Popularity is everything, and my art style is just too quirky!

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The opening sequence then showed scenes of the disaster caused by these monsters.

The streets were destroyed and buildings collapsed.

At this point, the opening theme music becomes more energetic.

The opening sequence also cuts to the appearance of the protagonist, Shingo.

And the storyboard is presented in the same frame.

Scenes of Zhenwu battling these monstrous snakes appeared one after another.

The game features a plethora of fire and explosion effects.

The attacks were fierce, and it was confirmed that they were repeatedly caught in a tough battle.

At this moment, the members of the Psionic Bureau who had appeared earlier also flashed by one by one.

It begins with a peculiar summer night.

Then comes the shadow.

This also foreshadows the main characters who will appear in the early stages of the Psychic City from the Psychic Bureau's perspective!

And in the protagonist Shingo's continuous fighting montage.

The opening sequence has reached its climax.

Ruins of buildings, images of monsters, and psionicists appear alternately.

A ray of sunlight shines on the ruined city.

Finally, the opening sequence ends with the protagonist, Shingo.

Since it's the opening theme for the first episode, many viewers naturally chose to watch it.

At this moment, the comments section started flooded with messages.

The most frequently asked question is, who is that guy in the opening sequence whose art style is so different from the other characters?

"The OP feels pretty good."

"I quite like it."

"But who is that strange guy who flashes by in the opening sequence?"

"You saw it too? I thought I was seeing things."

"It's completely different from everyone else's art style, okay?"

Is this a proper battle anime?

"You'll see when you get to the front; all I can say is that the bag is beautiful!"

"No hair!"

And at the beginning of the anime series.

The story begins with a battle involving the protagonist, Shingo.

And indeed, "Psionic City" has its merits in terms of excellent production.

It won the favor of some viewers.

"The quality of this new anime is pretty good."

"It's not one of the most common battle anime with weak protagonists at the beginning, which is great!"

"And it started with a fight right away!"

"It's really good."

"But if that's all there is to it, it can only be described as a slightly above-average masterpiece."

"It doesn't seem as interesting as the anime reviews made it out to be."

That's the truth.

Judging solely from the world-building and plot of the anime itself, "Mob City" can only be described as mediocre.

While its excellent production quality might be a plus, it's at most considered above average.

It wasn't anything earth-shattering or awe-inspiring.

After all, in this world where popularity reigns supreme, there are quite a few big-budget anime series.

In terms of plot and world-building, there are many anime series that do a better job than "Mob City".

These alone are hardly enough to win over the audience.

But soon.

Similar to the sound of bullet comments.

The story came to an abrupt end with the appearance of that man.

"It's coming! It's coming!"

"What's coming?"

As Natsuya appeared in the anime, her unique art style standing out from her surroundings.

At this moment, the audience finally understood what the comment "It's coming" on the screen meant.

Because the vast majority of viewers saw Xia Ye appear the moment she did.

The same thought would pop into my head.

Dude, you have that art style in the opening sequence, but do you still use that style in the anime?

This is so hilarious!

"This character named Xia Ye seems rather interesting!"

"I've watched at least two or three hundred battle anime, but this is the first time I've seen characters with this kind of art style in a battle anime."

"Especially compared to everyone else around her, she's simply unmatched!"

"It's a pity he's only a C-rank psionicist; he'll probably just be a background character!"

"If this guy has more screen time, I'd be willing to watch 'Psionic City'."

Perhaps it's because of the stark contrast.

This quickly drew the audience to Xia Ye's "strongman style".

The unprecedented art style immediately captivated viewers' attention in "Summer Night".

This is also reflected in the summer night's popularity panel.

Your character has caught the audience's attention; your current popularity score has increased by 1...

[Your character's popularity has increased, current popularity score +1...]

Your character is getting more attention!

Looking at the ever-increasing popularity score in front of me.

Xia Ye nodded in satisfaction.

As expected, my initial judgment was correct.

The art style has absolutely no impact on a character's popularity or acclaim.

Even in a world where no similar character has ever appeared before, this powerful style of character design will become a feature that attracts the audience!

This popularity is solely due to the art style.

As the story unfolds...

Xia Ye believes in his unique character design and interesting performance.

This will definitely attract more popularity for him!

This cannot be blamed on Xia Yefang being too utilitarian.

Popularity reigns supreme; that's the underlying logic of this world.

Moreover, he risked everything to play his role well.

The popularity-based loan is still waiting for him to repay!

As the storyline of the anime progresses...

Soon, the scene shifts to Shingo being knocked down by a monster's self-destruction due to carelessness.

This scene naturally drew criticism from many viewers who value the plot.

"No, it's both close-up subtitles and dazzling special effects."