Anime rating game

"I also need to catch bugs, brother, come with me."

Yuta Togashi was momentarily stunned when his youngest sister suddenly grabbed his arm.

While children are often influenced by adults and can easily develop strange interests, isn't catching bugs a bit odd?

"Do you dare reach out and grab me, Mengye?"

Thinking back, when I was a child, I could catch insects and run around without any fear, like cockroaches.

But as I grew older, I became less inclined to touch it with my hands.

Humans are really strange; the more they know, the more timid they become.

"I don't know, I haven't tried it."

"Tokyo isn't the countryside, so insects are rare. We can probably only try in a corner of the park. In that case, let's go play together this weekend."

"I'll go too!" Rikka Takanashi quickly grabbed Yuta Togashi's other arm.

"it is good."

Yuta Togashi smiled and agreed, while unconsciously thinking:

Come to think of it, I realize I rarely play with my younger sister.

Unlike the adults in the animation, he never paid attention to the child's emotional growth and has always been a bad older brother.

Even Handa Seishuu would patiently play with Naru and never get angry.

……

On this day, in order to promote the anime "Barakamon", the TV station invited the male lead Seishuu Handa himself through Musashino Voice Actor Agency.

The interview was held, as usual, in the conference hall on the third floor of Musashino.

[The last question is: Will Handa-sensei go to live on that island later?]

"I haven't decided yet. But I'll go there to rest for a while during summer vacation."

[Thank you so much, Mr. Handa, for your cooperation...]

After the interview ended and the TV reporter left, Masamune took Handa Kiyoshi to his office and asked him questions with great interest.

"Will you move there after you graduate from university?"

"I don't know, probably. For calligraphy, going there to live a leisurely, slow-paced life would be quite nice."

Will you bring your girlfriend along?

Handa Kiyoshi paused, then couldn't help but ask:

"How did you know we started dating? Where did you see it?"

"Is there even a need to see that?" Masamune chuckled. "Given your personality, you'll never be able to shake off her entanglement."

"Well... sigh... Miyoko is great in every way, except she's too possessive. Even when I go to the convenience store to buy something, she stares at the clerk for a long time, as if she's afraid I'll be taken away."

"Haha... It seems you're gradually getting used to living with someone else."

"That's it."

"How's your calligraphy? Have you produced any good works?"

"Hmm... I was feeling pretty good about myself at first, but after watching the anime, I'm actually a bit confused. How do I balance my personality and the grand prize?"

Handa Kiyoshi sighed, took out his phone, and displayed the photos of his newly written works one by one.

“I wrote a few works that I thought were pretty good, based on the mindset of the characters in the animation several years later, but when I submitted them to the competition, the results were terrible.”

“Works full of personality often have no advantage when participating in competitions, but some entries that win first place are criticized for being unoriginal and boring.”

So, what exactly is right?

"If we disregard competitions and the opinions of others, how much difference is there between simply writing what we love and achieving self-satisfaction and enjoyment?"

After complaining for a while, Handa Kiyoshi couldn't help but ask:

"How did Shiina do it? Although it's not the same path, as a painting style that is very similar to calligraphy, she has clearly crossed the high wall called 'ordinary'."

"I don't know. Although I'd love to give you some advice, from what I know, Mashiro herself got to where she is today without even realizing it."

Masamune shook his head slightly and said with a smile:

"If you ask her, you won't get any useful answers."

"Is self-realization the only way?"

Handa Kiyoshi muttered to himself, then said seriously:

"In your opinion, what path did I ultimately choose in the animation?"

"Stay on the island and become a calligraphy teacher."

Does this mean he has given up calligraphy? Or has he entered a higher realm?

"Aren't you going to the island during summer vacation? Living there for a while will definitely give you some insights."

"That's what I hoped for too, but there's still a bit of unease..."

After chatting for a while, when Masamune's phone suddenly rang, Handa Kiyoshi fell silent.

"...Is the Fujibayashi sisters' route finished? Understood, I'll find someone to assist right away."

"Since you have something to attend to, I'll take my leave now." Handa Kiyoshi stood up.

"Wait a moment."

Masamune put down his phone, smiled, and suggested:

"In order to promote an animation that we will be producing later, our company collaborated with a game company to create a visual novel."

"Currently, in addition to the common route, two individual routes have been completed. Would you like to try them out?"

"A game demo?" Handa Kiyoshi looked surprised.

"Yes."

"Alright, I don't have anything else to do anyway. But I made an appointment with Miyoko to contact her before 12 o'clock."

"In that case, let's bring her along too."

"Okay, around what time?"

"Now that the game is nearing completion, we at Musashino need to send someone over to inspect it."

“Okay, then I’ll call Miyoko and have her come over.”

At 9:53 a.m., when Masamune and his entourage arrived at the "Flying Eagle Leap" game company, it was almost 11 a.m.

Welcomed by Ryofu Aoba, the group arrived at several computers on the second floor for trial use.

Seeing that Handa Kiyoshi, Imai Midori, and the others had sat down one after another and started playing the game, while Masamune stood to the side without showing any intention of trying it, Yagami Hikaru couldn't help but ask:

"Why don't you go and try it out, President Hayase?"

"I'll forget it."

Masamune glanced at the time on his phone and explained:

"It's almost 11 o'clock now. Mashiro's class is early today. I'm going to pick her up later so we can have lunch together."

"Although the Fujibayashi sisters' route isn't very long, with the common route included, it definitely won't be something that can be finished in just a few tens of minutes."

Hikaru Yagami was speechless, and then said:

"Compared to her younger sister Ryou, Fujibayashi Kyou's character design is much better, so it's a waste that the story is so short. Also, why not add a route where both sisters are included? That would make players even more enthusiastic."

"Wouldn't it be less moving when you get to the Nagisa Furukawa route? Besides, this isn't a harem game; it's a pure love story."

"What's wrong with a harem? Isn't that the selling point of visual novels?"

"What kind of prejudice is this? Why can't Galgames be pure love stories? Besides, did you even ask Okazaki Tomoya for his opinion?"

"do you need?"

"Of course, he is the male lead."

"In that case, I'll ask right away."

? ?

When Masamune saw Yagami Hikaru take out his phone and contact Okazaki Tomoya on his own, he was somewhat taken aback.

I thought she was joking, but it turns out she was serious.

Soon, Okazaki Tomoya ran up from downstairs.

"Ms. Yagami, what do you want with me?"

"What do you think of the Fujibayashi sisters? Do you think it's reasonable to add a route where you can have both sisters?" Hikaru Yagami asked expressionlessly.

Okazaki Tomoya was stunned. He had thought that being called over was about the script again, but he didn't expect it to be such a boring matter.

"I think... as a game, there shouldn't be any problem."

Upon hearing this, Masamune reminded him:

"The question now is, if you could go back in time and had that opportunity, would you choose the Fujibayashi sisters?"

“No.” Okazaki Tomo replied without the slightest hesitation.

"What we are talking about now is hypothetical, without any external factors, and without thinking about Furukawa Nagisa, just hypothesizing that such an opportunity exists."

“No, not at all.” Okazaki Tomoya’s answer remained unusually decisive.

Because of the deep-seated guilt he felt, he knew he couldn't even think about it. Even the slightest wavering would be a stain on the beautiful relationship between him and Nagisa.

“That’s it.” Masamune then turned and smiled at Hikaru Yagami.

"That's not fair! The way you asked the question is flawed."

"In that case, should we ask the other party involved? See if they are willing to share a husband with another woman?"

"Never mind, forget I said anything." Hikaru Yagami sighed softly.

Honestly, it's rare to participate in the production of a Galgame-type game, but all the ingredients are readily available, and I have absolutely no autonomy.

However, the script is indeed excellent, and hopefully players will appreciate it to avoid ruining the company's reputation.