Anime rating game

"I haven't contacted Hayase in the past few days."

Hachiman Hikigaya nodded slightly, took out his phone, and went to the Musashino Animation website homepage, where a line of large text immediately caught his eye.

I continued scrolling down, lost in thought.

Is it similar to the Kohaku Uta Gassen (Red and White Song Battle)?

"I feel like it's a multi-person concert," Yui Yuigahama said to herself as she thought. "The Kohaku Uta Gassen is broadcast on TV, but they don't sell tickets."

Upon hearing this, Hachiman Hikigaya suddenly noticed the text description below.

The party is scheduled for Christmas evening, starting promptly at 8 p.m.

In addition to Musashino's own animations, voice actors from other popular anime will also perform on stage.

If viewers have favorite anime songs, they can leave a comment below. If the comment receives a certain number of likes, the host may consider inviting the host to perform.

The event will be held at Tokyo Dome. Musashino will be giving away 12 tickets in an online lottery on December 15th. Winners will receive a ticket and other small gifts from Musashino within three to five business days.

Meanwhile, Musashino has reached an agreement with TV Tokyo to broadcast the event live on television on Christmas Eve.

"What...is this?"

Generally speaking, concerts are not broadcast on television.

Because if it can be seen directly on TV, tickets will be difficult to sell.

Moreover, if each ticket is priced at the minimum of 10,000 yen, giving away 15,000 tickets for free is no small amount.

Keep turning the page; there are more explanations to follow.

For example, at the end of the gala, the audience could vote for their favorite singers, with each person having only one vote.

The singer with the most votes at the entire gala will receive a cash prize of 1 million yen.

Those who vote for that singer can get a free CD of the song that singer performed live.

'I see. ’

Hachiman Hikigaya immediately realized that if there were interactive activities, there would be a lot of people buying tickets to attend.

After all, there are quite a few fans in the animation community.

"Senior, what are your plans for Christmas Day?" Iroha Isshiki asked with a grin.

If you say no, she will definitely take the opportunity to invite you to play together.

Hachiman Hikigaya was fully aware of this.

"If nothing unexpected happens, I should be at home..."

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

The next moment, a young woman dressed in office attire walked in from outside the door.

"I heard that the Service Club and the Student Council have merged. So you're here after all. Hello, I'm Matsumoto Chisato, Musashino's manager. I've been sent to invite you to the party."

"If it's just an invitation to the show, wouldn't it have been easier to just mail the tickets?" Hachiman Hikigaya asked in surprise.

"No, Mr. Hikigaya, you've misunderstood. We want to invite you to perform on stage. Specifically, we hope that Yukino Yukinoshita, Yui Yuigahama, and Iroha Isshiki will form a band and sing together on stage."

really.

Since it wasn't directly related to him, Hachiman Hikigaya silently looked at the others.

"Aren't we going to ask a voice actress to go up?" Yukino Yukinoshita asked softly.

"The voice actress for Yukinoshita can sing songs from other anime."

"So they came to us? OP or ED?"

"It will be all right."

Does that mean we get to choose the songs ourselves?

"Yes. I asked Mr. Tobibe about this before. If you don't want to choose songs that appear in the anime, you can sing original songs, but you must ensure the quality."

Hearing this, Yui Yuigahama couldn't help but interject:

"Would you like to perform on stage, Yukino?"

"I want to try."

"In that case, I'll go too. However, I thought Yukino wouldn't be interested in this kind of thing at all."

I'm really not that interested.

Yukino Yukinoshita muttered to herself.

Despite having no real interest, I still decided to go on stage and give it a try.

If you ask why, maybe he wanted to see his mother's expression when she found out?

Seeing this, Isshiki Hachiman could only respond with a sound of agreement.

"Since both of you are going, I guess I'll have to join you. By the way, Ms. Matsumoto, why wasn't Mr. Hachiman invited?"

"Because the opening and ending themes of the anime are sung by girls."

"Aren't there character songs too? I love my senior's exclusive character songs. I'm tired of the voice actor versions. I want to hear my senior sing them."

"Sure, I don't have any problems with that. But I wonder how Hikigaya-sensei sings? The audition process is quite difficult."

Isshiki Hachiman turned to look at Hikigaya Hachiman, lightly made a V-sign, and smiled:

"Senior, let's go together! I think it's more fun to perform on stage than to sit in the audience."

"And you are absolutely not allowed to slack off."

Hachiman Hikigaya was speechless. He had already said everything he needed to say, leaving him no excuse to refuse.

"Actually, I'm tone-deaf."

"Is that so? I don't believe it."

Iroha Isshiki immediately took out her phone and dialed Komachi's number right in front of him.

"Komachi, your brother says he's tone-deaf, is that true?"

"Why are you asking this? Do you want to invite your brother to karaoke? Don't worry, he sings quite well."

"Thank you, but I'm busy right now. I'll talk to you in detail later."

After quickly hanging up the phone, Iroha Isshiki said with a smile:

"Senior, that's what Komachi said."

“The audience probably wants to hear voice actors sing, so it would be better to let Karasuma do it.” Hachiman Hikigaya quickly came up with another excuse.

Matsumoto Chisato interjected at the opportune moment:

"Mr. Hikigaya, Mr. Karasuma will be on stage to sing the character song for Yuuta Tomioka. He will also be wearing a corresponding chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) uniform and spouting some chuunibyou quotes."

“Huh…?”

Hachiman Hikigaya looked bewildered, trying to imagine the scene; he was incredibly embarrassed.

"Is it really necessary to go to this extent? Couldn't you just go up and sing one song?"

"For voice actors, this is also a way to hone their acting skills."

"Is this for practicing acting skills?"

I think this is a way to build up one's thick skin.

However, this is indeed something only voice actors can do.

If it were Tomiyuki himself, he would rather die than go on stage.

Hachiman Hikigaya was somewhat relieved by this, as his character song was alright and not too bad.

"Senior, let's go together!"

Noticing the excitement in Iroha Isshiki's eyes, Hachiman Hikigaya sighed helplessly.

He knew very well that when Isshiki Iroha showed this expression, no matter how many excuses he made, she would refute them one by one.

"it is good."

Chapter 250 Perhaps this is their secret.

Unlike the other two 12-episode anime series, "Shirobako," which airs two episodes per week this season, had already aired 18 episodes by early December.

In the story, after overcoming numerous difficulties, Musashino's painstakingly crafted work, K-On!, was successfully delivered to the television station and met with the audience.

To enhance the viewing experience, Shirobako created numerous difficulties, so much so that when viewers saw K-On! become a huge hit and then thought about the realities of life, countless sentimental viewers were moved to tears.

The "Shirobako" series features many original storylines not found in the first season of K-On! and integrates them into the Blu-ray, creating a K-On! spin-off that has received numerous positive reviews.

The most obvious sign is that Shirobako's online popularity has skyrocketed, generating a huge amount of discussion.

Of course, even so, it still ranks third online, but the gap between it and the fourth place has widened considerably.

"I want to join Musashino! It's a pity I missed the golden opportunity last year; the interview process is just too difficult now."

"Me too. After watching Shirobako, I suddenly realized that our company is terrible. It's full of men and the pay isn't great either."

"Musashino is really amazing. Thinking of Masamune last year, I suddenly have the feeling that 'my kid has grown up'."

"Upstairs, you're not alone. When I saw Masamune-kun appear in the white box, I was really moved, but I also felt a little sorry for Aki."

"The White Box is great, but it's too short. I really wish Musashino would fill the animation with the production process of every anime. Not just K-On!, but also Oregairu, Chuunibyou, Tom and Jerry, etc., I want to see them all."

"Who isn't? But that would be too long, over a hundred episodes would be too much to handle, Musashino definitely can't afford that much money."

"No way? You really believe that Musashino is broke? If they were broke, how could they put on a year-end song and dance party? And give away 15,000 tickets for free."

"I don't believe Musashino is short of money either. However, Musashino's animation details are ridiculously high, every frame is beautiful, and the budget is constantly burning through. Although it sells well, it must not be very wealthy."

"I don't think everyone needs to worry about funding. Whether it's Masamune's revenge or Shirobako, it's clear that President Hayase is a very shrewd person and would never do a losing business."

Inside the hospital ward, Ruri Gokou typed on her phone to communicate with netizens while casually chatting with Kyosuke Kousaka.

"Senior, do you think Musashino is rich or poor?"

"I don't know if Musashino is rich or not, but Hayase herself must be very rich."