Is this cartoonist mentally ill?.

Chapter 406 New Animation Progress
Zhou Wenwei and Ke Xinjie had known each other for half a year. They had common hobbies and topics to talk about, and they officially got together during the New Year.

However, the relationship between the two did not change much because of this, except that they would hold hands and hug each other when they were together, which made them seem more intimate.

"I just woke up……"

Ke Xinjie said lazily on the other end of the phone.

I can tell that she is still lying in bed.

"Lazy pig, what do you want to eat for lunch?"

Zhou Wenwei didn't care, he laughed and said, "Let's go out to eat, or we can cook something."

“There are too many people on weekends, and it’s not cost-effective to eat out.”

Ke Xinjie thought for a moment and said, "Then let's go buy some groceries and I'll cook for you myself. It's a good opportunity for you to watch some anime with me. Hey, which of the new anime you mentioned last time are good to watch?"

Being your own boss means you are a lot busier than working for someone else.

Especially after the New Year, Ke Xinjie has been exhausted from tidying up the store, purchasing goods and customizing new New Year event signs.

Fortunately, the other partner is her friend and can help her share some of the work.

As the direct person in charge of the store, Ke Xinjie inevitably has to take on more work.

However...hard work pays off. Since the nail salon opened, her own income last year reached 300,000 after tax.

Zhou Wenwei, a senior programmer, earns about the same amount. The two of them together can barely be considered middle class in Shanghai.

There is no way around this, after all, the strength of the Magic City is obvious to all.

Ke Xinjie has basically not watched any anime recently, but she has been reading comics a little bit at a time when she has time.

After all, it is more convenient to read comics on mobile phones now.

"No problem. Tell me in advance when you are getting ready to go out."

Zhou Wenwei said patiently.

"Okay! But..."

Ke Xinjie's voice gradually became softer, and she said, "Let me sleep a little longer..."

Zhou Wenwei heard a faint snoring coming from the other end of the phone and hung up with a smile.

……

noon.

"...Haha, my cooking skills are pretty good!"

Ke Xinjie cleaned up the empty dishes in front of her with satisfaction, and said to Zhou Wenwei who was full with a little pride.

Zhou Wenwei immediately saw this and sensibly praised his girlfriend, saying with a joking smile, "Not bad, not bad! It tastes great!"

"Well, since you dare to laugh at me, then go wash the dishes."

Ke Xinjie said dissatisfiedly.

"Go, go, go."

Zhou Wenwei raised his hands as if he had given up, but he didn't mind washing the dishes.

After all, it was Ke Xinjie who took on the main task of cooking just now, and he just helped to wash and cut some of the ingredients. There was no problem for him to take on the task of washing the dishes now.

"I'm going to catch up!"

Ke Xinjie laughed and said, "After you wash the dishes and wipe your hands, come over and watch anime with me!"

"OK, I'll go wash the dishes first."

Zhou Wenwei got up and walked into the kitchen with the dishes.

Ke Xinjie got up and went to the living room to turn on the TV. C Station's premium membership is universal on all platforms, which also provides great convenience to users.

Lin Qingshan originally hated the charging model that required additional membership on different platforms. Of course, he advocated that C Station membership should be applicable to all platforms instead of charging separately.

In addition, instead of collecting membership fees from users, C Station now needs to accumulate word of mouth. Once its reputation is established and it becomes bigger and stronger, it can earn more from peripheral online shopping and advertising fees than from the membership model.

Therefore, we adopted a model that is universal across all platforms.

This indeed gives users an excellent experience. Most importantly, they don't have to worry about being scolded, but they are afraid of having no comparison. There is nothing wrong with C Station's approach.

However, when compared with the chaotic membership fees of other online platforms such as Youdou.com, it was immediately praised to the sky by C Station users.

Coupled with the recent collaboration on two extremely excellent new semi-self-produced anime and the second season of "Chainsaw Man", Station C can be said to be thriving more and more.

In this way, Zhou Wenwei worked hard to wash the dishes and chopsticks in the kitchen, very seriously, and also cleaned up the kitchen by the way.

Ke Xinjie had already opened "Kill! Akane ga Mikoto" and started reading it. She also took some snacks and drinks and sat on the sofa to watch "Kill! Akane ga Mikoto".

While eating, Zhou Wenwei praised this new anime in particular.

Recently, the popularity of "Akame ga Kill" has indeed been increasing. With its exquisite production and gorgeous fighting scenes, it has attracted a lot of attention after the high-energy plot in the first episode.

After the protagonist Tatsumi avenged his two friends, he was taken back by members of the "Night Raid Killer Group".

After realizing the darkness of the empire, and knowing that the "Night Raid Killer Group" is actually a secret force established by the GM Army to oppose the corrupt rule of the empire.

Usually, his main job is to accept commissions from the residents of the imperial capital to eliminate corrupt bureaucrats and villains. He is also responsible for fighting against the imperial weapon users and collecting imperial weapons. His ultimate goal is to assassinate the source of corruption in the empire - the minister.

At the same time, the most important setting in this animation is also thrown out - the imperial weapon!
This is the most powerful supernatural weapon in the world. It was used by the founding emperor of the empire about a thousand years ago in order to maintain the long-term rule of his descendants.

At that time, the empire used its enormous financial resources and power to summon the highest-level craftsmen from all over the world.

They used legendary extremely dangerous species as materials, combined with rare metals such as Ohari steel and a large number of long-lost secret techniques, to develop forty-eight powerful weapons that could not be replicated and called them "Imperial Tools".

After the birth of the imperial instruments, they helped the empire achieve brilliant military results. However, five hundred years ago, a large-scale riot broke out in the empire, and many imperial instruments were lost to the public and even abroad.

The assassins of the "Night Raid Killer Group" are like this, almost everyone has an imperial weapon.

The "Imperial Tool" in Akame's hand is called "The One-Strike Kill Demon Sword Murasame".

Once the enemy fighting against Akame is cut by this demon sword, he will be infected with the cursed poison from the wound and die quickly. There is no way to detoxify.

It is very famous as a demon sword that can kill with one strike, but it also has a weakness. You must be careful when holding it in your hand, as if your fingers are cut, it will mean instant death.

At the same time, if you can't directly cut the opponent in battle, the spell will not work, and it is also ineffective against the corpse puppet. But even so, this terrible weapon that can kill with one hit, even if it causes a little injury, will be killed, which is quite powerful.

But when she saw the name of this imperial weapon, Ke Xinjie was stunned for a moment and said, "Eh? Murasame? Isn't that the alchemical weapon of Senior Brother Chu from "The Gods"? "

But she didn't just think that Lin Qingshan plagiarized "The Protoss". After all, the original text of "The Protoss" actually stated that the name Murasame actually came from a Japanese allusion.

To be precise, it should be a novel called "The Legend of the Eight Dogs of Nanso Satomi".

Therefore, Lin Qingshan did not shy away from using this name, and this could be considered as a kind of interaction with the TV series "The Protoss" which he was optimistic about.

This kind of interaction did attract some discussion at the beginning of "Akame ga Kill!", and even in the subsequent plot of the next generation "Madu Ghoul", the level division of ghouls is also D, C, B, A and S, and the subsequent higher 2S and 3S levels.

These can't help but remind people of the settings in "Protoss".

However, this setting is relatively common. As for the similarities... the setting of the ghouls and the hybrids of the gods only has one word "race" in their names, and their abilities are completely different, so it's a stretch to say that it's plagiarism.

Especially the ghouls' defect is in the food types, while the hybrids' obvious defect is that their bloodline cannot exceed the limit. If it exceeds the limit, they will become Deadpool. Also, there is the rather inexplicable blood sorrow.

Ke Xinjie only thought about this briefly before continuing to immerse herself in the plot of "Kill! Akame ga Mikoto".

In addition to the imperial weapon "One-hit-kill Demon Sword Murasame" in Akame's hand, each member of the "Night Raid Killer Group" holds an imperial weapon, which are -

The "Romantic Battery Pumpkin" held by the pink-haired girl with twin ponytails, Mine.

This is a gun-shaped imperial weapon that can convert spiritual energy into shock waves. Its power will increase according to the degree of crisis the user encounters.

The "King of Beasts: Lion King" possessed by the blonde beast girl Leone who abducted Tatsumi into the "Night Raid Killers".

A belt-shaped imperial weapon that transforms oneself into a beast and dramatically improves physical abilities. The sense of smell is also enhanced and can search for enemies.

The "Operation Armor: Devil's Haunting" possessed by the muscular man Brand.

An armor-type imperial weapon known for its super strong defensive power. It can greatly enhance physical abilities and can make one transparent for a short period of time, but it is a huge burden on the wearer and ordinary people will die if they wear it.

However, it usually exists as a sword and will turn into full body armor after being summoned.

"All Things Are Severed and Ecstasy" possessed by the innocent girl with glasses, Hill.

A scissors-shaped imperial weapon that can cut anything in the world. Due to its high hardness, it can also be used for defense. Its hidden ability is to emit a large range of dazzling light as a cover.

The "Thousand Changes Cross Tail" held by the green-haired boy Lubbock.

A strong linear Imperial weapon that can be opened as a trap or a barrier to detect enemies. It also has the ability to restrain and cut off enemies, and can support companions to float in the air. Just like its nickname, it is ever-changing and is a very versatile Imperial weapon.

However, Najeshita, the leader of the "Night Raid Killer Group", does not possess any imperial tools, but this is because she is actually the owner of the imperial tool "Romantic Turret Pumpkin" in Maine's hand.

It was only after Mine joined the "Night Raid Killer Group" that this Teigu was transferred to Mine, so she doesn't have any Teigu.

In addition to the Imperial Gear, this world also has powerful weapons called "Ministerial Gear". Four hundred years after the founding of the empire, the emperor at that time also tried to make a replica of the Imperial Gear, but he was never able to surpass the previous "Imperial Gear", so it was called the second-rate "Ministerial Gear".

The setting of "Imperial Tool" is quite brilliant, and the audience was continuously attracted by the plot of the first episode and this setting.

The same is true for Ke Xinjie. She thinks "Akame ga Kill" is pretty good.

The second, third, and fourth episodes of "Kill! Akame ga Kill" all tell the story of the protagonist Tatsumi joining the "Night Raid Killer Group".

The plot is relatively "kingly" simple.

He began to get to know his friends, including his eldest brother Brand, who was so enthusiastic and caring about him that made people feel nervous, Akame who seemed aloof but was actually cute and caring about her friends, Maine who had a strong personality and the classic twin-tailed tsundere attribute, Leone who was bold and unrestrained, Labock who seemed a little lustful and nonsensical, Hill who was confused and naive, and Najeshitan who had charisma as a leader.

These are pretty standard roles.

The standard is almost assembly line-like.

But this is only for old 2D fans like Ke Xinjie.

For new viewers, "Akame ga Kill!" is an excellent work, and the characters are quite charming.

"Well, I told you it's pretty good looking."

Zhou Wenwei, who had finally finished cleaning up the dishes, walked out wiping his hands.

"It looks good, but it's too much."

Ke Xinjie said, "It's said to be the work of Mr. Aoyama... It really feels so strange. Except for the first episode which is clearly in the style of Mr. Aoyama's work, the following episodes don't look very similar..."

Zhou Wenwei sat next to her and said, "It's only the first few episodes... Don't worry about Qingshan the old thief's style. I guess he will start to use knives later. You see, Chainsaw Man didn't start using knives at the beginning."

"Too……"

Ke Xinjie nodded and said, "Come, watch the show with me... Don't spoil the plot!"

"……Fine."

Zhou Wenwei, who originally wanted to say something, suddenly said with some regret.

Ke Xinjie felt a little sorry for this, and then asked, "By the way, how about the show "Magic City Ghoul"?"

"I think it's OK..."

Zhou Wenwei immediately started chatting with Ke Xinjie.

The plot in the early and middle stages of "Magical Ghoul" is destined to be a bit boring and depressing, but for comic fans who are familiar with Lin Qingshan, this is more like Lin Qingshan's style.

After Kaneki accidentally became a one-eyed "ghoul", he also passed by Touka, who seemed to be an ordinary coffee shop clerk but was actually a super dangerous "S"-level ghoul.

Not only Dong Xiang, in fact even the manager "Fang Gongshan" and other employees in the "antique" coffee shop where she works are ghouls.

They are all high-risk ghouls with names and surnames.

But... they don't hunt humans for food like ordinary ghouls.

Instead, they chose to coexist peacefully with humans, because in addition to hunting, ghouls can also consume coffee to suppress and relieve their "appetite".

But this is only a stopgap measure, as the ghouls in the coffee shop still need to eat normally to sustain their lives.

Speaking of this, the store manager Fang Gongshan also took Jinmu to a place and showed him his normal way of eating -

That is to find the bodies of people who committed suicide or died unjustly, and eat normally with an attitude of gratitude to them and praying for their rebirth.

This method, it has to be said, was unexpected to the audience, and it also gave them a new understanding of man-eating monsters such as the store manager and other ghouls.

This also caused some discussion among the audience.

(End of this chapter)