Puella Magi Madoka Magica
DO NOT discuss the source material beyond this episode. If you want to discuss future events or theories, please use separate threads.
DO NOT ask where to watch/download this episode or give links to copyrighted, non-fair use material.
DO NOT troll/bait/harass/abuse other users for liking or disliking the series/characters.
DO read the Anime Discussion Rules and Site & Forum Guidelines.
DO NOT ask where to watch/download this episode or give links to copyrighted, non-fair use material.
DO NOT troll/bait/harass/abuse other users for liking or disliking the series/characters.
DO read the Anime Discussion Rules and Site & Forum Guidelines.
| Quite a beautiful and surreal ending provided with heavy emotions to tie all together. I'm glad this show was able to recover itself quite nicely. Albeit, the first 6 episodes failed to pull me into the show, leaving me at one point even considering to drop it until it started to pick itself up in the end of EP.6. The Labyrinth art style also didn't help it's case as it failed to feel immersive in those atmospheres. It's unfortunate because many of the psychological elements and theme/character developments in the second half were really well done, but it feels like it's held back by it's premise of teenage girls becoming magical girls due to the energy in their high fluctuating emotions. If this premise was replaced with a more mature atmosphere to fit it's psychological ideals, I feel this shows impact would be a lot greater and in result, would have been more renowned in anime. With that said, I do feel it's weighted score renders the show over-rated by at least 0.3 and one too many 10's, with many probably evaluating the show based on the high note it ended on instead of the show as a whole. 8/10 |
Celest__Mar 13, 2021 10:46 AM
 |
| Very good overall, but I still prefer Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru over this. 8.5/10. |
 |
| I am now crying, incredible anime |
| My 37th completed series chronologically. For the record, I extended it an 8/10 rating. |
| It has been a great weekend.Started watching it from Friday and have been addicted ever since.Dunno what was the need to create a sequel movie when it has a PERFECT ending but I'll still watch it anyway. |
 Scordolo's Recent Reviews To your eternity Vanitas no Karte |
| Madoka is really overpowered as magical girl. She can create and end a whole universe. Trapped in space forever. Well, her wish was to destroy all the witches. And she did it. A good ending I guess. The OST was phenomenal, animation was good, the backgrounds were on a whole different level of stoned. 8/10 |
   “You yourself have to change first, or nothing will change for you!” ' |
Storm1988 said: I just finished the show and have a quick question: If Witches are just evolved Magical Girls, why do familiars exist then? Every living being attempts to spread offspring, and witches are no exception. Witches give birth to familiars that eventually grow up to become full-fledged witches. Also, think about it, if witches could only be born from magical girls, then wouldn't the witch population be much less? There would not be enough witches and grief seeds for everyone. Less grief seeds=less soul gem cleaning=higher probability of a magical girl becoming a witch instead of dying ('dying' as in how Mami was killed)=higher probability of a magical girl witnessing a witch transformation, and thus the secret about witches being magical girls would have spread much more. Also, witches would have been much scarcer, and so magical girls would probably notice if a witch conveniently appeared in the local area when one of their magical girl friends disappeared. If you are wondering why they give birth to familiars and not baby magical girls, you can refer to the evolution of species. Humans came from chimpanzees, but that does not mean we give birth to chimpanzees right? |
TheDeathstormerOct 4, 2021 5:02 AM
  "A single 'thank you' is worth more than a million sorries." -𝐸𝓂𝒾𝓁𝒾𝒶 |
| all i can say is damn, really. it's a happy but sad ending... at the very least, homura has somehow kept the flame of madoka's memory alive single-handedly. by what willpower, i don't know, but her devotion to madoka is scary. they're like soulmates. homura's drive to save madoka saved the cycle of witches from continuing ever again. it's a good thing that madoka was given all that potential from the constant time rewrites and rewinds in particular, her character is true altruism personified... i don't think someone can actually be that honed and perfect were they not a pink-haired anime main character, but nonetheless that is irrelevant. 9/10. a very, very good original series. the art, animation, and music have my overflowing gratitude. |
| So Madoka is now God ? Nice. Overall, this was a pretty decent show. I can't say I was blown away by any of it or particularly impressed by anything but nonetheless, it was enjoyable most of the time. |
| For that reason I respect Madoka very much. |
| I have no words, yet here I am posting a reply just to share with the world emotions I cannot express |
| Madoka will become a Puella Magi. Erase every witch before they born? Every world, past and future? Fulfill it, Incubator. Mami. Dat transformation. Dem arrows. Dat time travel. Sayaka doesn't get to live. lol Watch date: 5/2020 |
RobJan 6, 2022 12:10 PM
| If you see that my post is exactly 1 month old (or more) from when it was posted... Don't waste your time, especially when you want to reply with something petty & insignificant. Assume that I've moved on (because I have). |
| That was pretty good. And even if it wasn't I have a fundamental appreciation for an anime original story with a beginning, middle and an end. Wait what's that, this conclusively ended anime has a sequel movie? Oh gee I wonder if that has anything to do with the explosive popularity of this rather nice story. I guess even Kyubey is no match for the power of real world money arbitrarily shaping the fate of fictional universes. And 8 years and counting between movies, lol. Pretty easy decision to leave the Madokaverse here and be satisfied. |
| It was meh. Pacing was awful for like 70+% of the show. Last two or three episodes were alright but still far from covering up the 9-10 episodes of mess. Overall, 6/10. Being heavily generous here . |
 |
| I finally watched, I don't know why, but I never got emotional about any of the characters in this anime |
| I can see why Madoka Magika is very popular among many in the anime community, but it is a very overrated anime, and an anime that I was mostly bored. I highly recommend that you watch Madoka Magika in English dub. The English dub is great and you wont be disappointed. The reason I say this is because since this anime has TONS of info-dumping or casual talking, this anime can get boring and tiring real fast if you watch it in original Japanese dub with subtitles. Given, its still a rough watch if you watch it English dub, but it will be more tolerable those info-dumping or casual talking scenes. Anywho, MM has great action scenes and great background music, and it is unique. It is definitely an anime that every anime fan must watch, even if you didnt like the anime, since MM is an anime that every anime fan must form an opinion of. With that said, the producers should have cut down this anime to 10-episodes instead of 12-episodes, or just make this a movie, to speed up its pacing, since the pacing was a drag most of the time. |
oooo3333Jan 27, 2023 2:22 AM
| so after rewatching this episode, did Madoka really die? sacrificing herself? |
 |
| I don't get it. It's not a masterpiece but still a pretty enjoyable ride thanks to the nice animation |
| I'd give it a 9 just bc they didn't kiss, but it's too perfect... |
| So Madoka rewrote the Universe to eradicate the Witch issue, eh. Somehow an evil still lurks, but it's down to Homura to fight the fight Madoka can't. Kind of a tragically sweet ending, huh. I suppose in this timeline everyone apart from Sayaka survived? Honestly, I can't really tell. This is exactly the type of show that Shaft would deliver, filled to the brim with artistic creativity and imagination, but that doesn't mean it was perfect. Tbh, it wasn't exactly my cup of tea. Although I don't consider it a masterpiece, it is a valuable piece of work. |
 |
| I loved the first 9 episodes, but the final 3 fell flat for me. I mentioned it in the Episode 10 discussion already, but the time travel aspect, though expected, ruined any attachment I had to the characters. The ending was also a letdown. In a way, the lack of explanation about Homura and Kyubey in the early episodes was a lot more interesting than the explanation we got in the latter ones. There were many times early on when I'd say, "This show is so good!", but by the end everything was more like, "Eh, this is fine." I give it a 7/10 overall, which stinks since it was trending toward a 9 or 10 for a while. |
| Today is Friday, and I've accidentally finished watching this masterpiece today. Could I be more stupid having it in my PTW for decades and going for it only now? Goddamn, I've never expected it to be so dark and heavy, love it. Shinbō-sensei never misses, SHAFT is one of the best studios in existence, this anime is iconic. Though as yuri connoisseur I kinda wanted Homura and Madoka to kiss—I swear this goes against my will—I understand it might be out of place a little and somewhat distracting from the main theme. Have nothing more to say really, definitely gonna watch all the movies and excited for Walpurgisnacht: Rising. |
| My favorite episode out of the whole series tbh |
 |
| Dumb Sayaka: "I wanted to hear him playing one more time" you did when you brought him to the top roof |
| I don't understand why this show's score dropped so dramatically over the years (judging from The Internet Archive). Not that 8.36 is a bad score itself, but for what is this anime worth, it's a fucking joke. It was a bit slow at the start and the ending has a few unexplained points, so? Not enough to justiy it being so far from top50, not even in top100. It's Evangelion applied to magical girls but better, yet it has met the same fate. But while I totally agree with NGE being where it is, I don't understand this sitting so low. I might be biased, but for me is a 10/10 no matter the few flaws, and I really rarely give 10s. |
   |
More topics from this board
Poll: » Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Episode 11 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 )tsubasalover - Apr 21, 2011 |
231 |
by Archean-Return
»»
Yesterday, 1:56 PM |
|
Poll: » Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Episode 9 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page )stevewiess01 - Mar 3, 2011 |
463 |
by Archean-Return
»»
Yesterday, 12:25 PM |
|
Poll: » Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Episode 8 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page )stevewiess01 - Feb 24, 2011 |
631 |
by Archean-Return
»»
Yesterday, 2:40 AM |
|
Poll: » Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Episode 7 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page )stevewiess01 - Feb 17, 2011 |
420 |
by Archean-Return
»»
Yesterday, 2:11 AM |
|
Poll: » Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Episode 6 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page )stevewiess01 - Feb 10, 2011 |
526 |
by Archean-Return
»»
Yesterday, 1:01 AM |