RNP Chapter 712 New Episode: "Karasu Tengu's Monster Extermination House"
Chapter 712 New Episode: "Karasu Tengu's Monster Extermination House"
Chapter 712 New Episode: "Karasu Tengu's Monster Extermination House"
This world.
GENIE studio located in Arakawa-ku, Tokyo.
Today, the atmosphere here is a little different from usual.
A professional camera crew of five or six people came to the studio. They were invited to shoot a documentary for GENIE Studio.
It is called a documentary, but to be more precise, it is to shoot a promotional video in documentary form.
The main content of the promotion is the new anime "Karasu Tengu's Yokai Extermination House" which will be broadcast on TV by GENIE in July this year, which is the end of this month.
The host of the photography crew was named Mari Miyazaki, a young woman about 26 or 27 years old.
After entering the studio, Ms. Miyazaki took out her notebook and started writing and revising.
The notebook contained a brief introduction about GENIE:
[This is GENIE Co., Ltd., located in Tokyo. Although it is an animation company that cooperates with many companies, the progress of the process is basically handled by internal employees. Previously, "Miss Mary" produced through this model received high praise for its excellent quality...]
Miyazaki is a very serious working woman. Long before she came to the shooting, she had already prepared many interview questions and narration scripts that might be used in two sets of documentary materials.
Of course, now that we are on site, some content still needs to be revised in a timely manner.
While modifying the contents on the notebook, Miyazaki was also communicating about the filming work on a dual thread: "Ms. Kamiya, can we start filming and interviewing now?"
The so-called "Ms. Kamiya" refers of course to Shiori Kamiya.
The human alias of Wenche Yaofei.
At this time, Wen Che, who is in charge of general affairs and animation supervisor, is receiving the photography team: "The confidential content in the studio that is not open to the public at this stage has been put away, and filming can be carried out freely at any time. As for interviews, everyone in the studio will cooperate with you."
"It helped a lot."
The camera crew began filming the situation in GENIE's studio.
For example, those displayed at the entrance hall include the highly acclaimed "Mary Mary" peripheral products and the half-human-height Q-version figure of Mary.
For example, the environment of the work area.
We even filmed the radio gymnastics scenes that are performed regularly in the studio at 3pm every weekday.
Many Japanese animation companies have their employees do a set of radio gymnastics at fixed times, and GENIE is no exception.
After all, except for Wen Che Yao Fei who was wearing Painted Skin, all other employees working in the studio were human. Sitting for a long time was not good for their health, and by moving the body, everyone's spirit could be refreshed, thus improving work efficiency.
For this documentary promotional video, Ms. Miyazaki plans to start with the situation at the GENIE studio.
So these captured images should be useful later.
In addition to shooting studio material, another important task is interviewing——
Question: "As a member, what do you think is the charm of GENIE?"
Director Kawanishi: "It should be teamwork, and also the personal charm of General Manager Kamiya. Haha, the important thing is the atmosphere of the creative process when everyone works together."
"General Manager Kamiya pays great attention to this. If the discussion process is boring, then even if there are good ideas, it may be difficult for everyone to express them. Therefore, General Manager Kamiya always maintains a good atmosphere within the studio. In fact, I also value this. I think GENIE is very important to me."
Question: "What kind of person do you think General Manager Kamiya is?"
"Ms. Kamiya is a little strict."
The original artist Mari Kiyota said this, but she continued with a cheerful smile: "But she is also very reliable, and the team cannot do without her. Because Ms. Kamiya is also the animation supervisor, usually if there is a problem with the original painting, she will immediately ask questions. Even if there are some unclear points, she will be sensitive to it and quickly come to your seat."
"For the project of Karasu Tengu no Yokai Exorcist, the most important thing for me is the protagonist Crow. The most difficult and time-consuming part is how to depict the image of Crow through the pictures."
"The storyboards drawn by Ms. Kamiya helped me a lot. When I looked at the storyboards, I could clearly feel that there was the 'crow' that Ms. Kamiya wanted to show the audience, a vivid, flesh-and-blood character. So, as long as I also integrated into it and cooperated with the painting, there would be no problem."
Question: “Are there any small details or stories in the creative process that you can share?”
Original artist Takahiro Tazawa: "I remember there was a shot where I drew a large area of clouds in the background. After Ms. Kamiya saw it, she told me to just remove the clouds and leave a large area of space in the background..."
Question: "Is there any special meaning in removing the clouds from the lens?"
Shiori Kamiya, general affairs and animation supervisor: "When depicting Crow's inner thoughts in that shot, the clouds seemed a bit of an eyesore. Crow's initial appearance was cold, with an indifferent, uncaring, and closed mentality towards others."
"With that kind of lens language, if even the environment is depressing, it would seem a bit exaggerated. So rather than saying that the clouds are an eyesore, it's better to say that the lens doesn't need that kind of background..."
After interviewing Wen Che Yao Fei, Miyazaki Mari put away the microphone.
Then she silently glanced at the interviewee who was sitting in his office.
"This Ms. Kamiya is really extremely professional and capable. It seems that the interview topics of the entire studio cannot avoid her... In this case, she is the so-called soul of the entire company."
Miyazaki Mari thought so.
She is a professional media person related to the animation industry and has interviewed many people during her work, but this Miss Kamiya gave her a very special feeling.
how to say……
Is it because of her outstanding appearance that is no less than that of a celebrity?
Or is it her cold temperament that makes her hard to approach, like a flower on the mountain top?
It doesn't seem to be.
It's something more internal.
It's a bit funny to say, but Miyazaki Mari felt that when she faced Kamiya Shiori, she seemed to be able to feel a subtle sense of fear and oppression.
"But she's obviously not my leader."
Maybe some people are born to be leaders?
But then again, Miss Kamiya is very beautiful, and her icy beauty temperament goes perfectly with her capable OL professional attire.
The slim-fitting shirt, tight hip skirt, well-proportioned legs wrapped in black stockings, and cool high heels.
Gee tut.
Even though we are both women, and even though Kamiya Shiori looks a little younger than me...
But Miyazaki Mari still had the urge to throw herself at her feet and call her "sister".
Such a beauty, of course we need to give her more shots!
Cutting more shots of Ms. Kamiya into the promotional documentary will definitely add a lot of color to the final film!
The interviews within the studio have been basically completed, and the next step is to copy some preview images of "Karasu Tengu's Yokai Exorcism House". Tomorrow, we will also interview the voice actors involved in the production of this animation.
As a promotional video, the focus is on showing some scenes of the anime and content related to the voice actors.
This part can well demonstrate GENIE's sincerity...and financial strength.
Mari Miyazaki has some experience in the animation industry. She has noticed that although GENIE Studio only emerged last year, the company has no shortage of funds to operate.
This can be seen from "Karasu Tengu's Monster Extermination House".
The graphics of this new show are extremely well-made and gorgeous, and they are not the kind of bloated and gorgeous just for show. After all, during the animation production process, Ms. Kamiya even considered small details such as "whether there should be clouds in the shot" in a comprehensive manner.
In short, you can see the money burned in every frame.
There is a kind of visual beauty at no cost.
The voice actors involved in the production are basically the most popular top names in the industry.
"It's true that GENIE's last film, Mary Poppins, was a huge success, but is this one film enough to bring them such a huge cash flow? Or is it that the mysterious president behind this studio is really capable?"
Of course.
For questions like these, Mari Miyazaki would just think about them in her mind and would not ask them.
When the studio had almost finished acquiring all the content materials, Ms. Miyazaki thought of something and asked, "By the way, Ms. Kamiya, regarding your scriptwriter Mr. Soryu, can you also interview him in this promotional video?"
The script of the previously acclaimed "Miss Mary" was entirely written by Mr. Suoru.
The industry has given a high evaluation of this scriptwriter who suddenly emerged.
The new anime "Karasu Tengu's Yokai Exorcism House" is still created by Mr. Soryu, so Ms. Miyazaki wants to ask the teacher about his mental journey in writing the script, so that the old work can be connected with the new one and add some more content to the promotional video.
"Mr. Suru will not accept offline interviews. However, you can contact him directly by phone here."
Concubine Wen Che said this in a calm but undeniable tone.
Mr. Soryu, who is another ghost story employee of GENIE, Chiaki Miyake, of course, will not accept any face-to-face interviews.
"Ha, haha." Ms. Miyazaki laughed dryly to ease the embarrassment. "No wonder people in the industry say that Mr. Soryu is very mysterious."
In fact, it’s not just this script teacher who is not seen in person.
The whole GENIE carries a sense of mystery.
However, as an animation company that mainly promotes monster stories, perhaps it’s not a bad thing to have a bit of mystery?
……
Wen Che Yao Fei called Miyake Chiaki in the studio.
After a brief communication, he turned on the speakerphone and signaled Ms. Miyazaki to conduct the interview.
"Hello, Mr. Soru. I would like to ask you some questions about your new work "Karasu Tengu's Monster Exorcism House"."
"Well, feel free to ask."
It seemed that the voice from Mr. Shuliu's end had been processed in some way, and the voice transmitted over the phone was not his real voice.
But it's good enough that we can get in touch, and Ms. Miyazaki naturally won't care about it.
The conscientious host flipped through her notebook and found some questions she had prepared:
"Both "Mary's Uncertainty" and "Karasu Tengu's Monster Retreat" are based on the theme of monster stories. Can you tell us what the biggest difference between the two works is?"
Chiaki Miyake responded fluently: "Although both are about monster stories, the plot of Miss Mary is mainly centered around modern times. Against this background, many modern urban legends are incorporated. Even traditional monsters are presented in a more modern way."
"The story of Karasu Tengu's Monster Retreat is set during the anti-shogunate movement before the Meiji Restoration, shortly after the Black Ship Incident."
"This is a special era with a lot of content worth depicting. Feudalism struggles against emerging capital forces, and at the same time, there is an influx of Western ideas. The lords and heroes are fighting, and many townspeople and ronin who were originally at the bottom are rising in the tide of the times. Against such a backdrop, the monster story unfolds from the perspective of the two protagonists, with traditional Japanese style and novel things. I believe it will give the audience a brand new visual experience."
Mari Miyazaki: "Well, what were the considerations behind the design of the male protagonist?"
Chiaki Miyake: "One of the protagonists, Crow, is the incarnation of the vanished Ainu belief god Karasu Tengu. From the moment he appeared, he had a negative attitude towards human nature and a relatively rigid personality, but deeper inside he had a sense of justice as a god."
"The second protagonist, Ryuken Igarashi, is a representative of the townspeople who have accumulated a certain amount of wealth in the context of the anti-shogunate movement. He is young, optimistic, and willing to accept new things that emerge with Western thoughts. At the same time, he has the smooth personality characteristics of the petty citizens at that time. The daily interactions between the two protagonists with very different personalities can create a lot of interesting sparks."
The story design of "Karasu Tengu's Monster Extermination House" is based on two male protagonists.
Among them, Ryuken Igarashi is the descendant of a wealthy human businessman. He inherited the family wealth and has a good business sense, but he just doesn't like making money and doing business.
On the surface, he is a folklorist who is keen on writing articles and novels about supernatural phenomena. Privately, he runs a monster retreat house relying on his strong inspiration.
The story begins when Igarashi accidentally freed the Ainu Tengu Kamui "Crow" in an ancient shrine during a mission.
Since then, the two have been working together. Although Igarashi sometimes plays pranks on them and causes them to quarrel, in the process of resolving the incidents, their relationship begins to change slowly, and they gradually develop a deep friendship...
Although the two protagonists came into contact with heroes from both the anti-Qing and pro-Qing forces in the main storyline, they did not directly participate in this vigorous social reform movement of the era.
Only with the help of the perspectives of the two protagonists, Chiaki Miyake slowly unfolds a picture of strange monsters with a special era style and temperament, luxurious and splendid.
That's basically the story.
Miyazaki Mari: "Also, I heard that the much-loved main character of Mary, Mary, will also make a cameo appearance in the new show."
Chiaki Miyake: "Yes, Miss Mary will appear as a supporting character in the tenth episode."
"But at that time, there seemed to be no telephones, right?" Miyazaki, who had done his homework, chuckled.
Miyake on the other end of the phone also laughed: "This involves the origin story of how Miss Mary was born. Perhaps the tenth episode in the new series can be used as an independent prequel to how Mary, who traveled across the ocean at that time, became connected with the God of Fortune. We at GENIE want to work hard to create a gorgeous monster universe."
Chiaki Miyake did not hide GENIE's "ambition".
It is true that this film, "Karasu Tengu's Yokai Extermination House", is a work tailor-made for Karasu Tengu, a subordinate of Kamiya, to gain the spread of faith, but it is also a stepping stone to the GENIE Yokai Universe.
(End of this chapter)