Episode 10 Magical Girls Inc. Magilumiere

properties brightenThe whole deal helps aid in the world-building expansion. The Magical Spell Programming Language just got its own compelling storyline, so now it’s time to take a look under the hood of those mechanical broomsticks that magical girls ride on. This is another incidental entry in the series that takes the place of the wider storyline majili muyel Keep hinting. I would write a thousand more mostly low-stakes stories that explore the day-to-day tasks these magical girls do, and the corners of their world—the possibilities are endless.

This episode went a little beyond the limits of what I consider appealing fantasy brighten However, I admit it. For me, the coolest core element of the series has always been the simple, grounded realism of its magic-driven setting. Sure, they’re called “magic girls,” but they’re grown women with 9-to-5 service jobs that happen to involve wearing frilly costumes and slaying monsters with magic. There is a complete pathway to training, education, interviewing and onboarding processes to achieve this. It’s an aesthetic mashup that’s appealing because it sparks imaginations about how these things might function in our world.

In other words, the appearance of BROOM engineer Ginji, a genius elementary school student, makes people even more unbelievable. brightensetting work. At first, I thought Ginji might just be a short, childlike adult (much like I always thought Hickory was Lycoris recoil Yes) but flashbacks quickly make it clear: the girl has been playing with brooms since at least her childhood. toddlermaking her a legitimately eccentric presence as a character in the play.

Of course, prodigies exist. merge to brightenTo the writing’s credit, it mostly makes Ginji’s presence work and plays her along with Kana well as a point-of-view character. I can very much see this as a “you get one” indulgence majili muyel. I just hope this isn’t a sign of the story slowly abandoning the style I originally loved so much. This idea has a glimmer of potential. The series doesn’t deal much with how magical girls in this world interact with the inspirational genre’s ostensible target audience, so Ginji’s perspective may be relevant here.

She seems 100% a fan of the power technology of the broomstick itself, and her appreciation for magical girls as an inspiring accessory. To be sure, her love for the material is genuine, and it makes sense that Shigemoto wouldn’t go to her if she didn’t have it. Her love for magical girls is pure, but as the person behind the science of it all, she also values ​​innovation in the field, so she embraces Cana’s ability to focus and how that allows her to push technology and its use forward. The multiple angles of the plot effectively organize themselves to reinforce the value of Kana Magical Girl’s approach to herself and the audience. Her dedication to properly learning all of the capabilities of technologies like broomsticks and finding ways to utilize them means that she can improve not only Magilumiere’s elimination capabilities, but also the methods of the magical girl industry itself. This is something Ginji recognizes and further points to the larger storyline.

So, despite my misgivings about certain elements, this episode ultimately won me over. Ginji herself is very cute, she has an endearingly precocious crush on Nico (I get it), and in Sauce This highlights her more childlike qualities. And there’s still enough focus on solid world-building, and a sense of Kana’s place within it, that it doesn’t feel like the series has lost its way or anything. Incredibly gifted children aside, it still feels like just another day at the magical girl office.

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Magical Girls Inc. Maggie Lumil Currently streaming on Amazon Prime.

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