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After the TV version of Nautical King was launched in 1999, this classic line of straw hat boy Lu Fei has been screaming wildly for 20 years, and this bloody animation has also accompanied fans Haimi for 20 years.
The newly released theatrical version is the 20th anniversary of this series of animations.
On the first day of release in Japan, the film jumped to the top of the number of people watching movies on the first day of release in Japan this year. On October 18th, it landed in mainland China, and the box office of the next day surpassed that of Ang Lee, and it broke 100 million in two days, and on the third day, it also broke the box office score of 107 million.
For a fan-oriented animation, it can be said that it is "explosive".
At present, this film ranks seventh in the box office of Japanese animated films imported from the mainland. Looking at the works on the list, it has been removed and three original animations.Nautical King became a famous detective after Doraemon and Dream of DoraemonConanThe third largest daily IP at the mainland box office.
Now, it has also been biting Gemini Man, and the proportion of films has been higher than the latter for four consecutive days, followed by the comprehensive box office, with a difference of less than 20 million. It is estimated that the final box office will be around 200 million, which is comparable to Gemini Man.
Cat’s Eye 9.4, Taobao Film 9.1, Douban 7.9, the audience’s reputation is also better than the previous works.
From the beginning to the end of the high-burning action drama, more than 200 series of animated characters gathered on the stage, and Luffy’s brother Ace, who died, surprised and flashed at the end, playing sentimental cards. As a fan, you can always find your favorite eggs, and you can also see the familiar spirit of "One Piece" and be moved by it..
After 20 years of fire, there is a trick to winning.
"Voyager" series IP is undoubtedly the most successful work in the history of Japanese animation. The comic began to be serialized in 1997, when it was called the "three great romances" in Japan together with Naruto and Hunter. Later, the publication of Hunter stopped and the name of "three great romances" was replaced.
To this day, the best-selling and highest-rated of the three is Nautical King.
Since 2009, it has successively broken the sales records of Dragon Ball and Harry Potter in Japan. In 2015, a total of 320.86 million copies were issued in Japan, which was officially certified by Guinness World Records as "a series of comics created by a single author with the highest circulation in the world."
The 92nd volume was released in early March this year, and the global sales of Voyager also exceeded 450 million copies, which is equal to the sales of fire and ice series novels in the United States.
The new record is still on the way..
The TV version of animation is now at the national level, which has been serialized to more than 900 episodes in the past 20 years. At present, the average audience rating has remained at around 5.0, with little fluctuation and very stable.
Since Naughty King: The Adventures of golden island in 2000, 14 theatrical animations have been produced, among which Naughty King Theatre Z is the most successful, with a domestic box office of 6.87 billion, and it also won the box office record for eight years two days before its release.
Although the box office of the theatrical version is high or low, the series is constantly adjusting the production progress and rhythm. For the sake of quality, the last two works were released only after three or four years.
Comics, TV version and theatrical version of animation, the joint attack of the three parties, the heat continues unabated, and the popularity in China is also very high. In July this year,In the 894 episode, the TV version of animation appeared as a surprise, and this topic once rushed to the hot search list of Weibo in China, evoking countless memories of fans.
It is not groundless that "Nautical King" has stood for 20 years.
The main line of the plot is not too complicated, that is, it focuses on the adventure of a group of people sailing for treasure, but the world outlook and story background are more grand and broad than Naruto and Realm.
Spread out the navigation map, each island is a world, a journey, in which there are different power camps such as pirates, seven seas and four emperors.
Showing the persistent desire and perseverance for dreams is too stereotyped for comics. "Nautical King" emphasizes the strength of partners, the value of friendship and the value of trust, which is also the main factor that keeps fans from leaving.
Luffy has 10 "Straw Hat Pirates" companions who have been fighting side by side since he was alone. They have their own duties and are indispensable members of "Wan Li Sunshine".
One of the great advantages of Nautical King is its three-dimensional role image.
People who eat the devil’s fruit have super powers, and their bodies can be exaggerated and deformed almost arbitrarily, and the visual effect is very outstanding.
No matter they are decent or villains, their personalities are very rich and distinctive: they fly wildly, but they are as wise as fools; Sauron is loyal, but loves to drink and sleep; Nami is kind at heart, but he is greedy … … In-depth introduction and development of each important person.
Another great advantage of Nautical King is its strong entertainment. On the pirate ship, they laughed and cursed, and humorous bridges appeared from time to time between various hot battle scenes to embellish them.
Every big battle is a real hand-to-hand combat at the end, and the atmosphere is also very tense and serious. Luffy always strikes back at the last moment when he is on the verge of death, which is not only a visual "cool" feeling, but also an emotional appeal caused by the attitude of never giving up.
Weak plot, heavy scene
The new theatrical version once again strengthens these style features.
Compared with "Huang Jincheng", this time it has greatly weakened the plot level, and, like those previously shown in the mainland, it adopts the creative mode of "weakening the plot and strengthening the action".
Festa hosted the Maritime World Expo, and navigators flocked to compete for the mysterious treasure left by Roger, the maritime king. Soon after the story started, it entered the fighting mode: the fighting scenes became more and more fierce, and there were also well-defined layout designs behind them.
The big duel is not a one-on-one fight between Luffy and Barrett, but a joint attack between Luffy and Saab, Smoker, Tranan, the female emperor Hancook, and the sand crocodile. They have both friends and old enemies, but they can unite under Luffy’s leadership.
"One can’t live in the sea!" Luffy’s words finally defeated Barrett’s lonely heart and showed the real strength from "partners".
As a 20th anniversary work, feelings are not absent.
The popular characters in the series of animations, such as Hawkeye and Kprusoian, appeared one by one.Ace also appeared in the form of a phantom, which is the biggest tear in this film.
The action drama and friendship line were played together with the blessing of 20 years of feelings. The box office and word-of-mouth of "Nautical King: Fanatical Action" really gained the "fanaticism" from fans.
However, the carnival and blood brought by 20 years of feelings are only a flash in the pan. Looking back carefully, endless fighting, applause and waves aroused by feelings actually indicate that the series of "Navigation King" is moving towards a model.
It has almost the same problem as its predecessor, Huang Jincheng, that is, giving up the in-depth portrayal of the new role.
Barrett, as Roger’s former sailor, is as interesting as the "Golden Emperor" in Huang Jincheng, but the film’s introduction to their past is only a scratch, and only a few scenes flash back.
Strengthening action scenes and big scenes and sacrificing the space for shaping the characters often leads to the fate of "one-episode tour", which also makes the theatrical version fall into the trap of stagnant story development and insufficient ideological content again.
In the face of Barrett’s ultimate giant gun, Luffy finally used the "Great Ape King Gun", which was actually used before. Even though the fighting drama has been escalating like fighting chicken blood, there has also been such a dilemma of routine and no new ideas in action design.
Feelings become kidnapping?
Comics have been serialized for 22 years, the animated TV version has been broadcast for 20 years, and the theatrical version has taken the 14th film. The Nautical King has already become a special feeling of a generation.
Of the "three romances", only Nautical King continues its journey, but the primary school students who were addicted to Nautical King have grown up. How long can this passion last?
The problem exposed in "Nautical King’s Crazy Action" is also the prisoner’s dilemma of many classic hot-blooded comic films, just like a series of theatrical versions, from "Dragon Ball" to,On the one hand, it attracts non-fan audiences with full-screen fighting scenes and easy-to-understand storylines; On the other hand, the lantern-like sprinkling of feelings makes the film look like a special offer for fans, providing a closed stage for fans to get high.
Therefore, judging from the box office in mainland China, these bloody IP theatrical animations are always maintained at a certain box office volume, and there can be no greater breakthrough.
Looking at the west, Marvel Comics movies have been bombarded by martin scorsese, Coppola and ken loach, director of Cannes Palme d ‘Or. "Marvel Comics movies are not movies, but theme parks", "Marvel Comics is disgusting" and "those movies are like daily necessities and hamburgers". …
Making with the thinking of commodity, ignoring artistic creation and pursuing profit maximization is always the core purpose of adapting live-action movies from Marvel Comics and many cartoons. Looking back at comic books and movies, this critical logic can obviously be established in the theatrical version of Voyager.
There is only one reason why you don’t like Voyager, that is, you haven’t seen Voyager.
Although this Amway sentence from fans has been circulated for many years, this series of cartoons has always had objections:The painting style is not true enough, too rough and exaggerated, the painting methods of female characters are basically the same, and the plot is becoming more and more protracted. …
In terms of comic book sales, even though the total sales volume reached 450 million copies at the beginning of this year and 70 million copies were sold overseas, compared with Naruto in the same period, although the total sales volume was only 250 million copies, its overseas sales volume was fully ahead of Voyager’s 30 million copies.
The international market can’t be further developed. The reason is that western countries still prefer cartoons with oriental culture.
"The latecomers come from the top" is also the current experience of Nautical King. In 2014, the sales volume in the explosive period almost surpassed that of Nautical King. This year’s new show, Blade of the Ghost Extinction, is also in full swing, and the sales volume of comics has soared, which is likely to win the top spot in the comic sales volume of Nautical King for 11 years.
Author Eiichiro Oda admits that the story is drawing to a close and his physical condition is not good. According to him, comics will eventually be serialized in "more than 100 volumes". It is speculated that Nautical King may be finished in five years, and then the theatrical animation will also usher in the final chapter at that time.
The crisis that the theatrical version is bound by business and feelings has gradually emerged, and this adventure journey is coming to an end, which seems to be the best choice for this classic animation at this moment.
The real "frenetic action" will belong to the moment when the curtain falls.
