"I've watched the second episode and it's unbelievable. Is this really a work by Huaying? Isn't the plot too cliché?"
"To be honest, if this animation had been broadcast earlier, it might have been interesting. After all, it's quite rare to use a wooden cannon as a magical girl's weapon. The battle scenes are also quite different from the pure girl fantasy style in general magical girl animations. It still looks very cool... It's a pity that the setting of the next door "I'm Not a Magical Girl" also exists, and it was broadcast before you... The plot of Madoka Magica is not as interesting as the next door, so there's nothing we can do about it."
"When I first heard that Madoka Magica wasn't a TV anime, I thought it was weird. They're all magical girl anime, so it doesn't make sense that Madoka Magica can be broadcast on TV but Madoka Magica can't. Now I understand. With this plot, what's the difference between it and some copycat works that some fans of art and movies look down on? It would be strange if a TV station would like it!"
"Didn't they say Huaying acquired a game company? Maybe they got carried away and aren't interested in animation anymore. How can animation make as much money as games? Just make an animation for the sake of showing off. It's the same as making money from the crazy fans anyway, isn't it?"
…
His eyes fell on the comments section full of complaints and the rating on the right that had dropped to 7.0 points. Luo Gaofeng moved his fingers, wanting to say something for Huaying, but he didn't know what to say.
As a die-hard fan of Huaying since the "IS" period, deep down in his heart, Luo Gaofeng has always been full of trust and expectations for this animation company. However, the mediocre plot of Madoka Magica is also a reality, which makes him feel powerless even if he wants to speak for Huaying.
A week later.
When the third episode of Puella Magi Madoka Magica was updated, Luo Gaofeng noticed that the number of followers displayed on the right side of the animation had dropped to 100,000.
really…
Luo Gaofeng shook his head. It now seemed that Madoka Magica might become the first animation in the history of animation to have less than 100,000 online subscriptions.
As he thought about this, his body habitually opened the animation page ten minutes before the update of Madoka Magica, and began to wait for the arrival of the third episode. At this time, a message suddenly popped up on the social software app on his phone -
Meng Feimeng: You are not still waiting for the third episode of Madoka Magica, are you
You hit the nail on the head.
Luo Gaofeng touched his nose and replied, "I'm free anyway, so I'll just take a look." He hesitated for a while and continued typing, "Besides, I always feel that Director Mu is not the kind of person they say he is. Maybe there will be some exciting plots in the third episode."
Meng Feimeng: Okay, then I’ll go watch Director He’s animation. If you find it interesting later, tell me more about the plot of Madoka Magica. I won’t watch it for now.
While the two were chatting for a while, the third episode of Madoka Magica was also updated.
In the first two episodes, the animation has given information that the girls need to make a wish before signing a contract with Kyubey and becoming magical girls. The third episode, while telling the story of the wish made by senior sister Mami Tomoe when she became a magical girl, also laid the groundwork for Sayaka's wish to become a magical girl.
The beginning of the animation is the interaction between Sayaka and her childhood sweetheart Kamijou Kyosuke. The boy smiled and expressed his gratitude for the rare CD that Sayaka had worked so hard to find. The two shared the same pair of headphones to listen to music. Sayaka noticed that the boy's hand, which was injured in the accident, was trembling slightly as he lay on the hospital bed. He looked sideways out the window, and a transparent liquid was passing across his seemingly calm face.
So, the blue-haired girl's wish must be related to this boy, right? Luo Gaofeng guessed that, for example, she wished that the boy's hand would heal and he could play the violin like before the injury
After the opening credits, the familiar theme song played. Luo Gaofeng, who had already watched the OP, naturally had no interest in watching it again. He pulled the progress bar and jumped directly to the beginning of the main film.
After quickly and efficiently getting rid of the familiar that split from the witch, Mami told Madoka and Sayaka on the way home that the reason she became a magical girl was because she was on the verge of death in an accident. In order to survive, she signed a contract with Kyubey and became a magical girl.
"I don't regret it, and I think the way I live now is much better than dying there," said Tomoe Mami, pulling herself out of her memories. "But I hope that children who still have a choice can make a decision based on serious consideration - because this is what I failed to do."
Touched by Mami's words, Sayaka hesitated and said, "Um, Mami-sister, I mean, for example... if there is someone who is more distressed than me, and I make a wish for that person..."
As she spoke, the camera somehow cut to Kyubey's face. The white, doll-like creature opened its red eyes and stared at her quietly, with the corners of its mouth slightly raised.
Luo Gaofeng was slightly stunned.
The sense of disharmony that had been vaguely present since the first episode surfaced in his heart once again at this moment. Before Luo Gaofeng could investigate it seriously, less than three seconds later, the scene naturally turned to the three girls.
Kyubey said that there are precedents of making wishes for others. Tomoe Mami objected to this.
"If you want to fulfill other people's wishes, you have to clarify your own wishes." Mami turned around and looked at Sayaka, whose cheeks were slightly red. There was obvious disapproval in her voice: "Do you want to fulfill his wish, or do you want to be the benefactor who fulfills his wish?"
"If you go in the wrong direction and continue moving forward, you will definitely regret it."
Luo Gaofeng seemed to be thinking about something.
He didn't know if it was his illusion, but he always felt that Mami's words seemed to have a deeper meaning. It was this deeper meaning that made the indescribable feeling of disobedience in his heart suddenly become even stronger.
Would a normal magical girl anime have such insightful and realistic lines
This suspicion only stayed in his mind for a moment, and he quickly put it behind him and continued to pay attention to the plot of the animation:
In the following conversation, Kyubey told Madoka that she was the most talented child he had ever seen and the most suitable one to become a magical girl.
The next day, the Seeds of Sorrow appeared again. Mami tied up Homura Akemi who tried to stop her, and rushed to the place where the witch was about to hatch with Madoka. On the way, after thinking it over, Madoka told Mami that she also wanted to fight to help others like her senior.
"So, if I become a magical girl, my wish will come true."
Touched by Madoka's wish, Mami took off the mask of pretending to be strong, revealing her lonely and fragile side of fighting alone.
"Can you really fight with me from now on? Can you always be by my side?"
"Yes, if I may."
The knot in her heart that had been in her heart for a long time disappeared, and Mami was full of fighting spirit when she joined the battle again.
"My body feels so light. This is the first time I fight with such a light heart."
Inside the giant cake with a weird shape, the girl with twin ponytails holding a firewood cannon looked relaxed with a confident smile on her face. She calmly dealt with the attacking monsters. She whispered to herself, "There's nothing to be afraid of anymore."
Because I'm not alone anymore.
Passing through the path made of cakes, Mami firmly pushed open the door leading to the witch's place. Sayaka, who had arrived earlier, was already waiting on the side.
The newborn witch seemed much more fragile than everyone imagined. The rag doll that was less than half a person's height was quickly knocked to the ground by Mami. As usual, the firewood barge in Mami's hand suddenly turned into a huge cannon and aimed at the witch in the air.
Accompanied by a loud roar, the smile on the magical girl's face had not yet faded, when an ugly, long black worm unexpectedly emerged from the rag doll that was hit hard, and flew straight towards Mami on the ground with its mouth open!
At this point, the camera jumps to the perspective of the inside of the monster's mouth, freezing on Mami's unprepared and astonished face inside the big mouth with sharp teeth.
At the other end of the witch's barrier, the red rope that Mami used to tie up Homura Akemi disappeared instantly.
Wait! Does this picture mean...
Luo Gaofeng's face changed slightly, and he vaguely realized something. The next second, the plot in the animation responded to his guess - at this moment, there seemed to be only a headless corpse left in the camera.
The costumes representing the magical girl disappeared from Mami's body, returning to her original school uniform. The girl's body fell straight to the ground from a high altitude, and the insect-like monster followed closely and ate the rest of her corpse.
"What the hell?!"
Witnessing a scene that seemed familiar to him again, even though it was not the first time, Luo Gaofeng couldn't help but exclaimed and jumped up from his chair!
What the hell? What happened
Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing
He rubbed his eyes, trying to wait for a turning point, but the plot in the animation naturally continued from Mami's death.
Just when Madoka and Sayaka were panicking over Mami's sudden death, Homura Akemi, who had been freed from her restraints, arrived at the scene.
Not surprised by what she saw, the black-haired girl calmly walked towards the monster not far away. No one knew how she moved. In the camera, accompanied by a violent explosion inside the monster, the huge black bug was blown into ashes.
After finishing off the monster in a few moves, Homura Akemi turned and walked towards the two shivering people, with no expression on her face: "You guys managed to save your life."
"Let this scene be imprinted in your eyes," Homura Akemi turned her head. Behind her, on the huge platform, the Soul Gem belonging to Mami Tomoe was lying quietly in a pool of blood.
"This is what happens when you become a magical girl."
Luo Gaofeng was stunned.
Dead
Die already
Luo Gaofeng couldn't believe his eyes.
Aren’t they supposed to represent love and hope, and exist to satisfy the girlish hearts of female audiences? What the hell is this dark and brutal plot? ?
He recalled what a viewer had written in the comments section not long ago, complaining that Madoka Magica was rejected by the TV station due to its poor quality, and he immediately understood everything.
It's not that the TV station doesn't like this, it's just that this kind of plot couldn't be more cruel, especially in this era when healing magical girls are popular, it will definitely leave a shadow on the lives of the innocent and cute little lolita! There's no way the TV station dares to broadcast it!
The author has something to say: I am very sorry for the recent series of events caused by the nutrient solution Riwan.
From the very beginning, this article was defined as a fun article. A fun article is one that requires you to read six or ten thousand times a day to be happy. This is why I made the promise at the beginning. I am also a reader, so I can understand everyone's feelings. I am very sorry that due to my own ability problems, I not only failed to fulfill my promise, but also let you down time and time again.
Regarding some of the remarks in my speech yesterday, they were a way of venting the multiple pressures and negative emotions. I had no intention of shifting the blame, and I want to apologize to you for that. My emotions should be my own business, and letting them affect the readers is not what a qualified author should do. I am really sorry for making everyone unhappy like this.
I will try my best to pay off the 10,000 yuan I owe, but because I am not feeling well, I can only pay it back at my own pace. I hope you can understand.
As for negative ratings, my opinion remains unchanged. Readers have the right to negative ratings. But I really can't write a story about the senior girl losing her head after writing a 6,000-word update. There may be only a few such comments, but in that environment, such comments will only make me collapse further. I was only referring to people who made personal attacks. And maybe the tone was not good, it seemed like an indiscriminate attack.
I will try to adjust and control myself in the future. I am really sorry for hurting you all.
All comments on this chapter, regardless of whether they are positive or negative, will be given red envelopes. Thank you for your previous likes and I wish you all meet better authors.
sorry.