Frills of Justice

Ok, so full disclosure - these are not mine! The author of the blog linked these on Cohost back before it shut down, and I think they're extremely informative and interesting. A lot of context that passes by most of us in Anglosphere spaces gets explained!

Why You Don’t See New Magical Girl IPs the Way There Used to Be (It’s Not Because of Madoka)

In today's post, H.C., having heard the fallacy "Madoka killed the magical girl genre and made everything into ironic parodies or nostalgia milking" one too many times, goes into the actual reasons you don't really see as many new magical girl IPs nowadays and discusses how people who often claim to be "defending" the genre are actually just as guilty of underestimating it.

The Myth of Madoka’s Influence on Magical Girls, and Why It Barely Did Anything Compared to PreCure

H.C. goes into the myth of Puella Magi Madoka Magica's influence on the magical girl genre again, this time tackling how the series was actually received by its Japanese and Western audiences when it aired in 2011, and also goes into PreCure and how its cultural clout is probably way more than you even realize.

The first link also goes into a lot of detail about why the following slew of reboots, sequels, and spinoffs exists:

• Sailor Moon Crystal (2014)
• Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card (2016)
• Saint Tail girls! (2018)
• Tokyo Mew Mew Olé! (2020), Re~turn ♡ (2020), New (2022)
• Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch: Aqua (2021)
• Shugo Chara! Jewel Joker (2024)

I hope people here find them interesting!