Suffering.  Death.  Hope.  Life. These themes pervade Magica Madoka, particularly informing the final two episodes.  They are also important ideas in religious traditions, namely Christianity and Buddhism.  The Buddhist principals expressed in Madoka Magica are so pervasive, that I’ve started to think that the Christlike imagery I immediately saw when viewing episode 12 wasn’t at [...]
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The finale was finally released a good week ago. This is definitely no ordinary magical girls anime!! It is dark, kind of depressed and I find it at times devastating. Devastating in that once you accept to being a magical girl, the granting of the wish is like a curse in itself where there is [...]
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Steel’s Review Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica is a 12 episode original anime series produced by Studio SHAFT and Aniplex and is led by the Magica Quartet, the staff consisting of Akiyuki Shinbo as the director, Gen Urobochi as the Scriptwriter, … Continue reading →
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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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…Damn you, Kyubey!… …(*In awe of the fight scene*)… …Goddamn it!… …Homura~chaaaaaaan!!!… …Madoka?!… …Seriously?… …Noooooo, Madoka!!!… …(*Realizes that he has been holding his breath the entire time…*)… …Wut?… …Oh, I see… …Sayaka~chaaan!(*weeps*)… …All hope is not lost… - Don’t forget. … Continue reading →
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Magical Madoka icons from the finale episodes for you to enjoy in this post by Sweety8587...Click here!
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As I try to find the time to marathon Puella Magi Madoka Magica in an attempt to avoid any more spoilers, I had to stop to write about episode seven, in which allusions to and mentions of Christianity are far stronger than in any other episode to this point of the series.   Though a few [...]
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Mahou Shoujo Madoka completely caught me off guard; it’s been a while since an anime infused my brain with some massive amount of steroid and made every neuron of my central nervous system working. Now that it finally came into … Continue reading →
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Mahou Shoujo Madoka completely caught me off guard; it’s been a while since an anime infused my brain with some massive amount of steroid and made every neuron of my central nervous system working. Now that it finally came into … Continue reading →
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Good Smile Company is going to release the Nendoroid No.174 Kaname Madoka ( 鹿目まどか ) action figure form the anime “Puella Magi Madoka Magica” ( 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ). Will be released in August 2010. Around 100mm, 3,334 yen. “Make contract with me and you will have money for all the Madoka goods.” Nendoroid Madoka is here!!!!!!!!!!!! [...]
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Well, this is an update. Feel free to comment on the translation. I’ll finish this as soon as possible. I already have about five minutes translated. Usually, I would have already finished half of this by now, but personal obligations get in the way. Cat: Meow! Homura: Ah! Cat: Meeeooowww… Homura: Kuroneko-chan, where’s your collar?
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It really can’t be because I had high expectations. I didn’t really. I was skeptical. I’m always skeptical. Especially as the one series from the Winter season that seemed to be universally well-liked, I went into the whole thing with a large grain of salt. After all, I don’t seem to have a great track [...]
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It really can’t be because I had high expectations. I didn’t really. I was skeptical. I’m always skeptical. Especially as the one series from the Winter season that seemed to be universally well-liked, I went into the whole thing with a large grain of salt. After all, I don’t seem to have a great track [...]
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It really can’t be because I had high expectations. I didn’t really. I was skeptical. I’m always skeptical. Especially as the one series from the Winter season that seemed to be universally well-liked, I went into the whole thing with a large grain of salt. After all, I don’t seem to have a great track [...]
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It has been ages since I last posted here or AOIA. I’m on the countryside right now and I haven’t exactly enjoyed the luxury of having a lot of free time recently. But no worries; I’m alive and still planning on completing my projects by hook or by crook. Now let’s get to business: 1.
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Remembering the halcyon days when we first met… LOL, first thing upon starting Drama CD? Black cat from OP. So… the black cat DOES exist! Drama CD is set in original timeline. Homura is Moemura and Madoka is just your average junior Puella Magi. Moving on.. events are the same as episode 10, Moemura introduced [...]
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As Madoka learns of the sacrifice that Homura had made for her – turning back time, reliving the same moments, fighting the same fights, over and over again – all to save Madoka from becoming a Puella Magi, and ultimately a Witch, Madoka makes the ultimate sacrifice for Houmra, and all the other Mahou Shojou [...]
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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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Shaft made good use of the extra time they had to make the last two episodes, and it really shows. This entire episode was simply gorgeous from start to finish. Homura’s battle was especially great— although it’s unclear who wrought … Continue reading →
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I am satisfied. The last two episodes were really worth waiting for. In fact, in a way it was almost a good thing that we had to wait – because I would have died if I had to wait between episode 11 and 12. Also, I think that the power that episode 12 had would
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