 If you liked
Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica
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Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou
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Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou has a very similar atmosphere. Both have magical girls fighting something like a monster.
Both are not your average magical girl show, as they portray the dark side of that it really means to be a 'hero of justice'. Darkness exists because happiness exists.
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Recommended by MagicFlier
In both series, there is the concept of magical girls doing battles against the supernatural. The girls themselves have abilities that allows them to fight against their foes using sources of energy.
Both series has a darker atmosphere than the traditional 'magical girl' theme series. There's that familiar feeling of sorrow and despair surrounding the characters. Meanwhile, they also incorporate some cute moments but most times are clouded by the darker tones.
There's also some sort of destiny to be fulfilled and the girls tries their best to accomplish it despite the odds & consequences.
Both are unusual mahou shoujo anime where despairing people are turned into surreal monsters. A group of very cute girls have to fight these monsters while they suffer tragedies.
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Recommended by BerrakBurcu
One episode of Genei Taiyou and two episodes of Madoka (and of course thousands of spoiler posts on Tumblr) has already led me to believe that the atmospheres of both are very similar. They both start out as a cutesy show and then it just turns super dark.
I don't know the characters too well yet, but they seem very similar personality-wise.
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Recommended by Clouded-Flame
Both are a story about girls with magical powers
both have a deep plot
both are entertaining and exciting
Both get really gritty and throw you off because of it
Both have dynamic characters with their own reasons behind their actions and personalities.
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Recommended by deathnote2468
Both use the concept of mahou shoujo in a dark setting. Happy girls born with a power and a "destiny" to protect the world are because of this suddenly forced into a life filled with sadness and despair.
A dark and refreshing twist to a cliche setting, while keeping a lot of the colorful and "cute" theme that comes with being a mahou shoujuo, creating an interesting contrast with the dull and gory world that is painted around them.
Same feeling, and the girls all seem to be fighting for something/someone.
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Recommended by Kimasuar_Sama
Both have magical girls, magic, transforming and battling monsters, but at the same time deals with dark themes. Main girls awaken their powers.
Deceptively cute at first but shows how dark it can be. The art in Genei seems to take the cuteness farther than Madoka though since it doesn't have dark backgrounds and the characters are very moe. However, Genei also shows in the first episode that it even has some horror elements while Madoka waits longer.
they both have magical girls who fight monsters in a similar dark atmosphere
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Recommended by mastermindjunko
You might think that it is "cute girls saving the world, with happiness," but it is the polar opposite of it. Fear, despair, sorrow, and emotions, all in a much more darker tone then other magical girls nowadays. In the story, the main characters are battling the humans who have "negative emotions" with a monster possess inside of them. The people who have lost hope, have transform into a horrible monster, which makes the main characters having a bad feeling when the battle is finished.
There is not much of a difference, but Madoka Magica signs a "contract" to fight off these "witches." Day Break Illusion
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Both shows are dark magical girl anime. In Madoka magica, mahou shoujos get power from a special seed while in Day Break Illusion, they get their power from Tarot cards. Both shows deal with topics of death, misery, and suffering. Not meant for little girls at all.
Both from the magical girl genre
Both are genre breaking
The monsters from the two animes are similar
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Recommended by Jammaryllis
Both are about Magical girls, and both have Monsters they fight that were originally good people. Both have talking animals that guide the magical girls, and both fight in groups. Both have a happy innocent lead, and both originally seem cute but get darker as the show progresses.
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Recommended by KawaiiWallach
Both are the same in the way they tackle on the genre. Also like Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica, Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou ( English: Day Break Illusion ) both separate the characters personalities and focus on the way they think about their job as a Magical Girl
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Recommended by kairinanami
*Both heavily incorporate the "Magical Girls" theme, and are fueled by the Supernatural & Fantasy genres.
*Both have a much greater darkness/psychological aspect than the branding lets off
*Both make similar defiant statements, to challenge your perception of the "Magical Girls" theme
*Both regard the topic of fighting against evil, in the name of justice
*Both have vibrant, high quality, and outlandish artwork
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Recommended by Micsupreeme
* Both have annoying/happy go lucky main magical girl [ Madoka & Akari ]
* Both anime have dark atmosphere around them, but our Main Girls nearly kills it instantly
* Nice OP/ED songs...
* Magical Girls with holy shit powers are awesome in both cartoons, just the main girls sucks a lot....
* EPIC fighting scenes at the end of the series
Both anime shows that being a Magical Girl isn't as fun and happy as it seems to be.
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Recommended by TheRockzSG