History Heartwarming / PuellaMagiMadokaMagica

While GenUrobuchi attempted to mislead the audience that the show overall has a heartwarming story, there '''are''' heartwarming moments here and there so he wasn't [[TrollingCreator trolling us completely]]. [[spoiler: In retrospect, [[EarnYourHappyEnding he didn't lie that much.]]]]

* In Episode 3, Madoka promising to fight alongside Mami. Mami's reaction to this is so heartfelt and happy that you just ''know'' [[spoiler:[[TooHappyToLive something bad's about to happen to her]].]]
* In Episode 5, Madoka expresses concern about Sayaka becoming a MagicalGirl [[spoiler:particularly after what happened to Mami]]. Sayaka brushes her off saying that if she hadn't then she would have lost Madoka and Hitomi which she finds to be even scarier and assures Madoka that she wont need to contract because she will protect the city now. It's a Heartwarming moment since it shows just much Sayaka values her friends and ideals that she was willing to sign on to what she knew was a dangerous job.
** Sayaka bringing up the newly-healed Kamijou up to the roof for a impromtu concert. Kamijou's parents, nurses, and doctors are all there to see him play his violin again, and you can tell that everyone present knows that they're in the presence of a true miracle. Putting aside her friend's rescue, this one event convinces Sayaka that "There's no way I'll ever regret it".
* In Episode 7 Kyoko takes Sayaka to [[spoiler: her family's old church]] and tells Sayaka [[DarkAndTroubledPast her backstory]] and why she became a MagicalGirl. She wanted to cheer Sayaka after she learned that [[spoiler: her soul gem is a SoulJar]] and to give her advice on being a magical girl. While Sayaka does decline her offer of becoming more selfish she does apologize for judging her earlier.
* In Episode 8 Kyoko saves Sayaka from [[spoiler: Homura]] even though it went against her policy of helping people. Later on both of them meet up in the subway station and Kyoko's line implies that she went through the trouble of looking for Sayaka all over town. It seems that Kyoko considers Sayaka her friend.
* In Episode 9, [[spoiler:Kyoko performing a MercyKill on Witch!Sayaka, along with a HeroicSacrifice. Not because Sayaka couldn't be defeated without one, but because she didn't want Sayaka to [[DyingAlone die alone]].]]
** Kyoko and Madoka's talks give the girls some sweet bonding time.
* In Episode 10, [[spoiler:Homura swears to repeat her time-travelling 'eternal maze' as many times as it takes to save Madoka, her only friend. This is after you see what led her to be so cold in this version of the timeline...]]
** [[spoiler: Timeline 2 starts off as a series of these for Homura. In her second introduction to Madoka she expresses joy at seeing her friend alive again, she's accepted into Mami's Magical Girl team and then she kills her first witch. Theses are the only times we ever see Homura truly happy in contrast to her usual stoic self in the show until the finale.]]
* In Episode 12,
** [[spoiler: '''Madoka:''' [[JadeColoredGlasses "If someone says it's wrong to hope,]] [[SillyRabbitCynicismIsForLosers I will tell them that they're wrong every time.]] [[AllLovingHero I could tell them that]] [[HopeSpringsEternal countless times."]]]]
** [[spoiler: Madoka [[HopeBringer gives hope to other magical girls]] (including the ones from history like Anne Frank, Queen Himiko, Cleopatra, and Joan of Arc), and makes sure the ones who can't be saved will pass on [[GoOutWithASmile smiling peacefully]] instead of despairing and being bewitched.]]
** Afterwards, [[spoiler: Sayaka and Madoka being able to share one last talk before passing on (or ascending to a higher plane of existence depending on how you look at it), which makes Sayaka's fate a little less bitter. ( Thank the Gods Kamijou is shown later recalling her when he's back to music.)]]
** [[spoiler:Madoka calls Homura her best friend and giving her a heartfelt goodbye before she AscendsToAHigherPlaneOfExistence, leaving her with her ribbons as proof that she existed.]]
** [[spoiler: That little moment when [[http://i.imgur.com/DUjUz.png Madoka pets an Anthony]] is very touching.]]
** Meta example, with a bit of {{Foreshadowing}}: Remember how Urobochi mentioned his tragedy syndrome in [[Quotes/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica the quotes section]]? [[spoiler: And how the protagonists overcoming it would require a fundamental change in the universe they were in? You finally got that happy ending you wanted, Urobuchi. Good for you.]]
** Homura, near the end: [[spoiler: "Would you like them?" With everything those ribbons must have meant to her, she still offered them freely and happily, with the most gentle smile. After all the horror and anguish she struggled through, Akemi Homura found peace.]]
** Madoka's little brother Tatsuya [[spoiler: loving his sister enough to remember her, despite the fact that he's barely a toddler ''and'' hadn't been at all involved in the Magical Girl stuff. That's right, his love for his big sister is powerful enough to survive a complete and utter rewrite of the world--''just because'' she was his sister.]]
---> ''One hopes that as he grows, Tatsuya and Homura become close, and can share memories of Madoka... together.''
** The scene where Madoka [[spoiler: goes up against Walpurgisnacht, telling the colossal witch "It's okay. You don't have to hate anyone anymore. You don't have to curse people. I'll stop you from ever becoming this."]]
** In the final scene just before the credits, Homura steps up to fight a horde of [[spoiler:Wraiths]], and she pulls out [[spoiler:a bow. Madoka's bow]]. She doesn't have [[spoiler:the time-changing shield]] anymore. She doesn't ''need'' it anymore.
*** Her monologue that shows her [[spoiler:CharacterDevelopment.]] To sum it up, it shows [[spoiler:someone who is [[JadeColoredGlasses borderline nihilist]] [[AlwaysSaveTheGirl who don't care about anything else but her goal,]] acknowledge that, [[WorldHalfEmpty while the world is far from perfect,]] [[TheAntiNihilist she's still willing to protect it,]] [[TheDeterminator and won't stop doing that.]]]]
---->[[spoiler:"Even though this world is without witches, that doesn't mean there are no curses. The distortions of the world change form and target people from the darkness. This maybe a world without salvation and where nothing but sadness and hatred repeat, but it's still a place she once tried to protect. That is something I remember, something I will never forget. That's why... I will keep fighting."]]
** The whole episode can be summed up into one quote:
---> [[spoiler:"Don't forget. Always, somewhere, someone is fighting for you. As long as you remember her, {{you are not alone}}."]]
* The end of the Madoka manga. [[spoiler: After the normal ending, there are a few extra pages; Madoka and Homura, who is once again bespectacled and twin-braided, implying all her mental trauma is a thing of the past. Homura apologizes for being such a gloomy friend, and Madoka laughs, assuring her that the two of them will be friends forever.]]
* The Golden Ending in PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaPortable. [[spoiler: EverybodyLives, they come to terms that they're liches and will make the best out of it, Madoka doesn't become a MagicalGirl, and everyone has one big final tea party. It can happen, [[EarnYourHappyEnding you just gotta earn it]].]]
* The various endings in GriefSyndrome. [[spoiler: In either ending where Sayaka dies, it shows Kyoko and Oktavia (Sayaka's witch form) getting along just fine. Also, there are two endings that require the survival of two characters: Madoka / Homura and Sayaka / Kyoko, respectively. [[TheyDo They're wedding scenes.]]]]
** [[spoiler:EverybodyLives. Seeing all five celebrate in joy...]]
* Holy cow, this [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL1IcTLCnvs vid]] is adorable.
*
-->[[spoiler:"Don't forget:]]
-->[[spoiler: Always, somewhere, someone is fighting for you.]]
-->[[spoiler:As long as you remember her,]]
--> [[spoiler: YouAreNotAlone."]]

* The Golden Ending in PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaPortable. [[spoiler: Everyone lives, come with the terms that they're liches and will make the best out of it, Madoka doesn't become a MagicalGirl, and everyone has one big final tea party. It can happen, [[EarnYourHappyEnding just gotta earn it]].]]

** There's also the [[spoiler:EverybodyLives. Seeing all five celebrate in joy...]]

** [[spoiler: Most of timeline 2 can be this starting from Homura's second introduction to Madoka where she expresses joy at seeing her friend alive again to Homura's first witch kill. The scenes are notable in that these are the only times we ever see Homura truly happy in contrast to her usual stoic self in the show at least until the finale.]]
* In Episode 12, [[spoiler:Madoka calling Homura her best friend and giving her a heartfelt goodbye before she AscendsToAHigherPlaneOfExistence, leaving her with her ribbons as proof that she existed.]]
** Also doubles as a TearJerker. Prepare your ManlyTears.
** And before that, [[spoiler: her either giving hope to other magical girls (including the ones from history like Anne Frank, Queen Himiko, Cleopatra, and Joan of Arc), or making sure the ones who can't be saved will pass on [[GoOutWithASmile smiling peacefully]] instead of despairing and being bewitched.]] And afterwards, [[spoiler: Sayaka and Madoka being able to share one last talk before passing on (or ascending to a higher plane of existence depending on how you look at it), which makes Sayaka's fate a little less bitter. (Not to mention, thank the Gods Kamijou is shown later recalling her when he's back to music.)]]
** Actually? The ''whole episode'' is heartwarming, in one way or another. [[spoiler: [[BittersweetEnding If this is]] [[EarnYourHappyEnding the happiest ending]] we can get from [[VisualNovel/SayaNoUta Gen]] [[FateZero Urobuchi]], so be it.]]
** Yes, all that is true. [[spoiler: But that little moment when [[http://i.imgur.com/DUjUz.png Madoka pets an Anthony]] is very touching.]]
** This line is particularly noteworthy: [[spoiler: '''Madoka:''' [[JadeColoredGlasses "If someone says it's wrong to hope,]] [[SillyRabbitCynicismIsForLosers I will tell them that they're wrong every time.]] [[TheMessiah I could tell them that]] [[HopeSpringsEternal countless times."]]]]
** Meta example, with a bit of {{Foreshadowing}}: Remember how Urobochi mentioned his tragedy syndrome in [[Quotes/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica the quotes section]]? [[spoiler: And how the protagonists overcoming it would require a fundamental change in the universe they were in? You finally got that happy ending you wanted, Urobuchi. Good for you.]]
** Homura, near the end: [[spoiler: "Would you like them?" With everything those ribbons must have meant to her, she still offered them freely and happily, with the most gentle smile. After all the horror and anguish she struggled through, Akemi Homura found peace.]]
** "Ganbatte!"
** Actually, the whole episode can be summed up into one ultimate quote:
---> [[spoiler:"Don't forget. Always, somewhere, someone is fighting for you. As long as you remember her, {{you are not alone}}."]]
** For this troper, it was Madoka's little brother Tatsuya [[spoiler: loving his sister enough to remember her, despite the fact that he's barely a toddler ''and'' hadn't been at all involved in the Magical Girl stuff. That's right, his love for his big sister is powerful enough to survive a complete and utter rewrite of the world--''just because'' she was his sister.]] This troper sobbed through that entire scene and is tearing up writing this entry.
---> One hopes that as he grows, Tatsuya and Homura become close, and can share memories of Madoka... together.
** And the scene where Madoka [[spoiler: goes up against Walpurgisnacht, telling the colossal witch "It's okay. You don't have to hate anyone anymore. You don't have to curse people. I'll stop you from ever becoming this ever again."]]
** In the final scene just before the credits, Homura steps up to fight a horde of [[spoiler:Wraiths]], and she pulls out [[spoiler:a bow. Madoka's bow]]. She doesn't have [[spoiler:the time-changing shield]] anymore. She doesn't ''need'' it anymore.
*** Also, Homura's monologue that shows her [[spoiler:CharacterDevelopment.]] To sum it up, it shows [[spoiler:someone who is [[JadeColoredGlasses borderline nihilist]] KnightTemplar [[AlwaysSaveTheGirl who don't care about anything else but her goal,]] to someone who acknowledged that, [[WorldHalfEmpty while the world is far from perfect,]] [[TheAntiNihilist she still willing to protect it,]] [[TheDeterminator and won't stop doing that.]]]]
---->[[spoiler:"Even though this world is without witches, that doesn't mean there are no curses. The distortions of the world change form and target people from the darkness. This maybe a world without salvation and where nothing but sadness and hatred repeat, but it's still a places she once tried to protect. That something I remember, something I will never forget. That's why... I will keep fighting."]]

* In Episode 8 Kyoko saves Sayaka from [[spoiler: Homura]] even though it went against her policy of helping people. Later on both of them meet up in the subway station and Kyoko's line implies that she went through the trouble of looking for Sayaka all over town. It seems that Kyoko considers Sayaka her friend. [[spoiler: Sadly the AwfulTruth of magical girls must be revealed.]]

** And prior to that, Kyoko and Madoka's talks give the girls some sweet bonding time [[spoiler:short-lived as it may have been.]]

While GenUrobuchi attempted to mislead the audience that the show overall has a heartwarming story, there '''are''' heartwarming moments here and there so he wasn't [[TrollingCreator trolling us completely]]. [[spoiler:Actually, in retrospect, [[EarnYourHappyEnding he didn't lie that much.]]]]

* In Episode 5, Madoka expresses concern about Sayaka becoming a MagicalGirl [[spoiler:particularly after what happened to Mami]]. Sayaka brushes her off saying that if she hadn't then she would have lost Madoka and Hitomi which she finds to be even scarier and assures Madoka that she wont need to contract because she will protect the city now. It's a Heartwarming moment since it shows just much Sayaka values her friends and ideals that she was willing to sign on to what she knew was a dangerous job, [[spoiler:This scene [[AwfulTruth only]] [[BreakTheCutie makes]] [[LoveTriangle later]] [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend events]] [[DidNotGetTheGuy even]] [[DespairEventHorizon more]] [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie tearjerking.]]]]
** On the same note as the last one, [[spoiler:even though it really does lead to nowhere]], Sayaka bringing up the newly-healed Kamijou up to the roof should at least count. Kamijou's parents, nurses, and doctors are all there to see him play his violin again, and you can tell that everyone present knows that they're in the presence of a true miracle.
* In Episode 7 Kyoko takes Sayaka to [[spoiler: her family's old church]] and tells Sayaka [[DarkAndTroubledPast her backstory]] and why she became a magical girl. The reason she did it was because she wanted to cheer Sayaka after she learned that [[spoiler: her soul gem is literally a SoulJar]] and to give her advice on being a magical girl. While Sayaka does decline her offer of becoming more selfish she does apologize for judging her earlier.

While GenUrobuchi attempted to mislead the audience that the show overall has a heartwarming story, there '''are''' heartwarming moments here and there so he wasn't [[TrollingCreator trolling us completely]].[[spoiler:Actually, in retrospect, [[EarnYourHappyEnding he didn't lie that much.]]]]

* In Episode 5, Madoka expresses concern about Sayaka becoming a MagicalGirl [[spoiler: particularly after what happened to Mami]]. Sayaka brushes her off saying that if she hadn't then she would have lost Madoka and Hitomi which she finds to be even scarier and assures Madoka that she wont need to contract because she will protect the city now. It's a Heartwarming moment since it shows just much Sayaka values her friends and ideals that she was willing to sign on to what she knew was a dangerous job, [[spoiler: This scene [[AwfulTruth only]] [[BreakTheCutie makes]] [[LoveTriangle later]] [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend events]] [[DidNotGetTheGuy even]] [[DespairEventHorizon more]] [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie tearjerking.]]]]

* [[spoiler:The Golden Ending in PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaPortable. Everyone lives, come with the terms that they're liches and will make the best out of it, Madoka doesn't become a MagicalGirl, and everyone has one big final tea party. It can happen, [[EarnYourHappyEnding just gotta earn it]].]]

* The various endings in GriefSyndrome. [[spoiler: In either ending where Sayaka dies, it shows Kyoko and Oktavia (Sayaka's witch form) getting along just fine. Also, there are two endings that require the survival of two characters: Madoka / Homura and Sayaka / Kyoko, respectively. [[TheyDo They're wedding scenes.]]]]

** Also doubles as a TearJerker.

** That moment was so righteous, so touching, that it was the first time I've ever cried during an anime. ManlyTears to be had all around. Reminds me of a saying from Mr. T: "Mama told me to never trust a man who can't cry."

** That moment was so rightous, so touching, that it was the first time I've ever cried during an anime. ManlyTears to be had all around. Reminds me of a saying from Mr. T: "Mama told me to never trust a man who can't cry."

** This line is particularly noteworthy: [[spoiler: Madoka: [[JadeColoredGlasses If someone says it's wrong to hope,]] [[SillyRabbitCynicismIsForLosers I will tell them that they're wrong every time.]] [[TheMessiah I could tell them that]] [[HopeSpringsEternal countless times.]]]]

--> [[spoiler:"Don't forget. Always, somewhere, someone is fighting for you. As long as you remember her, {{you are not alone}}."]]
** For this troper, it was Madoka's little brother Tatsuya [[spoiler: loving his sister enough to remember her, despite the fact that he's barely a toddler ''and'' hadn't been at all involved in the Magical Girl stuff. That's right, his love for his big sister is powerful enough to survive a complete and utter rewrite of the world -- ''just because'' she was his sister.]] This troper sobbed through that entire scene and is tearing up writing this entry.
--> One hopes that as he grows, Tatsuya and Homura become close, and can share memories of Madoka... together.

-->[[spoiler:"Eventhough this world is without witches, that doesn't mean there are no curses. The distortions of the world change form and target people from the darkness. This maybe a world without salvation and where nothing but sadness and hatred repeat, but it's still a places she once tried to protect. That something I remember, something I will never forget. That's why... I will keep fighting."]]

*** Also, Homura's monologue that shows her [[spoiler:CharacterDevelopment.]] To sum it up, it shows [[spoiler:someone who is [[ZenSurvivor borderline nihilist]] KnightTemplar [[JadeColoredGlasses who don't care about anything else]] [[IWillProtectHer but her goal,]] to someone who acknowledged that, [[WorldHalfEmpty while the world is far from perfect,]] [[TheAntiNihilist she still willing to protect it,]] [[TheDeterminator and won't stop doing that.]]]]

** This line is particularly noteworthy: [[spoiler: Madoka: [[SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids If someone says it's wrong to hope,]] [[SillyRabbitCynicismIsForLosers I will tell them that they're wrong every time.]] [[TheMessiah I could tell them that]] [[HopeSpringsEternal countless times.]]]]

While GenUrobuchi attempted to mislead the audience that the show overall has a heartwarming story, there '''are''' heartwarming moments here and there so he wasn't [[TrollingCreator trolling us completely]].

** This line is particularly noteworthy: [[spoiler: Madoka: If someone says it's wrong to hope, I will tell them that they're wrong every time. I could tell them that countless times.]]

* In episode 3, Madoka promising to fight alongside Mami. Mami's reaction to this is so heartfelt and happy that you just ''know'' [[spoiler:[[TooHappyToLive something bad's about to happen to her]].]]
* In episode 5, Madoka expresses concern about Sayaka becoming a MagicalGirl [[spoiler: particularly after what happened to Mami]]. Sayaka brushes her off saying that if she hadnt then she would have lost Madoka and Hitomi which she finds to be even scarier and assures Madoka that she wont need to contract because she will protect the city now. It's a Heartwarming moment since it shows just much Sayaka values her friends and ideals that she was willing to sign on to what she knew was a dangerous job, [[spoiler: This scene [[AwfulTruth only]] [[BreakTheCutie makes]] [[LoveTriangle later]] [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend events]] [[DidNotGetTheGuy even]] [[DespairEventHorizon more]] [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie tearjerking.]]]]
** On the same note as the last one, [[spoiler:even though it really does lead to nowhere]], Sayaka bringing up the newly-healed Kamijo up to the roof should at least count. Kamijo's parents, nurses, and doctors are all there to see him play his violin again, and you can tell that everyone present knows that they're in the presence of a true miracle.
* In episode 9, [[spoiler:Kyoko performing a MercyKill on Witch!Sayaka, along with a HeroicSacrifice. Not because Sayaka couldn't be defeated without one, but because she didn't want Sayaka to [[DyingAlone die alone]].]]

* In episode 10, [[spoiler:Homura swears to repeat her time-travelling 'eternal maze' as many times as it takes to save Madoka, her only friend. This is after you see what led her to be so cold in this version of the timeline...]]

* In episode 12, [[spoiler:Madoka calling Homura her best friend and giving her a heartfelt goodbye before she AscendsToAHigherPlaneOfExistence, leaving her with her ribbons as proof that she existed.]]
** And before that, [[spoiler: her either giving hope to other magical girls (including the ones from history like Anne Frank, Queen Himiko, Cleopatra and Joan of Arc), or making sure the ones who can't be saved will pass on [[GoOutWithASmile smiling peacefully]] instead of despairing and being bewitched.]] And afterwards, [[spoiler: Sayaka and Madoka being able to share one last talk before passing on (or ascending to a higher plane of existence depending on how you look at it), which makes Sayaka's fate a little less bitter. (Not to mention, thank the Gods Kamijou is shown later recalling her when he's back to music.)]]

** Meta example, with a bit of {{Foreshadowing}} : Remember how Urobochi mentioned his tragedy syndrome in [[Quotes/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica the quotes section]]? [[spoiler: And how the protagonists overcoming it would require a fundamental change in the universe they were in? You finally got that happy ending you wanted, Urobuchi. Good for you.]]

** For this troper, it was Madoka's little brother Tatsuya [[spoiler: loving his sister enough to remember her, despite the fact that he's barely a toddler ''and'' hadn't been at all involved in the Magical Girl stuff. That's right, his love for his big sister is powerful enough to survive a complete and utter rewrite of the world - ''just because'' she was his sister.]] This troper sobbed through that entire scene and is tearing up writing this entry.
--> One hopes that as he grows, Tatsuya and Homura become close, and can share memories of Madoka...together.
** And the scene where Madoka [[spoiler: goes up against Walpurgisnacht, telling the colossal witch "it's okay. You don't have to hate anyone anymore. You don't have to curse people. I'll stop you from ever becoming this ever again."]]
* The end of the Madoka manga. [[spoiler: After the normal ending, there are a few extra pages; Madoka and Homura, who is once again bespectacled and twin-braided, implying all her mental trauma is a thing of the past. Homura apologises for being such a gloomy friend, and Madoka laughs, assuring her that the two of them will be friends forever.]]

* [[spoiler:The Golden Ending in PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaPortable. Everyone lives, come with the terms that they're liches and will make the best out of it, Madoka doesn't become a MagicalGirl, and everyone has one big final tea party. It can happen, [[EarnYourHappyEnding just gotta earn it]].]]

* The end of the Madoka manga. [[spoiler: After the normal ending, there are a few extra pages; Madoka and Homura, who is once again bespectacled and twin-braided, implying all her mental trauma is a thing of the past. Homura apologises for being such a gloomy friend, and Madoka laughs, assuring her that the two of them will be friends forever.]]

** On the same note as the last one, [[spoiler:even though it really does lead to nowhere]], Sayaka bringing up the newly-healed Kamijo up to the roof should at least count. Kamijo's parents, nurses, and doctors are all there to see him play again, and you can tell that everyone present knows that they're in the presence of a true miracle.

* In episode 3, Madoka promising to fight alongside Mami. Mami's reaction to this is so heartfelt and happy that you just ''know'' [[spoiler:[[TooHappyToLive something bad's about to happen to her]].]]
* In episode 5, Madoka expresses concern about Sayaka becoming a MagicalGirl [[spoiler: particularly after what happened to Mami]]. Sayaka brushes her off saying that if she hadnt then she would have lost Madoka and Hitomi which she finds to be even scarier and assures Madoka that she wont need to contract because she will protect the city now. It's a Heartwarming moment since it shows just much Sayaka values her friends and ideals that she was willing to sign on to what she knew was a dangerous job, [[spoiler: This scene [[AwfulTruth only]] [[BreakTheCutie makes]] [[LoveTriangle later]] [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend events]] [[DidNotGetTheGuy even]] [[DespairEventHorizon more]] [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie tearjerking.]]]]
* In episode 9, [[spoiler:Kyoko performing a MercyKill on Witch!Sayaka, along with a HeroicSacrifice. Not because Sayaka couldn't be defeated without one, but because she didn't want Sayaka to [[DyingAlone die alone]].]]
** And prior to that, Kyoko and Madoka's talks give the girls some sweet bonding time [[spoiler:short-lived as it may have been.]]
* In episode 10, [[spoiler:Homura swears to repeat her time-travelling 'eternal maze' as many times as it takes to save Madoka, her only friend. This is after you see what led her to be so cold in this version of the timeline...]]
** [[spoiler: Most of timeline 2 can be this starting from Homura's second introduction to Madoka where she expresses joy at seeing her friend alive again to Homura's first witch kill. The scenes are notable in that these are the only times we ever see Homura truly happy in contrast to her usual stoic self in the show at least until the finale.]]
* In episode 12, [[spoiler:Madoka calling Homura her best friend and giving her a heartfelt goodbye before she AscendsToAHigherPlaneOfExistence, leaving her with her ribbons as proof that she existed.]]
** And before that, [[spoiler: her either giving hope to other magical girls (including the ones from history like Anne Frank, Queen Himiko, Cleopatra and Joan of Arc), or making sure the ones who can't be saved will pass on [[GoOutWithASmile smiling peacefully]] instead of despairing and being bewitched.]] And afterwards, [[spoiler: Sayaka and Madoka being able to share one last talk before passing on (or ascending to a higher plane of existence depending on how you look at it), which makes Sayaka's fate a little less bitter. (Not to mention, thank the Gods Kamijou is shown later recalling her when he's back to music.)]]
** Actually? The ''whole episode'' is heartwarming, in one way or another. [[spoiler: [[BittersweetEnding If this is]] [[EarnYourHappyEnding the happiest ending]] we can get from [[VisualNovel/SayaNoUta Gen]] [[FateZero Urobuchi]], so be it.]]
** Yes, all that is true. [[spoiler: But that little moment when [[http://i.imgur.com/DUjUz.png Madoka pets an Anthony]] is very touching.]]
** This line is particularly noteworthy: [[spoiler: Madoka: If someone says it's wrong to hope, I will tell them that they're wrong every time. I could tell them that countless times.]]
** Meta example, with a bit of {{Foreshadowing}} : Remember how Urobochi mentioned his tragedy syndrome in [[Quotes/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica the quotes section]]? [[spoiler: And how the protagonists overcoming it would require a fundamental change in the universe they were in? You finally got that happy ending you wanted, Urobuchi. Good for you.]]
** Homura, near the end: [[spoiler: "Would you like them?" With everything those ribbons must have meant to her, she still offered them freely and happily, with the most gentle smile. After all the horror and anguish she struggled through, Akemi Homura found peace.]]
** "Ganbatte!"
** Actually, the whole episode can be summed up into one ultimate quote:
--> [[spoiler:"Don't forget. Always, somewhere, someone is fighting for you. As long as you remember her, {{you are not alone}}."]]
** For this troper, it was Madoka's little brother Tatsuya [[spoiler: loving his sister enough to remember her, despite the fact that he's barely a toddler ''and'' hadn't been at all involved in the Magical Girl stuff. That's right, his love for his big sister is powerful enough to survive a complete and utter rewrite of the world - ''just because'' she was his sister.]] This troper sobbed through that entire scene and is tearing up writing this entry.
--> One hopes that as he grows, Tatsuya and Homura become close, and can share memories of Madoka...together.
* The end of the Madoka manga. [[spoiler: After the normal ending, there are a few extra pages; Madoka and Homura, who is once again bespectacled and twin-braided, implying all her mental trauma is a thing of the past. Homura apologises for being such a gloomy friend, and Madoka laughs, assuring her that the two of them will be friends forever.]]

* In episode 5, Madoka expresses concern about Sayaka becoming a MagicalGirl [[spoiler: particularly after what happened to Mami]]. Sayaka brushes her off saying that if she hadnt then she would have lost Madoka and Hitomi which she finds to be even scarier and assures Madoka that she wont need to contract because she will protect the city now. It's a Heartwarming moment since it shows just much Sayaka values her friends and ideals that she was willing to sign on to what she knew was a dangerous job, [[spoiler: This scene [[AwfulTruth only]] [[BreakTheCutie makes]] [[LoveTriangle later]] [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend events]][[DidNotGettheGuy even]][[DespairEventHorizon more]][[AndThenJohnWasAZombie tearjerking.]]]]