garand01 said: Do not read if you haven't finished Episode 12.
Madoka only appears for two reasons, and regardless of which one it is the end will always be the same.
Oh dear. At least Charlotte has quaffing ale, wenches, and constant brawls, or whatever the magical girl equivalent of those things is more likely, in Madokahalla to look forwards to then...
HaroldRowsdower said: Oh dear. At least Charlotte has quaffing ale, wenches, and constant brawls, or whatever the magical girl equivalent of those thintw is more likely, in Madokahalla to look forwards to then...
After reading that I hear "I love my cake WHEN ITS COVERED IN BLOOD!!" in my head now
unknown_mann said: I would rather believe that Madoka is there to take her to a higher plane of existence.
I'd prefer that too personally, but considering who wrote the script it's unlikely to be the official thing. Regardless, yours is better in my opinion so I'll agree.
garand01 said: I'd prefer that too personally, but considering who wrote the script it's unlikely to be the official thing. Regardless, yours is better in my opinion so I'll agree.
I heard a rumour suggesting that the ending does mean as such, and I'm actively looking for its confirmation.
It is said that the scriptwriter realized that the earthquake would spin the originally-planned ending into something too depressing even by his standard and therefore decided to place emphasis on the "Becoming Hope Itself" theme.
Exactly. It's not just 'Almost' when you see a Kyubey Mogu Mogu. Heartwarming to the max. Unless what you meant 'Almost' was 'Almost 100% heartwarming, but 50% heartwarming, 50% non-selfish hilarious'
unknown_mann said: I heard a rumour suggesting that the ending does mean as such, and I'm actively looking for its confirmation.
It is said that the scriptwriter realized that the earthquake would spin the originally-planned ending into something too depressing even by his standard and therefore decided to place emphasis on the "Becoming Hope Itself" theme.
It's certainly open to interpretation one way or the other. If you want to believe Madoka is the harbinger of death for magical girls, that's fine, but if you'd rather believe she's escorting their souls to a place where they can find eternal happiness, then that's fine too.