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Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings

Part of Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie Collection

2012•2h 11m•7.5/10
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7.5/10(135)

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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SHAFT

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Aoi Yuuki

Aoi Yuuki

Madoka Kaname (voice)

Chiwa Saito

Chiwa Saito

Homura Akemi (voice)

Eri Kitamura

Eri Kitamura

Sayaka Miki (voice)

Kaori Mizuhashi

Kaori Mizuhashi

Mami Tomoe / Tatsuya Kaname (voice)

Ai Nonaka

Ai Nonaka

Kyoko Sakura (voice)

Emiri Kato

Emiri Kato

Kyubey (voice)

Ryoko Shintani

Ryoko Shintani

Hitomi Shizuki (voice)

Yuko Goto

Yuko Goto

Junko Kaname (voice)

Tetsuya Iwanaga

Tetsuya Iwanaga

Tomohisa Kaname (voice)

Junko Iwao

Junko Iwao

Kazuko Saotome (voice)

Seiko Yoshida

Seiko Yoshida

Kyousuke Kamijou (voice)

Nobuo Tobita

Nobuo Tobita

Host (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

Shin-ichiro Miki

Host (voice)

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Nakazawa (voice)

Hideki Tasaka

Hideki Tasaka

Kyosuke's Father (voice)

Tomoko Nakamura

Tomoko Nakamura

Nurse (voice)

Seiro Ogino

Seiro Ogino

Factory Manager (voice)

Rumi Okubo

Rumi Okubo

Girl (voice)

Rei Matsuzaki

Rei Matsuzaki

Girl (voice)

Ayane Sakura

Ayane Sakura

Girl (voice)

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