Anime rating game

"It's okay, I'll ask later, it shouldn't be a big problem."

The reaction to the script of Chapter 180, "Himouto! Umaru-chan".

The next day, Saturday.

With school on holiday and nothing to do, Umaru Doma, who was planning to spend the time lazily, suddenly received a call from Masamune Hayase.

Although she didn't want to be spoiled, she was still somewhat curious about the anime, since she was the female lead.

After much hesitation, I got up early and arrived at Musashino as promised.

When Umaru goes out, she is beautiful and elegant, the perfect image of a young lady.

Accompanying him were his older brother, Doma Taihei, and his friend, Bengba.

As she entered the Musashino Building, she suddenly spotted a familiar figure.

Hachiman Hikigaya, and three young girls who were discussing something with the receptionist at the counter.

"Hachiman, will you be making a second season of Oregairu this time? Musashino is so efficient."

"You are...?"

"I'm Umaru Doma, the female lead of another anime in this season. We've met before."

After Doma finished speaking with a smile, he excitedly introduced the two people behind him:

"This is my older brother, Doma Taihei, who is also the male protagonist of the anime I'm in. This is an important supporting character, Bomba."

Are they siblings? It looks like a heartwarming anime similar to Barakamon.

Hachiman Hikigaya seemed to be thinking about something, and then said:

"My name is Hachiman Hikigaya. You should already know Yukinoshita and Yuigahama from the anime. This is Iroha Isshiki, who will appear in the second season of the anime."

"Oh... a new character? I wonder what kind of story it will be? Hachiman, when will your light novel get to this point? The second season of the anime is about to air, but your light novel's plot is still stuck in the first season."

"It's coming soon."

Compared to his industry peers, Hachiman Hikigaya considers his writing speed to be incredibly fast.

Guided by the receptionist, the group arrived at the conference hall on the third floor.

Masamune arranged for tea to be served to everyone, and after a brief exchange of pleasantries, the script meeting for this session began.

"Hachiman, although you guys have already seen the script, in addition to the script content, other subsequent matters will also be set today."

"For example, regarding the voice acting for Iroha Isshiki, she currently has two options: either she performs the voice acting herself or we hire a voice actor to do it."

"We didn't seem to receive this kind of treatment last year?" Yukino Yukinoshita said in a deep voice.

"Sorry, we asked Hachiman at the time, but he said he didn't have time, so we didn't ask you two. Although there aren't many new characters this season, Ichikaku Isshiki is still very important."

“I’ll hire a voice actor too,” Iroha Isshiki said. “For this kind of professional work, it’s better to hire professionals.”

Masamune glanced at Okitsu Yuka, and after she noted this down, he continued:

"I won't repeat the impact of the anime's broadcast here today."

"Publicity and such are the voice actors' job, and have little to do with you."

"However, after the anime airs, the TV station will definitely interview you out of curiosity about the live-action version."

"You can coordinate this yourselves."

"The main purpose of our gathering here today is the script. Do you have any suggestions regarding the script for the second season of Oregairu?"

Upon hearing the word "suggestion," Yukino Yukinoshita realized that complaining was completely useless.

"It's called a love story, but the plot is too obscure. What exactly is the ending of this anime?"

"The ending?"

Masamune glanced at Hachiman Hikigaya and slowly spoke:

"The ending is the content at the end of the third season. This is decided by Hachiman himself. Whoever he wants to be the female lead will have more screen time in the subsequent third season."

At that moment, Hachiman Hikigaya inexplicably felt that the three girls who came with him were all looking at him.

Yukinoshita is aloof and indifferent, but she probably has some feelings for me.

Yuihama goes without saying, but Isshiki is also an important option.

Although this thought is really narcissistic, and it's possible that I'm overthinking it, given the atmosphere within the service department, I can't help but think this way.

Whether in reality or animation, you ultimately have to choose one of three options.

The problem is that Hachiman Hikigaya doesn't actually have that idea right now.

What an extravagant worry! If it were me a year ago, I would have been very envious.

At that moment, he unconsciously thought of Hayama from the second season of the story.

Let's talk about it next year.

Seeing that he really didn't want to discuss this issue, Masamune smiled and said:

"In that case, let's skip this topic. Do you have any suggestions for the plot of the second season of the anime?"

“I do!” Iroha Isshiki interjected with a laugh. “I have so many scenes, and I even have a single OVA episode, so why am I still listed as a supporting character instead of one of the main heroines?”

"As for that, you should ask Hachiman what his definition of you is."

"Why...?"

Isshiki Hachiman shifted her gaze to him and said in an extremely sweet tone:

"Senior? Do you think I'm not good enough for the female lead?"

What a hassle.

Hachiman Hikigaya unconsciously avoided looking at him.

Compared to the aloof Yukinoshita and the somewhat passive Yuihama, Isshiki's aggressive nature is too strong, making him very difficult to deal with.

In the story, she joined the battle too late and had no chance from the very beginning.

At this moment, Hachiman Hikigaya really couldn't be sure how long he could hold out. Perhaps he would be captured by her in the next second.

"Whatever happens, happens. It's just a title."

"This isn't just about the title; if you could become the female lead, it would be much more prestigious to talk about it."

“Eh…” Hachiman Hikigaya sighed helplessly, then turned to Masamune, “President Hayase, I think that given Isshiki’s role in the second season of the anime, it wouldn’t matter if she were labeled as the female lead.”

"Okay, then let's make her one of the female leads."

Masamune and Maijo, who was opposite him, exchanged a glance and both understood the meaning in each other's eyes.

The second season of the anime, while its romantic storyline is depicted very subtly, does show some inclination towards Yukino Yukinoshita.

However, since Hikigaya and Isshiki have a better chance in reality, it doesn't matter if the plot is slightly modified.

"Yay! I'm the heroine now!" Iroha Isshiki said with a smile. "Senior, please take care of me for the next two years."

"Okay," Hachiman Hikigaya replied softly.

After roughly reading through the script for the second season of Oregairu, Doma and the other two had also basically finished reading the script in their hands.

"President, how did you find out?" Doma Umaru stared intently at Masamune. "These things should only be known to my brother and me. Did you send someone to spy on me with binoculars?"

"Sorry, the reason is confidential. What do you think of the script for this animation?"

"Damn it! This is supposed to be a super fun story, so why am I the protagonist? If this story gets out, Umaru's perfect image will plummet, and she'll definitely be laughed at by a lot of people."

Putting aside the image itself, what do you think of this story?

"Hmm...very interesting."

After honestly sharing his thoughts, Umaru Doma couldn't help but add:

"Although the story is very interesting, and the animation produced should also be very interesting, it's just too unfriendly to me personally, isn't it?"

This is it!

Hachiman Hikigaya snapped out of his daze and nodded to himself.

Yukinoshita has a cold personality; aside from verbally complaining, she doesn't do anything else.

Yuihama is too naive and seems completely unaware of the impact anime has on her.

Isshiki likes to be in the spotlight and seems to enjoy this situation.

But in reality, Doma Umaru's behavior was the normal reaction.

While deep in thought, he also developed a slight curiosity about the anime that Umaru Doma was involved in.

“Let’s analyze the impact of this anime on you slowly,” Masamune said as he thought. “First, there’s the teachers and students at school. Your perfect image has been shattered, which may cause them to stop making you the center of their conversations. I think that’s actually normal.”

"Then there's your family. Your brother's attitude towards you will definitely not change."

"And then there's downstairs. After Ebina discovers the truth, what do you think her reaction will be?"

"I think that my attitude towards you will not change at all, whether I am surprised, realize it, or accept it calmly."

"Besides, this way, when Ebina comes to your house next time, you won't have to pretend anymore. That would be quite tiring, wouldn't it?"

There's also Kirie and Sylphyn!

Huh...?

The next moment, Doma suddenly realized what was happening.

In the anime's storyline, she initially refers to herself as her younger sister, Kokoro, but is addressed as "Master" by Kirie.

As a UMR, he became good friends with Sylphyn, and they often played games together.

But this is just the plot of the anime. In reality, my relationship with Kirie is just so-so, not particularly good.

"Bengba, is Kirie really your sister?"

"Yeah, aren't you and Kirie friends?"

"Hmm...not yet."

When she came to her senses, Doma realized that even if her true form was exposed, it didn't seem to matter much. In fact, it was more reassuring.