chisana maho no yujo-ba garuzu

As we approach the next season of everyone's favourite anime, let's take a look back at some of the show's history. Not all of you know this, but the anime was originally based on a manga about chibi horse demons!

Everyone remembers when this slice-of-life anime started and lonely Yūgure-kun follows the advice of Ten no-sensei to make some friends.
Her delight at the changes in her life was a classic moment.

Many were surprised when the anime departed from the manga to make Yūgure a magical girl, eventually becoming a leader of a team of magical girls!

When the girls visited another world where they were human, they all decided to just stay that way when they came back, because "thumbs, am I right?"
The fandom was all aboard with this clearly superior new direction the show was taking.

And of course, the biggest event of the series! The team-up between the girls and their many friends across different worlds, where they defeated all evil beings ever and the multiverse exploded. Twice.

Where will the show be headed after such a climactic event? We'll see next Saturday!

And let's wind down with an anime fan tradition: Dancing along to the end credits!