The Blade of Extermination

Answer 1

The production of "Ghost Destroyer's Blade" was outstanding. Whether it was the painting, performance, or post-production photography, they were all of a high standard.

** 1. Plot Rhythm **
1. ** Infinite Train **
- There was a lack of control over the plot proportions. If it was a serial animation, it would be possible to describe the last string before telling the story of Inferno VS First String. However, in the movie version, this arrangement would be top-heavy, and the appearance of First String would be abrupt. Moreover, First String only appeared for 30 minutes until the end, which reduced the time needed to portray Inferno.
2. ** The Journey to the World **
- The animation was adapted from the content of the comic book 8 - 11 (67 - 97 chapters). It was difficult to adapt the content of about 30 chapters into 11 episodes, so the animation added original plot and details.
- These original plots weren't as long as other animes, such as the long memories of Naruto and the dragging scenes of the pirates walking. Adding storyboards in many places changed the original rhythm. For example, in the plot of the sound column cutting off the head of the fallen concubine, the manga was a sudden beheading, and the animation gave the camera a hint in advance. Although the animation added details, it was not as stunning as the manga. When Shan Yi fought the fallen concubine, the animation gave more moves to prepare for the storyboard, and the smoothness was better than the manga.
- However, adding scenes to the animation was not all good. In order to make up 11 episodes, there were situations where there were drags and unnecessary memories. For example, from sneaking into Youguo to finding out that the rhythm was too slow before the start of the sixth episode, the memory killing of the sound pillar and the wife admiring the flowers in the ninth episode of the animation not only did not smooth the plot, but also interrupted the rhythm.

** 2. Plot logic **
- Take the infinite train chapter as an example, the plot logic was more reliable. For example, some people questioned why Apricot Shoulang didn't do so if he had the ability to stall for time and easily defeat his opponent. In fact, there was a hint in the plot that the third of the upper string attacked the injured Tanjiro at the beginning of the game. If he stalled for time, he would continue to attack the ordinary passengers. Therefore, Apricot Shoulang chose to end the battle as quickly as possible, and the third of the upper string also wanted to end the battle as quickly as possible, so there was not much of a problem with the logic of the plot.

** 3. The positioning of the work **
- As a shonen manga, although some people thought that the plot was childish and lacked depth of thought, there was no absolute standard for the depth of thought itself. The emotions it conveyed were mostly centered around family and family topics. It was positive and full of kindness. It weighed all aspects of performance, took care of the public's tastes, and the animation quality was high. This was its success. Although there was no need to deify it, one had to acknowledge its extraordinary achievements.

** 4. Battle scenario **
- The production was top-notch, and there was "My Big Brother from UFO Society!" evaluation. Even if they didn't like this work, they had to admit that its production was second to none in the animation industry. It could reach the level of drawing that was rarely seen in ordinary animations.