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I want to talk about a show that premiered quietly last season, got buried under the hype for the new Shonen Jump adaptations, and is already being called "too much" by mainstream critics. I am talking about Extreme Modification Magical Girl Mystic Lune (極限改造魔法少女ミスティックルーン).

If you grew up on a diet of Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura , you know the formula: A middle schooler gets a talking animal, a transformation pen, and a wardrobe that defies the laws of physics. The villain is defeated by the power of friendship, sparkles, and a vaguely celestial cannon. Extreme Modification Magical Girl Mystic Lune -...

The Premise (No Spoilers, I Promise) The world of Mystic Lune is drowning. A toxic, sentient mist known as "The Gloam" is slowly crystalizing the human population. Standard weapons don't work. The only entities that can fight The Gloam are "Echoes"—eldritch, geometric horrors that exist in a parallel dimension. I want to talk about a show that

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Subverting the Sparkle: Why Extreme Modification Magical Girl Mystic Lune is the Most Disturbing (and Brilliant) Anime of the Decade The villain is defeated by the power of

I want to talk about a show that premiered quietly last season, got buried under the hype for the new Shonen Jump adaptations, and is already being called "too much" by mainstream critics. I am talking about Extreme Modification Magical Girl Mystic Lune (極限改造魔法少女ミスティックルーン).

If you grew up on a diet of Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura , you know the formula: A middle schooler gets a talking animal, a transformation pen, and a wardrobe that defies the laws of physics. The villain is defeated by the power of friendship, sparkles, and a vaguely celestial cannon.

The Premise (No Spoilers, I Promise) The world of Mystic Lune is drowning. A toxic, sentient mist known as "The Gloam" is slowly crystalizing the human population. Standard weapons don't work. The only entities that can fight The Gloam are "Echoes"—eldritch, geometric horrors that exist in a parallel dimension.

Watch this.

Subverting the Sparkle: Why Extreme Modification Magical Girl Mystic Lune is the Most Disturbing (and Brilliant) Anime of the Decade