Madoka
I’m really digging Puella Magi Madoka Magica, an anime from 2011 that is being broadcast on CrunchyRoll. I had torrented the first couple episodes last year, but never got around to finishing out the series because, you know, mahou shojo. And if you don’t know, look it up.
I may like my anime or manga in the moe vein, but I didn’t think I could get into the magical girl genre. Except, Madoka is different. I kept hearing about how it bent the magical girl genre into dark corners twisting its tropes, characterizations, and conventions into a deep, dark anime; that intrigued me. I had to catch up with it.
When I originally watched the first couple episodes last year, I couldn’t maintain interest. The character design was off-kilter and simplistic. The main character Madoka with her eyes doesn’t look appealing. She’s got a doll like face. The style just wasn’t to my liking and I probably gave up on it because of that.
On my second look, I got past my superficial first impressions and began to appreciate Madoka for its story. It’s been a wonderful run, so far, and with two episodes left (out of 12) I can’t wait.
It’s always been my hope that the few readers reading this blog would follow up on some of the anime I blog about. I wish you would watch this one; it’s pretty good.
