This anime is one of the few things I consider that every non-casual anime watcher should watch. It is what I consider to be the best Mahou Shoujo anime ever made, the best gender breaking anime of all time and the most emotional anime I've watched.
Story: 8/10
Mahou Shoujo (or Magical Girls) animes mostly avoid investing time in world building. They mostly never ask questions like "What are the villains?", "Why are they evil?", "Why do we have to fight them?", etc. This one does, and it does it's job greatly. I was left with no question un-answered about the overall story or world by the end of the series.
Art: 6/10
It's rather strange how they drew the characters in this series. I mean, they are not bad at all, but I wouldn't consider this a beautiful art style. But, it's understandable, it's an original anime and it's not on a film budget.
Sound: 8/10
This part is simple. The music was by Yuki Kayiura. That's it, that's more than enough to satisfy you.
Characters: 10/10
This is the part that I think Madoka Magica does the best. There is not a single character undeveloped. Except for the first death, there is not a single death I didn't cry to (although in the movie I did cry). Every character is so perfectly developed throughout the series!
Enjoyment: 10/10
This is my second favorite anime of all time and, if I had the money, I would buy figures of ANYTHING of Madoka Magica that I see.
Overall: 9/10
The little this anime fails in, is completly outweighted by the inmense amount of goodness that it has. I cannot recommend this anime enough. The series is not perfect, but, there is a trilogy of movies that, if you have watched and loved the series as much as I did, will make you fall off the edge of your sit and leave you laying on the floor of your room crying all day.
Thank you for reading.
