Yoshitoshi ABe burst onto the scene as a relative unkown 20 years ago with Serial Experimetns Lain. Since then, he's worked on Haibane Renmei, Texhnolyze, and Welcome to the N.H.K. before settling in as a lecturer at a college university. In the short, 15-minute documenatry below, ABe recounts how he was discovered thanks to a friend uploading his art on the internet. So for all you deviant art users and fan art creators, keep those dreams alive!
Perhaps more interesting is the portion of the documentary where ABe discusses the process he undergoes with animators trying to animate his illustrations. With ABe having a more sketchy style than usual, he reveals that some animators have difficulty deciding what lines to pick up and which to leave out.