 If you liked
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
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 ...then you might like
Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica
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Both of these Anime pushed grounds for the Magical Girl genre. Sailor Moon is one of the first series where the females took on an action role while Madoka takes on a darker more sinister look where there is a cost - major - to being a magical girl.
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Recommended by Yemi_Hikari
Both are about a young girl encountering a familiar(animal) who introduce them to magical powers. in the Magical Girl genre. Even though Madoka Magica is a little darker, but its just as great.
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Recommended by MoonXArtemis
Sailor Moon established the Magical Girl genre as it stands today, providing the archetypes that a show like Madoka Magica is manipulating. Both shows center around middle school girls who possess magical powers and use them to fight against evil, accompanied by cute animal guardians which guide their development as heroines. Sailor Moon establishes the storyline that you expect to see replicated in Madoka Magica. Both shows are cute in animation style, which contrasts with their surprising moments of darkness. The young girls in both shows prove to be less naive than they are portrayed, demonstrating acts of personal sacrifice and actively confronting ethical problems.
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Recommended by moonpopsicle
If you're looking for another top notch magical series, then Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica is definitely the series for you! Be warned--it's much darker than Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon, but it still showcases what all magical girl series' have to offer: friendship!
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Recommended by enchantedsloth
Both shows are "Magical Girl" anime that explore darker themes than other shoujo, such as death, responsibility, violence and divinity, alongside the usual friendship and occasional romance. While Sailor Moon is a light-hearted villian of the week show that gradually gets darker with every season, Madoka Magica is a twist on the genre that takes shows such as Sailor Moon and skips the filler and goes straight for the dark stuff. Both Madoka and Usagi serve as the watchers self-insert into their worlds, although Usagi presents much more personality and relatability than Madoka does. These series have great supporting casts that steal the show. If
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Both are shows in the magical girl genre, though Madoka Magica is more mature and grim.
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Recommended by Slugadubdub
Both are magical girl themed storeis and both leads encoutner a cute animal that grants them the powers that are utilzed in the story and both do have a mix of life outside and the darker side of magical girls too.
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Recommended by Disapeared_Ghost
Both anime are considered top-notch mahou shoujo and for good reason. They feature unique and memorable aesthetics, an easily recognisable main cast, great soundtracks and can be enjoyable for watchers of both sexes.
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Recommended by Krankastel