Anime rating game

When I was in the UK, I heard that the animation industry was controlled by various parties, making it difficult for outsiders to get involved.

But there doesn't seem to be that phenomenon here, and the atmosphere is quite nice.

Until last year, I was worried that someone with Mashiro's personality would have a hard time finding a good marriage partner in the future.

If you're not careful, you might get tricked by a bad man.

At that time, I was extremely worried.

Unexpectedly, she drew a "King" card.

"Speaking of which, have you properly spoken with your family and friends, Rita? They must be very worried about you."

"When my family heard that I was going to study with Mashiro in the border area, they were very supportive. Their attitude changed immediately just because they heard Mashiro's name."

Although Rita was smiling as she spoke, her eyes were filled with sadness.

"What about your friends?"

"Friends are not all the same. I don't know about guys, but for girls, meeting someone once is enough to make them friends. However, in terms of importance, those friends are really insignificant."

“That’s true.” Masamune couldn’t help but laugh, then added, “It’s the same for boys, just not as obvious.”

Chapter 179 Internal Planning Meeting of "The White Box"

On July 3, after a short day of rest, Musashino resumed her usual busy schedule.

"...President, that's the financial situation for last month."

At the morning meeting, after briefly reporting on operating revenue, costs, and net profit, Okitsu Yuka put down the financial statements, picked up a stack of newly printed documents, and asked with her eyes whether they should start the internal planning meeting immediately.

"That's right, the company is currently operating well and has ample cash reserves."

"Ms. Xingjin, if we were to give everyone a uniform raise, how much do you think would be appropriate?"

Is there another pay raise?

Although she was somewhat surprised, Yuka Okitsu did not show it and quickly made a mental calculation.

The company is currently doing well, but human nature is greedy, and it's not appropriate to raise wages too much at once.

It's better to increase prices gradually, rather than all at once.

"Compared to our industry peers, our company's salary and benefits are already very high. I think... a raise of 10,000 would be appropriate."

"Wouldn't that be too little? Inflation has become increasingly severe in the past two years, and the prices of many things are rising. Let's raise the price by 20,000 for everything."

"Understood, I will draft the relevant documents immediately after the meeting."

"Ms. Okitsu, please distribute the scripts for this quarter's three episodes."

"it is good."

Compared to a pay raise, everyone in the meeting room was more interested in the animation script and quickly began to read it carefully.

'"Gan Wu Mei Xiao Buri"? '

As he picked up the script that had been handed to him, Kinoshita Seiichi felt a surge of intense curiosity.

He had met Doma Umaru before; although they weren't very familiar with each other, they were acquaintances.

She has outstanding looks and a great figure, standing out from the crowd in real life, but this is really hard to express in animation.

After all, there are generally no ugly women in animation.

The term "dried fish girl" is equally puzzling.

As I turned the pages, my excitement grew.

'So that's what "Himouto! Girl" means! This anime is so interesting!'

'Using flashing special effects to show that Umaru is more beautiful than everyone else is quite unique.'

'She's a perfect young lady in public, but once she gets home, she instantly turns into a lazy bum. Is this what a "dried fish girl" is all about? The company president really coined a funny term.'

After reading it in one go, and waiting for the two directors next to him to finish reading their scripts as well, Kinoshita Seiichi spoke first:

"President, I want the Himouto! anime!"

"Wait a minute, I hope you can take charge of another animation."

Masamune glanced at the three supervisors and pondered for a moment:

"Director Takeuchi, show the script for Shirobako to Director Kinoshita. You'll still be in charge of Oregairu this season."

"no problem."

Yasuyuki Takeuchi wasn't too surprised. He had already anticipated that a second season of Oregairu would be produced this season, since he had served as the director for the first season last year, and he would most likely be the director for the second season as well.

"White box? What does that mean?"

Kinoshita Seiichi took the script for "Shirobako" with a puzzled look and began to read it.

The next moment, my attention was drawn to several unusually familiar names.

Aoi Miyamori, Yuka Okitsu, Seiichi Kinoshita?

Seeing his own name in the animation script stunned him for several seconds before he came to his senses.

Then, they watched it very attentively.

The story is told from the perspective of Aoi Miyamori, the production assistant at Musashino Animation, and recounts a workplace story in an animation company. It is basically a retelling of some events that have happened from last year to the present.

As the company moved to a new location, the number of voice actor agencies downstairs gradually increased.

However, since the female protagonist is Aoi Miyamori, everyone else, including the company president, is just a supporting character with limited screen time.

If I had to pick a male lead, it would probably be myself, right?

Shirobako mainly tells the story of the production of three anime series: K-On! Season 1, the Rose Eyes adaptation, and K-On! Season 2. As the director of these three anime series, Shirobako has a lot of screen time.

After flipping through the pages to the very end, Kinoshita Seiichi looked up, his face full of excitement.

"President, although this anime isn't as fun as Umaru-chan, it's still quite interesting as a story about our lives."

"As the director of K-On!, I will definitely be in charge of this anime."

"But why is Miyamori the main character?"

“I admit that she is very serious and capable, but our company produces so much, even if the president doesn’t play the lead role, there are other people we can choose.”

"Moreover, why is this anime called Shirobako? I think calling it Masamune-kun's Workday would be more effective in attracting viewers."

“Because I’m a supporting character.” Masamune shook his head slightly. “If I were the protagonist, I would definitely name him Masamune-kun, but since the protagonist is Miyamori, Shirobako would be a better name.”

"Then why choose Miyamori? Isn't she a bit too old for the female lead?"

“Stare…!” Miyamori Aoi couldn’t help but put down her script and stare intently at him.

"Sorry, Miyamori, I'm not insulting you, but compared to high school students, your age is no advantage."

"In the production industry, Miyamori is already very young. Moreover, her personality and image are both good," Masamune said with a smile.

"Is that so? There are so many people in our company who are prettier than her..."

"Director Kinoshita, if you keep talking like that, be careful she won't cooperate with you when you're working later."

Kinoshita Seiichi was taken aback for a moment, but quickly realized that Miyamori, as the female lead, would definitely continue to serve as the production manager for this anime, and would probably also need to work hard on the voice acting.

"I'm sorry, I just... can't quite connect Miyamori with the heroine in my mind."

"However, now that the decision has been made, I will work hard."

After apologizing to Miyamori, Kinoshita Seiichi continued with great enthusiasm:

"So this is what it feels like to be on TV as an animated character, along with the people around you."

"I felt expectant, nervous, excited, and a little flustered."

"President, when designing the character, could you please portray Kinoshita Seiichi as a young, handsome man? 26 years old, 1.8 meters tall, weight..."

"In that case, I might actually lose weight after the anime airs."

"No!" Masamune said without hesitation. "You should work on losing weight yourself, instead of daydreaming all day."

Really.

"Miyamori, as the female lead in the anime, you're going to have a tough time this season. For the rest of the voice acting, will you do it yourself, or will you find a voice actor?"

"Can I choose the voice actor?"

"Yes."

"Well..."

Miyamori Aoi fell into deep thought. She had a lot of work and really didn't have much time for voice acting.

But it just doesn't feel right to have someone else do the voiceover for my own story.

If Shizuka were to voice the character, there wouldn't be any problem.

However, Shizuka is also an important supporting character in "Shirobako", so she will definitely have to voice her own role.

"I'll discuss it with the others later and see what Ema and the others plan to do."

"Voice acting is also of utmost importance."

Kinoshita Seiichi nodded slightly, thinking as he spoke:

"After the project is completed, I will go back and discuss with all the parties involved to see if they want to hire voice actors or perform the voice acting themselves."

"Anyway, most of the characters are our company's employees, so it's pretty quick to ask them questions."

"As for myself... well... I really don't have time to do it myself, and I'm not sure if I can do it well, so I'll just find a voice actor."

"Hmm... Hiyama it is. I've always felt that his voice is very similar to mine. I'll ask him if he's available later."

"What should the president do?"

"Mashiro and I will personally participate," Masamune said with a smile. "I've actually been really looking forward to the voice acting part of this anime. I've been thinking about this aspect a lot when I was writing the script."

"Well... the main thing is that this is a 24-episode, half-year series. If the production time were longer, I would like to personally participate as well." Kinoshita Makoto said with a hint of regret.

"In that case, should we ask Adagaki for help again?"

"May I?"