Why are Magical Girls so Gay?

Table of contents:

0:00 - Intro
2:35 - Narrative Structure and Core themes
8:45 - All Roads Lead to Sailor Moon
12:56 - Influential Works
15:40 - Lesbians and Yuri
19:42 - Queerbaiting (and speculating on Madoka Magica)
30:04 - Western response and the Future
31:48 - Outro

24:19 - Madoka Magica spoiler Timestamp
(There are still some mild out of context references visually and for the last episode)
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BGM:

Tokyo Tower: Magic Knight Rayearth

Chillpeach - Purple: https://youtu.be/BWNx0VQJjMY

🎈Song : Daystar - Night / https://youtu.be/XPPbLIGY9-0

Yojo Summer - when i see you https://youtu.be/HCkwnYD5Lbk

KsMusic3 - Lost in Reverie | https://spoti.fi/3vqEjx5

ptr. - dawn | https://spoti.fi/3eP0gzM

Dmitri Shostakovich: Eyes Wide Shut, Waltz no. 2

Chillpeach - Take A Sip : https://youtu.be/aVgM4yIIxkg

🎈Song : Daystar - Strawberry flavor love / https://youtu.be/zMi0dxVgqvo

Ron Gelinas - Monday Morning (original mix): https://youtu.be/9M5lq3rueeQ

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