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Puella Magi Madoka Magica (or Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica) is a 2011 magical girl anime by the animation studio SHAFT. It has various adaptations and side-stories as well.

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Puella Magi Madoka Magica (also 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ, Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magika) is an original anime from 2011 of the magical girl genre by animation studio SHAFT, directed by Shinbo Akiyuki and written by Urobuchi Gen. It is well known for its dark themes and references, unlike most traditional magical girl shows.

Kaname Madoka gets involved in a battle between witches, evil beings which bring despair to humanity, and magical girls who are tasked with defeating them. According to Kyuubey, the small companion of the magical girls, Madoka has the greatest potential of any magical girl. But not everything is as it seems...

This tag includes the original anime, the various film, manga, and game adaptations, and any other miscellaneous related things.

For more information, see Wikipedia, the official English language page, and Puella Magi Wiki.

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What do the Runes say in Madoka?

In Puella Magi Madoka Magica, there is some strange rune writing that is used a lot. I've heard that it references Goethe's Faust, at least in the first few episodes, and it's used in displaying the names of the witches as well. Is there any…
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How to explain to my 10 year old niece that Puella Magi Madoka Magica is not a kids show?

My 10 year old niece loves watching cartoons, and she has a Netflix kids account for her with all parental controls. But while I was browsing my account, she took notice of the Madoka Magica cover and became quite curious and interested. Logically…
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Who are the Witches whom these Magical Girls represent?

I found this image a little while ago. It appears to be fan depictions of the magical girls who end up becoming witches who are fought in the series. I know that: The 2nd one is Elly due to the the apperance of the screens on her left and the doll…
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How did Homura get a bow as a weapon?

In the last episode of Puella Magi Madoka Magica TV anime, Homura seems to have Madoka's bow. In earlier episodes, she only use guns and bombs, when and how did she get this weapon?
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What's the meaning behind all the chairs in Madoka's room?

In Episode 9 of Puella Magi Madoka Magica, during Madoka's conversation with Kyuubei, we see that she has a ton of chairs in her room: At first I thought this was just the usual Shaft weirdness. But I stumbled on a blog post that attempted to…
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In Madoka Magica, are the girls' powers related to their wishes?

Some of the Puella Magi seem to have magical powers related to the wishes that they made. Sayaka has regeneration abilities, and she wished to heal someone. Homura has time manipulation abilities, and she wished to go back in time. But other magical…
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Who is the magical girl who becomes Walpurgisnacht?

Since witches are actually magical girls who, when their soul gems are fully tainted, become witches, that means that Walpurgisnacht was a magical girl. Since Madoka in two realities became a witch that could destroy the world/universe, that would…
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Is Tamura the original Homura?

The Puella Magi Homura Tamura spinoff manga follows Tamura, who is actually Homura, but no one can ever remember her name and she gets called Tamura (among other things) until it sticks. During the series, we find out that there's a bar called…
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What exactly happens to Kyuubei at the end of Rebellion?

Note: this topic was somewhat addressed in this question, but remained unclear to me after reading the answers to it. At the end of Rebellion, after Homura has rebelled and created the Homuverse where everyone can have their desires for love and…
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Why is Kyoko not present in Madoka Magica's official artwork?

Is there a reason that Kyoko is not pictured in some of the series' more prominent artwork? As part of the story's main set of magical girls, and a character important to the plot, I would expect her to be featured with the rest of the quintet. I…
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What are the demons at the end of Madoka Magica?

What are the demon-like entities shown at end of Madoka Magica, which Homura is now fighting instead of witches? And what does Homura's explanation mean, regarding how these demons replaced witches?
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What do the runes that roll (while Connect plays) near the end of the second Madoka movie say?

Towards the end of Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica: Eien no Monogatari (the second movie), in between the two scenes that feature wraiths (魔獣 majuu), Connect plays (this is chapter 25 on the Blu-Ray). As it does, there's a credit roll (or something that…
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How did the Incubators start making Magical Girls?

The deal the Incubators make to girls is that by granting one wish that a girl desires they become a Magical Girl and fight Witches. We know that Witches are in fact Magical Girls, so I am wondering how did the Incubators first start making the…
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How do familiars get created?

After eating a few humans ― approximately four or five according to Kyoko in episode 5 ― they will grow into witches themselves. familiars are "projections of the magical girl's heart before she became a witch". When a magical girl falls into…
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What is the meaning of the cake song?

In the Rebellion movie, the girls are performing a sort of a ritual that materializes a giant cake filled with whatever they are singing about. Then it's eaten by Bebe in Candy Witch form. It's all fun and nice, but what is the purpose of this…
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