I'm a villain in the superhero world.

BE Editorial Department Universe, 12:00 AM —

A week after the teaser PV for "The Child of Yin and Yang" ignited a frenzy across the internet.

On the "Anime Republic" platform, the official BE editorial department account released the seemingly long-awaited surprises one by one without warning.

This time it's not just a brief teaser, but a personal CG specially tailored for several key characters in the first volume of "The Child of Yin and Yang".

Ji Mingyang, Yin Qing, Snake Princess, Lü Buyi...

The lengths of their CG clips ranged from one and a half minutes to three minutes.

But each one is a testament to both an enormous budget and meticulous craftsmanship.

Aside from the shorter runtime, these individual CGs are just as good as the recent theatrical releases in terms of quality!

"If this level of quality continues—won't the BE (Bad Ending) editorial department go bankrupt when they start making the anime later?"

On Baidu Tieba, a new fan of the BE editorial department posted this sentiment.

While new fans are expressing their feelings, longtime fans are already laughing.

"Don't make your BE brother laugh. He could make more money in ten lifetimes from those previous movies alone."

With the first floor's response, hundreds of subsequent posts filled the thread with memes and the unbearable "+3" comments, creating a joyful atmosphere throughout.

But aside from these antics, the most discussed topics online are still the four individual CG videos!

Generally speaking, in most comics and anime, the female characters tend to have the highest individual CG popularity.

However, "The Son of Yin and Yang" broke this convention, with the two extremely beautiful female characters surprisingly ranking at the bottom in terms of popularity during this wave of discussion.

Even the peripheral works and fan creations don't amount to a fraction of what Ji Mingyang and Lü Buyi have achieved.

Among the four individual CGs, the one with the second highest number of views and popularity is the CG for the protagonist [Ji Mingyang] – "Glimmer".

The beginning of "Glimmer" is not amazing; in fact, apart from the visuals, it seems rather ordinary.

The story begins with an ordinary day: inserting coins, reaching in, and picking up a bottle of soda from a vending machine.

In the beautiful, sunny weather of Haidu, Ji Mingyang walked alone on his way to school, downing his soda in one gulp.

As he crushed the can and kicked it away, scenes related to him began to flash back.

A lazy bum dozing in the classroom, a lonely figure walking home under the streetlights, a profile of someone working as a cashier at a convenience store...

These delicate shots depict an ordinary young man, much like most viewers outside the internet.

Without goals, drifting aimlessly, living day after day without purpose.

However, while the opening was very relatable, it was also rather bland.

Generally speaking, if things continue like this, this CG might appeal to some teenagers, but it's definitely not going to be a hit.

Until the flashback ends, the camera returns to Ji Mingyang and begins to rotate from his perspective—

From here on, some "incongruous" details begin to appear in the clear image.

As he walked along the road, the shadow cast by the sunlight on Ji Mingyang would occasionally distort into inhuman shapes.

A fleeting glint of light flashes in the pupils reflected in the windowpane on the street when glanced inadvertently.

Ji Mingyang continued walking without stopping, but unknowingly, he was surrounded by "those things"—

They maintained their human form, trying their best to suppress their desire and greed for Ji Mingyang.

But looking at the true forms of the demons and monsters he had attracted, Ji Mingyang could only sigh.

"Everyone, stop pretending..."

He reached out, and for the first time, a flippant and nonchalant air, uncharacteristic of his usual roguish demeanor, flashed in his eyes.

"I'm so tired—"

The background music gradually shifts from calm to rousing, and the pace of the visuals quickens.

Scattered flashbacks are interspersed throughout the battle in Gaochao.

Those were not formal battles, but rather a narrative of Ji Mingyang's discovery of the power of the sun during his youth, when he could see and unconsciously dispel approaching ghosts.

And the way he honed that power after first burning the monster that was entangled with him with his overflowing energy...

These fragments are blurry and brief, yet they all suggest in a very clear way that he forcibly transformed his extraordinary nature into ordinariness.

Finally, the battle ended, and life returned to normal.

The camera then fast-forwards from here.

Amidst countless neon lights, Ji Mingyang sat alone on the balcony under the night sky, engaging in a monologue to himself.

Along with this came his incompatibility with those around him, so he was always alone, a loneliness that almost overflowed the screen.

Finally, the camera pans across the fleeting image of the moon on the computer chat interface—

The image freezes on the moment Ji Mingyang receives the interview invitation letter from Kyoto University's Kaito Campus.

He actually realized something.

But it seems that it was done to make someone happy, even though he knew it was most likely a trap.

Ji Mingyang, however, still did not ignore it...

As he gazed at the words, Ji Mingyang's face, which looked utterly miserable, revealed for the first time a contempt that didn't belong to his usual demeanor.

It presents a contrasting experience, yet it also makes people unconsciously identify with it.

It's absolutely exhilarating!!

Especially after that, at the end of the CG, when the phantoms of hundreds of generations of sun god children slowly appeared behind Ji Mingyang.

This contrast is so striking that it's impossible not to be shocked!

The BE editorial department really knows how to create a protagonist. Compared to the prevalent "useless" protagonists these days, Ji Mingyang is truly outstanding, a complete game-changer.

This popular comment vividly illustrates why Ji Mingyang is so incredibly popular.

When all the male protagonists in other comics and anime around you have become rotten.

You have to admit that the feeling of comfort that comes with having a unique male protagonist is absolutely indescribable.

The viewership, likes, and completion rate of "Glimmer" completely surpassed all other individual CGs in the entire season's anime and manga.

It consistently ranked second in popularity this season and has received excellent reviews.

At this point, some people might ask, if Ji Mingyang is second, then who is first?

cough cough...

Next, let's welcome the character whose popularity instantly skyrockets to the top of all anime and manga trending topics!

Views/Likes/Shares: Breaking various short-term records on this platform at an astonishing speed.

A perfect embodiment of the term "beautiful, strong, and tragic" in anime and manga characters.

It has been shared and praised by countless artists, animators, and enthusiastic fans as "the most commercially valuable and artistically appealing character design in the past five years".

It's the only one that, even before its official release, already had several iconic scenes, countless fan art and articles, and numerous derivative videos with millions of likes.

Online and offline merchandise sold out instantly, and the queues stretched all the way to France.

"The Child of Yin and Yang" is currently the most popular game, even surpassing the historical figure of the Primordial Dragon Emperor for a short period of time...

The Divine Child of Taiyin, Lü Buyi!!