wavenovel Chapter 240, "Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit: The Seven Swordsmen," is now showing.
Chapter 240, "Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit: The Seven Swordsmen," is now showing.
Since people online have already started urging the game to be released, Lu Ran felt that it was indeed about time to launch it.
However, the anime will be released before the game.
On the one hand, animation is more complete and takes longer to produce.
On the other hand, it also serves as an introduction to the game's background for new users and players.
When players play the game later, they will be able to better understand the storyline and the characters.
The all-out war with WeChat and Weibo has begun. Although an anime or a game can't control everything, every little bit of influence counts.
Martial arts combat online games are relatively untapped in the current game market, and Lu Ran is confident that this game will open up the domestic online game market for their Tutu Technology.
The online release of "Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit: The Seven Swordsmen" took place on a Friday afternoon.
In fact, the animated series "Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit Seven Swordsmen" had already done a lot of pre-release promotion before its release, so many viewers were waiting for it.
Lu Ran also took the opportunity to add the GG from the "Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit Seven Heroes" animation to TUTU's startup animation.
So when the first episode of "Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit Seven Swordsmen" aired, the number of views began to rise steadily.
And then, it just wouldn't stop.
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Because there are currently no video streaming websites on Lu Ran's side, "Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit Seven Heroes" is currently being streamed across all platforms.
The "all platforms" here naturally includes Tencent Video.
"President Lu...it's out...it's out...two hours after going online...the data for the two hours is out..." This time, the data wasn't from TUTU, but from Zhou Xiao'ou, an employee under him in Xingyao Animation Department, who called him. Zhou Xiao'ou was very excited, panting heavily as if he had just finished exercising.
"Take a moment, don't rush, speak slowly." Lu Ran could tell that the other person was speaking incoherently because of emotional agitation, so he told him to calm down first.
Zhou Xiaoou contributed a lot to the release of this animated film.
Lu Ran had previously inquired about his salary and was considering poaching him from Tutu Technology, but it was now clear that it was no longer a good idea.
Xingyao and his Tutu Technology are almost inseparable.
Once this crisis is over, Lu Ran feels that they should consider exchanging shares.
After a while, the other side seemed to calm down.
"President Lu, Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit has already surpassed five million views in just two hours since its release," Zhou Xiaoou said. "And not only are the views high... the average viewing time per user has reached 50 minutes."
Lu Ran was somewhat surprised.
If he remembers correctly, Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit had two episodes, and each episode was about 25 minutes long.
Considering that some users are still watching, at least some have already started watching it a second or even a third time.
"Is the data correct?"
"I checked it three times, there's no mistake," Zhou Xiaoou said. "And look at the comments section, there are over two thousand comments, almost all of them are long reviews, and there are very few negative reviews."
Lu Ran opened his tablet and started browsing the comments.
The first point stunned him:
[User "Seven Swords Descending from Heaven": I'm 35 years old this year, and the last time I watched a domestic animation was 20 years ago with "Calabash Brothers." Today, I watched "Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit" with my son. I originally planned to watch it for ten minutes and then leave, but I ended up watching it three times in a row. It wasn't because my son wanted to watch it; it was because I wanted to watch it myself.]
The number of comments below has exceeded one hundred:
"As a 30-year-old guy, I was completely blown away after watching the first episode. The special effect of the rainbow sword being drawn was a million times cooler than when I was a kid wielding a wooden stick!"
"My daughter asked me why I was crying, and I said that Dad was reminded of the days when he was a child and read martial arts novels."
"Is this really a domestically produced animation? The animation quality, the storyboarding, the music... did I wander into the wrong studio?"
"I suggest renaming it 'Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit: A Tearful Tale,' because I couldn't hold back my tears when Rainbow Cat's father died in the first episode."
Lu Ran flipped through the pages one by one, a smile unconsciously creeping onto his lips.
This is exactly the effect he wanted.
He continued scrolling down, and the comments section began to feature all sorts of witty replies:
[User "Wing Chun Ip Man"]: The villain Black Heart Tiger is so well designed. He is clearly a bad guy, but every time he appears, I feel sorry for him. He went astray while practicing martial arts and ended up being betrayed by everyone. Isn't he a hundred times better than those stereotypical villains?
[User "Martial Arts Backdoor Disciple"]: I noticed a detail: Rainbow Cat's swordsmanship isn't random; every move has a purpose. The starting stance of the "Rainbow Piercing the Sun" move in the first episode is about 70% similar to the Tai Chi sword I practice. The screenwriter is definitely a martial arts expert!
[User "President of Blue Rabbit Fan Club"]: I watched Blue Rabbit's entrance scene five times. Not because she's pretty (though she is indeed pretty), but because of her eyes—so gentle, yet hiding a murderous intent. That's what a martial arts heroine should be like!
[User "Bald Programmer"]: As an animator with ten years of experience, I have to say the production quality of this is truly astonishing. Look at the frame rate of the fight scenes; it's at least 24 frames per second, far superior to those 8-frame PPT animations on the market. What kind of amazing team did Xingyao Animation hire?
When Lu Ran saw this, he silently gave Zhou Xiao'ou a thumbs up in his heart.
This kid certainly didn't disappoint him.
He continued scrolling down and suddenly saw a long review with over 10,000 likes:
[User "Left-behind Rabbit Alliance - Lao Zhang"]: I'm 42 years old this year and have worked on construction sites for 20 years. I don't usually watch anime; I think it's for kids. Today, during my break, one of my younger coworkers was scrolling through his phone, and I went over to take a peek—just one peek.
On the screen, Rainbow Cat stands on the edge of a cliff, with raging fire behind him, holding the Rainbow Sword in his hand, and says to Blue Rabbit beside him, "You go first, I'll cover your retreat."
Blue Rabbit didn't leave; instead, she stood beside him and said, "If we're going to die, we'll die together."
Just that one line brought tears to my eyes, even though I'm a tough guy who broke my leg on a construction site without uttering a sound.
That's what my wife told me back then.
Later we got married, had a child, and the child is now in high school.
When I get home today, I'm going to show this episode to my wife.
Looking at this comment, Lu Ran suddenly felt a lump in her throat.
Many scenes in anime are actually a microcosm of some people's lives.
Some people are watching for fun, while others are looking in the mirror.
He took a deep breath and continued flipping through the pages.
The comment section has been completely flooded with comments:
[User "Wuxia Fan Xiao Wang"]: I declare that *Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit* is the best wuxia work I've seen this year, bar none! Forget about the sequel to *Reign of Assassins*, forget about *The Return of the Condor Heroes* being filmed—take a backseat! I just want to see what Rainbow Cat does next!
[User "Anime Commentator"]: I initially thought it was just another terrible movie trying to ride the coattails of the martial arts genre, but the first episode totally won me over. The special effect of the rainbow sword being drawn is, I'd call it the best of the year!
[User "Cat Lover"]: Rainbow Cat is so handsome! I declare him my new husband! Even though he's a cat, I don't mind!
[User "Rational Anime Fan"]: Wake up, that's an anime.
[User "Cat Slave"]: What's wrong with cartoons? Can't cartoons have husbands? So what if my husband is two-dimensional? Can your three-dimensional husbands fly?
[User "Rational Anime Fan"]: ...You're right, I can't refute you.
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