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Old 2013-03-21, 08:37   Link #84
ahelo
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Originally Posted by Sheba View Post
Based on the previous posts, and the common criticisms adressed at Urobuchi, it's quite telling that he is more a story-driven writer than a character-driven writer. But the division itself is arbitrary since his characters affect the plot and are as much affected by the plot. Madoka starts as simple "Mahou Shoujo fight Abominations" but gains its depth through the "soul searching" of Madoka who witness the suffering, tries to understand the suffering then works to ease the suffering since she have awakened to her calling as a mahou shoujo.
Actually, in my opinion, Madoka's more of an ideal than a character herself. She's more of like an example of what can happen to a Magical Girl if she thinks this way (much like the other three// excluding Homuhomu). It's definitely because of how plot-driven the writing is and in all honesty, even if she and most of the characters in Madoka Magica are more of representations than actual characters, it doesn't hurt the series one bit. I don't see that many people making anime that's a solidly constructed as Madoka is.
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