Stella no Mahou

👁 Stella no Mahou

4 Recommended

2 Mixed Feelings

1 Not Recommended

Sep 22, 2017

AnimeFan48

Story: so the story is about Tamaki who is a freshman in high school and she is looking for a club to join so she finds the SNS is a gaming club but at first she doesn't join but later on she decides to join cause that she is a artist or a good drawer that they needed a artist to she decides to join and that being her life of being a gaming club that also makes games so that really the basic premise of the story.

Art: art is pretty good honestly nothing really else to say hear the art is really good nothing ... about it or anything like that.

Sound: the Op i grew to love later in the anime so yeah as for the ED i don't know i don't mind it but its like a mix of dub-step in a sense with little singing over it which i didn't care of for honestly as for the voice actress they were all really good nothing bad about them.

Characters: Tamaki Honda is one of the female leads and she is the newcomer to SNS she is really a person who is shy about her artwork and well really loves her dad but is a pretty happy and go person nothing else to say just a really nice and good character also she is the artist of the club. Shiina Murakami is the president and also the programmer of the club so took over the SNS club after the other pres graduate but to describe her she doesn't like crowed and also she kinda talks silent i mean nothing else to say really she is kinda up beat not to that like extent again another good character. Kayo Fujikawa is the music artist or the composer for the club honestly she really get into her music sometimes just randomly just sitting there listening to her own music of the game otherwise she a pretty nice and good character nothing else to really say about her. Ayame Seki is the last female lead also the writer of the SNS club other the person who comes up with the story honestly forgets stuff like deadlines to curtain stuff (kinda almost like the other girls) and she as a alias but i wont say honestly otherwise a kinda weird (most of the honestly are kinda weird though) girl but a good character.

Enjoyment: Things that i liked: for the slice of life aspect that deliverers in a really good way and the comedy was really good when it was there also the fact that the characters i generally loved (expect for one). Things that i didn't like: the comedy for me really wasn't there until like the anime got to the half way point so i guess watch out for that honestly that's my only real complaint.

Overall: im giving this a 7.5 honestly i know in terms of MAL i cant set it at that so i gave it a 7 honestly i would have giving it a 8 if the comedy through out the anime was as good as it was in the seconded half otherwise a really good watch for me really reminded me of New game that came out the same year as this but of course there different in ways also the character to the comedy was really well done id recommend this anime.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Dec 29, 2016

rkidzzz

There is bound to be that one feels good slice of life show every season to help you relax after watching a bunch of action filled or depressing, serious anime. Its main purpose is to help cleanse your souls and gives a relaxing, happy feeling to the mind. Stella no Mahou is the exact anime that fits the description. It is an anime that doesn't take itself seriously, have a simple, enjoyable story coupled with cute characters doing cute things. It is one of the underrated anime this season, mainly because it is not one of the main dishes, but rather serving as a dessert. ... But a rather sweet one at that.

Stella no Mahou have a very simple and straightforward plot. A bunch of cute high school girls making video games together with slice of life theme fitted in between. For starters, there were a lot of anime with its main story having the characters making video games as its core story, and this is no exception. In any case, it does feels like New Game but less technical with the video game making part, and more of the characters itself. The story is nothing special and mostly predictable, but fun to watch nevertheless. It doesn't take itself to seriously, moving at its own slow pace, and keep the interaction between each characters interesting with a some comedy here and there. It is nothing extraordinary through and through. But just like what I've said before, that is fine for a slice of life anime. There are some progressions in a sense that the group managed to accomplish their goals later on, just to make each chapter to be coherent with each other. All in all, while the story is nothing great, it manages to do its job perfectly well.

The main character in the anime is Honda Tamaki, probably the cutest character we had this season. Her design and personalities screams "moe" and "I want to protect this girl". She had a soft voice, a very cute expression, with messy hair and oversized uniform; it's a definition of cuteness. One of her most memorable characteristic is her passion for old men. In fact, the reason why she loves to draw them in the first place is because the pure, unadulterated love for her father. It is a refreshing and cute traits. Other noteworthy characters in the anime include her fujoshi friend Fuda Yumine, who acts as an emotional support, and 3 others seniors in her game making club. Murakami Shiina is the president of the club, where she is soft-spoken and can be rather pessimistic at time. Seki Ayame is a more outgoing club member, but can be reliable when it counts. Her embarrassment towards her 'dark history' is a running gag of the show itself. And finally we have Fujikawa Kayo, who is the laid back, cool type of member who I wish were given more development. There were also some other characters that join in once in a while, but doesn't have that much screen time to be that significant. All the character are mostly rather generic in design, which is a slight problem in itself considering that where slice of life lacks in story is its strong characters lineup. But it has a passing score, to say the least.

The art and animation done in Stella no Mahou is done spectacularly. Again, this is such an important aspect for this kind of genre. It had a very beautiful and vivid colour palette, mostly soft and pleasant to the eye. The characters are very cute, and special effects like sparkling or flowery background amplify the factors even more. It even feels like a scene out of a painting at some point, which is saying something. The animation is decent with little quality issue. It doesn't have a 'sakuga' level animation but good enough for an anime of its genre considering its slow, relaxing pace. The OP song is very cheerful and catchy which suited the anime, while the ED is a little bit off, with its electronic trance music (no idea why they have to go with it but whatever?). The ost used are fine and fits with the overall mood. All in all, the quality is decent enough.

Stella no Mahou is a relaxing anime that soothe your heart with its easygoing story and moe characters. It is nothing stellar; just an average "cute girls doing cute things" anime, and you won't really missed much from not watching it. Yet, this anime is one would call a light upon some of the other depressing anime this season had. Fan of slice of life would probably love it, while a more serious anime fans would probably ignore it. But alas for me, it is a decent and enjoyable moeblob anime that I had watched this time.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Mar 21, 2017

delta5

A number of others have mentioned Stella no Mahou's similarity to New Game!, and I think that's about accurate. If you needed a moe fix in the 2016 autumn cour then this was the right choice. But aside from indulging in all the typical moe tropes, there's nothing to recommend this to casual viewers. The story is nonexistent, the humor is missing in action, and the character design, overall artwork, and animation quality are just barely acceptable.

New Game! was bad. It added a good amount of panty-shots and other standard fanservice to a thoroughly boring show about working in a videogame studio. But, at the ... least, New Game! did add a tiny bit of realism to how a videogame gets made. Not much, but enough to drive a minimal plot and justify a ton of moe antics. Stella no Mahou couldn't even scrape that much substance together; even the "big" finale at Summer Comiket just seemed like a forced march to the final credits.

I have no issues with moe per se, and it's always good to have a relaxing show that gives you a break from big drama anime, but Stella no Mahou was a total waste of time. Viewers would have been better off hunting down older and better shows than spending time on this forgettable excuse of an anime.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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