Anime rating game

"Murako, welcome home."

Inside the courtyard, looking at her father, Emperor Sanzenin, who had aged considerably in the past ten years, Shiko Sanzenin was filled with sadness.

"Dad, I'm back."

"I've already contacted the doctor in advance. Let's go inside and have a thorough examination."

Emperor Sanzenin's expression was extremely solemn; the moment his daughter passed away nine years ago was still vivid in his mind.

Zizi's physical condition should be better now than it was then, but certainly not by much.

After all, it was autumn 2006, less than six months before her death.

From two years ago to the present, very few doctors have received extraordinary awards. Medical technology is more advanced now than it was ten years ago, but there has been no qualitative change.

Therefore, the most urgent task is to find a way to prolong Zizi's life, to let her live longer, and to delay the inevitable as much as possible.

After that, he fully supported Musashino in speeding up the production of that anime, hoping that the reward would help her recover.

"Dad, yesterday Masamune mentioned Nagi's husband. Isn't it a bit too early for Nagi to be so young?"

"That's just something he said to make you worry, don't worry."

"Is that so? That's good. I thought Nagi was already engaged at only 14 years old."

Sanzenin Shizuko paused for a moment, then asked curiously:

"Dad, can we replicate the method Masamune-kun and the others used to travel back in time? Is there any way to go back to an even earlier past?"

Emperor Sanzenin instantly understood her meaning and frowned slightly.

To be honest, he never really liked the husband that Zizi had chosen.

It could even be said that if one could travel back in time, and that person didn't yet know Zizi, one would definitely send someone to drown him in the lake.

"It's unlikely. Two years ago, when the evaluation mechanism was introduced, only the animation industry was subject to divine evaluation."

Countless people have flocked to the animation industry, and the number of animations each season has increased again and again, but the quality has always been uneven.

The animation industry is currently divided into two parts: Musashino and companies outside of Musashino.

Many companies outside of Musashino have spent a whole year and a lot of manpower and resources producing animations that at most only get a 3-star rating, and occasionally even reach 4 stars.

Four stars is their ceiling, and no company has been able to break it to this day.

Musashino now produces four anime series every quarter, all of which are high-quality. Even the lowest quality ones are rated 3.5 stars, while 4 stars and 4.5 stars are the norm.

Of the anime that just finished airing last quarter, five were produced by Musashino Animation Studios. Two of them received a 5-star rating.

These two 5-star animated films offer two rewards: one grants the reward of not aging for ten years, and the other allows viewers to travel back in time to ten years ago.

"The man who brought you back yesterday, Hayase Masamune, is the president of Musashino Animation Studios."

Sanzenin Murasaki listened intently, her eyes filled with curiosity, and unconsciously said:

"So Masamune-kun is such an amazing person. Then... what is the reward for 4 stars?"

"Some superpowers, I guess. For example, my luck increases dramatically when my clothes are covered in a certain color."

“4星半和5星的差距是不是有点儿大？这么一说，我大概也能想象得到3星半的奖励是什么了。对了，有没有5星半或者6星啊？”

"There haven't been any ratings of 5 stars or higher yet, but maybe there will be in the future."

"So, only those who produce animations with a rating of 5.5 stars or higher have a chance of receiving the reward of traveling back 10 or 20 years?"

"That's what the whole world thinks."

"Hmm... How exactly do Masamune-kun and the others manage to create such high-rated anime? Is there any secret to it?"

"This is something the whole world is discussing together."

Shiko Sanzenin nodded repeatedly, her heart filled with curiosity about the current timeline.

"Let's get the check-up done quickly, I can't wait to go out and relax."

……

Meanwhile, Masamune personally drove Umaru and her parents to their current residence.

"Is this where you live now? It doesn't look quite the same as in the anime."

Noticing the slightly suspicious looks from his parents, Doma Umaru naturally understood what they were wondering about. He smiled helplessly and explained:

"This apartment was bought by my brother and Sister Ye together. By the way, Sister Ye is my brother's fiancée."

"They were high school classmates and have had a very good relationship since their student days."

"After graduating, my brother joined Sister Ye's family company with a friend."

"At first, they were in different departments. Later, in order to see her brother more often, Sister Ye took the initiative to transfer to the same department and become his superior."

To avoid them misunderstanding that they were being kept by the company president, Doma deliberately spoke vaguely, subtly highlighting the role of the King Kong Leaf.

However, this has also led to a new misunderstanding.

Is Taihei living off a woman?

Doma's parents exchanged a glance, both looking quite surprised.

'I never would have guessed that Ohira possessed such talent.'

'I always thought Taihei was just a bookworm who only knew how to study, it's surprising, he's improved after all.'

"I was watching the anime yesterday and thought he wasn't interested in women, turns out they're already together."

When he noticed his parents suddenly making eye contact, Doma Umaru covered his mouth to avoid laughing out loud.

Brother, please forgive me, I was just telling the truth anyway.

"By the way, Sister Ye has a younger sister named Jingang Guang. She only goes to school with me when I go to school."

"It's Saturday today, she's probably still sleeping in, right?"

"There's another person in the family named Grey, who's in my class. She's currently staying with us at President Masamune's request."

“If you’ve seen the anime, you should know Kirie. She often comes over to play with me on weekends when she’s free.”

Seeing that the three seemed intent on chatting idly in the car, Masamune couldn't help but interject:

"I'll leave you here. You can go on your way."

"Huh...? President, aren't you going upstairs for a bit?" Doma Umaru quickly said.

"No, I still have to finish the script." Masamune shook his head slightly. "Now that there's an extra character, Sanzenin Yukiko, the original script for the first season of Hayate the Combat Butler has to be modified to add more of Yukiko's scenes."

"You've only just gotten back, and the president's already starting work?"

"Today is October 1st. According to the schedule, the holiday ends tomorrow, and we definitely have to hold a planning meeting the day after tomorrow morning. Before that, we must finalize the script."

"Oh, that's a pity. I was planning to invite the club president to come along."

"Next week, after the planning meeting, I should have more time."

"Generally speaking, isn't that the busiest time?"

"Because I'm the club president."

Masamune smiled, and after the others got out of the car, he stretched his right hand out of the window, waved it twice, and then drove away.

Goodbye, President!

"stare…"

Under the watchful gaze of his parents, Doma lowered his hand and led the two upstairs.

"Dad, Mom, my brother should be waiting for you at home. Let's go up together."

"Does your brother know that we've come back from the dead?"

"Of course, my brother drove me to the president's house yesterday. Hehe... My brother drives so slowly. It takes less than half an hour by subway, but he drove for more than two hours, almost three hours."

"Daiping's personality hasn't changed at all compared to ten years ago."

"Yes, you watched the animation yesterday, so you know what my brother looks like. He looks almost exactly the same in the animation as in real life."

As Doma Umaru approached the door, just as he was about to take out his key to open it, the door suddenly opened, revealing Doma Taihei, Kongo Yo, and the others standing behind it.

"Dad, Mom, welcome back."

"Hello, Uncle and Aunt, I am Da Ping's fiancée, Jin Gang Ye."

"Hello, Uncle and Aunt..."

Ten years have passed, and after watching the anime yesterday, Doma's parents felt a touch of emotion.

Chapter 385 Miss Fujibayashi, Congratulations on Getting Your Wish

[Does anyone know what happened yesterday? Did the members of the Musashino CL production team really go back ten years?]

[If someone could bring back people who died in the last ten years, wouldn't that be practically the same as bringing them back to life?]

[I did find a luminous screen that wasn't under police control, but the person involved never left Hikari-zaka Town, spending the whole day wandering around. It felt like they were on a tourist trip, not like they were traveling through time at all.]

[Has anyone found where Masamune-kun's light screen is? Or, the light screens of Okazaki Tomoya and the others would also be helpful.]

[That's right, if I were Tomoya Okazaki, and I traveled back ten years, the first thing I'd do is punch my past self hard. The second thing would be to find a way to bring Nagisa Furukawa back.]

[That's what I thought too. Has anyone been staking out the Furukawa Bakery?]

[I've been staking out here since 7 a.m., but I haven't seen a single person.]

[The person upstairs is lying. No pictures, no photos, who would believe you?]

Uploaded photos x2.

One photo shows the front of the Furukawa Bakery, and the other shows the side view.

[This is a photo I just took; the time displayed in the top left corner of my phone proves it.]

[You're really outside Furukawa Bakery? Is no one inside?]

[No. ]

[These days, there are so many idle people. Don't you have to work or go to school?]

[This is my job. Would you like to see my press pass?]