I May Be Bad at Everything Else, but I'm Quick to Jump on the Bandwagon

If Shuya hadn't been so free today and hadn't been away for so long, he would have run away long ago.

The only interesting part of the filming process was watching the pretty girls change clothes.

Ryuji Hirai has excellent taste in clothing, which brings out a new charm in both Mai and Yukino.

Shuya found them very pleasing to the eye, so it was worth the trip.

After filming for several hours, Hirai Ryuji reluctantly said to Shuya, "Next time, don't wait so long to come. Um, next time you should bring Seisen-chan."

"Let's see."

Shuya readily agreed.

He hadn't thought of informing his Little Senior Sister; she was very busy.

After saying goodbye to Hirai Ryuji, it was already nearly dusk.

"Ha... I've had a busy day today."

Mai leaned wearily against Yukino.

The main problem is that playing an idol is exhausting, and the thought of romantic relationships puts extra pressure on her mental well-being.

"Then let's eat quickly and then rest."

Yukino suggested.

Mai nodded. "That's true."

So Shuya went to have dinner with them and then took Mai home.

Yukino was invited by Mai to stay overnight, Shuya her house.

Mai still harbored resentment towards him for bringing Yukino to watch the spectacle, and therefore didn't like him very much.

"Get some rest and drink plenty of hot water."

Shuya didn't bother with a casual goodbye and leisurely walked out of the luxury apartment building.

"I'll go home too..."

Just as he was about to take flight, he saw a familiar-looking boy walking nearby.

He raised an eyebrow, walked over, and struck up a conversation. "Hey, Azusagawa, good evening."

"... Inoue? Good evening."

The person who came was Azusagawa, who had just returned from the convenience store. He was carrying a plastic bag containing snacks and drinks.

"Um, is there something you need?"

He asked directly.

"Yes, there is."

Shuya was looking for him because of his sister.

Don't get me wrong, he wasn't trying to seduce his sister; it was just because of Puberty Syndrome.

This thing seemed to be related to him, so Shuya felt a little bit of responsibility.

"About your sister..."

What do you want to do?

Azusagawa immediately became alert.

Many tabloids have reported on Shuya's scandalous affairs. Azusagawa doesn't know if they're true or false, but it's enough to pique his interest.

Shuya said, "It's about Puberty Syndrome."

"... What happened then? I haven't felt anything was wrong lately."

"Emmmm, how should I put it?"

Shuya thought for a moment and said directly, "The occurrence of Puberty Syndrome may be related to me, so I feel somewhat responsible for what happened to your sister, right?"

"What is that? Are you kidding me?"

Azusagawa clearly didn't believe it.

Shuya said, "It's a long story, it all started when I killed Amaterasu..."

"So large?"

Azusagawa learned some things through the Hidden Website of Nico Nico Douga, but the deeper truth would not be casually posted online.

He had no idea how things unfolded after that great battle, and there were no video recordings of Shuya and Amaterasu's final battle.

At most, someone might mention it discreetly.

Those with extraordinary abilities would know more, but unfortunately, he isn't.

"If you have time, I can talk to you about it. Or how about I come to your house?"

But Shuya's rare patience was met with indifference.

Azusagawa politely replied, "I'm sorry, could we talk about it another time? I need to study, and I also need to ask my sister's opinion."

Seeing that he was quite wary, Shuya didn't press the matter.

If it only involved himself, perhaps Azusagawa wouldn't be so wary, but since it concerned his sister, he needed to consider things more carefully.

"Call me if you've made up your mind."

"I'm sorry to trouble you."

"Fine."

Shuya said it was fine and then said goodbye to Azusagawa.

Azusagawa didn't contact him for the next few days. He was still considering it, and besides, nothing strange had happened recently, so he wasn't in a hurry.

Shuya put his matter aside for the time being and turned his attention back to Mai.

The filming schedule for that idol performance was determined by that.

It will be on the 28th of this month, which is Monday.

Of course he'll go see the play.

But before that, there's one more thing that needs to be mentioned.

The fourth episode of IS aired on Friday, once again sparking heated discussions.

Section 671, Chapter 624: He's good at nothing else, but quick to follow trends.

Amidst the anticipation of countless otaku, the fourth episode of IS aired as scheduled.

This episode is slightly different from the previous ones; it's basically fighting from beginning to end.

First, there's a class competition, then a mysterious enemy attacks, the protagonist and two members of his harem fight against them, and finally, it ends with a bit of a chaotic situation and some mysteries.

The episode had a very smooth pace, and viewers thoroughly enjoyed it.

Especially the top-notch mecha graphics; that alone is enough to make it a masterpiece.

The weakness in the plot was overshadowed by this point.

Anime fans are saying that this is the most exciting mecha anime among harem anime, and the cutest harem anime among mecha anime.

Few men dislike beautiful women and mecha.

IS boasts two major strengths: adorable girls with various cute attributes and cool mecha battles. As soon as this episode aired, its popularity soared to new heights.

Discussions about IS can be found anywhere related to animation.

Its popularity extends beyond Japan.

It also has a considerable fan base in Asia, and is even known as "Shut Up" in Great Hua.

At the same time, its excessive popularity has also led to the appearance of many irrational fans.

These fans will start arguing with anyone who says anything bad about IS, making them a very troublesome group.

Commentary articles like Wu Xiaoyu's were particularly problematic, with constant online arguments. She was also incredibly stubborn, refusing to delete her posts and participating in online feuds whenever she had the chance.

Then, using the verbal skills she had honed over the years by arguing with Inoue Hikoo, she left her young fans questioning their existence.

The chaos in the comments section is just a small microcosm.

The other discussion forums for animation were buzzing with excitement.

Because ISIS is indeed highly controversial.

It's good to watch, but the plot is really stupid.

If you call it stupid, its production quality completely surpasses other animations.

The most outrageous thing is its first volume's pre-order count, which has already far surpassed other anime series released at the same time.

This phenomenon warrants serious consideration.

It is well known that works that are story-driven, thought-provoking, and commercially viable are rare.

Good original animation is not easy to make.

But following IS's path would be very stable... at least you wouldn't lose much money.

All you need to do is copy the IS kernel, and you can enjoy mindless fun without any limits. There's absolutely no need to learn from Inoue Hikoo in terms of production.

It seems that by attracting more investors, hiring some famous voice actors as supporting roles, and casting some well-known newcomers as leads, a new wealth-generating strategy can be found.

Industry insiders realized this, and with the immense popularity of ISIS in the spotlight, more companies chose to secretly pursue projects similar to ISIS...

At this moment, Shuya was routinely checking his phone to see how things were going.

The mindless praise and flattery on Twitter left him with mixed feelings.

"Whether in this life or the last, the audience is always the same."

Shuya sighed and casually saved a risqué picture of a United Kingdom girl.

As he was scrolling, he noticed something.

After a week of preparation, many companies have announced news of their new animations on Twitter.

There's no time to release a PV, but we can catch up with the key visual and voice actor lineup.

At first glance, all the pictures were close-ups of cute girls, and the voice actors all looked familiar; you could always spot one or two who had worked on the set of IS.

"Goodness, he may not know anything else, but he's quick to jump on the bandwagon."

Shuya could only exclaim, "Wow!"

He saw many fans of the original work cheering under these tweets, clearly unaware of the seriousness of the problem.

It's certainly a cause for celebration when a favorite work gets adapted into an anime, but... there's something in this world called "unfortunately being adapted into an anime."

The result of "animation" may not necessarily delight fans, and sometimes it may even turn into a lament of "I wish it had never been animated."

Shuya said... "The Magic teacher should come out and take his punishment!"

He had seen far too many tragedies like this in his past life.

Even though our dear Little Red President once said, "We must understand the differences between media!", the poor quality of the production clearly has nothing to do with these differences.

It was just poorly done.

So how many more years does the industry have left?

After making this inquiry as usual, Shuya was once again caught in a storm of greetings from his colleagues.

This time he only replied to people he was close to, saving a lot of time.

In short, IS's popularity is a foregone conclusion, and unless it ends in a disastrous failure like Hikari-chan did back then, there is no risk of failure.

He turned his attention back to the group chat.

The topic being discussed by the group members was not IS... or rather, that topic had already been discussed.