Puella Magi Madoka Magica
TV FINISHED WINTER 2011 12 eps 83%
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One night, 14-year-old Madoka Kaname has a terrible nightmare - against the backdrop of a devastated city, she witnesses a girl fight a losing battle against a dreadful being lingering above, while a cat-like magical creature tells Madoka the only way to change such tragic outcome is for her to make a contract with him and become a magical girl.
The next day, the teen's dream seemingly becomes reality as the girl she saw in her dream - Homura - arrives at Mitakihara Middle School as a transfer student, mysteriously warning Madoka to stay just the way she is; but when later on she and her best friend Sayaka encounter the same cat-like magical creature from her dream - who introduces himself as Kyubey - the pair discovers that magical girls are real, and what's more, they can choose to become one. All they must do is sign a contract with Kyubey and agree to take on the duty to fight abstract beings called 'witches' that spread despair to the human world, and in return, each one of them will be granted any single wish they desire. However, as Homura's omen suggests, there might be far more to becoming a magical girl than Madoka and Sayaka realize...
Notes:
- Due to the 2011 TÅhoku earthquake and tsunami, the broadcasts of episodes 11 and 12 were delayed and were later aired as a double feature on April 21, 2011.
The next day, the teen's dream seemingly becomes reality as the girl she saw in her dream - Homura - arrives at Mitakihara Middle School as a transfer student, mysteriously warning Madoka to stay just the way she is; but when later on she and her best friend Sayaka encounter the same cat-like magical creature from her dream - who introduces himself as Kyubey - the pair discovers that magical girls are real, and what's more, they can choose to become one. All they must do is sign a contract with Kyubey and agree to take on the duty to fight abstract beings called 'witches' that spread despair to the human world, and in return, each one of them will be granted any single wish they desire. However, as Homura's omen suggests, there might be far more to becoming a magical girl than Madoka and Sayaka realize...
Notes:
- Due to the 2011 TÅhoku earthquake and tsunami, the broadcasts of episodes 11 and 12 were delayed and were later aired as a double feature on April 21, 2011.
Studios:
Shaft
Characters
Madoka Kaname
MAIN
VA: Aoi Yuuki
Homura Akemi
MAIN
VA: Chiwa Saitou
Mami Tomoe
MAIN
VA: Kaori Mizuhashi
Sayaka Miki
MAIN
VA: Eri Kitamura
Kyuubey
MAIN
VA: Emiri Katou
Kyouko Sakura
MAIN
VA: Ai Nonaka
Hitomi Shizuki
SUPPORTING
VA: Ryouko Shintani
Junko Kaname
SUPPORTING
VA: Yuuko Gotou
Tomohisa Kaname
SUPPORTING
VA: Tetsuya Iwanaga
Kazuko Saotome
SUPPORTING
VA: Junko Iwao
Kyousuke Kamijou
SUPPORTING
VA: Seiko Yoshida
Tatsuya Kaname
SUPPORTING
VA: Kaori Mizuhashi
Walpurgis Night
SUPPORTING
VA: Kaori Mizuhashi
Nakazawa
SUPPORTING
VA: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Host B
BACKGROUND
VA: Shinichirou Miki
Shou
BACKGROUND
VA: Nobuo Tobita
Staff
Magica Quartet
Original Creator
Ume Aoki
Original Character Design
Yukihiro Miyamoto
Chief Director
Akiyuki Shinbou
Director
Gen Urobuchi
Series Composition
Takahiro Kishida
Character Design
Takao Maki
Layout Design
Kunihiko Inaba
Art Director
Yuuji Kaneko
Art Director
Youta Tsuruoka
Sound Director
Yuki Kajiura
Music
Aoi Yuuki
Theme Song Performance (ED)
Reviews
MidnightSerpent
Rating: 430 (464 votes)
Why a former diehard shounen fan ended up spending over 2000 words praising a magical girl show.
Railgun
Rating: 196 (215 votes)
The Line Between Hope and Despair
SuperVak
Rating: 70 (78 votes)
The anime that gives me hope.
Xelrog
Rating: 60 (84 votes)
A grimdark deconstruction of the magical girl genre with an ending that will keep you coming back.
EXistential
Rating: 58 (65 votes)
The Tragedy of Akemi Homura
TheRealEltonJohn
Rating: 58 (63 votes)
An overwhelmingly good subversion of common magical girl tropes and more
Stats
Average Score
83
Mean Score
83
Popularity
294,730
Favourites
18,447
Status Distribution
CURRENT: 11830
PLANNING: 68414
COMPLETED: 201935
DROPPED: 5508
PAUSED: 7043
Score Distribution
10: 753
20: 384
30: 907
40: 1541
50: 3577
60: 6638
70: 17664
80: 36425
90: 47268
100: 34345
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