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== A Cage Named "Maturity" -- On "Puella Magi Madoka Magika" ==
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This 224 page book [http://www.kinejun.com/book/detail/tabid/89/pdid/978-4-87376-374-3/Default.aspx] is scheduled for release in mid-August 2011. It will be an analysis of Madoka by Kenichi Yamakawa, who has formerly placed as a finalist in Japan's SF Critics Awards for his writing on Darwinism in H.G. Wells.
== Talk Until You Drop on MadoMagi ==
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This [http://www.e-hon.ne.jp/bec/SA/Detail?refBook=978-4-7966-8525-2&Sza_id=MM book] is a collection of fan opinions on Madoka Magica, focusing on its popularity. It is expected to be published on [http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/4796685251/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=AN1VRQENFRJN5 October 12, 2011] by Takarajimasha.  The author is Kishikawa Xinpian.
Unfortunately, the comments from esteemed director Mamoru Oshii [http://www.kyo-kan.net/archives/2011/10/post_891.html were not present] in the publication as advertised. The description of the book has been updated to reflect this.


This is the translation of the book's description, courtesy of symbv from evageeks forum.
Translation of the publisher's summary of the book, courtesy of symbv from the evageeks forum.
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成熟という檻 『魔法少女まどか☆マギカ』論
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A cage named "maturity" -- On "Puella Magi Madoka Magika"
<td>おすすめコメント2011年のアニメの目玉はMBS『魔法少女まどか☆マギカ』でした。</td>
 
<td>In recommended corners everywhere the key anime in 2011 to watch is MBS' "Puella Magi Madoka Magica"</td>
 
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はじめに
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Foreword
<td>最終回の放映前には読売新聞に全面広告まで打たれて、ファンの期待はいやが上にも高まりました。</td>
 
<td>It even got a full-page advertisement campaign in Yomiuri Shinbun just before the broadcast of the last episode and the expectation of the fans was raised to a level never seen before.</td>
【1】希望のない檻—さやかと杏子 - cage without hope - Sayaka and Kyouko
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<td>本書は『エヴァンゲリオン』以来の「神アニメ」とまで熱狂するファン(押井守ほか)  の声を編集したものです。ファンタジーアニメでありながら、日本人の心の現実をつかんだ「まどかマギカ」のすべて! 3.11以後のエンタメ潮流の中心がここにある!といっても過言ではありません。</td>
1-1 希望と絶望 - Hope and Despair
<td>This book is a collection of all the voices from the fervent fans (including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamoru_Oshii Mamoru Oshii]) [editor's note: Mamoru Oshii is most known for directing Ghost in the Shell] who called it is a God-Tier Anime that was last seen in Evangelion. Everything about Madoka Magica, which despite being a fantasy anime managed to catch the real feel of the hearts of the Japanese! It is not an exaggeration to say this is the center of the currents of entertainment after Mar-11! </td>
 
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さやかと杏子 - Sayaka and Kyouko
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希望と絶望はなぜ「差し引きゼロ」なのか - Why do hope and desperation cancel each other out?
 
まどかの願い - Madoka's wish
 
テーマの複雑化 - The complication of themes
 
 
1-2 非人間的な秩序—Jホラーとの比較 - The inhuman order -- comparison with J-Horror
 
秩序の恐怖 - The terror of order
 
コズミック・コンフリクト - cosmic conflict
 
友に呼びかける - calling out for friends
 
 
1-3 さやかと杏子の結末—ホラーとしての『まどか☆マギカ』 - The denouement of Sayaka and Kyouko -- "Madoka Magika" as horror
 
魔法少女の生存条件 - The survival condition for mahou shoujo
 
さやかの結末 - Sayaka's denouement
 
杏子の結末 - Kyouko's denouement
 
 
1-4 「非人間的な秩序」とゾンビ - "Inhuman order" and Zombies
 
ホメロスからドラキュラまで - From Homer to Dracula
 
『モロー博士の島』 - "Island of Dr. Moreau"
 
ゾンビと未来 - Zombies and future
 
魔法少女とゾンビ - Mahou Shoujo and Zombies
 
全体主義と未来 - Totalitarianism and future
 
 
1-5 失った未来 - The lost future
 
タイムループ - Time loops
 
反復 - Reiteration
 
 
【2】希望の檻—まどかとほむら - Cage of Hope -- Madoka and Homura
 
2-1 インキュベーター - Incubator
 
インキュベーターと契約 - Incubator and contract
 
インキュベーターと未来 - Incubator and future
 
2-2 希望の檻 - Cage of Hope
 
ほむらとまどか - Homura and Madoka
 
未来の知識 - The wisdom of future
 
人間性と死 - Humanity and Death
 
『新世紀エヴァンゲリオン』と組織 - "Neon Genesis Evangelion" and Institution
 
2-3 ヒーローへの懐疑 - Skepticism towards heroes
 
心の自由とヒーロー - "Freedom of heart" and Heroes
 
避けられた対決 - Confrontations avoided
 
 
おわりに - Afterword

Revision as of 02:09, 16 November 2011

WORK IN PROGESS, PLEASE LEAVE THIS PAGE ALONE UNTIL CORRECTIONS ARE MADE.

Talk Until You Drop on MadoMagi

Madoka Magi Talk Under You Drop cover.jpg

This book is a collection of fan opinions on Madoka Magica, focusing on its popularity. It is expected to be published on October 12, 2011 by Takarajimasha. The author is Kishikawa Xinpian. Unfortunately, the comments from esteemed director Mamoru Oshii were not present in the publication as advertised. The description of the book has been updated to reflect this.

Translation of the publisher's summary of the book, courtesy of symbv from the evageeks forum.

Original text Translation
おすすめコメント2011年のアニメの目玉はMBS『魔法少女まどか☆マギカ』でした。 In recommended corners everywhere the key anime in 2011 to watch is MBS' "Puella Magi Madoka Magica"
最終回の放映前には読売新聞に全面広告まで打たれて、ファンの期待はいやが上にも高まりました。 It even got a full-page advertisement campaign in Yomiuri Shinbun just before the broadcast of the last episode and the expectation of the fans was raised to a level never seen before.
本書は『エヴァンゲリオン』以来の「神アニメ」とまで熱狂するファン(押井守ほか) の声を編集したものです。ファンタジーアニメでありながら、日本人の心の現実をつかんだ「まどかマギカ」のすべて! 3.11以後のエンタメ潮流の中心がここにある!といっても過言ではありません。 This book is a collection of all the voices from the fervent fans (including Mamoru Oshii) [editor's note: Mamoru Oshii is most known for directing Ghost in the Shell] who called it is a God-Tier Anime that was last seen in Evangelion. Everything about Madoka Magica, which despite being a fantasy anime managed to catch the real feel of the hearts of the Japanese! It is not an exaggeration to say this is the center of the currents of entertainment after Mar-11!