“The Real Reason Madoka was Cancelled”
- Categories: News
- Date: Apr 25, 2011 13:31 JST
- Tags: Censorship, Earthquakes, Endings, Guro, Mahou Shoujo, Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Madoka fans have been presented with what is in all probability the reason behind the severely delayed/edited 11th episode of Puella Magi Madoka Magica.
The late NicoNico broadcast of the anime showed hitherto unseen scenes – of a rather prescient scene of evacuees housed in a gym, and also some guro foot crushing:
Under the circumstances, it would seem the decision to cancel could hardly be avoided.
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At least it wasn't cancelled for good...
Cause I really don't think I could have lived with the cliffhanger presented to me if that would have been the case...
Imagine if they would have left it at ep 11.
That would have been the true definition of "disaster", no question...
I honestly would have been happier with an ending at the end of 11, I didn't care for how 12 wrapped it up. That ending was flawed imo, should have been the other way around... =/ Now Homura's wish is basically null and void...
I think you mean "granted"
I'm pretty sure the whole point was that Homura, not being careful what she wished for (she said she wanted to redo her meeting with Madoka and to protect her, not specifically to rescue her and change fate herself), essentially found herself in a never-ending loop that would ultimately just lead to being overcome by her own despair. In the end, Madoka needed the resolve to rescue her from such a fate, yet in a way that uses a loophole that would prevent even further tragedy from happening whilst conveying to Homura that her actions up to that point were more than sufficient, all of which she managed about as perfectly as the setting would allow.
Another Elfien Lied Moment?
If she hadnt made that wish madoka would have never gained the amount of power she would have needed to make that wish in the first place. Homura's time travel is wut made Madoka so powerful. So it cant have possibly have been null or voided. Or madoka's wish would not have been feasible.
Cancelled in vie of the earthquake events, to resume in the western holy week with the presented ending.
Too much for causal synchrony.
It is ironic the 12 episode got shown during easter.
Coincidence, I think not.
Shaft did the earthquake.
Likely more of the dreaded "self-restraint" at work?
Sounds like a day off
That's politics for you
And I thought we would have to wait for the blu-ray for that crushed foot scene...
It kept me thinking wheter the scene in space with madoka-chan and homura-chan were censored (their bodies, with black clouds) or not.
Oh noes, not Homura's beautiful feet!
i can only imagine the doujin spawned from this D:
It is bad enough that Homura can never be with her Madoka forever...
being separated from madoka, with only believing madoka is beside her isn't enough, homura need real madoka
There was enough time for crazy wild celestial loli yuri sex. Off-screen.
So it's all good.
"miyaoes" - pietously
Madoka is in her heaven building her infinite space harem across space-time.
I would gather the precious fluids coming out under the rock. Pretty sure it would be the cure for virginity and earthquake&tsunami reports during anime airing. Maybe it would cure Ishihara too if not dissolve him... <3
No wonder Homura seemed to be in such pain.
she cried because of that, not because Madoka's noble speak, yeah?
It's Pokemon.
Vote Ishihara for president!!
And never see anime again!!!
GOGO Ishihara
I thought the real reason was to have Goddess Madoka sacrifice herself on Good Friday.
fuck jesus!
madoka died for your sins!
You can still remember Jesus. That's the difference between idols and the real thing. ;)
That's if you are a Masou Shoujo yourself.
I was wondering when someone will say Masou Shoujo instead xD
Usually I'd say that censorship and over-sensitivity is bad, but yeah, these people really didn't need reminder of their trauma, so good call.
yes you retard, people in evacuation shelters with limited supplies of water and food, and no access to electricity are going to be watching magical girl animes.
fuck off
if people decided to censor anything that might somehow offend someone we wouldn't have books, movies or shows of any kind left to watch or read.
my father got run over by a truck and lost his legs, so censor all images of vehicles because they might bring back bad memories you cunt!
Sorry, but your dad is nobody.
And so is your reading comprehension. Although that said, sarcasm hardly ever works on the Internet
Uh, it really isn't about the people in the shelters but the people in the rest of the country. Also, if you're taking an extreme example and trying to generalize it to "censoring everything that might somehow offend someone." Just because there are extreme situations where censorship might be all right doesn't mean that it should be allowed in other situations.
You also aren't even considering the economics behind this. If a broadcaster knows that showing this episode is going to raise a huge amount of complaints and put them in ill will with the general public, it'd be stupid to broadcast it. This isn't some kind of "government censorship," it's preserving their ability to do their job. Would you have preferred it if this episode was broadcast and huge numbers of people complained to the point that SHAFT had such ill will that they would have trouble securing their next sponsorships for anime?
And if you're the kind of idealist who believes that there should never ever be censorship for any reason, learn something about the world. Everything seems pretty simple when you're a teenager, but after you become an adult, you start to realize that things aren't so black and white.
I forgot are these scenes in the episode that is air on thurdays?
Funny because I did see similar scenes like this... I am pretty sure this was not the reason for cancelling or else they would simple edit the whole Refugee out of the episode.
But hey making up news ia great away to get views
I can understand the shelters for hitting to close to home but did they really need to censor the leg? I thought it got cut off when I first saw that part.
The only thing I know is:
Madoka's brother just bitchslapped QB theory in the face
wait Madoka has a brother? u joking right?
you do realize the toddler was a boy right?
Give up, anon 16:03 is too blind to see the kid in her house eating breakfast at the table in ep1.
OMG Urobuchi and Co. are psychics!!!
They should predict Earthquake!
They should have gone back back in time and unmade Earthquake!
fixed
Funny, watched ep 11 twice and i didn't see some of the scenes on the gym... the leg guro was also censored... Different tv station source?
Read the article.
>The late NicoNico broadcast of the anime showed hitherto unseen scenes
Missed that part... thanks.
love this show :D