Magical Girl thoughts

[soc_puppet]

The problem I have with a lot of original English language magical girl series, I think, is that they tend to start with the main character joining an established group rather than a new group forming around the main character. I have no idea why this bothers me, it just does! Which sucks, because there's some original English language magical girl stories out there that I'd really like to get into, but just end up bouncing off of. I may just need to do some expectations management, but in the mean time, it's still annoying.

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[ysabetwordsmith]

My first thought is that it's implausible. Established groups, especially among school-age girls, tend to be relatively impermeable to newcomers. Only if the dominant girl moves away is there a shakeup in social order -- and then it's the lower-ranked girls fighting for that top spot.

I agree that a new group forming around a main character is more appealing, because it makes more sense.