Among all the animation companies in Japan, P.A.WORKS has a high proportion of original works. Since independent animation was produced in 2008, more than two-thirds have been original subjects. Among them, the "Youth Trilogy" and "Work Trilogy" series have a good reputation.
Of course, for animation companies, a successful original animation represents higher profits, but correspondingly, the risk is also relatively high. Because of this, the PA club will also do some light changes and comic adaptation works from time to time.
For example, in 2013, it was adapted from the fantasy novel "The Family of The Top Heaven" by Noboru Morimi, the reasoning fan "Another" that began airing in 2012, and the "Party Ronin Zhuge Kongming" that aired in April this year.
The game is a comedy-style manga created by Ryo Ogawa in 2019. The Zhuge Kongming in the title is no stranger to everyone - the Shu State Minister of the Three Kingdoms period. Historical allusions such as "straw boat borrowing arrows" and "tears and horse rumors" are closely related to him.
Putting together such a historical figure from a thousand years ago and the modern vocabulary of "party", I believe that everyone can guess the theme of the story.
Yes, this is the rebirth genre that has become more and more popular in recent years in Japanese manga. But the place of rebirth is not another world, but reality.
At the beginning of the anime, the narrator begins with a brief introduction to the history of the Three Kingdoms period, during which Kong Ming died in Gojohara, leaving a last word that he hopes to be reincarnated into a peaceful era. As soon as the scene turns, he appears in Shibuya as a young man and wearing a retro costume.
If it is placed in ordinary times, this outfit that is incompatible with the modern background is bound to cause many people to watch. Luckily, it happened to be Halloween. It is precisely for this reason that it does not make everyone feel strange, but the envious eyes of the two strangers around them.
Then, led by the other party, Kong Ming came to a bar. Here, he was able to meet the heroine of the work.
The heroine's name is Hideko Tsukimi, a blonde girl who has just graduated from high school. The reason why I appear in this bar is not because of a party with friends, but because I work here.
In her high school years, Hideko had a depressed mood, and even thought about it for a while. After this, I accidentally heard a singer's concert and was greatly moved. Taking this as an opportunity, she decided to start working on the goal of being a singer.
However, after a long time of persistence and submitting resumes to a number of firms, there was still no notice of admission. Just when she was considering giving up, she met Kong Ming, who was reborn into modern times.
In return for hearing Hideko's heart-touching singing voice three times in a row, the other party decides to become her military master and assist Hideko in realizing her idol dream...
"Party Wanderer Zhuge Kongming" was originally scheduled to start broadcasting on April 5th, and only one episode of the first episode has been released, and the first episode has a good look and feel.
Although Kong Ming's personality is somewhat different from the image in the minds of our domestic fans, the production team is also trying to follow history as much as possible. At least there is no situation like "One Ride When a Thousand" becomes a beautiful girl.
In addition, the production of animation has maintained the consistently high standard of PA. Overall, it is a work worth seeing in April's new fan.