History Memes / PuellaMagiMadokaMagica

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* 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]]

* [[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]]
** [[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]]
** [[spoiler:OM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM]]
** [[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."]]
** 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.]]
*** 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.]]
** 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]].
*** And more [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6wrqbHK9m1r48mayo1_r1_1280.png recently with]] [[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} Dirk Strider]].
*** 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]].
** The victim of that scene has practically [[PersonAsVerb verbified]]; "to [[spoiler:Mami]]" can now mean to [[spoiler:OffWithHisHead]].
** [[Literature/IWantMyHatBack I WANT]] [[spoiler:MY HEAD]] [[http://askheadlessmami.tumblr.com/post/13051173620/i-want-my-head-back BACK]]
** [[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]]
** 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]]"]]
** 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.]])]]

** "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. [[spoiler: Rises to AscendedMeme status in [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion Rebellion]] when it is [[SpeakInUnison screamed as one by countless Incubators]] in a ThisCannotBe moment, [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome as their plans crumble around them.]]]]

* 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]]

* [[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]]

* 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]].
** Episode 11 softens it somewhat: [[spoiler:It's shown that her body ''was'' found.]]

* "That won't be necessary." [[labelnote:Explanation]] Homura's catchphraseA, 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]]
* [[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]]
* 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]].
** [[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]].]].
* 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]].]]
** [[JustForFun/IntellectualPropertyReligion The Church of Madoka]][[spoiler:[=/=]Madoka died for your sins.[=/=]Do you accept Madoka as your Lord and Savior?]]
*** [[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]]
** [[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]]
*** The finale is often referred to as End of Madoka due to the similarities between End of Evangelion and it. [[MindScrew Somewhat]].
* [[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]]

* [[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]]
** There's a chance that the animator intended to draw a Libretto W100 folding tablet.
* 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]]
** 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.]]
*** [[spoiler:[[{{Anticlimax}} They kept it in]]. They did cut the conversation between the two mysoginists on the train in episode 8, though.]]

* [[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]]

* [[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]]
** But that's {{HERESY}}! [[labelnote:Explanation]] Cue Hitomi being depicted as a [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 Sister of Battle]][[/labelnote]]

* 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]]
* ''Madoka'' is the ''Evangelion'' of anime. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A parody of the phrase "X is the ''Evangelion'' of [it's medium].[[/labelnote]]

* [[Manga/PuellaMagiOrikoMagica 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]]
** 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]]

* 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]].
* 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]]

* [[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]]

* "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]]

* [[MemeticBystander Poorfag]]/[[FanNickname Poor-chan and Failurefag]]. Poor-chan in particular has gotten fanart, comics, magical girl [[spoiler: and witch]] forms, shipped with [[BoobsOfSteel 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]]

** 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]] [[{{LightNovel/Durarara}} Celty]].

** [[LightNovel/{{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 ''LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}}''.)[[/labelnote]]

* "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/{{Twilight}}''. [[/labelnote]]

* "being meguca is suffering..." [[labelnote:Explanation]] From joke threads on Website/FourChan that use OffModel pictures of the characters called ''Meduka Meguca''. [[http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Meduka_meguca All five "episodes" are available here.]] (Major spoilers!) [[/labelnote]]

* Misspelling "Walpurgisnacht", ''e.g.'' Whatsburger Night, UsefulNotes/{{Walmart}} Night, Walrus Night, Creator/WaltDisney Night, [[TheHyena Brazilian]] [[OffModel Night]], [[Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily Waluigi Night]], [[OverlyLongGag Walgreens Night...]]

* 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.[[/labelnote]]

* "being meguca is suffering..." [[labelnote:Explanation]] From joke threads on an {{ImageBoard|s}} that use OffModel pictures of the characters called Meduka Meguca. [[http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Meduka_meguca All five "episodes" are available here.]] (Major spoilers!) [[/labelnote]]

** If Oriko was right, why did she wear a bucket on her head? [[labelnote:Explanation]]A reference to Oriko's NiceHat, which looks uncannily like a bucket. It's probably [[WistfulAmnesia brainwashing-resistant]] tinfoil hat.[[/labelnote]]

* [[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]] UpToEleven 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]]

** 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.]])]]

** This meme crosses over with a SignatureScene from Anime/MobileSuitGundam: "Mami's Last Shooting" ([[DontExplainTheJoke It's because the RX-78-2 Gundam had its head blown off when it made that shot]])