The Creator of the Second Dimension

Chen Muzhi, the original artist of Tomato Manufacturing, finished his day's work, returned home, and after eating takeaway, he opened the Hatsune video website.

Although as an employee of Tomato, it's not appropriate to just watch other people's video sites like this, but Chen Muzhi felt, who cares, my boss at home can still know what I'm doing?

Chen Muzhi didn't go to watch the most popular ghost [beep——] video and song cover. He clicked on the animation derivative section. There are many animation explanations here. Unlike simple retelling of the plot, these explanations are usually mixed with video producers. Although my understanding, analysis, and quality are uneven, I can still find good videos if I search patiently.

For example, Chen Muzhi likes to watch this video called "The Shepherd of the Library". He knows that this guy is Bai Haoran, who has almost never spoken in the group. The teacher did well.

Bai Haoran’s videos don’t have fancy editing, only the analysis of the work, the composition of the picture, the use of the lens, including the difference in brush strokes. This kind of video is meaningless and boring for laymen, but For an original artist like Chen Muzhi, it is a valuable source of inspiration.

Every original artist has their own painting habits, and also has their own unique secrets. It's not that they don't want to tell others, it's just that this kind of technique can't be explained in words, but can only be taught by example. Bai Haoran's analysis is very important for Chen As far as Mu is concerned, it is a mirror that can be compared with his own thoughts, from which he can find his own shortcomings and improve them.

After watching Bai Haoran's latest commentary video on "Magic Girl Madoka", Chen Muzhi felt that he had a little more experience with the show. He took a shower, took a bottle of soda from the refrigerator, and sat on the computer Waiting for the broadcast of the fourth episode of "Magic Girl Madoka Magica".

Chen Muzhi was also frightened by the senior sister’s U-turn in the last episode. He never thought that Xu Rui would dare to add such an element to the theme of magical girls. .

Chen Muzhi has to watch each episode of "Magic Girl Madoka Magica" several times, analyzing the performance techniques, composition methods and camera use. At first, Chen Muzhi just thought it was ordinary, but the more he watched it, the more surprised he became.

Because every frame of this animation, every object that appears, implies a lot of metaphors. After realizing this, Chen Muzhi has new gains every time he looks at it. For him, "Magic Girl Madoka Magica" is like It is a treasury containing infinite knowledge.

The fourth episode was broadcast on time. Compared with the 50,000 people online in the third episode, the number of concurrent online users in the fourth episode has reached 170,000, which is more than three times. When the first episode was broadcast, within an hour Only 200,000 people watched it.

Looking at the ever-increasing numbers, Chen Muzhi blocked all the barrage and watched in full screen.

The story puts the main perspective on Xiang Shaye. She has been silently serving the disabled boy, but has been criticized by others. At the same time, after experiencing the death of senior sister Ma Xingmei, Xiang Shaye and Lu Muyuan are extremely depressed.

They found that no one noticed the death of Senior Ma Xingmei, she seemed to be erased from the world with an eraser, and no one remembered her existence.

Lu Muyuan felt a little fear, if she became a magical girl and died in the battle with the witch, would other people forget her existence?

The plot was interrupted, Xiao Yan and Lu Muyuan were walking on the road, Lu Muyuan expressed his concern, but Xiao Yan didn't take it seriously.

"This is a common thing. Ma Xingmei also fought with such awareness. This is the ending that magical girls will face."

"It's so tragic. I have been fighting alone for everyone, but in the end I was forgotten by everyone."

Tears dripped down from Lu Muyuan, she said.

"It is because of this contract that we can gain strength. We fight for our own prayers and not for others. Even if no one finds out, even if we are forgotten, there is nothing we can do about it."

Xiao Yan said coldly, in Lu Muyuan's view, there was no wave of emotion.

"I will remember."

Lu Muyuan's words made Xiao Yan raise his head.

"Sister Ma Xingmei, I will never forget, absolutely not."

"Really, if you can think of it this way, Ma Xingmei is already very happy."

Turning around, Xiao Yan said casually.

"Happiness is enviable."

"I will never forget Homura, and I will never forget the kindness you saved me yesterday."

Hearing Lu Muyuan's words, Xiao Yan was a little shaken for the first time, she turned her head at a forty-five degree angle, and said softly.

"You are too kind, Lu Muyuan. This kindness may also cause greater sorrow."

The entire first half of the plot exaggerates a sad atmosphere. The magical girls have a huge mission to fight against the witch, but no one remembers it in the end, which makes Chen Muzhi quite emotional.

Feeling lost, Lu Muyuan walked on the road, but was quickly involved by the enchantment of the witch. Just in the midst of the crisis, a blue figure appeared, beheading all the monsters trying to tear Lu Muyuan apart.

It turned out that this was her classmate, Xiang Shaye.

Unlike Ma Xingmei who uses a musket and Xiao Yan who uses modern weapons, Xiang Saya holds a long sword and looks heroic.

She used her magnificent sword skills to quickly deal with the enemy, but in front of Lu Muyuan, Xiang Shaye lacked confidence.

"This part of the painting is very strong, it has the style of the last episode of "Soul Eater: Zero"."

Chen Muzhi saw the iconic Guo's Cube and the explosion. This sword fight scene was obviously written by Guo Weiren. To laymen, it might just be cool. In Chen Muzhi's view, this is a textbook-like fighting scene.

After solving the witch, Xiang Shaye showed the gag smile he used to when facing Lu Muyuan's questioning, as if becoming a magical girl was just a casual act, and the heavy fate and cruel ending behind it no longer existed. generally.

Xiao Yan came late, but Xiang Shaye told Xiao Yan that she would protect Lu Muyuan and the city in the future, Xiao Yan turned and left in silence.

The ending song sounded, and it was still singing like a psalm. Chen Mu still wanted to drag the progress bar to the front, and opened the bullet screen to watch it again, and the screen suddenly changed.

On the tall substation tower, a girl is sitting in an unsightly posture, and Chubby is persuading her to leave here, because a new magical girl has been born, and she will guard the city.

However, the girl with long crimson hair fluttering in the air took a bite of the Pocky stick in her hand and said.

"Then there is only one answer."

The corners of her mouth were raised, showing horror under the moonlight.

"Just get rid of it, take that girl."

Seeing this scene, Chen Muzhi, who originally wanted to drag the mouse, was stunned.

In the conjecture of many people, including Bai Haoran, there should indeed be a competitive relationship between magical girls, but Chen Muzhi did not expect that the plot would advance so quickly, and the new magical girls seem to be quite accustomed to such fighting .

"This animation is really not simple."

Chen Muzhi said with emotion from the bottom of his heart.

Such a cruel plot combined with the title of this episode made him feel the malice of the world even more.