Photo Credit - Madoka Kaname - Taken at Shuto Con 2014 Lansing, Michigan
Puella Magi Madoka Magica Series
This a most Loved series that I had the pleasure to take many cosplay photos of the series main characters. The character that I have taken photos of the most is of Madoka Kaname herself. Strangely enough I have not seen the series yet. Through the Love of the characters that I have seen being cosplayed this is a popular series to put on your future watch list. When I find it in the future I plan to buy and watch it. My favorite character is Madoka Kaname, she is so cute / Kawaii. smile At Shutocon 2014 they had a viewing of part of the series. The line was so long that the room was standing room only and I missed seeing it.
Please tell me everything about this series. As with all things horror related I like the idea of fighting against witches. I can see my avi Syaoran doing this to help out a town and get one of Sakura’s feathers as a result of the elimination of the witches. Perhaps I should write some cross over Fan Fiction with this idea in mind. Also let me know about the video games. Most of all take this opportunity to talk to other fans of this series. smile
Series Characters
Madoka Kaname (Pink)
Mami Tomoe (Yellow hair & outfit)
Kyoko Sakura (Red Hair & staff)
Sayaka Miki (Grey or blue hair, white cape, blue shirt, stripped socks)
Homura Akemi (Greenish or grayish hair & skirt, black stockings)
Kyubey (Cat-like creature)
In addition to photos that I have taken I have the following Madoka Magica Gaia Companions - Madoka, Humora, Mami, Sayaka, and Kyoko that I show off with my Syaoran Avi from time to time. smile
Photo Credit - Mami Tomoe & Kyoko Sakura - Taken at Shuto Con 2014 Lansing, Michigan
Info from Wikipedia:
Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Maho Shojo Madoka Magika, "Magical Girl Madoka Magica") is a Japanese anime television series produced by Shaft and Aniplex. It was directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and written by Gen Urobuchi, with original character designs by Ume Aoki, character design adaptation by Takahiro Kishida, and music by Yuki Kajiura. The story follows a group of female middle school students who choose to become magical girls and must battle surreal enemies called witches. However, they consequently learn of the anguish and perils associated with their newfound roles.
The first ten episodes of the series aired in Japan on TBS and MBS between January and March 2011, while the final two episodes were delayed until April 2011 due to the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. A manga adaptation of the series and various spin-off manga series have been published by Houbunsha and licensed in North America by Yen Press. A novelisation by Nitroplus was released in August 2011, and a dedicated magazine, Manga Time Kirara Magica, was launched by Houbunsha in June 2012. A video game for the Playstation Portable was released in March 2012, with another for PlayStation Vita released in December 2013.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica has received widespread critical acclaim, with critics praising the writing and visuals of the series, as well as its deconstruction of the magical girl subgenre. It has also been a commercial success, with each BD volume selling more than 50,000 copies. The series won several awards in Japan, such as the Television Award at the 16th Animation Kobe Awards, as well as 12 Newtype Anime Awards and the Grand Prize for animation in the 2011 Japan Media Arts awards.
Plot
In the fictional city of Mitakihara, Japan, a middle school student named Madoka Kaname and her friend Sayaka Miki encounter a small, cat-like creature named Kyubey. It offers a contract in which a girl may have any wish granted in exchange for obtaining magical powers and being tasked with fighting against witches. Meanwhile, a transfer student and magical girl named Homura Akemi tries to stop Madoka from making the contract with Kyubey at all costs. Madoka and Sayaka then meet Mami Tomoe, an upperclassman at the same school who is also a magical girl and offers to bring them along on her witch hunts so that they may learn of the responsibilities that come with being a magical girl.
As Madoka contemplates accepting the contract with Kyubey, she witnesses the death of Mami at the hands of a witch and realizes that a magical girl's life is filled with danger, anguish, and suffering. Madoka also discovers that not only do magical girls give up their souls to form their Soul Gems, the source of their magic, but when those Soul Gems become too tainted with despair, they transform into the very witches they fight against. This is exemplified when Sayaka, heavily disillusioned with the current state of the world, falls into an irrecoverable despair that turns her into a witch.
It is then revealed that Kyubey's alien race is harvesting the emotions from magical girls to use as energy to counteract the spread of entropy. Madoka also learns that Homura is a magical girl from a different timeline who has repeated the same month countless times in order to try to save her from a grisly fate. After these revelations, Madoka decides to become a magical girl with the wish to stop witches before they are created. This rewrites the laws of the universe, resulting in Madoka becoming nothing more than a concept and Homura being the only one who remembers her in the new world that is formed.
Series Movies
A film series has also been produced, consisting of two films recapping the anime series, released in October 2012, and a third film featuring an original story which was released on October 26, 2013.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie
Video games
A video game based on the series titled "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" Portable for the PlayStation Portable was released by Namco Bandai Games on March 15, 2012. The game allows players to take many routes, changing the fate of the original storyline. An action game for the PlayStation Vita titled "Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Battle Pentagram" developed by Artdink and published by Namco Bandai Games was later released in Japan on December 19, 2013