The bad. It did seem like they were trying to make some of the scenes go on forever, though in some cases it helped with the mood of the anime, so I won't take down the art much for that. There was a lack of development for a certain character in the series as well.
The good. This series had an original story, which isn't something most Magical Girl series have, where as Sailor Moon started the whole cliche of villain of the day in magical girl series, this one didn't follow at all the same formula. Madoka Magica had a dark and near horror like story that had to do with magical girls turning into witches, these be evil monster like beings, that would kill innocent people. They had a very prominent theme of innocence and sacrifice when it came to the two main characters Madoka and Homura. These two as well as Sakura and Sayaka are very well developed as characters. The art style is also very original, mixing a cute style of drawing for the main characters and a Silent Hill like appearance for the witches. Not to mention that amazing soundtrack.
Final Verdict:
I would really suggest this series, even if you don't like cute style characters or magical girl anime. This isn't your average magical girl anime.
