Mahou Shoujo Magical Destroyers

In 2008, the Japanese government began hunting people who identify as otaku in an effort to protect the country's culture. In just one week, the enforcement agency known as the SSC captured almost every otaku by force and confiscated their memorabilia. One passionate man calling himself Otaku Hero refuses to allow this agency to do as they please: he raises a resistance army made up of other displaced geeks who band together to help defend their culture.

Three years later, the fires of rebellion wane as all hope seems lost for otakus. Spurred on by his ally—the magical girl Anarchy—Otaku Hero commands the resistance in an effort to reunite Anarchy with the other two other magical girls: Blue and Pink. By combining the power of this trio, the resistance may be able to defeat the SSC and save otaku culture for everyone.

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Anarchy Main

Fairouz Ai Japanese

Otaku Hero Main

Furukawa, Makoto Japanese

Pink Main

Kurosawa, Tomoyo Japanese

Blue Main

Terakawa, Aimi Japanese

Shobon Supporting

Saitou, Souma Japanese

Itasha Driver Supporting

Hiyama, Nobuyuki Japanese

Marcus Supporting

Miyake, Kenta Japanese

Slayer Supporting

Serizawa, Yuu Japanese

Chogo-shi Supporting

Chiba, Shigeru Japanese

Adam Supporting

Okamoto, Nobuhiko Japanese

Ikehata, Hiroshi Director

Motoyama, Satoshi Sound Director

Iino, Shinya Episode Director, Storyboard

Konno, Taiki Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation

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Feb 29, 2024

Tik23

Recommended

I just got done watching this after recently also checking out Kiznaiver, though I don't compare the two a whole lot I do have one statement that I think was valuable to warrant this explanation. Kiznaiver is an interesting show and I suggest you watch it if you read this.

Magical Destroyers is a fascinating show that breaks the mold in many ways and while it's quality may be lacking in certain areas like the animation and pacing, it's music, art direction, and story surprised me in many delightful ways. It kept me guessing as to what reality was at every point, and I think the ... messages it portrays are valuable not just to artists like myself, but also those who consume it as well.

As much as I want a season two I understand that it's not what the show is about. I think my real problem however is we just needed more time, with the characters, with their personalities. More time to hint and have characters interact with the overarching narrative would have been a better use of time than the unfortunately lacking beginning. Still, the ending left me pretty emotional and while it was a pretty disappointing show animation wise, the concept is so good I almost hope someone gets inspired to make a spiritual successor that really delivers on the themes and story.

It is admittedly a pretty rough watch though, very boring and not that funny, but there's passion and a real attempt to be more than the sum of its parts. Where Kiznaiver disappointed me by forcing itself into tropes and a by the numbers and really bumming ending, Magical Destroyers has me wishing the show was less afraid to show its hand and give proper buildup to its unique ending.

I've gone through a lot of anime lately that felt like they could've had more time in the oven, leaving me a little bittersweet. Even so, stuff like this is real art, I couldn't see any boardroom making something like Magical Destroyers ironically enough. It's a real experiment, and as they go, while I'm disappointed that its potential wasn't reached, it's gonna stick with me, and likely go on to inspire my own work.

..and for that, it was worth every second.

(And in accordance with the guidelines, you'll probably find it neat.)

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Nov 10, 2023

Sheenoa

Mixed Feelings

You can only truly enjoy this show if you're a fan of Panty & Stocking.

That's a bit of an exaggeration, but I think it's true. I've never been one for otaku culture, so I can't speak for that aspect of the show's story, but I do love magical girls shows that subvert the typical genre. This show is essentially a parody of those type of magical girl shows, but it most heavily draws from Madoka★Magica and Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt. It does this to point where 2 of its main cast members are literally Stocking Anarchy and Madoka Kaname.
Blue almost looks identical to ... Stocking and has her same knack for sexual deviancy. The parallel to Madoka is less obvious in Pink, but she is arguably the most innocent among the trio of magical girls and has a strikingly similar design (except from her gas mask, of course). I could go on about this, but I feel like I've already made this review too long for what I'm trying to say.

tldr; If you can appreciate what shows like Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt and Madoka★Magica do for the magical girl genre, you'll probably like Magical Destroyers.

(Also the soundtrack is amazing.)

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Oct 27, 2023

EntidadeGD

Not Recommended

This one is weeeeird, and not in a very fun way,

First and foremost, the OP and ED for this anime are great! The animation is so well done, and it encapsulates the story in a way I saw very few OPs do. The ED has one of my favorite songs, and both have this surreal vibe that if the rest of the show compromised with it, it would be so much better than it is. So, watch the OP and ED, they really are the best this anime gets!

As for the history, it is mediocre. It is somewhat surprising with its twists, and it foreshadows ... enough so you can piece somethings by yourself. The setting is interesting, but used kinda poorly, besides the initial mystery, the menace of the government and villains are somewhat arbitrary, and none of the story beats really resonate with me.

But what kept me going back were the characters. There is something weird going on with the magical girls and the mistery of their origin is intriguing, and they are fun characters, although a little generic and shallow. The protag is kind of weird, hard to relate to most of the time.

I feel this one is such a wasted potential. It has a somewhat intriguing plot in theory that would have been much more interesting if it was more focused on it, because most episodes are boring and feel like filler. Furthermore, it is too generic for what it is trying to do, and not in a parodiesque sort of way.

This anime has this vibe, this evangelion-esque berserky vibe that all you are seeing now is a veil and something is going to go down that will change everything, and it does... at the very end. This was the final nail in the coffin for me. After 12 episodes of filler and teasing, the big twist is at the very end and "leaves something for your imagination". I swear, if the ending twist was in the middle, it would have been so much more interesting! Such wasted potential.

This one I can't recommend, is not the good kind of bad, it is just mediocre, and it could have been much better.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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