Anime rating game

"A suicide note alone wouldn't have been enough to make me cry. But when I saw the painting, I couldn't hold back my tears anymore."

"Only Shiina-sensei could paint a picture that clearly expresses Kaori Miyazono's complex state of mind at that moment."

"I think these two scenes could make the story of 'Lie to My Lie' even more perfect."

Masamune was speechless. Firstly, he was always the one exposing others, and this was the first time he had been exposed, which felt rather strange.

However, this new storyline is indeed quite good.

But the problem is-

"Could Mashiro paint a picture that captures Kaori Miyazono's feelings at that moment? Kaori's feelings must have been extremely complex when she was playing the violin alone under the tree."

Even loneliness alone is hard to express, let alone when it's accompanied by many complex emotions.

“I asked Shiina-sensei, and she has already agreed.”

"Are you sure? It's not that I'm judging people with outdated perspectives, but Mashiro is emotionally weak, and her paintings are severely lacking in emotional expression."

"I think... President Hayase probably hasn't looked at Shiina-sensei's paintings carefully in the past two or three months, right?"

"You mean she's improving very quickly?"

"I haven't seen Shiina-sensei's previous paintings, so I can't comment on them, but based on her painting yesterday afternoon, I think it's definitely fine!"

"I've been too busy these days and haven't really looked at Mashiro's paintings closely, but it wouldn't hurt to give it a try."

"Since President Hayase agrees, I'll make the arrangements immediately. Should we find someone else to voice these two characters, or will you do it yourselves?"

"Hmm... Let's coordinate the time first, and let you know in advance when it's time to do the voice acting. Mashiro and I will do it ourselves."

Since they were just two supporting characters, with fewer lines than Mashiro and no major flaws in the plot, Masamune-kun naturally wouldn't refuse.

Supporting characters with few lines will not receive a reward during the evaluation; instead, they are like a bonus for the audience.

"No problem, I will notify you a week in advance once the dubbing officially begins."

Just then, Masamune's phone beeped.

Seeing him looking down at his phone, Director Nakamura quietly left.

The text message came from Kiyoshi Handa, and the content was roughly as follows:

He had plenty of time on Friday and could attend the meeting, but it was his first time attending a friend's birthday party, and he didn't know what gift to prepare.

'Handa Kiyoshi? Did I send him the text message?'

Looking at the name Handa Kiyoshi, Masamune couldn't help but recall his high school days.

It's dull and boring; living the same life every day is hardly interesting.

During my three years of high school, I rarely spoke more than three sentences to most of my classmates, and the only classmate I could really get along with was Kiyoshi Handa.

For various reasons, the two were in similar situations, both alone, which led to a good relationship; they often had lunch and chatted together.

However, to call them friends would be a stretch for Masamune himself.

Of course, although the circumstances are similar, the processes are actually quite different.

Handa Kiyoshi mistakenly believed that he was disliked by his classmates, so he stopped communicating with anyone and remained silent.

But in reality, he was perceived as aloof by those around him simply because of his quiet atmosphere and outstanding appearance, and they were unwilling to bother him. In fact, he was very popular and extremely well-liked on campus.

Of course, he himself was unaware of this; for him, it was simply a lonely and unpleasant three years.

As for Masamune, an unpopular fat man with an extremely cold personality and an aura of "keep away," he is also all alone.

At that time, before awakening his past life memories, he was filled with negative emotions such as "It's so good to be handsome" and "We have similar personalities, so why is Handa aloof while I'm disgusting?"

The reason why Handa remained alone was partly due to the secret machinations of Masamune, who deepened Handa's misunderstanding that he was disliked by the entire school and could not talk to anyone.

The name Handa Kiyoshi stirred up Masamune's thoughts, bringing to mind countless memories he had previously ignored.

"In my opinion, we're just classmates with a good relationship, kind of like acquaintances. But does Handa see us as friends all along? Is it because my standards for friendship are too high?"

"To be honest, I've always been a bit of an oddball—strict with myself, but also strict with others."

In other words, after working in my previous life, I gradually experienced some changes.

'I wouldn't allow Handa to abandon himself and become a "normie" all by himself. The me before was truly awful.'

With that thought in mind, Masamune typed a line of text into his phone and clicked send.

[Mashiro is a painter, and you are a calligrapher. As fellow enthusiasts of calligraphy and painting, please write a piece of calligraphy at your current highest level as a gift.]

[Understood. By the way, I actually wanted to ask you this before, did you... succeed in getting your revenge?]

[Reality is different from animation, and I'm not as burdened by any great sorrow or hatred... I'm also very interested in your current life; let's talk more about it on Friday.]

His situation should change after leaving high school and entering university, right?

Friends? So my past self had friends too?

Looking at the text message on his phone, Masamune smiled slightly.

Chapter 77 Thank you very much for your help, Mr. Masamune

"Teacher Zong Bai's character portrayal is as excellent as ever, and his art style has reached a new level, creating a very strong sense of immersion."

"As far as this episode is concerned, I don't think there's anything that needs to be corrected."

"Therefore, I have accepted today's manuscript."

In the afternoon, in the Hayase family's living room, Masamune breathed a sigh of relief as Hattori Tetsu put away the original manuscript.

The original Holy Grail War was a game, so adapting it into a manga would require many changes to the plot.

However, Mashiro's drawing skills are indeed outstanding; the original manuscript for this chapter has an indescribable impact.

It was definitely worth attending Tokyo University of the Arts.

"Hayase-sensei, do you know Fuyuki City in real life?"

Hattori Tetsuya paused for a moment, then continued:

"Actually, not long ago, a man came to our Shueisha and claimed to be Tokiomi Tohsaka in real life."

"Of course, he wasn't trying to cause us any trouble, nor did he have any complaints about the comics."

"He said at the time that he had been having the same dream ever since the comic strip started."

"In his dream, he participated in the Fourth Holy Grail War, but after waking up, he couldn't remember anything."

"In my dreams, he is an elegant magician, but in reality, he is just an ordinary real estate businessman."

He said a lot, and I don’t remember it all, but I remember the last sentence he said.

"After Fate/stay night ends, if Muneshiro-sensei wants to serialize the story of the Fourth Holy Grail War, he can help provide some material."

Masamune seemed to be deep in thought, then asked in surprise:

"Doesn't he have any complaints about his daughter being drawn in a comic book?"

"According to him, he was initially very angry, but he had a dream that night, and after waking up, his feelings became extremely complicated."

"That's it..."

Is this the difference between slice-of-life and fantasy characters?

Since he can dream, it means that he is not an alternate dimension counterpart, but Tokiomi Tohsaka himself.

However, due to the limitations of the world's rules, he lacked magic power and could not use magic tricks, and his childhood experiences were also different.

The next moment, Masamune suddenly thought:

If the FATE animation is produced and evaluated by the system, and they happen to receive a magic reward, could they suddenly become able to use magic?

Just like the characters in Kuroko's Basketball, they may have all their extraordinary talents sealed away by the world, but innate talents will not disappear. Given the right opportunity, they will be unsealed.

The opportunity to lift the lockdown may well be animation.

No, such speculation is meaningless; conjecture without evidence is merely wishful thinking.

In short, let's continue to observe. As more animations are evaluated, we will eventually reach a complete conclusion.

"I did receive Professor Zong Bai's manuscript this week. That's all for today. I'll come back next week."

"Won't Editor Hattori sit for a while longer?"

"Let's do it another day. After I send this manuscript back, I need to go to Yashiro's place. Their new work has a lot of things that need to be revised."

At this point, Hattori Tetsuya sighed softly:

"If every cartoonist were as carefree as these two teachers, our work would be so much easier."

……

After seeing Hattori Tetsuji off at his doorstep, Masamune was about to turn around when he suddenly noticed a young girl with a maid walking towards him in the distance.

She had long brown hair, an exceptionally slender figure, and skin that was almost too white. She had a beauty mark under her eye and a scarf wrapped around her neck.

Even though it was already winter, she was still wearing a short skirt, black stockings, and white ankle boots.

Judging from their pace and direction, the two women were not just passing by; their destination was the Hayase residence.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Masamune, or perhaps it would be better to address you as Mr. Masamune?"

When the young girl approached Masamune, she bowed slightly.

"Actually, I also thought about going to see Mr. Masamune when I was in my second year of high school."

"However, once when I ran into you off campus, you exuded an aura that kept strangers at bay, making you really difficult to approach."

"At the same time, my health is not very good. I suffer from recurring illnesses and spend most of my time in the hospital."

"On that day at the end of September, I suddenly heard a voice from the sky. As one of the female protagonists of the anime, I received a reward of slightly increased luck."

"Thanks to you, the surgeries with a very low success rate were successfully completed after that, and the patients recovered very well."

"After being discharged from the hospital today, I immediately wanted to come and thank you. Thank you so much!"

Is it Fujinomiya Neko?

Masamune seemed to be thinking about something, and quickly said:

"It's too cold outside, why don't you two come inside and talk?"