Millions Of Viewers Are Crying Watching My Anime

On December 26, the world that Makoto Takagi lives in is a fixed day for the award ceremony of the Media Art Festival of the Agency for Cultural Affairs.

Generally, the awards are presented on the evening of the 26th, and then in the spring of the following year, find a time to exhibit the award-winning works at the National New Art Museum, when the public can enter the venue for free.

Of course, if the exhibition belongs to the exhibition, and the award ceremony, you usually have to be invited to enter the venue. Not everyone can enter.

Unlike the other two major awards in this world, the Shiraishi Award and the Kyoto Animation Award both focus on the field of animation, and generally the list of winners will be announced some time before the start of the award ceremony, but one that pays more attention to the business aspect. It’s the sales performance, and the other pays more attention to the technical level, such as the level of storyboarding and painting...

For the Media Arts Festival of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, there are not only awards for animation, but also awards for art, entertainment, and comics.

In addition, the list of winners will not be announced before the start of the awards ceremony, but generally those who are invited will at least be able to win the prize, it's just a matter of the size of the prize.

Of course there are special guests, that is, the situation where the person is still invited to participate although there is no award-winning work, but in that case, it is generally indicated in advance in the invitation letter.

Among the three major awards, the Media Art Festival of the Ministry of Culture has the highest gold content, but the grand prizes of the Animation Department of the Media Art Festival of the Ministry of Culture are generally only awarded to short animations or animated films.

After all, it is an award that considers ideology and artistry. Short animations and animated films often reflect ideology and artistry better. This is no way.

However, last year's "Triple Kyoto Rhapsody" won the grand prize as a TV animation, showing that even in this world, as long as the ideological and artistic standards are up to the standard, as long as it has relatively deep connotations, it can still win the grand prize of the Media Art Festival of the Cultural Affairs Agency.

Now, the time comes to December 26, 2012, the 16th Media Art Festival of the Cultural Affairs Agency, it depends on whether "Magic Girl Madoka Magica" can continue the legend and become the second TV animation to win the award.

Netizens and people in the industry have different opinions. Some people think that it’s okay. After all, this animation does have profound connotations and it has been very successful. The two aspects of ideology and artistry, even if they are compared with the "Threefold Kyoto" which won the award last year. "Rhapsody" is not inferior in comparison.

Some people also think that the connotation of "Magic Girl Madoka Magica" is actually the same. The movie that will be released this year may not lose, and "Magic Girl Madoka Magica" is too successful in commercial terms.

Despite the great commercial success, it does not mean that you will not be able to win the grand prize, but after all, such an animation is not much liked by the jury of the Media Art Festival of the Cultural Affairs Agency, which places more emphasis on ideology and artistry.

There is also a more important point. This animation has a dark history. It has been complained by many parents and criticized by the BPO. Although the eleventh episode was delayed because of BPO intervention, this point is still controversial, but this After all, it is not a good influence.

If the award were awarded to such an animation, would it be slapped in the face of those parents, would it be slapped in the face of BPO?

Public speaking is public and reasonable, and mother-in-law said mother-in-law is reasonable.

After the end of "Magic Girl Madoka Magica", because of various things, the degree of discussion remained high. Now, there is another topic about whether or not to win the grand prize, and the degree of discussion is even higher.

Makoto Takagi can't guarantee whether he can win the award, but he did receive an invitation to the Media Art Festival Awards Ceremony of the Cultural Affairs Agency.

There are a total of four awards from the Media Art Festival Animation Department of the Cultural Affairs Department, namely, the Grand Award, the Excellent Award, the Newcomer Award, and the works recommended by the review committee.

First of all, you can exclude a newcomer award. After all, Takagi Makoto is no longer a newcomer, and with the commercial results of "Magic Girl Madoka Magica" there, it is impossible to give a newcomer a reward.

The work recommended by the review committee is considered rubbish, and will be awarded to more than a dozen animations at the same time, and the quality is uneven.

Makoto Takagi has won this award twice, once in the second season of "Lelouch the Rebellious" and the other in "Unheard Flower Name". CL and "Four Lies" did not win this award.

Although rubbish, it is possible to award this award to Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

It's just that if you really want to give this award, it would be a bit insulting. After all, "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" is more than worth such an award.

It is very likely that it is either a big reward or an excellent reward.

After all, it’s a great prize in another world. It’s not surprising that you can get a great prize in this world, but even if you don’t get a great prize, it’s not bad to get an excellent prize. After all, Takagi Makoto’s animation is good, DOS and HA’s. No matter the animation, I have never won an award for excellence.

No matter how it is earned, Takagi Makoto's mentality is relatively relaxed.

However, the people who attended the awards ceremony with him were not at all relieved, and they were too nervous.

Sitting on his left is Esaka Noe. Tonight's Esaka Noe is participating as the production manager of "Magic Girl Madoka" and the female companion of Makoto Takagi.

Although she is relatively petite, but in terms of appearance, she is considered pretty. She is dressed up a little and put on an evening gown, which can be said to be glamorous.

It's a pity that Makoto Takagi put on an ugly makeup as planned, except for being tall, which is a bonus. Standing with Esaka Noe, it feels like a little match.

Fortunately, everyone didn't take it seriously, and some even guessed that Makoto Takagi had deliberately put on ugly makeup.

After Takagi Makoto sat down, no one paid more attention.

Sitting on the right of Makoto Takagi is Shingo Kitagawa, deputy supervisor of "Magic Girl Madoka".

Esaka Noe has participated in the award ceremony of the Media Art Festival of the Agency for Cultural Affairs at any rate, while Shingo Kitagawa has never participated, so he is more nervous than Esaka Noe, but only people who are familiar with him can observe carefully. People who observe carefully or are unfamiliar can't tell at all.

In addition to Shingo Kitagawa and Noe Esaka, of course some other people also participated. In the auditorium, there was a whole row of seats in the relatively front place.

Although I could feel everyone’s tension, Takagi Makoto did not specifically say anything to ease everyone’s tension. He even turned his head and said to Esaka Noe: "If I can get the grand prize tonight, I will give you one when I go back. surprise."

"what!"

Esaka Noe whispered, "President, I was nervous at first, but I'm even more nervous when you say that."

Takagi Makoto smiled and did not speak.

"President, what is the surprise?" Esaka Noe asked again.

"Since it is a surprise, how can I tell you? Telling you there will be no surprise at all." Gao Mucheng refused to disclose.

"But you told me that there was a surprise. What does it matter if you reveal a little more?"

"Only if you can win the grand prize, you won't have it if you don't."

"I know, the main thing is, you have already told me that I am mentally prepared, what other surprises can there be? So just tell me directly."

"No way, no way."

Takagi shook his head slightly, and quickly said, "The award ceremony is about to begin, I won't tell you."

Esakano painted a bulging mouth. Although he was curious, he did not continue to question.

on the stage.

The host took the stage and announced the start of the award ceremony.

One award after another was announced, and there was no "Magic Girl Madoka Magica" animation in the works recommended by the review committee and the newcomer award.

After these two awards, it is the turn of the Excellence Award.

There are four excellent awards, two of which are animated short films, and the other two are theater animations, which are so-called animated films.

There is still no "Magic Girl Madoka Magica".

When the four outstanding awards were announced, those who came with Makoto Takagi had their hearts settled.

All the tension is gone, replaced by excitement:

"President, there is no "Magic Girl Madoka Magica"!"

"Grand prize! The grand prize is about to be won!"

"The second TV animation that won the grand prize!"

One by one was excited, and then listened to the host on the stage said:

"There is an animation that was rated as the animation with the most successful marketing by the Nikkei, the hottest late-night animation, and the favorite among audiences from the second half of the tenth to the thirties. The works', the famous critic Hiroshi Fujiwara wrote a review article specially for it, and it was also published in the "Asahi Shimbun"...

It is hailed as an ‘adult’s fairy tale’, and it has changed the outside world’s perception of magical girl animation by itself. It has created multiple records and is liked by millions of viewers..."

The award speech was very long, and the host read it for a long time before he announced: "The 16th Media Art Festival Animation Department Award-winning work-"Magic Girl Madoka Magica"!"

As the voice fell, there was already applause under the stage, and the camera also pointed at the direction where Takagi Makoto was.

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