06/01/2012
At our last meeting on May 18th, we continued watching Madoka Magica, making it to episode 10. I love that episode! Homura is so awesome! The series really is all about Homura and her love for Madoka. It's so bittersweet to see her motivation and how hard she tries without Madoka having any idea in this timeline. They are a fascinating pair.
Kyubey continues to be chillingly unfeeling, but I still love him and his mascot cuteness. I really wish we could see his true form in the series. If his alien race presumably took this cute form to best appeal to teenage girls, what do they really look like? Or are they like Nibbler in Futurama, doomed to be cute even if they mean serious business?
Watching Sayaka's descent was sad, even if her stubbornness caused a lot of the communication problems the group had. (Why does no one listen to Homura-chan? Why?) I challenge anyone to keep a dry eye when she turns to the camera and chokes out "I was stupid...so stupid," right before she explodes into a grief seed. The swirling colors of the water and the music really made for a beautiful and dramatic moment. I think Sayaka, or Oktavia von Seckendorff, has the best witch design, although I really liked Charlotte as well. The mermaid knight is just too cool, and keeps with her magical girl design. I love the musical staffs and notes in her runic font. I arrived too late to the fandom to work on cracking the rune code myself, but my hat is off to everyone who did. Such a cool project!
So to throw out a question this week, what do you think is the coolest artistic element of Madoka Magica? It could be a character, a scene, anything. We're switching to Saturdays in June, so our next meeting is June 9th, 2-4pm. See you there!
