"Many people think that after Hojo Shin-ji and Hara Tetsuo leave jump, this magazine will be weak. In fact, in my opinion, JUMP has many potential cartoonists now. What they are now missing is a suitable subject."

"Teacher Qin Han, can you give a few examples?"

"For example, Mr. Ken Obata, Mr. Yuhiko Inoue, Mr. Kanemasa, Mr. Yoshihiko Araki, etc. You can focus on them."

Kurosawa reporters wrote down these names one by one.

Then, the two finally got to the point.

"Teacher Qin Han, not long ago, a promotional poster you created for the Dongda Robot Association was exposed on the Internet. There is a unique design style on it, which is different from the robots in mainstream animations today. Many people speculate that you are planning a new robot animation. Is it true?"

"Yes."

The Kurosawa reporter originally thought that Qin Han would not answer this question directly, but instead used some ambiguous answers to vaguely pass.

After all, if you are really planning an animation with epoch-making innovation, then Qin Han would not easily disclose this kind of information that is already a commercial secret.

However, he didn't expect that the other party admitted so readily.

The Kurosawa reporter's mood suddenly became high and his body sat straighter. He continued to ask, "Then Teacher Qin Han, can you reveal the content of this animation a little?"

Qin Han nodded and said, "Yes. First of all, the theme of this animation is war. A total war that affects all mankind, with war spreading all over the earth, the moon, and space colonies - Oh, I really want to reveal some key settings. Forget it, it's okay..."

Kurosawa reporters carefully recorded, especially putting the word "space colony" in Qin Han's mouth. Then, he asked: "Teacher Qin Han, after hearing what you said, the theme of this animation is probably difficult to understand the audience group of traditional robot animations - children aged eight to twelve, right?"

"I think so too. Children should watch purer robot animations that promote love and justice. I hope that viewers over fourteen or forty years old will like it. So, whether in terms of content or spiritual core, this animation will be more ‘adult’."

"I've been looking forward to it. Indeed, the first group of viewers who started to come into contact with robot animation from "Demon Z" have grown up now and are not suitable for watching works that use rocket flying fists to kill monsters in the universe. Maybe your animation will open up a new robot animation market."

"I'm looking forward to it too."

"So, Teacher Qin Han, can you reveal what the name of this animation is?"

"Gundam."

"Gundam?" Kurosawa reporters, like other people who heard the pronunciation of this word for the first time, showed a confused expression on their face.

Qin and Han had to explain in detail again.

"So that's it. In your animation by Teacher Qin Han, robots are no longer symbolic heroic symbols, but just a weapon. How did the setting of "Gundam" come out? Is it a flash of inspiration or a long-term brewing?"

Of course, Qin Han could not say that he was transported from another world.

Fortunately, he has been traveling to this parallel world for more than a year and has a lot of knowledge about all aspects of the situation. Therefore, it is not difficult to make up a reasonable reason.

Qin Han thought for a while and said, "I want to make a realistic robot animation with war-themed themes. I'm afraid it will go back to my childhood, when I watched JUMP every day..."

This parallel world also experienced a world war more than 60 years ago. After the war ended, it also experienced a long and complex Cold War era between two major political and military groups led by China and the United States.

Just like the world before the Qin and Han dynasties, during the Cold War, the cultural and entertainment industry was influenced by the global political and military structure, and works on military and science fiction were the most popular and best-selling.

At that time, because the comic industry had not yet developed to its current scale, both works and authors were quite scarce, so in addition to publishing comics, major comic magazines would also use other content to fill in the page.

In the Youth Comics magazine, in addition to popular sports such as baseball, the most popular non-comic content is military and martial arts.

Most teenagers have a military dream. Looking at the mighty fighter jets, tanks and warships published in magazines, they naturally burst into excitement and yearn for it.

The Cold War had ended more than a decade ago, and the mainstream of the world became peace, prosperity, and development. However, in the entertainment industry, works on science fiction and military themes continued to be popular. Only the three major young manga magazines led by JUMP have always retained military and military content.

It was not until five years ago that with the rapid development of the comic industry, excellent works continued to emerge. More and more readers wanted to read the pure comic content and did not want to publish other irrelevant information. The three major young man comic magazines began to be revised, removing sports, military and other contents one by one, and changing them to publish all comics.

"When I was a child, I was influenced by the military content on JUMP, and I like "War Zone 88", so I decided to create a work about war. In addition, today's robot animation is too young, and I was inspired to combine these two elements together with a flash of inspiration."

"War Zone 88" tells the story of a comic about mercenary pilots flying planes in war-torn areas in the Middle East. It was once popular ten years ago. Because of the various real fighter jets that appeared in it, it was talked about by comic fans and military fans.

"So that's it." Kurosawa reporter nodded and wrote down while listening to Qin Han's story.

"Teacher Qin Han, although I have talked a lot, can I ask at the end? Is the blonde pilot on that poster the protagonist of the animation? What is her name and what is her origin?"

"Uh... this character has no specific settings, but I just drew it casually. The theme of "Gundam" is war, which tells the story of a teenager's growth. This is the maximum possible thing I can reveal about the role and plot. As for other information, please follow my Twitter and SHAFT official website, and will release information regularly."

In the end, Qin Han made a wave of advertisements, and the interview was officially over.
Chapter completed!