Synopsis

Madoka Kaname and Sayaka Miki are regular middle school girls with regular lives, but all that changes when they encounter Kyuubey, a cat-like magical familiar, and Homura Akemi, the new transfer student.

Kyuubey offers them a proposition: he will grant any one of their wishes and in exchange, they will each become a magical girl, gaining enough power to fulfill their dreams. However, Homura Akemi, a magical girl herself, urges them not to accept the offer, stating that everything is not what it seems.

A story of hope, despair, and friendship, Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica deals with the difficulties of being a magical girl and the price one has to pay to make a dream come true.

Info

Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jan 7, 2011 to Apr 22, 2011
Premiered: Winter 2011
Broadcast: Fridays at 01:25 (JST)
Producers: Aniplex, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Movic, Nitroplus, Houbunsha
Licensors: Aniplex of America
Studios: Shaft
Source: Original
Genres: Psychological, Drama, Magic, Thriller
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Staff

Director: Akiyuki Shinbo
Series Composition: Gen Urobuchi
Script: Gen Urobuchi
Music: Yuki Kajiura
Original Character Design: Ume Aoki
Character Design: Takahiro Kishida
Art Director: Kunihiko Inaba

Cast

Madoka Kaname (鹿目 まどか, Kaname Madoka)
Voiced by: Aoi Yūki (Tatsumaki - One Punch Man)

Homura Akemi (暁美 ほむら, Akemi Homura)
Voiced by: Chiwa Saitō (Senjougahara Hitagi - Bakemonogatari)

Mami Tomoe (巴 マミ, Tomoe Mami)
Voiced by: Kaori Mizuhashi(Miyako - Hidamari Skecth)

Sayaka Miki (美樹 さやか, Miki Sayaka)
Voiced by: Eri Kitamura (Araragi Tsukihi - Bakemonogatari)

Kyubey (キュウべぇ, Kyuubei)
Voiced by: Emiri Katō (Hachikuji Mayoi - Bakemonogatari)

Synopsis

Madoka Kaname is an eighth-grader who leads a peaceful, fun-filled life as a student, surrounded by her beloved family and her best friends. One day, a transfer student named Homura Akemi arrives in Madoka's class. She is a dark-haired beauty with a somewhat mysterious disposition. Soon after meeting Madoka for the first time, Homura goes on to issue Madoka a strange warning.

Madoka also meets Kyubey, a mysterious looking white creature. He says, "Make a contract with me and become a magical girl!" To make any wish come true – Madoka didn't know the meaning of this miracle nor what its cost may prove to be. An impending loss triggers a drastic change in her destiny...

Info

Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 6, 2012
Producers: Aniplex, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Movic, Nitroplus, Houbunsha
Licensors: Aniplex of America
Studios: Shaft
Source: Original
Genres: Psychological, Drama, Magic, Thriller
Duration: 2 hr. 10 min.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Synopsis

Film recapping last four episodes of the TV series

The young girls have discovered the truth... the cruel fate of a magical girl. Madoka's best friend, Sayaka Miki's Soul Gem turns pitch-black as its owner falls into despair and it is transformed into a Grief Seed. Upon seeing this fate, Kyoko tries to save Sayaka, and ends up sacrificing her own life. One magical girl after another is destroyed.

Throughout it all, there is one magical girl who continues to fight alone - Homura Akemi. All this time, she has been acting with one goal in mind. "I promise... I'm going to save you, no matter what it takes." Homura renews her vow. And then it happens - a miracle powerful enough to sway the fortunes of the universe...

Info

Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 13, 2012
Producers: Aniplex, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Movic, Nitroplus, Houbunsha
Licensors: Aniplex of America
Studios: Shaft
Source: Original
Genres: Drama, Magic, Psychological, Thriller
Duration: 1 hr. 49 min.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Synopsis

Were all the magical girls truly saved from despair? Now, the great "Law of Cycles" leads the magical girls to their new fate. Madoka Kaname, a girl who once led an ordinary life, sacrificed her very existence to set every magical girl free from their cruel destiny. Homura Akemi, another magical girl who was unable to keep her promise with Madoka, continues to fight in the world in which Madoka left her behind.

"I dream of the day when I can finally see your dear smile again."

Madoka Kaname has changed the world. In this new world, is what the magical girls see a world of hope... or despair?

Info

Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 26, 2013
Producers: Aniplex, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Movic, Nitroplus, Houbunsha
Licensors: Aniplex of America
Studios: Shaft
Source: Original
Genres: Mystery, Psychological, Drama, Magic, Thriller
Duration: 1 hr. 56 min.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Synopsis

In exchange for the fulfillment of a wish, Magical Girls keep fighting, unbeknownst to the rest of the world. But Iroha Tamaki can't seem to remember her wish. “When I became a Magical Girl, what did I wish for again?” There is a gaping hole in her life. Something important has been lost. But she continues to fight every day, without even knowing why… Then, a rumor begins to spread among Magical Girls. “Magical Girls can be saved if they go to Kamihama.” Kamihama City, the city where Magical Girls and Uwasa are gathering. The story of Iroha Tamaki, in search of her lost wish, begins…

Info

Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jan 5, 2020 to Mar 29, 2020
Premiered: Winter 2020
Broadcast: Sundays at 00:00 (JST)
Producers: Aniplex, Houbunsha, f4samurai
Licensors: Aniplex of America
Studios: Shaft
Source: Game
Genres: Psychological, Drama, Magic, Thriller
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Synopsis

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Info

Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Not yet aired
Aired: Not available
Producers: Aniplex
Licensors: None found, add some
Studios: Shaft
Source: Original
Genres: Mystery, Psychological, Drama, Magic, Thriller
Duration: Unknown
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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