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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 Bebe the magical girl that gave birth to Charlotte?

In the original universe covered in the anime and the movies, in Episode 3 / Movie 1, Mami is killed by the dessert witch Charlotte. In the Rebellion movie, Charlotte is in Homura's labyrinth as Mami's partner called Bebe, and we find out that Bebe…
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Who are the animators responsible for Madoka Magica?

I'm curious who was responsible for the animation in Madoka Magica, especially the labyrinth sequences. I can find information about the illustrators of the manga, but I'm wondering about the anime. I want to know if they were influenced by Bill…
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Was the figure Aoba found supposed to be Madoka?

in Gakuen Polizi Chapter 3, Sasami Aoba comes across a girl who's looking through the trash, looking for something she lost which she can't buy again, similar to what happened to Aoba herself the day before, but rather than her badge, it's an anime…
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Was the post-rebellion Madoka still a Magical Girl?

Unmarked Spoilers Since Homura separated "the Madoka that was before attaining divinity" from the Law of Cycles, is the Madoka post-rebellion a Mahou Shoujo? I'm talking about the Madoka that shows up as the "transfer student" at the end of…
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Why do we see these witches in Rebellion?

In rebellion, during the fight against Homura's witch form, Homulily: We see brief flashes of other witches: Charlotte/Bebe, ** And Oktavia ** Now, if Madoka's wish is absolute, these witches should not exist, but they do. Why do we see…
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When and How was Homura's wish fulfilled?

In ep. 10, Homura's wish is revelaed: "I want to redo my meeting with Kaname-san. Instead of being protected by her, I want to protect her!" This wish forced her to go back in time and re-live the month since her meeting with Madoka 100-ish…
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Do the runes appear in-universe?

So we know what the runes translate to in Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Since the runes appear all over the place like on walls and when a witch appears, the Puella Magi must be aware of the runes, which are also on their rings as their names (see the…
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What is the true name for Kyubey?

Through out the series the Magical Girls call it Kyubey however they respond just as well to Homura when she calls them Incubator and don't go to correct her. I am wondering which is their real name, Kyubey or Incubator?
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What exactly is Mami's power?

Mami was always fighting with both gun and ribbon. In the Rebellion movie, when Homura was fighting Mami, she can't break Mami's ribbon, but in the end, she was able to do that. How can this happen? And if Mami's ribbon already attached in Homura's…
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What's the significance of this Michelangelo reference?

In the penultimate episode of Puella Magi Madoka Magica, we briefly see this image, possibly formed by the ice in a glass of alcohol when Madoka's mother is at the bar with Madoka's teacher. (This image comes right before a "break" from that scene…
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Was Puella Magi Oriko Magica Another Story ever translated into english? If not, are there plans to translate it?

I looked on amazon.com and on the internet and I couldn't find any references to there being an english version. I would really like to read so if anyone had any information on this it would be great if they could share it.
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Was the world so technologically advanced thanks to Kyuube's race?

It appears that Madoka's actions changed the world so much that the high-tech school and everything were no longer during the finale of the series. The Kyuube which contacted the girls wasn't seen by other people, so I wonder how the high-tech stuff…
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How does the third Rebellion movie relate to the series' storyline?

I've read that the first two movies are recaps of the series, and the third movie is a sequel to those two movies (obviously). But does this mean the third movie continues the story from where the series ends? Or is it an alternate ending? Or a…
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Does Homura have to kill her past self when she travels back in time?

When Hom travels back 3 months to try to save Madoka, does she find a past Homura there or her future "mind" incarnates on her past body? If she finds a past Homura there does she have to kill her past self in order to prevent Madoka and the rest to…
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Magia Record: Why did the screenwriters cut the original Quintet out so much?

So I was wondering when starting to play the Magia Record Game that there was quite some differences to the now airing anime adaption. While in the game the quintet from the original series (homura, madoka, sayaka, mami and kyouko) plays a leading…
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