Comments on The Pure Landlord and The Beautiful Tenant

(1) Social concern in the initial stage of serialization.

This series of works aroused the response of the University of Tokyo in Japan at the beginning, and both the hero and heroine were published in the "Dongda News" founded by the University of Tokyo. On February 2nd, 1999, when the cartoon was first published, Neusoft News introduced Narusegawa Naru. This paper describes her personality as "jealous, nosy, vain, frank, stingy, strong, timid and persistent", and she is a "talented and beautiful girl" from the fact that she ranked first in the national mock exam, but she was a "bookworm" when she was studying, and even felt that "she devoted her soul to studying". After meeting Kyotaro of Qidao, she "gradually recovered her soul and started to take off.

On June 22nd, 1999, Neusoft News introduced Kyotaro. The article evaluates him as a person who is "unattractive, doesn't work hard and doesn't exercise", because no girls are interested in him and leads a "gloomy" life. However, it thinks that Inotaro's entry into Xiaotianzhuang is a "life 180 degree change" and leads an enviable life full of women's difficulties. However, the article also thinks that the description of the East University students in the story is very "extreme": in the story, Yasutaro was misunderstood as an East University student, which attracted the closeness of all female tenants; However, in a real survey, only 20% of East University students admit that they have a girlfriend, which is quite different.

(2) the reason why the role is popular

The introduction part of the story role in the scene of "Innocent Landlord and Beautiful Tenant 0" contains the comic reader's evaluation of the story role. On the other hand, the book also discloses the voting results of the number of supporters and the comments of readers. The above two points reflect the popularity of different roles and the reasons. The most common comment is that the role is "cute", and almost every role has been evaluated in this way. However, different roles make readers feel "cute" for different reasons. For example, the protagonist "Narusegawa Naru" is considered cute by some readers because of his occasional shyness; Aoyama Motoko is because most of the characters are serious, tenacious and stubborn. In contrast, it is rare to show "girliness", so these occasional plots are what readers find lovely; The reason why Shinobu Maehara makes readers feel lovely is that she likes to do housework, introverted, timid and so on.

Although there is something that readers call "cute" between different characters, it is not enough to explain why characters are supported by different types of people. In fact, the unique character displayed by the role is the reason why the role is so popular. For example, compared with other characters, "Narusegawa Naru" has a gentle and considerate side, and a smart mind that can win the "national first", and so on. Various factors make her the most popular role in readers' voting. Shinobu Maehara is supported by many older readers because of its introversion, timidity and naivety, and it is the second most popular among readers. "Aoyama Motoko" is more like a "strong woman" than other characters, but there are also many traditional Japanese women, so she won the third place in the readers' vote. As for other roles, they also have their own characteristics. For example, "Sister Yi Jim" has a plump figure and a plain personality. "Jian Ye Meijin" is cheerful and mature; Kaolla Su is good at musical instruments, full of energy and so on, so although there are not many supporters, it also attracts different types of readers. The works have gained a certain popularity in the early stage of the comic series, but their popularity is not without reasons: firstly, the female characters have their own characteristics, attracting a wide audience; secondly, the style of the works has also been appreciated in different ways: in Taiwan Province Province, Chinese TV companies that broadcast animations rated the story as "the best interpretation of the delicate feelings of young people who first tasted love" and considered the story as "hilarious and humorous" and "interspersed from time to time". In addition, some critics believe that the work "combines stage play, romance and farce in a satisfactory way"; The author of another comment was "amused by almost every joke". However, there are also many critical voices in the evaluation. For example, some critics pointed out that the story contains too much "sexual satire" and is not suitable for people under the age of 16; Another comment even pointed out that too many plots that cause sexual fantasies will make the story "absurd"; In addition, the quality of repeated animation is also disappointing.

One of the backgrounds of the story is Chutianzhuang, so the main characters in the early days have a certain relationship with Chutianzhuang. In addition to Kyotaro, the hero, and Narusegawa Naru, the guests of Chutianzhuang include four women: Shinobu Maehara, Aoyama Motoko, Kaolla Su and Mizuho, Jian Ye. Living near Chutianzhuang is Urashima Haruka, the operator of Sunward Hefeng Cafe, and Kyotaro's aunt. Heroines and heroines appear the most frequently, and their personalities are also the most obvious: although Kyotaro often encounters misfortune and failure, he has the character of repeated defeats and wars; Although Niliu has a violent side, she is gentle and considerate. As for other female tenants, there are personal chapters in the comics, which are also distinctive, such as Shinobu Maehara's introversion, Aoyama Motoko's stubbornness, Kaolla Su's vitality, Mickey's cheerful and so on. In contrast, although Urashima Haruka appears the least, his words often play an important role in promoting the development of the plot.

In the middle of the story, Mumei, Seta Jikang and Sarah McDugal are joined one after another. In addition to increasing the source of the plot, some characters are the key figures that affect the development of the relationship between male and female protagonists: Yijinmei lived in Chutian Village as a child, so he became an important member of the agreement; In contrast, Setada Ji Kang played less, but he was the admiration object of Niliu when he was a child, which also affected the emotional development of Kyotaro and Niliu. Sarah McDugal's influence is not great, but the plot of her playing tricks on others is also one of the interesting parts of the story.

At the end of the story, Urashima Kanako's appearance added variables to the story. Urashima Kanako rebuilt Chutian Village to fulfill his childhood agreement, which affected the life of Chutian Village tenants. In addition, Urashima Kanako likes her upright brother Kyotaro, which has become one of the obstacles to the development of their relationship.

Most of the plot of the story revolves around these places: Chutianzhuang was originally a hotel, and later it was changed into a girls' dormitory. Because Chutian Village is where many tenants live, it is one of the most common backgrounds in the story. It is worth noting that Narusegawa Nai lives in Room 304, while Yasutaro Urushima lives in the administrator's room below Room 304, because there is a "hole" on the floor of Room 304, through which they can talk or enter each other's room, so this hole can be said to be a key point in their emotional development. In addition, female open-air hot springs refer to the hot springs belonging to Chutianzhuang. Because it is a forbidden area for boys, when Yasutaro broke into the house and was discovered by the female tenant, the scene of the female tenant chasing Yasutaro became a place where people couldn't help laughing and had fantasies. One of the funny jokes is that the hero and heroine met for the first time in the "women's open-air hot spring".

In addition, some words or things have become the key to the plot. /kloc-The agreement made 0/5 years ago is one of the reasons why the protagonist keeps trying to get into the University of Tokyo, so it can be said to be the center of the story. Park Jung-soo refers to the doll owned by Narusegawa Naru, because there is a child in the agreement, which has become one of the key points of the agreement. Romantic love

The author intended to create a romantic comedy when he conceived the story, but in fact some scenes are considered to be influenced by famous romantic movies such as Titanic and Gone with the Wind.

(2) Interesting elements

In addition to the author's idea, the story also contains interesting elements, and the plot of the story also confirms this. In the sentence 1, Kyotaro accidentally meets Niliu naked and is misunderstood as abnormal escape, which is considered as "one of the most commonly used techniques" in romantic comedies. In addition, there are some funny dialogues in the story, or interesting plots such as Jingtaro being knocked down by others.

(3) A large number of female roles

Five female characters have appeared in the early stage of comic series, and the number has been increasing since then; In contrast, only Kyotaro, the protagonist, appeared frequently, and other male characters rarely appeared. The influence of the work and the real world is two-sided. On the one hand, realistic things affect the development of works; On the other hand, popular works have influenced the real world, and even in turn influenced the things that originally influenced the works:

The University of Tokyo

The birth and development of the work can not be separated from the influence of the University of Tokyo: the author hopes to impress readers with realistic things, and at the same time thinks that ordinary people have the idea of "taking the exam in Dongda", so he uses the University of Tokyo as one of the backgrounds of the story; In addition, after the hero and heroine were published in "Tokyo University News", the fourth episode of comics also had traces of Tokyo University News.

In addition to the hero and heroine being published in Tokyo University News, the cartoonist was interviewed by Tokyo University News during the serialization of his works, which can also be regarded as the influence of his works on Tokyo University-many things mentioned in the interview were about his works. Another subtle influence is also worth noting: at the beginning of the cartoon, Neriu lied that the University of Tokyo had a "Miso Lobster Order" to test the authenticity of Kyotaro's attendance at Dongda University; About one year after the cartoon was released (February 2000), this kind of food appeared in the dining hall of East University students, which turned from fiction into reality.

Realistic imitation

There are many imitations of real brands in the works: for example, "Axi Beer" in the story is considered to imitate Asahi Beer, and "Yoshida Family" is considered to imitate Yoshinoya and so on. In addition, some plots are speculated to be influenced by other movies or comics, such as Titanic and Little Boxing Champion.

There are also many imitations in the real world. A large number of related products, such as CDs, game software and telephone cards, are the most obvious examples. In addition, there are fans imitating the characters in the story: the Japanese GK model exhibition "Wonders Festival" has exhibited four Narusegawa Naru models and a hot spring egg (a hot spring turtle appearing in the story) made by fans; There are also fans who play the leading role in the works.