Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

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Synonyms: Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magika, Magical Girl Madoka Magica

Japanese: 魔法少女まどか★マギカ

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Type: TV

Episodes: 12

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jan 7, 2011 to Apr 22, 2011

Premiered: Winter 2011

Broadcast: Fridays at 01:25 (JST)

Producers: Aniplex, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Movic, Nitroplus, Houbunsha

Licensors: Aniplex of America

Studios: Shaft

Source: Original

Genres: Award Winning, Drama, Fantasy, Suspense

Themes: Mahou Shoujo, Psychological

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 8.37¹ (scored by 751,861 users)

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Ranked: #201²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #102

Members: 1,285,997

Favorites: 55,119

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Synopsis

Madoka Kaname and Sayaka Miki are regular middle school girls with regular lives, but all that changes when they encounter Kyuubey, a cat-like magical familiar, and Homura Akemi, the new transfer student.

Kyuubey offers them a proposition: he will grant any one of their wishes and in exchange, they will each become a magical girl, gaining enough power to fulfill their dreams. However, Homura Akemi, a magical girl herself, urges them not to accept the offer, stating that everything is not what it seems.

A story of hope, despair, and friendship, Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica deals with the difficulties of being a magical girl and the price one has to pay to make a dream come true.

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Background

Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica has garnered widespread critical acclaim, particularly in regards to its subversive approach toward the magical girl subgenre. In a 2012 interview, series writer Gen Urobuchi remarked that the original story was influenced by Hidamari Sketch, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, and Le Portrait de Petite Cossette.

The series has received various awards and nominations since its release. In 2011, it won the Grand Prize for Animation at the 15th Japan Media Arts Awards; the Television Award at the 16th Animation Kobe Awards; and 12 Newtype awards. In 2012, it won the 43rd Seiun Award for Best Media as well as the Television Award at the 11th Tokyo Anime Awards.

Released on Blu-ray and DVD in six volumes in Japan from April 27, 2011 to September 21, 2011, the anime was considered a commercial success, with each volume selling over 50,000 copies. It was also released in the same formats in North America by Aniplex from February 14, 2012 to June 12, 2012, spanning three volumes. The company later released a Blu-ray complete box set on September 27, 2016. The series has received multiple video game adaptations and cameos in other media.

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Adaptation:	Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica, Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica
Other:	Mahou Shoujo Sonico★Magica, Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica: Concept Movie, Connect, Minna to Manner wo Manabou
Summary:	Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Movie 1: Hajimari no Monogatari, Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Movie 2: Eien no Monogatari
Sequel:	Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Movie 3: Hangyaku no Monogatari
Side story:	Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica Gaiden PVs, Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica Gaiden

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Characters & Voice Actors

Akemi, Homura

Main

Saitou, Chiwa
Japanese

Kaname, Madoka

Main

Yuuki, Aoi
Japanese

Sakura, Kyouko

Main

Nonaka, Ai
Japanese

Miki, Sayaka

Main

Kitamura, Eri
Japanese

Tomoe, Mami

Main

Mizuhashi, Kaori
Japanese

Kyuubey

Main

Katou, Emiri
Japanese

Charlotte

Supporting

Kaname, Junko

Supporting

Gotou, Yuuko
Japanese

Walpurgis Night

Supporting

Mizuhashi, Kaori
Japanese

Shizuki, Hitomi

Supporting

Shintani, Ryouko
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Iwakami, Atsuhiro

Producer

Kananiwa, Kozue

Producer

Mori, Yasunori

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Maruyama, Hiroo

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Opening Theme

"Connect (コネクト)" by ClariS (eps 1-9,11)

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Ending Theme

	1: "Mata Ashita (またあした)" by Aoi Yuuki (eps 1-2)
	2: "Magia" by Kalafina (eps 3-8,11)
	3: "and I'm home" by Ai Nonaka and Eri Kitamura (eps 9)
	4: "Connect (コネクト)" by ClariS (eps 10,12)

Reviews

Jul 23, 2013

Kalypze

Recommended

What does it take for a series to become a masterpiece? Take a look at Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica, and you might find the answer to that question.

I'll start this review by pointing out that I was not expecting much from this show. I didn't really want to watch it, either. The Mahou Shoujo genre has never interested me, so when a friend of mine, who in the past suggested things like Mirai Nikki, Deadman Wonderland, Death Note and Psycho-Pass to me, told me to watch Madoka Magica, I thought he was kidding and I ignored the series for a while. Once a month had ...

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Apr 25, 2011

ryu2k2

Mixed Feelings

Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica wants be an outstanding show, something that wasn't delivered before, but fails at this feat in pretty much all departments of animation.

It's commonly conceived as a deconstruction of the mahou shoujo genre. However Madoka Magica merely twists some aspects of the mahou shoujo genre to give them a dark edge, but does not critically point out any potential flaws of the genre to make its audience question the genre's substance.

Starting off with the most obvious aspect, the visuals, Madoka Magica presents us with a lot of dark alleys and conversations without much animations going on. The few battles going on during ...

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Dec 22, 2014

defunctmaluser

Not Recommended

I feel like I'm in the minority here on MAL, and that's kinda depressing. Madoka Magica by and large is one of those programmes which receives no shortage of praise that I simply can't agree with one way or the other. I wouldn't mind it so much were it not for the fact that any sort of valid criticism or complaints anyone has with this series is instantly lost in a sea of downvotes and angry rants made by rabid fans who're breathing heavily whilst typing on their keyboards rapidly. Regardless, I'll make a feeble attempt at getting my voice heard. Will it work? Probably ...

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