Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings

Oct 5, 2012

2h 11m

★ 7.5

Overview

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.

Genres

Thriller

Animation

Fantasy

Production Companies

SHAFT

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings Trailers

Cast

Madoka Kaname (voice)

Aoi Yuuki

Homura Akemi (voice)

Chiwa Saito

Sayaka Miki (voice)

Eri Kitamura

Mami Tomoe / Tatsuya Kaname (voice)

Kaori Mizuhashi

Kyoko Sakura (voice)

Ai Nonaka

Kyubey (voice)

Emiri Kato

Hitomi Shizuki (voice)

Ryoko Shintani

Junko Kaname (voice)

Yuko Goto

Tomohisa Kaname (voice)

Tetsuya Iwanaga

Kazuko Saotome (voice)

Junko Iwao

Kyousuke Kamijou (voice)

Seiko Yoshida

Host (voice)

Nobuo Tobita

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