Anime rating game

At school, everyone was praising him excessively.

Therefore, I am forced to maintain the perfect image in everyone's mind on a daily basis.

"Okay, Umaru can accept this anime. However, I have one more question: why did you show me the script in the first place? Couldn't you have shown it to me after the anime aired?"

"Because Mashiro and I still want to be your friends, and we don't want to coerce you by creating a fait accompli."

"Oh, I see. Thank you. I like this answer."

Doma Umaru smiled, then turned to his brother and teased:

"Brother, what are you thinking? Your female boss at the company and the girl downstairs both like you."

"This is just an anime storyline; it has nothing to do with reality," Doma Taihei said without wavering.

Upon seeing this, Meng couldn't help but say:

“Daiping, I don’t know Ebina’s name, but I can testify about Ye. She has liked you since high school.”

"Huh...?" Doma Daihei looked surprised, unable to recover for a long time. "You...are you serious?"

"It couldn't be more real. I'll take this opportunity to ask you directly: what are your true feelings for Ye?"

"Hmm... I've never thought about this before."

Doma Taihei was wavering. The junior was too young to consider, but as a longtime friend, he had also been tempted by Ye over the years.

"The restaurant business is just getting on track, let's talk about it later."

Chapter 181 Umaru's Anticipation

"So, regarding the voice acting for this animation, does anyone here want to do it themselves?"

Doma quickly realized that Masamune was looking at him.

My brother and Bengba have to work every day, so they definitely don't have time for voice acting.

But I'm different; I have a lot of free time outside of school.

Not only for myself, but it would also be great if I could take this opportunity to get to know Kirie and the others, and do voice acting for the anime together.

However, I'm not a professional voice actor...

"Can I do it? What if I don't do a good job and it sounds like I'm reading in a dull voice? I feel like I'll get a lot of flak after the anime airs."

"You don't need to worry about that. Yui Hirasawa and the others were also novices at first. After a short training period of half a month, they performed very well when they went on stage to do voice acting."

Masamune smiled slightly and then said:

"We at Musashino Animation Studio will be producing three anime series simultaneously. This will be the third anime series besides Umaru-chan and Oregairu, set against the backdrop of Musashino Animation Studio and featuring Miyamori as the protagonist."

"Therefore, most of the characters appearing in the story are Musashino employees."

"Yesterday, Director Kinoshita asked all the people who will appear in the anime, and more than half of them said they were very much looking forward to it and were willing to participate in the voice acting."

"And these people, although they are all employees of the animation company, are all complete novices when it comes to voice acting."

"So you don't need to worry too much about this."

"In addition, you should be aware of the reward mechanism of heaven."

"The production process is separate from the live-action aspect. The underlying principles are unclear, but as things stand, as a member of the production team, no matter how many part-time jobs you take on, you only receive one reward."

"And the real people in the story are another reward."

"In other words, if you are willing to participate in voice acting, you can receive two superpower rewards after the animation airs."

Doma's eyes lit up, and a look of longing unconsciously appeared on his face.

Superpowers, that's a really powerful word.

Extraordinary abilities are things that only exist in fantasy; under normal circumstances, they can only be experienced in dreams.

I wonder what kind of superpower I'll gain in six months?

"That's a good idea, but if I do the voice acting, wouldn't the voice actors lose another opportunity?"

"Uh..."

Masamune paused for a moment, then realized what she meant, and chuckled to himself:

"You don't need to consider other people. Voice actors have a lot of work every quarter, so losing one is completely insignificant."

“There are about a dozen anime that can receive awards each quarter, it’s not just Musashino Animation that can receive awards. And no one knows in advance which anime will receive an award, so there are a lot of choices.”

"For voice actors, this is just an ordinary job. But for you, if you don't plan to become a voice actor in the future, this is a once-in-a-lifetime experience."

"So just do what you want, there's no need to worry too much."

Is it a once-in-a-lifetime event?

Doma was instantly moved, his eyes sparkling, his mind filled with longing.

After the anime airs, watching the anime with the voice of myself and hearing my own voice will definitely be very interesting.

Even if it's a little embarrassing, it will definitely become a precious memory.

"I'd love to do voice acting!"

"Very good. How's your singing?"

"Hmm...Speaking of which, these days voice actors all need to sing and dance, so should I also participate in promotions?"

"You are still a student after all. Considering your studies, we can reduce some of the promotional activities."

"It wouldn't hurt to participate a little; it sounds like it would be a lot of fun."

Doma Umaru smiled slightly, then, realizing he hadn't yet answered Masamune's question, added:

"I can sing okay, about karaoke level. If I need to sing a character song, I'll practice more, it shouldn't be a problem."

"Not only character songs, but also opening and ending themes."

"Huh...? Aren't you going to hire a professional singer? By the way, has the character song been written yet?"

"No. I have some melodies echoing in my mind. I'll discuss it with Mio later and ask her to write these melodies into a complete song."

"Does 'Mio' refer to Akiyama Mio?"

"Yes."

It sounds like they have a pretty good relationship?

The blue and white wristbands have almost become a meme in the industry. If I were Akiyama Mio, I would definitely break off all ties with him.

Thinking of this, Doma Umaru felt a renewed curiosity about Akiyama Mio.

Do I need to participate?

"It would be best if you were willing to participate, after all, you're the one who's going to sing the song."

"Great! I'd love to participate."

When I watched the anime K-On!, I thought those five girls were really amazing.

They can write songs, sing songs, and their band is very famous.

She's only a few years older than me, yet she's already entered the martial arts gym.

At that time, she always felt that she and they were from completely different worlds.

Unexpectedly, one day I became the female protagonist of an anime, and I was about to get to know them.

"Umaru, let me introduce you. This is Eiji Nishimura, the director of the anime Umaru-chan. He will be handling your work from now on."

"Nishimura is a good supervisor."

Doma Umaru quickly bowed and greeted him, while unconsciously thinking:

Why am I not afraid of the president, but I feel a little scared of the supervisor? Is it because he is too old?

"Hello, Ms. Doma. The story of this anime is very exciting. I will definitely control the pacing and do my best to create a work that is no less than that of Kinoshita and Takeuchi."

After greeting everyone, Eiji Nishimura immediately became serious and said:

"After the meeting, Ms. Doma, please don't leave immediately. Let's sit down together and discuss the schedule."

"We will arrange your work reasonably according to your free time, and try our best not to cause you too much trouble."

In other words, there will be some trouble.

Doma Umaru chuckled softly and nodded slightly.

“No problem. I don’t participate in any clubs, so I have time after school and on weekends.”

"I can also take temporary leave if you need it."

Seeing her excited expression when she mentioned taking leave, Doma Taihei really wanted to criticize her, but considering that this was also important business, he forced himself to hold back.

"Bengba and I are busy with work, so please find someone else for the voice acting."

"However, if there's anything I can do to help, I'll do my best."

Seeing that Nishimura and Takeuchi had already taken over the work and were coordinating the schedules with the male and female leads they were responsible for, Masamune shifted his gaze to Kinoshita Seiichi.

"Director Kinoshita, Shirobako is, after all, a 24-episode half-year series, so the scheduling needs to be carefully arranged."

“No problem. As long as you allocate more manpower to me, and with the help of AL Company across the street, I am confident that I can complete all the work before October.”

Kinoshita Seiichi finished speaking with great confidence, then smiled and said:

"President, Shirobako is a half-year series after all, with too many episodes. Could you assign Mashiro-san to my team first?"

“I have no objection. Let’s see what Mashiro chooses.” Masamune nodded slightly.

Noticing their gazes, Mashiro thought for a moment and then slowly spoke:

"I don't have any objection either."

"Wait! Don't run away!"

Upon discovering that Kinoshita Seiichi had secretly won over Mashiro, Nishimura and Takeuchi glared at him simultaneously.

"What's wrong?" Doma asked, looking puzzled.

“Ms. Doma, you don’t know this, but Mashiro’s art style is so good that character designs drawn by her don’t need to be revised a second time and can be used directly. Therefore, whoever gets the allocation rights to Mashiro first will have a lot more production time.”