#Nagisa was so justified for it though

[wyfy-meltdown]

"As much as I wish for the happiness of someone, someone else must be equally cursed."

This is Sayaka's most icon line (next to "I won't regret anything!") and for good reason. It describes herself, but also the entire concept of "magical girls".

Kyuubey grants the wishes, and in return, a girl becomes cursed becoming a magical girl. Every character (*at least in pmmm, not magia record) becomes cursed at the expense of helping someone else.

Madoka(mi) ends the curse for all magical girls and her friends, but she and Homura becomes the most cursed of all. Madokami bears the weight of the whole universe on her shoulders; Homura's love made her into an object of worship.

Homura ends Madokami's reign (therefore un-cursing Madoka) at the expense of becoming more cursed herself, and cursing the rest of magical girls. Homura losses herself, her mind, and Madoka all for the sake of allowing Madoka to become human again. She can't interact with Madoka, but she can watch her inside her gilded cage; and that's "all" Homura needs

Sayaka is the most poignant example of this; with her "role" being to showcase the ultimate curse of all magical girls. She's determined to make a "selfless" wish (disguising her true "selfish" desires) despite how much Mami warns her against it. Sayaka losses the control she wanted to gain, and losses her mind. Mami's facade left such an impact on her she's dedicated herself to portraying herself as the "perfect magical girl" that never existed nor could exist in the first place. She becomes more cursed bearing the curse Mami left for her, and pushing away the one person who could help her because Kyoko doesn't line up with Sayaka's deluded image of how a magical girl should be. Sayaka curses the people around her up until her curse is ended by Kyoko.

Kyoko makes the most selfless wish of them all, and the most people become cursed as a result. The ones she loved and wished for the sake of in a genuinely selfless way had enjoyed her wish for a while, until the wish could not longer protect them. Kyoko's whole family and life went up in flames as a direct consequence of her wish; because of that, she's decided to live only for herself because she understands best the curse that comes with selflessness; the curse that comes with love. I don't know if it's directly confirmed when Kyoko leaves Mami, but I theorize it was shortly after the death of Kyoko's family; the time Kyoko lost her selfless heart and could not longer connect with others as a result. Kyoko stays that way until Sayaka; Sayaka is the antithesis of Kyoko and yet the same as her. Kyoko relieves the curse on herself and Sayaka with their deaths; the only way to end the curse of a magical girl.

Mami's wish is the most selfish (*objectively) and so the fewest people are cursed (one could even argue that the only one cursed by Mami's wish was Mami herself). Mami's curse is a "self-fufilling prophecy" of sorts where she isolates herself and fully dedicates herself to being a magical girl from the fear that she'll end up alone again and/or that anyone she comes into contact will suffer/die. In a sense, this is true, as the rest of the Holy Quintet do in fact suffer, die, become witches, and so on. Mami didn't even really get to make a wish; she simply had an opportunity to survive and took it, and was forced to suffer as a magical girl because of it. The impact she leaves on Sayaka and her trying to convince Madoka to become a magical girl are curses she imposes without knowing the extent of her actions, nor that her actions are in any way bad; she's gotten swept up by the lies of the incubators and has become someone who curses as a result.

Nagisa is an interesting case because she deliberately curses herself and the people around her. She knows that she COULD wish to save her mom, but prefers the idea of making her mom indulge in her revenge: the world's tastiest cheesecake. The cheesecake Nagisa wished for instead of her mother's health. She becomes a magical girl, with the knowledge she'll never not be a magical girl again, all for the sake of revenge.

[our-queerplatonic-experience]

hii sorry if this is too venty or depressing or whatever but i really need help

ive been in a qpr with my partner nagisa for like 3 months (weve been friends before that for a few years) and i love him so much ive never wanted anyone in my life more than him. but i am deathly afraid of being a bad partner, and i am even more afraid of him leaving me for someone else even though i know thats not realistic.

he asked one of our ex friends if he could complain to them about something in private and for the rest of the day i felt anxious and sick and guilty like i just killed someone. i cut this friend off mainly because i was so jealous and spiteful (didnt say that tho i feel guilty) (also he was a really shitty person and made me really uncomfortable but it was mainly cuz i was jealous)

whenever im not talking to him my brain shouts to me that im ignoring him and im a horrible cold monster who just has him as a battery to feed my sick desires or whatever the hell that thing tells me at night. whenever i talk to him too much my brain shouts that i look desperate and clingy and i am annoying him hes probably sleeping! but it hurts less than feeling cold. so thats why i try to text him as much as possible. it almost feels like a compulsion, that im not actually texting him because i care and im talking to him so i personally dont feel like shit (ok that made me feel awful to type out but Fuck whatever)

i am not a bad person i really love my partner ive never loved anyone more than him hes the only person i really connect with on a deep level anymore and i think we genuinely have some sort of spiritual bond because of how often we share the same emotions and think the same thoughts at the same time. but i dont really believe in spirituality shit so whatever

he actually has the same issue (but seems to have figured it out better than me) with me and my friend, and it actually made me hate myself so much i have stopped talking to that friend because i dont want him to feel any percent of what i do. when he isn’t there to talk to me i feel alone and abandonded and like my arms have been cut off and like im living without a 3rd dimension. i feel like a normal person when im with him. he is the only thing keeping me sane. i would drop all my friends if he wanted me to

whenever im not talking to him i feel like im neglecting a bird in a cage even though i know he doesn’t need me that much

whats funny is that i dont worry about being a bad person in any other aspect of my life i literally do not give a fuck whether im a bad person because i always justify everything i do in my mind and i cant find a single bad thing ive done. other than the intentionally bad shit i did, of course, i did that stuff to kinda.. give myself something to feel bad for and so i dont feel like im fully a perfect person? hard to put into words

so yeah i guess you get the point! i really need some sort of advice. ive told him this but not really the full extent behind it, just the jealousy and vague mentions of the fear of being bad. i am worried that my anxiety of being a bad partner is leading me to be a bad partner

damn... okay i don't know a lot about this but it sounds like you might be developing a codependency. you should definitely communicate all of this to your partner so you can work together to lessen your anxiety. you also should probably go to therapy but i don't know if that is accessible to you right now. i'm sorry i don't have much else to say but hopefully someone in the replies can also help

[twilightmalachite]

Altered - Heaven and Hell 11

Author: Akira

Characters: Eichi, Hiyori

Translator: Mika Enstars

"I worry that some day, that “another you” will rise up, kill, and devour you."

Season: Autumn

Location: Yumenosaki Academy Student Council Room

⚠️ This is an import from a unproofed Twitter Livetweet!

Hiyori: You’re talented at justifying yourself, Eichi-kun.

But, I understand your motives now.

It’s unfortunate, but you and I are similar. Our upbringings are similar. We’re scions of millionaire households with enough wealth to play and live out as many lives as we’d like.

Eichi: Isn’t the Tomoe Foundation in decline, though?

Hiyori: Oh be quiet. The important part is that we’re on the privileged side of having.

You, as annoyingly clever as you are, understand that—

You’re aware of that, and perhaps you even have a conscience over it. Every day you eat three delicious meals and lay in a luxurious bed every night.

There are children in the world who are dying of hunger and thirst that cannot get ahold of a single meal in a day.

We are privileged.

You understand that, and can’t bear it.

Typically, you can’t be cognizant of another person if they are far away.

If there’s a story in the news about a famine or a disaster, people don’t feel for them because it’s irrelevant to themselves.

They may be read with interest as if they are fictional stories, but there’s a disconnect to the reality in which they live.

But, you’ve reflected on that. You’re someone who is sensible.

Even if never brought to the forefront of your mind, you’ve probably always been thinking about it subconsciously.

It’s this sense of guilt that is what drives you now. Perhaps from the struggles and anguish you felt when you were young, innocent, and good.

Now that you’ve grown and acquired strength, it’s bursting forth.

That’s the source of these revolutionary ideas and hollow idealism you speak of.

Or, did I interpret it wrong?

Eichi: …I wonder. Even I don’t know.

You and I are different. My soul is rotten. Whereas because you can love and be loved, your soul still shines healthy.

Eichi: Because of that, the interpretation you gave of myself is probably wrong.

I’m not that good of a person. What I said earlier was just a pretext, in reality I don’t really care how unhappy the incompetent and poor are.

It’s none of my business.

I hope you’re not interpreting me in good faith now, Hiyori-kun. That’s the cruelest thing you could do.

I trample on these sin-less geniuses out of my own selfish desires, inferiority, and hatred.

Do I need more of a reason? Rather, even if I had good motives, whatever they might be, they would not justify what I have done and will do.

Ever.

So do me a favor, Hiyori-kun, and please don’t show me any sympathy.

You and I are different. Unlike me, you aren’t a filthied.

Ever since we were kids, Hiyori-kun… I’ve envied you the love you had for your friends and family—and for having been loved back.

Hiyori: And so because of that, you hope for me to remain the ideal image you’ve always longed to be?

Aren’t you arrogant? Actually, if that’s the case, I wish you hadn’t involved me in all this in the first place.

You are contradicting yourself. Your words and actions don’t make sense. Something, someplace has divided and split away.

And I worry that some day, that “another you” will rise up, kill, and devour you.

You’re the first friend I ever had, y’know.

Eichi: Are we friends? What makes a friend, actually. …Tsumugi once brought up something similar.

Hiyori: You really don’t know anything, Eichi-kun. Perhaps even more than Nagisa-kun.

Hiyori: What makes a friend, huh? A friend is someone who you can laugh with every day, as you talk about useless things with, go karaoke and shopping with…

You already have so many great things, yet you always want something fluffy you’ll never be able to have.

I’ve said this a million times already, but you really are an idiot, Eichi-kun.

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[curedeity]

how does ryota figure it out?

That shes trans? Or that her big sister was the precure before her?

Well, Ryota is going to be about 14 in our story, and back when she was like 10 or so Honoka gave her a very long and in depth lecture about gender. Ryota didnt think much of it at the time even though she listened carefully and was fascinated. Fastforward 4 years, Ryota is now questioning her gender and realizing maybe she wants to be like Honoka. Shes very uncertain and anxious though, not wanting to be something to find out shes wrong.

Its at that point she runs into a person being held captive by a monster, and a little fairy named pollun about to be captured (i dont know max heart lore sooooo). With Pollun, Ryota becomes Cure Mosaic, and defeats the enemy. Its at this point Ryota realizes she can use Cure Mosaic as like, this safe testing ground for her gender identity, and starts using feminine pronouns in that form. She doesnt even realize how attached shes become to that form and those pronouns until Kiriya almost unmasks her. Its at about that point I think she realizes "holy shit i really wanna be a girl. I am a girl"

And about Nagisa being precure??? Kiriya tells her after unmasking her, I think. Probably after a lot of identity shenanigans. Kiriya is a pretty main character in this au actually, and hes having a terrible time.

If youre wondering why pollun isnt telling ryota shit, I didnt know whether to justify it by saying "pollun has amnesia" or "thats just how pollun is" and i think both work.

Anyway Nagisa is very pleased to have a little sister and very stressed out to have a little cure sister. Ryota thought her and honoka being precure was cool at first until they did some combat training together and Ryota got her ass handed to her.

[magicalgirlagency]

Since you've explained why you don't ship KyoSaya, I think you should explain why you don't like MadoHomu as well, to even the odds.

For better context, here's the old ask where I explain why I don't ship KyouSaya.

My pet peeve with MadoHomu is that 99% of the fandom isn't creeped out by it, specially after The Rebellion Story. There's a huge lack of nuance, and it's worrisome IMO.

Like, a majority of people have this black-and-white view of gay people; they think that by being a marginalized minority, any sort of morally reprehensible behaviour that they display is justified. Many people have this romanticized view of gay people in media, and sees them as pure, innocent and sinless saints that cannot do anything wrong, and if they do wrong, it's because the others had it coming and have only themsleves to blame.

And it's not just gay people; any other minority has been flanderized by the media at some point in their lives.

It's basically the same issue that I have with RosePearl (Steven Universe) and Catradora (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power).

May I remind you that these two are MASTER AND SLAVE, and I think I don't need to explain how fucked up this is.

Dude, there's a whole entire blog that documents Catra's abusive behavior towards Adora, and that alone should say something: @anti-catradora-receipts

These ships are all kinds of manipulative and abusive, but both the fandom and the staff don't see it; everything is shamelessly romanticized and seen as beautiful, like a "Love Conquers All" kinda thing. And in Madoka Magica, this is no exception.

Homura has rewritten the universe just so she could be with Madoka, and she actively manipulates everyone's memories just so her personal utopia can remain intact.

"But, wait!", I hear you all cry, "Mami, Nagisa, Kyouko and Sayaka can all live normal lives and be happy, and Kyuubey is paying for their crimes! Isn't that great? Shouldn't we be happy for them?"

Yes and no. Yes, because we get to see Kyuubey suffer; Incubator abuse is always welcome on this here blog. No, because Homura thinks of the other girls (minus Madoka, of course) as afterthoughts as heavily implied in her confront with Sayaka: "All I took was a tiny piece of it [The Law of Cycles]. Just the records of the person that Madoka was before she ceased to exist. Somehow, all of you wound up being pulled in as well. And it seems you can't return to wherever you were before."

And after that, she messes with Sayaka's memories a bit more, so she can't do anything about it, and says this: "We should pretend to be friendly in daily life. If you're confrontational all the time, even she [Madoka] may dislike you."

And speaking of Madoka, it's weird how she is titular character of the original series, and yet no one considers how she feels about Homura's decision. And if you want my honest opinion, I don't think she actually asked for any of this, as she has tried to alert Homura: "Homura-chan, don't! You'll rip me apart!"

To be honest, I don't think Homura sees Madoka as an equal, which it should be the standard for any relationship, romantic and/or otherwise. She created this whole fantasy where Madoka is the weak and helpless damsel in distress that constantly needs protection and saving.

There are even hints of uneasiness and hesitance in Madoka's voice in the second new world, specially when Homura asks her if she considers order important: "Well, I... um... I-I do treasure it. I guess I do think it's kind of bad to break rules becuase you feel like it."

If Madoka REALLY wanted to become mortal again, she wouldn't be so hesitant about it. I mean, she didn't hesitated when she wished for Witch metamorphosis to be erradicated (even though I strongly disapprove of the original ending).

And before I forget, the scenes of Homura's descent into madness had to be redone a second time, because Chiwa Saito's first takes were bordeline yandere. Coincidence? I think not.

"But how can you say it's all romanticized? The whole scene was indeed portrayed to be unsettling!", that is correct, however, the magazine scans and posters see no trouble with the ship:

Why does Madoka seems so helpless? And why does Homura looks so perverse? And why are these two 14yos so heavily sexualized in these? And why is no one freaked out by this?!

And also, I detect a teeny-tiny bit of queerbait in this ship, because during the NitroPlus Q&A panel in Animanga 2013, when Gen Urobuchi was asked if Homura was in love with Madoka, his answer was: "Probably." Noralities' video essay on Magical Girls and queerness touches upon this discrepancy under the Queerbaiting section.

The Rebellion Story had one job, and one job only: To provide fanservice, to please that other half of the audience that thought the original fates of the heroines were cruel and unfair, only for the plot-twist in the end to trample on it. Hell, MadoMagi wasn't supposed to have a third movie; Magia Quartet only came up with it just so SHAFT could keep on milking the cow.

Here's the thing, if you want to see gay relationships being more represented in media, you got to understand that they can be just as messy and complicated as straight relationships are, and they must be acknowledged with the seriousness and urgency that they deserve. Not every relationship is going to be a healthy one.

You know what I want to see in the fourth movie? I want to see Madoka be ANGRY at Homura, I want to see the Cinnamon Roll LASH OUT and TAKE NO PRISONERS. I want to see Homura being called out and her selfishness and I want to see them FIGHT. If this is the path we're taking, then fucking take it seriously, don't sugarcoat that shit.

But Urobuchi is returning for this movie as its writer, so it's best to not create expectations for it. When Urobutcher is at work, we all lose!

(It makes me wonder, though... are there any fanfics where Madoka and Homura fight? Because I'm really interested in reading some of them, since I don't have any high hopes for the movie...)

And last, but not least: Before anyone says that I hate Homura, I just wanna say that this is a lie. I don't hate her, I hate how the stans constantly claim that she hasn't done anything wrong. She DID. She did everything wrong, and then some!

Being gay and/or traumatized is NOT an excuse to do whatever you like. Consequences exist, and anyone, reguardless of origin, orientation/identity, moral alignment and etc., CAN, WILL and SHOULD face them.

We all have suffered and grieved at some point in our lives, and Little Miss "Existence Known As "Evil"" ain’t special. We don't call it a "Karmic Destiny" for nothing.

You're free to like villainous characters, just don't go coddling them like babies, as they are fully capable and aware of their cruelty, and will keep on testing how far they'll go.

Have some nuance. Please, that's all I ask.

[dangandj-d4ronpa]

DanganDJ Misc Trivia

DR character types:

Lewd character: Hiiro

Chuuni: Muni, Towa, Hiiro sometimes, Kurumiiko

Protag: Anyone with an ahoge (LOL JK)

AI/robot: Lumina, the preserved minds of the deceased students

The unhinged rambler: Noa

Foreign student: Rinku, Yuka/Jenny, Saki (alien), Dalia (because of the headcanon of her being biracial), Miiko (because traveler lol). Couldn't think of anyone in RONDO that I could really justify, per se, LOL.

Trial Gremlins: Muni (overconfident, often incorrect).

Shinobu (calls everyone out for being stupid and is often correct herself, think Byakuya). Esora plays dumb but is actually sharper than a knife.

Hiiro (guides people to the right answer while pretending she’s not doing anything at all, think Nagito).

Kurumiiko (need I say more? LOL)!

School trivia:

My idea for Hope's Pinnacle’s layout is: Basement, ground floor, first floor for classrooms, second floor for dorms, third floor for more classrooms, fourth floor for storage, fifth floor for security/cameras/where the masterminds have their secret meetups, and then the rooftop. Then there's a massive campus that surrounds the school, and a massive forest that surrounds the campus.

The trial room is designed such that the circular patch of ground at the center of all the podiums looks like a DJ disc (the monodisc I have as my blog background).

And for the order of who stands beside who, I took from the final screenshot of Petite Mix.

Monochio watches from a red couch at the head of the room.

Other trivia:

Muni's bunny ears were a gift from Usami because she saw how insecure Muni really was about herself even though she acted like she thought she was the greatest Ultimate in the world.

Monochio uses it/its pronouns in reference to its robotic nature and the fact that Nyochio has been addressed as male and female in D4. It also acts as a balance between Monokuma and Monomi who were male and female.

Another reason I called this the Killing School Transfer is for the meta reference of the D4 girls being transferred into the DR-verse.

V3 had "KubzPadz". I have "PheFos" (Pheline Fones, courtesy of Monochio). I also have Monokitz and katz to balance out Monokumas.

One of the Trial Minigames is the taxi cab/snowboard and I imagine the D4 equivalent to be the "Mind Motorcycle" because of how many D4 girls have motorcycles.

And the disc at the center of the trial room spins before every Debate Scrum.

Random timely trivia: The M4 SO art of Dalia and Rika standing in the rain crying is so perfect for Chap 4 of this Killing Game.

Family Relationships:

Rinku is related to Rantaro or Kiyo.

Shinobu is related to Chiaki, and Yuka to Mahiru.

Saki is related to Kaito.

Rika is related to Masaru and Dalia to Angie.

Nagisa is related to Ibuki Mioda.

Kurumi is related to Kokichi.

Elaboration on other units:

LMO and COA were Hope's Peak staff and became Hope's Pinnacle staff at the end of the saga. Before and during, however, they would've been scattered around all the schools and campuses.

As for Unichord, Michiru was the type to dream of having a Talent, thinking that it made her super cool to be an Ultimate. After enrolling, however, she learns that although she’s an Ultimate, she’s still less talented than most of her peers. Her arc is about finding the people she trusts, accomplishing things she would’ve never been able to do alone. That was why she was able to help Shinobu in the best ending, she had since found her unit, and they helped her survive and grow until Shinobu needed her.

Again, Lumina was created to be a Hope AI, but her arc involves learning that Hope isn't manufactured or programmed (similar to Izuru and Nozomi/Kiko), rather, Hope is learned and developed over time, and anyone can do it, AI or human.

Hayate and Kokoa I imagined as normal Talented middle schoolers with them meeting Michiru and Lumina during their adventures through Towa City. The Warriors of Hope and DICE would’ve played big roles in their storylines.

I also had it in mind that Kurumiiko temporarily led part of the Warriors of Hope, as the group was originally designed to combat Junko until Monaca hijacked it and made it what it was in Ultra Despair Girls. After the D4 cast is all kidnapped, this is what gives Monaca the chance to take power from Kurumiiko.

As for Abyssmare, Neo is an Ult. Vocalist aspiring to be an Ult. Diva with the potential to be an Ult. Leader if only she actually invested time in people that weren’t just her.

Sophia is the Mikan to Neo's Junko.

Weronika has Akane vibes.

And Elsie has Fuyuhiko vibes. That's why I originally wanted her as an American version of him, complete with ties to the mafia the way he has ties to the yakuza. But after learning a bit more about Elsie’s story, she strikes me as more of a Hiyoko type. Or Kokichi.

They were meant to be the first students of the overseas academy, then they became temporary leaders of the Future Foundation until their in-fighting allowed another group to steal their power. Makoto helps them fix it and they enroll in Hope’s Pinnacle to learn from the other students how to be a good Ultimate.

[aeoki]

SS Finals - Epilogue 6

Location: SS Stage (Eden) Characters: Hiyori, Jun, Nagisa & Ibara

Jun: But even if Hidaka-sensei was able to predict the future, he’s not a god so it’s not like he can do anything about it.

So he must have taken preemptive measures with his own assassination in mind.

The documents he left Kagehira-san and I had detailed information about “Priest”.

If someone with power publicly announced that information, then his existence would come to light at the very least.

Even if “Priest” appeared as Akehoshi-san’s father, people could point out that he’s a fake. At the very least, the public would grow suspicious.

Nagisa: …Yeah. I’m sure Hidaka-sensei couldn’t have forgiven him for trying to stand in for himself or someone he loves.

…At the same time, Sensei told me several ways to see through “Priest’s” disguise.

…He also gave me a device that would disable the disguise he wore using the latest “SSVRS” technology.

…Sensei has been in this industry for a long time, so he must have known about “Priest” and the tricks that he would use. His advice was useful and very precise.

Jun: Indeed. I asked Sensei to tell you if he could.

I think Sensei also had a hunch that you would fight “Priest” behind the scenes.

Nagisa: …He truly is a terrifying individual. It’s almost as if he can see everything that happens.

…But I’m sure “Priest” would have also known that it would be difficult to assassinate such a man.

…I took into account that we would protect Touri-kun and chose another method in order to prevent that.

…Everyone would have been suspicious of us, but we told the “Red Team” that we had kidnapped Touri-kun and made them hate us.

…That way, the “Red Team” would have a justifiable reason to defeat the “White Team” and they could give us a beating as much as they liked.

…Saying it was all under the name of divine punishment for kidnapping such an endearing child.

…My position would also gradually worsen. Just as I had expected.

…The source of it all lies at the leader of the defeated army. That was the person I became.

…The one who set that in stone was “Crazy:B”, who mentioned there was a possibility that the voting system was rigged.

…Everyone pointed their fingers at me, saying that I was the culprit behind the scandal.

Hiyori: There’s no way you would have actually been the culprit, though. Was the voting system actually rigged?

Nagisa: …I thought it was suspicious. I don’t think it was true.

…Because if it was actually rigged, people would suspect the “SS” Administration Committee as they’re the one who managed the votes.

…They were under ”Priest’s” arch-enemy’s control. There is no way “Gatekeeper” would turn a blind eye if “Priest” was doing things that benefitted himself.

…If it’s true that the system was rigged, then “Priest” would have made it so that the “White Team”, who he had planned on making an appearance as “Lucifer”, would win.

…That would be best for him. Or rather, things would be easier that way.

…In that situation, he’ll just need to randomly kill someone from the “White Team” and appear as the “Support Idol” to fill in those shoes.

…That way, “Priest” would be able to obtain glory as the winner without having to put in the effort.

…He would have also gained the large sum of money and the position of the hero who saved the “White Team” from the predicament of missing a team member.

…But the “White Team” lost for the sake of the “oracles” I issued.

…That wasn’t how the “Priest” wanted things to turn out. In that aspect, I suspect that he couldn’t have done anything to the voting system itself.

…It wasn’t rigged.

…But the truth doesn’t matter. In “Crazy:B’s” eyes, they just wanted to destroy the structure of the performance battles and the voting system.

…That’s the sort of unit they are. They’re a group of terrorists who destroy everything that goes against their ideals.

…Since Rinne Amagi-kun was acting alone, I’m sure it was because he didn’t want to drag the “Crazy:B” comrades he loves so dearly into it.

…He also intended on shouldering everything by himself. Just like how he tried to do so back in the summer.

Jun: Doesn’t look like he feels sorry for any of the things he’s done.

Ibara: He may not regret his actions, but he’s making progress. In a revolting manner. He was able to carry out his goal precisely this time.

Frankly, I don’t know what he’s trying to do, though. I would have thought he would welcome those sorts of performance battles, where you could turn the tables around in a single move, though.

Jun: I wonder if he just wanted to break the system itself.

Ibara: What’s wrong with that troublesome monster…? The winners of this year’s “SS” Finals are supposed to be able to have the reward all to themselves, so maybe he couldn’t let that “inequality” happen.

Every idol has value. Perhaps he couldn’t tolerate the structure that allowed only the strong idols to earn money.

Nagisa: …Yeah. That’s precisely why he was the only one who could accurately understand my intentions, since I also had similar resolutions.

…That’s why he said I was the culprit behind rigging the voting system. Thanks to him, I was able to make my ultimate move.

…And “Priest” finally moved after that. He caught the bait.

…He had planned on eliminating me after blaming everything on me and appearing as “Lucifer”.

…He would then stand at the top of the idol industry – with an expression that says he has done nothing wrong.

…He would stand there like the saviour who defeated the villain and put an end to the entire tragedy.

…I’m sure he would have most likely wanted to confess and expose the sins my father had committed and claim that I, his “son”, was also a bad person.

…He would make up a villain that was easy for the public to understand, act like he’s on the side of justice and gain their trust.

…He’ll become the best idol praised by everyone.

…He would be able to stand on high by looking down on others. That’s the same thing the CosPro higher-ups did during last year’s “SS”.

…I’m glad the same thing didn’t happen this year.

…I’m really glad the bad things could have been stopped in the critical moments.

…Even now, I see the expression Subaru-kun had last year in my dreams.

…At the very least, I didn’t want to make him bear the same expression this year.

Ibara: Hmph. It wasn’t an outcome Akehoshi-san would have jumped up and down in glee for. There was no truth behind the suggestion that his father was alive.

It was all an evil conspiracy.

But you also saw the battle between “Trickstar” and “Knights” earlier, didn’t you?

Akehoshi-san had a horrid, sparkling smile plastered on his face the entire time.

If his face would ever be clouded, the comrades around him and the rivals he respects would continue to emit a dazzling aura.

Those rays will reflect back at him and he’ll shine once more. He’ll shine like the sun – as if blowing away all of the sorrow.

I don’t think we’re in any way inferior to “Trickstar”, but when I see that smile, I can’t help but think we’re no match for them.

No. I end up hoping that we, too, can smile just like that.

Nagisa: …That’s definitely not a pipe dream that can never come true, Ibara.

…The opportunity is always around us.

…Let’s head towards the stage with that joy.

…It seems the time for me to be crushed and rendered immobile by the weight of my sins has yet to come.

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[lemonlumens]

assassination classroom is my favourite anime and i just realized i hadn’t drawn anything of it til now!

[honeybeekao]

Ooooh do Akatsuki + Switch members

Or Eden + DF members

AHSKGSJFJGKDJ

1

push off a cliff: NOOOO 😭 none of them...

kiss: souma deserves a forehead kiss

marry: KURO. everyone agrees

set on fire: okay maybe natsume, being his roommate was too difficult -_- maybe i accidentally pushed his candle over.... sorry natsu i have adhd (justified)

wrap a blanket around: keito.. i think he gets cold and doesn't notice it until hes physically trembling

be roommates with: sora!!! god sora's been in my mind today he's so :( 💗

2

push off a cliff: hiyori

kiss: MADARA, could not live with him though do you guys know how this guy is. he is sweet, he is also on the brink of self destructing at any minute!

marry: jun <3<3 i havent properly learned who jun is yet but i like him a lot

set on fire: oh.... ibara im sorry.. can i still call you poor little meow meow? 🥺

wrap a blanket around: NAGISA!!!! sleep....rest..comfort

be roommates with: kohaku lets GO 😊

[kym2020]

Shuffle × The Numbing Noir Neige

Fonte des Neiges chapter 1

<The Next Day>

Nagisa Ran

…After all, we couldn’t move them.

Mayoi Ayase

Excuse me, I can't help either..... I should have thought about more solutions in advance.

Nagisa Ran

……No. Mayoi-kun came with me and you were very reliable.

But it's more of a problem for them. No further intervention would be difficult.

Kohaku Oukawa

Really, do you want me to be the one who is swung around?

However, it ’s strange.

Even though those two people are so terrible, I can't show such an atmosphere not even a hair.

Because of the roles that conflict with each other, the awkwardness of the two is sublimated into acting.

Nagisa Ran

…If that's the reason, I think Sakuma-kun told us about the situation.

…It's easier to control the information only for Ritsu-kun, and you need to get cooperators.

Mayoi Ayase

So, will that Sakuma-san do that to his younger brother? It may be that my conscience who answered that I lied only to Ritsu-san.

Nagisa Ran

…how is it. I feel like asking the people around me to help me control the situation.

In any case, as long as I can't read Sakuma-kun's thoughts, we have no choice but to step in.

...Let us do our own acting observation.

Kohaku Oukawa

I'm sorry. That's the only thing we can do.  Let's do the voluntary training of the next scene.

Mayoi Ayase

Yes. I also have to do my best not to pull my legs.

Even so, the shooting that I'm doing over there seems to be very tense.

Nagisa Ran

...it's like a real Grim Reaper talking.

Ritsu Sakuma

[Unfortunately, if you want to kill that boy, you should do it sooner.]

[The "Grim Reaper of Frozen" is aiming for him.]

Rei Sakuma

[What did you say……!]

[He surely will iced the target he was aiming for...why didn't you stop!]

Ritsu Sakuma

[I don't have anything to stop to, this is part of the work of the god of death.]

[If you're going to say it's a rule deviation, then that stage is over.]

[Because you've left that boy forever, the "Grim Reaper of Frozen" has begun to move.]

[You're going to put an end to that half-reaper boy. That's the only way to save it.]

Rei Sakuma

[However. I still have one time left to make him feel despair.]

Ritsu Sakuma

["Grim Reaper of Condemnation"! I'm annoyed by your way!]

[Don't justify what you're doing and try to convince yourself!]

[Our peace is messed up because you warmed-up with things up like that!]

Nagisa Ran

…Oh

...Ritsu-kun, you made a mistake just now.

Mayoi Ayase

He made a mistake? It looked good to me.

Nagisa Ran

He was good at acting. But it doesn't suit the character of "Eternal Reaper".

...I'm sure he's angry at the warm attitude of the "Grim Reaper of Condemnation" trying to defile peace. But the acting seemed a little too personal.

Ritsu Sakuma

..........

I'm sorry, I act a little too strong. One more time please.

…Huh? This scene will be postponed...

Rei Sakuma

Certainly, it's getting a little darker. If this is the case, I have to connect with the previous scene.

I understand. Then, this scene will be carried over to the next day.

Ritsu Sakuma

…Hm~m

(I'm sorry for now. My feelings are too much.)

(But, originally, Anija's attitude is bad.)

(Why do you imitating me so much?)

(I don't think it's just a matter of character, was it because of the word, I don't want to be that "Sakuma Rei's younger brother"?)

(No. Isn't Anija so insidious? What happened...)

(Oh, stop! When I think about Anija, I just remember it and get sick again?)

(Until the finale, I need to act calmly and coldly to play the one role of "Eternal Reaper")

Nagisa Ran

...Ritsu-kun

Rei Sakuma

What is it Oden the Great?

Nagisa Ran

...the mistake you made now wasn't like you

Ritsu Sakuma

Yeah. Did you come to blame me like that? It my was bad, but please don't confused public and private life.

Nagisa Ran

……That's not it. I was just worried as your co-star.

...In particular, there are many scenes in which the "Grim Reaper of the Gravekeeper" and the "Grim Reaper of Eternity" that I play appear together.

… If you're lost in acting for some reason, I wondered if there was anything I could do to help you.

Ritsu Sakuma

No.  Don't worry, this is a problem of us siblings. I'm going to train myself and cool my head a little.

I happened to get *NG a while ago, but next time it will work.

So believe in me too.

Nagisa Ran: ……understood. It was my bad to make a fuss about just one NG. I may have been too worried. …As long as this shooting goes smoothly, I believe in you everyone.

[T/N: NG? I guess that means *No good, I'm bad at shortcuts]

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[glitchydyke]

hi sash!!!!! BEGGING you to teach me all about the boyish bitch / ultimate drama / WHOEVER she is because by god i am. OBSESSED w her. ALSO HOPE YOU HAD A SWAG DAY!!

oh my god i have to write this entire fucking thing again bc tumblr crashed while i was on the last fucking sentence i hope i die

BUT. kotoko is a character in the danganronpa side game ultra despair girls !! she’s one of my faves from there, along w masaru (red haired kid on my kin list)

tw for abuse, sexual assault, rape, and suicide in her story

SO kotoko was a child actress who was insanely successful bc of her cute looks. she didn’t particularly want to be an actress (or like, she liked acting, but didn’t like the stress and adult attention it brought onto her) but kept it up bc she didn’t want to upset her mother

her mother, wanting to further kotoko’s career, began to prostitute kotoko when she was literally only 10 years old - and prostituted herself along with her, advertising them as a “mother-daughter set”. kotoko’s dad literally didn’t care abt this AT all, happy to spend all the money kotoko earned from acting and also having an affair :/ kotoko also developed a trigger to the word gentle bc of this abuse, bc that’s a word her rapists would use to “reassure” her abt what they were doing to her

she was also enrolled in hope’s peak elementary, where she was put in the troublemakers class and made a set of friends: masaru, nagisa, jataro, and monaca, who were all also being abused by their parents. bc of the abuse they were all facing, the five of them made a suicide pact and planned to jump from a roof together, but were “saved” by junko, who told them their parents were wrong for what they were doing to them and convinced them to create a paradise for children where they’d never have to be abused by adults again

which is what they did !! w monaca’s smarts and money, kotoko and the others (now calling themselves the warriors of hope) overtook a place called towa city, brainwashing the kids that lived there and sending out giant monokuma robots to kill any adults, which forced the remaining adults to go into hiding underground. another rule of this “paradise” was that if any kid felt themself becoming a demon (adult) they were to kill themself immediately which is. fun ^-^ towa city ALSO served as the location for a side killing game to trigger happy havoc, where the loved ones of the thh cast were kept and then hunted by the warriors

kotoko also brutally killed her parents during all of this btw ^-^ and showed no remorse for it, only wishing she could have done it again and again. which she was so real for <3

she does do some genuinely fucked up shit over the course of the game, the most notable one being the mini game where she kidnaps komaru (protag) and traps her in a machine that sexual assaults her. it’s. yeah it’s fucking danganronpa it’s disgusting it’s literally the worst part of the entire series

the game treats her like absolute shit though and she’s constantly used for fanservice (and i mean fucking constantly) which is disgusting in general but is even fucking worse considering 1. she’s a minor (despite the fact she claims she’s not), and 2. her backstory literally revolving around her being a survivor of rape

BUT that’s her story! she does survive the series though, and continues to live in (now non-child-controlled) towa city with her friends (minus monaca)

personality wise though shes v outgoing and energetic and loves all things pink and sparkly and cute!! shes real fucking mean tho but honestly given the horrific shit she’s been thru she’s entirely justified in that + i think she shld be even MORE mean <3 also i genuinely think she’s a super interesting character because she has this whole bubblegum and sparkles personality but then… she’s the ultimate drama. and she’s been through some shit. so it’s entirely likely that this persona she shows is just an act, because she’s been taught from childhood that she’s only wanted when she’s cute, and if she’s angry and disobedient and upset and “ugly” then she’ll be hurt or abandoned.. v interesting to analyse

overall she’s one of my fave dr characters for sure!!! i just wish she was treated better by the game bc they honestly treat her like shit

[nataliaphantomhivesblog]

In the end of it all, Monaca Towa was still a child.

To start this off, this isn't my usual Black Butler posts but ive been meaning to talk about Danganronpa for a hot minute, so please bear with me! Second, this is solely my opinion and before anyone wants to attack me please read thoroughly first. Thank you:)

(Spoiler warning for Danganronpa: Ultra Despair Girls and Danganronpa 3)

Also, before we dive in I'm going to list some trigger warnings:

Physcological abuse

Physical abuse

Manipulation

P*dophillia

Suicide attempt

Violence (?)

Childhood trauma

Please take care and read at your own risk<3

Hello there Danganronpa fandom! Today I will be talking about Monaca Towa (as stated in the title) and how people often minimize her trauma and sometimes forget the fact that shes still a child who got heavily manipulated by Junko too.

Monaca is seemingly very amiable and caring, because of her charming personality, all of the Warriors of Hope love her and try their best to keep her happy and go along with what she wants. However, it's slowly revealed that she is actually manipulative and cunning behind her friendly facade.

Monoca is a character that is cruel, manipulative, and extremly unhinged. Many of her actions cannot be excused or justified, but you can understand where she's coming from.

Monaca's Backstory:

She was born an unwanted child by both her father and her mother. Monaca's mother was supposed to take care of her but instead abandoned the child soon after her birth. Because of all her actions, Monaca saw her mother as a completely selfish and pathetic person. Monaca's father thought of giving her to an orphanage but instead took her into his family.

However, Monaca was always unwanted and everyone else felt uncomfortable around her. Every time Monaca smiled or joked, the others looked at her coldly, as if she didn't deserve to laugh. Every time she spoke, the others turned silent. His older-half brother thought of her as an alien, not part of the family.

She was also physically abused to the point that she pretended to be seriously wounded for them to stop as a result.

Monaca also attended Hope's Peak Elementary School and was part of the "trouble-makers class" along with Nagisa, Masaru, Jataro, and Kotoko.

Along with her fellow abused classmates, she planned a group suicide; however, Monaca never had any plans to commit suicide in the first place and was planning to let the others die as a prank.

The group suicide was stopped by Junko, who took the kids in and manipulated them by treating them with kindness and love.

Monaca then helped Junko mass produce Monokumas for the Tragedy by using her position as a representative of the Towa Group.

She lied to her father and the other adults in order to produce the Monokumas, telling them that she wanted to create futuristic robots that could be domestic helpers and emergency aid workers.

Due to her separation from the family and her genius, her family decided to give her leg room to do what she wanted as long as she brought in profits to the company, and didn't delve too deeply into her plans.

Things to keep in mind about Monoca's backstory:

She was emotionally and physically abused from a very young age.

She started to pretend to be paraplegic because she was finally treated with some kindness and she could have more control over people.

She convinced Nagisa, Jataro, Kotoko and Masaru to commit suicide.

Out of all the Warriros of Hope, Junko took the most intrest in Monoca due to her position, meaning that she was the one who got used and manipulated the most.

How Monoca's mindset works:

The moment she got physically abused to the point that she had to fake her injuries to make her family feel bad was the moment she learned that through sympathy from others comes power. Due to her families neglection and abuse, she started to quickly pick up on things in which benefited her yet hurt others.

She started to use manipulative tactics on her family to gain control over them. She then started implicating these tactics with the Warriors of Hope.

When Junko got into the picture, everything changed for the worst. Junko was the only person in Monaca's life who showed her affection. Even though deep down Monaca knew Junko only cared for her as a means to use her robotics genius for the Tragedy, Monaca didn't care, and happily helped out Junko with her plans if it meant being loved and appreciated in return. At the heart of it, despite all her horrific acts, that's a very child-like thing to do, right? So when Junko dies, Monaca's entire reason for living basically disappears.

AI Junko via Kurokuma may have planted the idea of a successor in her head, but in Monaca's mind it's a way to get her big sis back, and very specifically chooses to mold Komaru into becoming Junko's successor. That's for a big reason, Monaca doesn't want to become Junko, I'd say she actually just wanted her big sister back who would love and appreciate her again, and hence tried to make someone else take on that role initially. Once again, that's the mindset of a child.

Monaca's relationship with the Warriors of Hope:

The Warriors of Hope are a group of children who are extremely resentful and hateful of adults, regardless of whether or not they were involved in their rough paths. 

We all know that the Warriros of Hope are extememly tramutized kids. Masaru had alcoholic parents who physically abused him, Jataro was physcologically abused to the point he bealived he was so ugly that if anyone saw his "repulsive" face they would die, Kotoko was r*ped multiple times by disgusting p*dophilic men (not to mention, Monaca's brother was attracted to her), and last but not least we have Nagisa who had pressuring parents who wanted to raise him as the child prodigy and expirimented on him constantly.

Monaca used the Warriros of Hope's trauma against them, manipulating them to the point were they had to do her bidding completly.

As much as I hate to say it, Monaca truly saw them as pawns. Although there are some instances where she openly declares her care for the Warriors of Hope, it's likely she does that as a form of emotional manipulation.

If anything, she probably did see them as equal in the beginning but then when she started to gain control over her own family, she started to do the same with the Warriors of Hope as a way to protect herself from getting hurt, then again this is my baseless assumption.

Her dynamic with Nagito:

Monaca was amused by Nagito's strange behavior and contradicting beliefs and appeared to be somewhat annoyed with him at the times. However, the two appeared to at least seemingly respect each other in some way, as they treated each other somewhat formally as allies.

Her dynamic with Nagito is one of the most intresting ones. Obviously I think that her being rasied by Nagito was potentially a dangerous thing, considering Nagito's goal was for Monaca to become Enoshima's successor. Monaca seemed to agree with this goal, but Nagito's constant rambling about hope and despair made Monaca bored and feel embarrassed about the whole thing.

She claims he made her an adult in a way, as she grew up in the mental sense and became more cynical and apathetic, not really caring about anything.

In the end, Monaca found Nagito creepy and annoying, but she also appeared to get closer to him during their time together, while originally calling him just "Mister Servant" in UDG, she later refers to him as "Big Bro" in Danganronpa 3. I do think their dynamic was sort of soft and I would've loved to have seen more of it. Honestly the concept of Nagito being a soft brother to Monaca warms my heart, and the wasted potential will forever anger me.

(If any Danganronpa fanfic writer or any writer in general is reading this post: if u could be so kind and do a PLATONIC Nagito and Monaca prompt and tag me in it, I would love you forever!!)

My opinion on Monaca:

I think that Monaca was a very well-written character who deserved more than what she got in the end of Danganronpa 3. She was abused, mistreated and belittled by her family. If anything, I see her as a completely misguided little girl. If she actually had a positive authoritative influence in her life, she wouldn't have turned astray.

A lot of people disregard Monaca's trauma and forget that at the end of the day, Monaca was a child who the moment she was born, the people who were supposed to love her were unwelcoming.

Don't get me wrong though, there is no way in hell I will ever justify or condone the things Monaca has done. If anything, I just think that she alongside the rest of the Warriors of Hope should've been properly taken care of.

Also, if you dislike/hate Monaca thats 100% valid! She did a lot of inexcusable things and its alright to hate on her. I personally love her character but I know she is not everyones cup of tea.

If you read all the way, I'm actually surprised! Thank you and I hope you enjoyed<333

[repo-net]

There's an alternate timeline out there where instead of slapping Monaca, Nagisa just pushes her off of her wheelchair and she's forced to reveal the whole fake disability gimmick even earlier. That, or he'd try to run. Or still profusely apologize over and over again for doing that, even if it's clearly justified.

Would've loved to see any semblance of a Nagisa-Monaca interaction in DR3 though, it's pretty clear he seems to be over her already but still sees her as a former friend, which I think is super sweet and the best way he could've handled the situation between the two of them. I doubt Monaca would want to see him or any of the Warriors of Hope for that matter ever again though, so those will most likely just stay a fantasy.

[goji-pilled]

MK-S: One day at the beach, Young Klarissa thought she’d bring the ocean home with her and dunked her hat underwater. Homura was surprised when her magical girl uniform spontaneously appeared on her, and salt water started shooting out of it at pressures that were more than she was okay with. (Thankfully it wasn’t like having a pressure washer pointed at her head.) Klarissa is no longer allowed to wear her hat if she’s going to be within 10 meters of the ocean. (She gets it back when she’s playing in the drier sand areas.)

It is currently unknown what triggered Homura’s transformation and the seemingly immediate transfer of water from the hat to the shield. Whether or not Phil had anything to do with it is unclear, or if it’s a property of the portal system, anticipating the size of the object about to be stored, and deeming the ocean too large to be added, thus forcing Homura’s transformation to expel the input.

MK-S: Is there any consensus on details for Klarissa’s labyrinth yet? If not, I’d like to make the following proposal that fuses aspects of both Oktavia’s and Homulily. Basically, it’s a size more comparable to Homulily’s but still not nearly as big as a full city. The outermost layer could have a few suburban homes, which quickly are replaced by skyscrapers as you approach the center of the labyrinth. Each home and apartment in the skyscrapers houses (or is intended to house) Clara dolls and/or other familiars. At the very center of the labyrinth is a large structure/theater-building, which houses Klarissa’s orchestra. When she’s old enough to have more familiars, the Clara dolls get up from their beds upon her arrival, and make their way to their seats in the orchestra’s audience. (As for why Anthony’s is more just a version of Oktavia’s and Klarissa’s is more a combination, it could be justified as a result of being a 50-50 split Oktavia-Homura whereas Anthony was along the lines of a 50-25-25 Oktavia-Kyoko-Mami.)

Maybe it’s a bit too big, but like I said, this is just a proposal. I hope it was an interesting notion.

MK-S: Candeloro, trying to be the ever responsible student, tries to go to school in Madoka’s pocket. However, given that she’s small enough to do this, Madoka is a year below her (so she knows this stuff already), and the fear of being caught, she decides not to try this again after the first day.

MK-S: When Anthony has his worries about Oktavia replacing him with Klarissa, he goes to his Bigger-Bear and Big-Sis (callback!) (Nagisa and Yuma) to ask them for advice and also how they felt about him. What they say helps reassures him and they all hug. (Nagisa is also starting to realize that the whole “Bigger-bear”/“Bebe-bear” thing is starting to grow on her.)

again absolute *chefs kiss* thoughts you brought to us today, i have nothing to add these are perfect already

though abt klarissas labyrinth: so far her labyrinth doesnt have any actual design (neither does anthonys yet, besides a concert hall) but this idea is AWESOME imo

[clanwarrior-tumbly]

Requests are open? Okie doke. Can I get some HCs for the warriors of hope having a babysitter (who’s the Super Middle School level babysitter) during the Towa City incident? (Nothing romantic obviously, they’re kids) I really like your writing btw!

Y E S THANK YOU BL E SS I’ve been waiting for a request like this!!!!

Spoilers for UDG under cut

........

Obviously the Warriors weren’t very trusting of you, though you seemed only a few years older than them.

To clear up their confusion, you revealed you’re the “Ultimate Middle School Level Babysitter” from Hope’s Peak Middle School.

Monaca took great interest in your talent, remarking none of her friends had babysitters before--so they didn't know how different they’d be from their parents.

You offer to demonstrate your talent and she, fortunately, allows it.

Since you’re not exactly a child, they still throw you into the Demon Hunting game, but they allow you to come back to their base at anytime.

Of course..you’ll have to return with snacks and whatever else they demand.

But you were just grateful the Monokuma Units didn’t attack you...even though you felt their looming stares when you walked in/out of a shop.

Once they opened up to you, it's revealed the Warriors are only scared and angry children who were hurt in the past. You didn’t think it justified slaughtering every last adult and forcing older teens into a killing game, but you kept your mouth shut about that.

Instead you focused on helping them out. Since you babysat “problematic” children in the past, you knew how to help each one.

With Masaru, you saw him trying to hurt himself again and you intervened to calm him down, despite him yelling at you and threatening to detonate your bracelet. 

But that was only an empty threat as he ended up crying into your shoulder after you tended to his bruises and cuts.

With Jataro, you’d watch him work on art projects (and even participate at his insistence). You praise them all--even the gruesome “dioramas”--and he’s kinda shocked you aren’t disgusted with him.

You scold the others for being rude to him, shocking him even more.

With Kotoko, you quickly learned to avoid saying “gentle” around her. You’d just brush her hair, listen to her ramblings of adorable things, and get her the nuts she demanded requested exactly as she liked them.

Nagisa didn’t needed much babysitting, considering he was quite mature and responsible, though you’d listen to him vent about the expectations that weighed heavily on him and his concerns about Monaca’s true intentions.

Monaca was usually off on her own, but even you manage to calm her down quickly whenever she has an outburst.

She was quite the enigma, though you learned it’s best not to pry and wait till she wants to tell you things herself.

With you being a much better caretaker than Servant, the Warriors considered killing him, but you convinced them that he can help if you can’t immediately be at the base.

After the incident with the milkshakes, you’ll definitely teach him how to make better ones (though they still complain that you should’ve made them instead).

[dreamerwitches]

Manga reviews!

I’ve read quite a few of the Madoka Magica manga, mostly to find witches.... So I thought I’d do a little review of the ones I’ve read! Enjoy! (also, they’re my own opinions and it’s meant to be a little funny so I exaggerate a little... so please don’t get angry!! Also kinda spoiler-y)

Madoka Magica (og manga)

Just a really compressed version of the anime. Has some changes but not often good... I only have the first one in physical and I think it’s the only one I’ll get cause it’s the most interesting part. 0/10 cause they completely removed Gisela... Also not too fond of the art style, some things are drawn really badly.. Though I’ve fallen in love with manga Gertrud. Not too fond of it but I like having the manga on my shelf. 4/10 watch the anime instead

Madoka Magica Rebellion

Will be biased cause I love rebellion. A really lovely manga, better than the og manga cause it doesn’t compress the story and even expands it. Suits three volumes better than the original. Treats familiars really well, we get bonus bartels, dora and polina~~! Doesn’t have all the fun of the movie cause it obviously doesn’t have the amazing soundtrack but it’s a really nice manga anyway. Bebe is drawn really well but the Clara Dolls aren’t. 9/10 almost as good as the movie

Kazumi Magica

Plot: seven magical girls trying to do good stuff and Kazumi, the protag, has amnesia I was surprised how much I loved this manga... I enjoyed it so much and got attached to almost all the characters. Though, spoilers, all my favourites either died or turned out to be evil... Lots of plot twists. LOTS. A wonderful lack of kyubey too... I found the story to be so intriguing. It took a spin on the original series far better than - imo - Oriko did. Really ace witches too. Only downside was sometimes the art. Too many ass shots thanks. Also a lot of the magi outfits were a tad distasteful (and some distasteful jokes too). 8/10 pretty darn good

Oriko Magica

Plot: two girls want to kill Madoka cause they know about Homu’s shenanigans. Has a pretty out there story, gets quite serious at the end. First time reading I didn’t care about it but I’ve grown fond of some of the main characters like Oriko, Kirika and Yuma. I found Kirika annoying and op first time reading. The addition of the original Madoka characters feels weird even though they are in the same universe. Original characters are also sometimes unrecognisable because of the art style. I almost never recognised Kyoko... The bonus stories are really fun, I liked them a lot. They’re short but nice. New and interesting witches too! I probably preferred Extra and Sadness prayer to the original story (Sadness prayer is like, basically a retelling of the og Oriko story but better) 6/10 for main story (feels a bit like babies first fanfic), side stories are probably a 7/10 (writer probs had more experience)

The Different Story

Plot: Mami and Kyoko backstory plus a spin on the original story. A really fun and interesting read, especially if you like Mami or Kyoko a lot. I loved the expansion of the original characters, it’s really great. I got a bit lost at the end but I was kinda scanning through... Art is by the same artist as the original manga but it’s certainly improved. Really amazing witches too~! Read it again when I got volume 1 for Chrimbo and its far sadder than I remembered... hm. Lovely art though, and very powerful scenes 7 or 8/10. I’d need to read it in full again to give a better judgement

Suzune Magica

Plot: Very edgy, lots of die. Never got attached to Suzune like I did with the Oriko characters. Some costume designs are also gross and pervy. Didn’t find it memorable and didn’t care much about the characters. Nice witches though. 3/10

Haven’t read Tart magica and don’t have any opinions on it yet. Hate the artist so I don’t think I will ever read it. (witches also look like afterthoughts... boooo)

Wraith Arc

Gave it a scan aaannndd.... didn’t enjoy it...... found it so boring. Wraiths are so boring as the enemy. Bland and have no character or inu curry flair. I feel you’d really enjoy it if you adored Homura and Madoka. I don’t so... I don’t think my opinion would be justified for this one.

Homura’s Revenge

Plot: Homura, Madoka and Kyubey go back in time before Madoka turns God. I. HATED. This one. Sigh.. It was the most frustrating manga I’ve ever read. Kyubey just gets in the way and not in a funny or clever way. Kills off Mami too early too. The witch designs are also crap like the artist don’t care about them. Illustrated by the same artist as Tart Magica and they’re a creep so it’s an automatic ‘euch’. Homura just resets in the end anyway. Just like Wraith Arc, I feel you’d like it more if you really liked Homura and Madoka 1/10 I liked the part with Elly and that’s it

The Veranda of Madoka

Plot: All five girls are living in the same house as sisters. Spoilers, this is my favourite manga... it’s so so cute and lovely! It’s a 4Koma (four square panels for a joke/story but sometimes has longer stories) manga with cute humour and fun stories. You really care about the girls and want them to be happy together. I’ve only read volume 1 cause it’s the only one translated but I really wanna read the rest cause it seems to add Nagisa. Only downsides are it has some tasteless jokes like breast sizes and Homura’s sometimes kinda pervy towards Madoka (remember, they are sisters in this one) but those things are rare in the long run. Has lesbian Hitomi which increases the score tenfold. The art style is also adorable, I prefer it to PAPA’s current style honestly. 9.5/10 would be 10 if it didn’t have some questionable jokes sometimes

Mitakihara Anti Materials

Plot: Homura accidentally winds up living with Mami. I thought I was gonna hate this one. Turns out I love this one. If you ship Homura and Mami, it’s the best, but it also works well for a platonic friendship. It’s a lovely slice of life with lots of fluffy bits with Homu and Mami but also the other girls. Sayaka also for some reason has the super hots for Mami (I mean, who wouldn’t). Sadly, has some tasteless jokes like Veranda which bring it down. Taking pictures of people against their will and body-swapping, I just wasn’t into it... Art is pretty generic but works just fine. 8/10

Mami Tomoe’s everyday life

Plot: The girls are older. Excuse me while I vomit. Read a few pages and quickly ran. CLEARLY written by a perverted old man. The girls are all married and only talk about husbands and their weight and things men think women talk about. Also. Homura is married to Tatsuya, excuse me while I hurl again. Just look at the covers and you can tell the artist is a porn artist. -10/10 kill it

Welcome to Cafe Grief Seed

Plot: The girls work at a cake cafe. I um, love this one, it’s so soft and wonderful. The art style is so adorable, I’ve shamelessly stolen it for some of my art cause I love it that much. It’s a sweet mix of Sailor Moon and Ghibli. The pages are laid out like 4Koma but like Veranda, they often have longer stories. The take on the witches are really fun and imaginative too (they’re simply problematic customers). A really nice and harmless read (no pervy jokes, thanks). 9/10 wish it was longer and the artist seems to have not done anything else...

Pomu Magi

Plot: Homura is tiny and chibi for some reason. Reeeaalllyy didn’t gel with this one. Seems kinda like someone’s fetish... Just felt weird, I stopped reading quickly. Not disgusting like Everyday Life but made me feel uncomfortable. 0/10

Mahou Shoujobu

Plot: the girls make a magical girl club in a school shared with witches. Although it apparently involved witches it barely included them. LIES. Disappointed, Homura was also really weird too. 1/10 got to see witches but they weren’t portrayed well

Homura Tamura

Plot: take a look at lots of different timelines. I liked this one but damn it was all over the place. Every chapter is a different wacky timeline, and I mean wacky. A world where Mami rules and everyone wears hair drills, a world where Sayaka drives an Oktavia mech. Wacky. Kinda hard to follow first time through. But funny and quite charming. Made me laugh out loud sometimes. On a re-read for images I enjoyed it just as much as the first time, even more. 8/10 good if you like humour and silly jokes