Anime rating game

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"President, what's your opinion on office romances?"

Around 9 a.m., I had just finished processing today's documents and was about to go downstairs when Miyamori Aoi suddenly walked in.

Noticing Masamune's curious gaze, Miyamori Aoi quickly explained:

"I'm talking about Mizuki. She joined Musashino on the same day as me. She joined Musashino to keep up with the intense competition."

"Huh...? They've started dating?"

"That's right, it just started today."

"Why so suddenly? I think it's fine. As long as it doesn't affect work, there's no problem. Aren't there quite a few husband-and-wife teams in our company?"

"Then I'm relieved." Miyamori Aoi breathed a sigh of relief and asked with a smile, "Actually, it was Mizuki who was a little worried. She said that if the company prohibits office romances, we should keep it a secret for now."

"What's there to hide? Instead, let's celebrate to congratulate them both."

"Huh...? President, Mizuki will definitely be too shy to talk to us like this."

"Alright. But after all, I watched them both join the company, and now that they've finally gotten together, it feels like something's missing if we don't celebrate. How about this, I'll pay for it, and you can order a cake with 'May you have a long and happy marriage' written on it, and deliver it to them at lunchtime."

Miyamori Aoi pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly:

"Alright, would you like to join us for lunch, President?"

"Of course, just to join in the fun."

"In that case, I'll call the restaurant right away."

"Don't tell them yet; give them a surprise at noon."

"no problem."

Not long after Miyamori Aoi left, Karasuma Chitose and Ogiso Setsuna suddenly walked in together.

"President, does Setsuna's new song have backup dancers?"

"Are you interested?"

“Mmm…” Karasuma Chitose nodded repeatedly, excitedly saying, “I didn’t think five per thousand was much, but just one song’s income is enough to cover my annual salary.”

"So you're only interested in money? Well, that's fine then."

Masamune pondered for a moment and said:

"We have prepared two songs for Setsuna. 'Unreachable Love' will definitely be shown on TV along with the PV and anime promotions as the theme song for the anime. No dance is required."

"But 'Renai Circulation' is a possibility."

"Okay... I'll hire someone to choreograph it, following the same format as before. The song will be released whenever the dance is ready."

"Yay!" Karasuma Chitose cheered. "When will the dance be performed?"

"It will take at least three to five days, or maybe a week."

"clear."

"Yukina, when is your school's festival?" Masamune asked in turn.

"Next Wednesday to Friday, a total of three days."

When is your performance?

"Next Wednesday morning around 9 o'clock."

"Okay, I've got it. I'll definitely go then."

Seeing this, Karasuma Chitose couldn't help but ask:

"President, why don't you ask when our school festival is?"

Masamune chuckled and shook his head slightly.

"This was something we discussed a long time ago, why are you getting involved? Or are you going to perform at the school festival too?"

"No, but my school's broadcasting department invited me to collaborate, and I might perform on stage that day."

"Oh, if you really do go on stage, please send me a copy of the performance video so I can watch it."

"eccentric."

"If that's how you put it, then I have to admit it. I know three people from their school, and I only know you from your school. Three to one, you lost."

Chapter 235 Ogiso Setsuna's "Date"

Since it was Saturday, after briefly inquiring about the new song and confirming that "Renai Circulation" would still be a collaboration between the three of them, Ogiso Setsuna began to deal with more important matters.

In other words, by "dating," one can actually experience the emotions in the work, whether it's an animation or a song.

Through a phone call, Setsuna quickly met with Shizuka Sakaki.

Surprisingly, she was dressed in men's clothing today, with her hair styled in a simple way and a hat on her head, making her look like a handsome boy.

"Shizuka-nee, are you... wearing a bra?"

"Well, the clothes are too tight, so this is the only solution. It's only for one day, it should be fine."

"Is it necessary to go to this extent?"

Seeing that she was a little stunned, Shizuka Sakaki smiled and said:

"This is the first time I've played a male lead role. I think I'm pretty good at voicing female leads, but I feel like I'm still lacking when it comes to male leads."

"After all, I am a woman, and I understand women very well, but men don't."

"During the audition, I really couldn't understand the part in episode 10 where Kitahara Haruki rushed up to hug Touma Kazusa after realizing her feelings, only to be slapped in the face."

"I heard that this was originally a place for rushing over to kiss, but considering your profession, it was specially changed to a hug, and the dialogue was also revised."

? ?

Yukina was slightly taken aback. She didn't think this scene was in the script she was reading. Was it added later, or was she reading too fast and didn't notice?

What kind of lines?

"Please wait a moment."

After a moment's hesitation, Shizuka Sakaki spoke in a neutral voice:

"Touma... I love you..."

"Snapped…!"

"Why are you so skilled at this? Your hugging technique is so practiced, how far are you going to push me away from me..."

As she listened to her recite her lines in various different voices, interspersed with many scene simulation sounds, Setsuna couldn't help but laugh.

"No, I still can't understand Kitahara Haruki's feelings, and I can't act out Touma Kazusa's emotions well either."

"No, it's already incredibly impressive." Yukina laughed for a while, then said curiously, "However, changing this part to a hug feels a bit weak, doesn't it?"

"Then do you want to switch back to KISS?"

"No, Mom and Dad would be very angry. Is there anything else? The rest?"

"Let me think... I was first, I was first, I was clearly the first one here... whether it was holding hands, hugging, or falling for that guy. Besides, none of you have ever kissed, I'm clearly way ahead in that respect."

"Hehe...this part must have been changed too."

"My dubbing in this part was terrible, please excuse me."

"You can't tell at all. It's just that Shizuka-nee is too demanding of herself."

"This is the most basic professional ethics for voice actors."

Shizuka Sakaki shook her head slightly, then said:

"Didn't you read the script? You should remember your lines at the end of episode 11 very clearly, right? Tell me about them."

Should we read it now?

"If you think the streets are too crowded, we can find a restaurant that's less crowded."

"No need, it was just a sentence. Shizuka-nee didn't even notice the pedestrians on the street."

After a moment's thought, Xuecai began to read:

"Why did it turn out like this...? For the first time, I've had someone I like, and someone I can be friends with for life. Two happy things overlapping... Pfft... Haha... I can't help it, I really want to laugh so hard."

Sakaki Shizuka looked at her speechlessly, then shook her head with a smile:

"This line is very important, requiring a high level of momentum and emotion. If it is performed well enough, it will definitely become a classic line and circulate online for several years."

"But if they don't perform well, that would be terrible."

“Our company has very strict requirements in this regard. If you don’t pronounce your lines well, the supervisor will definitely keep asking you to do it again.”

"They might even finish recording everyone else's parts first, then keep you behind alone. If you don't perform well, you're not allowed to leave."

"At that time, all the other voice actors left, but all the staff stayed with you, all staring at you intently. They kept muttering and cursing in their minds, 'Why isn't it over yet... how much longer?'"

"Is it that serious?" Setsuna asked cautiously.

"I'm putting it mildly. Last winter, there was a time when Chitose didn't perform well, and everyone stayed up with her until 3:30 a.m. the next day. After the recording, Chitose cried. Since then, Chitose has never let us down when she's doing voice acting for her own company."

Realizing the seriousness of the problem, Setsuna immediately became serious.

Today's purpose is not to have fun, but to experience the emotions in the work through scene recreation.

"Jingxiang, where are we going today?"

"Let me think... How about we go to the airport first? Although it's still autumn and there's no snow yet, it's the most important place in the whole series, and we can't wait for it to snow."

"No problem. What should we do after we get to the airport? Look around?"

"No, let's actually rehearse the scenes from the animation, just like performing in a play."

"Huh...? The airport must be packed with people."

"stare…"

That silent gaze, on the contrary, put immense pressure on Setsuna.

"Alright, I'll go, okay? Then I'll trouble you to come with me, Kitahara-kun."