John UM
The October new program “About my reincarnation becomes a slime” (hereinafter referred to as “Slim”) is one of the most popular new programs. The magazine “Megami MAGAZINE” was released after the animation was launched. The supervision of Kikuchi Kangren, the deputy supervisor of Zhongshan Dunshi, and the producer Sugimoto Yulang interviewed together to listen to the in-depth explanation of the animation process and the production behind the scenes of “Slim”. .
As the exclusive benefit of slime.
Sugimoto first read the “Slim” comics, and became addicted to the fun of reading, and then the idea of animating Slim. Only later did I know that the original “Slim” had a web version and a web version based on the web version. Because of the curiosity about the follow-up story of the comics, Sugimoto read both the web version and the library. In Sugimoto’s view, no matter which version is very interesting, “Slim” is a work full of fun, animation will not be a problem, so the project of Slim animation was established. .
菊地监督 was first exposed to the comics of “Slim”. When I saw Limelu in the comics, I met with all kinds of people, and I continued to increase my partner. I felt the “Slim” as a teenager. The charm of comics. When Zhongshan’s deputy supervisor first saw the title of the work “About turning my life into a slime”, I still wondered whether Slime was just an eye-catching gimmick. However, after actually reading, when Zhongshan discovered that Limelu survived as a slime, it seemed to be happier than when he was a human. Seeing Limelu as a slime, Zhongshan also wants to experience a life as a slime. This reading experience is very fresh for Zhongshan. .
菊菊 added that Slim is also very attractive to the painters. From now on, the animation will say “painting collapses” from time to time, but slime gives a lot of freedom because of the shape, no matter how the painting wants to make the slime move, so it is natural to paint. It got a lot of popularity there. .
In addition to slime, this is also a cute female character such as Hitz, Zhucai, and Aster. Judi likes the big sage, and Sugimoto likes Milim because he likes a dynamic character. Zhongshan likes Aster, and Aster and Lime are the most exchanged. Zhongshan is especially envious of Limo, who is held in the chest by Ziyuan. Ordinary characters can’t be held in the chest, only Slim can be placed in that position, and Limo is not only held in the chest by Shion, but also placed on the chest by his female character. As a 37-year-old older nursery rhyme, I finally got the chance to sing the peak of my life. .
Careful and serious production.
As a producer, Sugimoto, when considering an animation, will first find the most important part of the work, and then ask the animator to make this part interesting. However, in Sugimoto’s opinion, no matter which part of “Slim” is very interesting, there is no focus at all, so I have to discuss it with the animation staff. .
Judi believes that in order to let the audience empathize with the protagonist Lime, it is most important to make the animation carefully and carefully. Zhongshan made a further explanation, that is to say, instead of making a production idea, instead of focusing on the original work of “Slim”, all the interesting aspects of the work were made. .
Sugimoto also believes that this idea is correct. Slim’s original work is a lot of sights. It’s not only a special role like Mülu, but also a cute girl, and a handsome battle scene. It’s a reading group. The difference is that it can bring different interesting works, so it is really difficult to ask which part is the most interesting, so everyone decided to reproduce all the charms of the original slime into the animation. .
The original author Fuxi did not interfere with animation production after he had to make an animation carefully. The role of the original case みっつばー and the author of Slim’s cartoon, Kawakami Taishu, did not ask for anything, but the supervision of the animated characters is very meticulous, and Zhongshan is also very grateful to the two for their help. .
Chrysanthemum said that the animation also borrowed a lot of interesting scenes from the comic version, because the quality of the comic version is very high, so it will positively stimulate the animation. Sugimoto also added that the series composition and the script of each word are also a mixture of the novel version and the comic version. So the animation is basically the same as the novel version and the comic version, but it will be different in some details. As long as the animation is interesting, it will be absorbed by both comics and novels.
Because there is a lot of daily scenes and battle scenes in Slime, so you need to have a character design that can match the design of various scenes. Sugimoto will ask the animator of the film, Ozawa Hideto, to find a character design with this ability, so Xiao Yan will find Jiang Yanliang. In Jiang’s design, only the human form of Limelu before the reincarnation was asked to be revised, and Fuxi hoped that the character would be more handsome. The appearance of the mountain in the first words, as everyone sees, is indeed a handsome guy, but it seems that such a handsome guy only appeared in the first words is too wasteful. .
After the turn, Limo’s voice actor Okayama Miho is the first time to be the main servant, but the same as the seiyuu of other characters, it is also determined by the sound selection. Initially, it is also considered to find a seiyuu for the slime form and the human form, but considering that the change of the character’s voice will cause confusion to the audience, it is ultimately decided that the human form and the slime form share a seiyuu. Because Limelu is neither a handsome guy nor a beautiful girl, the interesting performance among them is particularly important. Judi is very satisfied with the play of Okayama. .
Chrysanthemum recalled the joyful atmosphere of the recording scene, because the sound supervision of Ming Tian Chuanren’s acting is very interesting, so the recording scene will be so happy. For example, Limo is actually a 37-year-old virgin who does not have a maid, so the sound supervisor Mingtian Chuanren is going to perform an acting coach on this section. Thanks to Ming Tianchuan’s directing, Okayama’s acting skills have become increasingly unclear. .
Just because Okayama’s voice is very cute, after Okayama’s acting of Ming Tianchuan’s acting is absorbed, the contrast between the uncle’s acting command and the cute voice line is very interesting. Nakayama personally, I also really want to copy Ming Tianchuan’s acting guide to Limo. Sugimoto said with a smile that such things cannot be shown. .
Zhongshan also talked about the role he likes very much. Amethyst, Mingtianchuan has brought a new charm to the performance of Amethyst seiyuu M・A・O. Aster is a ruined mother on weekdays, but in battle it will become a militant cruel character. This contrast between the sound lines, Zhongshan is quite satisfied. Sugimoto mentioned the seiyuu Hirano Hiroshi (the seiyuu of the Storm Dragon) and appreciated his performance on the typhoon dragon’s character. The contrast between the majesty of the character and the cute voice line, in effect, should be the best of the film. .
From the seiyuu performance, the pursuit of contrast is also felt, and the sense of comedy in animation is especially important. In the heart of Judi, the comedy element is the largest proportion of the whole film, occupying 50% of the works, handsome one-third, serious accounting for 10%, and other elements account for the remaining 10%. .
Soft Q bomb of slime.
The animation production progress is very smooth now, because Sugimoto and Fusuke agreed to make animations carefully and carefully, so they gave the staff ample time, and the quality of the first words greatly exceeded Sugimoto’s expectations. Especially before Limelu had not met with the Storm Dragon, Lime’s eyes as Slim’s eyes couldn’t see things, the ears couldn’t hear anything, and the caves were dark, and only the Great Sage could talk to Limo. . This situation is extremely unsuitable for animation performance, but Judi and Zhongshan have attracted Sugimoto into the world of “Slim” through colorful performances. For the first time that I feel that time has passed so fast, Sugimoto has not encountered it for a long time. .
Zhongshan mentions that such a plot in normal circumstances will soon end, but in the first episode of Slime, it almost fills the entire Apart. Judi is jokingly said that the reason why it will become like this is that the series constitutes a “noisy” for Pian. However, because I have set a policy of careful and serious animation, it is reasonable to write such a script. However, the practice of pen security has caused a big problem for Zhongshan and Chrysanthemum. .
First of all, the work begins with groping Slim’s performance method. For example, if Slim is transparent, then the reflection of water reflects on the effect of Slime, and it is necessary to try repeatedly through photography. Also, the staff will ask if there is any reaction when Slim is squeezed by external forces. In the process, Slime’s performance method has gradually enriched.
Limlu expresses his emotions through deformation, and runs, jumps, climbs and other gestures on the ground, all of which are played by the original paintings. Judi is just a painting of the various words, to show the feeling of slim soft Q bomb. Because Slim is a creature with no fixed shape, the movement is of course not fixed, and naturally it can be safely given to the painters to play freely. The idea that Slimm expresses emotion through deformation is the idea of the film’s monster design Kishihiro Takada. Kishida designed the expressions of “!” and “?” for Slim, and then the paintings continued to expand the expression of Slime’s emotions on this basis. .
Regarding the point of view of the first words, Zhongshan said that the dialogue between Limo and Daxian is closely related to the future development of the story. Please pay attention to this piece. Kikuchi added that the first part of the first part is an animated original scene. This paragraph describes how the important character Hiz came to the world of Slim from Japan. It is closely related to the story of Hiz and is also beneficial. What is the connection between Mlu and the story that follows. .
And after the point of view, the fourth words of Limo and the splendid scenes of the elves in the Night Butterfly Store must not be missed. The soft shaking of the elf’s chest is the self-help of the original artist, and it is hard to draw more clearly. The shaking of the chest was also corrected by the supervisor and the supervisor. Sugimoto guessed that this was not the result of the re-use of paintings on the chest for painting the skills of soft slime. Judi said with a smile, the motives of the two should be different. .
Reference: “Megami MAGAZINE” November issue