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WTF are "Magic Girls"???

Started by SHARK, January 15, 2024, 07:25:35 AM

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Naburimannu

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January 16, 2024, 03:36:04 AM
Quote from: SHARK on January 15, 2024, 10:25:24 AM
I remember watching one movie or series or something that was good. "Record of the Lodoss War." As I recall. That was good. The few other things I have seen though...yeah. Yawnfest, or WTF is this? *Laughing*

Lodoss War was classic - and was based on a transcript of a Japanese D&D campaign in 1986-88. Long before the "Actual Play" craze hit youtube?

I've never found a good translation into English, but more than Lodoss the series I wanted to build a D&D campaign on is "Arslan War Records" / "Heroic Legend of Arslan". Feckless prince Arslan gets turfed out of his (Persian-flavoured?) kingdom by religious invaders (mixed Islamic and Crusader flavoured?) and assembles a competent group that feels like a RPG party to try to do something about it. Foppish bard friend, retired general, haughty priestess, ...

And Wikipedia says there are licenses granted for both manga & anime in English, so I should go hunt again, I guess... As well as having pointers to similar series, and this review that I think many of us who aren't into "exploring character" would appreciate:
QuoteThe Heroic Legend of Arslan is an ambitious series, inviting plenty of discussion about slavery and religion and politics in general. While its first half has its flaws, if you are looking for an epic fantasy story largely free of romantic distractions, then you could definitely do a lot worse.

Omega

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January 16, 2024, 05:32:31 AM
Quote from: yosemitemike on January 15, 2024, 09:14:33 AM
This is a rabbit hole.

Quote from: Lythel Phany on January 15, 2024, 08:32:23 AM
Magic(al) Girl, or Maho Shojo is you want the japanese version, is an anime genre where young girls get super powers by transforming into a magical girl and fight the evil of the week/series. Superhero for young girls basically. They tend to have cute easthetic with friendship or love themes.

That's the super sentai kind.  There's also the magical witch kind and the magical idol kind.

They kind of blur together over time.

One of the common aspects is some sort of power up transformation.

They tend to have alot of superhero aspects. Some with a near street level feel, and others with a heavy supernatural or fantasy feel.

DocJones

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January 16, 2024, 10:02:13 AM
Quote from: SHARK on January 15, 2024, 07:25:35 AM
What are all of these "Magic Girls"???
Here you go...

BadApple

#19
January 16, 2024, 10:12:59 AM
Quote from: DocJones on January 16, 2024, 10:02:13 AM
Quote from: SHARK on January 15, 2024, 07:25:35 AM
What are all of these "Magic Girls"???
Here you go...


That must be the second stage power up I've heard so much about.
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Corolinth

#20
January 16, 2024, 10:55:36 AM
Sailor Bubba? Come on, man, that's not cool. Next you're going to post pictures of Man-Faye.
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