A Look Ahead

However, things didn't turn out as Li Xiaoyun and the others had expected.

After episodes five through eight aired, ad made a much bigger impact on Dragon Country's animation industry than they'd anticipated!

Last week, people had described the show with words like "disappointing" and "boring."

But this week, many were already comparing ad to the way Puella Magi Madoka Magica had been received back then!

Although Tianxing Animation Company had hired plenty of haters to relentlessly attack ad online, what could you say? Most 2D fans could make up their own minds. They knew for themselves whether a show was good or not.

On Xin Man Net, ad was already taking the lead among October anime in terms of views. And it wasn't just total views—its average views per episode were leading, too!

Just days after episode eight aired, ad became the first October anime to surpass four million average views per episode!

Ibuki Fuko had also become a sensation over the past few days. Her fan-made videos were everywhere in the animation fan-content section.

This was astonishing... Not just to outsiders—even the production team at GT Animation Company was shocked!

And Su Ruo and Zhao Qinyin, along with everyone else, were suddenly full of energy!

The Japanese animation media were even more effusive in their praise, and had begun promoting Zhao Qinyin of their own accord!

After all, many people had seriously questioned Zhao Qinyin's abilities last week. Now, a week later, they were getting thoroughly proven wrong!

Still, plenty of people refused to be convinced...

"Isn't it just that the story picked up this week? You'd think ad had already conquered the entire October anime market!"

"Exactly. All you can say is that ad is starting to pull ahead. Sure, it's the first mainland October anime to