1. "Many people feel that after Mr. Hojo and Mr. Tetsuo Hara leave JUMP, the magazine will be weak. In fact, it seems to me that there are many promising manga artists in JUMP these days. They are now close to becoming famous, but they just lack a suitable subject. ”

"Teacher Qin Han, can you give a few examples?"

"For example, Mr. Ken Ohata, Mr. Inoue Yuhiko, Mr. Katsura Masakazu, Mr. Araki Hirohiko, and so on. You can focus on them. ”

The Kurosawa reporter wrote down the names one by one.

Then, the two finally got to the point.

"Mr. Qin Han, not long ago, a promotional poster you created for the Dongda Robot Association was exposed on the Internet, which has a unique design style, which is different from the robot in today's mainstream animation. Many people have speculated that you are planning a new robot animation, is it true?"

"Yes. ”

The Kurosawa reporter originally thought that Qin Han would not answer this question directly, but would use some ambiguous answers to vague the past.

After all, if he is really planning an animation with epoch-making innovation, then this kind of information that is already a trade secret should not be easily revealed by Qin Han.

He didn't expect the other party to admit it so readily.

Reporter Kurosawa's emotions suddenly rose, and he sat up straighter. He continued to ask, "Then Mr. Qin Han, can you reveal a little bit about the content of this animation?"

Qin Han nodded and said, "Yes." First of all, the theme of this anime is war. An all-out war that will affect all of humanity, with wars raging across the Earth, the Moon, and space colonies - heck, I'd like to reveal some of the key premises. Forget it, it doesn't hurt either......"

Kurosawa reporters carefully recorded, especially the term "space colony" in Qin Han's mouth. Then, he asked: "Teacher Qin Han, listening to you say this, the theme of this animation is probably difficult for the audience of traditional robot animation, children between eight and twelve years old, right?"

"I think so too. It's better for children to watch those robot animations that are more pure and promote love and justice. I want to make this animation, I hope that the audience over 14 years old and 40 years old can enjoy it. Therefore, whether it is in terms of content or spiritual core, this animation will be more 'adult'. ”

"I'm starting to look forward to it. Indeed, the first group of viewers who started to get in touch with robot animation from "Demon God Z" have now grown up and are not suitable for watching works that use rocket flying fists to kill cosmic monsters. Maybe Mr. Qin Han, your animation will open up a new robot animation market. ”

"That's what I'm looking forward to. ”

"So, Mr. Qin Han, can you reveal what the name of this animation is?"

"Gundam. ”

"Gundam?" said Kurosawa, with the same bewildered expression as anyone else who had heard the pronunciation of the word for the first time.

Qin Han had to explain in detail again.

"I see. In this animation of Mr. Qin Han, the robot is no longer a symbolic heroic symbol, but just a weapon. How did the Gundam setting come about, and was it a flash of inspiration, or was it a long-term gestation?"

Of course, Qin Han couldn't say that he was transported from another world.

Fortunately, he has traveled to this parallel world for more than a year, and he has a lot of understanding of all aspects. Therefore, it is not difficult to make up a plausible reason.

Qin Han thought for a while and said, "I want to make a realistic, war-themed robot animation, I'm afraid it goes back to my childhood, when I watched JUMP every day......

This parallel world also experienced a world war more than 60 years ago. After the end of the war, it also experienced a long and complicated Cold War era between the two major political and military blocs headed by China and the United States.

Just like the world where the Qin and Han dynasties used to be, during the Cold War, the cultural and entertainment industry was affected by the global political and military landscape, and military and science fiction-themed works were the most popular and best-sellers.

At that time, because the manga industry had not yet developed to the scale it is today, both works and authors were quite scarce, so major manga magazines would fill the pages with other content in addition to publishing comics.

In juvenile manga magazines, in addition to popular sports such as baseball, the most popular non-comic content is military and military.

Most teenagers have a dream of military service, and when they look at the mighty fighters, tanks, and warships published in the magazine, they are naturally fascinated and yearning.

More than ten years ago, the Cold War ended, and the mainstream of the world became peace, prosperity, and development, but in the entertainment industry, science fiction and military-themed works are still popular. The three major shonen manga magazines, led by JUMP, have also retained military content.

It wasn't until five years ago, with the rapid development of the comic industry and the emergence of excellent works, that more and more readers wanted to read the pure comic content and did not want to publish other irrelevant information, that the three major juvenile comic magazines began to revise, removing sports, military and other content one by one, and instead publishing all comics.

"When I was a kid, I was influenced by the military content on JUMP, and I loved Warzone 88 so I decided to make a book about war. Coupled with the fact that today's robot animations are too young, I was ready to combine these two elements in a flash of inspiration. ”

"Warzone 88", about mercenary pilots flying planes in war-torn areas of the Middle East, was all the rage a decade ago. Because of the various real fighters that appear in it, it is talked about by comic book fans and military fans.

"I see. Reporter Kurosawa nodded while listening to Qin Han's narration and wrote it down.

"Teacher Qin Han, although we have talked a lot, but at the end, can I still ask? Is the blonde female pilot on that poster the protagonist of the animation? What is her name and what is her origin?"

"Uh...... There is no specific setting for this character, just I drew it casually. The theme of "Gundam" is war, and it tells the story of a teenager growing up, and that's what I can reveal as much as I can about the characters and the plot. For other information, please follow my Twitter and SHAFT official websites, and we will release information regularly. ”

In the end, Qin Han played a wave of advertisements, and the interview was officially over.

The Kurosawa reporter was very satisfied with the results of this interview. Not only did I find out from Qin Han's mouth that a new animation project was underway, but I also dug up a lot of content related to JUMP, which can be described as a bumper harvest.