Anime rating game

"That was just a way to encourage her," Masamune sighed helplessly. "Buying her the rest of her life was just to make her work hard and not waste her days in despair. There was no other meaning behind it."

"Is that so? I thought you were making a subtle confession."

Sakagami Tomoyo smiled slightly, and before he could explain, she changed her tune:

"However, now that I know your true intentions, I feel somewhat relieved. Would you like to hear my evaluation of you?"

"tell me the story."

Please do not say anything ambiguous, or people will misunderstand.

"Thank you for your feedback, I will pay attention."

As the two were talking, people came one after another to offer them a toast, and Tomoyo Sakagami helped fill their glasses one by one.

Unlike Mashiro, who readily accepts care from others, she is better at taking care of people.

This has been evident not only in the present moment, but also in the daily lives of the Hayase family over the past two days.

Although I don't know what kind of emotional changes she has gone through, compared to the first day we met, her expression was much more relaxed, and her eyes had become extremely gentle.

Thinking of this, Masamune glanced at Tomoyo again.

"Tomoyo, may I call you that?"

“Of course.” Tomoyo Sakagami nodded slightly.

"Tomoyo."

"Well, what happened?"

"It's nothing, I just wanted to try calling out. By the way, don't you have anything you want to ask me?"

"What do you mean?" Tomoyo Sakagami asked, looking surprised.

“I know everything about your past, but you know nothing about me.”

“I watched the anime ‘Masamune-kun’s Revenge’ last year, so I know a bit about you and I’m not completely ignorant of you.”

Masamune couldn't help but laugh. So, when introducing himself to someone in the future, he could start by asking, "Have you seen that anime?"

If you've seen it, just say it's another version of myself when I was younger.

Have you read Musashino's works after that?

"That's right, after all, Musashino's animation quality and ratings are very high."

"So...which work do you like the most?"

""Spring Things"."

"Isn't it K-On!? In terms of sales and popularity, K-On!, which aired in the same season, completely crushed Oregairu."

"Perhaps it's because of my state of mind, but I prefer Oregairu."

Chapter 133 Fifth Assessment: Useless Superpowers

That night, under a clear, bright moon, Masamune, dressed in a yukata, sat on the wooden steps in the courtyard of a hot spring inn, gazing quietly at the bright moon in the sky.

Judging from the ending times of the last few anime series of the season, the season's anime rating should be tonight.

As he pondered, Masamune noticed that his cup was empty and was about to reach for the bottle when someone suddenly picked up the bottle from the side.

"Let me do it."

Tomoyo Sakagami knelt to one side, poured Masamune a full glass of wine, and then said softly:

Are you waiting for the assessment to be released?

"Yes. There's always something to look forward to at this time of year."

Masamune took a small sip of sake, smiled, and remarked:

"Not every effort will be rewarded, but the moment you do, you will feel that all your previous efforts were not in vain."

"That's it."

Tomoyo Sakagami muttered to herself, asking herself honestly, that it had been a long time since she had experienced the feeling of having a clear goal.

For the past few years, I've been living a listless life, not knowing what to do every day.

Because no one cared, he gave up and became degenerate. Over time, he almost forgot what he used to be like.

I drink occasionally, but only when nothing good happens and I want to numb my senses with alcohol to forget the loneliness of being alone.

I often watch cartoons silently, but I can't laugh at all; I just watch quietly.

"Want a drink? Tomoyo."

"Sorry, I drank a lot of beverages earlier, and I don't want to drink anything right now."

"Aren't alcoholic beverages and soft drinks slightly different in quantity?"

"To me, there's no difference; they're all liquids like water."

Masamune chuckled unconsciously, then said:

"Master Kenshin once said that sake tastes even better when set against a beautiful backdrop. If you can't taste it, then there's something wrong with the person drinking it."

"I watched Rurouni Kenshin when I was a kid, and I don't think Hiko Seijuro said that, right?"

"Although it's not the exact quote, that's roughly the idea."

“Perhaps.” Tomoyo Sakagami sighed softly. “Although I can hardly remember what I was like in the past, the reflection of myself in the mirror now is just a useless human being.”

"Aren't you planning to make any changes?"

"The biggest difference between reality and animation is that habits formed over many years are not so easy to change. A guy who has been a useless person for too long will not suddenly change his image and mentality and return to his original state after the next scene transition."

Are you used to it?

"makes sense."

If I hadn't awakened my past life memories two years ago, my mindset definitely wouldn't have changed at all. I would probably have gotten into an ordinary university with a very low admission score, or my father would have sponsored my way into a prestigious university.

Life remains the same as always. No matter what anyone says, I won't feel anything; I'll just find it noisy and annoying.

Ultimately, the situations depicted in animations where characters are moved by a few words and subsequently have a sudden awakening are unlikely to occur in reality.

"The past cannot be changed, but the future can be slowly shaped. Since you have nowhere else to go, you might as well stay at my house and try to develop new habits."

"In two or three years, when you come to your senses, you will find that you are a completely different person."

Tomoyo Sakagami stared blankly at Masamune for a long time before finally speaking:

"If I remember correctly, what we said the day before yesterday afternoon was that I would stay at your house until I found a place to live?"

“That’s just a figure of speech. You can stay as long as you want.” Masamune smiled. “You’ve seen my family situation. My dad is away from home most of the year, and my mom is actually quite afraid of being lonely. It’s never a bad thing for her to have someone to keep her company.”

"This will cause you trouble."

"It's no trouble at all, it's just a matter of having an extra pair of chopsticks. Like Mashiro, she's staying at my place too, isn't she?"

"?? So she's also a guest staying at your place. I thought she was a relative or your lover or something."

"The future is uncertain, but for now, we are just friends, but not lovers, a close relationship."

"No relationship?"

"Not yet. Mashiro looks too young, only 16 at the moment, and her mental age is even younger. She always seems like a child who hasn't grown up. It feels a bit strange to date her now."

"You're only 3 years older than her, right?"

“They look like that, but their mental age is a completely different story.”

"I see. Compared to what's depicted in the animation, you've also experienced a lot in real life."

During their casual conversation, a golden light suddenly flashed across the night sky, and extremely eye-catching large characters scrolled out.

At the same time, the familiar system voice rang in everyone's ears:

[Ono-kun (details omitted), rating 3 stars, bonus director...]

[My drunken self (details omitted), rating 2 stars, punishment for all main creators to have hormonal imbalances lasting one day.]

As he watched one anime after another being evaluated, Masamune felt a certain curiosity.

Compared to the previous quarter, there were many more outstanding works this quarter, making the competition very intense.

However, after the initial success, many more works failed and were punished.

For the production company, the punishment will only happen once or twice at most, so the impact is not significant.

On the contrary, voice actors, if they take on a lot of work, will suffer a lot from the accumulated punishments.

At that moment, the footsteps behind him and Miyamori Aoi's anxious voice confirmed Masamune's guess.

"Shizuka, is your room door locked? It's okay, I've already contacted the hotel owner, I'll come find you right away."

Masamune glanced back at Aoi Miyamori's back, but did not get up. He continued to patiently wait for the three Musashino anime films.

Soon, the first installment, Rose Eyes, was released.

[Rose Eyes Steroid, rating 3 stars, reward producer Hayase Masamune - (Skill) Soccer lv.1: gain enough experience and knowledge for one year.]

Reward: Artwork Instructor Shiina Mashiro - (Skill) Sleep lv.1: Sleep quality slightly improved.

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Reward for voice actor Karasuma Chitose – (Skill) Baseball lv.1: Gain one year of baseball experience and knowledge.

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After a long hiatus of several anime seasons, the second season is finally here.

[Seitokai Yakuindomo, rating 4 stars, reward for male protagonist Tsuda Takatoshi - (skill) Vision lv.3: greatly enhanced dynamic vision.]

Reward the heroine Amakusa Shino – (Skill) Cherry Blossom Tree: Can extend the flowering period of cherry blossom trees.

Reward the heroine Shichijou Tenku - (Skill) Cherry Blossom Dance: Can create wind of level 3 or lower under cherry blossom trees.

Reward the heroine Ogimura Rin – (Skill) High Ground: Can easily find stepping stones.

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Reward Producer Hayase Masamune - (Skill) Colorful: Can freely change the color of his entire body hair.