| It is a good anime series. You can stream it off of Crunchyroll. I enjoy it for the dark plot. I think the girls in it are all good waifu material. I especially like Homura Akemi. I also collect the manga of Madoka Magica. Are you surprised that I like this series? Do you like it, too? |
| The first season was the only very good one imo. The rest of the franchise is a mixed bag. |
SerafosJan 4, 9:28 AM
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Reply to Serafos
The first season was the only very good one imo. The rest of the franchise is a mixed bag.
| @Serafos what about the other seasons? |
| Yes I do, the 1st season was brilliant, the movie although good from a character standpoint should have gotten a sequel by now and I didn't bother to watch the spin-offs due to their abysmally low ratings |
| Somewhat, but it takes 10 episodes to get good. |
| その目だれの目？ |
| I don't. People comparing it to Utena lied to me >:C |
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| Yes, but you liking it as well gives me 2nd hand embarrassment. |
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Reply to Rakshain
It was very mid up until the last 4 eps. Also writer of the series Gen urobuchi literally copied entire concepts from saya no uta VN which is also his work so atleast he didnt stole anything
| @Rakshain Saya copied Phoenix which was not written by Urobuchi. https://tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/396.html |
| その目だれの目？ |
| It's one of my favorite anime. Went into it unspoiled and got the intended experience. Everything from Shaft's animation to the art style and OST lend themselves to the atmosphere. Magia by Kalafina, the ending theme is a beautiful song. Good stuff, I should check out the new ones. |
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Reply to desusama
It's one of my favorite anime. Went into it unspoiled and got the intended experience. Everything from Shaft's animation to the art style and OST lend themselves to the atmosphere.
Magia by Kalafina, the ending theme is a beautiful song. Good stuff, I should check out the new ones.
Magia by Kalafina, the ending theme is a beautiful song. Good stuff, I should check out the new ones.
| @desusama Yeah pretty much! I watched the first season about a month ago. Exactly how I feel about it. I should check out the new ones. |
| I didn't seem to like it. Probably a large part of that would be due to shaft and the nature of their style. |
| I liked it back on 2015 but not anymore, no. I want to watch the upcoming movie to see if the plotline ends there. I do like the witch aesthetics and music though. |
| the show was good until it turned full yuri, movie 3 makes homura disgusting, I hope movie 4 fixes this shit and deletes the yuri. |
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| Nah Ive always considered it trash, is beyond me that people think Madoka is dark when its soft core PG 13 gore trash with everything happening either as a silhouette or half off screen and is rushed as fuck with it being just 12 episodes There is better stuff to watch like Higurashi and Mirai Nikki if you want the same plot but better characters, pacing and especially dark elements along with gore |
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| Rozen Maiden was better. No one talks about it anymore even those with a Suiseiseki avatar. |
| I love the show but the characters are too block-headed in design to be waifu material. |
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Reply to Deknijff
Nah Ive always considered it trash, is beyond me that people think Madoka is dark when its soft core PG 13 gore trash with everything happening either as a silhouette or half off screen and is rushed as fuck with it being just 12 episodes
There is better stuff to watch like Higurashi and Mirai Nikki if you want the same plot but better characters, pacing and especially dark elements along with gore
There is better stuff to watch like Higurashi and Mirai Nikki if you want the same plot but better characters, pacing and especially dark elements along with gore
| @Deknijff Darkness is not just about splatter, and it's pretty reductive to boil horror down to some kind of endurance test of how much violence and cruelty you're willing to tolerate, and of course Madoka isn't intended that way because otherwise it wouldn't have the bittersweet ending. The darkness in Madoka Magica comes from understanding that you're watching children being tricked into being complicit in their own violent exploitation and the dread of watching the trap close around them while they're still unaware they're inside it, along with the steady realisation of the unfeeling, relentless, industrial scale of it. I don't need to see explicit child murder to be horrified by the idea of system powered by consuming them. Urobuchi's three top tier works in anime, Madoka, Fate/Zero, and Psycho Pass, are all about the horror of systems that are indifferent to the violence they require. They are also all about how even in the face of such immense violence, the right person in the right place can always make decisions that make things better. They are all dark but they are not nihilistic, and this is a quality I rather like about them. |
| "The suburbs dream of violence. Asleep in their drowsy villas, sheltered by benevolent shopping malls, they wait patiently for the nightmares that will wake them into a more passionate world." - JG Ballard, Kingdom Come (2006) |
| @09philj Darkness is not just about splatter, and it's pretty reductive to boil horror down to some kind of endurance test of how much violence and cruelty you're willing to tolerate, and of course Madoka isn't intended that way because otherwise it wouldn't have the bittersweet ending. Of course character and themes are important when it comes to horror or grim dark series but gore is an important aspect too, The Thing of course is one of the greatest horror movies ever made due to the suspense along with the implantation of the fear of the otherBut the movie wouldn't really be able to fully convey that without all the gore to show how truly scary the monster is so the fear is justified with its abilities Madoka on the other hand is constantly trying to show how dramatic certain scenes are with mental break downs or deaths  yet they are undermined with them not truly showing the horror of the consequences like here since not showing the full extent of what should be the factual reality for the characters but also the third person viewer |
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| Madoka Magica is an anime that’s kinda soured on me over the years. I was really into it when I first saw it but I think I was kinda blinded by hype and there are some things that don’t work for me when I think about it now. It’s like an 8/10 series (I guess I should rewatch it). I don’t think I’ll be queuing up at the cinema to watch the new movie. |
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| Puella Magi Madoka Magica is a masterpiece that turns the magical girl genre on its head! It’s not just about frilly outfits and cute spells; this series has some deep serious shit . And Homura Akemi? She's not just any magical girl—she's the queen of mystery and determination. That time manipulation of hers? Very Powerful |
Reply to epidemia78
I love the show but the characters are too block-headed in design to be waifu material.
| @epidemia78 why do they need to be waifu material at all? they’re 14… |
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| definitely my least favourite shaft anime |
| plin plin plon |
Reply to eCritic
@epidemia78 why do they need to be waifu material at all? they’re 14…
| @eCritic I never said they did. merely responding to OP's assertion. |
epidemia78Jan 5, 11:59 AM
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| Oh yeah. I watched it two time, Sub and dub. I also read the manga. I listen to Sis Puella Magica! and Decretum. Over and over again. |
| It never really looked interesting to me. I know people like it for it's "darker elements" and the character relationships but that never really pulled me in. |
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| No I could never enjoy a anime with so many female mcs they're all very insufferable also the VAs make my ears hurt. |
| I've looked to make a real anime waifu, Too spin my world around like a typhoon, Why do people keep calling me a raccoon, Maybe because I keep stealing anime girls hearts like gru steals the moon. |
| I hated the first season, but the third movie was pretty good. Haven't watched the Gaiden shows, yet. Guess my biggest problem with the first season was that the only character I cared about was Kyubey and he did not get treated well. |
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