This Week in Anime Tracks Dark Magical Girls from Minky Momo to Madoka
A niche subgenre built on older titles is being revived through new films and sequel seasons rather than new properties, which is what practitioners of this beat predicted as other content sources thin out.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
The ANN chatlog column traces the dark magical girl tradition back to Magical Princess Minky Momo, whose lead character reincarnates after dying, and forward through Puella Magi Madoka Magica, which premiered in 2011. It notes the genre is re-emerging as streaming services carry older titles, with a new Madoka Magica film in theaters and a Magical Girl Raising Project season set for the fall.
Dark magical girl stories have been arriving through old properties rather than new ones. A new Madoka Magica film has reached theaters, and a new Magical Girl Raising Project season is set for the fall. The column traces the subgenre back to Magical Princess Minky Momo, where the lead character transforms into an adult and later dies, before reincarnating. It also looks at where older titles sit on streaming, from Crunchyroll's Minky Momo and Madoka Magica to Netflix's Sailor Moon Crystal Cosmos and HIDIVE's Yuki Yuna Is a Hero and Gushing Over Magical Girls.
- Minky Momo: streams on Crunchyroll
- Madoka Magica: streams on Crunchyroll; its new film has reached theaters
- Magical Girl Raising Project: streams on Crunchyroll; a new season is set for the fall
- Symphogear: streams on Crunchyroll
- Granbelm: streams on Crunchyroll
- Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka: streams on Crunchyroll
- Sailor Moon Crystal Cosmos: streams on Netflix
- Yuki Yuna Is a Hero: streams on HIDIVE
- Gushing Over Magical Girls: streams on HIDIVE
- Magilumiere: streams on Amazon
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Anime News Network This Week in Anime Sparkles and Shadows