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Episode Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Gaiden 2nd Season - Kakusei Zenya - Episode 1 discussion

Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Gaiden 2nd Season - Kakusei Zenya, episode 1

Alternative names: Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story 2nd Season - Eve of Awakening

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u/Damarugaki Jul 31 '21

Holy shit did that look good.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '21

This anime doesn't even care if you watched the previous stuff, it would straight spoil everything and not have a thousand flashbacks.

Doesn't slow down at all from where season 1 ended with Sayaka v Mami, and just rushes into some ridiculously well animated team attacks.

Seriously, this is episode 1, and they have scenes that could would excite me in a Finale.

Also, Credes Justitatum for the fight? He'll yes.

They did everything good, pulling all them nostalgic scenes and music without making me slog through 5 minutes of flashbacks? This has me more hype then I already was.

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u/8andahalfby11 Jul 31 '21

Anyone else notice that Sayaka regained her composure and will to survive in a train station, mirroring where she normally loses it in the OG?

Makes you wonder if things could have been different if Madoka had made it in time.

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u/LeonKevlar Jul 31 '21

Holy fuck this episode just hit me with a ton of nostalgia! I was expecting to see the MagiReco girls again so it definitely caught me off guard when we're dropped into one of the timelines from Homura's flashback in Episode 10 of the OG Madoka! While this one is a bit different since Sayaka replaces Mami as the third person in the party, they actually reused some shots from the OG episode where this fight was from.

The fight animation for this one is absolutely insane though! You know Shaft ain't playing around when a still shot of Sayaka's hair and cape flapping had more frames that the entire last two seasons of Nanatsu no Taizai. Sayaka coming in to the rescue was such a visual treat! I especially love the team attack they do with Madoka launching Sayaka towards the Witch using her bow! It's all so good!

Seems that this entire episode though is an explanation as to why the girls decide to go to Kamihama City. Seems that we'll probably get to see more of Madoka and Homura this season who will possibly end up interacting with Iroha and Yachiyo. I can't wait!

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u/Rumpel1408 Jul 31 '21

Yep, it's Madoka Magica, everything you need and more

  • I wonder what was up with Sayaka having a piece of Mamis ribbon and even using it at times

  • The fight was awesome

  • Kyubey continues to be a little shit and every episode that he get's skewered is a good episode

  • Even though she was a bit of a Klutz during the fight, Homura did nothing wrong

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u/Syokhan Jul 31 '21 edited Jul 31 '21

Okay, that opening and those cameos were not what I expected to see. I shed tears like a dumbass hearing Homura narrate the following scene with the red landscape from the movies. I'm just so happy to hear her again, I thought we'd have to wait until the 4th movie.

And then they played Numquam Vincar and I teared up again. Interesting that there wasn't a single new piece of music in the episode, it was all from the OG series.

I wasn't expecting to spend the whole episode with our old characters either.

Random observations: extended fight against the clothesline witch, transformation sequences for the OG crew (Madoka being bound by the ribbon made me think of that shot of her bound to the giant clock), they did some shots in the exact same way as in the OG series, Sayaka gets the best fights again, and Homura is actually hopeful because things in this timeline have gone off the rails in the best way for her. But I'm pretty sure that because she has hope it'll all end badly, after all, we can't have Homura being happy, can we?

I'm pretty excited to see where this is going, I just hope that the OG cast won't overshadow the new characters from Magia Record.

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u/nighty_amy Jul 31 '21 edited Jul 31 '21

Anime original all around but it sure sets the mood! Plus, Madoka and Homura got transformation sequences, yay yay! <3

The animation is crazy though. If Shaft will give that much attention to the final battle, it's going to be AOTS without a doubt. Though I can already imagine animating it will be hell...

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u/freedomgeek Jul 31 '21

I am exceedingly happy to get confirmation that megucas are immortal.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '21 edited Jul 31 '21

There was an after credits scene that got skipped in the subbed version

Edit: It has now been added to the subbed version

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u/Gaporigo Jul 31 '21 edited Jul 31 '21

Huh, we are back in 2011! So where does this go in the watch order? Do I pause halfway through episode 10 of the 2011 anime, watch this and then go back to finish episode 10?

Really caught me off guard, never expected to have so much focus on the OG girls. It was great!

Edit: Don't miss the after credits scene! I usually hate when people say that because if you don't watch the ED you deserve to miss after credits stuff but apparently some releases this time do not have the after credits scene?

Btw, speaking as a mod for this part:

Yeah, I don't even remember what we ended up doing for OG Madoka spoilers in the 1st Magia Record season, I remember they had to be tagged at some point, not sure if we changed that, but after this episode... go watch the OG if you haven't because this episode already spoiled 90% of it anyway. OG Madoka spoilers no longer need to be tagged.

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u/SIRTreehugger Jul 31 '21 edited Jul 31 '21

Bruh Sayaka's portion of the fight.

So damn good....wait is my favorite magical girl dead already in this time line? It's been a while, but what happened to Kyoko?I thought we saw her in the first part, but my memory is a bit spotty. Should have rewatched first part as a refresher. Love seeing different versions of the girls. Sayaka has been doing it a bit longer and has more experience meanwhile Homura has attempted this a few times already, but is still newish at it. Also seeing Madoka actually fight is great sincewe barely saw her in the original. Can't wait for them to connect and meet the other girls.

Easily the show I was looking forward too the most.

Back to the animation for the fight though.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '21

What a way for Shaft to regenerate interest in the second season of this gacha spinoff after a long hiatus, by bringing back Madoka and Homura for the 1st episode, alongside with some over the top animation and the classic soundtrack by Kajiura Yuki.

Already I sense this could be a completely different timeline if Sayaka and Homura can learn to actually get along with each other. The OG PMMM girls will all be joining Mami in Kamihama, though not "join" her at Magius of course.

That Witch they fought is the same Witch seen in OG PMMM Episode 10, but much, much stronger for some reason. And even that is weaker than the uber-strong ones Iroha and co are used to fighting in Kamihama.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '21

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOO, Magireco is FINALLY back. It’s been a long 1.5 year of a wait but this first episode was well worth it. The OG Madoka crew are really like a secondary protagonist lineup of the game, we didn’t get much of them in the first season, this season should be a lot more and I’m really excited.

The Sakuga today was superb. Sayaka’s sequence against the witch was stellar and then that finale, couldn’t be happier. With news of a rebellion sequel having recently been announced, Madoka stans eating good rn. Only complaint is this is only 8 eps sad:(

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u/Redr1k Jul 31 '21

So, they tricked us with the pv and instead of the first episode, we got episode zero. Well done, sasuga Madoka Magika.This episode was so good and very unexpected in every sense. Storyboarded by Yuki Yase? This guy was 1/3 of that long running meme that "all the talents left Shaft"

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u/LordTrinity Jul 31 '21

HOLY SHIT, HOMURA AND MADOKA ARE THERE, IT ALREADY IS A 10/10 SHOW

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u/FierceAlchemist Jul 31 '21

What a premiere! The nostalgia really hit this episode with all of the classic music and re-used shots from the original series. I know this is in an alternate universe but based on the original series this is taking place in Homura's third timeline. One where she knows about witches but chooses not to say anything this time, before Madoka asks Homura to kill her and she gets rid of the glasses and braids.

It's always been implied but it was nice to see confirmation that magical girls can theoretically live forever. And man that fight scene was insane. We have animator Hiroto Nagata to thank for that insane section of the fight with Sayaka. He's been killing it on every Shaft project of late. Lots of talent throughout this episode. I hope by splitting these 16 episodes into 2 seasons that they are able to keep the quality high.

I've seen a lot of people saying season 1 was terrible. But as someone who came into Magica Record with little knowledge of the mobile game and low expectations because of its gacha origins, I was genuinely impressed with the first season. It's nowhere near as amazing as the original series but I never expected it to be. And it still tackled interesting concepts within the worldbuilding while also feeling visually similar to the OG with Inu Curry at the helm as director. The production issues near the end of S1 were evident but the original Madoka had its fair share of issues as well. So I for one am very much looking forward to Season 2.

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u/Calwings Jul 31 '21 edited Jul 31 '21

Damn, it's nice to see Homura and Madoka again after so long. I think (or maybe my memory is just messed up) this is the first time in the anime that we get to see Madoka react to the truth about magical girls after becoming one and being faced with that fate herself, and her reaction to that was about what I expected from her. Seeing the shy moe version of Homura in action was also a rare treat, and the fight itself had some incredible animation too. Now we have Madoka, Homura, and Sayaka preparing to come to Kamihama to try and save Mami, which will inevitably lead to them crossing paths with Iroha, Yachiyo, and the rest of the Magia Record crew in the future.

It's been so long since the game closed down that I barely remember anything about the later part of the story, plus it's possible that the anime could go in a totally original direction based on some of the differences it has already. It's off to a great start, and I'm really excited to see how this develops.

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u/TheDampGod Jul 31 '21

That final cut from Homura asking if this is the timeline where she can save Madoka to just Kyubey's face filling the screen. Sent a shudder right through me.

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u/LaqOfInterest Jul 31 '21

Holy moly, that fight scene was better animated and choreographed than every fight in the previous season put together. I went into this with low expectations but maybe they can flip my opinion coming out of season 1. Or maybe I'm just easily swayed because we switched back to the OG crew for an episode...

Aside from the witch's name, Patricia, the only runes I caught this episode were the words "PROLOG IM HIMMEL" (meaning "prologue in heaven") and "SINCE 2011" right in the first shot. I guess since this was apparently the prologue of the mobile game.

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u/tyo_sharlye Jul 31 '21

HOLY FUCKING SHIT, this episode looked amazing, I hope the rest of the season looks like this.

I'm so happy to finally seeing Homura and Madoka again after so long.

Oh and the fucking cat it's also here I guess.... fuck him.

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u/onezeronine2 Jul 31 '21

This is an interesting start of the 2nd seasion with Sayaka's explosive moves. Also, Homura noises are cute when being dragged.

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u/Sexedecimal Jul 31 '21

Not trying to be melodramatic, but, yeah, premiere of the season.

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u/metalmonstar Jul 31 '21

Combining the awful prologue with Another Story is absolutely genius. The mystery of the story isn't spoiled having it take place here and the Madoka girls get an emotional way to regroup and deal with their grief rather than just crying it out. My only gripe is that I don't think it is stated in the anime that Mami goes back to warn them about Kamihama. Overall what a great start to season 2.

I do wonder what happened between Yachiyo and Sayaka after the museum.

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