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"Does Mr. Oda like "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" very much?" the host asked.

Oda went on the show to promote, firstly, for the next "One Piece" theatrical version - "Festival Baron and the Mysterious Island".

The second is to promote "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" by the way. The animated version of this manga will be broadcast in half a year.

Sasaki asked Oda, and Oda agreed.

This is nothing to him.

"Yes, I like it very much." Oda nodded, "Because it has the most difficult plot for me, so I watched it very seriously."

The host smiled and said: "Oda-sensei can easily portray a manly character, which makes people want to cry. For example, the pet dog named Ququ, although the owner is no longer there, he has always been guarding the door of the pet shop. Even against a powerful lion. It’s really amazing.”

"Yes, this is my strength." Oda picked up the water glass and nodded.

"So what is it about Madoka that makes you feel uncomfortable? He is obviously the most powerful cartoonist."

"Forget it about the most powerful thing..." Oda was startled and quickly put down the water glass, "There is Teacher Toriyama here, and Teacher Toriyama is an insurmountable monument. What are you doing?" Dig a hole for me."

Higashino Hibiki watched the TV show with a smile and said to Akimiya Akemi: "He used to talk arrogantly when he was an assistant, but now that he has become the pillar of Jump, he has become more humble, haha."

Akimiya Akemi chuckled, "After all, Oda-kun is going to be 30 years old."

"He is getting more and more amazing."

…

"Sorry, sorry, because I like "One Piece" so much, and I have been looking forward to the theatrical version on March 4th next year."

"I forgive you this time. As for the hard work, well..." Oda leaned on the chair, pondered for a moment, and then said: "The first is of course the luxurious painting. With my style of painting, there is definitely no magical girl. It feels like there’s no huge contrast like the senior sister’s decapitation…ah, just kidding.”

"Because "One Piece" is a manga about men, it lacks the delicacy of the plot. I specialize in big scenes. For example, "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" lacks the ability to advance the plot through subtle details."

"When reviewing "Madoka", I found that there is foreshadowing buried in a single dialogue, and the precise recycling in the later stage is amazing. "Weekly Shonen Jump", which has one episode per week, can actually create such a coherent plot of comics, it is really amazing Remarkable."

"Even if it's Tori Akino-sensei's work, I'm stunned."

"You might not understand what that means."

Eiichiro Oda opened his arms, "It's so scary."

The host nodded: "Teacher is really optimistic about "Madoka"."

Oda said seriously: "I'm not optimistic, I admire it. I think "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" is the most exciting manga in Japan in the 21st century."

"Eh? Really?"

"Yes!" Oda swallowed, "Did you know? Toriyama-sensei and I are collaborating on a comic."

"Of course I know, it's Goku and Luffy's adventure together."

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

"How enviable."

"Don't interrupt," Oda said excitedly, "Toriyama-sensei also likes "Madoka" very much. Some time ago, the figure teacher of "The Theory of the Ring" was very interested. Finally, he asked Toriyama-sensei. Just got the figure. "

The supporter said in surprise: "Toriyama-sensei is actually like this behind his back. I'm shocked."

"But I also understand that everyone likes Madoka."

"That's right," Oda couldn't help but nod, "The final plot is simply a masterpiece. I will never forget it for a long time after watching it. I almost shed tears."

He talked about the magical girls Madoka saved, whether they were in ancient times, modern times, or the future. Regardless of race or creed.

"The characters that appear in the teacher's shot will all have an effect, even if it's just one shot. The magical girls Madoka saved with the "Principle of the Circle" in the comics should also have historical prototypes.

I've looked up some information.

They should be:

Indian heroine Lakshmi Bhai;

"Afghan Girl" by Steve McCurry, who experienced the horror of seeing her parents killed during 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 famous women from different countries, different statuses, and different experiences. "

"They drove the course of history, made wishes and hoped to change history, but were betrayed in the end. It's really touching."

Eiichiro Oda talked a lot about his thoughts on "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" and spoke out his thoughts endlessly. As a result, there was not much time left for the "One Piece" theatrical version.

He didn't care that he wasn't the one to direct the movie "One Piece" in the first place.

"Oda is so awesome," Hibiki Higashino nodded in praise while looking at the TV.

"Isn't it just about interpreting the plot?" Akimiya Akemi curled her lips, feeling that someone was making a fuss again.

"Of course that's not what I'm talking about," Hibiki Higashino said. "Besides drawing "One Piece", Oda still has so much time to interpret "Puella Magi Madoka Magica"..."

For a weekly cartoonist, this is quite remarkable.

…

A few days later, the second volume of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" was released.

This comic with only 24 chapters has only three single volumes.

That's it, the second volume is pretty engaging too.

There is an endless stream of buyers.

The craze for the first volume has not yet subsided, and the buying trend for the second volume has arrived again.

Akihabara is full of fans of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica", and there are many otakus in the manga tea house who are drinking tea and discussing the plot of "Madoka Magica".

"It's really scary."

In the TV show, reporters were on the front lines taking pictures of the street scenes, and the invited guests sighed sincerely when they saw this scene.

The host asked: "Professor Terao, what is your opinion?"

""Puella Magi Madoka Magica" is a work that has not yet been adapted into an anime, but its influence is already astonishing."

"I've noticed that there are people who are using Madoka's influence to make money. Look there."

Professor Terao pointed to a coffee shop. The decoration inside was in the style of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica". There was a vertical painting of Madoka at the door, and the waiters inside served customers in cosplay style.

"There are a lot of guests." The reporter went up to interview.

"Well, everyone is a fan of Madoka," the store manager said.

"What's the approximate income?"

The store manager smiled and said, "Secret."

"Hahahaha." The studio laughed.

"Why do you like Madoka?" The reporter stopped another customer.

"Because Madoka is very gentle," said the obese customer, who was wearing a Tachii shirt with "Madoka" characters printed all over it. He didn't care about the outside eyes. "It makes me feel very warm. Wearing her, there is nothing to be afraid of." It’s over."

"What's the truth?"

"Because it's cute, haha."

The camera cuts back to the studio.

Professor Terao said: "That's it. "Madoka" has initially formed an economic circle, and companies born around "Madoka" are constantly emerging. As far as I know, Tokai University has opened an inspection course to analyze "Madoka" "The success of."

"Tori Akino-sensei has succeeded again."

…

"I still don't understand the content of the last chapter of "Madoka"."

Soma Satoru came to Soma Ichiro's studio.

The amount of information in "Madoka" Chapter 24 - "My Last Friend" and Chapter 23 - "The Theory of the Circle" is astonishing, and they have all been condensed.

Spreading these out and drawing 24 more chapters will be no problem.

Sōma Satoru, who was promoted to middle school, has grown up compared to previous years, but he still doesn't quite understand the meaning of the plot. He can only burst into tears and be inexplicably shocked.

"Well," Soma Ichiro said, stroking the beard on his chin, "I actually have a lot of emotions."

"Madoka Shikama saved the magical girl in the end, but it still didn't change the dark world."

"Darkness is eternal. It will be twisted into various forms. Even God cannot eliminate it, but God can bring salvation to the soul...The ending still returns to realism."

"Magical girls are not perpetual motion machines. In this real world, getting anything comes at a price. They create hope, but the price is that they will lose hope. This work directly tears away the appearance of magical girls' fairy tales, revealing the darkest , and also the most realistic essence.”

"In the final plot, I thought it would move towards idealism, with Madoka and Tomoe Mami's love saving everything."

"It's the contradiction between realism and idealism."

"The final plot depicts the fact of saving magical girls under idealism. This is a miracle born of the love of Akatsuki Homura and the love of Madoka Shikama."

"But correspondingly, realism has not disappeared. What people should face is still there. It is not love that can change everything and make the world better."

"Puella Magi Madoka Magica combines realism and idealism... I can only say that you are worthy of Tori Akino-kun."

Soma Ichiro sighed deeply as he recalled the young man.

If he can create a plot like "Madoka", then the lack of painting skills will not be a big deal.

"Uncle," Sōma Satoru touched his head, "I feel like I'm even more confused...I don't understand, I don't understand at all."

"So," Ichiro Soma looked at his nephew, "ordinary readers like the entertainment of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica", while people with higher requirements like its artistry."

"Madoka has both. No wonder it's so successful."

The works are both entertaining and artistic, and are so wonderful and profound. Among the comics Ichiro Soma has read in the past few years, "Madoka" is the only one.

…

Half a month after the second volume of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" was sold, Koji Yoshida came to Higashino's house.

"Teacher, Tori Akino-sensei," he shouted.

"What's wrong?" Dongye Xiang sat in the living room and looked up and asked.

He's playing Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

This game was launched on the ps2 platform on October 26 this year.

Hibiki Higashino, who has played all the later 3A masterpieces, is also immersed in "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" and cannot extricate himself.

If the comic hadn't ended, he might have stopped publishing it.

"The sales volume of the second volume of "Madoka" has exceeded 700,000!"

700,000 is a big hurdle in jumping, and it represents a popular comic.

Being able to do this is already the backbone of Jump.

The single book sales of "The Exorcist Boy" and "Gintama" are still far from 700,000.

There is no hope of achieving this result anytime soon.

"Naruto" was serialized for more than a year before it reached 700,000.

When "Soul of Chess" was serialized, this was the result for most of the period.

But now, the second volume of "Madoka" has just been released for half a month, and it has already achieved results that are the envy of other manga artists.

"Oh," Hibiki nodded and picked up the handle again, "Thank you, Yoshida-kun."

"Teacher, your reaction is too bland!"

Yoshida stood in front of Higashino Hibiki, blocking his view.

"Get out of the way." Hibiki Higashikata said.

"Sorry." Yoshida was timid and quickly got out of the way.

After 10 minutes passed, Yoshida Koji still did not leave.

After completing a task, Hibiki put down the controller with satisfaction.

Then he glanced at Yoshida and asked, "What do you want to do today?"

It’s only 700,000, so there’s no need to go out of your way to inform yourself.

It has to break through one million no matter what.

The first volume of "Madoka" easily reached over one million.

"Madoka" is now more talked about, surpassing the data of the first volume, there is no problem.

So Yoshida just gave him a call.

Editors are also very busy.

"Teacher, do you see any difference in me?"

Yoshida flirted in front of Higashino Hibiki.

Dong Yexiang frowned, "Have you gained weight?"

"Of course not! On the contrary, I lost two pounds!"

"Does that mean you have forehead wrinkles?"

Yoshida covered his forehead, "Don't worry about this!"

He pointed to his coat, "Look at my clothes!"

Yoshida's jacket had English in it, and Hibiki read it out, "team leader..."

"That's right!" Hearing Higashino Hibiki say this, Yoshida held his head high and pointed at himself, "I have become the team leader long ago!"

He has wanted to show this off in front of Hibiki Higashikata for a long time.

Just never had the chance.

So he could only pretend to use the good results of the second volume as an excuse to come to Higashino's house.

He also searched for a jacket with the words team leader printed on it for a long time.

To be honest, he didn't like such a big coat.

"Ah, congratulations, Yoshida-kun, no, Team Leader Yoshida." Higashino Hibiki applauded.

"Thank you, teacher." Yoshida smiled from ear to ear, feeling extremely happy.

how to say? Facing Tori Akino Mirai, he felt as if he were facing his parents.

If he can let him know that he has achieved something, Yoshida will feel very accomplished.

This has been a major motivation for his efforts.

"This is a celebration." Hibiki saved the file, stood up and turned off the TV and game console.

"I'm going to buy groceries. You can sit at home for a while."

"Excuse me, teacher."

Hibiki went to a nearby supermarket and bought a series of ingredients such as mushrooms and beef rolls. After returning home, he made sukiyaki pot.

Mr. and Mrs. Higashino didn't come over. They went out to have dinner together, leaving the house to the young people.

"cheers!"

The three of them toasted and wished Yoshida good luck.