Gotta Go the Healing Route

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Following Kazama Xi's eloquent talk on the last question, the interview ended smoothly around noon.

Toyama Kisaragi put the interview manuscript back into the file bag, closed the notebook in his hand, and broke away from the working state, and the two of them returned to the same posture in their daily communication.

"Thank you, Mr. Xi."

Clutching the notebook in his hand, Yuanshan Ruyue was also a little excited.The written talk this time was very effective, which is specifically reflected in the content of the dialogue.Kazama Xi's answers are basically positive and interesting, especially the last discussion about 'creative freedom'.

This kind of written talk is not Toyama Kisaragi's job, and Toyama Kisaragi will interview those creators soon.It is also a good opportunity to use this platform to have a dialogue with those creators.

However, an interview is an interview after all, and even if it is a written conversation, the content of the conversation is published publicly.Authors who are established for a long time naturally respond to interviews with all the right nonsense.But such an approach will also make this column lose its original meaning.

But the interview with Kazama Xi was not like that at all. When she communicated with each other on weekdays, she felt that Kazama Xi was a very interesting person.There is no restraint in public written talks.

Words like "warrior of love" and "freedom" are definitely full of program effects.

"You worked hard too." Kazama Xi said softly.

"It's almost noon, as the hard work of the interview, let me treat you to dinner." Putting away the notebook, Yuan Shan Ruyue said again with a smile.

"Let me do it..." Kazama Xi said hastily.

The vest hangs up in front of acquaintances, and a meal can be regarded as compensation for lying to Yuanshan Ruyue for so long.

Yuanshan Kisaragi narrowed his eyes, and did not refuse, but said: "After all, he is a very popular and popular manga artist nowadays, and his wealth is definitely not comparable to that of a wage earner like me, so I will be rude."

In the end, the two settled for lunch at an ordinary Chinese restaurant.After eating, Kazama Xi sent Yuanshan Ruyue to the nearby station before saying goodbye.

After sending off Yuanshan Ruyue, Kazama Xi returned to the studio and sent a text message to Uemura Ziwan.

Aster Uemura was sent to buy drinks before, and Aster Uemura thoughtfully bought drinks for an entire hour, and did not return to the studio.

Even after the interview, Yu Kazama called Aster Uemura and asked her to come over for dinner, Aster Uemura said "considerately" that there was a sudden emergency and she couldn't come.

It wasn't until Yu Kazama sent a text message that she sent Toyama Kisaragi away that Aster Uemura "finished her work" and returned to the studio.

Regarding the content of the interview, Aster Uemura did not ask much.

After all, it is a written conversation, with a delay.Kanna Bunhui Weekly wanted to officially publish this interview, but first handed over the content of the written talk to Shueisha for confirmation.This written talk will not be officially released to the outside world until both parties confirm that there will be no answer that will have any impact.

Furthermore, Aster Uemura was not worried that Xi Kazama would open her mouth without thinking.Kazama Xi is not very old, but she has a good advantage that she has a sense of proportion in everything she does.

Back in the studio, Aster Uemura just sat on the sofa and looked at Yu Kazama, but the way she looked at herself made Xi Kazama a little unbearable.

"Ordinary friendship." Kazama Xi said seriously.

"Ordinary friends, I understand..." Uemura Ziwan blinked and said.

"Speaking of which, this is really a coincidence. Miss Yuanshan actually knows you."

"However, Mr. Xi, you have done a good job of keeping secrets. No one knows except your family and people in the same circle."

"However, in the face of fate and coincidence, keeping secrets is meaningless..."

"However, speaking of coincidences... the surname Yuanshan is quite a coincidence."

"Ok?"

"The chairman of the Nagawa Group is named Yuanshan. My uncle mentioned it to me before."

"However, Ms. Yuanshan's hometown is in Kyoto, so it's probably a coincidence."

Aster Uemura just mentioned this matter casually, and started to discuss the next serialization.

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A week passed like this, and the content of this week's interview about Yu Kazama was also successfully published on Kanna Bunhui Weekly.

Because of the publication time, although Kanna Bunhui Weekly had completed the interview with Kazama Yuki last week, the specific content of the written talk can only be seen in this week's new issue.

The character column in this issue is undoubtedly very attractive to readers.

The audience of Kanna Bunhui Weekly is very wide, and teenagers also like to read it. For young readers who like to read comics, interviews about cartoonists are just what they are interested in.

And due to the repercussions in the society caused by Kazama Xi’s previous confrontation with the Parents’ Committee, readers who are relatively older will not miss this interview.

In addition, the popular cartoonist of "Rain Biechao" has its own particularity: while its comic works are popular, the discussion on the author himself has never been left behind.However, Yu Biechao's identity has always been mysterious and has never been seen in public.Although this time it was just a written talk, it was considered a first for the public, and it naturally attracted more attention.

In the interview records, Yu Biechao's discussion of his own works is not much.

After all, works like Dead Pen and Magic Circle, which have been completed for a while, have already been analyzed from beginning to end by various fan gods.

What really aroused readers' discussion was Kazama Yuki's answer to her own style and the characteristics that a manga artist should possess.

"Soldier of love? I've never seen such a brazen person. Is that why you persecute the characters in your story like that?"

"It's over, the old thief gave himself this title, I still feel inexplicably emotional."

"Tell the children that there is darkness in this world... Old thief, children are innocent..."

"The swordsman comes from the heart, and this matter has been hammered."

And the latter argument about freedom is also directly linked by readers and 'Love Warrior'.

"Freedom, your freedom refers to a free swordsman, right?"

"It's over, according to what the old thief said, if you continue to draw freely, maybe the protagonist will be killed by the old thief."

"Where's the Shueisha editorial department? Hurry up and suppress the free spirit of the old thief... I really don't want to see my favorite characters die because of 'freedom'."

Because of this written talk, two stalks have also become popular among young people.

'The Warrior of Love' and 'The World's No. [-] Free Cartoonist. '

PS: There is only one chapter, and it will be added tomorrow.

Chapter 210 Read as Freedom

The ACG industry often creates memes, such as Kazama Xi's previous life, such as "Nice boat", "I'm not a human anymore", "Don't stop" and so on.

The birth of stalks stems from the consensus of most people in the circle on something.In the ACG circle, this kind of stalking tends to focus on a certain classic anime, manga, or novel.The reason for the birth of a meme is often that the scene that is regarded as a meme itself is shocking and can bring a deep impression to people.

Of course, the popularity of meme culture is also inseparable from the rapid development of modern media information and the Internet.In this different time and space, also relying on the advancement of information technology, meme culture has also begun to emerge.

A clear example of this is "Magic Girl Madoka".

The magic circle was also a well-known stemming machine in the acg circle in the previous life.

Like Chubby's 'Sign a contract with me and become a magical girl. 'Ba Mamei' is nothing to be afraid of. ’ Even the headless body of Ba Mami became part of the meme.

And in this different time and space, these pictures or plots that can be talked about by people have also become part of the meme.

If it wasn't for the dead pen being changed by Kazama Yuma, maybe the "Aside from me, can anyone else do it?" 'The famous stalk will also be born in this time and space.

Apart from the work itself, it is actually not uncommon for real people in the circle to come out of trouble, mostly because it can cause discussion.

Just like the written conversation Kazama Xi participated in this time.

Just as Toyama Kisaragi thought, the effect of this pen talk show is full.And the effect is even greater than the senior sister imagined.

The author, who seems to have nothing to do with love, but vents cruel and dark stories to his heart's content, calls himself a "warrior of love". This contrasting statement immediately caused heated discussions among readers.

In the previous life, there was Urobuchi Gen, the "Soldier of Love". In this time and space, Xi Kazama, who reproduced Lao Xu's works, also has the title of "Soldier of Love".

Moreover, before the title of Warrior of Love, a prefix was added - "the first free cartoonist."

If the first freedom appears, the titles of 'second freedom' and 'third freedom' will also appear.I just don't know which cartoonists these titles will fall on after Kazama Xi's chaos in this different time and space.

For this kind of stalk culture, apart from those stinky rotten stalks, Kazama Xi doesn't hate it, on the contrary, she is happy to see its success.

After all, for creators, the role of stems generally outweighs the disadvantages.Because the dissemination of the stems is more widespread than the works of the stems themselves.

Before many readers pursue an anime or manga, they first learned about the relevant stalks from other places, and only read it out of curiosity.This can be regarded as an alternative promotion mode.

There are many works whose popularity is even greater than the work itself.

Speaking of which, the "Chain Saw Man" that Kazama Xi has selected for the current text can be called the stalk-making machine among the stalk-making machines.All kinds of famous stalks emerge in endlessly.In the absence of a drama, the popularity of "Chain Saw Man" is also because of this reason.

According to this trend, "Chain Saw Man" will continue to be drawn, and the memes of Kazama Yuki's previous life may be completely reproduced.

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Let's go back to Kazama Xi's studio.

The written interview of Kanna Bunhui Weekly is indeed beneficial to Kazama Xi.

At least last week in the "Chain Saw Man" story, because of Himeno's death, readers who were originally indignant diverted their attention because of this interview.Most of the readers began to complain about Kazama Xi's 'brazen' remarks.

And "The Chainsaw Man" also relied on the familiar plot of the knife man to successfully make the rhythm of the story tense and rapid.

The story of "The Chainsaw Man" officially entered the main line: after Himeno's death, Machima completed the resurrection by unknown means, and used magic-like abilities to remotely kill the enemies in Kyoto in Tokyo.

After this battle, the protagonist group also began to practice in different ways to improve their own strength.This can be regarded as a very orthodox kingly plot, and so far it looks like this.

While the story was progressing steadily, there was also an episode in the studio in charge of "Chain Saw Man": the real Zhicheng left.

It's not that real Zhicheng left Kazama Xi's studio.According to Zhicheng's thoughts when he first came, he planned to stay at Kazama Xi's side for at least two months.Now that it hasn't been a month, the real Zhicheng will naturally not leave like this.

The real Zhicheng just applied to Feng Jianxi to help out in the "Flame Fist" studio next door for a period of time.

Kazama Xi had proposed this matter two weeks ago, and it was declined by the real person Zhicheng at that time, but now it is the real person Zhicheng who proposed it on his own initiative.

Regarding the change of studio, he explained to Feng Jianxi like this:

"It's a rare opportunity to witness the double opening. I already have some understanding of the king's way, and then I want to see the story of the evil way on the other side."

In this regard, Kazama Xi naturally had no reason to refuse, and readily agreed.

The two studios are only separated by a wall, and the assistants on both sides usually communicate with each other.Therefore, when switching to the "Flame Fist" studio, Zhicheng does not need to go through the troublesome things of getting familiar with the studio environment and getting to know his colleagues.

In addition, the painting styles of the two works of "Flame Fist" and "Chain Saw Man" are almost in the same line. Even if you switch to another work as an assistant, you don't need Zhicheng to spend too much time re-studying the painting style.

After coming to the studio next door and tidying up his workstation, Zhicheng was inexplicably relieved.

Wanting to learn another style of comic stories is indeed the main reason why Feng Zhicheng left the studio of "Chain Saw Man".

But there is another reason: Compared with those assistants in the studio of "Chain Saw Man", Zhicheng always feels that he is a bit out of place.

Maybe it was because he was so focused on painting before, Zhicheng has never noticed this, but since he talked about the idea of ​​creation with Nishikawa Yusuke last time, he began to feel that something was wrong.

After changing to the studio next door, the feeling of being out of place finally disappeared.Maybe it's because the assistants here were all newly recruited two months ago, unlike the assistants next door who came all the way from the magic circle, the rain is getting serious.

"Is that right..."

After chatting with the co-workers of "Flame Fist", I confirmed that the assistant's creative concept here is still normal, not as extreme as the neighbor next door, and Zhicheng is completely relieved.