Wednesday, November 9, 2011

I just couldn't..I tried, honest.

I tried, honest.
Okay, confession time. Out of all the anime I've ever watched, the only anime I haven't finished are shows that I've dropped and Puella Magi Madoka Magika. Madoka is pretty much considered one of the animes to watch, along with the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and others. So, it was a definite watch for anyone. But unlike everyone else I've known, they've all done one thing that I haven't.

Actually finish the show.
I stopped right after episode 10. Episodes 11 and 12 are still on my hard drive, but I still haven't tried to touch them. One day, I tried watching episode 11, but I started crying 5 minutes in.

There was something about the show that made me didn't want to watch it. Well, at this point in my life, I was going through a really serious depression, which I'm still struggling with. During that time, I was looking at anime as a kind of comfort; something that would let me have everything blow over. But instead, I found something else.


Tomoe Mami (AKA, The Elder)

When I first saw Mami, and saw Madoka looking up to her, she did seem like the older, mentor type. When she got cut-out in episode 3, it obviously seemed like a shame. At that point in time, Mami was so confident,  and pretty happy that she finally had a group of friends to support her. Well, when I was depressed, I still wanted to have friends, be confident, and all that happiness. And when I saw what happened to her right after, it kinda made me think that:

"This is what happens when you become happy."

Which isn't obviously what it's trying to teach you, but that 's what I was thinking of, sadly.



Sakura Kyouko (AKA, The Rash)

I don't really have much to say about Kyouko, but one thing I noticed about her her selfless rush to sacrifice herself to save pretty much everyone, including Sayaka, even though she was a witch at that point. She was only in the show for a small period of time after all...



Miki Sayaka (AKA, The Human)




[EDIT:1/29/12 I really can't finish this. I'll just post what I have for now, and move on.]




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  1. KyonFebruary 21, 2013 at 3:08 PM

    Haven't finished it D:

    I do understand what you meant when you said something about the show made you not want to finish it. This series is extremely depressing to watch without knowing anything (even when you watch it knowing what happens throughout it, it doesn't help).

    I still would and do recommend this anime to friends just starting out, and I also encourage you to finish it when you can. Just to see how Madoka resolves this whole, seemingly-endless cycle of depression that has been occurring throughout the series.

    P.S. I was re-watching ep11-12 while typing this. T^T Manly tears are being shed.

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