Rebirth of the Father of Anime

"Haruhi Suzumiya" was like the troupe dance that He Chen did back then, like a virus, it quickly spread on this blue planet.

"Can you tell me why "Haruhi Suzumiya" is so popular?"

At the regular meeting of Qianman, Hao Ran displayed "Haruhi Suzumiya" on the demo screen in front of a group of editors-in-chief and editors-in-chief, and none of them had the manga book "Haruhi Suzumiya" just released by Tianman. one volume. Qianman also contributed to the sales of comics.

Looking at the cover, Ye Chen's big eyes sparkled, he was full of vigor, full of youthful vitality, one hand on his hip, and the other pointing upwards, as if pointing at a little beauty like himself through a cartoon—this is this The protagonist of this work, Suzumiya Haruhi.

He seriously asked the editors present at the meeting softly, as if he was asking them, but also as if he was asking himself.

No one dares to say not to pursue He Chen's works. Even if he may not like a certain kind of tiredness, as an editor, he has to read it and understand it, because maybe it will lead to a new trend .

Editors, look at me, I look at you, holding the book, flipping through it, the story here is just read recently, even if it is not familiar, but it is not unfamiliar, reading comics, even in the mind Automatically fill these dialogues with the voices that have been heard in this situation and scene in the animation.

However, if they were asked to explain why it was so popular...they really couldn't see it.

Too evil, as if this is really a cult. It can quietly brainwash people, and people can't help but like it.

"A self-righteous, self-centered. Arrogant-doesn't care about other people's words at all; arrogant-the group only has the final say, acts according to her will, and even always bullies Mikuru, making Mikuru suffer all kinds of grievances, You have to knock out your teeth and swallow your blood; it's unreasonable—the most unreasonable thing in the world is a woman, and this is vividly reflected in her body."

Ye Chen put down the manga and glanced around. He tapped lightly on the cover of the manga with his fingers, and then said: ""Magical Girl Little Round Face", whether it's the storyboarding skills in it, the artwork-level picture, or the idea of ​​the story, the subversive plot, and even the connotation you want to express , are all classics and can teach us a lot. Its popularity is taken for granted. But..."

Ye Chen paused, his eyes fell on the cover of the manga on the table, his eyes revealed a sense of confusion and powerlessness, as if he had doubts about his own life: "For a work like "Haruhi Suzumiya", apart from the character design And the painting style has a wider audience than "Magical Girl Little Round Face", and it is more lovable. The connotation, storyboard, concept, etc. are not as good as "Magical Girl Little Round Face", but why is it so popular? Is it not weaker than "Magical Girl Little Round Face"? Even abroad,

The fame of Haruhi Suzumiya. Taller than Little Round Face? Can any of you tell me why this is? "

"Maybe, it's cute?" A young editor at the bottom replied cautiously. In all fairness, based on the first impression, unless there are some people who have a special interest in the style of small round faces, most of them will like Haruhi Suzumiya-this is "moe", which can be seen at a glance A magical and great power to fall in love with each other.

"Just cute? Then draw one and see."

It seemed too confused, which made Ye Chen a little impatient. With a heavy tone, the editor immediately lowered his head. The conference room was silent for a moment.

If cute paintings can be popular, then what's the need for stories? Why don't you go directly to drawing posters, photos, and setting collections?

Cute, it is indeed a highlight that attracts readers, but it is just a highlight.

As long as the painting is "cute", there will always be some readers who like this style. However, if there is only one element of "cuteness", "Haruhi Suzumiya" will never be able to reach the current level of popularity.

This is exactly what confuses Ye Chen. Apart from being "cute", what else can attract people in "Haruhi Suzumiya"?

"The story takes place in school, where the boring and unchanging campus life is also the period that students like to fantasize most (even though there are club activities now, for students, 'going to school' itself is quite boring...I like studying very much Except for the top student), and Haruhi Suzumiya is so self-centered-I am God, this kind of thinking is also a lot of fantasies, or the subconscious thoughts of the only child, will it be such a sense of substitution, and absurd comedy, Unusual stories in ordinary places full of freshness and excitement are very attractive?"

"Although the story is very general, the characters in it are extremely rich. Haruhi Suzumiya, Mikuru, Yuki, Koizumi, and Ah Xu, who has never mentioned their names, each of them has distinctive characteristics, and they all have the characteristics of the role they play. Maximize..."

"Suzumiya is in charge of discovering tasks, Ah Xu is in charge of complaining, Koizumi is in charge of running errands, Mikuru is in charge of being cute, and Yuxi is in charge of solving all troubles, standard team mode."

The editors made an analysis and judgment on "Haruhi Suzumiya".

Whether a book can be popular or not, they may not be able to make an accurate judgment.

But in works that have become popular, it is exactly what they have to do to find and summarize rules and routines to grasp the market direction and try to make their judgments as accurate as possible.

However, a group of professional editors hit a wall in Haruhi Suzumiya.

The popularity of "Haruhi Suzumiya" was completely unreasonable, and it completely confused them, and they couldn't find any trace of the law.

Although they can't see why "Haruhi Suzumiya" is so popular, they can't tell what's not good about "Haruhi Suzumiya". After watching it, they can't help but swim freely in her world following the rhythm of Haruhi Suzumiya. The whole person will become relaxed, and by the time he regains consciousness, an episode is over.

There is not much stimulation, but it is also relaxed and happy. After reading it, I feel comfortable.

It just became so inexplicably popular, like a virus.

...

The original animation of "Haruhi Suzumiya" "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" had two versions before, one was broadcast in 2006 and the other was broadcast in 2009.

In 2006, there was only the first part, and in 2009, in addition to the former part, some new content was added.

In addition to this part of the difference, there is another part of the difference - the playing order of 2006 and 2009 is different, the 2009 version is played in the normal order, while the 2006 version is in a disordered order.

Especially the 00th episode of the drama, when He Chen just started watching it, he was still puzzled, and even thought it was opened in the wrong way. And because the sequence of playback was disrupted, the story that didn't have any main story line gave people a very scattered feeling, and the overall story seemed more... Snake spirit disease - this is the only word He Chen can think of to describe it.

But this is not to belittle, this scattered feeling is just like Suzumiya Haruhi's free-spirited thoughts that day, and it fits the style of the story as a whole. To describe it in one sentence, it is "the form is scattered but the spirit is not scattered". The combination of the two hit the right angle, and it was a unique style from the mainstream animation at that time, blowing a fresh wind, which was refreshing and brought a very "sensible" feeling to people.

Perhaps this is what the supervisor at the time wanted the audience to feel.

Regarding the playing order of "Haruhi Suzumiya", He Chen chose the playing order of the 09 version. This is not the order of the original novel, but the order in which the story develops according to the time axis.

First "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya", then "The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya", then "The Runaways of Haruhi Suzumiya", and finally "The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya". These parts constitute the "Haruhi Suzumiya" prepared by He Chen "The content of the first season ends with the original ending "-in-the-" of the 09 version of the animation as the end of the first season.

According to He Chen's methods in the past, unless Tianman has no money and Tianman is unable to continue the production, otherwise, he will not divide a story into two seasons - others divide the season to reduce risks, if the ratings are not good, Then the second season may become "Lifetime". And He Chen doesn't have to worry about it at all. The ones he can select are all high-quality products that have passed the test of the market. Even if there are some works that are slightly unsuitable for the market, it doesn't matter to him-the loss of this work is completely It can be made up from other places, and He Chen's so-called display of classics, so for him, interests are not the first factor he considers.

Of course, if he can consider the interests, he will try his best to take care of it. Although the changes have been great, people's feelings have not changed much. What He Chen has done has been rewarded as it should be, and it has also allowed him and Tianman can maintain a high speed of development steadily, and then bring more, more sophisticated and higher quality works to people.

Although the system printed out all the works of the "Haruhi Suzumiya Series", He Chen completely got rid of the days of waiting for the big hole to be filled, and allowed him to make up for all the regrets in the past, but he did not choose to put these The story is all drawn.

If people are not allowed to "tell Nai Weng that family sacrifices will never be forgotten", is it still "Haruhi Suzumiya"?

"Let people watch all of it at once, and this fresh feeling will fade away, and it will be released slowly, to tease the fans, so that people can better experience the charm of Kasuga God."

Although He Chen said so, what was she really thinking in her heart: let you all experience the feeling that I had been waiting for so many years, but couldn't see what I wanted to see.

I'm afraid even He Chen himself doesn't know. (to be continued)

ps: Thanks to "who said I watched pirated copies", I thought the master was born again. Thank you so much for all the love!