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 Episode 2 Review
There's magical girls, encounters with witches and the possible memory of a missing sick sister and yet I couldn't help but feel this episode felt a little empty.…
Magia Record Episode 1 Review
Magia Record is another entry in the Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica franchise, though apparently it is based off a spin-off game. Having only watch the original anime series…
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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 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 2nd Season Episode 1
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story 2nd Season Episode 1 follows the cast of the original Madoka Magica anime.
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…
Magia Record Final Season Episode 9
Magia Record: Madoka Magica Side Story Final Season Episode 9 (the first episode of the "season") finally reveals Ui's fate.
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Magia Record 2nd Season Episode 5
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story 2nd Season Episode 5 expands Wings of the Magius' plan to save magical girls.
Magia Record 2nd Season Episode 3
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story 2nd Season Episode 3 gave us some teasers regarding Ui's whereabouts.
Magia Record 2nd Season Episode 8
The final episode of Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story 2nd Season wasn't the greatest, but it was still good.
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Magia Record 2nd Season Episode 7
Magia Record 2nd Season Episode 7 puts the differences between Mitakihara and Kamihama magical girls on full display.
Magia Record 2nd Season Episode 6
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story 2nd Season Episode 6 begins building up to the final battle against Magius.
Magia Record 2nd Season Episode 2
Magia Record 2nd Season Episode 2, unfortunately, goes back to following the Magia Record girls rather than the Madoka girls.
Magia Record Final Season Episode 11
After nearly 2 cours of Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story, we're finally learning a bit about Kuroe.
Magia Record 2nd Season Episode 4
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story 2nd Season Episode 4 had the best animation of the series so far.
Magia Record Final Season Episode 12
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Final Season Episode 12 wasn't the ending I was hoping for. It's alright.
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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 Final Season Episode 10
Magia Record: Madoka Magica Side Story Final Season Episode 10 brings an interesting twist I actually didn't see coming.
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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…
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…
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…
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…
[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: 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 – 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 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…
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 – 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…
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 – 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: 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: 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…
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Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story
The Magia Record anime is based on a mobile gacha game by the same name, which itself is based on the Madoka Magica anime series.
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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 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 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: Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica Gaiden – 04,05
04:「過去じゃないです」 (Kako ja nai desu) "This Isn’t the Past" 05:「あなたが割って入る隙間なんてないんですよ？」 (Anata ga Wattehairu Sukima Nante Nain desu yo?) "There's No Place for You Here" In that single moment, Mifuyu exposed the…