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Jan 13, 2011 8:35 AM
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Cool battle sequence, this show definitely has gotten more interesting. Still no formal ED sequence, but it looks like this show will get more interesting.

Definitely looking forward to the next episode.


Jan 13, 2011 8:43 AM
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Gah, could MBS stop to change the broadcasting time all the time, it's annoying me. Missed like the first 5 minutes because of it. >_<

Anyway, trippy battlescene, although I'm sure there are quite a few people who wont like it. Heh, also, I couldn't help but to think of Kara no Kyoukai during the scene when that women jumped off the skyscraper.
Jan 13, 2011 8:49 AM
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seems like magia is the insert song, rather than the ending theme. also, is miyako emiya shirou or something? fuck, man.

it was also brought to my attention that the german in this episode was a passage from faust by goethe.

so DEEP.
Jan 13, 2011 8:49 AM
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It seems to me that they won't have an ending. Magia will be used as insert song for like, forever.
Jan 13, 2011 9:14 AM
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Yeah, seems like Magia is inserted song.

lol~ that girl is thinking of them as Yuri!
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Jan 13, 2011 9:27 AM
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Yep, this is Urobuchi Gen alright.

Absolutely incredible.
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Jan 13, 2011 9:50 AM
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The battle scene is so weird.
Jan 13, 2011 10:39 AM
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What the...the Magia we heard in the previous episode was slower and in a lower pitch, but this one is the real one. I personally thought the other one was eh, much better.
Jan 13, 2011 10:49 AM
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Mami is amazing, she even has a giant cannon for a special attack. I like her victory pose as well.

When I think of those Muskets coming from everywhere and nowhere I think of Cheria Barnes from Tales of Graces and the fact that knives come from impossible and unknown places. Her muskets appearing from under her skirt definitely reminds me of Cheria as she also has weapons under there.

The monster was weird and gross, I don't know what to make of it but I'm glad it was killed before I started guessing what it was.


Jan 13, 2011 10:55 AM
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I almost fell asleep....maybe I should watch this early in the morning .....
Jan 13, 2011 11:06 AM

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MorningGlory said:
I almost fell asleep....maybe I should watch this early in the morning .....


Same here.
Jan 13, 2011 11:15 AM

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Miya_F_Exia said:
It seems to me that they won't have an ending. Magia will be used as insert song for like, forever.


Possible. In official site just announce that ED in Blu-Ray, DVD will use new song.
Jan 13, 2011 11:18 AM
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also, dat pizza shoggoth
Jan 13, 2011 12:24 PM

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Yo, if you though that multiply muskets was crazy, checkout big musket!

Jan 13, 2011 12:24 PM

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this serie contaisn everything i want, nice characters, awesome BGM, exciting action scenes, evrything!!! wow i really start to love it. oh and ncie german in the wall lol.
Jan 13, 2011 4:25 PM
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Much bettter than episode 1, better fight scene and no major animation errors, although I have to say Shinbo's directing performance is quite poor in this series, sequences aren't really atmospheric and storytelling is in general rather average, I would have expected something like Bakemonogatari and it's also strange that it was supposed to give Shinbo more freedom for his style since it's an original work, but there isn't really that much from his style in this series. All in all it's worse than I expected, still good. 4/5
Jan 13, 2011 4:39 PM

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Yeah this series is everything I want!

I never actually like Bakemonogatari art design, that one was quite boring.
It's not a real animation.

But I like insert songs very much, these songs remind me a bit of .hack series and Tsubasa Chronicle.

Mahou Shoujo anime always last long.
The Story plot is not too slow pace either.

Sankaku put this the best anime of season, probably is.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained (Girls und Panzer der Film ) / from Nishizumi Miho

Jan 13, 2011 4:49 PM

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still not into the show yet, but the battle scenes are still looking pretty good..

and I really like Mami's fighting style so far.. so 1 musket per shot only, and too bad she didn't say "Mami's GOT BIG GUN!!" when she used that last attack.. XD
Jan 13, 2011 5:11 PM

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For an anime I thought would suck and only decided to watch for its music, this is actually turning out to be kind of interesting.

I like the Magical Girl vs. Witch concept, but I was kind of hoping the witches would be a bit more visually appealing. I guess I thought they'd look like Magical Girls wearing black, sort of like Akemi. I haven't seen a monster that ugly since the Broodmother in Dragon Origins.

Still don't like the animation. The colors are a bit too dull for my liking and the character designs are just weird.

Sounds like the next episode will be about Akemi.
Jan 13, 2011 5:26 PM

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Blackbird said:

But I like insert songs very much, these songs remind me a bit of .hack series and Tsubasa Chronicle.



This is obvious, it's the same composer.
Jan 13, 2011 5:39 PM

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Amazing animation for the witch's kekkai, and a great battle scene. Music was amazing, too.
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I just love the art style in the witch's area (and of SHAFT in general :P)! I also won't dare to mention the plot holes of the wishing, but, it doesn't matter because so far, it is a good show =]
and anyway, did anyone else, besides me, catch this reference at the end of the show? (to the far right)
Jan 13, 2011 5:50 PM

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awesome episode...i love the trippy battle scene

I have taking a liking to Mami, love her fighting style

I cant wait to see what Homura can do
Jan 13, 2011 5:50 PM

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Mami is a total badass. Nonchalantly just busting out unlimited musket works and blowing shit up. Girls with guns are always such badasses. Yuki Kajiura kicking ass with the OST too. Interesting exposition on the way magical girls fight too with the whole competition thing going on between them for the grief seeds. Looking forward to the inevitable magical girl vs magical girl showdown.
Jan 13, 2011 6:12 PM

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SHOTGUNS MUSKETS CAME OUT OF HER SKIRT. FUCK YEEAR!!!!!!!!!!!

Best anime ever.

EDIT: Happy now gun elitists?
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Azure_Shockwave said:
SHOTGUNS CAME OUT OF HER SKIRT. FUCK YEEAR!!!!!!!!!!!

Best anime ever.


Guns have been coming outta girlies skirts since Trigun but FUCK YEAH MADOKA.

I love the trippy witch worlds with their trippy animation and trippyness.
Jan 13, 2011 6:33 PM
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This anime is amazing, it already has a more potential for a deeper plot than any other Mahou Shoujo. I'm very interested to see where this will go in the future.

Wasn't expecting Madoka's friend to be the first character to hint at depth, but that makes it all the more interesting
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I just love the art style in the witch's area (and of SHAFT in general :P)! I also won't dare to mention the plot holes of the wishing, but, it doesn't matter because so far, it is a good show =]
and anyway, did anyone else, besides me, catch this reference at the end of the show? (to the far right)


The illustration is from Hekiru Hikawa. You'll probably recognize her picture without a problem, if you are a fan of Pani Poni manga. Btw, it seems like she has been on ED illustration of almost all recent SHAFT shows.

Jan 13, 2011 6:53 PM

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I don't remember the last time I saw such a unique looking battle. I'm very much looking forward to seeing more.
Jan 13, 2011 7:06 PM

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I just love the art style in the witch's area


totaly that place is awesome, and Mami's fighting style is cool, lol they solved the reloading queston by having her use musket's and throw em' away after every shot



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Jan 13, 2011 7:14 PM

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Anyone else mad about how Magia once again was used as an insert song? = ^ ="
Jan 13, 2011 7:31 PM

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Mami's hair ribbon is a BFG and she keeps muskets under her magical skirt. I like Mami.

The scenes leading up to the witch were just...wow. Very original, really breaks up the quite typical animation style of the rest of the episode. Music's still fantastic too.

Really liking how this series is shaping up, I hope it stays consistently awesome.
Jan 13, 2011 7:44 PM

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Azure_Shockwave said:
SHOTGUNS CAME OUT OF HER SKIRT. FUCK YEEAR!!!!!!!!!!!

Best anime ever.


ozwell said:
Mami's hair ribbon is a BFG and she keeps muskets under her magical skirt. I like Mami.



I agree with both of these statements. Can't wait to see more of the series.
Jan 13, 2011 8:10 PM
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endtime said:
seems like magia is the insert song, rather than the ending theme

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Anyone else mad about how Magia once again was used as an insert song? = ^ ="


According to the credits it is the THEME SONG. The official homepage however calls it Ending Song. Maybe they'll get a more normal ending animation at some point.
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Azure_Shockwave said:
SHOTGUNS CAME OUT OF HER SKIRT. FUCK YEEAR!!!!!!!!!!!

Best anime ever.


Here is a gif for you.


Here is the German text on the walls at 16:41 and 18:07 with English translation.
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I hope that the battle scenes won't just feature weird paper cutouts as enemies because so far, I'm not really likin that approach. The suicide attempt was just way too similar to Kara no Kyoukai 1 to be an original thought. If nothing gets better, I'll still be watching this for dem musics!
Jan 13, 2011 8:52 PM

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The drawings are epic as expected o-o


Jan 13, 2011 9:16 PM

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So what I got so far is:
-Homura tries to kill Kyubei cause he keeps making more magic girls who need to kill witches but [PLOT TWIST] witches are actually magic girls who's jewels grow completely black from neglecting to use grief seeds from witches to remove the darkness, but Mami never tells them and [PLOT TWIST] she is the first one to turn into a witch so Madoka and friends band together and defeat her.
-I still have no idea if Kyubei is evil or not.
Jan 13, 2011 9:20 PM

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I'm in love with Mami and her muskets! This show has the potential to be really dark. Everything is being constructed so smoothly, and the whole witch thing actually reminds me somewhat of how the witches were in Soul Eater. It's also interesting how being a magical girl is like signing up for the military. They give you a big bonus and you put your life on the line. This could get real fun.

Jan 13, 2011 9:27 PM

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Final Boss is Beatrice,
These girls have no chance.
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Jan 13, 2011 9:28 PM

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Best show this season.
Best mahou shoujo to have ever aired since Nanoha.
Jan 13, 2011 9:43 PM

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I though this was episode fantastic in its OST and execution of it. I also liked the characters reactions to Kyubey's explanation. It was nice to have been introduced to Mami's place. Particularly Akemi's expression when Madoka asked her about the magical girls. The view of the city is excellently executed and well done. I did find the evil symbol particularly shaped strangely, why a crown? Sayaka's reaction was dramatically memorable.

Mami's fight was pretty good but I thin the world is far more sick depicted. I still think that was a nasty hit to Mami from the monster after she was caught in the black vines. WTF is that monster anyways?

and those other bugs? In the end I did like big gun of Mami but I would rather choose Akemi over her. Did also like Madoka's drawings. I was also usprised at the suicide theme introduced, despite that it portrayed Mami as being a nice person helping the victim, which brings to if those symbols affect also animals/children? I want more drama and still don't trust the fur ball Kyubey at all. Too bad Akemi did not save Mami. Guess it shows the dark theme this anime is capable.

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Jan 13, 2011 9:45 PM
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Holy that was some trippy shit I just watched.
Jan 13, 2011 9:57 PM

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Yo, if you though that multiply muskets was crazy, checkout big musket!
Thing is the way she materialize them remind me of Mai-Hime for some reason.
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But I like insert songs very much, these songs remind me a bit of .hack series and Tsubasa Chronicle.
I sitll say it very looks more like this: http://myanimelist.net/anime/514/Cossette_no_Shouzou and I have waited for a anime to have such music.
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did anyone else, besides me, catch this reference at the end of the show? (to the far right)
I am thinking about Friday the 13th but what was up with the pic after that in the spoiler?
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Here is the German text on the walls at 16:41 and 18:07 with English translation.
Sounds to me like something demonic or evil is going on that text can anybody simply this philosophy or meaning?
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First Episode : Sign the contract already
Second episode : Mentor showing how the jobs work.

Yeah, I sense a Bokurano patern.
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Jan 14, 2011 1:17 AM

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Okay, I'm into this series now. Doesn't look too cutesy during the fighting scenes, and MAMI'S GUNS ARE EPIC. Now I want to see madoka rocking in her magical girl attire.
Episode gets 5/5 from me.
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I really want to hear the ending song, but it looks like it's going to be a insert song instead. Mami is definitely going to be one of my fav characters. And kinda agree its a bit slow, I nearly fell asleep.



Jan 14, 2011 1:52 AM

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first part was boring but the 2nd part was great. The fight was awseome hiding guns under your skirt what a dirty way to fight :P
Jan 14, 2011 2:19 AM

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Fuck yeah.
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that witch is creepy, this show definitely has one of the most disgusting enemies ever though i probably seen worse

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