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jolyneswife-anime-reviews · 2 years

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Hi, and welcome :)

On hiatus due to exams

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This page is dedicated to reviewing all sorts of anime. I'll be talking about my opinions on characters/anime related topics and controversies too, but that will be less frequent than the reviews. I also often discuss LGBT* representation in anime, especially in regards to queer women

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I'm happy to interact and answer asks, but spamming and hate will get you blocked

I don't reply to comments due to my glitchy Tumblr, but I read them and appreciate them greatly.

In the interest of keeping my reviews fair and accurate, I will only review anime I have watched at least a season of (please note - where this isn't possible, I will watch all available episodes) but I will not have watched all the anime I talk about until the end (it will be specified when this is the case).

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My posts will always contain the following:

Genre: (pretty straightforward, the genre of the anime in the way I interpret it, which could differ from the official one)

Where I watched the anime

A ranking out of 10 on characterization, originality, comfort, addictiveness, art style, setting, plot/storytelling, philosophy (if it made me think/learn something) and consistency (if the quality decreases as the show goes on, with lower ratings meaning it does)

A brief summary of the plot and mentions of the main characters, followed by a discussion on the strong/weak points of the anime

Any extras I think might be useful/interesting.

Current posts

💚 = my personal favourites

💙= PG/family friendly

💜= most popular

Romance

Toradora anime review💙💚

Peach girl anime review💚💜

Citrus anime review

Romance/tragedies

Your lie in April anime review💜💚

Candy candy anime review💚💙

Action/adventure

Attack on Titan anime review💚

My hero academia anime review

Fanservice/Harem

High school dxd anime review

The quintessential quintuplets anime review

Video games

No game no life anime review

Magical girl

Puella magi madoka magica anime review💚

Magia record anime review💜💙

Sailor moon manga review💜

Slice of life/high school/comedy

Lucky star anime review💜💙

Competitions/sports

Food wars anime review💚

Thrillers

Danganronpa anime review💜

Non review content

Why I love and respect Rias Gremory despite the oversex*alised framing of high school dxd 💚

Why Candy is an icon 💙💜💚

My favourite anime women 💚

My favourite anime women pt 2 💚

My love for Sayaka and Kirari 💜💙💚

Sayaka and Kyoko- relationship analysis (pmmm)

Coming soon

My thoughts on obey me (WIP)

Seven deadly sins anime review (WIP)

Jolyne Cujoh and my love for her

Yu gi oh anime review

Anime outfits appreciation

Celebrating found families in anime

Fruits basket anime review

Anohana anime review

Violet Evergarden - its important and timeless message

Kakeguri anime review

Kakeguri twin anime review

Mary Saotome- A lesson in character development

Thank you and I look forward to posting !! 💙💚💜

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mafuyuakgae · 2 years

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i never had any doubt she’d become the most powerful magical girl in the world.

#pmmm #madoka magica #homura akemi #my art #drew all this during studio reviews today ughhgssgs im so dead

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emdotcom · 1 year

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Really digging some o' the customer-submitted photos offa this kyubey listing.

#gale chatter #pmmm #puella madoka magica #kyubey #the sweater is cuuute btw somebody crocheted it for it #there's several reviews like 'this plush doesn't match listing & is weird but he's cute & just as much a bastard as the real deal 10/10'#also it's >20 bucks #plush #plushblr

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pmmm-oc-reviews · 7 months

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Since I’m back, I’d love to also offer advice on character designs! And to help, I’m offering a huge discount on magical girl reference commissions!

Order via my Artistree and mention you saw my tumblr post (or DM me about it), and the full character reference will only be $10! This is a fully colored chibi reference of your character, front and back, with a reference of their weapon. I’ll also change out the alignment information under their name to be anything you want- birthday, gender, a quote, whatever!

Examples:

#pmmm #madoka magica #oc #pmmm oc reviews #pmmm fc #pmmm rebellion #pmmm oc #pmmm madoka #madoka magica oc #commissions #discount #discount magical girl commissions #art commission

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curecraft · 2 years

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Tumblr Year in Review 2022- Magical Girl Addition

Top 22 of 2022

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Console Games

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threecheersforinking · 2 years

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My Favorite Tropes: Couple Edition

I’ve made a few posts forever ago about some of my favorite tropes in anime, but I wanted to make one specifically about common tropes seen in ships/pairings. I thought this would be a fun idea, so let’s get into it!

Rivals to Lovers

I have a confession: I don’t particularly care for enemies to lovers. I think the stakes are way too high and I am not into watching my faves have opposing moral codes/try to kill each other (though I know many people are, I am not). However, I do enjoy pairings where the characters are fighting against each other to win something. The idea of them always thinking about beating each other and constantly trying to one-up each other just leaves a lot of room for romantic tension.

Bickering Couple

Ok, hear me out. I think this trope gets a lot of hate because it tends to bleed into the “straight couples who hate each other” trope, but I personally find it very entertaining (though it is definitely more of a guilty pleasure). As long as they aren’t too horrifically mean to each other I think it can be a compelling and realistic portrayal of how confusing feelings can lead to defensive behavior, especially when the characters in question are teenagers and still figuring themselves out. (to reiterate, the straight couples who hate each other trope sucks, but I hope you understand why I consider this to be different)

Tragic/Doomed

I don’t know what this trope is actually called so I’m just going with Tragic for now. I will admit, I am a bit of a masochist in this regard because I have so many pairings that I really love that just do not end well at all, in one way or another. I think the emotional impact of a pairing that just doesn’t work out in the end holds a lot of weight, and couples who are doomed from the start have such a poetic, Shakespearean vibe to them that I can’t help but be interested in.

Childhood Friends to Lovers

I am a huge sucker for childhood friends to lovers. I just think they always make such sweet couples because they know each other really well and slowly realize they’re in love over a longer period of time. It’s usually very cute and wholesome!

Loud Idiot x Quiet Asshole

I’m not sure the exact name for this trope either (maybe opposites attract?) but I think that the dynamic of a couple who are complete opposites in personality is really fun to watch, because they both complete each other and make up for what the other person lacks. Specifically when one of them is very moody/quiet and the other is happy and outgoing. I just love that.

Overall, this is just a general list. Some of my favorite anime couples don’t fit into any of these at all, and others fall into multiple. Let me know your favorite ship tropes or if you like any of the ones I listed. Thanks for reading!

-threecheersforinking

#anime #btw love is war is absolutely rival to lovers (at least at first) argue with the wall #anime review blog #anime recommendation #anime tropes #ship dynamics #trope #revolutionary girl utena #fmab #madoka magica #Toradora!#love is war #childhood friends to lovers #rivals to lovers #madoka magica spoilers #pmmm spoilers #idk if this counts as a spoiler bc I used the gif but just to be careful #tbh it's not really a spoiler at all I just don't want ppl to be mad

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set-wingedwarrior · 11 months

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I finished Magia Record

It was interesting, that's for sure, but to be honest it doesn't hold a candle to the original.

And it's not because I am already aware about the truth about magical girls, witches etc, my biggest problem is the pacing. I can feel that it's from a game, with conflicts that are obvious boss fights, characters appearing and disappearing randomly, lots of infodumping through dialogues.

Not even mentioning that the are so many characters that, as much as are interesting, don't get nearly enough attention for me to get too attached. Like, I care, but not the same way I grew to care to the original girls, who I got to know better through their story (which btw, were a delight to see in the few times they appeared!)

This is so obviously a story created for a game, and it would have been nice if they did a better adaptation in my opinion.

That's not to say it's trash of course. I was interested, I waned to know what the hell happened to Ui (shout out to crunchyroll for spoil it for me because it decided to jump to the third season directly after the first episode of season 2 like, how does that even happen), and the characters that appeared the most managed to make me care for them a lot! The music and animation are amazing as usual, some fights are particularly very very cool to watch, and some scenes were actually impressive and hit hard.

So, yeah. It could have been better, and I grieve a bit for the lost opportunities and potential, but it was still a good spinoff for my favorite anime. Good job.

Now, time to learn how to download the damn game.

#madoka magica #magia record #pmmm #mahou shojo madoka magica #puella magi madoka magica #puella magi magia record #sorry not sorry but i love madoka magica too much to not annoy you with some sort of review lol

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mikurutea · 1 year

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Hello Everyone! I finally finished to watch Madoka Magica!

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Everything was so unique, and I didn't expect to Cry : Homura's monologue in episode 11 really made tears fall out of my eyes, she sure is my favourite character, the one who suffered the most, the one who tried the hardest!

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The other girls were all also written in a such deep and understandable way, it's hard to find something or someone that I disliked.

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I really recommend this Anime to Everyone, it's mind-blowing, it shows you different points of view who faces different situations, lots of messages, and a super-cute artstyle!^^

(I took this photo you can use it without credits)

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That's all for now! ByeBye!

#blog #anime #manga #anime review #madoka magica #madoka kaname #pmmm #puella magi madoka magica

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mysteriouspresence · 13 days

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Madoka Magica and Evangelion: An Introduction

part 1/3

hey everyone! i’m back with another set of analysis posts, but this one isn’t about classic literature and manga that they inspired. it’s an examination of two acclaimed anime series that ran their original course 15 years apart, with the latter finishing in 2011. why now, all of a sudden? well, i wanted to do something to connect these two other stories that I enjoyed : Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Madoka Magica)

(logo of Madoka Magica anime, sourced from Wikimedia)

and Neon Genesis Evangelion (Evangelion)

(title card from Evangelion anime, sourced from Wikimedia)

even though these anime are fairly old based on the standard of how quickly media is released and consumed after the rise of the internet, they are codifiers for entire subgenres and inspiration for many later works. they have left not only a great impression on the animation industry, but a lasting effect on the viewers as well — both works feature rebellious defiance of the parent genres they branched off on that reveals the darkness of the human psyche and the painful reality of handling humanity’s fate to 14-year-olds. oh, and the next Madoka Magica movie is coming out this year too — so if i get you hooked, there’s fresh, canon content for you to consume soon.

now, let’s get started! Part 2: Review Part 3: Comparison

#writing #theme analysis #character analysis #anime review #anime recommendation #pmmm #neon genesis evangelion #multipart post #anime

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alteredphoenix · 9 months

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Since we're finally getting the new Madoka movie, does that mean I can consider going back to rewriting that shitty PMMM/Sailor Moon fic I started over a decade ago.

#there's a part of me that wonders: why did i bother waiting so long #and would it even matter #at this point b/c of the long wait #that's where i really wanted to explore worldbuilding all those years ago #a shitty attempt but an attempt nonetheless #i had ideas for it but obviously it would've become an AU post-rebellion #and going in-depth about the sailor guardians being ppl of destruction & the pmmm girls ppl of restoration #or vice versa - i forgot how i phrased it. i should have it in my ffn review responses somewhere #maybe it'd be worth exploring again #after all before morrowind and w*w it was pmmm that got me into seriously investing in worldbuilding #and that good old BRAND NAME ANGST

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tyrantzeye · 1 year

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painting my sjeychbook cover rn n one side i madokami themed n the oter is gonna be tbhk themed and i love these two franchises. check back in in like a month or less when i end up writing an essay about both of them

#astrids silly lil thoughts #tbhk #pmmm #please help im going bonkers i have my outline 4 my rebellion essay review ready i am scribbling notes in places where notes dont go #(eg my mirror #my legs...my colored pencil case...my socks...etc)#is that normal

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jolyneswife-anime-reviews · 2 years

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Puella magi madoka magica anime review

Spoilers for madoka magica and tw for obsession, despair and death

Please note: this review doesn't cover Magia Record, the spinoff series. I have made a separate post regarding that.

“If someone tells me it’s wrong to hope, I’ll tell them they’re wrong every time!”- Madoka Kaname

Genre: psychological, action, tragedy, magical girl (Yuri implications)

Where I watched it: Netflix

Characters: 8.5/10 (The series wastes no time getting the point across, and this attitude is reflected in the characters- all unique, beautifully developed throughout the series, they are reflections of all the different things being "human," can mean, with characterization being used as a tool to explore key themes in the anime- selfishness and selflessness, hope and despair, good and evil etc. Personally, I think Sayaka in particular was crucial to the reader if they were to understand life for magical girls, as she started off the anime as the bright picture of hope, just a regular teenage girl who wanted justice, and by the end, she was in a very different position)

Setting: 9/10 (This is some of the best visual storytelling I've seen in anime, with the witches' labyrinths reflecting them as people in so much detail we get overwhelmed, and the last battle between a witch and Sayaka being treated with simplistic setting and contrasting black, white and red to direct your focus to her, and her suffering. There's often something happening in the background, which, more often than not, holds hidden meaning in terms of the story)

Plot:10/10 (the anime is only 12 episodes in length, short and straight to the point, but it does its job at telling the story, wasting no time to build a wholesome and light-hearted facade for the first few episodes, before tearing that all away in a matter of minutes and heading in a much darker, more sinister direction)

Comfort: 3/10 (this is not a light or a comforting watch as it explores several dark themes, with things often not ending on a positive light for the clueless girls who decide to become magical girls)

Philosophy: 8.5/10 (this anime sits almost unrivalled when it comes to symbolism and the depth of analysis that can be done, such as the nature of wishes and what makes an action truly selfless)

Art style: 8.5/10 (the art tends to be on the cute, aesthetic side at first, which is visually pleasing and in line with the facade of perfection. This changes with the witches' labyrinths, which look a bit like brightly coloured collages, and in the darker scenes the pallet turns more dull to match the mood)

Originality: 9/10 (although we're not strangers to "dark" magical girl anime now, madoka magica was the first of its kind and, with its unique visions and plot twists, paved the way for many others)

Consistency: 9/10 (the quality stays high throughout the episodes and even the film, without fillers or too much fan service)

Addictiveness: 9/10 (This anime easily makes it to my top 5 this year- the characters, plot and setting are crafted so meticulously, it's guaranteed to get you hooked- the complexity of the world, the explorations of the girls' true nature and the ever deepening mystery of what a magical girl is make this a very addictive series.)

Average score: 8.4

Madoka Magica starts off like a seemingly normal slice of life anime, with girls who lead privileged lives and have no bigger problems than boys or looks. Once the mysterious transfer student is introduced and gives Madoka an ominous warning not to change her life to protect herself and those she loves, the plot starts moving. After being rescued by veteran magical girl Mami Tomoe from a witch labyrinth, the girls discover you can make a contract with Kyubey, a seemingly harmless creature from outer space, where he grants you any wish of your choice in exchange for your service as a magical girl fighting witches. The girls view it in a positive light at first, but after they witness a few fights and encounter the "real" magical girls, things quickly turn sinister. The girls realize they have essentially sold their soul and signed a death warrant in exchange for flawed and misguided (though well meant) wishes and spiral into despair as they try to find a way out. The only person who can provide this is Madoka, who has been watching from the sidelines, terrified, but has so much potential as a magical girl that she could potentially become god.

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atamascolily · 7 months

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@sailormiuccia asked for my thoughts on the possibility of new characters in Walpurgis no Kaiten, so let's go!

One notable thing about the original PMMM series is how tightly focused it is on the core cast--while there are still plenty of named side characters who play an important role in the plot, they get only a fraction of the screen time that the Holy Quintet does. I remember reading an early review of the series by a professional critic lamenting how "empty" Mitakihara is, but it fits nicely with the show's theme of magical girls existing in a liminal space separated from the normal, ordinary everyday world.

Ironically, PMMM has a much larger cast than many of the magical girl shows influenced by it, who took that same trend and dialed it up to eleven. PMMM gives us scenes of Madoka interacting with her family, or interactions with teachers and classmates, but the first season of Yuki Yuna is a Hero (2014) doesn't bother to give us any named characters outside the main cast at all; many of the adults wear masks on their faces to make them appear anonymous and interchangeable and most of the girls' actions with the shadowy organization responsible for the Hero System occurs via text messages. The first episode of Granbelm (2019), a magical girl mecha battle royale, doesn't show any adults at all--only adolescent girls--in its first episode at all. And so on.

Because PMMM is so tightly focused on its main cast, introducing new characters is a challenge. Rebellion has only one new character, the magical girl Nagisa Momoe--although I would argue she is not a completely new character, but a recontextualization of a character we already know, Charlotte the Dessert Witch. This allows her to slide nicely into the action with minimal exposition (especially important in a movie, which has a limited run time compared to a multi-episode series) and explains why she's hanging out with the main cast in the first place via Charlotte's established connection with Mami.

In spite of this, Nagisa has a pretty limited amount of screen time--even if we count her scenes as Bebe, she gets only a fraction of the focus of the Holy Quintet. It's not that her presence isn't meaningful or important, just that she's in the background for most of the movie, placing her somewhere in between the main cast and the other side characters.

This is also why I'm perpetually bemused by the fans who want Hitomi to become a magical girl--not only do we already have plenty of magical girls on the team already, Hitomi's narrative role is to be the Ordinary Friend, aka monster bait. The characters have emotional connections with her beyond what they would for a random background character, and her well-being means something to them--making Hitomi a magical girl would remove that element from the mix completely without necessarily adding anything in return. As anyone who has ever watched the later seasons of Sailor Moon can attest, the more characters you add to the team, the more most of them get shafted or sidelined by the narrative because there's only so much you can cram into a twenty-four minute episode or a two-hour movie.

Right now, Magia Record is wrestling with a similar problem in the current Scene 0 arc, having introduced a brand new character, Mabayu Aki, and positing her as a full-fledged member of the main cast whom nobody remembers ever existed due to as-yet-unrevealed shenanigans. After watching a good chunk of the arc that's been translated into English, it's not clear to me if the writers will be able to live up to this premise--but either way, it demonstrates just how hard it is to bring new characters into a long-running franchise in a way that makes their presence feel both natural and inevitable.

Based on what we've seen so far, I would expect Walpurgis no Kaiten to continue this trend of focusing primarily on the previously introduced core cast (especially Homura), with any "new" characters being alternate versions or recontextualizations of characters we already know. This is not to say that SHAFT can't pull a fast one and introduce someone we've never heard of and with no prior connections, just that it would surprise me if they did--especially given the narrative constraints of a feature film, where every second counts.

#puella magi madoka magica #pmmm analysis #walpurgisnacht rising #walpurgis no kaiten

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silvermoon424 · 1 year

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Hi! Is there an order/best way to watch Madoka and the others "spinoffs"? (and it is the same for the manga?) I would like to but I am not sure where to begin. It is like Precure with no real order between the series? or do I have to watch some to understand the others? It looks very complex with so many characters and timelines! Thanks!

Hi there! I'm glad there's someone who's interested in getting into the PMMM extended universe!

First of all, you can read my rankings/reviews of the spinoffs here and find links to read/summaries of them written by me here.

Secondly, there's not really a right or wrong order to watch/read most of the spinoffs in. But you should definitely watch the original anime first, followed by the Rebellion movie. That lays the groundwork for everything, plus they're just the best entries overall.

Aside from that, the PMMM spinoffs can be categorized by whether they're directly related to the main PMMM story (meaning they include characters/plotlines from PMMM) or feature an entirely original cast of characters and story. I'll outline them below:

Direct spinoffs:

The Different Story

The Wraith Arc

Oriko Magica and its spinoffs

The PSP game

Tons of other lesser-known spinoffs/gag manga like Homura's Revenge, Homura Tamura, etc

Original spinoffs:

Tart Magica

Suzune Magica

Kazumi Magica

Magia Record (this one is hard to categorize because it largely features original characters and an original plot, but characters from the original PMMM series do show up. However, they have less of an impact as the story continues and most fans agree that they were only really present to help sell the game to older fans (not that that's a bad thing, they're utilized pretty well). Overall I would categorize this as far more of an original spinoff than a direct one)

Most of the spinoffs are standalones and don't really require any prior knowledge of other spinoffs to enjoy. I will say that if you get really deep into the Magia Record game and not just the manga adaptation that there's a lot of overlap with the spinoffs in things like events, magical girl personal stories, etc. Nearly all of the spinoff magical girls are playable in Magia Record so that's something to keep in mind. But it doesn't really affect the main story.

#pmmm #puella magi madoka magica #madoka magica #tart magica #suzune magica #oriko magica #kazumi magica #the different story #the wraith arc #magia record

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pmmm-oc-reviews · 7 months

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Just found you, luv it. So I've got a magical-boy and his wish was to be loved. I've thought that he'd fall into despair because he would start to question if people Truly liked him and would blame himself. His witch form would be called the "Teen Idle Witch" and the story is the witch adores his groupies but quickly becomes board of them and "discards" them after the show. I don't what to do for a weapon tho, any ideas?

Something that really helps me with deciding on weapons is spending some time thinking about what the character’s vibe is and what they would look coolest with. If his theme is that he’s a prince archetype, heroic and powerful, then a sword, shield, or lance would look great. If he’s more rebellious, then maybe daggers or Molotov cocktails fit him more. If he’s more soft and sweet, then something less weapon-y may be more his style, like exploding stuffed animals or a camera that does damage by taking pictures.

Since his wish was to be loved, then I would consider what that love looks like to him. It seems like he basically ended up being famous (the teen idol reference suggests that) so consider what his idea of being popular is!

#pmmm #madoka magica #oc #submission #ask mod #mod post #pmmm oc #pmmm fc #pmmm oc reviews

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voidpumpkin · 2 months

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genuine question, how much of Quinton reviews videos are actually him talking, cause I remember a couple others and how much of it was long clips from the thing without much analysis and that's kind of why I struggled to get through his stuff, compared to something like clearandsweet's pmmm analysis which is 16 hours long but is nothing but talking

#quinton reviews

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