 If you liked
Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica
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 ...then you might like
Sarazanmai
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- Both deal with a group of teenagers using supernatural powers they don't understand
- Both deal with difficult choices about friendship and the character development (doubt, selflessness, sacrifice, love) this creates.
- Sarazanmai's protagonists pretty literally are magical boys
- Both feature cute supernatural beings which may be a villain
- Both feature a gentle homosexual love story
- In both the cast has at least one magical girl in full traditional regalia
- Sarazanmai's director Kunihiko Ikuhara is a famous magical girl genre innovator (Sailor Moon, Utena)
- Both have surreal animation sequences and a avant-garde, high quality, modern animation style
- Both have an excellent soundtrack