Mahō Shōjo Nante Mō Ii Desu Kara. translates to I've Had Enough of Being a Magical Girl., and you can certainly see why. Yuzuka, the eponymous magical girl, found herself saddled with the designation while walking home from school one day. A strange round birdlike creature in the garbage catches her eye, and when he realizes that she can see him, he introduces himself as Miton and proclaims that she has the potential to become a magical girl. What he doesn't tell her is that all of the enemies have been beaten by previous generations of magical girls, so being able to transform doesn't actually come with anything special. Sure, she gets the fancy outfit and the magical powers, but there's not a whole lot she can do with them…and there's a caveat about that fancy outfit. The runic bracelet Miton puts on Yuzuka's wrist detects her “fetish” and gives her the costume it thinks is best suited for her, but for reasons no one can figure out, this means that Yuzuka ends up in a bikini. So now not only is she saddled with an annoying mascot character and useless powers, but she also has to wear an outfit that makes her uncomfortable. Clearly this magical girl gig is not all it's cracked up to be.

At its base, this series is a parody of the magical girl genre in the most lighthearted sense. It draws its inspiration from both classic magical girls, like Sailor Moon, and newer ones, such as Puella Magi Madoka Magica. The influences can be seen in equal measure – Miton bears more than a passing resemblance to Kyubei and aspects of the contract also calls that show to mind. On the other hand, Miton makes repeated comments that Yuzuka is far too competent at everyday life skills to be a magical girl, and most of his references hearken back to the Sailor Moon era, when “adorably clumsy and useless” was the main trait of heroines. There's even a photo booth with pictures of blonde girls labeled “How to Usagi,” which feels like a direct reference to Sailor Moon herself. None of these are really laugh-out-loud moments, but they are definitely amusing and add a hint of sarcasm to the otherwise fairly saccharine and harmless show.

With each episode being only four minutes long, there isn't much to cover in a show of this nature. Essentially each episode presents a gag that becomes the base of the story and they do as much with it as they can in the allotted time. In some cases, this proves to work very well, such as the off-color humor of episode seven, in which we learn that Yuzuka's best friend Chiya most definitely has more-than-friendly feelings for the heroine, or the episode where another magical girl is revealed…and she also has nothing to do. Other jokes are peppered throughout the series' twelve-episode run, such as the ludicrous working conditions of Yuzuka's dad, who apparently has no idea that working twenty-one hours a day is a bad thing, or the fact that each mascot can only represent one magical girl at a time, in direct contrast to most magical girl stories. The fact that magical girls also have an expiration date based on age is also a fun dig at the genre, especially when Miton mumbles something about having his own ideas about how long you can call someone a “girl.”

The palate of this show is all pastels all the time, which works for the deceptive sweetness it is striving for, though it can at times begin to make you yearn for a dark line. The animation makes its biggest efforts during the transformation scenes, which is perhaps to be expected, and apart from how weirdly flexible Yuzuka's back is, it looks pretty good. Otherwise things remain visually very basic, with Yuzuka's water powers mostly manifesting as floating globs rather than globes, although she can shape them. When she does, however, we just see them sort of quickly shift rather than there being any sort of actual transformative effects. The stand out voice, although all are good, is Nichika Omori as Chiya – she gets a sort of creepy, vaguely dirty vibe in when need be and sounds menacingly monotone in a way that really works for the character.

If you just need a way to spend a cute and fun hour, Mahō Shōjo Nante Mō Ii Desu Kara. is a safe bet. The jokes will be more appealing to viewers who are familiar with magical girl stories on the whole, but the cute character designs, fairly inoffensive fanservice, and light atmosphere of the show make it a nice diversion. It does just abruptly end and there's no real character development or plot movement (which absolutely is possible in a short-form show), but if you go in without grand expectations, you'll find something that's a nice break from the everyday world.