Meduca Meguca: The Animation is an Abridged Series of Puella Magi Madoka Magica. It takes its name from the memeticOff Model comics based on the series. It's made by The Mahou Troupe.Official Tumblr: [1].The series was on hiatus for several months due to real-life complications in the lives of the cast, as well as copyright difficulties regarding hosting the episodes on Youtube, only recently being Uncancelled.
Relevant tropes:
Affectionate Parody: The members of the Mahou Troupe seem to be fans of the original series, hence why they're abridging it.
The Alcoholic: Mami, if the facts that she was more worried about scoring booze than living after her car crash and that she sold her soul to Kyubey for booze are any indication.
Hitomi: (to Madoka and Sayaka) I'm off to a popular party. I'm out, nerds.
Ambiguously Bi: Sayaka, it seems. She keeps trying to get into Kyousuke's pants, but loves attention to/from girls as well.
Abomination Accusation Attack: Starting in Episode 2, Madoka begins questioning Mami the details about the whole magical girl schtick. Mami responds by accusing Madoka of smoking, with Sayaka going along with it for whatever reason. Turned Up to Eleven in Episode 3, when Kyubey joins in and Madoka starts being accused of shooting up heroin (among other things).
The Ace: Mami even lampshades it in the second episode.
Mami: Hi, I'm Mami.
(cue Mami using Unlimited Musket Works)
Mami: I'm awesome and I kick ass and I'm probably better than you at everything.
Sayaka: I know, I know, it's your sister's birthday, but I felt that we should celebrate it anyway, because why the hell not.
Kyosuke: But I don't have a sister.
Sayaka: But I saw you walking with a girl before you fucked up your wrist. She was your sister, right? She was your sister. Your sister. Yes?
Comedic Sociopathy: Not surprising given it's an Abridged Series, but one in particular is Mami's nonchalant response to Madoka asking how she can afford a fancy apartment: "I set a rich man on fire." And Madoka accepts this without further explanation.
Curse Cut Short: Anytime "motherfucker" is used as an exclamation of anger or other outburst of emotion. Mami has used it to refer to specific characters, so hers are left alone.
Driving Stick: Mami can (she used to drag race until her Ferrari got totaled). Homura can't (to put it mildly). Kyouko says she can but the scene is over (to her consternation) before she can elaborate.
Dysfunction Junction: Let's see...Mami is a Blood Knight who has Skewed Priorities (she was more concerned about getting booze than dying in the backstory behind her wish), Sayaka is an obsessive Stalker with a Crush towards Kyosuke, Homura is an Emo, and Kyouko has anger issues from being a former member of Angry Bitches Anonymous. And while Madoka is the closest thing to an Only Sane Man who actually has suspicions about the whole Magical Girl deal, even she has her Not so Above It All tendencies.
Emo: Homura, especially in her introduction to Madoka's class in Episode 1. Heck, even her theme music is the opening few measures of "Crawling" by Linkin Park.
A Fate Worse Than Death: Madoka and Sayaka are shocked that Mami chooses to save the suicidal woman because she has no Internet access. Life is not worth living without Internet access. Mami tells them to shut up because her parents are dead and she has no Internet access, either. They still seem to see it as a good deed, though the woman disagrees when she wakes up.
Felony Misdemeanor: The suicidal woman in the second episode jumps off a building because she has no Internet access.
Flat "What.": Homura pulls one in the first episode, when she asks Madoka if she values her life and Madoka's response is a casual "Not really."
Genre Savvy: Madoka, when confronted by Kyubey while searching for the creepy man who is promising candy.
Madoka: Oh my God, a stuffed anim—Oh my God, you're the creepy man, aren't you?
Incredibly Lame Pun: When Sayaka and Madoka first discover telepathy, Kyubey calls them "my hos". The thing is, he could also have been saying the word "Mahous" which is part of the Japanese word for "Magical Girl".
All those head-related puns in Episode 3. Mami and Sayaka roll off a bunch of them at the beginning of the episode and pepper more throughout (in Sayaka's case, even after Mami bites it after being bitten). Madoka doesn't understand where they came from all of a sudden.
Lemony Narrator: The narrator for the episodes is rather snarky.
Meta Girl: Madoka spends the first part of the second episode lampshading Mami's costume and later asks several questions about the nature of magical girls, like "Why is it called a Soul Gem?", "What happens if the Soul Gem isn't shiny anymore?" and "Why do we need Grief Seeds?" Mami's response is to accuse Madoka of smoking/taking drugs.
No More For Us: Sayaka after she and Madoka stumble into Gertrud's labyrinth: "That's it, Madoka. As of right now, we swear off the Doritos - deal?"
Kyouko complaining about her lack of screen time at the end of each episode.
The narrator saying "Suddenly, (thing here)!" or "And now, (thing here)!" Examples include "Suddenly, lesbians!" in Episode 1, and "And now, for more boobs!" in Episode 2.
"Motherfucker" being cut short, unless Mami uses it.
Madoka: Why can I never get any comments on deviantART? No one seems to notice my amazing artwork and all its deep complexities. These pictures represent the truth of my whole being, and a reflection of the universe!
Kyubey (slowly): I think it's because you suck.
Madoka: ...Oh.
Soundtrack Dissonance: After the second episode was taken down due to copyright issues regarding the theme song, the team announced that the opening theme in every episode that gets taken down in the future will be replaced with smooth contemporary jazz. Since they didn't change the opening's animation at all, it fits about as well as you'd expect.
Kyouko seems to be the same way towards Sayaka in some of the promo videos.
Sayaka towards Kyousuke - he's changed rooms three times because Sayaka keeps showing up and has no idea who she is. Also, she observes him through binoculars from the casino across from the hospital.
Take That, Audience!: After the end of Episode 3 proper, Madoka (who is voiced by the main driver of the whole project Chiikaboom) comes out and tries to explain why each episode has taken so long to come out, only to be driven to tears by impatient fans and their complaints. Kyouko then bursts in and delivers a major tongue-lashing at said fans, noting the amount of time and effort needed on Director Chi's part for something that earns no money.
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