the worst thing is The magical girl and the evil lieutenant were once rivals It won’t happen again. Or at least, no longer based on the original comic Fujiwara Coco;Fujiwara unfortunately passed away before completing the series, leaving us with only three volumes and four editions of the work. I haven’t read the manga yet, so whether this will be fully adapted in this season’s half-length episodes, Fujiwara’s death makes this series a final tribute to her and her work.
That said, even if you like her earlier work, e.g., this might not be for you Dog × Mu SShas also been animated. It very much has the feel of a series based on a four-screen production, which means the plot is light and the jokes are repetitive. The basic idea is that Byakuya is a magical girl and Mira is the lieutenant of a vaguely evil organization. The two have never met and have been fighting, and when they meet, glass shards fly and Mira’s glasses are shattered by the power of love at first sight. The two then begin a semi-relationship, much to the disgust of Byakuya’s disgusting animal mascot, a guy in a giant cat suit. Later, a second magical girl and her equally disturbing mascot come in; their deal is that she says “fuck” a lot and bites people. Occasionally we get glimpses of Mira’s co-workers and their various quirks, which are individual quirks we’ve seen before and nothing more. On the surface, there isn’t much going on, and the plot doesn’t really go anywhere.
Despite these glaring problems, the show has real charm. The decision to make it half an episode certainly helps; this isn’t the kind of story you should binge-watch. Each episode doesn’t advance the plot so much as it reminds us what the plot is: Byakuya is down on his luck, Mira loves her and wants to change that. He’s shocked that his cat pet is more evil than his organization, and he’s genuinely worried about Byakuya’s safety. When he realizes how hard she works for so little pay (because, of course, she has to take care of her cats), he decides to make sure she eats well, and well. If she needed a break, he’d give it to her, and if she feared spending a night alone, he’d be there for her, ready to over-interpret her every word and action. Byakuya, for his part, wasn’t entirely sure what Mira was doing, but there was no doubt that he appreciated her actions, even if her lack of strong effects and quiet voice didn’t suggest that. Maybe there was some question whether her feelings for Mira were as romantic as his for her, but that was part of who she was: someone so worn out that she never expected anything to change and didn’t know how. react when.
In comedic terms, Byakuya is the straight man played by Mira. Every innocent move she made sent a wave of vertigo through him, at least a sneaking suspicion he’d never felt anything like before. remote Just like his love for Byakuya. He’s always in a state of being completely off-balance, and he’s most confident when he accuses Mature Cat of his horrific treatment of magical girls. One of the most satisfying moments in the series is when he unleashes his evil on a disgusting “animal” that doesn’t even have the cuteness of Kyubey, the most evil mascot in anime. Still, there are some delightful things, like learning that Mira carries an extra pair of glasses with her so that when another person is broken by the power of his love, he always has a pair on, Or Byakuya talking in a gentle way about the abuse she suffered at the hands of Kate. The only one who could really get her to react was Shibana, her former… friend… who liked to talk dirty and bite like an out-of-control toothy shark.
Of course, the story is only part of the show, and the artistic and vocal performances far exceed their promise. although Starting from the Central PlainsByakuya might be a little out of breath, like an old school heavyweight Shinichiro Miki and Midorikawa Hikaru Don’t disappoint the familiar, all sounds are usually strong. The beautiful pastel color palette helps distract from Byakuya’s truly terrifying magical girl costume, and there’s a strong theme in both the opening and closing credits, with some striking imagery at the end.
The magical girl and the evil lieutenant were once rivals Probably not the best show objectively, or even the best magical girl spoof, I can see it being dwarfed by plot-focused titles in the Obsessed Enemy genre, such as Love after world domination. But it’s still a charming story, one that’s both sweet and funny, but also deeply inappropriate. insert song. The scary thing is Fujiwara Coco We can’t see it, but it’s one way we can continue to enjoy her work, even after her death.
