Is this cartoonist mentally ill?

The premiere of "Magic City Ghoul" was of course very good because Station C invested a lot of promotional resources in advance, plus the reputation of Lin Qingshan and Trigger Animation.

And because of this... the most important thing about "Magic City Ghoul" is not the popularity when it first airs, but the perception and reputation given to the audience in the first episode, as well as the subsequent popularity.

Station C is also always paying attention to the audience's evaluation of the first episode of "Magic City Ghoul".

The audience's evaluation of the first episode of "Magic City Ghoul" is... quite good.

"The favorite ketchup and gourmet settings of Aoyama! I can only say that it is Aoyama. The style is really like "Edge Walker" and "Chainsaw Man"."

"I just think...the theme song is really good! I saw it, it was written, composed and arranged by the old thief Qingshan! He is indeed a great musician who was delayed by the comics!"

"That song "Unravel" is indeed very nice, and it has the flavor of the theme song of "Chainsaw Man". To be honest, Qingshan, is this song originally from "Chainsaw Man"?"

"The paintings are very beautiful. The quality of Qingshan Laothief's works is as good as ever. You can always trust Qingshan Laothief!"

"If you don't look at the production lineup, I can give this first episode nine points!"

"The plot progressed quite quickly, but I couldn't control it. At first, I thought Kamishiro Riyo really liked the male protagonist..."

"Yes, I liked it so much that I wanted to eat the male protagonist! Denji also liked Makima, and in the end he ate her bit by bit."

"You call this liking?"

"I'm just asking you, do you like it according to the old thief Qingshan's way of thinking?"

"You said that you think according to the old thief Qingshan's way. Isn't the old thief Qingshan mentally ill?"

"Awesome! I'm starting to understand everything!"

"The male protagonist looked a bit miserable. He was directly harmed by the doctor and turned from a human into a man-eating monster like a ghoul."

"How can you blame the doctor? The doctor must be saving him. There is really no other choice but to do this."

"But even thinking about it is unacceptable to live like this. From a normal person to a monster..."

"Good guy, in "Parasite", the male protagonist's hand mutated. The male protagonist himself has nothing to do with the Parasitic Beast. I didn't expect that in this new series, the male protagonist will directly transform into a monster."

"Food setting basic version: "Fist of Fire", in order to survive, the hero has to save others; advanced version: "Chainsaw Man", in order to gain strength or quick recovery, he has to swallow blood; upgraded version: "Parasite" "Beast", a food monster appeared, and the protagonist's hand was swallowed and turned into a monster; in the ultimate version: "Magic City Ghoul", the protagonist directly turned into a monster."

"Hey guys, the evolution of food settings, right?"

"In front of you, you have forgotten that "The Weird Fairy" is also a gourmet show."

"Old thief Qingshan wants to really explore this topic in a monster way this time. I think this is quite interesting. I don't know what will happen to the protagonist in the future."

"Both humans and monsters... It's so detailed that this won't be the second "Parasite". I'm really looking forward to the follow-up."

…

The overall evaluation of the first episode of "Magic City Ghoul" tends to be positive, after all, people are like the shadow of famous trees.

Lin Qingshan's works have always had an excellent reputation, so passers-by also have a particularly good impression of them.

In fact, audiences generally tend to be friendly and trusting towards creators. Unless you have really mastered a lot of amazing wisdom and unique skills, even if you have one or two not-so-good works, it’s up to you. Regarding that extremely popular work, everyone would still believe you a little bit.

Even bad works from the past will be ignored.

This is true for Lin Qingshan's "Dragon Ball" and "Dragon Ball Super" in his previous life, including his previous life as Mr. Itchy Rat "Fortress".

On the other side, the famous Gang Ma and Lao Xu actually had something like this happen to them.

Not to mention a talented cartoonist like Lin Qingshan who has never failed, comics fans all choose to believe it! believe! Believe again!

Until Lin Qingshan overturns, they will continue to believe firmly.

However... "Magic City Ghoul" is not completely without negative reviews.

"After watching it, I feel that except for the theme song, the setting and plot are too boring."

"The setting of this monster is really too ordinary, even with the setting of Hezi. Isn't Hezi just a part of the body that can transform like "Parasite"?"

"It's just a remake of "Parasite", with the same man-eating monster and the same cowardly ordinary protagonist, but one is a high school student and the other is a college student. (Laughs)"

"Old thief Qingshan really disappointed me. I thought "Magic City Ghoul" was a very novel setting, but it turned out to be the same as "Parasite Beast"."

"The same goes for the plot. Except for the plot in the middle where Kamishiro Rise suddenly wants to kill the male protagonist, I felt drowsy while watching it."

"This is the new show that you have been promoting for half a year? I can only say that you are about to finish it. You have introduced this new show after half a year, 6."

"The next step will be a plot where the protagonist's gay friend is killed and the protagonist turns black, right? Hahaha, it's really a plot direction that you can think of just by thinking about it."

"Is the old thief Qingshan really becoming more and more clichéd? He takes out the settings of his previous works and renovates them and treats them as new works?"

"Disappointed. Apart from painting and music, it's just a bunch of golden answers."

"The gold defense is highly rated. In my opinion, it can't even be called gold. The defense is not good. It can only be said that it is the sparkling water that I have drunk and opened there. The setting is the old setting. Like the bubbles that escape from the sparkling water, it’s almost the same as ordinary ice water.”

…

There are countless such reviews, but overall, they are still relatively few.

These people probably just look at the setting and think it is very similar to "Parasite", and think it is old wine in a new bottle, just changing the soup without changing the medicine.

However, most viewers are not that superficial. They just think the settings are similar and conclude that the subsequent plot of "Magic City Ghoul" will be boring.

Especially with Lin Qingshan's reputation and fame, passers-by and viewers will not give up on the show so easily.

To really judge the quality of the work, we also need to look at the overall direction of the subsequent plots, and...whether there are plots that are enough to be called a god!

It depends on the next few episodes.

Before that, there was a new show that was also promoted by Station C for a long time. The first episode of it was aired the day after the first episode of "Magic City Ghoul" was aired.

"cut! "Crimson Eyes" was updated at twelve o'clock in the morning, but Fan Siwei went back to the dormitory to rest at noon the next day after class.

Facing this new show that has also been promoted by Station C for a long time, he and his two roommates are full of expectations.

"Magic City Ghoul" gave them a pretty good impression, so they also responded to another new series "Zhan!" that was heavily promoted by Station C. Crimson Eyes" was very curious.

"Let's watch together."

Yao Zihan took the meal packed back from the cafeteria and clicked to play "Cut!" Crimson Eyes".

Fan Siwei and Fu Liyu were also holding rice, eating together and watching TV dramas.

"cut! The story background of "Crimson Eyes" is not a modern city or a common background similar to a modern city, but is set in the feudal era of a fantasy world.

And at the beginning, after Tazmi, a hot-blooded young man who is obviously the protagonist, appears on the stage and kills a huge monster with his powerful and exquisite swordsmanship, the setting of the animation is also directly explained——

"A country is like a human being who will gradually decay and head towards destruction. The ghosts and monsters in human skin are arrogant and rampant everywhere. If God cannot punish the evil, all our professional killers will disappear in the darkness! "

Then there was a group photo of the "protagonist group" and the theme song.

"cut! The theme song of "Crimson Eyes"... can only be considered good-sounding, not a divine song, but when viewed together with the title sequence, it still sounds pretty good.

After the opening song ended, "Cut!" The main plot of "Red Eyes" slowly unfolds from the perspective of the protagonist Tazmi.

Tazmi, a young man who was born in a poor village that was oppressed by the empire, traveled to the imperial capital with his childhood sweethearts Sayu and Iyeas in the hope of saving the village.

Just on the way, Tazmi got separated from her friends Sayu and Iyeas.

And the worst thing is that when he left the village for the first time, he was deceived and defrauded of all his money by a woman who called herself Leonai.

By the time he realized he had been cheated, it was already too late.

Tazmi could only live on the streets at night, but at this moment...

A luxurious carriage passed by the street where Tazmi lived, and the rich blonde lady in the carriage noticed the young and handsome Tazmi.

She slowly stepped out of the carriage, came to Tazmi, showed a friendly and beautiful smile, and said, "If you don't have a place to live, do you want to come to my house?"

"Ah this? Isn't this kind of plot too cliche?"

Seeing this, Yao Zihan took a bite of rice and said, "Then the protagonist meets a beautiful rich lady, happens to be involved in an incident at the rich lady's house, and then takes action to solve it? This plot is boring."

This traditional routine of beauty saving the hero, and then the hero rescuing the beauty is too cliche. It seems like a traditional routine, and it is hard to make people interested.

"I don't think it's that simple."

Fan Siwei shook his head and said, "Why did this rich lady invite the protagonist so suddenly? Could it be that she had other motives?"

"Okay, let's continue and take a look."

Yao Zihan immediately watched with Fan Siwei and the others.

However... the next plot is really an old-fashioned plot that cannot be more traditional.

Thanks to the friendly kindness exuded by the rich girl Alia, Tazmi moved into Alia's extremely luxurious home.

At the same time, Alia's family behaved extremely friendly, and both her father and mother seemed to be quite kind and gentle people.

They entertained Tazmi in a friendly manner, and Tazmi also asked them to find partners, which they all kindly agreed to.

In this way, Tazmi stayed at Aaliya's house for a whole night, and it was quite safe, without any accidents.

The next day, Aaliya pulled Tazmi along, acting like she fell in love with him at first sight, and asked him to go shopping with her.

While shopping, although Tazmi seemed a little overwhelmed, she still liked such a gentle and kind lady like Alia very much.

At the same time, he also learned some things while chatting with the attendants of the Aria family who were accompanying him.

That is...the current anger and resentment in the empire are all caused by the minister Ernest who has monopolized power. It is precisely because of his greed and indulgence in the corruption of the empire that the empire has become so corrupt now.

In addition, Tatsumi also learned about a terrifying existence called the "Night Raid Killer Group".

"As the name suggests, they will attack their targets at night."

The guard said seriously, "And most of the targets are dignitaries and high-ranking officials in the empire, you have to be mentally prepared."

But just after the peaceful and warm plot of accompanying the young lady shopping ended...

That night, Alia's house was actually... attacked!

It was an attack by the Night Raid Killer Group!

The lady who was very friendly to Tatsumi was suddenly...brutally killed by a purple-haired girl holding scissors in the dark!

"It's murderous intent!"

Tatsumi, who was originally resting in the room, was very familiar with this murderous intent and ran out with a weapon.

But he saw...

In the moonlit night, terrifying figures stood in the air, and they were actually stepping on... wires?

"Night Raid..."

Tatsumi recognized who they were at once, and he was also in a dilemma, "They said they were attacking dignitaries, so is this also their target?"

"Yes, after all, they are just assassins who are paid to do things..."

He directly regarded the "Night Raid Killer Group" as assassins who would do anything for money.

Yao Zihan, Fan Siwei and Fu Liyu were a little confused.

"Isn't... this Night Raid Killer Group the protagonist group?"

Yao Zihan said with some surprise, "I thought they were good people."

After all, these figures appeared in the opening and OP, and the name "Night Raid Killer Group" was mentioned, which basically shows that the killer group is the protagonist group.

The protagonist will join them next.

But the result is... the protagonist started fighting with his partner behind him at the beginning?

"They should be good people..."

Fan Siwei guessed it a little and said, "Let's watch it."

"What should I do? Should I help?"

Just when Tatsumi was hesitating, the Night Raid Killer Group launched a massacre.

Under his gaze, all the guards who were extremely friendly to him during the day and had extraordinary strength were slaughtered!

Especially the girl with long black hair and a formal dress, holding a Tang sword, went straight into the empty space, and the guards who were injured by the blade were all killed in one blow!

Not only the black girl, but other killers also showed great strength. The girl with twin ponytails holding a huge turret directly bombarded the fleeing guards to death.

There was also a tall man wearing armor similar to Kamen Rider, and the yellow-haired animal-eared big-breasted girl who had cheated Tatsumi of all his money.

In this case, not only the guards, but even Alia's father was killed under the wailing of begging Leone to let his daughter go before he died.

Tatsumi immediately chose... to protect the only remaining Alia!

After all, Alia had done him a favor and was so kind, he had to protect her well.

But he couldn't outrun the powerful "Night Raid Killer Group" after all. When he shouted for Alia to leave here, the "Night Raid Killer Group" had already appeared behind them...