Entertainment to the death, make a tokusatsu film that will crush the entire internet.

Amidst the eager anticipation of countless netizens, "Kamen Rider Kuuga" officially launched on Starlight Video, meeting its audience on time.

Old Zhang had already brewed the goji berry tea and was waiting in front of the computer, ready to go.

As soon as the update time arrived, he eagerly clicked on the video.

Against a backdrop of a deep, starry sky, a powerful male voice rises, accompanied by an inspiring melody:

"An empty starry sky, an era begins from zero"

Rewriting the Legend

Now, break the seal.

Empty Self, Passionate Awakening

……

No fear, no pain

Standing in the face of love

……

Super Transformation, Kamen Rider Kuuga.

... "

Just that short one-minute opening theme, with its exhilarating melody and fateful lyrics, gave Lao Zhang goosebumps all over.

"This song is so energetic."

Old Zhang's expectations were already at their peak.

With such a high-quality opening sequence, what level of quality must the main feature be?

Episode 1: Resurrection

An archaeological team has unearthed a rare ancient tomb in the Kurodake area of ​​Nagano Mountain, which contains an ancient corpse wearing a mysterious petrified belt.

However, the mysterious and eccentric Gurongi suddenly appeared and brutally murdered the entire archaeological team.

After the incident, the spider Gurongi appeared in the residential area, wantonly harming passersby, and even arrogantly broke into the police station to create chaos.

Wu Xiongjie, a kind-hearted and optimistic young man, was inspired by the unearthed petrified belt and subconsciously picked it up and put it on.

The next moment, the belt mysteriously merged into his body.

The new generation of Kamen Rider—Kuuga—was born.

Wu Xiongjie, in his first transformation, struggles against the spider Gurongi in his unstable nascent form.

Ultimately, he defeated the enemy with his tenacious willpower, but his form was extremely weak due to incomplete power.

Episode 2: Transformation

The Gurongi attacks continue, and the bat-like Gurongi begin to wreak havoc in the city.

Having witnessed innocent people being harmed, Wu Xiongjie's determination to protect others has become even stronger.

However, in the battle between the church and the bat Gurongi, he was easily defeated due to insufficient fighting spirit and impure beliefs, and even degenerated into a weaker primordial form.

On the verge of despair, Wu Xiongjie recalls his original intention to protect the smiles of others, and his strong will is rekindled.

"I don't want to see anyone cry anymore; I want to protect everyone's smiles!"

As he spoke with unwavering resolve, the Yaguru belt around his waist responded to his surging fighting spirit and pure conviction, unleashing a torrent of crimson power—Transformation!

Kamen Rider Kuuga, a fully red all-around form symbolizing the strongest basic power, has officially debuted.

Clean and crisp fighting, powerful punches and kicks.

Finally, he defeated the Spider Gurongi with a signature all-around flying kick.

After the two episodes ended, the ending theme song began to play.

Old Zhang leaned back in his chair, his chest heaving slightly with excitement, unable to calm down for a long time.

"A masterpiece is destined."

He uttered four words with absolute certainty.

Unlike the grand narrative of the giant of light in "Ultraman Tiga".

Kamen Rider Kuuga delivers a more realistic and impactful experience that focuses on the inner growth of heroes.

The serious storyline, profound hero characterization, unique transformation system, and the concept of "fighting to protect the smiles of others" highlight an effect that is completely different from "Ultraman Tiga".

But it also possesses top-tier charm.

It's safe to say that this is another masterpiece on par with Ultraman Tiga.

Ah-Guang, as expected of the man who pioneered the tokusatsu genre.

His fan group, "Old Zhang's Anime Tea Party," has already exploded with messages, reaching 999+ in an instant.

"Holy crap! A-Guang is amazing! Kuuga is invincible!"

"I admit I was a bit too loud before. I thought it would be difficult to surpass Ultraman Tiga, but I didn't expect that Hikaru would completely refresh my understanding."

"I never knew a tokusatsu film with normal proportions could be this amazing! The fight choreography is so solid!"

"I hereby declare myself a Kamen Rider fan!"

"Don't go, Kamen Rider! Ultraman challenges you to a battle!"

"Damn those Gurongi, they've even learned to use the internet! Take this all-around flying kick!"

Looking at the group chat flooded with messages, Lao Zhang smiled knowingly.

Such a masterpiece deserves such fervor.

However, in the [Animation Section UP Master Exchange Group], there is another kind of praise from a professional perspective.

The content creators conducted in-depth analyses of aspects such as camera movement, costume action design, and plot pacing.

But the conclusions were invariably the same.

It received rave reviews.

Even Lao Fanqie Jun, a content creator with millions of followers in the animation section who rarely posts, couldn't help but show up and say something.

"Kamen Rider, Invincible".

At this point, some people were already impatiently tagging the person in question.

"@A-Guang-Guang, when are the merchandise items for Kuuga planned? I'm in a hurry!"

"Get the merchandise out quickly! The belt! I want that belt!"

"Guangda, could you please put the Ultraman Tiga figure on the agenda? My kid wants one!"

"@A-Guang, please reply!"

……

After the first two episodes of "Kamen Rider Kuuga" aired, it quickly gained high praise for its unique style and excellent quality, and its fan base expanded further on the basis of "Ultraman Tiga".

This moment is enough to prove that Yang Qian's success is by no means accidental; his ability to handle different styles of tokusatsu dramas has reached its peak.

At that moment, Yang Qian received a message from her editor, Dami.

"Guangda, there's an official online competition called 'Calling for Outstanding Children's Animation Works.' Would you be interested in participating? It's a very prestigious competition."

Yang Qian clicked on the link sent by Da Mi, which was an official announcement bearing the red seal of a government document, aimed at encouraging and discovering outstanding original children's animation.

A system notification sounded in my mind.

[Ding! Side quest issued: Participate in the official animation competition and successfully win one of the top three places.]

[Mission Reward: 10 points, malignant cell erosion level reduced by 1%!]

Current malignant cell erosion level: 49%

Previously, due to the successful premiere and positive reviews of "Kuuga", the erosion rate had dropped from 50% to 49%.

Although the reward may seem small, for Yang Qian, who is eager for a full recovery, every little bit helps, and even a mosquito leg is meat.

"You can participate."

Yang Qian replied.

"That's great! I'll register you right away!"

Rice was pleased, but then offered a reminder.

"However, the competition requires submissions of original works that have not yet been publicly released, so you may need to work on them for a while longer."

"It's not a big problem."

Yang Qian responded calmly.

In the system's points shop, besides tokusatsu scripts, there are also a huge number of excellent animation scripts available for exchange, so this challenge is nothing to him.

"Uh-huh!"

Da Mi agreed, but couldn't help asking out of curiosity.

"Kuangda, are you planning to make another Ultraman movie this time? Or a new Kamen Rider series?"

In his view, pressing the attack while the momentum is strong is the safest option.

"No.",

Yang Qian's answer surprised him.

"I'm going to make 2D animation."

Rice: "Huh???"

He almost thought he was seeing things.

Instead of continuing to cultivate the tokusatsu (special effects) field where they have an absolute advantage, why do they want to explore the unfamiliar and highly competitive 2D animation field?

Aren't they afraid of something going wrong?!

"Everbright, are you really sure?"

Da Mi carefully confirmed.

"Um."

Yang Qian's answer was only one word.

Just before Da Mi sent the message, Yang Qian saw a post.

Can tokusatsu dramas really be considered animation? A deep dive into how content creator A-Guang uses pseudo-animation to gain popularity and build his account.

The post was filled with denigration of the tokusatsu genre, attributing Yang Qian's success to taking a shortcut.

They questioned the legitimacy of his works in the field of animation.

This argument is certainly laughable, but it also represents a narrow-minded prejudice.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that some people in the Chinese entertainment industry are stirring up trouble again.

Isn't tokusatsu (special effects) considered animation?

Yang Qian looked at the post with a calm expression.

Let's use a truly high-quality 2D animation to slap these people in the face.

After all, he never said he only knew how to do tokusatsu (special effects).