I'm not going to lie, when I first saw this series as one to watch I thought it was going to be like the everyday typical magical girl anime, but I was 100% wrong on that theory. Now dont get me wrong here, it is very much a magical girl show and there is absolutely no doubt about it, however one thing that I found that separated it from the others of the genre was the fact it was dark, and somewhat heavy. The plot liine is one that kept you guessing, and at first I was skeptical to even go through with watching it. But once the girls were visited by the Incubator and offered to become magical girls, thats where they began to put Madoka in a different category.
Now when it comes to the art work, I myself wasnt to thrilled about it, but after seeing what happens when they go into labyrinths and fight the evil witches the art work in itself was completely different then what I was used too. It was co.colorful and abstract, and that's something i'm not used to seeing, so after I got over the 'this is kind of weird' feeling I felt like it made up for the what seemed like minor effort on the rest of it, eg: the characters, although, it hasnt been the worst artwork i've ever seen and therefore it was bearable.
Basically, when it comes to this series, putting it all together, it was enjoyable, fun, emotional and colorful. The plot line didnt suffer and it kept me hooked and with that said I'd probably even watch it again if given the chance.
