Puella Magi Madoka Magica Series
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There exist familiars who have the power to grant one wish to a chosen girl. However, in exchange, that girl must then
become a Puella Magi, a girl with magical powers, and fight against witches, evil creatures born from darkness and are
responsible for murders and suicides.
In the city of Mitakihara, a schoolgirl named Madoka Kaname and her friend Sayaka Miki are
approached by a familiar named Kyubey, who offers to grant them each one wish
in return for making them Puella Magi. Another Puella Magi named Homura
Akemi tries to prevent Madoka from making such a deal, while Kyubey urges Madoka by telling her she will become the
most powerful Puella Magi. However unlike the glamorous ideas of becoming a magical girl, the Puella Magi find
themselves dealing with death, isolation, the value of their wishes, and existential crises.
Madoka, following
her Puella Magi friends, soon sees the darker side of being a Puella Magi and the price that must be paid to become one,
and despite knowing the truth of the existence of the Puella Magi, still questions if she should become a Puella Magi as
well and must answer the question of how much is one wish worth…
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Rated:
Puella Magi Madoka Magica is one of the top shows of 2011 for a reason. Hands down, it redefines the magical girl genre by having its heroes deal with the dark facets of reality, and the heroes themselves having a story to tell, most of which is also dark and tragic. This is a show that makes you think about the meaning of life and the fact that life itself can't be taken for granted.
It may be a cliche, but it still rings true because it is true.
The plotline has excellent brevity and punch to go with solid artistic presentation—perhaps the best of this year—impressive voice acting from its leads, especially from Chiwa Saito, and great background music.
This is a show that you will want to experience again and again. And from somebody that has done just that, you should do it.
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Member Opinions
Another magical themed, another mahou shoujo, and what's on my mind first was Aikawa Ayumu (Kore wa Zombie Desu ka)
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Alas this one is different because it's a real girl turning into Puella Magi (Mahou Shoujo) using the power of their
wishes to make them into one.
I actually got into difficulty obtaining this one series since it's becoming very popular lately and most of the
episodes in the internet had been copyrighted and I can't download them TT.TT
After a week or so I actually managed to download it using several methods and watched it for three days straight.
The story itself was interesting with the idea of Witches absorbing human's negative to grow stronger and there's Puella
Magi who hunted it for their Grief Seeds.
The point that I was quite surprised is that the magic they're using was mostly weapon summoning magic (summoning
weapons and using them in battle) instead of spell-based magic (which I was expecting) but anyway it's good with the way
it is.
interesting show, quite deep and philosophical at times. The girls all try their best to fight and have the best intentions. things happen in this show you don't expect, like a lot of the characters dying off...sad (sniff)...
stargem rated 9.00:
I thought this show was something for little kids to watch. I was wrong.
Saw one of the later episodes of this show, all I could think was 'wow this is scarily sadistic.'
Piqued my interest, might come back to it later.
While Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica present a somewhat dark element behind it, it also provide some light to it. The Art is very good that it almost look as the enemy is paper cut out anime. The action and music will not disappoint you. This is by far one of the best Mahou Shoujo genre out their.
MisaSasekage rated 9.50:
I don't usually watch shows like this, the title completely through me off. I liked the show and didn't think I would.
From hearing the title it wasn't what I was expecting. I thought the animation was different. The concept was pretty
good. The
beginning sequence was pretty crazy. I’ll take a second to quickly comment on the art style during the fighting
scenes. While I can honestly say that I’m not a fan of the whole abstract art style of the monsters and how they look
too “real” in comparison with the characters, the background art that SHAFT decided to use in the other dimensions
look pretty amazing. The battleground where Mami and the witch fought at looked amazing – making me think it might be
something that could have came straight out of a Dr. Seuss book for adults. Thinking about how Kyubei was conveniently
at the site of the accident made me question just how trustworthy the little fur ball is. It didn’t help that he
started commenting on how much potential Madoka had to become the strongest Mahou Shoujo. It also REALLY didn’t help
after Homura confronted Mami over why Kyubei was pushing to have Madoka become one so bad. As I watched the rest of the
episode, all these different things kept making me question what hidden intentions Kyubei might have. It may have just
been me, but every time Kyubei asked Sayaka or Madoka to become a Mahou Shoujo, it almost feels like he is just trying
to force the situation — trying to make them become Mahou Shoujo just for the sake of getting them under a
contract.let’s not forget about Kyubei — the white raccoon looking cat hybrid who feels almost evil thing. I can’t
help but add a negative connotation to anything he says! After watching him say farewell and apologizing to Madoka and
Sayaka for all the trouble he’s put them through, I couldn’t help but think that he had something else hidden up his
sleeves (if he had any). Lo and behold, when the tension between Sayaka and Kyosuke gets near the breaking point over
his hand, guess who’s sitting on a windowsill when only “a miracle or magic” can fix the situation? He's just so
suspcious acting. After watching just how Kyubei turns a normal girl into a Mahou Shoujo, something just felt wrong with
the whole process. It might have been the creepy shadow behind Kyubei, or the words he used while talking to Sayaka, but
watching him yank out Sayaka’s powers right from her chest just didn’t sit right with me. Maybe because the spot
where her powers came out of just happened to be right where one’s soul normally sits? And if ripping the powers out
of someone wasn’t bad enough, after hearing Kyouko’s twisted strategy on how to harvest grief seeds, I wasn’t sure
what a Mahou Shoujo’s purpose was anymore. I have some pretty mixed feelings about just what Kyubei is supposed to be.
Creating Mahou Shoujo’s to protect the world from the never ending stream of witches, with the reward being a single
wish for anything, it doesn’t sound like a bad deal to me. Still, pushing someone into making a wish without telling
them about having to give up anything and everything dear to them sounds pretty dirty in my mind. Not only did Kyubei
turn from an evil furball into a heartless and methodical one, but watching Madoka actually put some action into her
words surprised me. It’s a shame that her new found courage was overshadowed by Sayaka crumpling to the floor. The
revelation of just what a Mahou Shoujo is just blew my mind away. While I was thinking about different kinds of clothing
or how they got their powers, I never expected that the jewel that they carry is actually the embodiment of their mind
and soul — which just happens to be the only thing that links their soul and body together. Something about the
thought of having my soul extracted from my body just doesn’t sit well with me. Seeing how I’m a normal human being,
I would feel a little violated if someone decided to rip my soul out my body. Isn’t your soul the basis of your very
existence — the single thing that makes you who you are? You can bet that I felt Kyubei’s actions were absolutely
unjustifiable. Somewhere between forgetting to mention certain facts to playing with Sayaka’s soul, I was ready to rip
his head off. At the same time, I was surprised just how convincing the show was when it tried to justify Kyubei’s
actions. Homura’s comment how an entire life normally isn’t enough for a miracle keeps echoing through my head. How
often do you get a chance to have a wish granted? For such an opportunity, is it worth sacrificing everything? I could
understand if he’s some sort of higher being that lacks emotions because his only goal is to save the people of earth
— but he’s not. The idea that every single witch that’s been defeated so far was once a Mahou Shoujo just blows my
mind away. But even worse is trying to picture just how vicious of a circle he’s created. Create Mahou Shoujos to
defeat fallen Mahou Shoujos so that in the end, he can harvest all their grief seeds. At this point I don’t want to
even think about what Kyubei Incubator intends to with his grief seeds. Once again, after the proper context is brought
in, I can’t help but feel that Kyubei is not completely evil. Sure he’s manipulative, acts like a psychopath, and
even eats his previous bodies, but the phrase “We ask you to make a contract, not force you” left a strong
impression on me. Such a strong impression that even after listening to him coldly describe the dire situation that the
universe is in, how pubescent girls have the ability to overcome the laws of physics and thermodynamics, and his total
disregard of human life, I couldn’t really hold it against him. On a moral level, is it right to compare aliens to
humans? It’s like comparing superior oranges to apples, at least the superior oranges are giving the apples options.
But from a human perspective, yes, I think it’s pretty screwed up. For those a little out of the loop with so much
time between these last two episodes, let’s have a quick recap. Mahou Shoujos are created for the sole purpose of
being used as energy sources. The amount of energy that a prepubescent girl outputs when becoming a Mahou Shoujo or a
Witch is great enough that other societies wish to capitalize on it. This huge amount, which is enough to save the
universe from literally running out of energy (which is happening), creates the surprising problem of how to harvest all
this raw energy. Unlike like how our own civilization capitalized on the labor of those deemed “inferior”, I think
that Kyubei’s actions aren’t nearly as bad. While conveniently forgetting all the major drawbacks of becoming a
Mahou Shoujo and trying to push their hand in his favor, he always offered them a choice. Please note, that I don’t
condone this at all. I personally hate the Old Kyubei and all of his cold hearted tactics. But from the point of a
rational and emotionless being, I can understand where he’d be coming from. It’s like asking if sacrificing a part
of society to save the whole is worth it — is it? As the past eleven episodes have clearly illustrated, there is a
huge drawback to becoming a Mahou Shoujo — you become a witch when you give up hope or run out of power. Effectively
skipping death entirely and rampaging around the earth as pissed off as you were when you died until a Mahou Shoujo
takes you out of your misery. Looking at this situation as a whole, Madoka’s wish is such an amazingly noble and
selfless one that it’s hard to believe I never saw it coming. I was sitting straight up peering into the monitor,
waiting for her to utter her wish. I personally wanted Madoka to somehow become a Mahou Shoujo without falling into
Kyubei’s trap, and boy does it feel good to watch how she not only managed to beat him at his own game but effectively
changed the rules of the game entirely! With such spectacular scenes to match an amazing final battle, SHAFT really
outdid themselves this time. Though it was a bit cliche, the ending especially, it makes you think what would you be
willing to sacrifice for one wish?