For example, maybe you want the major action of your story to occur in a world where most people live in caves because outside of caves there are a ton of dangerous slime pits that you could fall into.

For example, the magic of the world could be a simple folk tale that may or may not be true. Maybe in the slime pit world, there is a story that if you fall into a slime pit and survive you’ll be granted special powers but no one knows if this is true or not.

For example if someone falls into a slime pit in a technologically advanced world, maybe it’s no big deal because everyone wears anti-slime suits.

The way the characters look is important because it can play into their personality. For example, maybe the very muscular character is the hero. Conversely, maybe the very muscular character is a total coward. Either way, his body informs his personality in an interesting way.

For example, maybe your character is incredibly brave! That’s a special ability, but it isn’t magic.

For example, maybe your world has giant slime pits all over the place. Maybe your main character’s little brother falls into one of these slime pits and the other characters have to figure out a way to save him. Now, you have the beginning of a plot!

For example, maybe the beginning of your anime has the protagonist’s little brother falling in a slime pit. The middle could be when your protagonist decides to travel alone into the slime pit wearing an anti-slime suit to try to find his little brother. The end would be the thrilling conclusion where the slime demons living in the slime pit allow only one of the brothers to leave, and your protagonist stays behind so that his little brother can go home. [2] X Research source If you want your anime to stand out in the crowd, it has to have a great concept, structure, and character. Since competition is so hard in this media, it’s not enough to have a great concept without a good structure or captivating characters.

For example, maybe your protagonist is selfish at the beginning of the story but after helping save his brother he starts to realize that he really does care about other people but that he was shutting himself off to the world. Now you can address why he was shutting himself off to the world in the next episode.