Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

There exist familiars who have the power to grant one wish to a chosen girl. However, that girl must then become a Puella Magi, a girl with magical powers, and fight against witches, evil creatures born from curses that are responsible for murders and suicides. A schoolgirl named Madoka Kaname and her friend Sayaka Miki are approached by a familiar named Kyubey and Puella Magi named Mami Tomoe with offers of becoming magical girls. Another Peulla Magi named Homura Akemi tries to prevent Madoka from making such a deal.

Series details

• Title: Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Anime, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 2011-01-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2011-04-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 2724

Cast and credited roles

• Aoi Yūki — Madoka Kaname
• Chiwa Saito — Homura Akemi
• Emiri Katō — Kyubey
• Eri Kitamura — Sayaka Miki
• Ai Nonaka — Kyouko Sakura
• Ryouko Shintani — Hitomi Shizuki
• Seiko Yoshida — Kyousuke Kamijou
• Yuko Goto — Junko Kaname
• Tetsuya Iwanaga — Tomohisa Kaname
• Kaori Mizuhashi — Mami Tomoe
• Junko Iwao — Kazuko Saotome
• Kaori Mizuhashi — Tatsuya Kaname

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-01-06; final listed air date 2011-04-22.

Source and licence

Adapted from Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.