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This Week in Anime - What Happens When Magical Girls Grow Up?

So, u watched the last entry in the entire series so yes is the answer but also no at the same time. TAB is the sequel, but focuses on 2 new heroines from what i recall. That said, the OG cast from the prev series does have roles in the sequel and shows up so u lose out on some context right there. The OG series is a 12 ep TV series called Kaitou Tenshi Twin Angel: Kyunkyun☆Tokimeki Paradise!! or in English its just called Twin Angel: Twinkle Paradise. This same series had 2 dif OVA, each OVA having 2 eps. The 2nd OVA set iirc was paired with the TV series but iirc the 1st OVA set was the precursor to even the TV series. By that I mean it came b4 the TV series so iirc, isn't canon to the TV series but still worth a watch imo. Both shows have parodies, and this is mroe so true for the prequel u didn't watch which even goes as far as to have its own knock off of Tuxedo Mask xD oh and bonus trivia time. Don't let this fool u becus the series is good despite this but, the Twin Angel series from what i understand are based off of a Pachinko slot machine. I dunno how much if any they share story wise with the machines but this is why u saw some slot like stuff in the TA Break show u watched.

Still made a better impression than Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku despite (or maybe even due to) its adorable designs. I don't have much of an edgy bone so the routine of "present a character's story through flashbacks, then proceed to horribly murder her" made me feel disgust. I fell for Top Speed and Hardgore Alice much enough that I can still remember them, but I have to wonder what all of that was in service of other than an easy gut punch. I'll admit the way they offed the villain that instigated the death battle royale was funny though. I hear the next novels are leagues better, but that anime just left me wanting to never check more.

But if you want irredeemable "dark" magical girl series, look no further than Mahou Shoujo Tokushusen Asuka. It has parody, edginess and fanservice and it's bad at all three of them! I also have to wonder if the original creator ever watched a mahou shoujo series in full ever.

I, quite frankly, have always considered Saint Seiya a magical girl anime.

Just that it uses hot boys instead of cute girls, it doesn't help the fact that the age of all of the main cast its 13 years old.

Fantastic hair, unnecessary overdramatic, tears, special attacks, colorful outfits, questionable straight sexuality, daddy issues.

It has it all.