Anime rating game

This was the first time she had seen Kirie since they had met.

"Chiyo is so cute, Kirie. Did you know that Sakura Chiyo actually exists? She's also a high school student, a year ahead of us."

"Master, may I call you Master from now on, Umaru-kun?"

"Of course you can. But did you decide to call it that after you read the animation script?"

"Animation script?"

"Huh...? Hasn't Musashino contacted you yet?"

"Musashino? Speaking of which, I think someone from an animation company contacted me a couple of days ago, saying they would make me a supporting character in the animation, and even gave me some pocket money for it."

? ?

Doma Umaru instantly realized that what could be called pocket money was definitely not a large sum of money.

It seems that Musashino doesn't value supporting characters much, even for a third female lead like Kirie who has a lot of screen time.

Of course, it's also possible that people other than President Hayase don't value it much.

"It's a little embarrassing to say, but actually... the anime is called 'Himouto! Umaru-chan,' and it depicts stories from our everyday lives. It's similar to the anime 'Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun,' which is currently airing on TV."

"Master Umaru is amazing! Congratulations!"

"Thank you. Why do you call me Master? I don't have anything to teach you."

If it's about learning, it's better to ask your older brother to teach you than to learn on your own.

"Himouto's teacher knows a lot about animation, but I don't know much about it."

"If that's the case, I can certainly teach you a lot. In that case, let's start by watching anime together. After Nozaki-kun, there are two more anime series, both produced by Musashino."

"Yes, master!"

At that moment, Doma Umaru suddenly realized that even when she was wearing a hamster headband and acting very lazy at home, she didn't react much.

"Um... don't you find it strange? My current behavior is completely different from how I was at school."

"No matter what, a master is a master."

"Thank you for your trust."

But being trusted so much can actually be a bit of a headache.

Chapter 184 The Dream of K-On!

After a brief commercial break, the second season of K-On! began airing.

With only six months left until the end of the first season, the previous episodes are still fresh in our minds.

After a brief self-introduction, the story unfolds.

As the new semester begins, Hirasawa and his three friends are entering their third year of high school. Worried that after they graduate next year, only Nakano Azusa will be left all alone, so they try every means to persuade new students to join the club.

However, not a single new student was recruited.

Upon seeing this scene in the Hirasawa family's living room, Hirasawa Yui couldn't help but laugh:

"We haven't been able to recruit anyone since the start of last year's semester, and I'm really worried that next year the club will only have Azusa as the only member."

"I didn't expect so many people to come; the Light Music Club has actually become a huge club."

"There are just too many people, making coordination a bit troublesome." Nakano Azusa sighed softly. "Organizing events is especially difficult; we can't just invite everyone in Room 1, can we?"

Noticing the helplessness on Nakano Azusa's face, Kotobuki Tsumugi smiled and said:

"I've already heard about it from Xiaojin. It seems you're planning to go on a training camp and are raising funds, right?"

“Hmm.” Nakano Azusa nodded slightly. “Summer vacation is almost here, isn’t it? I’d like to organize a few training camps. However, there are just too many people. Even if everyone pays their own way, it will be a big problem to pay the fees.”

"I'll borrow an empty villa from my family, just like last year."

"May I?"

"Of course. It's not realistic for each person to have their own room, and it would be a lot of trouble to clean up, but it's fine if several people share a room."

"Thank you. Could you all come along? I'm a little uneasy leading the team alone."

? ?

The four exchanged glances, and Hirasawa Yui clapped her hands lightly, her face showing excitement:

"Go ahead! I don't have anything planned for summer vacation, so my schedule should be similar to yours. It'll be really fun to have a training camp with over 150 members of the Light Music Club together."

“I have no objection either.” Akiyama Mio looked at Nakano Azusa, slightly hesitant. “However, we have already graduated from high school. As current university students, wouldn’t it be inappropriate for us to live together with a group of high school students?”

“There’s nothing inappropriate about it,” Nakano Azusa quickly said. “Because of the anime, everyone knows the four of you seniors and is looking forward to playing with you. People in the class, the club, and the school often talk about you.”

Huh...?

Akiyama Mio instantly realized that, in addition to being a senior student, she and the others were also the heroines of anime and celebrities known to many people.

To say they are a household name would be an exaggeration, but it's fair to say they are quite well-known in the country.

“Then let’s go to the training camp together.” Akiyama Mio smiled slightly and said while thinking, “I shouldn’t have anything to do this summer vacation. I’ll discuss it with my manager later and arrange the time in advance.”

"Hmm... I have no objection either."

Ritsu Tainaka watched the television intently, his face filled with nostalgia.

"It happened just last year, but for some reason, it feels like it happened a long time ago."

"I feel the same way!" Hirasawa Yui raised her hand high. "Is it because I've been to the martial arts gym so many times?"

"How could it be several times? I've only been there twice, right?"

"Huh...? Is that so? Sorry, I confused the dream with reality."

Upon hearing Hirasawa Yui's slightly dazed words, the four of them laughed in unison.

"Now that things have come to this, do you still dream of going to the martial arts gym?"

"Of course! With so many spectators, it was really fun! But it was also tiring."

"That's what I mean. Playing more than a dozen songs in a row is too physically demanding."

During our casual conversation, the first episode had already finished airing, and we entered commercial break again.

At the same time, the cell phone on the coffee table suddenly rang.

The group looked over instinctively and found that it was Akiyama Mio's phone that was lit up.

Akiyama Mio picked up her phone, swiped the screen, and found a new text message from Doma Umaru.

[Mio-senpai, K-On! is so much fun, and the songs are great too. I really love the ending theme song. When will it be released?]

[You can buy it now. As previously planned, online sales will be opened manually by a dedicated team immediately after the first episode of the anime finishes airing. You can buy both the anime Blu-ray and our CDs there.]

After editing the text message, Akiyama Mio added the purchase website link at the end and clicked send.

"Who is this? A new friend that Mio made behind our backs?" Ritsu Tainaka couldn't help but come closer.

"This is one of the heroines in the anime that Musashino is currently producing... I got to know her by working on the anime songs at the request of Mr. Masamune."

"What type of song? Is it going to be used as a new song for our band?"

"We can sing three of them, but the remaining two are not quite suitable for us."

As she spoke, Akiyama Mio opened her phone's music player.

Kotobuki Tsumugi turned down the TV volume and came over as well.

The next moment, Akiyama Mio's singing voice rang out in the Hirasawa family's living room.

The moment they finished listening to the song, the image of a lazy young girl appeared in the minds of all four of them simultaneously.

"This song is pretty good, but isn't it a bit too straightforward?"

“I sometimes do that too, but it’s really embarrassing to write lyrics and then sing them out.”

"Mio has grown up too. She used to be very shy, but now she dares to sing lyrics like these."

Listening to the thoughts of the others, Akiyama Mio fell into deep thought.

I have indeed grown a lot over the past year.

Is it because of the many performances that his personality has been honed?

"I wonder how the CD sales are?"

"Indeed, this is the most important thing right now."

Ritsu Tainaka hurriedly picked up his phone, went to his favorite website, and checked the sales figures.

"Thirty thousand views in just two minutes, not bad, the previous MV was worth it."

"Look at the comments below, the response is very good."

"Seriously, why are all these people in such a hurry to comment? At least listen to the song first."

Seeing that this CD's sales far exceeded previous ones, rising at a visible speed within just a few minutes of going on sale, the group breathed a sigh of relief.

As is customary, half of the songs on the CD will have music videos, which will be divided into two types: one is a live-action version, filmed by several people themselves, and the other is an animated version, produced by Musashino.

Currently, with the premiere of the second season of the anime, CD sales have increased significantly, which was within their expectations.

"hey-hey......"

Watching the numbers on his phone screen rise rapidly, Ritsu Tainaka felt as if he were seeing his own bank account balance increase, and he couldn't help but grin foolishly.

"What's wrong, Ritsu?" Hirasawa Yui subconsciously poked her cheek.

"It's nothing, I was just thinking about some things from the past."

Looking back on the start of the semester last year, I was worried about what to do after graduation. I never expected that a year later, I would actually be making a living in a band.

This is no easy feat; in fact, from the outside perspective, they are a group of people who just got incredibly lucky.

“I know what Ritsu is thinking. Actually, I’m thinking the same thing.”

"??" Tian Jingzhong's face showed surprise.

"Hmph... You're thinking of achieving a certain sales volume to get into the Tokyo Dome, right?"

"Huh...? You've always remembered?"