Best wishes for animation production

December 31st

The first episode of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" is ready to be released.

This is the first new show to start airing among the new shows in January. It was launched while some new shows in October were still building up their strength for the last episode.

Such an early broadcast time not only proves that the project schedule is healthy, but also indirectly shows that Gu Xue is very confident in this project.

Anyway, the staff of the website felt that Gu Xue was very confident. They gave "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" a great recommendation at this time when other new programs had not had time to play and the new programs started to be weak in October.

The night of the 31st.

On the last day of the year, "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" was released on time.

This day...well, nothing big happened.

But for Gu Xue's sand sculpture fans, the launch of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" is a big deal.

Many people have been watching for a long time, and they can't wait to see the charm of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica", which Gu Xue did not hesitate to delay the production of "Attack on Titan", which became a hit.

The animation went online less than half an hour ago.

Many viewers who have been paying attention have already finished watching the first episode of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica".

As for this animation, half an hour after it went online, the most common comment it received was...disappointment.

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During the first broadcast, Li Duduo also stayed in front of the computer and clicked on "Puella Magi Madoka Magica", which she expected to be the most invincible daily series candidate in the universe.

The beginning of the animation.

The slightly weird style ruthlessly broke his fantasy.

Large swathes of strange buildings composed of black and white.

The pink-haired female antlered deer who appeared in the animated PV ran running, came to the exit of the building, pushed the door open and went out. What appeared on the screen was a strange black and white city, withered tree trunks and branches that could only be seen in outline, and various objects. The wreckage is floating in the air, gray and white occupying most of the screen.

This is not your everyday painting style at all, it’s quite weird...

But fortunately, under a stimulating BGM, another character who appeared in the PV, Kuronaga Naoaki Miho, appeared, which immediately eliminated most of the weird atmosphere.

At the beginning of the animation, we come to the area where Gu Xue is best at, the fighting part.

But this time, the fighting in "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" is not like the open and close fights that Gu Xue was good at before. Instead, it is full of a, how should I say, very special feeling, because gray and white occupy the main color, which is similar to energy. Things like bunches are colorful, and when fighting, they have a very special sense of beauty.

The visual effect is really good.

However, just when Li Duoduo thought that he had guessed wrong, this was not a daily series, but a serious drama.

"It's too much! This is too much! There is no such thing!"

Madoka Shikama, who was watching Akatsuki Homura's battle on the ground, suddenly said this.

Coupled with her cute round face, twin ponytails and hand gestures... emmmmm, the fight instantly became unsightly, and the feeling of shame arose spontaneously.

Then a cute creature next to him began to give serious explanations and inexplicable explanations in a cute voice, which made Li Yuduo even more confused.

He was really afraid that the pink-haired heroine on the screen would suddenly transform into a magical girl and rush forward waving her magic wand...

And when the cute creature swung its tail, it continued to explain inexplicably, and then said to Madoka Shikama: "Contract with me and become a magical girl."

Only then did Li Duoduo suddenly wake up.

Damn, this seems to be a magical girl-themed animation that represents love and magic...

In the play, Madoka Shikama suddenly wakes up and realizes that everything at the beginning of the animation was originally a dream...

Li Duduo was even more speechless.

All in all, I feel it’s hard to describe everything.

And when the op plays, the bright style of painting and the iconic transformation...

Li Duduo had no other thoughts except that the song was pretty good.

What a magical girl.

Although he was very confident before the show started and didn't say anything, deep down in his heart, he still hoped that Gu Xue could live a different life.

Although the visual effects are indeed very good at the beginning of the animation, the essence has not changed.

Li Duoduo was slightly disappointed.

And when the main film begins.

Everyday life comes as expected.

A lovely and gentle family, everyone has a round face, the family tells the story of their parents' shortcomings, and the warm atmosphere blows in their faces.

The school plot is also very bland.

The heroine of the anime, Madoka, plays around with her friends, and actually cares about who receives the love letter. There is nothing surprising or special about it, she is just the most ordinary girl of that age.

When we got to school, the teacher talked about fried eggs and femininity, which were totally unrelated topics.

Then the girl Madoka Xiaomi, the girl that the heroine Madoka had seen in her dream, appeared as a transfer student. The classmates in the class shouted that she was cute and super cute.

Even Li Duoduo could guess that it was the mysterious transfer student of Magical Girl, Homura Akatsuki, who was talking to the heroine Madoka and had an intersection.

Everything is full of routine...

It feels very mediocre.

This feeling of mediocrity lasted until Madoka heard a cry for help in the mall and rescued a cute mascot named Kyubey who was being chased by Akatsuki Homura. Only then did the plot become a little different.

Mainly when Madoka and her classmate Miki Sayaka were running after rescuing Kyubey, the painting style suddenly changed, and the whole picture was suddenly filled with things that looked like mental pollution and were incompatible with the animation style.

This is the collage technique that Gu Xue has put a lot of thought into and has high hopes for.

The super weird picture combined with the inexplicable children's voice immediately made Li Duo horrified and made him shudder a little. It felt amazing.

But unfortunately, this amazing feeling did not last long.

Accompanied by a golden light.

A girl with blond hair, curly hair on both sides, and a yellow gem fell from the sky and saved Madoka and Sayaka Miki who were surrounded by strange creatures.

It turns out that Kyubey, the cute mascot who was rescued by Madoka, belongs to the girl in front of me...

As for the girl in front of her named Tomoe Asami, after explaining the situation, as expected, she came into a standard...magical girl transformation.

sparkling with light.

Exaggerated movements.

Quantum changes clothes.

Comes with holy light and pause...

Li Duduo's mouth twitched.

There is a saying that when Tomoe Mami transforms and eliminates the spiritually polluting thing, the scene of thousands of guns firing is quite good, but when Li Yuduo thinks of the scene of Tomoe Mami's transformation, he feels... very ordinary.

And after that.

The unfolding of the plot can be said to be bloody.

The mascot named Kyubey was rescued. He looked so cute and worthy of being a mascot. When he woke up, he faced Madoka's inquiry.

Madoka and Sayaka were immediately called out by their names.

Madoka and Sayaka were very surprised and asked why it knew their names.

The cute mascot said those words just as Li Duduo expected.

"...I hope you will sign a contract with me and become a magical girl."

Then, the first episode ended...

Li Duduo looked at the bright and warm ED paintings, listened to the young voice humming ED, and scratched his head.

Although he didn't want to admit it, "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" was indeed not as impactful as the previous animations directed by Gu Xue...

On the contrary, there is still a bit of blood...

Li Duduo could already guess what was going to happen next.

It's nothing more than the heroine Madoka becoming a magical girl next, and then the magical girls will fight monsters together, and then a few new characters will appear, and finally influence Homura Akatsuki, who seems to be the villain at the moment, and in the end everyone will live happily together...

This development... is indeed a bit bloody.

Originally, Li Duoduo thought that Gu Xue could work hard on characters, just like the "Monthly Shoujo Nozaki-kun" comic, creating magical girls with different personalities, so before the show started, he had great confidence in Gu Xue.

But Gu Xue didn't do this at all. Madoka's character was completely lackluster...

this……

He was a little disappointed.

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Even Li Duoduo, who is considered a die-hard fan of Gu Xue, was a little disappointed after watching the animation.

Not to mention the general audience.

Many people felt disappointed after watching "Puella Magi Madoka Magica".

Some grumpy guys also left some ugly words in the comment area such as "bloody plot", "an ancient unfolding", and "characteristic pursuit".

What's even more outrageous is that some people even said that the plot development of Gu Xue's "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" plagiarized a certain animation of the same type... After all, the plot development of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" was too routine...

In short, after the first episode of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" was aired, the reviews were not ideal.

The audience churn rate is very high.

The audience was halfway gone when they saw the title of the show. When Tomoe Mami transformed, they were halfway gone again. After the first episode was broadcast, they were halfway gone again...