「こんなの絶対おかしいよ」 (Konna no Zettai Okashiiyo) "This just isn't right" After this week's episode, I'm not sure who or what I'm supposed to believe anymore.
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Synopsis Homura intervenes in the fight against Sayaka and Kyoko and reveals her connection to Kyoko by knowing her name. Kyoko subsequently retreats from the fight. Kyubey and Sayaka comment more about the Soul Gems and Grief Seeds, in particular, … Continue reading →
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Damn, I really didn’t see that one coming. So it turns out that the souls of magical girls are transferred from their bodies into their gems, and the bodies are just shells which shut down when the soul gets a hundred meters away. Apparently Homura knew this as well but didn’t tell them – one [...]
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Tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock… I don’t usually do this, but I was checking almost obsessively for when this episode was going to be released. I would be studying in an entirely different room and then suddenly peep into my room to see if the subs were up. This process would continue for quite [...]
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Sayaka has finally decide to become a magical girl in order to have the childhood friend she has a crush on to regain his ability to play violin. In exchange, she has to fight witches forever. Unfortunately, a certain magical girl decides to attack Sayaka over territory, which causes a big battle between the girls. [...]
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by dm00   Dear Shaft, Someday, please create an entire anime with Hajime Ueda designs.
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Wow, this was a real shocker of an episode after last week’s episode. Let’s see…. first of all, KYUBEY FUCKING EATS THE USED UP GRIEF SEEDS!!! So that’s where they go to once they’re “used up”. Oh boy oh boy ohboyohboyohboy. Secondly, Junko confirmed for BRO-est mom ever. I mean, hell, letting your 14 year [...]
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Long fucking titles! Oh, Madoka Magica. You depressing little thing, you. Very short post here, as I really just wanted to make a small observation about Magi Puella Madoka Magica. Everyone has been talking a lot about what tropes it is subverting or how it is deceiving us, but I’m actually finding the most intriguing [...]
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica – Episode 5 left us all hanging right after Homerun-chan saved Sayaka's ass. Thanks to Homerun-chan, because we almost have seen another Masou-shoujo getting pwnd and another Madoka going emo scenes. And don't forget Kyubei's bitching to make Madoka a Masou-shoujo.
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A little while ago, Otou-san on Twitter asked me to elaborate on why I found gg fansubs’ choice to translate mahou shoujo as “Puella Magi” dissatisfying.  This is my reply. (Warning: I’m going to assume you’ve at least seen up to episode three of Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica. Otherwise, this is going to spoil you something [...]
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I’m Not Afraid Anymore So, Miki has someone in the hospital so, it’s pretty obvious she’s needing a certain wish. We also learn what Mami’s wish was about and well, she was in a car accident. Kyubei appears amidst the car wreck. Mami accepted right there, with the wish to live instead of dying, like the [...]
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Alrighty, so that Sayaka girl made a wish and went through the magical girl commencement ceremony of a quick grope from Kyubey. Then she seems to act all high and mighty because her boyfriend got cured (but why not just ask for the whole shebang? Hello, he might want legs!) and she’s all super powerful [...]
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I like how colourful those binoculars are. Vibrancy excites me. Summary:   The problem now lies less with the witches but with the Magical Girls themselves. Competition for the Grief Seeds is mounting now that Mami has relieved her territory. … Continue reading →
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Summary: The episode begins with what is basically a ritual that Kyubey performs, giving Sayaka her powers. Kyubey, pushy as always, tells her that to become a magical girl is Sayaka’s fate. Sayaka and Madoka have a talk about how Sayaka feels about the situation; Madoka is still very much afraid of becoming a magical [...]
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That’s Really Nice Of You We get right into it, Madoka and her friend go to Mami’s house and they learn that there are Magical Girls and Witches. Magical Girls are born from wishes and Witches are born from curses. They are evil, they attack people, they must be killed. Pretty straightforward for now. By become [...]
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This time! On Puella Magi Mado… let’s leave it at Puella Magi from now on. Summary: Mitakihara City is now without its guardian. Mami has perished at the hands of the witch Catherine as a result of her own giddiness. Madoka is terrified at the prospect of becoming a Magical Girl as is Sayaka. Fortunately [...]
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In this episode Madoka worries about how Sayaka has become a magical girl. Sayaka, meanwhile, celebrates the recovery of her friend’s hand, and begins a hunt together with Madoka for witches. Yes, they are both idiots. Sayaka is attacked by another one of Kyubey’s magical girls, and Madoka almost becomes a magical girl to help [...]
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by dm00 Puella Magi Madoka Magica is shaping into a story about young women who embark on a magical career only to find that things can go terribly wrong. Magical girl costumes are no armor against violence and death. These themes are shared by Simoun, which examined them in surprising depth for what, at first, [...]
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While the climax to episode four of Puella Magi Madoka Magica introduced us to Sayaka in her new magical girl orientation, episode five begins with a quick flash back to the moment she makes her contract with Kyubey as a bit of a reminder and to fill in the gaps of what went before. Despite both Madoka and Hitomi being saved by Sayaka's actions, we see some very different "morning after"
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Episode 05 – There’s no way I would regret it – 後悔なんて、あるわけない (koukai nante aru wakenai) We finally get a proper introduction to the new Mahou Shoujo in this show, who turns out to be very evil (or at least, towards Sayaka she is). The thing is, this episode is emphasizing how being a Mahou [...]
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