Interview with Kentarō Anai

The following conversation is not an interview with a music composer but rather, with a director and producer at a leading company in Japan’s discographic industry; its insight is nonetheless rare and englightening for all readers interested in the context of music and animation in Japan. Mr Kentarō Anai was our liaison to Mr Michiaki Watanabe, but he himself was for us and this Handbook a precious interviewee, given his history and roles at Nippon Columbia. We wish we could have included more interviews of this kind.