My Animation Era

  Chapter 842 SuperS (for subscription)

  Wanbao's "Sailor Moon" movie is not the theatrical version that Gu Miao remembers, but an original story by Seto and others.

  Original means risk.

  If the level of originality is relatively high, then everyone is happy. It not only meets the needs of fans, but also makes the company a lot of money.

  Can most of the time...

  The so-called originality is synonymous with hitting the street, especially if a team like the Neon Division has no experience and no accumulation, if they rashly set foot in the film market, they will definitely fall badly.

   "Take your time, don't rush."

   On the phone, Gu Miao said to the dejected Seto: "Actually, there is no need to think how difficult the theatrical version is. If you are really not sure how to do it well, then do it in the way of TV animation."

   "TV anime?"

   "Yes! Directly follow the production idea of ​​TV animation, to produce an "extended version" TV series, and then move it to the cinema. "

   This is a very lazy approach.

   But it has to be admitted that although this method cuts corners and materials, it can indeed save a lot of trouble, and it can also make Seto and the others find the feeling quickly.

not to mention…

  The so-called theater version is the extended TV version. Is it new in the neon animation industry?

not at all!

   Except for a few works, which may be produced strictly in accordance with the standards of animated films, most of the other popular animated theatrical versions are actually TV extended versions.

   Belonging is no surprise.

   Regarding this deformed or alternative theater version, you have to ask the audience whether they are willing to accept it? That's probably not happy.

  But why is there a market?

  Why is such an extended version of TV so popular in movie theaters, and there are even people who will always pay for it?

   Now we have to talk about each animation IP and the positioning of the theatrical version.

  For some animations, the theatrical version really wants to benefit the fans. By the way, I will tell a story that has not been told in the TV version. The production team comes here with full sincerity, such as the "Bear Infested" series.

  The reason why some animations have a theatrical version is for one reason: the company wants to earn money from fans!

  The initial goal of such an animation is very clear. Since it is to make money, and the main focus is "fans", why bother so much? Wouldn't it be nice to directly make an extended version of TV animation?

"alright, I got it."

  Perhaps Seto really understood. After keeping the president's advice and kind reminder in mind, he quickly asked Gu Miao another question.

  Let’s not talk about the theatrical version.

   As one of the most well-known animation IPs under Wanbao, and also the most resounding signboard of Wanbao Neon Division, the animation "Sailor Moon" series has been completed for some time since the previous work S.

   What Seto wants to ask is, in the new year, does the American War series need to launch a fourth season to continue the popularity?

"sure!"

   "If you are worried about the conflict between "Pretty Girl of Light" and "Sailor Moon" positioning type, then you can cross push new ones."

Gu Miao explained: "For example, the latest sequel to "Sailor Moon" was released in the first year, and the sequel to "Pretty Cure" was released in the second year, and "Sailor Moon" was released in the third year... and so on. .”

   There is an advantage to doing this.

   That is, the two works cross-promote new ones, which can always bring freshness to the audience, so that they will not be released consecutively, and they will get tired of watching it after a few years.

   The disadvantage is slower progress.

  Take the animation "Sailor Moon" as an example. Before that, there was one new TV work per year. After adopting this model, it has become a new TV work every two years, with an extra year of interval in between.

  This time is a bit long...

  The patience value of the audience is limited, and they have been waiting for the new work to be broadcast for a long time. Coupled with the temptation to divert other works, they will soon betray and abandon the pit.

  This is also the reason why those popular animations, especially those that are so popular that they explode, are usually serialized and updated continuously, and the slowest is the reason why a new TV work is released every year.

  Because although you are very popular, you have not produced new works for a long time. If you cannot keep your popularity, you will be gradually forgotten sooner or later.

   If you want to retain popularity and continue the popularity of animation, the best way is to "high-yield competition sows", strive to achieve continuous updates, there is no so-called empty window interval.

  …

  The fourth season of American War has been decided to be produced and broadcast in the new year.

   It is said that this season is going to use [SpuerS] as the subtitle, emphasizing that this is the "super" version of US War S.

   It wasn't originally called this.

  In the original plan, the fourth season of Sailor Moon series TV animation should be another English subtitle.

   But here comes the problem.

  The third season, namely "Sailor Moon S" was very well received, and it seems to have become an insurmountable milestone work in the American War series, so this free popularity should not be ignored?

  So there was "Sailor Moon SuperS", referred to as "Sailor Moon SS".

   As for whether there will be any "Sailor Moon SSS", "Sailor Moon SSSS" and so on in the future, there is a high probability that there will be none.

the reason is simple.

   A trick like this is almost enough to be played once. Does anyone really get addicted to it? Catch "Sailor Moon S", it's not enough to make a SuperS, do you need to make a SuperSplus?

  That's too low!

  In addition to the TV animation of the fourth season of American War, Gu Miao is also concerned about the upcoming "Dragon Ball Z".

   This is the highlight of the year.

  There is not much time left for Nishio to go on vacation. When his vacation is over, "Dragon Ball Z" can almost start production and be broadcast on Neon TV.

  It is hard to say the exact time.

  Because it is a "weekly broadcast" mode that broadcasts while doing, as long as conditions permit, it can be arranged to broadcast at any time.

   Anyway, it depends on Nishio. The time when he returns to the company after his vacation is probably the time when the animation "Dragon Ball Z" starts broadcasting. The deviation is at most four or five days...

  The neon division is thriving.

   After the beginning of spring, it is expected that many new animation works will be broadcast one after another, including even works with great potential such as "Dragon Ball Z".

   And Jiangchuan headquarters is not bad.

  Although "The Adventures of Lolo" was broadcast at the end of the year, its popularity exploded and the ratings were extremely high, but compared with a new work that will be broadcast next year, it is more or less meaningless.

  With Hou Bin as the chief director, it cost 100 million to create. It is known as the most expensive TV animation since the establishment of Wanbao and the highest production cost.

   Do you understand the gold content of 100 million?

  Wanbao has previously engaged in projects with an investment of over 100 million yuan, as well as TV animations, such as "The Moon Is Beautiful" and "The Adventures of Uncle Dragon" invested by big investors.

  These 100 million yuan animations, although they are under the banner of investing more than 100 million yuan, are the production costs really exceeding 100 million yuan?

not at all!

  My family members know their own affairs, so they can say whatever they want for publicity, but within Wanbao, "Little Fugui, the Chef" is the first animation with a real cost of over 100 million yuan.

  No moisture at all...

  (end of this chapter)