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Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings

20127.52h 11m

Overview

Madoka Kaname, an ordinary middle-schooler, along with her best friend Sayaka Miki, are offered the chance to have any wish they want granted by the mysterious Kyubey, and become magical girls and fight witches. However, fellow magical girl Homura Akemi seems intent on stopping Madoka from becoming a magical girl at any cost. Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings is a retelling of the first half of the TV anime series.

Directed by Yukihiro Miyamoto
Written by Gen Urobuchi, Akiyuki Shinbo, Ume Aoki
Produced by Yoshinao Doi, Atsuhiro Iwakami, Kozue Kananiwa
Box Office0Revenue: $5.8M

Top Cast

Aoi Yuuki

Aoi Yuuki

Madoka Kaname (voice)

Chiwa Saito

Chiwa Saito

Homura Akemi (voice)

Eri Kitamura

Eri Kitamura

Sayaka Miki (voice)

Kaori Mizuhashi

Kaori Mizuhashi

Mami Tomoe / Tatsuya Kaname (voice)

Ai Nonaka

Ai Nonaka

Kyoko Sakura (voice)

Emiri Kato

Emiri Kato

Kyubey (voice)

Ryoko Shintani

Ryoko Shintani

Hitomi Shizuki (voice)

Yuko Goto

Yuko Goto

Junko Kaname (voice)

Tetsuya Iwanaga

Tetsuya Iwanaga

Tomohisa Kaname (voice)

Junko Iwao

Junko Iwao

Kazuko Saotome (voice)

Themes & Keywords

saving the worldparent child relationshipmagicwishsurrealismfemale friendshipteenage girlpsychological thrillerschoolgirlschoolmatesdark fantasyanime

About Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings is a thriller, animation, fantasy film released in 2012 exploring themes of saving the world, parent child relationship, magic, wish, surrealism, female friendship. Directed by Yukihiro Miyamoto, it stars Aoi Yuuki, Chiwa Saito, Eri Kitamura. Madoka Kaname, an ordinary middle-schooler, along with her best friend Sayaka Miki, are offered the chance to have any wish they want granted by the mysterious Kyubey, and become magical girls and fight witches. However, fellow magical girl Homura Akemi seems intent on stopping Madoka from becoming a magical girl at any cost. Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings is a retelling of the first half of the TV anime series.

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