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Zefyris · 2016-10-03, 11:50

Even Nanoha kept pitting magical girls against each others, and pretty sure it wasn't the first at all. Didn't sailor moon do that as well?

James Rye · 2016-10-03, 12:39

When I saw the dozens of dead magical girls laying in their blood I already knew I would like this show. And then the childhood friend guy became a hot chick magical girl aka dragon knight, ha, awesome! XD
Guess halving means 7 have to die meaning having pairs will be very important to increase your chances of survival. Good on Sou-chan and Koyuki that they already knew each other from before.

Gan_HOPE326 · 2016-10-04, 02:55

Seen the episode now. It's like one of those memes

, tap the screen and

A) you become a superhero, but
B) being a superhero is actually a real-life shitty freemium MMORPG game.

Snow White's been grinding like hell this first week, so everyone's already wary of the n00b who climbed the scoreboard

.

Also, the bit with Sou-chan was quite unexpected - granted, genderbending transformation was already seen in I Wanna be a Twintail (remember that show?) but it was still quite a surprise. Seems a nice set up. Now of course we go straight into the murdergame part (Lerche seems to be specialising in that, it did all the Danganronpas, and also AssClass which wasn't about a murder game per se but definitely had kids killing someone as the central theme).

novalysis · 2016-10-04, 03:12

I'm want to ship Koyuki and Souta hard...... in a single episode, their chemistry is incredibly well established, and I wonder whether they are going to form a battle couple. And the idea of male Magical girls - while it has been done in "I wanna be a Twintail" can potentially be interesting.

But then, the ending happened, and it seems we are going into some kind of survival game. It seems quite obvious that how bright or dark this show is going to be, is going to be dependent on the consequences of losing your magical girl status.

Gan_HOPE326 · 2016-10-04, 03:41

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Originally Posted by novalysis

I'm want to ship Koyuki and Souta hard...... in a single episode, their chemistry is incredibly well established, and I wonder whether they are going to form a battle couple. And the idea of male Magical girls - while it has been done in "I wanna be a Twintail" can potentially be interesting.

But then, the ending happened, and it seems we are going into some kind of survival game. It seems quite obvious that how bright or dark this show is going to be, is going to be dependent on the consequences of losing your magical girl status.

My guess is you can only lose your magical girl status when you die. So the answer would be that they're pretty dire.

But since they're only HALVING the number that means they can still work in teams (in fact it's better for them if they do), and friends definitely will stick together. Betrayal is a possibility but it shouldn't be the rule. I definitely think Koyuki and Souta will stay together probably until the end, with a mild chance of Souta kicking the bucket somewhere down the line.

On the topic of shipping...

Spoiler for Me being ~lewd~:

Dengar · 2016-10-04, 04:02

Not sure what to expect in that regard. They could go the Danganronpa route and kill off someone you think is important early on.

Gan_HOPE326 · 2016-10-04, 05:02

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Originally Posted by Dengar

Not sure what to expect in that regard. They could go the Danganronpa route and kill off someone you think is important early on.

The Maizono-bait-and-switch technique, huh? Possible, but then they ought to establish more than one single important character. Though there will be time for that later, yeah.

Obelisk ze Tormentor · 2016-10-04, 06:41

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Originally Posted by Gan_HOPE326

On the topic of shipping...

Spoiler for Me being ~lewd~:

That's like Ranma ½ if done right

. Man, Rumiko Takahashi didn't know the potential of her own manga. Such a missed opportunity of a great comedic punchline

.

Benigmatica · 2016-10-04, 07:12

Episode 1:
Well, it looks normal to me. I mean, Koyuki and the others are living the dream as magical girls!

Let's hope it continue that way... C'mon, there's no such thing as "suffering" on this show.

Psyco Diver · 2016-10-04, 08:05

I'm expecting death or betrayal in the next episode or two honestly

James Rye · 2016-10-04, 10:09

I think Souta has a death flag on him with swearing to protect Koyuki while being a knight in a Battle Royal Magical girl universe. Probably dies protecting her and she changes due that loss and becomes more proactive in fighting other Magical girls.
I wonder what happens to the unique abilities of the girls, will they be lost if they lose their status or will the magical girl which survives take them over especially if they are the ones which beat/killed the magical girl in hold of said power. If the latter then Koyuki will surely be a huge target due her ability to find troubled people which makes it easy to earn candy points to go up in score.

Peanutbutter · 2016-10-04, 17:30

An early death flag sounds possible. Since the next episode is about gathering magic candies, maybe someone read the T&C and discovered if you kill someone, you get all their magic candies and ability. Which would be faster.

Adding on, since our MC's ability is almost akin to magic candies farming, everyone else will target her and take her out first.

HandofFate · 2016-10-04, 18:50

Even though the first op scene can lead to think of higher stakes.
I think losing will just make them lose their powers/memory.

But they can still die in the struggle of trying to beat eachother during the contest which is just an outside influence on the contest itself.

Anh_Minh · 2016-10-05, 00:55

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Originally Posted by Peanutbutter

An early death flag sounds possible. Since the next episode is about gathering magic candies, maybe someone read the T&C and discovered if you kill someone, you get all their magic candies and ability. Which would be faster.

Adding on, since our MC's ability is almost akin to magic candies farming, everyone else will target her and take her out first.

Even if you don't, the mere fact it mechanically pulls you up the leaderboard would make it interesting. If you're addicted enough.

orion · 2016-10-05, 06:22

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Originally Posted by Peanutbutter

An early death flag sounds possible. Since the next episode is about gathering magic candies, maybe someone read the T&C and discovered if you kill someone, you get all their magic candies and ability. Which would be faster.

Adding on, since our MC's ability is almost akin to magic candies farming, everyone else will target her and take her out first.

Well, they didn't say yet how the magical girls are going to be eliminated and the Hunger Games is popular so it would make better sense to have teams taking out the other teams to get numbers down. Besides, they are basically in teams already.

novalysis · 2016-10-05, 10:21

So, La Pucelle is going to get Mami Tomoed? Ouch.

drawr · 2016-10-05, 11:14

I hope Sou-kun doesn't die but he really does have a big death flag on him.

FlameSparkZ · 2016-10-06, 04:34

Interesting show, and some nice chemistry between characters...one thing bothers me though: why did they (whoever set up this magical girl system) wait until there were 15 magical girls to decide to cut their numbers in half.

It's like they went on vacation, left the system on auto-pilot, and when they came back there were too many magical girls so they went "We gotta do something about this..."

Still, I'm curious how this plays out...most of us (me included) are already predicting Souta sacrificing himself to protect Koyuki. He pretty much triggered a death flag when he pulled a Knight's Oath

Dengar · 2016-10-06, 05:36

Something tells me they did it on purpose.

Zefyris · 2016-10-06, 14:45

Well I don't think I ever saw something being illogical/stupid in Mahoiku's novels so far. Things usually have a logical explanation attached to them, so if there's something that sounds stupid, you're better off thinking that this just SOUNDS stupid and isn't actually stupid.

Just saying, so that you can really enjoy thinking of why things are happening rather than hesitating if it really has a reason or if it isn't just bad writing with no proper explanation. on purpose or not is another matter, but it's not stupid

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2016-10-03, 11:50	Link #101
Zefyris 図書館狼 Join Date: Jul 2013	Even Nanoha kept pitting magical girls against each others, and pretty sure it wasn't the first at all. Didn't sailor moon do that as well? __________________

2016-10-03, 12:39	Link #102
James Rye Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Germany	When I saw the dozens of dead magical girls laying in their blood I already knew I would like this show. And then the childhood friend guy became a hot chick magical girl aka dragon knight, ha, awesome! XD Guess halving means 7 have to die meaning having pairs will be very important to increase your chances of survival. Good on Sou-chan and Koyuki that they already knew each other from before. __________________

2016-10-04, 02:55	Link #103
Gan_HOPE326 Maddo Scientisto Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: UK	Seen the episode now. It's like one of those memes , tap the screen and A) you become a superhero, but B) being a superhero is actually a real-life shitty freemium MMORPG game. Snow White's been grinding like hell this first week, so everyone's already wary of the n00b who climbed the scoreboard . Also, the bit with Sou-chan was quite unexpected - granted, genderbending transformation was already seen in I Wanna be a Twintail (remember that show?) but it was still quite a surprise. Seems a nice set up. Now of course we go straight into the murdergame part (Lerche seems to be specialising in that, it did all the Danganronpas, and also AssClass which wasn't about a murder game per se but definitely had kids killing someone as the central theme). __________________ ---- What if Goku was super smart and had a thing for philosophy? Find out in The Optimised Wish Project! ---- My other fanfiction can be found here.

2016-10-04, 10:09	Link #111
James Rye Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Germany	I think Souta has a death flag on him with swearing to protect Koyuki while being a knight in a Battle Royal Magical girl universe. Probably dies protecting her and she changes due that loss and becomes more proactive in fighting other Magical girls. I wonder what happens to the unique abilities of the girls, will they be lost if they lose their status or will the magical girl which survives take them over especially if they are the ones which beat/killed the magical girl in hold of said power. If the latter then Koyuki will surely be a huge target due her ability to find troubled people which makes it easy to earn candy points to go up in score. __________________

2016-10-04, 18:50	Link #113
HandofFate Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006	Even though the first op scene can lead to think of higher stakes. I think losing will just make them lose their powers/memory. But they can still die in the struggle of trying to beat eachother during the contest which is just an outside influence on the contest itself. __________________ ...

2016-10-04, 03:12	Link #104
novalysis Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011	I'm want to ship Koyuki and Souta hard...... in a single episode, their chemistry is incredibly well established, and I wonder whether they are going to form a battle couple. And the idea of male Magical girls - while it has been done in "I wanna be a Twintail" can potentially be interesting. But then, the ending happened, and it seems we are going into some kind of survival game. It seems quite obvious that how bright or dark this show is going to be, is going to be dependent on the consequences of losing your magical girl status.

2016-10-04, 04:02	Link #106
Dengar Kamen Rider Muppeteer Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Unknown Age: 39	Not sure what to expect in that regard. They could go the Danganronpa route and kill off someone you think is important early on.

2016-10-04, 07:12	Link #109
Benigmatica Deadpan Rambler Join Date: Nov 2012	Episode 1: Well, it looks normal to me. I mean, Koyuki and the others are living the dream as magical girls! Let's hope it continue that way... C'mon, there's no such thing as "suffering" on this show.

2016-10-04, 08:05	Link #110
Psyco Diver Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014	I'm expecting death or betrayal in the next episode or two honestly

2016-10-04, 17:30	Link #112
Peanutbutter Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007	An early death flag sounds possible. Since the next episode is about gathering magic candies, maybe someone read the T&C and discovered if you kill someone, you get all their magic candies and ability. Which would be faster. Adding on, since our MC's ability is almost akin to magic candies farming, everyone else will target her and take her out first.

2016-10-05, 10:21	Link #116
novalysis Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011	So, La Pucelle is going to get Mami Tomoed? Ouch.

2016-10-05, 11:14	Link #117
drawr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012	I hope Sou-kun doesn't die but he really does have a big death flag on him.

2016-10-06, 04:34	Link #118
FlameSparkZ the "Z" is for "Zeta" Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Portugal	Interesting show, and some nice chemistry between characters...one thing bothers me though: why did they (whoever set up this magical girl system) wait until there were 15 magical girls to decide to cut their numbers in half. It's like they went on vacation, left the system on auto-pilot, and when they came back there were too many magical girls so they went "We gotta do something about this..." Still, I'm curious how this plays out...most of us (me included) are already predicting Souta sacrificing himself to protect Koyuki. He pretty much triggered a death flag when he pulled a Knight's Oath __________________ My Lazy Pixiv Page \| Twitter

2016-10-06, 05:36	Link #119
Dengar Kamen Rider Muppeteer Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Unknown Age: 39	Something tells me they did it on purpose.

2016-10-06, 14:45	Link #120
Zefyris 図書館狼 Join Date: Jul 2013	Well I don't think I ever saw something being illogical/stupid in Mahoiku's novels so far. Things usually have a logical explanation attached to them, so if there's something that sounds stupid, you're better off thinking that this just SOUNDS stupid and isn't actually stupid. Just saying, so that you can really enjoy thinking of why things are happening rather than hesitating if it really has a reason or if it isn't just bad writing with no proper explanation. on purpose or not is another matter, but it's not stupid . __________________