Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings
Madoka Kaname, an ordinary middle-schooler, along with her best friend Sayaka Miki, are offered the chance to have any wish they want granted by the mysterious Kyubey, and become magical girls and fight witches.However, fellow magical girl Homura Akemi seems intent on stopping Madoka from becoming a magical girl at any cost.
- Director
- Yukihiro Miyamoto
- Worldwide
- $6M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
20 billed performers
Story overview
What It's About
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Madoka Kaname, an ordinary middle-schooler, along with her best friend Sayaka Miki, are offered the chance to have any wish they want granted by the mysterious Kyubey, and become magical girls and fight witches. However, fellow magical girl Homura Akemi seems intent on stopping Madoka from becoming a magical girl at any cost. Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings is a retelling of the first half of the TV anime series.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
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- Worldwide gross
- $6M
- Release date
- Oct 5, 2012
- Runtime
- 2h 11m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
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