Magikano-Review (I Took TOO MANY Notes...)
13 Episodes
Ratings:
Art/Animation: B
The Art In General Is Slightly Lesser Than Maburaho,Characters Being More Generic In Details Save For a Few Of Them.The Magical And Special Effects Are Vastly Superior,However.
Story: B
Decent Enough.The Humorous Tone Gets Better And Better As The Story Progresses And It Feels a Little More Thought Out Than Maburaho Albeit There Being No Real Surprises.It Delivers What It Has Too.Tons Of Memorable Lines That I Will Quote.
Voice Acting: B
Almost The Same Cast As Maburaho With The Same Under use Of Luci Christian And Monica Rial, Each Appearing In Only a Handful Of Episodes.The Male Voice Actors Do a Better Job Overall,Especially The Hilarious Cameo By Rob Mungle as Cait Sith.Also, Greg Ayres Does a Better Job Than His Brother Chris Did In Maburaho.
Music: C
The Opening Song Is Cute But The Closing Song Is Childish And Most Of The Music Is Below Average.
Fan Service: B
I Expected MUCH More Out Of An Harem Anime.There Are Cleavage Shots And Panties As Well But The Girls Look More Like Lifeless Drawings With a "Type" Added And No True Identity.The Absence Of Nipples Hurts The Score.
I Was Very Impressed With The Humor And Great Writing For The Series.The Animation,Art,Music Were Below My Expectations.The Lack Of Any True Fan Service Nails The Coffin Of The Story.I Enjoyed It For What It Became Mid-Point,a Funny Spoof Of Other Harem Series.I Did Not Find Myself Attached To Any Of The Characters And Although Ayumi Is Quite Sexy She Simply Did Not Had Me Rooting For Her Nor Did Any Of The Interchangeable Female Protagonists.Once Again,The Male Protagonist Is Nothing More Than An Empty Shell.The Physical Resemblance To Negi Springfield (Negima!) Is Hard To Miss,Especially Since His Voice Actor Is Among The Cast Of Magikano.All Of The Characters Act Even More Childish Than In Maburaho,Despite The Fact They Are a Year Older (Class 3-B Instead Of 2-B).The Funny Quotes Do Steal The Show,Making It Unforgettable At Times.
The Series Takes Place In Sakuramori Academy And Follows The Daily Life Of Haruoh Yushikawa And His 3 Sisters.We Quickly Meet Ayumi Mamiya,"A Stranger That Only the Cherry Blossoms Seemed To Know" a Witch In a World Where Magic Does Not Exist On The Regular World But That Every Main Character Seems To Posses Even Though There Is Another "Magical World".(Are You Already Seeing Plot Holes?). The Weakling Haruoh Soon Finds Himself The Target Of a Growing Number Of Female Suitors,Despite His Lack Of Redeeming Qualities And The Apparent Maturity and Looks Of a 13 Year-Old.Will He Become a Real Man? All 3 Sisters Are Conveniently Witches And VERY Plain Looking...
The Series Features a Lot Of Single-Shot Characters That Appear Once Or a Few Times.Most Are Good, Others Are Fairly Pointless.The 2 Gay Fashion Design Experts (Thankfully The Only Offensive Material In Magikano) Do Offer 2 Of The Funniest Lines:
"You All Look Delicious!" (To The Boys-Yuck!)
"I Think Liberace Turned In His Grave."....And I Just Regurgitated....
The Principal's Parrot And The Magikano Shop Commercials Selling Various Tools Used In The Series Are All Funny.The Two Members Of The "Supernatural Science Club",Most Especially Sora,The Picture Taking Mute Midget Are Quite Amusing.During Episode 8,The Different School Teams Make An Appearance And The Soccer Club Warns The Girls:"You Have No Chance Of Defeating Those With The Power Of Balls." To Which They Reply:"Your Balls Cannot Touch Us!" Priceless.The Ping Pong Club's Ball Attacks Splatter To The Ground As Would Sperms Drops.
Some Of The Heated Exchanges Between The Girls,Usually Targeting Ayumi Are Worth Noting:
"If You Are Looking For Sympathy Look In The Dictionary After Stupid Slut!"
"Why Am I The Witch?" "Have You Ever Heard Of Typecasting, Bitch?" (Ayumi-Maiki)
"You Guys Are a Regular Bitch Trio!" (To The 3 Sisters)
"Wow! Talking Panties With The Spirit Of a Cat In Them? PETA Is Gonna Be Pissed At This."
Cait Sith (Talking Kitty Panties) When Ayumi Puts Him On Tells Her:"You Are a NATURAL Blond Too!" And Makes Comment That His Life Is Grand.When He Returns,The Pussy Notes That Ayumi Has Shaved Hers: "There Is Nothing To Hold Onto Down There..."
At One Point The Girls Say:"We Brought SEXY Back!" and "Let's Kiss ASSassin." In a Few Not So Memorable Quotes.It Still Works.
Characters:
Haruoh Yoshikawa: A Young Boy Who Has a Secret Magical Potential As His Only Saving Grave.A Very Plain,Boring Character That Lacks The "Magic" Negi Springfield And Kazuki Shikimori Have,Despite Being Older Than Both Of Them.He Wears Glasses,Cannot Swim And Is Generally Lazy And Scared.He Is The Secretary Of The Student Council But Otherwise Relies On His 3 Sisters For Everything.Only He Can Remove The Curse Placed On Ayumi.Haruoh Has 1 Or 2 Funny Lines But Is Otherwise Forgettable.Clint Bickham Voices Him Adequately.
Maiki: Haruoh's Eldest Sister.She Continually Refers To Him As "Big Brother".She Gets Jealous And Paranoid Whenever Another Girl Gets Close To His Brother.She Cooks His Meals And Lunches,Feeds Haruoh,Spoiling Him In All Things.Very Bossy,Insane And Protective Of Her Brother's Purity.Her Relationship With Him Is Well Described By Ayumi Here:"I Thought I Smelled Incest...".An Entire Episode Is Spent On The Investigation Of Her Sudden "Love" For Her Brother In Opposite To Their Past Relationship. Her Catchphrase Is "Bring It On Bitch!" and She Can Enter "Assault Magic Action On."
Chiaki: Second-Eldest Sister.Glutton That Loves Food."Her Brain Is Like a Second Stomach." Is a Line That Best Describes Her.Luci Christian's Talents Are Once Again Wasted On This Filler Role.
Fuyuno: Youngest Sister.Greedy and Cares Only Of Rating How Her Help Can Garner Future Favors.Short And Stocky.A Fat Female Really Has No Place In a Harem Series.This Role Adds Nothing To Nothing.
Ayumi Mamiyu: Ultimately The Main Character And Selling Point Of The Show,She Is a Gorgeous Blond Witch With Deep Blue Eyes,Soft Skin,Long Hair Almost Identical To Sailor Moon.She Wears Sexy And Revealing Clothes Most Of The Time With Her Signature Cat Ears To Entice Haruoh.She Ends Up Working As The Yoshikawa's Maid Because Of Family Issues,a Childhood Curse And To Further Her Goal Of Making Him a "Real Man".Her Powers As a Witch Are Potent.Jessica Boone Does An Excellent Job As The Wanton Witch.
Yuri Kuroso: The Rival Character To Ayumi,She Is The Student Council President.Every Girl Is In Love With "Big Sister";Every Boy In Love With Ayumi.She Looks Gorgeous In Some Instances With a Tall,Athletic Look.Her Blue School Uniform Conforms To Her "Moral Order" That She Reinforces Once Ayumi Becomes The Focus Of The Entire Male School Population Thanks To Hajime's "Ayami Figurines With Bouncy Cleavage Action" And Other Merchandise.The Modest,Self-Conscious Raven-Haired Beauty Vows:"I'll Take That SLUT Down...If That What's It Takes.".Their Fashion Battle Is Quite Entertaining. Another Example Of The Weakness Of The Script Is The Fact That Yuri Is ALSO a Witch (Surprise, Surprise) Although She Has a Sword She Rides And Fights With Instead Of a Broom.In Her Witch Form, Yuri Is Dressed In a Silvery-Blue Armor.Umi,The Vice President Is In Love With Her.
Marin Nijiara: The Last Contestant Vying For Haruoh's Heart,"Church Girl" Is a Witch Hunter With Chinese Buns In Her Hair And Uses a Magic-Repelling Holy Spear That Destroys Evil Auras.She Cannot Fly.She Joins Class 3-B Later On And Attempts To Please Haruoh After Failing To Destroy Ayumi.Her Teddy Bear Undies Are Quite Cute.Often Praying To God,She Wants To Save "Saint Haruoh" And Preserve His Purity.
Hajime Hario: "Rooster Head" Is a Boy Of Haruoh's Age With Red Hair And a MohawkEasily Excitable,He Is Quite Funny In His Capacity As The Supernatural Science Club.Sora,His Photograph Is Always With Him Taking Pictures Of The Girls And Using Them To Make Toys And Computer Prints.Christopher Ayres Does a Much Better Job Here Than In Maburaho.
Rika: A Female Cyborg "Elite Witch Maid" With Great Magical Powers That Is Sent To Protect Ayumi From Her Elder Sister.When She First Appears,She Clumsily Tries To Ease Herself In The Sister's Lives, Repeating:"Did I Suceed At My Attempt At Humor?".Ayami Rarely Listens To Her Despite Rika Having No Ulterior Desires And Selflessly Acting As a Motherly,Protective Figure That Offers Her Advice.She Is The Only Female Character Not Prone To Fits Of Anger And Hysteria.Rika Has Grey Hair And Red Eyes, Bound To a Labor Contract.She Looks Similar To KOS-MOS Of Xenosaga Fame.
Michiru Mamiya: Ayumi's Younger Sister Is Gradually Introduced As The Main Antagonist.She Has Nice Breasts.Arrogant And Spiteful,She Refers To The Other Characters As Peasants And Commoners.Her Goal Is To Replace Her Sister As Their Family's Heir.Is That Her Only Goal? Her Best Dialog Has Her "Riding" Haruoh Shouting "Give me MORE! Give Me What's INSIDE Of You!....Give IT To Me! SO GOOD!"As If She Was Climaxing,The Only True "Suggestive" Scene In The Series.Monica Rial Voices Her.
Tetsuko Hongo: The Most Mysterious Of All The Characters,Her First Name Is Never Mentioned Nor Do We Know More Than She Is Class 3-B's Stern Homeroom Teacher With Long Red Hair.Her Secret Is Revealed In The Final Episode.
In Closing,This Anime Had Potential With Such a Good Cast And a LOT Of Fan Service Possibilities.There Are a Few Memorable Episodes With Some Great Ideas Like The Use Of Nursery Rhymes Characters Used As Villains In The Magical World,a Bath Episode,a Maid Cafe.The Presence Of The Story Of Cinderella Is Another Similarity To Maburaho.What Really Kills The Series Is The Lack Of Fan Service,Less Than Maburaho And Even Love Hina.Let Me Leave You With a Quote From Yuri Before She Went Gaga For Haruoh Herself (What An Hypocrite!) As Words That Should Never Be Uttered....EVER! Especially NOT In Anime Posing As Ecchi:
"A Woman should Never Tell a Man How She Feels First.That Is Disgraceful." Comments Like That Are Why Men Treat Women The Same As They Did Before "The Age Of Equality".If Women Want To Be Treated Fairly,They Should Not Make Themselves As Prizes To Be WON And Start Treating Men With RESPECT And Say What They Mean,NOT The Opposite So We Have To GUESS ALL THE F*** TIME!!!
*End Rant* (Phew!That Felt Good!)
Ratings:
Art/Animation: B
The Art In General Is Slightly Lesser Than Maburaho,Characters Being More Generic In Details Save For a Few Of Them.The Magical And Special Effects Are Vastly Superior,However.
Story: B
Decent Enough.The Humorous Tone Gets Better And Better As The Story Progresses And It Feels a Little More Thought Out Than Maburaho Albeit There Being No Real Surprises.It Delivers What It Has Too.Tons Of Memorable Lines That I Will Quote.
Voice Acting: B
Almost The Same Cast As Maburaho With The Same Under use Of Luci Christian And Monica Rial, Each Appearing In Only a Handful Of Episodes.The Male Voice Actors Do a Better Job Overall,Especially The Hilarious Cameo By Rob Mungle as Cait Sith.Also, Greg Ayres Does a Better Job Than His Brother Chris Did In Maburaho.
Music: C
The Opening Song Is Cute But The Closing Song Is Childish And Most Of The Music Is Below Average.
Fan Service: B
I Expected MUCH More Out Of An Harem Anime.There Are Cleavage Shots And Panties As Well But The Girls Look More Like Lifeless Drawings With a "Type" Added And No True Identity.The Absence Of Nipples Hurts The Score.
I Was Very Impressed With The Humor And Great Writing For The Series.The Animation,Art,Music Were Below My Expectations.The Lack Of Any True Fan Service Nails The Coffin Of The Story.I Enjoyed It For What It Became Mid-Point,a Funny Spoof Of Other Harem Series.I Did Not Find Myself Attached To Any Of The Characters And Although Ayumi Is Quite Sexy She Simply Did Not Had Me Rooting For Her Nor Did Any Of The Interchangeable Female Protagonists.Once Again,The Male Protagonist Is Nothing More Than An Empty Shell.The Physical Resemblance To Negi Springfield (Negima!) Is Hard To Miss,Especially Since His Voice Actor Is Among The Cast Of Magikano.All Of The Characters Act Even More Childish Than In Maburaho,Despite The Fact They Are a Year Older (Class 3-B Instead Of 2-B).The Funny Quotes Do Steal The Show,Making It Unforgettable At Times.
The Series Takes Place In Sakuramori Academy And Follows The Daily Life Of Haruoh Yushikawa And His 3 Sisters.We Quickly Meet Ayumi Mamiya,"A Stranger That Only the Cherry Blossoms Seemed To Know" a Witch In a World Where Magic Does Not Exist On The Regular World But That Every Main Character Seems To Posses Even Though There Is Another "Magical World".(Are You Already Seeing Plot Holes?). The Weakling Haruoh Soon Finds Himself The Target Of a Growing Number Of Female Suitors,Despite His Lack Of Redeeming Qualities And The Apparent Maturity and Looks Of a 13 Year-Old.Will He Become a Real Man? All 3 Sisters Are Conveniently Witches And VERY Plain Looking...
The Series Features a Lot Of Single-Shot Characters That Appear Once Or a Few Times.Most Are Good, Others Are Fairly Pointless.The 2 Gay Fashion Design Experts (Thankfully The Only Offensive Material In Magikano) Do Offer 2 Of The Funniest Lines:
"You All Look Delicious!" (To The Boys-Yuck!)
"I Think Liberace Turned In His Grave."....And I Just Regurgitated....
The Principal's Parrot And The Magikano Shop Commercials Selling Various Tools Used In The Series Are All Funny.The Two Members Of The "Supernatural Science Club",Most Especially Sora,The Picture Taking Mute Midget Are Quite Amusing.During Episode 8,The Different School Teams Make An Appearance And The Soccer Club Warns The Girls:"You Have No Chance Of Defeating Those With The Power Of Balls." To Which They Reply:"Your Balls Cannot Touch Us!" Priceless.The Ping Pong Club's Ball Attacks Splatter To The Ground As Would Sperms Drops.
Some Of The Heated Exchanges Between The Girls,Usually Targeting Ayumi Are Worth Noting:
"If You Are Looking For Sympathy Look In The Dictionary After Stupid Slut!"
"Why Am I The Witch?" "Have You Ever Heard Of Typecasting, Bitch?" (Ayumi-Maiki)
"You Guys Are a Regular Bitch Trio!" (To The 3 Sisters)
"Wow! Talking Panties With The Spirit Of a Cat In Them? PETA Is Gonna Be Pissed At This."
Cait Sith (Talking Kitty Panties) When Ayumi Puts Him On Tells Her:"You Are a NATURAL Blond Too!" And Makes Comment That His Life Is Grand.When He Returns,The Pussy Notes That Ayumi Has Shaved Hers: "There Is Nothing To Hold Onto Down There..."
At One Point The Girls Say:"We Brought SEXY Back!" and "Let's Kiss ASSassin." In a Few Not So Memorable Quotes.It Still Works.
Characters:
Haruoh Yoshikawa: A Young Boy Who Has a Secret Magical Potential As His Only Saving Grave.A Very Plain,Boring Character That Lacks The "Magic" Negi Springfield And Kazuki Shikimori Have,Despite Being Older Than Both Of Them.He Wears Glasses,Cannot Swim And Is Generally Lazy And Scared.He Is The Secretary Of The Student Council But Otherwise Relies On His 3 Sisters For Everything.Only He Can Remove The Curse Placed On Ayumi.Haruoh Has 1 Or 2 Funny Lines But Is Otherwise Forgettable.Clint Bickham Voices Him Adequately.
Maiki: Haruoh's Eldest Sister.She Continually Refers To Him As "Big Brother".She Gets Jealous And Paranoid Whenever Another Girl Gets Close To His Brother.She Cooks His Meals And Lunches,Feeds Haruoh,Spoiling Him In All Things.Very Bossy,Insane And Protective Of Her Brother's Purity.Her Relationship With Him Is Well Described By Ayumi Here:"I Thought I Smelled Incest...".An Entire Episode Is Spent On The Investigation Of Her Sudden "Love" For Her Brother In Opposite To Their Past Relationship. Her Catchphrase Is "Bring It On Bitch!" and She Can Enter "Assault Magic Action On."
Chiaki: Second-Eldest Sister.Glutton That Loves Food."Her Brain Is Like a Second Stomach." Is a Line That Best Describes Her.Luci Christian's Talents Are Once Again Wasted On This Filler Role.
Fuyuno: Youngest Sister.Greedy and Cares Only Of Rating How Her Help Can Garner Future Favors.Short And Stocky.A Fat Female Really Has No Place In a Harem Series.This Role Adds Nothing To Nothing.
Ayumi Mamiyu: Ultimately The Main Character And Selling Point Of The Show,She Is a Gorgeous Blond Witch With Deep Blue Eyes,Soft Skin,Long Hair Almost Identical To Sailor Moon.She Wears Sexy And Revealing Clothes Most Of The Time With Her Signature Cat Ears To Entice Haruoh.She Ends Up Working As The Yoshikawa's Maid Because Of Family Issues,a Childhood Curse And To Further Her Goal Of Making Him a "Real Man".Her Powers As a Witch Are Potent.Jessica Boone Does An Excellent Job As The Wanton Witch.
Yuri Kuroso: The Rival Character To Ayumi,She Is The Student Council President.Every Girl Is In Love With "Big Sister";Every Boy In Love With Ayumi.She Looks Gorgeous In Some Instances With a Tall,Athletic Look.Her Blue School Uniform Conforms To Her "Moral Order" That She Reinforces Once Ayumi Becomes The Focus Of The Entire Male School Population Thanks To Hajime's "Ayami Figurines With Bouncy Cleavage Action" And Other Merchandise.The Modest,Self-Conscious Raven-Haired Beauty Vows:"I'll Take That SLUT Down...If That What's It Takes.".Their Fashion Battle Is Quite Entertaining. Another Example Of The Weakness Of The Script Is The Fact That Yuri Is ALSO a Witch (Surprise, Surprise) Although She Has a Sword She Rides And Fights With Instead Of a Broom.In Her Witch Form, Yuri Is Dressed In a Silvery-Blue Armor.Umi,The Vice President Is In Love With Her.
Marin Nijiara: The Last Contestant Vying For Haruoh's Heart,"Church Girl" Is a Witch Hunter With Chinese Buns In Her Hair And Uses a Magic-Repelling Holy Spear That Destroys Evil Auras.She Cannot Fly.She Joins Class 3-B Later On And Attempts To Please Haruoh After Failing To Destroy Ayumi.Her Teddy Bear Undies Are Quite Cute.Often Praying To God,She Wants To Save "Saint Haruoh" And Preserve His Purity.
Hajime Hario: "Rooster Head" Is a Boy Of Haruoh's Age With Red Hair And a MohawkEasily Excitable,He Is Quite Funny In His Capacity As The Supernatural Science Club.Sora,His Photograph Is Always With Him Taking Pictures Of The Girls And Using Them To Make Toys And Computer Prints.Christopher Ayres Does a Much Better Job Here Than In Maburaho.
Rika: A Female Cyborg "Elite Witch Maid" With Great Magical Powers That Is Sent To Protect Ayumi From Her Elder Sister.When She First Appears,She Clumsily Tries To Ease Herself In The Sister's Lives, Repeating:"Did I Suceed At My Attempt At Humor?".Ayami Rarely Listens To Her Despite Rika Having No Ulterior Desires And Selflessly Acting As a Motherly,Protective Figure That Offers Her Advice.She Is The Only Female Character Not Prone To Fits Of Anger And Hysteria.Rika Has Grey Hair And Red Eyes, Bound To a Labor Contract.She Looks Similar To KOS-MOS Of Xenosaga Fame.
Michiru Mamiya: Ayumi's Younger Sister Is Gradually Introduced As The Main Antagonist.She Has Nice Breasts.Arrogant And Spiteful,She Refers To The Other Characters As Peasants And Commoners.Her Goal Is To Replace Her Sister As Their Family's Heir.Is That Her Only Goal? Her Best Dialog Has Her "Riding" Haruoh Shouting "Give me MORE! Give Me What's INSIDE Of You!....Give IT To Me! SO GOOD!"As If She Was Climaxing,The Only True "Suggestive" Scene In The Series.Monica Rial Voices Her.
Tetsuko Hongo: The Most Mysterious Of All The Characters,Her First Name Is Never Mentioned Nor Do We Know More Than She Is Class 3-B's Stern Homeroom Teacher With Long Red Hair.Her Secret Is Revealed In The Final Episode.
In Closing,This Anime Had Potential With Such a Good Cast And a LOT Of Fan Service Possibilities.There Are a Few Memorable Episodes With Some Great Ideas Like The Use Of Nursery Rhymes Characters Used As Villains In The Magical World,a Bath Episode,a Maid Cafe.The Presence Of The Story Of Cinderella Is Another Similarity To Maburaho.What Really Kills The Series Is The Lack Of Fan Service,Less Than Maburaho And Even Love Hina.Let Me Leave You With a Quote From Yuri Before She Went Gaga For Haruoh Herself (What An Hypocrite!) As Words That Should Never Be Uttered....EVER! Especially NOT In Anime Posing As Ecchi:
"A Woman should Never Tell a Man How She Feels First.That Is Disgraceful." Comments Like That Are Why Men Treat Women The Same As They Did Before "The Age Of Equality".If Women Want To Be Treated Fairly,They Should Not Make Themselves As Prizes To Be WON And Start Treating Men With RESPECT And Say What They Mean,NOT The Opposite So We Have To GUESS ALL THE F*** TIME!!!
*End Rant* (Phew!That Felt Good!)
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