If there’s one concept that defines Zenshu from start to finish, it’s creation. The series begins with Natsuko struggling to draw the storyboards for her latest anime project because she’s never experienced a first love and can’t fully relate to the story, a struggle that follows her throughout the series as she finds herself in the world of A Tale of Perishing , the movie that made her fall in love with animation in the first place. In the later episodes, Natsuko’s intervention in the story brings her into conflict with Kametaro Tsuruyama, the creator of A Tale of Perishing , which highlights one of Zenshu ’s core ideas: the fear and risk that comes with putting any creative work out into the world. Note: Major spoilers for Zenshu throughout! Tsuruyama resents Natsuko’s changes to the world of A Tale of Perishing , treating them as insults...