What a legion of detractors could not accomplish, an earthquake and a flooded reactor have in a stroke – most upcoming broadcasts of Madoka have been cancelled.
No particular reason has been offered other than “self-restraint,” and it is not clear whether it will take the form of a simple postponement (this seems to be the prevailing notion) or the skipping of at least the 11th episode (one broadcaster apparently plans to do just this).
The manga and possibly the disc releases have also been subject to various postponements.
The decision to cancel the broadcasts has come in for more than a little criticism, particularly from fans who were counting on the series to lift their spirits after the incessant deluge of earthquake and reactor related news, and even more so from those in areas of the country completely unaffected by the quake or the power shortage.
The prevailing notion amongst publishers now appears to be that anything popular or fun must be cancelled, whether or not it has anything to do with the quake…
So did Madoka officially get cancelled or just post-poned because of the earthquake? If it’s not the earthquake, what was the problem? Thanks 🙂
So can someone tell me please the true, too many trolls around, i just wanna know if this is canceled for real, becouse im getting tired of looking for info about this anime, (i love it), but delayed, canceled, blahblabhabl and trolls everywhere i want the fucking true now.
damn misleading title 😛
“The prevailing notion amongst publishers now appears to be that anything popular or fun must be cancelled[sic], whether or not it has anything to do with the quake…”
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So…they’ve become Catholic?
Like someone else said, people might cut off search and rescue efforts early so that they can go home and catch Madoka.
This decision may have potentially saved hundreds of lives.
I look forward to when it comes back, and they wrap everything up.
I’m sure for good measure they’ll kill Homura, she’s the only one in the show who hasn’t gotten dead at least once yet.
it’s all over when she dies though…
mika must be rolling in his bed
Why does that look EXACTLY like Shinji?
… but with pink hair.
trying to remember how long after 9/11 it took for regular broadcasts of “fun stuff” to resume… seems like at least 10 days.
Calmer heads will prevail in a week or two…
QB make a contract with me!
I WISH THE MADOKA SERIES LIVES ON!!!
Homura-chan did this to stop Madoka from hooking up with Kyubey… >.>
Okay so all of Japan is shutting down, only small shops and convenience stores are open…
All the food and water is bought up school canceled for at least the next week… so stay hauled up in your apartment and at least watch your favorite anime to lift your mood and try to take your mind off whats happening around you…
Nope! We are canceling your anime~! Oh well…
just sit there and wait it out…
Oh wellz lol.
Well then I guess if a DVD comes out there will be watchers
OR Some anonymous creation of the video later
Loving the edit of Shinji’s face there. If it isn’t…Well, it’s blatantly meant to mimic it. Ah, is not the highest form of flattery mimickery?
Troll all you want about other crap, BUT DON’T MESS WID MY ANIMUUS, DAGNABBIT!!!
i think they need to change, as the article says, they need stuff to lift their spirirt, and make them forget for a while, but i don’t think Madoka is the right series to do so. it so dark, that i do find it comprehensible.
That’s not really the point… They should try to continue average life, how does not matter.
Does anybody want to make a contract with QB to insure episode 11 airs on time?
I would only postpone. I see no reason to out right axe the show.
TEMPORARILY canceled until the shit is over with in Japan, I would bet.
Well hopefully this doesn’t end up as a permanent cancellation.
Nooo~~ I refuse to acknowledge Kyubey’s victory!!
Never! I want to see him dead. DEAD!
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Yeah, I didn’t even believe the show would be canceled even when Sancom said so. They should use what proceeds/profit for the earthquake cause though. Think of it as that white critter contributing back to society.
Did you hear the news casters on US news saying don’t let your children see the results of the damage in Japan from either the EarthQuake or the Water or the Reactors at all? They said do not let you kids see it as if this world is a fairy tale with no bad stuff. I do agree that all places and websites that show graphic photos should in repect of the dead put a box or a censor blur over their faces to protect their familys from seeing their dead family member in the TV or News paper but that is not what they were saying.
No!! Call me selfish or whatever, but this show is so damn good I can’t wait to see the next broadcast!! Dammit!!
Aww…well if I gotta wait longer to see the end, guess I’ll just have to wait longer. Technically ep 10 ended pretty well. If you assume that to be the end, then Homura is just stuck in an eternal loop forever.
As long as we can see the remaining episodes broadcast, it’s OK.
Do not CANCEL mid broadcast anime. That’s evil and devious. Otherwise, I’ll release Kyuubee myself.
I still go “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO” for the postponement =(
THE only way Madoka could lift anyones spirit if they dedicate 1 whole episode to the killing of Kyubee in every possible way… as it is till now the series is one kick in the nuts after another…
Oh well no anime for me.
I could see it if the quake damaged the logistics of production for any number of reasons. If they have it already but are choosing not to air it… WTF? Great, why not just let everyone suffer a little longer? Who needs to take their mind off the worst crisis since WWII anyway?
Maybe because the situation of city in anime makes strong recemblance with what is happening now.
Who would want to see a movie about storm during the Katrina at USA?
I understand their(Madoka Magica Anime Team) fear.
Same reason cancelled the Disaster Report 4 for PS3 because they are living the “Disaster Report”.
Most of fans was saying the “Tsunami & Quake” was the Walpurgis Noon (or Walpurgis Day, because happened at day and not at night).
…Now they have nuclear danger and possibility of Fugi Mountain go into eruption.
It won’t be a surprise when begin to say “Madoka has turned to a witch.”
It is an interesting coincidence how an episode that featured multiple scenes in a ruined, flooded city aired the night before the quake. I imagine the following episodes might involve similar content, so I can see why they might want to delay them.
I hope it’s not delayed too excessively though. More importantly, I hope they’re not forced to make changes to the anime to make it ‘air-able’.
And, yes I know it is not cancelled. They will air it soon or later.
you can always make a contract with me so the anime won’t be cancelled in any station ／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼
i can crossdress for ya QB 😛
I’d do it, put me in a dress Zombie Desuka style anytime, I’ll put sum witchez down. In between eps of course.
god damnit QB, getting to me in my weak moments…
i’m really tempted to make one this time
…….shit. Kyube’s got us there.
Everything will be all right. Mahou Shoujo deaths will cheer us up… What? They’re not airing!? That’s too bad. 🙁
you have to be a cute lil loli in order to make the contract tho 🙁
does anyone know why i dont have the comment rating system? anyone know how i can turn it back on?
I think its just that we can’t see our own comment’s ratings for some reason or another. At least I can’t see my own ratings and when I log out I can’t see any Anon’s ratings.
Oh damn, I flinched when I saw the title. Lol.
It’s natural. since these things happen. i pray for japan’s recovery.
off topic: looks like shinji’s pose form evangelion just changed the color of the hair to pink
exactly what I thought when I saw that image
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Fawk damn natural disasters ruining every damn thing.
Everyone loves sankaku’s trolls but mess with Madoka and you’re unleashing the rage of the people lol. Good thing it’s not canceled though
Hopefully this series will be continued … or else I can’t imagine the rage of fans
It’s just postponed.
However, if we never get the last two episodes, look at episode 10. . . .
Homura going back in the past over and over to save Madoka. There’s one scene that shows her fighting the big bad witch and failing to save Madoka from her fate. You could use that as the ending and have her always having to go back ot the past. Because no matter how much she tries she can’t stop fate
this is some more bull shit
When I first seen this anime I figured it wads another lame magical girl anime with happy happy joy joy and love! themes, didn’t care for the chars faces either, looks like they got slammed with a frying pan and got critically hit.
I decided to check it out anyway and was amazed at all the dark overtones the anime has, was totally not what I was expecting. Kyubei=Evilest little cute creature ever to exist XD. Now I am hooked on it, Ep 10 kinda confused me.. but at the end it got cleared up.. I hope they finish the series.
Tragic anime is delayed by tragedy.
Well, isn’t it ironing?
*facepalm*
Damnit, always with them misleading titles! Cancelled? Like hell it is. It’s just delayed.
Just read the rest of the post, for crying out loud.
When you read a book, do you just read it’s title and immediately know how it ends? No you fucking don’t.
Title: Ishihara gets baseball batted into a bloody pulp
i want a book like that and wish the ending ends like the title
Except, you know, book titles don’t fucking lie to get a bajillion sales.
Typical Sankaku shit.
are you kidding me? a shit-ton of books do that.
point-in-case: Chicken Noodle Soup for the Teenage Soul- there is absolutely NO indication in the book how to sacrifice a bowl of soup to summon an angsty teenage soul
I think most ppl that stayed here long enough would’ve know that Sankaku is the worst place for serious news.
Normally, we’d be trolling you guys as per custom dictates…but since the postponed schedule is already causing you guys sadness, we’re just gonna skip this article.
Madoka trolling shall resume next week when ep 11 airs.
How nice of you.
So we’re not gonna troll?
Yes. We’re Not.
You just did.
I just realized, if this quake forces anime/manga makers out of Tokyo, they’ll be safe from Ishihara. Potential minor positive side effect of a horrible disaster.
aw no i hate delays.
Madoka? Lift spirits? Whatttt
Yes, you think… well, can be worse… we could be them.
Lift spirits? This is easily one of THE darkest and depressing series since Saikano, and THAT was already dark and depressing enough… (Nervous Laugh).
That’s what you get for killing shoujos!
We all die eventually so what the hell, am I right?
Pity I suppose.
Where are the creators based though?
If I were the source, and I was living in Tokyo, you can bet I would be moving, not drawing your damned manga/anime till I had offices elsewhere.
Artefact, what is the source for this article?
According to a transcript of a phone call to MBS on 2ch that was picked up here: http://yaraon.blog109.fc2.com/blog-entry-1163.html#more, it seems that MBS “might air episode 12, even if 11 is not broadcast”, and in response to a question asking if this show will be canceled or not, “an airing on a later date is entirely possble.”
At any rate, new episodes will still be available on Nicovideo in the coming weeks, as usual.
You’re getting pretty Fox News over here.
Oh my god, if this site goes the way of fox news all hope is lost.
Oh wow. That’s a pretty fitting description.
well, I agree in some news he is fast, but in some others late xP.
Hm.. I understand it and I hope they will can recover of the whole thing :/
i dont quite understand
mourning is fine, but why force it on people?
you can turn off tv and mourn all you want
should you take all the fun away from depressed people who want to forget how shitty things are atm?
will augmenting peoples sadness and possibly inducing some suicides make the quake any less horrible?
im not asking to send gilbert gottfried to japan to cheer them up, but why take away all the fun?!
@blaqcat
no, not until its over
it is over
everybody put on your sad face and die
yes, thats how a crisis is managed
definitely
Broadcasters: “How DARE you think of something UPLIFTING and FUN while facing the devastation of our country. It’s your duty to wallow in misery until it’s over!!”
@23:56 You forgot Gilbert Gottfired.
I second that, or at least a part of it. Shooting yourself in the leg for solidarity is useless, harmful even. The world still goes around.
Fox News and MSNBC both had shitty coverage of this–Fox broke coverage the day of for Glenn Beck’s idiotic tirades, and MSNBC seemingly didn’t want to interrupt normal programming at all (not Joe Scarborough talking to assholes from Wisconsin at least) even when there was a threat to Hawaii and California. CNN was the only channel that had decent coverage. Not really related, just a thought.
Anywho, I always thought this anime was ridiculously overrated–lots of shock value, but at the end of the day it was one of the stereotypically dense magical girl anime with too much terminology and in-universe rules and not enough substance. When I see a show like this I think of Nagi’s manga from Hayate no Gotoku, so ridiculous that no one but Isumi is able to get it.
Still, no matter how overrated it is, it sucks that it (and other shows) were postponed/cancelled like this. I’m already burned out from watching coverage of the disaster and I don’t even live there. I’m sure it can’t be healthy to be constantly reminded about how dire the situation is. Everyone needs a break once in a while, and I hear panic is spreading in Tokyo–wonder why. Well, obviously the whole nuclear meltdown thing has something to do with it, but constantly being reminded of it can’t be helping.
in other news “sankaku apologizes for misleading title” 🙂
I’m SORRY.
It always has been.
they just want to wait till the situation gets a bit more stable, they have their own problems now
Ishihara is gloating now and saying “Just as planned”.
Misleading title is misleading. Good job.
Or at least somesort of a vague user name.
But, doest it even matter much?
We will read the article anyways, since we come here for the sole purpose of looking something to read. WWWWWWW lol.
I definitely pooped a little.
I don’t mind, I consider him someone trolling for lulz.
The people whining here must be incapable of reading anything in mainstream press these days without having fits of rage… Seeing how the current mainstream press is disgustingly biased and more than half lies, you guys must be pretty limited in what you can actually read without having an aneurysm.
I consider what he writes Yellow Journalism. I read it just for the lulz mostly, but his writing is intent on eliciting reactions
seriously? you get pissed off by information that’s purposely presented for particular reactions? you must not be able to read anything then…
i wouldn’t even called that thin-skinned, that’s just retardedly obtuse
You must be a newfriend. This is nothing compared to horrible horrible traps in the older galleries.
I too miss the galleries we used to get. Most 2ch goddesses plz…
I miss those
A lot of trolling Anonymous have found SanCom. Wonder were they came from.
Anyone who regularly visits the site and takes the headlines here at face value is a complete fucking idiot. Personally I enjoy trying to predict the basis of the misconstrued title before reading the article.
“Cancelled” was the bait, and boy you guys flock worse than vultures.
I think Shuubi has the right idea od them postponing it to match up with Walpurgis. (or at least I hope)
postponed not canceled
its an anime, and its not a prime time one, i hate to say it but its fucking off the air and not likely to come back. don’t get your hopes up, that way they wont be crushed.
Dude, do you have any idea how popular Madoka is?
Yeah, it’s not like it’s one of the most popular series in a long time, who’s BD and DVD preorderes topped the Japanese market…. oh wait…
did i say it wont come out? i said its off air ant not coming back, i didn’t say it will never finish.
You fags should have written that it’s only about ep 11, and delayed, not cancelled.
Way to scare me.I think it will not air in this week only.Doesn’t mean that the series is canceled.
There goes my favorite of the season.
Never mind, just checked and it just says this week’s broadcast has been suspended.
I hope this is just a temporary thing 🙁
It is.
Yes, because NO OTHER ANIME HAS BEEN CANCELED OR DELAYED WHAT SO EVER.
Sankaku, you disappoint me. Madoka was JUST announced as to not be aired on the main channels. But you did not say “Kōji Yamamoto, Fuji TV’s producer for its late-night Noitamina timeslot, reported on Twitter that Noitamina will still run its programming on Thursday as of the current schedule.” Google that.
Also, there are multiple shows being delayed and canceled. Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?, GOSICK and Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! episodes and even the Oreno DVDs and Blu-Rays (among many others) are being delayed.
but this is Madoka, MADOKA !!
GOSICK aired, apparently.
So no DVDs/Blu-rays?
They are being delayed, just like MANY more. It’s not just Madoka, as this post would lead you to believe.
It’s not clear what’s happening with them. The manga has been postponed though.
And whats the fun then?
Awww, I was hoping we’d get an episode on the actual Walpurgis Night! (March 31st)
In any case I hope it does come back. Even if it doesn’t, we’ll see the episodes eventually, even if they only go straight to DVD. Frustrating when there’s such suspense right now, though.
The combined efforts of the earthquake and QB RAPING MINDS was probably too much for the broadcasters. Thankfully, they now get a few more days/weeks/months to redo the next episode to make our brains melt.
this might be a source of my panic..
Well, then I know someone who might want to you to make a contract.
This is sad. But doesn’t surprise me, given that destroyed city in the last Madoka episode, quite frankly, looked like it had been hit by a natural disaster.
I’m thinking it’s something along these lines as well. It’s fiction and all, but I still understand their decision. A lot of people are without power (and thus, TV) right now. In addition to being sensitive to the matter, they probably want those people to be able to watch as well. They’ve got a potential best seller on their hands, better to close at a time when people can be encouraged to purchase the series.
I agree with this; I remember while back when Adult Swim showed Cowboy Bebop on its first run, it skipped three episodes because of recent events (9/11 and Columbia explosion); eventually they were aired on television a year later.
Though I have a feeling they will not show the episodes on TV now, I’m sure the series will be release on DVD/Blu-Ray; heck, some TV series now show only the last couple of episodes this way now… it sucks because we have to wait.
Guess it’s safe to say that this week is SPECULAH week. :3
Well.. considering the show… it WAS hit by a natural disaster.
No Kyuubee for a week….
I’m cool with that.
I guess Yoshii-kun read what was in the actual announcement, not the failed translation of it.
Even QB can stand the Awesomeness of the mother nature
google understand that only next week is said cancelled, not after
“This week’s transmission on CBC, MBS and TBS has been canceled due to self-restraint.”
I believe Google is correct.
if one broadcast skips the 11th episode…does that mean he’ll show the 12th? so does that mean double-madoka next week?
Wtf?? seriously… they might as well just cancel the whole Anime airing in this season and next season -_-;; what’s the point of doing this?? and I’m curious, what about other programs such as dramas, shows etc, other than Anime…
Well, who is now supposed to pay for the timeslots for advertisements? Morning Rescue? I guess they actually failed at rescuing anyone recently.
The Japanese won’t buy any crap right now, so there is no point in advertising anything like that anyway. The TV stations won’t get funds from ads and neither will anime producers, so it’s only natural to postpone anything worth watching until Japanese get at least partly on track and have some will and funds to buy anything.
About time…
Madoka cancelled? Good riddance.
…to you when you die. Hopefully it’s soon.
Don’t feed trolls… Either you enslave them or slay them… pick one…
Nothing of values was lost
…by the posting of your comment.