Not your mommies Magical Girl Anime

Written by DaManRando on February 21, 2011 at 2:17 AM

Out of all the series of this season this one, even though we are only half way through still stays near my top of the season list. What Evangelion was to the Giant Robot genre, Puella Magi Madoka Magica is to the Magical Girl Genre. A deconstruction... Power of love, Gone per Cannon, Fighting for Justice, mocked. What you are left with is a emotionally driven dark take on a genre overwhelmed with sparkles and rainbows. ((and the occasional giant magical wave motion gun *coughs*nanoha*coughs*))

Story: As stated before the story is a bit of an emotional trainwreck, but its gripping you know things are just gonna get worse, but you can't look away, character wise... yeah the main is a bit whiny, (hell as of ep 6 she still hasn't actually become a MG yet(not that I blame her)) and the magical granting pet character.... CREEPY AS HELL.... course as he deals in Faustian bargains, thats to be expected. 5/5

Dialogue: I always hate writing this part of the review, having to rely on the subtitles I can't always get a clear view of what is being said, but the VA's have the emotion behind what they are saying... and I suppose I had better include this in this section.... ask someone who can read German what the writing on the wall is in the first episode. 4/5

Animation: The real world is a pastel paradise set in a city only a architect could lust over, beautiful scenery all told... and then we go into the nightmarish realms of the witches, which is pure High Octane Nightmare Fuel... Unleaded, possibly even premium unleaded all told a damn good bit of animating 5/5

Entertainment: Awsome animation, great story, and leaves you wanting more... what else can a person ask for in an anime... a happy ending *Evil laughs* I make the prediction that its not gonna happen here... but I will watch it anyways 5/5

All told a great addition to the series... even if it does make me want to go find a happier MG series just so I don't get horribly put off on the whole idea.... Oh yeah, and watch out for the end of ep 3... its a doozy