Anime Crossover: Becoming Mangaka in Anime World

"Sigh."

"Akifumi, you've been looking visibly tired these past few days."

Kato rested her face in her hand, looking in the direction of Akifumi.

Shiina Mahiru, sitting behind him, had just gone out with some classmates.

"Could it be because of that rumor?"

"But the rumor should've quieted down by now."

Akifumi, lying face down on the desk, didn't even look up as he spoke:

"Even if you keep think it's strange Kato, I'm not telling you anything."

"Eh, i don't really want to know"

Kato continued in her usual airy tone:

"But we're friends, aren't we? Isn't it only natural to share the burden of others and support them?"

Akifumi lifted his head to glance at the girl.

"You're not wrong, but the premise is that we can share the burden, right?"

"If I tell you, Kato, it wouldn't help at all. It would only give you another headache."

Unfortunately, the girl wasn't about to give up that easily.

"If Akifumi doesn't say it, how will you know if I can't help?"

"..."

Trying to twist my words, huh?

Akifumi glared at her, then slumped back down on the desk:

"Forget it, Kato. This is one thing that I absolutely won't tell you!"

Because of a mistake he made, leading to unimaginable consequences, no one would want to share such an embarrassing thing!

It was now Thursday.

Three days had passed since Akifumi posted that SNS message.

In those three days, the internet had been full of twists and turns.

It all started with that SNS post from three days ago!

To Akifumi, he was just a slightly popular newbie manga artist.

He didn't think anyone would pay much attention to him.

But he was wrong—his followers were several times more than he had imagined.

The moment that post appeared, many fans expressed their discontent.

The general sentiment was:

· "Second work? Does that mean both will be serialized at the same time!?" 

· "Is the Shueisha editor crazy? How could they let this happen!?"

· "I followed you because of 'Madoka Magica,' and I couldn't care less about your new project, not to mention supporting it!"

· "Honestly, is 'Madoka Magica's' success going to your head? Do you think just any random thing you draw will have fans? To be blunt, if this is your approach, I won't even look forward to 'Madoka Magica' anymore."

· "I remember the announcement from Shueisha mentioned you're still in high school, right? Even full-time artists struggle to keep up weekly serialization with the help of assistants."

· "How are you going to handle two serialized works while also managing your studies?"

· "How can you manage two serials at once without mixing up the characters and plotlines? /laugh"

· "I remember the last manga artist who thought they could serialize two works at the same time. We haven't heard their name in the industry since."

· "Why not just focus on finishing 'Madoka Magica' instead of starting a new project?" 

But the thing is, I've already finished 'Madoka Magica'!

Faced with these comments, Akifumi felt helpless.

Even if he clarified that 'Madoka Magica' was already finish, the fans would probably think he was just making excuses, and not believe him.

After all, who in their right mind would abandon a hot-selling work?

Of course, not all the comments were negative—there were also fans excited about the new work, 'Anohana'

But they were only a small minority, probably not even 5% of the comments.

Once he realized things were escalating, Akifumi decided to release an early announcement for Friday.

The second volume of 'Madoka Magica,' which could also be considered the final volume, would be released in August!

Unfortunately, it didn't go as planned.

"Since things have already reached this point, let it continue."

"Time will prove who was right and who was wrong."

It wasn't that Akifumi was convinced by Chief Editor Minano's reasoning.

It was after Minano analyzed the potential benefits and drawbacks that Akifumi decided to stick with the original plan.

The frustration he had on his face these past few days wasn't so much because of this matter, but because he had been mocked by someone!

The Trio boys in his class wasn't bold enough to laugh out loud.

If anyone was laughing, it was behind closed doors.

The real culprit was... Hiratsuka sensei!

After reading the 'Madoka Magica' volumes, that woman quickly became one of his biggest fans.

So, when she heard about the situation, she immediately pulled Akifumi into her office to ask for details.

Once she knew everything, that woman couldn't hold back and laughed openly.

"I will hold this grudge for now!"

Akifumi wrote it down in his notebook with a menacing look.