It feels appropriate to start off my new blog with a post about Magia Record, the new spinoff of Puella Magi Madoka Magica. It was the show that got me back into anime after falling out of interest…
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[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 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.
Magia Record Second Season – Episode 8 – Tsuruno, The Not So Mighty Magical Girl
Episode impressions of Magia Record Second Season Episode 8 as Iroha and Yachiyo has an idea on how to separate Tsuruno from the rumor, they decide to connect…
Magia Record Episode 3 – “Sorry for Making You My Friend”
Continuing what seems to be the pattern for every episode, this one starts with Iroha having a dream about her sister Ui’s two friends in the hospital –…
Magia Record Episode 5 – “There’s No Place For You Here”
After a disappointingly pedestrian fourth episode, full of grocery shopping and local tourism, things are getting a lot more interesting and potentially life-threatening in Episode 5, picking up…
Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. – Episode 1
It's fantastic to see adult magical girls, though the execution is somewhat middle-of-the-road.
Gushing Over Magical Girls – Episode 1
I may be on a watchlist now.
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.
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 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 | Needle in the Air
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…
Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica Gaiden – Episode 1 Review
"it feels like lame imitation"
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story – Episode 1
Don't let the unwieldy title fool you; this one is welcoming both to returning fans and new viewers alike. The post Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side…
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 – 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…
How have you felt about the resource posts?
Have you found the Resource Talk posts useful? Would you want them to become an ongoing part of the site (monthly, instead of Talk prompts?) Do you have…
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 – 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 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 – 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…
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…
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…
Episode 225 - Haven’t You Heard? I’m Sakamoto
This week, Shaun has been feeling a little too good about himself lately, so he decided to knock himself (and by extension Remington) down a bit by witnessing…
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 – 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 – 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…
Haven’t You Heard? I’m Sakamoto
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Haven’t You Heard? I’m Sakamoto
Every anime convention I’ve been to seems to have a panel about “The Craziest Anime You’ve Never Heard Of” that usually consists of the hosts showing clips of…
Kabushikigaisha Magilumiere – Episode 1 – Magical Girls, as a Job
What if Magical Girls can be a successful business? A recent graduate, Sakuragi Kana, has trouble landing a job after college. However, a specific
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…
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…
Uchitama?! Have you Seen my Tama? – Episode 1
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Outlander Magical Girls
Briggs N. Stratton: Welcome blog readers new and returning. This time on Hearts of Furious Fancies; simulated banter about a tradition in Japanese Magical Girl tropes presented in…
Ascendance of a Bookworm, Nyaruko: Crawling with Love!, Madam is a Magical Girl
Review: Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Another Story, Vol. 1
Gather round, Madoka Magica fans! We have good news: a new spin-off manga series has hit the shelves, and Twwk and I are here to give you the…
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story, Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Magia Record – 07/08 [I Want to Go Home With You/ You Definitely Shouldn’t Respond]
Such a shame for a show that has one of the most impressive productions of the season such as Magia Record that its story can’t match up. Magia…
Have You Heard of the Latest Craze? It’s Called “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.”
I’m five years late to the party. As others started playing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, I decided to dust off my barely touched Breath…
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 – 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…
Magical Girls For Hire and Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc.
Time to discuss a show that is airing which I wish more people just looked into. Once again, this isn’t going to be a full review even if…
Magical Girls as Metaphor: Why coded queer narratives still have value
Even now, with the vast increase of explicit queer womxn’s representation on television over the past decade, I still see myself in Sailor Moon and The iDOLM@STER more…
Among the dumber things I’ve heard about – Graded Manga
Featured image is a screenshot/clipped copy from Beckett’s main page about manga grading. I did not create this image originally. I’m probably making things worse for me by…
So I heard you like Date.
There is a character type I like to call the Capcom Hero; the ludicrously over the top guy who wears ridiculous costumes, carries ridiculous...
Magia Record – 05/06 [There’s No Place for You Here/ I’ll Do Anything]
At this point, Magia Record’s mobile game root becomes more and more apparent, as we encounter brand new characters with brand new rumors. Episode 5 closes off the…