Applied Animation// Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Puella Magi Madoka Magica is my guilty pleasure - it's a show I absolutely adore and have done ever since I saw the first episode. It's a japanese animated series with a wonderful animation style and colour pallet.        The intro is 1 minute 29 seconds longs and introduces the shows themes, characters and over all style - but with a bit of a naive twist. This intro is incredibly out of character for the show, without ruining the show too much and spoiling it.    ANYWAYS,

I pertically like the running sequence, especially how the structure of the characters surroundings move across the screen, blocking her out from time to time - it really gives the sense of urgency and rushing. I also like how 'flashes' of the main characters are all that are seen, 4 of the 6 main characters are only on screen for 0.5 seconds, but that quick flash is enough to be engraved in the viewer's mind. Towards the end the pastel shades are dropped and replaced with this sort of foreshadowing dangerous red and black, foreshadowing within itself the series rather sinister storyline.