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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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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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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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Living Life Under the Arakawa Bridge: Or, How Suneohair Lyrics Are The Interpretive Key To Everything

I’ve been trying to put my finger on why I find Arakawa Under the Bridge so appealing. It’s not just the quirky characters or the…

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Baka to Test to Shoukanju S1: A Review/Analysis/Ratingless Ramble

Or, Shin Oonuma’s Day Off: where the angst-master of SHAFT’s ef series tries some comedy for a change. And succeeds, mostly.

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