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''' | '''Meduka Meguca''' is a popular parody of the series, originating from [http://boards.4chan.org/a/ /a/]. It takes the form of a series of image posts, featuring cropped details of episode screencaps, with corresponding dialogue, retelling the original story in a humorous way, with intentionally misspelled character names and bad grammar. Every episode ends with a phrase ''"being meguca is suffering"'' (or a variant thereof in the last episode) which gained memetic popularity across English-speaking fanbase. | ||
The parody builds on the fact that in the actual series, when characters are drawn from a distance, they often look [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OffModel off model] (in fact, this type of parody had been an established meme on /a/ even before Madoka was first broadcast). | The parody builds on the fact that in the actual series, when characters are drawn from a distance, they often look [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OffModel off model] (in fact, this type of parody had been an established meme on /a/ even before Madoka was first broadcast). | ||
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* Homura → Hameru | * Homura → Hameru | ||
* Kyubey → Coobie | * Kyubey → Coobie | ||
* Tatsuya → Meduka bro | |||
* Hitomi → Hetumi | |||
* Kyosuke → Kyusiko | * Kyosuke → Kyusiko | ||
* Magical Girl → Meguca (deprived from Magica) | |||
* Soul Gem → Sool Jim | * Soul Gem → Sool Jim | ||
* Grief Seed → Grief Sid | * Grief Seed → Grief Sid | ||
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===Notes=== | ===Notes=== | ||
*Mami and Kyoko's names in the | *Mami and Kyoko's names in the parody are mentioned only once. | ||
*Even though Hitomi and Tatsuya do take place in the story, | *Even though Hitomi and Tatsuya do take place in the story, their names appear only in the filenames. | ||
== Archive of original threads == | == Archive of original threads == |
Latest revision as of 10:28, 1 January 2023
Meduka Meguca is a popular parody of the series, originating from /a/. It takes the form of a series of image posts, featuring cropped details of episode screencaps, with corresponding dialogue, retelling the original story in a humorous way, with intentionally misspelled character names and bad grammar. Every episode ends with a phrase "being meguca is suffering" (or a variant thereof in the last episode) which gained memetic popularity across English-speaking fanbase.
The parody builds on the fact that in the actual series, when characters are drawn from a distance, they often look off model (in fact, this type of parody had been an established meme on /a/ even before Madoka was first broadcast).
Name and Term Changes
- Madoka → Meduka
- Sayaka → Seyiku
- Mami → Mumi
- Kyoko → Kyaku
- Homura → Hameru
- Kyubey → Coobie
- Tatsuya → Meduka bro
- Hitomi → Hetumi
- Kyosuke → Kyusiko
- Magical Girl → Meguca (deprived from Magica)
- Soul Gem → Sool Jim
- Grief Seed → Grief Sid
- Walpurgisnacht → Brazilian Night
Notes
- Mami and Kyoko's names in the parody are mentioned only once.
- Even though Hitomi and Tatsuya do take place in the story, their names appear only in the filenames.
Archive of original threads
- Meduka Meguca Episode 1
- Meduka Meguca Episode 2
- Meduka Meguca Episode 3
- Meduka Meguca Episode 4
- Meduka Meguca Episode 5
Gallery of cleaned versions
Cleaned versions have all the commentary posts removed, leaving only the actual parody.
Episodes 1 and 5 have been compressed as JPG for technical reasons. You can download a lossless PNG version of Episode 5 from MediaFire.
Combined image
- 3930px version, JPEG compressed to under 3MB on MediaFire
- 4008px version, JPEG compressed to under 1MB
- 4008px version, PNG
Other versions
The popularity of the parody has spawned several further parodies:
- Meduka Meguca Episode 1 Cosplay Edition
- Meduka Meguca Episode 1 Anime Version
- Meduka Meguca Episode 2 Anime Version
- Meduka Meguca Episode 3 Anime Version
- Meduka Meguca Episode 4 Anime Version
- Meduka Meguca Episode 5 Anime Version
- Meduka Meguca Rabelon
Trivia
- The word meguca is pronounced with a soft g, even though many fans and the videos use a hard g.
- Try reading the combined version side to side instead of top to bottom.
- The YouTube version of the last episode contained a rap about Madoka, parodying Ante Up.