hello again! recently, i bought the official yen-press translation of restart and finished both parts just a few days ago. i really want to become a better part of the mahouiku fandom and i love hearing other peopleâs thoughts, so i decided to share my opinion on each of the characters after my reread (itâs been several months since i last read the fan-translation).
magical daisy: i love her whole celebrity status and anime concept! although i find it a bit sad sheâs a celebrity, just no one in the human world can know so sheâs just a poor sad college student who deserves better. wish we couldâve seen more of her!
masked wonder: she has the least amount of screen time but i still love her. its funny to think how sheâs a strict and studious high school student whoâs actually a magical girl with a comic book identity. i kinda wish they hadnât sexualized her so much and i wanted to see more interactions with her and nemurin. deserved way more than she ended up getting
genopsyko yumenoshima: honestly, the reread made me like her way less. sheâs really bland and fell in the background more compared to the other characters, i didnât feel any sort of emotional attachment to her. i still pitied her death, and the bypass to her magic was cool but thatâs more of akaneâs doing.
akane: i remember the first time i read restart, i seriously did not believe she was dead. she was really hyped up to be a big antagonist only to be killed off so early, which is somewhat understandable considering her death proves that the real antagonist is someone far more dangerous and sneaky. it was funny to see her actually get annoyed by miyo spamming her with japanese phrases though lol, overall akane deserved a better life.
cherna mouse: a babey. i know most people dislike her for being selfish, but câmom sheâs a hamster with no moral background, plus sheâs mainly controlled by melville who truly intimidates her. cherna just really wanted to take care of her poor family. sheâs also pretty funny too at times.
@meow-meow: god i hate her chinese accent, i really wish they couldâve stuck with ru/~aru, depending on which fan translation people read. just like geno though, the reread made me like her less. she again really feels bland and less interesting compared to the rest of the cast, and i only seriously started paying attention to her after she killed akane. i didnât care too much when she died tbh
nonako miyokata: i love her even more after the reread! sheâs just a cheerful and ditzy gal. her relationship with pechka is cute, i wish we couldâve seen her interact with rionetta without the emotion manipulation. I seriously felt bad when her dragon died, and she immediately met a cruel fate after trying to save rionetta.
detec bell: my opinion stayed the same throughout the rereadâ i really tried my hardest to like bell, but she also is kinda bland and useless throughout the whole ordeal. i never enjoyed reading her POV except for her hanging out with lazuline. not much to say.
rionetta: i did not like rionetta at all before the reread, but ive come to appreciate her way more now. the whole concept of her âbodyâ actually just being a doll with a controller inside is really cool. in the end, she did really seem to regret her anger to nonako which i didnât catch originally. her sarcasm and bluntness reminds me a bit of my self too lol.
lapis lazuline: i hated lazuline before reread, but now i love her, probably because out of the lazuline trio sheâs the least suspicious lol. sheâs really just a carefree, cheerful and upbeat girl, and being painted as the red herring throughout the story is a fantastic example of nokkoâs magic. her last stand against melville was amazing too.
pechka: went from being neutral to one of my favorites. i love pechka sm and she deserved the world. whatâs interesting is sheâs actually probably capable of fighting and is somewhat bloodthirsty, but due to nokko she puts up a cowardly front. itâs sad to think itâs likely both nonako and rionetta wouldâve lived thanks to pechka cutting in earlier, had nokko not come into play. all throughout restart pechka suffered so much, and finally sacrificed herself for clantail.
melville: frankly, my opinion remained the same... I donât dislike her, but i donât love her either. her paranoia and obsession being boosted to the extreme ended up leading to her being forced to the path of villainy. she did actually care for lazuline up until their final fight, which i find wholesome. while sheâs not a 100% villain, sheâs also not innocent, which i seriously appreciate, having morally gray characters.
nokko: SHE DESERVED SO MUCH BETTER. she was one of my faves and is still one of my faves... poor girl seriously didnât deserve anything, being forced to manipulate people into killing to support her sick mother, and sheâs only 10, which makes everything way more horrific. the small plot details and how everyone leans to nokko is very very well written, exemplifying her magic.
keek: i didnât like her before reread, still donât like her... she has a really interesting motive that I can agree with, but im personally still confused as to why she decided to make their deaths in the cyber world reflect to the real world... other than her motive, I really donât care for keek.
clantail: my favorite of the survivors of restart. im a sucker for her calm yet intimidating presence, and when she finally lost it against melville i had literal chills down my spine. to think sheâs only a middle-schooler when sheâs also very strong is also amazing. im glad she did survive.
shadow gale: i either relate to shadow gale or want to punch her in the face. her sympathizing with the great dragon was something i really thought said a lot about her character. she is very close-minded though, and understandably kanoeâs flat out a dick sometimes, itâs pretty evident kanoe/pfle just truly wants to protect shadow gale. sheâs my least favorite of the survivors, but her design is one of my favorites.
pfle: i didnât seriously start liking pfle until queens, and restart reread didnât do much for pfleâs character either. understandably nokko and melville would be afraid of pfle, considering she was very capable of manipulating everyone. pfle is hella smart though, and she really just wants to protect her family. i do like to believe she was genuinely angry over masked wonderâs death and considered her her âfamilyâ.
overall, restart is my favorite arc! i thoroughly enjoyed the mystery aspect and it is a huge step-up from unmarked. i really, really wish one day this arc will be animated, considering how good the characters and plot was developed.
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