@@heatherv3417 her soul gem became tainted when she found out she's "a zombie" leading her to depression, her soul gem becoming tainted made her helpless she would refuse homura and anyone to cleanse it. she just wanted to die already if she's only alive just to fight witches. when ur soul gem is blackened you can't help but have dark and intrusive thoughts, in "a different story" manga, kyokos soul gem darkened and "she forgot how to use her magic" so yeah, soul gem running out of juice actually DOES affect you psychologically. and as if grief seeds are ur anti depressant pill. if i was sayaka and things simply looks that way id rather give up earlier than she would and crush my soul gem.
Fun Fact: If you look at the bottom right corner of the screen when Mami walks past Homura to get more tea you can see her attach a ribbon to Homura's leg. Homura's sudden change in behavior and questions about Bebe already aroused Mami's suspicions, but when Homura asked for more tea, Mami looks down at her cup and sees that it isn't empty. Just one of the many scenes that makes this movie a masterpiece. The attention to detail from start to finish is so dense that you'll probably find something new each rewatch. Also at 1:00:36 you can see where Mami makes a clone in the dust when her soul gem flower pattern appears on her right leg.
I swear, Mami in the series gets the short end of the stick so badly they made her fantastic in Rebellion. Between her noticing Homura's behavior, managing to keep up with her guns and making frigging ribbon clones.
I think Rebellion is about as close as you can get to a perfect movie sequel. It follows the logical plot and character progression, answering the questions left by the series. It expands on the themes of the series and gives you a new perspective on the whole. It defies expectations while making perfect sense in continuity. It gives each main character an important and endearing role to play. And the visual storytelling and soundtrack are just flawless. It does everything a sequel should with breathtaking execution. 10/10 film.
Watched the entire video, I'm SO happy you are in the "rebellion is a masterpiece" crowd. It has such excellent rewatch value, I've seen this movie like 40 times at this point, I'm obsessed with it. Loved all your reactions 🙏
Yes, Rebellion is great! And now I'm going to rewatch his reaction a bunch. It's such a shame so many don't like it. Because of the ending with Homura, but I think that it's the logical conclusion of her character.
@@BunPrince Brother, she was literally willing to die in the labyrinth as a witch if it meant saving Madoka. Hell, if she really just wanted Madoka all to herself, then why did the ideal world she created in the labyrinth involve everyone being friends and getting along? She wasn't just obsessing over Madoka 24/7.
so i think it's important to remember that while homura _is_ now a being of unfathomable cosmic power, she's also a melodramatic teenage girl from a Catholic school. I frequently see people misunderstanding Homura's motivations in the ending as her being possessive and controlling of Madoka, and while she is undeniably unhealthily obsessive, she's not trying to claim Madoka for herself. Her overriding motivation is for Madoka to live a happy, normal life. She'd _like_ to be involved in that life, but that's secondary. Her labyrinth was absolutely _full_ of symbolism about how much she hates herself, and this absolutely informs her own description of herself at the end. Of _course_ a teen girl from a Catholic background with severe psychological trauma and self-loathing issues, (plus _probably_ some internalized homophobia let's be real) would consider herself evil and demonic. On a more fun note, yeah this movie is extremely good for kyouko/sayaka shipping.
I like your commentary but I'm genuinely curious as to where you got "Catholic" school from the school in the series and how does that affect Homura since I'm not entirely sure that religious trauma was part of the reason why she's like this. Also curious as to where internalized homophobia comes in? I don't really see that in Homura
@@skrrskrr5386I believe she says it when she talks about her early life in the original series, before the time loops. Although it’s a double meaning because in Japan the only Catholic schools that really exist are orphanages. So it’s implying that she’s an orphan
well internalised homophobia is a headcanon at this point, i mean of course she's gay, but we never actually have seen her showing hatred to herself on that basis. And unfortunately we will likely not to get a direct explicit "yeah of course she's gay" moment so internalised homophobia will not be touched because how this is frown upon in japan to this day. I still hope we'll get a kiss between her and madoka at least on the cheek maybe?:( unfortunately it will likely never going to happen
@@legoboy468 Yes. Its in the very first episode where Homura shows ups to class for the first time and the students are bombaring her with questions and one of the students asks Homura which school she went too and Homura says that she went to a Catholic school in Tokyo.
I don't think Homura actually planned this from the beginning. Her talk with Madoka in the flower field made her realize that Madoka never really wanted to be a god and that she should've stopped her from making that decision, and that's why she breaks part of her off the Law of Cycles - to give her a chance at a normal life. Because, as she says in the end, she will never stop wishing for a world where Madoka can be happy, even at the cost of Madoka hating her.
It's also worth noting that Homura's original plan was to just die in the labyrinth to protect Madoka, and even then, that wasn't until Kyubey confirmed that she was in fact the *real* Madoka since Homura still had her doubts up to that point which is why she said "so, that really was..." Ultimately there was really no way to protect Madoka without subjugating the incubators since they wouldn't just give up after confirming the Law of Cycles existed as Madoka. Homura: _I'll never let you incubators touch Madoka again!_ Kyubey: _Would you give up your only salvation just for that?_ Turns out the answer was yes.
@@NRobbi42 YOU GET IT! I always think back to that scene when people claim Homura is selfish and only wants Madoka to herself. Because if that was the case, she would have just let herself be taken into the Law of Cycles to be with Madoka. Instead she resolved to die in despair, cut off from Madoka forever, to keep Kyubey from getting to her. And when she saw an actual chance to protect Madoka's happiness and safety she took it, fully knowing Madoka would hate her for it. She is NOT doing this for her own gain.
@@perludo7917 I mean, in the sense that she wants nothing more than to protect Madoka in her own eyes (which is literally what she wished for💁♂️) then yeah, you could argue that she was acting in service of her own desires, but arguing where the line between altruism and self-service exists kinda misses the point of the movie.
@@perludo7917 Exactly, and this is symbolized in the epilogue where everything including the moon (which was symbolic of Madoka throughout the movie) is split in half while Homura is sitting alone in a chair leaning towards the edge. This mirrors the "Luminous" opening where she and Madoka are sitting next to each other.
One of the first episodes could also count yeah ? When Homura tried to kill the incubator and she helped Madoka escape with it by using a fire extinguisher.
@@Tacticaviator7 You still didn't get it. Once in main series, another time in Rebellion and again in Magia Record. Total is three times, main series, 3rd movie and side series
The cake song in the opening act is so full of symbolisms and foreshadowing for the entire movie... I LOVE IT! I'm lifting this from another comment section, so credits to that person: Sayaka: Calls herself the raspberry, raspberries can be bittersweet and also have healing properties, fitting to how she herself was bittersweet during the main anime, when she declares she's not the cake, she covers her face, symbolizing the shame she felt when she learned the truth of magical girls and how she saw herself as an ugly monster. Kyoko: Calls herself the apple, they've been her signature favorite food, in fact that's what you see eating most during the main anime AND during this movie, she had a bag full of apples when she showed Sayaka the church where she and her father lived, guess it also symbolizes original sin, aka her own wish for food and not starve was the sin that cost her family their lives. Extra fun note, Sayaka says the cake is red and sweet to segway into Kyoko, so you can throw in their relationship as an extra :P Mami: Calls herself the cheese, this one is more straightforward, her main color is yellow, and it's confirmed the reason Charlotte/Bebe ate her in the main anime was because she thought Mami was literal cheese, notice she says the cheese is round to segway into Homura, fittingly enough, the table the girls are sitting at is spinning COUNTER-clockwise! Homura: Calls herself the pumpkin, this one is so obvious, yet so subtle, pumpkins being associated to Halloween, witches and whatnot, basically telling us the truth of this whole world right before we even begun questioning it, which takes us to what she calls the sweet cake... Madoka: Calls herself the melon, "when melon splits it creates a sweet dream", what does Homura do to Madokami? She splits her in two, creating her own sweet dream, then the girls say this dream is a bittersweet one, this sweet ideal world takes a turn for the bitter as Homura learns the truth of her own fate, then they say the table has the "cat's dream", Kyubei is technically a cat, and his dream is to learn the existence of the law of cycles to hopefully control it. This movie as a whole is so full of symbolism with each twist and turn... I'm glad you loved it!
Kyubey's vacant eyeball stare really reminds me of the homophobic dog meme. Which is funny bc he literally says "i don't think that's natural" to homura
So... Mami got killed early in the show but she is canonically possibly the most skilled magical girl in the franchise. Her weapons are ribbons, not guns! Her ribbon manipulation is so skillful she creates muskets out of them! She fought Homura while making sure none of her bullets hit Bebe. Her aim is so good she sniped bullets out of air. AND THAT WAS A CLONE THE ENTIRE TIME. Yeah, Sayaka has healing hax, Kyoko is savage, Madoka is God, Homura has time hax, and Mami? She's just good. She might be my least favorite, but her skill is something else.
While you are right about mami being extremely skilled, you also have to consider, homura matched all of mami's shots, her whole power as a magical girl, with nothing more than regular weaponry. time cheat powers aside, her raw experience and training easily puts her on par with mami
@@mateschneller9497 I would say Mami matched Homura not the other way around. Homura was trying to shoot Bebe so Mami had to shoot her bullets. You also have to consider that Homua has automatic weapons, just shooting bullets everywhere, while Mami has one bullet per musket. Homura can just press a button and spray bullets. I know you could make an even fight between all the girls, and argue Homura or Mami is the strongest, but in this case the movie really wants to show how badass Mami is. Probably as an apology for how poorly the show treats her lol. Gets killed off first AND has a mental breakdown in the time loop.
It wasn't a clone the entire time. She swapped out the clone in the middle of the fight while smoke was clearing. Which honestly is probably more impressive
Probably the best Rebellion reaction I've ever seen. You called out so many things in advance, but your reaction to the few you hadn't expected were perfect.
I LOVE how Homura punishes the incubators by not only making them do the work that magical girls once did, but also making them able to feel emotion. Like yeah, this is what you’d been making the magical girl feel all these years.
What Homura says to Madoka just before she's broken out of the isolation field, "And if I had to go so far as to *betray that wish* yes, I knew I could shoulder *any sin* " "No matter what *I became* , I knew I'd be fine with it" outright foreshadowing her "betraying" Madoka's wish to save all magical girls and bearing the "sin" of defiling a god and becoming a demon. Also let's be real here and agree that this movie is utterly gorgeous, fully capturing Madoka Magica's unique style.
@@HomuHomu310 Yeah no Nagisa is too young. Besides Iv always liked the idea that Mami is Aromantic just cause it'd be funny to see her being clueless while Madoka, Sayaka, Homura and Koyoko are all being their super gay selves.
The great thing about this show and movie is that you get something new out of it every time. There's just so much going on. I've lost track of the number of times I've watched the show and movie, but I never picked up on the fact that Homura could rewrite the universe because her karmic destiny was every bit as strong as Madoka's karmic destiny. I can't believe I've missed that after rewatching the show and movie so many times! Really enjoyed your reaction!
You can even see in episode 11 how Homura is depicted being bound by the same strings of fate as Madoka was. If Homura wished to be "strong enough to protect Madoka", then logically she would become stronger than a God in Rebellion if she believed Madoka wasn't "protected". 1:48:56 I'm actually impressed Shark caught that on a first watch since a lot of people miss it completely
@@nigelrobinson5304 Yeah it makes perfect sense. It's just one of those things that I somehow overlooked over and over again. Edit: I'm not the only one. One of the biggest criticisms of rebellion is that ending. I was always of the opinion that it made sense thematically but it did bother me that I didn't have an explanation for it within the context of the story. Which is why it feels so absurd that this just never occurred to me. I took Kyubey at his word that Madoka was the central figure in each of those timelines and that's why her karmic fate was so insane without ever considering what that would do for Homura who created those timelines. I think what fooled me was that Homura never exhibited abnormal strength as a magical girl. Time control is an OP power, but not on the level of what Madoka could do. Of course, a magical girl's power is determined at the moment she becomes a magical girl so it makes sense that Homura would only exhibit her true strength once she ceased to be a magical girl.
@@featherton3381 Precisely. This is even visualized in Homura's transformation sequence. If you remember in ep 12, before Madoka could fully ascend to "godhood" she had to destroy her own curse-blackened soul gem which caused her to cease existing. In Rebellion, Homura shatters her own tainted soul gem in her mouth and it's reborn as the "Soul Orb". Only then, is she fully reborn as Akuma Homura. Kyubey even said it himself in the labyrinth: "The existence known as Akemi Homura has reached its conclusion."
@@NRobbi42 I had a slightly different interpretation of that. My thought was that Madoka became a god the moment her soul gem was created. She rewrote the laws of the universe because her wish contradicted the current laws (Madoka-verse time travel seems to be multiverse which means that if Madoka traveled back in time to kill a witch, the timelines would split into one in which the witch died and another in which Madoka never went back to so no matter how many witches she killed, more would be created). So to kill every witch in all time and in every universe, she literally had to rewrite the laws of the universe so that witches had always been destroyed at the moment of creation. Her killing her witch self was the final blow that ensured that she couldn't even be a part of the new universe, since killing herself and absorbing her own curses (plus the curses of every witch she had killed) would quickly create a massive logical contradiction (infinite curses). My perspective is that there are two transitions every magical girl goes through. First, when Kyubey grants a girl's wish, her soul gem is created and her magical strength as a magical girl is determined by the power of her hope and her karmic destiny at that time. This is when Madoka became a god, while Homura was only slightly above average in magical strength (above Sayaka, below Mami). The second transition is when hope turns to despair and the soul gem shatters, turning the magical girl into a witch. This is kind of what happened with Homura, but thanks to Kyubey preventing her soul gem from shattering and I guess the strength of her karmic fate, she was able to access her twisted love and become demon. Unlike Madoka, she didn't rewrite the universe to avoid logical contradictions. It's kind of hard to tell, but it sounds like she instead rewrote the universe to allow herself to gain absolute control over a portion of it, where she could trap the original Madoka and everyone she cared about in an ironically witch-like fashion.
Fun Fact at the start we hear Madoka whispering. You have to rip the audio to actually hear whats being said, which thankfully someone did. Madoka: Once upon a time, in the distant future, Girls made a deal with beings that came from another planet. For having any single wish be granted, Magical powers would be bestowed and they would fight frightening monsters. Girls from all kinds of worlds had their wishes granted to them and a countless number of girls fought with monsters. Before long, all of them came to use up all their power. To the girls that possessed magic, a secret rumor makes its rounds. When they disappear from this world, a magical god will come and guide all magical girls to a wonderful land. A wonderful land where there is nothing to hate or be sad about. the thing about this is that it tells us that LoC is a rumor or Uwasa, something from MR which was being made at the same time as this movie, fused with Madoka. the Thing about Uwasas fused with people, is that they can only be unfuse by a person who has a clear understanding/mental image of the fuse person. Telling us Homura truely knows/understands Madoka and her thoughts.
For full disclosure, Bebe -> Nickname, original girl name Nagisa Momoe. To my knowledge, it's not explicitly confirmed to be Nagisa's backstory (as it's an early production note for Charlotte, not more) but the fandom pretty much took it up as canon. The note mentions she made her wish in a hospital, her mother was terminally ill. She's one of the youngest magical girl, estimated 8, and had a taste for cheese stuff, but her favourite was her mothers cheesecake. So she actually wished to have tasty cheesecake with her mother once more...... after eating the cake together, her mother died right after. Not only did her mother just die, she also realized she could've cured her mother. (similar to Mami's regrets about not saving her parents too) She then turned into a witch. Fuck Kyubey
Spider lillies grow on graves and are a symbol for death it is nothing that only exists in tokio ghoul it is used everywhere in japan, in every art or whatever
Little trivia I always like to point out because the symbolism in this series and movie is freaking insane: What the familiars of Homura are saying during the movie is: 1. "Gott ist tot" by Friedrich Nietzsche which means "God is dead" 2. "Fort-da" also known as "The Reel Game" The concept was created by Sigmund Freud, and he explains it with this anecdote about his grandson: "My daughter had taken care of him personally and had with him a tender relationship. The kid had quite the character and didn't cry when she went away for a couple of hours, on the contrary, he seemed to resign easily. The kid had the habit, annoying at times, of throwing far away every single thing he could get his hand on. While doing it, he said loud and with an expression of satisfaction and interest "o-o-o-o". To both the mother's and I judgment, it meant "fort" (It's gone). The child didn't do anything else with his toys, only pretending that "they were gone". One time I made an observation that corroborate my point of view. The child had a reel made of wood attached to a thread. With great skill he threw the reel he was holding with the thread. It disappeared across the cradle and he pronounce his distinctive "o-o-o-o", and later, pulling the thread, he took the reel out of the crib again and greeted it now its return with a friendly "Da" (Here it is). That was the entire game, of disappearing and returning." In other words, the Fort-Da represents the absence and return. It helps the child understand and cope with the distress of separation, it gives the fantasy of control over the situation and at the same time denies that the absence affects them in any way since they can "disappear and appear the reel whenever they want". In Madoka Magica, the Law of the Cycle (Madoka) is represented with a wooden reel and pink thread. (If there are some spelling errors in this, I apologize. I translated this from a Spanish comment I made in other video lol)
I was wondering when somebody was going to talk about the sheer insanity behind this movie's symbolism, because there’s so much to be analyzed it's like I can never stop learning things about this movie but I LOVE IT. And what you talked about doesn't even cover some of the most obscure details about this movie, like the fact that Homura's witch form is called the nutcracker witch because just like the nutcracker couldn't fulfill his purpose being unable to Crack nuts Homura is unable to save Madoka from her ultimate destiny (It goes deeper that that but honestly I don't feel capable of explaining that in full detail xd) And the fact that Madoka Magica in general takes so many elements of Faust, it's amazing and i don't feel like I have the Big Brain to understand and explain it accordingly which is why I'm going to share a video that explains this whole stuff better than I ever could ua-cam.com/video/eN58rxp0j-M/v-deo.html she also has a previous video talking about the show and its deeper themes which I also highly recommend. In short, whatever come into future, and however you feel about the movie in general you can't deny the value this movie has on an artistic level, and whatever happens in the next movie I'll never stop appreciating all of it.
@@imorstrash8985 I agree, is insane the amount of details this movie has! I wanted to point out more but, like you said, I don't feel capable of explaining everything lol From the visuals to the soundtrack, no matter how many times I watch it there is something new to discover. Like the fact that Madoka's introduction at the start happens with ease, without the viewer noticing until she has made herself part of that world's nature (what Kyubey's description was of her arrival to the labyrinth). Thanks for the video suggestion, I will definitely check it out! I hold this movie dear for it's artistic worth, is such a delight to the eye and ear, and I'm happy to cross paths with someone else who does the same!
I thought I was already a Madomagi connoisseur but apparently there's still more to discover. This is like the twentieth time that I find myself saying this.
2:06:42 "This is gonna sound kind of weird but I think this is one of the most romantic movies I've ever watched." That's funny because I also thought of the same thing. It's very crystal clear that Madoka Magica is not an anime about romance but the entirety of Homura's characterization, her motives and objectives and her relationship with Madoka as sole - It is not a full lie to say that, yeah, it is romantic because Homura literally did all of her actions at the end of Rebellion solely with the prospect of Love. Her dynamics with Madoka, the one she held as the most dearest to her... "This emotion is mine alone. It is for Madoka alone." Like, come on, the movie is just saying "Hey, Homura has the gay for Madoka" as if the anime hasn't made that shining, gleaming clear. It's dark, twisted, messed up, yes. It could never be in another way due to the situation Homura (and the others) live in. Puella Magi Madoka Magica isn't about romance but Rebellion shows that underneath everything, isn't all that subtle because the finale shows you the reason of why, why that happened. The pinnacle of all human emotion. More passionate than hope, far deeper than despair. Love.
I love how easily it could go either way: •Homura was plotting to pull a piece of Madoka back down to Earth all along, understood that the Madoka in her labyrinth was too limited a part of her, and waited to act until the moment she was "saved". •Homura really was putting the pieces together as she went along and only after realizing what had happened did she decide, given the chance, she'd pour all her power into reclaiming Madoka. She really did want to collapse into her self to spare the world from herself. Also love Sayaka's role in this one, and the Homura/Mami battle is the absolute best anime battle I've ever seen. Suuuuch a great experience! Thank you for sharing your experience of it with us!
Oh i remeber the first time i watched this movie and after the end i just sat on the floor for a few minutes cotemplating existence and trying to process what i'd just seen, with ocasional bouts of tears. Its just... i completely understand why homura did it! Yes it is part selfishness, she loved madoka so much she couldnt let her go! But most of it i think is really just a genuine wish for madoka to able o have a normal life! Be a normal girl! Not have to bear the burden of all the world on ber back! And I cant really blame homura for that. Did she completelly messed up the fabric of reality and became a devil for it? Yes. But she still has my full simpathy. I feel you homura. It hurts so much but i get it.
Just some scattered thoughts that popped up throughout this immaculate viewing experience 1. How long did it take you to notice Kyubey wasn't speaking? 2. I love this whole series, but Mami vs Homura could singlehandedly justify its existence. Raw natural talent vs what should be an impossible amount of experience 3. Madoka: "I could never bear doing something that would take me away from everyone" Kyubey: "By the way, that definitely was the real Madoka you pulled into this world" Homura: "Aight, demon powers activate" 4. Gotta love the sound of children chanting "Muerte" and "Gott ist tot" 5. 2:08:32 Being Incubator is suffering
Strong cosign on point #3. People will often complain about how "Madoka didn't have her memories" when she told Homura that, but that's literally the whole point of the scene: That deep down Madoka wouldn't have sacrificed her existence and left behind everyone she loves if she felt she didn't have to. Homura even confirms this at the end of the scene when she says "When the time comes, you can make that decision. You're stronger than you know." And for anyone not convinced that Madoka wasn't exactly living her best life as a God, I suggest you read the lyrics from the ep 1-2 ending "Mata Ashita" which is sung from Madoka's perspective (by her VA) post-series lamenting the life she lost after becoming a God. Hell, even the concept movie for the Rebellion sequel directly states that Madoka missed her old life and that Homura "took pity on God" by pulling her back down to Earth.
Little wonder why Homura would have the fan nickname of Homucifer. And I do not know if this is a coincidence: Akemi Homura's name translates to "Flame of Beautiful Dawn", which is somewhat synonymous to the many transliterations of Lucifer’s name (Morning Star, Son of the Morning and Light Bringing being possible transliterations)!
i was so hyped when i saw Shark react to this. I love this movie. I've seen it maybe 4-5 times by now and I dont get sick of it. I love picking up new details every time. Akuma Homura is the best addition to the series and a perfect compliment to Madokami. It's such a beautiful and tragic love story, it's really what happens when you not only worship a goddess but LOVE her. On a personal level. It's just all the more tragic because the original madoka wanted to be a normal girl and didn't want to die that way. BUt the original madoka is lost and the Kami madoka is just a concept. Even as a devil, Homura can never realistically have her wish granted. -
I have been enthralled with PMMM and Rebellion is my favorite fictional story ever. Your reaction was by far the most perceptive one I have seen, and I have seen ALOT of reactions (probably around 20) When I watched this initially I was so astounded I immediately started it again to see what I missed. This movie really showed me what symbolism and themes could do in a well crafted story. I never thought I would look up flower meanings to see how it ties in with anime, but I did. It was very satisfying to see your reaction as you understood a lot more than many other youtubers, and since you understood more you validated many things I have noticed in my head.
Great reaction! I have seen this movie now 4 or 5 times, and it's among my favorite movies of all time. It didn't start out that way though, I missed quite a bit on my first watch. Most notably, I kinda didn't realize the reason (or trigger) for what Homura did in the very end: that conversation between Madoka and Homura near the end, where Madoka says that she could never imagine doing something that would take her away from everything and everyone she loved. Homura's take away from this is that Madoka at the end of the series did not really do that wish to basically sacrifice herself because she truly wanted to; she probably felt that she was the only one who could fix everything and felt she had to. That means for Homura, that she should have stopped Madoka from making that wish, as she now knows that Madoka's true desire is to just live a happy, normal life with her friends and family. And Kyubey confirms that the Madoka in this movie is actually the real Madoka, not some illusion dreamt up by Homura's witch - I think that this is the final trigger where Homura decided to do what she did. There are a lot of other things that are easily missable (at least for me lol), like how Mami from the beginning of that scene in her apartment tagged Homura with a ribbon - she was suspicious of Homura's changed behaviour and look. She then sent a ribbon clone (!) of herself and that clone at least matched badass Homura in a fight. Also, I noticed that after that very wholesome moment between Sayaka and Kyouko, where Sayaka says she regretted leaving Kyouko behind when she died, Sayaka's witch (Octavia von Seckendorff) suddenly has a giant version of Kyouko's spear as a weapon, instead of Sayaka's swords. There probably are a ton more little things like this in the movie, and I'm certain that I haven't noticed all of them. Superb movie, I cannot wait for the sequel movie Walpurgisnacht: Rising!
I'm so terrified the 4th movie will make Homura out to be a villain and nothing more. I also have to admit I don't see how they can make a satisfying follow-up to Rebellion, because this movie really is something special. But hopefully my worries end up unfounded.
Right? The entire start of this movie, I was thinking either "what the hell" or just waiting for the ball to drop. xD I already loved Homura, but this movie really nailed it on her being my absolute favorite. The way she was willing to become the devil and change the entire universe again just to save Madoka from her own self-sacrifice. Its very fitting, beautiful, and tragic all at once. And she didn't entirely destroy the principle of the circle. Just written a new part by taking the piece of the Principle that was Human Madoka.
This is literally my favorite movie ever. It's so perfect and it's such a good way to continue the anime. You're also completely right about the fact that Akuma Homura is just really hot and her outfit is amazing xD I also like the addition of Nagisa aka Bebe. The Magical Girl that despaired, turned into Charlotte and died as a Witch. And would eventually become a part of the Law of Cycles. One of Kamidoka's personal assistants
I always felt like when Homura is in the depths of her Witch form and everyone's trying to save her, and she says "please stop, I _have_ to die here in this world!", it's because she knows what she'll end up doing to Madoka if she is fully freed and gets to see her again. It's the last plea of the last little good bit of her left trying to stop herself from doing something terrible, by dying before she has a chance to do it.
No, but for real. Like how the first quarter of the movie was relatively lighthearted while the first quarter of the series was also the same. If Madoka Magica deconstructs magical girls (arguable), then Rebellion is a deconstruction of Madoka Magica.
"WELCOME TO CINEMA" When this movie came out in...2013, it was at the furthest theater possible. I lived in the southern part of Ohio at the time and the closest showing was in Cleveland, at the very northern end of Ohio. Thankfully, 4chans /a/ board (back when 4chan was good [it was never good]) had threads discussing possible car pooling and group theater watches. *I got in a car with 3 strangers from 4chan to go watch this movie*. This video came across my suggested and while I was unsure (since most 'reactions' are kinda...bad), I bit the bullet. Gotta say, being able to see someone not only have a legitimate reaction to something but show it IN FULL too is nice. Some of the things you said made me laugh cause of what happens later, and I couldn't wait to see your face when THAT happened. As someone who's basically had this series bouncing in his head for over a decade and only recently dethroned as tippity top favorite, though this upload is over a year old now, welcome to the madness of Rebellion. I had a Japanese camrip downloaded on my PC for a month before seeing it in theaters cause I knew I would be watching it multiple times just to fully understand everything. And yes, Madoka is love.
I'm amazed you were able to put the whole movie up with full visuals and sound without it being taken down. I'm glad you liked it though. I also think it's amazing. I'm kind of worried every time I watch a reaction to it because I don't know how people will take the "twist" if you want to call it that. I'm kind of worried about the new movie because it'll be very hard to live up to how good Rebellion is, but I would have said the same thing about Rebellion if I had been around when it was still in development. If you want more Shaft stuff you should watch some of their other series. Even outside of Madoka and Monogatari, Shaft (especially between 2006 or 2007 and 2013) does their crazy style in pretty much everything. Hidamari Sketch is one of their series I feel is the peak of Shaft's craft, and manages to show off perfectly Shaft's style despite being a down to earth slice of life series. The character designer for Madoka also happens to be the original mangaka of Hidamari Sketch, so it has a similar art and character design style (Madoka is even based on the main character of Hidamari Sketch and you can see some of the other characters look kind of similar to characters from Madoka). There's also no Hidamari Sketch reactions, so it would be nice to have one. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei's another one that goes all out with Shaft's style and I think was their first series that uses the paper cutout style you see with the witches in Madoka.
Okay but I love older anime. New ones are good too but stuff like this just hits different. I came for a rewatch by the way. I just love Rebellion and you have a great reaction. This is still my favorite anime. 😁
Loved that this was our first glimpse inside a witch and what they actually experience inside its so painful it really makes sense why Madoka nade her wish to erase them before they were born, to save them from that fate
FINALLY! The moment I've been waiting for is finally here! The Rebellion Reaction!!! Oh you're gonna love this movie, I already know before watching it. I'll come back after finishing the video. :D
So this is actually the first time I watched this movie (I dreaded this for so long and literally waited like 2 years to do this), and got damn, despite the fact that i have been spoiled/spoiled myself on a lot of things, this was still a mindbreaking 10/10. Best anime movie.
I kind of figured you'd be one of those people who caught on to Homura being a witch pretty much from the beginning, but the thing I love about this movie is it seems like NO ONE can predict the ending where Homura basically turns evil. Madoka Magica is a solid 8/11 for me, and maybe that seems shockingly low but I think it's just cause series like this aren't my typical type of anime. But man, this movie really sold me, I thought it really brought the show together and just made me love Homura even more. Characters with such devotion always stick with me forever, the ones that never truly waver in their goals. I'd honestly be happy if the show ended here, even if the ending is technically bad and tragic. Awesome reaction Shark, can't wait to see what you do next :)
Loved your reaction man. This series, especially this movie mean so much to me. I really hope I get to watch the next movie with you too. Whenever that’ll be
Well, hope you’re prepared for the (eventual) madoka magica 4th movie lol, there’s actual a proof of concept trailer if you ever wanna check it out for yourself.
This anime is just mind blowing. Idk how anyone can dislike this show. Everything about it is just perfect. Not to say it doesn't have flaws, of course it does. But it's perfect in a sense that I don't know how they could have possibly made it better. One of the best anime ever made.
I'm going to be honest here, i really don't want a next movie to be out, i loved how "happy"/tragic this ending was, it was the perfect ending to a story such as Madoka Magica and i have the fear that the next movie is going to ruin it by making a more happy ending for everyone.
Ego: Cancer Sun and Libra 8th House. Look at her eyes 2:00:12 its a sun and she has yellow ribbons on her hair.In the ground you can even see a sun 32:56 can see mamis color on her eye.
this is the most enjoyable madoka reaction videos ever. Thanks for giving us such a good rewatching experience. Im Curious, have you seen the latest movie trailer? you should make a reaction video for it.
I absolutely adore the ending to this movie. It's the culmination of everything this series has been leading up to until that point and it's oh so satisfying! In the end Homura really did give everyone what they wanted. Sure, the universe is a little cursed around the edges but all in all, that seems like a pretty good deal, especially when thinking about the alternatives.. Also, I love how, in a way, Madoka and Homura are finally equals, both being kind of gods. It's always been one protecting the other and, at the moment it's still Homura protecting Madoka but now we finally have the foundation for both of them having a relationship on equal terms. If anything, that's the thing I want them to explore most if they really do end up making another movie.
The original concept trailer for Movie 4 came out in 2015, I am so elated that its finally actually being produced. Im sure the Spin off Magia record is fine but i could never get into it simply because the twist in the main series was so major i couldn't care about anything else
How much does this anime foreshadow? Just as a reminder, near the beginning of episode 2, Sayaka looks up and sees Homura and says: "Speak of *the devil* ..." At the end of the movie: "There is one thing I will never forget, that you Homura Akemi are *a demon* " Also every time I watch the scene of goddess Madoka coming down to bring Homura away, and Homura LITERALLY turns her face away from the light and towards the darkness as she smiles...I just can't keep a straight face. Unending symbolism.
The prediction that I would find your channel randomly 2 years after you posted this was eerily spot on. Do you have devil powers by chance? Pretty suspicious :)
I'm glad to see him give Shaft their due and they deserve it, but I hope he knows that Gekidan Inu Curry is responsible for the witch's art style unique to this series. I was actually shocked by his intelligent predictions in the series and in the movie.
Every time I come across a reaction video I end up watching a good 10-20 minutes without noticing. This time I went through the entire thing again. This is a movie you can always rewatch
Yasss!! Been waiting for this reaction!! Also I'm a little jelly you got the Figure! Been hoping one day I get both her and homura * plus another one coming soon* ( from Magia record) [Update] manage to get Akuma Homura!
Yeah I used to watch his reactions when I was a kid and it's wild being an adult now and seeing all the weird stuff like why are you calling homura and mami hot they're like 14?? 😭😭
You're so lucky that you got to enjoy this movie *only* now! You have the privilege to know that there's a continuation coming out eventually when you went into this one :D Unlike most of us who have watched the movie years ago and waited desperatedly to hear about an announcement, for so long that I actually thought we wouldn't ever get one. I'm super excited for Rebellion 2.0, because I have literally no idea how this one could go. I wonder if the new movie is gonna be related to the Madoka Magica Concept Movie that was released in 2016.
Homura is evil, she even states it herself, but the reasons behind her actions are all understandable. Not good at all but understandable. I just love my characters with conflict.
That was a fantastic reaction!! So perceptive and so lively. It's so clear you were into it as much as me in the past. I also think "romantic" is a very good description of this movie!!
The fact that Sayaka calls Homura "Transfer student" is a dead ringer she is the Sayaka from the original timeline. Or at least she gained enough memories, being part of the Cycle and all, to know Homura's timeline and how she treated her there, to give her enough hints that she is really the witch. And oh my god, literally stabbing her heart out to summon Oktavia, and this time conducting the orchestra and controlling her. What a badass. Damn, she is becoming my favorite character in this series.
Walpurgisnacht Rising will be airing. The story continues after the events of Rebellion. It's been 10 years since Rebellion came out. Hopefully this year we'll get more news and maybe another trailer of the sequel.
Many people think sayaka's weapon is her sword but we all know her real weapon is the fire extinguisher
Homura's name means fire-
Sayaka’s true power is the ability to make every situation into pessimism.
@@heatherv3417 her soul gem became tainted when she found out she's "a zombie" leading her to depression, her soul gem becoming tainted made her helpless she would refuse homura and anyone to cleanse it. she just wanted to die already if she's only alive just to fight witches.
when ur soul gem is blackened you can't help but have dark and intrusive thoughts, in "a different story" manga, kyokos soul gem darkened and "she forgot how to use her magic" so yeah, soul gem running out of juice actually DOES affect you psychologically. and as if grief seeds are ur anti depressant pill. if i was sayaka and things simply looks that way id rather give up earlier than she would and crush my soul gem.
LMAOOOOOOO
there are two wolves inside Homura.
One is mentally ill.
the other is gay
And they don’t like each other. Or they love each other. It could go either way.
@AsphaltOGG they wont admit that they have a crush
Fun Fact: If you look at the bottom right corner of the screen when Mami walks past Homura to get more tea you can see her attach a ribbon to Homura's leg.
Homura's sudden change in behavior and questions about Bebe already aroused Mami's suspicions, but when Homura asked for more tea, Mami looks down at her cup and sees that it isn't empty.
Just one of the many scenes that makes this movie a masterpiece. The attention to detail from start to finish is so dense that you'll probably find something new each rewatch.
Also at 1:00:36 you can see where Mami makes a clone in the dust when her soul gem flower pattern appears on her right leg.
I swear, Mami in the series gets the short end of the stick so badly they made her fantastic in Rebellion. Between her noticing Homura's behavior, managing to keep up with her guns and making frigging ribbon clones.
That's great. I've seen this movie a bunch of times and never caught that.
@@HotDogTimeMachine385 Mami not only managed to keep up with Homura, but she had her at the defensive all fight even tho Homura was the instigator.
Holy shit, I never noticed this!!!
Awesome insight! When it comes to facts about Mami, you’re a head of everyone else.
I think Rebellion is about as close as you can get to a perfect movie sequel. It follows the logical plot and character progression, answering the questions left by the series. It expands on the themes of the series and gives you a new perspective on the whole. It defies expectations while making perfect sense in continuity. It gives each main character an important and endearing role to play. And the visual storytelling and soundtrack are just flawless. It does everything a sequel should with breathtaking execution. 10/10 film.
Watched the entire video, I'm SO happy you are in the "rebellion is a masterpiece" crowd. It has such excellent rewatch value, I've seen this movie like 40 times at this point, I'm obsessed with it. Loved all your reactions 🙏
Yes, Rebellion is great! And now I'm going to rewatch his reaction a bunch.
It's such a shame so many don't like it. Because of the ending with Homura, but I think that it's the logical conclusion of her character.
@@Ruby-lu3xb Anyone who thinks otherwise either doesn't understand Rebellion or doesn't understand Homura.
I went to watch the opening scene yesterday ended up watching everything
@@NRobbi42 homura is selfish of course she'd do whatever she could to have madoka forever
@@BunPrince Brother, she was literally willing to die in the labyrinth as a witch if it meant saving Madoka. Hell, if she really just wanted Madoka all to herself, then why did the ideal world she created in the labyrinth involve everyone being friends and getting along? She wasn't just obsessing over Madoka 24/7.
so i think it's important to remember that while homura _is_ now a being of unfathomable cosmic power, she's also a melodramatic teenage girl from a Catholic school.
I frequently see people misunderstanding Homura's motivations in the ending as her being possessive and controlling of Madoka, and while she is undeniably unhealthily obsessive, she's not trying to claim Madoka for herself. Her overriding motivation is for Madoka to live a happy, normal life. She'd _like_ to be involved in that life, but that's secondary.
Her labyrinth was absolutely _full_ of symbolism about how much she hates herself, and this absolutely informs her own description of herself at the end. Of _course_ a teen girl from a Catholic background with severe psychological trauma and self-loathing issues, (plus _probably_ some internalized homophobia let's be real) would consider herself evil and demonic.
On a more fun note, yeah this movie is extremely good for kyouko/sayaka shipping.
I like your commentary but I'm genuinely curious as to where you got "Catholic" school from the school in the series and how does that affect Homura since I'm not entirely sure that religious trauma was part of the reason why she's like this. Also curious as to where internalized homophobia comes in? I don't really see that in Homura
@@skrrskrr5386I believe she says it when she talks about her early life in the original series, before the time loops. Although it’s a double meaning because in Japan the only Catholic schools that really exist are orphanages. So it’s implying that she’s an orphan
well internalised homophobia is a headcanon at this point, i mean of course she's gay, but we never actually have seen her showing hatred to herself on that basis. And unfortunately we will likely not to get a direct explicit "yeah of course she's gay" moment so internalised homophobia will not be touched because how this is frown upon in japan to this day. I still hope we'll get a kiss between her and madoka at least on the cheek maybe?:( unfortunately it will likely never going to happen
@@legoboy468 Yes. Its in the very first episode where Homura shows ups to class for the first time and the students are bombaring her with questions and one of the students asks Homura which school she went too and Homura says that she went to a Catholic school in Tokyo.
I don't think Homura actually planned this from the beginning. Her talk with Madoka in the flower field made her realize that Madoka never really wanted to be a god and that she should've stopped her from making that decision, and that's why she breaks part of her off the Law of Cycles - to give her a chance at a normal life. Because, as she says in the end, she will never stop wishing for a world where Madoka can be happy, even at the cost of Madoka hating her.
It's also worth noting that Homura's original plan was to just die in the labyrinth to protect Madoka, and even then, that wasn't until Kyubey confirmed that she was in fact the *real* Madoka since Homura still had her doubts up to that point which is why she said "so, that really was..."
Ultimately there was really no way to protect Madoka without subjugating the incubators since they wouldn't just give up after confirming the Law of Cycles existed as Madoka.
Homura: _I'll never let you incubators touch Madoka again!_
Kyubey: _Would you give up your only salvation just for that?_
Turns out the answer was yes.
@@NRobbi42 YOU GET IT! I always think back to that scene when people claim Homura is selfish and only wants Madoka to herself. Because if that was the case, she would have just let herself be taken into the Law of Cycles to be with Madoka. Instead she resolved to die in despair, cut off from Madoka forever, to keep Kyubey from getting to her. And when she saw an actual chance to protect Madoka's happiness and safety she took it, fully knowing Madoka would hate her for it. She is NOT doing this for her own gain.
@@perludo7917 I mean, in the sense that she wants nothing more than to protect Madoka in her own eyes (which is literally what she wished for💁♂️) then yeah, you could argue that she was acting in service of her own desires, but arguing where the line between altruism and self-service exists kinda misses the point of the movie.
@@NRobbi42 oh for sure, what I meant is that she didn't do what she did "because she just wanted to be with Madoka" like a lot of people think
@@perludo7917 Exactly, and this is symbolized in the epilogue where everything including the moon (which was symbolic of Madoka throughout the movie) is split in half while Homura is sitting alone in a chair leaning towards the edge. This mirrors the "Luminous" opening where she and Madoka are sitting next to each other.
Fun fact: Sayaka uses a fire extinguisher as a weapon exactly once in the main series, once in Rebellion, and once in the Magia Record anime.
One of the first episodes could also count yeah ? When Homura tried to kill the incubator and she helped Madoka escape with it by using a fire extinguisher.
@@Tacticaviator7 That's what I was referring to.
Ah, I thought Rebellion reffered to this movie only not the whole main series, my bad.
@@Tacticaviator7 You still didn't get it. Once in main series, another time in Rebellion and again in Magia Record. Total is three times, main series, 3rd movie and side series
@@varvariiin Ye I realised, the wording just made me brain fart for a longer period of time compared to the usual.
The cake song in the opening act is so full of symbolisms and foreshadowing for the entire movie... I LOVE IT!
I'm lifting this from another comment section, so credits to that person:
Sayaka: Calls herself the raspberry, raspberries can be bittersweet and also have healing properties, fitting to how she herself was bittersweet during the main anime, when she declares she's not the cake, she covers her face, symbolizing the shame she felt when she learned the truth of magical girls and how she saw herself as an ugly monster.
Kyoko: Calls herself the apple, they've been her signature favorite food, in fact that's what you see eating most during the main anime AND during this movie, she had a bag full of apples when she showed Sayaka the church where she and her father lived, guess it also symbolizes original sin, aka her own wish for food and not starve was the sin that cost her family their lives. Extra fun note, Sayaka says the cake is red and sweet to segway into Kyoko, so you can throw in their relationship as an extra :P
Mami: Calls herself the cheese, this one is more straightforward, her main color is yellow, and it's confirmed the reason Charlotte/Bebe ate her in the main anime was because she thought Mami was literal cheese, notice she says the cheese is round to segway into Homura, fittingly enough, the table the girls are sitting at is spinning COUNTER-clockwise!
Homura: Calls herself the pumpkin, this one is so obvious, yet so subtle, pumpkins being associated to Halloween, witches and whatnot, basically telling us the truth of this whole world right before we even begun questioning it, which takes us to what she calls the sweet cake...
Madoka: Calls herself the melon, "when melon splits it creates a sweet dream", what does Homura do to Madokami? She splits her in two, creating her own sweet dream, then the girls say this dream is a bittersweet one, this sweet ideal world takes a turn for the bitter as Homura learns the truth of her own fate, then they say the table has the "cat's dream", Kyubei is technically a cat, and his dream is to learn the existence of the law of cycles to hopefully control it.
This movie as a whole is so full of symbolism with each twist and turn... I'm glad you loved it!
Rasberry: fruits of Ilusion
Apple: fruits of sins
Cheese: Food of happyness(Also in money)
Pumpkin: Vegetal of Witches
Melon: fruits of gods
Its song is dedicated to mami as bebe as her companion
Kyubey's vacant eyeball stare really reminds me of the homophobic dog meme. Which is funny bc he literally says "i don't think that's natural" to homura
#CancelKyubey?
homuraphobic
stupid ass demon raccoon, can handle entropy but cannot handle the gayness 🙄🙄
Homura is so gay. we all know it
@@jordandwiggins1026#KyubeyisOverParty
Homura Akemi... her name means the Fire of Daybreak... of Dawn.
Morningstar.
We should have seen it coming, but none did. The foreshadowing is insane.
It wasn't planned but great coincidence
"I wanna fucking die" so does Homura and that's why we keep waiting for the damn to fucking burst!!! It's been like a decade!
So... Mami got killed early in the show but she is canonically possibly the most skilled magical girl in the franchise. Her weapons are ribbons, not guns! Her ribbon manipulation is so skillful she creates muskets out of them! She fought Homura while making sure none of her bullets hit Bebe. Her aim is so good she sniped bullets out of air. AND THAT WAS A CLONE THE ENTIRE TIME.
Yeah, Sayaka has healing hax, Kyoko is savage, Madoka is God, Homura has time hax, and Mami? She's just good. She might be my least favorite, but her skill is something else.
While you are right about mami being extremely skilled, you also have to consider, homura matched all of mami's shots, her whole power as a magical girl, with nothing more than regular weaponry. time cheat powers aside, her raw experience and training easily puts her on par with mami
@@mateschneller9497 I would say Mami matched Homura not the other way around. Homura was trying to shoot Bebe so Mami had to shoot her bullets. You also have to consider that Homua has automatic weapons, just shooting bullets everywhere, while Mami has one bullet per musket. Homura can just press a button and spray bullets.
I know you could make an even fight between all the girls, and argue Homura or Mami is the strongest, but in this case the movie really wants to show how badass Mami is. Probably as an apology for how poorly the show treats her lol. Gets killed off first AND has a mental breakdown in the time loop.
It wasn't a clone the entire time. She swapped out the clone in the middle of the fight while smoke was clearing. Which honestly is probably more impressive
I love the detail of the guns being ribbons. We can see it when she does her tiro finale
Probably the best Rebellion reaction I've ever seen. You called out so many things in advance, but your reaction to the few you hadn't expected were perfect.
Walpurgisnacht rising sequel is still under development.
Of course he is our homura chan
The Incubators becoming Homura's slaves at the end is certainly something 0-0
I LOVE how Homura punishes the incubators by not only making them do the work that magical girls once did, but also making them able to feel emotion. Like yeah, this is what you’d been making the magical girl feel all these years.
What Homura says to Madoka just before she's broken out of the isolation field, "And if I had to go so far as to *betray that wish* yes, I knew I could shoulder *any sin* " "No matter what *I became* , I knew I'd be fine with it" outright foreshadowing her "betraying" Madoka's wish to save all magical girls and bearing the "sin" of defiling a god and becoming a demon.
Also let's be real here and agree that this movie is utterly gorgeous, fully capturing Madoka Magica's unique style.
Bebe: "I just wanted to eat cheese one more time"
Mami: "I am the cheese"🎶
*Mami x Nagisa aka Bebe yuri intensifies*
This gives me
- "Sorry, I'm late, I had to do stuff."
- "I'm stuff." vibes xD
@@HomuHomu310 bebe is 9 wtf
@@haewon.polarbear Hey man if it worked in Happy Sugar Life, it can work here
@@HomuHomu310 Yeah no Nagisa is too young.
Besides Iv always liked the idea that Mami is Aromantic just cause it'd be funny to see her being clueless while Madoka, Sayaka, Homura and Koyoko are all being their super gay selves.
The great thing about this show and movie is that you get something new out of it every time. There's just so much going on. I've lost track of the number of times I've watched the show and movie, but I never picked up on the fact that Homura could rewrite the universe because her karmic destiny was every bit as strong as Madoka's karmic destiny. I can't believe I've missed that after rewatching the show and movie so many times! Really enjoyed your reaction!
You can even see in episode 11 how Homura is depicted being bound by the same strings of fate as Madoka was.
If Homura wished to be "strong enough to protect Madoka", then logically she would become stronger than a God in Rebellion if she believed Madoka wasn't "protected".
1:48:56 I'm actually impressed Shark caught that on a first watch since a lot of people miss it completely
@@nigelrobinson5304 Yeah it makes perfect sense. It's just one of those things that I somehow overlooked over and over again.
Edit: I'm not the only one. One of the biggest criticisms of rebellion is that ending. I was always of the opinion that it made sense thematically but it did bother me that I didn't have an explanation for it within the context of the story. Which is why it feels so absurd that this just never occurred to me. I took Kyubey at his word that Madoka was the central figure in each of those timelines and that's why her karmic fate was so insane without ever considering what that would do for Homura who created those timelines. I think what fooled me was that Homura never exhibited abnormal strength as a magical girl. Time control is an OP power, but not on the level of what Madoka could do. Of course, a magical girl's power is determined at the moment she becomes a magical girl so it makes sense that Homura would only exhibit her true strength once she ceased to be a magical girl.
@@featherton3381 Precisely. This is even visualized in Homura's transformation sequence.
If you remember in ep 12, before Madoka could fully ascend to "godhood" she had to destroy her own curse-blackened soul gem which caused her to cease existing. In Rebellion, Homura shatters her own tainted soul gem in her mouth and it's reborn as the "Soul Orb". Only then, is she fully reborn as Akuma Homura.
Kyubey even said it himself in the labyrinth: "The existence known as Akemi Homura has reached its conclusion."
@@NRobbi42 I had a slightly different interpretation of that. My thought was that Madoka became a god the moment her soul gem was created. She rewrote the laws of the universe because her wish contradicted the current laws (Madoka-verse time travel seems to be multiverse which means that if Madoka traveled back in time to kill a witch, the timelines would split into one in which the witch died and another in which Madoka never went back to so no matter how many witches she killed, more would be created). So to kill every witch in all time and in every universe, she literally had to rewrite the laws of the universe so that witches had always been destroyed at the moment of creation. Her killing her witch self was the final blow that ensured that she couldn't even be a part of the new universe, since killing herself and absorbing her own curses (plus the curses of every witch she had killed) would quickly create a massive logical contradiction (infinite curses).
My perspective is that there are two transitions every magical girl goes through. First, when Kyubey grants a girl's wish, her soul gem is created and her magical strength as a magical girl is determined by the power of her hope and her karmic destiny at that time. This is when Madoka became a god, while Homura was only slightly above average in magical strength (above Sayaka, below Mami). The second transition is when hope turns to despair and the soul gem shatters, turning the magical girl into a witch. This is kind of what happened with Homura, but thanks to Kyubey preventing her soul gem from shattering and I guess the strength of her karmic fate, she was able to access her twisted love and become demon. Unlike Madoka, she didn't rewrite the universe to avoid logical contradictions. It's kind of hard to tell, but it sounds like she instead rewrote the universe to allow herself to gain absolute control over a portion of it, where she could trap the original Madoka and everyone she cared about in an ironically witch-like fashion.
Fun Fact at the start we hear Madoka whispering. You have to rip the audio to actually hear whats being said, which thankfully someone did.
Madoka:
Once upon a time, in the distant future, Girls made a deal with beings that came from another planet. For having any single wish be granted, Magical powers would be bestowed and they would fight frightening monsters. Girls from all kinds of worlds had their wishes granted to them and a countless number of girls fought with monsters. Before long, all of them came to use up all their power. To the girls that possessed magic, a secret rumor makes its rounds. When they disappear from this world, a magical god will come and guide all magical girls to a wonderful land. A wonderful land where there is nothing to hate or be sad about.
the thing about this is that it tells us that LoC is a rumor or Uwasa, something from MR which was being made at the same time as this movie, fused with Madoka. the Thing about Uwasas fused with people, is that they can only be unfuse by a person who has a clear understanding/mental image of the fuse person. Telling us Homura truely knows/understands Madoka and her thoughts.
Bebe is canonically the magical girl that turned into Charlotte as a witch, BTW.
For full disclosure, Bebe -> Nickname, original girl name Nagisa Momoe.
To my knowledge, it's not explicitly confirmed to be Nagisa's backstory (as it's an early production note for Charlotte, not more) but the fandom pretty much took it up as canon.
The note mentions she made her wish in a hospital, her mother was terminally ill. She's one of the youngest magical girl, estimated 8, and had a taste for cheese stuff, but her favourite was her mothers cheesecake. So she actually wished to have tasty cheesecake with her mother once more...... after eating the cake together, her mother died right after. Not only did her mother just die, she also realized she could've cured her mother. (similar to Mami's regrets about not saving her parents too) She then turned into a witch.
Fuck Kyubey
Spider lillies grow on graves and are a symbol for death it is nothing that only exists in tokio ghoul it is used everywhere in japan, in every art or whatever
I always make a joke about how mami vs homura is like kakyoin vs dio if it was fair. Mami literally does the same string net and i love it
Oh damn, that's a fantastic comparison.
So basically if Dio timestop was ACTUALLY 5 seconds.
This is a FANTASTIC comparison, no way!!!
Yep, next movie winter 2024.
Where.😊
Winter 2025 now ;u;
1:42:47 - "Oh, Homura, we understand your pain"
Homura - And I took that personally
Little trivia I always like to point out because the symbolism in this series and movie is freaking insane:
What the familiars of Homura are saying during the movie is:
1. "Gott ist tot" by Friedrich Nietzsche which means "God is dead"
2. "Fort-da" also known as "The Reel Game"
The concept was created by Sigmund Freud, and he explains it with this anecdote about his grandson:
"My daughter had taken care of him personally and had with him a tender relationship. The kid had quite the character and didn't cry when she went away for a couple of hours, on the contrary, he seemed to resign easily.
The kid had the habit, annoying at times, of throwing far away every single thing he could get his hand on. While doing it, he said loud and with an expression of satisfaction and interest "o-o-o-o". To both the mother's and I judgment, it meant "fort" (It's gone). The child didn't do anything else with his toys, only pretending that "they were gone".
One time I made an observation that corroborate my point of view.
The child had a reel made of wood attached to a thread. With great skill he threw the reel he was holding with the thread. It disappeared across the cradle and he pronounce his distinctive "o-o-o-o", and later, pulling the thread, he took the reel out of the crib again and greeted it now its return with a friendly "Da" (Here it is).
That was the entire game, of disappearing and returning."
In other words, the Fort-Da represents the absence and return.
It helps the child understand and cope with the distress of separation, it gives the fantasy of control over the situation and at the same time denies that the absence affects them in any way since they can "disappear and appear the reel whenever they want".
In Madoka Magica, the Law of the Cycle (Madoka) is represented with a wooden reel and pink thread.
(If there are some spelling errors in this, I apologize. I translated this from a Spanish comment I made in other video lol)
I was wondering when somebody was going to talk about the sheer insanity behind this movie's symbolism, because there’s so much to be analyzed it's like I can never stop learning things about this movie but I LOVE IT. And what you talked about doesn't even cover some of the most obscure details about this movie, like the fact that Homura's witch form is called the nutcracker witch because just like the nutcracker couldn't fulfill his purpose being unable to Crack nuts Homura is unable to save Madoka from her ultimate destiny (It goes deeper that that but honestly I don't feel capable of explaining that in full detail xd) And the fact that Madoka Magica in general takes so many elements of Faust, it's amazing and i don't feel like I have the Big Brain to understand and explain it accordingly which is why I'm going to share a video that explains this whole stuff better than I ever could ua-cam.com/video/eN58rxp0j-M/v-deo.html she also has a previous video talking about the show and its deeper themes which I also highly recommend.
In short, whatever come into future, and however you feel about the movie in general you can't deny the value this movie has on an artistic level, and whatever happens in the next movie I'll never stop appreciating all of it.
@@imorstrash8985 I agree, is insane the amount of details this movie has!
I wanted to point out more but, like you said, I don't feel capable of explaining everything lol
From the visuals to the soundtrack, no matter how many times I watch it there is something new to discover. Like the fact that Madoka's introduction at the start happens with ease, without the viewer noticing until she has made herself part of that world's nature (what Kyubey's description was of her arrival to the labyrinth).
Thanks for the video suggestion, I will definitely check it out!
I hold this movie dear for it's artistic worth, is such a delight to the eye and ear, and I'm happy to cross paths with someone else who does the same!
@Mir Ronorah I don't know if he would do it or even want to, but it would definitely be interesting to see! It has lots of things to analyze for sure
I thought I was already a Madomagi connoisseur but apparently there's still more to discover. This is like the twentieth time that I find myself saying this.
Great reaction! Why can't other anime reactors be like this? Uncut, with actual anime video, has sounds, and a reactor that actually talks.
because now adays, they have to worry about copy right claims-
@@thatgamergirlakane5962but this video is only a year old. Isn't it strange it wasn't taken out yet? like why?
The vídeo is demotized
@@sero9673 which is good cuz i can enjoy this without ads :D
2:06:42 "This is gonna sound kind of weird but I think this is one of the most romantic movies I've ever watched."
That's funny because I also thought of the same thing. It's very crystal clear that Madoka Magica is not an anime about romance but the entirety of Homura's characterization, her motives and objectives and her relationship with Madoka as sole - It is not a full lie to say that, yeah, it is romantic because Homura literally did all of her actions at the end of Rebellion solely with the prospect of Love. Her dynamics with Madoka, the one she held as the most dearest to her...
"This emotion is mine alone. It is for Madoka alone." Like, come on, the movie is just saying "Hey, Homura has the gay for Madoka" as if the anime hasn't made that shining, gleaming clear. It's dark, twisted, messed up, yes. It could never be in another way due to the situation Homura (and the others) live in.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica isn't about romance but Rebellion shows that underneath everything, isn't all that subtle because the finale shows you the reason of why, why that happened. The pinnacle of all human emotion. More passionate than hope, far deeper than despair.
Love.
I love how easily it could go either way:
•Homura was plotting to pull a piece of Madoka back down to Earth all along, understood that the Madoka in her labyrinth was too limited a part of her, and waited to act until the moment she was "saved".
•Homura really was putting the pieces together as she went along and only after realizing what had happened did she decide, given the chance, she'd pour all her power into reclaiming Madoka. She really did want to collapse into her self to spare the world from herself.
Also love Sayaka's role in this one, and the Homura/Mami battle is the absolute best anime battle I've ever seen. Suuuuch a great experience!
Thank you for sharing your experience of it with us!
Oh i remeber the first time i watched this movie and after the end i just sat on the floor for a few minutes cotemplating existence and trying to process what i'd just seen, with ocasional bouts of tears.
Its just... i completely understand why homura did it! Yes it is part selfishness, she loved madoka so much she couldnt let her go! But most of it i think is really just a genuine wish for madoka to able o have a normal life! Be a normal girl! Not have to bear the burden of all the world on ber back! And I cant really blame homura for that. Did she completelly messed up the fabric of reality and became a devil for it? Yes. But she still has my full simpathy. I feel you homura. It hurts so much but i get it.
Just some scattered thoughts that popped up throughout this immaculate viewing experience
1. How long did it take you to notice Kyubey wasn't speaking?
2. I love this whole series, but Mami vs Homura could singlehandedly justify its existence. Raw natural talent vs what should be an impossible amount of experience
3.
Madoka: "I could never bear doing something that would take me away from everyone"
Kyubey: "By the way, that definitely was the real Madoka you pulled into this world"
Homura: "Aight, demon powers activate"
4. Gotta love the sound of children chanting "Muerte" and "Gott ist tot"
5. 2:08:32 Being Incubator is suffering
Strong cosign on point #3.
People will often complain about how "Madoka didn't have her memories" when she told Homura that, but that's literally the whole point of the scene: That deep down Madoka wouldn't have sacrificed her existence and left behind everyone she loves if she felt she didn't have to. Homura even confirms this at the end of the scene when she says "When the time comes, you can make that decision. You're stronger than you know."
And for anyone not convinced that Madoka wasn't exactly living her best life as a God, I suggest you read the lyrics from the ep 1-2 ending "Mata Ashita" which is sung from Madoka's perspective (by her VA) post-series lamenting the life she lost after becoming a God.
Hell, even the concept movie for the Rebellion sequel directly states that Madoka missed her old life and that Homura "took pity on God" by pulling her back down to Earth.
@NRobbi42 Seriousness aside pitying a god is beyond funny, its something you would only do to a mob enemy in a video game
If Kaname Madoka is Magical Girl Jesus, it's only appropriate for Akemi Homura to be Magical Girl Lucifer...
Little wonder why Homura would have the fan nickname of Homucifer.
And I do not know if this is a coincidence: Akemi Homura's name translates to "Flame of Beautiful Dawn", which is somewhat synonymous to the many transliterations of Lucifer’s name (Morning Star, Son of the Morning and Light Bringing being possible transliterations)!
i was so hyped when i saw Shark react to this. I love this movie. I've seen it maybe 4-5 times by now and I dont get sick of it. I love picking up new details every time. Akuma Homura is the best addition to the series and a perfect compliment to Madokami. It's such a beautiful and tragic love story, it's really what happens when you not only worship a goddess but LOVE her. On a personal level. It's just all the more tragic because the original madoka wanted to be a normal girl and didn't want to die that way. BUt the original madoka is lost and the Kami madoka is just a concept. Even as a devil, Homura can never realistically have her wish granted. -
I have been enthralled with PMMM and Rebellion is my favorite fictional story ever. Your reaction was by far the most perceptive one I have seen, and I have seen ALOT of reactions (probably around 20) When I watched this initially I was so astounded I immediately started it again to see what I missed. This movie really showed me what symbolism and themes could do in a well crafted story. I never thought I would look up flower meanings to see how it ties in with anime, but I did. It was very satisfying to see your reaction as you understood a lot more than many other youtubers, and since you understood more you validated many things I have noticed in my head.
Great reaction! I have seen this movie now 4 or 5 times, and it's among my favorite movies of all time. It didn't start out that way though, I missed quite a bit on my first watch.
Most notably, I kinda didn't realize the reason (or trigger) for what Homura did in the very end: that conversation between Madoka and Homura near the end, where Madoka says that she could never imagine doing something that would take her away from everything and everyone she loved. Homura's take away from this is that Madoka at the end of the series did not really do that wish to basically sacrifice herself because she truly wanted to; she probably felt that she was the only one who could fix everything and felt she had to. That means for Homura, that she should have stopped Madoka from making that wish, as she now knows that Madoka's true desire is to just live a happy, normal life with her friends and family.
And Kyubey confirms that the Madoka in this movie is actually the real Madoka, not some illusion dreamt up by Homura's witch - I think that this is the final trigger where Homura decided to do what she did.
There are a lot of other things that are easily missable (at least for me lol), like how Mami from the beginning of that scene in her apartment tagged Homura with a ribbon - she was suspicious of Homura's changed behaviour and look. She then sent a ribbon clone (!) of herself and that clone at least matched badass Homura in a fight.
Also, I noticed that after that very wholesome moment between Sayaka and Kyouko, where Sayaka says she regretted leaving Kyouko behind when she died, Sayaka's witch (Octavia von Seckendorff) suddenly has a giant version of Kyouko's spear as a weapon, instead of Sayaka's swords. There probably are a ton more little things like this in the movie, and I'm certain that I haven't noticed all of them.
Superb movie, I cannot wait for the sequel movie Walpurgisnacht: Rising!
Homura is a Queen 👑 and she did nothing wrong
Here two years later :D
I do love it when my totally normal magical girl show where nothing bad happens has a effin gun fight in it.
Unrelated, but if Shark really liked Madoka's writing in general, I'm excited to see how he will react to Fate/Zero, who is the same writer.
Think he will ever play The Song of Saya?
Oh wow never knew that. Sick
I'm still rooting for penguindrum
No wonder why I love fate/zero so much. Also starting with Fate/zero is not only valid but optimal. It's good, go watch it.
Gen Urobuchi?? He also wrote Fate??
Fun fact, there will be a 4th movie released in winter of 2024, confirmed
I'm so terrified the 4th movie will make Homura out to be a villain and nothing more. I also have to admit I don't see how they can make a satisfying follow-up to Rebellion, because this movie really is something special. But hopefully my worries end up unfounded.
Right? The entire start of this movie, I was thinking either "what the hell" or just waiting for the ball to drop. xD
I already loved Homura, but this movie really nailed it on her being my absolute favorite. The way she was willing to become the devil and change the entire universe again just to save Madoka from her own self-sacrifice. Its very fitting, beautiful, and tragic all at once. And she didn't entirely destroy the principle of the circle. Just written a new part by taking the piece of the Principle that was Human Madoka.
This is literally my favorite movie ever. It's so perfect and it's such a good way to continue the anime. You're also completely right about the fact that Akuma Homura is just really hot and her outfit is amazing xD
I also like the addition of Nagisa aka Bebe. The Magical Girl that despaired, turned into Charlotte and died as a Witch. And would eventually become a part of the Law of Cycles. One of Kamidoka's personal assistants
I always felt like when Homura is in the depths of her Witch form and everyone's trying to save her, and she says "please stop, I _have_ to die here in this world!", it's because she knows what she'll end up doing to Madoka if she is fully freed and gets to see her again. It's the last plea of the last little good bit of her left trying to stop herself from doing something terrible, by dying before she has a chance to do it.
That because the Incubators knows what Madoka is and would never stop trying to capture her again.
@@prettyspectrum6371I honestly feel it’s both.
That description is such an incredible reference to the finale reaction lol.
No, but for real. Like how the first quarter of the movie was relatively lighthearted while the first quarter of the series was also the same.
If Madoka Magica deconstructs magical girls (arguable), then Rebellion is a deconstruction of Madoka Magica.
"WELCOME TO CINEMA"
When this movie came out in...2013, it was at the furthest theater possible. I lived in the southern part of Ohio at the time and the closest showing was in Cleveland, at the very northern end of Ohio. Thankfully, 4chans /a/ board (back when 4chan was good [it was never good]) had threads discussing possible car pooling and group theater watches. *I got in a car with 3 strangers from 4chan to go watch this movie*.
This video came across my suggested and while I was unsure (since most 'reactions' are kinda...bad), I bit the bullet. Gotta say, being able to see someone not only have a legitimate reaction to something but show it IN FULL too is nice. Some of the things you said made me laugh cause of what happens later, and I couldn't wait to see your face when THAT happened. As someone who's basically had this series bouncing in his head for over a decade and only recently dethroned as tippity top favorite, though this upload is over a year old now, welcome to the madness of Rebellion. I had a Japanese camrip downloaded on my PC for a month before seeing it in theaters cause I knew I would be watching it multiple times just to fully understand everything.
And yes, Madoka is love.
There is, in fact, a Homurakuma 1/8 figure that is the compliment of your Madokami.
This was such a great movie. Also I can’t wait for Puella Magi Madoka Magica the movie 4 Turning the Tide of Walpurgis.
When Homura confronts Sayaka, the water's reflection is a Witch Barrier. When Homura stops time, Octavia is visible.
This is a 🔥reaction video man. Keep up the good work!
I'm amazed you were able to put the whole movie up with full visuals and sound without it being taken down. I'm glad you liked it though. I also think it's amazing. I'm kind of worried every time I watch a reaction to it because I don't know how people will take the "twist" if you want to call it that. I'm kind of worried about the new movie because it'll be very hard to live up to how good Rebellion is, but I would have said the same thing about Rebellion if I had been around when it was still in development. If you want more Shaft stuff you should watch some of their other series. Even outside of Madoka and Monogatari, Shaft (especially between 2006 or 2007 and 2013) does their crazy style in pretty much everything. Hidamari Sketch is one of their series I feel is the peak of Shaft's craft, and manages to show off perfectly Shaft's style despite being a down to earth slice of life series. The character designer for Madoka also happens to be the original mangaka of Hidamari Sketch, so it has a similar art and character design style (Madoka is even based on the main character of Hidamari Sketch and you can see some of the other characters look kind of similar to characters from Madoka). There's also no Hidamari Sketch reactions, so it would be nice to have one. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei's another one that goes all out with Shaft's style and I think was their first series that uses the paper cutout style you see with the witches in Madoka.
I'm glad you loved Rebellion. It's usually a huge split in the community, where a lot of fans hated the movie.
Okay but I love older anime. New ones are good too but stuff like this just hits different. I came for a rewatch by the way. I just love Rebellion and you have a great reaction. This is still my favorite anime. 😁
Loved that this was our first glimpse inside a witch and what they actually experience inside its so painful it really makes sense why Madoka nade her wish to erase them before they were born, to save them from that fate
There’s a scene looking from the ground up at the sky where the space between the buildings looks like a cross.
FINALLY! The moment I've been waiting for is finally here! The Rebellion Reaction!!! Oh you're gonna love this movie, I already know before watching it. I'll come back after finishing the video. :D
Yay! I'm so glad you liked it. Also the figure you're looking for is called Devil Homura. Hope you get her soon!
YESSSS I CAN’T WAIT TO WATCH THIS IT’S GONNA BE SO GOODDDD
loved ur reaction
So this is actually the first time I watched this movie (I dreaded this for so long and literally waited like 2 years to do this), and got damn, despite the fact that i have been spoiled/spoiled myself on a lot of things, this was still a mindbreaking 10/10. Best anime movie.
Shaft really went full send with this one.
I've seen this movie a few times already, but this time I cried way too much. Great reaction.
I kind of figured you'd be one of those people who caught on to Homura being a witch pretty much from the beginning, but the thing I love about this movie is it seems like NO ONE can predict the ending where Homura basically turns evil. Madoka Magica is a solid 8/11 for me, and maybe that seems shockingly low but I think it's just cause series like this aren't my typical type of anime. But man, this movie really sold me, I thought it really brought the show together and just made me love Homura even more. Characters with such devotion always stick with me forever, the ones that never truly waver in their goals. I'd honestly be happy if the show ended here, even if the ending is technically bad and tragic. Awesome reaction Shark, can't wait to see what you do next :)
The reaction DID NOT DISAPPOINT! Hell yE
Loved your reaction man. This series, especially this movie mean so much to me. I really hope I get to watch the next movie with you too. Whenever that’ll be
Well, hope you’re prepared for the (eventual) madoka magica 4th movie lol, there’s actual a proof of concept trailer if you ever wanna check it out for yourself.
This anime is just mind blowing. Idk how anyone can dislike this show. Everything about it is just perfect. Not to say it doesn't have flaws, of course it does. But it's perfect in a sense that I don't know how they could have possibly made it better. One of the best anime ever made.
I'm going to be honest here, i really don't want a next movie to be out, i loved how "happy"/tragic this ending was, it was the perfect ending to a story such as Madoka Magica and i have the fear that the next movie is going to ruin it by making a more happy ending for everyone.
i felt the excitement coursing through me seeing this, OH MY GOSH
Ego: Cancer Sun and Libra 8th House. Look at her eyes 2:00:12 its a sun and she has yellow ribbons on her hair.In the ground you can even see a sun 32:56 can see mamis color on her eye.
I adore this movie and the series so much. I'm so glad you could react to it!!!!
So hyped for this!!!
Im so glad you're experiencing this trip of a movie!
1:52:27 Not only is there a figure of it but there is a figure of Kiss-Shot in that outfit as well from the Madogatari crossover line of figures.
this is the most enjoyable madoka reaction videos ever. Thanks for giving us such a good rewatching experience. Im Curious, have you seen the latest movie trailer? you should make a reaction video for it.
Broke: Sayaka x Kyousuke
Woke: Sayaka x Kyoko
Ascended: Sayaka x Fire Extinguisher
thanks so much!! I can never get tired of watching Rebellion reacts it seems
I absolutely adore the ending to this movie. It's the culmination of everything this series has been leading up to until that point and it's oh so satisfying!
In the end Homura really did give everyone what they wanted. Sure, the universe is a little cursed around the edges but all in all, that seems like a pretty good deal, especially when thinking about the alternatives..
Also, I love how, in a way, Madoka and Homura are finally equals, both being kind of gods. It's always been one protecting the other and, at the moment it's still Homura protecting Madoka but now we finally have the foundation for both of them having a relationship on equal terms. If anything, that's the thing I want them to explore most if they really do end up making another movie.
The original concept trailer for Movie 4 came out in 2015, I am so elated that its finally actually being produced. Im sure the Spin off Magia record is fine but i could never get into it simply because the twist in the main series was so major i couldn't care about anything else
How much does this anime foreshadow? Just as a reminder, near the beginning of episode 2, Sayaka looks up and sees Homura and says: "Speak of *the devil* ..." At the end of the movie: "There is one thing I will never forget, that you Homura Akemi are *a demon* "
Also every time I watch the scene of goddess Madoka coming down to bring Homura away, and Homura LITERALLY turns her face away from the light and towards the darkness as she smiles...I just can't keep a straight face. Unending symbolism.
The prediction that I would find your channel randomly 2 years after you posted this was eerily spot on. Do you have devil powers by chance? Pretty suspicious :)
This movie is seriously so good!! The artistic direction is just…… my brain go weeeeeee!!
Dude, your reactions are EVERYTHING. Loved this! “I wanna fucking kms” was the same thing I thought when I finished this mindfuck of a movie too lmaoo
51:40 This is my favourite Track in the entire movie.
It's called "Doubt #2"
You should watch ""Homura Did Nothing Wrong" - Madoka Magica" by The Doomer Den, it's explains the film in a very interesting way
I'm glad to see him give Shaft their due and they deserve it, but I hope he knows that Gekidan Inu Curry is responsible for the witch's art style unique to this series.
I was actually shocked by his intelligent predictions in the series and in the movie.
Every time I come across a reaction video I end up watching a good 10-20 minutes without noticing. This time I went through the entire thing again. This is a movie you can always rewatch
Oh, its nice to see you again TheFlamingShark! And reacting to my favorite movie ever? Yippee!!
Yasss!! Been waiting for this reaction!! Also I'm a little jelly you got the Figure! Been hoping one day I get both her and homura * plus another one coming soon*
( from Magia record)
[Update] manage to get Akuma Homura!
"she's so hot" THATS A MINOR!!! THATS A 14 YEAR OLD
I thought I was the only one who noticed that, like hwah?
FR
@@precuresolosu
She's a -500 years old vampire- … I mean -a mentally-grown-up ghosts of a child…-
Yeah I used to watch his reactions when I was a kid and it's wild being an adult now and seeing all the weird stuff like why are you calling homura and mami hot they're like 14?? 😭😭
You're so lucky that you got to enjoy this movie *only* now! You have the privilege to know that there's a continuation coming out eventually when you went into this one :D Unlike most of us who have watched the movie years ago and waited desperatedly to hear about an announcement, for so long that I actually thought we wouldn't ever get one. I'm super excited for Rebellion 2.0, because I have literally no idea how this one could go. I wonder if the new movie is gonna be related to the Madoka Magica Concept Movie that was released in 2016.
So sad that Kalafina no longer exists to make music for next movie.
Homura is evil, she even states it herself, but the reasons behind her actions are all understandable. Not good at all but understandable. I just love my characters with conflict.
Now the long wait begins for their new project!
1:13:00 Homura tells about events from Rebellion pre-story manga "Puella Magi Madoka Magica - Wraith Arc"
Just binged your reactions - amazing insights and analysis every episode & especially with the rebellion movie ❤
Keep Up The Good Work~!
Just arrived in time, you recorded this 2 years ago, and the new movie is coming soon. Dammit.
That was a fantastic reaction!! So perceptive and so lively. It's so clear you were into it as much as me in the past. I also think "romantic" is a very good description of this movie!!
this movie made homura one of my top 3 favorite characters
She is now in my top 3 favourite fictional characters, either at second or third place (because Guts from Berserk will always be on top).
1st time watching this movie on Sept. 25th 2023, AND I NEED THE NEXT MOVIE RIGHT FVCKING NOW!!!!!! I can’t believe this came out 10 years ago!!!!?
The fact that Sayaka calls Homura "Transfer student" is a dead ringer she is the Sayaka from the original timeline. Or at least she gained enough memories, being part of the Cycle and all, to know Homura's timeline and how she treated her there, to give her enough hints that she is really the witch.
And oh my god, literally stabbing her heart out to summon Oktavia, and this time conducting the orchestra and controlling her. What a badass.
Damn, she is becoming my favorite character in this series.
Walpurgisnacht Rising will be airing. The story continues after the events of Rebellion. It's been 10 years since Rebellion came out. Hopefully this year we'll get more news and maybe another trailer of the sequel.
Cant wait to see what you think about the next movie :D love rewatching your reaction to this