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2[[caption-width-right:270:"Contract?"]]
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4Despite being a DarkerAndEdgier entry in the MagicalGirl genre (or possibly because of it,) ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' has generated a surprising amount of [[MemeticMutation memes]]. Because being meguca is suffering...
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6Memes relating to the GaidenGame ''VideoGame/MagiaRecordPuellaMagiMadokaMagicaSideStory'' can be found [[Memes/MagiaRecordPuellaMagiMadokaMagicaSideStory here.]] (Warning: [[LateArrivalSpoiler unmarked spoilers for the original series]] may be present.)
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10* The meme. [=[[=]labelnote:Explanation[=]]=]The explanation behind the meme, if necessary.[=[[=]/labelnote[=]]=] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Like this.[[/labelnote]]
11** Further mutations and successor memes, if any.
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14[[AC:''Puella Magi Madoka Magica'']]
15* Deny the obvious, uphold the inane! [[labelnote:Explanation]] Originated in Website/FourChan's /a/ in response to a bout of InsaneTrollLogic.[[/labelnote]]
16* Kyubey stares into your soul. /人[[color:crimson:◕]]‿‿[[color:crimson:◕]]人\ [[labelnote:Explanation (with spoilers!)]]The series has taken the staple MentorMascot of the MagicalGirl Genre and made him/it into something rather nefarious. Kyubey will grant you a wish if you make a contract with him by becoming a magical girl and hunting witches (which actually has bad consequences in the long run), and if you ''don't'' make a contract with him, he'll pester you until you do, brandishing [[http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g310/AShadow17/Kyubey.jpg one and only one cute but creepy as hell facial expression. Also, he can literally move souls.]][[/labelnote]]
17** He ''also'' wants you to [[Advertising/{{Geico}} save a bunch of money on your car insurance]], which is a whole other can of memes.
18** "I don't understand this at all" - said by Kyubey quite a few times, emotionlessly, when he fails to understand why some humans would consider certain traumatic experiences or revelations traumatic. Rises to AscendedMeme status in ''[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion Rebellion]]'' [[spoiler:when it is [[SpeakInUnison screamed as one by countless Incubators]] in a ThisCannotBe moment, [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome as their plans crumble around them.]]]]
19** [[ParanoiaFuel AAAAAHHHHH!!!]]
20** [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/pool/show/2939 Everybody]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYhWYzSU7-M Hates]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpNAirT0iNs Kyubey]] [[labelnote:Explanation]] The rage that Kyubey has generated, and the subsequent fanart depicting it being abused, is enormous. A meme that originates from Website/{{Pixiv}}.[[/labelnote]]
21** [[http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2011/02/24/qb-conquers-akihabara "Let's make a contract?"]] (Link has NSFW advertisements.)
22*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lcottCoAjk Somehow, he made a contract with Adolf Hitler]].
23** It should be noted that Kyubey is a FountainOfMemes.
24* I r in ur magical anime, [[spoiler: KILLIN UR MAGICAL GIRLZ.]] [[labelnote:Explanation (major spoilers!)]] This pertains to the AnyoneCanDie nature of the show, and as of EP 10, only 2 of them remain (One actually, if you count the previous 4 timelines).[[/labelnote]]
25* Because of the general depressing and horrific nature of the show, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD-_oLjmCGY "MORNING RESCUE" Japanese commercial]] that a certain fansubbing group left in has been [[MoodWhiplash the only thing considered as a safe haven]]. [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/859891/ Taken to its]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv8tqS_h9Ew logical conclusion.]] (Spoilers in both links!)
26** ...And conversely, a certain {{WMG}} that Morning Rescue is actually [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion LCL]] has shattered what little refuge was previously believed to exist. '''''[[DespairEventHorizon NO ESCAPE.]]'''''
27** And now [[http://www.jlist.com/product/DRK019 J-List has started carrying Morning Rescue]], ''[[TheRedStapler specifically]]'' [[TheRedStapler because of the meme]].
28** Just to let you ''not escape'' Kyubey just changed Morning Rescue to Morning Res'''KYUBEY'''.
29* You thought it was a cute girl? Too bad! It was just Sayaka-chan! [[labelnote:Explanation]] Originated in a ImageBoards as a form of bait and switch trolling on Japanese imageboard sites.[[/labelnote]]
30** Also in [[http://dagobah.net/flash/choose_your_magika.swf gameshow form]].
31* "being meguca is suffering..." [[labelnote:Explanation]] From joke threads on Website/FourChan that use low-quality pictures of the characters called ''Meduka Meguca''. [[http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Meduka_meguca All five "episodes" are available here.]] (Major spoilers!) [[/labelnote]]
32** Some lines from the Meduka Meguca "series" have become particularly memetic:
33*** "mumi why" [[labelnote:Explanation]] Meduka's reaction to [[spoiler: Mumi's death.]][[/labelnote]]
34*** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUZ0Hm-_pbI do not throw souls]]!" [[labelnote:Explanation]] Coobie's reaction to Meduka tossing Seyiku's [[SoulJar Sool Jim.]][[/labelnote]]
35*** "my city now"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Kyaku's line has proven a remarkably exploitable way for people to declare their dominion over things.[[/labelnote]]
36*** Referring to Walpurgisnacht as "Brazilian Night" and rendering her laugh as "huehuehuehuehue huahuahuahuahua".[[labelnote:Explanation]] This refers to another meme about the bad behavior of Brazilian MMORPG players, which involves them being Hyenas much like Walpurgisnacht.
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38** "being _____ is suffering..." [[labelnote:Explanation]] The above led to many of these statements.[[/labelnote]]
39* We need to go wider. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POjj67bIQiU WIIIIIIIDER.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Creator/UmeAoki, author of ''Manga/HidamariSketch'' and character designer of ''Madoka Magica'', is well-known for her SuperDeformed "widefaces". However, being a GRIMDARK anime, ''Madoka Magica'' contains ''no'' widefaces. The fans' desire for widefaces was, in an image macro, combined with the ''Film/{{Inception}}'' meme "We need to go deeper." Eventually, an ''Inception''×''Madoka Magica'' crossover video was made.[[/labelnote]]
40** This became HilariousInHindsight after ''[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion Rebellion]]''. [[spoiler: The movie takes place in what is essentially a dream world.]]
41* Homerun-chan [[labelnote:Explanation]] FanNickname for Homura derived from the Japanese spelling of her name, which sounds like "home run" (''homuran'').[[/labelnote]]
42* [[VerbalTic Homu homu]] [[labelnote:Explanation]] Homura's fan-based VerbalTic, adopted in nearly ''any situations''. Because it's a shortening of her nickname and makes her look a bit cuter. If you happen to go to Website/{{Pixiv}}, it's practically ''omnipresent''.[[/labelnote]]
43* Homura, for [[RuleOfCute one reason]] [[EpilepticTrees or another]], is often drawn with [[UnusualEars cat ears]]. Sometimes this spills over into a full-blown LittleBitBeastly portrayal.
44** Might be an AscendedMeme as in the Halloween event of the online game Madoka Magica Online Homura is using a [[http://mm.swiki.jp/index.php?plugin=attach&refer=%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AD%E3%83%AB%2F%E7%94%BB%E5%83%8F&openfile=%E4%BB%AE%E8%A3%85%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E3%81%BB%E3%82%80%E3%82%89.jpg cat costume]].
45** [[Literature/{{Bakemonogatari}} Possible Tsubasa Hanekawa reference?]][[labelnote:note]]Tsubasa Hanekawa is a recurring character in the ''Monogatari'' series of light novels, which has been adapted into an anime by Creator/StudioShaft. She [[spoiler:is haunted by an aberration known as a swarineko (or harmful cat) that turns her into a violent half-cat hybrid.]] She also looks ''strikingly'' like Homura; particularly pre-BreakTheCutie with twin braids and glasses. (keep in mind that ''Madoka Magica'' was Creator/StudioShaft's first original work, and it came more or less on the heels of their adaptation of ''Literature/{{Bakemonogatari}}''.)[[/labelnote]]
46* "If I wished for it, would Kyubey let me fuck him/her/it?", accompanied by a cropped image of [[{{Rule 34}} Kyubey porn]]. And yes, not only does it exist, there is also a disturbing large amount of it.
47* Misspelling "Walpurgisnacht", ''e.g.'' Whatsburger Night, UsefulNotes/{{Walmart}} Night, Walrus Night, Creator/WaltDisney Night, [[TheHyena Brazilian Night]], [[Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily Waluigi Night]], [[OverlyLongGag Walgreens Night...]]
48** Somewhat of an AscendedMeme after Homura's English voice actor [[{{Blooper}} "accidentally"]] referred to it as "Das Wienerschnitzel."
49* "That won't be necessary." [[labelnote:Explanation]] Homura's catchphrase, used on 4komas whenever Kyubey is about to convince Madoka to make a contract in exchange for solving a trivial problem, like forgetting her homework or lunch, or running out of shampoo. Usually accompanied by Homura delivering said item and/or beating/shooting the crap out of Kyubey.[[/labelnote]]
50* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF0zP4ukkKg Madoka Old Spice]] [[labelnote:Explanation]] [=YouTuber=] LilyPichu was amused by [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=12943821940A52797100&page=669#16719 this parody]] of the famous Old Spice commercial and made a video out of it.[[/labelnote]]
51* [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Unlimited _____ Works]] [[labelnote:Explanation]] Mami and her amazing barrage of rifles could be put in a format similar to Archer's Unlimited Blade Works. Same with Sayaka's cutlasses. The best example is definitely episode 11, where Homura pulls an Unlimited ''[[MoreDakka Every Military Weapon]]'' Works...[[/labelnote]]
52** On that last one: [[spoiler:Unlimited Explosives Don't Work]]
53* [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/pool/show/3171 The Perverted Homura]] - ({{NSFW}})[[labelnote:Explanation]] Due to the large LesYay aspects of the show, Homura's interest in Madoka is [[{{Flanderization}} Flanderized]] in this picture meme turning her into a MemeticMolester. Molesting, peeping, panty stealing, stalking and more... Nothing will stop Homura in her quest of Madoka. And for some mysterious reason she has an odd VerbalTic of "homu" and/or "homu homu". In later ones, she will start wearing Madoka's panties on her head. It should be noted that this is ''also'' omnipresent on Website/{{Pixiv}}, where this meme also orginates.[[/labelnote]]
54** Then after the finale, [[spoiler: a whole slew of fanart appeared depicting goddess!Madoka turning the tables on Homura, usually by using her omniscience to peep on her.]]
55** Then comes [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion the Movie Rebellion]], [[spoiler: it completely turns around on goddess!Madoka when devil!Homura captures and usurps her position as god.]]
56* [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/881025 Tiro Finale (Physical)]] [[note]]This one's a reference to a little known 80s Al Pacino flick known as ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruising_%28film%29 Cruising]]'', and in particular a scene where a guy who the Japanese have dubbed "Tengaron (Ten-Gallon) Gentleman" (a.k.a. "the guy who REALLY likes Mami-san") bitchslaps someone. The above meme is the name they've given to the bitchslap in question. Also, Tiro Finale has become the name of any form of Mami attacking physically, or brutalizing Kyubey from the 'everybody hates Kyubey' meme above.[[/note]]
57* Mami's breasts. [[note]]Mami is the most well-endowed magical girl. Many comments are made about "Mami's mammies," because her name kind of sounds like "mammary."[[/note]]
58* LOVE ME DO! \( *´ 3`*)/ [[note]]A background line that became completely entangled with Sayaka and her {{shipping}} partner(s).[[/note]]
59* I was... such a fool/I was... such an idiot: [[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers!)]]Sayaka's last words before she turns into a witch, said with [[http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/image/winter2011/madoka_08_02.jpg this face]] which is usually [[http://earsucker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/katy-perry-fool-lifeandstyle.jpg joked about]]. Common jokes include comics of her experiencing encounters that are not particularly serious, and yet still saying this line with the same face.[[/labelnote]]
60* [[http://en.dic.pixiv.net/a/Madoka+Titus Mado]][[Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE Titus]][[note]]After [[http://sonohara.donmai.us/data/0e182d9d1e22b84e77ad4b0676690e9f.jpg this]] image of Madoka's figma customized with Gunpla parts from a Titus appeared on [[http://nov.2chan.net/y/res/2371266.htm a Japanese]] {{ImageBoard|s}}, fanart of the creation [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post?tags=gundam_age-1_titus+kaname_madoka soon followed]] (Website/{{Danbooru}} link).[[/note]]
61** Homura Spallow
62** HilariousInHindsight when [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE Gundam AGE]] actually gave us a magical girl-esque mobile suit, the [[http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/age/xvb-fnc.htm Fawn Farsia]].
63* [[RunningGag Yeah, it's that kind of show.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]] A meta RunningGag on this very wiki that aimed to show that it is a DarkerAndEdgier series.[[/labelnote]]
64* Mami is forever alone/lonely Mami is lonely. [[labelnote:Explanation]] Unlike Madoka/Homura and Kyoko/Sayaka, Mami isn't part of any obvious pairing in the anime. A fair amount of official art shows the rest of them being couply and Mami just...being there. This can end up HarsherInHindsight in the PSP game because [[spoiler:this meme is the thing that turned Mami into a witch]]. More or less has died out since Nagisa's introduction into the series, giving Mami a partner.[[/labelnote]]
65* It's become quite common for fanart to depict Madoka as a white harp seal, or "Gomadoka/Sealdoka" (a pun off "goma", the Japanese word for spotted seal).
66** Less known are Homuotter, Dolphin Sayaka, Penguin Kyoko, and Jellyfish Mami.
67* "homura [[spoiler: [[https://www.google.com/search?q=homura+resets+the+timeline&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a resets the timeline"]]]] [[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers!)]] An (arguably forced) meme common on Tumblr, depicting Homura [[SaveScumming creating an alternate timeline]] in response to such [[ComicalOverreacting trivial things]] as Madoka making a bad joke or Mami becoming a fan of ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga''. [[/labelnote]]
68* ''Madoka'' is the ''Evangelion'' of anime. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A parody of the phrase "X is the ''Evangelion'' of [its medium].[[/labelnote]]
69* Bunnycat is a ''dick''. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Originated in Website/SFDebris' reviews of the series[[/labelnote]]
70* What do I look like, a fucking miracle worker? [[labelnote:Explanation]]A quote originating from [[http://angeban.tumblr.com/post/66399292122/even-kyubey-has-his-limits this comic]]. It's oft used as a joke whenever somebody wants to wish for a simple thing like happiness.[[/labelnote]]
71** In a similar vein: That's not how it works you little shit. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another quote originating from [[http://slurpoof.tumblr.com/post/42882954165/but-seriously-could-you-wish-for-more-wishes this comic]]. Used in response to usually a very nonsensical statement.[[/labelnote]]
72* PEDO MAMI [[labelnote:Explanation]]In response to Pairing [[http://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/akumade_homuhomu_homuhomu_only#23 Mami]] with [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/1602540?tags=momoe_nagisa+tomoe_mami Nagisa]] [[spoiler: AKA Charlotte]] [[/labelnote]]
73* MADOKA IS A RIP-OFF OF [[Series/KamenRiderRyuki RYUKI!!!]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Toku fans have noted the similarities between Kamen Rider Ryuki and Madoka Magica. As such, some hardcore fans have declared Madoka Magica a copy. [[http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu328/Smokie1/1310656853893.jpg?t=1310833417 Similarities summarized in this picture]] [[/labelnote]]
74** However this became HilariousInHindsight, because [[Creator/GenUrobuchi the main writer of Madoka Magica]] become the main writer of Series/KamenRiderGaim, TakeThat Hardcore fans. This creates:
75*** GAIM IS A RIP OFF OF MADOKA!! [[labelnote:Explanation]]In addition to having the same writer, they share similar plot points, such as starting off as a lighthearted show before [[spoiler:becoming much more mature.]] There is also the fact that [[spoiler:The turning point of the show occurs when a character dies]]. And finally, at the end [[spoiler:the main character becomes a god and leaves Earth]].[[/labelnote]]
76*** OH GOD NOT EX-AID TOO!! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Not only do we have another show which starts off light-hearted and [[spoiler:turns much darker]], we even have the [[spoiler:yellow Rider die first, marking the turning point of the show!]].[[/labelnote]]
77* One that crosses with Franchise/UltramanZero.
78** To start with, his official Twitter account stated the readers "[[https://twitter.com/m78_zero/status/42553412751077376 to be careful of "strangers" that offered them the chance to become a "magical girl"]]".
79** [[https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/898674 Then it expands to Ultraman Zero directly choking a Kyubey rag doll]] (the picture itself was around since 2011).
80* "That wasn't very cash money of you" [[labelnote:Explanation]]From a picture of Sayaka with photoshopped sunglasses on saying that sentence. [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/that-wasnt-very-cash-money-of-you Has its own KnowYourMeme page.]][[/labelnote]]
81* Sayacopter [[labelnote:Explanation]]A very unfortunate camera angle gave us a grinning Sayaka with a wind turbine in the background positioned behind her: it makes it look like Miss. Miki has a spinning propeller on her head.[[/labelnote]]
82* [[https://www.youtube.com/all_comments?v=laTRlKXrCXk You're mine Madoka, mine, mine, mine]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]] The dub version of what Sayaka said to Madoka in the 1st episode.[[/labelnote]]
83* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI9hgp32-f0 But that's Forbidden Love! Girls can't love girls!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The dub's take on Hitomi's "That's forbidden love". ...the crying and repeating of the phrase makes it sound like she's having a breakdown.[[/labelnote]]
84** But that's {{HERESY}}! [[labelnote:Explanation]] Cue Hitomi being depicted as a [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 Sister of Battle]][[/labelnote]]
85* ONCE YOU POP THE FUN DON'T STOP [[labelnote:Explanation]] Based on the resemblance of the Anthonies, the very first monsters Madoka and crew encounter, to the Pringles mascot. (In episode 8, Kyoko eats canned potato chips very similar to Pringles. AscendedMeme?)[[/labelnote]]
86* [[spoiler:[[VisualNovel/MuvLuvAlternative HEADCHOMP]]]] and variations. [[labelnote:Explanation (major spoilers!)]]The series' local CoolBigSis Mami Tomoe was decapitated and eaten alive by the witch Charlotte in [[WhamEpisode episode 3.]][[/labelnote]]
87** [[spoiler: MAMI MOGU MOGU.]] [[labelnote:Explanation (major spoilers!)]] ''Mogu mogu'' is a Japanese onomatopoeia for ''eating'' or ''chewing'', thus the phrase can be translated as "Mami Chomp".[[/labelnote]]
88** [[spoiler:OM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM]]
89** [[spoiler:Headless]] Mami. There's more merchandise of her than you can shake a musket at. Also sometimes referred to as [[spoiler:"Don't lose your head."]]
90** Even the ANN has made a crack at this scene when announcing that [[spoiler:Mami]] would adorn her own cake starting in April 2012: [[spoiler:The Mami figure is not edible.]]
91*** And when a [[spoiler:Charlotte]] plush toy measuring at 4 feet was announced in October 2013: [[spoiler:Let's just say it's big enough that someone's head could fit in its mouth.]]
92** Fanartists have developed a streak of BlackComedy when it comes to depicting [[spoiler:Mami]] post episode 3, in particular [[http://i.imgur.com/8keMa7b.png showing her with]] [[Literature/{{Durarara}} Celty]].
93*** And more [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6wrqbHK9m1r48mayo1_r1_1280.png recently with]] [[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} Dirk Strider]].
94*** And now with [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/1664757?tags=kamen_rider+mahou_shoujo_madoka_magica two more victims who died early deaths in]] [[Series/KamenRiderRyuki their]] [[Series/KamenRiderGaim series]].
95** The victim of that scene has practically [[PersonAsVerb verbified]]; "to [[spoiler:Mami]]" can now mean to [[spoiler:OffWithHisHead]].
96** [[Literature/IWantMyHatBack I WANT]] [[spoiler:MY HEAD]] [[http://askheadlessmami.tumblr.com/post/13051173620/i-want-my-head-back BACK]]
97** [[spoiler:A Mami with a head is '''not''' Mami.]] [[labelnote:Explanation '''(major spoilers!)''']]The Chinese-speaking fans often ironically point out that a Headless Mami is the real her instead of having her head intact.[[/labelnote]]
98** Even the Japanese voice cast has had their fun with it; in a subtitled foreword that they gave before international showings of the [[CompilationMovie films]], [[spoiler:Creator/KaoriMizuhashi, who voiced Mami]], is given the title of [[spoiler:"[[IncrediblyLamePun Head]] of [[WhamEpisode Shocking Events]]"]]
99** This meme crosses over with a SignatureScene from Anime/MobileSuitGundam: [[spoiler:"Mami's]] Last Shooting" [[spoiler:([[DontExplainTheJoke It's because the RX-78-2 Gundam had its head blown off when it made that shot.]])]]
100* In Japan (real life), you eat cake. [[spoiler:[[RussianReversal In Soviet Russia (magical world)]], cake eats YOU''!!'']] [[labelnote:Explanation (Episode 3 spoiler)]] Mami made a suggestion to wish for cake, guess where and HOW she died.[[/labelnote]]
101* Cake Planet. [[note]]There is [[https://memeworld.funnyjunk.com/pictures/If+4kids+got+their+hands+on+if+4kids+got+their_9c4bb5_4333459.png an image circulating around the Internet of a hypothetical localization by 4KidsEntertainment]], censoring the infamous scene from episode 3 by claiming "Mary" is actually ''an alien'' and returning to the "Cake Planet". Because [=4Kids=] dubbing such a dark, tragic, and violent anime the way they normally handle things would be ''[[SoBadItsGood hilarious]]''.[[/note]]
102** And somewhat HilariousInHindsight, as it was recently revealed that Creator/ABC3 will [[https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/935907_10151453659247478_920885233_n.jpg be airing]] the anime in ''prime time''. [[TemptingFate Let's just sit and wait until episode 3 kicks in.]]
103*** [[spoiler:[[{{Anticlimax}} They kept it in]]. They did cut the conversation between the two mysoginists on the train in episode 8, though.]]
104* [[MemeticBystander Poorfag]]/[[FanNickname Poor-chan and Failurefag]]. Poor-chan in particular has gotten fanart, comics, magical girl [[spoiler: and witch]] forms, shipped with Mami or [[DarkActionGirl Kyouko]], and a series of stories on 4Chan [[RunningGag about]] [[ThePollyanna her]] PerpetualPoverty. [[note]][[http://images.puella-magi.net/a/af/Poorfagsgonnapoor.jpg A student with no laptop in an entire classroom where everybody else does]] in Madoka's classroom was adopted by fans. [[http://images.puella-magi.net/3/3f/Failurefag_gonna_fail.png A frustrated boy in the same shot]] appears to be following suit.[[/note]]
105** There's a chance that the animator intended to draw a Libretto W100 folding tablet.
106* In Episode 4, Madoka finds Hitomi being controlled by a witch. When Madoka attempts to run away, Hitomi stops her by slamming her in the stomach. Now most fanart with her in it [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/851984/ somehow]] [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/856073 involve]] [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/857296/ tummy]] [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/879779/ punching]].
107** [[spoiler:[[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu Taken to its]] [[http://web.archive.org/web/20150915065830/http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=27968299 logical conclusion]].]].
108* [[spoiler: [[Anime/DarkerThanBlack NOW SHE'S LOST IT / SHE KNOWS SHE CAN KILL]]]] [[labelnote:Explanation (major spoilers!)]]This refers to Sayaka's major FreakOut at the end of EP 7.[[/labelnote]]
109* [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure ZA WARUDO!]] [[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers!)]]In Episode 8, it is revealed that Homura has the ability to stop time, much like Dio Brando and [[Franchise/TouhouProject Sakuya Izayoi]]. The fanbase, naturally, has run with it. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naduyJ8bMg8 Best shown in this video]][[/labelnote]]
110* After people clamoring over the FridgeLogic[=/=][[FridgeHorror Horror]] of [[spoiler:Sayaka's body still being in that hotel room]]: [[OfCorpseHesAlive Weekend]] [[Film/WeekendAtBernies at Sayaka's]].
111** Episode 11 softens it somewhat: [[spoiler:It's shown that her body ''was'' found.]]
112* After the finale came out in Good Friday April 2011, there's suddenly a lot of noise about [[spoiler: NAKED LESBIAN SPACE HUGS and [[MessianicArchetype Madokami]].]]
113** [[JustForFun/IntellectualPropertyReligion The Church of Madoka]][[spoiler:[=/=]Madoka died for your sins.[=/=]Do you accept Madoka as your Lord and Savior?]]
114*** [[spoiler:[[Anime/SerialExperimentsLain Serial Experiments Madoka]]/[[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Homura May Cry]].]] [[labelnote:Explanation (major spoilers for Lain and Madoka)]] Madoka rewriting herself out of existence like Lain for the former and the latter when Madoka's wish caused beings referred as demons rather than witches to appear. The last scene in the final episode shows Homura WalkingTheEarth hunting these things, much like Dante does in his series.[[/labelnote]]
115** [[spoiler:I am Penitent Gretchen, or rather, Kriemhild Gretchen as she should have been.]] [[labelnote:Explanation (major spoilers!)]]Kriemhild Gretchen's idea of salvation is absorbing all life into her barrier, whereas Penitent Gretchen's idea of salvation is preventing witches from existing in the first place, so magical girls that are due to become witches instead go to Heaven with her. Thus, Penitent Gretchen's idea of salvation is preferable to Kriemhild Gretchen's. Also a reference to one of Gandalf's lines in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' once he comes back as Gandalf the White, or "Saruman as he should have been."[[/labelnote]]
116*** The finale is often referred to as End of Madoka due to the similarities between End of Evangelion and it. [[MindScrew Somewhat]].
117* Luminous[[labelnote:Explanation]] The scene of Madoka and Homura [[LesYay rubbing their cheeks together]] from the movie opening. It has gained it's name from the theme song of the same movie[[/labelnote]]
118* MAMI IS THE CHEESE. SHE IS THE BEST CHARACTER ON THE SHOW. [[labelnote:Explanation]]''Rebellion's'' cake song has Mami declare herself as the cheese. Comparisons to [[WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife Wacky Delly]] were inevitable, really.[[/labelnote]]
119* [[BrokenBase Homura did nothing wrong!/Homura did everything wrong!]][[labelnote:Explanation]]The ending of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion'' is ''still'' divisive. The fanbase cannot seem to agree whether [[spoiler: it makes Homura into a VillainProtagonist who [[TheWoobie still needs a hug]] or it was [[EarnYourHappyEnding a genuinely good ending.]]]][[/labelnote]]
120* The [[spoiler:[[Literature/HorusHeresy Homura Heresy]]]]. [[labelnote:Explanation (Rebellion spoilers)]]''Rebellion'''s finale involving Homura's betrayal of Madoka inevitably gets comparisons to TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}.[[/labelnote]]
121* Where is the fourth/concept movie?/Is there going to be a sequel to Rebellion? Or similar [[labelnote:Explanation]]The distress generated from the lack of news on the concept movie since 2016 (the concept movie was shown in Madogatari 2015), as people wonder if it is in production or not. Only got even more popular when the Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story anime was announced, to many fans' chagrin. Became HilariousInHindsight when Walpurgis no Kaiten was announced.[[/labelnote]]
122* '''''Christ''''' you are extremely fucking selfish, ''die''[[labelnote:Explanation]]A [[https://twitter.com/SucculentBud/status/1343410845397770243 fan comic]] by [=JAYnder=] riffing on the contrast between Madoka and Kyubey's worldviews, with Kyubey verbally abusing Madoka for wanting everyone to be happy, to which Madoka responds by pointing out that she's a 14-year-old. The comic became a widespread subject for parody after being posted on Twitter, resulting in numerous redraws based around other works.[[/labelnote]]
123* Madoka = Meowbahh [[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to the controversial [=YouTuber=] Meowbahh having Madoka as their profile picture, it is very common to see memes and comments about Meowbahh on pictures of Madoka on Pinterest. Madoka fans tend to be annoyed by this, especially due to the various scandals Meowbahh has gotten themselves into.[[/labelnote]]
124* Can't they just Madoka and Homura kiss already? [[labelnote:Explanation]]Often used by fans that joke about that with all of the yuri undertones they have they should just get it over already.[[/labelnote]]
125* Homura married Tatsuya in Tomoe Mami's Mundane Everyday Life, seriously?[[labelnote:Explanation]]This official spinoff is infamous for having Homura married to Tatsuya, to the point it's often remembered for this alone.[[/labelnote]]
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127* ORIKO WAS RIGHT [[labelnote:Explanation]][[WellIntentionedExtremist Oriko's]] plan is to kill Madoka, preventing Gretchen. The phrase became a rallying cry for people who thought Homura's attempts to save her were selfish. Only became more popular after the movie.[[/labelnote]]
128** If Oriko was right, why did she wear a bucket on her head? [[labelnote:Explanation]]A reference to Oriko's hat, which looks uncannily like a bucket. It's probably [[WistfulAmnesia brainwashing-resistant]] tinfoil hat.[[/labelnote]]
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