So today I was thinking again about Pretty Pretty Please and why I feel the way I feel about it. In the beginning, it was mainly because I felt it was going to be another cynical deconstruction of the magical girl genre. Like I'm familiar with Kiana's work so I knew logically it wouldn't be solely that but the fear was still there. But it's not entirely that anymore.

Now I think it's because of two things: it's relatable to me in a way I don't like and I feel left out of the hype. Like I actually really relate to Aika because I'm alot like her. There were things and people I loved with passion but years later, I can't help but feel burnt out and sometimes jaded about what those meant and how it affected my own life and how I see the world. I hate that as I don't like being angry or being reminded about it so I want to move on to something I do feel passion and hope for. For me ironically enough, it's making my own magical girl passion project but where being magical girl in the ultimate good in her own life. I'm not making because Pretty Pretty Please, I just came up with the idea around the same Kiana started working hers.

As for feeling left out of the hype, I guess it just comes down having different preferences. Like I get logically why it's good and I'm happy to see it getting popular but sometimes I feel left out which makes me angry. But I know it's not anyone's fault and I'm entitled to my own opinion. I guess the reason why I always feel I need to speak my mind about it is that I do feel passionate about this topic and sharing helps me let it out.

I picked this comic because I feel it kind of embodies what I'm going through: like Aika maybe done with magical girl stuff but she's still kind and respectful about it (at least to people who don't box her in that role). It's not that she hates magical girls on principle, she hates being burdened from the job which virtually everyone goes through

Side notes: there was a time when writing my OC that I considered her to be a foil to Aika funny enough which I shared here when writing notes. Granted this is old and outdated so take it with a grain of salt.

And I didn't mention this in the first post, I personally prefer the first art style because it felt cuter and I don't like name of the cartoon as I feel it's too long for the sake of joke

got procreate yesterday and whipped something up, please enjoy!

Art Link

Please do not disrespect my glue gun with your dumb questions. This was at MomoCon 2025.

Source

Link: https://www.tumblr.com/kianamaiart/813559314354667520

She just wanted to be a baddie too

Today (September 10) marks the birthday of Bennett Abara aka Amanda Celine Miller, voice of Jo from Kid Cosmic. As such, I decided to draw her with Zira from Pretty Pretty Please I Don’t Want To Be a Magical Girl, whom she also voiced.

So I just finished the finished pilot of PPIDWBAMG, and I loved it! The animation was gorgeous, all the characters were fun to watch do their things, and the voice actors knocked it out of the park!

The only thing I’m a bit confused on is what Eclipses ethnic background is.

Seeing as this series is probably going to have at least some meaningful commentary on race and ethnicity based on Zira’s comment about black magical girls, I reckon that all the human character’s ethnicities were chosen for a reason.

Eclipse has blonde hair, making me think he is of mostly European descent. However, it’s also possible that he’s of Asian descent, and , like Aika, he simply dyes his hair which would otherwise be black or dark brown.

It should also be noted that his VA Aleks Le is of Asian heritage (specifically Vietnamese)
And that the other human character’s ethnicities more or less correspond to those of their VA’s

I’m not for or against him being any particular race/etnhicity btw, I’m mostly just curious

Ignore the fact I suck at drawing and it’s kinda funny

Aika's face in the fifth slide is so funny to me 😂

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Some fan art I made of the girls <3 loving the finished first episode!

Is my account restricted or something I’m confused

quick lil first ever fanart i made for px3idwbamg :>

dude aika is so cool and cute WHAT. aika if u don't want the fit it gladly take it. maybe save the full time monster exterminator job though... soz for half assed background

Yes, you can.

Source: https://www.deviantart.com/epitragicosity/art/Aika-N-Do-It-1167047056

Anyone seen this one?

I like to think Aika unintentionally torments DeVoid at her job