Anime Crossover: Becoming Mangaka in Anime World

The day passed quickly.

The weekend passed without much event, and soon, the final week of the semester arrived.

It was also the week when Anohana made its debut in the Weekly Shonen Jump.

On Monday afternoon, after school ended, Tanaka was the first to dash out of the classroom.

"This guy, he actually ran off alone!" Shihara and Tanabata stared in disbelief at Tanaka's retreating figure before quickly following him.

It wasn't long before Tanaka arrived at the newsstand.

"Boss, I'll take the latest Weekly Shonen Jump!" he called out.

"You're in luck, kid, this is the last one left," the shopkeeper said with a grin.

"Heh heh," Tanaka grinned, paid, and took the magazine with a look of satisfaction.

But just as he was about to leave, Shihara and Tanabata grabbed him from both sides.

"Traitor!"

"We agreed to get it together, but you ran off ahead!" they yelled.

Tanaka, ever the righteous one, retorted, "You're the one who is stupid enough to believe me!"

"Today is the day of sensei's new work debut in Weekly Shonen Jump—do you know how many people were eyeing this magazine?"

"If I was even a bit late, I might've missed out on this last copy!"

"Friendship is nothing compared to this! for sensei's sake, I'd throw it all away!"

[TL Note - The definition of plastic friends lol}

"Now, let go of me!"

Shihara and Tanabata exchanged a look and nodded in agreement. "We get it now."

Without another word, they grabbed the magazine from Tanaka's hands.

Tanaka's eyes widened in shock. "What are you doing?!"

The two of them grinned evilly. "Hehehe."

Five minutes later, Tanaka was kneeling on the ground, his face filled with despair, tears rolling down his cheeks.

"Demon!"

"You two are demon!!"

"My magazine! My Anohana!!"

Just when Shihara and Tanabata were about to leave, they suddenly reappeared from nowhere.

"You regret it now?" they asked.

"I regret it!" Tanaka sobbed.

"Will you do this again in the future?" Shihara asked.

"No, never again!" Tanaka shamefully confessed.

"You guys are my best friends, and when I did something like this again. I'm not human!"

"Well, it's not that serious," Tanabata said nonchalantly.

"Forget that. Let's go somewhere and read it together?" Shihara suggested.

"Yeah!!" Tanaka nodded eagerly.

Before long, the three of them found themselves sitting at a family restaurant, eagerly flipping through the pages of the magazine.

They quickly reached the section for Anohana.

Because of Madoka Magica, the three of them were now die-hard fans of The Warriors of Love and Hope!

Even when rumors about the series had been circulating online recently, they remained unwavering in their support.

And now, their faith had been vindicated.

As they looked at the full-color illustration on the cover, their faces lit up in awe.

"No matter how many times I see it, Sensei's stunning style always amazes me!"

"Especially in this color illustration—it's just perfect!"

"If only Madoka Magica could have a full-color collector's edition!" Tanaka sighed wistfully.

After marveling at the artwork, the trio's attention shifted back to the story itself.

"So, is this the main girl? Kawaii!" Tanaka said, eyes wide.

"She's totally my type!" Shihara added.

"I hereby declare—this is my new wife!" Tanabata announced confidently.

"You already have to many wife," Tanaka said.

"My wife skin is so smooth," Shihara chimed in.

"??"

They all went back to reading the manga, thoroughly immersed in the story.

With only 20 pages of content in the first chapter, it didn't take long before they finished.

But...

"Something feels a little off," Tanaka said, frowning.

"Yeah, it feels a bit too slow?" Shihara replied, puzzled.

"It's the first chapter, so it's probably just introducing the main characters," Tanabata reasoned.

"That's true, but... it still feels kind of empty," Tanaka said.

"The main character just seems aimless. Nothing's really been explained yet."

"You're right. With Sensei's level of skill, this can't be it! Maybe we missed something? How about we check the comments online?"

The three of them agreed, and soon their phones were out, searching for posts about Anohana.

Since Weekly Shonen Jump had been released that morning, many people had already seen the content.

It didn't take long for them to find posts discussing the new series.

But as they scrolled through the comments, they realized something surprising.

"Wait, these reactions are exactly like ours...?" Tanabata asked, bewildered.

"Could it be that this series isn't as great as we thought?" Tanaka wondered aloud.

Just as that thought crossed their minds, they stumbled upon a post that caught their attention.

The post read:

"Did anyone really think that Sensei's Anohana isn't up to par? Let's take a look at some of the hidden foreshadowing that you might have missed!"

The three of them's eyes lit up at the same time.

Without hesitation, they clicked on the post.

[TL Note]

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