A week is not long, but not short either. When "Expedition Girls" slowly but steadily entered the top ten on the mobile game best-selling list, and then avenged its previous failures in the following period, and with the game's well-received new gameplay, it miraculously topped the list, Luo Gaofeng, who finally collected all the five-star cards, was also bored and waited for the first episode of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica".
That evening.
After dinner, when Luo Gaofeng had used up all his stamina in the game, the option for the first episode appeared on the page of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" in the Yueqi Video app.
He clicked on the video.
With a "swish" sound like a stage curtain being opened, the animation officially began.
"Huh?"
Luo Gaofeng looked at the scene in front of him in surprise.
In many people's impressions, magical girls represent the existence of love and hope. Naturally, the style and color tone of magical girl animations should also be beautiful and warm. However, the picture presented in front of him at this moment exudes a strange beauty like a dark fairy tale.
"It seems interesting." Luo Gaofeng suddenly became interested.
After all, he is a boy, and he actually has no interest in female-oriented animations such as magical girls. The reason why he wanted to follow the show was simply because the production company was his favorite Kaei Animation, so he clicked on this Madoka Magica with the intention of just taking a look.
If this animation is really full of typical girly style from beginning to end, he will lose interest and won't be able to follow it.
The corridor that looked like a black and white chessboard seemed like a world pieced together from a large number of meaningless paper cuttings. With a slight gasp, the pink-haired girl pushed open an unknown door.
As the door was pushed open, the scene changed, presenting a visual feast between reality and illusion, like the end of the world. In the mixed music of piano and strings, a firm voice suddenly rang out, as if a nun from the Vatican was chanting a hymn, with an indescribable ethereality.
Magnificent and tragic.
Seeing the black-haired girl gradually losing strength while fighting alone in this twisted world, Kaname Madoka looked reluctant.
The unknown creature that looked like a cute doll, between a cat and a dog, squatted quietly beside her, and said in a calm voice without any emotion: "There's nothing we can do. If she is alone, the burden will be too heavy. But she is also prepared."
Meaningful.
Judging from the words and tone, this doll should be trying to persuade the heroine to become a magical girl next, right
Luo Gaofeng didn't think too much about it. Although he basically didn't watch this type of animation, he was quite familiar with the specific routines. The plot in front of him was one of the common routines in magical girl animations.
If there is anything different...
The girl, who was hit hard and fell heavily on the huge tree trunk, slowly opened her eyes. As everything in her vision gradually became clear, she seemed to realize something. Her expression became anxious, and then she made a hysterical movement in the direction of Kaname Madoka.
But Kaname Madoka couldn't hear anything.
Because the perspective is mainly focused on the protagonist Kaname Madoka, the audience watching the animation at this moment has no way of knowing what the black-haired girl who is fighting alone over there said.
The conversation between the doll and the person continues.
"If you give up, that's it," it said, "but if it's you, you can change your fate."
"So, make a contract with me," the red-eyed, white-haired creature flicked its tail. Although there was no expression on its face, it gave people the feeling that it was smiling. "Become a magical girl!"
Kaname Madoka was slightly startled, and her slightly confused face gradually became firm. The scene changed, and the girl in pajamas woke up from her dream and subconsciously hugged the doll beside her.
The opening ended here, and the cheerful theme song sounded. Luo Gaofeng glanced casually and saw that the heroine in the OP, Madoka Kaname, had already changed into a magical girl's costume. The plot presented was also a cute and funny daily clip. It looked similar to other similar animations, and there was nothing that could be called a highlight.
I hope there will be something that surprises him later.
Thinking of this, Luo Gaofeng clicked on the progress bar and jumped directly to the main film.
To his disappointment, the following plot seemed to follow the usual school life stage in magical girl anime: a bland and happy life with family and friends, and the sudden transfer student was a black straight-haired girl who had appeared in his dream. What was so special about it...
In the hallway of the classroom, transfer student Homura Akemi said something inexplicable:
"Kaname Madoka, do you think your life is valuable? Do you value your friends and family?"
"If it's true, then you must never think about becoming a different person," the black-haired girl, half of her body in the shadow, said calmly without any expression on her face, "Otherwise you will lose everything."
"Just live your life as Madoka Kaname."
This is obviously a foreshadowing.
but…
"So far, there seems to be no bright spots..." Luo Gaofeng muttered.
The black-haired girl in the opening seems to be in the same camp as Madoka, but she acts like a villain in the main film. When Madoka follows the voice in her mind asking for help, she happens to see the unknown creature who was shot and bleeding, and invited her to become a magical girl in her dream.
According to the common settings in magical girl anime, these cute little creatures are usually the heroine's familiars, so according to this logic, Homura Akemi should be the villain, right
Or is there something else going on
Luo Gaofeng didn't dwell on this question for too long, and he was soon attracted by the following peculiar and handsome scene: Madoka and Sayaka, who were running away to avoid Homura Akemi, were accidentally involved in danger, and accompanied by a strange music, the environment in the animation suddenly became weird and strange.
It is hard to say what kind of expression this is - at least Luo Gaofeng has never seen it. The scene in front of him seems to be made up of a lot of paper cuts, posters and other things. The whole picture looks distorted and abstract. In the horror, there is a feeling like a fairy tale.
Of course, it is a dark fairy tale.
According to the convention in this type of animation, I think what will happen next is either the protagonist Madoka Kaname will become a magical girl and fight off the monsters, or she will be rescued by other magical girls, right
As soon as this thought popped up in Luo Gaofeng's mind, it became reality in the animation in front of him the next second.
The senior with golden curly hair transformed into a magical girl with the yellow gems on her body. Fire guns were fired all over the sky, and the witch fled in the chaos. Homura Akemi, who was still unwilling to give up, stood confronting the senior. Finally, the first episode ended with Homura Akemi turning around and leaving.
This animation…
As the undisputed master of painting, Luo Gaofeng now seemed to be hesitant.
There is no denying that, judging from the first episode, the music and pictures presented in this animation are indeed impeccable. No matter where you choose to pause, you will not find any collapsed pictures. But because of this, the already stereotyped and clichéd plot is made even more bland.
If the other party was any other company, Luo Gaofeng might still be surprised, but since it was Huaying, this level was only expected. Considering the overly ordinary and common plot of the animation, it was hard to even say that this level was satisfactory.
Thinking of this, Luo Gaofeng exited the animation page and took a look at the comment section.
Since the official announcement that the show would start airing today, many people have been waiting to watch it. When Luo Gaofeng left, there were already quite a few comments, and the number was still increasing.
"As expected of Huaying, the painting is awesome! The battle scenes are even more detailed than many hot-blooded comics, one book is enough to satisfy you!"
“I’ve finished watching it. I don’t know if it’s because the story of the animation hasn’t been fully developed yet, but I feel that the plot is very bland and a bit clichéd. I hope there will be some surprises next time.”
"I watched it alone at home. When the witch appeared at the end, the weird environment was really, although it wasn't very scary, it just felt creepy. Why did they use this method to express it? Is there any deep meaning?"
Luo Gaofeng took a quick look at the comment section and found that most people actually felt similar to him. In terms of painting, the animation still maintained the usual high standards of Huaying. Some of the foreshadowing and settings were confusing and inexplicable at this stage. What people wanted to complain about the most was the plot. Compared with the obviously higher-level painting of Madoka Magica, this plot was obviously a bit of a drag.
Considering the animation production company, which is Huaying Animation, a company that has produced excellent animations so far, a plot that would be mediocre for other companies would be somewhat intolerable for Huaying.
Therefore, there were many viewers who complained in the comment section, but most of the comments were dominated by those who believed in Huaying and thought that Madoka Magica would soon show its uniqueness in the next plot.
Looking at other data, the current number of people following the show is 35, and the number of pre-subscriptions is 200,000, which means that there are still 150,000 viewers who have watched the first episode of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" and have no intention of subscribing to this animation. The rating is 7.5 points. Obviously, the lackluster plot still has a certain impact on the rating.
Strictly speaking, this result is not bad, but compared with the animations produced by Huaying in the past, "Madoka Magica" obviously has a big gap in both ratings and sales.
I hope the second episode can show a clear and interesting plot line, and bring up the ratings and the number of followers...
There are many viewers who have the same idea as Luo Gaofeng. However, to everyone's disappointment, a week later, the second episode of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" still had nothing to highlight.
After rescuing Madoka and Sayaka, senior schoolmate Mami and Kyubey, a red-eyed creature that is neither a cat nor a dog, introduced the existence of witches and magical girls to the two. Madoka was attracted by the cool and heroic demeanor of senior schoolmate Mami who worked hard to help others, and she developed the idea of helping others.
The painting level is still very high, but the plot...
Too bland.
With the previous seven or eight animations of the same theme as a prelude, the plot of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" seems to be completely unoriginal, and the routines are so boring that it is hard to believe that this is an animation produced by Huaying.
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