Becoming Popular

A single day is short, but it is enough for a work's reputation to ferment.

On major video websites, the ratings for Voices of a Distant Star and 5 Centimeters per Second quickly surged to 9.7 and 9.8, attracting the attention of many 2D fans on Japan Island.

By evening, on various 2D forums, a massive wave of posts recommending Initial D, Voices of a Distant Star, and 5 Centimeters per Second erupted all at once.

On a certain streaming platform, Chu Yu's fan, Nakamura Ryuichi, was interacting with his fans in his livestream room.

"How about it? Has everyone watched Teacher Shui Xin's works yet? Aren't they amazing? I wasn't lying to you guys, was I!"

"Back when I was streaming and saying that the works of Shui Xin from the mainland were great, you all scoffed at me. Now that you've seen them for yourselves, what are your thoughts?" Nakamura Ryuichi asked, roaring with pride.

And the comments in his fan group...

"Damn, I didn't expect them to be this good. I watched for over ten hours in one go, and I bet everyone else did the same!"

"Me too, same here!"

"I don't want to sleep at all right now!"

"I only watched Voices of a Distant Star and 5 Centimeters per Second, and I don't dare to watch any more! It's too heartbreaking..."

"Go watch Initial D, it's not heartbreaking at all!"

"Don't listen to him! Isn't the scene where Takumi and Natsuki part ways at the end of Initial D heartbreaking? And what about Iketani and Mako? It made me feel terrible!"

"What exactly has this screenwriter named Shui Xin experienced? Why is it that in all his works, every romance ends in tragedy!"

"That's his signature style. It's said that in the mainland,