Review Yuki Yuuna is a Hero

Pill Popping magic girls

Yuki Yuna is a middle school girl who is in a group called the Hero club with three other students. One day they learn that there is more to club than simple odd jobs, they are chosen to be warriors defending the sacred tree Shinju from invaders. However this is not the only secret there is to the world and the ones left uncovered can be terrible to behold once they are held up to the light.

Sadly Fu never realizes her dream of becoming a pirate

Yuki Yuna is a Hero is a magical girl show with several episodes of being a slice of life show. I found these segments not only blended together but complement each other. For example the plot points in episode four for example not only stand on their own but also reinforce a particularly dramatic scene in episode nine.

The average viewer by the end of the show.

While this show is something that will be instantly compared to Madoka Magica I do feel that this show does manage to be different enough that the show stands on it's own. It does have an interesting art style but it is more reminiscent of a mecha show from Bones than trying to copy Shaft. I also found the darker elements to be not only supported by the narrative but also something that doesn't look like it trying to copy other shows.

Overall I found Yuki Yuna is a Hero to be a good and interesting magical girl show which is a good watch for anybody even slightly interested in the genre.

Rating the Silver Kyubey (Madoka Magica) for being a really good dark magical girl show.