History HoYay / PuellaMagiMadokaMagica

* In the final episode, [[http://i.imgur.com/A4x029k.jpg Madoka and Homura having naked hugs.]] And then [[spoiler:after Madoka ascends to a higher plane of existence]], Homura wears Madoka's [[RedStringOfFate red hair ribbons]] [[spoiler:in remembrance of her.]]

* [[spoiler:Kyoko's death]] has all the hallmarks of the tragic end often associated with GirlsLove: HeroicSacrifice, TogetherInDeath, GoOutWithASmile.

* However brief it was, near the end of ''[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion Rebellion]]'', Homura shoves her face so close to Sayaka's that they're practically touching noses.

** A less lighthearted event: You know how Kyouko has gone through complete and utter crap, yet still manages to stay human? Well, if Homura kills Oktavia before Kyouko and Madoka can attempt to save her, Kyouko realizes that there is no hope in the world, and those that ''do'' hope are only naive idiots like herself. [[spoiler:And then she turns into a witch. That's right. It wasn't any of the aforementioned crap she went through that did it, it was someone who she knew for less than a month.]]

* One of the Madoka slot machines features Madoka and Homura practicing archery. Of particular note is them [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P0nwxMp3F0 pressing their hands together, Madoka hugging Homura while jumping up and down if they get a bullseye]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4QF22lG2SI Homura tying Madoka's hair, and Madoka putting her hand on Homura's waist to help her with her aim (making her quite flustered in the process)]]. If either of them keep missing the target, Homura eventually decides to [[NoKillLikeOverkill just use a sniper rifle instead.]]

* One of the Madoka slot machines features Madoka and Homura practicing archery. Of particular note is them [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P0nwxMp3F0 pressing their hands together, Madoka hugging Homura while jumping up and down if they get a bullseye]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4QF22lG2SI Homura tying Madoka's hair up for her, and Madoka putting her hand on Homura's waist to help her with her aim]]- which makes her flustered enough to miss the target. Homura then decides to [[NoKillLikeOverkill just use a sniper rifle instead.]]

* One of the Madoka slot machines features Madoka and Homura practicing archery. Of particular note is them [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P0nwxMp3F0 pressing their hands together, Madoka hugging Homura while jumping up and down if they get a bullseye]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4QF22lG2SI Homura tying Madoka's hair up for her, and Madoka putting her hand on Homura's waist to help her with her aim (making her quite flustered in the process).]]

--> '''Hitomi:''' That's enough, you can't be serious! You're both girls!! Girls can't love girls! Girls can't love girls! Girls can't love girls! (runs off)

** Homura's backstory: [[spoiler:she's been enduring a [[BreakTheCutie brutal and depressing]] GroundhogDayLoop, watching her friends [[KillEmAll die horribly]] over and over again, [[YouAreWorthHell all in the hope]] that she might be able to [[AlwaysSaveTheGirl save Madoka's life]].]]

* Homura x Madoka inspired Creator/GenUrobuchi - ''[[KillEmAll Gen]] [[DownerEnding Urobuchi]]'' - to write a happy ending (albeit a [[EarnYourHappyEnding well-earned one]]). [[ThePowerOfLove That's as real as real gets]].
** To quote Urobuchi in an official Q&A:

* A Madoka Magica staffer created [[http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:Sayaka_kyouko_spinoff.jpg this]] [[http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:Kyoko_sayaka_more_spinoff_ova.jpg strip]] [[http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:Sayaka_kyouko_pocky_game_Nitroplus.jpg for Kyou/Saya.]]

** If you watch closely, Kyoko and Sayaka actually [[https://imgur.com/vXJz9Rv share a piece of Pocky between them]] before they fight Hitomi's Nightmare (though not in the [[SpaghettiKiss traditional sense]].) Kyoko tosses it to Sayaka, and she catches it [[IndirectKiss with her mouth]].

* In Episode 1, Sayaka say to Madoka "You're mine, Madoka, mine, mine, mine!", though the scene is only a joke between friends.

* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2h6-t7HPs8 their Max Relationship scene]] in ''The Battle Pentagram'', Madoka expresses how scared she is for Sayaka, tells Sayaka that if it weren't for her she wouldn't have lasted this long, and outright tells Sayaka she loves her. Sayaka tries to blow it off by saying Madoka should say that to a boy she likes, but that doesn't stop her from cuddling Madoka, telling her how nice she feels and smells, and asks if they can stay like that for a while.

* For Valentine's Day [[http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Mobage_Madoka_Magica_Mobile_Game the mobile game released a short comic]] in which Homura gives Madoka chocolates claiming that she is her 'most precious person', and Madoka accepts them, saying that she also likes/loves (the word used is 'daisuki') Homura a lot. Hmm.

** This fits even better since [[spoiler:Madoka dissappeared]] at the end of the series just like Gretchen at the end of Faust I and Faust after loads of trouble and an entire life influenced by Mephisto [[spoiler:finally reunites with Gretchen in Heaven]]. This idea could also be applied to the beginning of the series instead of Rebellion.

* The ending screen to episode 9 features Sayaka and Kyoko underwater; with Kyoko having a content expression whilst holding Sayaka’s hands. This image takes on an even sadder meaning when you remember Kyoko can’t swim as confirmed by Kyoko’s swimsuit card in Magia Record.

* A scene in ''Rebellion'' has Madoka [[http://i.imgur.com/2c5nOnF.gif faceplant into Homura's stomach.]] After several seconds, [[http://45.media.tumblr.com/14a6f7166aa974b6994bc9412025f767/tumblr_nlopcc1Euv1tz7vhco2_500.gif Madoka moves to a push-up posture over Homura]] to talk to her, all while Homura lays there submissively. This one seems [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar pretty deliberate]].

''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', an angsty MagicalGirl show with an ImprobablyFemaleCast, has quite blatant homosexual implications (some even call it "Miserable Lesbians: The Anime") in ''both'' the main storyline and the sidestories and spinoffs. The show was ranked as the best {{Yuri}} anime in Japan, beating even ''Manga/KannazukiNoMiko'', a show with actual homoerotic ''maintext'' as opposed to just subtext. The Wiki has [[http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Yuri_undertones its own page]] on the subject ([[ReferencedBy/TVTropes which links back to this page]]).

* However brief it was, near the end of ''[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion Rebellion]]'', Homura shoves her face so close to Sayaka's that they're practically touching noses. It really doesn't help that several of their interactions throughout the series could be mistaken for FoeYay.

* Homura threatens to kill Sayaka - and has real intent to do so - if the latter continues making Madoka sad.

* ''[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion Rebellion]]'' piles on the ShipTease, but all of it has a nasty twist, bringing to the forefront how unhealthy their relationship truly is. A distraught Homura is comforted by Madoka, assuring her that she would never willingly leave her while she lovingly braids her hair, [[spoiler:but this Madoka is one without the memories that drove her to her big sacrifice]]. Homura would do anything to protect Madoka from the Incubator, [[spoiler:including willingly transforming into a witch]]. Madoka is delighted that she can finally [[spoiler:bring Homura to heaven with her]], but things don't go as planned. And at the end Homura declares [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy all she wants is to ensure Madoka's happiness]]... [[spoiler:by almost literally ''becoming the devil'', forcibly dragging Madokami out of heaven, and rewriting reality to bring her back into the universe. ''Homura's'' universe]]. Homura explicitly says that her motivation for this is "Love".

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dJpdPyQtww In a scene]] in ''The Battle Pentagram'', Madoka invites Homura to her home when the rest of her family is out, jokingly(?) asks her to bathe together, and gets Homura to sleep in the same bed as her, with Homura getting more flustered as the scene goes on. And then it gets ''better''.

* A bonus {{Faust}}ian reference: [[spoiler:Madoka's witch name is Gretchen, the same name as Faust's lover. And since Homura is Faust in this series...]]

''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', an angsty MagicalGirl show with an ImprobablyFemaleCast, has quite blatant homosexual implications (some even call it "Miserable Lesbians: The Anime") in ''both'' the main storyline and the sidestories and spinoffs. The show was ranked as the best {{Yuri}} anime in Japan, beating even ''Manga/KannazukiNoMiko'', a show with actual homoerotic ''maintext'' as opposed to just subtext. The Wiki has [[http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Yuri_undertones its own page]] on the subject ([[TVTropesInOtherWikis which links back to this page]]).

[[folder:Mami x Madoka]]
* While Mami met and recruited both Madoka and Sayaka at the same time, she was obviously more taken to Madoka.
* Madoka's YouAreNotAlone speech to Mami, and the latter's supreme euphoria when Madoka agreed to be by her side as a Magical Girl.
** At the end of the same speech, Mami suggests some wishes for Madoka to make since she ought to get ''something'' out of the contract. Her last suggestion is the perfect boyfriend; Madoka's response is to bashfully look in Mami's direction and say "Yeah, I know but..."
* In [[spoiler:the first timeline]], these two were the main magical pair against the witches.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2J3BtYvVbM Their Max Relationship scene]] in ''The Battle Pentagram'' has Mami take Madoka on a date, they exchange presents, and Mami [[CannotSpitItOut almost]] ''confesses to Madoka''.
-->'''Mami''': Kaname-san, you're not just a junior to me, and you're not just my Magical Girl understudy. To me, you're my most important...\\
'''Madoka''': M-Most important...?\\
'''Mami''': Hehe... it's a secret.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Mami x Kyouko]]
* The 3rd Drama CD, ''Farewell Story'' revealed that Mami and Kyouko used to be quite close before the anime's events. Kyouko even took Mami home to meet her family!
* [[http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:Hilarious_purn_or_hidden_message.jpg There's this delightful double message]], which can mean something else if translated differently.
* [[http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Drama_CD_3 As Drama CD 3 shows]], there are many many hints of this ship:
** In the Drama CD ''"[[http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Drama_CD_2 Sunny Day Life]]"'', the only reason Kyoko comes to Mami's apartment is because she is serving cake. ''Oh Mami, seducing young inexperienced girls with cake.''
** In the manga adaptation of the Drama CD, [[http://mangafox.me/manga/mahou_shoujo_madoka_magica_the_different_story/v01/c001/38.html we get this cute scene]] of Young Kyouko and Mami [[IndirectKiss sharing a Grief Seed]], [[http://mangafox.me/manga/mahou_shoujo_madoka_magica_the_different_story/v01/c001/40.html and then]] she takes Kyouko home to share a cake she baked. [[http://mangafox.me/manga/mahou_shoujo_madoka_magica_the_different_story/v01/c002/1.html The next day,]] her classmate thinks that her good mood is because she got someone ''special'' to spend time with, [[http://mangafox.me/manga/mahou_shoujo_madoka_magica_the_different_story/v01/c002/2.html and Mami confirms]] that it is ''more than a mere friendship'', [[http://mangafox.me/manga/mahou_shoujo_madoka_magica_the_different_story/v01/c002/3.html which is taken as her getting a fiance]]. Oh my.
* In ''[[Manga/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheDifferentStory The Different Story]]'' [[spoiler:Kyouko dooms herself to death from corruption by giving Mami all her remaining Grief Seeds, plus battling and harvesting Oktavia for her with the last of her magic, instead of dying together with Sayaka.]]
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[[folder:Mami x Sayaka]]
* Sayaka actually gets to develop a fairly in-depth relationship with Mami that mirrored the previous one that Mami had with Kyouko in the mid-parts of ''[[Manga/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheDifferentStory The Different Story]]'' thanks to Kyouko's initial hostility going unchecked by Homura, and Madoka going OutOfFocus until the final chapter. It's such a perfect reenactment that it even end with [[spoiler:Sayaka "abandoning" Mami while blindly lashing out in grief.]]
** Sayaka still makes a wish about Kyousuke, but in this timeline makes the wish at all to pull a BigDamnHeroes moment and save Mami from Charlotte.
** When Sayaka enters the death throes of magical depression she says she considers herself unworthy of Mami's companionship and demands to be left to die, Mami instead breaks down and confesses her own perceived inadequacies and says that they could complete each other, despite their shared imperfections. It's [[spoiler:too little, too late]], but Sayaka is genuinely touched and enheartened by Mami's outburst.
** When [[spoiler:Candeloro tempted Mami]] we see familiars that resemble [[http://mangafox.me/manga/mahou_shoujo_madoka_magica_the_different_story/v03/c010/41.html Kyouko and Sayaka]], when before they latter's place was filled by Madoka.
** Mami [[spoiler:was intending to die with Sayaka]], before Kyouko stopped her.
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[[folder:Madoka x Sayaka]]
* Before Homura's past is revealed these two are by far the closest of the five. Sayaka's righteous nature stems from her constantly protecting the ever-timid Madoka, and Madoka's self-sacrificing nature comes from her guilt caused by Sayaka constantly protecting her. They explore and learn about the nature of Magical Girls together, and Madoka's fall into despair closely mirrors Sayaka's.
* In Episode 1, Sayaka say to Madoka "You're mine, Madoka, mine, mine, mine!", though the scene is only a joke between friends.
* [[MistakenForGay Misunderstanding]] in episode 2:
--> '''Hitomi:''' I can't believe it! Just by looking at each other, you know what the other's thinking?! Ah! How'd two people become that intimate after one night? What did you do after I left yesterday?!
--> '''Sayaka:''' I can't believe she's going there...
--> '''Madoka:''' Well, actually, lots of things happened, but...
--> '''Hitomi:''' That's enough, you can't be serious! You're both girls!! Girls can't love girls! Girls can't love girls! Girls can't love girls! (runs off)
* During Mami's route in ''VideoGame/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaPortable'', Sayaka gets so distracted by Madoka and Moemura's womance, she starts ignoring her actual love interest.
* In [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2h6-t7HPs8 their Max Relationship scene]] in ''The Battle Pentagram'', Madoka expresses how scared she is for Sayaka, tells Sayaka that if it weren't for her she wouldn't have lasted this long, and outright tells Sayaka she loves her. Sayaka tries to blow it off by saying Madoka should say that to a boy she likes, but that doesn't stop her from cuddling Madoka, telling her how nice she feels and smells, and asks if they can stay like that for a while.
* At the end of ''[[Manga/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheDifferentStory The Different Story]]'' manga, [[spoiler:Madoka's wish is to 'save Sayaka' from Oktavia ([[AndThenJohnWasAZombie not knowing the entire truth of the matter]])]], and Sayaka's last line is a DeclarationOfProtection toward Madoka as they charge to face Walpurgisnacht.
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[[folder:Homura x Hitomi]]
* ''VideoGame/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaPortable'' has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiPFnjSEs8s a CG of Homura comforting a heartbroken Hitomi]] when Hitomi lost a duel to Sayaka over Kyosuke. After that she's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UPG-lnbaLk unusually]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2lEldXp9hk attached]] to Homura. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUFgu-ol62g Even before that Hitomi went on how beautiful Homura was]] when talking to Sayaka and Madoka, what makes Sayaka ask if she "swings that way", to which Hitomi [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial denies]] but ''admits'' being "a little interested".
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[[folder:Kyouko x Madoka]]
* While Kyouko is normally rather savage, aloof and antagonistic towards most people, all of her interactions with Madoka involve Kyouko being kind, caring, and even encouraging Madoka to do "the right thing" (it's worth noting that Kyouko has indeed never once behaved antagonistically towards Madoka, even though she has done so multiple times to every other magical girl she knows). Kyouko helped Madoka save Sayaka, because Sayaka ''is'' her best friend, and even brought Madoka [[spoiler:Sayaka's dead body]], expressed pain when the girl grieved over her, and yelled at Homura when Homura was all cold and callous over the situation.
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[[folder:Homura x Sayaka]]
* However brief it was, near the end of ''[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion Rebellion]]'', Homura shoves her face so close to Sayaka's that they're practically touching noses. It really doesn't help that several of their interactions throughout the series could be mistaken for FoeYay.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Homura x Kyoko]]
* Kyoko is the only person that Homura ever considers exempt from her IWorkAlone shtick, culminating in her confining her doubts and suspicions to her in Rebellion when she starts to unconsciously break free of the LotusEaterMachine.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Mami x Homura]]
* Mami seems to have a bit of a fetish for tying Homura in ribbons, and Homura is far more reluctant and regretful of dueling with Mami than she ever was of attacking a distressed or defenseless Sayaka.
[[/folder]]

** Following ''[[Manga/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheDifferentStory The Different Story]]'' manga, Hanokage suggests that the dynamics between Sayaka, Mami, and Kyouko [[OneTrueThreesome could inspire]] "infinite possibilities".