i cant read the comments on the madoka anime on crunchy roll anymore

they’re all STUPID AND SEXIST AS HELL

everyone keeps going on about how surprised they are that madoka is good

and how “dark” or “deep” it is “for a shoujo magical girl anime”

one person said magical girl anime is supposed to be “sunshine and rainbows”

im sorry but have you watched sailor moon? where all the main characters were cruelly KILLED at the end of the first season? and the protag was nearly raped in one season? and the girls constantly go through intense battles and suffering? they are called sailor SOLDIERS in the original and that’s what they are - the violence in season 1 was censored in the US - and that’s just the tip of the ice berg

have you seen princess tutu? one of it’s major themes is abuse - like three of the major relationships had overtly abusive elements–and it definitely had deeper compelling themes (so did sailor moon for sure) -

card captor sakura wasn’t all about sunshine and rainbows either

so what that tells me is that you’ve probably never watched a magical girl anime in your life and are going off the fact it appears feminine so it’s not “deep” or “dark” and just “sunshine and rainbows”

and then all these people expressing surprise that madoka is “good” - because how could shoujo be “good?”

and all these people i found online saying madoka was “bad” as a given - no explanation - i guess because it’s shoujo and revolves almost solely around girls?

if you’re honestly one of these people unfollow me now. you don’t have to like madoka magica but if you have any of these knee-jerk, shitty opinions you’re almost certainly sexist or have internalized misogyny