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Puella Magi Madoka Magica Eps 10 - 12
I actually watched the last 3 episodes of Puella Magi Madoka Magica last week. If you value your sanity (and your eyes), don't do it.
(Edit: I meant don't watch them all at one go. This is not a negative review!)
(Spoilers under the cut and in comments)
Ep 10 - HOMURA. HOMURA! And just thinking about it makes me tear up again. She tried so hard for Madoka! and yet, because this is the PMMM verse, each of her attempts made things even worse. From just being dead, to turning into a witch, to turning into a witch powerful enough to destroy the world - Madoka's fate got worse and worse.
Of the 5 timelines shown, I would really like to see timeline 2 or 3 expanded. For timeline 2, I want to see Homura's first fumbling attempts at being a magic girl! I want to see Homura getting lots of hugs each time she succeeds at something! And Mami gets to mother them all. For timeline 3, I want to see team dynamics. I want to see the girls ganging up on Kyuubey (even though it's Bad End for all of them after Sayaka goes witch). If we get a season 2, can I wish for that? >_<
(Not enough to stake my soul on it, kthnxbye Kyuubey.)
Homura was SO CUTE with braids. I wonder why she felt the need to let down her hair though? But her EPIC BADASSNESS by the end of the ep was amazing, yet sad.
Ep 11 - On the back of ep 10, Homura hugging Madoka made me CRY. CRY. CRRRRRRY FOREVER. Homura is terribly right - to Madoka Homura is just another girl, but to Homura Madoka is the girl she sacrificed everything for. Ep 10 also made Homura's MORE DAKKA even more amazing.
It's too bad it didn't work.
And the conversation between Madoka and her mom! Omg. I want a pep talk from a mom in every anime ever WHY CAN'T WE HAVE MORE OF THIS AWESOMENESS? *weeps* SEE PEOPLE? FEMALE TO FEMALE CONVOS CAN BE MEANINGFUL.
Also, for the record I know they edited out the rock pinning down Homura's leg due to post-Sendai earthquake sensibilities, but to me that was even more freaky. IS HOMURA PARALYSED? I wondered. Please don't do that animators.
Ep 12 - TEARS. TEARS FOREVER. Where do I even start with this? Madoka being awesome ALL OVER THE PLACE. Her wish! SAVING EVERY MAGIC GIRL EVER. Homura may have wanted to stop Madoka reaching her potential (at Madoka's request, no less) but when Madoka gets a chance to exercise it, she doesn't hesitate. And she is SO AMAZING when she takes on her power. Her bow and arrow reaching everyone, even herself! (Also Goddess!Madoka has a really lovely garb.)
But Homura. Poor poor Homura. She's still alone, because Madoka isn't here and she's the only one who remembers Madoka. And she still has something to fight!
Even so, I like the anime ending better than the manga ending. In the manga ending, Homura got to immediately ascend to Madoka's realm. But I felt that was cheating her out of her chance of living a life that didn't revolve around Madoka. She had just spend her last month? months? years? trying to rescue Madoka - she deserved to see the world outside of her time loop. She has Madoka's ribbons. MADOKA IS ALWAYS WITH HER.
(It's too bad she didn't use the ribbons to revert to her braids. But I suppose she has grown up.)
And I have to love the anime ending, if only for these lines:
Don't forget. Always, somewhere, someone is fighting for you. If you remember her, you are not alone.
;______; PMMM!!!!!
(Edit: I meant don't watch them all at one go. This is not a negative review!)
(Spoilers under the cut and in comments)
Ep 10 - HOMURA. HOMURA! And just thinking about it makes me tear up again. She tried so hard for Madoka! and yet, because this is the PMMM verse, each of her attempts made things even worse. From just being dead, to turning into a witch, to turning into a witch powerful enough to destroy the world - Madoka's fate got worse and worse.
Of the 5 timelines shown, I would really like to see timeline 2 or 3 expanded. For timeline 2, I want to see Homura's first fumbling attempts at being a magic girl! I want to see Homura getting lots of hugs each time she succeeds at something! And Mami gets to mother them all. For timeline 3, I want to see team dynamics. I want to see the girls ganging up on Kyuubey (even though it's Bad End for all of them after Sayaka goes witch). If we get a season 2, can I wish for that? >_<
(Not enough to stake my soul on it, kthnxbye Kyuubey.)
Homura was SO CUTE with braids. I wonder why she felt the need to let down her hair though? But her EPIC BADASSNESS by the end of the ep was amazing, yet sad.
Ep 11 - On the back of ep 10, Homura hugging Madoka made me CRY. CRY. CRRRRRRY FOREVER. Homura is terribly right - to Madoka Homura is just another girl, but to Homura Madoka is the girl she sacrificed everything for. Ep 10 also made Homura's MORE DAKKA even more amazing.
It's too bad it didn't work.
And the conversation between Madoka and her mom! Omg. I want a pep talk from a mom in every anime ever WHY CAN'T WE HAVE MORE OF THIS AWESOMENESS? *weeps* SEE PEOPLE? FEMALE TO FEMALE CONVOS CAN BE MEANINGFUL.
Also, for the record I know they edited out the rock pinning down Homura's leg due to post-Sendai earthquake sensibilities, but to me that was even more freaky. IS HOMURA PARALYSED? I wondered. Please don't do that animators.
Ep 12 - TEARS. TEARS FOREVER. Where do I even start with this? Madoka being awesome ALL OVER THE PLACE. Her wish! SAVING EVERY MAGIC GIRL EVER. Homura may have wanted to stop Madoka reaching her potential (at Madoka's request, no less) but when Madoka gets a chance to exercise it, she doesn't hesitate. And she is SO AMAZING when she takes on her power. Her bow and arrow reaching everyone, even herself! (Also Goddess!Madoka has a really lovely garb.)
But Homura. Poor poor Homura. She's still alone, because Madoka isn't here and she's the only one who remembers Madoka. And she still has something to fight!
Even so, I like the anime ending better than the manga ending. In the manga ending, Homura got to immediately ascend to Madoka's realm. But I felt that was cheating her out of her chance of living a life that didn't revolve around Madoka. She had just spend her last month? months? years? trying to rescue Madoka - she deserved to see the world outside of her time loop. She has Madoka's ribbons. MADOKA IS ALWAYS WITH HER.
(It's too bad she didn't use the ribbons to revert to her braids. But I suppose she has grown up.)
And I have to love the anime ending, if only for these lines:
Don't forget. Always, somewhere, someone is fighting for you. If you remember her, you are not alone.
;______; PMMM!!!!!