Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Release: 2011-01
A dark reimagining of the magical girl genre, following middle school girls who make contracts with a mysterious creature, only to uncover the despair behind their wishes.
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Tracing how Kapitaro’s “Osorezan Le Voile” grew from Nico Nico and Vocaloid-era fan creation into *Shaman King*’s most definitive anime ending—through Reiwa remakes, Japanese era-name intuition, and a thought on what generative AI can’t replicate.
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How anime opening themes (OPs) tell stories before the story itself — from *ARIA* to *Madoka Magica* and *Aquarion*.