After dreaming of getting rich, I dressed up as a collapsed idol

Lu Qingfeng doesn't know much about the animation industry.

In my previous life, apart from the cartoons I watched, I knew more about anime, which were the works that were popular, such as "One Piece", "Bleach", and "Naruto".

And I don't know if I can see the end of "Detective Conan" in this lifetime.

This is a feature-length anime. In addition, there are other works such as "Attack on Titan" and "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba", as well as several animated films that have been released in China.

I know the name, but I haven't seen it.

After coming to this world, there are many differences in the fields of literature, music, etc. from the previous life, and this phenomenon naturally also affects the field of animation.

After acquiring the talent for writing, I also looked it up specifically.

Because of this talent, he has now developed a great interest in this area and took this opportunity to ask Yamada Kumata many questions that he did not understand.

As a native of Japan and someone who works in related fields, Kumata Yamada can answer these questions in detail.

"Super-long series like 'One Piece' that Mr. Lu mentioned are very rare in Japan. Most of them are quarterly series, that is, twelve episodes. A few production companies will produce half-year series, and annual series are very rare."

"This has a lot to do with the TV station's broadcasting system, the animation production cycle, costs, labor, and the market."

"How to say?"

Lu Qingfeng asked curiously, and Yang Xiuxiu also looked at him. Although she didn't watch anime, she was somewhat curious about the production process of animation that was popular all over the world.

Kumata Yamada sorted out his words and tried to express what he knew as accurately as possible in Chinese.

"First of all, the broadcasting system. In Japan, the series schedule is usually divided into quarters each year, such as January, April, July, and October. Each quarter has three months, and one episode per week, which means a total of twelve episodes."

Lu Qingfeng knew this.

It also has something to do with the censorship system.

Any country in the world has a certain level of censorship for any work that is disseminated to the public; the difference lies in the degree of censorship.

In China, the entire film is submitted for review, so TV series are sent to relevant departments after they are completed. In places like Japan, the film can be reviewed while being broadcast.

Therefore, we can see that Japanese and Korean dramas usually produce the first few episodes first, and then modify the subsequent plots based on audience feedback.

In this case, it is rare to make the episode very long.

"As for production, a 24-minute episode of animation generally requires between 100 and 300 people, depending on quality, and takes one to two months to complete. This includes the early stages of scriptwriting, storyboarding, and design; the mid-stage stages of key drawings and animation, background painting, coloring, and the post-production stages of photography and dubbing."

"Animation is created by artists one stroke at a time. A single episode requires at least 4,000 to 5,000 drawings to be considered smooth. To achieve a smooth, flowing quality, it requires over 10,000 drawings."

"A skilled artist would need half an hour to paint a single picture, and about an hour for a more detailed one. This is just for everyday scenes. When it comes to battle scenes, the effort required to ensure the effect is even greater."

"So the investment cost of an episode of animation varies greatly, from as low as 8 million to 50 million yen, and the visual effects presented also vary greatly."

"Because the cost is so low, the artists rush to finish the work, and the graphics often crash, and only a few animations are well-made."

"For a long-running animation, weekly updates are required, and the production cycle is inherently short, so it's impossible to guarantee the quality of each episode. Furthermore, the animation's progress can easily overtake the manga's."

"Anime like One Piece will broadcast some summary episodes during the broadcast, which can also be said to be flashbacks."

"Also, the number of painters in Fuso cannot support the production of too many super-long films."

Now, Lu Qingfeng had a basic understanding of Fuso's animation production process.

While learning these interesting facts, the vehicle unknowingly arrived at the downstairs of the Studio company, an ordinary ten-story building with the company logo hanging outside.

This animation production company is known as the Hegemony Company in China because the animations it produces are the most talked about, the most played, and the most popular in the season, hence the name.

The production style is known for its high budget, meticulous painting, and film-level storyboards.

Enter the company under the guidance of the staff.

On the first floor, you can see posters of popular animations produced by the company since its establishment, among which "Attack on Titan" is the most eye-catching.

I got into the elevator and went to the eighth floor, where the animation production team was going to do the dubbing.

Because of the status of anime in Japan, it is very common for celebrities from other fields to guest-star as voice actors, and the supervisor of the production team, that is, the director, is not surprised by it.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, he led everyone into the dubbing studio.

The layout was somewhat similar to that of a recording studio, and Lu Qingfeng saw that other voice actors were already recording.

There are both male and female voices, and the voices sound very recognizable. Because there are pictures, it is particularly interesting to watch, because the characters who look very young in the pictures are voiced by actors who are quite old.

Lu Qingfeng even saw a grandmother-level voice actor in her sixties, whose voice was still that of a clear and sweet girl.

Outrageous!

No wonder people say voice actors are monsters.

Taking advantage of this time, the director brought out the prepared Chinese script and introduced the plot.

This animation called "Demon Eater" is adapted from a manga. It tells the story of a young woodcutter named Sasaki Akiya who was attacked by a monster in the Edo period. All his family members were killed, and he was the only one who was saved by a passing onomji.

After waking up, he was determined to find the monster and kill it to avenge his family.

There are many similar stories in Fuso, because there are many kinds of monsters among the people of Fuso.

Kappa, snow woman, tengu and the like.

"Mr. Lu will be dubbing the Qingqiu Nine-tailed Fox from the East. The character is positioned as mysterious and elegant, so he needs to convey that feeling."

Kumata Yamada kept translating the requests from the supervisor.

Lu Qingfeng nodded to show that he understood.

Judging from the script, the role he plays does not have many scenes. He just meets the protagonist and says a few words. He is a guiding NPC.

He carefully considered what kind of voice to use to portray this role.

He will be notified soon after the dubbing is completed.

Lu Qingfeng stood up and walked into the dubbing room. The person interacting with him was the voice actor of the male protagonist, a woman in her thirties. He greeted her politely, and she responded softly.

Outside, after Yamada made sure he was ready, the dubbing began and the relevant images began to play.

The male protagonist came to a bottomless cave at the top of the mountain.

"Young man, are you looking for me?"

Lu Qingfeng lowered his voice, which was heavy and deep, and each word was wrapped in a breath sound. From top to bottom, the sense of oppression presented by the confidence in his own invincible strength and the elegant mystery that had gone through a long time were conveyed from his voice.

In short, the voice of the big guys.

The people outside were delighted.