Anime rating game

"Your Majesty, Wujing is right. Don't be ridiculous."

"Yes, yes... Mom."

Karasuma Chitose took out his phone, leaned back on the sofa, and started scrolling through his feed.

As this is my first time voicing a supporting female character in an anime, I definitely want to get more attention.

The next moment, she laughed happily again.

"Hehehe...a lot of people are praising my acting skills."

"Oh...some people even say I'm very cute. See? I told you, I'm the most outstanding genius of this century, I just haven't met a discerning patron yet."

"I gained over a hundred more followers, we won! Haha..."

Just then, the phone rang abruptly.

"Ms. Ando, ​​what? Another interview?"

"Hmm, I know it's for publicity, but why me? Isn't there a female lead too?"

"Oh, I see! I get it now! I really am a genius! I won! Hahaha..."

After hanging up the phone, Karasuma Chitose excitedly explained:

"Ms. Ando from the agency said that the female lead has a nice voice and excellent acting skills, but she is not good-looking and does not want to show her face."

"Therefore, I, the second female lead, am in charge of all the promotion for this animation."

"See? Your talent scout has arrived."

Karasuma Gosho looked at her speechlessly, thinking to himself:

It seems that Miki Ando is the culprit behind her growing arrogance these past few days.

Ando believes that the idolization of voice actors is a trend, and that good looks are a weapon that needs to be used well.

And Chitose, that idiot, thought the same way. The two hit it off immediately, and their relationship grew closer and closer. They were basically birds of a feather.

Deep down, Karasuma Gojo didn't actually object to using any weapons he could find.

But as the older brother, he really didn't want to see his younger sister being too impetuous.

Taking big strides in this way may be fast, but the steps are too unsteady, and one may fall off a cliff at any time.

With that thought in mind, Karasuma Chitose silently left his house and tried dialing Masamune's number.

"President, do you have time now?"

"You say it."

"That idiot Qian Sui has become excessively arrogant because of the praise she's received online. It's really not good if this continues. Is there any way to curb her arrogance?"

"Well... I really want to support you, but it wouldn't be good to go too far in suppressing her. Besides, her mood changes too quickly, like the sky in April or May. She'll recover soon, so there's no need to worry too much about that."

Is it the same here?

Because everyone here is a good person, they are extremely tolerant of her.

Moreover, Chitose, that idiot, is surprisingly clever and doesn't do anything truly annoying.

Because of this, I've been indulging myself more and more lately.

Of course, it's nothing now, but if we keep pushing our luck, we'll eventually become universally disliked.

"President, I want her to clearly recognize her shortcomings, rather than indulging in vanity and gradually losing herself."

“What you said makes sense. It’s not just Chitose, it’s all of us. K-On! and Oregairu have achieved good results, but because of that, we should strive to move forward and not underestimate ourselves or stop here.”

After a long silence, just as Karasuma Gojo was wondering if the other end had hung up, Masamune's voice came through again:

"Let's hold an annual summary meeting after Musashino resumes its holiday the day after tomorrow."

"Everyone must criticize themselves and each other, and find the shortcomings of the previous animations."

"Isn't it difficult?" Karasuma Gojō hesitated. "It's really too difficult to speak ill of someone to their face."

"Then let the two of us take the lead. With someone guiding us, the meeting should be able to gradually unfold."

"it is good."

Chapter 102 It's very satisfying to speak ill of someone to their face.

Two days later, Musashino Animation resumed its holiday, and after the New Year, Masamune returned to the company once again.

Since today was also the day Mashiro started school again, Masamune got up early to drive her to school, handing her over to Yasuhara Ema before leaving.

Early morning, in the conference hall on the third floor.

Because Musashino has a tradition of holding morning meetings, many people who need to attend these meetings head straight to the meeting room as soon as they get to work.

After everyone had arrived, Yuka Okitsu reminded them:

"President, almost everyone has arrived. What's the topic for today?"

"Wait a minute. As it's the first day back from the holiday, I have a lot of work to do. I'm too lazy to go downstairs for a second meeting. Let's wait for the people from the office on the second floor to arrive before we have a meeting together."

Masamune took out his phone and glanced at it. After waiting for about two minutes, several employees from Musashino Voice Actor Agency, as well as the Karasuma siblings and other voice actors who were at the company that day, entered the door one after another.

After everyone was seated, he slowly began to speak:

"Today's agenda consists of three parts: first, to summarize last year's achievements; second, to agree on this quarter's plans; and third, to break down the tasks for the new year."

"So, the first topic is: thanks to everyone's efforts, Musashino achieved remarkable results last year, with Oregairu receiving a four-star rating and K-On! receiving a four-and-a-half-star rating. As a result, the main creators have all received a reward from heaven."

"However, why is K-On! only four and a half stars and My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU only four stars? Please think carefully about what the shortcomings are and what areas can be improved?"

Seeing that Masamune's gaze had shifted away from him, Kinoshita Seiichi pondered for a moment and said:

"I've been thinking about this a lot while I'm on vacation at home these past few days."

"K-On!" is hailed as the best anime of the past decade, with unparalleled popularity and sales, but its rating is only 4 stars.

"Although I don't know what a perfect score is, the half star at the end undoubtedly shows that K-On! still has many shortcomings."

"Compared to the anime from ten years ago, the art style of K-On! is much more beautiful, and compared to Masamune-kun's Revenge, which was produced last April, the art style has also improved."

"The former is an inevitable result of the development of the times, while the latter is the result of Ms. Zhenbai's effective guidance and reduced outsourcing, as well as the hard work of everyone."

"Ms. Mashiro's paintings have improved a lot since she first came to Musashino last year. Although I don't know how much she can improve, the fact that she can improve means that she is not perfect yet."

"Furthermore, everyone's paintings are far inferior to Ms. Mashiro's; they've only learned a little bit. Overall, we still have a lot of room for improvement in our painting skills."

"Then there's the plot...the music..."

After Kinoshita Seiichi, Takeuchi Yasuyuki was about to speak when he suddenly realized he was repeating the same things Kinoshita had said, and he couldn't help but sigh.

"I'm sorry, President, everything I wanted to say has already been said by the previous person. That's about it. Although we've done very well, we can still do better."

Masamune smiled and nodded slightly.

"Alright, the animation itself has so many problems, and everyone can see them."

"Now let's move on to the next segment: summarizing our own shortcomings. Let's talk about our own, and then about others'."

? ?

Watanabe Jun paused slightly, then said as he thought:

"Does the president mean self-criticism?"

“It’s not just about self-criticism, but also mutual criticism.” Masamune looked around, then his gaze fell on the several voice actors who were looking uneasy in the distance. “If you don’t want to criticize yourself, you can criticize others more.”

"President, you've got it backwards, haven't you?" Karasuma Chitose couldn't help but interject. "It's obviously easier to criticize yourself than to criticize others. You can just point out one or two minor flaws that aren't too bad and seem a little cute, and you can get away with it."

"That's why we need others to criticize us."

Masamune smiled slightly, winked at Karasuma Gojo beside her, and said again:

"Only by clearly recognizing our own weaknesses can we make continuous progress."

"I can guarantee that even if someone speaks ill of me today, I will absolutely not make things difficult for them, and I will absolutely not retaliate."

That's definitely a scam!

Seriously, what's going on here? Why do we, as office workers, have to face moments where we have to badmouth others?

Karasuma Chitose was completely taken aback, and kept stealing glances at the expressions of the others.

"President! I object! This kind of meeting will not only affect company unity, but also dampen everyone's enthusiasm, cause internal conflicts, and have endless consequences."

"Objections are invalid. Since you're all hesitant, I'll start."

Masamune cleared his throat, shifted his gaze to Kinoshita Seiichi on his left, and slowly began to speak:

"Director Kinoshita."

Uh...

Kinoshita Seiichi unconsciously swallowed, his heart pounding with a mixture of anticipation and worry.

"You're too fat, aren't you going to consider losing weight?"

"Huh...!? Suddenly you're resorting to personal attacks? President, you've actually been wanting to say this all along, haven't you?"

"No, we're not getting to the main point yet. This is just an opening. You've always been too stingy and liked to eat alone. You're also lazy by nature. That's why you're so fat."

Masamune paused for a moment, then continued:

"Moreover, it's really embarrassing that you always have such delusions regardless of the situation."

"She's a bit self-centered, doesn't consider things from other people's perspectives, and sometimes speaks without thinking..."

"President, if you're going to talk like that, I won't hold back." Kinoshita Seiichi's face darkened.

"Come on then," Masamune said with a smile.

"President, when you invited Ms. Mashiro back to Japan last year, you suddenly said you wanted her to stay at your house. That was definitely lust at first sight, wasn't it?"

"Lust is a major taboo, and assaulting minors is an even greater crime..."

"Also, is there too many women in our company? Most animation companies don't have this many women. The work hours are very stressful."

"If it's just men, they can communicate without restraint, but if there are women present, they have to be constantly careful..."

"Furthermore, talking about mutual criticism is a major taboo in the workplace. Please don't suddenly decide to create problems for everyone."