367. Actually, I Don't Think the Pressure Is That Bad (A White-Haired Grandpa at 28.jpg
Shuya and he sat down in the corner, Hikigaya quietly appeared beside them.
"No, no, it's not that. I'm not interested, it's just that... what... trying to integrate into club activities?"
Shuya said, "You don't need to explain. The gazes of those two beautiful girls over there are getting colder and colder."
Hikigaya: "..."
Kyousuke laughed heartily, "It's alright, I'm used to it! This is nothing compared to Kirino's attitude towards me."
"Kirino- chan?"
Yuigahama asked curiously.
"He's Kirino- chan's older brother."
Shuya replied.
"Yes..."
Yuigahama said, "I never imagined Kirino- chan's brother would be this kind of person..."
"Hey, what kind of person are you? I'm doing this because..."
Shuya: "Cough, she didn't know."
Kyousuke choked, painfully shook his hand, and shut his mouth.
With Shuya and Hikigaya watching, Kyousuke started the game.
A sweet, childlike voice rang out.
Let's Date My Little Sister!!
Moment.
The department fell into a deathly silence.
The only sound coming from inside was the electric kettle boiling water.
"... You're a real hero."
Hikigaya felt genuine admiration.
"... Xiao, Xiaoxue! Should we call the police? I feel like Kirino- chan is in danger!"
Yuigahama Yukino and hugged her tightly, staring at Kyousuke in fear.
"Hey! I'm not!"
Kyousuke couldn't reveal the truth, which made him extremely frustrated.
Yukino patted Yuigahama: "Although I don't want to explain for him, there's a reason for it, Yuigahama- kun."
"Reason?"
"Well, but I can't say."
"... Okay, fine."
Yuigahama reluctantly accepted.
They fell silent.
Shuya then taught Kyousuke how to play the game, but there wasn't much to say. He finished quickly and went straight into the game.
The voices of various young girls echoed in the clubroom. Kyousuke played nervously, Shuya and Hikigaya watched silently.
There's no need to turn off the sound. There's not enough time to get to the battle part yet. Kyousuke was ordered by Kirino to give his thoughts, so he can't just keep going.
If you read the plot carefully, the progression will naturally be slow.
Kyousuke left an hour and a half later to go home and continue playing, Shuya stopped paying attention to him.
Anyway, I've taught them everything I needed to.
Today's Service Club activities have officially ended. Yuigahama cleaned up the snack trash, and everyone left the clubroom to go home.
Shuya and Yukino went home together, went out to buy groceries, had dinner, and did their homework.
The night passed peacefully.
After taking a shower, Yukino going back to her room to sleep.
... By the way, how long does she plan to stay?
Shuya scrolled through his phone for a while before going to sleep.
The next day.
While having lunch in the department office, Inoue Hikoo sent me a message on LINE, suddenly asking me to come to the company after school.
He neither read nor replied.
After school Shuya didn't go to the Service Club; he went straight to the company.
The receptionist greeted me with her usual sweet smile, "Good afternoon Shu-chan."
"Hello."
Shuya smiled and went upstairs into Inoue Hikoo's office under the older sister's enthusiastic yet intimidating gaze.
"You've arrived?"
Inoue Hikoo didn't even look up.
"Look."
He tossed a bunch of documents at me and uttered a single word.
Shuya took it and glanced at it briefly.
"The progress is really fast."
This is undoubtedly information about a new animation project. The character designs have all been released, and they are only slightly different from the main characters of the previous IS series.
Either way, they're equally exquisite.
The characters also share similar personalities and backgrounds.
Besides the character designs, the actual script has been written up to episode six, which is halfway complete.
Inoue Hikoo replied matter-of-factly, "How complicated can the plot be? I have a lot of people working for me, and if they can't finish this in so much time, what's the point of keeping them around?"
The quality of the staff has nothing to do with whether Inoue Hikoo's recent animations will sell.
They are all skilled and experienced professionals.
Writing this kind of formulaic work comes naturally to him.
Shuya looked at it once, but couldn't see any problems.
I have no objection to any of this.
"Yes, I thought so too." Inoue Hikoo said, "Come with me, let's record a few lines in the male lead's voice and hear them. I need to get a feel for it."
"I think you should focus more on listening to the female lead's voice than the male lead's?"
"I've already called. You can come first if you're free."
"Alright."
Shuya then went to the recording studio with Inoue Hikoo.
Other staff members were already in the recording studio, and Shuya casually greeted them.
After the scholars inquired about Shuya's studies for a few minutes, they allowed him to enter the recording studio.
"Before the audition, let's take a look at the clip we've prepared."
Inoue Hikoo's slightly smug voice rang out.
"Then let me pay my respects properly."
Shuya nodded, crossed his arms, and sat down in the middle chair, looking at the screen.
What unfolded before him was a three-minute-long, intense action scene.
"Holy shit."
Shuya's reaction brought a satisfied smile to the faces of those in the control room.
Shuya looked like he'd seen a ghost. "If I didn't know what happened later in the story, I would have thought this was some kind of masterpiece just from watching this part."
"That's exactly the effect I wanted."
Inoue Hikoo beaming with pride.
Section 385, Chapter 367: Actually, I don't think the pressure is that great (28-year-old white-haired old man. jpg)
The battle animation we just saw wasn't one of those cheap 3D productions that's recently become popular in the industry.
That's a completely hand-drawn, exquisitely beautiful 2D animation.
Two words.
It's a money pit.
Four words.
Funding explodes.
After watching Shuya felt like he was transported back to the 80s and 90s.
"Excuse my bluntness, but the plot doesn't match the production quality."
Upon Shuya this, the scholar-officials all wore proud smiles.
Inoue Hikoo glanced at them and said, "Actually, I didn't have such high expectations to begin with."
Shuya nodded in understanding.
It seems the creators got carried away.
The industry is never short of passionate people, and there are often stories of people being scolded for going over budget because they got carried away with their work.
Shuya remarked, "Just watching this battle scene is enough to draw people in."
"As long as this level of quality is maintained throughout, even a weak plot is acceptable."
That's what they say, but that's the real poison.
It's common knowledge that the industry is adept at following trends.
This animation is easy to copy; just copy the plot and the characters, and it's done.
But are they as wealthy as Inoue Hikoo?
Most of them didn't.
That would be very troublesome.
Ultimately, it's likely that only the first episode will maintain a decent level of quality; the subsequent episodes will be much worse.
Shuya seemed to see a series of utterly terrible anime series about to be released.
Without visuals, what's left of this kind of animation?
The entire plot is just utter garbage.
Anime creators on websites like Nico Nico Douga will be celebrating.
So how many more years does the industry have left?
It seems the era of true toilet paper light novels is coming... Shuya thought to himself before going up to do the voice acting.
He didn't need a script; there were hardly any words to write, he had memorized them all.
The protagonist's voice is easy to handle; he's very good at portraying gentle, boyish voices.
Just make slight modifications to the original pronunciation.
But the initial focus is on battle scenes, so a purely gentle, boyish voice won't do; it needs to be more cool and heroic.
In this battle, the male protagonist doesn't speak much. Apart from "Drink!" "Ha---!" and so on, he only makes short and powerful sounds like "Let me handle this!" and "Watch out!"