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>Madoka
>lore can't explain humans forming suicide cults all the time and correlate them to witches
>when witches have existed since BC
>no explanation on what men would do in a society if they found out the truth that superpowers are gamete-exclusive
>minimal crap
>main driver of the plot Homura turned villain can't prevent the apocalypse because she's lesbos
>no pretentiousness
I'd say it's on par, depends whether you prefer mecha or magical girls more. At least Shinji does something after he gets out of his micro-arc, and there was an attempt to explain the symbolism as ancient aliens with the angels.