As already announced, this year marks the 10th anniversary of the premiere of the original anime. Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica ((Puella Magi Madoka Magica). In addition to the special event, which will take place on April 25 and where important announcements are expected, the company is Aniplex recently posted a special video to celebrate the occasion. This video is, in fact, the opening sequence of the franchise’s two compilation films, and features the “Luminous” theme performed by the music unit. ClariS.

In addition, the original anime was created by the creative group Magica Quartet, consisting of the director Akiyuki Shinbo, the screenwriter Gen Urobuchi, the character designer Ume Aoki and the producer Atsuhiro Iwakamiand it aired on January 7, 2011 for a total of twelve episodes. The work has inspired a variety of spin-off mangas, novels, and video games, some of which have inspired their own anime adaptations.

Summary of Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica

Madoka Kanami and Sayaka Miki are normal high school girls with normal lives, but all of that changes when they meet Kyuubey, a magical cat-like creature, and Homura Akemi, the new transfer student. Kyuubey offers them a proposal: he will grant each of their wishes and in return each of them will become a magical girl (Mahou Shoujo) who will receive the power to make their dreams come true.

However, Homura Akemi, who is already a magical girl, tells her not to take the offer, stating that it is not as good as it sounds. Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica is a story of hope, despair and friendship, the difficulties of becoming and being a magical girl, and the high price that must be paid to make a dream come true.

Source: Official Twitter account

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