In the United States companies are buying anime from Japan and editing and reassem-
bling the existing animation into a new story, better suited to a child audience, and then rere-
cording in English for the U.S. market. Perhaps other countries will take the opportunity to
make foreign programming more suitable for their local needs.
Other Marketing Opportunities
You as an animation writer have an opportunity to make relationships that might help you
market your project anytime and anywhere animation people congregate. Screenwriting
contests offer a chance to get your original project read. Writer’s conferences and writing
consultants offer more marketing help. Be creative. Any way that works and doesn’t make
you enemies in the process is fair game!
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