Aru Majo ga Shinu Made, episode 1
Alternative Names
Aru Majo ga Shinu Made: Owari no Kotoba to Hajimari no Namida, Once Upon a Witch’s Death: The Tale of the One Thousand Tears of Joy, ある魔女が死ぬまで -終わりの言葉と始まりの涙-
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This show was never in my radar.
Looking at this discussion, then the MAL synopsis and discussions too, my heart wavers if I should watch this or not. Based on the stuff I liked best, it really feels something I might like very much. However, melancholy/drama shows similar to this tend to be absolute gems (A Place Further Than The Universe) or trainwrecks (The Day I Become a God—didn’t see it yet, that’s my impression based on what I read about it). There’s no in-between.
Fellas, should I watch it and run the risk of dropping an airing show for the first time? Whatcha think?
If your commitments are that resource restrained, I’d wait a couple of episodes and read comments to see how things are shaking out.
I feel like this is going to be like a shoujou anime from the 70s: Girl uses her magical powers every week to solve the problems of people she meets on her journeys, is rewarded with a little token that puts her that little bit closer to her goal. i.e. “The real gift was the friendships she made along the way”.
Except back then the goal was aspirational, e.g. becoming The Queen Of Whatever Kingdom, and in this one, the goal is surviving the Curse Of Doom Death.
How expectations have changed in Japan…
This was competently directed, and didn’t feel slow at all.
The plot feels like it was stolen right out of a classic shojo manga, but the protagonist’s attitude is very modern.
It wouldn’t surprise me if it was revealed as all being a trick by the old witch as a character building exercise.
Done!
Emotional manipulation turned up to eleven without the expert story crafting of the likes of Violet Evergarden or Natsume’s Book of Friends. This one just feels cheap to me.
Yep. The frame story, character designs, etc. seem interesting, but the sob story of the day was cliche and predictable. Hopefully it will develop beyond this and have more range, but I’m not optimistic.
Not a bad first episode that shows what to expect further on. I feel like it will be an enjoyable watch and curious to see which story turns to be my personal tearjerker.
