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    SnowQueen
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    This is a general thread to discuss different magical girl anime’s from old to new and to show magical girl love from pictures to discussions and give suggestions to new magical girl shows. Peoples opinion of what makes a girl a “shoujo mahou” are different and that’s okay. I will not allow any bashing but spoliers are fine as long as you label it as a spolier. Sorry for all the rules guys. Anyhow let’s start!

    What’s your favorite magical girl anime?

    Who is your favorite magical girl and why?

    Have fun and discuss!

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    Almael
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    It seems an audiobook for “The Incredible Untold Story of Sailor Moon” is in the works.

    [BBvideo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_GDgdv5LDU[/BBvideo]

    No it doesn’t. Don’t forget I’m there volunteering on Mondays.

    A lot of those you mentioned don’t seem to be terribly important or else totally wrong.

    But IIRC doesn’t Usagi’s mom show up in SuperS?

    I think the fact that the girls are more Western than Japanese in a lot of things might have to do with

    the fact that they’re living in a more Western orientated Japan than in the past. And AFAIG with

    Michiru: as a concert classical musician who travels around the world, it makes sense that she

    be into more Western hobbies.

    I didn’t know that about the school colors though.

    It’s interesting to note how the same production people also worked on Wedding Peach,

    which is why the two share similarities. I keep wondering if they played any pranks on

    Mitsuishi Kotono when she showed up for her first day of playing Potamos on WP.

    Especially the cast.

    That be something I always would love to ask her if I ever met her at a con.

    Almael
    Member
    By rarely show up I mean you don’t see them in every episode like before. And yes nobody cares. 😆

    But then that’s I why I showed them for fun as well as how better it could be. It’s ultimately just a mind game otherwise it would turn out like the book if more serious.

    But as shown these obvious simple things the video makers didn’t mention indicating they weren’t watching it nor didn’t they come up with the facts themselves. If they did they would have known or noticed.

    Edit:

    Btw. there’s “Sailor Moon Reflections – The Inside Story of the Original Recordings of the English Version of Sailor Moon”.

    And now that there maybe a Tenth Planet beyond Pluto perhaps Naru gets to be a Sailor Senshi

    after all!….we can only hope! iloveit1

    Puni-chan is so much warped fun, it needs to be seen. She goes from being a sweet, loveable

    character to being a total badass in a split second.

    Yukinojo
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    Well, I honestly didn’t know there was a attempt at an American Sailor Moon, kinda glad that never took off. I wish though that they could have kept sailor moon with a gun, that would have made the show more fun to watch on Saturdays, a 90’s magical girl that fires a gun.
    SnowQueen
    Member

    Ukinojo92 wrote:

    magical girl that fires a gun.

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    And yeah i heard about that awhile ago. Im glad that never happened either. Don’t see the point in it really. tenchiahhhhhh

    And Lol mitsuki i saw that last night on the news and my first thoughts were “A new senshi!! ” soawesome1 like for real

    Yukinojo
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    Jojo Sailor Moon

    http://cdn.awwni.me/orhz.jpg" />

    And now I need something to wipe the memory of that from my mind. picard1

    Or else it’s a target for Homura to shoot at! 😆

    btw: watch Umi Monogatari. I just watched episode 3 and it’s great fun. Also

    Magical Witch Puni-chan if you want a really funny show that deconstructs the whole

    magic girl thing in an hilarious manner.

    Yukinojo
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    mitsuki lover wrote:

    And now I need something to wipe the memory of that from my mind.

    how about this:

    https://camo.derpicdn.net/040494e8d3f768f6f234650c6f76f1c221587607?url=http%3A%2F%2Fi0.kym-cdn.com%2Fphotos%2Fimages%2Fnewsfeed%2F000%2F526%2F224%2Ff32.jpg" />

    I’d rather look at pic of Excel and Hyatt as Magic Girls!
    Hey Snow: Rightstuf has two versions of the Homura figurine, one is her in a black dress and the other is in white. I’m thinking of ordering one toward the end of March after I send in my order for

    Brynhildr in the Darkness but I don’t know which one.

    They’re both the same basically except for the color. I’ve been leaning toward the Black outfit, but what do you think?

    (Then again I’m also thinking of maybe getting the Mako Nendroid from Girls Und Panzer

    so sqweeable! iloveit1 )

    SnowQueen
    Member
    Both figures are nice you can’t really go wrong. badass1

    The white one she wears in the openings to the movies (the first two) and the black one she wears in Rebellion its her pre-witch form i personal like the black dress version more mainly because i like the dress style more and the pose she does. But its totally up to you ^^ like i said both look good! And they are a good price to bad i can’t buy things online ^_^: ;A;

    Almael
    Member
    Well, these days it’s not as safe as it used to be doing online business.
    Thanks Snow.

    True, that’s why I also order via snail mail even though it takes longer.

    evilpii
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    I’ve been rewatching one of my favorite series, Tekkaman Blade, which shares some DNA with Tenchi Universe. Also, it is a rebooted version of the Tatsunoko superhero series Tekkaman: the Space Knight. At episode 22, the audience finally sees the first female Tekkaman, Rapier, in action. Here is her transformation sequence, which is not much different than her older brother’s.

    Although Tekkaman Blade is a blatantly shonen series, does Tekkaman Rapier count as a “magical girl”? <.<

    It would depend on your definition of ‘Magical Girl’ . I’ve seen titles listed over at the

    Magical Girl Wikia like Ikki-tousen that some might argue aren’t actually Magical Girl.

    So I think it all depends.

    SnowQueen
    Member
    Well the subject of what makes a magical series a magical series is pretty opinionated and the idea of magical girl shows have gotten way more detailed and more “deconstructive” of the years.

    So if someone thinks if it belongs in this thread then its fine for it to be here. Its also fine disagree ( nicely!! ) this thread needs more discussion anyhow lol

    evilpii wrote:

    Although Tekkaman Blade is a blatantly shonen series, does Tekkaman Rapier count as a “magical girl”? <.<

    There are one or two shonen shows that i can think of that have magical girl elements but isn’t a magical girl series. None the less it can be talked about here as long as it has some element of course ^.^ and that element is of course opinionated. Just as long as its not inappropriate or obviously not a magical girl show what so ever then its totally fine kiyonesmile1

    And now at the end of the month we finally get the long awaited volume 2 of Puella Magi Homura Tamura Magica manga. about time as I was wondering if we were ever going to see more of our

    favorite Magi girl’s misadventures in space and time.

    The first one was soawesome1 , especially the whole Queen Mami thing. I can’t wait to get volume 2

    that I decided I’ll order it along with the Homura figurine.

    And again if no-one has seen Umi Monogatari pick it up now and watch it. It’s getting good now.

    Almael
    Member

    evilpii wrote:


    Although Tekkaman Blade is a blatantly shonen series, does Tekkaman Rapier count as a “magical girl”? <.<

    Nope, because it’s technology and not magic power or coming from one’s soul.

    Otherwise Guyver, Kamen Rider and all other Sentai shows would also be Magical Girls shows.

    Well the Pink Ranger would have to qualify then too.

    You can actually stretch the definition of it too far if you’re not careful.

    And since Valentine’s Day is coming up how about everyone listing their favorite Magic Girl couples?

    My list:

    1. Momoko x Yousuke (Wedding Peach)

    2.Sailor Neptune x Sailor Uranus (Sailor Moon)

    3. Homura x Madoka (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

    4.Fate x Nanoha (Nanoha)

    5.Marin x Kanon ( Umi Monogatari)

    also Samu x Warin in the same show

    6.Rue x Mythos (Princess Tutu)

    7. Rei x Akane (Vividred)

    Created by Kia Asamiya the creator of Silent Mobius the anime that got me into anime(

    Silent Mobius that is). IIRC in the episode Labyrinth when Yuki and Toohru are talking

    about coffee there’s a scene from a Magic Girl show being played on Toohru’s tv.

    I’m not sure if it’s Corrector Yui or some other show.

    Also in an earlier episode(the one where Katsumi has to get a new apartment after the hotel where she was staying gets thrashed by the Lucifer Hawks) Lebia notices that Katsumi is a big fan of a certain Magic Girl show. Again I’m not certain if it’s Corrector Yui or not.

    Yukinojo
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    heard of it haven’t actually seen it

    Nurse Witch Komugi

    http://anime.astronerdboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/02-Komugi-chan.jpg" />

    SnowQueen
    Member
    ^ its a new show this season. Its a spin-off of a spin-off. ^_^;
    You mean the new Nurse Witch Komugi R. The character was originally in Soultaker

    which aired on the late lamented Techtv’s Anime Unleashed block.Originally she was

    a side character.

    And yeah Snow:TsundeRaye completely! 😆

    Though I would’ve loved to see some with Michiru, Setsuna and Ami as well. soawesome1

    You should also post it on the Eva thread. twofer one.

    I can see Kyoko as Asuka and maybe Sayaka a bit like Rei. If Homura is supposed to be Shinji than that’s a vast improvement! iloveit1 😆

    And of course Kyubey has to be Pen Pen?!

    Yukinojo
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    Madoka cowboy bebop style intro

    [BBvideo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViU8sbwtSbE[/BBvideo]

    😆

    I suppose that makes Mami Spike and Homura Jet! 😆

    Almael
    Member
    😆 Nice.

    Looking back this thread reflects well the insight that only few MG shows are truly eternal popular.

    Or well known enough to mention. And Kyoko especially looks soawesome1 in that image.

    I still think everyone who hasn’t should take a peek at Umi Monogatari as well as

    Vividread. They’re both worth the look. As is Utakata.

    iloveit1 soawesome1
    Welp, I’m on episode 44 of Sailor Moon tonight which means that the final two episodes next two weeks. Knowing what happens in episode 45 I’m pretty glad I saw Madoka first. I mean after what happens to both Mami and Sayaka, it’s easier to take what happens in SM ep. 45.

    (At least I think it is. AFAIG: no-one has her head bitten off do they?)

    And now also Umi Monogatari is starting to pull no punches when it comes to the angst level!

    Poor Marin! Now her little ‘sister’ is the Enemy! :(

    Yukinojo
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    http://40.media.tumblr.com/5750a0998b47efdbae9d413cd9c509cb/tumblr_notedsP6LD1r25rhdo1_500.png" />

    this raises a question, how many black magical girls are there in anime?

    SnowQueen
    Member
    If you count Garnet (which i kinda do) then i only know of one and honestly there aren’t a lot African American anime girls at all sadface1 maybe a little more than a handful…
    Almael
    Member
    If the criteria are a bit lax then there are a bunch (you probably were ignorant to notice):

    Setsuna (Sailor Pluto), Sailor Lead Crow from Sailor Moon

    Shayla-Shayla from El-Hazard

    Lala from Gundam for example

    Urd, her mother and … from Ah My Goddess

    Anthy from Revolutionary Girl Utena

    Nadia from The Secret of Blue Water

    Dark Elf Pirotess from Lodoss

    Dark Elf Yao from Gate, thus the JSDF fought there

    Yurichi from Bleach

    Cecilia from Murder Princess

    etc.

    Yukinojo
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    Almael wrote:

    If the criteria are a bit lax then there are a bunch (you probably were ignorant to notice):

    Setsuna (Sailor Pluto), Sailor Lead Crow from Sailor Moon

    Shayla-Shayla from El-Hazard

    Lala from Gundam for example

    Urd, her mother and … from Ah My Goddess

    Anthy from Revolutionary Girl Utena

    Nadia from The Secret of Blue Water

    Dark Elf Pirotess from Lodoss

    Dark Elf Yao from Gate, thus the JSDF fought there

    Yurichi from Bleach

    Cecilia from Murder Princess

    etc.

    Haven’t seen Utena and everything below. Although how many are leading main characters?

    P.S. I thought Lala was more of a psychic telepath

    Almael
    Member
    adding

    Kirche from Zero no Tsukaima

    Ukinojo92 wrote:

    Haven’t seen Utena and everything below. Although how many are leading main characters?

    P.S. I thought Lala was more of a psychic telepath

    Except for Sailor Lead Crow everyone else is either a main or regular cast.

    Yes, Lala is a Newtype… the lax criteria are only for her and Nadia. 😆

    How about the infamous Sailor Luna fromPGSM?

    True in her humanoid form she has the same coloring as a normal Japanese girl but in her

    normal feline form she is a Black Cat!

    Almael
    Member
    Well, I did ponder about Vesper from Ah My Goddess but he’s male and I think it should be at least a catgirl that has some skin to show.

    I did ponder about Nariya & Eriya from Vision of Escaflowne but they didn’t have much skin and they didn’t project power outside their body (if I remember right).

    Same for Uruuru & Saraana from Utawarerumono – Itsuwari no Kamen but I’m not sure they are one kind or mixed since they have different skin colors.

    adding:

    (indish) girl from Crossprayer

    Nobuyuki
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    Vacation time?

    Quote:

    Shirakaba Resort’s Ikenotaira Hotel facing Shirakaba Lake in Nagano prefecture is creating a room suite fit for a magical girl. The Mahō Tsukai Precure! Dream Room will open on March 4 and be available for booking until January 9, 2017.

    The room includes unique Precure wallpaper and decor, toothbrushes, puzzles, hair scrunchies, coloring books, drawing card frame, balloon set, and mugs. Take home goods are also provided, like tote bags. A themed commemorative photo is also available at the Narikiri Photo Booth. The hotel also provides free tickets to the Ikenotaira Family Land amusement park adjacent to the property.

    iloveit1

    I can see some pre-teen girl dragging her parents or some older fangirl trying to drag her

    husband or boy or girlfriend there.

    😆

    Gonna have to google to see what it’s about.
    Gonna need to google it to see what it’s about.
    Yukinojo
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    I think you double posted the same thing, need to delete one
    That was the computer.For some reason it didn’t show the first post and I thought it some how had

    gotten deleted and then re-posted but the second time I did the original post showed up. Stupid

    computer!

    SnowQueen
    Member

    Ukinojo92 wrote:

    Wish upon Pleiades

    While I never finished it I say it was pretty good. The plot was intresting but also kinda lackluster which is kinda why I stopped about a few episodes in but it does have a shorter version of itself that was made before the full series came to be.

    I’m thinking of giving it another try. at least the shorter version anyway ^^

    Now that I have the space I can add Sailor Moon R to my list. iloveit1

    I’m ordering Brynhildr in the Darkness around Monday.

    I was going to skip R because of lack of space in my old bedroom, but now that I do have to space I can go ahead and get it(along with others).

    SnowQueen
    Member
    Speaking of Sailor Moon, Sailor Moon Crystal season 3 is coming out around next month ^_^ i accidentally posted the news in the idol thread so i deleted it blush1 anyway I’m super excited for this arc since its the one i remember most as a kid watching it with my bff. mmhmm1 anyway here is the trailer for it~~

    [BBvideo]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7z5EKYcjOVM[/BBvideo]

    The outer senshi look so…..so beautiful soawesome1

    At this point of time I am more interested in going with the original anime than Crystal

    mainly because a lot of the comments I have read about it are so/so.

    Yukinojo
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    is there a magical girl ninja anime or manga?
    Jubie Chan!

    Considering all the angst I have been watching I need one that’s more light hearted to add to my collection. I already have the first three volumes of Full Moon and one volume of Fancy Lala.

    Almael
    Member
    Jubei … Angst?

    *whispers* ~Nodame Cantabile

    Nobuyuki
    Participant

    Almael wrote:

    Jubei … Angst?

    Naw, he means the other stuff he’s actually watching. ;)

    Nobuyuki is correct.

    After watching the finale of Sailor Moon and going through Umi Monogatari I was simply wondering if there was something a bit cheerier out there to watch.

    Aw!

    She really needs to stop by that cafe where all the Homuras take their break in Homura Tamura-chan.

    I take it the bottom one is when she turns into a devil. I still don’t understand that part. Or were they trying for a balance, since Madoka becomes a Goddess Homura becomes the opposite?

    And does this mean in her next life Homura is reborn as Jun from Devil Lady?

    SnowQueen
    Member

    mitsuki lover wrote:

    I take it the bottom one is when she turns into a devil. I still don’t understand that part. Or were they trying for a balance, since Madoka becomes a Goddess Homura becomes the opposite?

    Have you seen rebellion yet? O.O if not my explanation and opinion can be major spoilers ^^;

    Almael
    Member

    mitsuki lover wrote:


    I take it the bottom one is when she turns into a devil. I still don’t understand that part.

    And does this mean in her next life Homura is reborn as Jun from Devil Lady?

    SnowQueen wrote:


    Have you seen rebellion yet?


    What people do for love isn’t rational.

    No.

    Ditto.

    Agreed Love can be irrational. IDK if I will get around to the movies or not. Right now I just want to get the second half of Homura Tamura.

    Need to see what happens next to poor Homura in her time travel adventures.

    I think Homura is one of those characters that I tend to get too emotional about at times,which is why

    my statement.

    Also in her case I have to stop thinking Devil= Evil.

    Yukinojo
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    Homura basically became Yandere at the end

    http://static.zerochan.net/Akemi.Homura.full.850624.jpg" />

    Well after all she’s been through….

    She needs to be hugged by Marin from Umi Monogatari. I’m not a huggy type person but

    I would give an exception to Marin. She simply loves people without condition. soawesome1

    Yukinojo
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    mitsuki lover wrote:

    Also in her case I have to stop thinking Devil= Evil.

    Disagree, that is what she settled to be and what she will and have to do when the time comes

    I think my problem is I get so attached emotionally to my favorite female characters like Homura, that I find it hard to imagine any of them going over to the Dark Side permanently.

    Actually Homura would be the last of Puella Magi who I would expect to end up like that. Considering everything I would expect Sayaka would be the more likely candidate to turn into a Devil. Especially the way she goes all batshit crazy before she dies.

    SnowQueen
    Member

    mitsuki lover wrote:

    Actually Homura would be the last of Puella Magi who I would expect to end up like that.

    This opinion is coming from someone who has seen Rebellion. SPOILERS AHEAD

    That being said (and people who even seen the movie disagree on this) but Homura turning out the way she did makes a lot if sense to me and i believe it does fit her character quite well. Now I’m not one of those “HOMURA DID NOTHING WRONG” types because yeah….she did but that doesn’t mean those things were total her fault.

    mitsuki lover wrote:

    I still don’t understand that part. Or were they trying for a balance, since Madoka becomes a Goddess Homura becomes the opposite?

    Homura is against everything about Madoka’s “law of cycles” and with Madoka a representative of God… so Homura decided to get what she wanted and after suffereing so much for with no end in sight she became the representative of the Devil (the existence know as evil).

    Shes timeloop 100’s and 100’s just to see her goals and what she loved getting destroyed countless amount of times so of course that woukd make someone unhealthy reactions and logic in her case her logic was she became the way she did for love.

    Almael wrote:

    What people do for love isn’t rational.

    Exactly. Need i saw more? Her love become toxic and controlling. She finally got Madoka right where she wanted to and she even claimed she would never let her go again. Unhealthy relationship to the max…but it makes sense for Homura’s character …seeing all the hell she went through just to see Madoka go against it all and live up and rise up to her own ideal and of course Homura dragging her down (literally) was to become a being like the Devil as Madoka is a being like God.

    Now people might get offensive and upset that i claim it makes sense for Homura to have a toxic and VERY unhealthy look on love but considering what kind of world these girls live in….everyone has there damage for sure. Not saying i justify unhealthy relationship what so ever because i don’t at all. Let me be clear. Also i don’t see Homura as The Devil so to speak even though thats what she claims to be. I believe she just taking Madoka’s place is all. Shes just doing it a different way (payback is hell Kyubey) but i don’t see Homura as evil though Sayaka sure thinks so. But the way she did everything now all the girls can live normal and shes the only one with a burden. Does that sound evil to you? I mean she could done things differently yeah of course…

    Anyway this ended up a pretty big rant… wth2

    But a well thought out one. It’s interesting to note that Homura is one of the anime characters that has a listing in both theVillains Wikia and Heroes Wikia. Sayaka also has listings in both.

    Others examples of dual listings are: Yui from Fuushigi Yuugi and Haruhi from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

    According to the Heroes Wikia Homura is a sample of kuudere. But in her case could it be

    she is also a bit yandere?

    Another interesting note is that Rei from Vivdread Operation is considered a combination clone of Homura and Fate from Nanoha.

    Homura’s action would actually make her what they call an Anti-Villain since in her case they are done to protect Madoka and insure that she has what she wants most: a happy life.

    What’s rather interesting is if you read volume 1 of Puella Magi Homura Tamura one of the stories actually has Mami as the main villainess!

    Ok…I think we beat poor Homura to death here and should give her a rest.

    I’m only going to add that I’ll be sending in my order for my Homura Black Dress Figure and

    vol. 2 of Puella Magi Homura Tamura this week.

    *Whew*…… Ok….We need to lighten the mood a bit now.

    gets Mami to poor tea…

    SnowQueen
    Member
    Sailor Moon Crystal Death Buster Hen starts on April 4th!

    New Opening and Ending are already out and i have to say im not wild about the new OP(yet). The sequence and the imagery i love but the song is just….eh. I do like the end song a lot though sung by Neptune and Uranus themselves and they get the whole end to themselves too! iloveit1

    I have high hopes for this arc ( i didnt even bother watching season 2 (i started to but never finished) )as its one of my favorites and i know the manga is very different verses how this arc was in the original anime and might turn old fans away since this is definitely not the same and definitely not child friendly as the original was. (And even that was kinda dark at times) anyhow here are the new songs!

    OP-

    [BBvideo]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0hZXIdwFox4[/BBvideo]

    ED-

    [BBvideo]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3PIfPZSorwA[/BBvideo]

    I’m still on the fence about Crystal, though I have to agree with you Snow about the OP and

    ED for the new arc. AFAIG: Neptune and Uranus one of the best anime couples EVER! soawesome1

    (I think I said that before.)

    I sent in my order for the Homura figure and volume 2 of Puella Magi Homura Tamura

    today. I also saw episode 12 of Umi Monogatari yesterday. That was basically the finale but there’s also an extra episode 13 which is the OVA really.

    Again people if you haven’t seen it, you need to.

    Marin ftw! (btw: I can see Kanon and Marin as a couple even though they aren’t. It’s one of the few times where I have watched an anime and realized how natural it would be to do so.)

    Yukinojo
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    A thought occurred: is Mami from Madoka technically a steampunk magical girl
    Almael
    Member
    No way. She’s closer to goth than steampunk. She would need either a tattoo, goggles, or metal.

    Basically more artsy and technical.

    Urin from Umi Monogatari could also be a bit of a loli goth, especially after she does her heel turn.
    SnowQueen
    Member
    ^ i have that one only its a rubber keychain and it came with her soul gem instead of Kyubey. I just need Mami and Homura and then i’ll have the Meduka crew. Lol

    And i think Homura is more of af “goth” magical girl and Mami i think could pass as a ” steampunk” magical girl.

    Lastly i read the first vol of Puella Magi Homura Tamura last night and i liked it ^o^ thought it was cute. I loved Queen Mami and The Akemi-ya (i think it was called. Something like that) bar. Also the Madoka in the colored pages was the best. (Madoka rapping her questions and singing her problems is the best and i can relate to it XD lol)

    Volume 2 is out now. I ordered it with the Homura Black Dress figure Monday. Can’t wait to get

    them.

    I like the more humorous type of manga when it comes to shows like Madoka since you get to see another side of the characters.

    Planning on ordering the Magic Users Club OVA with the Uterawarerumono OVA.

    It sounds like it will be fun!

    Yukinojo
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    any new promising MG shows that came out or going to come out?
    SnowQueen
    Member
    I’m not aware of any at the moment. The closest ive seen so far would be Space Patrol Luluco. Not really a magical girl show (yet) though it has the potential to possibly be maybe?? ^^; its still a good short series that deserves at least a look at.

    EDIT- Holy crap how did i forget about SAILOR MOON?! tenchiahhhhhh

    Sailor Moon Crystal season 3 starts on April 4th ^^;; as long as you have a basic understanding on whats going on you could probably skip up to it. Its obviously better to watch it in order and not skip anything but as long as you have least seen the original you should be fine.

    Or read the manga. Since it’s basically adopted from the manga.

    Not new but Umi Monogatari and Utakata are both worth taking a look at.

    If anyone wants a series that’s easy to marathon or binge watch then try Shrine of the Morning Mist.

    The episodes are only 15 or so minutes long so you can get through 4-6 easily at a single sitting.

    Again it’s not new but still something that should be checked out.( I don’t know if it’s OOP or not so you might want to check the current status for it.)

    Also even though it’s not a Magical Girl series per se check out Kaleido Star.
    Yukinojo
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    Any other New anime this year?
    SnowQueen
    Member
    There has been a couple this year already but most if not all of them are either shorts are spin-offs and continuations of other shows. I think a original is coming out this summer or fall thats a dark magical show but i dont know to much about it yet.
    No title yet?
    Almael
    Member
    Propably

    Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku/Magical Girl Raising Project

    the title sounds like the princess maker game.

    It seems to be a survival game for magical girls. I hope it doesn’t turn out like another MG show a few years ago where familiars chose their MG and fight each other. They used a card systems similar to Persona 4.

    SnowQueen
    Member

    Almael wrote:

    Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku/Magical Girl Raising Project

    Yep thats it. Thanks Almael!

    Almael wrote:

    It seems to be a survival game for magical girls. I hope it doesn’t turn out like another MG show a few years ago where familiars chose their MG and fight each other. They used a card systems similar to Persona 4.

    You mean selector infected wixoss? And from what i saw from the description of this show (magical girl raising project) it sounds very Hunger Games like. And i believe they have to collect “candy”or something I’m not sure. The only reason i even saw it was because Wisper showed it to me. ( Thank you!) blush1

    Almael
    Member
    Huh? Hunger Games? Pft. You mean Battle Royal and all the other Death Chess novels. I was lucky to grab a good one from the Clark Dalton collections a long time ago.

    Candy… sounds like those pills you gotta take or die or some other sort of soul stuff. Oops didn’t meant to reveal everything now. 😆

    SnowQueen
    Member

    Almael wrote:

    Huh? Hunger Games? Pft. You mean Battle Royal

    Never seen it. Never will. sadface1

    Almael wrote:

    Candy… sounds like those pills you gotta take or die or some other sort of soul stuff. Oops didn’t meant to reveal everything now.

    Is that just a prediction or is that actually canon?

    Nobuyuki
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    Quote:

    is that actually canon?

    In Deadman Wonderland, yes.

    Almael
    Member
    Just guessing.

    Yes, in one or the other form… basically some form of incentive to do something without which you die.

    For example the “soul gem” in “Puella Magi Madoka Magica”, technically different but same principle, used to clean your soul. Slightly different see extreme similarly see Snake Plissken in Escape from L.A.

    In game-esque terms it’s like the “Mod-Soul pill” in Bleach to re-power.

    Another approach is BTooom where you need to obtain weapons to keep fighting/surviving.

    Edit: [continuing]

    In Liar Games it’s money.

    In “No Game No Life” every game is a sort of survival game but the last one maximizes it, even though the anime ignores the rules. Here, you use a gun to shoot and prevent being attacked. However, it uses up energy which can only be regained by hitting certain targets/con-/reverting allies (forgot exactly what).

    There are more interesting manga/anime/novel games I don’t remember right now.

    Are you talking about the pill that Rukia gives Ichigo at the beginning of the series so that he can

    transform into his Soul Reaper form?

    SnowQueen
    Member

    mitsuki lover wrote:

    Are you talking about the pill that Rukia gives Ichigo at the beginning of the series so that he can

    transform into his Soul Reaper form?

    Yep. At least I think so anyway. Been a long time since I’ve seen Bleach blush1

    Same here. I have only one DVD and that’s from the early part of Season 1.

    Any hows I finally got my Homura Figure and vol.2 of the Puella Magi Homura Tamura manga.

    However it was a regular hassle to get them as I had to pay $7.16 extra (really $10) because the PO

    was snooty about the figure ’cause they said: “Toys aren’t media!”….ok…ok…I understand that but

    do you have to be so snooty about it and just give me my package is what I was thinking.

    Any way in vol. 2 of Puell Magi Homura Tamura among other things:

    Madoka sells her soul to Satan.

    Sayaka becomes a badass mecha pilot.

    Homura gets trapped in a picture inset.

    Mami and Homura get trapped in a dimension all to themselves.

    And the return of our favorite all Homura Coffee Shop! soawesome1

    Magic Users Club sounds like fun so I can’t wait to get it.

    btw: I think Shrine of the Morning Mist should actually have been titled in the English language dub: Priestess of the Morning Mist since it’s all about Yuzu really.

    Yukinojo
    Participant
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    In case there was no pic already:

    Nurse Angel Ririka SOS

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    An oldie but a goodie.
    WisperG
    Member
    Never thought I’d see this crossover…

    https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/iimoqtvcyyw81qj3sber.png" />

    The fact that a real mod of this exists from back in the day brings the whole thing full circle.

    [BBvideo]http://youtu.be/liGzOolu8Nk[/BBvideo]

    Almael
    Member
    Over a decade old news. If I remember right a 3D conversion existed around 2000 (in another game or so don’t remember which). At the time it was amazing. I know this because I modded then, too. 😆 But the japanese wouldn’t share it.

    Edit: Btw. if they ever uploaded them

    This is the last chance to find them

    http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/04/help-save-17-years-of-pc-game-modding-history/

    Yukinojo
    Participant
    none
    has there been a proper Magical Girl RPG? I mean with it’s popularity there has to be at least one in japan
    Almael
    Member
    ” class=”bbcode_url”>Of course.

    There’s at least one for the SNES called “Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon: Another Story” (aka Sailor Moon RPG) which covered everything up to Super S (I think). So the SM franchise ended before 3D games became even common.

    Hence, there was this fan made 3D game I mentioned above. It was amazing and far ahead of its time that I considered impossible for hobby modders to pull it off. It looked more advanced than Half Life 1 but lacked surrounding content; obviously not enough time to fill yet. It offered 3D magic/item selections like today’s games, had transformation etc.

    I haven’t specifically looked beyond so dunno if there are more.

    Edit:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sailor_Moon_video_games

    Now a day there seems to be a fan site offering rpg games:

    http://sailormoonrpg.com/

    On a side note: All the good japanese stuff fan made at the time were amazing comparable to or better than professional stuff. There were photorealistic 3D stuff for NGE (before Matrix came out). The amazing photo realistic 2D-pixel conversion algorithm of the Princess Maker engine. Remember early SNES used to be around 2-600kB in size while Final Fantasy 4-6 were around 3-4/6 MB including above game.

    He has some really interesting things on that site. There’s even a section for older games called

    “abandoned games” that have a old skool look. Even the Outers get their own RPG! 8-)

    I’m re-watching some Shrine of the Morning Mist dubbed on Monday.

    Any magical catgirls?
    Almael
    Member
    Well, there are lots of cat girls with magic powers but I doubt any can be considered a magical girl e.g. Natsuki Sasahara from Hyper police.

    The reasons are simple for

    – one, a cat girl already has her attire on so there’s no need for transformation.

    -two, a magical girl attire may actually degrade her image.

    -three, likewise a magical girl’s accessory doesn’t look right on a cat girl

    etc.

    so you won’t find many if any.

    Yukinojo
    Participant
    none

    Almael wrote:

    Well, there are lots of cat girls with magic powers but I doubt any can be considered a magical girl e.g. Natsuki Sasahara from Hyper police.

    The reasons are simple for

    – one, a cat girl already has her attire on so there’s no need for transformation.

    -two, a magical girl attire may actually degrade her image.

    -three, likewise a magical girl’s accessory doesn’t look right on a cat girletc.so you won’t find many if any.

    I think we had a similar conversation with Blair from Soul Eater

    Nobuyuki
    Participant
    [BBvideo]http://youtu.be/YE_ZiOFxC-o[/BBvideo]

    Viz is offering the set on DVD, in a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack, and in a limited-edition Blu-ray/DVD combo pack on August:

    http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b84/harleybmw/782009243960gwp_anime-sailor-moon-crystal-1-limited-edition-gwp-primary_zpsjpmk1ipy.jpg" />

    SnowQueen
    Member
    So I want to bring this thread back to life! So…. I AM FINALLY GOING TO MAKE THE MADOKA MAGICA MANGA GUIDE! 2 YEARS IN THE MAKING! ;A; (sorry I’m so lazy)

    But besides that would anyway like to see reviews for a specific show?( I’m thinking of making one for Magical Girl Raising Project) or thinking about making a magical girl ask (kinda like a 30 day anime challenge but not quite lol) (( also might do the same in Idol Thread lol sorry these post from me are just a jumbled mess lol)) blush1

    SnowQueen
    Member
    MADOKA MAGICA MANGA GUIDE PART ONE~

    ***(now these are not going to be in perfect order as far as release date, also I might not be able to find cover art for all of them and what not and if miss a important one or goof something up, it would be great if someone lets me know thanks ^^ )***

    Puella Magi Madoka Magica ( volumes 1-3)

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    ** All these other titles are to considered spin-offs and/or other timelines to the original story)

    Puella Magi Madoka Magica- The Different Story (volumes 1-3)

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    Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie- Rebellion Manga (Volumes 1-3)

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    https://images.puella-magi.net/thumb/f/f0/Rebellion_Manga_2.jpg/421px-Rebellion_Manga_2.jpg?20131122153328" />

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    Puella Magi Madoka Magica- Homura’s Revenge!- ( Volumes 1-2)

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    Puella Magi Homura Tamura (this is a comedy and has nothing to do with original story at all) ( Volumes 1-2)

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    **** I will include the Wraith Arc manga when it comes out outside of Japan***

    So this concludes part one and I will do part 2 sometime next week! Hopefully this helps and if you want additional info on the titles just let me know! kiyonesmile1

    I’m back just in time to see this as I have been re-watching Madoka (dubbed this time around) on Saturdays.

    I’m up to episode 6. I have to dip into my copies of the Homura Tamura manga every time I watch though just

    to help lighten the load, because you know how intense it can get.

    I’m also watching RWBY on Tuesdays. Blake and Weiss… soawesome1

    btw: Brynhyldr In The Darkness is another title everyone should try…well as long as you’re of age since it’s rated

    MA.

    Vividred is what I will be watching when I finish with Madoka this time around, something a little bit less angsty.

    btw: I want to do a Tenchi/Madoka crossover one of these days with Sasami winding up becoming a Witch.

    We need a poster of Blake for Halloween!
    Dance in the Pleiades is coming out from Sentai soon,if it hasn’t already. Also the name of the series that I mentioned either here or somewhere else is Matoi but I forget the rest of the title.
    Finally on to vol. 3 of Madoka Saturday. At least this time around I didn’t feel like stopping like I did the first time.

    I think it has to do with knowing what’s going to happen and all that, but also reading Homura Tamura after words

    lightens the angst a bit.

    Since I.G. did both Madoka and Vividread it’s interesting to note that both Rei and Homura have a similiar design.

    Though I don’t think Rei will turn into a Devil any time soon. Though she does have her own issues.

    Omamori Himari will be out next week finally!
    Nobuyuki
    Participant
    I have too much time on my hands (and so did they) :

    [BBvideo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVn56EkvfnE[/BBvideo]

    Ironically I just watched episode 9 of Madoka last Saturday night.
    Two weeks to Vividred Operation. Yeah only two episodes of Madoka left.
    Nobuyuki
    Participant
    ANN:

    Viz Media announced during its Moonlight Party livestream event on Friday that it is working with Eleven Arts to screen the Sailor Moon R: The Movie (Sailor Moon R Movie: Promise of the Rose) anime film in theaters in the United States in January.

    The event will also screen the “Make Up! Sailor Guardians” (Make-Up! Sailor Senshi) anime short alongside the film. The companies will screen the film and short in both an English-dubbed version and an English-subtitled version. Theatergoers will also get a bonus gift while supplies last.

    Viz Media is currently streaming a trailer for the film, and is also [BBvideo=https://youtu.be/S3CPnHGwUuc]streaming a video[/BBvideo] introducing the voice of Fiore for the film, Ben Diskin.

    [BBvideo]http://youtu.be/jf8b0HafRa0[/BBvideo]

    The film originally opened in Japan in 1993. Geneon Entertainment previously released the film on VHS and DVD between 1999-2004.

    In the film’s story, when Mamoru was little, he gave a rose to a little boy named Fiore. Fiore promised that one day he would bring Mamoru lots of flowers. Now Fiore has come back to earth but his intentions are not merely to fulfill a promise.

    The “Make Up! Sailor Guardians” anime short also premiered in 1993. In the short, Usagi and Chibi-Usa are at a cafe and overhear two girls talking about who is the best Sailor Guardian and describe the traits that make her the best.

    I reckon we’ll get theater listings later.

    Of course we all know the best is Sailor Mercury followed by Sailor Venus and Sailor Jupiter! With Sailor Pluto being tops among the Outers! 😆

    Seriously though, is this the first time any of the movies have been shown in theathers outside of Japan?

    Yukinojo
    Participant
    none
    I heard about Little Witch Academia actually getting an anime Jan 2017, but is it true that two films and shorts exist? I wanna know if they continue from the movies or just make a drawn out version in the tv series.
    Nobuyuki
    Participant

    Ukinojo92 wrote:

    but is it true that two films and shorts exist?

    It’s true. Two films, one about 30 minutes long, the other about 45. I have them.

    Quote:

    I wanna know if they continue from the movies or just make a drawn out version in the tv series.


    Judging from the trailer, looks like the TV series may start as a drawn-out version of the movies. But it won’t be identical to the movies’ plots.

    Ok so that answers a question I had on another thread on whether or not it was going to be a full tv series or simply an ova.
    Yukinojo
    Participant
    none
    After watching the movies i can see how they could draw it out the story by adding a lot of filler and side stuff and maybe a new plot point.
    Nobuyuki
    Participant
    I think “filler” would be the wrong term, seeing how little we already know about the Academia world. Seeing as they’re starting at the beginning, it’ll be “building”, or maybe “revealing”. ;)
    I’m gonna have to take a look to see if Rightstuf has the movies available.
    Nobuyuki
    Participant
    Nope.

    The first was only available from the studio in Japan (now out-of-stock).

    The second was a Kickstarter project award.

    Yukinojo
    Participant
    none

    Nobuyuki wrote:

    Nope.

    The first was only available from the studio in Japan (now out-of-stock).

    The second was a Kickstarter project award.

    Yeah I watched it on a site that had the subs, my guess if it is successful enough they will do a re-release of the movies with the series when dvd comes out for it.

    I was disappointed that it wasn’t available. It sounds like it be an interesting show to watch.
    Yukinojo
    Participant
    none

    mitsuki lover wrote:

    I was disappointed that it wasn’t available. It sounds like it be an interesting show to watch.

    Well there are sites that probably have the movies in eng sub and/ or wait for the series to come out to watch next year.

    Yeah,that’s a good plan to wait for them to come out. I’m still waiting on School Live, Monster Musume

    and others.

    Any who: I started watching Wizard Barristers yesterday. So far Quinn and Cecil are up there for favorite character.

    I just loved the cool way that Quinn took the guy down while they’re on the train. As for Cecil: I wanna plushie! 😆

    Starting Vividred tommorrow. AFAIG: the dub of Madoka was pretty good, I would have to say it was one of the best that I’ve seen. The main cast especially did a good job, but especially Homura’s VA.( I’m biased here…Homura fanboyism

    at play! blush1 )

    Rei on Vividred= Homura. Just saying that they’re pretty much alike in many ways down to their character design.
    Someone on Reddit suggested that the four main characters on RWBY represent the Four Classic Greek Humors:

    Ruby,Sanguine

    Weiss.Phlegmatic

    Blake.Melancholic

    Yang,Choleric

    For the most part it does seem to be dead on,especially with Blake and Ruby, but what do you guys think?

    Yukinojo
    Participant
    none

    mitsuki lover wrote:

    Someone on Reddit suggested that the four main characters on RWBY represent the Four Classic Greek Humors:

    Actually, they are based on fairy tale characters: Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Belle, Goldilocks,

    Nobuyuki
    Participant
    http://www.greekmedicine.net/b_p/Four_Humors.html” class=”bbcode_url”>http://www.greekmedicine.net/b_p/Four_Humors.html

    Quote:

    The Psychological Effects of the Humors

    The Four Humors are not just gross, physical substances. They also pervade the whole organism as subtle vapors, even affecting the mind, thoughts, and emotions. And so, the Four Humors also have psychological effects, making them capable of affecting both body and mind:

    Blood promotes a feeling of joy, mirth, optimism, enthusiasm, affection and wellbeing.

    Phlegm induces passivity, lethargy, subjectivity, devotion, emotionalism, sensitivity and sentimentality.

    Yellow Bile provokes, excites and emboldens the passions. Being inflammatory, irritating and caustic, it provokes anger, irritability, boldness, ambition, envy, jealousy and courage.

    Black Bile makes one pensive, melancholy and withdrawn. It encourages prudence, caution, realism, pragmatism and pessimism.

    The Four Humors tend to have negative effects on the mind and emotions only when they’re excessive or aggravated. Otherwise, they can also strengthen positive aspects of character.

    I can see it happening.

    Yep, it does make a bit of sense, especially with Blake and Ruby.
    Wish Upon The Pleiades part of today’s mega sale at Rightstuf. I definitely want to get this one but will have to forgo for now since I have plans to order Kiddy Grade this month.
    With the entire thing about the girls on team RWBY representing the four basic humors:

    Ruby=Sanguine

    Weiss=Phlegmatic

    Blake=Melancholic

    Yang=Choleric

    I got to thinking how it would work out with some others so here goes:

    Puella Magi Madoka Magica:

    Madoka= Supine,up until the end of episode 11 and then she seems to become a bit Choleric.

    Sayaka= Sanguine

    Kyoko= Choleric to the nth degree!

    Mami= Phlegmatic

    Homura= Melancholic

    Vividread Operation:

    Akane= Sanguine

    Aoi= Supine

    Wakaba= Choleric

    Himawari= Melphleg(Melancholic/Phlegmatic mix…it shows in the way she decides to attend school via computer after

    “The Incident”).

    Rei= Melancholic

    Princess Tutu:

    Duck/Princess Tutu= Sanguine

    Rue/Princess Kraehe= Melancholic

    I also noticed that Dark Magical Girls tend to have a bit of melancholy in them which is probably why they end up going to the Dark Side no matter how briefly we.

    A good example of what I mean about Dark Magic Girls being at least partly melancholic is how Rei behaves in Vividread. The very first line she has in the series is : “I must do what I must do.” before she fires her first arrow, even though she knows the more arrows she shoots the shorter her life span becomes.

    Rue’s actions when she becomes Princess Kraehe in Princess Tutu is another example.

    In other words to be a Dark Magical Girl you have to be a bit either melancholic or depressed.

    Welp after re-watching episode 5 of Vividread I have to say Rei is coming in as a close second to Himiwara for my favorite character followed by Wakaba. I wish they’d explain her thing about insects though.
    When I was at the second hand store yesterday I saw copies of Red vs. Blue but no RWBY. Well I was hoping I’d find Kimagure Orange Road but you know that would be like hoping to find a mermaid at the bottom of Lake Washington!
    Nobuyuki
    Participant
    Regarding LWA:

    Nobuyuki wrote:

    Ukinojo92 wrote:

    I wanna know if they continue from the movies or just make a drawn out version in the tv series.

    Judging from the trailer, looks like the TV series may start as a drawn-out version of the movies. But it won’t be identical to the movies’ plots.

    the interview with yoh yoshinari: animeanime.jp/article/2016/12/26/31933.html

    Details:

  • >They decided to start from Akko’s arrival to the school to work on the world building and the mysteries of Luna Nova. He felt that the world in the movies felt a bit small and wants to expand it.

    >One of the reasons he decided to do a TV series over more movies is that there are many things he wants to do. For example, in a movie the focus would always be around Akko but in a TV series he can even give focus to characters like Amanda or Constance.

    >Even if Yoshinari tried to trim it for a TV series, they still ended up having a large amount of unique mob characters on screen.

    >Yoshinari wants to make a show for kids that can be enjoyed by adults because Trigger has done nothing of the sort.

    >In terms of the story, he wants to balance surprising developments and delivering on the audience expectations. He mentions Gurren-Lagann as contrast, because Gurren-Lagann was a show that followed the usual pattern of super-robot anime.

    >He picked Hori as main animator because Hori is someone that can animate magical creatures and make them feel real. He says that drawing magic is easy but drawing magic that feels real is harder.

    >In terms of the feel, they’re aiming for something that combines the feel of a Japanese magical girl anime with the more classical foreign image of a wizard (like in Lord of the Rings or Merlin from the Arthur legend)

    >He hopes to be able to make the characters interesting and deep in the long term.


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    Yukinojo
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    I know it is suppose to be a kids show, but since Trigger is making LWA, i feel like there is going to be a death of a character soon. Maybe a truamatic event, it just feels like Trigger that way, start off good then throttle on seriousness.
    Yukinojo
    Participant
    none
    Little Witch Academia ep 11
    Just want to say called it. I knew trigger was going to do something dramatic and death flaggy for LWA. The flashes in the cavern depict some sort of catastrope that will happen to the city and her friends. Also Akko is leveling up her staff even more.
    Nobuyuki
    Participant

    Ukinojo92 wrote:

    start off good then throttle on seriousness.

    Seems kinda’ that way. Plot impending:

    [BBvideo]http://youtu.be/PEjut1THACI[/BBvideo]

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