Puella Magi Madoka Magica

What is Puella Magi Madoka Magica about?

Puella Magi Madoka Magica is a TV anime series of 12 episodes animated by Shaft, based on an original story written for the screen. It aired from January 7, 2011 to April 22, 2011. AniList classifies it as action, drama, fantasy and mahou shoujo.

Synopsis from AniList. The summary above it is written by FreeAnime.xyz from AniList's data.

Themes AniList users associate with it: Magic, Female Protagonist, Witch, Primarily Female Cast, Urban Fantasy, Primarily Teen Cast, Philosophy, Henshin, Coming of Age, Primarily Child Cast.

Main characters

Characters AniList lists in a main role, with spoiler-free notes.

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  Madoka Kaname 鹿目まどか

  Main character

  A 14-year-old girl whose life changes when she encounters the Puella Magi Homura and the familiar Kyuubey, who offers to transform her into a Puella Magi herself.

  Japanese voice: Aoi Yuuki

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  Homura Akemi 暁美ほむら

  Main character

  Homura is a magical girl who first appears in an apocalyptic nightmare of Madoka's. She transfers into her school the day after the dream. She is a beautiful, mysterious individual that performs exceptionally well in academics and athletics. This makes her instantly popular even though she is cold to others.

  Japanese voice: Chiwa Saitou

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  Mami Tomoe 巴マミ

  Main character

  Mami Tomoe is a veteran magical girl and a third-year student at Madoka's school. She lives alone in a penthouse after her parents were killed in a car crash, which Mami survived after contracting with Kyuubey.

  Japanese voice: Kaori Mizuhashi

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  Sayaka Miki 美樹さやか

  Main character

  Madoka's classmate who, after helping Madoka rescue Kyuubey, ends up getting an offer to become a Puella Magi herself. She cares deeply for her friends, and wants to help an ill boy named Kyousuke Kamijou, whom she has a crush on.

  Japanese voice: Eri Kitamura

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  Kyuubey キュゥべぇ

  Main character

  Kyuubey is a familiar who can grant any wish to a certain girl, on the condition that she becomes a Puella Magi and fights against witches.

  Japanese voice: Emiri Katou

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  Kyouko Sakura 佐倉杏子

  Main character

  Kyouko is a veteran magical girl who comes to the city later in the story. Amusingly, she is always seen eating something, even while she is battling.

  Japanese voice: Ai Nonaka

Supporting characters

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  Hitomi Shizuki 志筑仁美

  Supporting character

  Madoka and Sayaka's classmate and friend, who is quite popular with the boys. She attends after-school classes in Piano, Japanese dance and Tea ceremony, feeling obliged to make time for them even when she might reasonably be expected to focus on her studies.

  Japanese voice: Ryouko Shintani

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  Junko Kaname 鹿目詢子

  Supporting character

  Junko is Madoka's mother. She's a successful business woman. She often goes out drinking with friends and co-workers, and comes home from a long day of work drunk. She's also friends with Madoka's homeroom teacher.

  Japanese voice: Yuuko Gotou

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  Tomohisa Kaname 鹿目知久

  Supporting character

  Madoka's father. A stay-at-home dad. He does housekeeping, cooking, laundry and cleaning.

  Japanese voice: Tetsuya Iwanaga

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  Kazuko Saotome 早乙女和子

  Supporting character

  Kazuko is Madoka's class teacher. Her relationships with guys don't last very long, and so she's extremely frustrated in these regards. Many of her classes involve her complaining about men. She also seems to be a friend of Junko Kaname, Madoka's mother.

  Japanese voice: Junko Iwao

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  Kyousuke Kamijou 上条恭介

  Supporting character

  A terminally ill boy whom Sayaka constantly visits. He used to play violin when he was younger and enjoys listening to classical musical CDs that Sayaka brings him.

  Japanese voice: Seiko Yoshida

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  Tatsuya Kaname 鹿目タツヤ

  Supporting character

  Madoka's little brother. He's 3 years old and goes to kindergarten.

  Japanese voice: Kaori Mizuhashi

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  Walpurgis Night ワルプルギスの夜

  Supporting character

  The witch of stage settings; her nature is helplessness. She symbolizes the fool who continuously spins in circles. The witch's mysteries have been handed down through the course of history; her appellation is "Walpurgis Night." She will continue to rotate aimlessly throughout the world until she completely changes…

  Japanese voice: Kaori Mizuhashi

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  Nakazawa 中沢

  Supporting character

  Nakazawa is rare among Madoka's classmates in that his family name is known. However, his given name is unknown. He answered Ms. Saotome's question about whether he prefers hard-boiled or soft-boiled eggs.

  Japanese voice: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka