Enjou Bokumetsu! Mahou Shoujo Aiko

Heated online discussion, controversy, online hate and strong emotion seemingly related to the discussion is not a new thing for any of us when it comes to the internet. This series puts that theme into a new perspective utilizing a familiar presentation relating to the theme and genre of magical girls as a tool for this exploration. The exploration presents mainly criticism towards the online culture of discussion and group mentality as far as the presentation goes. Topics like freedom of speech, anarchy, politics and surveillance are touched in the series. The premise used as a tool for this criticism is simple Aiko is a magicalgirl who meets her companion who allows her to gain power from online hate and the discussion related to controversies and "injustice". This power is in turn used to eliminate the source individuals who are the target of that controversy. The pace of the series and the overall curve of the occuring events is relatively fast and id say that enhances the impact of the commentary presented as the over the top nature of the presentation compared with the familiarity of the magical girls genre presents a contrast that essentially spotlights these issues in a way that doesnt make them obvious by themselves. Overall id say this series despite of its relatively heavy themes relating on the commentary on the previously mentioned topics is mainly defibed by thw final culmination of the series instead of the criticism or the commentary that it presents, which is something that i view asa positive as evdn though it makes the engagement with the series something that you can reflect through these topics, the conclusion id say adds another layer to the commentary undermining its seriousness in a way that id say makes it more meaningful in a long run. 10/10 series an intense combo of heavy and comedic elements presented as a tight package with a familiar setting that brings a spoonful of nostalagia into the mix.