notable anime, best known as the head writer of ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' and ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain''. Things to look out for in his work are [[CosmicHorrorStory cosmic horror stories]], references to Creator/HPLovecraft (outside of his anime work, he actually has written a few CthulhuMythos stories) and, if the series involves a connection between the real world and {{Cyberspace}}, the names Alice, Reika, and Juri.

* ''Despera'' (yet to be aired)
** And appears to be in DevelopmentHell, based on the death of planned director Ryutaro Nakamura.

These days, he's mostly writing novels and has not been involved in the anime or video game industries since the mid-2000s.

... [[http://apgnation.com/articles/2015/06/23/17832/interview-with-screenwriter-chiaki-j-konaka until he confirmed in a 2015 interview]] that the "J" really was [[ShaggyDogStory just a joke all along]], and that he mainly used it to credit himself just to make his name [[RuleOfCool look cool.]]

[[FridgeBrilliance You could almost say the "J" stands for joke.]]

When his name is presented in a western context, it's typically rendered as "Chiaki J. Konaka"; he adopted the "J" initial for this purpose. This is downright unusual in that Japanese names simply do not have middle names, nor does the "J" have anything to do with the kanji comprising his name, nor is it even explicitly stated to be short for anything.

* ''[[Anime/BubblegumCrisis Parasite Dolls]]''

Chiaki Konaka is a writer of several notable anime, best known as the head writer of ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' and ''SerialExperimentsLain''. Things to look out for in his work are [[CosmicHorrorStory cosmic horror stories]], references to Creator/HPLovecraft (outside of his anime work, he actually has written a few CthulhuMythos stories) and, if the series involves a connection between the real world and {{Cyberspace}}, the names Alice, Reika, and Juri.