Anime rating game

And the five lucky winners who successfully fulfilled their wishes.

The online frenzy has not diminished at all; on the contrary, it has intensified.

Personally edited clips of the event have also garnered numerous clicks and views on various video websites.

Early morning, at the morning meeting.

After listening to Yuka Okitsu's report on the increased sales last week, Masamune couldn't help but sigh:

"It seems that holding events does indeed help boost sales and popularity."

“But it also costs a lot of money.” Yuka Okitsu couldn’t help but remind us, “In terms of popularity, the five anime currently airing at Musashino have all seen a certain increase in popularity, widening the gap with the sixth place.”

"However, they were already in the top five. Even if their popularity increases, they will still be in the top five. There will be no change at all."

"All things considered, the cost was far too high. Organizing an event of this scale feels like burning money."

"Don't worry, I have no intention of holding a second event." Masamune smiled unconsciously. "Moreover, CL's popularity has increased significantly, and it's on par with K-On!, which is a huge victory."

"5 stars?"

"Yes."

Masamune nodded slightly, then said:

"The animation itself was already completed and requires no modifications, and the promotional work has also been done to the best of our ability."

"All we can do is wait patiently for the results to come out in a month."

"Well then, if there's nothing else, let's adjourn the meeting."

“Okay.” Yuka Okitsu tidied up the documents on the table, stood up and said, “President, there are many documents that need your signature. I have them all on your desk.”

"Row."

Back in his office, Masamune found Maizo and several other screenwriters sitting on the sofa. He was slightly taken aback, but then realized that they had come to discuss the scripts for the next season's anime.

Speaking of which, it's already September, time to start thinking about the script for next quarter.

“Maki, the scriptwriter, please wait a moment. I will finish signing these documents before we discuss the script.”

"No problem, we're not in a hurry. We've already waited for half a month, so what's ten minutes?"

"..."

Masamune was speechless. He quickly signed the document, and after confirming that everything was alright with Okitsu Yuka, he said:

"How's things going with the writer Maitake, Hachiman?"

"It's hard to say. According to Hachiman himself, he was writing the stories of three female protagonists at the same time, and he managed to finish one volume for each of them while almost having a mental breakdown."

Maitake paused for a moment, then continued:

"Currently, it is in the revision and correction stage. After the revision is completed, please ask Shiina to finish the illustrations, and then it can be published."

"But according to his plan, he will write two more volumes for each female lead, and it may be the end of the year before he finishes writing them all."

"Therefore, the animation production definitely won't be able to catch up with the next quarter."

Upon hearing this, Masamune fell into deep thought.

In reality, Hachiman doesn't want to make any choices; he greedily wants to hold onto the present moment.

Therefore, the novel was produced using a three-line production method.

As for the animation, I promised him it would stay true to the novel, and now it's not easy to go back on my word.

"Then let's wait a bit longer. We'll work on other animations next quarter, and we'll talk about it the quarter after that."

Mai nods slightly, then looks at Masamune with excitement:

"I suppose the president already has a draft in mind? Or perhaps you actually wrote the manuscript a long time ago?"

Masamune did not respond, but pondered for a moment and said:

You guys should have seen last week's event, right?

"of course."

Do you remember the three groups from the final round?

"I remember them vividly, especially those boys and girls from poor families who were heavily in debt." Mai Jun's eyes lit up. "So the president already has an idea?"

"Just a little bit."

This was something Masamune suddenly thought of when he saw Sanzenin Nagi at the competition.

This world has Shakugan no Shana and Zero no Tsukaima, both classic anime, but the female protagonist's voice actress is not Rie Kugimiya, but another woman.

Although her acting was excellent, it still fell short of Masamune's impression of Kugimiya Otoko.

So, it's time for the audience to know what Kugimiya's three-part combo is.

However, this time it might be the 3rd Company of the 3000 Institute.

"Let's make Hayate the Combat Butler for our first anime. The male lead will be Hayate Ayasaki, and the female lead will be Nagi Sanzenin."

"The story takes place on Christmas Eve last year, when Ayasaki's parents ran away due to debts..."

Listening to Masamune's explanation, the young screenwriters brought by Mairou immediately began to take notes.

Because the story was too long, Masamune only briefly mentioned the beginning and the subsequent developments.

"...The love story between the young lady and the butler begins here."

Maitake's face was full of excitement. This story was very exciting, and because of the subject matter, the screenwriter had a lot of room to maneuver.

Moreover, the character setup of a poor butler and a haughty young lady is quite interesting.

"President, how many episodes of Hayate the Combat Butler will be produced? If this type of story is too short, it will be difficult to fully bring out the charm of the characters."

Masamune fell into deep thought.

The original series had 52 episodes in the first season, 25 episodes in the second season, 12 episodes in the third season, and 12 episodes in the fourth season, plus a theatrical version in between.

Because a lot of the original comic book content was cut and changed during the adaptation, the last two seasons didn't have a very good feel to them, and some characters seemed to have appeared out of nowhere.

As someone who has read the original manga, adapting it isn't too difficult.

However, the question is, how many ratings will there be?

CL's evaluation results are not yet available, so it is impossible to determine which would receive a higher score: "making a complete story into one season with the beginning and ending echoing each other" or "breaking a story into several seasons with some connections between them, but not many."

If there is any impact, how significant is it?

“Wujiro, if you had to choose, setting aside factors like money, do you think it’s better to create one complete story or to break a complete story into several seasons?”

Maitake frowned slightly, thinking of K-On! and CL, which were airing this season.

The seasons of K-On! are not closely connected, but they can be placed in the same season and it wouldn't be wrong to call it a complete story.

CL could actually be split into several seasons, so the impact wouldn't be too significant.

Moreover, from a production standpoint, this is better.

However, the president probably made this decision with the ratings in mind.

If we disregard money and production difficulty, the only thing to consider is the rating.

"From a rating perspective, the complete story should probably get a higher score, right? But it's hard to say."

"From the perspective of the story itself, some stories can be broken into several parts without affecting the viewing experience, but some stories will affect the rating if they are broken up."

"From a viewer's perspective, it's really frustrating when the story abruptly ends at a crucial point; I prefer a complete story. But if the interruption is clever enough, I'll look forward to the next season."

Masamune chuckled and shook his head slightly.

"What's the difference between this and not saying anything at all? Fine, if that's the case, let's split it into three seasons. 50 seasons per season, 150 seasons in total."

"If the story isn't finished, then we'll continue making a fourth season."

"However, 150 episodes should be enough."

The original manga has 571 chapters, and some content is unnecessary to be adapted into an anime, so some cuts are necessary.

The anime has 150 episodes, so the content shouldn't differ too much.

"President, you weren't originally planning to combine all 150 episodes into one season, were you?" Mai couldn't help but ask.

"I've thought about it. A 150-episode series like this should easily get 5 stars."

"It's too long! It's troublesome to make, and viewers will find it annoying when they're watching the series."

"That's true. So, let's divide it into three seasons."

"it is good."

The next moment, Mai-jun suddenly thought of a question and couldn't help but speak:

"President, the female protagonist of Hayate the Combat Butler is Nagi Sanzenin, and the male protagonist, Hayate Ayasaki, is her butler."

"But you recommended Ayasaki Hayate to Fujiwara Chika on stage a few days ago. Is that alright? Won't the person involved cause trouble?"

"Probably not?" Masamune hesitated for a moment. "Besides, she already has Himegami. And she might not even agree to us including her in the anime."

"Huh...? That makes sense."

"Don't worry, we'll go ask her once the script for the first season is finished in a few days. If Sanzenin doesn't agree, we'll change the female lead's character design. We'll change the female lead's blonde twin-tailed little girl design to a silver-haired, red-eyed twin-tailed little girl design."

Chapter 364 A Pillow Comes When You're Sleepy: Good Things Suddenly Happen

A 50-episode animated series can't be completed in just one season; the voice acting alone would be a problem.

Even if it's just one episode a day, it would still take 50 days, and we also have to consider the voice actors' voices and the scheduling.

Based on this calculation, it would take at least six months.

However, having experience making CLs, it shouldn't be too difficult to complete one in six months.

"Then, the first show for next quarter will be Hayate the Combat Butler, and the second show... wait a minute, let me check the information."

Masamune really wanted to just say "Toradora!" Since the anime doesn't exist in this world, it's highly likely that a live-action version does.

The problem lies in the time frame; we don't know how old the person in question is now.

Turn on your computer and search for each name.