I'm shooting anime in another world Author: Red West Coast
Introduction:
When the adventurers in the tavern laughed at "KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World",
When the mortality rate of new adventurers was greatly reduced due to Goblin Slayer,
When the alien version of "Fate Zero" broke people's inherent impression of magicians,
When "Kara no Kyoukai" began to play on the first TV in the other world,
When "Steins;Gate" sounded the clarion call for all scholars to explore the unknown,
When "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" showed a unique vampire villain,
When Spice and Wolf ignited the enthusiasm of merchants to travel abroad,
When "Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World" changed the current situation where half-elves were discriminated against,
When "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" reveals the truth about the origin of the world,
... ...
When all this had not yet happened, our great magic alchemist and director Durin Edward was determined to set off a craze for the anime in this different world!
Chapter 1: Plan for Filming in Another World
Chapter 1
Spring of the xxx year of the Imperial Calendar.
Baron Durin Edward walked in the corridor of the castle. The magic stone in his hand illuminated the stairs in the night, and the boy's expression changed with the flickering light.
Du Lin is a time traveler, and an orthodox Chinese time traveler. While he once lived an ordinary life as an anime fan, he never thought that he would one day travel to another world.
In fact, this day has indeed come, and it came without any warning.
"Alas, I have no cell phone, no computer, no cartoons to watch, and no novels to read. When will this life end..."
Yes, compared to the excitement of the orthodox protagonist traveling to another world, Du Lin is a complete time travel hater, because compared to exploring the vast other world, he prefers to stay at home and watch the new anime, watch his wife who changes every three months, and play games that he can never win. Compared to being a noble who can't even watch TV in this dilapidated castle, such a life is thousands of times happier.
However, after all his attempts failed, Durin had to admit that he could not find a way to go back. Therefore, accepting this fact, he had to mess around in his only castle every day to kill his boring time.
At the same time, after such days had lasted for a while, the part of his memory about the past Du Lin gradually revived unconsciously.
Durin Edward, the heir of this generation of the Edward family, was from a declining family in the southern border of the empire. He was born with a certain affinity for elements, so his parents spent a lot of money to send him to the Mage Tower in the imperial capital to study magic since he was a child.
After entering the Tower of Wizards, Durin's talents were immediately unleashed. Not only did he graduate from the apprentice magician field at the fastest speed, he also climbed the magician's ladder at a terrifying speed and became the youngest great magician before the age of 20.
However, although he has amazing talent in magic, Durin's real interest lies in another field - magical alchemy.
Whether it is the magic cycle within the magic stone that is difficult to deconstruct, or the magic engineering that would make a normal magician faint at the first glance, he is determined to study it non-stop.
To this end, while skipping classes every day and completely devoting himself to his interests, he even published a paper on the reform of magic in the new era in the Mage Tower.
Of course, that paper was naturally rejected by the old wizards and even triggered arbitration against him by the Wizard Tower.
Because of that incident, Edward, who could have continued to study in the Mage's Tower, was forcibly expelled by the Monarch of Elemental Magic. Not only was he forbidden to enter the Mage's Tower again, he was even deprived of his qualifications as an Imperial Magic Bachelor.
In the end, the miserable Edward fell into despair after returning to the South Territory. He stayed in a small, remote room in the castle every day, mixed with all kinds of magic alchemy props. He did not come out of his room until the death of old Baron Edward, and inherited the name of the Edward family.
Of course, although he inherited the title, he basically stayed in his room all day, unwilling to interact with others, and just tinkered with the magic props he made.
In this situation, when everyone in the castle thought that Durin would lead Edward's family to decline, by chance, Durin from another world traveled through time and space to his body.
... ... ..
Opening the door to Baron Durin Edward's room, Durin glanced around and finally set his sights on a device in the corner of the room.
"The magic video recorder and imaging crystal, I didn't expect that these two things that I didn't notice at first would be so awesome. Aren't they the cameras and films from another world..."
Looking through his memories, Du Lin did not expect that the thing that Baron Edward accidentally created back then would be such an amazing thing. At this moment, he could not help but feel excited.
It has been a long time since Durin felt this excited. Ever since he traveled to this world, the long boring daily life and the trivial matters as a lord have completely broken him down. Even though he realized that this body can use powerful magic, he, who was just a otaku in the past, couldn't get excited about it. Compared with these, he cared more about the ending of the fifth part of the new JOJO anime in another world.
Therefore, when he saw these two things that could very likely change the times, he couldn't help but mutter, "It might sound a little stupid, but if, just if, I could film those anime I watched before in this world..."
Yes, the reason why Du Lin ran so far to this remote room in the castle was for this. After hearing that this world had advanced papermaking and printing technologies, Du Lin had the urge to write a novel in this world, but in the end, due to personal writing problems, he finally had to give up.
But now, after seeing this epoch-making magic camera, Du Lin couldn't help but rekindle his passion to bring the anime culture from another world to this world.
"KonoSuba: God's Blessing on a Beautiful World", "Spice and Wolf", "Goblin Slayer", "Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World", "Zero no Tsukaima", "Overlord", "Kill the Red Eyes", "Fullmetal Alchemist", "Grimoire from Zero", "Different World Shokudo", "Is It Wrong to Look for Chance Encounters in Dungeons?"... ... .
As so many classic isekai anime that Du Lin had watched repeatedly flashed through his mind, he also made up his mind quietly and secretly!
I must film those familiar isekai anime that I have watched in the past in this real isekai, and promote them, so that those bored people in the isekai can understand what is the fun of watching anime, and the pain of following anime!!!
Chapter 2 Shooting Plan
Chapter 2
"Lord Edward, it's time to eat."
The maid's voice came from outside.
In response to this, Du Lin, who had just walked out of a remote room, was stunned and strode down the stairs.
As the only maid in this castle, Winry is an orphan taken in by the previous Baron Edward. Having lived in the castle of Edward's family since she was a child, she is extremely loyal to this family, but also deeply worried about her childhood sweetheart Durin.
After all, the whole family had high expectations for him in the beginning, but after returning from the Mage's Tower, everyone was disappointed. One can imagine how bad Du Lin's condition was at that time.
Therefore, determined to take good care of her master before he stepped out of the shadows, Winry did almost everything she could during that period.
Whether it was acting as the lord to handle affairs, or conducting open negotiations with other nobles, as well as taking care of Durin's daily life, after the death of old Baron Edward, if it hadn't been for Wen Li managing the castle's turnover, the Edward family would probably have declined long ago.
Moreover, for Durin now, Winry's existence is the only light in the darkness. For him, Winry is the only person who can make his boring life a little more meaningful.
At this moment, Du Lin, who had hurriedly come down from the tower without even taking a breath, immediately leaned against the wall and said, "I'm here. Thank you for your hard work, Wen Li."
"Uh, it's okay, it's my job..."
He showed a strange expression. To Winry, Durin had become a completely different person recently. Not only was he willing to listen to her trivial words, his behavior also became more outgoing. Although he still didn't want to care about the various things in the castle, he no longer locked himself in his room like he did in the past.
Although she felt that the boy had changed too much in all aspects, she was still very happy that her master was able to get over her loss. She just tried her best to complete what a maid should do as always, without any laziness.
On the other hand, looking at the meticulous blonde girl in front of him, Du Lin felt healed and all the haze in his heart was swept away. It seemed that he had completely forgotten that this was a different world without computers or mobile phones. He began to feel that his current life was pretty good.
Yes, as an anime fan in the past, Du Lin was an absolute fan of blondes and maids. Now these two elements were concentrated on Winry in front of him. He couldn't even think of any happier place than here.
"Ah, it would be nice if there were animal ears, a blonde loli with animal ears or something, hehehe..."
As for the state of pervert that Durin had unconsciously entered, Winry, who was already used to this scene, just rubbed her forehead helplessly, and then said, "Lord Edward, I have rejected the banquet invitation sent by the Grand Duke of the Southern Territory a few days ago on your behalf, but this obviously made the Grand Duke very unhappy. I am afraid that our days will be very difficult for a long time to come."
"Let him be. After all, even the Grand Duke of the Southern Territory has no right to dictate to us, who are also nobles."
"But Lord Edward, the debt your father owed..."
Yes, when the old Baron Edward was alive, he once owed a large amount of debt in order to train Durin and Durin's younger brother Al. Although if Durin could graduate from the Tower of Mage and become a regular imperial magician, this debt could be repaid with public funds, but when Durin was expelled from the Tower of Mage, the current Edward family no longer has the ability to repay this debt.
"The Grand Duke of the Southern Territory has always admired you, Lord Durin. If Lord Durin is willing..."
"impossible!"
Before Wen Li finished her words, Durin responded firmly: "Right now, the relations between the four territories of the empire and the imperial capital are not very good. Coupled with the ascension of the new king, conflict is inevitable. Choosing a side at this time is just rolling the dice and waiting to die. Even though I was once called the fastest genius to become a great magician in history in the Mage Tower, I am just an insignificant chess piece in the face of war."
Yes, Du Lin is very clear about his current capabilities. Being appreciated by a grand duke seems like a wonderful thing, but if you think about it carefully, you can find the risks behind it.
It would be fine if Du Lin was acting alone, but if he expressed his opinion as Baron Edward, then the entire Edward family would be implicated!
Understanding her master's insistence, Wen Li nodded helplessly and sighed, "But what should we do with the debts? The harvest in the territory has not been very good in recent years, and coupled with the overall economic recession in the southern border, I'm afraid we won't be able to pay the commissions of the squire knights before long."
What Wen Li said was true. After the death of old Baron Edward, the economic situation of the Edward family became worse day by day. Although nobles often had a large amount of private property, the Edward family, a lower-class family that had no contact with the formal aristocratic social circle, would not have such things. Therefore, when Wen Li said that they had no money, it was obvious that the Edward family had really reached the edge of balance.
In response, Du Lin, who had been walking forward, suddenly stopped and said to Wen Li: "Wen Li, what do you think can help us get through this crisis now?"
After hearing Durin's straightforward words, Wen Li was stunned for a moment and thought: "In addition to the method mentioned before, I have joined the army many years ago. Maybe Lord El has a solution. But to be honest, I hope that Lord Edward will leave this castle now. As long as you leave now, even if the nobles settle the debts later, it will be difficult to find you who has hidden your identity..."
In response to the girl's thoughts, Du Lin simply replied: "You are wrong, Wen Li, it is not a good habit to always rely on others, and escaping is not a good idea. Anyway, can you tell me how much money we still owe?"
"Including interest, we probably still owe more than 50,000 gold coins... But now the Edward family has less than 2,000 gold coins left after daily expenses. Even if we sell our castle and territory, we still can't pay it back..."
Wen Li's expression was a little gloomy when she said this, and Du Lin, who understood how worried she was, just thought about it silently.
According to the gold coin exchange rate in this world, if he starts writing novels from now on, even if he writes a very popular novel, he can only get four-digit gold coins at most, and other than that...
"I really have to start planning to make an anime."
Since this is an industry that has not yet been explored by anyone in this world, Du Lin is confident that he can achieve absolute success in the initial commercial war. Of course, this is also the case if the animation he shoots will indeed be popular.
So, Du Lin suddenly turned around, and then, in the maid's surprised gaze, turned around and ran in the direction he came from.
... ... .
Over the next few days, Du Lin seemed to have turned back into the person he used to be, hiding himself in his room and refusing to step out of the door.
He locked himself in the room almost all day long, and Wen Li could only see him at meal time. After dinner, Du Lin almost did not stop for a moment and hurriedly locked himself back in the room.
Just like that, on the fifth day, Du Lin finally walked out of the room exhausted, holding a thick stack of manuscripts. He said to Wen Li who had been waiting at the door, "Wen, Wen Li... give... give me some water to drink."
"Yes, sir!"
Thinking that Du Lin was upset again because of the debt issue, Wen Li didn't dare to talk about this topic casually anymore. She helped him to the living room without saying a word.
"Ton ton ton~"
Du Lin felt like he was going to collapse. After drinking two bottles of water, he let out a long sigh and said, "Hahaha! I finally finished the script!"
That's right, during these five days, Du Lin used up almost all of his memory to write down the scripts of several anime. In order to prevent himself from forgetting them in the future, he also used a special format to outline all the anime in the other world that he remembered.
Fortunately, this world has certain papermaking skills, so paper is not very expensive, otherwise the paper used to make this stack of scripts would cost a huge amount of money.
"script?"
On the other side, Wen Li didn't understand Du Lin's words at once, and instinctively looked at the stack of papers on the table. But after just one glance, she found it difficult to look away.
That’s right, in this world with papermaking and printing technologies, books are not a scarce resource, so let alone Wen Li, even among ordinary civilians there are basically few illiterate people.
Therefore, Wen Li, who could understand words, saw the fonts that looked like titles on the manuscripts at a glance.
Written clearly on the top of the thick stack of papers was the first season of the live-action anime version of "Fullmetal Alchemist", which had been temporarily postponed due to lack of props.
On the other side of this thick stack of paper, a smaller stack of manuscripts was placed neatly on top - a plan to shoot the first season of the live-action anime "KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!" in another world.
Chapter 3: "KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World" Filming Decision
Chapter 3
Since he had already decided to shoot anime in this world, Du Lin had been working day and night these days to write down the anime in his memory on paper. Among the many anime in the other world, he quickly locked on two targets.
The first one is "Fullmetal Alchemist" and the second one is "KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!"
As a masterpiece-level anime, Du Lin believes that "Fullmetal Alchemist" has an absolutely unshakable position in the hearts of every anime fan who has watched it.
While the orthodox and passionate scenes in Fullmetal Alchemist fit well with this different world, Du Lin also had a strong desire to film it. After all, he got into anime after watching Fullmetal Alchemist. It can be said that Fullmetal Alchemist was the starting point of his entry into anime.
However, since Du Lin currently does not know how to design the performance of the robotic arm and alchemy, and there are many steampunk scenes in this animation, taking into account various technical difficulties and the limitations of shooting props, Du Lin currently does not have the ability to shoot this top-notch masterpiece in his mind.
In comparison, the other work "KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World" not only does not have any overly grand scenes, but the entire story is also concentrated in an ordinary small town. In addition, Du Lin also had an idea about the selection of the role, so under the influence of various factors, the first anime he decided to shoot was this "KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World".
"Live-action version of anime? Project proposal? Lord Edward, what are these?! Even if the debt is too much to pay back, Lord Edward, you don't have to worry so much..."
"Let's not talk about that yet."
In response to Winry's question, Du Lin just smiled and moved the manuscript of "Fullmetal Alchemist" aside, then spread out the not-so-thick "KonoSuba: God's Blessing for a Better World" and said to the girl, "Take a look at this first, and then tell me what you think."
"This? This thing called "KonoSuba: God's Blessing for a Wonderful World"?"
Although Winry, who is known for her decisive actions, was confused, she immediately followed her master's instructions and read the live-action script of the comic adaptation written by Durin himself.
"KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World", from the name it sounds like a very messy and disorganized story, but in fact, this isekai anime is very popular in Durin's past world, not only because of the interesting story, but also because of the distinctive characters in this story.
This anime tells the story of a shut-in boy named Sato Kazuma who loves games and dies in an accident. Later, with the help of a goddess, he brings the goddess herself to another world to experience adventure. The main characters are -
The weakest adventurer, Satou Kazuma, who is a coward and a rogue most of the time, though he occasionally appears to be very tough;
Aqua, the goddess of water, who looks like a goddess and has a high status, but is actually arrogant, stupid, and a troublemaker.
Huihui, a red demon girl who has a very high talent as a magician but puts all her talents into explosion magic;
Darkness is the daughter of a lord, but in reality she is a masochistic, erotic female knight.
The team of four like this encountered many hilarious and touching adventures during their adventure. This is the story of “KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!”