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Nov 25, 2016 3:40 PM

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Hah, this is super fun.
Dec 5, 2016 7:01 PM

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Amazing. So glad they went all out on the transformations. Seeing a ton of Takashi Murakami references in the art. Also, another intriguing ending... making me want to find out more.
Dec 26, 2016 1:27 AM

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Creative character designs and impressive animation. Managed to make it entertaining while being so ridiculous.
Dec 27, 2016 2:08 PM

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holy molly this is so weird and boring
idk which is worse, this or yuri kuma arashi
1/10 dropped
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Jan 2, 2017 4:52 PM

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Pure Illusion is such a fun setting where the creators can just do whatever the hell they want lol.
Jan 2, 2017 10:55 PM

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That magical girl transformation :'D pretty damn great :D Really loving this development, the illusive world they're in now sure has a completely different atmosphere than when this series started! Quite like where this is going, so I'm looking forwards to see what happens next!
Jan 4, 2017 3:00 PM

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mad max and dbz vibe but that village chief who casually explaining the moves is definitely from the fist of the north star xD
Jan 7, 2017 6:18 PM

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So Yayaka is the childhood friend? Poor girl, she already lost the Cocona Bowl before it even started smh.

This episode was something else, I mean we had Mad Max, BDSM, Mahou Shojos etc..xD
I also like how during their transformation state, Cocona has red hair, while Papika has blue.
Jan 13, 2017 3:48 PM
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So this is just another Mahou Shoujo-type anime? Can't say I expected that after the first two episodes (I mean there were signs but it could have just as well went into a different direction).

I'm kinda disappointed now. The moment they transformed into their full forms was the point in time they lost me. I mean I kinda liked the style when they got more powerful and had bright hair but now it's just the same-old just a bit more flashy... Why can't we have people with super natural powers? Why do people always have to transform?
Jan 17, 2017 7:53 PM

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The visuals and animation in this one were so so good! The Mad Max references and TTGL vibes I got from the episode make this one stand out as the best so far!
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Jan 22, 2017 12:01 PM

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What a fun episode! Animation is lively and colorful! Love the transformation scene! I feel like Sailor Moon meets Mad Max.
Jan 24, 2017 3:42 PM

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Well... This was kinda bizarre.
Feb 1, 2017 4:04 PM
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So Buu-chan turned heel temporarily and later turned face again. I guess he or she is the anime version of the Big Show.
Feb 11, 2017 1:24 PM
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Gloom said:
So Buu-chan turned heel temporarily and later turned face again. I guess he or she is the anime version of the Big Show.


Mmmm, I think Buu-chan's just a sucker for a pretty face, LOL.
Mar 2, 2017 6:24 PM

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literally wtf. this episode was kinda creepy, especially that scene with the naked-ish ladies at the bath(?)

but absolutely loved the transformations, always a fan of those

just the animation in this show makes it already worth watching, so colorful
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Mar 12, 2017 3:10 PM

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Really needed some sort of premise at the start. That really threw me off and made me double check that I was watching the correct episode. I hope that doesn't happen too much.

But when I got into it, a very interesting and action-packed episode. Cocona's feelings of frustration towards Papika manifested in fighting her somehow, which was quite a shock to me. And now Cocona's bitch classmate is one of the pure illusion middle schoolers. No idea what will happen next so I'll just watch...
Mar 26, 2017 7:26 AM

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What the actual fuck is up with this show?
Apr 22, 2017 8:04 AM
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If there is one word that describes this episode "WITNESSED!!!!!"
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May 25, 2017 7:36 AM

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Ooh they got some magical girl transformations and attacks and some rival magical girls showed up! Pretty cool :D
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Aug 23, 2017 7:46 PM

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*takes a long puff from his joint* That's some cool shit (^:
Sep 20, 2017 12:02 PM

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What a cool episode.
Not much of a plot is revealed yet, but some hints were given. Animation on point.

Speaking about references. Galley-like scene reminded me Ben Hur (1959).


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Oct 16, 2017 4:18 PM
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I'm honestly so confused about what's happening. like this show looks great, the fight scenes aren't bad and the music is awesome too but so much stuff happened out of nowhere with no explanation, like how come cocona knows how to transform and use her weapons.
Jan 28, 2018 3:41 PM

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I wondered why in the transformation scenes the letters f and c are in diferent color. Is it just because or does it mean something???
May 26, 2018 1:45 PM

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This line of dialogue sums up my thoughts so far, but damn, this whole episode was a piece of art. This is worth watching for the art and animation alone.
Jan 29, 2019 3:24 PM
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I feel bad for the people who watched this weekly man. It's not even slightly confusing on binge. It's way more aesthetic over plot but it def has a narrative and story it's weaving in.

Also those transformations were top tier. And Papika and Cocona are hella gay, not like I couldn't comprehend that by episode 1.
Jun 4, 2019 4:13 PM
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What on earth happened between episode 2 and 3? o.O

When did they even learn that transformation move?

And somehow they switched hair- and eyecolours after their transformation?
In Ep.1 Coconas transformed haircolour was purple. In Ep.3 she has pink.
In Ep.2 Papikas transformed haircolour was cyan. And in Ep.3 it is light blue.

And what was that weird monster girl with her weird dressed female slaves?


So Yayaka and the two white-haired twins works for the enemy(?) that we saw at the end of episode 1.
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Jul 16, 2019 6:04 PM

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Enjoyed this version of Pure Illusion but we kind of just got thrown in there. I’m going to assume since they were able to transform into Magical girls that we have missed a few adventures. Art and animation were great.
Dec 3, 2019 3:22 AM
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Papika and Cocona's asses turned me on ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Mar 30, 2020 10:33 PM

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This some magical girls type of shit xD

I had a feeling Yayaka would appear this ep. I guess it's an alternate version of her tho :3 and the twins from ep 1 appeared too :3

Cocona's guardian at the end ;A; how sweet of her. I really want them to balance their real life time VS Pure Illusion time better :/ that way Cocona doesn't miss cram school and whatnot (the Asian nerd in me frowns upon that lmfaoooo)
May 4, 2020 8:50 AM
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No fucking clue what's going on, but WHATEVER, those fight scenes are sick!

Yayaka and the twins are here and they seem to be with an even more shady bunch (KKK vibes). What the hell is going on?

That granny.


I quote this to state what i feel after watching first three episodes. Story telling was completely chaos. Even the character development became dull. Fortunately, this show proves to be colorful shit action with so much nice eye-catching yuri bait. Don't know why i like that. But, whatever.
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Aug 16, 2020 3:25 PM

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I feel like I just watched a fusion between Uchuu Patrol Luluco, Darling in the Franxx, Kaiba and some magical girl show... That was weird. It didn't even feel like the same show as previous episodes actually. Give me back my Alice in Wonderland trippy aesthetic !
It was fun, but it didn't have the same charm as previous episode, and I think I understand even less what's going on.
What happened that led for Papika and Cocona to be separated ? How did Papika find herself in the desert ? How many time has passed between the two episodes ? Why was Cocona's friend among the villains ?
AND WHY ISN'T COCONA QUESTIONING ANYTHING ??????
I hope I'll get my answers by the end...
Mar 20, 2021 2:41 PM

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Mad Max, Star Wars, Sailor Moon, and even KKK? Wow. This was a pretty crazy episode with all those references.

I'm sure the anime studio had lots of fun making the episode, haha.

That magical girl transformation was nice.

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Sep 30, 2021 12:43 PM

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Cool magical girls transformation and battle!!!
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Dec 4, 2021 10:50 AM
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This is so confusing. What just happened in this episode.
Jan 6, 2022 1:13 PM
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Knew the cyberpunk Klan was behind this all. lmfao
Seems like there's a new narrative each episode, though it seems there's gonna be a guiding conflict, as to the episode ended.
May 22, 2022 8:55 PM

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This finally turned in to a magical girl show!! I think I might have enjoyed this one the most. They got a weird new weapon lmao and that villain was pretty weird. Nice we got some new people too! :O
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Nov 7, 2022 9:00 PM
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Jan 2017
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Sh!t just keeps happening in this show and I don't know why?

Love the ending song.
Nov 7, 2022 11:44 PM

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With this ep, the show seems to have finally firmly established it’s genre, tone, the main duo’s alter egos, and their rivals. With a little adjustment they could probably make this the first ep lol.

Jul 5, 2023 11:25 PM
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beutiful art style
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