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I really haven't been this excited over an anime for a while. Okay, that's actually a lie, I was absolutely crazy about Shiki...Oh, fine. If we discount Shiki, it really has been years since I've been so impressed by an anime series. I normally don't watch more than a few series for each new season, and I'm glad I managed to pick a good one from the get-go.
...I'll admit, the only reasons I picked Madoka in the first place were because Kajiura Yuki was composing its soundtrack and Kalafina was providing the ED. The title of the series alone didn't sound too exciting. And the CMs...Seriously, go watch them, and you'll understand. I'm not really a fan of moe or magical girls, and they seemed eager to emphasize the fact that there was little more to Madoka than both of those things.
As it turns out, there was a very good reason those CMs were gave that impression. And no, not because Madoka was what it was made out to be.
A lot of people called it. They said, with Shinbo, and Urobochi, there was no way this would be any ordinary mahou shoujo anime. I didn't know Urobochi, but I had some familiarity with Shinbo's work. And he certainly didn't seem like the type to be working on something with such a fluffy premise. I wanted to believe it, I really did.
The first two episodes were a visual feast -- that creepy, surrealistic world within the witches' barriers was gorgeously rendered, and Mami'sUnlimited Musket Works mode of attack was delightful in its badassery. If you were searching, you could find what might be construed as hints that Madoka would take a darker tone. But the expected tropes of a magical anime still seemed to be firmly in place. I found myself thinking, "Maybe it really will be just another magical girl anime."
It took just 3 episodes to disabuse me of that notion.
Ohboyohboyohboy.
Hit the jump for more.
...I'll admit, the only reasons I picked Madoka in the first place were because Kajiura Yuki was composing its soundtrack and Kalafina was providing the ED. The title of the series alone didn't sound too exciting. And the CMs...Seriously, go watch them, and you'll understand. I'm not really a fan of moe or magical girls, and they seemed eager to emphasize the fact that there was little more to Madoka than both of those things.
As it turns out, there was a very good reason those CMs were gave that impression. And no, not because Madoka was what it was made out to be.
A lot of people called it. They said, with Shinbo, and Urobochi, there was no way this would be any ordinary mahou shoujo anime. I didn't know Urobochi, but I had some familiarity with Shinbo's work. And he certainly didn't seem like the type to be working on something with such a fluffy premise. I wanted to believe it, I really did.
The first two episodes were a visual feast -- that creepy, surrealistic world within the witches' barriers was gorgeously rendered, and Mami's
It took just 3 episodes to disabuse me of that notion.
Ohboyohboyohboy.
Hit the jump for more.
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