But what I got most out of the show was how much it spoke to me on an extremely personal level. Yes, I enjoyed the show because it had an engaging story and because it had some really cool ideas and was a unique, more tragic execution of the Magical Girl formula. Why? Because, as cliche as this sounds, in a lot of ways I was Aya when I was growing up. In fact, the whole reason I enjoyed Magical Girl Site as much as I did was because of how much I didn’t agree with the horrible things that happened in the series opening moments and how much of my past self I saw reflected in the shows protagonist, Aya. I already really liked this show back when it first premiered and I made no secret of that, which led to a lot of morally superior morons (some who were friends at the time) harassing me for my opinion and telling me that I “advocated” the terrible events that happened in this show, when honestly that couldn’t be further from the truth. So much so that it’s become my favourite series in the Magical Girl genre and it’s currently the only show I’ve watched from the many Anime series that have come out of this year that I’ve given a perfect score to. So I guess my stance on this show should be more than obvious. I feel that, at the very least, I should try to shed some light on why someone might find this show appealing because, outside of people saying that they enjoyed it ironically, nobody seems to be doing so. From calling it the equivalent of a “2D snuff film” to claiming that people who liked the show supported bullying and were sadistic individuals with no moral compass, the community really had it out for this one and even more so for the people who didn’t hate it.Īnd while I can’t necessarily blame people for being so disgusted by Magical Girl Site and what it represents, I do feel the need to provide a defense for this show because I feel that my perspective has been less than provided for. People showcased a real hatred towards this show and everything that it stood for. People didn’t just dislike this show because they thought it was bad or because it wasn’t their thing. A form of attention that went beyond the show simply being “good” or “bad” for X reason and that was instead focused on one single, negative emotion: That of genuine hatred.Īnd that show, was Magical Girl Site. One that made the show stand out from everything else that was coming out at the time. And the Ashita no Joe Anniversary project in the form Megalo Box garnered a ton of positive attention due to its unique retro aesthetic and simple, but action packed, storyline.īut one show from this season received an entirely different form of attention. Tokyo Ghoul: Re on the other hand continued to disappoint and anger fans of the Manga by skipping key chapters from the source material while also completely alienating and confusing Anime exclusive viewers who had no idea what was going on because lolstudiopierrot. My Hero Academia Season 3 was extremely popular and well received, continuing to exceed the expectations of both fans and decriers of Shounen alike. I’ll be discussing some pretty upsetting things as a means of defending the series in question so if you’re not into that kind of stuff, personal or otherwise, this probably isn’t the post for you and I recommend giving this one a miss.ĭuring the Spring Anime Season earlier this year there were a countless amount of shows released that caught the attention of the masses for various reasons. In fact, I’d say that this is without a doubt the most personal post that I’ve ever written for this blog. I suppose I should preface this post by saying that I’m going to be getting really personal with this one. Note: It probably goes without saying, but this post contains some spoilers for Magical Girl Site.
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