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RhymeBeat Bird mom from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
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#52526: Mar 27th 2015 at 6:16:49 PM

My issue is I'm almost entirely sure Homura's world is unstable. Unlike Madoka who just created one of the laws of the universe by making herself the law of cycles Homura is pretty much the Judeo Christian God, but without any qualms about instantly changing reality to her will. If Homura was at all mentally stable that really wouldn't be an issue but Homura is self-destructive and sucicidally depressed. It already seems like her world is being held together by string, half the fricking moon is missing.

The Crystal Caverns A bird's gotta sing.
rikalous World's Cutest Direwolf from Upscale Mordor Since: May, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
World's Cutest Direwolf
#52527: Mar 27th 2015 at 7:15:57 PM

Because I don't like doing posts where nigh-all the information is tucked away behind spoilers, has anyone read Tart and/or Suzune Magica? Are they any good?

messed with people's lives and memories to make the world better
And where exactly did Madoka mess with people's memories? Closest I can see is the fact that people didn't know about her in the new universe where she never existed. The difference there is that, as far as I can tell, Madoka couldn't have erased witches from existence without most people not remembering her (because, you know, she retroactively never existed as a human), but Homura was free to turn the coobs into her curse-absorbing slave army without mind-wiping everyone.

failed to understand what their totally-not-gay partner who accidentally handed them all this power really wanted
In both cases it seems that the thing their Nanoha-sense best friend wasn't happy with is about Madoka. Homura didn't like how Madoka's world meant that Madoka was separate from her, and Madoka didn't like how Homura's world made her not a goddess any more. Also, Madoka's not the only one who had beef with Homura's brave new world. Sayaka was literally proclaiming eternal defiance as Homura mindwiped her. The worst Madoka's world constrained people was preventing meguca from witching out, which I think is pretty inarguably a Fate Worse than Death.

Edit: And somehow I missed the bit about how you don't have a problem with people not liking the ending and suddenly I feel much less like I need to argue with you. tongue It was just the bit in your earlier post implying that people who didn't were looking for something to dislike that made me feel ornery.

[up] And even if the world itself is stable, I think "your reality is being run by a self-loathing head case" counts as "less idyllic."

edited 27th Mar '15 7:19:46 PM by rikalous

higurashimerlin Since: Aug, 2012
#52528: Mar 28th 2015 at 6:43:15 AM

Not to mention Sayaka and Nagisa are trap in our reality where they can be killed while when they were where ever Madoka took them they were immortal. Besides the magical girls that go to that "place" need sometime to recover emotionally from what would have made them kill people as witches and Madoka won't be there for them.

When life gives you lemons, burn life's house down with the lemons.
universalperson Since: Jan, 2001
#52529: Mar 31st 2015 at 6:01:21 PM

HAPPY APRIL FOOL'S!

This vid is fake. I put this here to make sure you read it.

KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#52530: Mar 31st 2015 at 7:29:12 PM

Just from glimpsing at it, it looks pretty damn good for a fake video. Am I missing something?

Oh God! Natural light!
universalperson Since: Jan, 2001
#52531: Mar 31st 2015 at 7:39:35 PM

[up]Nope. Even the witch runes at the end say it's fake.

MrMaestro Absent-Minded Professor from Kingdom Come Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
#52532: Mar 31st 2015 at 7:40:50 PM

I gather from the comments that it was actually made and released by Shaft. An official fake video, if you will.

I'd like to be the first man on the moon.
universalperson Since: Jan, 2001
#52533: Mar 31st 2015 at 7:44:08 PM

[up]I'm pretty sure it isn't; we know that SHAFT's April Fool's joke is Nisekoi/Bakemonogatari.

Most likely, it's a fan vid.

EDIT: The guy who uploaded this on Nico appears to be one who's made several "Madoka blooper" vids.

edited 31st Mar '15 7:53:09 PM by universalperson

Sterok Since: Apr, 2012 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#52534: Mar 31st 2015 at 8:11:20 PM

It's good, but you can tell it's fan made. The quality isn't quite up to par, and there's repeated animation from the series itself.

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Kotomikun Since: May, 2014
#52535: Mar 31st 2015 at 11:40:45 PM

All the character animation, and most of the rest of it, is yanked out of various scenes from the movies and trailers and stuff. The one of Mami shooting at something in a field is from the Mami/Homura battle in Rebellion, they just replaced the background.

It's very impressive (video editing software must be pretty powerful these days...) but you can still kinda tell the characters weren't actually drawn into the scenes. Weird shading and clashing colors and stuff. The dialog sounds stitched together, too.

edited 31st Mar '15 11:47:36 PM by Kotomikun

Zenoseiya Since: Jan, 2001
#52536: Apr 5th 2015 at 3:41:00 PM

I have a WMG about season 2.

"No, Kyubey. You are the witches."

edited 5th Apr '15 3:43:33 PM by Zenoseiya

MoreThanBored Too hot for Tvtropes from The very worst threads Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: I don't mind being locked in this eternal maze!
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#52537: Apr 5th 2015 at 4:08:22 PM

English Cake Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4VGJmgeyCc

Wow, that's actually not bad. Kyouko sounds a bit too old though.

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universalperson Since: Jan, 2001
#52538: Apr 5th 2015 at 5:37:48 PM

[up]...that was kind of impressive.

KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#52539: Apr 5th 2015 at 6:40:51 PM

Speaking of the English dub, how good is it in general? I only ask because I was hoping to watch the show with my mom (who I introduced to Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, which she likes), and I think she'd prefer the English version.

Oh God! Natural light!
MoreThanBored Too hot for Tvtropes from The very worst threads Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: I don't mind being locked in this eternal maze!
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#52540: Apr 5th 2015 at 6:51:50 PM

It's alright, I prefer the sub but the dub is perfectly serviceable. I really like Sayaka's voice and Christina Vee is perfect for Homura although she can be a bit wooden at times.

This video is also pretty funny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GHsnrHNRRU

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Diamite Rainy Echoes Since: Jul, 2013
Rainy Echoes
#52541: Apr 5th 2015 at 7:59:21 PM

English Cake Song

That was quite good.

Kotomikun Since: May, 2014
#52542: Apr 5th 2015 at 8:42:14 PM

That Charlotte gasp at the end was a bit... um...

Pretty good otherwise, though. Sayaka and Kyouko sound very similar, but they're kinda similar characters by this point in the story, after all.

MoreThanBored Too hot for Tvtropes from The very worst threads Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: I don't mind being locked in this eternal maze!
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#52543: Apr 9th 2015 at 6:11:24 AM

I dunno if this is old news or not, but apparently another spin-off has been announced in the newest Kirara Magica volume.

It's title is Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica [Wraith Arc], it's written by Hanokage (who did the Madoka manga as well as The Different Story), but I assume it would be supervised by the official writers. I think it's safe to assume that it's about the time between the end of the anime and the beginning of Rebellion namely when Homura becomes a witch.

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Sereg Since: Jun, 2010
#52544: Apr 9th 2015 at 6:22:55 AM

Interesting. It would be good to learn more about the Wraith world

Hoki Sankt Kaiser from Mid-Childa Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
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#52545: Apr 9th 2015 at 7:14:54 AM

I have this theory that Wraiths are comparable to Hollows. If they have a set world, as opposed to witches and their unique barriers, then the similarities would be more pronounced.

In effect, Puella Magi will be like Soul Reapers.

"I will be strong, no matter how long it takes!"
universalperson Since: Jan, 2001
#52546: Apr 9th 2015 at 9:27:32 AM

[up][up][up]This is the first I've heard of it. What's your source?

EDIT: My research has found nothing indicating this series existence.

EDIT 2: Scratch that, I've seen some Japanese sites talk about it.

edited 9th Apr '15 6:21:30 PM by universalperson

GAP Formerly G.G. from Who Knows? Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Holding out for a hero
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#52547: Apr 10th 2015 at 2:28:00 AM

Kyubey Meguca

A plot to destroy Kyubey.

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RhymeBeat Bird mom from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Bird mom
#52548: Apr 10th 2015 at 7:46:03 AM

Madoka being the one to suggest the world destroying bomb is hilarious. I like Homura's idea best, even though I doubt it would work.

The Crystal Caverns A bird's gotta sing.
higurashimerlin Since: Aug, 2012
#52549: Apr 10th 2015 at 7:48:34 AM

Homura's the only one that has a chance of working. All the other ones only destroy kyubey's remote controlled bodies.

When life gives you lemons, burn life's house down with the lemons.
RhymeBeat Bird mom from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Bird mom
#52550: Apr 10th 2015 at 7:50:00 AM

Yeah none of them have a chance except Homura's, but Homura's likely wouldn't work because it's designed to kill individuals with individual names.

The Crystal Caverns A bird's gotta sing.

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