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Anime girls in a nutshell3/10/2024 ![]() Madoka would be pointlessly throwing that safety away by getting mixed up with something she doesn't need to be a part of just to feel she's doing something meaningful, which wouldn't last long since she'll simply die or witch out in the end. As Kyoko points out, Madoka has a happy, stable life and a family who loves her, while most magical girls only become what they are out of desperation. Madoka spends the entire show wondering if she should become a magical girl despite learning just how destructive it is and without a wish in mind, just so she can feel useful in some way. Madoka deconstructs the I Just Want to Be Special and Chronic Hero Syndrome tropes.Deconstructed Character Archetype: The five magical girls are realistic examples of what happens when naive and impulsive pre-teen girls discover a world of magic, trust a foreign creature claiming it needs help and constantly battle for their lives:.Curtains Match the Window: With the exception of Homura, all the girls have eye colors that match their hair colors.Color-Coded Characters: Madoka - Pink, Homura - Purple, Sayaka - Blue, Mami - Yellow, Kyoko - Red.Kyoko's father went crazy after learning that his religious sect was only gaining followers because of her wish and subsequently killed her entire family and then himself.In a previous timeline, learning that magical girls are destined to become witches also does this to her. Mami's parents died in the same car accident that prompted her to make a contract with Kyubey.Sayaka learns the true nature of magical girls, and sinks into despair, believing herself unworthy of Kyosuke's love.Homura watches Madoka sacrifice herself for her, becomes a time traveling magical girl in an attempt to save her, and goes though dozens of time loops and subsequently relives the deaths of Madoka and the other magical girls over and over again.Madoka watches Mami get eaten by Charlotte and fight/unsuccessfully plead with her best friend after she turns into a witch, and in a previous timeline, kills Mami herself to stop her from killing Homura.The energy created by the release of their emotions is used by the Incubators to stave off the heat death of the universe. This is the point of the magical girl system, to create magical girls whose suffering will give birth to witches. Break the Cutie: The world of magical girls is not kind to them.Blonde, Brunette, Redhead: Mami (Blonde), Homura (Brunette), Kyoko (Redhead), who coincidentally form a squad of three at the end of the series.And the magical girls eventually transform into the monsters they fight against. Don't let the glamorous costumes and promise of having any wish you want granted fool you: it is a thankless and dangerous job. Being Good Sucks: By becoming a Magical Girl, you dedicate your life to protecting the world from Witches. ![]() ![]() Badass Adorable: They're all just as cute as they are badass, thanks to Ume Aoki's character designs.And they also lose control of their bodies if they get too far away from the gem. But, should the soul gem be destroyed, the girl herself drops dead right there. As long as the gem isn't damaged, the girls' human bodies can take all kinds of punishment and they would still recover.
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