7.825 minSeason 1 • Episode 12
LatestHomura 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.
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.
Direction
Akiyuki Shinbo's visual chaos turns cuteness into genuine horror.
Writing
Gen Urobuchi scripts the most brutal contract since Faust.
Score
Yuki Kajiura's choral tracks haunt long after credits roll.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This singlehandedly deconstructed the magical girl genre that Sailor Moon built, spawning the 'dark magical girl' subgenre overnight.
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this trailer is as honest to you as the words "free candy" on the side of an old gray van that is parked infront of the elementary school.
@silentCaos94 638
I cannot wait to watch this "harmless" and "kid-friendly" show! :D
@TheDrmcvey 690
Even the trailer was specifically designed to hide the anime's true nature! Love it!
@DemonationDog 93
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