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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.
'''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).
== 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 ==
== Archive of original threads ==
* [http://archive.foolz.us/a/thread/45652095 Meduka Meguca Episode 1]
* [https://foolz.fireden.net/a/thread/45652095 Meduka Meguca Episode 1]
* [http://archive.foolz.us/a/thread/45821991 Meduka Meguca Episode 2]
* [https://foolz.fireden.net/a/thread/45821991 Meduka Meguca Episode 2]
* [http://archive.foolz.us/a/thread/46378774 Meduka Meguca Episode 3]
* [https://foolz.fireden.net/a/thread/46378774 Meduka Meguca Episode 3]
* [http://archive.foolz.us/a/thread/46919632 Meduka Meguca Episode 4]
* [https://foolz.fireden.net/a/thread/46919632 Meduka Meguca Episode 4]
* [http://archive.foolz.us/a/thread/48542254 Meduka Meguca Episode 5]
* [https://foolz.fireden.net/a/thread/48542254 Meduka Meguca Episode 5]


== Gallery of cleaned versions ==
== Gallery of cleaned versions ==
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlhtSRZXFQM Meduka Meguca Episode 4 Anime Version]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlhtSRZXFQM Meduka Meguca Episode 4 Anime Version]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsOQ7ZXZRPE Meduka Meguca Episode 5 Anime Version]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsOQ7ZXZRPE Meduka Meguca Episode 5 Anime Version]
* [http://swagyaka.tumblr.com/post/92276093691/meduka-meguca-rabelon-right-click-and-open-in Meduka Meguca Rabelon]
* [https://imgur.com/a/0H0RQ2O Meduka Meguca Rabelon]


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* The word meguca is pronounced with a [http://archive.foolz.us/a/thread/48542254/#q48543734 soft g], even though many fans and the videos use a hard g.
* The word meguca is pronounced with a [https://foolz.fireden.net/a/48542254/#q48543734 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.
* 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.
*The YouTube version of the last episode contained a rap about Madoka, parodying Ante Up.

Latest revision as of 10:28, 1 January 2023

Being meguca is suffering...

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

Gallery of cleaned versions

Cleaned versions have all the commentary posts removed, leaving only the actual parody.

  • Episode 1

    Episode 1

  • Episode 2

    Episode 2

  • Episode 3

    Episode 3

  • Episode 4

    Episode 4

  • Episode 5

    Episode 5

  • Combined

    Combined

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

This is a PSA announcement: Being meguka fan is suffering.

Other versions

The popularity of the parody has spawned several further parodies:

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.

See also

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