I just realised Momoko’s witch form has henna tattoo’s which are usually done for special occasions like weddings, which shows how she had a crush or wanting to be more feminine. Rena’s witch has doll faces covered over her body. In her doppels description I believe it mention ‘if it uses its transformation too much, the user is likely to lose track of their own identity’ The doll faces could show that potentially she had lost her own identity and who she was and turned into a witch. Even more proof of this theory is her doppel attack animation, when Rena stares into the doppel’s mirror it’s a scribbly version of herself.
The witch forms were revealed in app game event "factor of despair" where Alina collects girls' despair and paints what their witches look like to deter them from giving up !
I feel like Kaede's circular soul gem could be referring to the sun? One of the main reasons behind her wish was that the construction was blocking the sun from reaching her garden, after all. 🤔
Note: The full witch forms are from the Alina’s Atelier Event in game. Alina mixes some of the curses from a witch and the magic from the magical girl to produce paint she uses to paint the witch they would’ve become.
That's why i feel some people including dreamer witches(she's known for her magical witch au) forget what the purpose of alina's atelier is that she's making interpretation of the witches through art she's not legitimately turning them into witches
@@rosemary3029 dreamerwitches isn’t really making her own interpretations of the witches, it’s just that some of the witch designs are not really that good. Like while Cendrillion’s new swan theme is cool, it’s kind of out if left field and Emiri’s Shalimar having large “assets” despite being 14.
Sana is definitely one of my faves because I relate too much to wanting to disappear sometimes 🫠. When I saw her Doppel and her torture weapons come out of her shield, I was honestly surprised, but it could also be interpreted in a way that, somewhere deep down, Sana low-key wants to get revenge on her family with these weapons, but it never really manifests all the way. (Also, for character recommendations, I DEFINITELY want to see your take on Alina Gray. I finished my second watch of the anime and I've watched her Side Story's from the games and her psychology when it comes to art, and especially her overall descent into madness is so fascinating to me)
Isn't it ironic how the "witch" that killed her parents was her own witch Edit:yes I'm am refering to Felicia and I'm referencing that one scene in the anime where her doppel shows up after she made her wish
Its because she (Felicia) and her prank caused their deaths and her guilt and despair created beatrice. Kyubey Just twisted her Memories to make sure once she learned the truth her witch form would Hatch.
@@starrainbowyt6550Yes, but i think that was just to represent that there was no witch, it was simply her own doppel. Slightly out of topic; But I like to think that whenever she remembers the witch that killed her parents, she would see her doppel, and that she can never make the connection because she is asleep whenever her doppel is active.
Something for Sana. During the Deliver smiles! Reindeer Santa (2020 christmas login)it's revealed Sana is into books about the history of torture devices, and with the instances of hints that Sana resents her family, it leads to some dark underlying messages. Interesting that the torture device isn't only included in her doppel, it essentially is her doppel. Knowing how soft Sana is, I would think she feels bad about what goes on in her head despite what her family did to her.
Even when not using her doppel, when she's not just bashing people with her shield, the shield opens up like a doorway and has various torture instruments fly out of it to attack for her.
DON'T WISH FOR BOYS! DID SAYAKA TEACH US NOTHING!? Also Rena's whole design and aesthetic made me think of H-N Elly. But she has a doppel and a canon witch. So...that sucks.
I never realized how well Rena meshed with H. N. Elly’s design. We actually know H. N. Elly’s wish, to “box up” a specific memory, although what she’s referring to is unclear.
@@rosemary3029 yeah, unfortunately the wishes don't line up with each other either. Or are even slightly similar to one another. Which sucks even more. 😔
@@yuyakitten1591 It would've been nice if we did get to meet some of the Witches from the main series before they were corrupted. I feel like there's so much potential for side content in this universe.
At first I thought Kaede's souls gem being a circle was because of her connection to the sun, considering in her story she talks about the high rise blocking the sun and shrouding her garden away from the Sun's light, or maybe Kaede's soul gem's supposed to be a seed of some kind, I was thinking acorn but acorns aren't perfect circles. Maybe it represents the cycle or circle of life, everything that grows whether natural or artificial must come down and come back to Mother Nature eventually.
Also the whole don't sleep with your tummy out or you'll get a cold thing is a indeed a superstition, at least from where I am, and also I don't know if this is just me but Felicia's doppel looks like lower intestines which I don't know what that's supposed to mean. Perhaps it's like her gut feeling or something but she's blind to it as her doppel's eye is coming from it and isn't able to look at it still making her blind to the truth despite her gut telling her otherwise???
2:20 As a now-adult who went through the “teen girl with crushes” phase, I feel this every time I see another girl fawn over someone. Makes me want to hobble out of dark alleyways like: “BEWARE, CHILD. DON’T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES I DID, FOR I WAS ONCE SOMEONE LIKE YOU.”
While we're speculating about Kaede's Soul Gem, we should note that the gold border around it is A) much thicker than normal And B) pointed at one end, forming a teardrop shape.
Have you heard about yuu the one who killed nagisa mom has been released and you can see how different her design is between the official and her sprite
Yu’s wish was made in such despair that she’s basically half Witch already. Her mind reflects this, having no real sense of self or human empathy. If ever you wanted to get an idea of how a Witch thinks, then this (and Homura in the Rebellion movie) would be a prime example.
logged on to youtube just as this was uploaded! i'm so happy to be early! i love the magireco girls, especially the iroha's little gang of friends. so i'm really excited to watch this!! also, in case you haven't heard: there's a new madoka magica game coming out this year! it's called magia exedra and will be on mobile devices, just like magireco, but i'm unsure if it'll be released in north america. magireco will be ending services, but players will be able to transfer their accounts, which makes me think the gameplay will be similar- if not the exact same.
I love every single character in the series. They all are so complex I mean, the original cast of girls were complex, but not in this way we got more characters to work with more transformations a lot of more hope and a lot of more despair right and wrong.
I guess the next ones should be Tsuruno, Mitama and Kanagi as they are also really important friends for Iroha, although the anime cut that part about Mitama and Kanagi roles to give away for her friend not really friend Kuroe (spoiler: those two had more to give than the lame excuse of character developer that was Kuroe). To summarize about Kanagi's original role, she is the veteran leader of the East while Mifuyu and Yachiyo were the veteran leaders on the West, although Kanagi is not that experienced as she has only been a magical girl for 2 years (kinda like Mami). Kanagi wasn't confortable about the East-West problem and in secret wanted Kamihama to destroyed, which links her to Mitama and her wish, plus their friendship. She had problems with Yachiyo in the past but she puts that aside to help Iroha and her friends to end Magius plans, as most of the hooded magical girls are former east Kamihama girls that left Kanagi and help side to join Magius. In the quest to stop them Kanagi befriends Iroha. Ui, Touka and Nemu are also really close and important with Iroha, as the three are her little sisters and the ones moving the story. Also, don't belive the anime on Mitama's past, it is a lie, she never wanted to be a magical girl nor help others. xD
My recomendation for you're next videos are: -Tsuruno; Ui, Touka and Nemu. -Alina and her "friend"/kouhai Karin. You could also put Alina with Mitama and Kanagi, as the three are guided by the same path of ideology and intentions. -Mitama, Kanagi and the Amane Twins (the 4 share the same related of story). -Kanae and Mel, Yachiyo dead friends, also fit this part as they also are kinda related to the West-East situation, plus the two kinda explain Kanagi and Yachiyo's strange relationship.
I mean if both Daito and Mizuna are equally destroyed, the citizens of both would get along better than before because now there’s almost nothing to separate them but piles of rubble
I’m pretty sure Momoko is based on a Paladin and not a Barbarian. The shield soul gem and the design on her hips suggest that she is more of a noble knight or Paladin than a barbarian, which pairs well with Rena and Kaede’s designs. Momoko’s ability to basically buff others also matches the paladin’s ability to use magic. Her wish also matches how Paladins are brave and righteous protectors of the people, which also suits Momoko well. Momoko doesn’t have a shield because she wished for confidence as well as the size of her sword being able to defend as well as attack with the size of it. It also makes more sense for Momoko to be a Paladin instead of a barbarian due to Felicia being based on a barbarian. It wouldn’t make much sense to have two barbarians in the main cast. Most of these observations are based on Dungeons and Dragons classes. Overall, loved the video. I hope that you cover the twins next as I feel like they would be a lot of fun to compare with each other.
Curious but what would you class Yachiyo as? I always thought Yachiyo was a Paladin or Mystic Knight but after reading your explaination I think you're correct in that Momoko is the Paladin of the group.
I love whenever you cover magical madoka. For the bellybutton doppelganger, I see the reason for the placement is cause it's her family she wished about. So she's the baby and the bellybutton doppel is like her mum or vice versa
At one point in the Magia Record anime, Iroha is talking about how she saw all of her friends turn into witches and the designs for all of the main 5 are shown in the background! However it isnt super visible but it would be cool if we got to see how they all would look like in their witch forms
Just wanna say thank you for keeping Magia Record alive by making these analysis vids. I'd be happy to see more of these, hopefully even get to the Arc 2 girls ✌️
7:18 Kaede magic doesn't make things dissapear temporaly, she constricts things and people temporaly with her vines. She basicaly has the same power as Mami, but instead of ribbons she uses vines.
@@CuauhAkuma No, in Kaede’s case, her deletion doesn’t conceal nor make something invisible. It straight up just temporarily makes an obstacle disappear for a short amount of time.
Yesss! After so long, this series is back! I can't wait to watch this, bet it will be a masterpiece! Edit: Just watched it! Really nice to see you're back with Madoka Magica! Also, in MagiReco there has been a couple of events called "Factor of Despair" (if I remember correctly) in which the rewards were Memorias of some of the girls! So that's where their Witches came from! (I believe there are six different new ones released, btw.) Great content, and I'm really curious to see you covering characters like Alina or Mitama!
By the way, in Magia Record, the scene Iroha was explaining her time in that "dream" like state, in the momment, while she was curcled up and rolling from the top of the screen, to the bottom, we see the "witches" of the others, not their dopples, but the actual witches in the background.
I came back to this channel after I heard the news about the JP servers, but also just cause I love your explanations, usually I hear something I never thought of before, so I always enjoy learning about them under the guise of 'cute' magical girls lol
I have to say, cendirilion has to be one of my favourite witch designs in the series, not as good as the mirror witch or the symbol witchl but its a genuinely beautiful design that both amazingly gets its theme across and is quite unique and beautiful.
Im suprised you didnt talk about how the swords impaling momokas doppel could symbolize how she probably felt like she wanted to stab herself in the head multiple times seeing someone else confessed faster or as well shows how with how it looks like a head and mami was most popular for her being beheaded it could be said as momoko is the "mami" of iroha and the others edit: i think its funny as well although tridents are used to kind of bring people near which could act like rena bringing someone TO het just so she can see them, their weapon kind of like a way for rena to study someone before copying them
Finally, the next Magia Record analysis video is hare. Thank you for your great work. I would love to mention the Amane twins in your next one. I think they are based on another Miyazawa story and their doble unit dopple refers to that.
8:42 I don't think the circle shape is that important. Rather, it is a circular red gem to blend in with all of the other circular red gems in her design. Since her power makes objects temporarily disappear, it would make sense why her soul gem would be hidden. Not only does it blend in with all of the other gems, it is smaller and is hidden behind her. She is an anxious girl and would hide her weak spots if possible. Someone attempting to break her soul gem without knowing where it is would be difficult to say the least as there are all of the fakes and she wouldn't want to turn her back on an opponent. Perhaps that's also why she doesn't properly wear the witch hat; to hide her soul gem. It makes perfect sense to me.
Have you heard Yu got added as a playable character WITH a dopple, I was reading the TV tropes page the other day, bumped into it and spat out my drink laughing cause I remembered what you said about them not wanting to add her. I feel so bad for you cause this is the SECOND time one of your guesses for Candy’s magical girl got disproven by dopples.
So a few things: 1. Rena's trident I think is more so based on the water theme in her magic. I think it acts as an conductor to attract lightning. 2. Momoko is literally just Mami without ribbons and guns. Though I wager her mental state is a lot healthier than Mami, because in every darn timeline Mami goes crazy and kills. Lastly it's not "Fairygod Mother" it's "Fairyevil Demon ferret" also Just my thoughts but it could be possible for kyubey to need a quota for making magical girls. He could be finding girls pining after dudes just to bolster numbers. It's kinda just like Sayaka. It's not the wish about love that pissed me off with Sayaka, it was her demeanor after finding out ferret was evil. I understand being hurt; however this is not justification to hurt those around you. Plus did you notice in every timeline when Mami finds out the truth and kills, her first shot is always for Kyoko. I think it's because she is the strongest next to Mami. Buuut wbu what do u think of this?
i recommend exploring Tsuruno, Touka, Nemu and Alina next. recently those last three have been given official Witch forms, which are really interesting to dissect. also if you ever do Alina then it’ll be good to look into Karin as well. she’s an important person to Alina’s backstory, unfortunately she only had a small cameo roles in the Anime, like the epilogue montage
Yay another magical girl vid! I always thought Momokos soul gem was a heart cause ya know, crush but it’s a shield but I also wonder could it be a heart shaped shield? idk🛡️
I’m unsure if you’ve seen the game’s main story, but a key part of Sana’s wish is that she very much regrets it. She wanted to have friends, not disappear, but she felt like she was such a burden, that it’d be better if she was gone. I’d love to see you touch on the game’s main story because it’s soo much better and there’s barely any content talking about it on RUclips.
It's tough because a lot of the footage for the main story is in Japanese, so I cant really read what they're saying. At best I could work with the anime but that story was slightly different and not amazingly well done. Maybe I'll be able to figure something out tho.
@ On ‘Magia Union Translations’ there’s fully translated versions of Arc 2 Chapters 1-10. Also Arc 1 of the Main story was fully translated through official NA servers, which is also on RUclips under ‘MuffinRecord.’ Those are the main stories, and you can find lots of very good fan-translated content in the official text format, so very easy to read. I highly recommend it, I’m so upset that we got stuck with the anime, because they really took away so much of what made the story good there.
Something neat about Momoko is that her soul gem both looks kinda like a heart and is located on her chest! (which is where our hearts lie rather than the common belief that it can be felt beating strong on one side of our chest or the other). Perhaps another illusion to her wish for courage and unrequited love - bravery comes from the heart, they say. Something interesting too about Sana is that -- SPOILER -- one of the activities we see her playing with Ai in the anime is Chess. Typically in chess, there are pieces known as Pawns who can notably only move one space forward at a time (save for the very first move they make where than can move 2 spaces ahead instead.) Typically, pawns are representative of soldiers or armed peasants, and depending on the style you play with or where its made, a pawn in chess was sometimes styled to look like a soldier holding a large shield much like Sana's. Pawns on their own are very weak unless you play them right, but something unique to a Pawn is that if they successfully make it across the board to your opponent's side without being captured, they can be promoted to a queen if your queen had already been previously captured. Just a little thing I noticed in Sana's design, it probably was not intentionally to make her be both the soldier and the queen in one.
To me the contrast between Rena's trident and the rest of her design could be alluding to how her wish was to be completely different, like her weapon reflects how she wanted to be.
I think it’s referring to Poseidon, god of the sea and storms. The anime transformation does show her forming it from a bolt of lightning and Rena does share Poseidon’s temperamental nature.
Well, I never thought I’d end up so obsessed with this franchise. There’s so much to dig into that it feels like I’ll never get bored of it all. Sadly, Magia Record will be no more this upcoming July 31st. Magia Union Translations on RUclips is archiving all their translated stories, and will continue to post in the future, so the game will not be easily forgotten. A lot of people (myself included) prefer the game story to the anime, but I recommend checking both out, since they have VERY different endings. All the main girls undergo quite a lot, but find comfort in their found family. It’s quite a heartwarming story when you think about it, and it certainly carries the themes of Madoka Magica in its heart. Gekidan InuCurry sure can write. Can’t wait for whatever comes next. Magia Exedra has me on the edge of my seat.
So, Citter usually makes five videos for every Magical Girls May, this is the fourth and May haven't finished, maybe the last video will be the Madoka Mágica second chapter Review? PD: I just checked Twitter, it won't.
Tomboy Queen: *0:54* Cinderella Tsundere: *4:33* Canadian: *6:23* Beat you till you fall asleep: *9:32* Fluttershy but Abusive Family: *11:44* (What about Tsuruno-...??)
I only do 5 at a time with these videos usually. I figured Tsuruno would fit in with the "anti-hero" crowd because of... things that happen in the anime that are spoilers.
Kaede’s soul gem kinda looks like an eye from where it’s placed maybe it’s reflecting the wish she made,it’s also somewhere she couldn’t she if she wasn’t looking also like the wish she made,it could also be seen as something ironic: kaede didn’t want to see something that she didn’t need and now she’ll have to struggle keeping an eye on something she definitely will need now.
I always thought that Momoko's soul gem being heart shaped was supposed to be a reference to shielding her heart, she never wanted to fall in love again after someone else got to her crush first, or blocking herself off from the world
Momoko feels very reminiscent of mami like how iroha is reminiscent of madoka. Not only with the mom/mentor role of the group and blonde hair but with the clothes. Mami is similar of a rifle man which is associated to Europe. Momoko feels like very Europe fantasy
Btw, in my eyes, Touka and Nemu are contrasting with each other. Touka: -looks and acts like a flamboyant princess in her magical girl outfit that reflects her bossy attitude. (The boss of the Wings of Magius) -uses mathematics despite her princess-like attributes -ironically thinks that there is no one in mascot costumes that are usually seen in events and amusement parks. Nemu: -looks like a professor in her magical girl form/ she is often calm unlike Touka -uses her imagination and story books that contrasts with her professor-like magical girl outfit And that’s all I have for now !!
Dear judgmental critter I know it isn’t may anymore but next may I would love if you could review one my favorite magical girl shows glitter force and glitter force doki doki. I love your content and I hope you have an amazing rest of your year
For next magical girl may-Cover all the girls from magia record that have witch forms (that haven't been discussed). AKA-the girls with doppels that now have a witch form of them
Do you think you'll ever make a main plotline summary video 🤩? I really want to learn more about the stories in the mobile app but it seems like the publisher just terminated their servers, and now I can't find any resource on learning what's going on beyond magia record season 1 😢😢 (I heard season 2 isn't the true end?)
Another aspect for Rena that I think is pretty cool is that she wanted to be an Idol and Cinderella is an often idealized story of someone who came from nothing and gains everything. Something that so many want to have and is seen all around the world with different variations. Her wanting to be someone different connects her to Cinderella even more because Cinderella is a massive idol in so many places in the world.
Tbh, Mitama should be set apart from the other coordinators. It's best to put her with Kanagi and the Amane Twins to explain the West and East fight in Kamihama
While Kaede’s soul gem itself is just a circle, the golden border around it is more of a teardrop shape, which reminds me of a leaf or petal! (Although in some other images I’ve found of it, it sort of just looks like a circle with a small point on it) The soul gem being a circle also makes me think of the “circle of life,” which would tie back into the whole theme of returning back to nature ^^
I broadly use Witch natures and Familiar duties as metaphors for what’s going on in the story. In episode 5 of the main series, Sayaka confronts the Familiar Anja of the Witch Albertine. Anja’s duty is to be Naive, which reflects Sayaka’s naïveté as she debuts as a magical girl. Since Familiars grow into copies of their parent Witches if they consume enough souls, then Anja will eventually grow into Albertine if given enough prey. Albertine’s nature is ignorance, reflecting how Naive thinking leads to ignorance if left unchecked. This is the case with countless Witches and Familiars throughout the series. Familiars are even said to be based on the hearts of the magical girls who became their parent Witches, so we can learn a fair bit from them.
Don't wish for love that's a better take. Because there's Rika, that one magical girl who might be a lesbian and used her wish to make her childhood friend (who she had a crush on) forget her boyfriend and date her instead. She only isn't dating her now because she felt bad about using her wish like that
I always thought Kaedes' soul gem is shaped like a seed, flower bud or fruit pit, all plant-related things relating to her theme. If you look at it on her outfit, it's not a proper full circle and has a little point.
@JudgementalCritter, would you be interested in making a video about manga based witches and characters? It would be interesting to see your take on it.
Well, with the whole 'return to nature' idea in Kaede's design in mind, could the circle be a refence to berries, earth and the cycle of nature reclaiming what belongs to her?
Maybe the reason trhe thingy is coming out of Felicia’s belly button can be a reference to umbilical cords? Maybe its showing her and her wish’s connection to her parents in a same way a baby’s umbilical cord is connected to their mom.
I wonder if Momoko’s gem is red because it compliments her eyes, like how eyes are often said to be the windows to the soul. I don’t know enough of the other designs off the top of my head to know if the other magical girls in the game or show also have their gems match their eyes, but that could be a possibility. Also, Keade’s soul gem could be a circle cause how witches and mages often use circles for spells. Or it’s just meant to look like a jelly tart cookie XD
Rena wishes to be someone else, a vague wish with many obvious ways to backfire, but she just gets a cool power that doesn't really help her core issue. Felicia wishes an accident didn't happen, and Kyubey does the biggest stretch in the series to actively and maliciously twist her wish. Maybe it's because she doesn't have enough "karmic destiny" for her real wish, but I don't remember that ever actually being explained or happening to anyone else.
There is one thing I’m always concerned about of magical girls back in the day or before I didn’t able to watch magical record. I made a character named Raya Kurumi, a reckless punk type magical girls based off a plant known as the Venus fly trap. I also gave her a note though for different reasons. Here’s a heads up music notes can represent a lot of things. If you don’t know I’ve been looking at representatives for quite some time, but in reality has to be what music is playing on the music note so all of them can mean different things. So here’s a theory of what the music note on Rena music note as much as I can gather is possibly referencing ballet music ballet was also a sort of symbol of dancing, and sometimes ballet people do wear glass slippers on rare occasions when you think about her, her appearance looks gentle and graceful, in the ability to copy, utter people is similar to a ballerina‘s dance they usually try to copy movements of each other and then do a sort of routine But this is just my opinion
I think Felicia’s soul gem is very interesting. For every other girl we see the soul gem designs on the top & another symbol on the bottom. But for Felicia it’s reversed. Her hat design is on top while the soul gem is on the bottom. I wonder if it’s related to her altered memories. Her soul gem, her true core, is not what she remembers. Instead she unknowingly hid herself from the truth. I find it so fascinating. Also, completely unrelated side rant, I am 100% convinced Alina Grey was inspired by Izabel. Her souls gem is the same shape as the body of the trophy on Izabel’s grief seed, & it looks like an upside down arch. Alina’s side story shows her struggling to make art that lived up to her standards. She’s manipulative, obsessed w/ death, & would definitely encourage someone to off themselves. Heck, her Doppel, Old Dorothy, has similar colors to Izabel’s labyrinth & familiars. Also, her wish was to have a place where she could work on her art undisturbed, granting her the power to create barriers. Izabel is clearly inspired by the Arc de Triomphe, a massive building that once hosted luxury hotels & many of the arts on its upper part. It is a military monument worshiped by all yet is untouchable to the masses (at the time). Oh, and Alina sometimes slips into French dialog.
The next time you do one of these, Tsuruno should be the first one discussed. Since her magic and overall story of her character are ones that both I and I'm sure many other fans of both the game and anime can relate to. I won't spoil anything however
Fun Fact: Rena's earrings are the alchemical symbol of water
That's cool!!!! :D
@@thejudgmentalcritter6584 forgot tsuruno.
I just realised Momoko’s witch form has henna tattoo’s which are usually done for special occasions like weddings, which shows how she had a crush or wanting to be more feminine. Rena’s witch has doll faces covered over her body. In her doppels description I believe it mention ‘if it uses its transformation too much, the user is likely to lose track of their own identity’ The doll faces could show that potentially she had lost her own identity and who she was and turned into a witch. Even more proof of this theory is her doppel attack animation, when Rena stares into the doppel’s mirror it’s a scribbly version of herself.
Ok but Kaede’s Witch looks absolutely terrifying and cool at the same time. It looks like a demon, unhinging its jaw and screaming at its victims
The witch forms were revealed in app game event "factor of despair" where Alina collects girls' despair and paints what their witches look like to deter them from giving up !
Also, the game has announced an end of service today, terribly timed video...
So, do the new witch forms have labyrinth designs too? Could be used to get more insight on the girls
Are there also any other magical girls with witch forms from this event
@@uprising4c19 no sadly
@@NENEKUSANAGINUMBERONEFAN rena, momoko, kaede, Konomi, nanaka, meyui, kako, ren, emiri, hinano, sasara, natsuki, and shizuju
I feel like Kaede's circular soul gem could be referring to the sun? One of the main reasons behind her wish was that the construction was blocking the sun from reaching her garden, after all. 🤔
Beatrice comes out of Felicia’s navel due to her connection and love for her parents. So her doppel is a giant umbilical cord
2:00 Momoko is a bard-barian multiclass
Note: The full witch forms are from the Alina’s Atelier Event in game. Alina mixes some of the curses from a witch and the magic from the magical girl to produce paint she uses to paint the witch they would’ve become.
That's why i feel some people including dreamer witches(she's known for her magical witch au) forget what the purpose of alina's atelier is that she's making interpretation of the witches through art she's not legitimately turning them into witches
@@rosemary3029 dreamerwitches isn’t really making her own interpretations of the witches, it’s just that some of the witch designs are not really that good. Like while Cendrillion’s new swan theme is cool, it’s kind of out if left field and Emiri’s Shalimar having large “assets” despite being 14.
Sana is definitely one of my faves because I relate too much to wanting to disappear sometimes 🫠. When I saw her Doppel and her torture weapons come out of her shield, I was honestly surprised, but it could also be interpreted in a way that, somewhere deep down, Sana low-key wants to get revenge on her family with these weapons, but it never really manifests all the way.
(Also, for character recommendations, I DEFINITELY want to see your take on Alina Gray. I finished my second watch of the anime and I've watched her Side Story's from the games and her psychology when it comes to art, and especially her overall descent into madness is so fascinating to me)
I'd like to think in one timeline she does get revenge as Theresa
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Isn't it ironic how the "witch" that killed her parents was her own witch
Edit:yes I'm am refering to Felicia and I'm referencing that one scene in the anime where her doppel shows up after she made her wish
Its because she (Felicia) and her prank caused their deaths and her guilt and despair created beatrice. Kyubey Just twisted her Memories to make sure once she learned the truth her witch form would Hatch.
@@nobreluan4578 no in the anime the silhouette of the witch in the anime is kinda like her dopple
@@starrainbowyt6550Yes, but i think that was just to represent that there was no witch, it was simply her own doppel.
Slightly out of topic; But I like to think that whenever she remembers the witch that killed her parents, she would see her doppel, and that she can never make the connection because she is asleep whenever her doppel is active.
Something for Sana. During the Deliver smiles! Reindeer Santa (2020 christmas login)it's revealed Sana is into books about the history of torture devices, and with the instances of hints that Sana resents her family, it leads to some dark underlying messages.
Interesting that the torture device isn't only included in her doppel, it essentially is her doppel. Knowing how soft Sana is, I would think she feels bad about what goes on in her head despite what her family did to her.
Even when not using her doppel, when she's not just bashing people with her shield, the shield opens up like a doorway and has various torture instruments fly out of it to attack for her.
@@angeldude101Wdym torture instruments… it’s just chains.
DON'T WISH FOR BOYS! DID SAYAKA TEACH US NOTHING!?
Also Rena's whole design and aesthetic made me think of H-N Elly. But she has a doppel and a canon witch. So...that sucks.
I never realized how well Rena meshed with H. N. Elly’s design. We actually know H. N. Elly’s wish, to “box up” a specific memory, although what she’s referring to is unclear.
Rena's wish was to be someone else while kristen's was to box up that memory
@@rosemary3029 yeah, unfortunately the wishes don't line up with each other either. Or are even slightly similar to one another. Which sucks even more. 😔
@@yuyakitten1591 It would've been nice if we did get to meet some of the Witches from the main series before they were corrupted. I feel like there's so much potential for side content in this universe.
@@cobblegen1204 I KNOW! THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!
1:42 This could be a stretch but it could be a reference to blacksmiths, because of the sword she has. Just a thought.
At first I thought Kaede's souls gem being a circle was because of her connection to the sun, considering in her story she talks about the high rise blocking the sun and shrouding her garden away from the Sun's light, or maybe Kaede's soul gem's supposed to be a seed of some kind, I was thinking acorn but acorns aren't perfect circles. Maybe it represents the cycle or circle of life, everything that grows whether natural or artificial must come down and come back to Mother Nature eventually.
Also the whole don't sleep with your tummy out or you'll get a cold thing is a indeed a superstition, at least from where I am, and also I don't know if this is just me but Felicia's doppel looks like lower intestines which I don't know what that's supposed to mean. Perhaps it's like her gut feeling or something but she's blind to it as her doppel's eye is coming from it and isn't able to look at it still making her blind to the truth despite her gut telling her otherwise???
2:20
As a now-adult who went through the “teen girl with crushes” phase, I feel this every time I see another girl fawn over someone.
Makes me want to hobble out of dark alleyways like: “BEWARE, CHILD. DON’T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES I DID, FOR I WAS ONCE SOMEONE LIKE YOU.”
While we're speculating about Kaede's Soul Gem, we should note that the gold border around it is
A) much thicker than normal
And B) pointed at one end, forming a teardrop shape.
Have you heard about yuu the one who killed nagisa mom has been released and you can see how different her design is between the official and her sprite
And shii too
Yu’s wish was made in such despair that she’s basically half Witch already. Her mind reflects this, having no real sense of self or human empathy. If ever you wanted to get an idea of how a Witch thinks, then this (and Homura in the Rebellion movie) would be a prime example.
logged on to youtube just as this was uploaded! i'm so happy to be early! i love the magireco girls, especially the iroha's little gang of friends. so i'm really excited to watch this!!
also, in case you haven't heard: there's a new madoka magica game coming out this year! it's called magia exedra and will be on mobile devices, just like magireco, but i'm unsure if it'll be released in north america. magireco will be ending services, but players will be able to transfer their accounts, which makes me think the gameplay will be similar- if not the exact same.
I love every single character in the series. They all are so complex I mean, the original cast of girls were complex, but not in this way we got more characters to work with more transformations a lot of more hope and a lot of more despair right and wrong.
Crazy how this video came out as soon as the announcmentt for the magia record game was announced to be shutting down
I guess the next ones should be Tsuruno, Mitama and Kanagi as they are also really important friends for Iroha, although the anime cut that part about Mitama and Kanagi roles to give away for her friend not really friend Kuroe (spoiler: those two had more to give than the lame excuse of character developer that was Kuroe).
To summarize about Kanagi's original role, she is the veteran leader of the East while Mifuyu and Yachiyo were the veteran leaders on the West, although Kanagi is not that experienced as she has only been a magical girl for 2 years (kinda like Mami). Kanagi wasn't confortable about the East-West problem and in secret wanted Kamihama to destroyed, which links her to Mitama and her wish, plus their friendship. She had problems with Yachiyo in the past but she puts that aside to help Iroha and her friends to end Magius plans, as most of the hooded magical girls are former east Kamihama girls that left Kanagi and help side to join Magius. In the quest to stop them Kanagi befriends Iroha.
Ui, Touka and Nemu are also really close and important with Iroha, as the three are her little sisters and the ones moving the story.
Also, don't belive the anime on Mitama's past, it is a lie, she never wanted to be a magical girl nor help others. xD
My recomendation for you're next videos are:
-Tsuruno; Ui, Touka and Nemu.
-Alina and her "friend"/kouhai Karin. You could also put Alina with Mitama and Kanagi, as the three are guided by the same path of ideology and intentions.
-Mitama, Kanagi and the Amane Twins (the 4 share the same related of story).
-Kanae and Mel, Yachiyo dead friends, also fit this part as they also are kinda related to the West-East situation, plus the two kinda explain Kanagi and Yachiyo's strange relationship.
I mean if both Daito and Mizuna are equally destroyed, the citizens of both would get along better than before because now there’s almost nothing to separate them but piles of rubble
I’m pretty sure Momoko is based on a Paladin and not a Barbarian. The shield soul gem and the design on her hips suggest that she is more of a noble knight or Paladin than a barbarian, which pairs well with Rena and Kaede’s designs. Momoko’s ability to basically buff others also matches the paladin’s ability to use magic. Her wish also matches how Paladins are brave and righteous protectors of the people, which also suits Momoko well. Momoko doesn’t have a shield because she wished for confidence as well as the size of her sword being able to defend as well as attack with the size of it.
It also makes more sense for Momoko to be a Paladin instead of a barbarian due to Felicia being based on a barbarian. It wouldn’t make much sense to have two barbarians in the main cast. Most of these observations are based on Dungeons and Dragons classes.
Overall, loved the video. I hope that you cover the twins next as I feel like they would be a lot of fun to compare with each other.
Curious but what would you class Yachiyo as? I always thought Yachiyo was a Paladin or Mystic Knight but after reading your explaination I think you're correct in that Momoko is the Paladin of the group.
Love this video so much, but I was definitely creeped out by Kyuubei Godmother at 6:05 😂😂
I love whenever you cover magical madoka.
For the bellybutton doppelganger, I see the reason for the placement is cause it's her family she wished about. So she's the baby and the bellybutton doppel is like her mum or vice versa
At one point in the Magia Record anime, Iroha is talking about how she saw all of her friends turn into witches and the designs for all of the main 5 are shown in the background! However it isnt super visible but it would be cool if we got to see how they all would look like in their witch forms
Just wanna say thank you for keeping Magia Record alive by making these analysis vids. I'd be happy to see more of these, hopefully even get to the Arc 2 girls ✌️
7:18 Kaede magic doesn't make things dissapear temporaly, she constricts things and people temporaly with her vines. She basicaly has the same power as Mami, but instead of ribbons she uses vines.
No, it’s confirmed she has both, we just don’t see her use her deletion ability too often.
@@honestlyboringperson the one that makes things dissapear or hides them is Ria Ami.
@@CuauhAkuma No, in Kaede’s case, her deletion doesn’t conceal nor make something invisible. It straight up just temporarily makes an obstacle disappear for a short amount of time.
I would love to see more content like this! Especially since the JP server is EOSing at the end of July 😭 I will miss these girls so, so much
Yesss! After so long, this series is back! I can't wait to watch this, bet it will be a masterpiece!
Edit: Just watched it! Really nice to see you're back with Madoka Magica! Also, in MagiReco there has been a couple of events called "Factor of Despair" (if I remember correctly) in which the rewards were Memorias of some of the girls! So that's where their Witches came from! (I believe there are six different new ones released, btw.)
Great content, and I'm really curious to see you covering characters like Alina or Mitama!
By the way, in Magia Record, the scene Iroha was explaining her time in that "dream" like state, in the momment, while she was curcled up and rolling from the top of the screen, to the bottom, we see the "witches" of the others, not their dopples, but the actual witches in the background.
You should do a part 8 with the witches from The Diffrent Story.
NOOOOO, I EDITED MY SPELLING MISTAKE AND IT TOOK AWAY THE HEART! D:
I came back to this channel after I heard the news about the JP servers, but also just cause I love your explanations, usually I hear something I never thought of before, so I always enjoy learning about them under the guise of 'cute' magical girls lol
YIPEEEE!! Another video of my favorite magical may saga videos.
I have to say, cendirilion has to be one of my favourite witch designs in the series, not as good as the mirror witch or the symbol witchl but its a genuinely beautiful design that both amazingly gets its theme across and is quite unique and beautiful.
Im suprised you didnt talk about how the swords impaling momokas doppel could symbolize how she probably felt like she wanted to stab herself in the head multiple times seeing someone else confessed faster or as well shows how with how it looks like a head and mami was most popular for her being beheaded it could be said as momoko is the "mami" of iroha and the others edit: i think its funny as well although tridents are used to kind of bring people near which could act like rena bringing someone TO het just so she can see them, their weapon kind of like a way for rena to study someone before copying them
Finally, the next Magia Record analysis video is hare. Thank you for your great work. I would love to mention the Amane twins in your next one. I think they are based on another Miyazawa story and their doble unit dopple refers to that.
8:42 I don't think the circle shape is that important. Rather, it is a circular red gem to blend in with all of the other circular red gems in her design. Since her power makes objects temporarily disappear, it would make sense why her soul gem would be hidden. Not only does it blend in with all of the other gems, it is smaller and is hidden behind her. She is an anxious girl and would hide her weak spots if possible. Someone attempting to break her soul gem without knowing where it is would be difficult to say the least as there are all of the fakes and she wouldn't want to turn her back on an opponent. Perhaps that's also why she doesn't properly wear the witch hat; to hide her soul gem. It makes perfect sense to me.
What a day for this to come out...😢
Have you heard Yu got added as a playable character WITH a dopple, I was reading the TV tropes page the other day, bumped into it and spat out my drink laughing cause I remembered what you said about them not wanting to add her. I feel so bad for you cause this is the SECOND time one of your guesses for Candy’s magical girl got disproven by dopples.
I love this video series so much! Really appreciate the thought you put behind your work.
Thank you so much!
With the horns and the big hammer i think, Felicia is the barbarian class in the party. Momoko might be a fighter or a paladin
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO THE OTHER MAGICAL GIRLS!!!!
Here early because I hit the bell notifications~
Binged all previous videos in preparation for this vid
So a few things:
1. Rena's trident I think is more so based on the water theme in her magic. I think it acts as an conductor to attract lightning.
2. Momoko is literally just Mami without ribbons and guns. Though I wager her mental state is a lot healthier than Mami, because in every darn timeline Mami goes crazy and kills.
Lastly it's not "Fairygod Mother" it's "Fairyevil Demon ferret" also
Just my thoughts but it could be possible for kyubey to need a quota for making magical girls. He could be finding girls pining after dudes just to bolster numbers. It's kinda just like Sayaka. It's not the wish about love that pissed me off with Sayaka, it was her demeanor after finding out ferret was evil. I understand being hurt; however this is not justification to hurt those around you. Plus did you notice in every timeline when Mami finds out the truth and kills, her first shot is always for Kyoko. I think it's because she is the strongest next to Mami. Buuut wbu what do u think of this?
Momoko is more lile Sayaka tbh
MORE PLEASE ‼️
I always wondered about Ui’s design and Touka and nemu’s too Id love for a video of more details with them
i recommend exploring Tsuruno, Touka, Nemu and Alina next. recently those last three have been given official Witch forms, which are really interesting to dissect.
also if you ever do Alina then it’ll be good to look into Karin as well. she’s an important person to Alina’s backstory, unfortunately she only had a small cameo roles in the Anime, like the epilogue montage
Yay another magical girl vid! I always thought Momokos soul gem was a heart cause ya know, crush but it’s a shield but I also wonder could it be a heart shaped shield? idk🛡️
I’m unsure if you’ve seen the game’s main story, but a key part of Sana’s wish is that she very much regrets it. She wanted to have friends, not disappear, but she felt like she was such a burden, that it’d be better if she was gone. I’d love to see you touch on the game’s main story because it’s soo much better and there’s barely any content talking about it on RUclips.
It's tough because a lot of the footage for the main story is in Japanese, so I cant really read what they're saying. At best I could work with the anime but that story was slightly different and not amazingly well done. Maybe I'll be able to figure something out tho.
@ On ‘Magia Union Translations’ there’s fully translated versions of Arc 2 Chapters 1-10. Also Arc 1 of the Main story was fully translated through official NA servers, which is also on RUclips under ‘MuffinRecord.’ Those are the main stories, and you can find lots of very good fan-translated content in the official text format, so very easy to read. I highly recommend it, I’m so upset that we got stuck with the anime, because they really took away so much of what made the story good there.
@ Idk if my previous reply saved but you can read Arc 2 and Arc 1 in Fan-Translated and official NA servers at @MagiaUnionTranslations
Something neat about Momoko is that her soul gem both looks kinda like a heart and is located on her chest! (which is where our hearts lie rather than the common belief that it can be felt beating strong on one side of our chest or the other). Perhaps another illusion to her wish for courage and unrequited love - bravery comes from the heart, they say.
Something interesting too about Sana is that -- SPOILER -- one of the activities we see her playing with Ai in the anime is Chess. Typically in chess, there are pieces known as Pawns who can notably only move one space forward at a time (save for the very first move they make where than can move 2 spaces ahead instead.) Typically, pawns are representative of soldiers or armed peasants, and depending on the style you play with or where its made, a pawn in chess was sometimes styled to look like a soldier holding a large shield much like Sana's. Pawns on their own are very weak unless you play them right, but something unique to a Pawn is that if they successfully make it across the board to your opponent's side without being captured, they can be promoted to a queen if your queen had already been previously captured. Just a little thing I noticed in Sana's design, it probably was not intentionally to make her be both the soldier and the queen in one.
To me the contrast between Rena's trident and the rest of her design could be alluding to how her wish was to be completely different, like her weapon reflects how she wanted to be.
I think it’s referring to Poseidon, god of the sea and storms. The anime transformation does show her forming it from a bolt of lightning and Rena does share Poseidon’s temperamental nature.
Les gooooo! ! Been waiting for this for a long time
Well, I never thought I’d end up so obsessed with this franchise. There’s so much to dig into that it feels like I’ll never get bored of it all. Sadly, Magia Record will be no more this upcoming July 31st. Magia Union Translations on RUclips is archiving all their translated stories, and will continue to post in the future, so the game will not be easily forgotten. A lot of people (myself included) prefer the game story to the anime, but I recommend checking both out, since they have VERY different endings. All the main girls undergo quite a lot, but find comfort in their found family. It’s quite a heartwarming story when you think about it, and it certainly carries the themes of Madoka Magica in its heart. Gekidan InuCurry sure can write. Can’t wait for whatever comes next. Magia Exedra has me on the edge of my seat.
Finally early even though it's almost midnight :'D
So, Citter usually makes five videos for every Magical Girls May, this is the fourth and May haven't finished, maybe the last video will be the Madoka Mágica second chapter Review?
PD: I just checked Twitter, it won't.
Hoping too!
I really hope that EoS doesn’t make you hesitant to continue, cause it’s really fun!
Tomboy Queen: *0:54*
Cinderella Tsundere: *4:33*
Canadian: *6:23*
Beat you till you fall asleep: *9:32*
Fluttershy but Abusive Family: *11:44*
(What about Tsuruno-...??)
I only do 5 at a time with these videos usually. I figured Tsuruno would fit in with the "anti-hero" crowd because of... things that happen in the anime that are spoilers.
@@thejudgmentalcritter6584 OH! That clears a lot of things up. I guess that does make sense because of her brief villain ark
Kaede’s soul gem kinda looks like an eye from where it’s placed maybe it’s reflecting the wish she made,it’s also somewhere she couldn’t she if she wasn’t looking also like the wish she made,it could also be seen as something ironic: kaede didn’t want to see something that she didn’t need and now she’ll have to struggle keeping an eye on something she definitely will need now.
Me patiently waiting for you to analyze the twins next:
Whoa, she finally remembered this series.
I always thought that Momoko's soul gem being heart shaped was supposed to be a reference to shielding her heart, she never wanted to fall in love again after someone else got to her crush first, or blocking herself off from the world
Momoko feels very reminiscent of mami like how iroha is reminiscent of madoka. Not only with the mom/mentor role of the group and blonde hair but with the clothes. Mami is similar of a rifle man which is associated to Europe. Momoko feels like very Europe fantasy
Momoko is more like Sayaka tbh
Btw, in my eyes, Touka and Nemu are contrasting with each other.
Touka: -looks and acts like a flamboyant princess in her magical girl outfit that reflects her bossy attitude. (The boss of the Wings of Magius)
-uses mathematics despite her princess-like attributes
-ironically thinks that there is no one in mascot costumes that are usually seen in events and amusement parks.
Nemu: -looks like a professor in her magical girl form/ she is often calm unlike Touka
-uses her imagination and story books that contrasts with her professor-like magical girl outfit
And that’s all I have for now !!
Dear judgmental critter I know it isn’t may anymore but next may I would love if you could review one my favorite magical girl shows glitter force and glitter force doki doki. I love your content and I hope you have an amazing rest of your year
It's kinda sad that magia record is gonna shutdown in JP ver too.. so no more doppels. I hope exedra can bring a new fresh air of hope!! And despair.
For next magical girl may-Cover all the girls from magia record that have witch forms (that haven't been discussed). AKA-the girls with doppels that now have a witch form of them
Do you think you'll ever make a main plotline summary video 🤩? I really want to learn more about the stories in the mobile app but it seems like the publisher just terminated their servers, and now I can't find any resource on learning what's going on beyond magia record season 1 😢😢 (I heard season 2 isn't the true end?)
Another aspect for Rena that I think is pretty cool is that she wanted to be an Idol and Cinderella is an often idealized story of someone who came from nothing and gains everything. Something that so many want to have and is seen all around the world with different variations. Her wanting to be someone different connects her to Cinderella even more because Cinderella is a massive idol in so many places in the world.
RIP MAGIRECO END OF SERVICE WE GONNA MISS THISSSSSS
Apparently they announced today that they’re ending the games service altogether,kinda ironic
The Magia Record is set to finally shut down in July in order to make way for the new Madoka gacha game, Exedra
That time of year again.
Critter: Let me know you'd you'd like to see me talk about next time.
Me: Yes.
i would love to getvids on magia record transformations
It might just be me, but Rena's trident reminds me of the staffs from Cardcaptor Sakura.
For Kaede go the Elton John route...it's the circle of life
Id love to here you talk about the four void girls/ corridinators
Tbh, Mitama should be set apart from the other coordinators. It's best to put her with Kanagi and the Amane Twins to explain the West and East fight in Kamihama
While Kaede’s soul gem itself is just a circle, the golden border around it is more of a teardrop shape, which reminds me of a leaf or petal! (Although in some other images I’ve found of it, it sort of just looks like a circle with a small point on it)
The soul gem being a circle also makes me think of the “circle of life,” which would tie back into the whole theme of returning back to nature ^^
I reallly need to watch magia record
I would love to hear more about witch/dopple natures. I think it’s interesting and I’m kind of confused on how their natures play a role.
I broadly use Witch natures and Familiar duties as metaphors for what’s going on in the story. In episode 5 of the main series, Sayaka confronts the Familiar Anja of the Witch Albertine. Anja’s duty is to be Naive, which reflects Sayaka’s naïveté as she debuts as a magical girl. Since Familiars grow into copies of their parent Witches if they consume enough souls, then Anja will eventually grow into Albertine if given enough prey. Albertine’s nature is ignorance, reflecting how Naive thinking leads to ignorance if left unchecked. This is the case with countless Witches and Familiars throughout the series. Familiars are even said to be based on the hearts of the magical girls who became their parent Witches, so we can learn a fair bit from them.
Here we are again!!!
Don't wish for love that's a better take. Because there's Rika, that one magical girl who might be a lesbian and used her wish to make her childhood friend (who she had a crush on) forget her boyfriend and date her instead. She only isn't dating her now because she felt bad about using her wish like that
RIP Magia record
i so excited for this video❗❗❗❗❗
I always thought Kaedes' soul gem is shaped like a seed, flower bud or fruit pit, all plant-related things relating to her theme. If you look at it on her outfit, it's not a proper full circle and has a little point.
@JudgementalCritter, would you be interested in making a video about manga based witches and characters? It would be interesting to see your take on it.
Well, with the whole 'return to nature' idea in Kaede's design in mind, could the circle be a refence to berries, earth and the cycle of nature reclaiming what belongs to her?
1:21 but do in fact wish for a girl worst case scenario you become satan with the powers of a god
To be fair, Homura’s not exactly happy at the end of Rebellion, but MadoHomu is worth universe melting shenanagins.
Maybe the reason trhe thingy is coming out of Felicia’s belly button can be a reference to umbilical cords? Maybe its showing her and her wish’s connection to her parents in a same way a baby’s umbilical cord is connected to their mom.
I wonder if Momoko’s gem is red because it compliments her eyes, like how eyes are often said to be the windows to the soul. I don’t know enough of the other designs off the top of my head to know if the other magical girls in the game or show also have their gems match their eyes, but that could be a possibility.
Also, Keade’s soul gem could be a circle cause how witches and mages often use circles for spells. Or it’s just meant to look like a jelly tart cookie XD
For who you should cover next time, I'd love you to look at Mitana, Alina and especially the Amane Twins.
Rena wishes to be someone else, a vague wish with many obvious ways to backfire, but she just gets a cool power that doesn't really help her core issue. Felicia wishes an accident didn't happen, and Kyubey does the biggest stretch in the series to actively and maliciously twist her wish. Maybe it's because she doesn't have enough "karmic destiny" for her real wish, but I don't remember that ever actually being explained or happening to anyone else.
There is one thing I’m always concerned about of magical girls back in the day or before I didn’t able to watch magical record. I made a character named Raya Kurumi, a reckless punk type magical girls based off a plant known as the Venus fly trap. I also gave her a note though for different reasons.
Here’s a heads up music notes can represent a lot of things. If you don’t know I’ve been looking at representatives for quite some time, but in reality has to be what music is playing on the music note so all of them can mean different things.
So here’s a theory of what the music note on Rena music note as much as I can gather is possibly referencing ballet music ballet was also a sort of symbol of dancing, and sometimes ballet people do wear glass slippers on rare occasions when you think about her, her appearance looks gentle and graceful, in the ability to copy, utter people is similar to a ballerina‘s dance they usually try to copy movements of each other and then do a sort of routine
But this is just my opinion
For part 8: Mitama and 3 the other adjusters + some of the spin-offs mangas megucas (oriko,suzume,kazumi,tart).
I feel like Keade's soul gem could be a circle like the circle of life, which was being destroyed by the construction workers
I think Felicia’s soul gem is very interesting. For every other girl we see the soul gem designs on the top & another symbol on the bottom. But for Felicia it’s reversed. Her hat design is on top while the soul gem is on the bottom. I wonder if it’s related to her altered memories. Her soul gem, her true core, is not what she remembers. Instead she unknowingly hid herself from the truth. I find it so fascinating.
Also, completely unrelated side rant, I am 100% convinced Alina Grey was inspired by Izabel. Her souls gem is the same shape as the body of the trophy on Izabel’s grief seed, & it looks like an upside down arch. Alina’s side story shows her struggling to make art that lived up to her standards. She’s manipulative, obsessed w/ death, & would definitely encourage someone to off themselves. Heck, her Doppel, Old Dorothy, has similar colors to Izabel’s labyrinth & familiars. Also, her wish was to have a place where she could work on her art undisturbed, granting her the power to create barriers. Izabel is clearly inspired by the Arc de Triomphe, a massive building that once hosted luxury hotels & many of the arts on its upper part. It is a military monument worshiped by all yet is untouchable to the masses (at the time). Oh, and Alina sometimes slips into French dialog.
The next time you do one of these, Tsuruno should be the first one discussed. Since her magic and overall story of her character are ones that both I and I'm sure many other fans of both the game and anime can relate to. I won't spoil anything however
We’re baaaaacccckkkk!!!!!