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HondaCivet posted:Ok but seriously, why do so many shows color-code the characters? I'm noticing it more and more and I keep wondering where it comes from. veekie posted:It's an easy visual shorthand to differentiate characters and makes it easier to distinguish who is doing what in a fight scene that can get seriously confused. The color also describes the personality, you generally will find the red one being aggressive, the pink being a softy, etc, so it takes less effort to convey the character.
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HondaCivet posted:Ok but seriously, why do so many shows color-code the characters? I'm noticing it more and more and I keep wondering where it comes from. Because  
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Here's a spoileriffic video I made about Madoka. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B22F5e5A-BI
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Sep 5, 2013 19:46
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 Bokurano supremacy, I'd like to see a power bar solve THOSE kids' problems!
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Sep 5, 2013 23:48
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Jesus, I can't stand the franticness of Japanese commercials. Text all over the loving screen, people talking over one another... it's nuts!
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Sep 5, 2013 23:54
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Well poo poo  I might actually end up driving to see this if it's nearby cause there's no way in hell I can avoid spoilers for six months.
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Sep 6, 2013 00:00
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Hbomberguy posted:Here's a spoileriffic video I made about Madoka. Human emotions being the counter to entropy is still pretty much the silliest sci-fi element I've ever seen, but at the same time it's one of the best in implementation and execution. This implementation also hinges on it being the only counter to entropy, and nothing in the show seems to contradict that.
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Sep 6, 2013 00:53
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Ahahaha that gun kata. As expected of Gen Urobuchi. 
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jonjonaug posted:Ahahaha that gun kata. As expected of Gen Urobuchi. Speaking of which, this video cracked me the hell up while simultaneously giving me massive anxiety due to the lack of firearms safety/trigger discipline. It's all fun and games until someone gets an eye put out.
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Mercrom posted:Human emotions being the counter to entropy is still pretty much the silliest sci-fi element I've ever seen, but at the same time it's one of the best in implementation and execution. This implementation also hinges on it being the only counter to entropy, and nothing in the show seems to contradict that. More to the point, regardless of whether (and how much) he's telling the truth, the point of that conversation isn't actually to justify his actions. Kyubey is trying to break her spirit by revealing how horrific and impersonal the universe really is. Everything he tells the girls, and the timing of when he tells them, is aimed towards this specific purpose.
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Mercrom posted:Human emotions being the counter to entropy is still pretty much the silliest sci-fi element I've ever seen, but at the same time it's one of the best in implementation and execution. This implementation also hinges on it being the only counter to entropy, and nothing in the show seems to contradict that. Yes, the video was a joke. 'Why don't they just wish for infinite energy' was a question I always would have liked an answer to, considering the whole point is that magical girls are magic and can basically do anything, especially if they're Madoka. I like the idea that Kyubei's race somehow never thought of doing that. I think human emotions being the solution to the problem of entropy is a pretty cool theme. I didn't find this show to be terrible, I thought it was very good, but I didn't enjoy it all that much. All the plot elements are the exact sort of thing I would love, but executed in ways I don't think I like. This is all just personal taste, obviously. I much preferred Bokurano, which did similar things to the giant robot genre as Madoka for magical girls, and also had eerily similar plot beats. Hell, both shows even have an episode where we learn one character's done all this before in alternate Universes countless times. I would love to know if that was a coincidence, or if someone intentionally took that entire plot element and added it to Madoka Magica. In episode nine there's even an almost direct visual reference to Bokurano. I always kind of hoped one of the directors realised the similarity of the plots and wanted to make some sort of allusion to it, a subtle 'yes, I noticed it too' to the viewer, as it were.
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If you do want a mechanical answer, the power of a magical girl's wish is proportionate to the emotion behind it and the amount of despair released with their Witch. Not only is Madoka a special case, she's a special case that required a massive violation of causality (thanks to Homura) to happen in the first place. Or to be a million times less spergy about it, Kyubey never considered wishing for infinite energy because Madoka is the first girl with the divine grace necessary to make a wish like that. 
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If Madoka wishes for infinite energy, assuming that's even remotely possible in this universe, then she likely turns into a witch powerful enough to destroy the universe instantly. Hell, that's almost what actually happened, and it was only prevented because of the wish itself.
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That whole frozen bullet gun fight looks awesome and I can't wait to see this movie.
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Super Jay Mann posted:If Madoka wishes for infinite energy, assuming that's even remotely possible in this universe, then she likely turns into a witch powerful enough to destroy the universe instantly. Hell, that's almost what actually happened, and it was only prevented because of the wish itself. Yeah, that's another key thing to keep in mind-- if Madoka had made some kind of universe-rearranging wish that didn't involve preventing magical girls from becoming witches, that huge Madoka witch thing would have just killed everyone instantly.
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Nathilus posted:Speaking of which, this video cracked me the hell up while simultaneously giving me massive anxiety due to the lack of firearms safety/trigger discipline. I was pretty much trying from (attempted)laughter prevention by the end of that. It's genius. I was hoping they would animate her shooting off a toe, but alas human-bunny-cat's the only victim.
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So, I guess Madoka's loneliness across infinite universes got to her, and she just couldn't help but to reincarnate herself in for one last romp with her colour-coded best friends across time and space. Madoka has divine grace, but it might not be good enough against the crushing despair of the universe.
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Redcrimson posted:All seiyuu require proper head tilting form to work on any Shinbo project. I completely lost it when the VAs started headtilting. And with such dramatic faces, too. Madoka probably does it to keep Homura from blowing her brains out again moreso than infinite cosmic loneliness, Phobo.
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Sep 6, 2013 20:07
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Fresh TV ads, now with about two seconds more new footage. Kind of spoiler-y, so if you're on spoiler lockdown until you can see the films you might not want to watch this.
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jonjonaug posted:Fresh TV ads, now with about two seconds more new footage. Kind of spoiler-y, so if you're on spoiler lockdown until you can see the films you might not want to watch this. That last bit of new footage makes me think Rebellion is going to end with another universe reset. That was clearly Homura's untainted soul gem being broken. I bet due to Homura's connection to multiple timelines she has to die in order for someone else to do a reset. The reason I think there might be a reset is because in the first Rebellion preview you see the original timid looking Homura sitting across from Kyouko wearing a school uniform. I cannot see Homura going back to being quiet and shy unless she never had to experience the things she has. It looks like Kyouko has taken Hitomi's place in Madoka's close circle of friends now that she is attending school. Maybe Hitomi does something that eliminates the need for magical girls, so Kyouko never contracts and her father doesn't murder her family, which allows her to live a more normal life. I don't have a good reason for thinking Hitomi sacrifices herself, other than her not being shown around Kyouko, Madoka, and Sayaka. Alternately: I'm completely wrong and the new movie isn't going to be Mahou Shoujo Hitomi Magica.
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http://gematsu.com/2013/09/madoka-magica-the-battle-pentagram-announced-for-ps3 I'm sure this will never see localization, but it's still going to be a thing.
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quote:In development at Artdink and published by Namco Bandai, the 3D action game has daytime sequences where players can enjoy conversations with the Puella Magi and raise their bond levels, and nighttime sequences where players battle witches, the results of which affect your partner’s bond level. Huh, stealing ideas from Persona actually sounds like a great way to make a Madoka game.
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They're livestreaming footage of Madoka: Battle Pentagram at the Tokyo Game Show right now if you're interested in this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwkmxV5jZIM e: Also, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnGESq_CiQY is coming to the States in December, hopefully Canada soon thereafter. e2: Looks like the gameplay livestream is over as of the time of this edit. Looked kinda neat, but I assume it they were playing on an early stage or on easymode because the combat didn't look particularly challenging. Parpy fucked around with this message at 05:15 on Sep 19, 2013 |
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The official website's been updated. Now with nifty new splash page art. There have been some pictures taken of a recent magazine article previewing the new film, obviously there are spoilers involved here, there's a lot of screens from the film. Link: http://imgur.com/a/bTWmp
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Homura is the big punching bag of this film, huh?
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Mordaedil posted:Homura is the big punching bag of this film, huh? Being Homu is suffering. All the way.
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Unsurprisingly, Madoka Magica makes the NYMG Feministiest Anime List http://www.samanthablackmon.net/notyourmamasgamer/?p=3652 "The magical girl genre of anime is particularly notable for being extremely feminist-friendly, with young girls finding strength within their femininity and within each other, defeating enemies with cooperation and teamwork in a way that empowers their sense of love and turning the traditional aspects associated with femininity into physical modes of power. Noted for its dark twist on the magical girl formula, Puella Magi Madoka Magica presents this in a less blatant and more complicated way. Each girl has a complex character driven by their own motivations and the diversity presented in the typical magical girl series is even more so present here, as they do not become tropes or archetypes. However, rather than finding strength in solidarity, they instead are almost all hesitant to work together. But while the show’s darker undertones do seem to taint and destroy the innocence and strength magical girls generally have, particularly in those series made for children, it is eventually subverted and shown to not be insurmountable, as womanhood eventually breaks free from inevitable corruption and the system is essentially “fixed.” The girls eventually learn to find strength and support in one another and take their fate in their own hands. It is this aspect that really redeems the series and marks it as a more mature take on the magical girl genre that so defines women solidarity."
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That is some word salad right there. Not sure I entirely agree with the interpretation either. It's awfully self-serving though, so it isn't lost on me why it is written this way.
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Mordaedil posted:That is some word salad right there. Not sure I entirely agree with the interpretation either. The show has been interpreted like that by some other people before, it got some kind of award for it too.
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I don't see any indication that it was interpreted the same way at all. I've seen far more convincing and thematically appropriate feminist interpretations of the show than the word-salad above.
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Insurrectionist posted:I don't see any indication that it was interpreted the same way at all. I've seen far more convincing and thematically appropriate feminist interpretations of the show than the word-salad above. Yeah, that's what I mean. I have no doubt that Madoka is fairly feminist friendly, but the above paragraph just doesn't feel like it communicates it quite right. quote:it is eventually subverted and shown to not be insurmountable, as womanhood eventually breaks free from inevitable corruption and the system is essentially “fixed.” This for instance just sounds kind of... Like a very mistaken interpretation of the work.
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Mordaedil posted:Yeah, that's what I mean. I have no doubt that Madoka is fairly feminist friendly, but the above paragraph just doesn't feel like it communicates it quite right. Oh, yeah I see what you're talking about here.
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I agree that Madoka is generally feminist friendly as a piece of work, but I'm not sure her reasoning really makes all that much sense. It seems like she's boiling it down to "Girls stand up to The Man, therefore feminism.", which is not at all why I would categorize Madoka as feminist-positive. Also, feminist anime list without Kino's Journey? Pffft.
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Yea it's right to call Madoka feminist friendly, but it's because usually in an anime of this tone there'd be at least a few major male heroes dealing with the brunt of the themes around corruption and darkness, and then the girls would come in using some bullshit ~the purity of women~ thing to fix everything. In Madoka the tropes are subverted because, ya know, the sparkly magical girls kinda can't win just because they're cute girls who super believe in themselves. They have to fight and claw their way to victory at every fight and normally in media like this that's not a 'girl's role'. And yea, to say that womanhood 'breaks free from corruption' and fixes the world is...kinda the exact opposite of what happens? sexpig by night fucked around with this message at 18:26 on Sep 27, 2013 |
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Tatum Girlparts posted:Yea it's right to call Madoka feminist friendly, but it's because usually in an anime of this tone there'd be at least a few major male heroes dealing with the brunt of the themes around corruption and darkness, and then the girls would come in using some bullshit ~the purity of women~ thing to fix everything. She also gets a sexier outfit, because a woman's sex drive is evil.  For real though, the most feminist part of Madoka Magica is Madoka's mom. That lady rules.
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Tatum Girlparts posted:And yea, to say that womanhood 'breaks free from corruption' and fixes the world is...kinda the exact opposite of what happens? Yeah, Madoka saves the day by taking all of the entire universe's corruption onto herself, all at once, forever. That is literally the opposite of breaking free of corruption or any sense of purity at all.
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gnome7 posted:Yeah, Madoka saves the day by taking all of the entire universe's corruption onto herself, all at once, forever. That is literally the opposite of breaking free of corruption or any sense of purity at all. Madoka doesn't so much "take the univeres's corruption onto herself" as make the corruption manifest through her wish and then kills it with a rad giant bow and arrow make of stars.  That blog's reading makes perfect sense if you actually take the time to parse it. The only thing wrong with it is it could be written in much plainer language, because it's mostly just saying "some girls take a system which is supposed to turn their femininity into a self-destructive vulnerability, and find a way to make it positive and powerful instead." (Which is exactly what happens in Madoka.)
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I know there are MRA bronies out there surely there are MRA madoka fans that would dispute this reading
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