Magical Girl Site, written by Takayo Ikami and Kentaro Sato. Directed by Tadahito Matsubayashi. Starring Yuko Ono, Himika Akaneya, and Aina Suzuki. Production DoA, 2018. 12 episodes of 24 minutes (approx. 288 minutes). Not rated.
If Magical Girl Raising Project was a poor man’s Battle Royale, then Magical Girl Site is a poor man’s Magical Girl Raising Project. It starts out by trying too hard, though it gets interesting in its second half. In spite of my initial distaste, I found myself getting into it.
I’ve previously discussed my reaction to the first episode. That initial hot take, unsurprisingly, contained a few speculations that turned out to be incorrect. But I stand by its overall conclusion: This is a show too desperate to be on the edge, an edge that so many shows have been on already, it looks clichéd rather than groundbreaking.