My Animation Era

Saturday, June 7th.

Just in time for the weekend, Neon ANB TV station and Flamingo Cartoon were almost in sync with each other and released the latest episode of the anime "Sailor Moon R".

The title of this episode is "New Transformation! New Transformation", and the Mandarin version is "New Transformation, Usagi's Power Is Greatly Increased".

In this episode, everyone saw something different.

Actually...

Many old fans of "Sailor Moon" have already discovered from the first few episodes of "Sailor Moon R" that the level of painting in the R version has improved a lot compared to the previous generation.

It looks more delicate and cute.

Even in the depiction of fighting scenes, the audience can clearly feel that this season has improved a lot compared to the first season, and the fighting is more exciting and exciting.

Some viewers commented:

"The production level of American War R has obviously reached a new level. The explosion of funds visible to the naked eye has completely crushed a generation."

If nothing else...

Just looking at the fighting scenes and comparing American Wars R with the first American Wars, who would dare to believe that these are actually the same animated series?

The production team is obviously richer, the painting quality is better, and the plot is excellent and not broken. "Sailor Moon R" has not lived up to the eager expectations of many fans.

Therefore.

Since the airing of "American vs. R", it has received a lot of praise from all over the world, and its ratings have been unparalleled.

Only China has pulled its crotch.

Of course, apart from the factors of sluggish performance in China caused by the "weekly broadcast model". "Sailor Moon R" was a huge success in overseas markets, which actually did not surprise Gu Miao.

What's so surprising about this?

Everyone is boasting that the quality of the paintings has improved, the fighting has become smoother and more exciting, and the production level has gone up a notch...

No need to think about it!

Sailor Moon Generation has made so much money for Wanbao Animation. Can a sequel to this "money printing machine" level IP not be carefully produced?

The Manpower (Neon) Division has 185 people so far, who are responsible for the "Sailor Moon R" project.

This does not include an outsourcing team of hundreds of people.

Quality comes with money!

According to the work report Seto just submitted to Gu Miao last week, the total production cost approved by the Neon Division for "Sailor Moon R" reached an astonishing 887 million yen!

Equivalent to RMB, it’s almost 50 million.

This is a quite astonishing production cost, considering that the estimated total number of episodes of "Sailor Moon R" is just over 40.

On average, the cost of a single episode has been pushed up to 20-25 million yen, which is equivalent to about 1-1.2 million yuan per episode.

Very scary numbers!

If it weren't for the good foundation laid by the previous game of "Sailor Moon", which allowed the Wanbao (Neon) division to accumulate a lot of wealth in the past two years, Seto and Gu Miao would never be able to "gamble" like this.

To know……

The production cost is so high, approaching 50 million. Then how high must the viewership rating be before the animation is produced to barely recover the cost?

All I can say is that fortunately it was an "American war."

If it were another IP, if it had dared to spend so much money on a sequel, it would have been a loss as soon as it was released, and it would have been a waste of money.

Gu Miao thinks it is worth spending so much money on "Sailor Moon R".

The cost is certainly high!

At first glance, based on this production cost estimate, it may be difficult to even make back the money. But if you take into account the amazing influence of the "Sailor Moon" series in overseas markets, this little money is nothing.

After all, in 2011, the Wanbao Group only had one animation IP, "Sailor Moon", which earned hundreds of millions of dollars worldwide.

The money printing press lives up to its reputation.

…

With the popularity of "Sailor Moon R", its peripheral derivatives have become increasingly popular.

Although the popularity of the entire IP has not yet returned to the astonishing heights at the end of the first season. But overall, "American War" is definitely a super hit IP that is sure to make money without losing money.

If Wanbao has any other animation IP that can equal or surpass "Sailor Moon" in terms of "profit"...

Gu Miao thought carefully.

"Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" may be on par. After all, Pleasant Goat is the well-deserved "number one brother" in China.

But if you want to surpass "Sailor Moon" and become Wanbao's new money printing machine, all of Wanbao's animation IPs are currently not very good. "Pokémon", which has not yet been aired, is very promising.

Don’t underestimate “Pokémon”!

Let’s not talk about the game itself. How brilliant the achievements are. Just take the animation as an example. Pokémon can already be regarded as one of the masterpieces of neon animation.

The giants of neon animation include Dragon Ball, One Piece, Detective Conan, Naruto, Slam Dunk, Doraemon and Pokémon, etc.

among these giants.

"Dragon Ball" has the greatest influence, and it is also a well-deserved leader in the neon animation industry. There is no doubt about this.

Who is the second brother?

Some people say it's Naruto, and some people say it's a pirate. After all, under Dragon Ball, only Naruto and the pirates are more famous, and they have enough influence.

But everyone has subconsciously ignored the two works Doraemon and Pokémon. If I have to say it, both the blue fat man and the yellow-skinned mouse are actually qualified to compete for the "second brother" throne.

Fatty Blue's status is a little higher. After all, this guy has really high national popularity and is more famous around the world.

But the yellow-skinned mouse is not bad either.

Under this premise, if Gu Miao had to choose an animated work that could replace "Sailor Moon" and become Wanbao's new generation money printing machine, he could only come up with "Pokémon".

Talk about it.

The yellow-skinned rat is no longer a money printing machine, but a "lifetime meal ticket." As long as you figure it out, you can make money while lying in bed.

Takahashi Kazuki: Ah, yes, yes! You know what I'm trying to say, right?

As a super IP that is not inferior to "Sailor Moon" and is even better in terms of profitability of peripheral derivatives, Gu Miao is also full of expectations for "Pokémon".

This put Hou Bin under great pressure.

As the chief animation director of the first season of "Pokémon", he spent eight months patiently polishing the work in order to present an effect that would satisfy the audience.

Judging from the results, it’s not bad.

Gu Miao was invited to Feiyang Animation Studio to review the samples of the first season of "Pokémon".

After watching it, he had only one feeling.

It smells bad!

The content of the first season of the animation mainly includes three parts: Jiangchuan area, Orange Islands and China Sea Alliance, with a total of 275 episodes.

The protagonists are still Xiaozhi, Xiaoxia and Xiaogang, and the villains are still the "cute and charming" Team Rocket trio.

Except for a few "localization" changes, the "original flavor" of the game is basically maintained in other places, which is very similar to the original version.

This is not surprising.

After all, whether it is the original animation or the Wanbao version of the animation, everyone is adapting it based on the "game content".

Different paths lead to the same destination!