Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011– )
"Maho Shojo Madoka Magica" (original title)

Stars:

Christine Marie Cabanos, Emiri Katou, Cassandra Morris

Cast

Series cast summary:
Christine Marie Cabanos	...	Madoka Kaname (12 episodes, 2011)
Emiri Katou	...	Kyube (12 episodes, 2011)
Cassandra Morris	...	Kyubey (12 episodes, 2011)
Chiwa Saito	...	Homura Akemi (12 episodes, 2011)
Cristina Valenzuela	...	Homura Akemi (12 episodes, 2011)
Aoi Yuki	...	Madoka Kaname (12 episodes, 2011)
Eri Kitamura	...	Sayaka Miki (11 episodes, 2011)
Sarah Anne Williams	...	Sayaka Miki (11 episodes, 2011)
Shelby Lindley	...	Hitomi Shizuki (9 episodes, 2011)
Ai Nonaka	...	Kyouko Sakura (8 episodes, 2011)
Ryôko Shintani	...	Hitomi Shizuki (8 episodes, 2011)
Lauren Landa	...	Kyoko Sakura (7 episodes, 2011)
Marianne Miller	...	Kyosuke Kamijo (7 episodes, 2011)
Kaori Mizuhashi	...	Mami Tomoe (7 episodes, 2011)
Carrie Savage	...	Junko Kaname (7 episodes, 2011)
Karen Strassman	...	Kazuko Satome (7 episodes, 2011)
Yûko Gotô	...	Junko Kaname (6 episodes, 2011)
Seiko Yoshida	...	Kyosuke Kamijo (6 episodes, 2011)
Kyle Hebert	...	Tomohisa Kaname (5 episodes, 2011)
Carrie Keranen	...	Mami Tomoe (5 episodes, 2011)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

deconstruct | title at the end | dream like experience | anne frank | bow and arrow | 

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Genres:

Animation | Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [jp]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Also Known As:

Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aniplex, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Hobunsha

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (English version) Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the first broadcast the insert version of "Magia" performed by Kalafina was played at a slower speed and a lower pitch than the actual recorded version. In the AT-X version (and reportedly the web-cast version, too), this was corrected, causing the need for the tunes to be edited differently to fit the video release.

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Goofs

When Kyubey explains entropy, he says it involves the net loss of energy, which is not possible in physics. What the term actually describes is the decay of energy to its base form - which is heat - and its subsequent scattering through space, until the system reaches equilibrium, at which point all energy conversion ceases until further external energy input.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Mami Tomoe: Tiro Finale!

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Connections

Version of Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable (2012)

User Reviews

Quite Disturbing

I started watching this knowing nothing except that it was a 'dark' magical girl series. I've never seen any of the magical girl stuff (unless Claymore counts?) so I had no idea of how it was using/subverting the usual tropes. Still, it was pretty amazing... and very dark. By the time I got to the 9th episode I was feeling pretty distraught over the fates of all the characters and how awful the whole system was.

One thing that particularly stood out for me was the animation and the various styles to represent the bizarre Witches and the Labyrinths they create. While the main characters usually remain in regular anime mode everything else becomes a wild collage of symbols and strange creatures that symbolize the Witch and her obsessions. Each one seems to be a mysterious story unto itself.

Don't let the cutesy character designs fool you though... this isn't for kids, both because it's so disturbing and also because I don't think they'd really understand it once the true nature of the magical girls starts to come out.