Anime rating game

"How stingy! I'm not a newbie anymore, how could I make such a basic mistake? Rather, not knowing what the scripts for the three animations are makes me constantly thinking about them, which makes me more distracted and prone to making mistakes at work."

Masamune chuckled, paused for a moment, and then slowly spoke:

"To avoid distracting you, I really can't tell you the details, but I can mention the name. Would you like to hear it?"

"Mmm..." Kinoshita Seiichi nodded repeatedly.

Everyone else in the meeting room also pricked up their ears, watching Masamune with great interest.

Any product produced by the company president is guaranteed to be of high quality.

This is now a consensus within Musashino.

"First up is K-On! Season 2."

"Is the second season already in production? Looks like I'm going to be very busy next quarter."

The other two animations have nothing to do with him anymore.

At that moment, Kinoshita Seiichi suddenly regretted asking so many questions.

Knowing in advance what kind of animation I'm going to make doesn't bring me any sense of surprise.

"Secondly, it's 'Eromanga Sensei'."

"President, are you sure you're talking about the outer circle?"

"I can't go on talking about it anymore. My last anime was Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun."

"Hmm... The last anime is quite straightforward. Judging from the title, is it a story about a male author drawing shoujo manga?"

"Impressive! You guessed it so quickly."

"Haha...It's obvious, isn't it?"

Amidst Kinoshita Seiichi's laughter, Ogasawara Rinko couldn't help but roll her eyes at him before slowly speaking:

"President, these three works are all based on real people and events, right? If that's the case, is it really okay not to contact the people involved?"

"Well... I'll handle this properly, so please don't worry."

There's no need to look for the five members of K-On! anymore; given the relationship between the two sides, a single phone call will suffice.

On the contrary, it is indeed necessary for the other two parties to have a face-to-face talk.

……

During lunch break, after making sure that Izumi Masamune was not in class, Masamune tried to call him.

"Izumi, how's the novel coming along? When will it be released?"

"The second review by Kagurazaka editor has been approved, but since Sagiri's illustration is not yet finished, it cannot be released for the time being."

How did you convince her?

Previously, when Izumi Masamune sent over his completed light novel for Masamune to review, he had actually asked this question, but the topic was diverted at the time, and he did not receive an answer.

"Um... will this light novel really become a hit? I really like it myself, but the audience might not."

"It's very important not to change the subject."

After a long silence, a voice came from the other end:

"I confessed my love."

"Oh... what was the result?" Masamune immediately became interested.

"It didn't work. Her reply was: 'Brother complex, pervert, light novel male protagonist.' But, we can... give it a try."

"try what?"

"This is a matter of personal privacy and I cannot comment. Please do not keep asking."

"Sister complex, pervert, light novel male protagonist."

"It's so stupid to be said that to a man."

"Ha ha……"

Masamune chuckled for a moment, then said:

"Next quarter, I will begin production on the anime 'Eromanga Sensei,' which, barring any unforeseen circumstances, will air on television in the second half of this year."

"Oh...congratulations."

"You should say 'Congratulations to you.' Also, as the male lead of the story, I need you and Sagiri to sign a contract."

"No problem, you can send someone to my home, or I can go to your company."

"I'll send someone over myself. After all, we need Sagiri's autograph. By the way, is she willing to go out now?"

"I'm still working on that. But it's much better than before. At least I can go into her room and talk to her face to face."

"Pervert! Scumbag! Light novel protagonist!"

"That's enough! If you keep insulting me, I'll fight back. Also, 'light novel male protagonist' isn't an insult."

"For Izumi Sagiri, who often draws illustrations for harem works, her impression of various light novel male protagonists is terrible. In her mind, light novel male protagonists are probably synonymous with scum."

"what……?"

At that moment, Izumi Masamune suddenly realized why Sagiri had cursed at people like that before.

As her older brother and future lover, it's pathetic that she doesn't understand Sagiri as well as outsiders.

"Thanks, President Hayase."

Chapter 116 The Shojo Manga Artist Who Doesn't Understand Girls' Hearts

dong dong...

Upon hearing the knock, Nozaki Umetarou rushed to open the door without even taking off his apron.

At the same time, I was also a little curious. I had been living alone in order to draw better comics, so who would come looking for me?

If it's an editor, they'll always give advance notice before coming; they never do surprise visits.

“Eh…!?”

Nozaki was somewhat surprised to see the people outside the door.

Two young men in suits, exuding an air of social elites, and a strikingly beautiful blonde girl.

As a cartoonist, he was somewhat confident in his memory, so he was quite certain that he did not recognize the three people.

"You are…?"

"Are you Nozaki Umetarou? Pen name Yumeno Sakiko."

"Yes, I am Yumeno."

Nozaki seemed to be deep in thought; he appeared to be someone involved in manga.

"Hello, Nozaki-kun, I am Masamune Hayase, the president of Musashino Animation Production Co., Ltd."

Nozaki took the business card and glanced at it, feeling a pleasant surprise.

Unexpectedly, an animation company approached him with his comic.

However, aren't these kinds of things usually negotiated with the publisher?

"I see. Please come in and tell me all about it."

Although he was very happy, Nozaki's expression did not change at all. Coupled with his height of 190 cm, it gave people the feeling that he was angry.

After he had brewed the tea and sat down opposite him, Masamune slowly began to speak:

"Nozaki-kun, I wonder if you've ever heard of Musashino Animation?"

"I hear about it often."

“That makes things easier. We hope to adapt your story into an animation. If you agree, production will begin this April.”

Nozaki suppressed his excitement and said in a deep voice:

"Thank you for your attention, but shouldn't these kinds of things be discussed with the editor?"

"Moreover, my comic strip is too short; if I were to produce an anime in April, there simply wouldn't be enough content."

Masamune paused for a moment, then quickly realized what he meant, and shook his head with a smile:

"I'm sorry, you misunderstood, Nozaki-kun."

"Your comic is quite interesting, and I've been reading it. However, like you said, it's too short, and it won't be adapted into an anime until at least next year or the year after."

"The story I'm referring to that I hope will be made into an anime is not the manga by Sakiko Yumeno, but the story of Nozaki Umetarou himself."

!! ?

Nozaki paused for a few seconds, then gradually came to his senses.

Isn't this exactly what I'm doing?

In order to find inspiration for my comics, I rework the people and events I encounter in my daily life to a certain extent and then incorporate them into my comics.

To make the story more interesting, the gender of the person involved is reversed.

Unexpectedly, I myself was used as a source material and written into a story.

Is this what they mean by 'you're looking at the scenery from the bridge, while the people inside the window are looking at you'?

"Hmm... You probably don't need to ask for my opinion on this, right? I haven't actually kept my comic book drawing a secret, it's just that nobody would believe me if I told them."

"Even if someone guesses my identity through your animation, it doesn't matter. On the contrary, it will promote the comic to a certain extent."

Upon hearing this, Masamune smiled:

"Please read through the script first before proceeding with further discussions. The matter is actually quite complicated and cannot be explained in just a few words."

Upon receiving a signal from Masamune, Watanabe Jun immediately took the script out of his briefcase and placed it on the table.

"Is this... the script for an anime?" Nozaki muttered to himself, then picked up the script and quickly flipped through it.

In the first episode, the protagonist, Sakura Chiyo, wants to confess her feelings to the boy she likes, Nozaki Umetarou, but due to excessive nervousness, she accidentally says, "Please give me your autograph."

After that, he got Sakiko Yumeno's autograph and was even brought home to work as a manga assistant.