Magical Madoka

[idiosyncreant]

rhinemouse recommended Puella Magi Madoka Magica (or, as subtitled in Japanese, Magical Girl Madoka Magica) and I realized, okay, I'm almost out of Maid-sama! episodes, lets look at whether Crunchy roll has it.

Wow, Rose. I deserved the agony of a new thing on my roster of things to watch, it's karma--but this is a much better anime (even just in the first episode) than I have seen in a long time.

It's creepy and beautiful. The portrait of her life and city and school is so idyllic it screams horror, because soon there must be blood everywhere, it's just the narrative law.

It's also the first time I've ever been able to hear this particular kind of cutesy girl voice in a main character and not shut the window down--it works somehow in the dream world (in several senses) that this story is in.

I'm already afraid of finding out about the destruction of this magical girl trope I was warned about--the sinister edge of the magic world so far is less of an edge and more of a cleaver-blade.

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[rhinemouse.livejournal.com]

MUAHAHAHAHA!

The destruction is totally worth it in the end, I promise.

And yeah. The beauty and the creepiness are equally amazing.