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08-23-13
Originally Posted by jal90
Same for K-On!, Hidamari Sketch and many similar shows. They are based on seinen manga and therefore aimed for adults. However in the case of K-On! for example the adaptation managed to reach a wider audience than expected; it created a female fanbase too that the manga didn't have.
The best stuff of it's genre usually transcends it's target demographic. K-On can be regarded as the most popular series of this moe genre.

So while they serve for classifying stuff, I wouldn't give too much credit to this system. There are many exceptions and observations to be made in each case.
Well, I think that an adaptation of an adult novel would be classified as an adult film, in the same way an adaptation of an adult manga would be classified as an adult series.

Madoka Magica is a very different case. As well as being anime original and therefore not having a preassigned label, the series at least (and I assume the movies) is aimed for adults simply because it's a psychological and violent show. The characters are cute-looking actually not due to this intention of attracting the audience with cuteness, but because the genre they are dealing with and deconstructing involves these kinds of designs. I don't believe this series appeals to cute, in fact it uses this as a tool to generate some radically different feelings.
Exactly. It can be seem as a deconstruction of the whole moe genre that became popular in recent years. But it has it's moe moments during the beginnings of the movie.

It's interesting to see the ratings distribution of the film in the IMDB:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2194724/...?ref_=tt_ov_rt

It's average is an impressive 8.5, though it might fall as soon as more people vote (there are only 57 votes as of today). Note that there was one woman aged between 30-44 who voted for 1, she probably showed that stuff to her kids.

This guy liked the movie though he never watched serious anime before:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2205948/...?ref_=tt_ov_rt
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08-23-13
cool, thank you so much guap and jal for the info regarding moe AND more in depth of PMMM. My knowledge of anime is pretty limited such as cowboy bebop, appleseed and the like and going back to akira and its always great to learn more



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08-24-13
Originally Posted by Mr Minio
I like the juxtaposition of cute characters and serious adult themes or violence in anime. Maybe I'll watch it, but I have so many films to watch and so little time it's not highly probable.
Note: this is not a very violent film it is, however, an astonishing cruel film. It's psychological torture where the main characters are torn apart emotionally. Physical violence is rather limited and it can be said to be an "horror" film in some way but not a traditional horror film (more like Cronenberg and Lynch's work).

As a 4 hour film it might be a very difficult if you don't have enough time. I watched it because I had a lot of free time, I wouldn't have risked it if I didn't have anything else to do and wasn't bored.

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