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Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Also known as: Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica · Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magika · Magical Girl Madoka Magica · PMMM · MSMM · 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ

TV · 2011 · 12 eps · ★ 8.3

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Synopsis

One night, 14-year-old Madoka Kaname has a terrible nightmare - against the backdrop of a devastated city, she witnesses a girl fight a losing battle against a dreadful being lingering above, while a cat-like magical creature tells Madoka the only way to change such tragic outcome is for her to make a contract with him and become a magical girl.

The next day, the teen's dream seemingly becomes reality as the girl she saw in her dream - Homura - arrives at Mitakihara Middle School as a transfer student, mysteriously warning Madoka to stay just the way she is; but when later on she and her best friend Sayaka encounter the same cat-like magical creature from her dream - who introduces himself as Kyubey - the pair discovers that magical girls are real, and what's more, they can choose to become one. All they must do is sign a contract with Kyubey and agree to take on the duty to fight abstract beings called 'witches' that spread despair to the human world, and in return, each one of them will be granted any single wish they desire. However, as Homura's omen suggests, there might be far more to becoming a magical girl than Madoka and Sayaka realize...

Notes:

- Due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the broadcasts of episodes 11 and 12 were delayed and were later aired as a double feature on April 21, 2011.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica details

Puella Magi Madoka Magica is a TV series produced by Shaft, first released on January 7, 2011. It has 12 episodes of about 24 min each. It finished airing in 2011. It is an original story, not based on an earlier work. Genres: action, drama, fantasy, mahou shoujo, psychological and thriller. On AniList it has an average score of 8.3 out of 10 and sits on the lists of 330,720 users; it ranks #127 of 1000 in this popular-anime guide.

Format
TV
Episodes
12
Duration
24 min per episode
Status
Finished
Premiere
January 7, 2011
Season
Winter 2011
Studio
Shaft
Source
AniList score
8.3 / 10
Users with it on their list
330,720

Themes: Magic · Female Protagonist · Witch · Primarily Female Cast · Urban Fantasy · Primarily Teen Cast

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