Anime rating game

Laughter rose and fell in the hall, gradually dispelling the heavy atmosphere from before.

Watching the laughter and sorrow of the crowd, Hachiman Hikigaya suddenly felt a slight longing for the animation industry.

What exactly is animation production like?

In the past, he had never thought of entering the animation industry, even though an animation rating system suddenly appeared in the sky half a year ago.

"Speaking of which, the light novel I've been writing has been flowing more and more smoothly these past few days, as if those things really will happen next year."

'Surprisingly, Hiratsuka-sensei and Yukinoshita haven't given me any trouble. Is it because they don't like reading light novels? Haven't they seen it yet?'

From my personal perspective, setting aside the fact that the male protagonist is Hachiman Hikigaya, this light novel is actually quite good.

'After this light novel ends, should I... try writing my own light novel?'

'This isn't a collaborative novel I was forced to write like Oregairu; it's an original story I came up with myself.'

'If my light novel becomes a huge hit, gets adapted into an anime, and is even praised by the heavens, that would be a really interesting scenario.'

'Alternatively, you could join an animation company and participate in scriptwriting; that's also a very interesting future.'

At that moment, Hachiman Hikigaya suddenly felt a longing for the future.

Lost in thought, Hachiman Hikigaya noticed that Yasuyuki Takeuchi, who had been rubbing his neck, was approaching. He involuntarily trembled.

Three days of stiff neck? It looks so painful.

"Hachiman-kun, may I call you that?"

"Of course."

Do you know about the rating system for animation?

"It's alright... the production, music, art style, and so on."

"Not only that, I was listening carefully during the ratings. There were several excellent works, but due to their subject matter, they weren't broadcast on television and were instead streamed online. In other words, they had relatively low popularity."

"Ah...oh."

What exactly is this person trying to say?

"Those animations, in terms of quality, should have received a three-star or three-and-a-half-star rating, but in reality, they were down by half a star."

"Huh...? Popularity has an impact too? Isn't the main body of the rating God? Why would popularity have an impact?"

"I don't know, but it's highly likely. In other words, if Oregairu becomes the most popular anime of this season or even the year, the rating should rise by half a star."

"can you?"

“The probability is very high.” Takeuchi Yasuyuki smiled slightly, and a slightly seductive voice rang in his ear, “A three-and-a-half-star rating means that although the rewards the male and female protagonists receive touch the extraordinary level, they are only level 1, so the effect is obviously not very good.”

"However, if there is a rating of four stars or higher, the quality of the reward will definitely be better."

“If we promote the story by saying that ‘the male protagonist in the anime is a real person,’ the popularity of Oregairu will definitely rise rapidly.”

"That's exactly what K-On did. Thanks to those five people, K-On became a hit even before it aired, and it's one of the hottest shows of the season."

Hachiman Hikigaya paused for a moment, then shook his head repeatedly:

"No, please use other methods to promote it."

Writing a light novel is one thing, but promoting it in conjunction with an anime is another.

The former can still find a way to cover it up, but the latter will definitely be beaten half to death by Hiratsuka-sensei and the others.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that this has turned them from victims like them into perpetrators.

"If Hachiman-kun is unwilling, then that is truly a pity."

"I'm sorry, but this concerns my life."

"Has Hachiman-kun not taken the initiative to explain this to the other characters in the story? I thought you had already contacted them."

“Huh…?”

That makes sense; it would be better to proactively explain the situation to Professor Hiratsuka.

No, forget it.

What does Director Takeuchi think of the quality of the anime "My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU"? How many stars would he rate it?

"If I were to rate it myself, I'd give it ten stars. But since it's up to God to rate it, I'd probably give it four stars. After all, Oregairu is better than Masamune-kun, so its rating definitely won't be lower."

"That's good."

Hachiman Hikigaya breathed a sigh of relief.

Chapter Fifty-Six: That was also a compensation from heaven.

This latest evaluation has made many recently concluded anime series a hot topic of discussion.

"As expected, 'Masamune-kun's Revenge' has a rating of three and a half stars, just as I predicted."

"I looked it up. The new president of Musashino Animation is named Hayase Masamune, who is the real Makabe Masamune. Also, the new president of AL Animation is named Adagaki Aki, whose name and appearance are the same as Aki in the anime."

"This news is outdated. Yesterday afternoon, during the evaluation, both the female lead, Aki, and her voice actress received awards. Isn't that obvious enough? Masamune's Revenge is based on a true story."

"The real-life Masamune? I'm suddenly feeling a little touched. But why are Masamune and Aki working at two different animation companies? Aren't they together?"

"Obviously, after all, there are bound to be some differences between animation and reality."

"Have you noticed? There are two new anime series starting in October that are produced by Musashino Animation Studios."

"There are so many new anime series starting in October, which one are you referring to? With two being produced simultaneously, I wonder what the quality will be like?"

"As for K-On! and Oregairu, I don't know how the anime is, but the PV is of very high quality, and the offline posters are ridiculously beautiful, they are completely different from the style in the PV."

"I know that. The offline poster was drawn by Shiina Mashiro. I looked it up. Although Shiina Mashiro is only fifteen years old, she is already a world-class painter. She is very talented."

"Now that you mention it, I'm even more excited for these two animations."

"I've roughly looked through the more than 300 anime in this season, and the vast majority of them are garbage, not even in the same league as these two. However, there are a few that are quite outstanding."

Looking at a discussion on a forum, Adagaki Aki put down her phone.

"Yoshino, will our anime 'Konosuba' be able to make it into the October season?"

"Unfortunately, the first episode is still in the original drawing stage. If we have to rush to meet the October deadline, it will be difficult to guarantee the quality."

"Why is it so slow? That guy produces one animation per season, we're way too slow here."

"First, the planning and script development is too slow; second, the illustrators' skill levels vary; and third, there is a shortage of manpower."

"Then let's go recruit people!"

"Hmm...it's not graduation season, so it's hard to recruit people." Yoshino Koiwai hesitated for a moment, then added, "However, if we poach people from Musashino across the street..."

As she finished speaking, her voice became very low.

This is an absolutely terrible idea; if we do it, the two sides will definitely become mortal enemies.

Adagaki Aki hesitated for a moment, then shook her head slightly:

"There's no need. It hasn't come to that yet. The Hayase Group's strength is comparable to ours; there's no need to completely offend them. Let's think of another way!"

"With the animation industry being the only sector in the evaluation for three consecutive periods, there will definitely be more people flocking to the animation industry."

"What we need are talented people. What's the use of just hiring laymen?"

“We can recruit from schools. Although it’s not graduation season now, many juniors and seniors are looking for internship opportunities.”

"Okay, I'll arrange it as soon as possible." Yoshino Koiwai nodded slightly.

......

Meanwhile, Masamune in Musashino was also discussing recruitment methods with everyone.

"...How's school?"

“It’s a pity, it’s too late.” Yuka Okitsu shook her head slightly. “I asked around at several famous art universities before. There are many newly established animation companies recently. Some companies have already reserved freshmen for them, and they haven’t even let go of those students who failed the college entrance exam in cram schools.”

“Huh…?”

In that instant, Masamune suddenly realized that with more and more animation companies emerging, the number of anime series produced in the same period would definitely continue to increase in the future.

Judging from many online discussions, many animation companies are operating under the guise of official channels.

"How's the broadcast time on the TV station? We don't want other companies to snatch it up."

"There's no problem with that. TV stations also need ratings; they can't be entirely determined by external factors."

Okitsu Yuka paused for a moment, then added:

"Compared to Friday and Saturday, the prime time slot on Sunday isn't as important, plus our animation quality is very high..."

"However, many artists have told me that there are a lot of people poaching their talent."

"Weren't they taken away?" Masamune asked instinctively.

"No. There are all sorts of reasons. Some people say it's because there are many women in our company, some say it's because our company has a great atmosphere, and some say it's because our animation quality is excellent."

"We can't rely entirely on employee loyalty. Let's increase salaries and benefits. How about an extra 20,000 per person?"

Yuka Okitsu quickly did the calculations and nodded slightly:

"No problem, I'll take care of it right away."

"Regarding recruitment, we mainly lack experienced illustrators, so... we will issue a public announcement to recruit 24/7, 365 days a year. We will not consider education, qualifications, or age, only ability. In addition, the salary and benefits will be clearly stated."

"clear."

"Is there anything else we can do to promote K-On! and Oregairu?"

"That's all. We've done everything we could. Now all we have to do is wait for it to air." A smile appeared on Yuka Okitsu's face, and a thought flickered in her mind as she asked curiously, "Has the president already written the script for the next episode?"

"I'm done here."

Masamune took a stack of manuscripts from the drawer and placed them on the table.

“I previously discussed with the scriptwriter Mai-jung that we would each write a script, with him responsible for adapting Rose Eyes and me responsible for the original.”

"I wonder how his writing is going? This is what I wrote."

Yuka Okitsu glanced down and noticed that the cover of the script read "Student Council Delusion".

"President, could this also be based on a true story?"