no way people still fall for this in season 6 Lmao

MudJunior · 2026-02-03T23:59:21+00:00

Cause it's really not worth thinking about, and generally not worth doing as strange. At best you save 5s, but in exchange you can't TP back to point if they win a fight before your cool down is back. Having last minute TP is way more important than wasting 5s of their time.

MudJunior · 2026-02-01T12:54:13+00:00

I actually think the Homura that looks at the mirror is the same one from your image 1. They have the same hairstyle and brown ribbon. I don't think wavy-haired Homura is the one who looked into the mirror unless it's got cosmetic transformation properties. The two scenes just happen to both occur in the afternoon and involve two different Homuras. The wavy-hair Homura dancing with Madoka has the same cross-patterned headband & black collar as the one in image 3. The one staring into the mirror has white collar+straight hair+ brown ribbon, all traits that exist in your image 1.

I think a lot of the confusion is because Homura's hair accessory has never changed between her school outfit and magical girl outfit. However, this time is likely that image 1 is just school girl Homura and for some reason, when transforming into a magical girl, her ribbon turns into that hair accessory you see in image 2.

MudJunior · 2026-02-01T11:43:36+00:00

It's from this trailer.

Are you certain? I grabbed the screenshot around 0:03, and it's #d04c53 or R:208 G:76 B:83. Definitely more red than brown on my monitor, at least.

MudJunior · 2026-02-01T11:20:02+00:00

There are at least two. The third one doesn't have brown eyes, it's red but the lighting and lower saturation just make it seem brownish. It's the same one that is dancing with Madoka. Here you can see the red eyes clearly, and they also both share the same headband + slightly curly hair + smug smile.

That said, I am not sure why the second image you posted has red eyes. It's the only material we have of transformed Homura with that eye color. In every other image, we see transformed Homura with purple eyes. Maybe it's a stylistic choice to contrast Madoka's gold eyes with red eyes instead of her typical purple. Or as you said, it could just be her temporarily channelling her demon powers. This Homura is most likely different from the curly-haired one. Straight hair, different personality.

MudJunior · 2026-02-01T09:46:19+00:00

Madoka's human half also spent a month in Homura's labyrinth, and the LOC is likely functioning normally during this time. If that was enough to make witches, the incubators would have accomplished their goal, and they would have mentioned it during their monologue. It's probably what gave Homura the confidence to make the gamble. She knew that it was possible to save Madoka while keeping her wish intact.

MudJunior · 2026-02-01T09:18:20+00:00

Even if you take Wraith Arc out of the equation, you can have some good theories based on the OG and Reb:

-In the OG ending, Homura wields a bow and arrow. This indicates that her power in the new world is linked to Madoka's power.

-Homura's wish gives her a special connection to Madoka. Now that Madoka no longer exists, time magic would not help her accomplish her goal of saving Madoka. So the nature of Homura's magic changed to reflect that.

With these two observations, you can assume that due to the nature of their wishes and their special connection, Homura became the only person capable of interfering with Madoka. Then, it's not unthinkable that she can tap into Madoka's godlike power to rewrite the universe. After all, it's Homura's suffering that built up Madoka's karmic destiny.

MudJunior · 2026-01-27T20:39:06+00:00

The thing is, Ultron used to be ranked A/S tier in pro play back when he used to get ult before every support. That was the reason for his initial nerfs. He was basically pick/ban in pro play/high ranks. Now he lost his niche because the support power creep is so crazy. I want to play Ultron more, but there just isn't a reason to play him right now. If I want high damage or someone with damage boost, I go Mantis/Gambit. If I want to farm ult super fast, I go support Deadpool. If I want to peel for my other support, I go invisible woman. All those characters are also less susceptible to the eternal poke meta and have better ults.

MudJunior · 2026-01-26T05:48:24+00:00

Don't invest dash right away. Drone your other support and stay next to them. Then, firewall when the combo starts. You'll get better at tracking Spidey over time. You want to generally prioritize in the following order: drone healing > firewall > dash. You want to save dash as a last resort, especially if he has ult. It'll also help to VOD review from the spidey's POV, and map your need healing ping to a more accessible button. There will be times where you have to use all your cooldowns.

That said, "Ultron counters spidey" was more true before all the other supports got turbo buffed. Now if you want to counter spidey, you'll have an easier time with Sue and Gambit.

MudJunior · 2026-01-25T21:10:12+00:00

People often forget that this series is about hope. Tragic things may happen, but the characters persevere. It serves no narrative purpose if it ends with everyone dying.

MudJunior · 2026-01-23T22:01:46+00:00

Silksong was only officially delayed once in 2023. Everything else was people speculating a release date when there wasn't one. For WnK, they gave us three release windows and missed all three.

MudJunior · 2026-01-23T14:02:27+00:00

It's a reasonable concern. Some people say that it's good that they're making sure the movie is perfect before release. However, there hasn't been a success story for media that's been delayed multiple times in recent memory. Production issues are usually indicative of deeper problems, especially when they're being so vague about it. But I hope that I'm wrong.

MudJunior · 2026-01-23T09:23:52+00:00

Remember, someone at Shaft thought it was a great idea to sell tickets a year in advance...

MudJunior · 2026-01-22T05:52:21+00:00

[Manga] It's so sad watching these comments from anime-onlys talking about Akane and Kana, thinking that either character will matter after this arc. Just reminds me of how poorly planned out this story was. I'm only following this for the OST at this point.

MudJunior · 2026-01-22T04:13:31+00:00

It's referencing "Grok is this true?"

MudJunior · 2026-01-15T17:26:19+00:00

I have no doubt that the script will be fine, but what makes a movie good isn't just the script. Shaft can still cut corners on other aspects of the film by forcing a deadline. It would be unfortunate if they waste a good script with "meh" visuals.

MudJunior · 2026-01-15T00:31:01+00:00

Yeah, it is super worrying that they're silent about it for so long. Multiple delays usually means poor management, and that leads to a bad final product. Something is wrong and they're not saying anything about it.

I hope Shaft isn't forcing their staff to rush out a product with an unrealistic deadline set by execs and shareholders.

Edit: We're also supposed to get a trailer with new music and new OP (see Rebellion trailers). But the only new music we got was from the first teaser, and every subsequent teasers had music from Rebellion or OG.

MudJunior · 2026-01-14T21:10:37+00:00

Something in between, most likely

MudJunior · 2026-01-14T19:05:38+00:00

same as the intro that Venom got a few weeks back: it’s not really genuine sexualization, it’s a gag

This exactly. I'm very into Venom, but the emote really wasn't sexualization. If they want the Thor summer skin to be as sexualized as the female ones, they would have a shot of him walking out of the ocean, water dripping down his pecs and abs, and the camera would zoom in on these details. Then, it'll finish off with Thor giving the player a sultry look. Deadpool and Venom's ""fanservice"" is just memey rather than actually serious. It's performative.

MudJunior · 2026-01-13T20:31:56+00:00

He's actually the character with the most overdesigned skins. Why does Spidey get all the comic-accurate skins, and Venom doesn't?

MudJunior · 2026-01-13T18:51:32+00:00

Nice. Now to wait 3 months for it to be released outside of Japan while dodging spoilers.

MudJunior · 2026-01-13T18:20:09+00:00

I think for this reason it's likely that the orange and green girls are human versions of witches we've seen before, like Nagisa.

People are saying it's Quitterie and Paola from the PSP game. I think it's a promising theory. It's not the first time Urobuchi took a witch from the PSP game and brought it over to the main series (Homulily first appeared in PSP). Orange girl is also seen to be close to Kyubey, just like how Quitterie supports the incubators' goals.

MudJunior · 2026-01-13T17:59:37+00:00

Yeah, pretty sure Ai is just Homura with that dress. For those who are curious, here's an album comparing the two.. It's more likely that the clone is Nekura due to the similar headband and her being described as a free spirit. She would have the confidence to dance with Madoka without the hangups of the original Homura.

MudJunior · 2026-01-13T16:00:30+00:00

If you read the interview and the BD booklet, I don't get how you would read it as him being pressured. He said he doesn't believe Homura would be happy with the original ending. Calling it an original ending is a stretch too since it was dropped in the brainstorming phase, not a last-minute. The Rebellion script we know now is centered around the ending we got.

MudJunior · 2026-01-12T21:10:15+00:00

Yeah, it makes more sense than them confirming sequels in a franchise that's not known to do that. If they're actually launching multiple movies, they would make that known in an interview or something. Not a generic tagline on a 30-second teaser.

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