Behind the success of the phenomenal anime is the second issue of Overlord! (Next)
As one of the most successful otherworldly animations, Overlord has a very high and sustained popularity, and has become a benchmark for the Another World Dragon's Proud Plot in the hearts of many viewers.
Then again, what ultimately did this work achieve such great success?
"A high-quality group portrait drama with a soul"
An excellent and attractive story, its supporting roles often have extraordinary charm, Overlord's work is naturally no exception, and even in some works, the popularity of supporting characters will even be higher than the protagonist, and the result of this phenomenon is good or bad, you must have an answer in your heart.
Speaking of the work itself, with the continuous advancement of the plot, the protagonist forces and new characters from the outside world have successively appeared, and their positioning and role distribution in the work are all perfectly controlled by the author, and many of them can even make the audience feel that they have a "real soul", such as the NPCs who were originally only the guild where the protagonist is guarded in the game setting, but under the author's endowment, they have a very emotional color, they are also like ordinary people, with joy and sorrow, even for the same thing, There is also a view based on his own three views, such as the kingdom warrior chief who met from the first season until the third season was killed, he has the loyalty and bottom line of a monarch throughout, and also has the dignity of a warrior, such a touching example is not unique in the story.
When the shaping and the souls given to the characters in the plot are more complete, the story will naturally become more complete and the soul will be born, so how can such a work that can touch people's hearts lack viewers.
(Maid Group Zhen Meng)
"Wrestling with the air? A reflection behind desire and conquest. ”
From the beginning of the first season, it seems that just because of the protagonist's unintentional words, coincidentally the only main line was born under the oolong - conquest, which is like painting a pie with clouds for the audience, which is a completely elusive and unattainable illusion, but the story uses extremely detailed planning and action and seemingly witty humor "wisdom fight", so that the audience gradually realizes its real existence and possibilities, which undoubtedly makes the whole work have a certain degree of qualitative change in depth.
"Conquer the world" or "save the world" and so on, with such an ideal as the main line of the signature of the drama can be described as extremely common, but in most cases, many works let the audience see only the "protagonist's aura", it seems that as long as the protagonist follows the prescribed route, all problems can be perfectly solved and finally usher in a natural ending, but if you think about it a little, you will find that its logic is obviously in conflict with reality.
In this regard, Overlord uses multiple perspectives and different character stories, with different levels of vision to illustrate behind a dreamlike ideal and pursuit, the hidden complexity and unknown challenges, as the saying goes, the unknown things often make people feel uneasy and afraid, even if the protagonist becomes an undead in the story, while facing an enemy who is a hundred times weaker than himself, he often racks his brains to think and make plans, perhaps under the audience's God vision, this is the battle of wits with the air is unnecessary. But if you think about it, it is this constantly advancing story itself that tells the audience about the difficulty of chasing dreams and the cost behind it, and at the same time can find the expression and telling of the author - "The protagonist's journey to conquer the world is not a big word and empty talk!" ”
Writing here, I can't help but think of the scenes in the work, and I really hope to see the fourth part of the animation earlier.
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