My Animation Era

"This is the end..."

He took out a bottle of White Coke from the refrigerator, unscrewed the cap and took a sip. Liu Zida's expression was a little emotional.

He just finished filling in on "SpongeBob SquarePants."

As a distinguished VIP member of Wanbao Video for ten years, he is very concerned about the news of Wanbao Animation, whether it is domestic or foreign.

"SpongeBob SquarePants" is one of the most popular foreign animation works this year, and it is also another masterpiece of the "Tom and Jerry" production team. He noticed it very early.

As early as a few months ago, one of his classmates who was studying for a Ph.D. at MIT learned that he was working as an animation video UP host, and excitedly shared with him a masterpiece that had just been launched.

What?

Why does Liu Zida have such awesome classmates? This is not the point!

The point is that the animation this classmate shared with him was "SpongeBob SquarePants". Moreover, it has just been launched in North America, and the native English version has not yet been introduced in China.

Therefore, in a sense, Liu Zida should be one of the first people in China to learn the name "SpongeBob SquarePants".

"He is indeed the father of Tom and Jerry and nine-time Oscar winner Dave Smith!"

When he first saw "SpongeBob SquarePants", Liu Zida fell in love with this yellow sponge.

Unfortunately……

At that time, "SpongeBob SquarePants" was only broadcast in North America and Europe, and the subtitles and dubbing were all in English.

For Liu Zida, who has been away from campus for some time and has returned all his knowledge to the teacher, the viewing experience is not very friendly.

Fortunately, not long ago, Wanbao Video website introduced the anime and launched a mid-range version.

The mid-range effect is very good.

Speaking of which, even Liu Zida, as a big fan of Wanbao, has to sincerely praise Gu Sanshui. In terms of dubbing in Mandarin and Chinese, Wanbao does better than 99.9% of his peers.

I don’t know where they found the voice actors, they are simply amazing!

It's a pity that the first season is too short.

The first season of the animated "SpongeBob SquarePants" only has 40 episodes. Liu Zida, who just finished watching the last episode "Squid on Strike", is crazy about it.

Why not do more episodes?

Even if "Tom and Jerry" has fewer episodes, why is even "SpongeBob SquarePants" so short? Could it be that...this is the characteristic of Wanbao North America Division?

Thinking of this, he felt helpless.

The animations produced by Wanbao North America Division, such as "Tom and Jerry" and "SpongeBob SquarePants" are all gods among gods, and they are inferior to Jiangchuan headquarters in terms of quality.

But the animations in the North American division are generally short and concise.

Let’s not talk about cats and mice.

Take the now popular "SpongeBob SquarePants" as an example. If an animated work like this were to be placed at Jiangchuan Headquarters or Neon Branch, the first season would have to start with at least 100 episodes.

As a result, here in the North American branch, the first season was completed after only 40 episodes.

second season?

Who knows how long it will take!

Liu Zida, who was full of complaints, didn't know that Dave's original idea was to only have 20 episodes in the first season. Thanks to Gu Miao's timely dissuasion, he asked him to add a little more, otherwise the first season would be too short.

Complaints are complaints.

As a high-quality comedy animation, the 40 episodes in the first season of "SpongeBob SquarePants" are not too few. After all, the quality lies here.

Liu Zida was dissatisfied because he was not satisfied with the show and wanted to watch more episodes.

"Huh... The second season of "SpongeBob SquarePants" is expected to be released next year? "Superman Remake" is in doubt?"

After checking some official news from Wanbao North America Division on the Internet, Liu Zida suddenly became interested.

Superman knows it!

He also watched it when he was a child, and even wanted to imitate Superman's underwear style and go to school. Fortunately, his mother stopped his social behavior in time.

"such a pity……"

Recalling the shameful scene in his childhood, and looking at the information and original drawings of the remake of Superman disclosed on Wanbao's official website, Liu Zida sighed.

The changes are a bit big.

The classic red underwear is no longer worn outside and has become a special belt shape. At the same time, the Superman suit has longer cuffs and collar.

With this change, it looks good.

But for some reason, Liu Zida still felt that the previous "red underwear outside" style was more fashionable and more in line with his understanding of Superman.

perhaps……

Clark Kent, who dares to reveal his red underwear in his birth year in public and is not afraid of the strange looks of others, is truly a Superman!

Liu Zida decided to write down this point and complain about it in the video, and continued to collect information about the animation industry on the Internet.

He is the master of animation video UP.

In addition to making critical comments and complaints about popular new shows, he also has a more arduous task, which is to bring the latest and hottest anime information to fans.

To put it simply, I just want to talk to everyone about what new shows will be aired soon, and what upcoming animations are worth looking forward to...

"Inuyasha?"

Liu Zida, who was collecting information and writing copy for the next video, suddenly saw a slightly strange name in the new August schedule.

…

The "Inuyasha" project is another masterpiece launched by the Manpower Neon Division after "Dragon Ball GT" and "Tamako Market"!

It's different from other animations.

"Inuyasha" has a high internal rating within the company and is more valued. It is also the "annual masterpiece" designated by the Neon Division.

The expectations are very high.

You know, not all animations are worthy of being called the masterpiece of the year, especially in a giant company like Wanbao, the animation that can be called the masterpiece of the year must be the best among gods.

In order to complete this animation, the Neon Division went all out and spent about three months in preparation.

Now that the three-month period has expired, the Dragon King...ah, no, it's the half-demon Inuyasha, please take his place!

The third weekend of August.

Neon TBS aired the first episode of the "Inuyasha" anime, titled "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and the Sealed Boy."

Gu Miao watched the premiere immediately.

The story begins in a long time ago, when monsters and humans coexisted in the world. In order to become a real monster, a half-demon named Inuyasha tried to steal the Four Souls Jade.

The mysterious witch Platycodon stopped and sealed him, but Platycodon also died soon. When she was dying, she told the villagers to cremate the Four Souls Jade together with her body...

Time flies, I don’t know how long it has passed.

An ordinary junior high school girl named Kagome Higurashi, who lived in an ancient shrine, came to her 15th birthday.

In order to find the cat, Kagome and her brother came to the ancient well of the shrine. Suddenly, light bloomed in the well, and Kagome was dragged into the well by the monster who was greedy for the Shikon Jade.

When she woke up again and walked out of the well, she found that she had come to a mysterious forest and saw the white-haired and red-clothed half-demon sealed here - Inuyasha.

The gears of fate began to turn.

At this moment, except that Gu Miao knew what kind of bond the two people would have, ordinary viewers who watched the first episode on TV didn't have much feeling.

Traveling through ancient wells?

This is a bit interesting, but not that novel. After all, there are already a lot of animations that travel through different worlds.

Traveling back to the Warring States Period, Inuyasha was wearing red clothes, white hair and furry ears?

This is the focus of everyone's interest, because judging from the scene in the opening scene where Platycodon seals Inuyasha, the Shikon Jade should have disappeared along with Platycodon.

Why does Kagome have one too?

Moreover, the strange discovery made by Granny Maple, the witch Kikyo’s sister in the play, also aroused the curiosity of countless viewers.

How come Kagome Higurashi from the future era looks exactly like the dead miko Kikyo?

Reincarnation? Or……

The same Shikon Tama, except for the difference in temperament and clothing, Kagome and Kikyo look exactly the same, Inuyasha is sealed, Furui travels through time and space, everything points to the same conclusion:

Higurashi Kagome is not simple!

There is definitely something wrong with this junior high school girl who comes from the future and has just turned 15 years old.

With the mystery surrounding Kagome, Inuyasha breaking out of the seal, and the magnificent Warring States Period, the audience was immediately looking forward to the second episode of the anime.

Unfortunately, this is a weekly anime.

If you want to know what will happen between Inuyasha and Kagome, you have to wait patiently for a week.

However, within this week, "Inuyasha", which had just launched, lived up to the company's high expectations and successfully attracted a large number of viewers.

Although it is less popular and cannot compare with other works in terms of popularity and popularity, this is only the first episode of the animation.

This performance has just aired in the first episode, which is already very good! After all, the series needs some preparation, and the plot has just begun, so there is no need to rush.

It’s still a long time coming!

…

The launch of the anime "Inuyasha" is considered to be the most important thing for the Neon Division this summer.

Seto wasn't the only one who was interested.

Gu Miao, who was far away in Jiangchuan and devoted himself to practicing the unique Go skill of "Heaven and Earth", was also very concerned and asked his secretary to collect audience feedback for him every day.

Because the anime has only aired one episode and not much is known about it, the audience is very conservative and does not draw any conclusions about "Inuyasha".

But the overall response has been overwhelming.

Many people have expressed their strong love for this adventure story about traveling through time and space, returning to the Warring States Period and encountering a half-demon.

certainly!

The most popular one is not Kagome or Kikyo, but Inuyasha, who is dressed in red and has white hair and dog ears.

The Temeow animation has just aired its first episode, and there are fanarts of Inuyasha online?

When Gu Miao saw this, she also expressed that she couldn't understand. What kind of tentacle monsters are these fan artists? Finished the painting so quickly?

If there were two more episodes, wouldn't there be a pile of drawings in the notebook?

Simply outrageous!

Gu Miao thinks it's normal for InuYasha, a half-demon, to be so popular with the audience. After all, InuYasha's character image is relatively eye-catching in the entire anime industry.

The animation "InuYasha" is popular, and a considerable part of the credit is due to InuYasha's special image and character setting.

Who doesn't like a white-haired half-demon with furry ears, a arrogant personality who loves to blow hair, and a MAX boyfriend?

It’s okay if you don’t like this one.

In addition to Inuyasha, there are also the cold-faced and paralyzed prince Sesshomaru in the animation, the playboy and lecherous mage Miroku, and the timid and cute little fox Shippo... There is always one suitable for you!

Except for male characters.

The female characters in the animation are also quite eye-catching, and Kikyo and Kagome are the typical ones.

But then again...

Although the portrayal of the female characters is quite good, as a die-hard fan, Gu Miao always feels that except for Kagome and Kikyo, the other female characters are difficult to leave a deep impression on people.

It’s not embarrassing!

After many years, when it comes to Inuyasha, the classic characters that everyone can think of are always male characters such as Shippo, Miroku, Sesshomaru, Gangga, and Naraku.

As for the female characters, with the exception of Kagome Kikyo Coral Bell, I’m afraid the rest are not as impressive as “Xie Jian-sama”.

Of course, this is just Gu Miao's subjective opinion, and it does not mean that others think so.

And he was talking about the original version.

Although the Wanbao version of "Inuyasha" is planned to be based on the original version, it is no longer the same work as the original version. No one can say how it will develop in the future.

"The original "Inuyasha"..."

Thinking of the original animation produced by Risheng Company, Gu Miao suddenly shook her head.

It’s not that the thing was bad, but the production company’s saucy operation made him feel speechless, and he still can’t let it go until now.

During the broadcast of the "Inuyasha" animation, because the animation serial content had exceeded the comic serialization schedule, Risheng Company began to create original plots.

To be honest, this is nothing.

After all, in the neon animation industry, the progress of animation serialization is too fast, even exceeding the progress of comic serialization, and because of the popularity of animation, it is reluctant to stop broadcasting, and it is not uncommon to be forced to start the road of originality.

If it were purely original, Gu Miao wouldn't say anything.

But the most embarrassing thing about Risheng Company is that due to various factors such as the animation's declining popularity, insufficient funds, and lack of originality, it needs to complete the "Inuyasha" animation.

Keep the green hills and don't worry about running out of firewood. At first, everyone thought that this ending meant the "single season" ending, and that there would be a second and third season in the future...

But no one expected that Risheng Company would create a "pseudo ending" and end it directly for "Inuyasha".

Next season? No!

It was not until many years later that the original InuYasha manga was finally completed after more than ten years, and countless fans called for a sequel to the animation, so Risheng Company produced "The Complete InuYasha".

To be honest, when I saw the pseudo-ending when I was a child, Gu Miao really thought that "InuYasha" was over.

It wasn't until many years later that he learned through a friend that there was a final chapter to the "Inuyasha" animation, which was the real finale, and what he watched was just a pseudo-ending.

Pseudo ending...

The hurt caused by these three words to Gu Miao cannot be erased until now.

I believe he is not the only one, but there are many people like Gu Miao. When he was a child, he saw InuYasha and his friends trapped in the belly of evil spirits and about to be corroded by gastric juices. When InuYasha showed his power to save everyone, he really thought the story was over.

It can be said that most people’s "Inuyasha" animation ends here.

As for the real final chapter, very few people have seen it. Anyway, Gu Miao himself has never seen it. He doesn't even know that there is such a thing as a "final chapter".

If any serious person has read the finale, wouldn't Inuyasha have finished it long ago?

Risheng Company should be damned!

If you don't want to do it, I'd like to tell everyone that it's okay to just post "To be continued" at the end of the credits!

The animation was temporarily suspended, causing viewers who had never read the manga to think that "Inuyasha" was gone.

The flowers were scattered, the champagne was opened, and I cried... but a final chapter suddenly appeared after many years?

Aha? !