Top 10 Reasons Why Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha is Better Than Puella Magi Madoka Magica

The Top Ten

1 The show isn't cruel and mean-spirited towards its characters

2 Nanoha Takamachi isn't a wimp like Madoka Kaname

Sure, Nanoha started out as a girl who felt unsure of what to do with her life and didn't have a close connection with her peers but at least, she grew to become a more outgoing, hot-blooded, and overall outgoing woman over the course the series unlike Madoka!

3 It actually balances its dark and psychological themes with a douse of humor, wit, and action

4 The characters actually grow throughout the series

5 It doesn't feel pretentious

6 It's not as unoriginal and uninspired

MGLN (especially the first 3 seasons) is a clever mix between the mecha and magical girl genres while PMMM is just your stereotypical magical girl deconstruction that tries so hard to be edgy that it isn't even funny.

7 It doesn't portray magical girls in a negative light

I know that PMMM is a deconstruction of the magical girl genre but that's no excuse to give the genre a bad name.

8 It has better animation

Despite me liking Nonoha better I liked Puella's animation better because of it's unique art style.

9 It has better fight scenes

10 It actually teaches good morals

The Contenders

11 Cooler outfits

12 It's actually a funny show

13 PMMM girls wait for their death

14 Better character designs

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