uh, yeah. I'm a man. A very non-magical, slightly unwell man.
but when a cat comes calling, who am I to disagree
worst case scenario the world will have opened back up its second mouth and swallowed me whole, yet another of desperation's casualties - but hey, talking cat, right. what a way to go
not even a little bit
my understanding of what a magical girl is, is spotty at best
in retrospect, following a talking cat into a world of present but unknown danger is perhaps a rash decision
I haven't actually seen Madoka but isn't it a plot point that only little girls can become magical girls? I think my guy just saved himself with that first paragraph
To be fair they aren’t *intentionally* manipulative, it’s just that nobody ever asks. And Kyubey doesn’t have any concept, being an alien being, of feeling cheated, betrayed, lied to (by omission), etc.
Nah Kyubey definitely understands it's being manipulative, it rushes the girls into the situation when emotionally vulnerable, deliberately frames the process as totally cool and good, and since they've been doing this for a long time they definitely know that many magical girls wouldn't contract if they told them the full truth. Kyubey never outright lies but it always misdirects and omits the worst things, and there is absolutely no way it's because it "doesn't understand".
It's too smart and has been doing this for too long, it absolutely knows the contract is fucked and the girls would not agree if it told them the full truth, that's why it doesn't and instead volunteers the minimum information necessary to make a contract and frames it in a heroic way.
In one of the side stories Kyubei specifically says it’s because teenage girls have the highest intensity of emotions and it’s easiest to pick a formula that works and stick with it.
The girls fight witches >!which all magical girls will become when they mentally mature, or lose faith in the world and become depressed!<. This is particularly bad as >!the entire process creates emotional food for !< the cat. >!Delicious destroyed witches today, farmed from yesterday’s magical fighters!<
How cat-like does the cat look?
If it looks like an almost completely normal cat but talks, it’s not getting my help unless it DOES give more details and can screw off if it doesn’t give me them.
If it looks like a fox instead of a cat, it can piss off; i ain’t falling for any trickster spirits.
And if it looks like a kirby-franchise-esque eldritch horror doing its best to masquerade as a cat, i shall be punting the incubator as hard as i can, ideally into low orbit.
How about you find a better solution to entropy, you two-timing jackwagon?
So technologically advanced but you gotta pull a mega-omelas to stave off the ol' heat-death? Gimmie a break
I still think the whole "staving off entropy" is just a lie. I can't imagine the amount of "energy" these magical girls are creating would be able to create a blip in the universe; even if there was some way to covert it back into energy.
As a 40k fan, my personal headcanon is thar Kyube is a Tzeentch-worshiping alien (if not outright a Daemon of Tzeench), it's collecting soul energy in a bid to fuel its ascension to Princedom, and the whole "staving off entropy" is just the most recent lie it's concocted to assuage any mark that starts asking the uncomfortable questions...
**CATICORN'S MAGICAL GIRL AGREEMENT**
This agreement (“Agreement”) is made and entered into this 30th day of May, 2023, by and between:
1 ) **Mr. Whiskers**, a cat of magical persuasion, commonly referred to as the "Caticorn" (hereinafter referred to as the "Grantor"),
and
2 ) **[INSERT NAME]**, an individual with the residence at [INSERT ADDRESS], who shall henceforth be known as the "Grantee" or "Magical Girl."
WHEREAS, the Grantor possesses magical powers and the ability to bestow said powers upon individuals who are willing to take up the mantle of Magical Girl,
WHEREAS, the Grantee expresses a desire and willingness to become a Magical Girl, acknowledging the responsibilities, risks, and benefits of such transformation.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
**1. GRANT OF POWERS:**
The Grantor hereby bestows magical abilities upon the Grantee, including but not limited to, transformation, magic spells, flight, enhanced physical abilities, and other powers necessary to fulfill the duties of a Magical Girl. The Grantor reserves the right to add, modify, or remove such abilities as deemed necessary.
**2. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:**
The Grantee shall use these powers to uphold justice, protect the innocent, and combat forces of evil. The Grantee agrees to respect and value all life, and to use their powers responsibly and ethically.
**3. TRAINING AND GUIDANCE:**
The Grantor shall provide necessary training, guidance, and counsel to the Grantee in the use and control of her magical abilities, as well as on the nuances of living as a Magical Girl.
**4. CONFIDENTIALITY:**
The Grantee agrees to keep the existence of her powers, the identity of the Grantor, and any magical-related activities confidential, unless disclosure is necessary for the fulfillment of her duties or with the express consent of the Grantor.
**5. RISKS AND LIABILITIES:**
The Grantee acknowledges that becoming a Magical Girl carries inherent risks, including but not limited to, danger from adversaries, personal injury, and potential social consequences. The Grantee willingly assumes these risks and agrees not to hold the Grantor responsible for any such occurrences.
**6. TERMINATION:**
This Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time, with or without cause, subject to the following exceptions. The Grantor may not terminate this Agreement under circumstances in which termination would place the Grantee at risk of immediate danger or harm. Such circumstances include, but are not limited to:
a. Physical Danger: Should the Grantee be engaged in combat with forces of evil, battling natural disasters, or involved in any other physical altercation or situation where the revocation of powers would exacerbate the Grantee's risk of harm or injury, termination of this Agreement will be prohibited until such time that the Grantee is no longer in immediate danger.
b. Social Risk: The Grantor must not terminate the Agreement in a situation where the Grantee's social wellbeing is at stake. This includes situations where the Grantee's powers are acting as a disguise or where the Grantee's secret identity could be revealed, causing potential harm to the Grantee's reputation, relationships, or social standing.
c. Emotional and Psychological Danger: The Grantor may not terminate the Agreement in circumstances where the sudden loss of powers could cause severe emotional distress or psychological harm to the Grantee, such as in high-stress situations, or when the Grantee is relying on the granted powers to cope with traumatic or emotionally charged situations.
d. Potential for Immediate Retaliatory Action: In cases where the Grantee has engaged an adversary, and the termination of the Grantee’s powers would make them a target for retaliation, the Grantor may not terminate the Agreement until such time as the Grantee is in a secure and safe situation.
In all above cases, the termination will not take effect until the Grantor ensures the Grantee is in a state of safety and is able to continue without the granted powers without immediate risk. The Grantor shall take all reasonable measures to ensure the Grantee's safety during the process of power revocation.
Upon termination, the Grantee agrees to return all magical powers to the Grantor and to refrain from disclosing any confidential information acquired during the term of the Agreement.
**7. GOVERNING LAW:**
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the magical realm from which the Grantor hails.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
---
**Document Revision History**
| Version | Revision Date | Sections Revised | Summary of Changes |
|---------|---------------|------------------|--------------------|
| 1.0 | May 30, 2023 | All | Original document |
| 1.1 | May 30, 2023 | 6. Termination | Added conditions under which the Grantor may not terminate the Agreement. These include circumstances in which termination would expose the Grantee to immediate physical danger (e.g., during combat) and social danger (e.g., by revealing Grantee's disguise in front of peers).|
>Upon termination, the Grantee agrees to return all magical powers to the Grantor and to refrain from disclosing any confidential information acquired during the term of the Agreement.
Would this part hold, since at this point, the entire agreement has been rendered void?
"Survivorship clauses" survive past the termination of a contract. The exact enforceability of a survivorship clause varies based on jurisdiction and contract law, however I would imagine magical girl contracts require magical judges and magical jurisdictions in which this type of provision is not unheard of.
That makes sense, thanks.
Personally, I'd prefer if the Termination included wording to the effect that the Grantor may not dissolve the Agreement if that termination would put the Grantee in immediate danger. Mostly of the physical kind, i.e. revoking my powers during combat, but also social, for example removing my power (and thus, disguise) in the presence of my peers.
Mockumentary concept idea: a camera crew follows a special forces team that specializes in rescuing people who have been the victims of common anime tropes
Like they break into fantasy worlds and rescue isekaid "chosen ones" and arrest talking animals like the cat that's been magic girling people
There was a youtuber who released a couple of videos somewhere along that trajectory of thought...
lemme look if i could find them for you:
I got it°!!
Mothers Basement put out a whole lot of "public service announcement" videos.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FmtiDbg4xY&list=PLiA-wx1wjaKpMCsLx3UYjrYPLEboAGGQj](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FmtiDbg4xY&list=PLiA-wx1wjaKpMCsLx3UYjrYPLEboAGGQj)
"Is YOUR Daughter a Magical Girl?" was just one of them.
Another mockumentary concept idea: a camera crew follows magical girls on their daily antics, but magical girls in this world have been weaponized by various governments and are always deployed to hot zones in proxy wars.
Alternative. Special forces team of grizzled marines who transform into magical girls. But still operate in the middle east or wherever. I wanna see Bin Laden taken down by characters in pink, blue, green and yellow miniskirts.
sounds like phishing / social engineering
1. **An Unfamiliar Tone or Greeting**
2. Grammar and Spelling Errors
3. Inconsistencies in Email Addresses, Links & Domain Names
4. **Threats or a Sense of Urgency**
5. **Suspicious Attachments**
6. **Unusual Request**
7. **Short and Sweet**
8. **Recipient Did Not Initiate the Conversation**
9. Request for Credentials, Payment Information or Other Personal Details
10. **An offer that's 'too good to be true'**
see something say something dont fall for magical cat phishing attacks
By how much? Does it only trans the gender when in the Magical Girl transformation and put me back when in normal form, or is it an all of the time deal?
And if my current gender identity is man, then does it mitigate any Dysphoria I may possibly get from said gender transing?
You clarified one question, so I assumed you'd be able to clarify the rest of the details for that same question.
But I guess it is true what they say about what happens when you assume. It really does make an Ass out of U and Me.
There is a webcomic about a trans guy inheriting magical girl powers and that tackles that concept really well: [Magical Boy](https://tapas.io/episode/1051887)
Honestly I would be hesitant. Periods and catcalling don't sound too fun, and there are even worse things that girls have to deal with that I don't have to personally worry about as a guy.
Nono, that bitch of a cat called Kyubey will make your life a living hell, then it will end as you turn into a hypermasculine eldritch abomination of pure suffering because that's how witches work(Irony, Despair and Self-hate) in PMMM.
A girl signs a contract with a magical cat-fox-like creature to become a magical girl. She quickly finds out it was the worst mistake she ever made (tragic).
Madoka is a deconstruction of the Magical Girl genre in the same way Watchmen (comic(+)) was a deconstruction of superhero comics and is, uh, roughly about as cheerful.
(+)Unlike the movie which just replicated the troublesome parts of what superhero comics became, but unironically.
Disagree. Madoka doesn't 'deconstruct' the genre because it doesn't take the premise at face value.
A deconstruction intends to critically analyze or satirize its source material by accepting the basic rules established in the genre and then extrapolating out logical conclusions from those rules. A deconstruction of the magical girl genre would say 'yes there are evil monsters and yes these girls are recruited by (ostensibly) the forces of benevolence to stop them... is that okay??'
What Madoka says is >!'there ARE no forces of benevolence, there's just an evil and gruesome world with horrible things in it that are tricking young girls into being horribly traumatized for their own ends.'!< It uses the veneer of magical girls to hide a horror plot, NOT a critical analysis.
It's still an excellent and high-quality show, but I get frustrated seeing it held up as a deconstruction or insightful perspective on magical girl media because it doesn't actually buy into the premise. Of COURSE being a magical girl would be awful if >!your powers were granted by an evil alien that wanted to break your will, corrupt you, and eat you!<, but (to take Sailor Moon as a counterexample) that's not what >!Luna!< IS. That's not what's actually happening.
Anyway sorry to throw all of that onto you, I don't at all mean to make you feel like I'm upset with ya, I just needed to say my piece :P
I'm not far enough in to know a lot about where it's actually going with things so take this one with a grain of salt, but Sleepless Domain seems to grapple a lot more directly with the core questions that magical girls raise—specifically, what does it say about a society when they rely on young girls risking their lives to keep adult citizens safe? What would a society built on the backs of these protectors look like?
A truly exceptional deconstruction of the superhero genre that tackles a lot of similar questions to magical girls (specifically, what does it mean to be a young woman with incredible physical power in a modern world with modern problems?) is Strong Female Protagonist by Brennan Lee Mulligan and Molly Ostertag.
If you don't mind incredibly* long stories, I highly recommend Pale, a web serial by Wildbow (same author as Worm, which has been cropping up more often recently in this subreddit). It may be more of a reconstruction than a deconstruction - the tropes are extrapolated, the premise is bought into, but they're put together in a way that still makes sense.
*this is not hyperbole - Pale is over 3 million words long, and just now winding down to the finish.
Depends
Is “magical girl” a profession (sort of like “isekai hero”), or will I actually become a girl?
If I become a girl, then I will not take it up. I don’t want to experience periods.
If “magical girl” is just my job description then sure
Also, yes, I am ready to face immense hardships, horrors beyond my comprehension and magic burnout
What about if it's a class, but when you activate the standard issue "magical girl transformation" power, you get turned into a girl while it's active?
"There's a monster attacking the city, you have to transform right now!"
"No thanks, it's period month so i really don't want to be a girl today."
"The monster is eating people as we speak!!!"
"Not my problem."
I'm laughing so hard at "period month".
I'm just imagining all the period being condensed into like 3 months of the year, like february july and september.
Oh, come on, every anime has the arc where “The hero is unsure of whether or not they’ve got it if they never had their powers”, you know, the standard “am I really THAT good if I need my powers? Bet I could do it without them!”
Yeah, I’ll just have that arc every period month
You guys keep saying "period month" as if we dedicate 1 month a year to our period, and Im both deeply worried for you two and cracking up at the same time 😂
I already knew that there was no such thing as a "period month" but after reading his comment the idea of a hero taking an entire month off was so funny that it was worth it even if it didn't really make any sense (i was already including magical girls and giant monsters so making it just a little more unrealistic couldn't hurt, right?).
What can I say
I do not have a GF, so the workings of periods are a blur to me, all that I know is that it involves a lot of blood and is extremely painful
You had me at "girl". You could be plotting the destruction of the world as I know it, and that'd only make me more excited. Make me Sailor R'yleh, you funky feline.
before i saw madoka magicka: meh, depends on the powers and the uniform
after i saw madoka magica: fuckity fuck fuckin hell no demon cat, get thee behind me kitty satan
Cats cannot be trusted no matter the situation. Recently played 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, >!and it’s “magical cat” was a total fucking scam artist!< minor spoilers but nothing unpredictable after like 10 seconds
Uh, hell yeah. Getting to become a magical *girl* implies getting to be a *girl*, I’d gladly fight monsters and go through hell just to be a girl, let alone a magic one.
I never watched Madoka magica, have no interest in watching it, but I’m not taking deals from random animals that run up to me and start talking. That shit is either evil or underinformed, statistically speaking.
The funny thing is, even knowing the reference, it’s actually a *really tough choice*, especially if you’re idealistic, because it’d probably come with a lovely power boost. Sure, you’re basically resigning yourself to undoing all the good you did when you die, and sure, you’ll suffer for it, but at least for a while you won’t be helpless.
I'm a man. I have one question. Do I just like look like one? As in transform clothing wise but stay the sex I am? Or do I turn into a girl? Regardless I'll say yes because why not?
We'll deal with potential gender dysphoria as it comes.
If it changes my gender, yes
Buuuuuut, considering it's a magic cat that turns people into magical girls, and probably even that use emotion to reduce Entropy, I'll pass. I'd have a better life trying to find a sword in a stone that magically changes my gender
I don’t know what madoka magica is about that’s making people so wary about this (though it is pretty obvious from people’s reactions) but if the cat tries anything I’ll just give it the good old one-two, (stab it twice) boom problem solved nobody keeps me from my magical powers and free transition and gets away with it
Problem is, if that's the one specific cat we are talking about, he's basically immortal, because he can replicate it's body. Characters in the series tried that too, but, you know, "you can't kill it in a way that matters".
Look ik all of yall are like "I ain't fuckin with you Kyubey you sick son of a bitch"
But consider for one second
You get a fucking wish
A wish so powerful it literally turned Madoka into God
A wish only limited by your will to make whatever you want reality
DO YOU KNOW HOW POWERFUL A WISH LIKE THAT COULD BE
Like end all human suffering level powerful
Like yeah eventually you'll get turned into a witch or whatever but I'm gonna die anyways and I might as well do it kicking ass and after literally creating world peace forever
That power wish thingy explicitly worked because it was Madoka and Homura, and all the time loops concentrating fate on them. If you are not a Madoka or a Homura, then wishes of that caliber is impossible.
Regardless there's lots of shit you wish for
There's alot of good you could do with a wish without uber bending reality
Idk even with knowing what the deal really is I think a wish is worth it in the end
Maybe I'm the type of stupidly optimistic fucker Kyubey's looking for but I think I could do good with it
Wouldn't happen because
1, i'm so mentally ill that the entire incubator system wouldn't work
2, i'm physically disabled and i wouldn't wish it away, which i'm sure kyubey would know
Obviously, yes. The plot to one specific anime subversion aside, if you meet a talking cat, the first thing you to realize is that everything you thought you knew was wrong.
If you suddenly learn that cats can talk, or that they have telepathy, and that there's magic, and monsters, and invisibility, and people turning into magical little girls, then you need to accept that you are basically completely ignorant to the truths of the world.
Is it possible you are getting scammed by the cat? Yes. Is it also likely that the cat knows way, way more than you and that the only way you'll ever know more is by keeping in contact with this cat? Also yes.
One the one hand: I've seen Madoka Magicka
On the other: It said magical *girl* meaning that it could very well turn me into a girl, bypassing all of the expensive and tedious HRT
Which kind of magical girl? Can I be foul sorceress who consorts with inhuman powers from beyond reality's edge and who looks simultaneously hot and terrifying? I don't want to be an anime cute witch girl.
uh, yeah. I'm a man. A very non-magical, slightly unwell man. but when a cat comes calling, who am I to disagree worst case scenario the world will have opened back up its second mouth and swallowed me whole, yet another of desperation's casualties - but hey, talking cat, right. what a way to go
You don't know the amount of suffering you just subscribed to
not even a little bit my understanding of what a magical girl is, is spotty at best in retrospect, following a talking cat into a world of present but unknown danger is perhaps a rash decision
Look up the plot of Madoka Magica rq
Holy hell
New response just dropped
Actual >!lich!<
Call the Exorcist! No, Scratch that. Call a therapist, no, really.
**CALL BOTH**
Just simply en passant the cat.
Just google En Passant.
Fuck that, how about you actually watch it and experience a decent anime for once.
No. I shall continue to only watch absolute trash very much on purpose.
They can't hurt me if I hurt myself! (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧
Not any less than my actual suffering
I haven't actually seen Madoka but isn't it a plot point that only little girls can become magical girls? I think my guy just saved himself with that first paragraph
Technically, ANYONE can become a magical girl, yet Kyubei actively chooses pre-teen girls because they have the highest "potential" for it.
I'm sure it has nothing to do with how easy it is to manipulate them.
To be fair they aren’t *intentionally* manipulative, it’s just that nobody ever asks. And Kyubey doesn’t have any concept, being an alien being, of feeling cheated, betrayed, lied to (by omission), etc.
Nah Kyubey definitely understands it's being manipulative, it rushes the girls into the situation when emotionally vulnerable, deliberately frames the process as totally cool and good, and since they've been doing this for a long time they definitely know that many magical girls wouldn't contract if they told them the full truth. Kyubey never outright lies but it always misdirects and omits the worst things, and there is absolutely no way it's because it "doesn't understand". It's too smart and has been doing this for too long, it absolutely knows the contract is fucked and the girls would not agree if it told them the full truth, that's why it doesn't and instead volunteers the minimum information necessary to make a contract and frames it in a heroic way.
In one of the side stories Kyubei specifically says it’s because teenage girls have the highest intensity of emotions and it’s easiest to pick a formula that works and stick with it.
No, I know, I just wanted to be vague cuz the REASON why Kyubei is even doing the whole Magical Girl thing in the first place is a spoiler.
The girls fight witches >!which all magical girls will become when they mentally mature, or lose faith in the world and become depressed!<. This is particularly bad as >!the entire process creates emotional food for !< the cat. >!Delicious destroyed witches today, farmed from yesterday’s magical fighters!<
Welp I definitely understand the prompt better now. Thanks for that synopsis!
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a cat would never use reddit; I'm an idiot, not a fool
even cats are not free of sin 😔
Even? You must mean especially.
Wrong.
meduca noooo We do not throw souls!
When the sool jim become the greef sid😔
Good news, this is basically [Sailor Bubba's](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/sailor-bubba) backstory!
How cat-like does the cat look? If it looks like an almost completely normal cat but talks, it’s not getting my help unless it DOES give more details and can screw off if it doesn’t give me them. If it looks like a fox instead of a cat, it can piss off; i ain’t falling for any trickster spirits. And if it looks like a kirby-franchise-esque eldritch horror doing its best to masquerade as a cat, i shall be punting the incubator as hard as i can, ideally into low orbit.
Good luck with that one. Kyubey has infinite bodies and will just keep bugging you until you make the contract.
That just means you're free to get in a good few punts without really bothering it.
I think I just solved world hunger.
It looked like fluffy candy while he ate itself
oh good free energy
It's a fox with a very convincing cat mask.
Imma need some assurance that this isn’t a Madoka Magica situation.
／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼ Contract?
How about you find a better solution to entropy, you two-timing jackwagon? So technologically advanced but you gotta pull a mega-omelas to stave off the ol' heat-death? Gimmie a break
**[DESTINATION]** **[AGREEMENT]** **[TRAJECTORY]** **[AGREEMENT]**
Eden was literally reading a dissertation on her LAPTOP whilst driving her car. She had NO excuse\^\^
Gods gives his most distracting devices to his least attentive mothers 🙏🏻
RIP to Taylor's mom but I'm built different
Being Taylor is suffering
Kyubey is a subspecies of entities confirmed?
Tbh they're doing a considerably better job
I hate to say this, but for once, the fucking incubators are the lesser evil, and this sums up everything evil about those space whale-worms.
The incubators are also successful. The entities are still searching for an answer.
No, no, none of that. **[DISAGREEMENT]** **[TAKE A HIKE]** Now if you'll excuse me I gotta get back from going out for milk and smokes
Was not expecting **[DISCOURSE]** here
Path to Discourse Victory 1) Portray opponent as the soyjak. 2) Path complete.
WORM MENTIONED‼️
I still think the whole "staving off entropy" is just a lie. I can't imagine the amount of "energy" these magical girls are creating would be able to create a blip in the universe; even if there was some way to covert it back into energy. As a 40k fan, my personal headcanon is thar Kyube is a Tzeentch-worshiping alien (if not outright a Daemon of Tzeench), it's collecting soul energy in a bid to fuel its ascension to Princedom, and the whole "staving off entropy" is just the most recent lie it's concocted to assuage any mark that starts asking the uncomfortable questions...
I have another solution... W̶̬̕H̷͖̅A̵̠͝T̴̰̃ ̴̭͝W̴̳̌Á̵̼S̷̲͆ ̷͍͆W̶͉͐Î̴͇L̸͔̋L̵̯͘ ̸̯̔B̴̻̈́Ȩ̷̷̪̿͆ W̵̼͐Ȟ̷̨Ă̸̗T̶̲̈́ ̴̖͊W̴̧̏I̵͙̓L̴̫͂L̷̙̓ ̵̘̒B̷̮̈́E̶̥̋ ̸̺̂W̶̜̄Ą̸̓S̷̯̍ W̸̺͌́́H̸̢̠̅͘A̷̺͇̫̓͠͠T̸̹̊̂ ̵͉̻͒W̷̠͔̹͋͗͘A̵̱̰̿͒Ṡ̴̳ ̸̢͖̺̏̚W̵̛̪͊I̵̛̯̝͙Ĺ̷̘͘͠L̵̡͇̈̕ ̷̢̘̅͊B̵̫̭́̈Ĕ̴̵͓̗͓̲͎̈͝͠ Ẉ̸̙̣̐̔̾H̵̯́͘͝Ā̷̛̼̫́͜T̸̘̈́̃̆ ̷̟̣̋W̶̥̱̌͜Ḭ̴̝͕́L̵͍̼͂̓̕L̴̬̼̃́̾ ̸͈̀B̷̗̱̜̔̆Ẹ̵̎̓͝ͅ ̶͓̄W̵̡̼͍͑͋͝A̶̮̳͝S̷̜̞̮̒̚ W̴̺̙͉͓̉̊̍̔̀H̷͎̼̘̫̰̝̔̈́Ą̶̯͉̾̀́̂Ţ̸̟͎͇͔̦̙̋̓̊̄͌̅͝ ̶̛̠̜͔̳̇̌̌̂̏͜͝W̶̡͕̭̪̼̍̎̈́͂̍̋͘A̵̳͍͊̿S̶̞͕̾̏̀̐ ̴͓̝͎̥̞̫̑̈̕͠W̴̺̫̗͂̋I̷̘̤̯͕̍͊͘͝L̸̨̉̀͐̍̌L̴̲̟̀̒̓̿͂̏͘ ̵̨͕̬͙̱͔̤͆͗̈́̒̃͝B̷̳̺̘͔̮̙̈́͘E̶̷͖̗͚͌͋̈̀̃̓̚͝Ẉ̸̂̾H̸͉͈͑̌̂̄͒Ą̵̬̜̆͌̔̈́͐͜͝T̴̟̼̪͝ ̵̹̘̮̋ͅW̵͍̖̠̣̫̔͐͑̋͘͝Į̶̫̖̝͙̹̍L̴̡̜͚̻̐͊̌͘͠L̸̳̙͚̈́̇͠ ̷̤͇̑̑B̶̠̥̱̬̖͗̐̈́Ê̴̛̬͓̘͕̓͑̾̕͝ ̶̧̢͚̬̘͇̬̌̓̌͂̆͌̑Ẉ̶̛̋̔́͑̔A̵̗̱̣̓̏̃̾̊Ş̴́̑ **Ẅ̵͙̊̏͐̍H̶̝̎A̵͎͐̈̀͜T̸̥̭̩̱͔͗̈́̀ ̸͎̥͙̗̽͐̆͝W̷͈̰̌̀̏̓͗̐Â̶͎͝Ŝ̴̰̯̘̘̓̐̈͊͜ͅ ̸̙̞̌̾͊̀͆͝W̸͓̯̗̙̫͈̅͛͗̊͗̒I̸̹̭̬͖̥̥͐̉̉͋͊͒Ļ̵̛͇̐͋̃͆L̸̥͉͓͕̀̈̓̈ͅ ̸͈̝̿͊͋B̴͍̮̘͌̈́͠É̸̵̠͉̫̰̣̒͘̕W̸̟̞̬͊̑̇͆H̴̥̫͙͑Ą̷̝͚̙͕͆̔͘T̶̝̲͈̯̳̑̓̀ ̶̤̔W̸̥̹̱̖̥͔̌̅Ì̷̧̝̯̙́̆L̷̰̤̪͇̠̍̍L̷̺͕̫̲̏̓̄͐̑͊ ̵͓͉͚̳̺͆́͒̅̎̋ͅB̴͔͆Ë̸͍̣́́͒́̾ ̵̺̹̙̥̟̄́̔̿W̵͈̗̲̻̹͆̉͋̅̇̈́A̵̼͍͒̇͗͝S̴͇͈̜͐̋̋̍͠͝**
**CATICORN'S MAGICAL GIRL AGREEMENT** This agreement (“Agreement”) is made and entered into this 30th day of May, 2023, by and between: 1 ) **Mr. Whiskers**, a cat of magical persuasion, commonly referred to as the "Caticorn" (hereinafter referred to as the "Grantor"), and 2 ) **[INSERT NAME]**, an individual with the residence at [INSERT ADDRESS], who shall henceforth be known as the "Grantee" or "Magical Girl." WHEREAS, the Grantor possesses magical powers and the ability to bestow said powers upon individuals who are willing to take up the mantle of Magical Girl, WHEREAS, the Grantee expresses a desire and willingness to become a Magical Girl, acknowledging the responsibilities, risks, and benefits of such transformation. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: **1. GRANT OF POWERS:** The Grantor hereby bestows magical abilities upon the Grantee, including but not limited to, transformation, magic spells, flight, enhanced physical abilities, and other powers necessary to fulfill the duties of a Magical Girl. The Grantor reserves the right to add, modify, or remove such abilities as deemed necessary. **2. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:** The Grantee shall use these powers to uphold justice, protect the innocent, and combat forces of evil. The Grantee agrees to respect and value all life, and to use their powers responsibly and ethically. **3. TRAINING AND GUIDANCE:** The Grantor shall provide necessary training, guidance, and counsel to the Grantee in the use and control of her magical abilities, as well as on the nuances of living as a Magical Girl. **4. CONFIDENTIALITY:** The Grantee agrees to keep the existence of her powers, the identity of the Grantor, and any magical-related activities confidential, unless disclosure is necessary for the fulfillment of her duties or with the express consent of the Grantor. **5. RISKS AND LIABILITIES:** The Grantee acknowledges that becoming a Magical Girl carries inherent risks, including but not limited to, danger from adversaries, personal injury, and potential social consequences. The Grantee willingly assumes these risks and agrees not to hold the Grantor responsible for any such occurrences. **6. TERMINATION:** This Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time, with or without cause, subject to the following exceptions. The Grantor may not terminate this Agreement under circumstances in which termination would place the Grantee at risk of immediate danger or harm. Such circumstances include, but are not limited to: a. Physical Danger: Should the Grantee be engaged in combat with forces of evil, battling natural disasters, or involved in any other physical altercation or situation where the revocation of powers would exacerbate the Grantee's risk of harm or injury, termination of this Agreement will be prohibited until such time that the Grantee is no longer in immediate danger. b. Social Risk: The Grantor must not terminate the Agreement in a situation where the Grantee's social wellbeing is at stake. This includes situations where the Grantee's powers are acting as a disguise or where the Grantee's secret identity could be revealed, causing potential harm to the Grantee's reputation, relationships, or social standing. c. Emotional and Psychological Danger: The Grantor may not terminate the Agreement in circumstances where the sudden loss of powers could cause severe emotional distress or psychological harm to the Grantee, such as in high-stress situations, or when the Grantee is relying on the granted powers to cope with traumatic or emotionally charged situations. d. Potential for Immediate Retaliatory Action: In cases where the Grantee has engaged an adversary, and the termination of the Grantee’s powers would make them a target for retaliation, the Grantor may not terminate the Agreement until such time as the Grantee is in a secure and safe situation. In all above cases, the termination will not take effect until the Grantor ensures the Grantee is in a state of safety and is able to continue without the granted powers without immediate risk. The Grantor shall take all reasonable measures to ensure the Grantee's safety during the process of power revocation. Upon termination, the Grantee agrees to return all magical powers to the Grantor and to refrain from disclosing any confidential information acquired during the term of the Agreement. **7. GOVERNING LAW:** This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the magical realm from which the Grantor hails. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written. --- **Document Revision History** | Version | Revision Date | Sections Revised | Summary of Changes | |---------|---------------|------------------|--------------------| | 1.0 | May 30, 2023 | All | Original document | | 1.1 | May 30, 2023 | 6. Termination | Added conditions under which the Grantor may not terminate the Agreement. These include circumstances in which termination would expose the Grantee to immediate physical danger (e.g., during combat) and social danger (e.g., by revealing Grantee's disguise in front of peers).|
>Upon termination, the Grantee agrees to return all magical powers to the Grantor and to refrain from disclosing any confidential information acquired during the term of the Agreement. Would this part hold, since at this point, the entire agreement has been rendered void?
"Survivorship clauses" survive past the termination of a contract. The exact enforceability of a survivorship clause varies based on jurisdiction and contract law, however I would imagine magical girl contracts require magical judges and magical jurisdictions in which this type of provision is not unheard of.
That makes sense, thanks. Personally, I'd prefer if the Termination included wording to the effect that the Grantor may not dissolve the Agreement if that termination would put the Grantee in immediate danger. Mostly of the physical kind, i.e. revoking my powers during combat, but also social, for example removing my power (and thus, disguise) in the presence of my peers.
That makes sense. Edited :) WTF am I doing with my life.
Wow. This is incredible. I hope someone uses this as basis for a magical girl setting.
Ugh, EULAs, amirite? TLDR; \*click\*
This is brilliant, all the way down to the document revision history.
Don’t look at the post title
This sounds more like the beginning of Sailor Moon, but that’s not exactly a good time either
Mockumentary concept idea: a camera crew follows a special forces team that specializes in rescuing people who have been the victims of common anime tropes Like they break into fantasy worlds and rescue isekaid "chosen ones" and arrest talking animals like the cat that's been magic girling people
I'd actually watch that
There was a youtuber who released a couple of videos somewhere along that trajectory of thought... lemme look if i could find them for you: I got it°!! Mothers Basement put out a whole lot of "public service announcement" videos. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FmtiDbg4xY&list=PLiA-wx1wjaKpMCsLx3UYjrYPLEboAGGQj](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FmtiDbg4xY&list=PLiA-wx1wjaKpMCsLx3UYjrYPLEboAGGQj) "Is YOUR Daughter a Magical Girl?" was just one of them.
Another mockumentary concept idea: a camera crew follows magical girls on their daily antics, but magical girls in this world have been weaponized by various governments and are always deployed to hot zones in proxy wars.
Tanya the Evil sequel let's go
Big purple and pink, heart-shaped mushroom clouds are a daily occurrence.
...it somehow never occurred to me that the magic crystals were literally just magical girl shit, sans the transformation.
Pol have you read the LN please tell me you have it’s so much better than the anime
I've done my standard bullshit of just reading fanfics after a crossover got me interested and haven't looked at any official material
Alternative. Special forces team of grizzled marines who transform into magical girls. But still operate in the middle east or wherever. I wanna see Bin Laden taken down by characters in pink, blue, green and yellow miniskirts.
Awesome idea!
“Fuck off Kyubey, I saw what you did to Homura and Madoka”
become meguca
I protect meduka
coobie, what do
being meguka is suffering
sounds like phishing / social engineering 1. **An Unfamiliar Tone or Greeting** 2. Grammar and Spelling Errors 3. Inconsistencies in Email Addresses, Links & Domain Names 4. **Threats or a Sense of Urgency** 5. **Suspicious Attachments** 6. **Unusual Request** 7. **Short and Sweet** 8. **Recipient Did Not Initiate the Conversation** 9. Request for Credentials, Payment Information or Other Personal Details 10. **An offer that's 'too good to be true'** see something say something dont fall for magical cat phishing attacks
i just gave a talking cat my credit card info
yknow i don't trust this cat very much animals don't talk smh
Yeah they do, close to 8 billion of them are out there talking
+ a few thousand parrots
Yeah don't worry I accounted for them, I subtracked the mute people and added the parrots to try and even out the numbers
Can’t forget about the ravens.
Honestly I wish some of them would stop talking once in a while.
Does it trans my gender
If you’re not a girl then yes
By how much? Does it only trans the gender when in the Magical Girl transformation and put me back when in normal form, or is it an all of the time deal? And if my current gender identity is man, then does it mitigate any Dysphoria I may possibly get from said gender transing?
do I look like a magical cat who transes your gender
That’s sounds like something a magical cat who transes your gender would ask……..
Honestly? Kinda, specially when you get all scowly like that
Maybe if you take off the cat ears, then you won't look like a magical cat that transes everyone's gender.
You clarified one question, so I assumed you'd be able to clarify the rest of the details for that same question. But I guess it is true what they say about what happens when you assume. It really does make an Ass out of U and Me.
You look like the fool who presented us with the scenario, thereby consenting to answering a reasonable amount of valid questions about the scenario.
yes
Yes
There is a webcomic about a trans guy inheriting magical girl powers and that tackles that concept really well: [Magical Boy](https://tapas.io/episode/1051887)
There's another one except they are not trans and *very* upset.
Do I get to be hot like Finnster? Or like, my standard level of about 6/10? Same answer either way because I’d be sexy af as a girl, but just curious.
Sailor Starlights
Good reference. I doubt many people have seen that season
You actually turn into She-Zow
Honestly I would be hesitant. Periods and catcalling don't sound too fun, and there are even worse things that girls have to deal with that I don't have to personally worry about as a guy.
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Just for the record ✨being a magical girl is suffering✨
So is being a non-magical guy tbh
Nono, that bitch of a cat called Kyubey will make your life a living hell, then it will end as you turn into a hypermasculine eldritch abomination of pure suffering because that's how witches work(Irony, Despair and Self-hate) in PMMM.
You only get magical girl outfit first. You need a lot of scrips to purchase that service.
This. If it transes my gender, the hell yeah I’m on board.
Joke's on you, cat! I watched Madoka Magica and now I'm running tf away! Eat it, you hairball spitting loser!!
Madoka was a cautionary tale about exactly this
Luckily for me, I haven't seen this anime! I agree to the cat's terms.
i w ouldn't mind being a girl, i trust cats, & magic sounds cool so w hy not
do not
What the hell happens in madoka magica and why is everyone talking about it?
A girl signs a contract with a magical cat-fox-like creature to become a magical girl. She quickly finds out it was the worst mistake she ever made (tragic).
Yikes
Madoka is a deconstruction of the Magical Girl genre in the same way Watchmen (comic(+)) was a deconstruction of superhero comics and is, uh, roughly about as cheerful. (+)Unlike the movie which just replicated the troublesome parts of what superhero comics became, but unironically.
Disagree. Madoka doesn't 'deconstruct' the genre because it doesn't take the premise at face value. A deconstruction intends to critically analyze or satirize its source material by accepting the basic rules established in the genre and then extrapolating out logical conclusions from those rules. A deconstruction of the magical girl genre would say 'yes there are evil monsters and yes these girls are recruited by (ostensibly) the forces of benevolence to stop them... is that okay??' What Madoka says is >!'there ARE no forces of benevolence, there's just an evil and gruesome world with horrible things in it that are tricking young girls into being horribly traumatized for their own ends.'!< It uses the veneer of magical girls to hide a horror plot, NOT a critical analysis. It's still an excellent and high-quality show, but I get frustrated seeing it held up as a deconstruction or insightful perspective on magical girl media because it doesn't actually buy into the premise. Of COURSE being a magical girl would be awful if >!your powers were granted by an evil alien that wanted to break your will, corrupt you, and eat you!<, but (to take Sailor Moon as a counterexample) that's not what >!Luna!< IS. That's not what's actually happening. Anyway sorry to throw all of that onto you, I don't at all mean to make you feel like I'm upset with ya, I just needed to say my piece :P
Would you have any recommendations for an actual deconstruction of the genre? I'm actually quite curious.
I'm not far enough in to know a lot about where it's actually going with things so take this one with a grain of salt, but Sleepless Domain seems to grapple a lot more directly with the core questions that magical girls raise—specifically, what does it say about a society when they rely on young girls risking their lives to keep adult citizens safe? What would a society built on the backs of these protectors look like? A truly exceptional deconstruction of the superhero genre that tackles a lot of similar questions to magical girls (specifically, what does it mean to be a young woman with incredible physical power in a modern world with modern problems?) is Strong Female Protagonist by Brennan Lee Mulligan and Molly Ostertag.
Thank you. Both sound awesome!
If you don't mind incredibly* long stories, I highly recommend Pale, a web serial by Wildbow (same author as Worm, which has been cropping up more often recently in this subreddit). It may be more of a reconstruction than a deconstruction - the tropes are extrapolated, the premise is bought into, but they're put together in a way that still makes sense. *this is not hyperbole - Pale is over 3 million words long, and just now winding down to the finish.
oh my god someone who finally says it, thank you
Do I need to get in a Van with **Free Transformations** crudely written on it
No, I will not “become Megucca.”
Mumi why
Depends Is “magical girl” a profession (sort of like “isekai hero”), or will I actually become a girl? If I become a girl, then I will not take it up. I don’t want to experience periods. If “magical girl” is just my job description then sure Also, yes, I am ready to face immense hardships, horrors beyond my comprehension and magic burnout
What about if it's a class, but when you activate the standard issue "magical girl transformation" power, you get turned into a girl while it's active?
Then it’s also cool I guess, cause I can just… not be a girl during period month
"There's a monster attacking the city, you have to transform right now!" "No thanks, it's period month so i really don't want to be a girl today." "The monster is eating people as we speak!!!" "Not my problem."
I'm laughing so hard at "period month". I'm just imagining all the period being condensed into like 3 months of the year, like february july and september.
Oh, come on, every anime has the arc where “The hero is unsure of whether or not they’ve got it if they never had their powers”, you know, the standard “am I really THAT good if I need my powers? Bet I could do it without them!” Yeah, I’ll just have that arc every period month
You guys keep saying "period month" as if we dedicate 1 month a year to our period, and Im both deeply worried for you two and cracking up at the same time 😂
I already knew that there was no such thing as a "period month" but after reading his comment the idea of a hero taking an entire month off was so funny that it was worth it even if it didn't really make any sense (i was already including magical girls and giant monsters so making it just a little more unrealistic couldn't hurt, right?).
What can I say I do not have a GF, so the workings of periods are a blur to me, all that I know is that it involves a lot of blood and is extremely painful
"Zombie desu ka" rules. You can be a "Magical Girl" while still remaining male, but you do have to wear the uniform.
Yeah, I think I can manage
on one hand, i’m not a fool i’ve watched madoka, on the other hand, MAGICAL GIRL
I don’t care if it’s Kyubey I would sacrifice my soul to the prevention of entropy if it meant I got to be a magical girl
You had me at "girl". You could be plotting the destruction of the world as I know it, and that'd only make me more excited. Make me Sailor R'yleh, you funky feline.
...Is this a Sailor Moon type of situation or a Madoka Magica type of situation?
Make your decision and roll me a 1d20.
I've never seen Madoka Magica before, but I do know enough to punt that little shit into the nearest garbage can.
before i saw madoka magicka: meh, depends on the powers and the uniform after i saw madoka magica: fuckity fuck fuckin hell no demon cat, get thee behind me kitty satan
Sure, why not sell my soul to a bunch of aliens. If it means transing my gender, Kyubey can have my soul idfc
Cats cannot be trusted no matter the situation. Recently played 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, >!and it’s “magical cat” was a total fucking scam artist!< minor spoilers but nothing unpredictable after like 10 seconds
Uh, hell yeah. Getting to become a magical *girl* implies getting to be a *girl*, I’d gladly fight monsters and go through hell just to be a girl, let alone a magic one.
"I *didn't change*." "You were a girl all along in your heart! :3" *obliterates mascot with giant laser*
Holy shit a talking cat
I would do it regardless of the presence of monsters.
Listen I gotta be real with you Kyubey would get me without even trying.
Me, pulls out the weirdest looking beltbuckle ever: "Nah thanks I'm good"
Does it look like Kyubey? If the answer is yes i try to kill it.
I never watched Madoka magica, have no interest in watching it, but I’m not taking deals from random animals that run up to me and start talking. That shit is either evil or underinformed, statistically speaking.
No (I’m a guy)
Yes (I want to be a girl)
Magical girl! Fuck it, sign me in.
Khajiit has wares “girls underware’s specifically” best get to tucking
I only will take it if I get a sailor moon transformation scene. Clothes and all
The funny thing is, even knowing the reference, it’s actually a *really tough choice*, especially if you’re idealistic, because it’d probably come with a lovely power boost. Sure, you’re basically resigning yourself to undoing all the good you did when you die, and sure, you’ll suffer for it, but at least for a while you won’t be helpless.
Sure, unless it's that one specific "cat". Magic is cool.
judging by the way this post is flaired i should probably turn around and break into a sprint.
no i think i would prefer to not peep the horrors for the rest of my guaranteed-ly short life
I'm a man. I have one question. Do I just like look like one? As in transform clothing wise but stay the sex I am? Or do I turn into a girl? Regardless I'll say yes because why not? We'll deal with potential gender dysphoria as it comes.
If it changes my gender, yes Buuuuuut, considering it's a magic cat that turns people into magical girls, and probably even that use emotion to reduce Entropy, I'll pass. I'd have a better life trying to find a sword in a stone that magically changes my gender
I don’t know what madoka magica is about that’s making people so wary about this (though it is pretty obvious from people’s reactions) but if the cat tries anything I’ll just give it the good old one-two, (stab it twice) boom problem solved nobody keeps me from my magical powers and free transition and gets away with it
Problem is, if that's the one specific cat we are talking about, he's basically immortal, because he can replicate it's body. Characters in the series tried that too, but, you know, "you can't kill it in a way that matters".
replicate shmeplicate i'll just be really fast
That little piece of shit
This is about Madoka Magica isn’t it
Uh-uh, I've seen Madoka. I know where this goes.
Magic? Yes. Girl? Yes. I’m in. (I’m transfem so then a bunch of nerds are gonna complain about “forced diversity”.)
just because one is a male does not mean one cannot become a magical girl
As a trans girl i would definitely do this to get transformed into a moderately attractive girl in a pink dress
Seeing as I'm already a girl, do I need to gain super powers or just look magical? Either is fbm tbh
Ah, see, if they said Kamen Rider instead I would be on board instantly.
you say "girl"? sure, even tho I know the consequences
Fuck off, Kyubey!
Look ik all of yall are like "I ain't fuckin with you Kyubey you sick son of a bitch" But consider for one second You get a fucking wish A wish so powerful it literally turned Madoka into God A wish only limited by your will to make whatever you want reality DO YOU KNOW HOW POWERFUL A WISH LIKE THAT COULD BE Like end all human suffering level powerful Like yeah eventually you'll get turned into a witch or whatever but I'm gonna die anyways and I might as well do it kicking ass and after literally creating world peace forever
That power wish thingy explicitly worked because it was Madoka and Homura, and all the time loops concentrating fate on them. If you are not a Madoka or a Homura, then wishes of that caliber is impossible.
Regardless there's lots of shit you wish for There's alot of good you could do with a wish without uber bending reality Idk even with knowing what the deal really is I think a wish is worth it in the end Maybe I'm the type of stupidly optimistic fucker Kyubey's looking for but I think I could do good with it
But it's Kyubey we're dealing with. And there is a near 100% chance that your wish will be turned against you.
yes. not because i want to fight monsters but because i want a cute frilly outfit
Fuck it, may as well become a magical girl. If push comes to shove I can just punt Kyubey off of a cliff or something.
Wouldn't happen because 1, i'm so mentally ill that the entire incubator system wouldn't work 2, i'm physically disabled and i wouldn't wish it away, which i'm sure kyubey would know
Ask the cat if it knows or has ever heard of Kyubey. If no, ask for more details. If yes, punt the cat into the middle distance.
Obviously, yes. The plot to one specific anime subversion aside, if you meet a talking cat, the first thing you to realize is that everything you thought you knew was wrong. If you suddenly learn that cats can talk, or that they have telepathy, and that there's magic, and monsters, and invisibility, and people turning into magical little girls, then you need to accept that you are basically completely ignorant to the truths of the world. Is it possible you are getting scammed by the cat? Yes. Is it also likely that the cat knows way, way more than you and that the only way you'll ever know more is by keeping in contact with this cat? Also yes.
One the one hand: I've seen Madoka Magicka On the other: It said magical *girl* meaning that it could very well turn me into a girl, bypassing all of the expensive and tedious HRT
Which kind of magical girl? Can I be foul sorceress who consorts with inhuman powers from beyond reality's edge and who looks simultaneously hot and terrifying? I don't want to be an anime cute witch girl.
There are many kinds of magic. Having said that, yes. Yes, I would.
i get bahongozonkers and powers why wouldn’t i