Review of Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story

Most muggles are just comparing Magia Record to the original Madoka Magica. That is just purely comparing Superman's story and Batman's story in the same universe and say Superman's story is not dark enough because they exist in the same universe. Its just dumb. This is an unjust guideline to judge this amazing anime. They should wake up that Magia Record is Iroha's story and it just happened in one of the endless multiverse the Puella Magi series have to offer, that is if the most of the viewer understands the concept of multiversal storytelling at all. The only lacklustre here is the overly cramped pacing,which even the first arc itself contains multiple sub-arcs that are not well developed. Not only the main character's backstories are cut short, it completely skipped the otherwise interesting subplots of the hero's closest allies.

Also, the lack of action sequences which are core to action anime is totally cut. Action sequences are useful plot devices to show a character's development, mental state, personalities and the level of bond they have with their teammates.

Well the season finale was the saving grace of the entire season and I think Shaft have good amount of leg room for improvement of the show.