u/ObsessiveFanatic

I’ve been a mega Madoka Magica fan since 2015. My older sister introduced this anime to me when I was 14 and I am now 25. I’ve waited for this movie nearly half my life, I theorised with my friends about what could happen, burned a Kyubey plush, go into the art of storytelling because of it, obsessed over the smallest news, gave up in 2021, came back in 2023 when the official trailer came out and now that we’re so close to the movie, I’m scared. It feels like if I watch this movie my life or a part of it will end. I’ve waited for this movie longer than Endgame and GOT. It doesn’t feel real, I can’t imagine a world where Madoka Magica finally ends. I’m overreacting but that’s just how much Madoka Magica has had an effect on my life. How do I cope once it’s finally over?

Does anyone have any other stores where I can buy manga and novels officially. Also apps that allow you to download for offline reading

I’m sticking with the old app as the new one looks bad and doesn’t have Bookshelves where I can sort my downloads but my purchases are slowly disappearing into archives. How can I retrieve them?

I’m going to be honest, this is a painful watch. Despite this being the improved version Wano has been a chore to go through. When our worst generation trio were finally face to face with the two emperors I thought we had only 5 episodes till the end but we’re constantly cutting between characters I cannot care about. This pacing has been atrocious with how many characters and factions Oda had to balance. Three of these battles would have been great but watching all 8 is exhausting.

One Pace has been a great help with catching up but this arc has exhausting to watch even with the better pacing. If this is the improved version, I dread Toei’s version where they adapt 0.5 chapters every episode. So should I watch the anime? Which episodes specifically? Should I wait for One Pace to finish? Or should I just save my time and read the manga? Call me weak, I prefer a “sane person who doesn’t want to watch Luffy wind up a punch for 10 episodes.”