History Fanon / PuellaMagiMadokaMagica

* Oriko being seen as Homura's ArchEnemy. While many assume they have clashed a lot, there is no indication that Homura in particular hates Oriko that much, or that she'd compare to the likes of [[JackassGenie Kyubey]], [[BeastOfTheApocalypse Walpurgisnacht]] or herself when it comes to who is Homura's greatest enemy.

** Those born and identifying as male contracting is also something fans believe to be possible, just rare due to being less energy efficient than females and that the Incubators would contract 'Magical Boys' if they were to find a male with high enough potential.

* The existence of Magical Girl gangs in other cities, often with squabbles with Kyoko she mentions being on the run from when she comes into the story. While eventually shown in ''Magia Record'' via Promised Blood, the idea predates them and was loosely based off groups like the Pleiades Saints, who did in fact have a history with Kyoko.

* Are magical girls [[TheAgeless immortal]]? The series is pretty ambiguous on the issue; Mami and Kyoko both age, but Homura doesn't (though her powers could be a factor). A great number of fans, though, have suggested that magical girls have some form of eternal youth, either being able to freeze their age or being ageless as a consequence of having [[spoiler: a body that's already dead]]. Not helping is the canon itself being vague on this point: in ''[[VideoGame/MagiaRecordPuellaMagiMadokaMagicaSideStory Magia Record]]'' [[spoiler:19-year-old Mifuyu is pushed into joining the Magius because she believes she's getting weaker as a result of aging]], meanwhile in ''[[Manga/PuellaMagiTartMagica Tart Magica]]'' the character of [[spoiler:Perenelle Flamel]] does not have an explicitly stated age but can be calculated from her date of birth in real life to be 108 years old [[OlderThanTheyLook despite appearing no older than 30]] and it's implied she's even older than that, with Magia Record implying she, alongside [[spoiler: Elisa and Melissa, are still alive in the present day]], while [[spoiler: Mifuyu's]] concerns are countered by similar Magical Girls in ''Magia Record'' who lack this issue despite a similar age and tenure, and members of the Tokime Clan are descendants of at least one Magical Girl, meaning that Magical Girls are still able to have children.

* Mami and Kyoko's exact timeline, especially before the release of ''Different Story'', was generally up for debate, but a common number for the two being anywhere from two to three years of being Magical Girls before the events of the series. Typically if Mami was depicted as being a Magical Girl for three years, Kyoko would be given a tenure of about two or one and a half, with their fallen partnership having happened about a year ago. Post ''Different Story'' the numbers have shifted downwards, but you will still find stories with the higher-end numbers.

** In Japan, due to Catholic schools being typically phrases associated with orphans, Homura is typically depicted as just that in official media and Japanese fanon. An orphan, usually spending more time in the hospital than in any Catholic education. In western fanon, where Catholic School, along other religious institutions, have different connotations, the backstory tends to be used as part of Homura's traumatic past, including mistreatment by the odd SternNun, homphobic history that added angst to Homura's feelings for Madoka, and often even [[spoiler: being tied into the loathing that led to her becoming the Magical Girl Devil]].

** On a less extreme note, the idea that Homura specifically hunts down the cat from the opening [[spoiler: to ensure it can't be run over and save it so Madoka doesn't make a wish to revive it]] is a common concept.

** Similar Kyoko's father is often written to have no issues with sexuality despite being a preacher. Along with being an interpretation of his church reforming goals, it also serves the means of having Kyoko be completely at ease with herself and to have one area where she does not have angst or issues as a result of her family's tragic past.

* With Mami's hints at having foreign ancestry and fondness for using Italian attack names, many fans assume one of her parents was at least partially, if not fully, Italian.

* While there is some debate between canons and some obscure statements making it less clear if [[spoiler: Walpurgisnacht was killed by Madoka in earlier timelines or not]], fan works generally lean to having Madoka having done so.

* With Mami's hints at having foreign ancestry and fondness for using Italian attack names, many fans assume one of her parents was at least partially Italian, if not fully.

* Mami is commonly written as being terrified of being inside cars as a result of her parents dying in a car crash, refusing to go in one as much as possible.

* While there is some debate between canons and some obscure statements making it less clear if [[spoiler: Walpurgisnacht was killed by Madoka in earlier timelines or not]], fan works generally lean to having Madoka having done so.

* A fairly minor one, but many fanartists draw Homura with surgical scar along her chest as a sign of her alluded heart problem. Though there are (with varied level of canonicity) arts from the animation staffs of the minimally dressed Homura and none of them sporting that scar, many like that one detail for giving a sign of realism to her DelicateAndSickly past.

* Are magical girls [[TheAgeless immortal]]? The series is pretty ambiguous on the issue; Mami and Kyoko both age, but Homura doesn't (though her powers could be a factor). A great number of fans, though, have suggested that magical girls have some form of eternal youth, either being able to freeze their age or being ageless as a consequence of having [[spoiler: a body that's already dead]]. Not helping is the canon itself being vague on this point: in ''[[VideoGame/MagiaRecordPuellaMagiMadokaMagicaSideStory Magia Record]]'' [[spoiler:19-year-old Mifuyu is pushed into joining the Magius because she believes she's getting weaker as a result of aging]], meanwhile in ''[[Manga/PuellaMagiTartMagica Tart Magica]]'' the character of [[spoiler:Perenelle Flamel]] does not have an explicitly stated age but can be calculated from her date of birth in real life to be 108 years old [[OlderThanTheyLook despite appearing no older than 30]] and it's implied she's even older than that, while [[spoiler: Mifuyu's]] concerns are countered by similar Magical Girls in ''Magia Record'' who lack this issue despite a similar age and tenure, and members of the Tokime Clan are descendants of at least one Magical Girl, meaning that Magical Girls are still able to have children.

* Homura [[MemeticMolester using her powers to steal Madoka's underwear to wear on her head and otherwise perv on her]] is a very common joke, especially in Japanese fan-art circles.

* Madoka's mother, Junko, is frequently depicted as Bisexual. Along with setting up HereditaryHomosexuality and ensuring there is no angst on Madoka's end should she start to date another girl (pretty much always Homura), this will typically include a reference to a past relationship with Madoka's teacher Kazuko Saotome. The two are pretty much always AmicableExes at worst who were together in college, though stories where they still occasionally hook up do occur. In such scenarios Madoka's father is either completely okay with it, or is involved. Sometimes the latter is part of a past Kazuko and Junko romantic escapade. Regardless of the details, [[ParentalSexualitySquick Madoka does not enjoy hearing about her mother and teacher's past flings, especially if her father is also involved]].

* Little about Sayaka's family is said one way or another, though it is pretty clearly implied that her family is around, we see them in a flashback briefly, and several lines put them in the middle class. Fans as a result like to write Sayaka has having some sort of family problem, like her family being too busy to be around a lot, as a way to accomplish a variety of things like add more misery to the series, have Madoka's canonical and fleshed out family more or less adopt her (often alongside Homura), and make it easier to have her be left alone for magical girl hijinks of the action and the romantic kind.

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* Little about Sayaka's family is said one way or another, though it is pretty clearly implied that her family is around, we see them in a flashback briefly, and several lines put them in the middle class. Fans as a result like to write Sayaka has having some sort of family problem, like her family being too busy to be around a lot, as a way to accomplish a variety of things like add more misery to the series, have Madoka's canonical and fleshed out family more or less adopt her (often alongside Homura), and make it easier to have her be left alone for magical girl hijinks of the action and the romantic kind.
* The idea that there are ways to harness the power of a Witch without dying and turning into it. Canon makes this fairly clear this is not possible, but fans, who naturally like to both power up characters and grant happier endings to them, often strive to change this. A common result being the Magical Girl gaining a super mode not unlike that of a Visored from {{Manga/Bleach}}. ''VideoGame/MagiaRecordPuellaMagiMadokaMagicaSideStory'' would make this idea AscendedFanon via the Dopple system, though via a different method than the ''Bleach'' inspired method.

* Homura's [[spoiler: timeline count.]] In the series, it's shown to be five at the least. Though it's a point of debate among the more technically-minded fans, most fanfic writers take a more dramatic approach, suggesting anywhere from [[OlderThanTheyLook several dozen]] to [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld several hundred,]] with some heading into [[TimeAbyss the thousands.]] Stories that don't provide a count still often show her acting as if [[spoiler: resetting the timeline]] is almost meaningless to her. No matter which way, they all seem to agree that the ones seen in the series were only a very small fraction of what she went through. WordOfGod confirmed this to a degree, claiming that it was "approaching 100."

* They're all lesbian. No exception. The fanon especially leans towards Homura (for crossing the "Ambiguous Relationship" line with Madoka too many times to count) and Kyoko (the tough tomboy who changed her whole attitude and [[spoiler: eventually gave up her life]] for [[spoiler: Sayaka]]. When it comes to those who are attracted to guys (but also pretty much always also attracted to girls), that list tends to include Sayaka (who canonically is interested in Kyosuke, though writing her as being oblivious to the fact she actually has no romantic interest in boys is not unheard of in fanfics) and Mami. Madoka tends to fluctuate, though it is rare to have her not be in a relationship with Homura in most works that aren't deconstructive.

* The [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse final fates of]] [[Manga/PuellaMagiOrikoMagica Oriko, Kirika, and Yuma]] [[spoiler: in other timelines]]. Though Yuma's fate seems variable, just about everyone who thinks Oriko and Kirika exist [[spoiler: in other timelines]] suggests that Homura assassinates them early on.
* Are magical girls [[TheAgeless immortal]]? The series is pretty ambiguous on the issue; Mami and Kyoko both age, but Homura doesn't (though her powers could be a factor). A great number of fans, though, have suggested that magical girls have some form of eternal youth, either being able to freeze their age or being ageless as a consequence of having [[spoiler: a body that's already dead]]. Not helping is the canon itself being vague on this point: in ''[[VideoGame/MagiaRecordPuellaMagiMadokaMagicaSideStory Magia Record]]'' [[spoiler:19-year-old Mifuyu is pushed into joining the Magius because she believes she's getting weaker as a result of aging]], meanwhile in ''[[Manga/PuellaMagiTartMagica Tart Magica]]'' the character of [[spoiler:Perenelle Flamel]] does not have an explicitly stated age but can be calculated from her date of birth in real life to be 108 years old [[OlderThanTheyLook despite appearing no older than 30]] and it's implied she's even older than that, while [[spoiler: Mifuyu's]] concerns are countered by similar Magical Girls who lack this issue despite a similar age and tenure, and members of the Tokime Clan are descendants of at least one Magical Girl, meaning that Magical Girls are still able to have children.

* Are magical girls [[TheAgeless immortal]]? The series is pretty ambiguous on the issue; Mami and Kyoko both age, but Homura doesn't (though her powers could be a factor). A great number of fans, though, have suggested that magical girls have some form of eternal youth, either being able to freeze their age or being ageless as a consequence of having [[spoiler: a body that's already dead]]. Not helping is the canon itself being vague on this point: in ''[[VideoGame/MagiaRecordPuellaMagiMadokaMagicaSideStory Magia Record]]'' [[spoiler:19-year-old Mifuyu is pushed into joining the Magius because she believes she's getting weaker as a result of aging]], meanwhile in ''[[Manga/PuellaMagiTartMagica Tart Magica]]'' the character of [[spoiler:Perenelle Flamel]] does not have an explicitly stated age but can be calculated from her date of birth in real life to be 108 years old [[OlderThanTheyLook despite appearing no older than 30]].

** Similarly, many assume that Momo, [[spoiler: Sayaka's sister]] was also a Magical Girl, and if so [[spoiler: her witch form is Elsa Maria]], though the latter has become less common of a theory over time.

* They're all lesbian. No exception. The fanon especially leans towards Homura (for crossing the "Ambiguous Relationship" line with Madoka too many times to count) and Kyoko (the tough tomboy who changed her whole attitude and [[spoiler: eventually gave up her life]] for [[spoiler: Sayaka]]. When it comes to those who are attracted to guys (but also pretty much always also attracted to girls), that list tends to include Sayaka (who canonically is interested in Kyosuke, though writing her as being oblivious to having no interest in boys is not unheard of in fanfics) and Mami.

* The idea that there are ways to harness the power of a Witch without dying and turning into it. Canon makes this fairly clear this is not possible, but fans, who naturally like to both power up characters and grant happier endings, often strive to change this. A common result being the Magical Girl gaining a super mode not unlike that of a Visored from {{Manga/Bleach}}. VideoGame/MagiaRecordPuellaMagiMadokaMagicaSideStory would make this idea AscendedFanon via the Dopple system, though via a different method.