Full-time comic artist

But the characters in the show have chubby, adorable faces, making her want to cherish and protect them.

Akino Mirai's drawing skills enhanced this point, and Hoshino Katsura, who was only 24 years old, looked at Madoka and the others like she was her daughter, and would occasionally show a maternal smile.

The adorable Madoka and her friends will definitely become magical girls and live happily ever after.

"You should take care of yourself first," Yoshida scolded her sternly. "You can never finish your work ahead of schedule. The storyboard takes several days to finalize, leaving very little time for the original artwork. Your assistants all work overtime with you, always working late into the night, and you yourself are even worse, with such severe dark circles under your eyes..."

"Mr. Yoshida!" Katsura Hoshino shouted, "Please don't change the subject, answer my question!"

Yoshida Koji was stunned.

This was the first time Hoshino Katsura had been so assertive, leaving him momentarily at a loss.

“Actually,” Yoshida understood that Hoshino Katsura was genuinely worried about Hibiki Higashino. He sighed, “The teacher plans to retire after finishing ‘Puella Magi Madoka Magica.’ This manga is a work he wanted to draw himself, so it wasn’t drawn for market considerations… Don’t tell anyone.”

"Ah!" Hoshino Katsura's eyes widened. "How could Tori Akino-sensei do such a thing!"

Tori Akino was her guiding light, and it was through admiring Tori Akino that she was able to work her way up to become a manga artist.

Now, Mingdeng is about to run away.

She became confused. "Why?"

"I'm probably just too tired, both physically and mentally. This is a fact that I confirmed with Editor-in-Chief Sasaki, so there's no doubt about it."

"It's such a pity...we won't be able to see the teacher's work anymore..."

As Japan's birth rate declines, the manga market is shrinking, and in order to reduce costs, works are becoming increasingly similar.

There are fewer and fewer manga that truly impress people. If even Akino-sensei retires, then the future is truly hopeless.

"Sigh." Hoshino Katsura sighed, propping his head up with his hand. "I really want to do something for you, teacher."

"Take care of yourself first," Yoshida said irritably. "Teacher Tori Akino told you to pay more attention to your health. You often stay up late, and your complexion has gotten worse."

“Yes, yes,” Hoshino Katsura nodded.

"Remember what I said: it's better to take a break from publishing than to get sick."

“I know,” said Hoshino Katsura.

Yoshida looked at her and shook his head helplessly.

……

I wonder what the results were for Tori Akino-sensei's new work?

Friday arrived, and Onishi called Sorachi Hideaki to tell him about his grades, "You're 12th this time! You've improved again. Keep it up!"

"Oh!" Sorachi cheered.

"Still ranked below tenth."

He sighed again.

From the start of its serialization, "Gintama" was on the verge of being canceled, and the immense pressure caused him to often wake up in the middle of the night from nightmares.

I dared not be careless for a moment, always worried that I would fall off the cliff after taking a deep breath.

"Serializing is too difficult," Sorachi complained. If he weren't a natural optimist, he wouldn't be able to come up with funny lines.

“It will be alright,” Onishi said. “That’s how newcomers grow. Mr. Toriakino was the same way at the beginning.”

When Tori Akino was mentioned, Sorachi thought of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" and asked, "By the way, Editor Onishi, where does Tori Akino-sensei's manga rank?"

Daishi didn't look at the report; he already knew the answer: "In first place?"

"Eh! Is he number one?!" Sorachi exclaimed in shock.

“But it’s almost identical to One Piece,” Onishi added.

"It's still number one, no matter what. It's amazing that such a work could get first place."

"Tori Akino-sensei's appeal is undoubtedly number one. But you are different from him. Your work is the most important thing. Everything should be judged by your work, understand?"

"Of course I know," Sorachi muttered. "Even if Madoka gets good grades, it's only the first episode; it's hard to say what will happen later."

……

The second episode of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" ranked 9th.

Their rankings immediately plummeted.

In this episode, Mami Tomoe is showcasing her worldview.

After a girl makes a wish to Kyubey, she becomes a magical girl, possesses the Soul Gem, and then fights against witches.

Magical girls are born from wishes, while witches, their opposite, exist from curses.

Magical girls sow hope, witches spread despair.

These are two absolutely opposing ends.

Fighting such an opponent carries the risk of death.

Mami Tomoe admonished Madoka and Sayaka, and Akihisa wanted to laugh.

That's what every magical girl manga says.

And the result? Hehehe.

He wasn't worried at all, only boredom and dullness.

Influenced by this statement, Madoka and Sayaka decided to temporarily refrain from becoming magical girls.

Kyubey didn't say anything, but he stayed with Madoka the whole time.

"Tori Akino-sensei's new work, like other magical girl stories, is just old wine in new bottles. How boring. Ah~" He yawned before continuing to read.

"I've developed a habit of watching Akino-sensei's works, otherwise I wouldn't watch Madoka Magica..."

"Wow! Homura Akemi is so cute when she's angry!"

He turned to a picture of Homura Akemi sitting in the front row, turning her head to look at Madoka Kaname holding Kyubey in the back seat.

Her expression held a hint of anger, and the way she pouted her lips touched Akihisa's heart.

"As expected of a character drawn by Akino Tori, it's amazing."

After finishing "Puella Magi Madoka Magica," he closed Jump; it was the last manga he ever read.

Although Madoka Magica was ranked first in the previous chapter, it is the first work in the Jump catalog.

"Vote for Naruto in the reader survey."

……

"Teacher, this time we came in ninth."

Koji Yoshida stood in front of Hibiki Higashino and said dejectedly.

"Okay, I got it." Higashino waved his hand and moved closer to Akemi Akemi. "We finished drawing Madoka this week. Let's go to Tokyo Disneyland tomorrow."

Spring has just arrived, and everything is coming back to life. The dullness brought by winter has finally been relieved, and Higashino Hibiki, who was feeling restless, wanted to go out and have some fun.

"Let's go for a spring outing. Mom said the cherry blossom path is beautiful, and Mirai-chan kept smiling when she saw it."

"Sure, you can make some desserts, and then we can sit under the tree and enjoy the cherry blossoms."

"Mmm, I just learned how to make cherry blossom cakes, they're delicious!"

Yoshida looked at Higashino Hibiki's nonchalant attitude and sighed.

"The teachers don't care about Xiaozheng's ranking anymore. Is it really going to come to that?"

Only someone who doesn't care about Jump's performance would be indifferent to Xiaozheng's ranking.

The old Hibiki Higashino would be very happy if he won first place, and depressed if he ranked lower. It's not like this now.

"Teacher, what should I do?" Yoshida lowered his head.

……

There were many people admiring the flowers on Saturday.

Because of his status, Higashino Hibiki could only find a corner to sit down.

"I'm sorry, Akemi," Hibiki Higashino said, looking up. "Because of me, you can't see the most beautiful and colorful cherry blossoms."

“It’s okay, we can watch it later.” Akemi Akimiya shook her head slightly. “As long as the two of them stay together.”

Higashino Mirai cried and fussed beside them, while her parents were engrossed in their own world.

“I see,” Yoshida Koji, who was hiding behind the tree, wrote down. “The teacher is troubled because of his identity.”

……

On Monday, the third chapter of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" was published.

This episode is a little different from the previous ones; the scene of magical girls fighting witches finally appears.

This is a witch surrounded by flowers and butterflies.

"Wow! What a surreal art style! It's disgusting!"

Flowers and butterflies represent beauty, but what Tori Akino Mirai paints has a chilling and terrifying feel to it.

Staring at it too closely can make you dizzy and uncomfortable.

Mami Tomoe battles a witch who is a composite of different elements and is not human.

She was elegant and poised.

Many guns were scattered on the ground. She kept switching weapons to attack the witch, but was bound and hung in the sky by the tentacles that the butterflies had turned into.

The witch's image constantly shifts, becoming chaotic and evil, like a product of random, haphazard brushstrokes.

Mami Tomoe repelled the witch, tore off the ribbon from her chest, and wove it into a giant gun, which she then aimed at the witch.

"The final blow."

The witch was punished; she scattered into butterflies and disappeared.

Mami Tomoe gracefully landed on the ground, took a sip of her red tea, and smiled at her worried juniors.

"As expected of Akino-sensei, the battle scenes are so well drawn! You can clearly feel everything."

"Even Kishimoto-sensei, who draws very well in this aspect, is far inferior. Naruto is a bit depressing and gloomy in this respect. It's not as simple and clear as Akino-sensei's drawings."