If you haven’t yet had the pleasure of watching Puella Magi Madoka Magica yet, you now have no excuse. Get your ass on over to Crunchyroll and see why it’s one of the most critically acclaimed anime series in recent years – and not just among moe fans.
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If you haven’t yet had the pleasure of watching Puella Magi Madoka Magica yet, you now have no excuse. Get your ass on over to Crunchyroll and see why it’s one of the most critically acclaimed anime series in recent years – and not just among moe fans.
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So the phenomenon that was Magical Girl Madoka Magica is finally over. From the start, many had compared it to Neon Genesis Evangelion with its genre subversion and psychological themes, and the ending provided plenty more fodder for this comparison. The final 2 episodes tried very hard to emulate great endings that had come before [...]
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As predicted, Madoka makes a wish not bounded by logic and becomes a Godess, defeating witches before they are born so that the magical girls can live happily. It was a satisfying ending which left everything resolved, but a bit … Continue reading →
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Summary: Madoka finally makes her wish – yet doesn’t become a magical girl. According to Kyubey, who doesn’t seem to have the power to refuse her, her wish violates the laws of karma and essentially turns her into a goddess. Although Homura views this as a defeat, Madoka reassures her that this is not the [...]
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A Jesus Ending? It’s been a while since we had one of those. Yeah, the loophole that the creators used was simply the fact that they never explicitly stated that there was any limit to the wish you could make. Madoka just wishes for a world without witches and Kyuubei… grants it. He doesn’t even [...]
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「最後に残った道しるべ」 (Saigo ni Nokotta Michishirube) "The Only Way Left" In a world where the final outcome will always be one where someone loses, no one will ever feel that they have completely won. It's that feeling that pushes certain individuals to strive and move toward finding that one possible solution to conquer a never ending vicious circle.
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Episode 12 Final - Oh boy, what a totally unexpected final episode. I was expecting Madoka to change things up, but the way in which things unfolded took me by surprise. Personally speaking, I liked this ending a lot. However, at the same time I can easily say that this will probably turn out as [...]
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Okay, this will be the place where you can discuss episode 12 of Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica that airs this evening. If I see any spoilers in the shoutbox I’ll delete them.
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