Anime rating game

"These two teachers are my strongest rivals in life, and also my favorite cartoonists. Therefore, I will spend my whole life chasing after their footsteps."

Stared at by his fanatical eyes, as if he had encountered a treasure hunter, Masamune was at a loss for words.

Even though his comics were very popular, he never considered himself a comic artist.

In Masamune's mind, he has always been an animation producer.

If someone says they want to create an animation that is better than his own, he will definitely appreciate the challenge, accept it, and try his best to beat them.

However, when it comes to manga, although the other character looks very enthusiastic, Masamune doesn't seem to be very interested.

"I see. Then let's encourage each other."

"Yes, Hayase-sensei!"

Not long after Masamune and his companion left, two more young men came running breathlessly into the editorial department.

"I'm sorry we're late! Ms. Niizuma, Mr. Muneshiro, have you already left?"

"You're too late, Mr. Ashirogi. Both teachers have already left."

As they spoke, Eiji Niizuma proudly showed the two the T-shirts that had just been signed.

“I want one too.” Mashiro Moritaka looked at the autograph area with envy. “I have Shiina-sensei’s autograph, but Hayase-sensei has never appeared in public and doesn’t sign autographs for anyone.”

"After all, he's the president of an animation company." Takagi Akito sighed softly.

Both are duos, but the other two's manga has always been at the top, and their anime adaptations would be a breeze.

In comparison, their own manga has never been very successful. Even at the peak of their popularity, they only barely surpassed Eiji Niizuma and were temporarily ranked second.

At this rate of progress, I wonder when we'll be able to help Gao Tong realize his dream?

Chapter 213 The Light Novel Sells Well, But the Author Is Surprisingly Disappointed

After receiving the story outline and some interesting plot points, Izumi Masamune began writing day and night.

Although I don't know the Kousaka siblings, I have a basic understanding of them through their character designs, story outlines, and the way their parents describe their children.

Since it was summer vacation and he had nothing to do, he could sit in front of the computer all day. He finished writing the first volume of the light novel in just over a week and sent it to Hayase Masamune's email address.

What surprised him even more was that in just three days, Hayase Masamune sent over his revisions and illustrations.

Illustrations differ from comics; they don't require a strong plot, but they still need to connect with the storyline and, at the very least, have a complete understanding of the novel's content.

For Sagiri, illustrating a single novel would take at least a month and a half.

The illustrations sent by Masamune Hayase were not only of higher quality, but also sent at an absurdly fast speed.

Even though he already knew the difference between the two, Izumi Masamune was still in a daze for a long time.

Although she really wanted to speak up for Sagiri, arguing that she had superpowers, was a professional painter, and was already world-famous, and that her loss was normal, she couldn't utter a single word in the end.

"Is this the gap between us and geniuses?"

At this moment, Izumi Masamune, who had been feeling resentful for two months, suddenly felt somewhat relieved.

Ultimately, neither he nor Sagiri were geniuses. As ordinary people who had worked hard since childhood, even though Sagiri was somewhat famous in the illustration world, she was not the best choice, let alone him.

Even though they were chosen as the main characters in the anime and their fame suddenly increased dramatically, their abilities themselves did not actually change.

Since it's produced by the same company and there are no issues with the animation production, the biggest problem must lie with myself and Sagiri.

Compared to K-On! and Nozaki, they were both too ordinary and had nothing particularly attractive about them. The popularity they had achieved was actually quite remarkable.

Returning to the present and writing even better light novels is what I should be doing most.

Coming to his senses, Izumi Masamune was already sitting in front of his computer, beginning his daily revisions.

A few days later, the light novel "My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute" was successfully released after its final revision.

This is the fastest time Izumi Masamune has ever gone from writing to publishing a light novel since he started writing it.

Therefore, on the day of release, he went to the bookstore as usual to investigate the sales situation on-site.

Surprisingly, after visiting several bookstores, all the books were sold out.

"Am I late again? I arrived quite early today."

Based on past experience, it shouldn't be possible for my own light novels to sell out so quickly.

"Congratulations, Izumi-sensei. This light novel will definitely sell better than the previous ones."

Having frequently visited these bookstores to investigate sales, he was fairly familiar with the staff. Seeing her strike up a conversation, Izumi Masamune immediately pressed for details:

"Takasago, why do you think this one sold so well? And it sold so much faster than my previous work, 'Eromanga Sensei'."

"Many people come here because of Shiina Mashiro's illustrations, because her anime girls are very exquisite, even more beautiful than the manga in JUMP."

What kind of weird metaphor is this?

However, it's not entirely wrong. Comics in JUMP need to take into account the plot and panel layout, while illustrations are required to be as beautiful as possible.

"Sigh... So, is it because of Shiina-sensei's illustrations that this book sold so well?"

“Not entirely,” said Chie Takasago as she thought. “Illustrations can only attract readers to look at the book, but to attract readers to pay to buy it, it still depends on the content.”

"Of course, I'm not saying your previous work, which was exactly the same as your own experience, was bad, but at first glance, Sagiri is indeed not as attractive as Kirino."

"Why?" Izumi Masamune couldn't help but ask, "Is it really because of the art style?"

"I think it might be because Sagiri has small breasts."

"Why……!?"

"Just kidding. Although blonde, blue-eyed beauties are indeed very tempting, actually, a lot of people in the store were discussing the last page of your light novel just now."

"Which part?" Kosaka's father questioned his son, "You were in your sister's room, using her computer, playing a game that was indecent to her?"

"Hmm... This part is really interesting. If it were included in an animation, it would definitely be one of the most interesting scenes of the year."

Despite the praise, Izumi Masamune felt no excitement, but rather a sense of disappointment.

The reason for this was not his own idea, but rather the plot provided by Hayase Masamune.

Moreover, it was something he specifically emphasized that had to be included in the novel.

At that moment, he once again realized the gap between himself and geniuses.

"Eh……"

"What's wrong, Izumi-sensei? Your light novel is selling like hotcakes, but you don't seem happy?"

"How can you be happy when you see other people's younger sisters being so popular while your own sister is relegated to a subordinate position?"

"Sagiri is quite cute and very popular online."

"I know, but I'm not number one after all."

"The World Moe Tournament hasn't even started yet, has it? Besides, K-On! is so popular, it's normal that they can't win."

"No, they're all from the same company. If we can't win, then it must be a problem on our side."

"So that's what Izumi-sensei was worried about."

Chie Takasago smiled slightly and comforted her:

"Eromanga Sensei's sales this year have actually been very good, and Yamada Elf is also very popular online."

"You said it yourself, the one who's popular is Fairy, not Sagiri, and that's the biggest problem!"

Even though they both wrote it themselves, why is Fairy Fairy more popular than Sagiri?

Even though both are novels about younger sisters, and Oreimo has a better art style, its sales shouldn't be this much higher, right?

Just as I was pondering this, the phone rang abruptly.

Izumi Masamune quickly answered the phone, and Kagurazaka Ayame's voice came through:

"Teacher Izumi, my sister's first print run of 100,000 copies has sold out, so we urgently printed another 200,000 copies."

"Although Shiina-sensei's illustrations have an influence, your light novel is really well written. Congratulations, you are about to become a bestselling and popular light novel author."

At that moment, Izumi Masamune inexplicably felt as if she had stabbed him in the back.

This is terrible, the difference is so huge.

The first print run of "Eromanga Sensei" was about 50,000 copies, and it took almost a week to sell out. Its popularity only increased exponentially afterward due to the influence of the anime.

If Sagiri knew that her two light novels were selling this well, she probably wouldn't be happy, right?

What's worse is that I wrote both works myself, so they will definitely be compared to each other later.

If someone online says that Sagiri isn't as cute as Kirino, Sagiri will definitely burst into tears and get very angry.

"Izumi-sensei, why aren't you saying anything? Is the signal bad?"

"No, I heard everything you said. I just... can't believe my ears."

"In that case, I'll say it again: congratulations, you're about to become a bestselling light novel author. Once Oreimo is adapted into an anime, your popularity will definitely soar even higher."

It hurts so much! My heart aches so much!

As if struck by countless blows, Izumi Masamune involuntarily clutched his chest and stared at the bookshelf with a heavy expression.

"Do you need me to say it again?"

"No, let's leave it at that. If you say any more, I might start vomiting blood."

"?? Did you get sick from staying up too late, Izumi-sensei?"

"No, I'm just upset for Sagiri. Despite being a younger sister character, she's about to be overtaken by Kirino Kousaka in popularity. Before long, when people talk about younger sisters, the first person they'll think of is Kirino Kousaka, not Sagiri."

"My Little Sister Can't Be Animated Yet, it probably won't be that soon, right?"

"Huh...? I hung up."

Izumi Masamune hurriedly hung up the phone and quickly dialed Masamune's number.

"President Hayase, do you have time now?"

[What's wrong? ]

"I have a few questions for you! When will Oreimo be adapted into an anime?"

[The three animated films scheduled for production this October have been selected, and I've already written half of the scripts. Production should start in January or April next year.]