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* [[Accidental Pun]]: Mami Tomoe's name "Mami" means Mommy in Spanish and other languages like German. Considering her mentor role it fits her.
** It's also a derogative slang for a woman in many Latin American countries, akin to ''babe'', except being vulgar.
** There's also "Mami's [https://web.archive.org/web/20131016062238/http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Mami%27s_mammies mammies]"
* [[Anime First]]
* [[Break the Cutie]]: Both [[Aoi Yuki]] and [[Emiri Katou]] (who voice Madoka and Kyubey respectively) apparently love the [[Magical Girl]] genre, and are excited to be in this anime. According to Gen Urobuchi, [[Heroic BSOD|they didn't take the plot very well.]] [[Ume Aoki]] seems to suffer a mild version of this when learnt the plot of [[Wham! Episode|episode 3]] too.
* [[Enforced Method Acting]]: {{spoiler|Emiri Katou}} had no idea her character would be turn out to be such a jerk.
* [[Fan Nickname]]:
** "Homerun-chan" for Homura. It was coined in [[Image Boards|/a/]] ([http://images.puella-magi.net/0/08/Why_Homerun-chan.jpg someone suggested to draw Homura in a baseball outfit, and the resulting picture was captioned Homerun-chan]), but quickly gained popularity in Japan as well. She is also called Homuhomu quite often. (For reference, the origin of the latter nickname seems to come from the [[Cypher Language]] in Episode 3.)
*** Homu Homu has become an [[Ascended Meme]] through the [[Limited Special Collectors' Ultimate Edition|Limited Edition]] of the upcoming game, which will feature a handkerchief [[Word of God|officially]] titled the "Homu Homu Handkerchief", based on [http://images.puella-magi.net/8/81/Moemura_post-golf_scene.jpg this scene].
*** Her house is also being called "Homu Home". As in "Homu Homu".
*** And with the release of the PSP game, we now have {{spoiler|Homu Homulilly.}}
*** {{spoiler|In several circles, she's being called Ho[[
*** There's also (WARNING: There's a [[Higurashi no Naku Koro
*** Also "[[Rambo|Homurambo]]" or "[[Commando (
** "[[Fate/stay
** "Pringles Monsters" for Anthonies, one of Gertrud's [[Mooks|familiars]].
** "Green-haired [[K-On!|Mugi]]" or just "Green Mugi" for Hitomi.
*** With the English dub out, this becomes [[Hilarious in Hindsight]], as Mugi and Hitomi are both voiced by Shelby Lindley.
** "QB" for [[Series Mascot|Kyubey]].
*** Or "Trollbey", because he [[
** [[Hidamari Sketch|Chidamari Sketch]] for the entire series. (Chidamari means "puddle of blood".)
*** Taken to its logical extension [http://youtu.be/hzFzherdWKo here]. Spoilers, obviously.
*** Or [[Sailor Moon|Sailor]] [[Faust
** Condom-chan for Kyoko, due to the thing in her mouth during the OP. It's actually one of those [https://web.archive.org/web/20070304191427/http://www.pinukim.net/pics/image2_icepops.jpg ice tube popsicle things.]
*** In Japan, she is sometimes called "Anko" based off an initial [[Alternate Character Reading|misreading of the characters in her name]]. As a reference to this, some American fanworks have used Anko as the name of {{spoiler|Kyoko's [[Dead Little Sister]], before it was revealed to be Momo.}}
** "[
*** "[https://web.archive.org/web/20131016062238/http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Mami%27s_mammies Mami's mammies]" for Mami's, well, [[Boobs of Steel|mammies]].
** "Urobutcher" for the scriptwriter, Gen Urobuchi, himself. Because, [[Anyone Can Die|well...]]
** (WARNING: There's a [[Higurashi no Naku Koro
** After the events of the finale: {{spoiler|[[Physical God|Magodka/Godoka/Madokami]].}}
*** {{spoiler|Similarly Penitent Gretchen. The name [[Faust|Gretchen]] is self-explanatory if you are familiar with the show. The title of Penitent isn't, which means "feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offences". It explains Madoka's temperament at the time of her wish. Also, the full name is yet another reference to [[Faust]]...or more appropriately, how Gretchen saved him.}}
** Legion Arrow for {{spoiler|Godoka's huge arrow attack in episode 12.}} due to its resemblance to Taskmaster's hyper combo of the same name.
* [[Foreshadowing]]: Entirely a pure coincidence, but the editor of one standard critical edition of ''Faust'', Cyrus Hamlin, passed away on January 19, 2011; one day before episode three aired. It's pretty creepy honestly.
* [[God Never Said That]]: Mami's wish is "[http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Megami_Magazine_2011-07#Mami.27s_Wish to connect to life]". Not "to connect lives". Sounds small, but
* [[Hey,
** [[Chiwa Saitou|Oh look,]] [[Bakemonogatari
** [[Sayonara, Zetsubou
** [[Lucky Star|Kagami]] can fufill any wish, all you need to do is form a contract with her and become a Magical Girl!
** [[Eri Kitamura|That blue magical girl]] [[Actor Allusion|voiced]] another blue magical girl before named [[Fresh Pretty Cure|Miki Aono]]
** And of course, [[Aoi Yuki|the star of it all]], a literal [[Magical Girl]]... [[
** Madoka's parents are [[Haruhi Suzumiya|Mikuru]] [[
*** In both English and Japanese, Madoka's mother is [[
** The English cast, while mostly casts newbies, already invokes this with [[K-On!|Azusa, Ritsu, and Tsumugi]] as Madoka, Kyubey, and Hitomi.
** Also in English, [[Cristina Valenzuela|Nanoha]] [[
** Madoka Kaname is [[K-On!
** And again in English, just when you thought [[Berserk|Casca]] [[The Woobie|had it rough]], now she got chomped on the head very early. (Carrie Keranen as Mami)
** There's an odd intersection between ''[[
** According to sources and Twitter, apparently Madoka's father is [[Tekken: Blood Vengeance|Kazuya]] [[Kyle Hebert|Mishima]]. [[Oh Crap]]...
* [[Lying Creator]]: Gen Urobuchi shortly before the series premiere: "I have been entrusted with the formidable task of series composition and script for all episodes. Although having director Akiyuki Shinbo and Ume Aoki-sensei as teammates puts a great deal of pressure on me, I will do my best to deliver a heartwarming, happy story to our viewers!"
** If you actually believed that last part, you don't know what [[Saya no Uta
** From his [http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Fate/Zero:Volume_1_Postface postface to the first volume] of ''[[
{{quote|
** Urobuchi later confessed that he lied to retain surprise episode 3. The original plan for the production team was to hide Urobuchi's involvement with the show, so when the staff list was leaked he tried to do damage control. Now that the cat is out of the bag and it's clear nobody believes that he reformed: "Okay now I've took a big load off my mind. Thank you everyone who keep up until today! I'm going back to the normal Urobuchi from now on!"
** [[Oh Crap|Note that Episode 3 is his idea of going back to "normal".]]
** As a warm up to the statement above, just watch Episode 4. Then Episode 6.
** His statement that Sayaka's the actual main character should also be taken with a grain of salt, [[Wham! Episode|considering recent events]].
* [[Meaningful Release Date]]: The last two episodes were released on Good Friday, and in the finale {{spoiler|Madoka sacrifices her existence to become a god and save the souls of all the witches.}}
** Although this troper most definitely agrees with the symbolism of releasing the final two episodes on
*** After the tsunami and earthquake, most shows held back a week out of courtesy, but while most shows were returned the following week, ''Madoka Magica'' wasn't. Despite using the time to polish up the final two episodes, the channel that had first air rights to the series refused to air it for nearly two months before relenting and airing the last two back to back.
* [[Names to Know
** [[Aoi Yuki]] as Madoka Kaname.
** [[Chiwa Saito]] as Homura Akemi.
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** [[Emiri Katou]] as Kyubey.
** [[Ryoko Shintani]] as Hitomi Shizuki.
** [[
** [[Tetsuya Iwanaga]] as Tomohisa Kaname.
** [[Junko Iwao]] as Kazuko Saotome.
** [[Ai Nonaka]] as Kyoko Sakura.
** The soundtrack is by [[Yuki Kajiura]]
** Directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, who also directed the adaptations of ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou
** The character designs are by [[Ume Aoki]], the author of ''[[Hidamari Sketch]]''
** [[Gen Urobuchi]] of ''[[
** And in a cameo, [[Shinichiro Miki]] and [[Nobuo Tobita]] as a pair of misogynistic hosts on a train, {{spoiler|killed by Sayaka}}.
** The Drama CD, especially the third, adds up [[Kikuko Inoue]] as Kyoko's ([[Doomed
* [[Relationship Voice Actor]]: This anime had several connections between the [[
** The Dub brings us a tonload of connections! Take this:
*** From the [[Lyrical Nanoha]] universe; [[Cristina Vee|Nanoha Takamachi]], Yuuno Scrya (Marianne Miller), [[Lauren Landa|Arf/ Chrono Harlaown]], and Shamal (Shelby Lindley) as Homura Akemi, Kyousuke Kamijou, Kyouko Sakura and Hitomi Shizuki respectively.
*** From the [[K-On!|K'ON]] Universe; [[Cristina Vee|Mio Akiyama]], [[Cassandra Lee|Ritsu Tainaka]], Tsumugi Kotobuki (Shelby Lindley), [[Karen Strassman|Sawako Yamanaka]] and [[Christine Marie Cabanos|Azusa Nakano]] as Homura Akemi, Kyuubey, Hitomi Shizuki, Kazuko Saotome and Madoka Kaname respectively.
*** From the [[Squid Girl]] Universe: [[Christine Marie Cabanos|Ikamusume]], Chizuru Aizawa (Shelby Lindley), Ayumi Tokita (Sarah Williams), [[Cristina Vee|Nagisa Saito]] and Yuuta Matsumoto (Marianne Miller) as Madoka Kaname, Hitomi Shizuki, Sayaka Miki and Kyousuke Kamijou respectively.
*** While not exactly a lot, there's also from [[
*** Not trailing from behind is the [[Skullgirls]] Universe wherein: [[Christine Marie Cabanos|Filia]], [[Cristina Vee|Cerebella]], and Peacock (Sarah Williams) as Madoka Kaname, Homura Akemi, and Sayaka Miki respectively.
*** From the ''[[
*** From the [[Tekken]] Universe; [[Cristina Vee|Alisa Bosconovitch]], [[Kyle Hebert|Kazuya Mishima]], Ling Xiaoyu (Carrie Keranen, or [[Carrie Savage]] in ''[[
*** From the [[Tweeny Witches]] Universe: [[Cristina Vee|Melissa]], [[Kyle Hebert|Luca]], [[Lauren Landa|Barunn]], Miletis (Shelby Lindley), Magna & Qoo (Marianne Miller) as Homura Akemi, Tomohisa Kaname, Kyoko Sakura, Hitomi Shizuki, and Kyousuke Kamijou respectively.
*** From the [[Bleach]] Universe: [[Kyle Hebert|Sosuke Aizen]], [[Carrie Savage|Mareyo Omaeda]], and [[Karen Strassman|Momo Hinamori]]as Madoka's dad Tomohisa Kaname, mom Junko Kaname, and teacher Kazuko Saotome respectively.
*** From the [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]] Universe: [[Kyle Hebert|Kamina]] and [[Karen Strassman|Kiyoh]] as Madoka's dad Tomohisa Kaname and teacher Kazuko Saotome respectively.
*** From [[Durarara!!]]!! Universe we have [[Cassandra Lee|Saki Mikajima]], [[Karen Strassman|Anri's Mom and Hanako]], [[Kyle Hebert|Horada]], and [[Carrie Savage|Mika Harima]] as Kyuubey, Kazuko Saotome, Madoka's dad Tomohisa Kaname, and mom Junko Kaname respectively.
*** And from the recent [[Dynasty Warriors]] installment (and to go with [[Samurai Warriors]] too): [[Cristina Vee|Lian Shi]], [[Kyle Hebert|Sima Yi]], [[Carrie Savage|Xiao Qiao]] and [[Karen Strassman|Okuni]] as Homura Akemi, Madoka's dad Tomohisa Kaname, Madoka's mom Junko Kaname, and Kazuko Saotome respectively.
* [[Shout
** If one was to compare the characters of [[Kamen Rider Ryuki]], they might be convinced that the [[Whole
** Mami's [[Macross Missile Massacre]] looks like [[Fate/stay
** Mami Tomoe as well as Kyoko Sakura shares their names with [[Magical Angel Creamy Mami|3]] [[Sailor Moon|protagonists]] [[Cardcaptor Sakura
*** Also, Mami's surname is probably a reference to [
** A wall in the abandoned building in Episode 2 has graffiti of text lifted verbatim from the original German edition of ''[[Faust]]''.[[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|Creepy]].
** The [[Guest Strip|Guest Artwork]] at the end of Episode 2 features Lord Humungus from ''[[Mad Max|MadMax: The Road Warrior]]''. [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick|Just because]].
** Mami's {{spoiler|final}} battle with the witch in Episode 3 may look familiar, and ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brkbyYPd_RE this] [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|is why]]''. Somehow this just makes it [[Up to Eleven|worse]].
** The incredibly ominous ending animation has the mask of Mephistopheles, from the 1981 movie ''[[
** Episode 9 has Madoka's room filled with all kinds of different chairs, a [[Shout
** Episode 9 also features some graffiti that reads "[[The Beatles|Love Me Do]]".
** {{spoiler|Sayaka's witch form}} is a knight-[[The Little Mermaid|mermaid]]. [[Hans Christian Andersen|Can you think of another story involving a young girl who trades her original body for the guy she loves only to lose him to someone else?]] [[Downer Ending|The original does not end well.]]
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** According to the official guidebook, the original proposal for ''Madoka'' had thirteen episodes instead of twelve.
** As seen [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Tiro_Finale_Book#Translations here] (major spoilers in link), the audio Drama CDs were originally going to be [[Continuation|quite different]]. Even in the final product, a line got cut from the first Drama CD - {{spoiler|Madoka [[Calling Your Attacks|shouting]] "[[Gratuitous Italian|Finitora Freccia]]", which means Finishing Arrow in Italian.}}
** The battle in Episode 11 was noticeably different in the manga version. It turns out that the manga version was based off
* [[The Wiki Rule]]: There's two [https://wiki.puella-magi.net/Main_Page Puella Magi Wiki] and [https://madoka.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page The Puella Magi Wikia]
* The [
* The shopping mall Madoka, Sayaka, and Hitomi visited in episode 1 is a blatant rip-off of the [[
** Weltstadthaus means "global-city house". According to [[The Other Wiki]] "global city" is defined as a city where happenings in it affects the world (due to the city's economical/strategical/<s>magical</s> importance), i.e. Alexandria in the ancient world or New York in the modern world.
...are German quotes from Goethe's ''[[Faust]]''.
The various runes which appear during the fight sequences are actually cryptograms and in German. The translations can be found on http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Category:Runes
* [http://i52.tinypic.com/oqbszp.png First one] is by [http://hano.pepper.jp/ Hanokage], the author of the manga adaptation.
* [http://i54.tinypic.com/b4c95w.png The second] is by [http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~hekky/ Hikawa Hekiru], of ''[[Pani Poni Dash!]]'' fame. (And inexplicably includes a ''[[Mad Max]]'' reference.)
* [http://i56.tinypic.com/20hrp6w.png The third] is by Santa Tsuji, a professional ero-ren'ai game artist from [[Nitroplus|Nitro+]] (same as [[Gen Urobuchi]]).
* [http://i55.tinypic.com/5qpfk.png The fourth] is by Jin Kobayashi, author of ''[[School Rumble]]''.
* [http://i53.tinypic.com/2lcy2aa.jpg The fifth] is by Yuupon from [[Nitroplus CHIRAL|Nitro+Chiral]], the [[Boys Love|BL]] branch of [[Nitroplus|Nitro+]], who is the artist planned for the novelization of ''Madoka Magica''.
* [http://i51.tinypic.com/29wljc7.png The sixth] is by [
* [http://i56.tinypic.com/x0v6s9.png The seventh] is by Takashi Tensugi, the artist for the ''[[Kazumi Magica]]'' spinoff manga.
* [http://i52.tinypic.com/ehayoj.png The eighth] is by Fujima Takuya, the artist behind [[Nanoha Vivid
** For comparison,
* [http://i51.tinypic.com/13zae4i.jpg The ninth] is by Namaniku ATK, the main artist for the [[Nitroplus]] [[Visual Novel]] ''[[Full Metal Daemon Muramasa]]''.
* [http://i55.tinypic.com/295svwx.png The tenth] is by Kuroe Mura, the artist for the upcoming ''[[Oriko Magica]]'' spinoff manga.
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* [http://i.imgur.com/HXkA5.jpg The twelfth and final end card] is by Ume Aoki herself, thanking the viewers (in English) for watching.
Are here: http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Facts_and_Observations
* The Cyrus Hamlin one gets special mention for being particularly creepy. A case of maybe meta-Editor Existence Failure?
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