Anime Crossover: Becoming Mangaka in Anime World

If you were to ask which manga is currently the most popular, you'd probably get 10 different answers from 50 people.

But if you change the question to "Which manga has the most buzz right now?" nine out of ten would immediately answer Madoka Magica.

This overwhelming attention is thanks to the hype that hasn't waned since it won the Tezuka Award, along with the manga's undeniable high quality.

Of course, it had been a week since the single-volume release, and the initial buzz had naturally waned a bit.

Still, any news related to Madoka Magica continued to grab widespread attention.

So that night, when Shueisha officially announced the first-week sales of Madoka Magica on social media, it instantly skyrocketed to the top of trending charts.

The internet exploded with reactions:

"Congratulations to Madoka Magica! 🎉"

"Madoka Magica is the best! Death to 'The Warrior of Love' (author name)!"

"My friends and I contributed to that 60K+ sales figure! By the way, Shueisha, any chance you'd reveal the author's address? No ulterior motives, just wanna send some local gifts!"

"Seeing a manga I love achieve such success makes me so happy! But then I remember Mami Tomoe's sacrifice, and I started sharping my knife and prepare for war....."

"Forget Mami! At this rate, I'm convinced Sayaka's gonna die next volume!"

"Sayaka's doom is inevitable. Kyoko and Homura are probably next on the chopping block too."

"At least Madoka is safe! She's the title character—no way they'll pull a tragic ending on her, right?!"

While regular readers might not pay much attention to sales numbers, industry professionals were blown away. Discussions heated up in countless chat groups:

"First-week sales of 63K? Is Shueisha inflating the numbers? This is from a debut work without prior serialization?!"

"If the numbers are legit, then we've got a god-tier newcomer on our hands."

"The last time a phenomenon like this happened was over ten years ago!"

"I wonder how long it'll take Madoka Magica to hit a million copies."

"I still don't get it—how did such a dark twist on the magical girl genre become so popular?"

"Maybe it's because it defied conventions that it succeeded."

"Who cares about the 'why'? This manga has redefined magical girl stories. Time to take notes and follow the blueprint!"

"Big-brain move! Let's start copying!"

In the Shueisha authors' LINE group:

"63K in the first week? This isn't a newcomer—it's a freaking great white shark!"

"The other winners of the Tezuka Award were just unlucky to face this behemoth."

"Honestly, even without Madoka Magica, the quality of this year's entries was weak. None of us had a shot at winning anyway."

"True, but facing a monster like this, even us veterans are shaking in our boots!"

"No kidding! My manga, which has sold 700K total, only did 20K in its first week back then. Madoka Magica is on a whole different level."

Meanwhile, in the new creators' chat group:

"Warrior of Love-sensei, please accept our humble worship!"

"Teach me how to draw, sensei! (Kneeling.jpg)"

"My editor told me even Tezuka Award winners don't usually attract much readership right away. But after seeing Madoka Magica's sales, he just went silent."

"I'm so jealous! When will I even qualify to release a single volume?"

"Snap out of it! Even if you qualify, you can't match that insane production speed!"

Buzz, Buzz, Buzz.

Feeling his phone constantly vibrate, Akifumi Mugiho took it out and frowned at the flood of messages filled with praise and private chats.

His expression could only be described as that classic meme: Elderly man on subway scrolling through his phone.

Confused, with a hint of disdain.

Seriously, what happened to the pride of being a manga artist?

These guys were groveling harder than professional simps!

Most importantly… not a single message from a cute girl. What's the point?!

"What's going on?" Eriri curiously asked from beside him.

Akifumi immediately straightened up, discreetly pocketing his phone.

"Nothing much. Just a message from the teacher asking me to help tutor some classmates."

"Pfft, hahaha!"

Rolling his eyes at the laughter from the notorious slacker, Akifumi grumbled, "Oh, you think that's funny? Fine, I'll make sure you're on the tutoring list!"

Eriri's laughter froze, "No , no ,no. I don't need it!"

"By the way, check out my latest work!"

She eagerly pulled out drafts from her bag and handed them to him.

Akifumi flipped through the pages carefully.

After a while, he raised his head with a blank expression.

"Well? How is it?" Eriri asked expectantly.

Akifumi looked exasperated.

"Can I ask what kind of story you're even trying to tell?"

"Isn't it obvious? A magical girl story!"

"I can see that, but what's the direction? Is it defeat and insect-themed humiliation, or a wholesome victory where she gets together with her love interest?"

Eriri's cheeks reddened slightly, and she averted her gaze. "T-The second one!"

Akifumi didn't notice her reaction and sighed. "Wow, challenging yourself this time, huh?"

"Hmph!"

Eriri crossed her arms, wearing a smug "I'm secretly pleased, but I won't admit it" expression.

"But where's the actual story?" Akifumi asked.

"I haven't finished drawing it yet!"

"So you're telling me you spent all this time drawing seven pages full of hentai material and didn't even get to the story?!"

"Are you sure you're drawing a 20-page doujinshi for Summer Comiket and not some hentai illustration?"

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