株式会社マジルミエ 第2期

To be fair, the goal of this extermination is to prove the Alice System's effectiveness, not its completeness or usability. And that's fine for now, proving that it can be used to exterminate even the unknown with efficient usage of magic comes first. So now that it's proven, naturally the next step on the software ladder is to make it more usable, accessible to more casual users. Streamlining, templating, automating common processes, etc.

Dang, she was gonna just let herself get injured because it wouldn’t hinder her? That’s a terrifying way to fight. Reminds me of [other magical girl show] Sayaka during the Elsa Maria fight… What a cute shield. Shigemoto might not be able to be a magical girl himself, but damn if he’s not creative with how to apply their systems. Ooh, smart idea. And the broom modification was to keep one of the mouths open, huh? Victory! Hug denied. Phew, that’s good at least. He sounded a bit like Hitomi there. Hm…?

Dang it Tsuchiba, don't think of injuries on the job as being efficient! Shigemoto is a Magical Girl in heart if nothing else, he can't be there in the field but he can contribute to their safety, effectiveness, and casting of cute spells. Tsuchiba denies friendship with Koshigaya. But Kana definitely increased her affection rate with her. Koshigaya gets her smile and tough attitude from her dad, if nothing else.

What better way to showcase the power of the Alice System than with four magical girls operating at the same time? I love how Tsuchiba made sure to point out Koshigaya's (delightful) smugness as one reason she's hesitant to go along with this plan...fully prepared with her own magic at the ready and willing to allow herself to get hit if it's necessary for the job. But with Shigemoto on the controls, she doesn't need to worry! He'll keep her defended on the fly so she can do her job in safety! Shigemoto the type of guy who can code and code on the fly and still make time to order lunch! That's why he's one of the best! So if I'm understanding correctly the reason Papa Koshigaya didn't want his daughter to become a magical girl is because he feels they're exploited by the industry while suits like him stay in the background? Yes, Koshigaya can really flex while hovering, but it's Kana who can take charge and figure out how they can finish this! Because it's an ordinary (minus the photographic memory) Magical Girl who can really help the Alice System sing and help them incinerate a Class C Kaii! The Alice System finally proved itself! It may be a little while off from mass-implementation, but even so they've got their foot in the door and are now being considered and that's a huge win! It's nice that Koshigaya wanted to celebrate with Tsuchiba...but she's as business-oriented post-mission as she is IN mission. But she actually DOES acknowledge Kana, which is a win. And it seems like the effect of the Alice System, and working with Magical Girls like this, struck a chord with her. Akasaka feeling that validation that all their time spent on research was worth it! Well, Papa Koshigaya's always got a lot on his plate between dealing with Tsutsumi, everything else going on, and now the Alice System...but at least he acknowledged his daughter, and her efforts as a Magical Girl, and that's enough. For now. Time for a party! But is this just the beginning? Is Magilumiere about to expand?

So if I'm understanding correctly the reason Papa Koshigaya didn't want his daughter to become a magical girl is because he feels they're exploited by the industry while suits like him stay in the background? Kind of? Plus the way they put themselves in danger too. One can interpret his support of large-scale magic as preferring to develop missiles that can cause fallout over putting soldiers at risk on the frontline.

Oh, needing a new costume, so we get a new magical girl to the party. Wonder what her role will ultimately be in the team aspect. Of course, as seen, there are additions that can be made, but I hope for a more creative take. Also we will get to see Kana as Senpai now. All in all, the fight was nice. It did show that you need the right amount of training, so I think them saying it isn't ready for everyone is an important aspect as well. Maybe they can streamline the system a bit more so that it's easier to get started.

I don't remember them doing it at all in S1 but the broom modification stuff is neat. The grumpy old man takes professional separation to kind of an extreme degree, given the way he refused to go out drinking at the end he may be refusing to acknowledge his daughter working for a company under his supervision for similar reasons. It'd be funny if we see him retire at some point and he immediately shifts into proud father mode once he no longer has the conflict of interest. I have to admit I was expecting something a little more fancy for the fight than just forcing one of the unholy abomination's mouths open and blasting really hard.

Peak episode! The animation for the extermination was so good and the soundtrack by Makoto Miyazaki especially for the battles is phenomenal. Kana always steals the show by her Quick and accurate decision-making during the kaii exterminations and Shigemoto with his skills made Mei notice their worth at least a little. Poor Hitomi.. after such a badass display of strength she just wanted to hug or shake hands with Mei but got rejected yet again LOL I guess she was more furious about it than the beef with her father, haha. But the dad accepts his daughter's worth and how reliable Magilumiere can be.

"He deployed the shields before the attack even hit!" I mean yeah, there's no point shielding after the attack hits All this stuff trying to hype up how great Shigemoto is just seems like the bare minimum competency I'd expect any engineer to have. I didn't really notice it in the first season, but this arc has focused on how impressive their programming is, but it doesn't feel like it was written by someone who actually knows programming, which is a shame As much as I love Hoshigaya, I hope we get more Kana-focused episodes again

I’m really glad I gave this anime a chance. I didn’t think it was going to be good. It looked like it was for a newer audience, but I’m actually really enjoying it. I wanted to see a lot more happened to the glasses guy, though for potentially letting that thing out giving it a ton of magic. Something more should’ve happened to him. I mean, he put the chief’s daughter in harms way. I thought he was at least going to get clocked.