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From a universal standpoint we see how the deaths of magical girls affect people such as Undine and the overall public perception of them being a huge thing in this world. And yet, when the Alchemicals died, while I was shocked, I can't say I was sad about it.
Each Alchemical has their own unique personality for a standard magical girl team. In flashbacks we see them fleshed out a bit more, but that only happens after the main event occurs. Meaning the characters we are supposed to connect to don't get a lot of development.
In today's thread, I'll be discussing Sleepless Domain created by Mary Cagle! It's another magical girl comic with some fantastical elements and a great character driven story to boot!~ Though I do have some reservations I want to discuss about it's overall direction. Thread⬇
But PLP is so unapologetic in how it treats the setting and characters. It's surprisingly wholesome. Even the big bad radiates this really nostalgic cheesiness of a Sailor Moon/Precure villain. It's hard not to feel that way from scenes like this:
When making darker-skinned characters, this is usually a problem I see with designs. The skin undertone and the VALUES are either too similar or not contrasting enough. It is harder to find that balance, but when you do, you get PLP (some of the cast of SD/STPC) and it's great.
Lia having darker skin contrasts with the background colors while showing her features. The creator is smart enough to limit these colors for specific details so Lia doesn't blend into the background. Her color palette is relatively simple being represented with pinks and whites.
ART: I do wonder how PLP could tackle that in future chapters, but sadly we may never know. Though with that being said, let me go on to gush about the art again because it does so many things right with this type of style in how it incorporates one thing: COLORS.
When reflecting on pages like these, I'm instantly reminded of the layout older Shoujo comics from the 90s/00s. The transparent backgrounds, the heavy use of overlays/patterns/tones, cute fonts...It really tries to sell you on the idea that you're in a new world.
Today we will be discussing Princess Love Pon created by Shauna J Grant! A cute webcomic that offers a surprising amount of charm, effort, and most of all, keeping the spirit of being a magical girl. How well does it do that task, let's dive into this thread!⬇ (Spoilers)