Anime rating game

"I've always wanted to say that for non-professional voice actors, the difference between the voice of a woman in her twenties and that of a high school student should be quite significant. Is it really necessary to ask the person in question to do the voice acting?"

"Are you bothered by your age? If that's the case, in a few years, I'll be an old man too."

Masamune chuckled, then said:

"There is indeed a slight difference in the voice, but it is within the allowable range."

"Moreover, compared to the tone of voice, emotion is the most important."

"Many emotional outbursts are difficult for outsiders to understand. Like drinking water, only the person drinking knows whether it is hot or cold."

“That’s true.” Tomoyo nodded almost imperceptibly, then said, “Not only Fujibayashi, but Ichinose probably wouldn’t agree either. Compared to the past, she’s more focused on her studies.”

Kotomi Ichinose is currently pursuing her doctorate and is the only student among all the female characters in CL.

"As for Fuko, she is still unconscious. We'll see if she can wake up after the anime airs."

In the animation, she can also act as a thought entity.

In reality, he was just an ordinary person in a vegetative state.

If no miracle occurs, I may never wake up.

Fortunately, we live in an era where miracles happen all the time.

Of course, no matter how miraculous it may be, he won't wake up before the anime airs.

"Whether it works out or not, meeting them all is like revisiting familiar places."

As he spoke, Masamune unconsciously chuckled.

Although he often says that he visited Hikari-zaka Town a few years ago, this is actually his first time here.

Chapter 261 Words That Are Hard to Say

Who are you...?

The moment the door opened, the first person Fujibayashi Kyou noticed was Sakagami Tomoyo.

Although many people came, the only one she recognized was Tomoyo.

However, Tomoyo stood a little behind and didn't take the initiative to greet him.

"Hello, I'm Masamune Hayase, the president of Musashino Animation..."

Unlike the Furukawa family, who had previously interacted with each other due to Okazaki Tomoya, they weren't exactly close, but they knew each other to some extent.

As for the Fujibayashi family, they had never met them.

Therefore, as was customary, Masamune first handed over his business card and then briefly introduced himself and his companions.

After being ushered into the living room, Masamune met the Fujibayashi sisters and their parents.

However, it was at this moment that Masamune suddenly thought of another official pairing for Fujibayashi Ryou: Hiiragi Katsuhei.

When I was writing the game script, I deleted this person because of personal preferences.

This person is not in the animations currently being produced.

Therefore, apart from himself, neither the writers nor the players knew that Fujibayashi Ryou had another possibility.

So, what's the situation in reality?

Do you know Hiiragi Katsuhei?

"Why are you suddenly bringing up Hiiragi Katsuhei? I don't think he's in the game. You guys have done a really thorough investigation."

Fujibayashi Kyou glanced at her younger sister who was pouring tea beside her before speaking:

“I don’t know him very well. A few years ago in high school, I accidentally knocked him down while riding my motorcycle.”

"After that, Muku took care of him for a period of time."

"However, he was in poor health and passed away a long time ago."

Masamune glanced at Fujibayashi Ryou without realizing it, wondering if they had ever dated.

Never mind, it's not important anyway, it's a plot I won't be making.

"I see... We're here today mainly to invite you to voice your respective characters in the animation."

"It's just an unimportant supporting role, why not just have a professional voice actor do it?"

"Although you're just supporting characters, there are some feelings that only you two know. If it were someone else, they could only bring out 90% of the essence at most."

Fujibayashi Kyou remained silent.

While playing the game, she was moved by Nagisa's and Tomoyo's routes, but also very unhappy that her own route was too short. She even sacrificed her "little sister" to achieve a happy ending.

Not only his own storyline, but also Ryou's personal storyline is incredibly short. Compared to the lengthy storylines of the other two characters, it feels like the story was done perfunctorily.

At the same time, it also suffered a great blow.

Compared to Nagisa and others, she had no competitive advantage, and her romance was just a fleeting dream from the very beginning.

The night I finished the game, I had a dream about the past, something I hadn't had in a long time.

But even in my dreams, I'm still a supporting character.

I desperately want to be the protagonist of my own dream, but sadly, I can't even imagine that scenario in my dreams.

Now, if I were to actually go and do voice acting, I would definitely be hit hard again, and it would take me two or three months to recover.

How is Xiaoxi's health now?

"There's nothing seriously wrong, but you need to go to the hospital for regular checkups. After all, any surgery related to the heart requires extreme caution."

Masamune paused for a moment, then smiled and said:

"However, after the anime finishes airing, as the female protagonist in the second half of the story, she might be able to gain superpowers related to restoring her health."

"Are you confident?" Fujibayashi Kyou asked hesitantly.

"This is exactly what we're striving for. We'll do our best in every aspect, from art style and plot to music and voice acting, and then leave the rest to fate."

"That's it..."

This time, Fujibayashi Kyou was even more hesitant.

After a long silence, he asked softly:

"If we ourselves did the voice acting, would it really make the animation better, or worse?"

"Of course it would be better; there are many precedents for this."

Masamune did not hesitate at all:

"Even if it only adds one or two points, I think it's worth a try, isn't it? Whether it's a 100-point scale or a 1000-point scale."

"Too."

Fujibayashi Kyou nodded almost imperceptibly.

She didn't know much about animation at first, but after April two years ago, she often saw various news online and gradually learned more about it.

"Tomoya...how are you now?"

"I work for the power company, and because I'm so busy, I just invited Nagisa Furukawa's parents to move the bakery to Tokyo so they can help take care of Shio. I think they'll agree if all goes well."

"..."

At that moment, Fujibayashi Kyou suddenly thought of many things.

Although they lived in the same town, she wasn't very familiar with Nagisa Furukawa in the past.

After Tomoya and Nagisa started dating, their connection gradually faded.

I was the one who arrived first, but she beat me to it. I was really frustrated for a long time, but those feelings eventually faded with time.

When I saw Xiaoxi at the kindergarten before, I immediately recognized her as their daughter based on her surname and appearance.

Then, Tomoya suddenly came to borrow money. It was then that he learned that Nagisa had died in childbirth after giving birth to her daughter, and that Ushio's health was also poor.

After lending him all their savings and sending him to Tokyo for medical treatment, about half a month later, Tomoya suddenly called and said that he had found someone to help him and borrowed a large sum of money by using his own past story as collateral, so that his daughter's medical treatment was hopeful.

That's why, when Musashino employees came to sign the authorization agreement, she immediately signed it without even looking at the story.

As soon as the game was released, she went to the store and bought a copy.

Through the game, she revisited the past and learned about various events that had happened.

Everything she knew and didn't know gathered in her heart, keeping her tossing and turning for many nights, unable to sleep.

If he knew that I had always liked him, what would he think?

Nagisa has been dead for several years. Is it possible for me to have another chance?

No, the two had a very good relationship, and there was absolutely no room for outsiders to interfere. Even now that Nagisa has passed away, I probably still have no chance.

Moreover, given Tomoya's personality, it's impossible for him to fall in love with someone else.

"What is Tomoya thinking?"

“I haven’t asked yet. I plan to wait until Guhe’s parents agree before telling him. I think he shouldn’t object. Compared to that pointless sense of pride, my daughter is more important than anything else.”

"That's right."

Thinking about the storyline in the game, Fujibayashi Kyou fell into deep thought again.

After getting married, Nagisa moved out and the two of them lived together.

As a result, Nagisa died in childbirth.

After that, countless nights passed, and it's unknown whether he ever regretted it. If he had continued living with Nagisa's parents, perhaps Nagisa would have lived a better life.

That's probably it, which is why, as the game says, he willingly wallowed in self-pity for several years.

“If you agree, Musashino will cover all expenses,” Masamune said again. “If you’re interested in working in Tokyo, I can also help you make connections.”

Fujibayashi Kyou was filled with hesitation, but her hesitation wasn't just about money and jobs; she was more concerned about whether she even had a chance.

However, it's really hard to say such shameless things in front of one's parents.

Moreover, there's also Muku's idea.

Even now, I still have some feelings for Tomoya. When I learned that Nagisa had already passed away, although I was very unwilling to admit it, I actually felt a little bit of secret joy deep down.