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[[Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids|I have nothing but contempt]] [[Nietzsche Wannabe|for the thing men call happiness]], [[True Art Is Angsty|and have had to push the characters I poured my heart out to create into the abyss of]] [[Tragedy]].<br /> |
[[Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids|I have nothing but contempt]] [[Nietzsche Wannabe|for the thing men call happiness]], [[True Art Is Angsty|and have had to push the characters I poured my heart out to create into the abyss of]] [[Tragedy]].<br /> |
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[[Finagle's Law|For all things in the world, if they are just left alone and paid no attention, are bound to advance in a negative direction]].<br /> |
[[Finagle's Law|For all things in the world, if they are just left alone and paid no attention, are bound to advance in a negative direction]].<br /> |
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[[Foreshadowing|No matter what we do,]] [ |
[[Foreshadowing|No matter what we do,]] [[wikipedia:Heat Death of the Universe|we can't stop the universe from getting colder, either]], and on the same principle. This world is only maintained in existence by a series of logical, common-sense processes; it can never escape the bondage of its physical laws.<br /> |
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Therefore, in order to write a perfect ending for a story [[Foreshadowing|you must possess the power to break the chain of cause and effect, invert black and white, and act in complete contradiction to the rules of the universe.]] [[The Messiah|Only a heavenly and chaste soul, a soul that resounds with genuine praise for humanity, can save the story]]; to write a story with a happy ending is a double challenge, to the author's body as well as the mind.<br /> |
Therefore, in order to write a perfect ending for a story [[Foreshadowing|you must possess the power to break the chain of cause and effect, invert black and white, and act in complete contradiction to the rules of the universe.]] [[The Messiah|Only a heavenly and chaste soul, a soul that resounds with genuine praise for humanity, can save the story]]; to write a story with a happy ending is a double challenge, to the author's body as well as the mind.<br /> |
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At some point, Gen Urobuchi lost that power. He still hasn't recovered. The "tragedy syndrome" is still continuing within me. Is this a terminal disease? Should I give up on the pure "warrior of love" that I have longed for? [[Horsemen of the Apocalypse|Or mount a pallid battle steed and reincarnate into a bearer of the plague]]... could it be that I can only create pieces that give men courage and hope in my next life? (When I wrote this, [[Alternate Character Reading|I accidentally wrote "courage" as "lingering ghosts"]]. I guess that's what I get for using [ |
At some point, Gen Urobuchi lost that power. He still hasn't recovered. The "tragedy syndrome" is still continuing within me. Is this a terminal disease? Should I give up on the pure "warrior of love" that I have longed for? [[Horsemen of the Apocalypse|Or mount a pallid battle steed and reincarnate into a bearer of the plague]]... could it be that I can only create pieces that give men courage and hope in my next life? (When I wrote this, [[Alternate Character Reading|I accidentally wrote "courage" as "lingering ghosts"]]. I guess that's what I get for using [[wikipedia:Japanese IME|IME]] -- Ah, I just wrote "IME" as "hatred"... is there no way out of this for me?)'' }} |
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{{quote| --'''[[Gen Urobuchi]]''', Afterword to Volume 1 of '''''[[Fate Zero|Fate/zero]]''''' {{spoiler|And with ''Madoka'', he finally was able to write a heartwarming story [[Reconstruction|in keeping with the above.]] [[Esoteric Happy Ending|Well... kind of.]]}}}} |
{{quote| --'''[[Gen Urobuchi]]''', Afterword to Volume 1 of '''''[[Fate Zero|Fate/zero]]''''' {{spoiler|And with ''Madoka'', he finally was able to write a heartwarming story [[Reconstruction|in keeping with the above.]] [[Esoteric Happy Ending|Well... kind of.]]}}}} |
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'''Sayaka:''' ''Why didn't you tell us?''<br /> |
'''Sayaka:''' ''Why didn't you tell us?''<br /> |
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'''Kyubey:''' ''[[You Didn't Ask|You]] [[Department of Redundancy Department|didn't ask.]] [[Show, Don't Tell|It's easier if you don't know.]] {{spoiler|Mami}} [[Locked Out of the Loop|never even found out about it.]]''|Episode 7, reviewing the events [[Wham Episode|so far]]}} |
'''Kyubey:''' ''[[You Didn't Ask|You]] [[Department of Redundancy Department|didn't ask.]] [[Show, Don't Tell|It's easier if you don't know.]] {{spoiler|Mami}} [[Locked Out of the Loop|never even found out about it.]]''|Episode 7, reviewing the events [[Wham! Episode|so far]]}} |
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{{quote|'''Kyouko:''' ''Don't worry, Sayaka. It sucks to be alone. It's okay. [[You Are Not Alone|I'll be beside you... Sayaka.]]''|Episode 9, {{spoiler|moments before Kyouko's [[Heroic Sacrifice]].}}}} |
{{quote|'''Kyouko:''' ''Don't worry, Sayaka. It sucks to be alone. It's okay. [[You Are Not Alone|I'll be beside you... Sayaka.]]''|Episode 9, {{spoiler|moments before Kyouko's [[Heroic Sacrifice]].}}}} |
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Gen Urobuchi wants to write stories that can warm people's hearts. |
--Gen Urobuchi, Afterword to Volume 1 of Fate/zero And with Madoka, he finally was able to write a heartwarming story in keeping with the above. Well... kind of. |
A “magical girl show” is a work that allows miracles to be written. For me, I think by [writing] Madoka I was able to write a “heartwarming story.” To be able to put all these different emotions into a work... that truly owes much to this vessel called the “magical girl show”.
—Gen Urobuchi, DVD/BD Volume 6 Booklet.
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Yeah, it's that kind of show.
—The little line that ends most Puella Magi Madoka Magica examples on trope pages, often potholed to Darker and Edgier or Deconstruction.
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Kyubey: You did ask me to make you a Puella Magi. You just didn't ask about the details. —Episode 7, reviewing the events so far
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Kyouko: Don't worry, Sayaka. It sucks to be alone. It's okay. I'll be beside you... Sayaka.
—Episode 9, moments before Kyouko's Heroic Sacrifice.
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" If you ever decide that your life is not too high a price to pay for saving the universe, let me know. We'll be ready."
—Kyubey
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"In our culture, the phenomena known as emotion is considered a mental disorder."
—Kyubey
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"You’re not just granting hope. You’re becoming hope itself!"
—Mami Tomoe speaking about Madoka
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"If someone says it's wrong to hope, I will tell them that they're wrong every time. I could tell them that countless times!" (After this everything changed).
—Madoka Kaname
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Don't forget. Always, somewhere, someone is fighting for you. As long as you remember her, You Are Not Alone. |