Full-time comic artist

The usually sunny and cheerful boy has now become melancholic.

Even my eyebrows seem to be telling me how sad I am right now.

"Changed course?" His friend patted him on the shoulder. "I knew it. The sunny and cheerful persona doesn't work anymore. Girls these days like men with a story. With your personality, you're sure to find a girlfriend."

Xiaolin looked up at her friend, her eyes vacant, and said, "Oh."

He doesn't want to care about anything anymore.

Tragedy is showing you how something valuable is destroyed.

He had just fallen for Mami Tomoe, and he felt the same way about the girl, sharing her joy and happiness.

But in the next moment, within just one page of the manga, Mami Tomoe tragically dies.

This left him feeling numb and in pain.

……

"Did you know? Mami Tomoe is dead."

Who is Mami Tomoe?

"A magical girl."

"Oh? Really? That's hard to believe!"

The sixth episode of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" became incredibly popular.

It seems that within a day or two, the whole of Japan knew about it.

Shinbo Akiyuki, who was overwhelmed with the production of "Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha," learned about this.

He specifically looked through Madoka Magica's storyline and got interested. "How about we revise Nanoha's plot?"

Araki Hirohiko felt a sense of familiarity when he looked at Madoka; she seemed to resemble someone else's style.

The more popular a character is, the easier it is for them to die.

"Tori Akino is going too far. He doesn't care about the readers' feelings at all."

He shook his head violently, vehemently condemning Tori Akino Mirai.

Naoko Takeuchi, who also draws magical girls, looked up, wanting to say something, but got stuck because she had too much to say.

"This! This!" she exclaimed anxiously, waving her hands and feet to express herself to Togashi.

"What's wrong?" Togashi asked, puzzled.

"That's outrageous!"

"She's practically a black sheep in the magical girl world!"

Because of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica", the reputation of the entire magical girl genre has been damaged.

I don't know how many children are crying, nor how many readers have developed murderous intent.

"Where does that old scoundrel Tori Akino live? Oh, I'm just sending him some local specialties."

Upon hearing this, Yoshida Koji shook his head violently and quickly hung up the phone.

He looked around; his colleagues were all busy with the readers' expressions of indignation.

The phone kept ringing in the editorial department, making it impossible to carry out normal work.

“Tori Akino-sensei is really too much,” Aida Soichi said. “After building up for so long, making all the readers feel moved and happy for Mami Tomoe, he kills her off the next moment.”

“Mmm,” Onishi Kohei leaned closer, empathizing with her. “A few days ago, Sorachi-kun accused him to his face, saying he cried his eyes out.”

“I’m the one who’s most worried,” Yoshida said, leaning closer to them and spreading his hands. “I’ve been on tenterhooks for over ten days because of this storyline.”

"Sigh." They all sighed in unison.

"You guys over there!" Bottle yelled angrily, "Stop slacking off, get to work! Everyone else is too busy!"

"Yes!" The three of them immediately sat up straight, listening to the reader's anger.

Sasaki remained unmoved, as if the matter were nothing to him, like a gentle breeze.

"Sasaki, come to my studio."

His immediate superior, Minister Torishima, called him.

Sasaki became distressed.

……

"Haha, I never expected you to dare to draw like this."

In the Torishima Mirai Studio, Kazuhiko Torishima kept laughing.

For a seasoned veteran like him, what hasn't he seen... Oh, he's never seen a senior turn around like this before.

However, Torishima Kazuhiko's perspective as an editor naturally differs from that of his readers.

He clearly felt that the plot was very well designed.

The death of a magical girl is a great gimmick and will definitely attract many readers to watch Madoka Magica.

The person who came up with the idea of ​​pitting fantastical magical girls against dark and gritty themes to create a bizarre storyline is truly a genius.

“The characters serve the plot,” Hibiki Higashino said. “That’s the only way.”

"Yes, that's right."

Some creators separate their feelings for the characters and let the plot drive the characters' endings.

For example, Liu Cixin, and Hirohiko Araki.

This is a perfectly normal creative process.

“But…” Torishima Kazuhiko pondered, unsure how to begin.

When did the genius Akino Mirai need to draw gimmicks to attract readers?

His works, such as "Hikaru no Go" and "Slam Dunk," both move readers with their youthful passion and enthusiasm.

Death Note features a tense and fast-paced mystery plot, making it hard for readers to put the book down.

Akino Tori has always been a proud manga artist.

Why... is it necessary to draw bizarre or grotesque content now?

This low-level behavior puzzled and saddened Torishima Kazuhiko.

He contacted Sasaki yesterday to find out about this.

A genius fallen from grace? What a pity.

Especially since this genius was also his friend of many years.

"But what?" Higashino asked.

"Why did you draw it like this? Is it just to attract more people to see it?" Torishima Kazuhiko stared at Higashino Hibiki.

"Of course not," Higashino Hibiki replied decisively.

"I want to draw a unique kind of comic, which is dark, but equally brilliant."

Chapter 334 received a stunning response.

"The death of a magical girl is dark and cruel," Hibiki Higashino said, looking at Kazuhiko Torishima, "but warmth and healing become all the more precious after the darkness, don't they?"

Depression and healing are separated by only a wall.

Viewers who have watched works such as "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" and "Clannad" will not resent the creators' cruelty; after feeling sad and shedding tears, they will experience a higher level of emotion.

This is something that old magical girl games, which were just for fun, couldn't achieve; it's a different kind of style.

"It's good that you have an idea." Torishima Kazuhiko nodded.

He was worried that Tori Akino would become radicalized, but now it seems that his worries were unnecessary.

In his youth, Tori Akino was mature and composed; as he approached thirty, he became more reserved.

It made it almost impossible for him to see clearly.

"Mr. Bird Island, thank you for your kindness."

Higashino Hibiki looked at Torishima Kazuhiko, deeply moved.

He owes a great deal to Kazuhiko Torishima when he debuted.

If that experience were told, most people would probably think that Akino Mirai was Torishima Kazuhiko's illegitimate son, otherwise why would he take such good care of her?

Now, ten years into his career, Kazuhiko Torishima still cares about him, a sentiment that moves him deeply.

She treats her son no differently.

"You're too kind," Torishima Kazuhiko waved his hand, then stroked his chin, looked Hibiki Higashino up and down, and smiled. "Now I understand that you put a lot of effort into Madoka Magica, you didn't just do it haphazardly, you cherish your work, that's the real you."

His final work, ending with the small circle envisioned by Tori Akino, is undoubtedly a beautiful story.

"It's very tough." Higashino nodded.

……

"Tori Akino-sensei still likes Takeuchi-sensei, right?"

"Love unrequited, paint Ba" (Mami vents her anger and changes the landscape of magical girls. This is what the teacher does. What a grand gesture.)

Early Monday morning, Soma Satoru noticed that the supermarket near the school was packed with people, including adults and students.

Within their social circles, they were all discussing the same person, Akino Mirai. The topic was consistently about the death of Mami Tomoe.

"I haven't watched Jump for a long time since I finished watching Hikaru no Go."

Some adults started reading "Hikaru no Go" in high school. After finishing "Hikaru no Go", their interest in Jump declined as they got older, and they stopped reading shonen manga.

"Me too, but I heard that the teacher did something big, so I couldn't resist coming to see it."

"It really brings back memories of reading Jump in high school."

These people, already in the workforce, were discussing things while wearing suits, and for a moment they felt like they were back in their youth.

“Speaking of which,” someone said, looking at the children in front of them, who were angry because their favorite characters had died, muttering things like “Tenchu ​​Bird Akino” and “a heartless manga artist,” and couldn’t help but empathize with them.