How can I let go of the matter of saving my stepsister?

"It's coming! I'm so looking forward to it!"

With emotion, the couple, who had been chatting about interesting things in the company, turned their eyes to the TV together.

Animation, broadcast begins!

The curtain opened, revealing a strange scene with a hint of mental pollution. Then, the girl's panting was heard, creating a sense of tension.

The white over-the-knee socks are the first thing that catches the eye, and then the gaze is drawn to the pink-haired girl running in a space made up of black and white bricks.

The girl kept running and running, and only stopped when she ran into an empty hall.

"This style is very similar to Monogatari, the animation directed by Akiyuki Shinbo."

People develop interests and hobbies based on recommendations from others. Her lover is an anime fanatic, and influenced by him, Kumiko Ooya has now watched many anime.

She spends most of her time on vacation watching TV series, but she also watches some animation from time to time. She can now infer from the way the animation is presented whether it is the work of a director with a distinctive personal style.

"It's quite similar indeed. I didn't expect that Sato Yuya would learn this style."

How should Akiyuki Shinbo's visual style be named? Although he couldn't name it, Oya Hideki still echoed his wife's words, and at the same time, he also had some understanding in his heart.

"I would draw on the performance style of Akiyuki Shinbo, the original work crusher, for a theme as tender as magical girls. Sure enough, this story will definitely have some weird elements, and there will be places where the tension of the picture cannot be expressed without this strange expression method."

"Of course, Sato Yuu will obediently make a girly animation? That would be like the sky is falling."

Oya Kumiko, who is quite sentimental, has full confidence in Sato Yu's "weirdness".

"Haha, that's right, eh! Watch TV!"

As he was talking, the picture on the TV kept changing. The moment the girl, that is, the pink-haired protagonist Madoka Kaname, stepped onto the platform and opened the door, the picture dimmed, the BGM changed, and a ruined city scene appeared in front of him. Oya Hideki hurriedly reminded his wife to concentrate.

In the gray, dilapidated city, a black-haired girl stood there, and then...

Is it a painter from the national team? Or... most likely Sato Yuu, who presented the audience with a superb fighting scene at the beginning of this animation.

The black-haired girl, who is the magical girl Homura Akemi shown in the PV, rushed towards the black monster figure in the sky. The broken building fell on her body, almost hitting her, at least from the audience's perspective, but the next second, she appeared in front of people without any harm.

Before she had time to think about what was happening, more attacks came whizzing towards her, including fire, ice, explosions, and actual bombardment of buildings. Although the black-haired magical girl Homura Akemi faced the attacks unscathed, she was unable to advance an inch.

【Uh-huh! 】

Being able to dodge but not attack, the ending is predictable. Finally, the series of showmanship was over, and just when the audience got used to the monster's attack rhythm and wanted to watch further confrontation, Homura Akemi was hit and screamed in pain.

[This is too much! This is too much, there is no such thing! ]

The picture was extremely good. Outside the screen, Kumiko Ooya stopped adding Wagyu beef to the Sukiyaki pot and stared at the TV, holding her chopsticks tightly. On the screen, the pink-haired girl Madoka Kaname cried out in tears.

At this time, Homura Akemi, who was knocked away and looked in pain, looked in the direction of Madoka and opened her mouth to shout something but no one could hear her.

Is that a cry for help? Both Oya Hideki and Oya Kumiko thought so.

[If you give up, that's it. But if it's you, you can change your fate.]

The scenes changed too quickly and there was no time to think about many things. While everyone was wondering what Homura Akemi had said, the mascot with a rabbit head, a fox body, and a W-shaped mouth, which was extremely cute in the eyes of the Oya couple, spoke exciting words.

Its mouth didn't move, but the sound was conveyed. Was it ventriloquism? This gave the creature another kind of cuteness.

[The destruction and sighs that cannot be avoided, just overturn them all, you also have this power. 】

[Does someone like me really have such power? Can I change this ending? ]

[Of course, so make a contract with me and become a magical girl! ]

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No, the PV revealed five magical girls, so why is it that only the black-haired magical girl Homura Akemi is fighting now, and the only supporting force is the protagonist Madoka Kaname?

What happened in the meantime?

Thinking that all the beauty in the PV was a fraud, and that it was impossible for it to be played out in the animation from beginning to end, and that it might even be just someone's fantasy, Oya Hideki only believed that the battles would take place continuously and the plot would be serious from beginning to end.

So, he tried hard to think about the several anomalies revealed in the current picture, and then found that it was all in vain.

【Ha~ It was a dream. 】

After waking up from her sleep, the girl Madoka Kaname sighed while hugging her doll with sleepy eyes. She looked very cute and adorable, but it only made Kumiko Oya exclaim.

“Oh my god, the PV scene actually appeared in the main anime!”

Either it's a comedy to train abdominal muscles, or it's a tear-jerking drama that's depressing until the end, or it's a depressing drama that's dark all the way through. Anyway, I don't think Sato Yu would make a serious girls' show. Oya Kumiko exclaimed, revealing her inner horror bluntly.

The heartwarming PV scenes actually appeared in the main film. This was not the Sato Yu she knew!

"Pfft~" He laughed at his wife's reaction, blinked, and Oya Hideki also laughed and teased:

"Maybe what the protagonist is experiencing now is a dream, maybe what we are experiencing now is a dream."

"Well, now that makes sense."

"Sato Yuu really doesn't have a good impression in your mind."

"What about you? Do you believe he will change his ways?"

"Haha, I don't believe it."

It is better to believe that the boss is not stupid and the company will not require overtime than to believe that Sato Yu will do a good job in making girls' comics. Just as office workers no longer believe in fairy tales, Oya Hideki also does not believe that the warm daily life at this moment can continue.

But beyond their imagination, this daily routine is indeed continuing.

Everything was not Kaname Madoka's dream. There was no display to indicate the strange elements of the scene. The girl just got up like that, woke up her mother who was sleeping in, brushed her teeth with her mother, chatted about interesting things, had breakfast together, and then opened the door to go to school in a warm atmosphere.

On the way, he met two of his friends. One was Sayaka Miki, who he was sure was a member of the Five-Colored Magical Girls Squad after watching the PV, and the other was Hitomi, a sweet-looking classmate who might be the target of persecution in the future but is now just a passerby.

They laugh, they play, everything is normal, so normal that it is almost no different from the ordinary cute yuri anime, or the youth romance anime where the male protagonist will appear later.

The graphics are very delicate, the dialogues between the characters are very interesting, and the embarrassing behavior of the 30-year-old unmarried female teacher in the classroom, who has the same character as the one in the neighboring "Oregairu", also makes people smile.

But, it was just a knowing smile.

As a cute magical girl animation, it is undoubtedly qualified and above standard. However, as an animation by Sato Yuu, as an animation produced with the strength of the national team, which attracted so many industry celebrities to join and aimed at the three major awards, it is indeed too ordinary.

"Humaki Akemi appears as a transfer student. Does that mean Kaname Madoka's dream was a predictive dream?"

"But looking at the details, it seems that Homura Akemi knows Madoka Kaname. There are enough hints in this regard."

“It smells like a routine.”

"Indeed, an anime I watched before had a similar pattern. It appears almost every few years, with themes about time travel."

"Anyway, it's nothing new."

They ate Sukiyaki pot, adding wagyu beef, vegetables and four large shrimps. They chatted while finishing their dinner.

"Ah, I've finished my water. Please pour me another glass."

"Okay, wait for me."

Originally, he thought the whole show was full of moments, and Oya Hideki was even a little worried that he and his wife would be so engrossed in watching the animation that they wouldn't notice that the Sukiyaki pot was empty, thus wasting the fresh ingredients. But now, even if he just finished drinking the water, he would get up without hesitation and get another cup, without worrying about missing out on the exciting plot.

“It’s starting to turn around.”

When she came back from pouring water, the plot was playing in the video store. Xiaoyuan heard Yanxi's transfer. ① Group: 837783853

"Oh."

Not too bland, Oya Hideki nodded, then slowly sat down and watched.

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This is a rather surprising point, but it always gives me a sense of déjà vu.

"This seems to be the plot of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, where Nanoha and Fate were also enemies at the beginning."

"Now that you mention it, it does look like it. I'm afraid Sato Yuu borrowed from that famous work. After all, it is a peak in the magical girl genre."

The results of Kumiko Oya's recent idleness and catching up on anime have emerged, which suddenly helped Hideki Oya think about where the sense of déjà vu came from.

However, such advice did not have a very positive effect, but instead made Oya Hideki feel that anime was becoming more formulaic.

But the quality of the animation is still quite good. The plot is not outstanding but it is still watchable and it is very appetizing. He continued to watch it with Sukiyaki until the end of the animation.

"Well, how should I put it..."

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The peculiar collage and the collage technique are very brilliant. The weird and strange pictures really make people feel novel. The battle scene after the appearance of senior sister Mami is also eye-catching. The transformation scene is very floating, but also very cute and beautiful.

In short, everything is fine in terms of the graphics, but the plot is just...

“It’s a little cliché, isn’t it?”

"Yes, I feel that any screenwriter who is a little bit better can come up with such a plot."

Not knowing how to comment for a moment, Oya Hideki hesitated, but when Oya Kumiko responded at the right time, he immediately nodded in affirmation.

The plot isn't bad, but just thinking that it's a script compiled by Sato Yu, one can't help but feel that it's a little lacking. And when one thinks that the people who contributed the entire episode's wonderful drawings are national team painters who can almost be regarded as national treasures, the sense of disparity is even greater.

This is even worse than the first episode of "DARLING in the FRANXX".

"Kumiko, um..."

For a moment, Ooya Hideki felt a little frightened.

For him, watching animation with his wife is a very heartwarming experience, and it is a wonderful time he looks forward to even at work.

But now, the first episode of Sato Yu's new work is like this, and it has failed to live up to people's expectations. So next week, will his wife Oya Kumiko still prepare dinner so grandly and watch it with him with great anticipation?

With his heart beating fast, Oya Hideki looked at his wife, who was patting her belly happily after eating and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"next week......"

"Let's watch it together next week! I'll prepare a feast like this again!"

Even though the anime is not that eye-catching, and even a bit boring to some picky viewers, it seems that Kumiko Oya still likes it very much?

Oh, that's right, Kumiko should like a sweet girl show like this, he was just worrying too much before.

"By the way, for the first episode, Sato Yuu's performance was a bit boring this time."

"Huh? Yes, it is."

After watching an animation, one always has to give a review to feel satisfied. When Oya Hideki heard his wife's review that the animation was boring, he was shocked, but then he agreed.

In TV broadcasts, prime time is extremely valuable. In addition to Sato Yu's animation, other TV stations will also broadcast many excellent TV series simultaneously. Compared to TV series, after watching such a mediocre first episode, will his wife choose to spend this time to accompany him to watch "Puella Magi Madoka Magica"?

In this regard, Oya Hideki originally thought that his wife liked the show and that was why she made an appointment to hold a small family party next week to continue watching it. But now it seems that she was doing it for his own happiness. Even if the animation was boring, she had to pretend to be happy and watch it with him on time?

Tears were about to flow out, and in an instant, the future father who had been completely mesmerized by his wife and unborn child was moved to tears.

"Wow, what's that expression on your face? It's disgusting... Did you misunderstand something?"

"......misunderstanding?"

"Although I really want to watch anime with you, the reason we agreed to watch the next episode is just because I'm particularly looking forward to the plot later."

Kumiko Oya laughed as she could easily know her husband's thoughts. Then she looked at the TV showing the staff list with a sharp expression and even a hint of resentment.

"I don't believe that Sato Yu is only this bad. You want to use a whole episode to deceive people and numb them, right? I won't be fooled.

I want to see what kind of shock and surprise this guy can give people in the second episode after pretending for a whole episode, and what kind of unexpected twists are hidden in it!"

.......

Volume 176: Chapter Chapter . Special Reaction

According to final statistics, the first episode had a viewership of 16.1%, setting a record for the highest viewership rate for a first episode of an animation.

This aspect far exceeded Sato Yu's expectations. It seems that with the excellent performance of the previous few series and his reputation as a 21-year-old ultimate rookie director, the animation he produced has already received extremely high attention that is unrivaled in the entire industry.

However, despite such high ratings, the show did not meet Sato Yu's expectations in terms of audience evaluation.

"It's strange, why are there so few people complaining about bad luck?"

Also in the supervisor's room, Naoko Yamada was logging into the forum to look through the comments about "Puella Magi Madoka Magica", and she was surprised and puzzled as she read.

Led by a super rookie supervisor, a galactic battleship with over 40 original drawings by industry bigwigs rushed into the universe, aiming for the top drama and the three major awards, but the performance of the first episode was so mediocre. For this, the audience should have been criticizing and complaining.

However, when she actually looked through the comments, Naoko Yamada discovered that not only did the animation still have a high score of 8.9, but even the comments of netizens in the forum were so gentle.

[The first episode is okay, the graphics are excellent, the plot is a bit mediocre, but... those who understand will understand. ]

[It was a mediocre first episode, but after watching it, I'm looking forward to it even more! ]

[Please bring the second episode soon, I can’t wait! 】

"I say, Sato, what on earth did you feed them? If someone else led the Galaxy Battleship to produce such a mediocre work, the audience would have already cyberbullied him to the point of climbing up the rooftops. Why are these audiences so confident one after another, believing more than us that the animation will develop in a positive direction and start low and end high?"