原作者(げんさくしゃ)

げんさくしゃ
noun
original author; original creator
entertainmentoccupation
1. original author; original creator
The person who created the original work that a movie, anime, drama, or other adaptation is based on. Frequently used in discussions about manga-to-anime adaptations, novel-to-film adaptations, and similar contexts.
原作者(げんさくしゃ)が映画化(えいがか)に反対(はんたい)した。
The original author opposed the film adaptation.
この漫画(まんが)の原作者(げんさくしゃ)は有名(ゆうめい)な小説家(しょうせつか)だ。
The original author of this manga is a famous novelist.
アニメ化(か)にあたって、原作者(げんさくしゃ)が脚本(きゃくほん)の監修(かんしゅう)に参加(さんか)することが発表(はっぴょう)された。
It was announced that the original author would participate in supervising the screenplay for the anime adaptation.

Composed of 原作(げんさく) (original work) + 者(しゃ) (person). This word is especially common in the entertainment industry, where adaptations of manga, light novels, and novels into anime, films, and TV dramas are frequent.

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Compare: 著者(ちょしゃ) (author)
Related: 漫画家(まんがか) (manga artist)
Compare: 原作家(げんさくか) (original author)
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