Episode #87
Episode 87: (Right Click and “Save Target As” to Download)
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We discuss the good, the bad, the ugly, and all the glowing transformations you can handle in the world of magical girls. This themed episode covers everything you could want from this classic genre.
Opening Song: Hoshikaza no Horoscope, from the anime Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi, by the artist Nomik
New Forum Members: The Grey Ghost(host of Method to Madness), Zeenii, racheldoublemm, retrokaiser, IrishOtaku, and Te to Te to Me to Me
Trivia: Answer was Heat Guy J
People who got it correct: Jamezilla, Mokuren, and Neko-chan
Winner: Mokuren
Happy Birthday To: Eden-Anarchy, Gobencunsemob, pryxer, raid233, jecht, frawnwepe, katherina, dieseljoe001, and Grim Reaper Hei
Mailbag:
From Mr Serious Face: In your guys opinion, what, besides a good story, makes a successful magical girl anime, like Card Captor Sakura, Nanoha, and Madoka? And with that in mind, what makes a bad magical girl anime, like Ultimate Girls, Moetan, and Suite Precure?
Main Topic 1: Magical Girl Anime, requested by ????
(some) Magical Girl Anime for Reference:
- Sailor Moon (duh!) (1992 – original series)
- Magic knight Rayearth (1994)
- Card Captor Sakura (1998)
- Pretear (2001)
- Full Moon Wo Sagashite (2002)
- Princess Tutu (2002)
- Mai Hime (2004)
- Nanoha (2004 – original series)
- HeartCatch Precure! (2010)
- Madoka Magika (2011)
What makes a magical girl anime good/bad see above?
Can people who didn’t grow up with magical girls get into the series?
How have magical girls changed over the years?
What’s the most ridiculous thing in any magical girl series?
Can Magical Girls be taken seriously? (Papillon Rose (2006) versus Madoka Magika)
Impressions: None
Reviews:
Mitsugi – Magical Lyrical Girl Nanoha As
Chiaki – Magic Knight Rayearth
Kimiko – I.O.N.
Closing Song: Dash do Cinderella, from the anime Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi, by the artist Eriko Nakamura