Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica Gaiden

Rumor has it that if a young girl strikes a bargain with a white fairy, it will grant any wish her heart desires. However, in exchange, she will become a magical girl and must put her life on the line to slay fearsome and ferocious witches.

Iroha Tamaki, a kind-hearted middle schooler from Takarazaki City, is living proof that these rumors are true. Armed with a magical crossbow and the ability to heal injuries, Iroha seeks out the labyrinths where witches hide and defeats them before they can prey on humans. Yet Iroha has no memory of her wish, and even Kyuubey, the white fairy himself, seems to have no idea what Iroha requested of him.

One day, Iroha hears rumors of a city where "magical girls can be saved," and finds herself on a sunset train to Kamihama City. Unfortunately, she discovers that the witches in Kamihama are far more powerful than usual. After veteran magical girl Yachiyo Nanami is forced to save her, Iroha vows to never return. But when a chance encounter with a tiny Kyuubey seems to trigger distant memories, Iroha is compelled to investigate the mysterious city despite the danger.

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Nanami, Yachiyo Main

Amamiya, Sora Japanese

Tamaki, Iroha Main

Asakura, Momo Japanese

Yui, Tsuruno Main

Natsukawa, Shiina Japanese

Futaba, Sana Main

Ogura, Yui Japanese

Mitsuki, Felicia Main

Sakura, Ayane Japanese

Sakura, Kyouko Supporting

Nonaka, Ai Japanese

Miki, Sayaka Supporting

Kitamura, Eri Japanese

Tomoe, Mami Supporting

Mizuhashi, Kaori Japanese

Kyuubey Supporting

Katou, Emiri Japanese

Gray, Alina Supporting

Taketatsu, Ayana Japanese

Kubota, Mitsutoshi Producer

Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Producer

Ishikawa, Tatsuya Producer

Satou, Yoshiki Producer

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May 8, 2024

NAGISAAAAA583

Recommended

season 1 of magia record was ALOT. there was an entirely new setting, a new cast of characters, a group of magical girls called magius.
based off on the mobile game magia record, the anime tries to write an enitrely new story where this timeline will fail. all of the characters are fucking amazing. they all get their own arcs, yachiyo is gay with iroha. (which is wierd, iroha is only 15)
magia record expands on the world that madoka magica introduced, there's groups of magical girls, an entire city full of them. a god damn boarding house that yachiyo owns to live with her team ... mates. there is alot going, but at the same time it doesn't feel cramped or unfocused. the show really just focuses on the main cast. SNAA, felicia, yachiyo, iroha, and tsuruno. the characters are endearing as fuck, snaa is a cinnamon roll, felicia is basically kyoko, yachiyo is gay as fuck with iroha, and iroha wants to find her sister.

The main goal of magia record is for iroha to find her sister. the great part is that we get attached to ui through flashbacks of ui with touka and nemu. so we as the audience also want iroha to find ui as quickly as possible.


8/10
great start!

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Dec 27, 2024

MidniteAndBeyond

Mixed Feelings

This is a review of seasons 1, 2, and 3

I was wanting to rewatch Madoka Magica since it had been so long since I've seen it. But now that we know a new movie is in the works, I'll probably time my rewatch to be closer to that film's release. So then. What the heck is this thing? It's a non-canon side story based off a mobile game that I have no knowledge or experience with. It's not a sequel to Madoka, nor is it an ideal introduction to the series as a whole. It seems that even diehard Madoka fans don't really care for ... this show. Can't say I have much to praise about it, either. While it still boasts the signature visual and audio style of Madoka, aka some of the absolute best music and visuals I've ever bore witness to in an anime, I just can't bring myself to get attached to this parallel world. There are a LOT of characters to keep track of and it can be very easy to get lost in it all. It's easy enough to follow the story in the moment, but I often found myself asking "Wait, how'd we get here?" "Who are they, again?" "How do these characters know each other?" "What happened to them?" I find it kinda pointless to get upset about things like this existing, because it's quite literally an extra. If you wanna ignore it and just focus on the main Madoka series, you can easily do so. But I guess I get if you REALLY love Madoka and have been frothing at the mouth for new content from this series, only for it to not turn out how you had hoped. All I can really say is that I'm looking forward to the movie.

5.5/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Apr 13, 2022

Topknot

Not Recommended

I was really excited for this when it was first announced. I then watched it weekly, to completion. And then at some point forgot that I'd completed it and watched the whole second back half again, picking up on the last memorable episode, and wondering, "Have I seen this?" It was only on the second time watching the last episode that I could be sure I'd seen the whole show already.

The original Puella Magi Madoka Magica is special to me, as I know it is to a lot of anime fans. For me when I think back on the show, what sticks best in ... my mind was the powerful music and the jaw dropping mixed media elements of the show. I LOVED seeing that combination of master craft juxtaposed with weirdly proportioned character designs and often goofy looking animation of the Magical Girls [which is, I know, it's own kind of master craft but one found more often in anime then the sprawling audio visual delights of the Witch's labyrinths]. I was excited to see more of that. However, the flat looking, mostly 3D rendered appearance of the few looks we get at labyrinths are simply not up to par with the "I grabbed a stack of old magazines and crafted every element of the background and villain" look that the first show had. And by nature of there needing to be so many freaking characters because Magica Record was based on a gacha game I feel like the way the show was written made it impossible to care about the girls as much as I care about the original 5 girls.

In Summary: There was an opportunity for this show to be really good. It had some interesting ideas on how to expand on one of my favorite anime, however, it was so utterly forgettable that I literally forgot that I had had already watched the whole thing and ended up watching the second half a second time before realizing this. The show is unfortunately visually dull, lacked character depth, and was literally forgettable.

Overall: 4/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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