Anime rating game

Manga and anime are different, and Mashiro Moritaka is well aware of this, even though his work has never been adapted into an anime.

Comics consist of two parts: text and images. The two complement each other and are indispensable.

Since Ashiki Muto is two people, the visuals were conceived by Mashiro Moritaka, while the text and dialogue were all written by Takagi Akito.

Although she doesn't have much time to watch anime, because Musashino is the company where Azuki Miho works, in addition to playing lead roles, she also occasionally appears in supporting roles and extras in anime produced by Musashino.

Therefore, on the first weekend of each quarter, the day the Musashino anime airs, Mashiro Moritaka would deliberately set aside time to sit in front of the TV and watch it.

Of course, his primary focus was on the cast, followed by A-Dou's voice.

Even if it's just a minor supporting role, recognizing Azuki before seeing the cast list is enough to make him happy for days.

Conversely, one will feel very disappointed when they mistake someone for someone else.

Mashiro Moritaka quickly identified the characters voiced by Azuki Miho from the four new anime series this season.

Although it only has one line, the feeling that "this is Azuki's voice" is exceptionally strong.

However, after watching the anime, his focus remained on the narration of "Kaguya-sama: Love Is War," which lingered in his mind for a long time.

The next day, when he started drawing comics, he suddenly realized what was happening and quickly dialed Takagi Akito's number.

But unexpectedly, the other party's line was constantly busy, and the call could not be connected for a long time.

About ten minutes later, Takagi Akito finally called back.

"Sir, I just..."

Before Takagi Akito could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Mashiro Moritaka.

"No need to explain, I'm not interested in your affairs."

"Did you watch the anime 'Kaguya-sama: Love Is War' last night? The narration was really funny."

"Even this morning, the mesmerizing narration was still echoing in my mind."

"When I was about to draw a comic, it suddenly occurred to me that if we could make good use of narration, the text could become more interesting."

On the other end of the phone, Takagi Akito first sighed, followed by a helpless laugh.

"You've gone too far, haven't you? You didn't even ask what I was doing just now, and you just kept spouting your own ridiculous fantasies."

"What do you mean by 'boring delusions'? Didn't you watch the anime last night? Kaguya's narration was super funny."

"I understand how you feel, but animation and comics are different."

"I know, but there are commonalities too, it can't be..."

"cannot!"

Takagi Akito interrupted him in a deep voice, and then said again:

"Put aside your urge to vent after watching the anime and listen to me patiently."

"This morning while I was having breakfast, President Hayase sent me an email containing the script and character designs for the anime Bakuman."

"I initially read the script, and the story is exactly the same as our experiences over the past few years. It has 25 episodes in total, but the story is not finished. There should be a second season later."

"But when I saw the character design later, I was shocked. It felt like I had finally climbed to the top of the mountain, only to find that there was another Mount Everest in front of me."

"Wait a moment, I'll send the file to your email, and you'll see what it is when you take a look."

After the phone call was disconnected, Mashiro Moritaka had no choice but to turn on his computer, go to his email, and check Takagi Akito's latest emails.

Ignoring the script, I directly clicked on the character design image.

The next moment, a beautiful composition came into view.

The person in the painting is Azuki, but she is even more alluring than in real life.

Wearing a nostalgic high school uniform, her slender legs were encased in white stockings, the creases at the knees and the marks on her thighs exceeding even the highest level of Mashiro's imagination.

The slightly forward-leaning posture perfectly showcases the curves of her chest, and paired with the gentle smile on her face, it makes one's heart beat a little faster.

At this moment, Mashiro was dumbfounded, standing there stunned, unable to come to his senses for a long time.

Is this drawn by Shiina?

Even if she is an excellent painter, she must need a model to paint so well, right?

Could it be that Adou modeled this outfit for her?

bang bang...

"Oh no, my heart is racing! Shiina's drawing is amazing! I could never catch up to that level of skill, even if I worked hard for decades."

"I thought my drawing was pretty good, but it turns out I didn't even capture one-tenth of Azuki's charm."

"I didn't notice it when I watched the anime before, but I felt that the art style of Musashino was very exquisite and comfortable to watch."

"But now, if you take this picture out on its own, isn't it just too beautiful? Every line is drawn perfectly, at least I can't see a single flaw."

After carefully saving the composition, Mashiro Moritaka picked up his phone again and dialed Takagi Akito's number once more.

"Akito, I'm sorry, I've realized once again the gap between myself and Shiina-sensei."

"Me too. The gap between Ashirogi and Munehaku is like that between ants. Let's use this as an excuse to go to Musashino for further training."

"Huh...? Is that okay?"

If you ask me if I want to go to Musashino, the answer is of course yes, a thousand times, ten thousand times.

You can learn drawing techniques from Shiina-sensei, visit animation companies, and even meet Azuki.

But Mashiro Moritaka didn't want to cause her any trouble, nor did he want her to be teased because he often went there.

"Of course, I was just talking to President Hayase about this. After all, we are the main characters of Bakuman, and Musashino has a lot of questions for us."

"It's better for us to take the initiative than to wait for them to come to us."

“That’s right! That’s exactly it.” Mashiro Moritaka’s eyes lit up. “When are we going?”

"Now."

"it is good."

……

"So, Mashiro wants to learn to draw from Mashiro? And Takagi wants to discuss the future plot of the anime with our screenwriter," Masamune pondered.

"No, I'm here to learn too."

Takagi Akito bowed slightly and said solemnly:

"Musashino's script is outstanding. It is the same story, but the storytelling methods are completely different. I think there are many things I can learn from it."

"Furthermore, I'd like to discuss the subsequent plot with screenwriter Musashino."

"In the comics, we try to draw some plots that are not in the animation, so that they can complement each other and make the story more complete."

That's a good proposal.

Masamune nodded slightly and said with a smile:

“Okay, Takagi, just go upstairs to the scriptwriting department and find Mai-sensei. You know the way, so I won’t bother having someone entertain you.”

"Yes, thank you very much."

"No need to be polite. If you're going to see Mashiro, why don't you go find Azuki? She has work this afternoon, but she's been at the agency all morning."

"No, I'll chat with Azuki during lunch. Right now, I'd like to ask Shiina-sensei for some advice on drawing techniques."

Mashiro Moritaka paused for a moment, then asked hesitantly:

"Why are the character designs sent by President Hayase different from those in the anime? They feel like they're on completely different levels."

"Because it wasn't drawn by the same person in the first place."

Masamune smiled and explained:

“Every frame in the animation needs to be drawn by hand, all by Mashiro herself. Even if she worked herself to death, she wouldn’t have enough time.”

"Therefore, Mashiro is only responsible for character design and drawing instruction."

"To put it simply, if Zhenbai draws a template, others can copy it. But the difference in drawing skills is obvious, so at best it can only be considered a high-quality imitation."

"The posters for Musashino and the manga serialized in JUMP are all hand-drawn by Mashiro, but the image quality will drop during printing due to differences in paper quality and other reasons. They can be considered high-quality imitations."

"The painting you see today is the original by Shinpaku, so the quality is naturally very different."

So this is Shiina-sensei's true strength?

No wonder she became a world-class painter at such a young age, with each of her paintings selling for tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of yen.

Chapter 337 Wanting to get closer, even if only a little bit

Led by Masamune, Mashiro Moritaka met Shiina Mashiro, who was drawing a self-portrait with Ogasawara Rinko, surrounded by many people taking notes.

To avoid disturbing the other person, I tiptoed to the edge of the crowd, standing on tiptoe to observe the character designs on the drawing board while listening to their casual conversation.

Before anyone knew it, Mashiro Moritaka had once again chosen to leave on his own initiative.

Masamune chased after him to the corridor outside the door and asked in confusion:

"What's wrong? Aren't you going to ask Mashiro for advice?"

"Seeing how focused Shiina-sensei was, I really couldn't bear to disturb them."

Mashiro Moritaka took a deep breath and said again:

"President Hayase, I want to improve my drawing skills! I'm willing to do anything for it. Do you have any suggestions?"

That's a suggestion.

"How about you take a look at Zhenbaifa's online tutorial videos? They have a lot of positive reviews and should be of great help to you."

"No problem, on which website?"

"Wait a minute, let me check my phone. Never mind, I'll send you the link."

"Thank you, President Hayase. Does Shiina-sensei need an assistant when she's drawing manga?"

"Unfortunately."

Masamune shook his head slightly, thought about it carefully, and then said: