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Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Aoi Yuuki
Madoka Kaname (voice)
12 eps
Chiwa Saito
Homura Akemi (voice)
12 eps
Eri Kitamura
Sayaka Miki (voice)
12 eps
Ai Nonaka
Kyoko Sakura (voice)
12 eps
Emiri Kato
Kyubey (voice)
12 eps
Tetsuya Iwanaga
Tomohisa Kaname (voice)
5 eps
Yuko Goto
Junko Kaname (voice)
7 eps
Ryoko Shintani
Hitomi Shizuki (voice)
7 eps
Junko Iwao
Kazuko Saotome (voice)
7 eps
Seiko Yoshida
Kyousuke Kamijou (voice)
6 eps
Kaori Mizuhashi
Mami Tomoe (voice)
7 eps
Hideki Tasaka
Kyousuke's Father (voice)
1 eps
Shin-ichiro Miki
Host (voice)
1 eps
Nobuo Tobita
Host (voice)
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Puella Magi Madoka Magica actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Puella Magi Madoka Magica reads strongest on Character Depth, World Building and Spectacle.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
She has a loving family and best friends, laughs and cries from time to time... Madoka Kaname, an eighth grader of Mitakihara middle school, is one of those who lives such a life. One day, she had a very magical encounter. She doesn't know if it happened by chance or by fate yet. This is a fateful encounter that can change her destiny. This is a beginning of the new story of the magical witch girls.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E10
I Won't Rely on Anyone Anymore
A scene depicting a female transfer student. The timid girl is so nervous and meek. She introduces herself shyly while feeling the eyes of all the students in the class. At recess, other girls gather around her and ask questions curiously.
- Directed by Yuki Yase
- Written by Gen Urobuchi
S01E11
The Only Thing I Have Left to Guide Me
Sayaka's funeral was held in the rain. Madoka returns home with vacant eyes. She barely says anything to Junko who met her at the front door, and goes into her room. Kyubey appears in front of Madoka, who is lost in her grief, alone.
- Directed by Kotono Watanabe
- Written by Gen Urobuchi
S01E12
My Very Best Friend
Homura challenges Walpurgisnacht alone and is seriously wounded. She despairs because she can't win no matter how many times she tries. Her actions are making Madoka suffer even more, and she becomes despondent. Her Soul Gem begins to turn black.
- Directed by Yukihiro Miyamoto, Akiyuki Shinbo
- Written by Gen Urobuchi
S01E08
I Was Stupid... So Stupid
Despite her own injury, Sayaka keeps shredding the witch in front of her. Thanks to healing magic, she wins without a scratch at the end. But she seems extremely exhausted.
- Directed by Takashi Kawabata
- Written by Gen Urobuchi
S01E03
I'm Not Afraid of Anything Anymore
Madoka and Sayaka are getting used to Mami's witch hunting trial run. Yet their wishes remain undecided. Mami reveals her past to the anxious two girls. Sayaka asks, "Does my wish have to be for myself?"
- Directed by Yuki Yase
- Written by Gen Urobuchi
S01E09
I'd Never Allow That to Happen
Sayaka's Soul Gem turns into a jet-black grief seed, which hatches and a new witch emerges. Carrying Sayaka's body, Kyoko focuses on defending against the approaching witch's attacks. Homura cuts into the witch's labyrinth and leads Kyoko to escape.
- Directed by Masahiro Mukai
- Written by Gen Urobuchi
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E12
My Very Best Friend
- Directed by Yukihiro Miyamoto, Akiyuki Shinbo
- Written by Gen Urobuchi
S01E11
The Only Thing I Have Left to Guide Me
- Directed by Kotono Watanabe
- Written by Gen Urobuchi
S01E10
I Won't Rely on Anyone Anymore
- Directed by Yuki Yase
- Written by Gen Urobuchi
S01E09
I'd Never Allow That to Happen
- Directed by Masahiro Mukai
- Written by Gen Urobuchi
S01E08
I Was Stupid... So Stupid
- Directed by Takashi Kawabata
- Written by Gen Urobuchi
S01E07
Can You Face Your True Feelings?
- Directed by Seimei Kidokoro
- Written by Gen Urobuchi
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Gen UrobuchiWriter
Direction
- Seimei KidokoroDirector
- Masahiro MukaiDirector
- Yukihiro MiyamotoDirector
- Akiyuki ShinboDirector
- Fujiaki AsariDirector
- Takahiro MajimaDirector
Cinematography
- Shinichiro EtoDirector of Photography
Music
- Yuki KajiuraOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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