Ethics

I've read and understand the concerns behind and problems posed by doing such things as interviews, survey or anything else of the like for a project. I do not see myself facing this particular problem while doing my project. Since I am going to make a manga/children's book I won't be involved in the classical research that many others will be implementing for papers and such. Thus far the majority of my research has been and looks to be mainly focusing on how to make a manga/children's book. Mostly its just been reading up on drawing and writing techniques in order to make my end product the most effective thing I can. There will be a small amount of research involved when I am actually creating the book. I may need to look up a particular aspect of Japanese or American culture that I am unfamiliar with in order to ensure that is receives a fair representation. Also if I wish to portray certain images and styles accurately I may want to find and utilize actual pictures asa reference. Still the bulk of my story and artwork will be pulled from my own knowledge of the two cultures and from my experiences will I was abroad. Really the only point in which I can envision myself needing to utilize the ethics matters detailed would be if I were to ask friends to tell me of their time in Japan in order to develop a plotline or point I wish to convey when my own experiences fall short. Since it is not my account or story then I would probably need to obtain some form of consent but owing to the nature of my project I don't see these stories lending themselves to being something which someone would not want released.