After watching the twelfth episode of Puella Magi Madoka Magica, that's where the entire thing stops in terms of anime, right? Homura continues fighting in Madoka's name, swearing to never forget her (or see the clear seas for Kyoko and [Y/n]). Watching the movies is about all that's really left to do.
Unfortunately, the pandemic struck the world and made a big impact on society as a whole. Productivity decreases, but that's not going to stop another great big anime to be made into production and broadcast around the world. Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Side Story (or Magia Record, the generic and most commonly-used name) released in 2019-2020.
Upon this spin-off of the original PMMM, a lot more magical girls were introduced, and a major antagonistic group was brought upon. That meant a lot more antagonists to battle off against, plenty of new witches to see, and tons and tons of more battles to go through! The animation remains the same, although it could be seen as slightly improved, in a way.
That leads to a person lounging on his bed, watching the final episode of the final season.
And that person is me, (Y/n).
Looking back at when the creator put me through suffering by having me live through all twelve episodes of my favorite anime, I begin to think. Maybe not all of those moments included suffering. After all, I did share a hug with each of the five main characters.
On the outside, I look like a serious introvert that looks like they spend time playing games and watching anime. But inside, I want to be extroverted...I just don't know how. Also, I'm a bit of a sucker for hugs, though I'm a little afraid to admit it.
But now, here I was, finishing up the last episode of the Magia Record anime. So far, it's been a hell of a ride. There were indeed a lot more fights to go through, and especially some emotional moments that had me rolling my eyes at them. Both in reality and anime...girls can be so dramatic. Not all of them, of course.
There was this one girl...no, two girls in particular that I really liked. One of them was Sana Futaba and the other was Kaede Akino. Both of them deserved much better in the anime.
Sana, when I looked at her backstory, had it extremely rough. What sort of family pushes around one of their daughters and has her completely shut out and mistreated? Not to mention, she's always thinking negatively about herself. It was saddening, to the point where I wanted to embrace her and tell her that she mattered. Luckily, she has the support of the other five to boost her morale.
But when I put together Kaede's current situation, she was a newbie magical girl who was just about as useless as can be. She has overbearing anxiety issues, being the type that falls over and has a heart attack upon a fake spider being placed in front of her face. She only has Momoko (who actually cares) and Rena (douchebag). The fifth episode in particular is what made me feel for her. She seemed so helpless in the presence of a witch, it was heartbreaking to see her in that situation.
In the end, however, Kaede ended up being the one that I fell for. She was an extreme scaredy-cat, and Momoko was about the only one she could turn to for comfort. Rena...not so much. Here I was, thinking that I could comfort her in her time of need, as well as teach her to become a good magical girl like Iroha.
What the hell am I thinking!? These cringy-ass thoughts keep popping up inside of my head when I know they aren't going to happen.
Seeing as it was almost time for me to nod off and go straight to bed, I decided to look up and see what Wattpad and Quotev had to offer in terms of Magia Record. When I had scrolled through, there was almost nothing involving the said series. It was disappointing, yes. But did it make sense? Absolutely. It only released about two or three years ago, and the fanbase wasn't really that big.
While I was sleeping, I began to think to myself. It's finally over. It's all over, and I won't have to go through any more of that painful suffering of having to deal with drama queens who have an emotional breakdown after literally spilling a glass of water over a table.
But it turns out, that wasn't the end of my magical disaster after all. There was much, much more suffering and pain, both physical and emotional, to go through. Will I ever escape this hellscape that the creator was putting me through?
Well, only one thing to do now: play by both the anime's and creator's rules. Maybe I'll talk to them when I get a chance.
But on the bright side, I probably get to share comforting moments with Sana and Kaede. So that's a plus, I guess.
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Not This Magical Shit Again... (Magia Record x Neko Male Reader)
Fanfiction(Y/n) thought that his magical disaster would end right when he had finished off his 12 episodes and made his own ending after watching a series known as Puella Magi Madoka Magica. However, once he finished watching a spin-off of the series called "...
