Talk:Creative Intentions

Format for adding alternative interpretations, so that they're easy to tell apart from the proposed theory: (use for actual alternative theories; discussion of a theory and "no u" go in this discussion page)

Rebuttal
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Example:

Anthony

Me	"Anthony is obviously the best familiar."

Anthony is not only fluffy, but also has a moustache, so he is far better than other familiars. Since Anthony makes an unexpected appearance in Episode 12, getting petted by Madoka, we can conclude that the creators love Anthony more than any other magical creature.

Anthony is Madoka's Familiar
An alternative is that Anthony is simply Madoka's or Gretchen's familiar as well as Gertrud's. Since Anthony was the first magical creature Madoka encountered, she subconsciously considers him to be a general-purpose symbol for magic.

Note:

major ==sections== for big things that can stand alone, minor ===sections=== for expansion/elaboration of the existing material, and white box for contradiction of it, so you can tell at a glance which is which.

Call me slow...

...but I don't get the purpose of this page. Is it intended to track staff-created speculah? --BrickBreak 17:45, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

Not staff-created, but based on information from or about the staff. If the translated official documents page had speculation/observation sections, a lot of it would go there. Of course, the point of translated official documents is to contain only official information, and it's already enormous, and this page also covers things that aren't official documents, like staff's unofficial art or prior works.

Unfinished

Deconstruction and Reconstruction of the Mahou Shoujo Formula

The term "deconstruction" (within the context of literary criticism) is ambiguous and poorly defined. The coiner of the term, Derrida, when asked "What is deconstruction?" replied, "I have no simple and formalisable response to this question. All my essays are attempts to have it out with this formidable question".

In this article, deconstruction will be taken to mean exposing the supposed contradictions and internal oppositions upon which a work or formula is built, demonstrating that it requires certain assumptions to be made in order to make sense, and questioning those assumptions. This can be done via either direct analysis or imitation by a similar work. Reconstruction will refer to resolving those contradictions by providing solid foundations to replace the assumptions.

building off healing writer section, review producer quotes, shinbo early plans and future season 2 slice of life plans, idea to create a mahou shoujo that's a mahou shoujo

timeline 1: a traditional MS show

"deconstruction", or "gen is on the loose"

ending as a reconstruction that justifies the MS genre without relying on the traditional handwaving and "it's a show for little girls, don't think about it too much" - source quote?