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Since I can't give it a 9.5/10 I gave this a 10 WHILE UNFINISHED

This show, without giving any major spoilers is brutal, harsh, unkind, and very much a painful show.

However - unlike other shows in the dark mahou shoujo genre, this show falls away from away from the typical shock factor of cute girls doing nasty things and instead tugs at your heart, and you can feel the moral dilemma's facing these girls, who is indeed truly good?

The opening soundtrack, and indeed most of the ost in this show fights the mood and helps set you in the frame of the scene.

The characters, to ... a degree falls slightly short, with some of em not getting a lot of fleshing out and time, but despite that, they are all loveable and enjoyable in their own rights. The title character Asuka gets more development and I personally often find myself lost in thought about everything that she has to comprehend and process.

What I really enjoy about this show is that it doesn't focus on transformation scenes, and overly flashy powers like many Mahou Shoujo's do, but also reminds of what we love with the outfits, the naming conventions, and the sense of justice...justice in whose eyes however... is ever present.

Though I shouldn't focus on other reviews, I would like to refute a common presumption in several, this is not a fan service, sexual thrill show, yes, there is boobs, yes there is a couple of "thirsty" scenes, however, not once does the show emphasise nor enforce sex onto us, this is *not* an ecchi show, and therefore do not be put off by it.

As a mahou shoujo fanboy I implore anyone even slightly interested, to give this a watch.

This show in terms score, has obviously suffered from 'high expectations' ~ by the title alone we can already expect something cute, funny and enjoyable.

For many people this kind of show is off putting due to the BL vibes it radiates, however, this review, I hope will alleviate any anxieties about watching this.

Story: 7/10 its hard to rate it a 10/10, for these reasons: The plot is minimal and each episode is very independent to itself, so to give a 10/10 wouldnt feel right, however the mininalistic plot that is there is fun and enjoyable cause it doesnt try too hard to tell its plot. ...

Art/Sound: 10/10 For me this show really excelled in its art style and sound, the OST was very upbeat and fun, and really captured the LOVE essence of this show, the colours, the songs, everything made me feel comfortable and really emphasised the message of the show.

Characters 9/10 not a 10/10 simply because the characters are very trope and cliche, and to some degree I felt more character development coulda been done, however they are a loveable cast, even the main villains are loveable, and for me their interactions and adventures were fantastic

Overall, my enjoyment of this show leaves me on a 9/10: its not perfect and there is more it could have done to improve, however, down right this show was amazing, its funny, heartwarming and full of looooove!! At points it has BL vibes, however, there is no BL, and in fact I havent laughed at a show so much since Squid Girl and Lucky Star. Give this a watch and enjoy some parody magical boys!