Houkago no Pleiades is a great show if you're looking for a mahou shoujo with a slow start to a heart-clenching ending. It has some twists in character relevance that I didn't expect. It also has some interesting ties with modern physics, astronomy, and aerospace engineering that populate a large majority of the show. Think Interstellar but magical girls.
Coming from a collaboration with the car company Subaru, it really shocked me how good it was. I went in not expecting much and came out loving it.
There's not too much fanservice (barely any), the art pieces mid-episode are BEAUTIFUL, every character is lovable in their
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Feb 22, 2021
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I wasn't a fan of how messy the MC's 'age-conscience' is. In the beginning, she explicitly leaves her older self (around 18 or so) and has the mind of a younger girl (cant remember the age, around 5?). She remembers some concepts (like books) from when she was older, which makes sense. BUT then the author continues to go back and forth on if her 'consciousness' is truly 18 or 5. This makes it a little creepy...the way an 18 year old is interacting with children and describing children. She refers to herself as older, younger, older, younger... which would ... 
Feb 22, 2021
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The best thing about this light novel is how well it is written. The quality of writing and worldbuilding is the greatest part of this LN, and I think it surpasses most LNs I've read. If you want a well written, more novel-like, rich world, read this. I hope more people read this LN, since the writing is so good and the MC, Mariela, is a simple, cute, hardworking, thoughtful, intelligent little alchemist. Story - great. No forced isekai to get the character in this setting, but still has a good intro. Art - the covers of the books are beautiful and help flesh out the world. ... |
