Anime rating game

"Don't cram the desks together too much, just a moderate amount is fine. In that case, let's hold a job fair and hire as many people as there are available spaces."

"No problem, I'll talk to the purchasing department later and make sure the desks and computers are ready today. The job fair starts tomorrow."

"We'll be on holiday on the morning of the 29th. We'll try to resolve the recruitment issue in the next two days."

"no problem."

"If we have enough manpower, we will start three projects in January after the annual leave."

"Are you producing four animations simultaneously?"

"Ah."

"clear."

Yuka Okitsu hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly.

Besides illustrators, it seems the finance department also needs to hire people, otherwise they definitely won't be able to handle the workload.

Adding another production team means adding another batch of people with the same job titles.

"President, are all three anime series 12 episodes?" Eiji Nishimura asked instinctively.

"No, two parts are 12 episodes each, and one part is 24 episodes."

"If that's the case, we might be a bit short-staffed. There's still a gap between new and experienced employees, not only in terms of work experience, but also in their ability to adapt to our company's pace and cooperate with other positions, etc."

"Let's talk about it after the annual leave. If we really don't have enough manpower, we'll ask Adagaki across the street for help."

Masamune paused for a moment, then added with a smile:

“Their company always copies us. When we recruit, they recruit too. We’re having a job fair these next few days, and they’ll definitely start recruiting as well.”

“Hiring so many people to produce only one animation per season is a huge waste of human resources. It’s good to borrow some people to help her train the newcomers.”

"Understood." Eiji Nishimura smiled unconsciously.

Although this approach seems incredibly shameless, upon closer examination, it makes a lot of sense.

Moreover, the employees on the other side would definitely be very happy to receive help from their own company.

After all, the animation produced by the other side might only get a rating of 3 stars or higher, while our own animation is guaranteed to get 3 stars or higher, or even higher.

"President, can I also attend the job fair?"

"Of course you can. Anyone who wants to participate is welcome to come and take a look. Anyway, the people you recruit will be working with you."

"In that case, we must proceed with caution."

Eiji Nishimura nodded slightly and pondered:

If your company has a good future and a good atmosphere, hiring someone with a bad personality could easily ruin your company's reputation for never laying off anyone.

"President, I've finished my work. How about we start selecting scripts today?"

"I asked Ms. Mai yesterday, and the script still needs to be improved. Don't worry, just wait a little longer."

Masamune paused, then changed the subject, asking with a smile:

"By the way, do you already know what we're going to produce next quarter?"

"No, the scriptwriting department said they wanted to keep it a secret and didn't want to tell me."

"In that case, I'll give you a sneak peek in advance. First, there's the manga 'Fate/stay night' that Mashiro and I are drawing, which is a 24-episode, half-year anime. Then there's 'Lonely Rock' and 'That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime,' which are both light novel adaptations. Choose one of the three."

"I know about 'lonely rock'; the PV that aired yesterday was directed by Director Takeuchi."

Upon hearing this, Yasuyuki Takeuchi nodded slightly:

"There are many introverted children nowadays, and such personalities make them easy targets for bullying at school. I think this animation is very educational."

"It seems I can only choose between light novel adaptations and manga adaptations. I've read the manga by the president and Shiina-san, but I haven't read Slime. I'll go back and read the original work before deciding which one to produce."

Eiji Nishimura looked at Masamune again and asked curiously:

"By the way, president, who is the fourth supervisor? Will he be an external hire or promoted from within?"

“Internal promotion. The candidate… is Masashi Yamada. He has been a director (episode director) for many years and has a wealth of experience in the industry. It’s time to give him a chance to prove himself.”

Eiji Nishimura breathed a sigh of relief. If it were a famous director hired from outside, he might not have been able to compete with him.

But since it's a junior like Yamada, I have a certain right to choose.

I'll take a good look at the light novels again before deciding whether to adapt them into a manga or a light novel next month.

"Now that the director has been decided, let's also decide on the animation producer. Miyamori, you'll be the producer, working with Yamada."

"Huh...!? Me?" Miyamori Aoi looked surprised.

“That’s right. You’ve accumulated experience in several animations as the production manager, so it’s time for you to take on more responsibility.”

"Okay, thank you, President."

Although she felt somewhat uneasy, Aoi Miyamori was quite familiar with the work of a producer.

An animation typically has multiple producers, such as a sound producer and a planning producer, but the person in charge of overall animation management is still the animation producer.

Although the president is also a producer, he is actually just a figurehead. His job scope is more like that of the general producer of multiple animations in the company, equivalent to a team leader among producers.

The actual work is still handled by the animation producers.

It sounds unbelievable that she reached the end of her career after working for two years, but Aoi Miyamori had already participated in the production of many anime. In other companies that produce one anime per year, she would be considered a veteran employee who has worked for seven or eight years.

She certainly felt some pressure from this, but not too much.

Chapter 257 The Eighth Assessment: A Slightly Awkward Reward

It was the last weekend of December, around dusk.

All three anime series from Musashino this season have reached their final episodes.

In fact, the main series ended last week, and this week's episode is the final OVA, which was produced to fill out the runtime.

After all, each quarter is almost 13 weeks long, and if an anime only has 12 episodes, then there is a week of downtime.

Musashino has a long-term contract with the TV station to broadcast anime at a fixed time every weekend. If there is no anime to provide in a certain week, the TV station will rebroadcast the anime to fill the time.

Alternatively, a recap episode could be provided by Musashino, or it could be supplemented by other Musashino animations, such as a four-episode run of Tom and Jerry.

But from any perspective, this is an extremely wasteful act.

Therefore, as is customary, most Musashino anime series will add an OVA episode unrelated to the main story after the series ends, in order to pad out the runtime.

Viewers were unaware of the reasons behind this, but instead felt that Musashino Animation was very conscientious, and they would sit on the sofa every weekend as usual to wait for the anime to air.

Of course, compared to the other two anime series with a continuous main storyline, "Himouto! Umaru-chan" does not have a continuous storyline, so it doesn't matter if you skip around or watch it backwards.

As always, Umaru and the others sat in the living room at the Doma residence.

On the screen, after the opening sequence, the OVA begins.

Umaru played too much video games late at night and was very sleepy when she woke up in the morning. She begged her brother not to go to school.

She was delayed by five minutes when Haibin came upstairs to call her before she finally left.

When he opened the door and walked up to Ebina, he had already transformed into the tall, slender, and radiant Doma Umaru form.

[Sorry, Ebina, for keeping you waiting so long.]

[It doesn't matter……]

[Sorry... my brother said he doesn't want to go to work...]

[So my brother has such a childlike side too?]

[Yeah, it's really a headache. (Hehe... I'm going to ruin my brother's reputation and get revenge for not letting me ask for leave.)]

stare……

Seeing the menacing gazes of the three people in the house, Doma Umaru, sitting on the sofa, couldn't help but chuckle awkwardly.

When I was doing the voice acting, I felt incredibly pathetic, but after seeing the finished animation, I felt even more pathetic.

But these are all things that actually happened, and there's no way to refute them.

Moreover, after the groundwork laid in the first 12 episodes, the whole country knows his true personality, so no one will believe him even if he tries to refute it.

"Umaru! You've gone too far. This is the first time I've felt that making these into an anime is a good thing," Taihei Doma couldn't help but say.

"Sorry, brother, I'm going to school properly now."

"Sigh... Is it really okay if the teachers and students at the school find out about this?"

"It's okay. In fact, it's more relaxing this way. I don't have to pretend all the time. Besides, everyone thinks that the animation is too exaggerated. In real life, I might act cute, but I definitely won't go that far."

"??"

"Most people only believe the Umaru they see with their own eyes, and are unwilling to believe the Umaru in the anime."

Also.

Doma Taihei nodded slightly, just about to explain his New Year's plans, when a completely emotionless voice suddenly rang in his ear.

[The Holy Flower Will Eventually (details omitted), rating 2 stars, punishment for all main creators: insomnia for three days.]

[I saved the world (details omitted), rating 1 stars, punishment for all main creators: blindness for ten days.]

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[Shirobako, rating 4 stars, reward: female protagonist Miyamori Aoi (skill) - Gentle Breeze: makes it easier to gain the favor of others in interpersonal communication.]

Reward the heroine, Ema Yasuhara (skill) - Ready to Go: Can adjust her own status and re-enter her most perfect state.

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Reward the female supporting character Karasuma Chitose (skill) - Daily Practice: You must practice your work-related skills for one hour every day, otherwise you will suffer from insomnia that night. The effect of the practice will increase with the duration of the practice.

The male supporting character, Hayase Masamune (skill) – "Sharp Ears and Eyes," has been rewarded. Similar skills have been detected and are now being merged.

The new skill is—Quick wit: Intelligence is slightly improved.

The female supporting character Shiina Mashiro is rewarded with the skill "Memory Enhancement". An advanced skill has been detected, and the skill is now being replaced.

The new skill is—Exceptional Vision: Enhanced eyesight.