Nobody said it was easy or it could be done over 
the phone.  I've lived in Japan most of my life 
and have friends in the industry who produce 
mangas and dj's and it's not that difficult if 
you know what you're doing and have connections, 
although very time consuming.  It took one of my 
friends almost 2 month to get permission from 
TOEI.  I thought she was going to go crazy.

And anyone who thinks they can just get 
permission by sending a few e-mails or making  a 
few phone calls should think again.  I mean how 
rude and disrespectfull is that to the company to 
presume that  you can just pick up the phone and 
get whatever you want.  If anything the companies 
will get offended by you and completly close 
their doors.  When my friends tried to get 
permission they had to set up meetings, get 
intouch with creators, head animators.... this 
isn't just oh I'm going to skip my little happy 
ass over to TOEI knock on their door and just ask 
them to sign me a little paper.  It takes work to 
get those contracts and you really do have to 
have some serious connections in the industry.  
But if you work in the industry like my friends 
and forkys do then you should have enough 
connections to get the contracts as well.  

Personally myself I do not have the connections, 
nor do I work in the industry.  LOL - I'd be 
happy if I could draw a decent stick figure.

Li Hua