METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREPARING ANIMATION

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically prepare an animation related to a general and natural concept included in a character and to display the animation on a screen. SOLUTION: A concept analyzing part 14 analyzes a character string 12 in a prescribed language to determine concepts contained in the character string. An animation component selector 18 selects a plurality of animation components corresponding to the acquired concepts, such as a story, a plot, a background and music. An animation compositor 22 composes an animated sequence by using these animation components. The final animation is displayed on a displaying part.