Yumi Hotta, author of "Shobo-Tama"
On May 17, Houhai Culture and Little Sugar Man Media announced that they will jointly create a live-action web drama adapted from the classic Japanese Go anime "Chess Soul", which will be upgraded and produced by the original team of "The Best of Us" and starring mysterious first-line students. As soon as the news came out, it attracted widespread attention from fans of "Chess Soul", and many fans expressed the emotion of "refusal", believing that this was likely to become a "classic of destruction in the heart".
On May 18, Houhai Culture posted on Weibo: Houhai Culture joined hands with youth label Little Sugar Man to sincerely create the annual comic live-action drama #Chess Soul#. Respecting the essence of the original work, it has been adapted locally and has won unprecedented recognition from the original author Yumi Horita. Chess in the youth season, when the soul burns teenagers, let us look forward to the beautiful meeting broadcast on the @iQiyi platform next year!
In the accompanying picture, a letter from Yumi Horita, the author of "Chess Soul", is reproduced as follows:
Translation of the letter:
"Hello everyone, I'm Yumi Horita. Honestly, I was a little uneasy about the live-action adaptation, but after reading the outline of the script, I thought it was interesting! The uneasiness disappeared and turned into a mood of great anticipation.
"Chess Soul" is a work with Go as the stage, just like Japan has a Japanese chess academy, and China also has a Chinese chess academy. Whether it is Japan or China, children and young people like the protagonists continue to strive to improve through the practice of Go. As the world of Go is common, I realized it was something very important.
While reading the outline of the script, I remembered the time when I was using materials in China. Japan and China have a long history of exchanges with the Go community, and this friendship can be further enhanced through TV dramas. Of course, even if you don't know Go, you can have fun with the story!
I'm looking forward to the broadcast from now on. ”
INTERVIEWER YUMI HOTTA
(Wen Xuan)