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 also somewhat applies to fanart and other methods of engaging with a media property outside of the recognized canon. Part of this is because of the recent […]
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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…
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Magia Record – 23 – Sticking to the Plan
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Magia Record – 25 (Fin) – A Record No One Knows
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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
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Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story 2nd Season Episode 4 had the best animation of the series so far.
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The co-captains of Team Iroha and Team Meduka teamed up to free their brainwashed comrades. Easier said than done.
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
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Magia Record – 17 – Back Into the Lions Den
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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?
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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…
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Iroha and Yachiyo go after a new Rumour in the fifth volume of Fujino Fuji’s Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story manga adaptation. They set their…
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