Here’s what I think/feel after binge-watching Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica.
Around 3 episodes through, I started to predict the flow of the story. It’s a bit of a turnoff, but after finally understanding what the story is aiming for, I concluded that it is a good take on deconstructing the magical girl genre but was not enough to blow me away.
The idea of hard-core sci-fi and the abstract concept of emotion mashed together presented in the story did not blend well with me.
Magic + Time Travel + Shoujo feels + Dark Atmosphere = Not my cup of tea, or was now I would expect it to be presented.
I guess I love Steins;Gate, so that any story that deals with time will be rigidly criticized by me.
The story was wrapped up nicely except for the extra scene at the end that is too ambiguous to understand. It could have been placed there for the viewers to interpret on their own.
I would give Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica 5/10 for the logic/science was not explained thoroughly and the feelings did not sink well enough in me for me to be attached and invested with the characters.
