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.
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Crew
DirectorYukihiro Miyamoto, Akiyuki Shinbo
WriterGen Urobuchi
Cast
Aoi Yuuki
Madoka Kaname (voice)
Chiwa Saito
Homura Akemi (voice)
Eri Kitamura
Sayaka Miki (voice)
Kaori Mizuhashi
Mami Tomoe / Tatsuya Kaname (voice)
Ai Nonaka
Kyoko Sakura (voice)
Emiri Kato
Kyubey (voice)
Ryoko Shintani
Hitomi Shizuki (voice)
Yuko Goto
Junko Kaname (voice)
Tetsuya Iwanaga
Tomohisa Kaname (voice)
Junko Iwao
Kazuko Saotome (voice)
Seiko Yoshida
Kyousuke Kamijou (voice)
Nobuo Tobita
Host (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
Host (voice)
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Nakazawa (voice)
Hideki Tasaka
Kyosuke's Father (voice)
Tomoko Nakamura
Nurse (voice)
Seiro Ogino
Factory Manager (voice)
Rumi Okubo
Girl (voice)
Rei Matsuzaki
Girl (voice)
Ayane Sakura
Girl (voice)
Part of Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie Collection
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Keywords
saving the worldparent child relationshipmagicwishsurrealismfemale friendshipteenage girlpsychological thrillerschoolgirlschoolmatesdark fantasyanime
Details
Revenue
$6M
TMDb Votes
140
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026