Inde Navarrette studied anime to learn screenwriting. Shes onto something.

Some people go to film school.

Others watch Jujutsu Kaisen .

For Obsession star Inde Navarrette, anime became an unlikely screenwriting teacher during a period of uncertainty in her acting career.

In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter , the actress revealed that she spent the time between filming Obsession and its release studying movies and television, particularly anime, to better understand what makes a good story.

And she wasn't just watching for entertainment.

She was taking notes.

"What I like is anime, so like, why do I like that?" Navarrette said, explaining how she began comparing the storytelling techniques of popular anime Jujutsu Kaisen and Demon Slayer .

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Her biggest takeaway? The way different anime series approach narrative structure.

"With Jujutsu Kaisen , they play with timelines, right? With Demon Slayer , they don't; it's very linear," she explained.

"And what does that mean, and how does that affect storytelling?" Navarrette became particularly interested in how Jujutsu Kaisen uses nonlinear storytelling to reveal information, sometimes planting seemingly insignificant details that don't pay off until several episodes later.

The anime's second season, for example, opens with a five-episode flashback arc exploring the complicated history between Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto, giving new emotional weight to a relationship viewers were already familiar with.

Navarrette began applying those kinds of observations to her own screenwriting. (Inde, may I also recommend Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood ?) SEE ALSO: 'Witch Hat Atelier' is anime's next truly magical hit It's a pretty good reminder that anime has plenty to teach us about storytelling beyond spectacular fight sequences and dramatic power-ups.