Ringo - Manga
Summary
[From Anime Waves]:
Tamao loves to draw pictures of RINGO, his fantasy girl, in his sketchbook. But his life changes overnight after he successfully tests his secret VIII Project...Tamao soon discovers that creating a walking, talking, virtual idol is a long and difficult process...
















... and the second season of the Anime did a better job of pacing than I thought they would. I think they moved the Elf village arc from before hostilities with the Principality began to the inter-war period, aka the start of the second season, and used that to pad it out. Good call if that's what they did. In any event. Good season.