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Bianwen Group appeared at the world’s second largest comic con with IPs such as “Master of Skills,” “Master of Mystery,” “Enmusubi no Inu-chan,” and “Hitori no Shita,” attracting overseas fans to the appeal of Chinese IPs.
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“Osaka Comic Con 2024” opened on May 3rd. The event will also include participation from world-renowned entertainment companies such as Marvel and Lego, as well as IPs such as Harry Potter and the DC Extended Universe. The diverse content attracted fans from all over the world. Among them, the Wenwen Group appeared with Chinese IP such as “Master of Skill,” “Master of Mystery,” “Enmusubi no Inu-chan,” and “Hitori no Shita.” These Chinese IPs have fans both at home and abroad, and fans from many countries came to take commemorative photos.
[Image 1: https://prtimes.jp/i/142428/1/resize/d142428-1-95cbc9a8003490296de4-0.jpg&s3=142428-1-5e55ae31f27f9c60f9e52f2cda99f2f5-1280×1706.jpg] Photo caption: Cheering from fans at the venue
In the exhibition area, the pink tree attracted the attention of many fans and became a spot for commemorative photos. This exhibit called the “Complaint Tree” is derived from the Chinese anime IP “Enmusubi no Inu-chan.” The original manga of “Enmusubi no Inu-chan” has been viewed more than 55 million times on Tencent Animation, the anime has been viewed more than 11 billion times, and the live-action drama “Kitsune You Kokoko Musume Tsukiko Hen” will be released in 2024. Scheduled to be broadcast.
[Image 2: https://prtimes.jp/i/142428/1/resize/d142428-1-21b91929843751e4e1ae-1.jpg&s3=142428-1-72d5f756fbd65ff1e9afcd76f6b7adb8-1386×1020.jpg] Photo caption: NMB48, the PR ambassadors of Osaka Comic Con, took a commemorative photo in the exhibition area of the Bunbun group. In addition to “Enmusubi no Inu-chan,” an exhibit of the Bagua tree from another Chinese anime IP, “Hitori no Shita,” also attracted attention. “Hitori no Shita” has a popularity value of 30 billion on Tencent Doman, an extremely high rating of 9.8 points, and the animated work has a high number of views.
Over 6.5 billion times.
[Image 3: https://prtimes.jp/i/142428/1/resize/d142428-1-bf47824729e011b5c88f-2.jpg&s3=142428-1-fd752d7777263960eabbb6e3a6b337bb-1386×924.jpg] In addition, the filming spot for “Master of Skill” also attracted the attention of many viewers. May 29th was main character Osamu Kano’s birthday, and fans wrote congratulations to him on the message board.
Master of Skills landed in Japan in 2015 and was published by Libre, one of Japan’s three major publishers. In 2021, the manga of the same name was released on Piccoma, and since then it has always been in the top 3 in the rankings.
The Japanese version of the animated film Master of Skills For the GLORY was also released on July 8, 2023, and featured voice actors such as Yuichi Nakamura, Yuma Uchida, and Jun Fukuyama. This announcement aroused strong interest from Japanese fans, and ranked 4th in trends on Yahoo! search. At this event, animator Toru Yoshida also came to the venue and hand-painted a picture of Ye Xiu to wish him a happy birthday. Toru Yoshida has participated in the production of many animated films, including “Master of Skill For the GLORY”, “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure”, and the “Detective Conan” movie series.
[Image 4: https://prtimes.jp/i/142428/1/resize/d142428-1-b76320946fd82cf34b1c-3.jpg&s3=142428-1-cc1a90fbe1a944f3209705c5f59751b5-1289×1280.jpg] Fans of “Master of Skill” born in the 2000s traveled all the way from Tokyo to Osaka to attend the event. One of them commented that he had participated in an offline event in Shanghai in 2016 when he was a junior high school student, and that he never thought that they would meet again in Osaka eight years later.
Master of Mystery, which combines fantasy adventure and steampunk, also attracted the attention of many people. “Master of Mystery” has been updated simultaneously in Chinese and English since its serialization began in April 2018, and the English version has been viewed approximately 43 million times on the overseas website WebNovel, with a rating of 4.8 points. It received a perfect score and was described by foreign media as “a work for all people on earth.” At the event, a fan from the United States read the “Master of Mystery” novel on WebNovel, purchased goods, and recommended it to his friends in Spain and Canada.
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