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“Middle-schoolers offered wishes by Kyuubey to become magical girls face brutal witch fights and dark truths.”
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings
劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ 始まりの物語
8.22
405 rank · 215,752 viewers · 985 favorites
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Mahou Shoujo
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Synopsis
Middle-schoolers offered wishes by Kyuubey to become magical girls face brutal witch fights and dark truths.
Madoka Kaname and her best friend Sayaka Miki are ordinary middle school students in the city of Mitakihara. But one day, they encounter a strange cat-like creature named Kyuubey, who claims he can grant them one wish. In exchange, they would become magical girls and fight against evil perpetrated by witches. A veteran magical girl in the area, Mami Tomoe, decides to show them how to hunt witches, while the mysterious transfer student Homura Akemi warns them to not take Kyuubey's deal, though she refuses to say why. However, after witnessing the brutal reality of fighting witches, the girls decide it may be safer to decline Kyuubey's offer. But when another magical girl arrives in the city and Sayaka decides to make a wish to help the one she loves, things quickly escalate as they are confronted with the harsh truth behind their powers and the ultimate price of their wishes.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 18 sampled reviews
8.1
/10
What 18 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 9
σ 1.29
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.29 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.89
Running avg · Oct 2012 → Jan 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “I don't normally enjoy movies that basically rehash the series, but it's been long enough since I saw the original anime that I didn't mind it this time. I thought that the movie did well pick and...”
- 7 “I went into watching this movie with as little information as possible. I regret that now because had I known this was a recap movie, I would have skipped watching it. This isn't to say that I...”
- 10 “I had already seen the original 13 episode anime series for Madoka Magica. It was pretty good (I'd give it an 8) and was expecting to see pretty much a re cap of the series for the movie. The movie...”
Verbosity
Short · 22%
Medium · 28%
Long · 50%
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- Format 1 × 131′ eps × min
- Total runtime 2h 11m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2012 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-6640 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
- Mainichi Broadcasting System Producer
- Movic Producer
- Nitroplus Producer
- Houbunsha Producer
Licensed by
- Aniplex of America Licensor