My Animation Era

On April 12, it turned from cloudy to light rain.

After experiencing a psychological transformation from high expectations to extreme disappointment, the ratings of the animated "Dragon Fighter 2" gradually stabilized.

Audiences who don’t want to watch it and feel disappointed have almost given up. The viewers who stay to continue watching the anime are very determined and will not be easily swayed by negative reviews.

And at this moment...

Kuka Children's Channel, Shonan Children's Channel, and Shannan Children's Channel jointly broadcast the 28th episode of the animation "Dragon Fighter 2".

The title of this episode is: Super fierce battle, Dragon Star!

In the stories of the previous episodes, the Dragon God was swallowed by darkness and fell into the dark space. In order to completely cut off the lives of the Dragon God and Xiaodu, the three villain demon brothers planned to close the dark space and plunge them into eternal darkness.

In this episode, Xiaodu bravely breaks into the dark space and saves the fairy Ema who was attacked by a spider. Under the guidance of Ema, Xiaodu begins his third spiritual practice.

After that, Xiaodu, who was in the Death Plain, heard the voices of his companions and also heard the cry for help from the Dragon God.

This is an illusion!

But Xiaodu knew it was an illusion, but still felt very uncomfortable. After enduring the pain and crossing the Death Plain, Xiaodu finally saw the petrified Dragon God.

Ema told Xiaodu that the demon robots that enter the dark space will turn into stone statues and then be crushed by the dark stone statues.

In order to save the Dragon God, Xiaodu tried his best.

And just when everyone felt desperate and thought Xiaodu had no chance, the Light Dragon Sword restored its original appearance, that is, the bright space.

Xiaodu's belief and courage that he was unwilling to give up gave Ryujinmaru infinite power. At the same time, Xiaodu has the power to transform darkness into light through the Light Dragon Sword.

At this point, Dragon Star was born!

The whole body is gilded, with eye-catching red decorations on the top of the head and the front of the shoulder armor.

The Dragon God, which has reawakened and evolved under the power of the Light Dragon Sword, not only possesses stronger power, but can also transform into the "Flying Dragon" representing the star and heaven world, and use the new "Flying Dragon Light Strike Fist" to kill.

Damn it!

Nova Dragon God, cool!

Cosmic Dragon God, strong!

"Fried" Dragon Star, handsome and strong!

The appearance of Dragon Star can be said to be a shot in the arm for this group of viewers who have been struggling to stay in front of the TV.

did you see it?

"Dragon Fighter 2" is not without its merits, right? At least this Dragon Star looks quite handsome and powerful!

The opponents that Xiaodu's companions couldn't defeat even if they fought together, the Dragon Star defeated them as soon as they arrived.

This posture is indeed a bit like the original "Dragon King".

And compared to the Dragon King, the "flying dragon posture" of the Dragon Star is obviously more handsome! What's a pity is that the animation has only reached the 28th episode, and the special kill [Flying Dragon Light Punch] has not been used yet.

Transform into a flying dragon, covered in flames and pierce the enemy...

Tsk tsk!

Just thinking about it, Gu Miao dared to conclude that the Dragon Star must be a popular demon mecha in the future.

It is unlikely to surpass the Dragon King.

After all, the Dragon King is so classic, but in the second season, there should be few forms that can steal the limelight of the Dragon Star.

Just be handsome and that’s it!

As for the enhanced version of the first season Pro that everyone complained about collectively, what is that a big problem in front of the handsome Dragon Star?

…

As expected.

With the broadcast of the 28th episode of the anime "Dragon Fighter 2", the first appearance of the Dragon Star, the ratings finally showed an upward trend.

Of course, it is difficult and unrealistic to expect a Dragon Star to reverse public opinion and return to the peak of its premiere.

It's just that the ratings can rebound again after a round of decline, which shows that the situation is no longer as bad as before.

Now that the audience is satisfied, that's OK.

As for whether there will be another reversal if the broadcast continues, Gu Miao is not sure. Because he doesn't know whether the revised ending of "Dragon Fighter 2" can meet the audience's wishes.

There is a little trivia!

The story of the second season of the original animation, namely "Demon Heroes 2", actually suffered a serious collapse in the second half, which can also be said to be "unfinished"!

That's right...

The worst thing about Demon Hero 2 is not that it was criticized for being "similar" to the first season, but that the ending was too hasty, resulting in a lot of things not being explained clearly.

According to rumors.

The reason why this happened was that a doubt arose within the production team about the "concept of the work" and remained unanswered.

Even the director at the time doubted in the novel he wrote later, whether "machine combat" is enough for this kind of robot work, and drama is not important at all?

This kind of entanglement has actually been around for a long time.

In robot animation, especially in themes such as "Dragon Fighter", the production team often faces many problems.

"Is the play too long?"

"Children like to watch robots fight. Do we need to increase the duration of the robot battle to avoid the dilemma of finishing an animation episode and the demon robot has not been summoned yet?"

You want to tell a good story.

OK!

An animation episode is only so long in total. If you squeeze in too much time, the question becomes, will there be a robot battle in this episode?

If there were no robot battles, this episode of animation would be all about the protagonist and a few supporting characters, and no demon robots would be summoned in the whole process...

So what will the kids think?

Not only that.

In the original time and space, another problem faced by "The Legend of Demon Heroes 2" is that the "audience crowd" has changed, and female fans have increased.

The production team must have a headache!

You say just ignore it, but that doesn't seem to work. After all, female viewers are also viewers, so we can't do it without fighting for it.

But the main contributors to the sales of peripheral toys are male fans. Their existence cannot be ignored, right?

Caught in the middle, what a dilemma!

Regarding this point, Gu Miao actually feels the same way. Because he also discovered it during the broadcast of the Wanbao version of "Dragon Fighter".

In fact, there are many female fans.

It's just habitual thinking that causes most people to think that no girl would like to watch such "extremely rude" robot animations.

Of course, you know what you know.

If you want Gu Miao to give up selling peripheral products and cater to so-and-so’s viewing tastes, then I’m sorry, but you overestimate Gu Miao’s integrity.

The path he takes is completely different from the original "Demon Heroes 2".

The original version is weak in peripheral derivatives, and focuses more on developing products that are more purchased by female fans such as OVA and radio dramas.

Gu Miao is different.

He only recognizes toys and peripherals.

What OVA, what radio drama, what BD, these are not available in China. Gu Miao knew what she needed, so she would not blindly follow the original version.

Therefore.

Only then will he make modifications and adjustments to the ending of "Dragon Fighter 2" that are more suitable for the national conditions and more in line with Wanbao's interests.

Bad ending? Finished in a hurry?

That's something only eunuchs do. This kind of situation will never happen in Wanbao.

Shaobao Valley is a Yunnan dialect. I wonder if viewers who are not from Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Chongqing regions have seen it when they were children.