Magical Contracts
This creature offers girls contracts in exchange for a wish.
Who is Kyubey?
The kind-hearted protagonist with pink hair.
Who is Madoka Kaname?
These surreal spaces are created by witches.
What are labyrinths?
The number of timelines Homura repeats to save Madoka is more than this.
What is one timeline? (or “more than one timeline”)
This theme contrasts hope with despair.
What is hope vs despair?
This is what magical girls unknowingly become when they fall into despair.
What are witches?
This time-looping girl tries repeatedly to save Madoka.
Who is Homura Akemi?
This witch was once a magical girl named Charlotte.
Who is Bebe (Charlotte)?
This event reveals the true fate of magical girls.
What is Sayaka becoming a witch?
The series subverts expectations of this typically lighthearted genre.
What is magical girl genre?
The energy harvested from magical girls is used to fight this cosmic force.
What is entropy?
This veteran magical girl values survival above all else.
Who is Kyoko Sakura?
Grief Seeds are used to cleanse this item.
What is a Soul Gem?
Madoka ultimately makes a wish to eliminate witches across this span.
What is across all time?
This concept shows that every wish carries a hidden cost.
What is sacrifice?
This system is maintained by an alien race known as these beings.
What are Incubators?
This cheerful girl hides her loneliness behind optimism.
Who is Mami Tomoe?
This term refers to the corrupted form of a magical girl.
What is a witch?
This new law governs magical girls after Madoka’s wish.
What is the Law of Cycles?
This philosophical idea is explored through endless timelines and sacrifice.
What is determinism vs free will?
This loophole allows a wish to fundamentally rewrite reality itself.
What is Madoka’s wish?
This character’s wish to heal someone leads to tragic consequences involving love and identity.
Who is Sayaka Miki?
The strongest witch, born from Madoka’s potential, is known by this name.
Who is Walpurgisnacht?
This paradox results from Madoka existing everywhere and nowhere at once.
What is a paradox?
This ultimate sacrifice transforms Madoka into a concept rather than a person.
What is transcendence?