I am the Entertainment Tycoon

Chapter 535 Hitarashi Itsuki: The Rain of Tears

On an uneventful Sunday Night on June 5th, 1980, the Sakura Abode Country paused for 30 minutes.

The time that the last episode of the anime from the Elvish Studios, produced by Hitarashi Istuki, took to be aired on TV.

The country wanted to know how Kate's story ended and if she would be able to help the animation team to finish producing the anime.

Toddlers, teenagers, adults, and old people gathered at the nearest TV to them.

At that time, television was still too expensive, so it wasn't everyone that owned a TV. That's why everyone gathered in the houses of the people who had.

But as they watched the last episode of the anime, the more their emotions were disturbed.

When it was revealed that Kate was dying, most people broke into silent cries.

They didn't understand if they understood well.

How could such a happy and lively person like Kate be dying?

At that moment, the whole nation entered a state of silence. What was happening on the screen was too shocking that made them speechless.

As the explanation of why Kate acted so happy despite her condition, the sound of cries broke the silence that was installed throughout the country.

Why did someone like Kate have to die?

She was too precious to die!

For the past 3 months every Sunday night, they watched Kate's journey and learned to love her.

For them, Kate was like their lively older sister, or their lively daughter or granddaughter.

Kate became a beacon of light that shone upon them with her bubbly happiness in everything that she did.

Kate became the synonym of happiness for them.

She was like the last ray of sunlight that shone no matter the season it came.

How someone like her could die?

They couldn't understand.

As they heard that she was dying, they felt like a part of themselves was dying as well.

Kate's last words to the friends that she earned during her last journey were something that the public couldn't take.

"Being with you all made me so happy. Being able to realize my dream to make an anime was much more special because I had your company. I entered the team already prepared to leave the last moment of my life and cut my happiness. But meeting each one of you made me so happy. You guys proportioned the best moments of my life. You gave me the strength to face the end with a smile on my face. Thank you for realizing my dreams." Kate smiled at them one last time before breathing her last breath.

They watched as Kate draw her last breath with a smile on her face.

It was at that moment that the majority of the public watching the anime broke into wails and loud cries.

Why did she have to be like that even in the end?

Why did it hurt so much?

How could they feel so sad over a fictional character?

These were some of the questions they had as they broke into cries.

At that moment, no matter how strong they were, they felt like they lost a little part of themselves together with Kate.

The sunshine that seemed to shine even in the coldest winter disappeared, and they were left in the darkness.

The children couldn't understand why their big sister was leaving. And the adults felt like they lost their own flesh and blood.

The anime ended with the members of the animation team trying to live their lives without Kate. The last scene of the anime was them shrouded in darkness until a single ray of sunlight shone upon them.

At that moment, the animation team smiles as tears streamed from their eyes. They could feel the warmth of the sun, but their hearts would forever be incomplete without their friend.

"It's raining so much, isn't it?"

"Yes, I can feel it."

The characters commented even though no rain was over them.

But the public could understand that the rain was the tears that streamed down from their eyes.

This made the public cry even harder.

They also felt that rain!

That was how the whole nation felt the rain over them no matter where they were in the country.

A rain of tears washed the country to mourn their missing friend.

The anime credits rolled up, but no one stood up from their seats.

They just stared at the screens with confused expressions. They tried to understand what just happened.

But the only conclusion that they could achieve was that they had just lost something important.

That's why when the last frame of the credits appeared, the public still watched the screen without speaking.

The last frame of the anime was something that Hitarashi prepared.

She added this frame at the last moment without warning anyone.

The frame contained a message from her that said:

"My dear children,

I've been in love with animation ever since I saw my father producing a story from just his drawings. When I saw his work, I felt like a magical world was hidden beneath those drawings. That's why I chose to tell one of my favorite magical stories in my first movie. 'Song of the Elven' was produced after such a long journey. I still remember to this day how every day of its production went down. In those times, we didn't have the fancy techniques we have today. But I enjoyed every step of the process even if they were too difficult. That was because I knew that if I wanted to create a magical world I had to work for it. When I saw the smiles of the children watching my movie, I knew that all the work I had put into it was worth it. That's why I produced so many movies in the next decades. I wanted to spread happiness and hope to those who watched my movies. In the last few chapters of my life, I was lucky enough to see the era of animes arriving. I was able to produce an animation for TV! In these last 20 years that I had been working to produce animes, I felt like I was back in my teenage years producing 'Song of the Elven' once again. I felt so happy to be able to be part of a new form of animation. But in this world, everything has its end. I can feel that my aging bones can't handle animation anymore. I struggled a lot to decide as animation has always been my one true passion. It has been with me ever since I was a child. But I knew that if I wanted to leave without any regrets, I had to produce one last animation. This anime is the one. In this anime, I tried to show everyone how happy I was every time I produced an anime. I tried to show you all how even death can't shake away my passion for animation. I may not be Kate, but I share her infinite happiness and excitement for animation. Thank you for supporting me with all these eyes. I hope this journey was as fun for me as it was for you. My magical journey ends here.

Farewell, my little elves."