Best wishes for animation production - #565 - Chapter 561 The only road sign
In early March, a survey was conducted on the popularity of new shows that have aired at least four episodes.
“Puella Magi Madoka Magica” received 32,235 votes, twelve times more than the second and third place votes combined.
An interesting thing happened during this period.
Small Company once released a series of ‘Unyielding Girl’ figures called ‘Eternal Madonna’. When it was first released, although the price was not low due to Gu Xue and Small Company’s unremitting promotion, but compared to The price of the Black Rock Shooter, originally designed by Gu Xue, is still not worth mentioning.
After all, this figure was not named Gu Xue in name.
However, with the popularity of “Puella Magi Madoka Magica” and the figure “Eternal Madoka Magica” was discovered to be related to “Puella Magi Madoka Magica”, everything changed.
Prices keep going higher.
After the tenth episode of the “Puella Magi Madoka Magica” anime was broadcast, on second-hand websites, the “Unyielding Girl” series figure – “Eternal Madoka”, which only sold 30 pieces, was priced at almost 300,000… …and the ex-factory price of this figure is just over 700.
All of a sudden, it doubled more than 400 times, making Gu Xue stunned.
It made her want to secretly reprint the figures and sell them secretly.
You know, the current “Eternal Madoka Magica” figure is only considered to be related to “Puella Magi Madoka Magica”. The plot of Madoka Magica has not been broadcast yet, and Gu Xue has never acknowledged the “Eternal Madoka Magica” figure. It has something to do with “Puella Magi Madoka Magica” and the price is so outrageous. If the last episode is aired, won’t the price still go up?
Gu Xue admitted that her heart was moved.
However, it is limited to the heartbeat.
In addition, some smart sand sculpture viewers have already begun to collect other figures from the ‘Indomitable Girl’ series.
Their idea is quite simple, that is, since Gu Xue has made “Puella Magi Madoka Magica”, what if she makes another one?
I have to say that the audience is still smart…
Gu Xue was very impressed.
Because these people who collect other “Unyielding Girls” figures made the right bet. Even if YUKI Studio does not produce animation, when Shirakawa Rina’s “fate” series of comics comes out, it is destined to make someone in the “Unyielding Girls” series A figure named Eternal Utopia has increased in value.
And looking at the trend, it will only get higher and higher.
Unless Small Company reprints it, Gu Xue has no such plan for the time being.
As long as she doesn’t have this plan, the price will only go up if the copyright is held by YUKI Studio.
Originally, Gu Xue launched the “Unyielding Girl” series just to help Small Company survive the difficulties. Unexpectedly, the “Unyielding Girl” series accidentally became another signature series of Small Company besides Nendoroid.
All I can say is that it was a mistake.
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March 11th.
The much-anticipated eleventh episode of “Puella Magi Madoka Magica” is aired.
At the very beginning, the animation used Kyubey’s mouth to reveal Xiao Meiyan’s identity.
The one who can go back in time is Xiao Meiyan.
In order to switch the possibilities of the past, he traveled through countless parallel worlds, and in order to get the ending he was looking for, he repeated it over and over again within a month.
This is what Xiao Meiyan has been doing.
but.
It is precisely because of Xiaomi Homura’s repetition over and over again that Shikama Madoka, which exists as the central axis, carries all the causal lines. The strength of becoming a magical girl is related to the causal thread carried by the magical girl.
The reason why Kyubey repeatedly tempted Madoka to become a witch girl was precisely because of Akatsuki Homura’s time repetition, which caused Madoka to be burdened with the timelines of all parallel worlds.
Akatsuki Homura’s countless efforts finally brought Madoka closer and closer to the magical girl.
“You have done a great job, Homura. You trained Madoka to be the strongest witch for me.”
Chubby’s words.
Undoubtedly, he stabbed Xiao Meiyan in the heart…
And a word about the creature Kyubey.
It also completely angered the audience in front of the screen…
Especially after.
When Madoka came back from attending Sayaka’s funeral, Kyubey went to stimulate her.
Although rationally, the audience knows that this should be to use Kyubey’s words to improve the world view, and of course there is foreshadowing, but the audience does not know this yet.
But emotionally, I still can’t accept it.
Starting from the fourth episode, Kyubey, this cute-looking creature, began to fall apart.
Infinite resurrection + the curious habit of eating one’s own corpse, as well as the malicious and cute behavior, coupled with the lack of emotion, does not think there is anything wrong with his behavior, and often says some particularly irritating words…
For a moment, the audience really hated it.
Kyubey must die!
Just like the world line is closing, this sentence first appeared in the barrage, and then it started to spread virally.
…
The second half of episode eleven.
It can be said to be Xiao Meiyan’s personal reply.
Madoka found Homura Akatsuki again, and she seemed to have regained the idea of becoming a magical girl, or she had made a decision.
Faced with the impending imminent attack of a large super-crossbow-level witch, and the plight of Akatsuki Homura being the only magical girl who can fight, Akatsuki Homura suggested that maybe she too could become a magical girl.
But this proposal was interrupted by Xiao Meiyan.
Xiao Meiyan said that inviting Kyoko was just to give her some face, and she could deal with Witch Night by herself.
If it was the ninth episode and Xiao Meiyan said this, the audience might not have any idea. Now after watching the tenth episode, seeing Xiao Meiyan like this, the audience almost cried…
No problem, shit.
In the play, Madoka doesn’t believe what Akatsuki Homura says either.
“Why… I obviously want to believe Xiaoyan, and I obviously don’t want to think that Xiaoyan is lying, but I can’t keep it calm at all, and I don’t think what Xiaoyan said is true.”
Facing Madoka crying.
Xiao Meiyan finally couldn’t help it and burst out emotionally.
“How can I tell you my true feelings!”
“Because, I… Madoka and I originally lived in different times!”
Xiao Meiyan lost control of her emotions.
Turning his head suddenly, he walked to Madoka and hugged her.
“I came from the future. I met Madoka many times and witnessed your death the same number of times. How can I save you? How can I change my destiny? Just to find that answer, I’ve started all over again countless times.”
“You mean… huh?”
Shikama Madoka was stunned for a moment before reacting.
“I’m sorry, it’s weird, right? It’s disgusting, right?”
Xiao Meiyan hugged Madoka tightly, “To Madoka, I am just a transfer student whom I have known for less than a month, but to me… to me you are…”
“As the number of repetitions increases, the time you spend with me gradually drifts away, the feelings also drift away, and the words become incomprehensible. Maybe I have already lost my way.”
“‘I want to save you!’, this was my original intention, and now, it has been left to the last, the only road sign. It doesn’t matter if I don’t know, it doesn’t matter if I can’t convey anything, even so, I will definitely… I will protect you.”
“Please, Madoka, let me protect you.”
“…”
The voice actors’ acting skills, music, graphics, and atmosphere creation all make Xiaomi Homura’s monologue seem particularly sad and touching.
But ignoring these, it seems that the emotions bursting out from this girl Xiao Meiyan are still very dazzling.