Anime rating game

Miki Ando looked around and nodded slightly:

"No problem, I'll have someone rearrange the tables and chairs later. There shouldn't be any need to open up the next room for now."

"Alright, that's about all for today's meeting. Meeting adjourned. Umaru, come with me for a moment."

"Why…?"

Startled by the sudden summons, Doma Umaru quickly followed.

Once outside, he whispered:

"Isn't this too blatant?"

"The marriage certificate has already been signed, so what's the point of hiding it?"

"I haven't decided how to say it yet, so I'll keep it a secret for now. By the way, what did you call me out for?"

Do you have any suggestions for promoting animation?

"Hmm... is another new event going on?"

"No, no matter what, we can't make a big fuss every few days." Masamune shook his head slightly and explained with a smile, "The promotion of Hayate the Combat Butler is handled by the Sanzenin family, so we don't have to worry about it much, but the promotion of the other three anime still depends on ourselves."

"My Oregairu, my favorite anime, and also The Holy Grail War. If I don't count my own, the other two anime are very interesting, but upon closer inspection, there are still many differences."

"What's the difference?"

"The charm of Oregairu is obviously concentrated on Hachiman, while the most dazzling light of the Holy Grail War is the heroine Artoria."

“Indeed.” Masamune nodded slightly in agreement.

That's not entirely true, but it makes some sense.

Are the male and female leads being promoted separately?

“That’s right, let Gray dress up as Artoria and do a reality show, and let Hachiman Hikigaya give Oregairu a real ending.”

When Doma accidentally blurted out what she had been holding back for a long time, she was stunned for a moment. After regaining her senses, she looked away as if nothing had happened.

"I understand the first half of your sentence, but what do you mean by the second half? What do you mean by a true conclusion?"

"Love is extremely destructive. In many works, once it appears, it will destroy existing relationships, and Oregairu is no exception."

Seeing that Masamune was deep in thought, Doma Umaru thought for a moment and then spoke again:

"The full name of Oregairu is 'My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong As Expected'. At the end of the story, Hachiman Hikigaya falls in love, but also destroys the relationships he built up over two years of high school."

"In every storyline, he deliberately downplayed the other two female leads."

"Perhaps, even Hachiman Hikigaya himself doesn't know how to treat his two friends who aren't his lovers?"

"As far as I know, he has lost contact with Yukinoshita and Yuihama since graduating from high school."

Isn't this a very normal thing?

Masamune silently muttered a complaint to himself, then asked:

"I roughly understand your idea, but this won't affect the animation's promotion, will it?"

"That's true, but I don't think it's the best outcome."

At this point, Doma Umaru let out a long sigh.

I didn't intend to say this, but since I accidentally said it, I can only continue this topic.

"Hmm...do you want to be a screenwriter?"

"??"

Seeing that Umaru looked a little confused, Masamune smiled and said:

"Write down the ending you envision, and then I'll have someone revise it and turn it into an animated OVA."

"...Can't we just tell the person directly? Why beat around the bush like this?"

“Since Hachiman has made his decision, it’s hard for outsiders to persuade him. Besides, from my perspective, I don’t think he’s done anything wrong. So, since we have different opinions, let’s make an animation.”

Doma was stunned for several seconds, then covered his mouth and laughed non-stop.

Is this an argument? It's completely different from what I imagined.

What do you mean by making an animation just because we have different opinions? That's really strange.

"Actually, I just said it casually."

"Whether Hachiman did the right thing or the wrong thing, I can't tell."

"Actually, before I said it just now, I didn't plan to go to him, and I didn't even want to tell anyone what was on my mind."

"To be honest, I was just annoyed by the ending of the anime and I had to get it off my chest. In the heat of the moment, I let it slip without realizing it."

"However, you're right. If we have different opinions, let's make an animation!"

Chapter 451 This is a kind of arrogance

"what is this?"

On the weekend, Hachiman Hikigaya, who was sitting at his desk in the Musashino scriptwriting department pondering the plot of a novel, stared blankly at Masamune and the other two, as well as the papers handed to him by Umaru Doma.

Although it's full of writing, it's only one page long. Is this asking me to help guide high school essay writing?

Yesterday, Saturday, I had nothing to do and spent the whole day relaxing at home.

Before going to bed that night, I felt inexplicably guilty.

So, Hachiman Hikigaya has come to Musashino today.

No matter what, the company and home are just different. Even if I sit here and slack off all day, I still have a strange sense of fulfillment, as if I've worked all day.

But to my surprise, I had only been fishing for a short while when I was approached.

"This is the script written by Umaru. We need your help to revise it. We might turn it into an animation later."

"Oh...? Isn't Doma a part-time voice actor? How come he's writing scripts now? And why is he asking me for advice...?"

Before he could finish speaking, Hachiman Hikigaya noticed the protagonist's name on the manuscript.

So it's a fan-made work of Oregairu, no wonder you asked me for advice.

As a seasoned otaku, Doma Umaru loves watching anime, so it's perfectly normal for her to write fan fiction; it's not surprising at all.

As he continued reading, Hachiman Hikigaya fell into deep thought.

It's called a script, but it looks more like an essay. It has zero storytelling and needs a lot of improvement.

Rather than a revision, it was more like being given a title and outline to write.

The third season of Oregairu features a split storyline, with each heroine having her own storyline.

And there's another storyline here, where Hachiman Hikigaya never confesses his feelings to anyone, which is the so-called lonely ending.

If we're talking about her strengths, it's probably that Yukinoshita has become more independent and self-reliant, no longer depending on anyone, and her personality has changed somewhat towards Hinano.

Yui no longer follows the crowd; she has clear goals and acts decisively.

Iroha Isshiki has improved in every aspect, transforming from a degraded version of Haruno into the original.

"OVA?"

“That’s right.” Masamune nodded slightly. “If we’re going to make one, an OVA is the best choice due to length constraints. What do you think of this storyline?”

Hachiman Hikigaya hesitated for a moment, then said softly:

"To be honest, I had thought about this ending before, and it's not a big deal."

"However, due to the gap between ideals and reality, we ultimately did not do so."

"Master, you're just doing nothing and letting things stagnate," Umaru Doma couldn't help but ask.

Even if you say that, there's nothing I can do.

Seeing this, Doma Umaru sighed softly:

"Hachiman, although I really like Oregairu Season 3, strictly speaking, I have different opinions on each storyline."

"Yukinoshita is offline. Yukinoshita and the male protagonist lean on each other, their hearts in sync. It's called a romance, but in reality, it's just two awkward people, or rather, two unstable pillars leaning together."

"In the Yuigahama route, Yuigahama Yui sees the male protagonist as someone she relies on, as her whole life. While there's nothing wrong with this relationship, it's not exactly perfect."

"I quite like the Isshiki route, but the male protagonist in this route is too passive. He is led by the nose by Isshiki the whole time, and completely loses the charm that Hachiman Hikigaya should have."

"So I've always felt that this isn't the real ending."

Hachiman Hikigaya paused for a moment, then burst into laughter.

This was the first time she had been criticized to her face by a reader, but to her, it was just a story, and she could comment on it as she pleased.

But for me, that was my life journey, without pen and correction fluid to make corrections, I could only stumble and stagger straight ahead.

"The story is on paper and on the computer desktop. It can be modified at will, and the ending doesn't matter."

"But in reality, they are still the same as before, exactly the same as when I saw them in Mr. Hiratsuka's office in my first year of high school."

"It is easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature. A person's character is not like clay; it cannot be changed at will."

"Furthermore, the idea of ​​trying to change someone else's personality is itself a form of arrogance."

"Besides, I don't think there's anything wrong with what they do."

Upon hearing this, Doma looked at Masamune subconsciously, and he shared the same opinion.

"Well...that's true. I didn't actually intend to change their personalities; that's their own business. I just..."

Seeing that she seemed unsure what to say, Hachiman Hikigaya added with a smile:

"Is it just that you're not satisfied with the animation's plot?"

"That's it!"

"In that case, let's make an animation."

"... "

Doma was speechless. Why did they all say the same thing? Was this the difference between men and women?

"Wouldn't you mind if this ending appeared on TV?"