For various causes I had Katsute Mahou Shoujo to Aku wa Tekitai shiteita. circled (although in all probability penciled) on the chart. It is a Bones collection, for starters. And it is from a manga by the late Fujiwara Cocoa, whose Inu x Boku SS was an enormous shock to me (and lots of people). I ended up actually liking it, regardless of it being method outdoors my common stylistic and thematic punchline. And it defied style and demographic categorization about in addition to any anime has in a very long time. Fujiwara died method too younger, earlier than she had an opportunity to complete that collection. Or this one, however no less than Bones selected to adapt it – which suggests a degree of dedication to doing it justice.
What I did not know – as a result of so far as I do know it hasn’t been introduced wherever – was that Katsute Mahou Shoujo to Aku wa Tekitai shiteita. was going to be a brief, half-length to be actual. That is to not say that shorts cannot be actually good anime, and even value reviewing – there have not been many who I’ve blogged about, however there are exceptions. Nonetheless, it limits the advantages, and it was a little bit of a disappointment to find that. I do not know all of the specifics by way of pacing, however I do not see something within the premise or storytelling model that may have precluded a full-on adaptation. Bones has made only a few shorts in its historical past (I can not consider any proper now). However quick or not, this ep is actually lovely – classic Bones visuals.
What there was of this premiere, I actually favored. The 2 major characters are an “evil lieutenant” named Mira and a mahou shoujo named Mimori Byakuya. He’s a part of a company that plans to overcome Earth, and she or he is within the protection corps that is known as upon to cease them. There are clear echoes of Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san in that premise, which isn’t any dangerous factor contemplating that is my greatest overachieving present of the yr up to now. And in reality, it is also considerably reminiscent in tone – bittersweet and brutal. A mixture of absurdism and emotional depth. Which, I would add, is also stated about Inu X Boku SS.
In brief, Mira falls in love with Mimori at first sight (who is unquestionably too younger for him, even when he’s the human age he appears, however we cannot cut price). And when he finds out what a tough life she leads (alone since highschool, labored varied jobs, after which scammed into being a magical woman by a Kyuubey-like gremlin in league with an actual property shark), he’s utterly overcome with protecting love. He begins berating her for her life selections and buys her costly sweets to serve at their subsequent assembly.
At one level Mira muses “is that this mahou shoujo enjoying with me?”, and I’ve to confess that thought crossed my thoughts too. But when that is the case, she’s doing a reasonably good job of hiding it. No, I think they’re each what they look like. And that spells hassle for Mira, since his infatuation with (and pursuit of) Mimori instantly conflicts together with his mission and orders. Given what I find out about how delicate and stunning Fujiwara may be along with her character writing, there’s clearly potential right here. I am skeptical, nevertheless, that it may be realized in twelve half-episodes with an anime-original ending. However that is a query for an additional day—for now, suffice it to say that this premiere was excellent certainly, and undoubtedly earned the collection an extended watch.
