If you missed the first post on Magical Girls be sure to check it out and then let’s get into part 2. If she’s a magical girl, what powers does she have? Right so we’re back to magical girls and I wanted to look at the characters and the magic powers that crop up in … Continue reading Breaking Down The Magical Girl Genre – Let’s Never Become a Magical Girl
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