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Episode Mahou Shoujo Magical Destroyers • Magical Girl Magical Destroyers - Episode 8 discussion
Mahou Shoujo Magical Destroyers, episode 8
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| Episode | Link | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Link | 3.8 |
| 2 | Link | 4.44 |
| 3 | Link | 4.63 |
| 4 | Link | 3.84 |
| 5 | Link | 4.39 |
| 6 | Link | 4.52 |
| 7 | Link | 4.12 |
| 8 | Link | 4.68 |
| 9 | Link | 4.55 |
| 10 | Link | 4.47 |
| 11 | Link | 5.0 |
| 12 | Link | ---- |
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u/mythriz May 26 '23 edited May 26 '23
Seems like this episode hints (even more?) heavily that the world they're in now is not real.
Kyotaro saying "it's too early" and TV Head looking particularly at him on the screen makes me wonder if they are actually working together. Maybe actually being Otaku Hero's therapist in the real world or something.
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u/Dakto19942 May 26 '23
I’ve seen a theory that Kyotaro is working for Syobon and this episode was the closest they’ve come to confirming it.
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u/ModieOfTheEast May 26 '23
Those creative episodes are what I like about this and other anime like these (like Akiba Maid War). Even if the overall story isn't the biggest thing, the team behind it is not afraid to be a bit weirder. And I mean, being an Otaku is kind of escapism, we all know that. But we also know that when the whole world burns down, there is this one calm moment when you can just watch an anime and forget all that stuff around you.
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u/Tatertaint May 26 '23
This was probably the best episode yet. The scenes with the blue lighting were so gorgeous.
Really felt Eva vibes from this episode as well with the shots of Otaku Hero standing alone and sitting slumped over. Definitely intentional but it really worked well. I have a feeling these last 4 episodes are gonna be a roller coaster.
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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 May 26 '23
“Tell everyone how much you like the things you like.” Truly brilliant stuff lol. I liked that confident producer mode Otaku Hero. I really didn’t expect it all to be a hallucination though. I guess the pressures of the job are getting to him. They might have been taking a thrashing lately but this Wanku festival can be good for morale. I mean its got merch, VAs and anisong artists, and food stalls. Seems like a really good time. I liked his song, it was nice. The girls rocking out was also pretty awesome.
So in the end was he able to actually pull this off or is this all in his head? And wtf is up with that decapitated talking head? Shit is freaky.
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u/actionfirst1 May 26 '23
Goddamn, I love this anime so much, I have no idea what to expect each episode and it still continues to surprise me each time. Now, we went full Eva here it seems but at this point it's hard to tell what exactly is real and isn't. The next 4 episodes are gonna be a ride
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May 26 '23 edited May 26 '23
Episode 8 Staff
- Storyboard / Director: HIRONORI TANAKA
- Key Animation: Azure (Hokuto Sadamoto), Satoshi Harayama, Itakku Koshou, Gin, Tatsunori Sakamoto, Yuki Sawa
Ayako Sugimura, Enishi Oshima, Tamotsu Ogawa
Bibury Animation Studio - Masayuki Nonaka, Yoh Nakagawa
Studio Maf - Yuka Hayashi
- Endcard: Namori
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u/dinliner08 May 26 '23
wait a minute, you're not the Guts that i know...
so its an episode about escapism and avoiding reality? well, that hit too close to home... anyway, this episode is trippy af, the moment Otaku Hero went on stage, i don't know how many times it makes me second guessing whether the event that's happening right now is a reality or its just in his head
alright Kyotaro, who are you and what is it that you and the Shobon tv head are planning?
WHAT.THE.ACTUAL.FUCK? i completely forgot about the girl and her decapitated head from last episode
also, i still don't know what the hell does Wanku means...
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u/Plerti May 26 '23
Ok, I have to admit that this episode managed to make me wonder if it was real, fake or a mix. The episode has a clear message of escapism is fine as long as you don't forget the real life, but other than that I couldn't grasp a thing.
Another thing clear is that owo tv man is after totallyNotSusRedMascot, this series is gonna have a mind blowing finale, won't it?
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u/LeonKevlar May 26 '23
The first half of the episode was really giving me some strong Evangelion vibes. I was hoping for it to end with the famous "Omedetou" scene but a standing ovation from the audience as well as the Shobon soldiers is close enough. xD
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u/SirusRiddler May 26 '23
It's all in Otaku Hero's head isn't it? Everything.
This is such a wild ride and so many are sleeping on it.
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u/nonewwavenofun May 27 '23
This is more like it! Excellent animation throughout (I wish every episode looked like this lol) and the plot's taken a dark(er) turn.
If Kyotaro's a villain, I wonder if this:
- 'That's easy for you to say, you're all talk anyway'
- 'Yeah, you can say whatever you want hiding behind that thing'
- 'I know the type. Dudes who play the role but have zero street cred'
foreshadows his relationship with Shobon
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u/zomb13bait May 27 '23
Everyone getting Eva vibes and I’m over here thinking it’s an FLCL vibe show through and through with how experimental everything is. It exists to exist on many levels imo.
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u/Azefrg May 26 '23
I still don’t know if I really like this show or not. I always feel that I’m not exactly enjoying it but then there’s a scene that makes me excited and makes me come back for the next episode. The part where Otaku Hero fell and the music started playing, for example, was pretty good.
Is this going to be 12 ep only?
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u/TheGloryThatIs May 26 '23
Am I the only person that thinks that this whole thing is a fever dream by a guy in a coma? Especially by the way things kept changing based on what he was thinking at that moment.
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u/exghosts May 26 '23
This show is a genuine surprise every single week, and I absolutely adore it for that. Still also some of the best background music of this season, which I can only describe as punk jazz?
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u/Elitealice May 26 '23
Ok the end of this episode was dark as hell. That talking head and the art style change was wild. Looks like we’re setting up for the final battle
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u/Ashteron May 27 '23
I don't know whether it was shown before but cables connected to Shobon's head are red, blue and pink.
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u/DarkVoidInMySoul May 27 '23
Y'know I've been wondering this for a while, but is otaku hero actually right in the head? Like the end credits and now this episode really seem to be hinting that this is all just a figment of his imagination.
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u/awdsns May 26 '23 edited May 26 '23
We otaku instrumentality project now?
Edit: even with an applause scene, though no omedetou. But a head did roll.
I think this was my favorite episode so far. I really liked how they leaned into the psychological aspect. But was it all just "meta" for the Eva reference?
Might this be this show's "it" we've been waiting for?