Anime rating game

The next moment, she suddenly thought of a question.

Last night, my brother said he has a voice-over job for a male lead today and he has to record a variety show tomorrow. He's very busy and can't come.

Now, he has a much heavier workload each quarter than I do, and he should be subject to more severe punishments.

Thinking of this, he immediately dialed Karasuma Gojyo's number.

"Wujing-jun, how are you feeling now?"

"Still alive? What about you?"

"Blind in one eye, unable to lie for three days, that's all."

"That's good."

"Are you still working these next few days?"

"Today's voice-over work has been postponed due to too many absent voice actors. Tomorrow's program is an interview program, so it can proceed as scheduled."

"You're clearly sick, why are you still going to work?"

"I know what I'm doing, don't worry, just take good care of yourself."

"Eh…"

After hanging up the phone, Karasuma Chitose let out a long sigh.

For voice actors, the quarterly evaluations are more of a source of anxiety than anticipation.

After all, only about ten, or at most twenty, animated series can receive awards each quarter, so the chances of winning are very small.

Often, once you're on the production team's end, even if you vaguely sense that it's going to be a terrible animation, there's no way to back out of the contract.

It's difficult to judge the quality of a work during the voice actor selection process.

Fortunately, I didn't get many voice acting jobs last quarter because I had to be a backup dancer for Setsuna.

That said, for voice actors, having fewer jobs should be a bad thing, right?

Turning her head, Karasuma Chitose suddenly noticed that Mashiro was holding a pure white weed in her hand, examining it carefully.

"what is this?"

"superpower."

"I understand. What I wanted to ask about were the details of the ability. I heard you mentioned the superpower you gained earlier. Plants aren't inanimate objects, are they?"

"Just pull it out."

Mashiro's fingertips lightly touched the weeds beside the blanket, but there was no change.

Then, he gently plucked a blade of grass with his hand, and with a slight thought, it instantly turned from green to pure white.

"like this."

"Hmm... so, living things aren't allowed?"

"That's probably it."

"What an amazing superpower, but it's also very dangerous."

The key point is that once the color changes, it cannot be restored.

It can easily turn inanimate objects white, and it seems there are no limitations.

If she wanted, she could even turn the whole world white.

The earth, houses, the ocean... just thinking about it is incredibly exaggerated.

"Isn't it dangerous that a light touch can turn your clothes white?"

"Pure white clothes don't look that good."

"I mean, what if... you accidentally change the color of something?"

"No, it only changes color when the ability is actively released."

Active, release?

Although she didn't quite understand it, Karasuma Chitose seemed thoughtful as she thought of a fantasy female supporting character she had previously voiced.

It seems there are certain limitations, such as scope and scale; it's impossible to turn the Earth white in an instant.

But even so, it still—

"I'm so envious. Compared to the production staff who can reliably gain superpowers every month, we voice actors are really at a disadvantage."

"After three months of hard work, the evaluation day finally arrived, but what I got was punishment."

"The more work you do, the more punishment you receive; there are a few days of suffering every quarter."

Masamune shook his head slightly and said with a smile:

"You should think about it from a different perspective. Most animation companies in the industry only produce one animation every six months to a year."

"After working hard all year, you can't make any money, you get scolded by the audience, and you're even punished by God."

"Voice actors have several evaluation opportunities every quarter, and if they are lucky, they can get two or three superpowers every quarter."

"I've searched the entire industry and haven't found many people with such good luck," Karasuma Chitose said, pursing her lips. "I wonder when I'll be able to become an anime protagonist and voice actress, getting two superpowers in one anime?"

"There is everything in dreams."

"Ugh... President, I think I have the potential to become an anime heroine. A mischievous heroine, if well-developed, can actually be quite popular. Besides, I'm also very cute, so I'm sure I'll be loved by the audience."

Masamune chuckled and asked in return:

How persuasive do you think your words are?

"Okay... it's not very convincing."

Karasuma Chitose sighed deeply, looking somewhat dejected.

Although you can't lie within three days, at least you can decide whether to speak or not. As long as you don't say anything, no one will know what you're thinking.

She knew perfectly well that she was just jealous.

"Ugh... I really want to be the main character."

Masamune smiled helplessly. Perhaps he could make an animation based on her in the future if the opportunity arose.

As for now, let's just forget about it, otherwise she'll definitely get carried away.

"Actually, most of the superpowers I've gained are pretty useless. Like the Twelve Snowfalls skill I just got—if it snows for no reason, I'll definitely get a lot of flak."

"Thank you, but your words did nothing to comfort me. If I had that ability, I could easily post a message online and have people pay me to make snow in water-scarce countries and regions, and I would instantly become a world-famous celebrity."

"Haha...that's a good use case. We can consider it later."

"President, are there any suitable roles for me in our company's animation next season?"

This person's emotions change so quickly...

Masamune chuckled, thought for a moment, and then pondered:

"Next quarter we will be producing four anime simultaneously. For K-On! and Seitokai Yakuindomo, we will invite the voice actors to do the voice work, and we will not hold auditions."

"As for the other two animations, it has been confirmed that the individuals involved will not be coming to do the voice acting. We will hold auditions internally in a few days."

"Uh-huh…"

Karasuma Chitose looked excited; his chance had arrived!

I must do my best this time. It's been a long time since I did voice acting for my own company's animation, and my acting skills have improved a lot.

Leaving aside the female lead, at the very least, they should snag the second female lead role.

In that case, the evaluation meeting in the quarter after next will be something to look forward to.

Unlike today, when I can only watch others laugh and enjoy themselves while I sit alone in the crowd, feeling out of place.

Of course, it would be even better if you could get a superpower that would be useful in everyday life.

"President, do you have any suggestions for roles that would suit me?"

"Cheating is wrong. Wait until the script comes out, then watch it two or three times before you decide."

"mean."

Because Karasuma Chitose's face was very close, Masamune unconsciously saw her left eye.

At this moment, his eyes were cloudy and did not move at all.

"What are your thoughts on being punished with blindness in your left eye?"

"I'm very angry, and I feel like crying."

"It seems you really have no choice but to tell the truth now."

"What do you want to do?"

Karasuma Chitose unconsciously took a step back.

"Haha..." Masamune laughed and shook his head, then turned to look at the others.

At this moment, everyone is testing their newly acquired abilities and items, and even those who only received daily necessities as rewards mostly have smiles on their faces.

It must be said that this time of year is also the happiest time for Masamune himself.

He was actually quite surprised that these two animations received a 4-star rating.

But upon closer reflection, it's not surprising.

After all, both of these anime have undergone some modifications and represent the hard work of everyone at Musashino.

With the improvements in art style, music, and other aspects, plus the boost from being ranked in the top two most popular, this result isn't too surprising.

As production experience increases, the ratings for Musashino Animation will only continue to rise.

Just like the original first season of "Masamune-kun's Revenge," if it were released today with even better art style and music, it would probably get a 4-star rating.

The basic conditions for creating a 5-star animation are in place; now all that's left is to wait.

Chapter 290 Kitahara Iori only lasted three minutes

Because of the upcoming start of the school year, Kitahara Iori was invited to visit her uncle, Kotegawa Toshio's, home.