Mecha Magica! is an animated web series created by Messiah Mayfield
and Eleir Kelly. It follows the lives of 3 girls: Erika, Bonnie, and May, who each have their own unique skills and powers. The main episodes usually focus on the girls having a normal, fun day before they have to stop a threat. There are also "mini" episodes that are shorter than usual and focus on various things.
You can find the series here.
Mecha Magica! provides examples of:
- Ambiguously Human: Both Erika and Bonnie appear to be human, but have magical powers that suggest otherwise.
- Animesque: The artstyle itself doesn't fall under this, but the series sometimes uses anime-inspired expressions and effects.
- Bad Vibrations: The arrival of the monster in "Club" is heralded by ripples in Bonnie's drink while footsteps are heard in the background.
- Baseball Episode: The mini episode "Homerun", where Bonnie and May play baseball.
- Black Magician Girl: Erika, who is both the strongest and most experienced in her magic abilities.
- Bland-Name Product: In the second episode, Erika orders a Bintendo console, which resembles the Nintendo Switch.
- Can't Hold His Liquor: In the first episode, Bonnie is passed out by her first drink.
- Determinator: Even after being pummeled to the ground by the monster in "Club", Erika won't let up and continues to fight it.
- Flying Broomstick: Erika has one, which she uses to travel with Annie to the mall in Episode 2.
- Humongous Mecha: Erika uses a large mech to defeat the monster in Episode 1.
- Kid Hero: May, one of the heroes, is explicitly stated to be a child by her creator.
- Magically Inept Fighter: May doesn't have magic skills, but is the physically strongest of the group.
- Mix-and-Match Critters: The monster in the first episode appears to be a cross between a goat and a gorilla. Erika even calls it a "goatrilla" at the end.
- Mood Whiplash: In the middle of the second episode's credits, an Ominous Visual Glitch occurs, causing the images and rather chill music to abruptly cut out. After a few seconds, we see a view of someone looking at various computer screens with creepy music playing, before fading to black with another glitch occurring. Then, it cuts back to the credits like nothing happened.
- No-Dialogue Episode: For the most part, there is no dialogue in episode 2, with the only sounds being the background music and an explosion. This is subverted in the end, where Erika and Annie have dialogue.
- Official Couple: Erika and Annie. Their date is the central focus of the second episode.
- Oh, Crap!: The wide-eyed expression the monster from Episode 1 makes, as it's about to be beaten senseless by Erika's mech and knows it is done for.
- Powered Armor: Bonnie develops tough purple armor in the homerun minisode, which allows her to kick the ball out of the park (forest, in this case).
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: Bonnie and Erika, as seen in the first episode. Bonnie is more excitable and up to trying new things, while Erika is more aloof and quiet, though she won't hesitate to fight back when things get dangerous.
- Science Wizard: Both Erika and Bonnie, who are "Techno Witches": witches who are experts in magic and mechanical work.
- Shock and Awe:
- May has electric powers, but doesn't use them in the typical sense; she uses electromancy to make herself stronger.
- The monster from "Club" also appears to have electric powers, since it's charged up with electricity.
- Shout-Out:
- You can see a red crewmate and the Knight in the background of the club in the first episode.
- Hatsune Miku can be seen on a syrup bottle at the beginning of the second episode.
- Also in episode 2, Pico is at the Cat Greene Mall.
- Samus's helmet and Mario's hat are on a shelf in one of the mall's stores.
- One more from episode 2: there are plushies who resemble expies of Sonic the Hedgehog and Pikachu.
- Supering in Your Sleep: The trauma of May's nightmare in the mini episode "Nightmare" causes her to activate her electromancy on instinct.
- Surprisingly Creepy Moment: In contrast to everything else which is usually lighthearted or action-packed, we have the "Nightmare" minisode, which paints a terrifying look into May's past.
