Full-time cartoonist

Hibiki Higashikata is a very unromantic person.

He believes that as long as the people who love each other stay together, it will be fine.

He rarely prepares holiday gifts and flowers.

I didn’t take the initiative to celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14th.

It's not that he doesn't love Akimiya Akemi, it's just a matter of habit and personality.

Akimiya Akemi never asked Hibiki to pay anything at festivals.

So now, even if this rose was thrown away by Omori and picked up by Hibiki Higashi and given to herself, Akimiya Akemi is still very happy.

Looking at her smile, Higashikata felt guilty for a while.

He looked at Da Sen again. What kind of mood should Da Sen be in now?

The lover I finally made an appointment with turned out to be a familiar editor.

Everything I had been preparing to say was useless.

Should you be angry?

But the other party is doing it for his own good.

Without Koji Yoshida, he would not have been able to serialize and enjoy the happiness he has now.

So he could only laugh and skip the important moments in his life.

Omori also had to say to Yoshida, "Thank you, Editor Yoshida."

After "Death Note" is finished, Yoshida can tell the truth.

However, Yoshida still plays the role of a girl in front of a man, giving him advice and considering new works.

What kind of spirit is this?

This is selfless dedication.

Afterwards, Omori and Yoshida had no intention of discussing the manga storyboard and left quickly.

Mr. and Mrs. Dongye drank juice and were amazed at this special period of life for others.

"I can't believe it."

"It's more ridiculous than the plot in the comics."

They looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

…

Monday soon came.

Niizawa is Omori's assistant. He is a high school graduate who came to Tokyo from the countryside to work hard. His dream is to become a cartoonist.

"Ah, the sun is so warm." Early in the morning, he opened the window, stuck his head out, and looked at the ray of rising sun that had just appeared on the horizon.

"Let's go exercise."

Shinze put on his sportswear and started jogging energetically around the street where he lived.

"Grandma Nohara, you opened the store early in the morning."

Grandma Nohara asked with a kind smile: "Nizawa-kun, do you want to try the freshly baked bread?"

"When I come back, please be sure to leave a copy for me."

"haha ok."

"Mr. Long Er, the weather is really nice today."

"Grandpa Sato, please take care of yourself."

Because he often runs in the morning, Ninzawa knows most of the elderly people on this street.

Greeting them every day has become a daily routine in Xinze.

After running to the ground where there were few people, Ninzawa began to think deeply.

"I wonder how the meeting between Mr. Omori and the netizen went? Did it go well?"

Last week, when Omori was drawing comics, he often couldn't help but laugh.

When the assistant asked, he easily said: "Because I have to meet my girlfriend on Friday..."

Omori looked shy when he spoke, but at the same time, his desire to share his joy was also strong.

If he wasn't worried about his mother overthinking, he would have wanted to call her to tell her the good news.

"Maybe. Maybe they will get married soon."

After all, the teacher was so happy when he told it.

Xinze believes that as long as you have a longing for a goal, challenge it and have enough action, it will bring rewards.

"I have to prepare some congratulatory gifts."

After thirty minutes, he stopped.

"At this time, it's time for "Weekly Shōnen Jump" to be on the bookshelf, right?"

He walked towards the nearby supermarket.

"I'm very curious about the development of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica"."

…

""Mermaid Witch"..." Ninzawa saw the latest episode of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica". The witch hatched from Sayaka's soul appeared at the beginning.

"Mermaid? Very appropriate..."

The Little Mermaid and Sayaka are both sacrificed for love.

The last one became a bubble, and the other became a witch.

"Sayaka is an idealist. When she made a wish for Kamijou Kyousuke's left hand to recover, she had the idea in her heart that Kamijou Kyousuke would fall in love with her because of it."

"This goes against her purity. Sayaka is disappointed because she has selfish motives."

"This is also a problem Tomoe Mami has seen before."

"Sayaka made a wish with ambiguous thoughts, and in the end she also doubted herself and went to despair."

"She was like a mermaid. A mermaid walked on the ground and felt the same pain as stepping on a knife. When faced with external pressure, this long-lasting pain caused her to collapse."

"Sure enough, the witch corresponds to the life of a magical girl."

After reading just one page of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica", Niizawa sighed repeatedly.

The screaming witch in the manga reminded him of the energetic Sayaka when she first appeared.

In the end, the magical girl with a strong sense of justice became a witch wearing knight armor, with a jelly body, and constantly shedding tears in the concert hall.

Her messy and terrifying facial lines are just like the ferocious lines in horror comics, representing Sayaka's despair.

"How pathetic."

Sakura Kyoko and Akatsuki Homura only saved Sayaka's body, preventing her from becoming a missing person unknown to anyone like Tomoe Asami.

"After her soul gem turned into the Seed of Lament, a witch was born and destroyed."

After hearing Xiaomi Homura's words, Madoka knelt on the ground facing Sayaka's body and cried bitterly.

At night, Madoka couldn't sleep, hugging her legs and feeling depressed.

Kyubey is here, and he has no embarrassing thoughts.

Still hoping that Madoka will become a magical girl.

Magical girls appear to extend the life of the universe.

Energy will be lost when it is converted into forms, and the entire energy of the universe evaporates in one direction.

The purpose of the Cupids is to find energy that is not bound by the laws of thermodynamics.

The Kyubey civilization invented the technology to convert the emotions of intelligent life forms into energy.

But they don't have feelings.

The human soul is enough to become a source of energy that subverts entropy.

The most efficient among human beings are girls.

The energy released when a magical girl transforms into a witch is huge.

This is the meaning of magical girls' existence.

Xinze frowned, "This... what on earth is..."

"It turns out that Madoka is a science fiction work."

He couldn't help but complain.

This setting is outrageous.

But when he thought about it carefully, he felt that it was barely justified.

When technology reaches a certain level, it becomes like magic.

"Too much, too much!"

Kyubey has no human heart, and Madoka feels sad for the sacrifice of the magical girl.

Until the end, Kyubey still hoped that Madoka could become a magical girl for the sake of the universe.

"This bitch... is wrong! I insulted the dog."

Kyubey is clearly, worse than shit.

"But I understand the basic settings of Madoka."

For the sake of energy, Kyubey seduces the girl into becoming a magical girl by making a wish. At the moment when the magical girl transforms into a witch, he collects emotional energy to maintain the energy loss of the survival of the race in the universe.

The tragedy of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" arises from this.

"The background setting suddenly became grander, expanding from the city to the universe."

…

"The progress of "Madoka" is so fast, almost every episode is changing the setting."

Each chapter has new content and advances the plot in great strides. Such comics are too rare.

In Yamamura Morimichi's studio, Murata Yusuke couldn't help but say.

This method is such a waste of serialization opportunities.

And it’s a test for brain cells.

"Once a week, there are new settings that are consistent with the previous content. This is too difficult."

Yamamura Morichi stood in front of the refrigerator. He took a cup of black coffee and took a big sip. His eyebrows were knotted with bitterness.

"This is what Tori Akino has always done, there's nothing strange about it." He picked up another can of black coffee and looked at Yusuke Murata.

Murata shook his head and refused.

Yamamura had no choice but to put back the black coffee.

He walked to his work station and said, "The same is true for "Death Note". It was obviously a very popular comic, but it was finished within a year."

"How willful." Murata grinned.

"What about Madoka? How long can it take to draw?"

"I think..." Yamamura closed his eyes, recalling the rhythm of "Madoka", and then said with determination, ""Madoka" will be finished by the end of the year at the latest."

"So fast?" Murata couldn't believe it.

"Just wait." Yamamura was confident.

"But..." Murata touched his chin, ""Puella Magi Madoka Magica" is the final work of Tori Akino-sensei. After this manga is completed, he will quit the manga circle. Don't you have any nostalgia for Tori Akino-sensei? ?”

Yamamura Shoudao sighed, until now, he still can't believe it.

At the editor's place, he heard the news that Tori Akino would be closing the book in the future.

But...that person obviously loves comics.

He is one of the rare cartoonists who creates sincerely.

A person who does not dwell on achievements and continues to climb the mountain in pursuit of success.

"Leaving with a bang is much better than being indecisive," Yamamura said.

"I'm going to prepare a gift for him, a parting gift."

Yamamura looked at the sky, recalling the past with Tori Akino, and felt a sense of sadness.

…

At night, Higashino's house.

Akimiya Minmei watched the live TV broadcast and set up a "big" bonfire on the mountain with a width of 80 meters, a length of 160 meters, and a height of 120 meters.

This is Kyoto's "Big Monogram Sends Fire" festival. A total of five mountains are held at the same time, which is also called the Five Mountains Send Fire.

It was a ritual held in the past to ward off epidemics, and it has been passed down like this.

Watching it on TV, it was already very spectacular, Akimiya Akemi couldn't take her eyes away from it.

If you go to see it live, you will be able to feel this magnificent scene even more.

"What do you mean by carbon emissions?" Hibiki Higashi looked at the TV and couldn't help complaining, "It's very smoky. It pollutes the environment and releases a lot of carbon dioxide."

Akimiya Akemi glanced at Hibiki Higashikata and didn't want to speak.

This guy really doesn't understand romance.

He behaves so well when he obviously pursues himself.

Painting "The Garden of Words" or something like that, just thinking about it makes Akimiya Akemi moved.

But after getting married, there is nothing left, and it is always a hindrance to the scenery.

"But it looks pretty, and it's in good shape."

…

On Tuesday, Niuzawa arrived at Omori’s studio early.

As soon as he entered the room, he was stunned.

I saw Omori with dark circles under his eyes, drawing comics.

It's obviously only 7 o'clock in the morning.

"Teacher, you... work so early."

"I didn't sleep last night, and I haven't been painting until now." Dasen raised his eyes and looked at him.

Ninzawa flipped through Omori's results and found four completed manuscripts.

"Really, but why?"

"After finalizing the storyboard with the editor, I couldn't help but want to draw comics." Omori answered.

"That's awesome," Ninzawa couldn't help but say, "It must be for a bright future with my girlfriend."

Omori looked haggard, "Nizawa-kun, you better not mention this in the future..."

"Why?" Xinze asked again.

Omori looked directly at him.

Xinze came to his senses and said, "I understand."

The teacher didn't have a pleasant weekend.

So face-based... is definitely a bad result.

"Nizawa," Omori said.

"Yes." Ninzawa answered immediately.

"One should not regret doing nothing in one's life, and be ashamed of wasting one's life," Omori's tone was light but particularly powerful, "But everything I have is entrusted to my comic career. As for other things, I don't have them now. ideas to pursue.”

"There is only creation ahead of me."

Ninzawa was shocked.

This is the transformation of a man.

I really don’t know what the teacher faced on Friday?

Ninzawa was very curious.

…

Sasaki looked at the document and thought silently, "The animation production company's "Madoka" animation proposal has been added..."

"Is this a madhouse?"

Sasaki's eyes flashed.

"Editor-in-Chief, I want to go to Mr. Tori Akino's house." Koji Yoshida walked up to Sasaki and reported on his work.

"Yeah," Sasaki nodded and asked, "How many chapters are left in the follow-up manga of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica"?"

"I don't know this yet." Yoshida Koji replied calmly.

"Then ask quickly." Sasaki said, "This is very important."

He has a plan for Tori Akino's departure.

Mirai Tori Akino, who has been working for Jump for more than ten years, Sasaki doesn't want him to just leave quietly.

There has to be a huge ceremony.

"Yes, editor-in-chief." Yoshida replied.

…

"How long will it take to finish?" Hibiki Higashi answered quickly, "There are only about 7 chapters left."

"Chapter seven! So fast!"

Now in late August, "Madoka" is finished so quickly that it won't even last until the end of the year.

Higashino Hibiki's answer surprised Yoshida Koji.

"Teacher, you are really... getting faster and faster."

"Slam Dunk" has been serialized for five and a half years, "Death Note" is only one year old, and "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" is ready to be completed in half a year.

If Tori Akino doesn't close the book and there is another manga, won't it end in ten chapters?

"What are you talking about?" Higashino Hibiki was angry, "I'll sue you for slander."

"Stop joking." Yoshida curled his lips.

He couldn't bear to leave Bird Qiuye.

"After this is over, what are you going to do, teacher?"

"Is it drawing settings for the game? Or traveling around the world?"

"Should you enter the animation industry? Or should you just stop and enjoy life?"

Yoshida looked at Hibiki Higashino as if to say, "Can we see you again?"