Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Puella Magi Madoka Magica

魔法少女まどか☆マギカ
Ended First aired 07/Jan/2011 Japan Japanese 1 season(s) 12 episode(s)
AnimationDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
She has a loving family and best friends, laughs and cries from time to time... Madoka Kaname, an eighth grader of Mitakihara middle school, is one of those who lives such a life. One day, she had a very magical encounter. She doesn't know if it happened by chance or by fate yet. This is a fateful encounter that can change her destiny. This is a beginning of the new story of the magical witch girls.
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Season 1 · Season 1
12 episode(s) · Air date: 07/Jan/2011
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S1E12
My Very Best Friend
Air date: 22/Apr/2011 · Time: 13:25 · Runtime: 25 min
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Homura challenges Walpurgisnacht alone and is seriously wounded. She despairs because she can't win no matter how many times she tries. Her actions are making Madoka suffer even more, and she becomes despondent. Her Soul Gem begins to turn black.

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Homura challenges Walpurgisnacht alone and is seriously wounded. She despairs because she can't win no matter how many times she tries. Her actions are making Madoka suffer even more, and she becomes despondent. Her Soul Gem begins to turn black.

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S1E11
The Only Thing I Have Left to Guide Me
Air date: 22/Apr/2011 · Time: 13:25 · Runtime: 25 min
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Sayaka's funeral was held in the rain. Madoka returns home with vacant eyes. She barely says anything to Junko who met her at the front door, and goes into her room. Kyubey appears in front of Madoka, who is lost in her grief, alone.

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Sayaka's funeral was held in the rain. Madoka returns home with vacant eyes. She barely says anything to Junko who met her at the front door, and goes into her room. Kyubey appears in front of Madoka, who is lost in her grief, alone.

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S1E10
I Won't Rely on Anyone Anymore
Air date: 11/Mar/2011 · Time: 13:25 · Runtime: 25 min
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A scene depicting a female transfer student. The timid girl is so nervous and meek. She introduces herself shyly while feeling the eyes of all the students in the class. At recess, other girls gather around her and ask questions curiously.

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A scene depicting a female transfer student. The timid girl is so nervous and meek. She introduces herself shyly while feeling the eyes of all the students in the class. At recess, other girls gather around her and ask questions curiously.

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S1E9
I'd Never Allow That to Happen
Air date: 04/Mar/2011 · Time: 13:25 · Runtime: 25 min
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Sayaka's Soul Gem turns into a jet-black grief seed, which hatches and a new witch emerges. Carrying Sayaka's body, Kyoko focuses on defending against the approaching witch's attacks. Homura cuts into the witch's labyrinth and leads Kyoko to escape.

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Sayaka's Soul Gem turns into a jet-black grief seed, which hatches and a new witch emerges. Carrying Sayaka's body, Kyoko focuses on defending against the approaching witch's attacks. Homura cuts into the witch's labyrinth and leads Kyoko to escape.

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S1E8
I Was Stupid... So Stupid
Air date: 25/Feb/2011 · Time: 13:25 · Runtime: 25 min
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Despite her own injury, Sayaka keeps shredding the witch in front of her. Thanks to healing magic, she wins without a scratch at the end. But she seems extremely exhausted.

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Despite her own injury, Sayaka keeps shredding the witch in front of her. Thanks to healing magic, she wins without a scratch at the end. But she seems extremely exhausted.

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S1E7
Can You Face Your True Feelings?
Air date: 18/Feb/2011 · Time: 13:25 · Runtime: 25 min
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Sayaka discovers the truth about her own body as a magical girl. She wavers between the wish that came true by accepting the destiny to fight and the high price she paid for it. Sayaka is in low spirits at home when Kyoko Sakura shows up.

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Sayaka discovers the truth about her own body as a magical girl. She wavers between the wish that came true by accepting the destiny to fight and the high price she paid for it. Sayaka is in low spirits at home when Kyoko Sakura shows up.

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S1E6
This Just Can't Be Right
Air date: 11/Feb/2011 · Time: 13:25 · Runtime: 25 min
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Homura appears suddenly on Sayaka and Kyoko's battlefield. She intervenes and knocks Sayaka unconscious with a single blow. After seeing this, Kyoko is on her guard against Homura, and leaves, putting an end to the battle.

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Homura appears suddenly on Sayaka and Kyoko's battlefield. She intervenes and knocks Sayaka unconscious with a single blow. After seeing this, Kyoko is on her guard against Homura, and leaves, putting an end to the battle.

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S1E5
There's No Way I'll Ever Regret It
Air date: 04/Feb/2011 · Time: 13:25 · Runtime: 25 min
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As a magical girl, Sayaka rescues Madoka and Hitomi from a witch. Now that her wish has come true by signing Kyubey's contract, her mind is clear and she doesn't seem to regret becoming a magical girl.

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As a magical girl, Sayaka rescues Madoka and Hitomi from a witch. Now that her wish has come true by signing Kyubey's contract, her mind is clear and she doesn't seem to regret becoming a magical girl.

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S1E4
Miracles and Magic Are Real
Air date: 28/Jan/2011 · Time: 13:25 · Runtime: 25 min
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The day after the fierce battle between Mami and the witch was a normal peaceful day. After what they witnessed, Madoka and Sayaka fully realize the demands of being involved in the magical world, and give up becoming on magical girls.

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The day after the fierce battle between Mami and the witch was a normal peaceful day. After what they witnessed, Madoka and Sayaka fully realize the demands of being involved in the magical world, and give up becoming on magical girls.

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S1E3
I'm Not Afraid of Anything Anymore
Air date: 21/Jan/2011 · Time: 13:25 · Runtime: 25 min
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Madoka and Sayaka are getting used to Mami's witch hunting trial run. Yet their wishes remain undecided. Mami reveals her past to the anxious two girls. Sayaka asks, "Does my wish have to be for myself?"

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Madoka and Sayaka are getting used to Mami's witch hunting trial run. Yet their wishes remain undecided. Mami reveals her past to the anxious two girls. Sayaka asks, "Does my wish have to be for myself?"

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S1E2
That Would Be Truly Wonderful
Air date: 14/Jan/2011 · Time: 13:25 · Runtime: 25 min
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While rescuing Kyubey from being attacked by Homura, Madoka and Sayaka lose their way in a mysterious space. They find themselves in a desperate situation and are rescued by Mami Tomoe, a magical girl. Afterward, Mami invites them to her room.

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While rescuing Kyubey from being attacked by Homura, Madoka and Sayaka lose their way in a mysterious space. They find themselves in a desperate situation and are rescued by Mami Tomoe, a magical girl. Afterward, Mami invites them to her room.

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S1E1
I First Met Her in a Dream... or Something
Air date: 07/Jan/2011 · Time: 13:25 · Runtime: 25 min
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Madoka Kaname, an eighth grader who lives such a peaceful life, has a loving family and best friends. She laughs and cries from time to time. One night, she has a strange dream. It was supposed to be an usual routine day, but the arrival of Homura Akemi - a transfer student who came to Madoka's class, changed that.

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Madoka Kaname, an eighth grader who lives such a peaceful life, has a loving family and best friends. She laughs and cries from time to time. One night, she has a strange dream. It was supposed to be an usual routine day, but the arrival of Homura Akemi - a transfer student who came to Madoka's class, changed that.

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Aoi Yuuki
Aoi Yuuki
Madoka Kaname (voice)
Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito
Homura Akemi (voice)
Eri Kitamura
Eri Kitamura
Sayaka Miki (voice)
Ai Nonaka
Ai Nonaka
Kyoko Sakura (voice)
Emiri Kato
Emiri Kato
Kyubey (voice)
Tetsuya Iwanaga
Tetsuya Iwanaga
Tomohisa Kaname (voice)
Yuko Goto
Yuko Goto
Junko Kaname (voice)
Ryoko Shintani
Ryoko Shintani
Hitomi Shizuki (voice)
Junko Iwao
Junko Iwao
Kazuko Saotome (voice)
Kaori Mizuhashi
Kaori Mizuhashi
Mami Tomoe (voice)
Seiko Yoshida
Seiko Yoshida
Kyousuke Kamijou (voice)
Hideki Tasaka
Hideki Tasaka
Kyousuke's Father (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
Shin-ichiro Miki
Host (voice)
Nobuo Tobita
Nobuo Tobita
Host (voice)

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Kunihiko Inaba
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Morihito Ohara
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Yosuke Anai
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Mamoru Hatakeyama
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Masayoshi Nishida
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Noriko Nanashima
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Shinsaku Sasaki
Shinsaku Sasaki
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Takashi Kawabata
Director, Storyboard Artist
Tomohiko Ito
Tomohiko Ito
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Yoshiharu Ashino
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Shinichiro Eto
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Fujiaki Asari
Director

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