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 "With kindness comes naïveté. Courage becomes foolhardiness. Furthermore, dedication has no reward. If you can't accept any of that, you are not fit to be a Magical Girl." Madoka Kaname is an Ordinary Middle School Student with a loving family and a close circle of friends. One day, an enigmatic girl called Homura Akemi transfers into her class, setting off a chain of events that will change Madoka's life as she knows it.In the shadows of the city, a war is being fought between the grotesque Witches and the Magical Girls who fight against them. A small cat-like creature named Kyubey appears before Madoka and offers to grant a single wish in exchange for her services as a Magical Girl. The idealistic Madoka wants to accept so that she can protect innocent people, but Homura—who reveals herself to be a Magical Girl—seems determined to stop Madoka for reasons unknown.Bringing together an all-star staff, Puella Magi Madoka Magica has Studio Shaft animating, Shaft's primary director Akiyuki Shinbo directing, Yuki Kajiura producing the music, Nitro+'s Gen Urobuchi writing and Ume Aoki designing the characters for Shaft's first original series. The show started airing in January as part of the Winter 2011 season, though it was put on a temporary hiatus due to the Sendai earthquakes in Japan. The final two episodes were broadcast back-to-back on April 21st;—Homura Akemi  the initial announcement was met with much rejoicing. When it was aired on Nico Nico Douga, over one million people watched. Compare this to Lucky Star's similar stream, which had over half a million.A number of supplementary manga have been released for this series:
and Hulu (both subbed).A video game for the PSP, Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable was released in March of 2012, developed by Namco Bandai. An official iPhone game by Mobage featuring four new magical girl characters has also been released.In November of 2011 a theatrical film trilogy was announced. It is composed of the following:
playing voice clips from Madoka. It was eventually revealed to be for a Puella Magi online game.Dojinsoft group Tasogare Frontier, aka Tasofro, has released a Madoka fangame entitled Grief Syndrome.Compare Neon Genesis Evangelion, Bokurano, Narutaru, Alien Nine, Princess Tutu, Revolutionary Girl Utena, and Digimon Tamers for similar top-down, no-holds-barred abstract genre deconstructions. Definitely contrast Cardcaptor Sakura, which serves as the show's most obvious antecedent.Compare and contrast Claymore, Elfen Lied, Lyrical Nanoha and Black Rock Shooter which feature similar cases of specialized women fighting for survival.For some of the inspiration of the series, see Faust./人◕‿‿◕人\ Anything is possible, if you make a contract with me!Late Arrival Spoiler Warning: Puella Magi Madoka Magica is one of the most popular anime franchises in the anime fandom as of the Winter 2011 season. It also has a Wham Line roughly every episode. In other words, there are a great deal of SPOILERS below — most marked, some unmarked, but all of which may possibly ruin your enjoyment of the story. Avoiding these pages is highly suggested for those who have not seen the show. Provides Examples Of:Don’t forget. Always, somewhere, someone is fighting for you. As long as you remember her, you are not alone.
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15 reviews alternative title(s): Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica; Madoka Magica; Madoka; Magical Girl Madoka Magica; Puella Magi Madoka Magica
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