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Old 2011-04-14, 16:32   Link #2324
Midonin
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Originally Posted by Deconstructor View Post
Also noted is the lack of Madoka merchandise. I think if Shinbo was really aiming for profits, then he would have directed the show in a more appealing way to the shonen demographic. He would have commissioned the art director to give Homura a more attractive body and asked Urobuchi to give Homura awesome laser beams of death. Instead, the viewers get a show of gloomy, dark, and serious nature. Everything is kept simple and minimalistic to retain a depressing aura about the show.

I still think Shaft could have sold a lot of junk the way Madoka is now, but they chose not to exploit their own success for piles of yen.
I am reminded of this fanart.

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