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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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Is the version of Madoka Magica on Crunchyroll the DVD version?

The DVD version has various changes (animation improvements, etc). I don't believe Madoka was on Crunchyroll during airing, so is the stream from the DVD edition?
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How is the post-credits scene for the original series connected to Rebellion?

In the post-credits scene of the series Homura is seen wandering the desert where the scene concludes with her sprouting dark wings and flying off. After seeing Rebellion, this seems connected in that it takes place in Homura's rewritten…
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What if someone wishes to not become a magical girl in Madoka Magica?

In Puella Magi Madoka Magica, if someone wishes something to Kyubey, they will become a magical girl (and in the end, a witch), but the wish can be anything like money, power, godlike powers. However, what would happen if they wish to not become a…
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Did Kyouko fight Sayaka in the new universe?

After Madoka recreates the universe so that magical girls disappear before they become witches, there is a scene where Mami, Kyouko, and Homura come out from a battle and Kyouko is upset about Sayaka being gone. Did Sayaka "disappear" during that…
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What language used by Kajiura Yuki in Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Fate/Zero OST lyric?

For example, "Sis Puella Magica!" from Madoka OST. The title itself is Latin but when I read the lyric, it's not! Here's the first part of the song samia dostia ari aditida tori adito madora estia morita nari amitia sori arito asora Some of the…
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How is Madoka not a god anymore at the end of Rebellion?

Sorry if I sound stupid, I was just confused with everything happening... How is Madoka not a god at the end of the movie?
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Where does Kyoko get those delicious looking apples?

In the show, we always see Kyoko with some sort of food, but we never see where or how she obtains these foodstuffs. Where does she get those bags of apples from? Is it related to her powers some how (e.g. did she create them with her powers or use…
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Do any magical girls survive beyond adolescence?

Kyubey says that it is the fate of all magical girls to become witches. As far as I can recall, this - or death - is indeed how all magical girls reach their untimely demise throughout the series. Excluding the events of Rebellion, are there any…
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Was the "Cake Song" released in a soundtrack?

I have 3 Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Rebellion Story soundtracks. they are, OP Single - Colorful ED Single - Kimi no Gin no Niwa Original Soundtrack I believed this was all there was and while waiting for an appointment i searched though all 3…
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Did the events of The Different Story Volume 1 occur in all timelines?

Volume 1 of the manga series The Different Story tells a story about Mami and Kyouko before the timeframe of the anime series, when they were partners and Kyouko regarded Mami as a big sister. (Makes me wish KyoMami was a more popular…
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Do the Madoka OST CDs have sensible musical notation printed on them?

Do these Madoka original soundtrack disks have some comprehensible melodies printed on them or are they just random notation signs? If it is possible, I'd like to hear what is written on them.
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What does the text at the entrance mean?

In Episode 2 when Madoka and Sayaka are with Mami looking for the Witch, after saving the Office Lady who had the "Witch's Kiss" they enter the building we see that there is text written on the wall at the entrance. Now it looks English however i…
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Why is Homura still alive after shooting herself?

A third of the way through the Rebellion film. Homura appears to shoot herself in the head after being unable to persuade Mami about what's going on. After the event, it seems that we see the exiting bullet, and we also see blood around the left…
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Why is Love worse than a normal curse?

When Homura's Soul gem becomes tainted it fills with swirling colors that Nagisa calls worse than curses. Homura then says shortly after while reality is being recreated that what transformed her wasn't despair but love. Why did Nagisa think Love is…
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Where was Homura taken?

In the Rebellion movie, just as Homura was about to become a witch and be claimed by the Law of Cycles, the Incubators trapped her Soul Gem in an Isolation Field. When the magical girls break the field there seemed to be thousands of Incubators…
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