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"Old...teacher! What is this content!"

Koji Yoshida, who was discussing the storyboard of episode 6 with Hibiki Higashino, let out a shrill scream!

Higashino Mirai was very curious. He climbed to the studio door and looked inside, "Haha, stupid, stupid."

Akimiya Akemi quickly picked him up and watched art works with him to cultivate his sentiments.

The reason why Yoshida Koji reacted so strongly is because the title of the chapter in "Madoka" is "There is nothing to be afraid of anymore."

That is, the death of gentle senior senior Asami Tomoe.

She will die in the magical girl manga.

This episode should have been placed in episode five.

But Higashino Hibiki unexpectedly discovered that readers were very interested in the battle scenes he drew. In the third episode, due to the battle between Tomoe Mami and the witch, Xiaozheng's ranking suddenly rushed to seventh place.

So he decided to draw some of the battle scenes that were omitted from the original work and expand it into the fifth episode.

Animation production required compressing content, and 12 episodes were completed. Fighting gives way to literary drama.

Higashino Hibiki doesn't need this. As long as he doesn't get cut in half, he can keep drawing.

Moreover, there are many battle plots, which can also relieve the boringness of comics and dramas.

It's as exciting as "Death Note". There are so many dialogues that readers can't accept it, let alone Madoka in the previous chapters?

…

"No wonder the teacher said last week: "Let Asami show off more"..." Yoshida came back to his senses and murmured, "Asami Tomoe is about to die, so naturally she can't appear. So that sentence turns out to mean this..."

"Yoshida? Hello," Hibiki Higashino waved his right hand in front of his eyes, "What's wrong?"

"Teacher, what do you think?" Koji Yoshida looked confused. "Magical girl heroines are often set as innocent characters, fighting with opponents in dreamy and gorgeous ways... Just like Disney animation, they bring fantasy works to readers. The longing and hope that we should have. But Madoka..."

Before he saw the storyboard of episode 6, he never thought that a major character would die.

"It's a miracle if there are no casualties in a battle with an equally matched opponent." Higashino Hibiki spread his hands.

"That's what it is..." Yoshida bit his nails, "It's just..."

He wasn't sure what the effect of this painting would be.

He might be ostracized as a heretic, and no one would look at him again and be cut in half.

As a sealed work, if the ending of "Madoka Magica" is so tragic, Tori Akino will be greatly affected in the future.

As his editor and...self-considered friend, Yoshida Koji didn't want to see this scene.

"Tomoe Mami's popularity is the highest among comics." Yoshida's head was racing and he raised an index finger and said quickly.

Even if you want to draw something that makes you happy, teacher, please restrain yourself.

The death of a popular character, especially in the magical girl genre, can cause readers to riot.

"That's right." Higashikata sighed.

When he watched "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" before, he felt numb all over when he saw the third episode. The senior who led the protagonist group died unexpectedly. It was dark, cruel, and made people...desperate.

"So." Yoshida asked expectantly.

"That's it." Hibiki Higashi stood up, looked out the window and thought, "Let Tomoe Mami die, readers will better understand the purpose of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" and find light in the deep darkness."

…

"Tori Akino-sensei, I probably understand what you are thinking."

Yoshida returned to the jump editorial office, thinking about Hibiki Higashino's words "the light in the deep darkness."

Gradually, he understood Tori Akino's future ambitions for "Puella Magi Madoka Magica".

It is the dazzling and shocking moment when the fire flickers in the darkness and is about to go out, and everyone is in despair. The light blooms again.

So Tomoe Mami, who revealed all this, had to die. From beginning to end, she was just a tool to make Madoka and readers realize the cruelty of the world.

"But... to do this, it is very likely to be thankless."

In many comics, due to the author's lack of ability and focus on darkness, the final ending can only be forcibly reversed.

Instead of being moved, readers felt disgusted.

This requires every aspect of the work to be polished and thorough, and the reader's emotions to be fully involved in order to achieve the effect.

"Toriakino-sensei, I believe you."

After thinking for a long time, Yoshida clenched his fist.

Tori Akino, who has always created miracles, will continue this miracle forever.

After discussing with Hibiki Higashino, he decided to seek the approval of the editor first before making a decision, and then returned to the studio.

After thinking about it, Yoshida breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at Sasaki who was in the chair and made up his mind.

…

Onishi Tsunehei was tidying up his work when he suddenly noticed that Yoshida-kun, who was sitting next to him, stood up seriously, with an expression that looked like he was preparing to go to the battlefield.

"Yoshida." He called softly, but Yoshida ignored him.

"What is this going to do?"

Onishi looked at Yoshida and walked straight towards the powerful editor-in-chief Sasaki.

…

"How should I tell the editor?" Yoshida was confused.

The style of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" has changed drastically, and Sasaki needs to be informed. This is also what he and Hibiki Hibiki agreed on.

At that time, he hoped to suppress it as Sasaki and let Tori Akino think about it in the future.

But now, after careful consideration, he is on Tori Akino's side.

How to convince Sasaki became a problem for him.

"Yoshida, what's wrong?" Sasaki immersed himself in his work.

"Gintama" started out poorly, but its reviews have improved recently.

Sorachi Hideaki's talent is displayed. Readers like the short stories he draws very much. They are funny and also have some profound meaning.

"Gintama", with its vulgar shit-peeing scenes, is unexpectedly interesting.

What Tori Akino said during the Mirai serialization meeting is gradually being verified.

This comic has the potential to become a popular comic.

The 30,000 copies of the first volume of "Gintama" have been sold out.

Sasaki is already considering reprinting "Gintama" again.

The number of reprints is probably 300,000 copies.

Sasaki, who was thinking this way, noticed Yoshida Koji standing in front of him in a daze.

…

"Excuse me, editor-in-chief. It's about "Puella Magi Madoka Magica"." Yoshida took a deep breath and told what he knew.

"I see." Sasaki nodded.

He knew that Tori Akino would not paint mediocre works in the future.

"Determining the direction of the manga," he pointed at Koji Yoshida and said coldly, "This is something you should consider as an editor."

"so……"

"Didn't I speak clearly enough?"

"I know, editor-in-chief!"

Koji Yoshida decided to let Akino Tori draw it like that.

…

"Weekly Shonen Jump" was released on Monday. There was no assistant work on this day, and Xiaohe did not choose to do odd jobs.

The salary that Tori Akino will give him in the future will be more than enough to cover his living expenses.

He decided to spend this rare day with his children.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Xiaohe's eight-year-old daughter returned home.

Xiao Xiaohe has twin ponytails that reach the sky, and his face is plump and pink.

As soon as she entered the door and saw Xiaohe, she rushed over in surprise, "Dad, you are back!"

"It's "I'm back" that's right. Xiaohe hugged her with a smile and said, "Dad is on vacation today." "

"I'm talking about you coming back." Xiao Xiaohe was a little confused, but then she put it behind her head and shouted excitedly, "Dad, you can play with me, long live!"

"Okay, okay." Xiaohe nodded with a smile.

But when she saw the cosmetics her daughter had brought, she was stunned and said, "I don't know how to do this, let mom teach you."

"By the way, let me tell you a story."

He took out the first few issues of Jump, which contained all the contents of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica", sat his daughter in his arms, and spoke softly.

"This is a comic drawn by my father's assistant Tori Akino-sensei. The painting style is cute, the content is light-hearted and pleasant, and it can bring you beautiful fantasy stories about the magical girl Madoka Madoka."

"Hmm! Hmm." Xiao Xiaohe nodded thoughtfully, and she expected: "Dad, hurry up!"

"well."

…

Xiaohe, who was familiar with the contents of the comics, unfolded the jump, turned to the first chapter of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica", and began to talk loudly. Under the soft voice, Madoka's story unfolds in her daughter's heart.

"Oh! Kyubey! So cute."

While reading comics and listening, Chubby appeared, and Xiao Xiaohe's eyes flashed.

"Madoka is cute, Homura Akatsuki is cute, Asami Tomoe is cute, Sayaka...you idiot."

Xiao Xiaohe chuckled.

She looked at the scene of Miss Asami fighting the witch, her mouth wide open, and she was deeply shocked, "It's amazing! Was this painted by daddy?"

Xiaohe paused and said with admiration: "Teacher Tori Akino's painting skills are at their peak, but I'm still far behind."

"Dad can do it too!"

"Uh-huh."

He reached the fourth episode, which started with Sayaka.

Sayaka admires a person, her childhood sweetheart named Kamijou Kyosuke.

Kamijou Kyousuke was depressed for a time because his hand was injured in an accident and he could no longer play the violin.

"Alas," Xiao Xiaohe pretended to be an adult and sighed, "Sure enough, even idiots have troubles."

"Haha." Xiaohe was amused, "That's right."

He thought to himself that this should be the foreshadowing for Mr. Tori Akino to make Sayaka wish to become a magical girl.

"The next thing is... boom, boom! Boom!"

The plot of Tomoe Mami fighting the witch's familiar.

Since the opponent is relatively weak, Tomoe Mami's fighting aesthetics is clearly revealed.

With a relaxed smile on her lips, she moved her steps as if dancing, switching weapons in her hands to meet enemies from all directions.

"So handsome." Xiao Xiaohe was very excited.

until……

"Okay, that's it." Xiaohe closed the jump and held his daughter aside.

"Hey, keep talking, daddy." Xiao Xiaohe said coquettishly, not happy.

"The comic ends here, but," Xiaohe stood up and said, "the rest of it will be equally interesting. Just look forward to it. I'll tell you about it next time."

"Okay!" Xiao Xiaohe opened his mouth wide.

She liked this story of a girl's adventure so much that she could only endure it now.

…

"In the fourth episode of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica", Komasa is actually ranked fifth."

On Jump, the magical girl-themed work that little girls watched ranked fifth, and Abominable Yoshihisa couldn't even think about it.

Now it's really happening.

Aida Soichi stood aside and said: "First, because the storyboards of Tori Akino's battle are so exciting. Just looking at those scenes makes readers excited, just like in "Dragon Ball"."

"Second, after a month of fermentation, Puella Magi Madoka Magica has attracted another group of readers, readers who like to read magical girl comics." Koji Yoshida spoke and continued.

"That's right." Xiangtian nodded, "The two groups of readers combined constitute a miracle."

The bottle understood clearly, "Only Tori Akino-sensei can do this. If you continue to draw like this, it is impossible to become a mainstay comic. It is also a work of the backbone of Jump."

Yoshida stood aside and saw the team leader's excitement. After careful consideration, he told the content of the sixth episode.

"Hey! What a mess!" Bo Bo was startled, but he quickly reacted, stroking his chin and thinking, "But this is a good gimmick, and it will definitely attract a lot of people to watch "Madoka"."

The magical girl dies, which has never happened in a sane manga.

Readers will be interested.

"Teacher, this is not for gimmicks," Yoshida complained.

"Huh?" Bottle glanced at him.

"Sorry!" Yoshida Koji apologized quickly.

…

In the fifth episode of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica", in addition to some battle content, the plot is also advancing.

Asami revealed her past. She had been in a car accident and had to make a wish to Kyubey to survive.

She hopes that Madoka and Sayaka will decide whether to become magical girls after careful consideration.

Sayaka wanted to make a wish to save Kamijou Kyousuke, but only if she could understand what she was thinking about.

"Do you hope that his wish will come true?"

"Or do you want to be the benefactor who fulfills his wish?"

In short, in addition to fighting, Tomoe Mami also solved Sayaka and Madoka's inner confusion.

He is really a very mature and reliable senior.

"This character is well created." Gui Daiju watched enthusiastically, "Elegant, beautiful, strong in combat, reliable, and gentle. I also want to have an Asami sister."

…

"Wow~" Xiao Xiaohe shouted excitedly while listening to his father's story, "Although I don't understand it, Bama is beautiful and amazing."

"Dad, tell me the next thing." She turned around looking forward to looking at the river.

Xiaohe's expression was tangled, his eyes flickering.

As an assistant, he knew the content of the next chapter. He was shocked at the time, but he couldn't tell it to his daughter...

Xiaohe regretted it.

…

"Puella Magi Madoka Magica" has reached its sixth episode.

When Akijiu went to buy a jump, the sky was covered with dark clouds and it looked like it was going to rain.

"I wonder if there will be thunder," he looked at the sky. "I'm afraid of hearing thunder."

After buying jump, he came to school, sat in his seat, and started watching.

The class monitor stood behind him, looking at him proudly. At the same time, he was also paying attention to the content in the comics, forgetting his responsibility to maintain order in the classroom.

"There's nothing to be afraid of anymore," Akihisa read the title of the sixth episode of "Madoka". "It's a story about solving doubts. It should be a happy plot of mutual confidance. "

"Tori Akino-sensei, really, isn't this a spoiler just from the title?"

"Haha." He raised his head and laughed.