Chapter 85: Chapter 85 ZUN's acceptance speech
"Best Music Winner: Junya Ota, Kara no Kyoukai!"
Following the host's announcement, the entire "Kara no Kyoukai" crew were stunned, and then they applauded along with the other guests present.
The anger that the crew of "Kara no Kyoukai" had been holding back for so long was finally released, and Nanaya himself was the one who applauded the loudest.
"Congratulations!"
Although Nanaya himself has always been pessimistic about his own work, it does not mean that he has no desire to win an award.
After all, having so many nominations but ultimately coming away empty-handed would surely be laughed at by others in the circle.
Things like "owing a trophy" and "the judging is unfair" are just the cries of losers.
Maybe five years later people will still remember those films that were not selected.
But what about ten years later, twenty years later?
Not every movie selected by the awards is "The Shawshank Redemption". It is extremely difficult for films that have not won awards to maintain their influence.
A few years later at the Japanese Oscars, "Twilight of Seibei" and "Sunset on 3-chome" were certainly criticized for their ugly appearance, but how many people remember those movies that did not win awards?
No matter whether it is about dividing the cake or your own investment background, the trophy in your hand is the only fact.
So, Nanaya stood up, walked past the other crew members, and hugged ZUN.
"Thank you, Kiryu-san."
ZUN's eyes were a little moist, and those tears contained both happiness and a hint of relief.
The Best Music award can be said to be a recognition of his music production level. This recognition is not only a recognition of his talent, but also a recognition of his identity as a fan music producer.
Even though the Japanese Oscar for Best Music is not as influential in the music world as those professional music awards, from the perspective of the entire entertainment industry, the influence of the Oscars is far beyond the reach of music awards.
Nanaya smiled slightly, patted ZUN on the back and whispered: "Go up, this is your honor."
"Thanks."
ZUN quietly thanked him and stood up and walked to the podium.
With a smile on his face, Junya Ota accepted the little golden man trophy modeled after the North American Oscars. It has to be said that the Japanese Oscars really did a great job in imitating the form of the North American Oscars.
"Thank you to Director Nanaya Kiryu. Without his invitation, I would not be standing here today. If someone had told me that I would receive this award this time last year, I would have thought that he was out of his mind. And I also want to thank..."
ZUN followed the normal thank you speech process and first thanked most of the main staff of "Kara no Kyoukai" including Nanaya as usual. Even Shonan became the object of his thanks.
Nanaya glanced at the smirking Shonan and said, "That's great! I think this should be the peak moment of Shonan's life."
Shonan narcissistically shook her hair: "What are you talking about~? My peak moment must be when I picked up the trophy~?"
However, no one was optimistic about him.
"Impossible."
"It is indeed impossible."
"If it's Shonan-sama, it seems a bit forced..."
"Hey! You have to have faith in me, okay?"
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On the podium, after ZUN thanked everyone, he changed the subject.
"…Finally, I would like to thank every judge who voted for me, not as a person, but as a fan game maker."
ZUN's words made the applause at the award ceremony a little smaller, and it was replaced by the murmur of talking.
Because Jun'ya Ota himself has almost no presence in the film and television circles, many people are actually not aware of his identity as a doujin game creator.
Nanaya was a little worried about ZUN's remarks. After all, he felt that it was a little too early for ZUN to say these words.
[I guess there will be various doubts in tomorrow's report.]
Although Japan's ACG industry is a representative of Japan's new era culture, and even became the cultural focus of Japan's external exports after 2000, it is also an important economic industry in Japan.
But in terms of social status, the status of anime is really not that high, and it can even be said to be at the bottom of all contempt chains.
The mainstream media is mostly critical of the animation industry. Basically, as long as there is a social problem, it is absolutely okay to blame it all on animation.
Children are disobedient, students are skipping classes, there is robbery, social security is unstable, sows in the village don't give birth, etc. Anyway, as long as there is a problem, you can blame it on animation.
In a horizontal comparison, this is the same tone as the current gaming conspiracy theories in China.
Anyway, they just label it first and then take it out of context. As long as it has something to do with anime, even if it's something you accidentally saw while switching channels, or "Crayon Shin-chan" you watched as a child, in the eyes of the media it is proof that anime corrupts social morals.
You are anime so you are guilty, you are anime so you deserve to die.
This trend has not changed much even after many years. Although countless anime fans are making efforts, all these efforts can be wiped out by one overly radical madman.
Just like the terrible fire in 2019.
As for the field of fan fiction, there is no need to say more. If there is any area that anime fans can despise, it is the fan fiction circle.
After all, although the title of copyright thief is malicious speculation by production companies, it is not completely groundless.
"Perhaps NHK will be happy with this situation, right?"
As a media, they are never afraid of having no topics, but only afraid of not having enough topics.
After all, only topics can increase ratings.
"When Director Nanaya Kiryu invited me, I had doubts about the movie Kara no Kyoukai. But Director Kiryu convinced me. The reason he used at the time was that when the movie Kara no Kyoukai became famous, I would have a higher reputation, and then my game would be played by more people."
ZUN's speech on the stage did not end there.
"In fact, we did it. The success of Kara no Kyoukai has also attracted more players to ask me when my next new work will be available for sale. These questions make me feel that my efforts on Kara no Kyoukai have paid off. It is very exciting for me that someone likes my game and my work."
"But at the same time, some of my game fans have raised questions to me. They are afraid that I will abandon my identity as a fan game maker and start to develop my own career in film music. Because compared with film producers, the identity of a fan game maker is not worth showing off. I personally don't have such an idea, but it also made me think."
Especially after the box office of "Kara no Kyoukai" exceeded 3 billion yen, I wondered if I could do something for everyone. Now I have received this trophy, which symbolizes one of the highest achievements in Japanese film music. Here, I hope everyone can face the field of doujinshi. Maybe some doujinshi creators cannot create moving characters themselves and can only borrow characters from past works. But we are not copyright thieves, nor are we bad people who steal from commercial companies. All of us create doujinshi out of our love for these works. I hope everyone will not misunderstand it anymore. "
"That's what I want, thank you."
"Pah, pah, pah!"
No matter what the guests were thinking, at least at this moment the entire ceremony was filled with thunderous applause.
"So...does everyone recognize Brother Ohta?"
In the interval of applause, Illya asked Nanaya curiously.
"I don't think so. Although some of what ZUN said is true, the fan community..."
Nanaya shook his head. Some things were not that simple.
It takes a long time for the ice to freeze three feet thick.
Mainstream society will not eliminate its prejudices because of ZUN's speech. Even those who applauded at the award ceremony were mostly just following the crowd. Perhaps their evaluation of ZUN in their hearts was more of a disdain.
"They may not change their prejudice against doujinshi and ACG, but at least they recognize ZUN's speech." Nanaya could only explain to Illya in an ambiguous tone.
"All right!"
Illya felt a little bored. "Why do people applaud when they clearly don't agree? It feels so hypocritical."
"What else can we do if we don't applaud? Anyway, applauding is enough now." Nanaya said with a pout.
If not applauding, are we going to boo ZUN and ask him to leave?
Shunya Ota himself did not expect that his speech could change the status of the fan community, but in his opinion, everyone's applause showed that they were still willing to give the fan community a chance after he stepped down from the podium, and that was enough for him.
At Shunya Ota, the emcee announced the winner of the next award.
"Best Cinematography, "Love Under the Stars", Naganuma Rokuo!"
"Oh~"
Nanaya looked towards the seat where Matsuno Shiki was sitting and saw that his bad friend was hugging the award-winning photographer.
After noticing Nanaya's gaze, Shiki waved at him proudly, and then he stretched out a finger on each hand and gestured to Nanaya.
"This kid..."
He knew that Shiki was not looking down on him, but rather expressing that he and he were now tied at 1:1.
Nanaya just smiled casually at his friend's competitive spirit.
After all, if you really count it, the Best Cinematography won by Shiki is the highest among the technical awards, and Nanaya tied with Shiki with the Best Music award, which actually gave him the upper hand.
"But from now on, there won't be anything for the two of us..."
Nanaya was very clear that he and Shiki should be considered the winners of the cake at this point, so that their two crews would not return empty-handed.
But at this moment, Nanaya heard the winner of the next award announced on the stage.
"Best Art Direction, Nanaya Kiryu, The Director of Kara no Kyoukai!"
"What?!"
Nanaya was so surprised that he stood up immediately. Then he sat back in his seat because of the pain from the bruise on his thigh caused by the intense exercise.
"Ouch! Ori, I hate you!"
CREATORS' THOUGHTS 
Onigiri
Onigiri pS1: Actually, the art direction award should be called Best Art in Japan, but I always felt that it was too low-class, so it was changed to Best Art Direction
pS2: After the big fire, the argument that anime is toxic has started to rise again. I don’t know how this incident will affect the industry. (ノへ￣、)
pS3: Some readers mentioned that Japanese and Oscar nominees will also receive certificates, which is true, and is also a way for Japanese and Oscar nominees to share the pie, and can be considered a consolation for those films that are not among the four majors. But if the nominations are also written on stage, there will be no special feeling of winning the award, so Mi-chan changed it herself.
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