Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete
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Have you ever desired to view a magical girl yuri from the PoV of the dark magical girl. While the dark magical girl has abilities to produce various instruments to create BDSM-esque situations to torture her opponents into an awakening? Perhaps, Mahou Shoujo Ni Akogarete might be your interest.

Subjective: Absolutely absurd, there's electrical prongs to shock Magia Baser's ally into falling for her. This takes Mahou Shoujo from MS to S&M Sadism and masochism. If you think that's interesting combination then perhaps you can read a few chapters Mahou Shoujo Ni Akogarete to see if you'll enjoy this.

Enjoyment: 4/5
Overall: 4/5

I must be the only person out there who went into this not knowing or expecting this to be an ecchi manga (I have no idea how I didn't catch on), and yet... I'm still here, still reading, and still very much enjoying it!

While the plot does generally seem to exist for the purpose of the ecchi content, I actually ended up really invested in it. I really love the concept of the magical girl villain as the protagonist of the story and while there's a ton of characters who only exist as vehicles for, erm, sexy stuff/situations, Utena and Haruka (and later the rest ... of Tres Magia) are especially endearing and genuinely interesting characters to follow.

Since it's a vehicle for ecchi, the plot is definitely stretched thin - it's there and it's good but there's a lot of ecchi to sift through, so if you're really not into ecchi then it might not be your thing, but I personally find it quite enjoyable. Another thing to this manga's merit is the way in which it's sexy - it (probably) is meant for male readers but as a lesbian I still find a lot of charm to it. As another review points out, the sexiness often comes from the situations, and the characters' motivations, not just the actions on the page, or even the art itself. There's also a lot of kink stuff in there that is surprisingly accurate while still being a fantasy depiction of some really horny stuff, which is fun.
Additionally, while I don't think it was ever meant to be that deep, there are a lot of things in this manga that I personally see as an interesting exploration of sexual repression, and that's certainly made me enjoy it a lot more. Again, I don't think that was intentional, but it's to Mahoako's merit that there's room for readers like me to see such things.

I suppose my one yuck is the characters' ages but I've kind of learned to ignore it with ecchi manga and pretend everyone is an adult (and in its defence I suppose there ARE a lot of "noo, avert your eyes" jokes around the youngest character when a sexual situation arises, and she's never part of any of those situations herself so... that's something, at least).

All in all, is this a literary masterpiece? No, but it doesn't really have to be. It's ecchi, and for what it is it's fun, and cute, and actually engaging beyond just being sexy. If you're not into ecchi, maybe avoid, but if you are, I'd whole-heartedly recommend this.

It's a normal ecchi, complete with everyone being adverse to the ecchi, and the few exceptions getting screwed over without exception.

It also references Kamen Rider enough to be spoilers in many cases.

The art is surprisingly OK, not really good, but not really bad, either.

Many of the characters resemble various Kamen Riders, but with erotic twists. Often, those traits are a source of ridicule, giving most of the cast roughly the role of Akiko Narumi.

If you must read this, first watch all of Kamen Rider up to Zi-O, then watch it in tandem with Tropical-Rouge Precure.

There are some interesting powers (one of the few original-ish things ... in this series).