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. :)
