Madoka Magica - General Discussion

[kaigan]

Originally Posted by Riga92

Found some raw images of vol.3 manga adaptation of Madoka leaked at /a/. It seems like the manga ends similarly to the anime, but there are some HOLY SHIT NOTICEABLE differences

OH MY !!!

Spoiler:

how could they be so cruel to the girls! every anatomical part of the human body has been chopped off, mangled, crushed, disfigured, chewed, etc, etc...

my homu-chan!!! NO!!!

if i really want a bloodfest in this series, i want saya's sword to slice open wide QB's gut, until his sausages roll down the floor; kyouko to thrust her spear in every single joint of his fingers in his paws, *i'm hearing his soft ligaments get crushed*; mami's tiro finale at point blank to his ears, until his eardrums got obliterated; homu to choke him with pipe bombs until his throat and esophagus cracked open; and madoka to pull his eyelids and puncture his eyes with arrows.

violence is good for evil guys not for innocent and hardworking girls! this is too much

[MaiNoKen]

Marimite meets Madoka Magica dojin:

Spoiler for NSFW Link:

http://blog.livedoor.jp/geek/archives/51263315.html

[Kanon]

Homura with twintails = win. I wish they had given her that hairstyle at the end of the anime too.

[Snork]

Kyuubey does look unnerving in ANY guise and decor.

slice open wide QB's gut

Provided he HAS one. And episode 8 doesn't give such hints. Lord knows what he's really made of... Or if he's able to feel pain.

[*Osaka*Fan*]

Suprised this hasn't been been mentioned yet: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news....s-on-same-day

Aniplex of America mentioned at a convention yesterday that negotiations for licensing both Madoka AND Bakemonogatari are underway. But it's not entirely certain if they mean themselves or another distribution company.

I'm really excited about this! Of course I have some preferences as to who actually claims them, but it's enough that these two great shows will be actually be released here.

[Cloudy]

I wonder how the promotion for PMMM in US and A would look like.

[Snork]

Shinbo had better follow Miyazaki's example and send the distributors a katana...

[*Osaka*Fan*]

Originally Posted by Cloudy

I wonder how the promotion for PMMM in US and A would look like.

Well they can't really go the way Japan did with all the misleading artwork and such. Imagine a young kid walking into a Best Buy and seeing the bubbly artwork, smiling girls and innocent title. That would be bad. But hiding the show's secret darkness is definately a big part of the enjoyment. Imo, a good way they could go without ruining the surprise is to highlight the mystery of the show with art showing the colorful character designs against dark, cryptic backgrounds (the placeholder art for the Blu-Rays is perfect). It's not enough to reveal that the show is a psychological thrill ride but just right to invoke a feeling of "something's off here" that would compel new people to buy it.

Originally Posted by Snork

Shinbo had better follow Miyazaki's example and send the distributors a katana...

There's no way any licensing company interested in Madoka would edit it. The otaku outrage would be insane.

[Yui Is My Wife]

Gakkou Kaidan: Afterschool Ghost Stories was mangled beyond recognition because it had a cast of young children.

"Mew Mew Power" was PROUDLY touted as been so Americanized that "the kids will never know it was ever from Japan!!"

And don't get me started on the rape of CardCaptor Sakura...

Worst case scenario, we can expect some crap like this for ethnically-cleansed Amercian release:

"Oh no, Charolotte bit Maria and sent her to another dimension!!"

[Snork]

But hiding the show's secret darkness is definately a big part of the enjoyment.

By the time PMMM reaches America, I bet the majority of anime fans there will have been successfully spoilered into knowing what to expect from it.

There's no way any licensing company interested in Madoka would edit it. The otaku outrage would be insane.

There are plenty of organizations to go insane otherwise. Then again, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni was released in the US - did they undergo any sensorship?

[GDB]

Originally Posted by Cloudy

I wonder how the promotion for PMMM in US and A would look like.

Does anime even get promoted nowadays if it isn't going to be on TV? I thought it just got random ads or banners on sites like ANN?

Originally Posted by Yui Is My Wife

Worst case scenario, we can expect some crap like this for ethnically-cleansed Amercian release

Please, no series has been treated poorly by anyone other than 4Kids for years. They know they won't appeal to the casual non-anime viewers with anything new, so they stopped trying at the expense of those who actually want to watch it.

[xizro345]

I read it, but unless it offers some decent extras (i.e. NOT like the JP version) I'm not even going to bother. Getting a glorified VHS version isn't exactly what I'd like for Madoka.

[*Osaka*Fan*]

Originally Posted by Yui Is My Wife

Gakkou Kaidan: Afterschool Ghost Stories was mangled beyond recognition because it had a cast of young children.

"Mew Mew Power" was PROUDLY touted as been so Americanized that "the kids will never know it was ever from Japan!!"

And don't get me started on the rape of CardCaptor Sakura...

Worst case scenario, we can expect some crap like this for ethnically-cleansed Amercian release:

"Oh no, Charolotte bit Maria and sent her to another dimension!!"

Trust me 4kids, the company responsible for Tokyo Mew Mew isn't ever getting near Madoka. This is 2011, every serious anime distribution company still around knows that fans despise editing.

[Guernsey]

Relevant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSATVUsctM0

[Lord of Fire]

Originally Posted by *Osaka*Fan*

Trust me 4kids, the company responsible for Tokyo Mew Mew isn't ever getting near Madoka. This is 2011, every serious anime distribution company still around knows that fans despise editing.

Given that 4Kids is pretty much bankrupt, that their license for Yu-Gi-Oh! got terminated and that they're being sued for fraudulent underpayment of royalties, I seriously doubt they'll be getting any licenses soon, at the very least not until the lawsuit is over.

And I seriously doubt that fans would be willing to accept 4Kids' butchering practice, even if they could get the license to either Madoka, Bakemono, or both.

[Suzuku]

If anyone licenses this it will be Aniplex of America.

[BaKaBaKaOtaKu]

Originally Posted by Riga92

Found some raw images of vol.3 manga adaptation of Madoka leaked at /a/. It seems like the manga ends similarly to the anime, but there are some HOLY SHIT NOTICEABLE differences

Spoiler for HOLY SHIT:

Spoiler for Kyouko...:

Spoiler for Homura:

Spoiler for KYUBEY FUUUUUUU:

Spoiler for Demons:

Spoiler for The End:

WTF. How Brutal. And man, I love how it ended albeit i dunno what homura and madoka were saying. LOL

[BOMHAT]

Something like they'll be together forever now.

[Dark Wing]

Originally Posted by BOMHAT

Something like they'll be together forever now.

I don't know if thats a good thing or a bad thing...

[totoum]

In case people aren't aware

There's a character that's becoming more and more popular: http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Poorfag