Mahou shoujo Madoka Magica 06, finally!

[beckerbell]

So, I finally sat down with Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica 06, which means SPOILERS as always!

(Thank god I waited until the weekend, because it means just THAT MUCH LESS TIME UNTIL THE NEXT EPISODE, too.)

Comments

[beckerbell]

I do wish they'd at least discuss Mami a little, to answer these questions more clearly with Sayaka and Madoka, but at least they put it into the series for the fans to figure out. (I saw theorizing that maybe her soul gem was just trapped in that pocket dimension, with no way to get to it, but I think Kyuubei would have said, oh, hey, pick that up, because he wouldn't want to lose a useful magical girl. So it had to have been destroyed, yeah

[littledelusion]

I kind of want to watch this but I am so, so scared to. ;_______;

[beckerbell]

Why would you be scared to watch it? Aside from the danger of getting attached to any given character, I mean. >_>

[littledelusion]

I just - grotesque cartoon images totally scar me. I can watch live action violence mostly all right (I mean, I love HBO) but - but - brrrrrrrrrr.

[beckerbell]

Have you seen caps of the show that have grossed you out? Or do you mean the acid trip of the witches' dimensions? I wouldn't have thought the show was very grotesque, but it certainly is an intense show, so I suppose I can understand. XD

[rubyd]

Ok now that I'm caught up with the review posts... "And I love that there's such an incredible meaning to the soul gem, because so many mahou shoujo series have talismans like this, but how many of them give such incredible meaning to them?" Super agreed. That everything in this series is given a real hard look is really great, like I how I enjoy that Kyubey is just this thing who wants to make more Magical Girls and is emotionally distant from them all despite being a standard cute looking mascot.

As for the soul gem, it possibly went crunch because it was on Mami's hairpiece. I wonder how breakable they are?

If Madoka resists ever being turned into a Magical Girl that will be the biggest trolling ever.

[beckerbell]

Oh, man, I started watching this show after everyone was like, "....HOLY SHIT, EPISODE 3, DID NOT SEE THAT COMING." and I got curious. I love how they're very clearly aware of all of these tropes and paying homage to them by giving them these darker meanings or going in the completely opposite direction. And Kyuubei is so cute and has an adorable little voice and then just... NOTHING, no empathy or care or anything. Except more and more pressure.

....you know, part of me wouldn't be surprised if Urobuchi Gen is trolling us all and actually wouldn't ever make Madoka a magical girl. Though, I suspect it'll be more like we'll see it happen in the final episode and, like, she'll be the only one left or something.

AND I WOULD LIKE THE NEXT EPISODE NOW, PLZ. AND THE MANGA. +__+

[rubyd]

I accidentally got spoilered on Episode 3 after ep 6 aired and went I MUST SEE THIS. It's really exciting to see a series take a well-known concept and do something unexpected with it and to take it seriously. And after reading up a little on the Faust symbolism I'm like... why didn't anyone come up with this concept before? Cute animal offering you things for your soul? It fits so well.

What's some of your favorite theories at the moment? Mine is "Sakaya = the Witch from the first ep dream sequence" because after her minor freakout in the alleyway in ep 6 (about how Mami was special and she would fight against people like Kyouko and Homura) I could really see it.

[beckerbell]

You know, I haven't read up much on Faustian symbols, but it's a long wait until episode 7, so I think I might just do that. (Assuming I can tear myself away from Pixiv... it's tempting to get another tumblr just for spamming Madoka Magica art. orz) And now that you mention it, why hasn't there been more Twisted Magical Girl anime before? Surely, there must be at least a manga on it!

My guess is that Kyouko and Sayaka are either just going to be elsewhere or not making it into the pocket dimension to fight... or else they're dead somewhere. I like the pet theory that Homura is from the near future sent back into time, so she knows how all this is going to explode in their faces.

I'm also keeping an eye on their third friend, the girl with the green hair, because I keep wondering how witches are made, why they have names, if they weren't human once. Though, I also wonder at taking all that magic into a soul gem and why aren't there older magical girls around and just... how horrible would it be if it was a never-ending cycle?

[rubyd]

Awesome info, thanks!

I am hoping very much for some kind of memory wipe thing. I'm not a fan of time loops.

[blackmagie]

This is totally 100% unrelated to your post but I had to share because I found pics of the One Piece hijack covers.

The cover of Weekly Playboy? A woman dressed as LUFFYKO!