Jan 22, 2017
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.
When I stumbled into the world of Madoka★Magica, I already had a sense that the anime was not what it seemed to be, as many of the original viewers had found out by the third episode. Being the curious person that I am, I decided to check this anime out, since the magical girl genre is my favorite. Low and behold, I was not wrong.
Madoka★Magica has very harrowing themes and dark stories behind the mask of cute characters and the moe art style. Despite these things, the characters and the plot work in conjunction to make
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the anime we have now. While Madoka★Magica excelled in the area of fleshing out the plot, there were still a lot of things the anime and its movies did not explore.
For example, although the characters were well developed throughout the original anime series, many of the character arcs were left open. This includes Sayaka Miki and Kyoko Sakura's arcs. While Sayaka had a lot of attention in the series due to her involvement with Kyosuke and becoming a magical girl later on to save him, I felt her arc in the end could've been explored further, especially when she had fallen into despair and became a witch. On the other hand, Kyoko's arc was left widely open, and I thought her involvement with her father could've also been explored further.
Lastly, I also thought magical girls and Kyubey in general could have been better explained. The series spent little time explaining the theory of magical girls and their work in preventing entropy. I also felt Kyubey and the incubators could have been further explored since they were barely touched on upon the series, especially their origins.
To conclude, Puella Magi★Madoka Magica is an anime that has not only great visuals, but a great story and, despite having a weak side in character arcs, and is a great anime for anyone who enjoys dark, psychological shows.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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