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pianocello
02-18-2009, 09:11 PM
Has anyone seen this? I saw this expecting to see some forgetable short OAV series and instead what I saw surprised me. I don't think there's been much magical girl anime which successfully captures the terror, fear and complete crushing of a magical girl's soul as successfully. Sure, one might argue about scenes of Sailor Moon running from some yoma but those were more comical and do not convey the darkness of this so effectively. Also, I've never quite seen such a genki "gambare" chater-type have her spirit crushed so completely like this before.

Watching this little gem brings some questions: Is this based on a manga? What is the relationships between the two girls? (I don't think they're sisters and some might argue that the pair is even slashable as a couple).

This OAV series looks like if it was remade as a TV series with a higher budget, it could have some potential to be on par or outdo Nanoha. I mean it has Mamiko Noto and Yukari Tamura as magical girls. Sure, the Tuxedo Mask ripoff and the transformation of the villain at the end was cheesy but I see the potential if this is developed further.

Anyone else seen this?

animerunner85
02-20-2009, 04:12 PM
Isn't this show based on a Japanese slot-machine game? I remember stumbling upon a Youtube video that showed those same characters featured on those video slot machines (with character animation and theme song to boot). "Let's go fever time!" was a phrase I seemed to have associated with that video. :)

Other than that, I have not seen the series yet.

EmperorBrandon
02-20-2009, 05:09 PM
I'm pretty sure I have one episode of this (because the staff on it looked really good) but still have yet to try it out. Probably should get to it soon just to see how it is. EDIT: Yep, looks like I do. That will be something to do this weekend, along with watching Nanoha A's.