i’ll get around to a proper anime post for this season. but want to hear something odd? one of the best, if not the best this season is a mahou shoujo (magical girl) anime…puella magi madoka magica. yea…don’t laugh, it’s true. albeit it’s not a traditional mahou shoujo…but sort of a post-modern take on mahou shoujo, where everyone is seriously fucked up. the main protagonist hasn’t even been made a magical girl by the eighth episode (she’s the “madoka” of the title). instead, she’s frantically trying to save her friend, who did, and is now really a walking zombie because in order to become a magical girl, she had her soul torn out of her. and the cute little cat/rabbit familiar who grants wishes…he’s probably evil.
i started watching puella because it was animated by shaft (who did bakemonogatari) and honestly…wondered aloud why they were even doing a mahou shoujo. but i can see why now…the series is all kinds of disturbing. i wonder if sailor moon ever had a similar existential crisis…
Thanks, I’ll check it out. I also need to catch up on season 2 of Kimi ni Todoke (As I recall you didn’t like the art style :P)
yea, never finished the first kimi ni todoke. this seasons yumekui merry, fractale, index ii, zombie, and level e…
I didn’t know about level e’s pedigree, and it’s the one I’ve been the most curious about, I’ll have to check that out soon.
yea…not only is it togashi, but its actually also a little old school (dating to the late 90’s, but just now getting to be made into an anime). its beyond weird…but hilarious.