Although he only read a short piece of content, Lu Wei was completely attracted by this comic. This is a food comic that is different from all similar ones. Only by reading this comic can you understand what it means for food to be truly delicious in color, aroma and taste.
The author updated three chapters.
After reading the first episode, Lu Wei couldn't wait to finish the remaining two episodes. From the protagonist successfully guarding the small restaurant to joining Totsuki Academy under the arrangement of his father, the plot still attracted Lu Wei. Moreover, the following plot also confirmed Lu Wei's guess, that is, the protagonist's father is indeed not simple. Although the plot did not explicitly state it, this made Lu Wei look forward to the protagonist's performance in this top cooking school even more!
Lu Wei is not alone.
There are still some passers-by readers like him who accidentally clicked into "Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma" and were completely attracted to it. So not long after the comic was released, the comments section was in chaos:
"What a lustful painting style!"
“The author is the God of Cars!”
"Is it okay to have an orgasm while eating?"
"The protagonist put aphrodisiacs in the food!"
"The plot is so exaggerated and shameful, but I couldn't stop reading after the first chapter. I thought I would never be interested in food comics again until I saw "Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma". The style and plot are a perfect combination. I'm so impressed."
"Isn't it The Spirit of Aphrodisiac?"
“It does have some erotic elements, but overall, I feel this comic is very passionate and inspirational. The protagonist competes with his father so many times but still looks full of fighting spirit, and seems to be constantly studying where he lost. This makes me particularly curious about how awesome the protagonist’s father is. He is definitely a god-like chef. From a sense of satisfaction, this is a first-rate work.”
"The Big Chef of a Small Restaurant?"
"They moan when they smell the aroma, orgasm when they eat the food, and they don't feel that they have eaten delicious food unless their clothes burst. The painting style doesn't feel weird at all, and the food is also very realistic. As a chef, I agree with the theory in it, because I can also make this dish, but I definitely can't make the effect of making customers excited to the point of bursting their clothes like the protagonist. But this is also the interesting part of comics. If it is linked to reality, then food comics will be boring."
“It was very enjoyable to watch.”
"Watching the sizzling sound of the cooking process and the golden light shining when the lid is opened is a kind of self-torture enjoyment. Each dish is delicate and colorful, making people salivate but unable to eat it. The King of Medicine makes everyone ecstatic with his medicine."
"… "
Compared to the passers-by who clicked in by chance, the reactions of Yingzi's fans were even more exaggerated: "When I first heard that Yingzi was going to create an original food comic, I rejected it. It's impossible for me to like it unconditionally just because you are Yingzi. But after reading it, I was stunned by Yingzi's imagination. This plot doesn't have the meaning of a pure artist. The Yingzi that I like has been drawn. I love it!"
"Shadow is awesome!"
"You think it's full of eroticism, but I'm the only one who thinks the comic Shadow is hilarious. The part where the protagonist competes with his father in dark cuisine really tickles my funny bone, and the part where the protagonist makes imitation meat is really hilarious!"
"Shadow's shame is off the charts!"
"Shadow is both chuunibyou and passionate!"
"If you didn't tell me that this is a food comic, I would almost think I was reading a regular comic. Although it's about cooking, the plot magnifies the meaning of cooking countless times. We shouldn't take it for granted that Yingzi is just a pure artist. He knows what readers like to read."
"… "
Readers who click on food comics are naturally able to accept the exaggerated setting that customers can be conquered by food. In reality, almost no one will be so excited after eating delicious food. At most, everyone will just nod their heads affirmatively and say:
"good."
“It’s delicious.”
But if this kind of realistic reaction is put into a comic, then the comic loses its fun. This comic uses an exaggerated approach to deal with the guests' fragility in front of food, coupled with the funny elements that can be found everywhere in the comic, the logic and worldview are combined to a self-consistent level, just like a nonsensical movie, the plot and jokes are obviously exaggerated and unrealistic, but everyone selectively ignores the unrealistic aspect and just enjoys the refreshing feeling brought by this exaggerated plot and the joy of taste buds.
Before.
Many of Yingzi's readers have a deep-rooted belief that Yingzi is just a pure painter. After all, the plot of "The Prince of Tennis", which made him famous, was written by Chu Kuang, so his comics were successful in perfectly restoring the original work. If he had a certain level of creative talent, his first work would not be completely faithful to the original work, right
But now.
There is no need for a screenwriter. Shadow actually drew this comic called "Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma" by himself, which changed the impression of Shadow's fans and completely shattered their previous self-evident ideas.
This reaction is extremely intuitive.
Some people even made an analysis directly in the comments: "I see that many people say that Food Wars! is very passionate. In fact, if you think about it carefully, you will find that this is originally a classic manga disguised as food, and it is also the most commercial type with an invincible protagonist. According to the current plot, it can be judged that the protagonist's father is definitely a super chef who opened a small restaurant under a pseudonym, but the protagonist does not know how powerful his father is. He has been learning from his father and usually competes with his powerful father in cooking. If you still don't understand, you can convert food into the realm of strength in the classic hot-blooded manga and you will understand. The protagonist appears as a strong man with a very high realm. His weakness is compared with his master father. Compared with other chefs, the protagonist may be too strong!"
This analysis is not wrong.
This "Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma" is a highly commercial food comic, and it has the characteristics of Earth's online literature. The content creation pursues the so-called refreshing feeling, and the protagonist's cooking skills are indeed close to invincible. He is one of the best newcomers in the food industry. As for the diners' reactions after eating the food, everyone just needs to understand it as the shock in the online literature. For works of the refreshing type, the eternal word "shock" is an important theme of success, and it is also one of the important elements for the ultimate success of this comic.
The only difference is:
The mainstream hot-blooded comics emphasize the protagonist's power by having him fight with others, thus giving readers a sense of satisfaction, but in "Food Wars!," the protagonist conquers his opponents by cooking. His opponents may be powerful colleagues or picky diners, but the pleasure of successfully conquering their opponents is exactly the same. It is very exciting to watch people's clothes burst while eating, not to mention that food-related works naturally have the attribute of being poisonous.
…
Because Tribe Comics was just established, the data performance of comics is delayed for a certain period of time. However, for all comic artists who have started serializing new works on the website, the most effective basis for reflecting whether their new works are successful is still the comic rankings on the website. The most important rankings are:
Popularity Ranking!
The popularity ranking of comics is calculated based on a comprehensive set of data such as votes, likes, and rewards. Only works with the highest comprehensive data can be ranked at the top of the ranking. Now that everyone has just released new works, many cartoonists are waiting for the first batch of works on this ranking to appear, and even some readers on the website are paying attention to this list.
The reason is simple.
Most comic readers also look for works that suit their taste through rankings. The popularity of a work is definitely because it is wonderful, and being wonderful means that the work is more in line with the public's taste. This is the most normal logic.
Zhang Wei is a cartoonist.
To be precise, Zhang Wei is a well-known cartoonist. He is one of the first dozens of big-name cartoonists announced by the Tribe Comics website. Although he is not the top figure among this group of cartoonists, Zhang Wei is very confident about his new work. He feels that his work has a chance to enter the top ten!
So Zhang Wei kept an eye on the rankings.
When it was the fifth hour after the website was successfully established, the ranking list was finally refreshed. Zhang Wei took a look at it immediately and waved his fist excitedly, because he saw that his comic named "Dragon Fist" was ranked seventh in the popularity list!
"Brother Zhang, it's OK..."
Zhang Wei's friend was obviously also an expert. He came to the computer to take a look, then smiled and congratulated him, "Seventh place is very high. If you maintain this popularity, you will have a chance to become the top author of Tribe Comics. You will be on your way to becoming a god!"
"not bad."
Zhang Wei smiled: "It's mainly because all walks of life on the scene are reshuffling. After the merger of Qin and Qi, the audience base of all comics has more than doubled. Whoever can get good results at this point in time will be able to seize the opportunity. However, this is not an easy task. Look at the top ten works, all of them are by the most powerful cartoonists on the website..."
"All of them?"
My friend pointed at the work ranked eighth and asked uncertainly, "Who wrote this manga called Food Wars!? Why haven't I heard of it before?"
"Um?"
Zhang Wei was stunned for a moment.
He also felt that the name of the manga "Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma" was a bit unfamiliar, and it didn't seem to be the work of the top writers on the website. Could it be that its situation was similar to his own, and it suddenly emerged during the industry reshuffle
He subconsciously clicked refresh.
Then Zhang Wei's face darkened.
Because of his refresh, he actually dropped to eighth place on the popularity list, and the work that replaced him in seventh place was the work called "Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma" which was just ranked below him.
“It was exposed online.”
My friend couldn't help but laugh.
Zhang Wei curled his lips, but didn't pay too much attention to it. He just clicked on this "Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma". When he saw the author of the comic, he finally showed a surprised expression: "It's actually the work of Shadow?"
"shadow?"
My friend suddenly remembered something, and his expression changed slightly: "It's the author of "Prince of Tennis", he seems to be a pure painter. It is said that he plans to independently draw and create his new work, so this is his original work..."
The two looked at each other.
Original works by pure painters
Without further communication, the two of them just read the comic. Halfway through, the friend started laughing and said, "This Shadow is really a genius. He drew a food comic so passionately. Eating a meal can even cause clothes to burst. What will happen if this is made into a cartoon?"
"His father is awesome."
"The protagonist has something."
“Hahaha this is so funny!”
After reading a few pictures, the friend was overjoyed, while Zhang Wei showed a helpless expression. This comic was indeed wonderful and completely broke the routine of those past food comics. Although the plot was still mainly about cooking, the emotions were laid out so fully that even cooking could be drawn with a sense of passion. No wonder he was defeated by the other party!
"It's going to be a hit..."
Zhang Wei came to his own conclusion.
As a result, just as Zhang Wei's words fell, a string of red numbers suddenly floated across the website: User Huanyu rewarded "Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma" with 1,000,000 tribal coins and became a silver ally of this game!
"silver?"
Zhang Wei's friends were shocked: "According to the conversion rules of tribal comics, one million tribal coins seem to be 10,000 yuan. There is actually a rich man who directly rewarded this comic with 10,000 yuan. It's a bit cruel."
Zhang Wei: “…”
I envy you, but I don’t say it.
Just when Zhang Wei was filled with envy, another notification appeared: He clapped his hands in admiration and said, "This reward is not enough to express my gratitude." The user yiluffeiyu rewarded "Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma" with 1,000,000 tribal coins, becoming a silver ally of this game!
Zhang Wei: “…”
friend:"… "
Another rich reader emerges
As if provoked, other comics also received Silver Alliance-level rewards soon. These comics, like "Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma" which is currently ranked seventh, are all in the top ten of the popularity rankings.
This is normal.
The top ten works are basically created by god-level cartoonists. These god-level cartoonists themselves have many loyal fans, so it is normal for some wealthy people to appear among their fans.
only…
Yingzi cannot be considered a god-level cartoonist and can only be said to be a newcomer in the comics circle. However, he also received so many rewards, which really made Zhang Wei feel a little jealous. He was obviously in the top ten and his fame in the industry was not much different from Yingzi. He was also on the first batch of cartoonists announced, so why didn’t he get any silver support
Just swipe it.
Another banner was floating up, and this banner was really related to Zhang Wei: "I applauded and praised you so much, and this reward is not enough to express my gratitude. A friend of user Zhang Wei rewarded the comic "Dragon Fist" with 1,000,000 tribal coins, becoming a silver ally of this game!"
"you… "
Zhang Wei looked at his friend.
My friend smiled and said, “You’re welcome.”
Zhang Wei held his forehead with his hand: "I mean, your nickname is so shameless, it sounds like I'm making friends out of nothing, why don't you at least change it to a nickname that sounds more like a reader and give me a reward!"
friend:"… "
Okay, this was a misstep.
However, this has indeed brought popularity to Zhang Wei's works, just like when the first Silver Leader appeared, "Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma" also attracted a lot of readers at the first time, and the popularity of this comic began to rise!
When refreshing for the third time.
Zhang Wei has already seen that Food Wars! Soma has reached sixth place in the popularity rankings, and is already showing a tendency to overtake him: "Is this really the work of a pure artist?"
“It’s a bit fierce.”
"This shadow is obviously very good at original creation. The plot design of "Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma" is very good. Why did he just work as a pure painter before? Wouldn't it be better to do original creation earlier?"
"It's time to have some fun..."