Anime rating game

To be honest, there are reasons for it.

A request from Mashiro, her own inner thoughts, testing the system's abilities, the desire to create excellent animation...

A multitude of complex and trivial thoughts converged, prompting Masamune to make this decision.

"Whether it's a matter of personal relationships or a conflict of interest, neither seems sufficient to explain your motives."

Seeing the scrutinizing look in Adagaki Aki's eyes, Masamune naturally understood that she was not only testing his resolve, but also his heart.

"Are reasons really that important?"

Before she could answer, Masamune asked and answered himself:

"At first, I was actually a little hesitant about whether or not to do it."

"In the end, I'm not very familiar with her, and our relationship isn't close enough for me to do anything to help her."

"Moreover, this kind of thing is a gamble, with a very small chance of success. To give people hope first and then destroy it yourself is just too cruel."

"Instead of doing that, it's better not to do anything at all in the first place."

"But I ultimately decided to help because I wanted the story to end with a smile, not a funeral."

"Besides, this is the first time Mashiro has asked me for help. If I refuse, I feel she will be greatly disappointed."

Upon hearing the last sentence, Adagaki Aki, who had been about to agree, instantly changed her expression and subconsciously tried to get up and slam the door to leave.

Yoshino Koiwai hurriedly grabbed her arm and gestured with her eyes, 'Calm down, young lady.'

"call……"

Adagaki Aki took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, and asked in return:

"So, you decided to help because of Shiina Mashiro's request?"

"That's one of the reasons."

"What is your relationship?"

"Is she really Shiro? She's a friend who lives under the same roof. But honestly, it feels like I'm raising a daughter."

Thinking of Mashiro's past appearance, Masamune stroked his chin and pondered:

“Mashiro’s emotions are too weak. She doesn’t care about anything other than painting. If I don’t talk to her, she will stay in her room all day painting on holidays.”

"She lacks common sense and has absolutely no concept of money. I taught her for a long time, but she still couldn't remember. Every time we go shopping together, she will just open a piece of bread and stuff it into her mouth in the supermarket."

"I really couldn't say anything harsh, so I could only keep emphasizing that I had to pay and try my best to make amends..."

"Enough!" Adagaki Aki couldn't help but interrupt his rambling. "I didn't ask you to say so much."

"Let's change the question. If we try to save someone by creating animation, putting aside the possibility of success, have you considered the consequences if you succeed?"

"What consequences?"

Masamune looked surprised, pondered for two seconds, and then shook his head slightly:

"What I can think of is that many wealthy people are rushing into the animation industry to produce biographical animations."

"This is the future trend. As long as the celestial assessment exists and only assesses the animation industry, the 2D industry is the future of this world."

"Not only at the societal level, but even high schools may add animation production courses in the future."

"From the perspective of animators, the expansion of the industry is not necessarily a bad thing."

After a few seconds of silence, Adagaki Aki slowly spoke:

Aren't you worried about cutthroat competition, like malicious poaching?

"What's there to be afraid of if they're poached? If someone leaves, that's their own loss."

Masamune paused deliberately, then said with a smile:

"As for commercial competition, I welcome normal competition, and I have some confidence in the quality of the animation."

"Only by maintaining competition can we create more interesting animations in the future."

"As for cutthroat competition, I'm not going to take it lying down. I'll deal with whatever comes my way. And ultimately, the quality of the animation is the most important thing."

Popularity is just one of the seven factors that determine an animation's rating.

Even if someone throws a lot of money at it, it's useless if the animation itself is of poor quality.

It's like this: if popularity is rated 5 stars, and art style, plot, etc. are rated 1 star, then the average is taken. The animation is still 1 star, or at most 1 stars. They are all subject to punishment, which is meaningless.

"Narcissist," Adagaki Aki couldn't help but mutter.

Compared to Masamune, she did lack confidence in this area, worrying both about being punished for poor animation quality and being poached for high-quality animation.

"How exactly will we cooperate?"

"We formed an animation production committee. Before production, we assigned roles and broke down responsibilities to each person. We held meetings every morning to report and update the work progress."

"Is this the secret to how Musashino can produce two anime series in one season?"

"What kind of secret is that? Clearly defining job responsibilities and then using performance-based rewards to improve efficiency, isn't that common sense?"

"That's what they say, but it's incredibly difficult to execute. Animation production itself carries inherent risks..."

"When faced with difficulties, we must do everything we can to overcome them, instead of ignoring them; otherwise, we will never make progress."

Adagaki Aki stared blankly at Masamune. Perhaps it was the sunlight streaming through the window, but she felt as if he were radiating a golden light that was slightly dazzling.

"Been taught a lesson."

Chapter 71 Arima Kousei Joins the Production Team of "Four Lies"

With the cooperation and efforts of all parties, the project for "Four Lies" quickly took shape, and the script was collectively handled by a team of writers led by Mai-no-Gi.

Although the script still needs improvement, the character design has already begun.

For this reason, Mashiro took two days off.

Including the two-day weekend, there are a total of four days to spend all day in Musashino.

Inside the large office on the twelfth floor, the animation director sent by Adagaki Aki's AL animation company, along with the episode animation directors from each of the two companies, were carefully consulting with Mashiro.

On the other hand, considering that this animation is still based on a true story, in order to complete the script faster and better, Maijo took the script to Masamune immediately after the script meeting that morning.

"President, this tragic story that started with a lie is very interesting. I think there are many aspects worth exploring further."

"Therefore, could we ask the male protagonist of the story, Arima Izumi, to come and help?"

"With his assistance, I am confident that I can improve the script more quickly."

“That’s what I think too.” Masamune smiled slightly. “In fact, he needs to contribute not only to the script, but also to character design, storyboarding, music, and voice acting.”

Although I told Adagaki Aki and others that the reason for saving people was a strict secret, the purpose of making this anime was indeed to save the heroine.

For a work like this, Kousei Arima, as the male lead, should definitely put in some effort.

"Since screenwriter Mai-jung has brought it up, why don't we come with each other and go directly to the school to find the male lead?"

“No problem, it’s a good opportunity to go to the school and gather some materials.” Maizou agreed with a smile without any hesitation.

It was 11:00 a.m. that day.

During a break between classes, a loudspeaker suddenly blared in the teaching building of Mogu Junior High School.

[Please go to the principal's office immediately, Arima Kousei...]

Arima Kousei hurriedly arrived outside the principal's office, knocked lightly a few times, and then pushed the door open with a "Come in."

In the principal's office, besides the principal and the homeroom teacher, there were two unfamiliar men.

One of them looked to be around twenty years old and was wearing a suit, while the other was older and was wearing casual clothes.

"Arima-kun, let me introduce you. This is Masamune Hayase, the president of Musashino Animation Studios, and this is Maijiro, the screenwriter of Musashino Animation."

"President Hayase, this is the Kousei Arima you're looking for."

After Arima Kousei sat down on the opposite sofa, Masamune took out the script from the file folder, placed it on the coffee table, and slowly began to speak:

"Kousei Arima, before we explain our purpose, please take a look at the document in front of you carefully, and then we can discuss it in detail."

Arima Kousei picked up the script, bewildered, and then froze, nearly dropping it in shock.

The opening names, including Ma Kosei and Miyazono Kaori, startled him. After regaining his senses, he gradually realized what was going on.

This is likely a story created with myself and Kaori Miyazono as the main characters.

'Huh...?'

Isn't this the scene from when I first met her? How do these people know? Did Miyazono-san tell them?

As I browsed through the pages, my experiences since April of this year gradually came to mind.

When she was 11 years old, her mother passed away, and she could no longer hear the sound of her own piano playing, gradually distancing herself from the piano.

But because of her, he stood on the stage again.

As he turned page after page, in the latter half of the script, when he saw Kaori Miyazono's illness revealed in the story, Kousei Arima suddenly felt a pang of heartache.

He undoubtedly liked her. After learning about her illness not long ago, he wanted to visit her many times, but Watanabe Ryo always beat him to it, making it difficult to get into the ward.

I only knew that her condition was serious and encouraged her to have surgery, but I didn't know how serious her condition was.

Turning to the back, until the scene of Kaori Miyazono's failed surgery and her passing away, Kousei Arima finally came to his senses.

His eyes were slightly moist, and his heart was filled with self-blame and regret.

As I turned the page again, Kaori Miyazono's suicide note suddenly came into view.

[Dear Sir/Madam...]

Mr. Arima Kosei

It feels a little strange that I'm writing to you when we were just together.

...

However, I only told one lie.

...

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