Anime rating game

Naturally, nothing was found.

Masamune hesitated for a moment, then closed the webpage and turned his gaze back to the screenwriters who were waiting.

Never mind, let's do it first.

Whether the story is happening now, hasn't happened yet, or has already happened, it doesn't really matter.

It's nothing more than hiring a private investigator, finding the person in question, and then spending some money to obtain authorization.

If that doesn't work, change the main character's appearance and name.

"The second story is titled 'Toradora!', with the male protagonist being Ryuji Takasu and the female protagonist being Taiga Aisaka..."

After hearing the end of the story, Maizou said with a smile:

"This story isn't very long. 12 episodes is too short. 24 episodes should be about right. It can be finished in one season."

"The female lead's character is very interesting... This kind of arrogant and violent character is usually a supporting character, and it's quite rare to see a female lead with this kind of personality."

Masamune nodded slightly, but did not reply. Instead, he said:

"The third anime series will be... Hinomaru Sumo."

If the plot and music of this kind of classic shonen anime are improved, the rating shouldn't be too low.

"The main character is Shiohamaru, who won the sumo championship multiple times in elementary school and is highly anticipated by adults."

"But during my three years of junior high school, I hardly grew any taller. Due to my short stature, I suffered a crushing defeat in sumo wrestling."

"After that, I spent three years training hard, hoping to make up for my lack of height through hard work."

...

"Finally, I won third place in the National Sumo Tournament, overcame the height barrier, and became a professional sumo wrestler."

Maizou rested her chin on her hand, and the image of Ushiokamaru unconsciously surfaced in her mind.

Sumo wrestling?

This is indeed a good subject.

As a highly popular sport, sumo wrestlers are often overweight.

Animations featuring fat characters are inherently unpopular.

However, Chao Huo Wan is too short to gain weight even if she wants to.

His path to becoming a professional sumo wrestler was destined to be incredibly difficult, a common trope in classic shonen (royal) themes.

"President, 24 episodes are probably not enough for this type of animation. In fact, 50 episodes might not be enough to tell the whole story."

"However, we already have 50 episodes of Hayate the Combat Butler next quarter. If we were to make 50 episodes of Hinomaru Sumo as well, we definitely wouldn't have enough manpower."

“I know that.” Masamune nodded slightly. “Let’s make this anime into 24 episodes, divided into several seasons.”

Maitake let out a soft sigh of relief and said with a smile:

"It seems that the president doesn't think this anime has the potential to be rated 5 stars, and he doesn't value it that much."

"No, that's not the case. If this animation integrates all the stories into one season and handles the plot, music, and production pace well, it still has the potential to be rated 5 stars, but it's extremely difficult."

Masamune paused for a moment, then continued:

"Moreover, that would mean there wouldn't be enough time."

"What?!" Maitake looked surprised.

"The application form for Chaohuomaru says that he wants to grow taller, which is his biggest wish. You can probably guess that with his current height, even if he can enter the professional circle through special means, he is destined not to go very far."

"That's true. But the odds of gambling using animation rewards are too low, aren't they?"

"There will always be something."

"Right."

Height is largely determined by genetics, and one can only hope for a miracle.

"The fourth series is called Haikyuu!! The protagonist, Hinata Shoyo, watched volleyball matches on TV when he was a child. He was deeply impressed by the heroic figure of a small player from Karasuno High School on the court, who was like a little giant. From then on, he became a fan of volleyball..."

According to the survey, Hinata Shoyo is a first-year high school student at Karasuno High School.

Masamune had actually planned out the production of this animation a long time ago, and the script was almost finished.

Before the event even started, I thought Hinata Shoyo would be there.

But to my surprise, I didn't see him at all.

But upon closer reflection, it's not surprising.

He and Shiohamaru were both short athletes, but unlike Shiohamaru, who was unable to grow tall and had to resort to special recruitment, he had no complaints about his height.

Moreover, one is a team competition and the other is an individual competition, so the pressure they face is completely different.

"Is it still a typical shonen action story? And both main characters are short. However, their personalities are quite different," Mai-chan pondered.

"After all, one can rely on teammates, while the other can only rely on himself, so the pressure is completely different."

“That’s true. Sports-themed animations are very rare, requiring a lot of preparation work and on-site research at competition venues. Producing two at once might be too strenuous in terms of manpower. Let’s hire some more screenwriters, President.”

"No problem, I'll arrange it right away. For the interview process, we might need Ms. Mai to oversee it. Or you can recommend a few people, and I'll have Watanabe invite them back."

"Most of the screenwriters I know are freelancers with regular collaborators. Besides, their styles don't really fit with Musashino's style, so let's just interview and recruit new people."

......

Because the anime to be produced next season are all long-running series, except for Haikyuu!!, none of them have been started yet.

However, Masamune was hesitant to work with other screenwriters for many of the more interesting storylines.

So he began writing, working overtime.

For several days in a row, after finishing my work each morning, I would sit in the office and frantically type away.

Fortunately, there was no need to think deeply about the plot or consider the writing style. I just wrote down the points that I thought were interesting in the form of a script, so it wasn't too difficult.

Ultimately, this is not a mental activity, but a physical one.

In the afternoon, as Masamune was sitting behind his computer typing away, a knock suddenly sounded at the door.

"Please come in." Masamune stopped at the right moment.

The office door slowly opened, and Watanabe Jun walked in from outside, followed by a middle-aged man wearing glasses.

"President, this is Mr. Klaus, the butler of the Sanzenin family. He has come about Miss Sanzenin Nagi."

"I see. Please have a seat."

As Masamune gestured to Watanabe Jun to serve tea, he asked curiously:

"Mr. Klaus, what exactly is it about?"

The script for Hayate the Combat Butler wasn't even finished yet, so how did the whole thing get leaked?

As Klaus opened his briefcase and took out the documents inside, he said:

"President Hayase, I am here on the orders of the master."

“Our young lady has been sulking these past few days, refusing to go to school and staying home all day.”

"The young lady has always had a wish: to become the heroine of an anime and receive a reward from heaven."

"Over the past two years, the young lady has submitted her work to various animation companies without receiving any response."

"After entering high school last year, I acquired an animation company and started producing animations on my own. However, after the animation aired, the response was lukewarm, and it ranked in the bottom four hundred in the popularity rankings for that quarter."

"And the young lady, who was the producer, was punished with ten days of blindness."

"After that, we all thought the young lady had given up."

"We also thought that the young lady just wanted to have fun during this event."

"But after Maria subtly probed, we learned that the young lady had never given up."

"Therefore, our master wants to pay you to produce the animation."

"The expenses incurred during the production of the animation will be borne by the Sanzenin family, and all the profits will go to you. We don't want a single penny."

"In exchange, we hope the female lead is a rich young lady."

"At the same time, we hope that this matter will be kept strictly confidential, and that no one will know that it was the Sanzenin family who provided the money."

"Please announce to the public that it was Musashino who was attracted to the young lady's charm."

? ?

Masamune was speechless. Such a good thing?

A 50-episode animated series is no small expense.

Moreover, he plans to produce 150 episodes.

"Are you sure you don't want anything? No profit, no reputation, just to provide the money?"

"That's right, our master hopes that the young lady can always be happy."

"Will Sanzenin Nagi agree to let us include her in the anime?"

"Please do your best to persuade the young lady; this is also part of the deal."

That was the plan all along; I'd already written half of the script.

Masamune couldn't help but laugh, and calmly shut down the script he was writing, Hayate the Combat Butler.

Unexpectedly, just as I was dozing off, someone brought me a pillow.

"Watanabe, have someone come and take a look at the contract. If there are no problems, I'll sign it directly."

"President, please wait a moment, I'll find someone right away."

Chapter 365 Completely Controlled

"Senior, how's the novel coming along?"

Inside the student council room of Soubu High School, Iroha Isshiki approached Hachiman Hikigaya with a smile.

"Let's write one volume for each of the three female protagonists."