Tokyo: Oreimo

Ling continued flipping through the pages.

"Are you still procrastinating? Haven't you decided what to wish for yet?"

As Mami Tomoe asks Madoka Kaname and Sayaka questions in the story, the girl's face shows a thoughtful expression.

If she were to choose, this kind of question would be easy.

"For example, your favorite comics are all adapted into anime, and you could play so many great visual novels in a lifetime..."

This should be something that Cupid, who is capable of performing miracles, could easily do, right?

"I really want a contract beast like that too. If the anime becomes popular, the plush toy of that contract beast should sell very well, right?"

Ling Nai looked up at the 'Moon Witch' doll on the bedside table. She had bought it with Liu Li when they went shopping together.

It won't be long before Cardcaptor Sakura releases some merchandise.

Then there will be a few more cute creatures by her bedside.

Thinking this, Ling Nai continued to look down.

Soon we saw the part where Mami Tomoe led Madoka Kaname to rescue Sayaka.

"That Homura Akemi is a bit annoying. She's always stopping Madoka from signing the contract. I wonder what she's up to."

"They said this witch was difficult to deal with, but wasn't she still defeated by Mami-senpai in one move?"

"With this level of expertise, how dare they spout such nonsense?"

Ryoko Takashiro doesn't really like this character.

She turned to the next page and witnessed Madoka Kaname's determination to become a magical girl and fight alongside Mami Tomoe, and felt genuinely happy for her senior.

"That's great, I have a partner now."

"Yes, the title of this statement is 'We are no longer afraid.' Is that what it means?"

The blonde girl excitedly turned the page and continued reading.

"What? They're all just chickens and dogs. Didn't Mami-senpai easily take care of them?"

Ling Nai's gaze swept quickly across the notebook, but when she reached the last panel on this page, she suddenly felt something was off.

Despite being shot through the chest by Mami Tomoe's Tiro Finale, the 'witch' was tightly bound with ribbons, but her mouth suddenly opened, as if something was crawling out of it.

Takashiro Ryou suddenly had a very bad feeling.

On the next page, a bizarre head emerges from the mouth of the witch who should have been killed.

In the blink of an eye, he suddenly appeared in front of Mami Tomoe and stopped, opening his mouth wide, revealing a mouth full of sharp teeth.

click-

The pencil in Ling Nai's hand broke off with a crack due to excessive force.

"Huh?"

The next panel shows the girl's body swaying in the air, her magical transformation outfit fading as she falls from the sky.

The witch, who resembled a giant tadpole, didn't even spare her corpse, devouring it completely.

Mami Tomoe died, cause of death: headless.

“…”

“…”

Takashiro Ryou fell into a brief silence, tightening her grip until she forcefully split the pencil in two.

She then closed her notebook, took a deep breath, stood up from her chair, and quickly left the room.

I walked to the door of my brother's room across the street.

The girl raised her long legs, which were the envy of her peers, and kicked the door open with a powerful kick.

"Takajo! Ryousuke!"

Chapter 98 This guy deserves to die!

In the bathroom, Ryosuke heard a loud noise coming from upstairs and his face showed an expression of "I knew it."

Fortunately, he had the foresight to enter the bathroom at the right time to take a shower.

In this situation, even if someone is angry, they wouldn't chase him all the way here to cause him trouble.

"He's impatient, it's only been 3 episodes."

In the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica, although the scene in episode 3 where the older sister turns her head is a key turning point, it is only the starting point and sets the tone for the entire work.

He hasn't had time to finish writing the animation script yet, so it's better to give the rest to Ling Nai all at once to avoid her getting angry and causing him trouble.

Ultimately, it's because Ling Nai is too fragile and sensitive.

This kind of plot shouldn't make you so angry that you kick the door down, right?

Judging from the noise, the door lock might have been damaged.

Speaking of which, we've had to replace the door locks twice in the last six months, both times ruined by Takashiro Ryouno, because that girl always likes to kick the door down.

After taking a hot shower, Ryosuke changed into his pajamas and went back upstairs.

At this moment, Ling Nai had already been pushed back to her room by Takashiro Yuu, and was sitting on the tatami with her head down.

Since the commotion was quite loud, the father got out of bed the moment he heard the girl's angry roar.

"There should be a limit to being silly. Making such a commotion so late at night will make the neighbors complain!"

"You need to reflect on your actions!"

Takashiro Yuu criticized him quite harshly, and Ling Nai, knowing she was in the wrong, could only lower her head and accept the scolding.

But seeing Ryosuke appear in the corridor, she couldn't help but cast an angry glare at him.

Ryosuke made a face at her, which immediately made the girl bristle.

That guy, he deserves to die! Give me back my Mami-senpai!

The blonde girl was so angry her hair almost stood on end.

Takashiro Isao turned his head, and Ryosuke immediately adjusted his expression, nodding politely to his father.

"Ryosuke, get some rest. I'll have someone fix the broken lock tomorrow."

"I understand, Father."

"You're treating me differently, Dad! He was the one who made me angry first!"

Ling Nai expressed her dissatisfaction.

"How could such an obedient child like Ryosuke deliberately make you angry? Even if he accidentally angered you, his behavior is still too much!"

"Don't try to deny it. Your academic performance test today was also terrible, while your brother got a perfect score."

"What does this have to do with grades...?"

Ling Nai put up a weak resistance, but was once again ruthlessly suppressed by Takashiro Yuu.

During school years, academic ability is considered the ultimate measure of success, directly proportional to one's family status.

In this respect, Ryosuke has a dominant advantage over Ryono Takashiro.

Ryosuke nodded and returned to his room.

Even after the door was closed, one could still faintly hear Takashiro Isao criticizing Ryouno's behavior.

Imagining his younger sister cowering and being scolded, Ryosuke Takagi couldn't help but burst out laughing.

......

September has arrived, and a week has passed since the start of the school year.

In the past few days, Ryosuke has been tutoring Lingna in her studies every night, which has barely helped her consolidate her previous academic level.

By the weekend, the brother and sister had spent most of the day packing up Ling Nai's treasured collection, hired a group of moving workers, and completely emptied their studio in Sakaecho, transporting everything to their company headquarters in Nerima Ward, Tokyo.

Phoenix Inu Saori was also present.

The three of them tidied up the room and divided it into separate office areas.

Ling retreated to her own little space and began to carefully decorate it while ensuring her privacy.

Meanwhile, Ryosuke sat alone with Hououin Saori in the empty office, discussing their future work plans.

"We need to recruit a decent batch of new talent before the end of October."

"Are you planning to train him from scratch? Have you contacted him about the note I gave you before?"

Phoenix Inu Saori mentioned it briefly.

Students from the Department of Arts at Tokyo Polytechnic University are a great starting point; recent graduates in this relevant field are definitely the first choice.

These students are fresh out of university and new to the industry, so they ask for the lowest prices.

"I've already called and arranged to go to the school tomorrow to find out more."

Ryosuke always takes the lead in making these preparations.

"Given the current economic situation, hiring seventy people is the limit; we can't afford any more. I also plan to recruit experienced people from the community for some of them."

Upon hearing Ryosuke's arrangement, Hououin Saori looked at him with some surprise.

"Wait, you're not planning to hire everyone, are you? Just keep the core positions, and outsource the rest, right?"

According to industry practice, animation production is mostly outsourced to non-staff personnel, with only a small portion of the core design being done by in-house staff.

Take the 'in-between' animator as an example. They are mainly responsible for the basic drawing work in animation design, and achieve the continuity of action by filling in the transition frames between keyframes.

This group represents the bottom rung of the industry, with the heaviest workload, the largest number of people, and the highest turnover rate.

Because it is an entry-level job in the industry, the unit price is extremely low, with the current average market price being 150-170 yen per piece.

“Recruiting these animators with fixed salaries is a losing proposition no matter how you look at it; the maximum a single person can produce is only about fifteen or sixteen frames a day.”

Although she didn't intend to participate in the project, Phoenix Institute Saori still did some research on the industry, since she was one of the shareholders.

“This will increase a lot of additional expenses. I thought that since you were planning to make animation, you at least knew this.”