[Aoi Kurenai]

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Obviously that was a bit of a simplification, but I was more talking about the general, "light or dark" tone of a show. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'd imagine that gets decided pretty early on in the process.

I'm not entirely sure myself. Takebe mentioned that the multi Rider toy line was already decided by the time she was given Gaim but she wanted to have them fight each other. I think there's a collaborative effort between the director and producer and then they hire the best writer for the job. Takebe asked Urobuchi to write because she thought he could best pull off a Rider war type series.

It's kinda hard to figure out why Takahashi was picked up for writer. The guy's credits include a lot of legal shows that involve brilliant or "perfect" characters who suffer from a major character flaw they have to overcome. At the same time, Lupin was also really big and handled a moderate size cast on the wrong end of the law in a very interesting manner.

My best guess is he's good at handling shows with large casts and main characters with specific quirks. It seems like most of his shows, even the ones that aren't legal dramas, usually center around a character who has a trait that makes them more than just an average joe.