 Online magazine Business Media Makoto released a report on a symposium "Expanding Contents" held on November 21st. At the symposium, Matsu Tomohiro, the author of Mayoi Neko Overrun! novel and the series composer of Queen's Blade anime, lectured about the problems of the current anime industry.1. High speed consumption of light novels Due to the increase in the number of anime aired late at night, light novels get anime adaptations soon after they acquire certain level of popularity. Anime producers prefer light novels to manga because even a single volume of novel provide sufficient amount of story and characters to produce an anime. Light novel industry is under pressure to supply large amount of works enough to maintain the programming blocks of the TV. 2. Low quality anime can terminate the original novel / manga Light novel authors feel happy about the increased opportunity to have their work animated, but that's double-edged sword. Authors can gain money and popularity if the anime is successful, but failed anime adaptations deject them and could lead to the termination of the novel / manga. Even if the anime brings about a rise in the popularity, a short-term boom will also shorten the lifetime of the work. The worst thing is that the authors are often blamed for the failure of the anime. It's really hard to start a new series following an anime because of the pressure and anxiety. 3. Reproduction in reduced quality The business model of novel/manga-derived anime relies on the expectation that some percentage of the novel/manga readers will purchase the DVD/Blu-ray of the anime. If we too much care about the core fans of the original works, the resultant anime will be a reduced reproduction. On the other hand, some young novel authors are affected by the anime because they are aware of possible anime adaptation. It could result in another reduced reproduction. Anime producers have to adapt novel and manga in a style suitable to anime and establish a reciprocal relationship with the original authors. Source: Biz Makoto |
arsonalMay 2, 2016 10:35 PM
and the series composer of Queen's Blade anime Oh the irony. |
"There is a road in the hearts of all of us, hidden and seldom traveled, which leads to an unknown, secret place." |
| no.2: ouch, that's harsh. not just the authors fail but lose their novel and get to be blame! Next time i'll blame the producer XD |
| Well, the quality of the anime adaptation really depends on the director and the budget. It is also the director's duty to do the best s/he can to portray the anime as close as possible to the novel/manga. It's alright to do experiments, but at least do not change how the original series tries to portray it. It is always better to animate finished mangas/novels so that they don't prolong episodes, put fillers, and/or change the story. |
| It's always like this. I guess I can't understand since I'm not Japanese, but it seems like Japanese animation studios shit out a bunch of garbage each season, and I can't believe that anybody enjoys it, especially the fans of the original work. There just needs to be more of a focus on producing a quality show than simply adapting a work to run in a tv slot. |
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| 2/3 - This reminds me of DenYuuDen, the anime is like an 2007 released one. Great story but in poor and somewhat has boring vibe quality, I'm sure they can do better than this D: |
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| An interesting read, but I can't say that I agree with number1 too much. There are other material to use as a basis for an anime production, not only light novels. Whereas number 2 and 3 argue both pros and cons for it. Anime politics right here folks. |
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| Well this seems strange coming from him seeing as Mayoi Neko Overrun was one of the most mediocre light novel adaption anime I've ever seen. |
| .......is this a new way to make people in Japan to read light Novel instead of Manga? both manga and Light Novel is almost the same to me when its adapted into Anime -,-" |
MorningGlory said: both manga and Light Novel is almost the same to me when its adapted into Anime -,-" Plenty of fanservice... |
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kashim said: and the series composer of Queen's Blade anime Oh the irony. What's the irony in question if I may ask? |
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| I guess he's just butthurt because Mayoi Neko Overrun sucked. |
| N.2 seemed harsh to me. Even if it's the author who created the story, the director and the producer are the ones who bear the responibility to make the anime successful. They shouldn't blame on the author who made a successful novel, but the director and the producer who made the failed anime. |
WcDuck said: kashim said: and the series composer of Queen's Blade anime Oh the irony. What's the irony in question if I may ask? Staff member of an anime which is one of, in my opinions, of the 'best' examples of anime decay talking about quality issues in today's industry. As simple as that. Not to mention his 'notable' work is an ecchi harem, not of the highbrow shelf. |
"There is a road in the hearts of all of us, hidden and seldom traveled, which leads to an unknown, secret place." |
| So he's talking about himself.... interesting.... Other than that, what he said is mostly true. They are running out of ideas, very fast. |
bla bla bla The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.Niko-kun said: On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard? |
dtshyk said: 2. Low quality anime can terminate the original novel / manga Light novel authors feel happy about the increased opportunity to have their work animated, but that's double-edged sword. Authors can gain money and popularity if the anime is successful, but failed anime adaptations deject them and could lead to the termination of the novel / manga. nice observation i thought thesame way in the past now my opinion is not mine alone hope anime studio step up their game they should not go for cheap animation and low pacing of story just to drag the story for more episodes for them to earn more money they should start thinking Quality over Quantity, a few Quality episode adaptations of a novel or manga is better than more Quantity of episodes that has same level as animation and story pacing as Naruto Shippuden and Bleach lol |
kashim said: Staff member of an anime which is one of, in my opinions, of the 'best' examples of anime decay talking about quality issues in today's industry. As simple as that. Not to mention his 'notable' work is an ecchi harem, not of the highbrow shelf. You are obviously missing the point. Like wakka said, he's talking about his own personal experiences. A series composer is nothing like a director or a producer, who get the authority. And even if you hate Queen's Blade, it doesn't mean it was a failure. It had fairly decent production values, that's why it sold. But even if this has irony, it just confirms his points. He knows what he's talking about. |
| Something. |
| Well, yeah. So, what now? |
Sheepdude said: It's always like this. I guess I can't understand since I'm not Japanese, but it seems like Japanese animation studios shit out a bunch of garbage each season, and I can't believe that anybody enjoys it, especially the fans of the original work. There just needs to be more of a focus on producing a quality show than simply adapting a work to run in a tv slot. When you think about it, same applies to western works too. I mean every year each channel shits out thousands of generic tv shows, 70% of them get canceled. Shows with fanservivce, generic school-life/slice-of-life plots, etc survive better than more high quality works. And if two or three shows of the same director are cancelled, it forms a trend where everyone expects the next show of his to fail and be cancelled, even though the works of his are really high quality(i'm looking at how FOX treats anything created by Joss Wheddon) Generally those things listed in that opinion in the first post, apply to any visual medium in any country. |
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WcDuck said: kashim said: Staff member of an anime which is one of, in my opinions, of the 'best' examples of anime decay talking about quality issues in today's industry. As simple as that. Not to mention his 'notable' work is an ecchi harem, not of the highbrow shelf. You are obviously missing the point. Like wakka said, he's talking about his own personal experiences. A series composer is nothing like a director or a producer, who get the authority. And even if you hate Queen's Blade, it doesn't mean it was a failure. It had fairly decent production values, that's why it sold. But even if this has irony, it just confirms his points. He knows what he's talking about. Sure I agree with most of what he says since he has inside info about it. I only find irony in that he's basically a part of it, albeit not a significant one. And no hate for QB, only indifference. As for point two, Bakuman adapatation is a turd but will probably 'make' people read manga instead, so there are exceptions ^^ |
"There is a road in the hearts of all of us, hidden and seldom traveled, which leads to an unknown, secret place." |
| @ the 2nd one Ouch!!!! , thats true ... ACTUALLY ! |
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| Sweet Jesus this is ironic. Come up with terrible products. Complain about said terrible products. Trollface.jpg |
| Ok™ |
Desirio said: I guess he's just butthurt because Mayoi Neko Overrun sucked. i agree it was awful, but considering he was the series composer for Queens Blade, i dont want to here this guy whining anymore until he does something worthwhile to fix the problem |
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| This reminds me of Kirino's experience in Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai. :P |
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| So just because Mayoi Neko sucked he is blaming the industry? |
| I just can't swallow THIS coming from someone who produced the worst ecchi nonsense failure of an anime of the latest time (QB of course). |
| I agree with all 3 points but I get the feeling this is a rant due to the failure of Mayoi Neko Overrun. |
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| so...we're not getting a new season of Mayoi Neko that follows the manga and light novels more closely? |
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| He's not just stating this because Mayoi Nek Overrun failed. It's a fact that 99.9 percent of manga/novel adaptions into anime, aren't as good as the original work. I think he is just more aware of this now that he has seen it happen with his own work. |
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Zekses said: I just can't swallow THIS coming from someone who produced the worst ecchi nonsense failure of an anime of the latest time (QB of course). What you consider bad, has a huge fanbase and is successful in Japan. So yeah... they don't identify you with their consumer market, therefore your opinion doesn't matter much. :-) |
| well he is right in a way the director of mayoi overun is a wanker he ruined the anime lol but he realy should have come out and said this WHEN it was airing |
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| Hm... What they say about the problems seems true... I especially agree with the second issue Q_Q Tyranid5 said: This reminds me of Kirino's experience in Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai. :P Right XD |
| >Make Cancer that is killing anime >Complain about how the cancer is made. this just goes to show how retarded the higher ups in the anime industry have become. |
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Desirio said: I guess he's just butthurt because Mayoi Neko Overrun sucked. lol i will back that up |
| *SIGH* I don't know what to say exactly... In a way he's right, and in another, he's part of the PROBLEM! There seems to be too much complaining, as an author or mangaka, just try to enjoy the exposure your series is getting and don't complain when the product doesn't turn out to be a hit. For example R+V anime wasn't "good" and received many complaints, however the mangaka didn't bitch..... He kept drawing, he kept improving the story and the art, and I can easily say that R+V is a GREAT manga, and people shouldn't focus on the anime as a measuring stick. |
| that's interesting~ I have been noticing adaptions of light novels more and more lately |
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taki-desu said: that's interesting~ I have been noticing adaptions of light novels more and more lately It's easier to create adaptations of VNs and Light Novels but both can cause quality issues in the anime version. |
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