![]() The moments of grimdark hilarity, like magical girls crying blood, are few and located far between the long sessions of wallowing in watching a young girl suffer. It delights in showing the lines of exhaustion under Aya’s eyes, her bruises, the vomit and spit and tears every time she’s pushed down or hit. Magical Girl Site has no shortage of detail. Pictured: The writer of Magical Girl Site (or Madoka Magica, or Yuki Yuna, or…) ![]() But that kind of show generally relies on a certain level of technical incompetence and an eliding of detail that strives for the punch of horrible plot beats without actually wanting or knowing how to showcase them (see: School Days). ![]() ![]() This “pile on the misery” approach to plotting (“her mom is dead-no wait, she’s an orphan! With an eyepatch! And she HAS A PAPERCUT”) has been rife for unintended comedic appeal before, as it usually crops up in shows that have little to no grasp on how to powerfully portray even one traumatic event in a moving way, much less six all at the same time. Hell, our first glimpse of Aya is her internal monologue that “every day, all I think about it dying” as she imagines stepping out in front of a train. Over the course of this episode Aya is beaten, held down in a toilet bowl until she passes out, has her kitten murdered, has a box cutter stuck in her mouth, and is assaulted and almost raped. I can’t lie, I kind of had hopes for this one-there have been a few dark magical girl shows I liked, and sometimes they make me laugh-but the actual result is just too unpleasant to qualify for so-bad-it’s-good. Simply put, being a magical girl may never be shiny, but for those who suffered hardship in life, it's brighter and they are far better off than not.“Oh Disposakitty, you’re my only friend!” Also, they are well aware that they have limited time but try to make the most of it, undergoing Character Development for the better and having more positive outlooks on life. Despite this, they managed to make the best of their power to settle their personal problems. The magical girl system isn't pretty either, with girls sacrificing their lifespan with their power and girls killing each other off for more wands. Nijimi), victims of crime/rape (Yatsumura, Sayuki, and Mikari), crippling health problems (Kosame), and a combination of the above (Aya and Kayo). Such misfortune varies from bullying (i.e. Throughout the story, none of the magical girls had normal lives before they were contacted by the Site. This is where Magical Girl Site comes in. Once that pact is made, just about everything goes downhill for them in more ways than one. Once they had the opportunity to be a magical girl, none didn't have any particular reason or were forced to do so, unaware of the real price they pay of making a contract with the Mentor Mascot. The girls in Madoka seem to have normal daily lives to the point they didn't need anything special in life. The main point that Madoka brought it is why someone would want to be a magical girl. ![]() Why would someone want to be a magical girl? Although it is by no means a masterpiece like PMMM, Mahou Shoujo Site does provide Reconstruction of the Magical Girl genre. Magical Girl Site vs Puella Magi Madoka Magica Magical Girl Site is maybe on the level of Madoka Magica in terms of the tone and themes. ![]()
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