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Chapter 33. From JoJo to Kamen Rider
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Is there something wrong with this world?
The otion caused by the new episode of Phantom Blood, along with the unpreted discussions brought by its new OP, was so widespread that even those who didn't pay much attention to this field might have stumbled upoed traces online.
Not to mention Jolyne Cujoh, who was already following Phantom Blood closely.
Despite the first episode of Phantom Blood having an uedly strong start, which was far from being a flop, and the sudden surge in traffic driven by the ued decision of some streamer to watch Phantom Blood, Jolyne Cujoh felt something was off.
A work without famous actors, renowned directors, or a well-known studio bag it could gee such popurity? It seemed suspicious.
But that was just the first episode...
Knowing that the sed episode of Phantom Blood would include an OP, and that the OP was created by the notorious Studio Kamikaze, Jolyne Cujoh felt a ray of hope.
Even if Pucd the team she had carefully selected started to act differently, in the end, they would still have to face her final move.
She had chosen Studio Kamikaze after seeing their work firsthand. Uhe hastily recruited Pucd team, she had seeential in Studio Kamikaze's products, which led to their colboration on the OP.
So, no matter how the first episode turned out, she was certain that the sed episode would use the bizarre OP to drive away the viewers tricked into watg Phantom Blood by the success of the first episode.
If Phantom Blood became a big hit, ptforms would seek them out, moo cover the produ costs. ving Ryoko Kakyoin and the others to turn down such opportunities without revealing her system would be difficult.
She couldn't allow that to happen!
And then...
The release of the OP for the sed episode of Phantom Blood indeed caused a tremendous stir. However, the rea was not what Jolyne Cujoh had expected...
"Damn it! Are you guys at Studio Kamikaze out of your minds?! If you had this level of skill, why didn't you show it earlier?! If I had known, I wouldn't have hired you!"
Jolyne Cujoh eechless. She realized that everyone w or colborating with Green Dolphin Studio had ualents.
Fine, let the world do as it pleases...
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While Jolyne Cujoh was pting giving up and sidering using her system's rewards to quickly bankrupt her father, others in the industry were also deeply impressed by the unpreted OP of Phantom Blood.
"What do you think?" Shirakura asked Omori, his successor, during a break. "Will a well-made, Easter-egg-filled OP positively impact a work?"
"It should, but..." Omori pondered after replying. "It's really difficult."
"densing the essence of a story into a song or an OP isn't easy," Omori mented.
The more one uood the industry, the more they realized the difficulty of creating an OP like that of Phantom Blood. Not to mention the budget Green Dolphin Studio ied in this OP, which would deter ah simir ambitions.
However, Shirakura wasn't looking for the obvious answer. radually taking over Shirakura's responsibilities, khey would i any budget into the script first if they had the means to produce such high-quality OPs.
So, realizing Shirakura's ambitious nature, Omori tinued, "So, I thought of a simpler use for the OP—"
"Since Phantom Blood's OP links the iic ses of its story, why not pce our OP on the key ses of our story? It would have the same effect!"
"The key is that it's cheap and definitely worth trying!"