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Posted in Anime Reviews Reviews

Madoka Magica Movies 1 and 2: A Roundtable Discussion

gendomike, M. LaMoe, and wintermuted went to see the first two Madoka Magica movies together last week and boy did they talk. Are these movies that different from the series? What’s the social and religious significance of the story now, and does the third film promise anything interesting?

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Posted in Announcements Believe What You Hear

The Puella Magi Contract Memorial Wall: Your Wishes, Reprinted

Three weeks ago, Anime Diet was seized by Kyubey in a hostile takeover, in order to drive innocent girls to make Puella Magi contracts.  We…

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Posted in Anime Reviews

Madoka Magica: The Killing Kindness

Madoka Magica, the best show of this season, is about something deeper than Faustian bargains or even death, grief, and loneliness. It’s about how the…

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First Look Fair: Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Shinbo + Yuki Kajiura music + magical girls = win?

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Posted in 12 Days, 12 Moments 2010

12 Days, 12 Moments 2010: Nino’s Dress, Swaying in the Wind

Arakawa Under the Bridge, SHAFT’s quirky, surreal comedy series, is not a very serious show at the end of the day. Yet little moments such…

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Posted in 12 Days, 12 Moments 2010 Anime Reviews Editorials

12 Days, 12 Moments 2010: Male, Female, and Hideyoshi

Today’s moment is brought to you by the gender benders at Silver Link and director Shin Oonuma, who together have brought to us one of…

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