Obsession Star Inde Navarrette Reveals How Jujutsu Kaisen and Demon Slayer Helped Her Learn Screenwriting

Inde Navarrette says studying anime such as Jujutsu Kaisen and Demon Slayer helped her understand timelines, character arcs and the way stories unfold across episodes.

Obsession star Inde Navarrette has often spoken about her love for anime. The actress, who has a strong interest in anime and video games, recently shared that she spent time exploring how films and television shows keep audiences hooked. Her curiosity eventually led her to examine some popular anime series more closely and understand what makes their storytelling work.

Inde Navarrette, known for playing Nikki Freeman in Obsession, opened up about her approach to learning screenwriting in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. Her journey into studying storytelling came during a period of uncertainty, when she was waiting to see what opportunities would follow her work on the film.

How Jujutsu Kaisen And Demon Slayer Helped Inde Navarrette Study Storytelling

Rather than simply enjoying anime as a viewer, Inde Navarrette began looking at the creative decisions behind her favourite anime. She was particularly interested in the differences between Jujutsu Kaisen and Demon Slayer, including how their timelines shape the way audiences experience a story.

"I transitioned into studying film and watching movies and asking, 'Why do I like them?'" she said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. "What I like is anime, so like, why do I like that? I mean, Jujutsu Kaisen I find to be a very fascinating anime, but why is it so different than Demon Slayer? Why is it so different than other ones? With Jujutsu Kaisen, they play with timelines, right? With Demon Slayer, they don't, it's very linear. And what does that mean and how does that affect with storytelling?," said the actress.

"I really dove into, 'Why is Jujutsu Kaisen so good?' And I learned about timeline and about storytelling -- how a person can have a monologue at the beginning of the episode that matters two episodes later or even at the end, and that person's dead and you don't learn it until then -- and then attaching that to my screenwriting and trying to learn that way," she explained.

For Navarrette, the exercise was about understanding why certain storytelling techniques work and how she could use similar ideas in her own writing. She paid attention to how information is revealed, how scenes gain meaning later and how a story can change the audience's understanding of a character over time.

Inde Navarrette Wants to Explore Voice Acting

Acting on screen is not the only area Navarrette hopes to explore. She is also interested in voice acting, particularly in the world of video games.

One of her dream projects would involve lending her voice to a character in the Resident Evil franchise. In an August interview, she spoke about wanting to begin with a smaller project before taking on something different.

"I wanna try something smaller to kind of test the waters, and then later, [do something] different, because video games are obviously a big interest of mine," she said in an August interview with Variety. "I love that world, specifically -- the Resident Evil world."

Her interest in the franchise reflects her enthusiasm for video game storytelling and the chance to explore a different kind of performance.

Inde Navarrette Is Preparing to Play Rogue in Marvel's X-Men Reboot

Navarrette is now gearing up for another major opportunity: playing Rogue in Marvel Studios' upcoming X-Men reboot.

"I'm doing everything humanly possible because I love that character," Navarrette said. "I've studied that character. I want to do it justice for myself, for [director Jake Schrieier], for what they want to portray and also for what I as a fan want her to be like. I'm doing everything, exclamation point."