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Strong monogatari vibes coming off that pile of chairs.
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Feb 24, 2020 00:38
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Nitrousoxide posted:Strong monogatari vibes coming off that pile of chairs. Love me some SHAFT. The one issue I have with the show right now is how frenetic the plot threads are. I'm sure it will all end up getting wrapped up at some point, but the show sure seems to like throwing out mysteries and then almost immediately ignoring them.
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Feb 24, 2020 01:33
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I never played the game but does it eventually settle on to some kind of consistent plot or antagonist? I’m enjoying the show so far but there just doesn’t seem to be too much in the way of a cohesive story yet.
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Feb 24, 2020 01:36
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Larryb posted:I never played the game but does it eventually settle on to some kind of consistent plot or antagonist? I’m enjoying the show so far but there just doesn’t seem to be too much in the way of a cohesive story yet. had madoka 1 settled on a consistent plot or antagonist at this point
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Feb 24, 2020 03:35
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Elephant Parade posted:yes The original series pretty clearly settled on Kyuubey and "the system" as the antagonists by episode 7.
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Feb 24, 2020 03:39
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I mean, I'd say we have a pretty clear villain by this point - the OG show's witches are still around and dangerous, but the Rumors that the bulk of the show's conflict revolves around clearly have something to do with the Wings Of Magius cult we met last episode - and given that the weird pseudo-witch transformation thing we've seen Iroha and Kaede undergo a few times also seems to prevent them from becoming actual witches, it seems fair to assume that whatever's causing that has *something* to do with Magius' ominous grumblings about "saving" magical girls. We just don't have a clear idea what that actually entails or costs yet, or what Magius itself is.
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Feb 24, 2020 03:42
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Here's the situation, as I understand it. Couldn't be simpler.
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Feb 24, 2020 04:59
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No matter how good or bad this will ultimately turn out I love that there is an Anti Kyubey field Which, unfortunately, is keeping the absolute best character of the entire franchise out of the story. GOOD JOB
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Feb 24, 2020 20:13
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We have mini Kyubey which is either half Kyubey or a neutron concentration of Kyubei
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Feb 24, 2020 21:05
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SatoshiMiwa posted:We have mini Kyubey which is either half Kyubey or a neutron concentration of Kyubei ...and doesn't talk, removing the entire appeal of that little rear end in a top hat master of half-truths Maybe he will eventually 
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Feb 24, 2020 23:48
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Torquemadras posted:...and doesn't talk, removing the entire appeal of that little rear end in a top hat master of half-truths
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Feb 25, 2020 13:27
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I don’t care about spoilers but for those who played the game, what exactly is Kyubey’s role in this story? Is it meant to be the same one from Madoka?
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Feb 25, 2020 13:33
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Pretty sure the one that tells Mami that there's something weird going on in Kamihama is supposed to be the same Kyubey from the original Madoka. wrt small Kyubey (game spoilers): it's the player insert character, and does not play a significant role at all in the main story up to the point the NA/english game is currently at other than what we've also seen in the show (i.e. being vaguely connected to Rumors and Kamihama weirdness for some unknown reason). But supposedly small kyubey does become more relevant by the end of the main story arc according to people who played JP. Aside from the main story, Kyubey (not specifically the one from Madoka I guess) does show up in several of the character specific side episodes (which for the most part are just what __ character wished for/how they became a magical girl), and is generally just as manipulative/exploitative as in the original series when it comes to convincing characters to become magical girls.
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Feb 25, 2020 15:00
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9 episodes in: Iroha still comically ineffectual in battle, although at least this time she bothered to fire a shot! Haven't seen that since what, episode 4? I wasn't expecting a "robotic entity learns to become human via the power of friendship" story in this universe but there we go I guess. I was pondering for a bit what her wish could have been to have interpreted to make her become that "invisible girl" until it ended up being... "make me invisible." Huh, okay. Kyubey, that little poo poo, he's probably always wondering what goes on in the minds of these girls.
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Mar 1, 2020 07:31
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The delivery on that episode was fantastic and I'm enjoying this show a lot. Hope the rumors of it being split-cour are true.
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Mar 1, 2020 07:34
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Super Jay Mann posted:9 episodes in: Iroha still comically ineffectual in battle, although at least this time she bothered to fire a shot! Haven't seen that since what, episode 4?
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Mar 1, 2020 09:17
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FractalSandwich posted:It doesn't seem like the universe goes out of its way to subvert your wish itself, Monkey's Paw style. I guess it doesn't have to. Even a perfectly fulfilled wish in the present doesn't guarantee a happy future. Especially when it means fighting Witches for the rest of your life. Even in the best case, you probably won't live to enjoy it for long.
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Mar 1, 2020 16:34
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Elephant Parade posted:How did it subvert her wish? She wished to become invisible. She became invisible. Turns out being invisible kinda sucks! I'm pretty sure that's their point. There's no reason to subvert a wish because these wishes are being made by teenagers in heavily emotional moments, so they'll go wrong no matter what. And even if they did go right, the girls would either die against a Witch or turn into one sooner than later. Sana is just an incredibly direct example of wishing for the wrong thing and then only continuing her suffering thanks to it, but it's not the first or only example of this kind of thing happening. Kyubey's job is really, really easy.
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Mar 1, 2020 18:16
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Blaze Dragon posted:I'm pretty sure that's their point. There's no reason to subvert a wish because these wishes are being made by teenagers in heavily emotional moments, so they'll go wrong no matter what. And even if they did go right, the girls would either die against a Witch or turn into one sooner than later.
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Mar 1, 2020 19:00
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Whelp Mami now a member of the both the Shocking anime betrayal and shocking anime death club
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Mar 7, 2020 20:17
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I get it now. I should have figured it out sooner. The reason everyone says this is an alternate timeline is because the characters all have smartphones, when in the original series they had flip phones.
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Mar 7, 2020 22:49
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Was it just me, or did the animation look a little...off this episode? The models/still frames looked fine, but the movement and action at the beginning of the episode were super awkward. Also, I'm 90% sure Mami is just a spy trying to figure out wtf is going on. It is obvious she still thinks the Wing of the Magius are just using witches (which they are) instead of also being in on the fact that witch/shoujo hybrids are starting to pop up. If she was really aware of that, she'd probably rampage out like in the timeline she straight merc'd Kyoko and tried to off the rest of the group.
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Mar 8, 2020 15:09
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There's something incredibly adorable about Yachiyo smiling as much as she did this episode. It's a nice change and shows how close she's grown to the rest of the girls.
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Mar 8, 2020 15:30
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It's interesting to see a shadowy cult dedicated to opposing the machinations of an eldritch monstrosity from the furthest reaches of the cosmos. Normally they'd worship it. The Wings of the Incubator. It's not hard to see why people join them, either. Destroying Witches and saving magical girls sounds like a genuinely nice idea. And the more you know about what it means to be a magical girl, the more eggs you might be willing to break to make that particular omelette.
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Mar 9, 2020 07:25
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We're not exactly cruising toward a clean, happy ending here, are we?
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Mar 15, 2020 14:55
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FractalSandwich posted:We're not exactly cruising toward a clean, happy ending here, are we? Has it been confirmed how many episodes this show is going to be yet? While I’m still enjoying this series it does seem a little more episodic than Madoka was (complete with monster of the week style plots). The plot has definitely started kicking in at this point though and I’m looking forward to seeing where it goes. I never played the game but do the two basically have the same general story or is the anime branching out and doing its own thing?
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Mar 15, 2020 15:11
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There've been changes for the anime, but it's generally followed along with the game. I still haven't seen anything about confirmed episode counts, but at the rate things are moving now, 13 episodes would put the show roughly around the halfway point for the game's main story arc. e: technically we're already at the start of chapter 6 out of 10, but the later chapters are longer than the earlier ones astr0man fucked around with this message at 15:47 on Mar 15, 2020 |
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Mar 15, 2020 15:45
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Speaking of which, is the game any good and how do the actual gameplay sections work (like is it turn based combat or something along those lines)?
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Mar 15, 2020 15:49
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It's a turn based/card deck RPG, the combat kind of works like in FGO if you're familiar with that (you can play the game at double speed so the animations dont take forever like in this video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OTn_h5ZhEE&t=46s Whether or not the game is good is probably dependent on your tolerance for grindy mobile/gacha games. Personally, I think the story content is good (especially the character specific side and event stories), but the game itself is a pretty average mobile RPG.
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Mar 15, 2020 16:18
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astr0man posted:There've been changes for the anime, but it's generally followed along with the game. I still haven't seen anything about confirmed episode counts, but at the rate things are moving now, 13 episodes would put the show roughly around the halfway point for the game's main story arc. The original series didn't really start poppin' off until the 6th or 7th episode (of 13), but does that mean we're just going to keep shopping for mugs for the rest of the season? 
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Mar 16, 2020 08:42
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Lord Superchrome posted:The original series didn't really start poppin' off until the 6th or 7th episode (of 13), but does that mean we're just going to keep shopping for mugs for the rest of the season? No, I think this is probably the last episode where we will see more slice of life stuff. If not, it should only last for an episode or two longer, as chapters 7, 8 & the part of chapter 9 that has released so far are nearly all action or exposition.
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Mar 18, 2020 22:30
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Apparently we are only getting 12 episodes
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Mar 19, 2020 11:36
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astr0man posted:Apparently we are only getting 12 episodes Seriously? That would put us at the same episode count as the original series but it doesn’t really feel like we’re approaching anything resembling a conclusion just yet. But since the mobile game is still going maybe we’ll get a second season eventually (or at least a movie).
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Mar 19, 2020 11:42
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The official site lists DVDs for 13, though?
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Mar 19, 2020 11:46
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I guess the game campaign dates are in the middle of the week, so it could be ending the weekend after instead of the weekend before.
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Mar 19, 2020 11:48
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FractalSandwich posted:The official site lists DVDs for 13, though? Probably the usual 12 + OVA thing
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Mar 19, 2020 11:57
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The listing there doesn't differentiate the 13th episode in any way, but maybe that's normal too. I dunno. I don't usually go to Japanese sites to find this stuff out. Either way, if it's really only one cour, that means there multiple characters in the OP who only show up in either the very last or last two episodes. Or maybe not at all. Which strikes me as bizarre. Especially when none of the Wings are in the OP at all, I don't think?
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Mar 19, 2020 12:18
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FractalSandwich posted:The listing there doesn't differentiate the 13th episode in any way, but maybe that's normal too. I dunno. I don't usually go to Japanese sites to find this stuff out. Yeah, it just feels a little too soon for me considering the somewhat slower pace the plot seems to be moving at this time around. Hopefully the ending won’t feel too rushed in that case. And like I said, as far as I know the story of the mobile game is still ongoing so maybe we’ll get a second season eventually.
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Mar 19, 2020 12:21
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We should start a Metal Gear Solid 5 "Never Be Game Over"-style conspiracy theory that this is all just a ruse. We'll say that the "last" episode is secretly timed to coincide with a massive content drop in the game, along with the reveal of the second cour, as part of some transcendental cross-media masterstroke that will blow your mind and totally challenge your preconceptions of, like, what an anime even is, maaaaan.
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Mar 19, 2020 12:40
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