Puella Magi Madoka Magica, a highly popular anime that I ended up watching as well. The sketchy lines used with drawing the characters (especially the eyes)...they're quite unlike the usual "clean" look present in other anime. I like that raw feeling more than really clean lines, so I also tend to do the same when I do my own drawings. A certain degree of sketchiness versus clean lines (such as those needed in 2D fundamentals eeewww)
But the best and most defining part of Madoka Magica, in my opinion, are whenever the characters enter those labyrinths created by Witches. The style then changes (sometimes drastically) and each labyrinth has a different look. The clashing of the simple and cutesy characters against surreal backgrounds make the realms of "fantasy" and "reality" more dramatic and mysterious.
These images are from only one encounter, but because it's the first one, it's definitely one of the most memorable. Those puffy things with moustaches are really cute, although once they bring out the scissors and have visible eyes it might be nightmare fuel for some...
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