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curestardust · 4 years

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if you want: 90′s magical girl anime / fighting by singing / lots of filler about love problems and love drama / really great plot focused episodes (although few)

I usually write seperate reviews of each season but seeing how the 1st season ended with a preview for the next season’s 1st episode, I thought they’d be connected enough to write everything in this review. That said, I don’t quite remember what was considered a spoiler in the 1st season so my bad in advance.

There was another reason I decided to postpone my review of the first season of Mermaid Melody. I simply didn’t have much to say. The set-up is obviously inspired by “The Little Mermaid” where tiny mermaid Lucia, our main character, saves a little boy from a ship and hands him her pearl. Fastforward to the future and human Lucia goes on land to look for her pearl as it contains a special power. Weirdly, finding it doesn’t take long as the boy Lucia saved back then lives there and has kept the pearl all this time. But instead of our Prince Charming, Kaito is a cocky, oblivious and a bit rude but that obviously doesn’t stop Lucia from still being in love with him.

The actual story of Mermaid Melody centers around a calamity in the Seas. The seven Kingdoms have been attacked and some of the Mermaid Princesses have been kidnapped. Lucia meets Hanon and Lina and the 3 of them use their Mermaid Princess powers to sing songs so bad it makes the enemy teleport to an other dimension. Okay, I kid, obviously they have Special Memaid Powers to their singing which the enemies can’t stand.

The enemies at first are 4 water demons (looking like pretty girls obviously) who are chasing after the mermaids for their leader called Gaito. They are a bit annoying I might say but in the middle of season 1, a more powerful duo takes over the “seriously trying to capture the mermaids” role and the 4 of them are relegated to a more comical characters where they become much more likable. The season goes as you’d expect from a Magical Girl anime from the 90′s. Love, drama, comedy with LOTS of filler. Filler is obviously not a problem for me as it’s a core part of longrunning MG series’ but every filler episode felt the same here. Love this, love that yadiyadiyada, the constant whining and misunderstandings really pissed me off after a while. There are only a few episodes that really focus on the plot and those are great! The ending was especially surprising with the whole tone of the show for the most part.

Now, season 2... is probably one of the most depressing MG anime I’ve ever seen. Obviously, I can’t talk much about it because of spoilers but hooooly molly. As I think is obvious, I am not the biggest fan of love drama and whatever but the way this worked out... the first 10 episodes literally made my heart hurt. What a painful premise. Almost everything is improved upon in S02, from the VA’s (some of whom were obviously beginners in S01) to the songs and the content of the fillers. The reason my rating is lower is simply because the plot around the enemy was so convoluted and nonsensical that compared to S01, that I felt nothing when the story came to a close.

Mermaid Melody isn’t the best magical girl anime I’ve ever seen but it does have its moments and those are absolutely amazing and something you can rarely find in other anime of the genre.

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Recommend: HELL Yeah! | Yes | Eh??? | Nope | This anime killed my parents

#dusty reviews #mermaid melody #mermaid melody pichi pichi pitch #Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch Pure

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mahoutoons · 5 years

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Unpopular opinions: Magical Girl edition

I’ve seen lots of people make unpopular opinions on various topics so I decided to make one for Magical Girls.

1. Yuki Yuna and Madoka Magica are both good shows.

They both have their good points and their problems. PMMM fans say that YuYuYu is a ripoff while YuYuYu fans say that their show is actually a lot better than PMMM. They’re both equally good shows. I don’t see the point in fighting over them.

2. Seasons 1 and 2 of Sailor Moon Crystal aren’t that bad.

Yes, they had their problems. I will admit, the animation WAS off sometimes. But it isn’t the worst thing to ever exist like some people make it out to be. People love to praise season 3 as if its perfect and trash the first two seasons. I’ll admit, season 3 WAS an improvement, but you can praise it WITHOUT bashing the first two seasons.

3. Mahoutsukai Pretty Cure isn’t that bad.

I can certainly see why some people dislike it but I didn’t find it terrible. I will admit I found Mirai a boring character but I loved her bond with Riko, Mofurun and Ha-chan and found it an overall fun season. Nothing too special but it wasn’t too bad.

4. Ichigo x Masaya is my favourite pairing in Tokyo Mew Mew.

Its the canon pairing yet its the least shipped because people either ship Ichigo with Ryou or Kisshu and hate on Masaya for being bland. I ship Ryou x Ichigo but I can’t see why people hate Masaya so much. Okay, you find him boring, but it hardly justifies all the hate. He’s a caring boyfriend and genuinely loves Ichigo. He even waited in the rain for her. Sure, he was mean as Deep Blue but that wasn’t Masaya there.

5. Villains like Kisshu and Demande don’t deserve to be redeemed.

They both harassed and sexually assaulted the underage main female characters and did a bunch of other horrible things, yet they’re easily forgiven because they made a sacrifice. The fact that both these shows are aimed at a young female audience doesn’t help matters. It sends a dangerous message to young girls, that even if someone sexually assaults you, you must forgive them if they do one good thing. I get they’re trying to push a message of forgiveness, but this is NOT how you do it.

(On a side note, Demande doesn’t get redeemed in the manga or Crystal. He’s actually killed off and I’m glad for that)

6. I don’t ship Amu Hinamori with anyone.

Not with Ikuto, or Tadase, or Utau, or anyone for that matter. I prefer her as a girl who finds herself before jumping into romance.

7. While I adore Madoka Magica to bits, I’m not a fan of its impact on the genre.

Sure there were dark magical girl shows BEFORE Madoka but they weren’t a lot of them. But ever since Madoka came out, there’s a wave of these Magical Girl shows that try too hard to be dark and edgy. They think killing off characters left and right and making them suffer makes for an emotional story, when that’s not the case. The reason we were sad when bad things happened to PMMM characters or when they died was because we had time to care for them. These edgy Magical Girl shows try to put as many “dark” things as possible in an attempt to be cool but they fail miserably at it. I feel Yuki Yuna is the only post-Madoka dark MG that doesn’t try too hard to be dark and edgy. It shows us the happy parts and lets us get attached to the characters BEFORE tragedy strikes.

8. While on the topic of Madoka Magica, the people who hate it just because its dark are just as annoying as the people who hate the happy Magical Girl shows.

Its fine to not like the show or if dark shows just aren’t your thing, but some people who hate on PMMM to be cool are really annoying. You’re not any better than people who hate things just for being light and happy.

9. I’ve said this before but, I don't ship MadoHomu or KyoSaya.

90% of the PMMM fandom only cares about those relationships but I don’t really ship both pairings. MadoHomu has always been unhealthy for me, even before Rebellion and as for KyoSaya, they lack development. They only met for one day and hated each other, then suddenly Kyoko is Sayaka’s biggest regret in Rebellion. I honestly prefer MadoSaya and KyoMami (and even MadoMami).

10. This isn’t specific to Magical Girls alone but, there is no such thing as a worst fandom or best fandom.

Every fandom, from Sailor Moon to Madoka Magica WILL have some toxic fans as well as some good fans. The most we can do is just enjoy whatever it is we love and try to avoid the toxic fans.

Which of these opinions do you agree or disagree with?

#magical girls #mahou shoujo #sailor moon #sailor moon crystal #pretty cure #puella magi madoka magica #yuki yuna is a hero #tokyo mew mew #shugo chara #unpopular opinions #rebecca talks

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