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I believe this is the greatest anime ever made, I'm serious.
A quick summary on the show:
Hiiragi Utena LOVES magical girls, obsessed with them, so when mascot Venalita gives her the opportunity to become one, she gladly becomes one, only to realize she's the villain and not a hero, she then tortures and commits sexual acts with the Tres Magia, the good magical girls, while still loving them as a fan, and creates a group of magical girl villains to defeat the Tres Magia.
I enjoyed every second of this show and I seriously believe it is the best anime I've watched as of now.
Here are 10 Reasons why:
1- Voice acting
The voice acting is genuinely the best I've ever heard, Utena sent shivers down my spine when I heard her voice, It fits so well, other characters also have amazing voice actors but Utena's especially went hard.
2- Plot
Whole reason I watched the show, I've never seen much media go into the perspective of the villain much, it always felt like everything was handed to them but here we get to see the villain lose, work harder, and overcome adversity, it's a breath of fresh air from the usual villain that just has power and feels unstoppable, Utena became unstoppable.
3-Characters
The characters are vibrant, are vastly different from eachother, and yet compliment eachother perfectly. My best example would be Kaoruko and Kiwi, they are so similar in nature yet they absolutely hate eachother, an amazing dynamic I never got enough of.
4-Animation
Animation is surprisingly good, for an ecchi anime to have this good animation is uncommon, it's done well and the art style is eye candy to me, especially details in character design.
5- Lewding
The "Lewding" done in the show isn't overkill, it's the perfect amount, it doesn't feel forced or the center point of the show, it is balanced, I also appreciate that the creator didn't lewd Korisu (doing the bare minimum), and how he integrated the lewdness into the show rather than adding it as an extra.
6-Power System
Again, really surprised me. It's so simple and yet, so complex (also adds a little pop to the character design), the idea of using stars as a power system is such a genius idea, it's like a 1/5 star rating system, the more the better, simple as that, but he also made it so that outmatched characters can still win a fight, because power isn't everything, Utena vs Lord Enorme is a good example, Lord Enorme was MUCH stronger, yet Utena adapted and became a stronger person.
7-Comedy
It's funny, I like seeing the girls from the Tres Magia and Enormita meeting without realizing the practically had sex mere minutes ago, I also found it really funny that Sayos new form is literally just her hiding the fact that she's a pervert, and taking the attacks because she likes them.
8-BTS
We got actual peeks behind the scenes besides fighting, we saw the Tres Magia train, we saw some slice of life moments, we saw a lot that would normally not be included in such an anime and I appreciate it.
9-Likability
ANYONE can appreciate this anime, it's wonderful, you might like the characters, the animation, or maybe another aspect of the show, that way people can still love the anime in different ways from eachother while still having a common thing that brings a community to life.
10-Enjoyment Factor
Lastly, I enjoyed this show a lot, I always anticipated what would happen next, and always went WILD every episode, wether a character got stronger, or I got left on a cliff hanger, it was amazing, waiting a week between episodes only heightened my excitement, I would always say "If only they released it all at once..." because I wanted to continue watching it SO BADLY.
That is why MahoAko is the greatest anime ever made
To show you how much I mean it, here are some anime I gave a lower score:
JJK S1 and 2
Chainsaw Man
Demon Slayer
and every season of JJBA up til part 5 (haven't watched part 6)
I spent too much time on this, but that just proves how much I mean it.
sad it's over :(
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