Tetsuto Oda, the protagonist of the comic designed by Qin Han, is such a character who "chases dreams and loves freedom when he is young". Because of the strict requirements of his parents, he had to be an honor student, go with the flow, and respond to the expectations of the people around him, but he couldn't do what he really loved.

This long-term depressed life also made his personality indifferent and negative, and he didn't have much interest in doing anything. In the eyes of outsiders, he is a handsome guy with a cold face.

And the opportunity to ignite the flame in the heart of Oda Tetsuno, determined to change the status quo, and bravely pursue his dreams, is a girl, Reiko, the manager of the football club, that is, the heroine in the manga setting.

Since it is a comic with a teenage theme, it must be indispensable to be ignorant and sweet with a hint of sour youthful love.

Of course, Qin Han is not Andachong, and he can't play the love triangle between the Uesugi brothers and Minami Asakura, and the relationship between the hero and heroine doesn't need to be too complicated and tangled, let alone dominate.

With the male number one, the male number two is naturally indispensable.

Football is a team sport, and in addition to the protagonists, creating vivid images, impressing readers, and falling in love with the supporting characters is also the key to success.

Male No. 2, who was set as a bad boy by Qin Han, a yellow hair who looks very rough but actually treats people righteously. Well, just take a random one that looks like a bully and a cool one, such as Ryuzaki Hayato.

In many juvenile comics, brainless - hot-blooded stupid characters, unhappy - cold-faced tsundere characters, are all classic character combinations.

For example, Sakuragi Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede in "Slam Dunk", Luffy and Zoro in "One Piece", Naruto and Sasuke in "Naruto", etc., etc., etc., are just too many to count.

The two personalities are completely at two extremes, like the characters of ice and fire, when they are placed in the same environment, they have to fight side by side, and when they work hard for a goal, they can naturally produce a wonderful chemical reaction.

This is the classic technique of relying on the characters to naturally drive the plot in creation.

It's just that, generally speaking, the first protagonist of the role of a juvenile manga is often a hot-blooded single-celled creature, that is, "brainless", but this time Qin Han is ready to do the opposite and use "unhappy" as the first protagonist.

The character is set. However, as a sports comic, the role of the characters on the field also needs to be carefully designed.

Qin Han is ready to put the protagonist Tetsuto Oda in the midfield and let him play the position of midfielder.

The reason is very simple, this is the position on the football field that needs the most IQ, and it is the best match for the protagonist's personality. And, as a midfielder, he can be involved in attack, retreat can be involved in defence, and if given excellent footwork by the author, he can also score from direct set-pieces and long-range shots, becoming a key figure who can change the outcome of the game.

In this way, the manga plot is easier to unfold.

Just like the protagonist of a baseball comic, it is often the soul of the team - the pitcher, which is the same truth.

If the game is played from the perspective of a goalkeeper or a catcher, there is no way to tell a good story.

As for the second protagonist, Hayato Ryuzaki, it's set as a strong striker with excellent physical fitness.

Qin Han buried his head in front of the workbench and worked hard to write, transforming the materials accumulated some time ago into specific background settings, character settings, story outlines and so on.

When he finished drawing the name of the first episode, on the cover of the sketch, he wrote the words "Midfield Core" - which is also the tentative name of this comic.

Qin Han rubbed his temples, stood up and walked back and forth in the room a few times, moving his body.

It was ten o'clock in the evening, but the excitement of creation made him not sleepy.

"I don't want to watch TV, I'm too lazy to play games, and I'm not even in the mood to turn on my phone...... What can you do to pass the time?"

Qin Han thought about it, since the athlete who was full of sweat and male hormones just now was tired, it would be better to change his mood and draw something else.

He sat back down at his workbench and picked up his paintbrush.

This time, Qin Han didn't think too much about it, and sketched lines on the white paper very casually. Soon, a beautiful girl wearing a gorgeous petal-style dress jumped on the paper.

Then, Qin Han painted the girl's long single ponytail, as well as the skirt, with a pink color.

"Sure enough, it's still the most pleasant to draw beautiful girls~" Qin Han wrote the words "Hua Saki Bud" on the character map.

This is not his original character, but from another world, from the fifth part of the famous magical girl series "Pretty Girl of Light", the main character of "Heartcatch Pretty Girl of Light".

Last year, in order to change "Dragon Sakura" into a live-action TV series as soon as possible, Qin Han accelerated the creation speed and reached an agreement with Baiquan Club to stay in Baiquan Club and draw another comic after "Dragon Sakura" ended.

So what kind of comics do you draw?

Qin Han also thought about it a lot.

already has "Dragon Sakura", and he doesn't want to touch youth manga anymore for the time being. And the shonen manga already has its own original "Midfield Core", and it is impossible to draw another one in a short time. Besides, shonen manga doesn't fit into the style of Hakusensha either.

So, after careful consideration, Qin Han decided to draw a girl's manga.

The reasons for this decision are not complicated.

First of all, shoujo comics are the areas that Baiquan Club is best at, and Qin Han will have the advantage of the platform.

Secondly, the audience of shoujo manga is not necessarily less than that of shonen manga, and it can make more money than "Dragon Sakura".

Finally, no one stipulates that only women can draw shoujo manga. There are also many big men who have succeeded in the field of shoujo manga.

However, if you want to draw a shoujo manga, you have to think carefully about which type to choose.

After an ordinary girl enters high school, she suddenly meets one handsome guy after another, and the Mary Sue love comics that love to come and go, Qin Han obviously won't draw them. He couldn't draw that kind of comic.

What he wants to draw is the most widely used type of comic in shoujo comics-magical girl.

In the two-dimensional industry of Dongying, magical girls have always been an enduring theme.

In the previous life, from the "Flower Fairy" and "I Am Britney" that were introduced to China in the early years, to the "Sailor Moon" that became the collective memory of a generation, and then to the "Magic Card Girl Sakura" enlightened by cute culture, as well as the enduring "Beautiful Girl of Light" series, the "Magical Girl Naye" series that specializes in guns, etc., magical girl anime has been enduring.

After entering the new millennium, the style of this kind of work has become more and more diverse, and there has been a masterpiece like "Madoka Magical Girl" that leads the trend of "the third dead man".

Later, it even got more and more deviated, and in many anime works, the profession of magical girl does not necessarily have to be held by women.

It's not uncommon to see a new magical girl with a big hook when you lift a cute skirt.

Of course, Qin Han still didn't have this kind of bad taste. What he wants to create is still an orthodox magical girl comic.