It’s been almost ten years since Puella Magi Madoka Magica punched through the placid atmosphere of magical girl anime as we once knew it, scorching a still-expanding crater into the landscape from…
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Thoughts on Magia Record
A few thoughts after watching Magia Record
Magia Record – 10-12
Welcome back to the mega post of Magia Record. After the stellar episode that was episode 9, the following three have been… unremarkable to me. There are some…
Magia Record – 15 – Sakura Forever
Sorry to go right into a metaphor, but Magia Record reminds me of a traditional American fruitcake. Incredibly dense and rich, and beautiful with its golden brown color and speckled…
Magia Record – 18 – The Future They Chose
Not content to sleep beside Kaede’s isolation bubble, Iroha sneaks out to meet with Nemu, not wanting to further burden the others with her problems. Once more, it’s…
Magia Record – 23 – Sticking to the Plan
Outside, Yachiyo, Mifuyu, and the other girls are confronted by the Amane twins and Magius acolytes, and it looks like a magical girl-on-magical girl battle is about to…
Magia Record – 13 (Fin) – Disbanding the Team
Yeesh…that was rough. Even though I felt my expectations for a Puella Magi Madoka Magica “side story” were sufficiently tempered, I wasn’t prepared for an ending this awkward…
Magia Record – 04 [This Isn’t the Past]
I can certainly see the game mechanics in new episode: a whole new cast, a new rumor/ mystery, with Iroha’s quest to find Ui as a central plot.…
Magia Record – 25 (Fin) – A Record No One Knows
Step One of the Magia Record finale: dig poor Tamaki Iroha out of the yawning chasm of despair into which she was cast by losing both Ui and…
Magia Record – 20 – Giving Their Best
In what are not their first rumblings of disagreement by any stretch, considering their very different personalities, Nemu voices her concern that she and Touka are hurting Magical…
Magia Record Episode 20: Uwaguca Crisis
The co-captains of Team Iroha and Team Meduka teamed up to free their brainwashed comrades. Easier said than done.
Magia Record – 13 [A Faint Hope]
And so Magia Record ends – at least for now since the second season is confirmed – on a sad note. Not only am I disappointed (but not…
Magia Record Anime Review – 65/100
(Little side note: Not meant to start a civil war between us writers but I’m a firm follower of 60 being a line that separates recommendable to mediocre…
Madoka Magica Side Story Magia Record, Episode 10: Magia Mami
As the episodes progress, little surprises are dropped each week, but I was not anticipating the one in episode ten. With Alina waiting outside of the Endless Solitude…
Magia Record Episode 4 – “This Isn’t The Past”
The last episode saw Kaede’s safe return after she was captured by the Chain Witch, and Iroha and her new allies have effectively solved the mystery of the…
Magia Record – 17 – Back Into the Lions Den
In a usual cour, there’d be time and space for a cooling off episode, but with only eight episodes to work with, this lean, mean second season of Magia…
On the perception of fanworks (and Magia Record)
I’ve been thinking a lot about fanworks lately. More specifically, I’ve been thinking a lot about fanfiction and how frequently it’s written off or denigrated publicly, but this…
[Ten] “Have you heard?” — patterns and history in Magia Record
Have you heard? I’m a sucker for a good Greek chorus element in anime.
Magia Record – 24 – No Choice at All
As Alina Gray revels in the chaos Touka and Nemu have resumed (and paints a picture of it) and Yachiyo chases after Embryo Eye, Kyuubey calmly waxes philosophic…
Magia Record – 19 – Not a Bad Fate
While Kuroe struggles with trying to keep her Doppel under control so she can get back to Iroha, Yachiyo encounters Madoka, Sayaka, and Akemi…and it’s just an extremely…
Magia Record: Worth your Time or Not?
Magia Record, a spin-off of the famous Madoka Magica is soon to air. But is it worth your time, or a simple cash grab? Read the two of…
Magia Record – 16 – Will the Real Iroha Please Wake Up?
Shortly after entering the Eternal Sakura, Yachiyo finds herself being woken up in her bed in Mikazuki Villa by Felicia, Sana, and Tsuruno. As soon as they mention…
Madoka Side Story Magia Record Episode 5: The Demon Within
Much like its predecessor, Magia Record has so very much to relate, layers unraveling what should be a simple tale. Episode five of Puella Magi Madoka Side Story…
Magia Record Second Season – Episode 4 – The Truth About Doppels
Episode impressions of Magia Record Second Season Episode 4 as Iroha is back, she wants to meet Nemu for some reason.
Madoka Side Story Magia Record, Episode 13: Just the Beginning
Why didn’t y’all tell me that we were only halfway through the story? As season one of Magia Record has progressed (season two was announced at the end…
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story
Remember how triangles can be similar or congruent? Anime side stories should be neither, in my opinion, but closer to the former if anything. Magia Record is far…
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story, Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story
Magia Record takes the world you know from Madoka and shows us how it would be like in a bigger city full of networking Magical Girls. There is…
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story, Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica Gaiden – 02
「それが絶交証明書」 (Sore ga Zekkou Shoumei-sho) "It's Proof of the End of a Friendship" If eyes are the windows to a wish, what happens when you stop looking?
Magia Record – 14 (S02 E01) – Don’t Let Go
We begin this second season of the Madoka spinof in media res with what else, a battle against a weird and unsettling witch. This one has a general…
Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica Gaiden S2
After the unimpressive and lukewarm Assault Lily: Bouquet (at least from my point of view), I guess SHAFT returned and continued to animate Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka…
Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica Gaiden – 03
「友達にしてごめんね」 (Tomodachi ni Shite Gomen ne) "Sorry For Making You My Friend" Rumours, if repeated enough, become truth.
Magia Record Episode 14: New Timeline, Similar Meguca
It’s technically Season 2, Episode 1 but the main story continued right where S1 left off so, yeah.
Magia Record – 09 [A World With Just Me]
Magia Record has been hit and miss so far, but I’m happy to say that the latest episode was pretty solid. In fact, it’s my second favorite episode…
Oshibuda 10-11, Rikekoi finale, Magia Record 12
Oshi ga Budoukan Itte Kuretara Shinu 10 is the usual mix of idol-worship and hard luck. ChamJam announces a surprise live show in January, but this time Eripiyo…
Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica Gaiden Review
I want to stress that this adaptation is NOT a continuation in any way, shape, or form to either the original Madoka Magica or the Rebellion movies. This…
Magia Record – 21 (S2 Fin) – Nor the Battle to the Strong
At first, Yachiyo and Iroha believe they failed to Connect with Tsuruno, but they end up basically inside her head, which takes the form of a theater where…
Maiden of the Needle, Vol. 2
By Zeroki and Miho Takeoka. Released in Japan as “Hariko no Otome” by Kadokawa Shoten. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Kiki Piatkowska. I’m still…
Maiden of the Needle, Vol. 1
By Zeroki and Miho Takeoka. Released in Japan as “Hariko no Otome” by Kadokawa Shoten. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Kiki Piatkowska. This book’s…
Magia Record 2 – It’s Proof of the End of a Friendship
The second episode of Magia Record starts to feel like a real horror movie, with strange urban legends and something called the Chain Monster that will forcibly end…
Madoka Side Story Magia Record, Episode 8: Crossed Signals
Episode eight begins with Iroha transferring into Kamihama Middle School as she continues her search for her sister, Ui. While there, she tries to meet up with Kaede,…
Magia Record Second Season – Episode 6 – Infiltrating Magius HQ
Episode impressions of Magia Record Second Season Episode 6 as Iroha continues to make her way to meet Touka and Nemu, did Kuroe survive the onslaught of Black…
First Impressions – Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica Gaiden
Yep - still Eeeeevil. Read more The post First Impressions – Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica Gaiden appeared first on Lost in Anime.
Madoka Side Story Magia Record, Episode 03: Old Friends
Episode three of Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record is the conclusion to the events of the last episode, in which Kaede and Rena’s bickering leads…
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story – 01
「「やぁやぁ、知ってる？魔法少女のその噂」 (Yaa yaa, Shitteru? Mahō Shōjo no Sono Uwasa) "Have You Heard? That Rumor About the Magical Girls" Already we can see how the series is building towards a familiar…
Magia Record Anime To Stream on Crunchyroll, FunimationNow, & HIDIVE
Earlier today, Aniplex of America announced that upcoming anime Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story will stream on FunimationNow, Crunchyroll, and HIDIVE. The series will launch…
In / Spectre – 21 – Clearing the Air
Of the three Otonashi family members gathered, Rion (voiced by Iwami Manaka) is the only one whose thoughts we’re privy to. She rightfully wonders just what the hell…
12 Days 2020, Day 11: Magia Record and the Shadow of the Predecessor
Magia Record’s first season ends with a visually impressive fight between two characters from a different story. This unfortunately feels emblematic of the show as a whole, it…
Holiday Review #14: MAIDEN OF THE NEEDLE
There's all sort of female-led fantasy stories to choose from these days, isekai or otherwise. Sadly they can't all be good, though. MAIDE...
Holiday Review #14: MAIDEN OF THE NEEDLE
There's all sort of female-led fantasy stories to choose from these days, isekai or otherwise. Sadly they can't all be good, though. MAIDE...