Anime rating game

A novel is just a novel. In reality, although I have now joined the Service Club, I am still considered half an author of the novel. I don't know how long they will hate me because of this.

Chapter Sixty: K-On! World Tour

With over 300 new anime series airing in October, even though they were distributed across the five major television networks, they still occupied all prime-time and late-night slots.

Even during the day, a large number of animations are still broadcast.

Among these anime, K-On! is undoubtedly the most popular.

As a result, the popularity of "After School Tea Party," a band formed by the voice actresses and the real-life actors of the five female protagonists, has also soared.

Of course, since Azusa Nakano has not yet appeared, although it is a five-person band, only the other four members have become popular.

October 6th, Monday, Private Sakuragaoka Girls' Academy, Classroom of Class 2, Grade 10.

As soon as he entered, Hirasawa Yui was surrounded by a group of girls.

"I watched the anime yesterday. I didn't know the Light Music Club was so interesting."

"When I heard you guys singing on TV last night, I was so moved! I almost cried."

"Compared to when I was in my first year of high school, Hirasawa has grown a lot and become more mature. I really miss him."

"When I saw myself sitting next to Hirasawa when I first entered high school on the screen, I couldn't help but laugh. Hehe... So that's what my two-dimensional self is like."

Squeezing through the gaps between several girls, Hirasawa Yui saw Tainaka Ritsu and his two companions, who were also surrounded by girls in the classroom. She scratched her head and couldn't help but grin foolishly.

"Sorry for the embarrassing situation, hehe..."

During a casual chat, Sawako Yamanaka walked into the classroom from outside, holding her phone.

"Only the five of you have phone numbers."

"What's wrong?" Hirasawa Yui asked instinctively.

"Musashino called me, hoping to discuss the album release with you guys."

The four people in the classroom, including Hirasawa Yui, stood up almost simultaneously.

The girls in the class also obediently returned to their seats, staring intently at them.

"now?"

"That's right, I took a day off and will drive you there directly."

"I remember that Sawa's car couldn't seat five people, right?"

Hirasawa Yui muttered something to herself, then suddenly realized what she was doing and asked with extreme nervousness:

"They haven't forgotten about Azusa, have they? Even though Azusa hasn't appeared yet, she's still an indispensable part of the Light Music Club."

"of course not."

Although she wanted to keep it a secret, Yamanaka Sawako noticed that all four of them were staring at her nervously, so she quickly explained:

“I just got a new car a couple of days ago, a seven-seater, which can fit all five of you.”

"Oh... did Sawa change cars to give us a ride?" Hirasawa Yui couldn't help but laugh. "Thank you."

"You're welcome, but I need to clarify that I didn't change my car specifically for you."

"Proud?"

"No way! I'm leaving now. I've already spoken with the other teachers, and I'll be arranging your schedules for the next week. By the way, have you finished writing your new song yet?"

"Mio?" Hirasawa Yui quickly looked at Akiyama Mio.

Noticing the gazes of the others, Akiyama Mio hesitated before nodding:

"I tried writing two songs, but I'm not a professional musician after all. When I get to Musashino later, it would be best to ask a professional to give me some pointers."

"Recording an album? It feels like we've become a professional band," Ritsu Tainaka exclaimed.

......

Second floor of Musashino, inside the voice actor agency.

"This is Yuji Hoshino, the producer from the audio company. He's in charge of the album for all five of you."

"Hoshino-sensei."

The five men rose, bowed, and exchanged greetings. Masamune and Hoshino Yuji then looked at each other and said again:

"Although only one episode of K-On! has aired so far, its dominance is already becoming apparent."

"Based on the agreement between our two companies, in order to boost the sales of the anime Blu-ray, we will complete the K-On! album within a month and release it."

"In the following month, we will observe sales and fan engagement. If sales reach 10 within a month, we will apply to Budokan for a concert."

"A concert will be held at the Budokan sometime in December, two months later."

Upon hearing the last sentence, the five of them grabbed each other's hands simultaneously, their eyes filled with excitement.

Although I've been saying since my first year of high school that I definitely want to go to a martial arts dojo in the future.

For every musician, the Budokan is the ultimate goal.

But no matter how much they said, they didn't really take it too seriously.

Ultimately, the band formed by the five high school girls in the club was neither professional nor hardworking; they spent most of their time just playing around.

But now, the martial arts dojo has become a clearly visible goal, and with just a little more effort, it can be reached.

"Mr. President, can we really go to the martial arts gym?"

"The prerequisite is that the album sells 10 copies within a month," Masamune said with a smile.

"10, that doesn't sound like a lot," Hirasawa Yui muttered to herself.

“No, 10 is already a lot!” Ritsu Tainaka shook his head repeatedly. “From what I understand, the economy has been sluggish in recent years, and album sales have not been very good. Even for top singers, it is difficult for their albums to sell 10 copies in the first month.”

10?

At this moment, Kotobuki Tsumugi felt a slight hesitation for some reason.

K-On! is very popular, but it's hard to say how many albums it will sell. If I buy more myself, it doesn't seem like a good thing for everyone.

"Budokan..." Akiyama Mio suppressed her excitement and asked calmly, "President Hayase, do you think our album can sell 10 copies in its first month?"

"It's hard to say. If it's 5, I'm very confident, but 10, it's really hard to say."

After thinking it over carefully, Masamune said again:

"After all, only one episode of the anime has been aired. Assuming the album is released in early November, the anime will only have aired up to episode 4 or 5 by then."

"If we want to achieve 10 sales, we need to find ways to promote it in the month before the release."

"In addition, the quality of the album and the pre-release track also needs to be improved."

"In short, we need to make every effort."

"Understood." Akiyama Mio nodded slightly. "We will do our best to cooperate in terms of publicity. What exactly do we need to do?"

"Ando will be in charge of publicity; you can discuss it with her afterwards."

Noticing everyone's gaze, Miki Ando slowly began to speak:

"Here's what I think: K-On! is based on a true story, and compared to other music anime, the fact that the voice actors are essentially the same as the characters is an unparalleled advantage."

"Although the real-life and anime characters are quite different, when it comes to the perfect fit between the voice actor and the character, no one can match it."

"Therefore, we will first hold a few domestic tour concerts to make a big splash."

"At the same time, leveraging the popularity of the anime... if you can wear the clothes from the opening or ending themes at the concert, your popularity should increase even faster."

"Huh...? Now that you mention it, I've never seen the clothes in the anime's ending theme before." Yui Hirasawa couldn't help but look at Sawako Yamanaka.

She has been preparing the stage costumes for the five members of K-On!

Noticing the strange look in Sawako Yamanaka's eyes, Mio Akiyama felt a chill run down her spine and quickly said:

"Please be sure to prepare some normal clothes."

"Don't worry, all the clothes I prepared are perfectly 'normal'."

The thought of having the five people wear the clothes she had prepared on the Budokan stage made Yamanaka Sawako's breathing quicken.

Given the five of them, the outfits modified from black and white maid outfits are definitely the best looking.

To boost popularity, he changes into different outfits for each concert on tour.

How many shows are there in the tour?

"Due to time constraints and the need to produce an album, the number of shows is tentatively set at 6."

"Where are they?"

"Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto..."

Chapter 61 The Unexpected Adventures of Animation Production

"President, the Rose Eyes event may have to be postponed until April next year."

Early in the morning, shortly after the morning meeting ended and Masamune returned to his office, Kinoshita Seiichi rushed in and said this in an extremely serious tone.

"Don't rush, tell me slowly, what's the situation now?"

"Erika Yano, who was in charge of the first and second episodes, took a long leave of absence due to her father's serious illness. Taro, who lacked experience, encountered frequent unexpected scenes in the fifth episode, which exacerbated the problem."

"Can't we find someone to fill in for Yano?"

"President, with two animations being produced simultaneously, everyone is extremely busy, and there's no one left in the company who can do anything else."

Kinoshita Seiichi paused for a moment, then continued:

"The beginning of the month, when new and old animations are being released, is a busy time."

"In addition, many people are on leave and are temporarily not in the company, so we are currently short-staffed."

"Moreover, Yano has outstanding work ability; in the past, he could basically do the work of three people."

"The first and second episodes are the most important parts. If we were to find new people, it would be like losing six people all at once."

Are there few people?