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5 Bad Anime That Were Almost Brilliant

5 Bad Anime That Were Almost Brilliant

Mary Lee Sauder
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One of the most frustrating things about being an anime fan is having high hopes for a new, promising anime, and then watching helplessly as it craps the bed right in front of you week after week. Maybe it did a terrible job adapting high-quality source material, had a creative concept that got buried under bad production values or studio mandates, or dumped its best story ideas like a sack of disappointed potatoes, but the end result is always the same – a lackluster mess that could’ve been so much more. Let’s check out 5 bad anime that were almost brilliant!

5 Haunting Scenes in Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story

5 Haunting Scenes in Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story

Mary Lee Sauder
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This spinoff of the Madoka Magica series, based on the mobile game of the same name, is a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to plot and characters. However, one thing that it’s absolutely amazing at is creating a haunting atmosphere that really gets you into the minds of the magical girls and reveals tidbits of information that give you more insight into their lives. Studio Shaft has really outdone themselves this time, so let’s take a look at the best haunting scenes from Magia Record!

The History of "School Wonders" as Seen in Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun and Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story

The History of "School Wonders" as Seen in Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun and Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story

Mary Lee Sauder
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In the Winter 2020 anime season, two different anime have given a spotlight to the strange Japanese phenomenon known as “School Wonders”. You may have come across these whispered rumors in other anime like Attack on Titan: Junior High, where they’re used as pranks to make a test of courage more frightening, or even in Ghost Stories, where they’re actually shown to be real. So where did the idea of “The Seven School Wonders” come from? and how do Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun and Magia Record use the concept in their narratives? Let’s investigate!