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It's just that short manga doesn't get much popularity, but that's only now being seen in the medium-length manga "Puella Magi Madoka Magica".

"What a waste," Yoshida couldn't help but think. "Using such top-notch visuals on a magical girl..."

"What's wrong?" Higashino asked, noticing Yoshida's dazed expression. "Is something the problem?"

"No, I was just amazed by the teacher's painting," Yoshida admitted.

"Haha, then you can keep watching."

The preceding content is a dream of Madoka Kaname.

In her dream, in an apocalyptic scene, she saw a girl fighting in despair, facing a situation with no chance of victory but still bravely confronting it.

Madoka Kaname has an adorable pet by her side. If she makes a contract with the pet and it becomes a magical girl, she can change everything.

Madoka Kaname nodded in agreement, and then woke up.

“What a pity,” Yoshida said. “The teacher could have drawn more battle scenes here.”

Hibiki Higashino has never drawn a battle manga. As Akira Toriyama's disciple, it's a real shame that he couldn't use the battle paneling techniques he learned from Toriyama.

Readers have been eagerly anticipating seeing battle scenes depicted by Mirai Tori.

Judging from "Slam Dunk", Akino Mirai's athleticism is no less than others, so her fighting skills must be just as good.

Only those things that haven't happened yet.

If the storyboard of Akino Toriyama is used as a gimmick, it will definitely attract many readers.

“If you draw too many battle scenes, the rhythm will change.” Higashino shrugged. “There will be more in the future anyway, so let’s not overdo it.”

"Yes, yes, you're right, teacher."

Yoshida remained silent, carefully checked the manuscript, and after finding no problems, said, "I have indeed received the manuscript for the first chapter of 'Puella Magi Madoka Magica'."

……

"Tori Akino-sensei's new work is about to be published, right?"

Some people were chatting in the classroom.

"I heard it's a magical girl manga, which is no fun at all. I'm not going to read it; that's only for little girls."

"What? What's wrong with girls reading comics!" the female class monitor retorted angrily. She herself also read "One Piece," but now she was being looked down upon by her former fellow fans.

"I won't watch those naive types of works either."

"Uh-huh."

"Count me in."

All the grown men solemnly declared that they would not watch "Puella Magi Madoka Magica," even though it was a work by Mirai Tori.

They're grown men, they wouldn't stoop to reading effeminate comics.

"What!" the class monitor exclaimed angrily. "What a boring boy!"

She was furious.

Monday arrived.

She went to a supermarket near the school and saw the latest issue of Jump.

"So cute!"

This issue of Jump features a cover illustration of four girls with distinct hair colors: pink, yellow, blue, and black.

Their outfits were all dresses in matching colors, giving them a magical girl vibe at first glance.

The characters all have different expressions.

Some were cheerfully smiling, some were gentle, some were calmly pursing their lips, and some were like idiots.

The images and personalities of these four magical girls are vividly portrayed on the cover.

"As expected of Akino-sensei, he captures the details so well."

The class monitor praised him.

Her unique round face is also very cute; it's hard to feel any dislike for her because of her chubby cheeks.

"It's a work that's very suitable for children," the class monitor concluded.

Because no matter how you look at it, it's a classic magical girl, and the art style is much better than other magical girls.

Like Cardcaptor Sakura, it has a kind of beauty that is overwhelmingly beautiful.

"Let me see."

She walked to the corner and started flipping through the pages.

……

The first episode of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" begins with a series of heartwarming little stories, aside from Madoka Kaname's dream.

Family, friends, teachers...

Xiaoyuan lives in an ordinary yet happy environment.

Things changed when a transfer student came along.

The transfer student's name is Homura Akemi, the child who fought in Madoka Magica's dream world.

Homura Akemi told Madoka to just call her by her name, which initially had a cold yet friendly feel to it.

"Houmura, Flame, what a cute name," the class monitor thought.

Despite being a transfer student, Homura Akemi is very familiar with the school. She warns Madoka that she should stay as she is and not change herself.

Later, Madoka and her friend Sayaka encounter Kyubey, an adorable creature being chased by Homura Akemi. After a dazzling background transformation, they enter another world and are eventually rescued by the blonde upperclassman.

The first episode tells the story of Madoka Kaname, an ordinary middle school girl, as she begins to experience the world of magical girls.

"This is really interesting," the class monitor said, her eyes glued to the screen. "It's much better than most magical girl manga. Especially this one..."

The stream-of-consciousness elements, such as butterflies and isolation nets, create another space, where the artistic expression is profound.

In particular, the use of the art form of Coraci is very rare in the field of comics.

For a little girl, a heartwarming story with foreshadowing and vibrant visuals is enough to make her happy.

"It would be a shame if the boys didn't watch it."

The class monitor closed his jumper and walked out of the corner, where he saw several people.

"Xiong Er, Mingjiu, Xiuji... what are you looking at here?" Her eyebrows twitched.

Those stubborn boys were squatting on the ground watching "Puella Magi Madoka Magica".

Chapter 331 A Mature, Steady, and Reliable Senior

"Squad leader..."

The three boys looked at each other, extremely embarrassed.

"We were just taking a look around," Yuuji explained, standing up.

"Hmph." The class monitor tapped his toes. "Is that so?"

“That’s right,” Akihisa stood up, “It’s definitely not because the magical girl on the cover is cute, ugh!”

"Akihisa!" Hideyoshi covered Akihisa's mouth and said anxiously, "We had to take a look at Tori Akino-sensei's new work, but as expected, it's a work we don't like."

“Yeah,” Xiong Er waved his hand, “It’s not interesting at all, it’s just an extremely ordinary comic. I could come up with such a cute and cuddly work.”

"I'm never watching it again."

The three of them turned away gracefully.

"boom!"

Thick plumes of jump air rained down on them, shouting, "You have to buy it after you've seen it!"

"The squad leader said angrily."

……

Many people are eagerly anticipating the first episode of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica," given that it's a work by Mirai Toriaki, the author of "Slam Dunk."

Critic Huang Gang commented, "A warm family, lively friends, dignified and reliable seniors, mysterious and unknown enemies... Based on the information available so far, 'Puella Magi Madoka Magica' is just a very ordinary magical girl manga. Apart from Mirai Tori's amazing artwork, there's nothing to praise. If it weren't for Mirai Tori's work, I probably wouldn't have paid any attention to it."

Mizuno, the magazine's former editor, also said, "I had high expectations, but I was greatly disappointed. Among Tori Akino's works, Paprika also performed poorly at first, but this work is very artistic, it just wasn't discovered. But Puella Magi Madoka Magica can only be described as an extremely ordinary manga."

Reporter Daikichi raised the question that most people had: "I don't know why Akino Mirai drew this work?"

"Yeah, why?"

"This is very unlike the teacher's style. He has always been an unconventional cartoonist."

Why draw such boring comics?

"Procedural character designs, predictable plot developments, unremarkable storylines... I really don't understand!"

……

The first episode of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" received widespread criticism.

In reality, the first chapter of Madoka Magica was a decent work; if it were serialized in Jump, it would only have achieved a mediocre rating.

But since it was drawn by Tori Akino, everyone had very high expectations of him.

Akira Toriyama would be ridiculed for drawing works like "Infinite Stratos" that pander to otaku.

Although Tori Akino is not quite there now, he can't shake off the reputation of being stuck in his ways and drawing comics without thinking.

"Ugh." Hoshino Katsura puffed out her cheeks, furious at the netizens' comments. "How could everyone say that? If the author really thought that way, why didn't he just continue drawing Death Note? Damn it! Editor Yoshida!"

She screamed, and Yoshida tensed up.

This usually docile and obedient cartoonist is a bit difficult to deal with today.

Even Yoshida, who always maintained a cool demeanor, felt his heart pounding. "Wha...what's wrong?"

"You're Akino-sensei's editor, you must know what's going on, right?"

Katsura Hoshino quite likes "Puella Magi Madoka Magica," although it doesn't have the same impact as Akino Tori's previous works like "Hikaru no Go."