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Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings
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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Synopsis
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.
More about Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings
Cast
Aoi YuukiMadoka Kaname (voice)
Chiwa SaitoHomura Akemi (voice)
Eri KitamuraSayaka Miki (voice)
Kaori MizuhashiMami Tomoe / Tatsuya Kaname (voice)
Ai NonakaKyoko Sakura (voice)
Emiri KatoKyubey (voice)
Ryoko ShintaniHitomi Shizuki (voice)
Yuko GotoJunko Kaname (voice)Credits
- Directed by
- Akiyuki Shinbo, Yukihiro Miyamoto
- Written by
- Gen Urobuchi
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- 劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ [前編] 始まりの物語
- Collection
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie Collection
- Box office
- $5.8M
Production
SHAFTJapan
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