Chapter 284: Premiere
To expand its influence, Tokyo TV led the implementation of online live broadcasts with the bullet screen function a few years ago. If something can be seen on television, it can also be seen on the internet at the same time.
However, this approach has not been successful. Internet users rarely use the internet to watch television channels. Only when popular series premiere is the audience influx relatively high.
However, on June 8th, five minutes before "Gundam SEED" aired, the number of simultaneous online viewers on Tokyo Internet TV exceeded 30,000, an unprecedented figure that surprised Hina.
"Why are there so many people?" she asked.
She looked at the system broadcast scrolling on the right side of the webpage: "Welcome, new registered members, xxx, from Osaka." "Welcome, new registered members, xxxx, from Tokyo"...
"Damn it! With so many mainlanders, is the mainland going to take over this place?"
Osaka TV and Saitama TV do not have online versions. This is the only live broadcast of "Gundam SEED". Mirai-sensei's fans have gathered here!
Someone on the bullet screen explained the reason for the large number of people, which immediately caused discontent among the locals.
"Damn it, Mirai-sensei is going to die, don't insult our Mobile Suit!" (Yellow text)
"Yellow text +10086, there are so many followers from the mainland, and there are so many girls among the new members, a bunch of bitches! Do they dare to come out? This is Japan's channel, not theirs!"
"Wow, everyone is so scary, hahaha! New members can't speak for half an hour, everyone can curse without hesitation!"
"Too despicable, I like it... for Manga Paradise. Let's curse Mirai-sensei to death!"
"Who is Mirai-sensei? Even though I don't know who Mirai-sensei is, I'm posting this!"
The anime hasn't started yet. But the bullet screen battle had already begun. Newly registered members couldn't speak for half an hour. This made the bullet screen's speech almost one-sided. Hina observed that the online audience growth was beginning to slow down.
In fact, it wasn't that the number of people was decreasing, but that the number of people leaving had increased. Viewers from the mainland saw the biased bullet screen comments and decided to leave one after another.
"Damn it!"
Hina secretly applauded her compatriots on the bullet screen, but her eyes fell on Emi, who looked very displeased; this sister had no expression on her face, but she was probably furious in her heart.
"That's good...",
Hina continued to watch the computer with satisfaction. After the advertisement, the title of "Gundam SEED" began to appear on the screen. There were also icons of Tsuki Animation Company and Hinotori Publishing.
The bullet screen started again.
Look at the title, "Gundam SEED" (Gundam SEED), could you explain what kind of seed it is? Is it erotic? Is that name really okay?"
"This program is sponsored by Tsuki... All mentioned companies have declared bankruptcy!"
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh (manual coding)! Let's all swipe the screen together!"
"Click!"
Hina watched happily, but Emi suddenly grabbed the mouse and pressed the button to block the download. She didn't want to see it.
"Sister, what are you doing? You're so happy watching the comments!"
"Have you had enough?" Emi, a little angry, told her sister: "If you want me to hate Mirai-sensei, don't use this method, just watch the anime. Tell me after it's over, why watch the comments?"
This sister rarely gets angry. But when she gets angry, she stares fiercely at others, like a cat. This scared Hina a little, and she scoffed.
"Just watch it...".
She turned her head and started watching it. What's wrong with it? As long as the anime finished, this sister would be speechless. However, when it started, the carefree Hina was stunned. She looked at the screen and rolled her eyes.
"What is this? How beautiful! And the music too... Isn't it a movie?"
As soon as she heard the opening theme, Hina's persistence wavered. Although she rarely watched anime, she could still appreciate the quality.
The graphics of this "Gundam SEED" are magnificent, and the quality shown in the opening theme, whether it's the characters, machines, or battle scenes, is much better than "The Strongest Mobile Suit".
"Hey, hey...! This shouldn't be like this!"
Hina looked at Emi, who was full of joy beside her, and her heart gradually cooled. This is not right. How can Mirai-sensei make such a good anime?
With such high-quality graphics and music, as long as the plot isn't absurd, "Gundam SEED" will undoubtedly be very popular.
"No, no... Hina, don't be fooled, all this is an illusion!"
Hina hastily shook her head, telling herself that the most important thing about anime is the plot, not the graphics or the music. She glared at the screen fiercely and cursed in her heart: "It must be a bad plot, it must be a bad plot!"
God seemed to hear her voice. After "Gundam SEED" began, the two sisters didn't understand what that anime was about. The screen alternated between two scenes: one talked about an inexplicable battle and the other about the peaceful life of ordinary students.
And the protagonist is also an ordinary student, who has no idea about the main plot.
"Great, I have to keep this up until the end!"
Hina was a little excited. As long as she could maintain that sense of confusion until the end, her sister would undoubtedly think that Gundam SEED was a bad anime.
But after only ten minutes, the battle and the students' daily lives gradually connected: the two sisters understood the plot.
The story gradually became clear and simple. In fact, this episode tells the story of a neutral country invaded by new humans, and then the protagonist, an ordinary student, was dragged into the battle.
The initial two shots showed what was happening in that country simultaneously. This episode's content was very simple. In Hina's opinion, it was a plot similar to a war prelude.
But the high-definition and magnificent visuals, the beautiful background music, the description of the universe, the setting of new humans and humans—everything was unique. These things had never been written before. It made people feel very strange.
Hina slowly began to sweat. She watched nervously.
"Oh, oh... It seems... It's exactly what I like!"
Her panic increased more and more as she watched. The sweat on her palms became more and more intense, not because of the exquisite visuals, but because of "Gundam SEED"'s theme, which was actually a space war anime.
This setting was enormous. Compared to the children's hero movie "The Strongest Mobile Suit", the latter was simply childish!
The battle between new humans and ordinary humans—just thinking about war in the universe excited Hina, a sporty girl.
Her favorite novel was "The Legend of Cosmic Heroes". It was an epic story about a magnificent war and a cruel fate, and "Gundam SEED" seemed to be that type.
"But fortunately, it's not cruel enough...",
Hina felt lucky in her heart. Luckily, this anime didn't talk about the cruelty and tragedy of fate, which allowed her to remain calm and not become too obsessed.
However, this luck broke when the animation was about to end...
At the end of the first episode, the two "male protagonists" met on the battlefield. The two childhood friends reunited in shock, but this time they reunited. Both were on opposite sides...
One was a boy from a neutral country participating in the war, and the other was a new human warrior invading that country...
"Damn it!"
Hina's heart trembled. She liked this plot of the confrontation between two "loving" men too much.
At that moment, the ED sounded again. She doesn't know what instrument played the prelude to this ED, but it made Hina feel as if she were there, and she felt the sad fate of the two protagonists in the war.
The sad music vividly showed their helplessness as friends who had to be on different sides. Finally, in the song, they both crossed paths and entered different Gundam robots. The Gundam rose again amidst the flames...
The huge robot rose like a giant, surrounded by the flames of the explosion. Under the scorching flames, its posture was frozen in the last scene.
Hina was instantly moved!
"This anime..." While listening to the ending song, Emi suddenly said: "All the soundtracks were composed by Mirai-sensei!"
Hina was stunned: "I'm going out for a run...".
To hide her surprise, she quickly ran out.
Emi watched her leave, smiled softly, and then sighed: "This time it's a science fiction story! Mirai-sensei is really good at all kinds of themes!"
She pressed the bullet screen button, and in an instant, the screen was filled with comments.
"ED Bunker! What's this song called? Who sings it?"
"Please, give me the song and the ED! Please, give me the ED in a 360-degree rotation!"
"Damn it, the last scene is so exciting! Why can't I go back? I want to watch it again!"
"Stupid, this is a live broadcast, there's no rewind function!"
Less than half an hour had passed, and the mainland registered members still shouldn't have said anything, but the audience's attitude has drastically changed and the original trolls seem to have disappeared.
The first episode of "Gundam SEED" was a success.
In addition, the internet audience is not even one percent of the television audience. On the television screen, many people were also attracted by "Gundam SEED".
Tsuki Animation Company, Ryuji, who finished watching "Gundam SEED" in his office, took some pills.
"President, president... don't get too excited..."
His secretary beside him comforted him, panicked: "This anime episode means nothing. You see, the machine hasn't been clearly explained yet. It's just that the visuals and songs are better, but the plot isn't that good."
"I know!"
Ryuji took a sip of water with trembling hands: "I know, this anime episode is not as interesting as the first episode of 'Pokémon'. The best parts are the last scenes. It doesn't matter... It must be fine..."
. He said this, but deep down he knew that "The Strongest Mobile Suit"'s hope was very slim.
"Gundam SEED" is based on war. The most difficult thing about this boring and complex theme is the beginning; Mirai-sensei did well at the beginning. An ordinary person was dragged into the battlefield and then met his childhood friend, an invader. This was the most attractive beginning.
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