When "Infinite Stratos" ranked seventh, only a small number of insiders noticed this harem animation.
Although Shura was popular in the January schedule this year, it was only among the top three. Not many of them were actually picked up by video websites and broadcast. Therefore, their impression of "IS" was just that it was "an overly tacky, but good quality harem show."
When "IS" ranked fourth, people began to realize that this animation called "IS" might not just be a supporting role next to popular masterpieces such as "Blood Rose" and "The Immortal".
When "is" punched "Xian Zun" and stepped on "Blood Rose", counterattacked to the first place, and had a tendency to widen the gap with the second place, everyone realized belatedly that this was not a supporting role at all, but a poor loser who planned to usurp the throne and succeeded!
If "Blood Rose" or "The Immortal" topped the list, everyone would think it is understandable. After all, these two animations have the foundation of their predecessors and original works. But why did "IS" top the list
Is its plot simple, crude and shameless enough
Everyone was completely puzzled.
But it is precisely such a harem animation that is looked down upon by most people in the industry, after lurking for a month, it has brazenly ascended to the throne!
With the mentality of either finding fault or learning, more people who just watch the show and those working in animation-related industries clicked on "is". It would have been fine if they didn't watch it, but when more people flocked to "is", the comment section, which was not harmonious to begin with, became completely polarized. Some praised it to the sky, while others hated it to the ground. They were just short of saying things like "only brainless otakus would like this animation."
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#How do you evaluate the recently popular "infinite stratos"
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I got into it after watching "The Little Prince", but I turned my back on "Infinite Stratos" after watching the first two minutes. Now I'm no longer a fan of Mu Xiuxing and Huaying Animation, and I'm very disappointed with "IS" and its production team.
I personally like "The Little Prince" very much, especially after I learned that the chief director of "The Little Prince", Mu Suxing, is still a student this year. In my opinion, Mu Suxing is a very talented and potential genius animation director. His grasp of the lens is perfect, and his photography can often find some unexpected but extremely beautiful angles. Even if you don't watch the plot, just looking at the lens under his hands is a kind of enjoyment.
I have watched the entire series of "The Little Prince" no less than ten times, and I can find new surprises every time. Just like many fans have said, every frame can be directly screenshot and used as wallpaper. The level of production is amazing!
The vast universe, the small planet, the boy sitting on the planet with his knees hugged, and the carefully cared-for rose growing in the glass cover. The scene design of "The Little Prince" blends the fantasy of fairy tales with the vast illusion of the universe very well. If you look closely, you can clearly feel the loneliness floating in the picture. The beautiful and sad picture texture made me full of expectations for Mu Suxing's future works.
But what the hell is “infinite stratos”
Some people say that the production of "IS" is also excellent. What are the battle scenes and mecha designs? What else is there in "IS"? Can you find even one picture as beautiful as "The Little Prince" in it? Can the picture of the heroine exposing her nipples be called beautiful? Don't be kidding!
When "The Little Prince" first came out, I thought I had found a future animation master. Now I find out that I was wrong. Mu Suxing may become a successful businessman, but he will never be an animation master.
What do you think of “is”
It's just a vulgar commercial animation full of otaku-friendly clichés and the smell of money. I have nothing good to say about it.
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With the popularity of "is", this answer, which was claimed to be an evaluation of "is" but actually praised "The Little Prince" and dissed "is", was quickly pushed to the top by many likes, and the comment section below was also full of arguments with different opinions.
"I totally agree with the answerer. As much as I like The Little Prince, I am now very disappointed with Muxuxing. He is obviously such a talented animation director and he is not short of money. Why does he have to make such a vulgar animation that is just short of the word "money-making" written all over its face? This is a complete waste of his talent and ability. It's so disappointing." [7.9k likes]
"I've watched The Little Prince so many times. My phone wallpaper and computer wallpapers for the past few months are all from The Little Prince. I was discouraged from watching Is after just the beginning. It's too nerdy. I couldn't watch it at all." [6.3k likes]
"I don't quite understand why you guys are making such a fuss. One is an artistic short animation, and the other is a commercial animation. Why do you use the standards of an artistic animation to demand a commercial animation? Don't you think you're being unreasonable?" [5.8k likes]
“I think that if The Little Prince proved Muxiuxing’s ability to produce artistic animations, then is proved to be Muxiuxing’s talent in commercial animations. Isn’t that great
Having done both artistic and commercial animations, maybe in the future you will be able to make animations that have both commercial and artistic value? You also said that he is just a college student, is it necessary to be so harsh on him? After all, it is because "is" is at the top of the list that all kinds of monsters and demons have come. If "is" flopped, would you guys be shouting like this? I give up. "[5.7k likes]
As the gap between "IS" and the second place "Blood Rose" further widened, more and more people watched it. All the places related to "IS" were filled with the fight between the two parties. The person who liked this scene the most was Lu Yue, who had been paying close attention to it.
Xingning University of the Arts, campus bbs.
Title: I’m a little curious, what do you think of “is”
Content: As the title suggests, I looked around and found that on Zhidao, Weibo, and various anime forums, there is controversy about "IS" everywhere. As the first animated feature independently produced by students of our school, what do you think
First floor: I still think that "IS" is too vulgar. No wonder the school is unwilling to let Mu Suxing become the representative of the school's support program. This plot does not have a good influence on the school. Director Ji Xinrong's works have always focused on connotation, so it is normal for him to dislike "IS".
2nd floor: I don't know how to say it, I feel really upset, when did the animation market fall to the point where a crappy animation like "IS" can dominate the charts? How did the audience's aesthetic standards and requirements fall to this point
Floor 3: I’m really sorry. Even if “is” is terrible, its subscriptions still beat those of the so-called masterpieces you guys talk about. Aren’t you angry
Floor 4: I just don’t understand, when did subscription become the standard for judging the quality of a work
5th Floor: Well, don’t be so anxious. Let me put it another way. If it were you, and you haven’t graduated yet, and your first feature-length animation is already better than all the popular animations and tops the best-selling animation list, but the price you pay is half of the audience scolding you for making a crappy animation, would you be willing to do that
6th floor:…
7th floor:…
8th floor:…
9th floor: 5th floor, what do you mean? People like us who have devoted ourselves to art for a long time, how could we possibly succumb to a commercial animation full of money-making smell like "IS"? Of course... I am willing!!!
Floor 10: I think, no matter how people outside and we evaluate "IS", the undeniable fact now is that "IS" has become a hit, and a huge hit. No matter what its content is like, at least the sales have proved that it is an awesome commercial animation, it's that simple.
11th floor: I agree with 10th floor. Nowadays, who dares to say that they make animations for the sake of dreams and art? People have to make a living. To be honest, the sales of the first animation are much better than those of "Red Rose". I think Muxuxing is already quite awesome. It is also completely worthy of being selected into the campus list and booking famous alumni in advance. I don't even have time to be jealous.
12th floor: I suddenly wonder what those people who voluntarily quit the production team of "IS" think now233333 Lu Yue's animation is less than halfway through, right? I don't know when it will be broadcast.
13th floor: Probably like this? [Participant: I regret it now, very much.jpg]
Floor 14: I’m beginning to envy Dai Yuyan and the others qaq No matter how the audiences have mixed reviews, the success of “IS” is a fact. With this animation as a foundation, they will no longer be working at Muxuxing’s company, so they shouldn’t have to worry about where to go, right
15th floor: Insiders said that our pastoral supervisor is super nice! Although the work is very demanding and strict, the treatment at Huaying is really amazing. The salary is 50% higher than that of the top companies in the industry. This time, "is" is a big hit, and we will also get bonuses. I used to worry about work after graduation, but I didn't expect that it will all be solved now. It's great!
16th floor: ! ! 150% salary! I am jealous, sister, are you still hiring people in your photography studio
17th Floor: Is it too late to join Huaying now
…
Apart from the first few floors complaining about "IS", the whole post quickly turned to the topic of "How can one get noticed by Mu Suxing and join Huaying Animation", which made Lu Yue, who originally wanted to make fun of Mu Suxing, suddenly disappointed. He had to close the forum in anger and go to other forums that diss "IS" to find resonance.
While people were still arguing over "IS" online, Mu Suxing stopped paying attention to the online subscription of "IS" when he was sure that "IS" was coming to an end and its ranking had basically stabilized.
Currently, the number of online subscribers of "is" is 280,000, and the fee is 15 credit points. Combined with the 40% and 60% revenue split between Huaying Animation and Yueqi Video, Huaying Animation is currently certain to receive around 2.5 million in revenue.
Compared with the more than 20 million investment in the production of "IS", this profit seems extremely insignificant.
Fortunately, from the very beginning, Muxuxing did not expect to recover costs through exclusive broadcast licensing fees.
"For us, Yueqi Video is just a platform for broadcasting and promotion. The special nature of "IS" means that this animation is destined to not be broadcast on TV stations. So, if we want to recover the cost--" Having said that, Mu Suxing picked up two boxes of well-packaged discs on the table and held them in front of everyone.
“The real big head is this.”
Dai Yuyan picked up one of the discs and quickly recognized that it was a DVD. She hesitated and said, "But our online subscriptions total only 280,000. After they buy the discs online, will they still be willing to buy DVDs?"
Fang Lian chose to pick up another disc. He looked at the BD on the cover and his heart moved.
"The DVD is only part of it," Mu Suxing shook his head, a sly smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He pointed at the disc in Fang Lian's hand and said, "The key point is the one in Fang Lian's hand."
Generally speaking, there are two most common types of animation discs: bd and dvd. The difference is that dvd is of ordinary high-definition quality. Generally speaking, in addition to the main dvd, when the main dvd sells well, in order to make money, the production team will launch an sp, which is a special episode independent of the main dvd. BD is a blu-ray disc, and its picture quality will be much higher than that of ordinary dvd.
Most importantly—
In order to avoid affecting the physical and mental health of teenagers and children, animations like "IS" will deliberately delete some "special" scenes, or add highlights and mosaics when broadcasting on the Internet. However, such shots and plots are completely unblocked in the BD version.
In other words, if the online version and DVD are pure and deleted versions, then the BD is the complete version with lossless high image quality and no deletions!
According to Mu Xiuxing's idea, the DVD will naturally be a special episode independent of the plot, and the BD version will be a high-definition, uncut version of the original version.
As a senior tech geek who collected many anime BD versions, Fang Lian understood Mu Suxing's intention as soon as he finished speaking. He quietly stuffed the BD in his arms and said nonchalantly, "This is a good idea. However, the price of BD should generally be around 400-500 credit points, right? How many boxes of BD discs do you plan to burn, Mu?"
Before Mu Suxing could answer, Cui Hongyi spoke up. He stared at Fang Lian expressionlessly and said coldly, "I understand the truth, but can you hand over the stolen BD first?"
"Ahem," Fang Lian remained calm as usual, not blushing at all for being caught red-handed. He said confidently, "How can you call stealing the products of your own animation company?"
Wen Feihang was also unhappy: "Wow, you are too cunning! It was obviously me who came here first, okay? Ask Ah Mu, did I ask him for this BD disc as a souvenir on the way just now?"
“…” Dai Yuyan looked at the three male colleagues in front of her speechlessly, with a look of contempt.
Don't think she doesn't know. Why do you want to use it as a souvenir? Isn't it just to see some wonderful scenes in the uncut version of the BD
Haha, man.
Thinking of this, she turned her head and looked at Mu Suxing with a smile.
Muxiuxing: … … …
Mu Suxing calmly distanced himself from the three people and said sincerely, "You may not believe it, but I am not familiar with them at all, really."
The three of them unilaterally agreed that each of them would get an original BD after the deal was done. Fang Lian then reluctantly put the BD in his arms back to its original place. Mu Suxing shook his head, not wanting to bother with the three jokers, and continued: "For the BD, I expect the initial release to be 30,000 copies, with a price of 450 credit points, and the initial release of the DVD to be 100,000 copies, with a price of 10 credit points."
He was answered with silence.
Fang Lian and Wen Feihang looked at each other and smiled helplessly at the same time.
They thought they were getting used to Mu Xuxing's shocking words and his audacious ideas, but it turned out that Mu Xuxing's ideas were always bolder than they imagined.
Indeed, due to Blue Star's policy, it is foreseeable that the BDs and DVDs released by "IS" will never contain online resources or pirated discs, but isn't the amount of the first release from Muxuxing too large
DVDs are fine, but in the past when piracy was rampant, the highest sales record for feature-length animation DVDs was 50,000. Now that piracy no longer exists and there are 280,000 online subscriptions as a base, 100,000 copies may seem a bit too high at first glance, but based on the two's understanding of Muxuxing, this amount is not surprising.
What surprised them was the 30,000 of BD.
You know, so far, the highest sales volume of feature-length animation BDs is less than 5,000 copies!
Fang Lian and Wen Feihang were both like this, and Dai Yuyan and Cui Hongyi were even more confused.
Cui Hongyi took a look at Mu Suxing's expression and asked tentatively: "Isn't 30,000 too high for the BD's first release? Although many true fans will buy the BD collection, but..."
Dai Yuyan also looked conflicted.
Generally speaking, many companies mainly sell DVDs when it comes to animation discs, because DVDs are relatively cheap and fans are more likely to buy them. Although BDs are more sophisticated, their prices are still around 400-600 credit points. If it is a longer animation, the price can be several thousand credit points. Only true fans or wealthy fans will buy discs like these that are almost as expensive as figures for collection.
Even the BD sales of the first season of "Blood Rose" were only 4,500 copies.
Mu Xuxing was also a little helpless.
He couldn't tell them that the reason he was confident about the sales of the BD of "IS" was because at this time in his previous life, there was a harem anime with extremely mediocre online subscription response. It was because of some ambiguous scenes that were released in the BD that the first release of the BD set a sales record of 20,000 copies in the era without piracy, right
In fact, in the following years, BD even became an important way for harem animation to make a profit.
Why would fans rather spend a lot of money to buy harem anime BD collections, instead of spending less money to choose some purer R18 anime? This involves the issue of the exquisiteness of the pictures and the completion of the original story.
The TV versions that most viewers see online are the result of editing, highlighting and mosaics. Fans will definitely feel itchy about these parts while watching. The second is the problem of the picture. For example, you can see the beauty of the same cute girl in the TV version, but in the BD, this exquisiteness will be detailed to the texture of every inch of her skin, and her face has a velvety girlish feel.
"You will know when the time comes," Mu Suxing said briefly. He did not explain too much, nor could he explain, so he just said: "Yuyan, go to our Huaying official Weibo account to inform Cui Hongyi, please check if there are any details that need to be corrected or added in the BD and DVD versions. I will contact the cooperative factory."
"Fang Lian, Fei Hang, please take stock of the current employee list. After the dust settles on "IS", the company will recruit people from all over the country."
At this point, everyone knew that they could not persuade Mu Suxing. Dai Yuyan hesitated, but her trust in Mu Suxing prevailed, and she turned to Weibo to release the relevant notice. The remaining three looked at each other and dispersed.
At least for now, the online sales of "IS" are still very encouraging. Although 30,000 BDs are a bit too many, at the price of 450 credit points per copy, if they can be sold out, plus the profits from DVDs and online sales, at least the cost can be recovered.
Huaying Animation V: The animation "IS" independently produced by Xiaoying and distributed by Yueqi Video will be released on June 1st with 30,000 BD copies and 100,000 DVD copies. I hope everyone will continue to support it~ [花散花]
"Congratulations! Congratulations on the huge sales of the disc 'is'!"
"Congratulations to Huaying Animation. I love "is" so much and will definitely support it when it comes out!"
As soon as the Weibo post was sent, many fans who happened to see it immediately left messages to express congratulations and support. After nearly a hundred similar comments were posted, a fan who was familiar with the sales of animation bds and dvds finally noticed something was wrong:
"Wait, did the official account type the wrong number? BD 30,000???"
"Didn't they say that the online sales of 'is' were 280,000? What's wrong with 30,000?"
"The above poster is obviously ignorant of the business. BDs are similar to action figures. The only people who would buy this kind of stuff are either true fans or wealthy people. The first release of BDs for Bloody Rose only had 4,000. The 30,000 for IS is really outrageous. I suggest that Huaying Animation reconsider this. Be careful not to fail to sell them. It would be a big loss if they just let them rot in their hands."
This is a nice thing to say. As for those who didn't like "is", they danced even more happily:
"??? Is the production team crazy about money? The BD is priced at 450 yuan, but the initial release is 30,000 yuan. Aren't they afraid of losing everything?"
"It's a common sense in Hong Kong that many people buy BDs because the original work has collection value. Emmmmm, do the production team think that what they made is a work of art or something, worthy of 30,000 people buying it for collection?"
A week later, with the announcement of the completion of "IS" on Yueqi Video, its DVD and BD also began to be sold simultaneously in major audio-visual physical stores and online stores.
"Just sit back and wait for "IS" to flop like a dog. If those 30,000 BDs can't be sold out, I lose."
"30,000 is really outrageous. I feel like it would be good if the BD of "IS" could sell 5,000. 30,000 DVD sales are about right."
Huaying Animation did not announce the sales results of the first week. The netizens just thought that the sales of "is" were not good and they were too embarrassed to announce it to the public. The black fans were busy mocking "is", saying that Huaying Animation was arrogant and deserved to fail. Fans were considering whether to buy some peripheral figures as a support for the production team.
At this time, a post with a unique style quietly became popular in the late night section of a large anime forum on Blue Star.
Title: Ah, this skin texture, ah, this stocking texture, Ah Wei is dead. [hot]
Content: Without further ado, here are the pictures. You can feel it for yourself. [picture.jpg]
Although the title is filled with a certain kind of indescribable vulgarity, the screenshots posted by the OP are actually quite healthy:
In the picture, Chifuyu Orimura, the sister of the male protagonist of "IS", is wearing a standard business suit, with her arms folded and looking directly at the screen. Her cold expression, delicate skin and the textured black stockings on her long legs combined together, an indescribable beauty mixed with abstinence and sexiness suddenly rushes straight to the screen.
There is no exposure at all, but it is precisely this kind of bright and meticulous dress that makes people even more excited.
1F: … … What the hell
2nd floor: Hello? Are you still there? Can I ask for further conversation
Floor 3: Well, the original poster, you left pictures but not seeds. Do you want to know more about the Chrysanthemum Ten Thousand People
4th floor: The troublemakers above, please wake up and stop making things difficult for the original poster. Don't you know how severe the country's crackdown on piracy is now? I like to be straightforward. Original poster, just tell me how much this book costs. I will take it if it's less than 1,000 credit points!
5F: Hmm... Am I the only one who thinks this scene looks familiar? I feel like I've seen it somewhere before.
6th floor: Eh? Isn't this Chifuyu Orimura, the sister of the male protagonist Orimura Ichika in "IS"? There is a book so soon? Who is the artist who did it? The expression is quite amazing.
7th floor: No, I remember seeing this scene in the "IS" online TV, but that screenshot can't compare to the one posted by the OP, it's just a very ordinary picture quality, not at all delicate and sexy like the one posted by the OP. WTF, wait, OP, don't tell me this is a screenshot of the "IS" BD you bought!
8th floor: I haven't watched "IS", but this picture is so beautiful! I'm licking the screen like crazy!
9th floor: I just bought the BD of "IS" and I can tell you for sure that it is. It is not the book or the illustrations, but the official BD version. The pictures are really beautiful. There is no R18 plot, but I am quite satisfied. If it is really erotic, it will be boring. I want this feeling of half-covering the face with a lute!
10th floor: It’s over, I seem to have shamefully fallen in love…
11th floor: The BD I bought online just arrived today, and I want to remind you that the initial subscription of the IS BD is 30,000, but the total subscription is already 300,000. Think carefully, be careful that it will be out of stock and you won’t be able to buy it even if you want to. [Spreading hands]
12th Floor: I haven’t seen “IS”, but I’m quite interested in the screenshots I took. I want to know if I can understand it if I only buy the BD
Floor 13: BD is a more complete and uncensored version than the TV version. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t watched the TV version. I think the effect may be better if you watch the BD directly. After all, some scenes in the TV version were directly deleted in order to pass the review.
Floor 14: Sorry guys, I feel like I can’t take it anymore, bye, I’m going to the music store next door to buy a BD.
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Xingning City, Qian'an Avenue, Tomorrow's Audio and Video Store.
The afternoon sun was warm and bright, leaving golden circles on the neatly arranged CDs. The shop owner lowered his head, wiping the dust on the counter with a rag in his hand, while casually looking towards the most eye-catching central counter.
At this moment, this counter with a wide variety of products has been filled with large areas of infinite stratos.
"Infinite Stratos" is expensive, so the purchase price certainly won't be too cheap. Hearing that this animation is selling well online, the boss gritted his teeth and bought 50 copies in one go. They just arrived today. The standard selling price is 450 credit points per copy, and he doesn't know if he can sell all of them.
Just as he was worrying, a young couple happened to walk in together.
The girl immediately saw the book "is" in the middle and the price written next to it. She was so surprised that her mouth opened wide: "450 credits to buy an animation? This is too expensive, right? Why don't the production team just grab it!"
The boy nodded in agreement: "I guess the production team wants to make money from the rich."
"I've heard people talk about this animation, and it seems like the plot is very shallow and boring," the girl said with disdain, "I don't know where the production team got the confidence from, and they actually offered such a high price. I guess only idiots would buy it, right?"
"Of course, only a normal person would be crazy to buy this. What can you do with 450 credit points? Buy an animation BD? You're not stupid." The boy also echoed.
The young couple chatted with each other for a while, and then looked at other animation discs. The girl suggested: "Why don't we buy "Red Rose", I heard it's very good."
"As you say."
After buying "The Bloody Rose", the young couple left quickly.
The boss looked at the row of "is" on the counter and couldn't help but smile bitterly. It seemed that he had made a wrong bet this time. Now he could only think of a way to return these 50 copies of "is" to the manufacturer. Come to think of it, it was just like what the boy said just now. With 450 credit points, why not buy something else? Buy an animation? He was not an idiot.
However-
Half an hour.
The shop owner watched helplessly as the boy who had just been with his girlfriend with a disdainful look on his face, saying "Only idiots would spend so much money on such vulgar animation discs" came back again. He sneaked to the counter where "IS" was placed, looked around to make sure no one else was there, and then said like a thief: "Boss, I want a copy of the BD of "IS"! No, just give me four copies, so that those bastards in the dormitory won't ask me to borrow it every day."
boss:"… … … "
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