It's always the best whenever Alice's non-sentient, self-controlled dolls comfort her.

Like, you can just see her issues at work, she's so great.

In other words, living a thousand years is a long time when you remember every single day

I agree.

That one baby chick totally stole the show here

Okay, so my take on this is that the "rule" for becoming a "god" is talking about how Sanae is the only one semi-aware that she's in a "game", through Continues and what-not. She knows that as long as she's "destroying evil", she's fulfilling her role as the Heroine, and thusly can't lose, no matter how many times she's defeated.

However, when she's fulfilling that role, it's not her who's in control, but the Player, i.e. us. And we, as players, always attempt to mercilessly beat down our opposition, because to us it's just a game where defeating the opponents is the goal.
Sanae is only dimly aware of what's going on when she's being "The Heroine", and it feels like a dream where everything you do makes some kind of logic, no matter how twisted. But when she/we defeat the Final Boss, Hijiri, the Player has no reason to stick around, and Sanae is back in control, now fully aware of what she has done. Cue the regret.

I don't know if that is what the author was aiming for, but I can't think of this as anything other than a good ending. I have been reading Curiosities of Lotus Asia on the wiki, which centers on it, and Kourindou was never really portrayed as anything more than a bad imitation of a business.

Kourindou's ram-shackle nature of being basically a yard sale with a roof is all part of it's charm

I like the little detail on page 15, how Mokou is all beat up, because she assumedly had to fight Yuuka to get that flower, but she doesn't even consider that worth mentioning

Ta-da!

Okay this whole doujin is really really good but I just want to point out that first interaction with Patchy and Koa, because when Koakuma plays dead, Patchouli actually checks her pulse first, and then thinks she's dead. So Koakuma actually temporarily stopped her own heart for a prank, and without magic too, apparently. Absolute OG.

You thought it was going to be Sayaka, but it was me, Dio!

I love how Homura has her big dumb claw hands raised in the air while she chases them like she's a monster from Scooby-Doo or something

I think her familiars throw tomatoes at her every time she isn't honest, or does something negative to herself. Which is why they were basically booing her when she was trying to push Madoka away.

Can I just say, what an absolute badass that dude was, even after losing his hands and feet, challenging Yukari fucking Yakumo to a fight

Amazing! This collection is absolutely a blessing from Madokami herself...

By the way, does anyone know what the characters around Bebe's smirking face on P.28 mean? I'm confused as to why Sayaka was so startled.

I think it's because this is during Rebellion, and Sayaka was asking Bebe/Nagisa to make sure that their cover wasn't blown. But it seems like Bebe is basically telling Sayaka "you're on your own, sucker, I'm sticking with this girl," so that she can continue to be Mami's family, the absolute scamp.

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Lol when Annie wakes up and sees she's just surrounded

I like the moment where both Kaguya and Mokou realize they'd actually been having fun

Yo Homura beast-moded that entire box of wasabi lunch
Fucking respect

Lol, off to plunder the Palanquin

Old-school Tohonifun doujins really speak for themselves
The action, the story, the emotion
It's all on the level of KAGUYAAAAAAAAAAAA

Aaaa, this was so good!
Now I want a whole manga set in the SDM with Little as the main character

I find it funny that Marisa, whose magic teacher was literally a vengeful spirit, is terrified of ghosts.

Nothing says romantic like "I'll make sure we die by each other's hands."

What a great little story that was, I'm pleasantly surprised. Lots of little interactions that made the story really fun.

What an excellent little story.

Such an amazing art style