Chapter 136: Seeing the Seams (Part II)
Whether it is a novel author, a script writer, or a comic book author, as long as it is a person who "creates" characters, he has more or less the idea of killing the character he created at a certain moment, the difference is that some people are blunt and some are skillful...... The front foot makes the little girl who has no mother say something like "The only place to cry is the toilet and her father's arms", and she is rattling on the back foot, so who can not be moved?
In short, since it is not possible to reach a cooperation with Kodansha and Dengeki Bunko for the time being, Mad Poihat's next production plan also needs to be changed: Miyayo Kanata decides to make a new original anime Angel Beats after IS.
As for the gap between the two phases of CLANNAD that Gong Daijiao said before to make Angel Beats to achieve the purpose of "rubbing the heat", this is actually just a joke and a joke. Although these two stories are written by the same person, some of the similarities are not visible "at first glance", and these "similarities" still need a little observation to be appreciated.
The main reasons why Miyashiro remembered this anime and decided to make it next were: first, there was no technical obstacle for Mad Poihat to make such an anime; Second, he judged that the production of such animation during this period did not violate the audience's aesthetics, and it was unlikely that it would be "cool"; Third, it was originally an animation supervised by Kishi Seiji.
The story of Angel Beats is roughly composed of two parts, one is that after the hero's death, he reawakens in an "afterlife", after which he begins to explore the truth of this world, and joins an organization called "SSS", and begins to fight against the god who gave them a sad fate in life and the messenger of the god "Angel".
Because they are "dead people" themselves, no matter how "tragic" the battle is, they will not die again, so the emotional tone of this part is dominated by laughter.
Second, in the second half of the story, the male protagonist begins to get in touch with the truth of this world, and he begins to help the "angels", undo the knots in the hearts of his companions who have come to this world, and send them out of this world - the way of expression is the kind of "disappearance" that "SSS" has been resisting.
The kernel is actually no different from "ghost Buddhahood".
In terms of story composition,Limited by the length of the season,There are some problems in connection and foreshadowing between the two parts,The second half of the animation is fast-paced,The ending is also suspected of transitioning sensationalism and forcibly increasing the depth of connotation。
Angel Beats is a good story, but the animation has a certain degree of controversy, and the evaluation is more polarized, some people like this kind of work with laughter and tears, but there are also people who have a mediocre response and are not interested in this kind of "routine" work.
If you look at this anime from a pan-entertainment perspective, it can't say that there are any mistakes, and some people feel that the reasons for disappointment are actually mainly focused on its original work and script.
The controversy of the anime itself does not seem to extend to the original, and the hash that created the story is quite unanimous: AB is his personal fiasco.
This is the problem of "celebrities", AB should have been more exciting, but Mr. Ma Ju did not respond to this expectation, "self-transcendence" has always been a difficult problem that is easy to say and not to do, but AB is no longer a question of transcendence or not, for him personally, this is regarded as a kind of "regression", is a superficial "routine".
The immutable setting of different spaces, the cycle of dead and alive...... IN TERMS OF THE SUBJECT MATTER, CLANNAD IS JUST VERY ORDINARY, BUT WHY CAN IT BE REGARDED BY MANY AS THE PINNACLE OF WORK?
By the time it was time for AB, the original author was no longer so attentive, and according to his own words, "I had already written everything I wanted to write (little busters)".
Of course, if Angel Beats were made by Mad Poihat, then none of that would have been discussed.
Because they don't have the kind of famous musicians who write the best scripts and the best musicians who do the best music. Mad Poihat's animations, the original works are all under the company's name, the music is made by Miss Walnut, and the Miyadai is often only signed in the series.
"In terms of production, there shouldn't be any problems, and Mad Poihat's paintings are a little more stable now, especially for low-intensity paintings, which can be said to be fine, but what about the financial investment? Since AB is a sudden project, will there be any obstacles in terms of funding? "Although what I see now is only an outline, and a more detailed judgment should be evaluated after I get the script, Kishi Seiji is still more confident in the production of the new work.
Basically, humor or comedy is one of his areas of expertise. Whether it's the not-so-serious "World Front After Death" or the crappy "Headquarters of the Battle against Angels", they are all things that he can easily come by.
Angel Beats' worldview is actually relatively simple, nothing more than in a special environment for those who die with regret to make up for this regret and then "reincarnate", but in order to increase the level of the plot, this truth is gradually revealed in the process of story development.
The supervisor should deal with the conflict before and after the story to achieve a contrast that the audience finds acceptable...... On the premise that the script is complete, these things can be done well.
So before he thought about the production issue, he first considered the issue of production funding.
"We're going to keep a fair amount of money in our own business, and the rest is for TV stations to take the lead or continue to contact current investors to see if they have any intention of continuing to contribute......," said Miyashion, who has plans to stabilize the composition of Mad Poihat's investment, which is not difficult to do if those investors can get a consistent return.
This actually requires Mad Poihat's work to have a fairly high profitability and percentage of profitability, which on paper is not guaranteed by anyone, after all, animation is a kind of venture capital, and it is full of uncertainty like any other venture capital, but for some rather metaphysical reasons, this kind of thing can basically be achieved with Mad Poihat.
Roughly speaking, as long as Miyadai didn't deliberately go for the purpose of losing money, Mad Poihat wouldn't do those animation projects that would hit the streets.
Of course, whether he makes money or loses money, he will also do a good job in controlling the proportion of investment, and he will be willful to the point of being a "sole proprietorship", which basically will not happen...... Unless Mad Poihat is so miserable that the dogs ignore it, they won't be able to find a partner, but then they won't have to mess around.