As soon as he stepped out of the door of the [Edge-no-Kong] animation production company, Yu Kamiya saw Gojo Akiyama, the editor-in-chief of the light novel department of Chiyo Shoten, standing in front of a private car that was not too high-end, waiting, clutching his hands and frowning, as if thinking about something. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Yu Kamiya smiled and greeted him, "Editor-in-Chief Akiyama, I didn't expect you to really come and pick me up over there, I thought there would be other editors to do it for me." "The editor-in-chief of a large publishing house is much busier than the average editor, and this kind of light novel adaptation animation is usually handled by the editor of the light novel. Speaking of which, because of the particularity of Yu Kamiya's identity, the novel "Fate/Zero" does not seem to have a clear editorial designation, and it is usually Akiyama Gojing who is responsible for getting in touch with Yu Kamiya.

"Here, Superintendent Kamiya."

Akiyama Gojing said helplessly while opening the car door: "This matter has been delayed for a long time, and it was originally my plan to propose animation, so the responsibility is completely on my side if it continues like this." ”

"Haha, speaking of which, even if the animation is not qualified, I have no right to blame you."

Goki Akiyama grabbed the car keys and started the private car as he sighed, "It's great that Superintendent Kamiya thinks so, but my boss doesn't think so, and then the audience of "Fate/Zero" doesn't think so. Anyway, now I go to the [Sunrise] company to participate in the production meeting, and then go to the recording company to greet the voice actors and determine the quality of the dubbing. I know that Superintendent Kamiya is very busy, and considering that this is the work of Superintendent Kamiya, why don't you take part in it? ”

"Don't worry, no matter how you say it, the [Sunrise] animation production company is more concerned than me, but as the original creator, I don't have much right to speak."

"Superintendent Kamiya is really optimistic."

Kamiya Yu sat in the co-pilot seat and said embarrassedly: "Combined with the previous words, this sentence doesn't sound like a compliment to me." ”

"Let you imagine." Akiyama Gojing said casually while driving.

This time, Yu Kamiya only appeared on behalf of the original producer, and generally speaking, the opinions of the original producer are rarely adopted by the animation production company, and the original author's right to speak largely depends on whether the publishing house is involved in the production committee, and the publisher funds a few percent of the production budget for this animation.

This time, "Knight's Twilight" was animated, and Yu Kamiya did not participate in the production committee as a sponsor.

Chiyo Shoten wants to animate "Knight's Twilight", then the producer will be determined first, and then the producer will take the lead in setting up an animation production committee, to put it bluntly, the animation production committee is similar to the existence of a sponsor group, responsible for providing animation production companies with funds for the production of animation, and the return is the animation in addition to BD, broadcast rights, etc.

For example, how can we raise the production budget for the phenomenal animation "EVA" in the 11 regions of the world in the last 11 regions? The first is to expand the influence of the work and increase the commercial value of the work, so at that time, when originalism was prevalent, the manga artist Yoshiyuki Sadamoto serialized the "EVA manga" in the manga magazine half a year in advance. "EVA" producer Toshihiro Otsuki pulled the banner of animation supervisor Hideaki Anno and the influence of the work to look for sponsors to set up an animation production committee, Hideaki Anno directed a "Sapphire Mystery" before, and the reputation was good to leave a good impression on industry sponsors, so it was quite effective to pull him as a banner, and the producer Toshihiro Otsuki successfully attracted a large number of sponsors.

It is also the influence of "EVA" that the animation production committee mechanism has gradually developed in the industry and formed a mature system.

At that time, there were two options for the animation that had been produced, either to sell it to the TV station, or to continue to let the production committee composed of sponsors pay for the broadcast schedule, and most of the animation production committees decided to favor the latter, which could maximize the commercial value and profit of the work. The former is usually chosen because of the conservative approach taken by the production committee to judge the commercial value of the work, and the TV station is not a fool.

When the animation of "EVA" is red and purple, then it is also the time to distribute the benefits, at this time, the animation production company can only drink some hot soup, and the majority (animation rights and commercialization interests) all belong to the production committee. First of all, the copyright of the manga belongs to Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, the original soundtrack is licensed by the music production company (one of the sponsors, who is also responsible for the production of animation music), the toy model belongs to the toy company (one of the sponsors), the advertising rights of the animation intersition will be sold or directly attributed to a sponsor, and the box office and overseas broadcast rights of the theatrical version belong to the entire production committee.

Animation is a high-risk and high-return industry, and the birth of the animation production committee can be said to be an inevitable trend with the development of the industry.

This is the most important reason why Yu Kamiya insists on creating his own animation production company, because he clearly knows the potential of the animation works he produces, and the risks are dispensable, and he doesn't want to make all the works he worked so hard to make wedding dresses for others, even if most of the copyright is rotten in his own hands, he doesn't want to release it. Now the animation production company has grown to hundreds of people, most of which belong to the operation sector, Yu Kamiya is responsible for animation production, and Aoi Morishita is responsible for the operation of the work.

The animation production company didn't even have time to expand and use its own animation works, and it didn't have the time to participate in the works of other animation production companies.

It's quite simple to say that "Knight's Twilight" has set up a production committee, first: the "Fate/Zero" anime is currently on the air, and it is the most popular existence in the July drama. Second: "Knight's Twilight" is one of the best in terms of influence as a light novel, and it is absolutely impossible to lose money in animation. Third: The author of "Knight's Twilight" is Yu Kamiya, a well-known animation supervisor in the industry, and his influence is good. Either way, countless industry sponsors will be sharpening their heads and digging into the animation production committee.

In short, with the commercial value of the work guaranteed, the animation production committee's provision of production funds for "Knight's Twilight" is equivalent to an animation masterpiece in the industry, and in any case, it is not Yuu Kamiya's turn to worry about the quality of the work. Animation production companies in the industry that have a lot of production budget and are unable to produce good animation have long been eliminated.

At the same time, this is the main reason why Yu Kamiya takes a relaxed attitude towards "Knight's Twilight". In order, he is also an animation production company, followed by an animation production committee, and finally he is the simple original author. (To be continued.) )