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I might sound crazy now. I’m smiling, and yet I have traces of teardrops on my cheeks at the same time. Yes, I finished watching “Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica” just now, and here goes my thoughts on the anime.
When I did a bit research on the anime before watching it, I thought it was gonna be a cute, magical anime with adorable characters. I just couldn’t be more wrong.

The anime started with a very startling scenerio. I didn’t understand what it was about, but it sure seemed like something worth looking forward to.

Anyways, as the anime went on, I kinda’ started to like it. The ... music is just unbelievably amazing. One just cannot help falling in love with the soundtracks. The artwork seemed pretty unique at times. But the episodes seemed somewhat slow. I was about to drop the anime, but people’s comments and its rankings surprised me. So I held onto it. Up until the eighth episode, it seemed pretty much average. It seemed as if there’s not a stronger story to it.

But then came the plot twists.

I can assure you, you’ll never see this coming. Yes, after knowing about the twist, you’ll be like, “Oh, okay! That happened before!” But you won’t see it coming in this anime. It seems all cute, after all! And the story afterwards, is just a masterpiece.

This has been one hell of an emotional roller-coaster ride for me. I kept feeling sorry for everyone, I kept feeling heartbroken myself, I felt so pathetic at times. Trust me, by the eleventh episode, I was completely shattered. Homura’s despair, Sayaka’s paranoia, Madoka’s helplessness…I felt as if all of those were familiar to me. Regrets, sadness, loneliness, despair…we all go through this. I guess that’s why, they all seemed so familiar. But to be very honest, I loved this emotional ups and downs. To me, that’s what the made the anime worth watching.

I cursed Kyubey so many times while watching this anime. I guess I’ve never hated a character so much before. But in the end, the story of the anime made me forget about that li’l brat. So don’t worry if you hate him, you’re supposed to! ^_^

The character development in the anime seemed great at the end. Yes, you might be as bored as I was while watching the first few episodes…but if you hold on, you’ll just know that this was worth watching. You’ll just know.

In the end, when Kyosuke was playing the violin, and Madoka and Sayaka were sitting together…I just felt empty. That tune and their conversation just gave me the feeling of an unknown sadness.

"Miracles aren’t free.
When you wish for hope, it creates an equivalent despair."

Still, the anime didn’t end the way I thought it would. In the end, right after the credits, this scene came up…that said,

“Don’t forget.

Always, somewhere, someone is fighting for you.

As long as you remember her, you’re not alone.”

There’s no word to describe the feeling I went through after I saw this on the screen. As someone who always looks down upon herself, who’s always thought that she’s not worth anything to anyone…this just made me cry. I know, it might just not be true. But this anime gave me the hope that it is the very truth, that I do have someone…who’ll fight for me till the very end.

And I felt grateful. I really did.

I’m glad I watched this. I’d recommend this anime to everyone. Please hold onto this anime no matter how boring it seems. There are just 12 episodes, right? Trust me, you won’t regret it.

And yes, a quote from the anime.

“This maybe a world with no salvation, where nothing but sadness and hate repeats itself…but even so, this is a place that I’d like to protect.”

Yes, I definitely would. :)

I ended up having a brain-ache from all the screeching noise. And there's no story to it, just two rabbits and a blindfolded girl dreaming about weird stuff.
I'd rather look forward to it if it had dreams including the girl running across the streets naked -_-"
Don't watch this. You'll just end up losing your precious 12.55 minutes.

I just came across this, and now my head hurts.
Yes, there's this great story behind the short movie.

"This was made for the memory of a soldier nicknamed red who served in a unit code-name dragonfly, he sacrficed himself by jumping on top of a mine that was about to go off to save his comrades. The appearance of the dragonfly is the unit and the flow of red represents their hardship and experience together and it fades away for it will never be the same unit again without him. The soundtrack is the music he would play with his wooden 3-string little guitar before going ... into every mission."

The theme is great, but it's got too much of dementia going on there. I couldn't figure out any meaning, at all. I had to browse a lot and found that info.

And the music...oh my God. I shouldn't call it music. The sound just hurts your brain. It does.

No, I don't wanna be disrespectful to Red, but it just is.

So yeah, didn't like it at all.

I just finished watching this anime named “Serial Experiments Lain”. And I’m just glad I came across this. I’d have missed out a lot if I hadn’t seen this. So here goes my thoughts on “Serial Experiments Lain.”

The anime starts with a narrator saying, “Present day…present time…hahaha.” Trust me, every time I heard those words, it just creeped the hell outta me. I’m pretty sure that all of my nightmares will include that voice note from now on. :v

Then starts the OP. I have to say, this is one of the best English OPs I’ve ever heard in my life. I loved the song, and ... I loved how everything was visualized…’cause it gave a sense how complex this anime’s gonna be. I’m definitely setting that song as my phone’s ringtone.

The ending theme was fine. Found it interesting, as well. But even if you skip the ending, you just can’t skip the OP every time.

The anime starts with this character (named Chisa) committing suicide. And later on, Chisa’s classmates get emails from her. So yeah, that was definitely enough to hook me up to the anime. Trust me, I was hooked to this anime in such a way that I couldn’t concentrate in any other thing till I finished this. There are just so many mysteries, so many unanswered questions…I just wanted to find the answer to everything.

The anime goes on with the life of the protagonist, Lain. She’s a mystery on her own. I liked the uniqueness, the complexity in her character so much that I can’t probably describe in words. Often, I felt really bad for the so-called “hologram” of the Lain from the Wired. She was desperately trying to prove her existence, to fix everything, to make everything alright…but things weren’t just going her way. As she searches for the answers of her questions, she finds out more and more horrible truth about herself. When the familiar world you’ve been living in starts to fall apart and turns into something you’ve never known, it’s definitely depressing. And that’s what Lain’s been facing.

The plot of the anime doesn’t just stand still. It revolves in its own way…and I found this unique style of storytelling pretty darn interesting. I’ve never seen anything like this before, and I’m pretty doubtful whether I’ll see anything close to this, ever.

Every single episode dragged me towards the next one. I just couldn’t put this anime on hold, like a lot other ones. I just couldn’t give it a rest.

All the characters are so mysterious in their own ways that it’s just unbelievable. You just can’t predict everything accurately about this one, I can bet on that. As the episodes go on, you’ll be doing a lot of brainstorming. If you’re looking for something to mess with your brains, this is the anime you should watch.

There’s a big “but” in the anime. This anime deals with a li’l bit of atheism, existentialism, transhumanism, parapsychological abilities and a ton other complicated things. To watch this anime, one must have a really open mind to see this only as a medium of mind-boggling entertainment, and nothing else. I’m not saying that this anime supports or indicates any of those mentioned above. But then again, the plot includes a little bit of those. So yes, this anime is definitely not for everyone.

[PS. This anime is not gonna influence your religious views, or your psychological views. So I think one should give this anime a chance. ]

Lain’s identity crisis and her despair regarding this were remarkably shown in this anime. She wanted her existence to be removed from everyone’s memories, and yet she didn’t want the people she loved to forget her. Her mental crisis really made me think a lot about myself. Alongside the brainstorming with the plot, the anime made me think a lot of stuff about memories, how it represents human, and how it sets a person apart from another.

This anime is just not for mere entertainment. Rather, it serves the purpose of those who wanna see the more realistic side to life, how it is, and how it could be. It makes you wonder who you really are. Are you the person you claim yourself to be, or are you the person who other people think you as?And that’s what sets this anime apart from a lot others. This anime is complex, mysterious, and yet amazing. I personally loved watching this, and I’ll recommend this anime strongly, if you’re really looking forward to having a mind-boggling experience.

And in the end, I’d like to quote the anime.
“What isn’t remembered, never happened.
Memory is merely a record.”

And yet, memories might just be the reason why every human being is so unique in his/her own way. Isn’t that outrageous to think?

Well, I feel it is :)