![]() ![]() ![]() There’s none of the writing ingenuity and psychological depravity present which made Madoka so popular, just the base suffering and ever present hints of some grand twist to be revealed later. The key when looking at MSS is realizing it is no Madoka and never was intending to be. It turned into a mahou shoujo sticking close to the well-trodden cutie breaking path and arguably became better for it. Colour me surprised then when MSS, after initially meeting those provocative expectations, slowly switched gears into a more conventional cutie breaking show (if such a thing can be called conventional), dispensing with a good chunk of the initial edginess in favour of story twists and old fashioned shock scenes. At least Aya and Tsuyuno get the (somewhat) happy ending, complete with a promise to rescue their fellow girls from such a fate.Įven if Aya’s rebellion doesn’t change much in the end seeing how quickly the administration replenished their ranks, given where we started this wild ride, you have to admit it’s not that bad a deal for our little cutie.Ĭoming into MSS I knew just one thing: it would be violent. It’s quite ironic this translates to a bunch of misfortunate girls needing to make the ultimate sacrifice for the benefit of everyone else, but this is cutie breaking after all, there just wouldn’t be a purpose without the mandatory suffering. How the now identified King plans on actually eliminating misfortune from the world is anyone’s guess-let alone identifying what makes up misfortune-but at least it’s good to know all that negative energy is being collected to initiate the Tempest and not wake up a random girl. Painfully.Īs expected after all the teasing the Tempest did turn out to be a world changer, but in the manner of “emotional” extirpation instead of literal death (well, mostly). Kaname becoming the perpetual bottom to one thoroughly stick obsessed Misumi? Yeah that’s kicking things up a notch. MSS certainly didn’t do the unexpected in its finale, offering up explanations (more or less) for the administration and the Tempest alongside some more cutesy Aya-Tsuyuno moments, but you have to admit this show still knows how to surprise even in its last moments. ![]() And with that this little tale of suffering is over. ![]()
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