Yuigahama's Social Butterfly Power

However, it wouldn't be accurate to call her an absolute hater. If Inoue Hikoo made an animation that satisfied her, she wouldn't criticize him just for the sake of criticizing.

Unfortunately, lately he's been obsessed with so-called art and has never satisfied her.

"Call..."

Wu Xiaoyu took a sip of coffee to calm herself down. Seeing that there was still some time before the broadcast, she decided to browse Twitter for a while.

She naturally saw what Hanazawa Sakura said about Shuya.

But she didn't take it seriously; she just watched it for fun.

After all, if he really couldn't do it, how could Hanazawa Sakura say it as a joke... No normal parent would do such a thing.

However, this didn't stop her from leaving teasing comments about him.

Her mood instantly improved after teasing the perfect young man.

A few minutes later.

The much-anticipated IS broadcast has finally begun.

Whoosh--- Boom boom boom boom!

The anime opens with a series of loud explosions, and the mecha battle begins without any unnecessary dialogue.

The battle scenes, meticulously crafted by Inoue Hikoo with the full expertise of the company's staff, immediately stunned audiences upon release.

Only after this mecha battle scene, which was of theatrical quality, did the comments appear on the Danmaku, saying that everyone had been stunned.

Wu Xiaoyu was the same; she held the snacks for a long time but didn't eat a single bite.

Even though I had seen the PV beforehand and was mentally prepared, I was still stunned when I saw the full version.

The production team clearly put a lot of effort into it.

Seeing the screen filled with "666" and "opening ceremony thunderbolt," she also typed a string of "666."

Regardless, this animation is truly explosive; it's worth watching just for that.

After the mecha battle, the opening sequence is inserted, Danmaku suddenly intensifies, making it difficult to see anything.

Wu Xiaoyu turned off the Danmaku and turned them back on after a while.

Then she began to watch the main feature film.

In the first episode of IS, the story begins with the male protagonist transferring to an all-girls school. The setting of IS is explained, he shares a room with his childhood friend, witnesses her after she takes a shower, and finally challenges his classmates to a duel. (Edge episode inserted...)

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, about twenty minutes have passed.

The Danmaku was filled with "8888888", symbolizing the end of the first episode.

Finally, the screen went black.

Wu Xiaoyu smacked her lips, her expression revealing neither joy nor sorrow.

She thought for a while, and finally moved.

Keyboard, Word open! Let's get started!

She typed out that classic line:

--- Inoue Hikoo, fallen from grace!

Soon after, she wrote a comment and uploaded it to the Great Hua version of Nico Nico Douga.

Many people were waiting for her to publish her article, and clicked on it as soon as she updated.

The article is roughly as follows:

I just finished watching Inoue Hikoo's latest work, IS, and I was greatly disappointed.

... I used to criticize his work harshly, but I have to admit he has guts to stick to this style (laughs). However, this time, I was more disappointed than ever before.

... IS anime is undoubtedly an extremely commercial work, greatly satisfying male fantasies, and... and... finally, I'll bet five cents that the Golden Hair guy will be won over within three episodes.

... I know many people like this type of animation, and I understand that as long as he doesn't mess things up this time, IS has a very good chance of becoming a big hit.

... But I saw his compromise in IS, and I think this is Inoue Hikoo's true fall from grace, not because his works are bad, but because of his moral decline...

That's roughly the gist of the article. The wording is relatively mild throughout, but her extreme disappointment is evident.

However, the people who leave comments under her articles don't seem to agree with her as much as before.

"I think it's alright."

"No, no, that's not true. Even Hikari-chan was pretty cliché back then; it's nothing new."

"Common? Does the person upstairs mean that legendary ending? laughs emoji"

"Damn it, get out of here, you old-fashioned Hikari-chan!"

"Isn't it better to just watch this kind of animation for fun? Why does it have to be artistic?"

"Am I the only one who likes to watch heart-wrenching anime? Weren't Inoue Hikoo's earlier anime quite good?"

"Dude upstairs... While it's true that people's interests are as free as the wind, I still suggest you see a psychologist."

... and so on, and a whole bunch of comments quickly appeared.

Overall, about 60% of people thought it was good.

Many people were immediately captivated by the mecha battle at the beginning, which raised their expectations very high.

Those who continue to criticize him are mostly those who can't forget what Inoue Hikoo did.

Great Hua has a good reputation, and its reviews in Japan are also quite positive.

The mecha battles are great, and the girls are cute—these two points alone are enough to get people excited. Unless the later plot really turns out to be BL (Boys' Love), it's sure to be a hit.

The discussion surrounding IS is very heated, and the efforts of so many people in the company have not been in vain.

Twitter and various forums have started to acknowledge their wives.

Strangely, while everyone was actively predicting the plot before the broadcast, they all tacitly avoided discussing it after the broadcast, exchanging only a few words at most.

After all these years, otaku have long been used to Inoue Hikoo's style and understand that no matter how much they discuss it, they can't guess his wildly imaginative ideas, so they rarely talk about these things.

"Hmm... it seems the first episode was a success."

Shuya the Way.

"It seems so."

"The quality is indeed very high; it would be unreasonable for it not to be popular."

Haruno and Hyakka replied.

They are the voice actresses for the female lead, and industry friends on Twitter are all tagging them.

Many people tagged Shuya, but he didn't reply to any of them.

He didn't want to make things difficult for himself.

Mai crossed her arms, looking nonchalant. "It looks good, but the story itself is actually quite boring."

Shuya and said, "To be fair, that's true. But that's just how these kinds of animations are; they don't win people over with their stories, they win over them with their characters."

Kyousuke chuckled, "Ms. Sakurajima, you're a girl, so you probably can't quite appreciate the appeal of this kind of anime."

Yukino smiled. "Takaita? Do you mean the part where all the girls in the show are all aroused by the male protagonist?"

Her words were sarcastic and insinuating.

"... Cough, you're being too direct... but cough, that's basically how it is."

Kyousuke was quite embarrassed.

Hyakka, however, spoke up for Kyousuke, saying lazily, "That's just how it is. People are chasing this kind of anime these days. What's wrong with following the trend?"

Chapter 629, 587 Yuigahama's Popularity Power

Shuya chuckled and said, "Yukino- chan, I fully support your idea. Come on, I'll arrange a confrontation with my dad for you!"

He became excited.

Yukino gave a slight smirk. "I think... whether you like this kind of anime or not is a personal choice, um, that's all."

Haruno and said, "Yukino- chan, you're such a coward."

"What if my sister goes to argue with Inoue- kun's father?"

"I didn't object to this animation, so what's there to argue about?"

Haruno was still one step ahead of Yukino, Yukino couldn't argue with her.

The group chatted about anime while finishing off the last of their food.

Shuya continued to watch the reactions from the otaku on Twitter, but didn't reply to anyone.

In conclusion, the premiere of IS was a success.

After finishing their hot pot, Shuya and the others enjoyed dessert, living a very leisurely life.

Although his mood was affected by the two beauties, Hanazawa Sakura and Yusho Sakura, he was generally quite satisfied.

After a while, he was still getting a lot of mentions on Twitter, which made him lose interest in continuing to browse the platform.

He put down his phone to watch TV, but was surprised to find that Yuigahama and the Black Cat were chatting together.

He overheard a few words and learned that Black Cat was treating Yuigahama differently because she had also been invited to join the agency.

In addition, Yuigahama is good at socializing, and even the difficult Yukino was won over, so talking to the little girl Black Cat is even easier for her.

They were talking about Hanazawa Agency, with Black Cat mainly explaining things to them.

Yuigahama isn't a hardcore otaku and doesn't know much about Hanazawa Agency, so Black Cat explains it to her, and the two have a pleasant chat.

Saori looked at the Black Cat with the eyes of an old mother, and when she noticed Shuya's gaze, she immediately gave him a smile, "Oh dear, Shuya- san. It seems you really made the right choice coming here."

"Right?"

Shuya nodded casually, then said to Yuigahama:

"Yui- chan, would you like to visit the dubbing studio tomorrow? Although I won't be going."

"Huh? Aren't you going?"

The Hyakka Wonderland.

"I've already recorded it. I'm going to film with Mai- chan tomorrow morning, and I'll be back to host the live broadcast with you in the evening."

"Oh, then that's fine."

The Hyakka nodded in agreement.

Yuigahama hesitated and said, "Won't this bother the other people?"

"No, it's our own company, you can just visit anyone. Black Cat -chan and Saori have been there before."

Saori nodded. "That's right, that's right, it was a really great experience. And I was so happy to meet Ms. Hanazawa."

"What... what!"

Yuigahama thought to herself, "This, this isn't... this is meeting the parents? So sudden?!"

Seeing this Yukino coughed lightly. "Yuigahama- san, what are you thinking about? You look strange."

She said awkwardly, "Ah, haha, I wasn't thinking about anything, I certainly wasn't thinking about meeting the parents!"

Yukino: "..."

Sure enough, she knew Yuigahama was thinking about these kinds of things.

She glanced at Shuya: "Don't you want to say anything?"

Shuya shrugged. "What do you think I should say?"

"What kind of riddles are you guys playing? They're so annoying!"

Hyakka frowned. "Yukino, aren't you tired of doing this all day?"