Full-time comic artist

Komi pushed up his glasses. The person who came was his mother, and it was the nagging voice he was used to hearing.

"Because I really like it," Komi said.

He then became engrossed in the comic and started reading.

The manga begins with Kyosuke Kamijou playing the violin.

Madoka and Sayaka watched from below the stage.

Madoka can save Sayaka, but Sayaka's wish will also be lost.

Sayaka's prayers and the efforts she made for them are very important and meaningful.

"This... shows that Sayaka has let go of the past."

Sayaka, who once desperately wanted to become a witch, did so not because Kyosuke Kamijou "fell in love with someone else," but because of pressure from all sides.

"Tori Akino-sensei's drawing of this scene is so gentle," Komi couldn't help but say.

The world is being reshaped. Sayaka, who was originally going to become a witch, now disappears after using all her power, guided by the "Law of Cycles".

Mami Tomoe and Kyoko Sakura don't remember Madoka.

"This is the fate of magical girls, the cause and effect of pursuing hope. Before we bring a curse to this world, we can only disappear like that," Mami Tomoe said.

She was unaware of the even darker world that once existed.

Homura Akemi looked at the hair ribbon in her hand; it was Madoka's gift to her. She clutched the ribbon to her chest and wept, "Madoka..."

Mami Tomoe: "Akami-san? Madoka is..."

Kyoko: "Who is it?"

Their confused expressions drove Komi to despair.

He stood up, left the living room, went to the study, took off his glasses, and wiped the corners of his eyes.

"Madoka's past with Mami and Kyoko has all disappeared..."

Mami Tomoe, whom Madoka admired, could no longer remember the junior whom she considered a friend.

Xiaoyuan's younger brother is drawing on the ground; that's Xiaoyuan.

He shouted, "Xiao Yuan, Xiao Yuan."

Xiao Yuan was probably watching from the sidelines, keeping her family company.

Homura Akemi looked at him and smiled gently: "It's Madoka, isn't it?"

“Yes!” Tatsuya Kaname nodded emphatically.

At dusk, Madoka's mother and Homura Akemi sat together chatting. She was also somewhat puzzled about Madoka.

"Xiaoyuan is that child, the friend you can't see when you play alone, right? That often happened when we were kids."

It was just an ordinary scene, yet it made Komi feel incredibly sad.

Xiaoyuan once had a beautiful, ordinary family, but she can no longer feel that.

Although only her younger brother remembered her, it was far more painful and sorrowful for her parents to forget her.

Homura Akemi said, "Yes, I remember having that too."

Do you know Madoka Magica? Is she a character from an anime or something?

"Ah, how should I put it? I seem to remember hearing about it somewhere, but then again, I don't think I have..."

Madoka's mother said, puzzled, "Oh, is that so? Have I met Tatsuya somewhere before? Sometimes, I feel nostalgic about that name... Madoka."

She saw Homura Akemi's headband, a style she liked. "If I had a daughter, maybe I'd let her wear it."

"Waaaaah." Upon hearing this, Gu Jian could no longer hold back. This thirty-year-old man burst into tears like a child.

……

In Kyubey's memory, there was no longer any mention of Madoka.

The curse of the world exists in a different form: Warcraft.

Kyubey, like a typical mascot, guides magical girls in their battles against magical beasts. When a magical girl's Soul Gem is about to become a Grief Seed, it is accepted by the "Law of Cycles".

This is the rule of the universe now.

Monsters keep appearing, and the magical girls' battles never stop. Their energy will eventually run out, and this is still an incurable world where only sadness and hatred repeat themselves.

Even so, this was once the place that child wanted to protect.

"Remember these things, and never forget them."

"So... I must continue fighting."

Homura Akemi drew her bowstring and shot at the monsters, who were dressed in long robes, were unusually tall, and had blurred faces.

……

"Puella Magi Madoka Magica, finished." The host looked at Weekly Shonen Jump and asked Oda, "There's just one manga in Jump that's finished. What were your thoughts, Oda-sensei?"

"I'm so sorry," Oda sighed.

"Regret?" the host asked, puzzled. "Isn't this a fairly well-developed story?"

"Yes, but..." Oda said, "I can't bear to give up my love for 'Puella Magi Madoka Magica,' so I have to say goodbye with regret."

Chapter 358 Aftermath of the End

"Does Oda-sensei really like 'Puella Magi Madoka Magica'?" the host asked.

Oda appeared on the show to promote the next One Piece movie, "Baron of the Festival and the Mysterious Island".

Secondly, it's also a chance to promote "Puella Magi Madoka Magica," as the anime adaptation of this manga will be released in about six months.

Sasaki asked Oda, and Oda readily agreed.

This is nothing to him.

"Yes, I really like it." Oda nodded. "Because it contains storylines that I'm terrible at, I watch it very carefully."

The host said with a smile, "Oda-sensei can easily portray tough male characters that are so moving they make you want to cry. For example, the pet dog named Chuchu, even though its owner is gone, it keeps guarding the entrance of the pet store, even fighting against a powerful lion. It's really amazing."

“Yes, that’s my strength.” Oda picked up his water glass and nodded.

"So what aspects of 'Puella Magi Madoka Magica' do you find difficult? It's clearly the most powerful manga artist."

"The strongest... let's forget about it." Oda was startled and quickly put down his water glass. "There's also Toriyama-sensei, and Toriyama-sensei is an insurmountable monument. You're digging a hole for me."

Hibiki Higashino watched the TV program with a smile and said to Akemi Akemi, "He used to talk a lot of nonsense when he was an assistant, but now that he's a pillar of Jump, he's become humble, haha."

Akemi Akimiya chuckled, “After all, Oda-kun is turning 30 soon.”

"He's getting more and more amazing."

……

"Sorry, sorry, it's because I love One Piece so much and I've been looking forward to the movie on March 4th next year."

“I forgive you this time. As for the areas where I'm not good at it, well…” Oda leaned back in his chair, pondered for a moment, and then said, “First of all, of course, is the lavish animation. With my art style, it definitely wouldn’t have the feel of a magical girl, and therefore wouldn’t have the huge contrast of the senpai’s decapitation… Ah, just kidding.”

"Since One Piece is a manga that depicts tough guys, it lacks the subtlety of a storyline. I specialize in big scenes, and I'm lacking in the ability to drive the plot through subtle details like in Puella Magi Madoka Magica."

"When I revisited 'Puella Magi Madoka Magica,' I discovered that a single dialogue contained foreshadowing that was precisely resolved later on, which is truly admirable. It's amazing that Weekly Shonen Jump, which only publishes one chapter a week, can create such a coherent storyline."

"Even the works of Tori Akino-sensei left me speechless."

"You may not understand what this means."

Eiichiro Oda opened his arms wide, "It's that terrifying."

The host nodded: "The teacher really thinks highly of 'Little Circle'."

Oda said seriously, "It's not that I admire it, it's that I respect it. I think Puella Magi Madoka Magica is the most wonderful manga in Japan in the 21st century."

"Huh? Really?"

“Yes!” Oda swallowed hard. “You know what? Toriyama-sensei and I are collaborating on a manga.”

"Of course I know, it's an adventure that Goku and Luffy are on together."

"Yes, so Toriyama-sensei and I often communicate."

"How enviable!"

“Don’t interrupt,” Oda said excitedly, “Toriyama-sensei also really likes *Puella Magi Madoka Magica*. A while ago, the artists who made the *The Law of Cycles* figure were very interested, but they finally got it by contacting Toriyama-sensei.”

The host exclaimed in surprise, "I was really surprised to find out what Toriyama-sensei is like behind the scenes!"

"But I also understand that everyone really likes 'Puella Magi Madoka Magica'."

“That’s right,” Oda nodded repeatedly. “The ending was a stroke of genius. I couldn’t forget it after watching it, and I almost cried.”

When he talked about the magical girls that Madoka saved, he mentioned that they were from ancient times, the modern era, or the future, regardless of race or religion.

“The characters that appear in the teacher's lens all have a purpose, even if it's just one shot. The magical girl that Madoka saves with the ‘Law of Cycles’ in the manga should also have historical prototypes.”

I've looked up some information.

They should be:

Lakshmi Bai, the Indian heroine;

Steve McCurry's "Afghan Girl" tells the story of a girl who experiences the horror of witnessing her parents being killed in a bombing.

Anne in "The Diary of Anne Frank";

Himiko, Queen of the Yamatai Kingdom in the Yayoi period of Japan;

Cleopatra;

Joan of Arc.

These are prominent women from different countries, with different social statuses, and different experiences.

"They propelled the course of history, made wishes to change it, and ultimately suffered betrayal. It's truly poignant."

Eiichiro Oda talked a lot about his thoughts on "Puella Magi Madoka Magica," expressing his feelings at length, which resulted in very little time left for the "One Piece" movie.

He didn't care at all, since he wasn't the one who was in charge of producing the One Piece movie in the first place.