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bayoab · 2008-04-20, 17:12

Saw the first two episodes today at New York Comic-con. Let me get this out of the way first, I did not like the show because there was an unnecessary amount of fanservice and one the main character's hauu~ got grating on the ears after the first twenty times. That said, the show was very very weird.

The plot was sort of interesting. It wasn't new or anything, but it was an interesting take on it. The whole magical girls with super powers has been done time and time again, but they still managed to work some good dark elements into it and different stuff. Their powers weren't exactly original but they weren't exactly recycled either. It was an interesting touch with all the things they could do with them. The dark elements were really what made the show interesting to me. There was some really great potential there. (There are some really stupid moments too though.)

Visually, it was great. It looked absolutely great ignoring the fanservice.

Musically, it was very meh. The songs were all forgettable.

A quick summary of it is more like "3D lesbian magical girls save everyone and everything".

The voice acting hurt my ears for the most part. The three main characters were annoying, but all of the side characters were good.

Now, onto the complaining:

There were some very annoying elements to it. I will go into spoiler tags now:
These spoilers are very minor for the most part and do not spoil anything major. My first griped, "scenes" that repeated over and over.

Spoiler for Repeated scenes:

And the major gripe: This show had way too much fanservice of young girls. The series can be called "Triad bait". I would use another phrase involving the acronym P.W.D, but lets not open that can of worms. The magical girl transformation scenes itself weren't the problem. They are almost required for a magical girl show. The problem is what happened before and after.

Spoiler for Magical girls:

Here is the live watching feed just for fun. There are some spoilers in it:

Spoiler for Feed:

2008-04-20, 17:12	Link #11
bayoab Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003	Saw the first two episodes today at New York Comic-con. Let me get this out of the way first, I did not like the show because there was an unnecessary amount of fanservice and one the main character's hauu~ got grating on the ears after the first twenty times. That said, the show was very very weird. The plot was sort of interesting. It wasn't new or anything, but it was an interesting take on it. The whole magical girls with super powers has been done time and time again, but they still managed to work some good dark elements into it and different stuff. Their powers weren't exactly original but they weren't exactly recycled either. It was an interesting touch with all the things they could do with them. The dark elements were really what made the show interesting to me. There was some really great potential there. (There are some really stupid moments too though.) Visually, it was great. It looked absolutely great ignoring the fanservice. Musically, it was very meh. The songs were all forgettable. A quick summary of it is more like "3D lesbian magical girls save everyone and everything". The voice acting hurt my ears for the most part. The three main characters were annoying, but all of the side characters were good. Now, onto the complaining: There were some very annoying elements to it. I will go into spoiler tags now: These spoilers are very minor for the most part and do not spoil anything major. My first griped, "scenes" that repeated over and over. Spoiler for Repeated scenes: There are multiple scenes where the girl's lips touch. They then repeat that sequence 5-6 times for each one! And the major gripe: This show had way too much fanservice of young girls. The series can be called "Triad bait". I would use another phrase involving the acronym P.W.D, but lets not open that can of worms. The magical girl transformation scenes itself weren't the problem. They are almost required for a magical girl show. The problem is what happened before and after. Spoiler for Magical girls: Before the scene, all of their clothes are shown coming off and floating away. There is a huge focus on their undergarments for some reason. Afterward the transformation, they are covered in ribbons in ONLY the critical areas. The main character has a little bit more clothing on, but this is basically what it comes down to. Later on, this gets to the point that... (MAJOR PLOT SPOILER AHEAD) Spoiler for This is a real plot spoiler: The girls are stuck to each other in their transformed states and holding each other for the sake of being close. Here is the live watching feed just for fun. There are some spoilers in it: Spoiler for Feed: [12:04:46] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> holy CG [12:05:39] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> ii saishuu kai [12:06:57] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> noto mamiko ~ [12:07:22] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> lol this is awesome [12:18:17] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> this show is seriously wtf lulz [12:21:51] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> ...................... did all her clothes just... yes [12:21:54] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> wtfh [12:22:00] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> cg magical girl tranform 12:25:13] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> ....this hauu~ noise is getting very annoying [12:31:37] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> yep... was noto mamiko [12:32:13] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> wow... this is bad [12:33:36] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> this is incredibly bad and cliche [12:33:48] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> it looks reallly really nice since its nearly entirely cg [12:34:23] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> like the two girls will run into eachother and they will reshow them kissing 9-10 times [12:35:55] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> god... these vas are grating on the ears [12:36:11] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> ....pedos wet dream op [12:36:35] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> the ED for ep 1 is really the op [12:36:53] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> well... parts of it [12:39:23] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> its called Amuri in star oceanthe key part being amuri [12:40:08] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> its about 3 girls with magical powers [12:40:32] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> minor spoiler about the powers Spoiler for their powers: one can repel, one... can boost themselves? and one can become transparent [12:41:38] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> ....the transform sequence involves her clothes getting ripped off -_- [12:44:01] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> ....mata ka yo [12:44:26] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> ......WTFH [12:47:21] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> this show is kinda dark which is nice [12:50:59] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> these insert songs are meh too [12:52:01] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> this is another example of good idea, horrible execution [12:52:17] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> they are airing it subbed at NYCC for some reason [12:52:24] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> were in the B part of ep 2 right now [12:52:54] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> ....another henshin sequence.. involving clothes being removed... [12:53:23] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> ....... [12:53:23] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> SHES [12:53:24] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> WEARING [12:53:25] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> NEARLY [12:53:26] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> NOTHING [12:54:45] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> after she transformed [12:54:55] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> literally wearing ribbons [12:56:19] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> ....yep [12:56:23] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> knew that was coming Spoiler for Another plot point: they are now stuck together [12:58:09] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> ......you gotta be.... [12:58:51] <Anya> sex in space? [12:58:53] <Anya> \o/ [12:59:57] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> ...might as well be [13:01:00] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> if it didn't have the freaking loli's [13:01:01] <bay\|NYCC\|Amuri> it would be actually GOOD Last edited by bayoab; 2008-04-20 at 17:26.