This anime festival is for the entire Blue Star.
Several anime films are released simultaneously worldwide.
Based on online attention before the release, Dong Ling Entertainment's film "Fantastic Journey" has slightly higher anticipation than Cas Entertainment's "Firefly Diary."
These two companies are the top-tier anime companies on Blue Star. Dong Ling Entertainment, an established company, has produced countless best-selling anime. Many people grew up watching their anime, even before the early development of Chinese national anime.
Therefore, even though Cas Entertainment, a newly rising anime company, has rapidly emerged, there is still a gap in reputation and recognition compared to Dong Ling Entertainment.
Moreover, Dong Ling Entertainment's "Fantastic Journey" this time invited Sakura, a renowned Japanese anime editor, to write the script.
In the anime circle, Sakura is absolutely at the pinnacle of screenwriting. Every film she writes is full of creativity, with imaginative concepts and plots that perfectly align with otaku aesthetics.
According to official information, "Fantastic Journey" tells the story of the male and female protagonists traversing to another world. It's a genre she excels at, blending hot-blooded action with comedic elements.
As such, Dong Ling Entertainment's "Fantastic Journey" is a strong contender for the championship at this anime festival.
"Just for the fact that Ms. Sakura is the editor of Fantastic Journey, buying a ticket for this film is worth it!"
"Top screenwriter plus top company production, the quality is guaranteed. Anyway, I've bought my ticket for this movie and plan to watch it with my best buddy."
"Dong Ling's anime art style is still pretty good. I like their female protagonists; they are really well-endowed!"
"Hahaha, a true connoisseur! Dong Ling's signature is its excellent female characters!"
For an anime company to be remembered in the industry, it must have its own style.
Dong Ling Entertainment's art style leans towards fresh and light, with their most distinctive feature being that the female protagonists in every film are ambitious.
It can be said that they perfectly capture the hearts of otaku audiences.
Of course, although Cas Entertainment cannot compare to the established Dong Ling, they also have their own unique characteristics.
That is their peculiar taste.
Cas Entertainment's works have a slightly darker art style, and their style leans more towards fantasy. Their female protagonists are often not purely human.
Think of beast-eared girls, mecha girls, tentacle octopus girls, bug princesses, as well as characters like Sadako and zombies.
In short, anything is possible.
Yet, even these perverted characters, who make others feel perverted, are exceptionally popular with audiences.
Perhaps this is due to the appeal of the bizarre.
Therefore, the audience's anticipation for Cas Entertainment's works is always very high.
The buzz is always about what strange characters will appear this time.
If they can truly surprise the audience, they have a chance to win the box office championship.
After all, perverts, like LSP (Leisure, Sex, and Pornography lovers), have terrifying consumption power.
Besides these two companies, there is also Nivei Entertainment's "Your Name."
This film also has very high popularity, especially in China, where its popularity can even rival that of the other two major companies.
Of course, this high popularity is not due to Nivei Entertainment.
Although Nivei Entertainment holds a high status in the entertainment industry and is a dominant force in the Japanese entertainment scene, they don't have much say in the anime circle.
The primary reason for this anime's popularity is the screenwriter Jiang Nan.
"I bought a ticket for 'Your Name.' I plan to support Jiang Nan first. Regardless, this is his first anime film, and I'm very curious about what kind of story it will be."
"I'm a fan of Dong Ling and Sakura, but I'm also a fan of Jiang Nan. This time, I'll consider it as supporting Jiang Nan!"
"I'm also supporting Jiang Nan. I think his development into anime is a very bold attempt, and I hope he can achieve good results and promote our national anime!"
"Forget national anime; there isn't a single decent one. I think supporting Jiang Nan is fine."
When your reputation and credibility reach a certain level, even if people don't have immense confidence in you, they will still offer support.
This is the celebrity effect.
Similarly, this is what traffic stars pursue.
Jiang Nan and Ting Yu are both traffic draws, but the biggest difference between them and traffic stars is that traffic stars lack professional skills and gain fans through hype and marketing.
Jiang Nan and Ting Yu, however, have built an excellent reputation through sheer talent, which is why they have so many fans.
There is a significant difference between the fans of these two types: traffic stars' fans have almost zero loyalty, while fans gained through merit are the most steadfast.
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At the film festival premiere.
In various overseas countries.
The screening halls for "Fantastic Journey" and "Firefly Diary" are almost full.
"Your Name," however, has significantly fewer audience members.
After all, in terms of fame and industry reputation,
Dong Ling Entertainment and Cas Entertainment are known as the twin giants of anime.
While Nivei Entertainment is strong, in terms of anime, they truly cannot compare to these two companies.
Overseas audiences are more willing to pay for their films.
Of course, this scene is only overseas.
In contrast, a completely opposite situation is occurring in major cinemas across China.
Not only are posters for "Your Name" displayed at the cinema entrances, but some cinemas are even using giant posters to give this anime sufficient promotional exposure.
This is thanks to the attitude of domestic cinemas towards Jiang Nan.
As Jiang Nan, who has created countless box office myths, most Chinese cinemas have developed a habit: as long as they maximize the screening slots and promotion for Jiang Nan's films, they are guaranteed to make substantial profits.
"Damn, you all said you wouldn't give 'Your Name' high screening slots, so why do I see its promotion everywhere at your cinema entrances, and with more screening slots than other films?"
Inside the Chinese cinema internal group chat.
Normally, everyone exchanges opinions on screening slot allocations here.
Previously, everyone confidently stated that Jiang Nan in the anime world could not compare to Sakura, and since this was his first anime film, it would surely not measure up to the works of Dong Ling and Cas, so they all agreed not to give Jiang Nan special treatment this time.
However.
The situation today exceeded everyone's expectations.
"Almost fell for your trap!"
"Damn it, thankfully I'm smart and didn't believe your lies!"
"You're all playing mind games, aren't you? You've revealed yourselves now!"
"Hahaha, it seems everyone is blindly betting on Jiang Nan!"
"I'm truly impressed by you old schemers!"
When Jiang Nan first started making films, many cinemas bet incorrectly, causing them to lose significant amounts of money.
With these past experiences, the current situation has arisen.
Major cinema chains across China, despite verbally stating they wouldn't give Jiang Nan special treatment, are physically acting very honestly.
All of them are old schemers!
They all want to increase the screening slots for other films while secretly betting on Jiang Nan themselves.
This is because they know that Jiang Nan absolutely possesses the ability to create miracles. For no particular reason, his growth to this point in such a short time is already a miracle.
This time, all cinema chains in China, even those belonging to their old rival Guang Nian Entertainment, are giving "Your Name" the highest number of screening slots!