Cartoonists and their assistants

"Let's go to the art department, there's still time to line up."

All sorts of people, children and adults, or students from other schools, walked through the corridor.

"Haah~"

Just as he yawned out of sheer boredom.

A figure suddenly blocked my way, wearing clothes with a familiar rabbit pattern.

"Are you bored, Mizuki? Your older sister is here to see you."

Aoi Makina gave a mischievous laugh, placing her hands on the table, her broad chest, still visible despite being covered by a hoodie.

"Miss Aoi, you really have a lot of free time."

Mizuki Machi rested her chin on one hand and raised her head slightly.

"You should have fun when it's time to play, and work hard when it's time to work. Don't you think so too, Mizuki?"

Aoi Makina said with a smile.

Having spent a lot of time together recently, she has come to know a great deal about Yuriko Tsukishita and can naturally tell what kind of person Mizuki, who spends all her time playing games, is.

"Mitsuki and her older sister are actually the same kind of person, aren't they?"

"No."

Mizuki Machi said with a cold face.

He would never admit that he was the same kind of person as someone so slovenly, decadent, and completely driven by external circumstances.

"I felt that you had some very offensive thoughts towards me just now, Mizuki."

"Don't worry, it's not your imagination."

Aoi Makina's eyebrows twitched slightly upon hearing this.

She gave an awkward laugh and changed the subject, saying, "Actually, I didn't come here just to see you all."

"I know, you're here to have fun."

"No! Although it is... actually, it's because the initial character designs for the animation have already been released, and we've made the decision to have me, as your representative, communicate directly with you."

"Oh?"

Guan Yuezhenzhi's expression shifted slightly.

"However, I can't move around too much right now, and Eriri also has her own things to do."

"I understand. Let's talk about it when you guys are resting... By the way, where is Sawamura? I'll go find her first."

"In the building on the other side..."

After learning the address, Aoi Makina waved happily, then turned and left unsteadily.

......

Art Department.

A group of people from outside the school are queuing up outside.

Most of the people there are connected to students on campus, so they naturally have some inside information, making the art club the most popular spot.

"Wow, so many people! This is troublesome."

Seeing this scene, Aoi Makina scratched her head.

"If I just go in, won't I be considered to be cutting in line?"

Just as she was struggling with her decision, a young girl came out.

"Miss Aoi, you've arrived."

The person who came was Sakura Chiyo, who had come out to rest.

"Sakura, good morning~"

She instantly broke into a smile.

"Old... Sawamura-kun, I'm drawing for someone else right now, I won't be able to rest for a while."

When Sakura Chiyo saw someone from the industry and instinctively wanted to use a respectful form of address, she suddenly realized that she was at school and quickly changed her address.

"Well, there's nothing I can do then. I'll just wait outside for a little while."

She shrugged.

after a while.

As Eriri finished painting a portrait and was about to take a break, Sakura Chiyo came over.

"Sawamura-kun, Ms. Aoi is here. She seems to have something to ask you."

"Oh? Then I'll go take a rest."

The girl's eyes flickered.

.......

in the corner.

Aoi Makina said something similar to Eriri.

"where?"

Eriri looked excited, then immediately shook her head.

"No, no, I'll watch it with Zhenzhi later."

"It's up to you."

Aoi Makina waved her hand.

"Then, can I have Yuriko-sensei draw me a picture now?"

"As long as you get to the front of the queue, that's fine."

Eriri said expressionlessly.

"Uh."

Aoi Makina's smile immediately faded, and she had no choice but to obediently queue up before she could receive the portrait painted by the other party himself.

"It's so beautiful, as expected of me... Yuriko-sensei's drawing is quite detailed too. But do I look that颓废 (颓废 is a difficult word to translate directly, but it implies a state of being listless,颓废, or颓废)?"

She randomly found a spot, carefully examined the painting, smiled for a while, and then pouted.

"Hey......"

During lunch break.

The four of them gathered on the rooftop.

"Feel free to give us any feedback. As long as it's not finalized, it can still be revised."

Aoi Makina took out her phone and sent the character designs from the anime "Anohana" to the duo.

"The characters' personalities and backgrounds are basically a faithful reproduction of the manga, which I can totally accept. What do you think, Eriri?"

Kanzuki Machi quickly confirmed it and turned to ask.

"As for the art style, it feels a bit too childish, too similar to Meruru. It's only really suitable for Menma; it doesn't work well for other characters..."

Eriri hesitated for a moment, but then spoke her mind directly.

104 Audition

"That is indeed the problem. Our artist was first in charge of Meruru, so she is used to that style. But since you feel it's not suitable, I will go back and urge her to imitate your style more."

"That's not really necessary. After all, animation and comics are different. As long as the drawing style is suitable, it's fine."

"Are you sure?"

"Of course."

After some back and forth, the two sides quickly reached an agreement.

"Sawamura, you're surprisingly easy to talk to."

Aoi Makina said meaningfully.

"I am indeed very easy to talk to."

Eriri replied naturally.

"puff."

Machi Mizuki, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Don't you have any self-awareness at all?"

"My expectations weren't high to begin with! After all, we're still newcomers, so let's not be too presumptuous..."

"That was not what I meant."

"So what do you want to say?"

"No, it's nothing."

"I hate people who only say half a sentence!"

The girl said angrily.

"It's not important, it's not important at all~"

Aoi Makina yawned and casually brushed it off with a reply.

"The important thing is that there will be an audition for 'Anohana' next week. Could you two teachers please come over? If not, it would be fine if only the editor could come. We will send you the recording later."

"Of course I'm going! It's the weekend, right?"

Eriri jumped to her feet, her fists clenched tightly, her fingers trembling with excitement.

Voice actors are the soul of animated characters, and they are extremely important. Of course, she wouldn't want to miss out on that opportunity.

"Yes, we specifically scheduled it for Saturday."

Aoi Makina nodded.

"True knowledge!"

Eriri turned her head and looked at him intently.

"I will go, and I hope to hear the right voice."

The true knowledge gained from observing the moon aligns with the Dao.

"But, doesn't an audition require preparing a script and storyboard? Ms. Aoi hasn't had any work lately, has she?"

"That does seem to be true."

The girl also looked over with a questioning gaze.

"Haha~ I'm the scriptwriter, someone else is in charge of the script, and also..."

Aoi Makina scratched the back of her head and gave an embarrassed smile.

"Isn't there an original manga? Dubbing it according to the original would be about the same, isn't that how it's always been done..."

This guy!

The two of them stared intently at each other.

Aoi Makina instantly felt a chill run down her spine and immediately tried to salvage the situation by gesturing wildly, saying, "There's nothing I can do about it. After all, the production schedule is very tight. It's going to air around July next year. In order to give more time for production, other aspects naturally need to be streamlined. Don't worry, we're confident that it won't be a problem. Besides, the opinions of the two teachers will play a decisive role."

"You're smart, huh!"

Eriri took a deep breath.

"That's fine then, as long as the final product is okay."

He has a tolerant view of issues.

"Thank you for your understanding, both teachers."

Aoi Makina clapped her hands and smiled broadly.