How to Suffer Well: Sympathetic Characterization in Madoka and Magical Girl Site

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Madoka and Magical Girl Site both follow a fairly recent trend of gritty Magical Girl shows that critique silly things like hope and happiness. However, it's easy to stray from reasonable critique into almost satirical levels of despair. How does Madoka manage to toe that line so gracefully while Magical Girl Site plunges right off the edge? Stay tuned to find out.

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