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The first battle, Kyoko seemed mad at Sayaka for getting in the way. Afterward, Kyoko was the one who taunted Sayaka into another battle - they had a hostile yet controlled discussion. It is Kyoko who sought out Sayaka. If Kyoko really hated Sayaka, she would have transformed and murdered her on the spot. The second battle, Kyoko looked like she wanted to fight Sayaka for enjoyment; she was smiling. After the Soul Gem revelation, Kyoko realized that fighting was counter-productive, and actually tried making friends with Sayaka. Quote:
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The reviewer has a problem with Homura being cool for 7 full episodes, then cracking simply because Madoka nearly made the contract (which Madoka has done before). Take the battle between Kyoko and Sayaka - Homura calmly walked in, broke up the fight, and prevented Madoka from contracting. All without collapsing in tears. The reviewer doesn't buy that Homura would cry over another Kyubey encounter, since that is what Homura came here to stop. Last edited by Deconstructor; 2011-03-09 at 15:02. |
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2011-03-09, 15:18 | Link #1642 |
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I know you are going to hate me (more) for writting this...
IF every witch was once a girl and IF there are so MANY magical gilrs in so MANY cities defeating so MANY witches, each one having killed SEVERAL people... Shouldn't the tv or the school or the parents noticed that and done SOMETHING ? ...Yeah I know, it doesn't matter how many people died or if the people besides the 5 girls matter or if nothing makes sense because it's all just fiction. They make wishes come true and shotguns appear out of their skirts and aliens defeat entropy with energy harvested by psycho lolis so ok. And seriously, being out of character while crying or going amok counts as character development? You are going to hate me (more) XD |
2011-03-09, 15:30 | Link #1643 |
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Well, your "if"-scenario fails because the primary way for witches to come into existance is to arise from familiars, not Magical Girls. And the general idea is that there's less than a handful MGs per territory, however big that territory that is.
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2011-03-09, 15:42 | Link #1644 | |
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So no, it's impossible to notice the existence of witches unless you're a magical girl. BTW, you really aren't watching the series, are you??
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2011-03-09, 16:01 | Link #1645 | ||||||
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Kyoko wants to be Sayaka's "friend" so she threatens Sayaka with the lovely mental image of Kamijo being totally dismembered. Kyoko's not some dumb, barely sentient animal, as you seem to be stretching your argument towards here. The girl at least knew how to show some modicum of genuine friendliness to another person (i.e. offering pocky to Homura during their conversation after Kyoko played DDR, IIRC). Quote:
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I'd honestly rather think that Kyoko is a complete psychopath than to think that she's this stupid.
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2011-03-09, 18:50 | Link #1646 | |
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2011-03-09, 19:26 | Link #1648 | |
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1) It is now the all time leader in number of 2ch threads for a 1-season anime (590+ and counting vs ~460 by the first Haruhi season; however, the total number of Haruhi threads is higher) 2) The current record for first week sales in anime BD in Japan is held by the last volume (vol #6) of Bakemonogatari (~51000). Current estimated reservations of volume #1 of Madoka Magica (due 03/30/2011) have already topped that number (60000+). With 95% confidence, current reservations of vol 1 is at least ~58000, with an average estimate of ~63000. Info source: Spoiler for NSFW sites not far from the links:
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2011-03-09, 19:47 | Link #1650 |
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Personally i think this show has great replay value, even if people watched it simply because of the reasons you listed (Which IMO, is not the only reason people watch MAdoka). That's because viewers who like it will want to go back and try to catch the little details.
Just alone in this season, there have been many people rewatching the episodes to catch every little thing to back up their arguments.
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2011-03-09, 20:11 | Link #1651 |
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As a fan of both LOGH (I watched the whole 100+ episodes :P) and Madoka, I think it is wrong to compare LOGH with Madoka directly as they are of different genre - it is like comparing Romance of Three Kingdoms with Alfred Hitchcock.
As far as overall quality, they are both very good and highly re-watchable (and each series have their own share of problems as well). So let us all be happy, and enjoy what we prefer to enjoy. Anyway, as a Homura fan myself... Let's just hope Homura don't end up like Yang Wen-Li (minor spoilers) |
2011-03-09, 20:18 | Link #1652 | |
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... Kidding; of course I did. I just focused on what is going on and not with all that mambo jumbo psedoscientific wishing stuff. I can tell you this. If the show ends like Mai-Hime, people will hate it and the perm score will drop to 6. On the other hand, I wonder what else is there for the show to ... show in the next 3 episodes. Homura will try to fight the witch, Madoka will turn to magical girl to save her, she will wish something weird and the end. ...Ok I am not saying this will happen. Just saying what should not because it would be too expected for a show that throws in aliens and entropy. My guess is that the entire world is Madoka's maze and Homura entered her Matrix in order to save her from destroying the real world. Kinda like the story of Persona 2 if anyone remembers. And now that I think about it (oh no, here comes the hate) what was Homura's wish? To be able to time travel or time freeze? She can't have wished for both. And if she is from the future, where is her present self? Oh, here comes that theory again; this world is an immitation of the real world where Madoka repeats her life in a cheerier way. I bet her real life mom is dead or a bitch who hits her. And I bet... ...ok wrong topic to say all that. I just hope it will NOT be what I wrote at first and something closer to what I wrote just now. Because if it is so, then even I will excuse all the mambo jumbo and give the series a good mark. Heck, if it is all a matrix, anything can happen. And the realism part is what alienated me in the first place. |
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2011-03-09, 20:19 | Link #1654 |
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In keeping on topic, Seitsuki gave a partial translation of a politician's commentary about the show.
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Like the others, I recommend closer rewatching to get the gist of what's really going on.
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2011-03-09, 20:42 | Link #1656 | |
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is this guy finding similarities between the role of Mahou shoujo in madoka to the role of politicians in real life? You know, it's funny coz that might just be the case here. XD hilarious stuff
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2011-03-09, 20:56 | Link #1657 |
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He saw parallels between the show and of the current Japanese political scene.
He seems that he saw a piece of himself and other politicians right there, realizing just how much power the voters have placed upon them, but in consequence they have to live a public life and their actions and the use of political power under intense scrutiny, thus making politicians much different from their constituents. As with magical powers, political powers involves much tradeoff to be made.
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2011-03-09, 21:03 | Link #1658 |
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I find the last part of the blog very good, and makes me think about quite a few things.
Homura tells Madoka that she must be herself. It is loaded with the meaning: "You must remain with your childhood and youthful ideals." When one grow up and accept the meaning of adult life, one shall fall to a different life - witch, cruelty and reality of life. I actually have never considered that interpretation before I read that blog... PS: As a bit of extra information: The poster is Tanaka Ken - a district official of Edokawa - one of the wards of Tokyo. Last edited by MaiNoKen; 2011-03-09 at 21:15. |
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Tanaka Ken has a follow-up post:
http://www.t-ken.jp/diary/20110309/ I can try to translate it tomorrow. |
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