Magical Girl Raising Project (light novel)
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Dec 27, 2016 1:23 PM
#251
This started pretty well, developing many characters and introducing everything in the story naturally. I really liked the presentation. However, after eight episodes or so, it started doing things wrongly. The characters' backstories were just introduced so that they don't die without any. We also weren't seeing the main character's thoughts, and thus development, as much when things happened. Seeing how the characters were the most important and driving aspect of this series, it is not a small flaw. Some things were likely rushed or skipped, such as the part when Cranberry fought the group of three, while they added other stuff like the transforming scenes which weren't there before. The soundtrack was fitting and the songs were nice. The animation was good, I especially liked how a few battles looked, like the ones where Winterprison was fighting in. There was quite a good amount of effort put into drawing the characters and the backgrounds. Overall, while it's still fine, it could've been a lot better. I'm glad I picked this up as it is one of the rare few good shows of this year. |
Dec 27, 2016 2:21 PM
#252
Swim Swim deserved a worse death, that's all. At least Ripple stabbed her good to death. I definitely want to see more of this, it was so good. |
Dec 27, 2016 6:16 PM
#253
Sooo. Did they fuck up the scene when Snow White found the two bodies? Shouldn't one arm of Ripple be missing while she is lying on the ground? I mean it was even lying a few meters away from the body. And still she had both arms... Anyway. Swim Swim finally is dead. The fight itself was kinda boring(was hoping for a bit more after Ripple found out about her weakness) but I guess with just one episode left there wasn't much time for more. The end was weird though. Does Snow White "run away from home", too, in the source? Felt a bit out of place tbh. All in all it was fine I guess. |
Dec 27, 2016 11:09 PM
#254
I liked this anime a looot more than I thought I would. Like, I was expecting to rate this 4/10 or lower, but now I'm thinking 6/10. It was really entertaining despite aspects in which it failed. I think if an anime has problem after problem but still manages to make you hang on the edge of your seat for the next episode then maybe there's really something that was done right which really matters to an audience. Maybe just good direction despite bad decisions? Dunno, but I'll find out one day! |
Dec 30, 2016 2:42 AM
#255
Dec 30, 2016 9:32 AM
#256
Shit it happened everywhere, damn it Ripple killed Swim Swim. Heck, Alice is useless as ever, she should have died a long time ago. Damn! I should just not watched this trainwreck again since every episode was like being recycled. (I did just for the sake of completion) Anyway, as horribly predictable it is, I'm gonna rate this anime a 6 out of 10 score overall. And please don't make a sequel! Damn it! I only watched this because Ayane Sakura was here! And her character was one of the first to die!, FUCK IT! |
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Dec 30, 2016 11:32 PM
#257
Rayzer said: Shit it happened everywhere, damn it Ripple killed Swim Swim. Heck, Alice is useless as ever, she should have died a long time ago. Damn! I should just not watched this trainwreck again since every episode was like being recycled. (I did just for the sake of completion) Anyway, as horribly predictable it is, I'm gonna rate this anime a 6 out of 10 score overall. And please don't make a sequel! Damn it! I only watched this because Ayane Sakura was here! And her character was one of the first to die!, FUCK IT! I hated it so much when Alice died. She had the most potential in the series out of everybody. She was basically immortal, but because she didn't have her phone she was murdered. *sigh* I would rather it have been Hardgore Alice and Snow White who survived, but all three of them would've been even better. Alice could've been the next friggen Alucard, but they had to kill her off early in the series. What a waste... smh. Yeah, they need to focus on other works like Gakkougurashi because this just wasn't the best show, with an even worse ending. At least Swim Swim died though. I hated the fact that a character named "Swim Swim" was the one killing everybody. Like imagine what they saw on their kill cam when they died... "You've been killed by SWIM SWIM!" |
Dec 31, 2016 1:49 AM
#258
AT LAST! THAT BITCH SWIM SWIM IS DEAD AND KILLED SATISFYINGLY BY Ripple!!! Ripple is still alive and Fav didn't expect that! (I think that was a plot hole because you could see Ripple (Sazanami, Kano) in civilian clothes meaning she's dead? maybe she resurrected her self? or is it because of Snow White and the rabbits's foot!? Damn Snow White is so angry destroying that Master Terminal! Ripple used the Spear item of SwimSwim and it has effect on it just like the rabbits foot, Snow White could hear the inner thoughts of Fav! Fav was karma by the items that The Magical Girls used! So in the end, Snow White is training with Ripple on how to fight but this isn't a closure! It feels like something's missing! And for sure Fav would be back on the next arc? or maybe there are many Fav's with different names. I would gladly welcome S2! That's for sure! 5/5! 9/10! |
Dec 31, 2016 5:11 AM
#259
3xTripple said: Rayzer said: Shit it happened everywhere, damn it Ripple killed Swim Swim. Heck, Alice is useless as ever, she should have died a long time ago. Damn! I should just not watched this trainwreck again since every episode was like being recycled. (I did just for the sake of completion) Anyway, as horribly predictable it is, I'm gonna rate this anime a 6 out of 10 score overall. And please don't make a sequel! Damn it! I only watched this because Ayane Sakura was here! And her character was one of the first to die!, FUCK IT! I hated it so much when Alice died. She had the most potential in the series out of everybody. She was basically immortal, but because she didn't have her phone she was murdered. *sigh* I would rather it have been Hardgore Alice and Snow White who survived, but all three of them would've been even better. Alice could've been the next friggen Alucard, but they had to kill her off early in the series. What a waste... smh. Yeah, they need to focus on other works like Gakkougurashi because this just wasn't the best show, with an even worse ending. At least Swim Swim died though. I hated the fact that a character named "Swim Swim" was the one killing everybody. Like imagine what they saw on their kill cam when they died... "You've been killed by SWIM SWIM!" Not really, while Alice was my favourite in the first arc as well, her potential was low She's far too reckless to begin with, and her huge communication problem when transformed is a enormous downside in teamfight. She would have been murdered quickly afterwards if she were to take part in further encounters of this series. The characters with the most potential are the two who survived, as shown by the following novels. Also, the phone wasn't the problem. The problem was that swimswim attacked her on purpose in rush hours in the middle of a crowd, and that she needed to find a place without anyone seeing her to transform, as letting someone who isn't involved with the land of magic see you transforming is a huge breach of contract for any magical girl. Doing so is being disqualified. matias067 said: AT LAST! THAT BITCH SWIM SWIM IS DEAD AND KILLED SATISFYINGLY BY Ripple!!! Ripple is still alive and Fav didn't expect that! (I think that was a plot hole because you could see Ripple (Sazanami, Kano) in civilian clothes meaning she's dead? maybe she resurrected her self? or is it because of Snow White and the rabbits's foot!? Damn Snow White is so angry destroying that Master Terminal! Ripple used the Spear item of SwimSwim and it has effect on it just like the rabbits foot, Snow White could hear the inner thoughts of Fav! Fav was karma by the items that The Magical Girls used! So in the end, Snow White is training with Ripple on how to fight but this isn't a closure! It feels like something's missing! And for sure Fav would be back on the next arc? or maybe there are many Fav's with different names. I would gladly welcome S2! That's for sure! 5/5! 9/10! As shown with previous episodes, inexperienced magical girls also often lose the transformation when knocked out unconscious, and that's what happened here. THe rabbit foot didn't resurrect anything, it made it so that ripple regained consciousness and was able to listen to FA-B mocking top speed. That in turn gave Ripple enough rage to be able to stand up. FA-B reacted to the sight of the weapon, and therefore SW was able to understand the only way to kill him. It's not a closure because it's the end of the story's prologue indeed, the rest is only available in novel format though. FA-B is dead. There are more mascot AI like FA-B (called the FA-Series) but the mascot AI are programmed to be good natured and respecting of the rules, so FA-B was an exception in this. Maybe not the only one, but pretty much all the FA-Series are not "bad peoples". We indeed see one more FA-series afterwards (FA-L) but not telling if he's good or bad obviously :). There are also other mascots appearing outside of the FA-Series, those ones are not artificial, and real living being instead, like you see in a lot of magical girl series. Them being living being means that they're aren't programmed to be good, and that therefore some of them are fairly ill natured, while others are goody two shoes, for example. |
ZefyrisDec 31, 2016 5:18 AM
Dec 31, 2016 6:12 AM
#260
Zefyris said: The characters with the most potential are the two who survived, as shown by the following novels. Also, the phone wasn't the problem. The problem was that swimswim attacked her on purpose in rush hours in the middle of a crowd, and that she needed to find a place without anyone seeing her to transform, as letting someone who isn't involved with the land of magic see you transforming is a huge breach of contract for any magical girl. Doing so is being disqualified. Ah, that makes sense. I didn't consider that the public place was actually the problem. I still think she had the most potential though because she was, in most essences, immortal. But I suppose you do have knowledge of what's next to come xD |
Jan 2, 2017 8:35 PM
#261
Gotta say I was pretty disappointed with this series. Our main heroine fucking sucked first of all. Snow White had literally zero character development for 11 episodes, and then in the finale she just turns it up to 11. Goes from a crybaby who until the very end keep saying "no, please stop fighting", and then goes hard core, stone cold killer. Basically a "good" Calamity Mary. Meets up with Ripple, says she took 4 bullets while killing a bunch of mafia guys, then has Ripple teach her kung-fu? Fucking what??? Ripple basically becoming the contact with the magical world since Snow White wants nothing to do with them. Swim Swim went from being a character I enjoyed watching because she seemed so complex, to becoming entirely 1 dimensional and just a nuisance to watch. Killing Tama out of nowhere too was stupid. I felt like the majority of the character deaths were a fucking joke too. Some were good when they were planned out, and some were just facepalm worthy. Ruler and Winterprison had good deaths. It sucked watching them die, but they were planned out, and well thought. Calamity Mary dying was good after that epic battle. - Top Speed's death on the other hand was bullshit. - Hardgore Alice's death was bullshit too. It seemed well thought out because the angel chick disguised herself as the bunny, but all she did was she was she looked like normally. She didn't get her name or her school, and didn't stalk her, she just immediately left after seeing her, so really there shouldn't have been any way for Swim Swim to be waiting at her school for her. - Tama's death was bullshit. - Cranberry's death was super bullshit. The girl who murdered shit loads of other girls in dozens of death games. In a contest of strength was able to beat all of the strong girls on this game. Get's fucking one-shot by Tama...stop the madness. Also don't know what the purpose of that rabbit's foot charm. It started glowing at the end there but didn't seem to actually do anything. This show could've been immensely better if there was just some more thought put into each of the deaths, and if Snow White wasn't such a pain to watch. We had to suffer through her meanwhile best characters like Alice and Top Speed died. At least Ripple was cool and she lived. I also had my questions throughout the show about whether Swim Swim was acting like Ruler, and if Ruler would've done some of the same things in her shoes. Tama's death answered that question fucking fast. That's a big fat no. Generous 6/10 only because some deaths were good, and because the OP/ED were phenomenal. |
Jan 2, 2017 10:51 PM
#262
The response is pretty mixed to this show it seems. I didn't really keep up with discussion threads with this anime, and I'm kind of glad I didn't. I really liked it. I enjoyed just the pure brutality of it; no one got a heroic death. This was a gladiator match and there was no honor. I loved how unforgiving it was, this show took no prisoners. I didn't really mind the predictability aspect, I mean ya you could make a case it was pretty predictable, but to me the "who's gonna die next" wasn't really what the made the show good to me. I liked learning more about the characters and just seeing the death match progress. I will say I was pretty surprised by Top Speed dying and her being pregnant (ah, still heartbroken about that) and the rise of fucking Swim Swim! God I hated her, but she was a great antagonist. Psychotic and obsessed with a warped perception of her idol, Ruler. She is the underdog that just wiped out the competition from the shadows. Ripple's story and progression is what really took the cake for me, she was the true protagonist as far as I could tell. Seeing how irrelevant Snow White was, I could careless about her being underdeveloped. Snow White was just kind of there, it was what happened around her that was interesting. Anyways, overall I'd give it a 8/10. Brutal and entertaining as hell. |
LoomyTheBrewJan 2, 2017 10:54 PM
Jan 2, 2017 11:42 PM
#263
Jonesy974 said: Also don't know what the purpose of that rabbit's foot charm. It started glowing at the end there but didn't seem to actually do anything. Ripple would have died if it wasn't there. |
Jan 3, 2017 12:26 AM
#264
zeoh said: Jonesy974 said: Also don't know what the purpose of that rabbit's foot charm. It started glowing at the end there but didn't seem to actually do anything. Ripple would have died if it wasn't there. Ok, so the charm is what saved her life? I guess it stopped the bleeding or magically jumped started her heart or something. Thanks for the clarification, because I wouldn't have been able to fuckin guess that in a million years, like, not even close. |
Jan 3, 2017 12:36 AM
#265
Jonesy974 said: Ok, so the charm is what saved her life? I guess it stopped the bleeding or magically jumped started her heart or something. Thanks for the clarification, because I wouldn't have been able to fuckin guess that in a million years, like, not even close. Similarly, the foot also helped Alice's voice reach Snow White while she was not in MG form. |
Jan 5, 2017 2:06 AM
#266
This was surprisingly good. My expectations were really low due to the hate this received but it genuinely surprised me. I only wish there were more characters like Swim Swim because she made it worth watching and made me look forward to her strategies on taking down her opponents every episode. I would love a spin-off of Swim Swim being in charge of the selection process. That would be glorious. Also, I appreciated that all the pathetic characters either died off first (Nemu, Pucella) or died a pathetic death (Nana). On top, there was no time wasted with characters crying or being miserable like it usually happens in this type of anime, so that's a huge plus. And, seriously, if you want to weep like a baby over moving pictures go watch something girly like Clannad or whatever. This is definitely my kind of anime. 8/10 |
Jan 6, 2017 12:50 AM
#267
Lerche ups their death game subgenre yet again. Structurally similar to akame ga kill & danganronpa. Some deaths had a backstory right before (Naruto style backstory + deathmatch 2 episode arc) but some didn't and weren't so predictable. All these shows have this since a lot of characters die & there's limited time for the backstories while alive. So I don't see unpredictability as the main focus. MSIK specifically builds up foreshadow elements (deathflags) to say she dies soon, so no point saying it's predictable. It's the sadistic plot style that implies char will die, & the audience clings to what little hope there is, raising the tension & pain. For this to work (goal of max pain instead of randomness), chars need to be relatable. Some folks maybe liked msik or other deathgames more. I found msik better since these chars grew on me. At first didn't like their outfits style & forced deathgame, but they spent time on characterization, how outfits match their abilities/character. Even Nemurin who had no backstory before she was deleted (one of the random deaths) & I could care less, slowly became interesting, by how her last dream related to major villain Swim, and SW & Topspeed talking about her later. Agk had very cool designs, but many were quite crazy fighters, even with those short backstories, I couldn't relate to, besides there were some random pointless deaths. Power levels were more similar so it focused on streetfighter type brawls of heroes vs villains & was good for that. Tho in both sides there were good natured chars, the A vs B was a bit bland, except mc & Esdeath funtimes. Cranberry & Fav already mention the selection exam goal to only keep the best alive, so already known many will die. Msik however has very different ability levels with some pure support powers, so there's politics of changing alliances, tactics, backstabbing & generally a lot more pain. 1 cour with lots of backstories does break flow somewhat with rushing. It's closer to DR1 & Agk, where strangers join, form relationships, short backstories, then kill each other. Because each flashback is independent it tends to break flow. In contrast, DR3 was a giant step up because they're all acquaintances. The flashbacks focused on plot events via 2-3 folks' relationships, and even did a separate 1 cour on the Munakata trio. But thankfully msik had a several ongoing "ships" that tied backstories to their relationships & plot: *SW & La Pucelle: defines their ideal mahou shoujo & matching their abilities (+false yuri). *SW & Alice: suicidal contrasting immortality, while SW not hearing Alice's inner troubles for companionship ironically contrasts her hearing ability. *WP & Nana: cold analysis vs naive alliance negotiator (+ real yuri), *Swim & Ruler: subject & ruler share quotes on being the leader *Topspeed & Ripple: mother guiding a tsundere teenager leading to subtle growth to a caring hero. *Ripple & SW: joining as heroes with opposing ideals. Ripple disillusioned how strength (Swim) doesn't make a proper MG, and spreads kindness in her local city like Topspeed & SW did (phone sightings). While SW had a major shift (tho rather late for pov mc...), believes little kindness pointless, trains with Ripple for strength, fights intl crime & actually kills villains (phone news). She's driven by all her regret & uselessness, makes me want to see S2 with "wild" SW. Too bad most ships sunk spectacularly. Ripple had 2 family related episodes, while Cranberry had very short exam flashbacks also in 2 eps, & Swim had no family flashbacks. So I really thought Ripple would die at the end (thanks rabbit foot & SW). Tho dislike Swim very much she's a great villain worth having more backstory. Lerche sorta learned how to vary things & place backstories after death was certain: WP, Alice & angels. It avoids the Shounen/naruto arc style, and more realistic since irl some people get life flashbacks when dying. Minor issue is extending it could make dying unrealistically long. Nana, Alice & Topspeed were the comedy relief was hoping they lived... Writing: despite rushed backstories, I enjoyed the char driven events & how death is built up by personality, relationships & flags instead of random, maximizing the pain. Noticed some nice plot threads while rewatching parts: ep3, Swim asks Topspeed a favor to fly her to Ruler group. Topspeed likes her & thinks they can be friends. Ruler quotes "Use everything you can" & "weak relationships like friends." Ep9 Swim literally backstabs Topspeed, way to thank her. I thought Mary'd kill Topspeed instead. Ep9 Swim writes kanji "friendship" for homework, after killing Tama. Seems uber ironic but Swim's following Ruler in the most broken way possible. Swim achievements: killed Ruler, WP, Alice, Topspeed, Tama. Indirectly killed 2nd twin, Cranberry, Nana & Topspeed's baby. As villain she's great how she doesn't spew annoying beliefs, no rapeface laughter, just scary mute, pithy quotes from Ruler & calculating. Fav: very pon how he uses info & makes deals to pit MGs against each other, all with a happy lively-live annoying pon talk. |
Jan 6, 2017 1:14 AM
#268
Jonesy974 said: zeoh said: Jonesy974 said: Also don't know what the purpose of that rabbit's foot charm. It started glowing at the end there but didn't seem to actually do anything. Ripple would have died if it wasn't there. Ok, so the charm is what saved her life? I guess it stopped the bleeding or magically jumped started her heart or something. Thanks for the clarification, because I wouldn't have been able to fuckin guess that in a million years, like, not even close. Not a million, maybe rewatch that part? 1st watch it was clear rabbit foot activated twice: 1 got Ripple up, 2 boosted SW's weak magic to hear Fav's thoughts. It's only 2nd watch that I noticed how they setup the cause-effect: foot glows, next shot Ripple's hand in blurry foreground, SW in background, then hand twitched (foot woke her up from unconscious state, like Swim). Ripple could die by arm blood loss but that takes time, and people live thru limb severing. So it's not an op revive power. 2nd foot glow on closeup, also is followed by shot of SW getting the mindreading boost. I hope I explained the cause-effect details clearly. |
Jan 6, 2017 2:24 AM
#269
gophercg said: Jonesy974 said: zeoh said: Jonesy974 said: Also don't know what the purpose of that rabbit's foot charm. It started glowing at the end there but didn't seem to actually do anything. Ripple would have died if it wasn't there. Ok, so the charm is what saved her life? I guess it stopped the bleeding or magically jumped started her heart or something. Thanks for the clarification, because I wouldn't have been able to fuckin guess that in a million years, like, not even close. Not a million, maybe rewatch that part? 1st watch it was clear rabbit foot activated twice: 1 got Ripple up, 2 boosted SW's weak magic to hear Fav's thoughts. It's only 2nd watch that I noticed how they setup the cause-effect: foot glows, next shot Ripple's hand in blurry foreground, SW in background, then hand twitched (foot woke her up from unconscious state, like Swim). Ripple could die by arm blood loss but that takes time, and people live thru limb severing. So it's not an op revive power. 2nd foot glow on closeup, also is followed by shot of SW getting the mindreading boost. I hope I explained the cause-effect details clearly. SW's mindreading power isn't the effect of the rabbit's foot. It is her power at outmost potential ( her power was to hear people in distress so that means she can hear thoughts of people who are in fear or stressed). Ripple waking up and hearing Fav shit-talking Top Speed was the rabbit's foot's effect . |
Jan 6, 2017 2:44 AM
#270
uluru101 said: gophercg said: Jonesy974 said: zeoh said: Jonesy974 said: Also don't know what the purpose of that rabbit's foot charm. It started glowing at the end there but didn't seem to actually do anything. Ripple would have died if it wasn't there. Ok, so the charm is what saved her life? I guess it stopped the bleeding or magically jumped started her heart or something. Thanks for the clarification, because I wouldn't have been able to fuckin guess that in a million years, like, not even close. Not a million, maybe rewatch that part? 1st watch it was clear rabbit foot activated twice: 1 got Ripple up, 2 boosted SW's weak magic to hear Fav's thoughts. It's only 2nd watch that I noticed how they setup the cause-effect: foot glows, next shot Ripple's hand in blurry foreground, SW in background, then hand twitched (foot woke her up from unconscious state, like Swim). Ripple could die by arm blood loss but that takes time, and people live thru limb severing. So it's not an op revive power. 2nd foot glow on closeup, also is followed by shot of SW getting the mindreading boost. I hope I explained the cause-effect details clearly. SW's mindreading power isn't the effect of the rabbit's foot. It is her power at outmost potential ( her power was to hear people in distress so that means she can hear thoughts of people who are in fear or stressed). Ripple waking up and hearing Fav shit-talking Top Speed was the rabbit's foot's effect . Exactly why I said "boost" twice. You can't boost something that doesn't exist. Ripple part I agree. |
Jan 6, 2017 2:54 AM
#271
gophercg said: uluru101 said: gophercg said: Jonesy974 said: zeoh said: Jonesy974 said: Also don't know what the purpose of that rabbit's foot charm. It started glowing at the end there but didn't seem to actually do anything. Ripple would have died if it wasn't there. Ok, so the charm is what saved her life? I guess it stopped the bleeding or magically jumped started her heart or something. Thanks for the clarification, because I wouldn't have been able to fuckin guess that in a million years, like, not even close. Not a million, maybe rewatch that part? 1st watch it was clear rabbit foot activated twice: 1 got Ripple up, 2 boosted SW's weak magic to hear Fav's thoughts. It's only 2nd watch that I noticed how they setup the cause-effect: foot glows, next shot Ripple's hand in blurry foreground, SW in background, then hand twitched (foot woke her up from unconscious state, like Swim). Ripple could die by arm blood loss but that takes time, and people live thru limb severing. So it's not an op revive power. 2nd foot glow on closeup, also is followed by shot of SW getting the mindreading boost. I hope I explained the cause-effect details clearly. SW's mindreading power isn't the effect of the rabbit's foot. It is her power at outmost potential ( her power was to hear people in distress so that means she can hear thoughts of people who are in fear or stressed). Ripple waking up and hearing Fav shit-talking Top Speed was the rabbit's foot's effect . Exactly why I said "boost" twice. You can't boost something that doesn't exist. Ripple part I agree. It didn't boost her since it's the nature of her power anyway I can say it's a boost during Alice's death but when Fav was in trouble, SW instantly heard his thought process without the rabbit's foot( it didn't gave her a boost). |
Jan 6, 2017 3:35 AM
#272
The rabbit's foot had two effect during that story : first it allowed sw to hear Alice 's last thought despite not being transformed. This allwoed the last wish of Alice to not go to waste, as SW found her and heard her last words. Second it woke up Ripple in time to hear FA-B trashtalk Top Speed, which gave her the rage to transform and stand up again. That's it. No saving from death or whatever. The rabbit's foot didn't boost SW's power that time either. SW's power is extremely strong to begin with. Still untrained, but she's the character who used her ability the most in that arc by a long long long shot. Probably used it a hundred to thousand times more than the next magical girl, and dozen of thousand of times more than some of them. So this is naturally training her power. What happens with FA-B at the end is logical. |
Jan 11, 2017 6:34 AM
#273
Ah man such a bittersweet ending. Good show! Enjoyed it enough. 7/10 |
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Jan 16, 2017 8:50 PM
#274
The execution could've been better. So much better. 3/10 |
Just need to find out how to quote this every time so I can dodge the stupid 30-character limit. |
Jan 26, 2017 5:22 AM
#275
in the end, they become partner. Ripple power is quite amusing, turn anything she throw become a missile. just like van der decken in One Piece. but none of those who survive is my favourite. man, I wish Alice or swim swim was the Main character. they both have potential to drive the story further. isn't it awesome if the MC cannot be killed because of her power? isn't it awesome if the MC hard to hit because she can turn into water and dive into the ground? just like Senor Pink. |
Jan 29, 2017 6:07 PM
#276
It's been a while since I was on the other side of the spectrum, where I actually thought an Anime wasn't good. I think this is the first one that I gave a 4 on here. It was a 5 until I thought about it and realized it felt wrong. This was a gimmick show and I buzzed through it not giving a damn or enjoying any of the supposed twists. Music was good, animation pretty sometimes but average the rest. Didn't really care for any of the characters and the MC is terrible. It kept my interest enough to watch it to the end but I feel like I'll be forgetting it easily afterwards. I don't hate it, it's just bad. I'd love to know how some of y'all got such an enjoyable experience enough to give it a 7+ though. I'm sure it's just me. |
Feb 11, 2017 7:32 AM
#277
It was anticlimactic and the ending was open ended but this definitely does not need season 2. No, it was terrible because it was horribly executed plot and was anticlimactic. Faithful or not, anime should never be judged from it's source material but as an anime itself, forget about the other media. This is why I hate mangatards and LNtards. It was really really good from the start but it went downhill in the final two episodes. |
Feb 15, 2017 2:35 AM
#278
A small white cute but twisted thing recruits magical girls but doesn't tell them the true meaning why they got recruited then they all die in the most horrific ways. Now where have I seen this before... oh right, Madoka. I hope no one tries to copy this setting anymore because it already got old with the first anime that did it. 5/10 |
Feb 15, 2017 2:38 AM
#279
Sceles said: A small white cute but twisted thing recruits magical girls but doesn't tell them the true meaning why they got recruited then they all die in the most horrific ways. Now where have I seen this before... oh right, Madoka. I hope no one tries to copy this setting anymore because it already got old with the first anime that did it. 5/10 That setting is older than madoka. And mahoiku has pretty much nothing to do with madoka. It's like saying that a setting where you're playing a VR video game is copying SAO so you should not tell a story with that point anymore. |
Feb 15, 2017 8:10 AM
#280
Zefyris said: Sceles said: A small white cute but twisted thing recruits magical girls but doesn't tell them the true meaning why they got recruited then they all die in the most horrific ways. Now where have I seen this before... oh right, Madoka. I hope no one tries to copy this setting anymore because it already got old with the first anime that did it. 5/10 That setting is older than madoka. And mahoiku has pretty much nothing to do with madoka. It's like saying that a setting where you're playing a VR video game is copying SAO so you should not tell a story with that point anymore. I'm pretty sure it's not, I could not find any animes that match that setting even after looking through all recommendations for this and Madoka. Combining magical girls with tragedy and gruesome deaths was the very reason Madoka got so much attention. It was the first anime that did it, if there was more of them it wouldn't have been rated so high. I won't deny that this anime is just as different as it is similar to Madoka but the similarities it has are quite major. |
Feb 15, 2017 1:04 PM
#281
Sceles said: Zefyris said: Sceles said: A small white cute but twisted thing recruits magical girls but doesn't tell them the true meaning why they got recruited then they all die in the most horrific ways. Now where have I seen this before... oh right, Madoka. I hope no one tries to copy this setting anymore because it already got old with the first anime that did it. 5/10 That setting is older than madoka. And mahoiku has pretty much nothing to do with madoka. It's like saying that a setting where you're playing a VR video game is copying SAO so you should not tell a story with that point anymore. I'm pretty sure it's not, I could not find any animes that match that setting even after looking through all recommendations for this and Madoka. Combining magical girls with tragedy and gruesome deaths was the very reason Madoka got so much attention. It was the first anime that did it, if there was more of them it wouldn't have been rated so high. I won't deny that this anime is just as different as it is similar to Madoka but the similarities it has are quite major. Magical girl with tragedy/brutal deaths and the like have been done many times before. MAdoka magika didn't influence the anime medium at all btw. It influencing the medium is western fans of that series being delusional. In japan, you won't hear that, because peoples know better. Oh, if you want to watch a magical girl with lots of deaths or lots of sadness/tragedies, you can try Mai Hime, it's quite interesting. It's not the first either, though. nFirst was probably majokko meg chan in 1974, then followed by Princess tutu. You can try stuff like kamikaze kaitou jeanne, too (the manga, for this one). EDIT : There's uta kata too, from 2004. That one even do the same kind of bait and switch from a "all pretty and girly" to a seinen and darker oriented tone just like madoka did. And same yuri bait and so on. |
ZefyrisFeb 15, 2017 1:22 PM
Feb 22, 2017 12:54 AM
#282
Does anybody know what Chapter/Volume This anime ends in the LN? And where I could read an English translation online? |
Feb 22, 2017 2:08 AM
#283
Narciso_Weeb said: From what I read the anime covers only first volume of the LN.Does anybody know what Chapter/Volume This anime ends in the LN? And where I could read an English translation online? |
Feb 22, 2017 9:28 AM
#284
mozgow said: Oh okay. I don't know where to read it so I'll just read the wikia summary xDNarciso_Weeb said: From what I read the anime covers only first volume of the LN.Does anybody know what Chapter/Volume This anime ends in the LN? And where I could read an English translation online? |
Mar 3, 2017 5:07 PM
#285
I think this anime should have 24 episodes instead of 12 It was too fast and that made that we didnt care about some characters when they died. Also the end would be better. Anyway hope that is they adapt another volume that adaptation is better than this one, I loved the LN |
May 21, 2017 10:32 AM
#286
Nah Swim-Swim doesn't have a few screws loose she's a totally normal kid ;D jk she needed to die Good ending episode! Would've liked to see more of the repercussions in the magic world by killing Fav (that scene just kind of ended and the tone changed really quickly), but I'm glad they defeated him! Can't believe that there could have been other ways to choose the winner of these magical girl selection processes. It's so upsetting that they chose a way with so much bloodshed and unnecessary deaths, just for Cranberry and Fav's amusement :'((( Really cool battle between Ripple and Swim-Swim! I figured that Ripple would use the lightning as a way to defeat her, considering that Swim-Swim's ability involves water. I was really sad when Ripple died, but luckily the rabbit's foot brought her back to life and not Swim-Swim. You know what? Screw Swim-Swim Overall I really liked this series! It was quite intense and really put me on the edge of my seat! Made me super anxious at times watching it but I really enjoyed it and I was pretty invested in it. Really liked the OP too. I'd give it a 10/10 because I liked it so much! |
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Jun 30, 2017 12:08 PM
#287
I felt like the ending felt just a little... off. A bit unfinished. Still a great show, though. |
Jun 30, 2017 12:50 PM
#288
Nishi_23 said: I felt like the ending felt just a little... off. A bit unfinished. Still a great show, though. Well that's the prologue of the story, of course it's unfinished, everything starts from there ^^". |
Jul 1, 2017 2:12 AM
#289
Zefyris said: Nishi_23 said: I felt like the ending felt just a little... off. A bit unfinished. Still a great show, though. Well that's the prologue of the story, of course it's unfinished, everything starts from there ^^". Wait a moment, there's more after this? I don't see any second seasons or anything on mal. |
Jul 1, 2017 4:42 AM
#290
Nishi_23 said: Zefyris said: Nishi_23 said: I felt like the ending felt just a little... off. A bit unfinished. Still a great show, though. Well that's the prologue of the story, of course it's unfinished, everything starts from there ^^". Wait a moment, there's more after this? I don't see any second seasons or anything on mal. It's based on a LN and there is more in it. If I remember correctly anime adapted only first volume. |
Jul 1, 2017 9:41 AM
#291
Nishi_23 said: Zefyris said: Nishi_23 said: I felt like the ending felt just a little... off. A bit unfinished. Still a great show, though. Well that's the prologue of the story, of course it's unfinished, everything starts from there ^^". Wait a moment, there's more after this? I don't see any second seasons or anything on mal. As Mozgow said, it's based on a novel series. The anime series adapted just the first volume (+ side stories about the relevant characters that they blend in together), which is the prologue of the story. Everything starts from there, some of the main characters are not even introduced yet, and the main plot is starting from here as well, now that the whole mess done by FA-B and Clamberry will be discovered by the magical world's administration. Huge political, power balance changes in the magical world result from the uproar, and SnowWhite, Ripple, as well as the remaining part of the main cast will get involved in all of this mess while trying to achieve their own goal. The story is still being published, and spawn over 10 volumes already. |
Aug 13, 2017 12:50 AM
#292
Okay, this show was an enjoyable watch, but it had potential to turn into something much better... but too many characters! The pacing IMO wasnt the best, in some episodes, it just seemed like they were using them as cannon folder, killing them right and left, and it feels very forced sometimes, TopSpeed death felt so, SOO fucking CHEAP! Cranberry was a great villain, Swim Swim was just an annoying villain, I hated her whole attitude (the angels where soo hatefull, annoyingly so), and right from the start, the show starts to kill the more interesting characters for me, Ruler, La Pucelle and then TopSpeed... when Cranberry killed La Pucelle I was mad, but hey at least it made for a gritty and sad moment, but then after that we had almost nothing of hers, having soo many characters means the focus keeps shifting along, and most characters background's just felt forced down our throats, very rushed for the sake of just get us something on characters that would soon die (takes some suprise from the deaths, due to the death flags). No really interesting characters make it to the end neither, I had interest in Ripple at first but I was expecting more from her development, look to this final episode, and how it was done, this is not the way you end a season to me, I dont believe more anime material will be made, this just leaves a sour taste in your mouth, suddently pulling the curtain, leaving alot to explain... And lets talk about Snow White... while she had some relevance, she was always the damsel in distress (could have more valuable as a character if La Pucelle was alive) and that scene where she says stuff to Hardcore Alice, got me a bit mad, poor Alice! It is alright to have hateful villains that make your blood boil, Cranberry was the sort that had my respect and admiration since she was a OP twisted bitch, while very dignified and interesting character, Swim Swim was just soo badly written, her suddent turn on Ruler just felt poorly written, an excuse to have her turn into a cold blood killer (nice one Nemurin). This series is a gemstone, covered in alot of dirt, showing glances of greatness but then also buried them with disappointment... I m definitly inteteresed on the light novel now, to see how it progress from here, and how was this arc on the source material. And hey the OP and ED were actually amazing IMO, getting the OST solely for these right now. 7.3/10 If there is a season 2 (lol), I would give it a watch too, hopping it would made this diamond shine more brightly. |
PlaycoolAug 13, 2017 1:01 AM
Aug 13, 2017 2:33 PM
#293
Well atleast swim swim finally died and fav was forced to shut the fuck up, which was really necessary since he was mocking Top Speed |
just because I’ve gotten weaker, doesn’t mean that you got stronger, does it? |
Aug 28, 2017 7:30 PM
#294
Yea... I'm sure you can think straight after losing your arm like that... Well in the end it was rabbit's own fault for telling what was the water girl's weakness. |
Sep 1, 2017 6:08 AM
#295
It's so good to watch an Anime where they fight and someone actually dies. Hate Fairy Tail and all that shit where they leave them injured only to have them come back in a later episode stronger and repeating the same story line over and over again. |
Sep 1, 2017 8:07 PM
#296
Akai_Yami said: Well atleast swim swim finally died and fav was forced to shut the fuck up, which was really necessary since he was mocking Top Speed He didn't just shut up, he's dead, coz that's the admin's magical phone, basically his server |
"Reality is just a shitty game." - Katsuragi Keima (TWGOK) "This world is just a shitty game." - Sora and Shiro (NGNL) "Real life is just a shitty game." - Serinuma Kae (KHNM) |
Sep 1, 2017 8:09 PM
#297
Playcool said: Okay, this show was an enjoyable watch, but it had potential to turn into something much better... but too many characters! The pacing IMO wasnt the best, in some episodes, it just seemed like they were using them as cannon folder, killing them right and left, and it feels very forced sometimes, TopSpeed death felt so, SOO fucking CHEAP! Cranberry was a great villain, Swim Swim was just an annoying villain, I hated her whole attitude (the angels where soo hatefull, annoyingly so), and right from the start, the show starts to kill the more interesting characters for me, Ruler, La Pucelle and then TopSpeed... when Cranberry killed La Pucelle I was mad, but hey at least it made for a gritty and sad moment, but then after that we had almost nothing of hers, having soo many characters means the focus keeps shifting along, and most characters background's just felt forced down our throats, very rushed for the sake of just get us something on characters that would soon die (takes some suprise from the deaths, due to the death flags). No really interesting characters make it to the end neither, I had interest in Ripple at first but I was expecting more from her development, look to this final episode, and how it was done, this is not the way you end a season to me, I dont believe more anime material will be made, this just leaves a sour taste in your mouth, suddently pulling the curtain, leaving alot to explain... And lets talk about Snow White... while she had some relevance, she was always the damsel in distress (could have more valuable as a character if La Pucelle was alive) and that scene where she says stuff to Hardcore Alice, got me a bit mad, poor Alice! It is alright to have hateful villains that make your blood boil, Cranberry was the sort that had my respect and admiration since she was a OP twisted bitch, while very dignified and interesting character, Swim Swim was just soo badly written, her suddent turn on Ruler just felt poorly written, an excuse to have her turn into a cold blood killer (nice one Nemurin). This series is a gemstone, covered in alot of dirt, showing glances of greatness but then also buried them with disappointment... I m definitly inteteresed on the light novel now, to see how it progress from here, and how was this arc on the source material. And hey the OP and ED were actually amazing IMO, getting the OST solely for these right now. 7.3/10 If there is a season 2 (lol), I would give it a watch too, hopping it would made this diamond shine more brightly. You should try the LN the anime is just the first of six arcs and volume 1 of 10 Start from volume 1.5 Snow White Raising Project |
"Reality is just a shitty game." - Katsuragi Keima (TWGOK) "This world is just a shitty game." - Sora and Shiro (NGNL) "Real life is just a shitty game." - Serinuma Kae (KHNM) |
Sep 2, 2017 7:30 AM
#298
World_Creator said: Playcool said: Okay, this show was an enjoyable watch, but it had potential to turn into something much better... but too many characters! The pacing IMO wasnt the best, in some episodes, it just seemed like they were using them as cannon folder, killing them right and left, and it feels very forced sometimes, TopSpeed death felt so, SOO fucking CHEAP! Cranberry was a great villain, Swim Swim was just an annoying villain, I hated her whole attitude (the angels where soo hatefull, annoyingly so), and right from the start, the show starts to kill the more interesting characters for me, Ruler, La Pucelle and then TopSpeed... when Cranberry killed La Pucelle I was mad, but hey at least it made for a gritty and sad moment, but then after that we had almost nothing of hers, having soo many characters means the focus keeps shifting along, and most characters background's just felt forced down our throats, very rushed for the sake of just get us something on characters that would soon die (takes some suprise from the deaths, due to the death flags). No really interesting characters make it to the end neither, I had interest in Ripple at first but I was expecting more from her development, look to this final episode, and how it was done, this is not the way you end a season to me, I dont believe more anime material will be made, this just leaves a sour taste in your mouth, suddently pulling the curtain, leaving alot to explain... And lets talk about Snow White... while she had some relevance, she was always the damsel in distress (could have more valuable as a character if La Pucelle was alive) and that scene where she says stuff to Hardcore Alice, got me a bit mad, poor Alice! It is alright to have hateful villains that make your blood boil, Cranberry was the sort that had my respect and admiration since she was a OP twisted bitch, while very dignified and interesting character, Swim Swim was just soo badly written, her suddent turn on Ruler just felt poorly written, an excuse to have her turn into a cold blood killer (nice one Nemurin). This series is a gemstone, covered in alot of dirt, showing glances of greatness but then also buried them with disappointment... I m definitly inteteresed on the light novel now, to see how it progress from here, and how was this arc on the source material. And hey the OP and ED were actually amazing IMO, getting the OST solely for these right now. 7.3/10 If there is a season 2 (lol), I would give it a watch too, hopping it would made this diamond shine more brightly. You should try the LN the anime is just the first of six arcs and volume 1 of 10 Start from volume 1.5 Snow White Raising Project If I m going to start, it wont be anytime soon, and I plan to read from the very first volume, dont like to skip stuff. |
Sep 25, 2017 6:30 PM
#299
Dec 3, 2017 2:29 PM
#300
One thing I regret was not getting more background on Swim Swim. All we get is from Fav - 'she has a screw loose'. Oh and a shout out to the Angel Twins - they were hilarious. May they RIP. Oh and the best character name ever - Hardgore Alice. |
smoledmanDec 3, 2017 2:33 PM
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