TET: Mutatis mutandis ...

[Tsaraine]

Today I've been reading To The Stars, a Madoka Magica fanfic set four hundred years in the future during a war with aliens. It feels like the author read and re-read the works of John Scalzi while simultaneously watching and re-watching Madoka Magica. The main appeal is the surprisingly robust worldbuilding, though the author does have a tendency to infodump.

Before that I tried reading Fargo, also a fanfic based on Madoka Magica, in which excessively dysfunctional magical girls try to kill each other based on the interactions of their various horrible psychological problems. I stopped reading it because it was super dark.

I've never actually watched Madoka Magica, since I've heard it described as "magical girls plus crippling depression" and I have to say reading the fanfic certainly seems to reinforce that impression. Reading this is actually making me want to watch it less, since it seems like the show just went grimdark for the sake of grimdark, and grimdarkness for its own sake is tedious.

Though now I'm picturing magical girls + Warhammer 40,000 and it seems like that might work quite well, since WH40K is more of the heavy metal skulls'n'spikes sort than the emo "everything is miserable forever" kind.

Fascinating. The real question, however, is the following: are there mecha?

It seems not, though it's been implied that the ordinary infantry have powered armour.

If you want magical girls and mecha, Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-Ne is the anime for you.

[Hurdergaryp]

Fascinating. The real question, however, is the following: are there mecha?

It seems not, though it's been implied that the ordinary infantry have powered armour.

If you want magical girls and mecha, Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-Ne is the anime for you.

The only magical girls I currently follow the adventures of, are those featured in the webcomic Sleepless Domain. This comic takes an interesting spin on the whole magical girls concept. Pleasant art, too.

[Philjia]

It seems not, though it's been implied that the ordinary infantry have powered armour.

If you want magical girls and mecha, Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-Ne is the anime for you.

The only magical girls I currently follow the adventures of, are those featured in the webcomic Sleepless Domain. This comic takes an interesting spin on the whole magical girls concept. Pleasant art, too.

I keep meaning to read that. I really enjoyed Let's Speak English, but I haven't found the time to read her other stuff.

[Hurdergaryp]

The only magical girls I currently follow the adventures of, are those featured in the webcomic Sleepless Domain. This comic takes an interesting spin on the whole magical girls concept. Pleasant art, too.

I keep meaning to read that. I really enjoyed Let's Speak English, but I haven't found the time to read her other stuff.

You really should, Sleepless Domain and Kiwi Blitz are both worth it.

[Tsaraine]

It seems not, though it's been implied that the ordinary infantry have powered armour.

If you want magical girls and mecha, Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-Ne is the anime for you.

The only magical girls I currently follow the adventures of, are those featured in the webcomic Sleepless Domain. This comic takes an interesting spin on the whole magical girls concept. Pleasant art, too.

Yeah, I enjoy Sleepless Domain. It pretty much hits all the right buttons; bright colours, cute girls, magic, all that. And yeah, the art is great.

[Vassenor]

Fascinating. The real question, however, is the following: are there mecha?

It seems not, though it's been implied that the ordinary infantry have powered armour.

If you want magical girls and mecha, Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-Ne is the anime for you.

Or some others.

[New haven america]

Today I've been reading To The Stars, a Madoka Magica fanfic set four hundred years in the future during a war with aliens. It feels like the author read and re-read the works of John Scalzi while simultaneously watching and re-watching Madoka Magica. The main appeal is the surprisingly robust worldbuilding, though the author does have a tendency to infodump.

Before that I tried reading Fargo, also a fanfic based on Madoka Magica, in which excessively dysfunctional magical girls try to kill each other based on the interactions of their various horrible psychological problems. I stopped reading it because it was super dark.

I've never actually watched Madoka Magica, since I've heard it described as "magical girls plus crippling depression" and I have to say reading the fanfic certainly seems to reinforce that impression. Reading this is actually making me want to watch it less, since it seems like the show just went grimdark for the sake of grimdark, and grimdarkness for its own sake is tedious.

Though now I'm picturing magical girls + Warhammer 40,000 and it seems like that might work quite well, since WH40K is more of the heavy metal skulls'n'spikes sort than the emo "everything is miserable forever" kind.

Madoka Magica isn't grimdark, it's a Deconstruction that came out when magical girl shows were still cute, bubbly kid shows with very little actually going on story wise. (Excluding Nanoha)

Gen Urobuchi decided he didn't like those shows, and decided to make his own (Madoka Magica).

[Sungai Pusat]

Today I've been reading To The Stars, a Madoka Magica fanfic set four hundred years in the future during a war with aliens. It feels like the author read and re-read the works of John Scalzi while simultaneously watching and re-watching Madoka Magica. The main appeal is the surprisingly robust worldbuilding, though the author does have a tendency to infodump.

Before that I tried reading Fargo, also a fanfic based on Madoka Magica, in which excessively dysfunctional magical girls try to kill each other based on the interactions of their various horrible psychological problems. I stopped reading it because it was super dark.

I've never actually watched Madoka Magica, since I've heard it described as "magical girls plus crippling depression" and I have to say reading the fanfic certainly seems to reinforce that impression. Reading this is actually making me want to watch it less, since it seems like the show just went grimdark for the sake of grimdark, and grimdarkness for its own sake is tedious.

Though now I'm picturing magical girls + Warhammer 40,000 and it seems like that might work quite well, since WH40K is more of the heavy metal skulls'n'spikes sort than the emo "everything is miserable forever" kind.

Madoka Magica isn't grimdark, it's a Deconstruction that came out when magical girl shows were still cute, bubbly kid shows with very little actually going on story wise. (Excluding Nanoha)

Gen Urobuchi decided he didn't like those shows, and decided to make his own (Madoka Magica).

Well, it can be both, can't it?

[Erinkita III]

Madoka Magica isn't grimdark, it's a Deconstruction that came out when magical girl shows were still cute, bubbly kid shows with very little actually going on story wise. (Excluding Nanoha)

Gen Urobuchi decided he didn't like those shows, and decided to make his own (Madoka Magica).

Well, it can be both, can't it?

It isn't really grimdark at all. Darkness exists in it, but it's there to be fought. Madoka Magica is ultimately optimistic and life-affirming.

[Philjia]

I see that in the Oscars the designated "genre revivalist film" lost to the designated "socially conscious none-genre film".

If you ask me, Hell or High Water was the best film on the shortlist.

[Sungai Pusat]

I see that in the Oscars the designated "genre revivalist film" lost to the designated "socially conscious none-genre film".

If you ask me, Hell or High Water was the best film on the shortlist.

Well, I'd only watched the genre revivalist film that was on that shortlist thus far, so there's that.

Honestly think that Whiplash is better.

EDIT: I was a dumb dumb; I watched Manchester by the Sea recently, so yeah. Kind of interesting in style, but by the looks of it, forgettable either by my own fault or the movie's.

[Sungai Pusat]

Well, it can be both, can't it?

It isn't really grimdark at all. Darkness exists in it, but it's there to be fought. Madoka Magica is ultimately optimistic and life-affirming.

Emphasis on can, but gotcha.

[Khalisako]

Well, it can be both, can't it?

It isn't really grimdark at all. Darkness exists in it, but it's there to be fought. Madoka Magica is ultimately optimistic and life-affirming.

[Erinkita III]

It isn't really grimdark at all. Darkness exists in it, but it's there to be fought. Madoka Magica is ultimately optimistic and life-affirming.

I'm sorry. I don't get it.

[Khalisako]

(Image)

I'm sorry. I don't get it.

That's okay.

Is that an ant eater you have there?

[Frank Zipper]

I'm sorry. I don't get it.

That's okay.

Is that an ant eater you have there?

That's a pangolin. Being endangered by Chinese traditional so called medicine.

[Khalisako]

That's okay.

Is that an ant eater you have there?

That's a pangolin. Being endangered by Chinese traditional so called medicine.

Well, that explains it then.

[Erinkita III]

That's a pangolin. Being endangered by Chinese traditional so called medicine.

Well, that explains it then.

I believe pangolins are the cutest of the weird animals.

[The Holy Therns]

Well, back from Stockholm. Thankful too, it was a fun visit but non stop things going on. Good thing it's Monday so I can finally relax.

[Trumpisslavia]

I've never actually watched Madoka Magica, since I've heard it described as "magical girls plus crippling depression" and I have to say reading the fanfic certainly seems to reinforce that impression. Reading this is actually making me want to watch it less, since it seems like the show just went grimdark for the sake of grimdark, and grimdarkness for its own sake is tedious.

Nononononononono. As a fellow anime lover, I must say it goes grimdark, but there is a point to said grimdarkness. Do watch, please do.

[Sungai Pusat]

Well, back from Stockholm. Thankful too, it was a fun visit but non stop things going on. Good thing it's Monday so I can finally relax.

Monday and relaxation does not match, Therns. It just intrinsically doesn't.

[The Holy Therns]

Well, back from Stockholm. Thankful too, it was a fun visit but non stop things going on. Good thing it's Monday so I can finally relax.

Monday and relaxation does not match, Therns. It just intrinsically doesn't.

Yet here I am, relaxed because it's Monday.

[Sungai Pusat]

Monday and relaxation does not match, Therns. It just intrinsically doesn't.

Yet here I am, relaxed because it's Monday.

Frick that. D:<

We can't both be exceptions to that rule!

Though I mean at the same time, the only reason why for me is because it's the school holidays...

[Tsaraine]

Well, that explains it then.

I believe pangolins are the cutest of the weird animals.

This is true!

I've never actually watched Madoka Magica, since I've heard it described as "magical girls plus crippling depression" and I have to say reading the fanfic certainly seems to reinforce that impression. Reading this is actually making me want to watch it less, since it seems like the show just went grimdark for the sake of grimdark, and grimdarkness for its own sake is tedious.

Nononononononono. As a fellow anime lover, I must say it goes grimdark, but there is a point to said grimdarkness. Do watch, please do.

I may or may not give it a go when my internet is no longer at slow potato speeds. Basically I avoid anime which makes me feel sad.

[Dumb Ideologies]

I've never actually watched Madoka Magica, since I've heard it described as "magical girls plus crippling depression" and I have to say reading the fanfic certainly seems to reinforce that impression. Reading this is actually making me want to watch it less, since it seems like the show just went grimdark for the sake of grimdark, and grimdarkness for its own sake is tedious.

Nononononononono. As a fellow anime lover, I must say it goes grimdark, but there is a point to said grimdarkness. Do watch, please do.

RIP in peace Yellow Meguca. Never forget.