Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Yes, I realise I'm two years behind, but I just finished watching it and I thought I'd give my opinions. I'll still be as spoiler-free as possible since there must be people slower than me...right?

So upon starting to watch it, I was already aware that it wasn't going to be as cutesy as the anime I usually watch, although it stars off reasonably cute. But as soon as the first witch comes along, shit gets real. THOSE LABYRINTHS REALLY SCARE ME OKAY.

Kyubey freaks me out a bit too, always has even before I watched it. Although it annoys me that so many people assume that Kyubey must be evil or something - it's clearly just indifferent!


The first half of the series was interesting, but it was the second half that really pulled me in. I'd felt a little woozy in places, but it was episode 8 that made me super shaky even though I should have seen that plot twist coming (I read something on Tumblr that had alluded to it before, but I'd forgotten all about it until it happened). I also thought I was finally going to make it through an anime without crying, but I blubbed pretty much the whole way through the Homura episode!


I'm a little unsure about the ending. I'm not really sure if it's a happy ending or not? I guess it is, but hmmm a bit of an odd one. But then most anime have unsatisfying conclusions, and it certainly wasn't the worst!

I'll definitely watch it again, and if you haven't watched it I recommend that you do. The character development is really good for such a short anime, and the story is quite clever. I definitely intend to watch the movies (even though they are supposedly re-hashes of the series) and read the manga spin-offs once my dissertation is done!


Now I just have the problem of choosing which soul gem I should buy! As I really want one now. But my favourite character is Homura but purple wouldn't match anything I have. I'd be better off with Madoka's pink or Kyoko's red, but still I can't decide (^_^')

Fairy-Kei Day 21 ~ Anime

☆ Day twenty-one: 5 of your favourite cartoons.

I'm just going to list anime here as there aren't really any cartoons I watch (although I'll always love Fairly Odd Parents!).

No particular order.

• Cardcaptor Sakura - this will ALWAYS be my favourite anime. It was the first anime I watched subbed as I wanted to rewatch Cardcaptors (I used to get up at 7am to watch it originally...which speaks volumes) and the dub wasn't available. If it weren't for this anime, I'd have never had any interest in Japan. I loved Pokémon and Digimon before it, but I was more into the games than the animes. So for me, Cardcaptor Sakura is the one that started it all! It's also kidna responsible for me discovering lolita and other Japanese fashions, because the battle costumes are sooooo cute!
  
  


• Sailor Moon - I'm actually only half way through watching this as subbed episodes disappeared! I only have a couple hours left on the download though so I can carry on. It's not the best anime, but it's a biggie. And I just love magical girl shows ^_^'
  
  


• Creamy Mami - I only watched a few episodes starting this week, but I love it already! And it's like 30 years old which I find really cool. Although I hope she uses her magic more in later episodes!
  
  


• Yu-Gi-Oh! - I love all the series that I've watched so far, and don't think I can pick a favourite. This show completely passed me by when I was a kid as Pegasus's freaky Millennium eye scared me too much so I couldn't watch it! I'm yet to watch 5Ds or ZeXal yet.
  
  


• Love*Com - Full name Lovely Complex. It's sweet and funny and makes you cry like a baby in places!
  
  

Pretty hard to choose just 5 to talk about, as I realise that I've missed out Death Note, Eden of the East, Mermaid Melody, Nana, etc. But I though of those 5 first so I'm sticking with it =P if you like anime, you should check them all out though! Except maybe Yu-Gi-Oh. I think that may be an acquired taste!