Magical Girl Rising Project

[ordnance11]

It's one of the new anime based on the light novel of the same name. It shares similar ideas with  Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Mahou shojou genre, Highlander style.
So far the deconstructions I see are:
That magical girls are pure, righteous and beautiful. Check
That magical girls must be middle school - high school age range (Do the exceptions make them magical women? Or is it part of the genre? I mean look at Sailor Pluto)
The cute magical animal wants to help you. Fav is definitely Kubey 2.0
Your magical girl transformation makes you female. No matter what sex you started with. Wait..Starlights. Never mind.
So far the ground rules are being explained in Ep 3. You are a magical girl. You are in a contest not be the last to earn magical candies in the real world.You earn magical candies by doing deeds (they don't say whether good or bad). The low magical girl on the totem pole loses her right to become one. Along with her life. Quitting also has the same end result. So now I'm curious. What's the end game and Fav's reason for this?


__________________
Into terror!,  Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell

[Black Aeronaut]

.... The hell!?

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Black Aeronaut wrote:

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.... The hell!?

What? You don't believe me? Download the episodes and see for yourself.
Now episodes 3-4 further clarified the ground rules. Magical girls can exchange candies between themselves. By peaceful or violent means. Magical candies are earned by helping people. Good people or bad people, doesn't signify.  

Edit: Ok got a question. One of the characters is a magical cowgirl. Does wearing 2 bras instead of one make her more or less slutty? 
  
__________________
Into terror!,  Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell

[Bob Schroeck]

I'm guessing from that question she's not wearing spurs and twirling a lariat....
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

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Bob Schroeck wrote:

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I'm guessing from that question she's not wearing spurs and twirling a lariat....

Didn't note any spurs on the boots and no lariat yet. She does have a six shooter and knows how to use it. Oh, and she drinks Jim Beam straight from the bottle. She kinda reminds me of John Wesley Hardin, anime style.
Edit Here's a pic of her.
 
__________________
Into terror!,  Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell

[Black Aeronaut]

Getting "No Hotlinking" images. >

Might want to copy the images onto Imgur and link them from there.

[Bob Schroeck]

Ah, when you said "cowgirl" and "2 bras" I immediately thought some variety of girl with bovine attributes.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

[robkelk]

As did I... Ah, well.
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

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Bob Schroeck wrote:

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Ah, when you said "cowgirl" and "2 bras" I immediately thought some variety of girl with bovine attributes.

*Chuckle* Not gonna type the first thought that popped into my head when you said "girl with bovine attributes."
__________________
Into terror!,  Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell

[ordnance11]

Episode 5: to quote a blogger:

"Death flags, fat wads of cash, and yuri relationships. This show has it all."
__________________
Into terror!,  Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell

[ordnance11]

Episode 8 : The fecal matter has hit the impeller. Magical girl targets and kills civilians to draw in her enemies. Other magical girls plan to kill the magical girls who are arriving to contain the situation.
__________________
Into terror!,  Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell

[Berk]

An intergalactic federation is monitoring the situation to cover each and every confrontation.

Only broadcast on this station.
- Grumpy Uncle Gearhead

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Berk wrote:

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An intergalactic federation is monitoring the situation to cover each and every confrontation.

Only broadcast on this station.

Okay, the body count continues.  They're leaving in pairs. Though a 3rd one is collateral damage.
__________________
Into terror!,  Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell