Amidst the controversy.
Time is passing bit by bit, under the gaze of countless people in the circle.
Midnight is coming.
Amazon.com and major offline bookstores have also started to work overtime, and have started to put the works of several major libraries on the shelves to prepare for the sales war tomorrow morning.
Hashima Itsuki: "Sister Magic War"!
Watano Kohei: "Season of White Love"!
Ikaros teacher’s "Your Lie in April" also arrived as expected!
There are also works from the other six libraries, all of which have appeared on the shelves after working overtime…
At the same time.
Social platforms and official websites of major libraries, as well as well-known light novel forums in the industry, and video websites such as YouTube.
There are also promotions and videos of major works.
"Sister Magic War!", "Season of White Love", "Four Lies" and other works have taken turns to occupy the front page.
At this moment!
The ranking battle of the May light novel Oricon is about to begin.
Everyone’s publicity and promotion have entered the critical moment of the final fight!
Especially "Sister Magic War" and "Season of White Love", which have been promoted before.
Suddenly, the news was released in advance!
It instantly caused a high heat on the Internet.
And the "Four Lies" of Dengeki Bunko has been gradually declining in the past few days as the popularity of Dengeki Rookie King and "Plastic Memory" has saturated.
As the editor-in-chief of "Four Lies", Fujii Yuuna is different from Takagawa Saku.
She feels that she is under great pressure at the moment!
Anyway, she can’t sleep!
This is the first novel she has taken on the shelves. She feels that she and Teacher Ikaros share the honor and disgrace.
She feels that Teacher Ikaros may also be anxious now.
Fujii Yuuna suddenly felt a little regretful.
She was too stupid.
She should have called Ikaros teacher in advance to comfort him, after all, he looked younger than him.
It was impossible for her to say that she was not a little nervous when her first book was released.
But it was too late now, so she definitely couldn’t call!
She couldn’t send messages either!
Editor-in-chief Kagurazaka said that some authors were prone to neurasthenia due to long-term high pressure.
Sometimes the sound of a message was enough to make the other party lose sleep.
It was easy to affect the author’s living conditions and creative desire.
After thinking about it, she gave up contacting Ikaros teacher.
She planned to go to YouTube and the official website to watch the promotional videos of "Sister Magic War" and "White 14 Season of Love"!
It was considered to help Ikaros teacher find out the enemy situation!
But she just took a look and immediately took a breath of cold air.
GAGA Bunko and Fujimi are worthy of being one of the top-notch bunkos, and they know that they will announce the release at the last minute!
It is easy to cause insufficient publicity and promotion, resulting in the work’s performance not keeping up!
So, they spent a lot of money on promotion!
Exquisite pictures, carefully selected lines, voice acting by top beautiful voice actors, plus a one-stop interview with the author’s new book!
It’s obviously a light novel promotion!
It’s like the promotion of an animation!
Sure enough, just like what the editor-in-chief Kagurazaka said, the other party is definitely well prepared.
Fujii Yuuna weakly held up her glasses!
Continue to scroll down to read the comments.
Sure enough!
The audience’s comments and comments were also eager for the book:
"This author who has been delaying the update of his sister-con has actually released it in advance, well done!"
"The voiceover of Taojiang’s wife is so beautiful, GA Library is really rich, I will buy Taojiang’s "Sister Magic War"!"
"Does no one pay attention to the illustrations? This is the illustration of the gun god GUN, so gorgeous. Even if it is for GUN Master, I will also buy "Sister Magic War"!"
"I came here because of its reputation. What is this for? Is it still a light novel? This promotion makes me want to buy it!"
"Why is it not twelve o’clock yet? Why is it not tomorrow yet? Come out! Come out! I can’t stand it anymore!"
"…"
But there are also some complaints!
After all, there are always people who don’t like this style, every book has it!
Inevitable.
In fact, "Four Lies" also released a related promotion video on YouTube.
However, without the wonderful animation and the famous beautiful girl voice actor to attract traffic, Mr. Ikaros was unwilling to conduct an interview with the author.
So it did not cause much response on the website!
If it were normal times!
It would be harmless, but when being sniped like this, it seemed a bit disadvantageous.
Fujii Yuuna also had a headache!
If at this time… there was a popular celebrity task to speak for him in "Four Lies".
What Fujii Yuuna didn’t know was!
This really happened!
Tokyo’s high-end residential area.
A luxury apartment, 16 floors.
The famous beautiful girl voice actor, the voice actor of Merulu in the super popular animation "Stardust Witch Merulu" and the singer of the theme song, Hoshino Kurara.
Sitting on the soft single sofa, flipping through the daily Dengeki light novel magazine.
She carefully read the clips of "Four Lies" in the publication.
Some time ago.
Daico3 found their agency because they were organizing the Plastic Memory Production Committee and invited them to dub an important role in it.
As one of the seven female voice actors in Japan who have broken through one million fans on social platforms, she is naturally invited frequently.
She is very happy to have the opportunity to participate in Hideaki Ikuhara’s last work. Such a classic work will naturally be taken seriously.
The agent suggested.
She should also read through the old works of Mr. Ikaros, maybe she can better understand the new roletype.
Originally, she only wanted to understand the story.
But as she read, she was immersed in it. It is hard to describe this feeling.
It was obviously a light novel.
But it gave people the feeling of watching a light and interesting movie.
Sitting on the rattan chair on the balcony of her home, bathing in the spring breeze, with sheets and clothes swaying beside her.
Very daily and comfortable!
Even though she had practiced dubbing for a whole day and it was already late at night, the rough ink text of the cheap student magazine could awaken her tired cells.
Attracted her to read on.
She read until Arima participated in the piano competition alone, and she felt a sense of emotional release.
Unfortunately, the content behind can only be read in the single volume.
She was still not satisfied!
She looked at the time and remembered what her agent had told her.
As the rookie king of Dengeki Bunko, Teacher Ikaros is being targeted by the eight major bunkos.
She took a deep breath.
Logged into her official social account, which is supervised by the agency.
Except for the updates from her agent and studio.
Basically except for photos of her participating in some activities, or promotional content for new animations and new songs.
She doesn’t really use this account.
But it does have the most fans.
This time, she edited a message on it:
"Your Lie in April is great. Love/"
This is her first life message on this account.
Not long after she posted on Weibo.
A message came in.
"Kurara-chan, why aren’t you asleep yet?" The person who sent the message noted that it was Kirino.
Well, this is also her friend.
She is a model and a writer of animated light novels. She is a junior high school girl who particularly likes to read "Stardust Witch Kulala".
They first met at an animation festival of "Stardust Witch".
But I guess she saw the word "read".
Soon she sent another message: "Hehe, I saw your Weibo post. Did you take the light novel advertising column?"
"No, I just like "Four Lies", so I plan to help Ikaros teacher promote "Four Lies". /Naughty"
"Kulala, why are you like that stinky cat now? Damn it, you haven’t praised my novel like this before."
They continued chatting.
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However!
What they didn’t know was.
How much waves would be caused on the Internet after this dynamic was published.
"Stardust Witch Meruru" is a national-level hit IP!
And Hoshino Kurara! []
The youngest of the seven female voice actors with over a million followers!
She has a lot of fans!
Even in the voice actor world!
The mostIn recent years, the Hoshino Kulala cosplay contest has been held every year!
As a result, every year, it attracts a large number of girls to participate and boys to watch!
You can see her influence.
And the previous updates posted by this account were all about concerts or promotion of new dubbing works.
And the latest one!
Not only was it posted late at night, but it was also a review of a certain work!
Many people who follow Hoshino Kulala also became curious.
What is this work "Four Lies" that made Hoshino Kulala express her feelings in the middle of the night?
Although it is said to be the ANCG circle, the size of the light novel circle has never been comparable to the animation circle.
Some fans who don’t pay much attention to light novels found out that "Four Lies" is a light novel published recently.
And the author Burning Ikaros is the same author of Hideaki Ikuhara’s final work "Plastic Memories".
At the same time, the search data related to Burning Ikaros and "Four Lies"!
The data grew exponentially again!
"…"
At the same time, Toki Kentaro of GAGA Library!
is paying attention to the slightest movement on the Internet.
After twelve o’clock tonight, it is destined to be a special day!
All light novel libraries participating in the Oricon ranking competition!
Until the list is opened at twelve o’clock tomorrow, it will not be easy to get the bottom.
Even if the Oricon ranking is opened!
If the performance of the main works promoted by the library does not meet the psychological expectations of the major libraries, then this low-pressure atmosphere!
I am afraid it will continue until the end of the month when the list is determined!
"Kentaro! How is the promotion of our seventh volume of "Sister Magic War"." The editor-in-chief came out to consult.
"The YouTube channel is now in second place, but the first place "White Love Season" is very close, with only a few tens of thousands of popularity difference. Our growth rate is not bad. If nothing unexpected happens, we will soon reach the top."
The editor-in-chief was relieved when he heard this, "If there is any change, come in and tell me."
After that, he waved his hand and went into his office.
Kentaro is watching the popularity in the background, and he plans to take a rest first to recharge his energy!
The opening of the list at noon tomorrow will be the time to decide life and death with Fujimi Bookstore.
"Okay, editor-in-chief, I will definitely keep an eye on it!" In the office, Kentaro Toki took a sip of black coffee and shouted to the editor-in-chief’s back.
Then he plans to continue to focus on the data!
See if there is anything strange about "White Love Season"
As for Dengeki Bunko’s rookie king’s work "Four Lies", because there has been no new news before, the popularity is not even in the top ten.
In his opinion, it is probably no longer a threat to them.
Suddenly!
An entry that has fallen out of the top ten is rising wildly from the bottom at a rocket-like speed.
PreviousTenth, ninth, eighth…fifth…it looks like the momentum is going to be there and there’s no stopping it.
It looks like it’s going to be the third.
How, how could this happen!
Toki Kentaro widened his eyes, and said in disbelief.
This matter must be reported to the editor-in-chief!
He unplugged the charger, picked up the laptop and ran to the editor-in-chief’s office.
"Editor-in-chief, great news!"
Toki Kentaro knocked on the door and shouted.
The editor-in-chief, who had just closed his eyes for a while, suddenly opened his eyes and frowned, saying, "What’s the matter? Is the popularity at the top?"
"No, editor-in-chief…"
Seeing that the editor-in-chief looked a little angry, he forced himself to calm down.
"How is our backstage popularity now?"
Toki Kentaro’s face turned pale:
"Second place…"
The editor was stunned for a moment, then frowned.
"It seems that "Season of White Love" is more powerful than I thought, we can’t let our guard down."
Toki Kentaro stammered:
"No, our backstage publicity popularity has surpassed his, "Season of White Love" is now third place…"
The editor was stunned, and suddenly some of them didn’t understand.
Their GAGA library work ranked second!
Fujimi Bookstore’s work ranked third!
"Who is the first place?"
"Is there any other first-tier writer in 893 who is going to publish a work to snipe us? This is impossible!"
Toki Kentaro’s scalp numbed:
"No, the first place is Dengeki Bunko’s "Your Lie in April"…"
The editor was stunned for a moment, then got angry:
"Kentaro, are you kidding me!"
They are one of the eight major libraries, with a bunch of first-tier and second-tier authors. How could "Four Lies" not only not be buried, but also be declared the most popular.
Seeing that the editor didn’t believe him, he quickly turned the screen in the direction of the editor and hurriedly explained:
"I’m telling the truth, editor, look!"
GA Library’s editor-in-chief looked at the screen with doubt, and saw the entry of "Four Lies" at first glance.
Then he looked at the popularity data at the back, and his pupils shrank suddenly.
"This, this is impossible!"
He couldn’t believe his eyes, he rubbed his eyes and looked again!
Editor: "…"
Good news: It really changed!
Bad news: It’s even higher than before!
He looked at Kentaro Toki and said in shock:
"Kentaro, what’s going on? Did Dengeki Bunko buy popularity for "Four Lies"?!"
Kentaro Toki smiled bitterly:
"Editor, it’s the well-known voice actor, Hoshino Kurara. She has been very popular recently because of her participation in Hideaki Ikuhara’s final work. She posted a dynamic about "Four Lies" on her official account.It was also the first life dynamic of her official account…"
Hoshino Kura… that national voice actor.
The editor-in-chief was so angry that his face turned purple, and he slammed his palm on the table.
Bang!
"F CK, this Dengeki Bunko has no moral integrity!!! Let’s take a look at the data of their Amazon online store?"
"Editor-in-chief… it shows that it is sold out!"
"…"
Here at Dengeki Bunko!
Fujii Yuuna was the first to report the sudden increase in the popularity of "Four Lies" to Kagurazaka Ayame.
Kagurazaka editor-in-chief was a little confused at first!
But after learning the content, he was also very happy!
"Teacher Ikaros did a great job! ”
“No wonder he doesn’t reveal his identity even though he’s so good-looking, and doesn’t seem to worry about sales. It turns out he has a backup plan!”
“After Kulala became popular for playing the voice actor of Meruru, her popularity at events has remained high!”
“I didn’t expect she would be willing to advertise “Four Lies”!”
Kagurazaka was a little curious about how Takagawa Saku did it.
“By the way, editor-in-chief Kagurazaka, the “Four Lies” we put on Amazon Mall was sold out as soon as it was launched. What should we do! ”
Because Amazon Mall does not offer free shipping for products under 2,000 yen, everyone tends to buy light novels in offline bookstores.
So they don’t leave a lot of sales for online merchants, but at least it seems that the inventory left for online merchants is somewhat insufficient!
“Fujii, I always feel like I’m back to the night when Senjumura’s new book was released. Four Lies may be a success! A big success! Apply for an emergency reprint immediately, and I’ll go to Editor-in-Chief Suzuki to get a note tomorrow morning!”
“…”.
