371. Memories That Are Disappearing
The male lead also appears, but as a supporting character to the female lead, portraying himself as someone who is being fought over.
After the introduction, the screen went black and the sound stopped.
Soon after, a loud explosion was heard, and the scene was filled with black smoke.
The male protagonist piloted a white mech out of the smoke, with countless missiles flying behind him, trailing trails of black smoke as they hurtled towards him.
A sealed mech, its operator unseen, is pursuing them.
The male protagonist skillfully maneuvers his mecha, dodging attacks with his sword and occasionally slashing down missiles, successfully avoiding the dense Danmaku.
Then, one female protagonist after another piloted a mecha and joined the battlefield, engaging in a fierce battle with the mysterious mecha.
This scene is no less impressive than the animation and fight sequences in the famous Gundam anime series.
It's basically a statement that "I'm not short of money."
Although the preview PV didn't have voice acting, it did have background music and special effects, and the audience seemed quite engaged.
After watching the PV, the live broadcast footage switched back to the live stream.
Hanazawa Sakura smiled at the camera and said, "This concludes the preview PV for the new anime. What do you all think after watching it?"
Danmaku appeared:
"Expect!"
"Excessive naturalness, grass."
"66666"
"Ohhhhhh"
"It seems everyone likes it."
Hanazawa Sakura clapped her hands and smiled, "Oh, right, there's one more piece of information. The male lead's voice actor is Shu-chan; it's been a long time since he voiced a Hiko-chan lead in an anime."
"It hasn't been that long, has it?"
Shuya said something.
Although he couldn't quite remember when the last time they were paired up was.
As he spoke, the number of comments on the Danmaku exploded, and the number of viewers for the live broadcast had already exceeded six million.
Section 389, Chapter 371: Fading Memories
Hanazawa Sakura continued, "And I, Hyakka -chan, and Haruno- chan will also be doing voice acting, and an old friend will be appearing as well, right, Hyakka -chan?"
"That's right."
Hyakka nodded and smiled sweetly, "My mom will be in it too!"
The Danmaku paused for a moment, then erupted in a massive explosion.
"My youth has returned!"
"A dream collaboration returns!"
"Yusho Sakura is the best in the world!"
"I've launched my solo project!"
"Damn, this lineup is way too luxurious."
"Wasn't the last time the four of them acted together Sakura?"
"No need to think about it anymore, I'm going to watch it for the voice actor lineup."
"The entire main force of Hanazawa Agency has come out. They really are family, damn it."
Shuya glanced at the Danmaku and found that they were largely as expected.
These reactions are normal.
He said, "Actually, this animation mainly depends on the performance of the female voice actors."
Hyakka -chan said, "Aren't all harem anime like this?"
Hanazawa Sakura smiled without saying a word; she was already a seasoned veteran in this area.
Shuya casually remarked, "By the way, I think this anime is destined to be a hit. The female voice actresses should really focus on their auditions."
Hanazawa Sakura coughed and said, "Shu-chan, be modest, be modest! The anime hasn't even aired yet, don't say things like it's bound to be a hit."
"Yes, yes."
Shuya shrugged.
Hyakka sighed, "After you said that casually, all the agencies are going to be in chaos again. Being a female voice actress is really tough."
"Isn't being a voice actor always tough? It has nothing to do with what I'm saying, right?"
Shuya squinted.
"That's true."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Shuya and Hyakka burst into laughter.
Hanazawa Sakura shook her head. "Only you two kids could laugh like that."
... Apart from a few voice actors, who else in the industry is as carefree about work as you guys?
That's what she thought, but in reality, she didn't start from scratch herself.
It was Yusho Sakura who truly started from scratch.
Hanazawa Sakura still admires her.
The live broadcast ended around 9:15 PM, which was relatively early.
Hanazawa Sakura told Shuya take Hyakka -chan home, while Inoue Hikoo said that after he dropped her off, he didn't need to go to their house; he could just go straight home.
Shuya readily agreed and prepared to take Hyakka home.
After the live broadcast ended, the reactions from the outside world varied.
Fans discussed Inoue Hikoo's new work while watching him.
The media is rushing to write articles, recounting how Inoue Hikoo gradually fell from grace, creating a huge buzz.
The various voice actor agencies acted swiftly, calling in to inquire about the news.
Shuya said that this animation would be a hit, which made them pay close attention to it, and as Hyakka -chan said, they all got busy.
They called the company's management, pulling strings and using back channels, all hoping to get the materials in advance so that their female voice actors could prepare for the auditions.
Before Shuya and Hyakka even left the company, they were bombarded with messages on LINE from numerous female voice actors and their managers trying to contact them.
"It's all your fault for talking nonsense!"
She pouted and complained about Shuya.
Under these circumstances, Hyakka couldn't leave at all, so she sat in the company busy replying to messages.
Shuya simply pretended not to exist.
Soon after, Haruno also sent a message: "Look what you've done."
My Line is about to explode.
Shuya: "..."
"Okay, I'll say something on Twitter."
Shuya addressed the Hyakka Path.
After saying that, he posted a tweet, roughly saying that the selection of personnel was not their responsibility, and they did not know what Inoue Hikoo was thinking. He hoped that everyone would stop asking their agency for information.
Hyakka, Haruno, Hanazawa Sakura, and others retweeted it.
After that Twitter, the number of messages gradually decreased.
"Finally, no one's looking for us anymore."
Hyakka breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then I'll take you home."
"Um."
Maeda Saori wasn't there, so there was no car to ride in, but it didn't matter; Shuya take her away by plane.
After delivering Hyakka back, Shuya quickly returned to his own home.
Yukino had already taken a bath and was reading in the living room.
"I'm back."
Shuya the Way.
She smiled when she saw Shuya: "Welcome back, Inoue -kun, who loves Mom the most."
I knew your gentle smile was up to no good.
Shuya scoffed.
"That way of changing the subject was so abrupt."
Yukino mocked him without hesitation.
"Really? Then next time I encounter this kind of question, I'll just answer with your name."
"..."
Yukino fell silent for a moment, then managed to stammer out, "... Actually, liking Mom isn't so bad."
"You..."
Shuya looked at Yukino speechlessly, but she looked away.
He shook his head. "Were you waiting for me?"
I guess so.
Yukino put the novel aside and clasped her hands together.
Her expression changed instantly.
She hesitated before saying, "Um, you..."
"?"
Shuya could see that her expression was serious, but more than that, it was uncertain.
Yukino's lips moved several times before she finally spoke, "Have you... sensed anything's wrong lately?"
"Something's not right... please be specific?"
Shuya actually wanted to make fun of her.
But as soon as she said those words, he felt a strange sensation, Power of Will was agreeing with her.
"... I have no idea."
Yukino shook her head, her eyes hazy. "I just feel like something is leaving me."
She clutched her chest.
Shuya softened his tone. "... Is that a bad feeling?"
"Um."
Yukino nodded and asked.
"You really didn't notice anything?"
"Actually... there is a little."
But the feeling wasn't strong; Shuya after Yukino's words that Xiu realized something was wrong.
There was indeed a sense of anxiety in his heart.