The Wall of Great Works!

Viewers watch the animation with bated breath, fearing that someone might suddenly die or the female lead might be gang-raped... or perhaps the male lead might be gang-raped.

Even in normal animation, the ending is often terrible.

He was constantly criticized, and you had to be on your guard to watch his animations. But with the development of the internet, various video creators have been helping to warn viewers, and the situation has changed.

Inoue Hikoo's animation has become a weekly source of joy and a source of ridicule and experience books, and its popularity has miraculously remained unchanged.

He has always been a hot topic in the 2D Otaku community.

Haruno, Hyakka, Kyousuke, and others were also called to the meeting.

On the way to the company, only Hanazawa Sakura was happy; Shuya's face looked like his father had died.

He really didn't want to voice Inoue Hikoo's trashy anime anymore.

But Hanazawa Sakura's whimpering is just too devastating.

Haruno and Hyakka Jiang also looked a little unpleasant.

Kyousuke was also restless; he had been tricked before.

A moment later, Maeda Saori slowly parked the car, Hanazawa Sakura led the way into the company.

After nodding to the receptionist, the group went upstairs without any problems.

Although it was a Saturday, many people were still working.

That's just how busy the industry is.

Inoue Hikoo is doing relatively well; he has money, and his employees live comfortably, but he still has to be busy.

He only produces one animation per season, and with plenty of manpower, he should be quite idle. However, he knows many people, and many people ask him for outsourcing, help, or to fill in for them.

The industry has been quite volatile lately.

Many companies, despite facing huge construction deadlines, grit their teeth and continue operating for the sake of money. When all the time comes, various unexpected events occur, and if they don't want to exhaust all their options, they can only ask others for help.

Inoue Hikoo was begged by everyone he met.

The same situation is happening now. The new anime season has just started in April, and some companies are already facing financial ruin. Inoue Hikoo's company is being begged for help.

It seems the recording studio has also been rented out, but that's normal and has nothing to do with the project delays.

There's just a recent surge in animation production, leading to a shortage of recording studio resources.

Hyakka often mutters that the industry is really strange these days, and there's a reason for that.

Hanazawa Sakura led everyone to the conference room, where, apart from Inoue Hikoo, other important officials were also waiting. They were looking at the documents, frowning as they thought about something.

Shuya showed a look of despair.

Voice actors are not normally required to participate in this kind of discussion, but given the relationship between the agency and the company, there's no need to be so clear about it.

It seems that Inoue Hikoo wanted to hear their opinions.

"You've arrived?"

Inoue Hikoo looked at them.

Several years have passed, and he hasn't changed much. He's only in his early thirties and still very young.

Shuya is handsome, and he's certainly not bad-looking either.

Inoue Hikoo pulled Hanazawa Sakura to sit next to him, then asked Shuya was sitting nearby, "How's university lately?"

"?"

Shuya looked bewildered.

Inoue Hikoo, "Didn't you just get into university...? Wait, which university did you get into, and what are you studying?"

Hanazawa Sakura laughed, "Hiko-chan, you've got it wrong, Shu-chan is only a senior in high school!"

"Really? Haha, I was mistaken!"

Inoue Hikoo scratched his head and laughed.

"..."

Shuya twitched the corner of his mouth, but was speechless.

Upon hearing this, the scholar-officials all cast sympathetic glances at him.

Even they knew that Shuya a sophomore in high school.

"Alright, now that you're here, take a look at these."

Inoue Hikoo pushed the documents on his right side, and Hanazawa Sakura picked one up and passed it to Shuya.

Shuya passed it on again, and Haruno, Hyakka -chan, and Kyousuke all got it.

Maeda Saori, also had a copy. She was a long-time employee, Inoue Hikoo let her in to listen.

Shuya began to watch intently.

He won't just spout nonsense; he has to read the whole thing first.

Shuya first looked at the story outline; the title hadn't been decided yet, only some keywords were written down.

Fictional setting, harem, mecha, academy.

There's only one boy in the entire school who's the main character.

Shuya's heart skipped a beat, a bad feeling rising within him.

He glanced at the scholars and officials; they had finished reading and were putting down the documents, staring blankly at the ceiling, questioning their existence.

Shuya continued reading.

The background is roughly as follows: The protagonist's older sister's best friend created a mecha capable of overwhelming the world, and the protagonist's older sister used it to fight against the world and achieve a complete victory.

The world was at peace from then on, and later a school was established in Japan to teach how to use the mecha.

It's written in red here: Only women can use the mecha; the protagonist is the only exception.

Here are character designs: an extremely cool mecha and two mature women with black and pink hair.

She has a beautiful face, large breasts, and a great figure.

The story begins with the male protagonist transferring to the academy, where his harem begins to appear.

Beautiful girls from all over the world gathered...

The protagonist shares a dormitory with his childhood friend...

A new beautiful girl from the neighboring Xia Country, her childhood sweetheart, has arrived...

Mech battles...

Each episode features a harem, with various female protagonists vying for the emperor's favor...

It ended with a spectacular mecha battle...

After reviewing several very likable character designs, Shuya saw another string of red text:

They only hire famous and good-looking voice actors.

Shuya slammed the documents down, making a loud noise.

Haruno and Hyakka Jiang frowned, while Kyousuke wore a mysterious smile.

Hanazawa Sakura kept smiling.

The conference room was completely silent.

Inoue Hikoo crossed his arms and looked at Shuya: "What's your opinion?"

Shuya looked back at him. "Excuse my bluntness, but this project is utter garbage."

"The plot is vulgar, illogical, and utterly pandering to otaku; for the industry, this is a nuclear-level poison."

"..."

Inoue Hikoo looked at Shuya; if that was all he thought, he would be very disappointed.

But Shuya sighed heavily and said helplessly:

"But I have to admit, this animation will be a huge hit."

"It's even... more popular than we imagined."

Inoue Hikoo smirked.

Section 358: The Wall of Masterpieces!

Shuya looked at the documents, a bitter feeling rising in his heart.

This animation has finally come into being in the real world.

And it appeared in his own company.

After explaining all these details, I'm sure no one can fail to guess.

This animation is exactly the same as a masterpiece he saw in his previous life.

The one known as the Wall of Masterpieces... IS.

The sales figures of this animation series have, to say the least, completely exposed the audience's aesthetic standards.

Before it, the industry still had some self-respect; harem works also needed a conquest process—even if that process wasn't very convincing.

After IS came into existence, its terrifying commercial value finally tore away the last fig leaf of the industry, and even spat on it.

This marked the beginning of a new era for mindless harem anime in the industry.

Forget about the plot and logic. Just pick out the most exciting parts, have a few girls, use a few character templates, and concoct a background story based on your lower body. Then have them chase after the male lead, and that's it.

That way, you can make easy money without even lifting a finger.

Since the advent of ISIS, the industry has entered an era of rampant garbage.

In the previous chapters, Shuya often said that light novels are like toilet paper, but that was actually a prejudice from his past life.

The industry hasn't really reached the point where you get free toilet paper with every illustration purchase.

At least they still have some integrity.

But after ISIS, the bottom line was no longer there.

To paraphrase a saying... why make AAA games when mobile games can make money?

Are you sure you want to make this animation?

Shuya shook his head:

"This will change the landscape of the industry; I mean, it will change it downwards."

"Anyway, if I don't do it, someone else will do it sooner or later."

Inoue Hikoo did not back down.

He said, "Look at this industry now, it's all about harems, clichés, and constantly lowering the bar. Do you think it's still the time when you were playing Haruhi? Wake up."

Of all the roles Shuya has played in recent years, Kyon from The Haruhi is the most famous.

This work wasn't created by Shuya; the author himself exists in this world.

When Shuya noticed this light novel, he wanted Inoue Hikoo to adapt it into an anime, but was refused.

When Haruhi was finally adapted into an anime, the original author appointed Hyakka's Father as the director.

After their meeting, they invited Shuya to voice the main character.

Of course he agreed.

As expected, Haruhi Suzumiya became a phenomenal hit, leading to a wave of light novel adaptations.

Shuya directly participated in this giant wave.

The industry has seen a resurgence due to this opportunity and has found new directions for development.

And now... Inoue Hikoo actually told Shuya that he wanted to change it back.

This animation won't destroy the industry; on the contrary, it should bring more new opportunities.