#not gonna tag this in magia record yet i wouldnt want the long posts to flood the tag

[doppel-drop-distance]

4, 15, 19!

4: Who has your favorite magical girl design?

I went over some of my favorite magical girl designs in Magia Record in this post, but if we’re asking my favorite in the whole franchise, then, oh gosh...

I’m going to narrow this down into the two iterations of the franchise I’ve actually invested in, since I don’t think it’d be fair to judge designs from spinoffs and such that I haven’t read.

PMMM: This is a toughie because I think all of the designs in the original series are pretty solid, but Madoka’s is just so freaking cute you guys. I know I typically get attached to the fancy, thematic ones, but Madoka’s ribbons, puffy skirt, little ribbon shoes, the ruffles...Even her Grief Seed is cute, it’s got a little ribbon! Madoka just radiates magical girl and I love it.

Magia Record: Sana Futaba’s! I won’t go too crazy with this since I already talked about it in the last post but just know I love the contrasts and the themes. I think it’s the best design out of the main cast, but that’s just my personal opinion ^^

15. How would you have reacted to finding the truth about Soul Gems and Witches?

Assuming this is in the context of being a magical girl, pretty badly my dude. I’d already be having five anxiety attacks about the idea of fighting eldritch beasts from beyond and now you’re telling me it’s basically inevitable that I’ll become one of those things if I don’t just get an arrow to the Soul Gem first? I’d totally flip out. Probably cry. Need some hugs maybe. It’d be a disaster.

If I had some buddies to get me through the initial terror, I’d still be pretty on edge, and 100% more paranoid about the state of my Soul Gem. But in that scenario at least there would be fellow magical friends to help me through it.

19: How do you feel about the Holy Quintet’s Witch form designs?

This question was MADE for me. But to save you all the headache of reading a novel-length ramble, I’ll try to sum up my thoughts concisely:

Candeloro: I love that she’s just...tiny? I think she’s one of the smallest Witches in the franchise, actually. Fitting, since I believe she’s meant to look like a dress-up doll. Also, her cute little tea party Barrier is very nice.

Ophelia: The patterns on this design are especially nice to look at it, and I love that she’s just..her heAD IS A CANDLE. I honestly wish we got to see this Witch (and Candeloro’s) in more spinoffs and things...

Oktavia von Seckendorff: She’s a warrior mermaid! That’s so cool! If there’s anything I love the most about Oktavia, it’s her connections to the Little Mermaid. Plus the musical theme to her Barrier is great. I still listen to that theme while I work.

Homulily: Which one? Regarding the one in Rebellion, there’s so much in her design, from the red spider lilies to the Nutcracker connotations in her design and I love it all. But if we’re talking about mortal-world Witch Homulily (the one in the Portable game), man I’d just love to know more about her. That Homura is pre-Rebellion, so...what would her familiars be like? What about her Barrier? You only see her in the Game Over screen of Homura’s bad ending...I want to know more :(

Kriemhild Gretchen: I know so little about this Kriemhild Gretchen and that’s what scares me. You don’t get to see a lot of her beyond the fact that she’s huge. I remember reading a comment that says that Madoka’s Doppel is so big that all you can see in the animation is her core, the Soul Gem - and idk if that’s true, but regardless it has some terrifying implications. She scares me.