Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I wouldn't call AoT that.
mh.. on second thought, while Attack on Titan is one of the most successful anime of the last decade, if we truly want to consider the PEAK of populary, that would be something like Dragonball, One Piece, Sailor Moon or Pokemon (though Pokemon is mostly popular for anime and games, not really for the manga).
You were having so many problems with just three series, yet here he was trying to manage twenty at once!
...if he's actually editing them, that's
far too many! Even if he had double our editor points, that's FAR too much.
Admittedly he likely doesn't need to use actions to "work on removing noob status" or "work relationships" and he's ALSO likely taking one or two overtimes... but still!
...on a secondary note, let's all remember that we mostly want to reach the next tier of quality when possible for quality modifiers (so 40, 50, 60 and so on).
Never heard of it, though a quick wiki look tells me it's pretty famous. I suppose we now have a title to look at for tips and inspiration if necessary.
Technically speaking, you probably should have gone back to work on Sunday. It was what everyone expected after all. According to tradition, a hardworking young salaryman like yourself should be in the office every day to prove how enthusiastic and dedicated you were.
Sick Japanese work culture...
Unfortunately for them, you'd already made sure to memorize the official work hours listed in your employee handbook. If they wanted to drag you back into the office anyway, they had better be prepared to pay for your overtime hours.
I COMPLETELY agree with this.
I suppose there's nothing wrong with dedicating some extra time to prove yourself, but it's not like they can't afford to pay the overtime!
Despite what some might claim, the good jobs and salaries would always go to the people with the best connections, not the people with the best work ethic.
I'd argue both matter, though one can compensate for the other...
up to a point.
"Who wants coffee?" you asked, diverting their attention to the bag at your side. "I've also got some fresh cupcakes from a bakery at the station!"
Totally worth it to avoid the Sunday work
It was 3 favour points well spent, I'd say.
You opened up the latest volume, resisting the urge to groan as it slowly loaded. Didn't you already scan all the pages for printing? Why did this look like someone had taken a printed copy, then scanned it all in one page at a time into a pdf?
...I could see that happening. Maybe we could point it out to a superior?
MysteryMaster: It's nice to see a new scifi series that isn't another wannabe Star Wars clone. I swear, ever since the 14th movie came out everyone's just trying to copy them.
...now that I think about it, There's actually quite a few out already. the 3 trilogies, the spin-off trilogy (third yet to come out I think), the clone wars animated movie.. I suppose there's technically also the holiday special
MysteryMaster: Oh god, this isn't a sequel for Boruto, right? Please tell me it's not.
BURNED.
Though in Boruto's defense: the anime sucks outside of a few battles (I dropped it a LONG time ago. quick check there's nearly 50 episodes before reaching boruto movie material, and nearly 150 before reaching MANGA new material. And most of this material is just
boring) the manga is actually decent though.
The character art is nice though, so I think you should concentrate on that. Forget the old man MC and focus on the cute daughter instead. Just make it more ecchi and you'll have more readers in no time!
NO. ALL OF MY NO.
There's SO MANY PROBLEMS with that!
1)this kind of genre change often don't work. It doesn't seem like the mangaka would be good with it.
2)it's heavily inspired to his life.
how would he feel about drawing someone inspired to his daughter to be lewded on?
3)...that's it, actually.
It's not a bad idea in principle, but in this specific case it just can't work.
P.S: Oh yeah, Asa (that's our editor in chief) wanted me to tell you to focus more on the story part. But you should definitely do the ecchi thing too, though!
this is better though.
Status Update:
- Gained +1 Favor for each successfully released new series. (+3 Favor)
- Space Racer Subaru-kun's high popularity on its very first chapter looks good for you! (+1 Favor)
- Gained new requests for Our Daughter is Actually a Vampire!:
- Focus more on the daughter and add more ecchi elements (Assistant Editor in Chief)
- Raise the Story stat to at least 60 for the next chapter (Editor in Chief)
...that's a LOT of favour. we've already recovered our big expense!
story is fine. we might want to ignore the ecchi request, or at least be
very diplomatic about proposing it (or even better, about refusing it).
now, let's see the actions available...
-[ ] Look At Me, I Am The Senpai Now (Special): It seems that the new editors will be joining your team later this week. Considering his current workload, Masaru would probably be really grateful if you 'volunteered' to handle the welcoming process. The fact that it'd let you make a good first impression is just the icing on the cake. (Gain +1 Favor)
this makes sense for the kind of character we're trying to play. I'd also argue that it's a better fit than just doing the repetitive paperwork, and the first impression will help in case any of them somehow gets promoted in the future. The best time to build a good relationship with coworkers is at the beginning, after all.
I mostly want it for the first impression more than the favour, really.
[ ] Networking (Coworkers): You and Masaru may be the only ones on your team right now, but that doesn't mean that the office is
completely empty. You never know when making friends might come in handy.
-[ ] Team Player Maeda-kun: People tend to appreciate the little gestures. A cup of coffee here, a friendly ear to listen to problems there, and suddenly they think you're friends. But if you want to make a stronger impression, you need to go the extra mile. (Unlocks options to spend extra Favor)
it has potential, though maybe not this turn. Didn't we just do it anyway?
[ ] Networking (Assistant Editor in Chief): Ah, shit. Who decided to give such an important position to your idiot cousin? Meeting with him isn't going to be pleasant, but you should see if you can do some damage control before things get out of hand.
We might be able to remove the Ecchi request and prevent more problems.
[ ] Networking (Mangaka): Paying a visit to one of your current mangakas might be a good idea, if only to ensure that they aren't having any problems meeting the deadline.
We might want to do at least one meeting with each Mangaka. Next should probably be Vampire daughter guy, especially considering we've received TWO requests about improvements for his manga.
I'd like to meet Tana-sensei again either, but actions are limited...
[ ] Research: It's probably a good idea to make sure that you're not
totally ignorant about your job anymore. (Progress towards removing Maeda's "Complete Newbie" trait)
-[ ] The Big Three: Naruto, One Piece, and Bleach; the biggest shonen series of their time. Perhaps you'll find the secret of their popularity by rereading them as an editor rather than a fan.
-[ ] The Trending: What's even in the top ten list now, anyway? Probably a good idea to see what the fans are into nowadays.
-[ ] Sunday Star Series: What kind of series is your magazine currently running? If nothing else, this should let you see what your direct competition will look like.
We should take another one of those. I suppose that, as we went with the
classics first, the logical next step would be the big 3.
so, I'd go with one mangaka networking, one manga research, first impression as senpai, and networking with our cousin.
Alternatively, remove one of these for Team Player option.
