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1!!!This is a disambiguation page for the ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica'' franchise. Please don't link here, unless you're referring to it in general. If the link that brought you here mentioned any particular series and not the franchise as a whole, please redirect it to one of the series pages listed below.
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3[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2560px_maho_shojo_madoka_magika_logosvg.png]]
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5->''"I want you to make contracts with me and become magical girls!"''
6-->-- '''Kyubey''', ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', episode 1.
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8Originally a critically acclaimed and commercially successful {{magical girl}} anime, the ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica'' franchise has branched out to include a number of manga, movies, and video games.
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10The franchise is the creation of Magica Quartet, made up of writer Creator/GenUrobuchi, director Creator/AkiyukiShinbo, character designer Creator/UmeAoki, and producer Atsuhiro Iwakami. The original series is produced by Creator/{{Aniplex}} and Creator/StudioShaft.
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12The franchise contains the following series:
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14[[AC:Main Series]]
15[[index]]
16* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' - the original anime. (Released 2011 in Japan and 2012 in the US)
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18* ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica TheMovie'' -- a trilogy of animated movies:
19** ''Beginnings'' -- the first part of a [[CompilationMovie film adaptation of the anime]]. (Shown internationally in 2012)
20** ''Eternal'' -- the second part of the anime's film adaptation. (Shown internationally in 2012)[[index]]
21** ''[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion Rebellion]]'' -- the true sequel to the anime. (Shown internationally in 2013)
22* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieWalpurgisnachtRising'' -- sequel film to ''Rebellion''. (Set for release in 2024)
23* '' Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story'' -- An anime adaptation of the video game mentioned below.
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26[[AC:Manga [[ComicBookAdaptation adaptations]] and ExpandedUniverse [[SpinOff Spin-Offs]]]]
27* ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica'' -- the anime's manga adaptation. (3 volumes, released 2011 in Japan and 2012 in the US)
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29* ''Manga/PuellaMagiKazumiMagica'' -- the anime's first spin-off, featuring a different cast of characters in the same universe. (Originally serialized from 2011-2012. Collected into 5 volumes and released 2011-2013 in Japan and 2013-2014 in the US)
30* ''Manga/PuellaMagiOrikoMagica'' -- the anime's second spin-off, featuring both new characters and characters from the anime. (2 volumes, released 2011 in Japan and 2013 in the US)
31** ''Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Extra Story'' -- a collection of bonus stories, two of which were originally published in ''Manga Time Kirara Magica''. (Originally serialized from 2012-2013. Single volume collection released 2013 in Japan and 2015 in the US.)
32** ''Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Sadness Prayer'' -- a prequel to the first ''Oriko'' installment, and the first spin-off released after the premiere of the ''Rebellion'' movie. (Originally serialized from 2013-2017. Four volumes, 2015-2017 in Japan and 2016-2018 in the US).
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34* ''[[Manga/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheDifferentStory Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story]]'' -- a spin-off for the first two movies that begins as a ComicBookAdaptation of one of the {{Drama CD}}s[[note]]See the "Other" section below[[/note]] before it [[AdaptationExpansion expands]] into a WhatIf story. (3 volumes, released 2012 in Japan and 2014 in the US).
35* ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Rebellion-'' -- the manga adaptation of the ''Rebellion'' movie. (3 volumes, 2013 - 2014 in Japan and 2015 - 2016 in the US).
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37* ''Manga/PuellaMagiTartMagica: The Legend of "Jeanne d'Arc"'' -- a spin-off released after the premiere of the ''Rebellion'' movie [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin featuring Jeanne d'Arc.]] (Originally serialized from 2013-2017. 5 volumes, released 2014-2017 in Japan and 2015-2017 in the US.)
38* ''Manga/PuellaMagiSuzuneMagica'' -- the third spin-off released after the premiere of the ''Rebellion'' movie, starring another cast of characters. (3 volumes, released 2013-2014 in Japan and 2015-2016 in the US. Content from volumes 2 and 3 was originally released in serial format; serialization lasted from 2013 to 2014.)
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40* ''[[Manga/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaHomurasRevenge Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Homura's Revenge!]]'' -- a spin-off that takes place during one of the anime's timelines, a WhatIf story that shows what would happen if Madoka and Kyubey both remembered the events of one of Homura's failed timelines. (2 volumes, released 2013 in Japan and 2015 in the US)
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42* ''[[Manga/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaWraithArc Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Wraith Arc]]'' -- the seventh manga spin-off, an {{interquel}} depicting the events between the anime and ''Rebellion''. (Originally serialized from 2015-2016. Three volumes, 2015-2016 in Japan and 2021-? in the US.)
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45[[AC:Additional Manga]]
46* ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica Anthology'' (5 volumes, released 2011-2014)
47* ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica [[{{Yonkoma}} 4Koma]] Anthology'' (4 volumes, released 2012-2013).
48* ''Magazine/MangaTimeKirara Magica'', a magazine that serialized some of the ExpandedUniverse [[SpinOff Spin-Offs]]. It ran from 2012-2017. The following series were re-released separately:
49** ''The Veranda of Madoka'' (3 volumes, 2013-2016)
50** ''Sute Ma!'' (3 volumes, 2013-2016)
51** ''Mami Tomoe's Everyday Life'' (5 volumes, 2013 - 2018)[[note]]This series would be continued in ''Manga Time Kirara Forward'' after the effective cancellation of ''Kirara Magica''.[[/note]]
52** ''Mitakihara Anti-Materials'' (2 volumes, 2013 - 2015)
53** ''Puella Magi Homura Tamura'' (3 volumes, 2013-2016 in Japan and 2015-2017 in the US)
54** ''Welcome to Cafe Grief Seed!'' (1 volume, 2013)
55** ''Pomu Magi'' (3 volumes, 2013-2016)
56** ''Mitakihara Kindergarten Mahougumi'' (3 volumes, 2013-2016)
57** ''Mahou Shoujobu Madoka Magica'' (3 volumes, 2013-2017)
58** ''Floating Madoka'' (3 volumes, 2013-2016)
59** ''Kanameke'' (2 volumes, 2015-2016)
60** ''Homura Akemi Will Try Harder Tomorrow!'' (1 volume, 2017)
61** ''Come in! Magica Bookstore'' (1 volume, 2017)
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63[[AC: {{Licensed Game}}s]]
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65* ''VideoGame/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaPortable'', a game for the [[Platform/PlayStationPortable PSP]] that is based off the original anime. Considered part of the ExpandedUniverse as it has a large degree of involvement from the original anime's staff. (2012)[[/index]]
66** ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Battle Pentagram'': A successor to ''Portable'' for the Platform/PlayStationVita. (2013)
67* ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica Online'', a browser based {{MMORPG}} notable for including characters and witches from the ExpandedUniverse. (2012-2015)
68* Various {{Mobile Phone Game}}s:
69** Mobage's ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica'' mobile phone game, which gained some notice for including new witches and a bonus story featuring four new magical girls. (2011-2012)
70*** '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica Plus'', the sequel to the above.
71** ''Mami's Heart-Pounding Tiro Finale'', a tie-in for ''VideoGame/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaPortable''. (2011)
72** ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica [[ThirdPersonShooter TPS]]'', a series of third-person shooter games. (2011-2012)
73** ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Puzzle of Memories'', a MatchThreeGame. (2013)
74** ''SLOT Puella Magi Madoka Magica'', a mobile adaptation of a digital slot machine, with never before seen animation. (2015, with a sequel in 2016) [[index]]
75** ''[[VideoGame/MagiaRecordPuellaMagiMadokaMagicaSideStory Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story]]'', a smartphone game starring new characters designed by the original character designer. (Started 2017, ongoing)
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79* The original anime has four {{Drama CD}}s. They are as follows:
80** "Memories of You", which came with the first volume of the anime's Blu-Ray[=/=]DVD release in Japan. It is an AdaptationExpansion to the first part of the anime's tenth episode, [[AllThereInTheManual and also explains where the cat in the anime's opening came from]].
81** "Sunny Day Life", which came with the third volume of the anime's Blu-Ray[=/=]DVD release in Japan. It is a humorous SliceOfLife story and generally considered to be non-canon.
82** "Farewell Story", which came with the fifth volume of the anime's Blu-Ray[=/=]DVD release in Japan. [[AllThereInTheManual It reveals the shared backstory of two of the anime's characters.]] The first volume of the manga ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story'' [[ComicBookAdaptation is an adaptation of this Drama CD]].
83** "Summer Magical Girl Training Camp!!", which was sold at a Japanese convention. It is a BeachEpisode and is also considered to be non-canon.
84* A two volume LightNovel adaptation of the original anime by Creator/{{Nitroplus}}.
85* A boatload of artbooks, guidebooks, SideStoryBonusArt and other materials.
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