#mahonare

[magicalgirlypop]

saw another "all magical girls nowadays are deconstructions or parodies" post and couldn't take it any longer. tell me you haven't watched a magical girl show past 2011 without telling me. sure some time after madoka there WAS a wave of dark edgy magical girl shows that desperately tried to emulate it. but that era is long gone and there are so many magical girl shows coming out. which you would know if you kept up with mg news. please for once instead of complaining that the genre is dead support upcoming mg projects.

[mahou-furbies]

First time I see pesäpallo mentioned in an anime!

[hothotmiso]

[tetrix-anime]

Megami Magazine January 2025 Issue (#296) - Mahoutsukai ni Narenakatta Onnanoko no Hanashi (The Stories of Girls Who Couldn't Be Magicians)

[oratokyosaigunda]

Maho Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onna no Ko no Hanashi character profiles

[ofdreamsanddoodles]

really fun that there's two different "magical girl" animes about using modern elements to support their magic but in mahonare it's very clearly about how the new technology has kneecapped the population & turned magic into a skill only the elite are able to access instead of being a vital part of understanding your connection with the world around you while in magilumiere the whole POINT of magic is that it's programmable, meaning not only is there open source code & a community of people contributing, it allows you the flexibility to modify your spells to your current situation. even though the magilumiere girls are just using apps as well, the way they channel their spells just makes it seem like they have more of a sense of awareness of what goes into the mahonare kids, who can't even explain how their magic notebooks work

[bunnymajo]

Watched the 3rd mg title of the season, "The Stories of Girls who Couldn't Be Magicians"

And I just want to say I'm so proud of this little show?

Like back in 2018 it was announced as the winner of Project ANIMA, an initiative to animate upcoming novels in certain categories. "Mahoutsukai ni Narenakatta Onnanoko Hanashi" was the winner for fantasy and even though the book was released, the only illustration revealed for the anime for years was this

I've had it on my timeline since 2018 waiting for any news to drop about it, I was starting to think it was canceled

But then this past year it was in fact not dead but thriving and looked like nothing I was expecting. It also has one of the most gorgeous art directions this season? I'm interested in how they'll shake up the whole "magic school" setup that's going on.

Of the 3 mg shows this season it definitely has the best opening sequence too (No offense to Acro Trip and Magilumiere, but this kinda stuff is my jam)

Don't sleep on this one magigirl fans, I think it'll be a surprise hit

[littlemisspinky]

kurumi and yuzu from "the stories of girls who couldn't be magicians." i really enjoyed this series, the characters are fun and the art style is gorgeous!