Author: izumi/anitama Cover Source: Gate of the Stone of Destiny 0
The advent of "Destiny Stone Gate 0" is naturally due to the previous work "Destiny Stone Gate". In the view of the original author Shikura Chiyomaru, the audience basically has such expectations for "The Gate of the Stone of Destiny", despite all the hardships and twists and turns, But Okabe Ryutaro still managed to arrive, and was able to miraculously save the "Destiny Stone Gate World Line" that could miraculously save Both Hongliqi and Masayuki at the same time, ushering in a happy reunion ending.
This arrangement is indeed a beautiful and complete story, but from the very beginning, Shikura did not think that the "Destiny Stone Gate World Line" could be reached so easily. Therefore, as early as the conceptual stage of the original outline, he had already formulated the initial setting that "without the premise of α world line and β world line, there would be no 'Destiny Stone Gate World Line'". And there is no guarantee that for the whole world, the "Destiny Stone Gate World Line" is the best choice.
So, what is the reason for Okabe's last obsession to stick to it at all costs? It turned out that on the roof of the radio hall, in the seemingly fleeting few minutes, there was a long span of interlude, in other words, it was precisely because of "Destiny Stone Gate 0" that the miracle was finally realized.
That is to say, only by treating "Destiny Stone Gate 1", "Destiny Stone Gate 0", "d mail", time and space travel, brain science and all other elements as 1 and 0 in programming data, that is, positive and negative, the world line in this work can really have a foothold. The "Destiny Stone Gate WorldLine" is the world line of possibilities formed by the combination of these 1s and 0s.
Shikura admits that every game he has participated in, including Destiny Stone Gate 0, is based on the premise of launching an animated version. Since Shikura was always thinking about how to transform the text paragraphs into the language of the lens when writing the novel, various images always appeared in his mind during the writing process. In Shikura's mind, animation is always the most rich and diverse performance medium.
In Destiny Stone Gate 0, the two characters are quite active than Masaho Yasuda and Shiina Akira. Talking about the original intention of the character design, Shikura said that in this work, if there is a lack of an insider who understands the situation of Hongliqi during the United States, the plot is difficult to justify itself, so it is necessary to use someone to relay the past anecdotes of Hongliqi, as well as the ins and outs from Hongliqi to amadeus. Based on this, the true sail is indispensable to Okabe. However, Zhenfan and Hongliqi are both brain scientists, and the research objects are also completely the same, so how to distinguish them from Hongliqi was once the focus of heated discussions between the main creative team in the script meeting.
On the other hand, Bonfire is shown in the play as a child and an adult, and it can be said that this person is one of the most mysterious characters in Destiny Stone Gate 0. Why does the campfire look so similar to Hongliqi? It is believed that at the moment when the character appears, the audience will question his identity and then focus on it. Here, it is necessary to explain to the audience who only watch the animated version that the identity of the original campfire, in the game version set by multiple endings, will generate different endings due to the different choices of the player.
In addition, Shikura also revealed that during the animation production process, he repeatedly stressed to the staff that "this film should be built as an overseas film and television drama." This is not only about the themes explored in the work, but also about the strong inducement that must be found at the end of each sentence to guide the audience to maintain the enthusiasm for chasing the drama. The above purpose was already made clear by Shikura when making "The Gate of the Stone of Destiny", but in this drama, it is more important. The reason for this is that, as an animated film, "Destiny Stone Gate 0" has the defect of congenital "lack of dynamics", so it is used in the timeline, as well as the perspective of observation, to make up for the adjustments that are different from the game version, the addition and subtraction in the middle, each word is constantly doing various considerations and attempts, Shikura is grateful for the concerted support and help given to him by all the staff during this period.
Shikura mainly wants to convey the following message to the public through his works, that the possibilities of the world in which we live are as infinite as the world line. Therefore, the theme of the work is simply that "the future of mankind is full of infinite possibilities".
More than a decade ago, from the very beginning of the original work, Shikura has been paying close attention to the frontiers of prime particle physics that scientists are working on. And, since then, Shikura has begun to dig deeper into scholars' mysteries about the microscopic world, which is a blessing or a curse for all mankind? Doubt. Therefore, he presented to the world a series of chain reactions and consequences caused by the revelation of secrets that should not have been revealed by human beings driven by curiosity, through the carrier of games. This is both an opportunity for Shikura to create his work and one of the themes explored in this work.
August 2018 issue "newtype"
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