Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Finished Airing Winter 2011

Puella Magi Madoka Magica

  • TV Series
  • 2011
  • 12 episodes

© Shaft

Genres

  • Action
  • Drama
  • Fantasy
  • Mahou Shoujo
  • Psychological
  • Thriller

Themes & Elements

  • Magic
  • Female Protagonist
  • Witch
  • Primarily Female Cast
  • Urban Fantasy
  • Primarily Teen Cast
  • Philosophy
  • Henshin
  • Coming of Age
  • Primarily Child Cast
  • Urban
  • Kuudere
  • Mixed Media
  • Yuri
  • LGBTQ+ Themes

Broadcast Info

Aired From
January 7, 2011
Aired To
April 22, 2011
Format
TV Series
Episodes
12
Studio
Shaft
Source Material
Original
Streaming

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Synopsis

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 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the broadcasts of episodes 11 and 12 were delayed and were later aired as a double feature on April 21, 2011.

Cast

  • Madoka Kaname Aoi Yuuki
  • Homura Akemi Chiwa Saitou
  • Mami Tomoe Kaori Mizuhashi
  • Sayaka Miki Eri Kitamura
  • Kyuubey Emiri Katou
  • Kyouko Sakura Ai Nonaka
  • Hitomi Shizuki Ryouko Shintani
  • Junko Kaname Yuuko Gotou

Staff

Director
Akiyuki Shinbou
Character Design
Takahiro Kishida
Original Character Design
Ume Aoki
Animation Director
Yuuji Kondou
Color Design
Izumi Takizawa
Sound Director
Youta Tsuruoka
Music
Yuki Kajiura
Storyboard
Naoyuki Tatsuwa
Theme Song Performance
Ai Nonaka / Eri Kitamura / Aoi Yuuki / Kalafina

In this series

Entry 1 of 8 in the recommended watch order for Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

  1. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
  2. Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Rebellion-
  3. Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-
  4. Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings
  5. Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 2: Eternal
  6. Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story
  7. Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Season 2 -The Eve of Awakening-
  8. Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Final Season -Dawn of a Shallow Dream-
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