Qi Ling originally had no intention of following "My Hero Academia".
What really made her change her mind was actually a mixed-cut fan video of various anime in Yueqi's video. She originally went to watch it for another anime she liked, until a clip with an unfamiliar plot but familiar characters appeared in front of her with an inspirational background music.
"You can be a hero."
The painting style is still the same, the characters are still the same, but Qi Ling's heart was moved. She couldn't tell whether it was the high quality of the animation itself, or the outstanding up-editing technology. For a moment, she had clearly never seen this animation, but at this moment she suddenly had the urge to cry.
She was free anyway and didn't have any anime she wanted to watch for the time being. Since so many people recommended it, she might as well give it a try.
Just like that, with the mentality of just watching and rejecting it at any time, Qi Ling found "My Hero Academia" on Yueqi Video. She found a bag of potato chips from the refrigerator, ate snacks while slowly catching up on the show, and occasionally complained:
"Does the production team really not think that the male protagonist's look is particularly strange? There are so many different hair colors, but he has green hair... Hmm? This All Might is the male protagonist's idol, right? They look like two characters from different animations. It's too inconsistent..."
When the young version of Izuku Midoriya sat unsteadily in front of the computer, Qi Ling fell into deep thought while looking at the young boy on the screen.
This protagonist... seems a little cute...
Sometimes, a good thing may only require a start. Or to put it in another more understandable way, once you accept this style of painting, it seems to be not bad
When Izuku Midoriya received the admission letter from U.A. High School, looked up and smiled at his mother, Qi Ling felt that she was completely touched by cuteness, and all her earlier prejudices against the style of painting were immediately thrown aside.
"Oh my god, this smile! So cute! I'm dying!"
"When Uncle Ou held the little angels, it felt like a big man holding a child... Ah, they are so nice! I will always love them!"
If there is something that Qi Ling is dissatisfied with, it is -
"Ahhh, this Bakugo Katsuki is so annoying!" Qi Ling felt a little resentful.
Don’t be afraid of villains being bad—Okay, Bakugo Katsuki is not a villain, anyway, what’s scarier than a villain being a bad guy? It’s that even though this person is annoying, you can’t hate him to the end, and he does have some attractive qualities…
Can he still be a bad guy? If he doesn't do bad things halfway, he will be ignored and bullied. What should she do if she softens her heart and doesn't hate him anymore
Although she complained, Qi Ling continued reading. The little brother with white and red hair that she saw on the wallpaper had not appeared yet!
"He looks very cool, maybe he's the cool guy character that's common in boys' comics? There's nothing new about this character..." Qi Ling muttered. Although there's nothing wrong with the cool guy character, I still feel a little disappointed.
later-
Holy shit! Is this really the traditional cool guy character? What's wrong with this obedient feeling! Can I secretly touch Mr. Hong's head? Just once! qaq
With great enthusiasm for the new male god, Qi Ling caught up with the serialization progress of "My Hero Academia" in one go!
The days of following the serials are always painful and sweet. Qi Ling, who desperately needed someone to praise the male god with her, found Todoroki Shoto's personal section in a certain anime forum and started reading fan fiction happily.
After reading a fan fiction about the original work with great interest, she returned to the homepage and found that one of the posts had been pushed to the 500th floor, with the word [hot] displayed after the post name.
The content of the post was very simple, with only one sentence: I can't be the only one who is itching to do this! Go check out Huaying's official blog!
Huaying Animation’s Weibo
Qi Ling curiously exited the forum, searched for Huaying's official Weibo account among Weibo users, and clicked on it. Then she clicked on Huaying Animation's Weibo account. Soon, a Weibo post with tens of thousands of comments, reposts, and likes appeared in front of her:
Huaying Animation v: I drink alone and get drunk, seven Hongs always accompany me to sleep~[Picture][Picture][Picture]
What is shown on the picture are seven different styles of life-size pillows of Shoto Todoroki.
When Huaying first posted this Weibo post, many insiders were actually waiting to see the joke. After all, everyone knows that "My Hero Academia" is an out-and-out boys' manga, and its main audience is mainly male audiences. You can ask them to buy a few figures, but a life-size pillow
It’s not a life-size pillow for a beautiful girl, so what’s the point of buying it
However-
"Jealousy is tearing me apart!"
"If you have the guts to make peripherals, you have the guts to sell them! What's the point of just posting pictures to tempt us?! Is it amazing to have seven Hongs sleeping with you? Yes, it's really amazing! I don't ask for much, I'm satisfied with just one Hong sleeping with me qaq"
"One person wrote a letter in blood asking for help from the surrounding areas!"
"Am I the only one who wants the set of peripherals that Huaying gave to fans at the preview... My friend won the invitation to Huaying's preview, and also got the peripherals that Huaying gave to fans at that time. At first, I wanted to laugh when I saw the All Might figure that my friend got. I wouldn't even want such an ugly figure for free. Now... I dream of having a set of All Might figure + a large poster of the same style as Midoriya. So when will Huaying come to make money from the peripherals? My wallet is already thirsty!"
Seeing that such a meaningless Weibo post had been forwarded over 10,000 times, many people were shocked.
When did otakus start to be interested in same-sex life-size pillows
Out of curiosity, they investigated several fans who had urged Huaying to sell pillows quickly on her Weibo post, and they were even more surprised.
Isn't it said that this kind of passionate youth comics have always attracted few female fans? Even if there are some female fans who follow the series, they are just casually watching it. But looking at the comments under Huaying's Weibo, how can these female fans just casually watch it? It is clear that they not only follow this animation, but also have real feelings for the characters in it!
Due to the popularity of the animation "My Hero Academia", the surrounding developers attached great importance to this cooperation with Huaying. After discovering this abnormality, the employees immediately notified their superiors.
In the original peripheral plan, there was actually no life-size pillow. This was also because straight male fans were unlikely to be interested in life-size pillows for male characters. In fact, this small project was only put into production at the request of Huaying.
However, taking market factors into consideration and fear of losses, the factory responsible for the peripheral production did produce the products, but it was only symbolic production and the actual number of finished products was less than four digits.
The developer sensed the business opportunity and immediately increased the number of orders. However, even so, not long after the My Hero Academia anime series peripherals were launched, the few pillows were snapped up by the huge number of female fans. The sales momentum surprised the manager who was responsible for the development of many popular anime peripherals. He made a prompt decision:
"Quick! Inform the cooperating manufacturers below to rush out the second batch of life-size pillows as soon as possible... No! Not just pillows, but also other peripherals popular among women! Quick!"
Coincidentally, when peripheral developers were working overtime on the peripheral products of "My Hero Academia", Xiao Zhengwen, who finally had the time to sit in the office and chat about the anime, received a new message after relaxing.
"Busan! My Hero Academia online subscription..."
The team member who entered the room was panting and looked quite anxious. Xiao Zhengwen frowned and quickly thought of the possibility: "The subscription growth rate has decreased? How much? 10%? Or 20%?"
This is actually a very normal thing.
The subscription growth rate of any animation cannot continue to grow at the same crazy momentum as "My Hero Academia" before. A drop in the growth rate is expected. After all, no matter how popular an animation is, it has a saturation point. Although the market for boys' comics is large, it also has certain limitations. Once the interested audiences have finished watching it, the subscription growth rate will naturally become lower and lower.
Xiao Zhengwen felt regretful, but after thinking about it, he felt that there was nothing unacceptable.
Now, the number of online subscriptions for "My Hero Academia" has officially exceeded 400,000, directly squeezing out "is" which originally dominated the sales list and stepping on it with an absolute advantage. At this point, he has nothing to be dissatisfied with.
"No! It's not 20%, it's 50%!" Seeing Xiao Zhengwen's face change on the spot - although he could accept a decline in the growth rate, 50% was a sharp drop. The team member hurriedly explained: "It's not a drop of 50%, it's a sharp increase of 50%! Now the total network subscriptions are close to 500,000!"
Xiao Zhengwen was really shocked this time.
He did not reply to the team members immediately, but sat down in front of the computer immediately and opened the "My Hero Academia" data from the background. In the subscription column, the words "492645" were clearly written.
Considering the distance between this number and 500,000, reaching 500,000 is just a matter of time.
Xiao Zhengwen rubbed his eyes, unable to believe what he saw.
At this moment, he felt like he was in the clouds, with a sense of lightness and unreality. The original number of 350,000 subscriptions was enough to surprise him. Even when he was prepared that the sales of this animation would gradually stop growing, this animation that was judged to have reached saturation miraculously took another big step forward!
Where do the new viewers come from
As soon as this thought came to his mind, Xiao Zhengwen suddenly remembered what Mu Suxing had said seemingly unintentionally. He subconsciously opened the comment section, and was shocked to find that since some time, even the direction of the comment section had changed 180 degrees:
"I've always liked President Hong! He's so——cute!"
"At first, I really didn't like Bakugo. I thought he had a terrible personality, but I gradually changed my mind about him later on. I'm not trying to whitewash him. I can totally understand people who still hate him. But personally, I really think Bakugo in the middle and late stages is mysteriously cute! Is there a kind of furry and cute contrast?"
"Why in this world is there such a cute paper man as a little angel! How can the little angel be so nice? Woohoo!"
…
Without clicking into the comments and checking the user's profile in detail, Xiao Zhengwen could tell that the vast majority of the new subscribers were probably female fans whom he had never considered before!
Realizing this, Xiao Zhengwen felt mixed emotions for a moment.
Who would have thought that the group of women who have been ignored by animation production companies and the market for so many years would easily push online subscriptions for hot-blooded youth comics to a new peak
After this incident, I'm afraid there will no longer be any animation company in the industry that would be stupid enough to ignore the female market when making hot-blooded youth comics
The author has something to say: The inspirational anime mashup included in the article is actually my entry video (?). The key words are, To the Ordinary: You were also so fragile and powerless. Girls who are interested can go to B station to search for it~
Thank you to the little angels who cast their votes for me or irrigated me with nutrient solution~
Thanks to the little angel who cast [bazooka]: Tang Ligui. 1;
Thanks to the little angels who threw [hand grenades]: Chuyang Zhaoxue, Yan Tong 1;
Thanks to the little angels who cast [mines]: Platycodon 3; Ye Baichuan 2; Addicted to sucking commissions, unable to extricate oneself, Zuo Ze, Longing for each other but not for each other, Lord Zhou Yu, Cat Ice Tears, W Feng Yu, Zi Yue Ruo Yu, Gentle O Sauce 1;
Thanks to the little angel who irrigated [nutrient solution]:
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Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!