Chapter 567: Dragon Ball Has a Mediocre Response? (Please Subscribe)

What is the second dimension?

Gu Miao didn't know how to answer this question. Because even he himself can't figure out the true definition of "two dimensions".

In a broad sense…

Two-dimensional, originally refers to the "two-dimensional world".

Animations, comics, games and other works produced and presented by two-dimensional image technology are different from real-life movies and TV series and the virtual world of the real world, and can be collectively referred to as "two-dimensional".

So is 3D animation considered two-dimensional?

broken!

If all "fantasy" ACGN works can be included in the "two-dimensional" category, then why don't everyone recognize the two-dimensional attributes of some animations?

Wanbao Animation has been established for four years.

In the past four years, Gu Miao and Wanbao animation directors have produced many exciting TV animations and animated films.

But...

Over the years, the base of Wanbao Animation has always been primary school students and middle school students. As for those so-called two-dimensional enthusiasts, they are not interested in Wanbao.

Why is this?

Could it be that the animation works produced by Wanbao have been expelled from the "two-dimensional membership"? If it is admitted that these animations belong to the second dimension, then why have they not attracted many two-dimensional fans?

No joke.

So far, Wanbao Animation has only "Moonlight is Beautiful", "The Three Sisters of the Nan Family" and "Sailor Moon" that have attracted a group of senior two-dimensional fans.

As for other animations, they are more attractive to primary school students and middle school students...

The broadcast of the animation "Date A Live" made Gu Miao recognize this group of people.

What second dimension?

They are nothing more than a bunch of nerds who only like to watch beautiful girls fulfill their fantasies under the banner of the second dimension.

He keeps saying that he likes the second dimension the most, as long as it is a paper character, he loves it! If you show him "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" and "Calabash Brothers", his expression will be as ugly as eating shit...

There are not a few such people.

Gu Miao is accustomed to calling these people "pseudo-two-dimensional" enthusiasts.

Because these people’s love for the second dimension is too narrow-minded. Therefore, Wanbao Animation has not been able to make any money from them, and Gu Miao has no chance to be their father-in-law.

Until Date A Live came out.

Through this animation, Wanbao Animation suddenly realized that this is what these people like?

You didn’t tell me earlier!

If you had already told me that you liked this tune, why would Wanbao keep an eye on the primary school students’ New Year’s money and refuse to let it go?

…

In terms of performance, the animation "Date Live" is actually much inferior to previous Wanbao TV animations.

But it can’t stand up to the best-selling surrounding products!

Whether it's a hand model, a plush doll, a pajama pillow keychain... as long as it's related to animated characters, tens of thousands of copies can be sold.

This is ridiculously abstract!

Wanbao Toys, who had tasted the benefits of the second dimension for the first time, seemed to have opened up the two channels of Ren and Du overnight and understood the recipe of "Sizhai Steamed Goose Heart".

Gu Miao was also surprised.

Among the two projects he left for the Wanbao (Neon) division, he actually didn't have much hope for "Date A Live". He was more looking forward to the super-popular work "Dragon Ball".

After all, the two are not of the same magnitude.

The former is more of a niche carnival theme, and at most it will gain a wave of goodwill from dead otakus. As for the latter, it is a real world-class animation IP.

As a result, he still underestimated the spending power of dead nerds.

This market has great potential!

At least "Date A Live" has proved with facts that once the female character you create becomes popular, you can indeed sell a lot of peripheral figures and make a lot of money.

Don’t say anything else.

The anime "Date A Live" has only aired two episodes so far, and the only "elf" character that has appeared is Yatogami Tohka.

One character made Lao He so excited that he couldn't sleep, and there are many such characters in the animation...

take off!

Gu Miao suddenly felt dizzy when she thought that characters such as Yoshino, Yamai sisters, Yui Xiaomiku, and Tokisaki Kurumi had not yet appeared.

Father-in-law, he is determined!

Even if the Buddha comes today, he still has to ask, do you want a paper man wife? If you want, buy the figure now for 30% off.

certainly!

Acknowledging the special appeal of the animated "Date A Live" to the otaku community does not mean that Gu Miao has changed her views.

In fact, of the two projects he left behind, he is still more concerned about and more optimistic about the work "Dragon Ball".

Unfortunately……

The progress of the implementation of the "Dragon Ball" project is not as smooth as expected.

According to Gu Miao's instructions, Seto first arranged for a cartoonist to create a comic version of "Dragon Ball", and then considered the animation adaptation.

The comic has been serialized for two weeks.

What makes people speechless is that the comic has been serialized in the past two weeks and has received mediocre response. The popularity cannot be said to be very high. The questionnaire also showed that it is not liked by readers at all.

The editor of the magazine that took Wanbao's money and specially released part of its space for the serialization of the "Dragon Ball" comic even publicly stated: "Serializing this kind of comic is a very shameful thing, because it is published even though it is known that no one will read it. …”

to be honest.

When Gu Miao received the news, she almost thought she had heard it wrong.

What kind of international joke are you kidding? This is the famous "Dragon Ball"! The comic series of Dragon Ball is not very popular?

But when he understood the actual situation through Seto's description, he realized that it was actually true.

Because the main character is too ordinary.

The plot also tends to be bland and boring, making people less interested in following it, so the response after being serialized was mediocre.

"it's okay no problem!"

"With the holding of the Tenkaichi Budokai, this situation will soon improve, and the popularity of the works will slowly increase."

Gu Miao didn't think it was a big problem.

Dragon Ball itself is not the kind of comic that is full of gimmicks and makes people want to stop watching it.

The best martial arts club in the world!

This is the key step for the "Dragon Ball" comic to rise, even to accumulate popularity in the early stage, and finally to reach the altar.

Without this world's best martial arts club, it can be said that "Dragon Ball" has died long ago, no one cares about it, and there will be no subsequent brilliant achievements.

So he was in no hurry.

The success or failure of the manga version, and even subsequent animation adaptation plans, all depend on the effectiveness of this "World's Best Martial Arts Club".

You don’t have to wait too long either…

According to the plan, the comics are expected to be serialized at the most exciting moment as early as April.

Gu Miao didn't believe it. At that time, would the popularity of the "Dragon Ball" comic be so low?

The landmark work of Hot-Blooded King Dao Man is also a world-famous masterpiece, and it is the well-deserved No. 1 Japanese comic IP. That is no joke!

But then again.

For the success of "Dragon Ball" in the previous life, the excellent "drawing skills" of the original author Akira Toriyama did play a key role, especially the storyboard depiction of the fights.

How successful would a different cartoonist be?