Another depressing week of Mahou Shoujo antics as Kyuube cements his place in the evildoers hall-of-fame alongside the likes of Gendo Ikari and Takeuchi from Bokura Ga Ita (ducks) . One thing I can truly say – Sayaka may be close to breaking the all-time record for death flags for […] Read more
After last week’s shocking episode, MSMM takes us on a different journey of darkness this week. This was emo, but generally in a good way – a depressing, bleak ep full of foreboding, death flags and an overarching sense of impending doom. It appears, at least for now, that Mami […] Read more
She was eeeeeeeeeeevil… I suppose I should mention that there are major spoilers in this review, so don’t read it if you haven’t seen the episode… The third episode of Madoka was certainly interesting. Of course, being uninteresting was never an issue with this show – like most of Shinbo’s […] Read more
The second episode of SHAFT’s modern take on the Mahou Shoujo genre is full of exposition, with 9th grade magical girl sempai Mami acting as a tour guide for both noobs Madoka and Sayaka and the audience. Turns out mahou shoujo are all about fighting witches – nasty entities that […] Read more
It’s Mereru! Oh, maybe not… I must confess to some trepidation at the notion of an original series directed by Akiyuki Shinbo. I’ve long felt that his spastic impulses work better within the framework of an established property – Soredemo and Natsu no Arashi being good examples – where he […] Read more