Gushing Over Magical Girls has a questionable reputation.
It's an ecchi series and it involves a lot of sexual content.
It's also got great characters and writing, though.
Gushing Over Magical Girls (Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete) is one of the most interesting series this season. There have been a lot of conversations about this anime due to its obviously sexual aspects.
It's sexual, so what?
It's an ecchi series, it's pointless to deny it, and of course it's not for everyone because the ecchi aspects in the anime tend to get a bit too much at times. Sometimes it feels like if there's a fetish known to humankind, it'll be shown in Gushing Over Magical Girls.
However, fans get really upset when someone says that the series is just "porn" without any meaning or proper writing. They think there's actually more to this anime, and don't want the ecchi genre to define the show.
Well-written characters
There are various criteria that can tell us that a character is well-written: they have to be consistent and have a clear motivation, you have to believe in what they do, they have to make you feel, and they have to be important for the story. Bonus point if they are relatable, but this is individual for each viewer.
And fans think that Gushing Over Magical Girls characters fulfill all of these criteria. They are not just shallow and stupid girls used to make a viewer feel something sexual, there's more to them.
Take, for example, the main protagonist, Utena. She has a clear motivation to get closer to the Magical Girls because she's been a fan of theirs forever. She later discovers that what brings her true pleasure is torturing them and evoking all types of emotions in them, and she proceeds to do everything she can to achieve this goal.
Utena is consistent in her motivation and despite it sounding bizarre, twisted and even absurd, we can understand the logic of her actions. Of course, the sexual themes influenced the way her character is written a lot, but we have to be honest, we can believe this motivation.
And other characters are also interesting and engaging. All of them have personalities and their strengths and weaknesses. Although most of them are Magical Girls, they all have different powers and techniques. And interactions between characters are enjoyable and hilarious.
On top of that, there's an actual story behind that ecchi facade, and a well-written one. There are conflicts, worries and development. That's why it's so upsetting for some fans that people treat Gushing Over Magical Girls as a trash series for perverts.
It's more than just explicit fanfiction.
Summary:
Gushing Over Magical Girls has a questionable reputation.
It's an ecchi series and it involves a lot of sexual content.
It's also got great characters and writing, though.
Gushing Over Magical Girls (Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete) is one of the most interesting series this season. There have been a lot of conversations about this anime due to its obviously sexual aspects.
It's sexual, so what?
It's an ecchi series, it's pointless to deny it, and of course it's not for everyone because the ecchi aspects in the anime tend to get a bit too much at times. Sometimes it feels like if there's a fetish known to humankind, it'll be shown in Gushing Over Magical Girls.
However, fans get really upset when someone says that the series is just "porn" without any meaning or proper writing. They think there's actually more to this anime, and don't want the ecchi genre to define the show.
Well-written characters
There are various criteria that can tell us that a character is well-written: they have to be consistent and have a clear motivation, you have to believe in what they do, they have to make you feel, and they have to be important for the story. Bonus point if they are relatable, but this is individual for each viewer.
And fans think that Gushing Over Magical Girls characters fulfill all of these criteria. They are not just shallow and stupid girls used to make a viewer feel something sexual, there's more to them.
Take, for example, the main protagonist, Utena. She has a clear motivation to get closer to the Magical Girls because she's been a fan of theirs forever. She later discovers that what brings her true pleasure is torturing them and evoking all types of emotions in them, and she proceeds to do everything she can to achieve this goal.
Utena is consistent in her motivation and despite it sounding bizarre, twisted and even absurd, we can understand the logic of her actions. Of course, the sexual themes influenced the way her character is written a lot, but we have to be honest, we can believe this motivation.
And other characters are also interesting and engaging. All of them have personalities and their strengths and weaknesses. Although most of them are Magical Girls, they all have different powers and techniques. And interactions between characters are enjoyable and hilarious.
On top of that, there's an actual story behind that ecchi facade, and a well-written one. There are conflicts, worries and development. That's why it's so upsetting for some fans that people treat Gushing Over Magical Girls as a trash series for perverts.
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