Watch Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Name: Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Genre: Anime
Released: 2012-02-15
Cast: Eri KitamuraKaori MizuhashiYuko GotoAi NonakaChiwa Saito

TV-14
2012
1 Season
8.2 (10,186)

Puella Magi Madoka Magica is a 12 episode anime about girls who battle Witches by choosing to become "magical girls." As middle schoolers Madoka Kaname and Sayaka Miki are hanging out at the Mitakihara mall, they encounter a strange cat-like creature who refers to itself as Kyubey. Kyubey extends the offer of a contract to each of them. This contract will give a girl the wish of their dreams and in exchange, they become a "magical girl" who must defeat "Witches." Witches are the manifestation of despair, emptiness, and other negative emotions experienced by people and they are source for all unexplained deaths, extending to suicides. Elsewhere, transfer student Homura Akemi tries to prevent Madoka from making the pact with Kyubey, no matter what. While Madoka spends eleven of the twelve episodes debating making a pact with Kyubey, she learns that a magical girl's life is actually filled with anguish, despair, and suffering; curiously, these are the same emotions that give rise to Witches. After learning of the truth behind the relationship between magical girls and Witches, Madoka wracks her brain to think of a wish that is worth the sacrifice. The series makes use of some specific terms, which will be explained below. Magical girls, also known as "mahou shoujo," are all adolescent girls whose magical powers have a strength and theme tied to the nature of their wish. Witches are sources of negative energies, which normally inhabit a pocket dimension themed around their life before becoming a Witch. Witches can arise from either a fragmented "familiar" or from a magical girl who fails to purify their soul gem. A soul gem is the source of a magical girl's powers and also functions as a repository for her life force; if taken outside of 300 yards from her body, a magical girl's body will collapse. Soul gems are depleted as a magical girl uses her abilities, requiring draining the "grief seed" of a slain Witch to restore the magical girl's reservoir of magical energies.

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Seasons

12. E 12

May 2, 2012

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.

11. E 11

April 25, 2012

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.

10. E 10

April 18, 2012

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.

9. E 9

April 11, 2012

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.

8. E 8

April 4, 2012

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.

7. E 7

March 28, 2012

Sayaka discovers the truth about her own body as a magical girl. She wavers between the wish that came true by accepting the destiny to fight and the high price she paid for it. Sayaka is in low spirits at home when Kyoko Sakura shows up.

6. E 6

March 21, 2012

Homura appears suddenly on Sayaka and Kyoko's battlefield. She intervenes and knocks Sayaka unconscious with a single blow. After seeing this, Kyoko is on her guard against Homura, and leaves, putting an end to the battle.

5. E 5

March 14, 2012

As a magical girl, Sayaka rescues Madoka and Hitomi from a witch. Now that her wish has come true by signing Kyubey's contract, her mind is clear and she doesn't seem to regret becoming a magical girl.

4. E 4

March 7, 2012

The day after the fierce battle between Mami and the witch was a normal peaceful day. After what they witnessed, Madoka and Sayaka fully realize the demands of being involved in the magical world, and give up becoming on magical girls.

3. E 3

February 29, 2012

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?"

2. E 2

February 22, 2012

While rescuing Kyubey from being attacked by Homura, Madoka and Sayaka lose their way in a mysterious space. They find themselves in a desperate situation and are rescued by Mami Tomoe, a magical girl. Afterward, Mami invites them to her room.

1. E 1

February 15, 2012

She has a loving family and best friends. She laughs and cries from time to time. Madoka Kaname - an eighth grader who lives such a peaceful life. One night, she has a strange dream. It was supposed to be an usual routine day, but the arrival of Homura Akemi - a transfer student who came to Madoka's class, changed that.

Description

The series makes use of some specific terms, which will be explained below. Magical girls, also known as "mahou shoujo," are all adolescent girls whose magical powers have a strength and theme tied to the nature of their wish. Witches are sources of negative energies, which normally inhabit a pocket dimension themed around their life before becoming a Witch. Witches can arise from either a fragmented "familiar" or from a magical girl who fails to purify their soul gem. A soul gem is the source of a magical girl's powers and also functions as a repository for her life force; if taken outside of 300 yards from her body, a magical girl's body will collapse. Soul gems are depleted as a magical girl uses her abilities, requiring draining the "grief seed" of a slain Witch to restore the magical girl's reservoir of magical energies.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica is a series that is currently running and has 1 seasons (12 episodes). The series first aired on February 15, 2012.

Where to Watch Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Puella Magi Madoka Magica is available for streaming on the Aniplex website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch Puella Magi Madoka Magica on demand at HBO Max and Netflix.