Mar 29, 2025
Even though I don't really know shit about magical girls, I watched this one because it was being hyped up so much as a "symbolic masterpiece" or whatever by the unlearned masses. I would certainly not consider it a masterpiece. Unless I was going through my emo phase. Which I am certainly not.
If you ask me, my main issue with the show is that it kept hurling tragedy after tragedy at the girls and expected you to feel sorry for them solely because of their gender and age. They did not bother to flesh the characters out in the least, either, so I was not
...
sad when any of them died.
The titular Madoka Kaname is absolutely insufferable, too. She acts (and also looks, to an extent) bizarrely young for somebody her age (with just how naive and innocent she is, I would have been under the impression that she was about 8-10, rather than 14). And yet nobody calls her out on this shit except maybe her mom and Homura. I was also somewhat enraged that her magical girl outfit barely showed up despite it being featured so much in promotional material, but I think that's a pretty petty thing to be angry about.
That being said, I did like the visuals and music a lot! The witch labyrinths in particular are great, albeit a bit hard on the eyes.
TL/DR: It's just Gen Urobuchi's Rule 63 Kamen Rider Ryuki fanfiction. I would not recommend this one if characters are important to you (go watch Ryuki for that, if you can stomach live action). If you want cool art and music, I would recommend this one.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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