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Chapter 325 'Fullmetal Alchemist'

Zhao Chen is now thinking about "Pokemon". After the completion of "Pokemon" in the Silver Conference, even if Zhao Chen and some editors tried their best to think of many new ideas, perhaps this is the limitation of the comic type.&{}..{}

If he continues to draw like this, it will take several years for "Pokemon" to be completed. It would not be in line with his wishes to draw like this, because he can be given the same painting as "Football Player".

The difficulty of the comic "Pokemon" is the large number of necessary and complex and diverse pm prototypes, moves, characteristics, growth values, etc. If you think about it alone, it will be a blown up. In history, it was led by the original author to complete this most complex part of the work, and it took a lot of time during this period.

However, Zhao Chen has various pm memories, so he naturally does not need to make these preparations. He just needs to create the models and materials of each pm. With his current creative speed, it doesn't take much time to draw hundreds of pm models. In other words, the most difficult problem can be easily solved.

As for the outline, although he also has the overall plot of "Pokemon" in his head, what he wants later is to interact with the villain more intensely and complexly to keep the plot fresh. However, this aspect of knowledge is a grand project, and it is undoubtedly necessary to make countless brain cells to be reasonable and intense. However, the most important thing in the world society is these geniuses. The subsequent plot can be completed by them, and the original plot can also be used for reference. After the subsequent plot outline comes out, Zhao Chen will also supervise himself to avoid the failure of "Pokemon".

Finally, in terms of painting, the World Club is not short of talents with good painting skills, and is also consciously cultivating talents in this area. You may not be omnipotent, it’s okay, as long as one is particularly outstanding. The World Club can completely combine more than two talents with different expertise into one in this case to create comics, and it is called "each with each person's strengths", just like the two protagonists in the plot of "Dream Eater".

In this way, all the requirements and prerequisites are present. Even if Zhao Chen doesn't create "Pokemon" himself, as long as he is handed over to them, the effect of the creation will not be much worse. After all, the pets in this comic are basically not very difficult to draw. As long as there are models, most cartoonists can copy them. At most, they are a bit worse in terms of painting skills.

The reason why I think this is mainly because the threat brought by the merger of the three major societies was too great. After a long time, Zhao Chen made up his mind to hand over the Pokemon to his designated creative team to complete it. In addition to being responsible for models and other things, he was just supervising the quality of the comics. If the comics' indicators were not met, he would have to do it himself.

Fortunately, the creative team did not exceed his expectations. Although they were not as good as him in painting, they were not much different when imitating. There was also the problem of adaptation. I am afraid that after a period of adaptation, they would become more and more outstanding in the future until they could be replaced perfectly.

In this case, Zhao Chen has the time and energy to create new comics. Especially now that the three major societies have not yet been integrated, they can gain more market for themselves.

Zhao Chen is not a saint. Everyone has selfish intentions, and he is no exception. Therefore, when choosing comics, he often looks at classic comics with high sales, so that it can be in his interests. Of course, if this classic comic is what he likes, it is undoubtedly the best.

In fact, from the past few years, the classic comics created directly or indirectly by Zhao Chen basically have high sales in the future. As long as the long-form boy comics often have sales of about 100 million in history. This kind of high-selling classic comics can be said to be both well-known and popular. While it can bring rich returns, it can also bring a lot of positive reviews to him or the World Club. The main reason is that the more people you read, the impact will naturally be greater.

Of course, there are not many such classic comics that are well received and popular, and they are less than a hundred. In addition, such as "Doraemon" and "

There are undoubtedly even fewer classic comics such as Dr. iq and "Iron Arm Astro Boy" that have long been occupied by other cartoonists. At least Zhao Chen has hundreds of millions of single-line books in his mind and has sold less than ten books.

However, Zhao Chen did not choose a comic with hundreds of millions of single-line books, but eventually chose a classic comic with only sixty million single-line books - "The Alchemist of Steel", referred to as "The Alchemist of Steel"!

This magical comic is undoubtedly a classic comic. What is even more rare is that this comic is very popular in some European countries. If you only talk about the excitement, there are indeed many comics that can be compared with this comic, but there is one premise among them, that is, those that are better than steel legacy are not as connotated as steel legacy, while those that are more connotated than steel legacy are not as good as steel legacy. This status can be said to be quite amazing. Similarly, this comic also requires careful reading, otherwise some comic fans who like other types of comics may not be able to read it. The main reason is that these comic fans do not like to use their brains and only like to watch plots that make them happy, which has the same meaning as the commonly known as the novice in online novels.

In other words, if comic fans belong to the plot party, it is easy to watch it, but if comic fans belong to the passionate and brainless party, they may not be able to watch it. The main reason is that this comic is more brain-consuming.

I have to say that there are two animations in "The Alchemist of Steel". If you like to have positive and optimistic tones, you can look at the new version if you like to reveal the darkness of society and the tragic ending. If you like to expose the tragic ending, you can look at the 2003 version. The reason for these two versions is mainly that the 2003 version of "The Alchemist of Steel" was created not long after the comic was serialized. The comic "The Alchemist of Steel" at that time was a monthly magazine, so the speed of the animation was far higher than that of the comic. So the plot at the beginning of the animation was the same as the comic, and only the second half was an independent original plot that only came with after asking about Hiroshi Arakawa's opinions.

As for the 2009 version of "The Steel Fa", it is completely based on the plot of the original comic, and it is even more difficult to finish at the same time as the comic!

Overall, the 2009 version of "Steel" is more well-produced and has a grander worldview. Although the content of the 2003 version was basically repeated in about 15 episodes before, it finally turned around and started the original plot, which was exactly the same as the plot of the comics. This is an animation that respects the original.

Although both versions are made by the same company, if you look closely, the character designs are still slightly different. The new version shows a big pie face like the Colonel, which is extremely charming and graceful. You know that the new version is more attentive and the character's appearance is closer to the character's personality.

However, Zhao Chen always felt that the animation of "The Alchemist of Steel" was very moral. The first version began to take the original route because the manga was not finished, but it was obviously more exciting than originals like Naruto (many of Naruto animations are also original, and it was basically caused by the manga not keeping up with the animation). Moreover, the plot was so popular at that time that the plot still did not shrink and it was completed in just fifty episodes.

It can be said that both versions are very worth watching. Although the content of the previous episodes is probably the same, the details have been changed and the picture quality has also been improved.

It can be said that this comic is one of the rare high-level comics. Its characteristics are also quite distinctive, with a compact rhythm and not procrastination, a profound theme, and a distinct personality of the characters. There are also various love, hate, love, war and redemption, and brotherly bonds. Although the tone of the whole work is rather depressing, fortunately the ending is quite complete.

"The Alchemist of Steel" will have a total of 108 episodes in the next year, and will be serialized for a full nine years, but it is mainly because it is serialized in comic monthly magazines. If it is changed to a weekly magazine, it will only take about two years.

Among them, there are 27 volumes of single-line books. The cumulative number of issued parts reached 61 million, which is the highest number of issued parts in Square Enix. In 2004, it won the 49th Primary School Pavilion Comic Award, which is quite difficult in terms of sales and honors.

In fact, the comic "Alchemist of Steel" can have much sales, and the main reason is very simple. That is, "Alchemist of Steel" was serialized in a comic monthly magazine with a high reputation, which led to many comic fans not knowing that this comic was available before they became famous. When they became famous, most comic fans were reluctant to spend too much money to buy so many single-line books, and the single-line books were lower than expected. The most important thing is that it was serialized in a monthly magazine. Any comic serialized in a monthly magazine can be said to be as fast as the speed, and there are not many comic fans who have this patience except for the die-hard.

In other words, if "The Alchemist of Steel" is changed to a weekly magazine and serialized, the sales volume will be significantly higher. If Zhao Chen himself is fame, it will not be difficult to sell more than 100 million. At least Zhao Chen has this confidence.

The core of this comic is the principle of equivalent exchange. This principle refers to matter of equal quality and value. After alchemy changes, it can only generate matter of the same quality and value. It also means that in order to achieve success, it also has to pay a corresponding price. This is the so-called 1:1 exchange principle. Al expression, who restores the body in the animation, has also tried to rewrite this principle, and finally changed from 1:1 to 10:11's new exchange principle, but it has not much effect.

In Zhao Chen's memory, he also had the inspiration that Hiro Arakawa when he was creating "The Alchemist of Steel" at that time. It is said that it was because Hiro Arakawa had contacted many disabled people when he worked part-time at a rehabilitation center near his home. One of them, a person who lost his feet due to a traffic accident said that he realized that his feet were so important after an accident, but if he had not lost them, he would not have been who he is today. So Arakawa thought that in real life, he would have lost something and got other things, and thus had the idea of ​​using the theme of "equivalent exchange" to create a comic, and mechanical armor was also derived from prosthetics. So the core part of this comic came out, and there was a subsequent success.

It can be said that life experience can always bring inspiration to the people who create. Although practicing hard behind closed doors can also create good comics, they are always a little bit behind in the sense of comics.

In addition to the most core principle of equivalent exchange, the background of this comic is medieval Europe and is classified as a magical system. There are indeed not many good comics with real magical systems, and this "Alchemist of Steel" can be regarded as a difficult masterpiece in the magical system. Even if there is no principle of equivalent exchange, the complex formation and colorful magical images all attract the attention of many comic fans.

These are also the wishes of Zhao Chen to choose this comic. This comic is indeed a rare classic comic. The difficulty is that there are almost no flaws. Whether it is the plot, painting or style, it is not as slow and inflated as some long comics. It is really a rare work of conscience, which is also what Zhao Chen praised. You should know that there are many famous classic comics that will have more and more serious water injection in the middle and late stages, which is commonly known as dragging the plot, using all kinds of trivial matters to tightly drag the rhythm, so that the vitality of the comic will be extended.

Although this method of dragging the plot is not advisable, it is related to the personal interests of cartoonists and comic clubs. This leads to most cartoonists dragging the rhythm after the comic becomes famous until they can't continue. "Naruto" is an example. It is finally completed until most comic fans give up. It is a typical complication of procrastination.

Of course, there will naturally be Shueisha's requirements. Just look at the other two migrant workers. "One Piece", "Death" and "Naruto" are also carved out in the same mold, and they are all serialized for so long. However, relatively speaking, the other two are lucky than "Naruto". Among them, "One Piece" is undoubtedly the best. At least from the plot alone, "One Piece" can still be watched with relish. Although "Death" is also seriously infused, readers have many complaints, but there are at least fewer comic fans complaining than "Naruto", so "Naruto" became the first "tragedy" to complete.

Of course, this kind of dragging rhythm is not just these three migrant workers, but also a lot of them. Of course, the easiest and best-effect form is to change maps and shoot cannons. This is the so-called map change and upgrade. When the protagonist can be the king on a map, then add a plot with various reasons. Let the protagonist enter a higher-level map, and then launch the so-called adventure mode again. Just like a cultivator, if you fight in the human world, you can rise to the cultivation world. There are also the immortal world in the cultivation world and the god world in the immortal world. Anyway, you can drag whatever you want. The key is of course to decide based on the grades. If the grades are not good, how can the cartoonist or comic club continue, so it is finished.

In addition to this most standard water injection mode, there are also modes that mainly focus on various small plots, which are to give the protagonist various missions to complete various tasks or collect so-called mission items. Then, after completing them step by step, they were shocked to find that there was something else behind them, so the protagonist started his own adventure again. However, the most suitable modes are combat comics. As for healing, ghosts and other things, they are not listed here. Of course, each category has its own mode to display the drag rhythm**, such as the detective comic

The paintings such as "Detective Conan" will release the man in black for a while, and the man in black often has no doubts left at all. The primary school student of Death has to start a long detective game again, and then delay it again and again until the comic fans hate it, Takamasa Aoyama can still serialize it as usual. Why, just because "Detective Conan" can also bring him a lot of benefits, it is clear just by looking at the taxes of the comic artist he created. As long as there are various methods of solving cases, it can be serialized until the comic artist dies.

Although the plot of "The Alchemist of Steel" is mainly about fighting monsters and finding items, the original author is quite conscientious. At least it is not as slow as the comics listed above, but rather smooth. This may be because Hiroshi Arakawa is a woman. Anyway, this is a rare conscientious cartoonist and deserves respect from comic fans.

The story of this comic takes place in a world with quite developed alchemy, and the background should be medieval Europe. The alchemy of this world is to understand the inner laws of matter, decompose and then construct, and alchemy must be carried out according to the law of "equivalent exchange". That is to say, in order to obtain something, it is necessary to exchange at the same price. If the price is not enough, any part of oneself (part of the body, including memory, etc.) needs to be filled at the cost and is taken away.

The protagonist Edward Ellik and his younger brother Alphons Ellik were very much missing their dead mother. In order to see their mother again, they had to practice alchemy hard. After achieving something, they performed the biggest taboo in alchemy - human body refining.

However, due to the backlash during the refining, Al lost his whole body, and Edward lost his left foot. In order to exchange for his younger brother's soul, Edward had to sacrifice his right hand to refine his younger brother's soul at the cost, and fix his younger brother Alphons' soul on a pair of armor. From then on, in order to get back everything they had lost, Edward and Alphons began to embark on a journey to retrieve their bodies, the Stone of the Target Sage!

As for the title of Alchemist of Steel, the main reason is that Edward lost his right arm and left leg were replaced by steel prosthetic mechanical armor, and his younger brother had a full-body armor, so he was awarded the title of Alchemist of Steel, so he was called "Alchemist of Steel".
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