{"id":93131,"date":"2026-10-15T13:30:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T05:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=93131"},"modified":"2026-10-15T13:30:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T05:30:02","slug":"obsession-star-inde-navarrette-says-she-studied-anime-like-jujutsu-kaisen-and-demon-slayer-to-learn-screenwriting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=93131","title":{"rendered":"Obsession Star Inde Navarrette Says She Studied Anime Like Jujutsu Kaisen and Demon Slayer to Learn Screenwriting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Inde Navarrette, best known for her role as Nikki Freeman in Obsession, says she took a deep dive into anime to better understand screenwriting and storytelling while waiting for her star to rise.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Navarrette\u2019s breakout role as Nikki in Obsession didn\u2019t skyrocket her to stardom overnight. In fact, there was a time between the film&#8217;s completion and its eventual release when she wasn\u2019t sure what was next for her career.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">During that period, she began to stream games on Twitch to make ends meet, and even started studying storytelling in film and TV by watching some of her favorite anime series \u2014 specifically, Demon Slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 \u2013 Gallery<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2277167929 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cI transitioned into studying film and watching movies and asking, \u2018Why do I like them?\u2019\u201d she said in an October 14 interview with <u>The Hollywood Reporter.<\/u> \u201cWhat 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\u2019t, it\u2019s very linear. And what does that mean and how does that affect with storytelling? <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cI really dove into, \u2018Why is Jujutsu Kaisen so good?\u2019 And I learned about timeline and about storytelling \u2014 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\u2019s dead and you don\u2019t learn it until then \u2014 and then attaching that to my screenwriting and trying to learn that way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Navarrette is a self-proclaimed nerd; on top of loving anime, she\u2019s also a huge gamer, as evidenced by her (now scrubbed clean) Twitch channel. She was elated when a fan gave her a <u>sealed 2009 copy of Modern Warfare 2<\/u> still in its display case back in July at a fan convention, too.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">She\u2019s even branching into voice acting, saying one of her dream projects is to voice a character in a Resident Evil game. \u201cI 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,\u201d she said in an August interview. \u201cI love that world, specifically \u2014 the Resident Evil world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">For now, Navarrette is gearing up to play Rogue in Marvel Studios\u2019 X-Men reboot, which she\u2019s assured fans that she\u2019s doing everything in her power to pull off successfully. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;I&#8217;m doing everything humanly possible because I love that character,&#8221; Navarrette said. &#8220;I&#8217;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\u2019m doing everything, exclamation point.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Given that she\u2019s making a point to start voice acting, it opens up the possibility that maybe someday we\u2019ll hear her in an English dub someday&#8230; maybe in a future season of Jujutsu Kaisen?<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Image Credits: Gareth Cattermole\/Getty Images for IMDb<\/em><\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"author-sign-off\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><span class=\"stack jsx-59817748 jsx-1927875859\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-444076027 jsx-1730475047 profile-thumb jsx-2141281959 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1\"><img alt=\"Virginia Glaze Avatar\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image profile-thumb-img jsx-249361588 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/avatars\/6a3973ecf71dd1001d20de39\/XD1zX2FT-1782150223173.jpg?crop=1%3A1&amp;width=56&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 1x, https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/avatars\/6a3973ecf71dd1001d20de39\/XD1zX2FT-1782150223173.jpg?crop=1%3A1&amp;width=56&amp;dpr=2&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 2x\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-2509706801 jsx-3630940851\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"interface jsx-1132626198 sign-off-text\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Virginia (she\/her) is IGN\u2019s News Editor. With ten years of experience reporting on games and entertainment, she\u2019s got a storied background in the fighting game community, influencer news, and viral online trends. 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