Good morning, Dad!
Good morning, Madoka.
Is Mom up?
Tatsuya's waking her up right now.
Go help him, will you?
Okay!
Mommy! Mommy!
Morning! Morning!
Wake up! Mommy! Mommy!
RISE AND SHINE!
Huh?
Mommy woke up!
So what's been going on lately?
Hitomi got another love letter.
That's the second one this month.
Boys who don't even have the guts to confess their love in person are no good.
And how's Kazuko doing?
It seems like Ms. Saotome's new relationship is going well.
She gushes about him all during homeroom.
It'll be their 3-month anniversary this week, so I guess that's a new record.
Hmm, I guess we'll see.
They're reaching a crucial juncture right now.
They are?
If it's not the real thing,
it's around this point in the relationship that things start falling apart.
Well, if they make it past 3 months, they're probably good for at least a year.
Perfect!
Which ribbon should I wear?
Huh? But isn't this too flashy?
That's at LEAST as flashy as you should be!
A woman's appearance is the one thing she can't afford to get looked down at.
Excellent!
That should make all your secret admirers melt in adoration.
I don't have any secret admirers!
But you should go about as though you do.
That's the secret behind every pretty girl's success!
Uh-oh!
Safe!
There, eat it all up now, okay?
Okay!
More coffee, honey?
Hmm, better not.
All right! I'm off then.
Have a nice day!
Now then, you'd better hurry too, Madoka.
Huh?! Oh, right!
I'm heading out!
Have a nice day, sweetie!
Have nice daaaay!
PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA THE MOVIE Part 1 : Beginnings
Good morning!
Good morning.
Madoka, you're late!
Oh! Cute ribbons!
You think so? They're not too flashy?
I think they look lovely.
So my mom said...
A boy who confesses tis love with a letter instead of in person is no good.
Your mom is just too cool, Madoka!
I mean, she's gorgeous and a successful businesswoman!
If only I could make up my mind to reject a boy so easily.
What an enviable problem to have!
It really is! I wish I could get a love letter from someone too.
Just once!
Oh-ho!
So you want to become a beautiful, popular girl like Hitomi, Madoka?
And you've decided to start changing your image with these hair ribbons, huh?
You've got it wrong! My mom made me–
I see! You even got your mom to tell you the secret to becoming popular!
How shameless!
Let me show you what happens to bad girls like you!
My, such a cute girl!
But I won't allow you to go off and become popular with the boys.
You must be my bride, Madoka!!
Now, I have something very important to discuss with you today, class.
I want you all to listen very closely!
When frying an egg, should it be fried sunny side-up or over hard?!
Mr. Nakazawa–what do you think?!
Huh?! U-Um, well–
Tt-They can be fried either way, can't they?
Precisely!
They can be fried either way!
And it should go without saying...
...that judging a woman's attractiveness...
... by the way she fries her eggs is the gravest of mistakes!
Now, girls–
I want you to remember...
...that you must never date men who insist they can't eat fried eggs done over hard.
Guess it didn't work out.
Yeah, guess it didn't.
And boys–
You'd better not grow up so petty as to fuss over how your eggs are done, okay?
Well, then!
Now that that's out of the way, let's welcome our new transfer student!
Hey, shouldn't that have come first?
Come on in, Miss Akemi!
Wow, she has long hair! She's very cute!
Wow, she's gorgeous!
Huh?
Now, then! Why don't you tell your classmates about yourself?
My name is Homura Akemi. Pleased to meet you.
Please, go on.
HOMURA AKEMI
So, Miss Akemi...
What school did you come from?
Did you do any club activities at your old school?
How about sports? Or cultural activities?
Your hair is so beautiful!
What kind of shampoo do you use?
She has a mysterious air to her, doesn't she?
Hey, Madoka, do you know that girl?
Maybe it was just me, but it seemed like she was glaring at you earlier.
Well... Um...
I'm sorry.
I think today's been a little stressful for me.
I'm not feeling very well.
Would you allow me to excuse myself to the Nurse's Office?
Oh! Then let me show you the way there.
I'll come too!
No, you needn't trouble yourselves.
I'll ask the Nurse's Aide to take me.
Miss Madoka Kaname.
You are the Nurse's Aide for this class, are you not?
Huh? Um, well...
May I ask you to accompany me?
To the Nurse's Office, that is.
U-Um, I, uh...
How did you know I was the Nurse's Aide?
Ms. Saotome told me.
Oh, I see.
Oh, um, the Nurse's Office is...
This way, isn't it?
Yes, that's right.
Um, but... um...
It seems like you already know how to get there...
Um... Miss Akemi?
You can call me Homura.
Homura...?
What is it?
Oh, um...
That's kind of an unusual name, isn't it?
O-Oh!
But not in a bad way! I-I was just thinking it sounded kind of cool–
Madoka Kaname.
Do you treasure the life you currently live?
Do you consider your family and friends precious?
W-Well... I... Yes, I do.
Both my family and my friends–
I love all of them, and consider them very precious!
Do you really?
Yes, really! I couldn't lie about that.
I see.
If that's really the case,
then you wouldn't try to change the person you currently are, would you?
Because if you do, you will end up losing all of those things.
... Huh?
You should stay as you are, Madoka Kaname.
Stay as you are, and as you always shall be.
Huh?! She said WHAT?!
It doesn't make any sense, does it?
Just when I was thinking she was someone gifted with both brains and beauty...
... it turns out she's a crazy New Age weirdo!
Exactly tow far was she going to keep up that weirdo character act?
Is that what gets her MOE?! How the heck is that even exciting?!
Madoka, are you sure you've never met Miss Akemi before?
Hmm... Well, the sensible answer is, "yes," but...
What's that supposed to mean?
That you have met her before in some "insensible" way?
Well...
Last night... I first met her... in a dream...
Or something.
Awesome! You're acting like you're an anime character, too!
That's mean! This is really bugging me!
Well, it's all obvious now!
You must have known each other in a previous life,
and were brought by fate across time and space to meet once again!
You said you met in a dream. What kind of dream was it?
It was... To be honest, I can't really remember anymore.
I do know that it was a really strange dream, though...
Then maybe you actually have met Miss Akemi somewhere before.
Huh?!
Though you may not consciously remember,
your subconscious could have taken note of her...
...and later brought her image out in a dream.
Isn't that a little far-fetched? I mean, that's some coincidence!
I suppose.
Oh! It's already this late?
I'm sorry, I'd better go.
Piano lessons, right? Or is it Japanese classical dance today?
Tea Ceremony lessons.
Even though Entrance Exams are right around the corner.
I wonder how long Mother intends to make me continue with them.
Whew! Makes me glad I wasn't born rich.
Should we get going too?
Madoka, do you mind if we stopped at the music store on the way home?
That's fine. Buying another CD for Kamijo?
Sort of.
Well, see you later.
- Later! - Bye-bye!
Help me...
Help me... Madoka...
Huh? What?!
Please... save me...
Who's there? Who is it?
Save me...
Where are you?
Who are you?
Save me...
Is that you?
Save... me...
Homura...?
Get away from that thing.
B-But... he's hurt!
No! Please, don't do something cruel!
This has nothing to do with you.
But he was calling me!
I could hear him begging me to save him!
...I see.
Madoka! This way!
Sayaka!
Now, of all times... !
Wh-What is with that girl?!
Now she's attacking people in cosplay?!
And what is that thing?
It's not a stuffed animal, is it? It's alive?
I don't know.
I don't know what any of this is. But we have to save him!
Huh?! Where'd the exit go? What is this place?!
There's something wrong with this place.
The path keeps changing!
What is going on here?!
There's something over there!
This has got to be a joke, right?
I mean, I must be dreaming, right?
Right?! Madoka?
H-Huh?!
What is...?
That was close!
But you're safe now.
Oh! You rescued Kyubey for me, didn't you?
Thank you. He's a dear friend of mine.
I-I was called to him.
I heard his voice inside my head.
Ahh, I see.
Those uniforms...
You must be students at Mitakihara Middle School too.
Are you second-years?
Who are you?
That's right, I haven't introduced myself yet.
But before all that...
...mind if I wrap up a bit of work?
A-Amazing... !
W-We're back... !
The witch escaped.
If you want to finish it off, you'd better go after it right now.
I have business here.
You don't read between the lines very well, do you?
I'm telling you I'll overlook what you did this time.
Don't you think it would be better for both of us not to court needless trouble?
Thank you, Mami!
You're a lifesaver.
If you want to thank anyone, it should be these two.
I was just passing by.
Thank you very much.
My name is Kyubey.
Were you the one who was calling me?
Yes, I was, Madoka Kaname.
And you, Sayaka Miki.
How do you know our names?
I came here because I have a request for you two.
A... a request?
I want you to make contracts with me and become magical girls!
I am Mami Tomoe.
I'm a third-year student at Mitakihara Middle School.
And...
...I am one who has made a contract with Kyubey – a magical girl!
Wow...
What a wonderful room!
I live here alone, so feel free to make yourselves comfortable.
Though I'm afraid I don't have much to offer as refreshments...
Oh, Mami! This is so delicious!
Seriously–insanely tasty!
Thank you.
Since you two have been chosen by Kyubey as well,
it means you are now involved in all of this.
So I thought there were a few things we should go over.
Right, right! Feel free to ask us anything you want!
Sayaka... I think you've got it backwards...
How pretty!
This is a Soul Gem.
When Kyubey makes a contract with a girl, a Soul Gem is born.
It is the source of our magic, and also the proof that we are magical girls.
What about that "contract" business?
I will grant you one wish - any wish you desire!
Huh? Really?!
A wish...?
Yes, anything at all.
I can grant you even the most impossible of miracles!
So we could wish for riches and treasures?
Or eternal youth?
Or even the fabled 108-dish banquet of the emperors?!
Uh, maybe not that last one...
Yes, but in exchange for that wish, your Soul Gem is created.
Those who possess a Soul Gem are duty-bound to do battle with witches.
Witches?
So what exactly is a witch?
Are they different from magical girls?
If magical girls can be said to be born from wishes,
then witches are creatures born from curses.
Just as magical girls spread hope to the world, witches spread despair.
And since they're invisible to regular humans,
it makes their evil all the more insidious.
Anxiety and mistrust...
Irrational rage and hatred...
They sow the seeds of disaster throughout the world.
Many of the inexplicable suicides and murders that occur...
...are caused by a witch's curse.
Its formless darkness grows within the cursed human...
...until it consumes him from the inside out.
If these witches are so dangerous, why don't people know about them yet?
Because witches hide themselves deep within the labyrinths they create...
and take care never to appear before human eyes.
That maze-like place you wandered into today was a labyrinth.
Actually, they're very dangerous.
Humans who stray into them usually don't make it out alive.
And you fight such scary creatures?
Yes, often at the risk of my life.
That's why you two...
should think very carefully before deciding to become magical girls.
Having been chosen by Kyubey,
you have the rare chance to have any wish granted.
But remember that that wish lies side-by-side with death.
Oh, man... This is gonna be a tough choice.
To help you make up your minds,
why don't you come along with me on a few witch hunts?
Huh?!
You should see for yourself what it's like to do battle with witches.
Also... you should think long and hard...
about whether there's something you want badly enough...
...to make it worth putting yourself in danger.
KYOSUKE KAMIJO
Hi...
Here. For you.
Really, thank you so much for all of this.
You're really some kind of genius at finding rare CDs, aren't you?
Nah!
I just get lucky, that's all.
This soloist's interpretations are really incredible.
Do you want to try listening to it too, Sayaka?
I-If you don't mind...
I wish I could play this on a speaker for you, but we are in a hospital, after all...
Hey, Madoka...
Have you come up with a wish yet?
Not really...
Have you?
Nope, not a clue.
Seriously...
I've gone through and considered so many different things too.
I mean, there are plenty of things I want to have or do, but...
...I guess the whole "risking your life for it" part is what's getting me.
None of the stuff I want is worth that much.
Yeah...
How odd.
Most of the girls I make my offer to accept right away.
Well... Maybe the pair of us are just fools?
Huh? You think so?
Yep. A pair of blissfully ignorant fools...
I'm sure it's not all that unusual.
Wishing for something so strongly you'd gladly trade your life for it...
There must be countless people in this world...
...who have such wishes in their hearts.
Most likely...
It means the two of us who can't even figure out what to wish for...
...haven't experienced even a fraction of those people's suffering.
Doesn't it seem unfair?
There are probably people who would give anything for a chance like this...
Sayaka...
It's all right.
Picking up where you left off yesterday?
No. I have no such intention.
I had hoped to kill it before it made contact with Madoka Kaname,
but it is too late for that now...
So what will you do?
Will you become a magical girl as well?
I...
Like you have any right to ask us anything!
... Do you remember what I said yesterday?
Yeah...
Good. Then I'll pray that my warning will not have been in vain.
H-Homura!
Um...
What did you wish for when you became a magical girl?
Now, then!
Shall we begin Lesson 1 of our little "A Day in the Life of a Magical Girl" class?
Are you ready?
I don't know if it'll be any help, but...
...I brought this along!
I figured it was better than having nothing to defend ourselves with.
Well, I'm glad you're going into this with that kind of mindset.
How about you, Madoka? Bring anything?
Huh?!
Well... I...
Ooh!
I-I thought maybe I should at least start thinking about costume ideas...
Huh?!
Well, you've certainly brought enough enthusiasm!
Well, I can't top that! You totally beat me... !
These are remnants of the magic used by that witch we faced yesterday.
The core of witch-hunting is scouting the city on foot.
Once your Soul Gem picks up a witch's trail,
you just follow it until it leads you to the witch.
It's a lot less exciting than I was expecting.
Say, Mami...
Do you at least have an idea of where the witch might be?
You often find traces of witches' auras...
...around car crashes or deadly accidents.
That's why I usually check high-traffic streets and spots in the Red Light District...
...where fights tend to break out first.
Also, out-of-the-way places where people might try to commit suicide.
Then, there are hospitals–the most awful places for a witch to take up.
It's unbearable to see them...
...draining the precious life force...
out of those who are already weakened with pain and illness.
It's reacting to some very powerful magic.
It must be close.
There's no mistake!
It must be here!
Mami, look!
A Witch's Kiss...
Just as I expected.
I-Is she...?
No, she's fine. She's only fainted.
Let's go!
I won't let you escape this time!
Wh-Whoa!
Wow!
It's not much,
but it should serve to protect you from any immediate dangers at least.
You must stay near me once we're inside, all right?
Right!
Stay away!
Stay away!!
So?
Are you scared yet, you two?
A-As if!
I am scared...
But...
Keep it up!
We're almost at the deepest point in the labyrinth!
Look.
That is a witch.
Eww... Disgusting...
Y-You're going to fight that thing?
I'll be fine.
As though I would lose to that!
Stay back!!
Mami!!
I'm fine.
As though I could let myself look so uncool in front of my future magical girl juniors!
Close, but no cigar.
Tiro Finale!
S-She beat it...?
Amazing... !
This is a Grief Seed.
It's a witch's egg.
E-Egg?!
Witches carry them sometimes. If you're lucky, you'll find one after a battle.
It's all right. In this form, they're perfectly safe.
In fact, they're incredibly valuable because of what they can do.
The color of my Soul Gem looks a little muddier now than it did last night, right?
Now that you mention it...
But if I use the Grief Seed...
See?
Oh! It cleared up again!
Right?
With this, the magic I expended during the fight is restored as well.
It should be good for one more use.
I'll let you have it...
... Miss Homura Akemi.
Her again?!
Or do you dislike sharing with others?
It was your kill.
You should keep the reward for yourself.
I see.
So that's your answer.
Ugh! She really does bug me!
We could have been friends...
It only works if both parties feel that way.
Where am I? Huh? I...
O-Oh my god, what was I about to...?
Why would I...?
It's okay. You're safe now.
You were just having a bad dream, that's all.
Well, that's one case closed.
Yeah...
It's too confusing, figuring out what I would wish for...
But Mami looked so amazing when she was fighting to save people...
If even someone like me...
...could go around truly helping people like that...
...I think that would be...
It really isn't an easy decision, is it?
And considering my position, I can't rush you into deciding either.
Suggesting wishes would also be against the rules.
So I guess just wishing to become a magical girl wouldn't work, huh?
Is power for its own sake what you desire, Madoka?
It isn't that.
...Or... Maybe it IS that...
I mean, I'm not very smart, and I don't really have any talents.
So if I could become someone as cool and wonderful as Mami...
...I'd be more than happy with just that.
If you became a magical girl, Madoka,
you'd be much more powerful than Mami.
Huh?
Though, of course, part of that depends on what kind of wish you make.
Even I can't completely gauge how large the Soul Gem you'd create would be.
I've never met another girl with such enormous potential as you.
You're just teasing me, right?
You do understand, don't you?
That you're leading innocent bystanders into real danger?
They were chosen by Kyubey.
They're not innocent bystanders anymore.
You're trying to lead them so that they want to be magical girls.
And you don't like that, I take it?
No. It's a problem.
... Particularly in the case of Madoka Kaname.
I see. So you've noticed it as well, have you?
That she has incredible potential.
She is the one person I absolutely cannot allow to make the contract.
Afraid that a magical girl stronger than you will get in your way?
That's the way a bullied child thinks.
I have no wish to fight you, but...
Then take care to ensure that our paths will never cross again.
Tonight will probably be the last time...
...that we will be able to speak without coming to blows.
Hey. Sorry for the wait.
Huh? Weren't you able to see Kamijo today?
Apparently, he couldn't be inconvenienced to see me today or something.
Seriously, after I took all the trouble to come here. How rude!
What's wrong?
There's... something over there.
A Grief Seed!
It's about to hatch!
No way! Why here of all places...?
This isn't good.
A Labyrinth is about to open up here!
You mean one of those crazy mazes?!
Madoka, do you have Mami's phone number on you?
N-No...
This isn't good...
Madoka, find Mami and bring her here.
I'll stay here and keep an eye on that thing.
No!
That's too dangerous.
Though there's still time before the witch emerges,
once the labyrinth pulls you inside, you won't be able to leave it.
There's no guarantee that Mami will get here in time to save you.
But once the labyrinth opens, we'll lose track of the witch, won't we?
I can't afford to let that happen. Not here...
Madoka, you go on ahead.
I'll stay here with Sayaka.
Huh?
Once Mami gets here, she'll be able to track my position using telepathy.
So if I stay and watch the Grief Seed with Sayaka,
I'll be able to guide Mami...
...down the shortest path to us.
Thank you, Kyubey!
Then, I'll find Mami and bring her here as fast as I can!
Are you frightened, Sayaka?
Well, yeah... that kind of goes without saying.
If you were just to decide upon a wish...
...I could turn you into a magical girl right here and now.
OPERATION IN PROGRESS
If things get bad enough, I may ask you to do that.
But I'll hold off for now.
Because this is such an important decision to me...
...I don't want to make it rashly if possible.
Here, right?
Kyubey, what's the situation?
We're still okay.
It looks like the witch isn't going to hatch just yet.
Sayaka, are you okay?
Totally fine.
I'm so bored I'm about to doze off in here!
Right now,
it'd be better not to use any large amounts of magic that might disturb the egg.
There's no need to hurry,
so come to us as quietly as you can.
Got it.
Thank goodness we made it in time.
Though Sayaka took such a huge risk that I'm actually a bit angry...
But in this one case, it was a good, clear-headed call on her part.
This way, we won't have to worry about the witch getting a–
I thought I told you I didn't want to see you again.
I shall hunt this prey.
The two of you should leave here.
I don't think so.
Miki and Kyubey are waiting for us in there.
I shall guarantee their safety.
And you think we could trust you?
F-Fool!
This isn't the time for–
I don't want to hurt you, of course.
But if you insist on struggling, the cords will only tighten.
This witch is not like the others!
Behave and I will release you unharmed after I finish up here.
Let's go, Kaname.
O-Okay.
Wai–!
Um... Mami?
What is it?
I've been thinking really hard about all sorts of different wishes, but...
Did you decide on one?
Yes.
But, I think it might be the naïve kind of wish that would make you mad...
So what is this dream you want granted?
Well, I've never been good at school,
and I don't have any kind of talent that I could take pride in...
And I'm sure I'll continue on like this,
being no use to anyone and having to bother others for help...
Thinking about that makes me feel so awful, I can't stand it.
But then I met you, Mami.
And you showed me what it's like...
...to fight to save people.
And then...
...when I heard that even I might be able to do the same thing...
... it was the happiest thing I'd ever experienced in my life.
That's why, I think that just becoming a magical girl would fulfill my dreams.
If someone like me can help people and live my life with pride...
That would be my greatest dream.
It won't be easy, you know?
You'll get injured,
and you won't have time to go on dates or have fun with friends.
Even so, after watching the way you keep doing your very best...
...I really look up to you, Mami.
I'm really not worth looking up to.
Huh?
I only push myself and pretend to be cool.
Even when I'm scared, or hurting, there's no one I can talk to.
All I can do is cry on my own.
It isn't a good thing...
to be a magical girl.
But you're not alone anymore, Mami.
You're right...
I'm not alone anymore, am I?
Will you really stand and fight with me from now on?
Will you really stay with me?
Yes. If someone like me will do.
Oh, goodness!
Some role model I'm supposed to be.
I'm really no good at this, am I?
Mami...
Still, it's not every day you can have a wish granted.
So try to think of something you want.
Yeah, it is a special chance, isn't it?
You're still making a contract, after all,
so you may as well get something out of it.
You could wish to become a billionaire, or maybe to have a perfect boyfriend.
Anything you want.
Um, but...
Okay, then how about this?
If you can't decide on a wish by the time I finish off this witch...
...we'll ask Kyubey to give us a huge feast with a fabulous cake!
C-Cake?!
Yep!
The biggest and most extravagant cake ever!
And with it, we'll have a big party for everyone–
To celebrate the two of us becoming a magical girl duo!
But I can't become a magical girl for a cake!
No? Then decide on a wish you really do want.
Mami!
The Grief Seed's moving!
It's going to hatch! Hurry!
Okay! I've got it.
Today's a special day, so I'll finish it off fast!
Wha! B-But–
I'm not afraid of anything anymore.
Because... I'm not alone anymore!
Sorry for the wait!
You're just in time!
Be careful. It's coming!
Sorry to rain on your parade.
But I'm going to finish you right here!
Got you!
You did it!
TIRO–
FINALE!!
It can't be...
You two! Make a contract with me right now!!
Madoka! Sayaka!
Decide on a wish! Hurry!
That won't be necessary.
I shall be the one to slay it.
A moment later and you would have been dead.
Burn this sight into your minds.
This is what it means to be a magical girl.
...Give it back.
Give it back! That–
That belongs to Mami... !
I said to give it back! Back to Mami!
That's right. This belongs only to magical girls.
Neither of you has any right to touch it.
While a woman's prime age for childbirth is indeed based in medical fact...
...counting backwards from there...
...to determine whether she is of a marriageable age...
... is an extremely grave mistake!
In other words...
...of course women over the age of 30...
...still have a chance of marrying for love. Therefore...
...we would use the present progressive tense here instead of the past perfect–
It... feels like we're in a foreign country or something.
Even though nothing about school or Hitomi has changed since yesterday...
Somehow, it feels like I'm surrounded by strangers...
It's because no one knows.
No one knows about witches... or Mami...
It's because we know, and no one else does.
It's like we're seeing and living in an entirely different world from them.
Madoka, do you still want to be a magical girl, even now?
Yeah, I know.
Well, I can't blame you.
I know it's unfair...
I know it's way too selfish of me to back out now, but...
But I just can't.
Just thinking about the way she died...
Even now, it gets so hard to breathe...
I'm scared... I don't want that... !
Hey, Kyubey... What's going to happen to this town?
Who's going to fight to protect everyone from the witches from now on?
This town has been Mami's territory for a long time.
But once the other magical girls realize she's gone, they won't stay back for long.
I'm sure one of them will arrive here soon to hunt witches.
But all they care about are finding Grief Seeds, right?
Just like that transfer student.
It's true that magical girls like Mami are rare.
Most do approach witch-hunting with their own benefit in mind.
But it's natural for people to want to be rewarded for their work.
Then–
But I think the only ones who have a right to judge their actions...
...are their fellow magical girls, who bear the same destiny they do.
All right, I understand.
It really is an awful shame, but I can't force you, after all.
I guess this is good-bye then.
I'd better go search for girls with greater need to make a contract with me.
I'm sorry, Kyubey.
No, I should apologize for getting you mixed up in all this.
Though we weren't together for long, thank you, Madoka. It was fun.
I'm sorry...
MAMI TOMOE
I'm sorry.
For being so weak...
I'm sorry...
Homura...
You're blaming yourself too much for this.
Huh?
No one could criticize you for anything you've done.
And even if they did, I wouldn't permit it.
It seems you've taken my warning to heart.
Yeah...
If I had only listened to you earlier...
It wouldn't have changed Mami Tomoe's fate.
But I was able to change yours.
I'm glad I was able to save at least one person.
S-Say, Homura...
You seem like you're a veteran too. Though in a different way from Mami...
Perhaps. I won't deny it, at least.
Have you seen a lot of people die like yesterday?
Yes.
How many?
Too many to try keeping count of anymore.
I wonder if Mami's apartment will just stay like that.
Mami Tomoe had no close relations.
It will be a long time before a missing person's report will even be filed for her.
Then, no one will even know that Mami is dead?
It can't be helped.
If someone dies on the other side, there won't be a body left behind.
In this world, she will simply remain a missing person forever.
That is the end that all magical girls meet.
That's horrible!
She fought to protect everyone for so long on her own!
To think that no one will even realize she's dead...
...that's just too sad!
That is the nature of the contract that grants us the power we hold.
And we don't fight to protect people.
We fight for the sake of our own wishes.
If our deaths go unnoticed by others...
and we are ultimately forgotten by this world...
I suppose that cannot be helped.
I won't forget...
I'll never forget about Mami!
Never!
I see.
I'm sure with that alone, Mami Tomoe must truly be happy.
I envy her.
You too, Homura!
You too–
I swear I'll never forget you either!
I'll never forget...
...the way you saved us yesterday!
Homura...?
You're too kind for your own good.
Huh?
Remember this...
That kindness may bring about an even greater tragedy.
What are you listening to?
"The Girl With the Flaxen Hair."
Ah, by Debussy, right?
It's such a beautiful song!
I-I guess I don't strike people as the type who would listen to classical music.
Sometimes, people get so surprised when I can name a piece like that.
I guess it's so unexpected, people sometimes get impressed with me.
It's only because you taught me about all this.
If not for you, I may never have given classical music a real chance.
Maybe not for my whole life, even.
Hey, Sayaka...
What is it?
Are you torturing me?
Why are you still making me listen to music?
Are you trying to cause me more pain?
But I thought you loved music, Kyosuke...
I don't want to hear it anymore!
I don't want to hear these songs that I can't ever play again–
That I can only ever listen to anymore!
I just... I just...
I can't move it...
I can't even feel the pain anymore!
What use is a hand like this...?
It's going to be okay.
I'm sure someday, somehow...
Just don't give up hope, and I'm sure someday–
But they've already told me to give up.
They said I had no chance of ever performing again.
The doctor came and told me himself.
He said that with current medicine, it just wasn't possible.
My hand will never move again.
Not until the day miracles or magic start existing in this world.
They do exist.
Miracles... and magic... are real!
Homura...
When I actually tried talking with her, it seemed like we could really be friends.
So why did she end up fighting with Mami?
Huh?
Hitomi?
Hitomi!
Don't you have your lessons to–
Huh? It's the same as that woman's–
Hitomi!
Hey! Hitomi, come on!
Ah, Kaname! Good evening.
What's happened to you?
Where are you going?
Where am I going, you ask?
I'm going somewhere far better than here...
Hitomi...
Oh, yes. You simply must come along!
Yes, indeed. It would be so wonderful!
What should I do?
This couldn't be...?
If only I could contact Homura...
Oh, but I don't have her cell phone number!
It's true... I'm completely... worthless...
I couldn't even keep such a tiny factory running...
In an era like this one...
...there's just no place for someone like me...
Stop!
You can't use those!
You mustn't interfere.
This is a sacred ceremony.
But those chemicals! They're dangerous!
Everyone here will die!
That's right.
All of us are going to journey to a magnificent new world together.
Don't you see how wonderful that will be?
These physical bodies would simply get in our way.
Kaname, I'm sure you'll understand very soon...
Let go of me!
What should I do?!
No!! No...
This can't...
No! Someone help me!
I wonder if this...
... is my punishment.
For being...
...a coward...
...and a liar.
I guess this...
... is a fitting punishment.
Sayaka?!
This is the end for you!!
Hey, sorry about that!
I cut it pretty darn close, didn't I?
Sayaka...
Those clothes...
Huh? Oh...
Uh, well. Guess I had a change of heart.
Oh, I'll be fine!
After all, I did pretty well for my first time out, didn't I?
But...
You...
Aren't you pretty late, Transfer Student?
It's been a while since I've felt this good.
I'm totally refreshed!
Sayaka... Aren't you scared at all?
Huh?
Well, I am a little.
But I was able to beat that witch yesterday pretty easily.
And when I think of how I might've lost both of my best friends...
...that scares me a lot more.
Which is why...
I don't really know what to call it. Self-confidence, maybe?
Or relief?
I guess I'm a little bit proud of myself right now, too.
Anyway!
I'm really getting fired up for this now.
From here on, I - Magical Girl Sayaka -
will keep Mitakihara City super-duper safe and sound!
You really don't have any regrets at all?
Well... If I have any regret...
... it's probably that I hesitated for so long.
Since I ended up doing it anyway,
I feel like I should have made up my mind sooner.
If I had been there to fight that witch with Mami,
then maybe she wouldn't have had to die.
I...
Come on, you're not thinking something silly, are you?
I... I should've...
It's easy for me to say so only because I have become one already.
The important thing is that I've made my decision.
Honestly, I really do think I was meant to be a magical girl.
Sayaka...
After all, I found something I truly wished for.
Something that I wouldn't mind having to risk my life fighting for.
Having a wish that strong gives me reason enough.
I guess the one frustrating thing...
... is how long it took me to realize how much it meant to me.
Which is to say, you have no reason to feel guilty.
This just means there's no problem if you don't want to become a magical girl.
Anyhow! It's about time I got going.
Do you have something to do this afternoon?
Yeah, sort of.
I see. So they're not discharging you yet?
I've still got to finish my leg rehabilitation.
After all, I can't do much of anything until I can walk again.
Plus, we still have no idea why my hand suddenly healed like that.
So the doctors want me to stay to run a few more tests on it.
And how do you feel, Kyosuke?
Does any part of your body feel strange at all?
No. In fact, I feel so fine that it's a little scary.
The accident almost feels like a bad dream now.
So much that I sometimes wonder what I'm doing in this bed.
It's just like you said, Sayaka...
It's a miracle.
What's the matter?
I... said some really awful things to you, Sayaka.
Just because I was depressed, it doesn't excuse–
Oh, forget about stuff like that!
Right now, you should be completely over-the-moon happy about your hand.
So don't make a face like that.
Right...
Though it still hasn't really sunk in.
Well, that's no surprise.
Ah, it's about time.
Kyosuke, why don't we go out for some air?
What are we going to the roof for?
You'll see.
Why are all of you...?
We'll have the real party after you get released from the hospital, but...
Since your hand healed already...
Is that...?
You told me to get rid of it, but...
I just couldn't bear to throw it away.
I...
Go on, give it a try.
Don't be afraid.
Mami...
My wish has been granted.
There's no way I'll ever regret it.
This is the happiest moment of my life.
So that's the city's new magical girl, huh?
Are you really going to pick a fight with her?
Sure, seems like an easy win to me.
She won't even know what hit her.
Or, what?
You got a problem with that?
It may not all work out the way you imagine.
There is another magical girl in this city.
Huh? Who is it?
I'm not really sure myself.
Huh? What's that supposed to mean?
If she's a magical girl, she must've made a contract with you, right?
You could say yes. You could also say no.
She's quite the "irregularity."
Even I can't guess when or where she'll strike.
Hmm... Sounds good to me!
Gettin' kinda boring around here, anyway.
Gotta shake things up once in a while after all!
Are you nervous?
Yeah, kind of.
After all, one mistake and I'm done for.
Madoka?
Sayaka... Are you going to...?
Yep! Time to patrol for wicked witches!
After all, that's a duty of any ally of justice!
Will you really be all right on your own?
I'll be just fine.
Mami always did this on her own too.
As her successor, I can do that much, at least!
Um... I know I can't do anything to help,
and I'll probably just get in your way...
But -
As long as I'm not being a bother -
For as far as you can take me...
Please let me come with you?
Aren't you trying a little too hard?
I-I'm sorry...
I'm asking too much. I knew I'd be a bother...
No - I'm really happy you asked!
You could tell, couldn't you?
That my hands were shaking?
They haven't stopped this whole time.
Pathetic, aren't I?
Even though I've become a full-fledged magical girl,
I get so scared when I'm alone...
Sayaka...
You wouldn't be a bother. I'd really like you to come.
Just knowing I'll have someone with me makes me feel incredibly brave!
I feel like I could beat up 100 bad guys!
I...
I swear I'll keep you safe.
So come with me, and don't worry about a thing.
Let's go hunt witches together, just like we used to.
Okay.
This is it.
This labyrinth was probably made by a familiar, not a witch.
It'd be nice if I can beat it easily.
I'm still new at this, after all.
Getting caught off guard could be fatal.
I know.
Is that it?!
It's getting away!
Leave it to me!
Hey, hold on now.
What do you think you're doing?
Wha...?
It's getting away!
Can't you tell just by looking at it? That was a familiar, not a witch.
You weren't gonna get any Grief Seeds off of that one.
But -
If we just leave it alone, it might go off and kill someone!
I'm telling you.
You should wait for it to eat 4 or 5 people and become a real witch.
That way, you'll be sure to get a Grief Seed when you kill it.
Seriously, what were you thinking killing the goose before it laid its golden eggs?
What...?
What about the people it'll attack?
Are you just going to sit back and let them get killed?
As long as we collect enough Grief Seeds,
we can do as we please with our magical powers for the rest of our lives.
Looking at it that way, it's worth making a contract with Kyubey, isn't it?
Listen, kid - you've got this whole thing all wrong from the get-go.
Ever heard of the food chain?
They taught you about it in school, right?
Witches eat weak humans.
And in turn, we eat those witches.
It's the basic rule of this world.
The weak have to give way to the strong.
Oh no...
You...
Don't tell me...
...you actually believe in all that "saving people" and "justice" crap?
You didn't actually make the contract over that load of bull, did you?
And what if I did?
Come on. Give it up already.
The way you're butting into this and acting like it's a game...
It kinda ticks me off.
Sayaka!
Hmph! What an amateur...
Go cool your head for a while.
Strange...
That should've put you out of commission for at least 3 months.
Is Sayaka really okay?
It's because she made her contract wishing for someone to be healed.
She heals twice as fast as a regular human being does now.
Who... would lose to you?
It's because of magical girls like you that Mami...
That pisses me off.
That REALLY pisses me off.
But seriously - you sure have a mouth on you.
That's not how you're supposed to speak to your elders.
Shut up!
This ain't the time to be jumping around, dummy!
Sayaka... !
Madoka, it's dangerous for you to get any closer!
You don't get it when I try to explain.
You don't get it when I beat it into you.
Guess there's no choice but to kill an idiot like you!
I won't lose...
I won't lose to you!
Why...?
Why is this happening? She's not a witch.
Why are the two of them fighting when they should be allies?
It can't be helped.
Neither of them is willing to back down from the other now.
Please, Kyubey... Make them stop!
This can't be right!
I don't have the ability to stop them.
But...
If you're determined to stop them, even if it means using force, there IS a way...
Only another magical girl could get between them now.
But you have the qualifications to become one, after all.
If you truly wish it, that is.
That's right...
I can make the contract...
It's over!
I...
There's no need for that.
Homura...?
You!
Wha–
What the hell did you do?
Wha–
Oh, I see. You're that "irregularity", aren't you?
What the heck kind of magic are you using?
Stay out of our way!
Sayaka!
She's all right. She's only unconscious.
Who the hell are you?
Whose side are you on, anyway?
I am on the side of those who think rationally,
and an enemy to those who engage in needless conflict.
Which are you...
... Kyoko Sakura?
Have we met somewhere before?
Perhaps. Who knows?
Since I don't know anything about you...
Well, I'll be taking my leave for today.
That's wise of you.
You... saved us?
How many times must I warn you?
How foolish can you possibly be?
You should not become involved in this.
I've told you many times already.
But I...
If reasoning with a fool won't work, I will turn to more drastic measures.
Homura... Why...?
In any case, it's certain that she's planning something.
We'll have to be more careful than ever.
Yo! So what do you want now?
I want to put this city in your charge.
And why the sudden change of heart?
Girls like you are most suited to be magical girls.
Sayaka Miki is not qualified.
Hmph!
Well, that's what I was planning from the start anyway.
So what about that Sayaka girl?
If I leave her alone, she'll probably come bug me again.
I want that settled as peaceably as possible.
You keep out of it.
I will handle her myself.
You haven't told me the most important thing, though.
Who the heck are you?
What's in all of this for you?
Two weeks from now, "Walpurgisnacht" will descend upon this city.
How do you know that?
That is a secret.
In any case, if we are able to defeat it,
I will leave this city, and you will be free to do with it as you please.
"Walpurgisnacht, " huh?
Guess it would be pretty tough to beat it by yourself.
But if we double-teamed it, we could probably win.
Want some?
WELCOME HOME. THERE'S SOME POTATO SALAD IN THE FRIDGE. -TOMO
Can't sleep?
No... Can we talk?
One of my friends... is in a lot of trouble.
Even though she keeps trying so hard to do the right thing, the more she tries,
the worse things get for her...
That happens quite a bit.
It's sad to say,
but just because you keep trying to do what's right...
doesn't mean you're guaranteed a happy ending.
What do you think I should do?
In a case like this,
no one else can bring about a neat and tidy end to it.
But would you still want to help resolve it,
even if it wasn't a neat and tidy resolution?
Yes.
Then you should make a mistake for her.
Make a mistake...?
Sometimes you tell an awful lie, or run away from something scary...
...and then later look back...
... and realize that that was actually precisely the right thing to do, right?
If you can see there's no way for your friend's problem to end but in disaster...
... it'd be better for her to crash and burn sooner rather than later.
But do you think she'll understand that I'm doing it for her own good?
Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't - especially at first.
But I warned you it wouldn't be a pretty ending.
So what seems better to you?
To give up on your friend, or to be misunderstood by her?
Madoka... you've grown up to be a very good girl.
You don't tell lies or do bad things.
You always try your best to do the right thing.
You've already passed your childhood with flying colors.
Which is why it may be good for you...
... before you become an adult - to learn how to mess up, too.
Learn how to mess up?
After all, wounds heal faster when you're young.
If you learn how to fall well now, I'm sure it'll help you later in life.
When you grow up, you see,
the consequences for messing up get bigger and bigger.
The more responsibilities you start shouldering,
the more important it gets not to make a wrong move.
But isn't that... really painful?
Oh, us adults are always in pain.
That's why we're allowed to drink alcohol!
I wish I could hurry up and drink alcohol with you too, Mom.
Then grow up super-fast, my dear.
For adults, it's only as fun as it hurts!
Oh!
If you're looking for Mr. Kamijo, he was discharged yesterday.
He was doing so well with his physical therapy...
KAMIJO
...that they moved up his discharge date.
Going home without even seeing him?
After you spent the whole day running around chasing him?
You...
I know who you're after.
The little rich boy who lives here, right?
The one you made the contract with Kyubey for...?
Jeez!
You wasted your once-in-a-lifetime miracle on something that stupid?
What would you know?!
Apparently, a lot more than you, dummy!
Magic is only supposed to be used to grant wishes for yourself.
If you use it for somebody else, it always ends up going bad.
Didn't Mami Tomoe even teach you that much?
If all you wanted was to possess the boy you love,
aren't there a lot of better ways to do it?
After all, you've got all that magic now...
What?
You should bust in there right now...
...and break his arms and legs so bad he'll never be able to use them again.
Make him so helpless he won't be able to do anything without you.
Do that, and this time, he really will be yours and yours alone.
Both his body and heart will be all yours...
If you don't have the guts to do it, I wouldn't mind busting him up for you.
You know, as a favor to my fellow magical girl?
It'd be so easy to do, too...
No way...
You are the one person I'll never forgive!
This time, it ends!
Let's take this some place else.
We're bound to attract attention here.
Your friend is trying so hard to do right...
...that someone's got to make some mistakes for her.
But how could I ever...?
Madoka...
Madoka!
Hurry! Sayaka's in trouble!
Come with me!
We won't have to hold back up here.
So gimme your best shot!
Wait! Sayaka!
Madoka... !
Don't get in my way! You don't even belong here!
You can't do this! This just can't be right!
Hmph! Annoying jerks sure attract annoying friends.
Then what kind of friends would you have, I wonder?
This isn't what we agreed on.
I thought I told you to leave Sayaka Miki alone.
Well your way would've been too soft!
Besides, it's not like she's backing down...
I'll take her on, then. Stay out of it.
You got until I finish eating this then.
That's all I'll need.
Don't underestimate me!
Sayaka!
I'm sorry!
Madoka! How could you...?!
Because if I hadn't–
Sayaka?
That wasn't good, Madoka...
No matter how mad you are,
you shouldn't throw your own friend away like that.
What?
What did you say?
No, stop!
What the heck is this?!
She's dead!
Sayaka?
Hey, Sayaka...?
Wake up! Hey!
Come on... What's wrong?
I don't want this... Sayaka... !
What the hell is going on here?
Hey!
It's because the furthest you magical girls can control your bodies...
...would be within about a 100 meter radius.
100 meters? What are you talking about?
What do you mean?!
You rarely have this sort of accident...
... because you usually carry it with you all the time...
What are you saying, Kyubey?!
You have to help her!
Don't let Sayaka die... !
Madoka, that isn't Sayaka. It's just an empty shell.
Huh?
Sayaka is what you just threw away a moment ago.
What... did you say?
Did you really think you could fight witches...
...with the same fragile bodies that humans possess?
It's unthinkable.
For magical girls,
those so-called "bodies" that you possess are really just exterior hardware.
Your real bodies are your souls,
and in order to make them able to use magic more efficiently,
we put them in these compact, easy-to-protect forms instead.
To complete the contract to become a magical girl...
...what I do is rip your souls out of your bodies and turn them into Soul Gems.
Bastard... What have you done...?!
You've gotta be kidding me!
So now you've made us into zombies or something?!
But isn't it handy this way?
Even if your body's heart gets crushed,
or you bleed out your very last drop of blood...
...you can just heal your bodies with magic and get right back up!
So long as your Soul Gem remains unharmed...
...you're basically invincible!
Isn't that a lot better for battle than those breakable human bodies?
That's horrible...
Too horrible for words...
You humans always react this way.
Whenever I try to tell you the simple facts,
you inevitably have this same reaction...
I just don't get it.
Why are humans so touchy about the placement of their souls?
What?
What is it?
Stand.
Bow.
Homura... Did you know?
Then why didn't you tell us?
I've tried telling others in the past.
Not a single one has ever believed me.
Why would Kyubey do something so cruel to us?
Because it doesn't think of it as cruel.
It is a life form that cannot comprehend human values.
It would probably insist that it is simply fair payment for the miracles it grants.
But it's not a fair exchange at all!
To have that done to her body...
when all Sayaka wanted was to heal the wounds of the boy she loved!
That doesn't change the fact that it was a miracle.
Because it made something impossible possible.
Even if Sayaka Miki had spent her entire life caring for him,
that boy never would have regained the ability to perform.
In truth, the value of a miracle is far greater than that of an entire human life.
And it is that which that creature sells.
So Sayaka will never be able to go back to her old life?
Unless she uses her magical power, she won't need a Grief Seed, will she?
She doesn't need to fight witches, right?
Even just maintaining our bodies, we consume magical power little by little.
Therefore, we will need a Grief Seed, eventually.
The only way to get them is to defeat witches.
You should give up on Sayaka Miki.
But Sayaka saved my life!
If she hadn't become a magical girl then,
both Hitomi and I would have died!
Don't confuse gratitude with responsibility.
You have no ability to save Sayaka Miki.
If you hope to repay her in order to alleviate your own sense of guilt, don't.
There is no need for such presumption.
Homura, why are you always so cold?
Perhaps...
... it is because I, too, am no longer human...
You tricked us, didn't you?
I told you precisely what I wanted from the start:
For you to become magical girls.
I just didn't explain exactly what form you'd be taking to do that.
Why didn't you ever tell us?!
Because you never asked.
Even though you didn't know, there wouldn't have been any inconvenience.
In fact, even Mami never noticed to the very end.
I put your souls in a form that's easier to keep track of and protect.
That makes it as safe as possible for you to battle witches. Right?
Well, no one asked for your "help" with something so ridiculous!
You still don't fully understand what it is to do battle, do you?
This is what real "pain" feels like.
See? You could be totally incapacitated with just one hit.
You only managed to finish the fight with Kyoko...
... because you were spared the full extent of your body's pain.
It was only possible because your mind and body weren't directly connected.
And as a result, you were able to live through that fight.
Once you get better at it,
you can even detach yourself enough to block out all sense of pain.
Why...? Why would you do such a thing to us...?!
Before you took on this destiny of battling witches,
wasn't there a wish you wanted granted?
That wish has really come true, hasn't it?
Now that I've got a body like this...
... how can I possibly face Kyosuke again?
How long are you planning to sit up there moping, blockhead?
Can you come out for a sec?
I wanna talk.
What did you bring me all the way out here for?
It's gonna be kind of a long talk.
Want one?
Don't ever waste food. I'll kill you if you do.
See... this was my dad's church.
He was an overly kind and earnest man.
Like, the type who cries reading the morning paper every morning...
and seriously thinks about how to make things better.
He thought that in order to save a new generation,
we needed to have a new religion.
That's what he always said.
That's why, one day,
he started preaching stuff that wasn't in the Bible to his parishioners.
Naturally, people stopped coming to his sermons.
Then he got excommunicated by the church...
...and no one would listen to his words anymore.
I guess it was only natural, huh?
From the outside, he probably looked like some raving cultist.
No matter how right he was,
no matter how logical the things he said were,
the world only saw him as some crazy outcast.
It got to the point where our entire family didn't even have food to eat.
I just couldn't understand it.
My dad wasn't saying anything that was wrong.
It was just different from what people were used to hearing.
If they would've given him just 5 minutes to hear what he had to say,
anyone would've agreed that he was right.
But no one would listen.
I got angry.
I couldn't accept it.
I couldn't stand that nobody would give my dad a chance...
...and understand what he was saying.
So I asked Kyubey...
...to make everyone listen seriously to what my dad said.
The next morning, the church was packed full of people again.
Every day, they came in bigger and bigger crowds to hear my dad speak.
And as for me, I happily began my work as a magical girl.
After all, even if my dad was preaching truth to the world,
someone still had to take care of the witches.
And so...
... like an idiot, I thought of it as my role, and threw myself into witch-hunting.
I thought that my dad and me–
one from the front, one from the shadows–
were going to save this world together.
But one day, my dad found out about me.
When he heard that all the people were there...
because I'd used magic to make them come,
and not because they really believed, he flipped out.
He called me - his own daughter - a witch who tainted people's hearts.
Isn't that hilarious?
After I'd been out hunting real witches every night!
After that, my dad had a breakdown.
He was miserable in the end.
He wasted away from drinking so much, got messed up in the head...
...then finally killed my whole family and committed suicide.
Leaving only me behind...
My wish destroyed my whole family.
Right then, I vowed in my heart never to use magic to help anyone else again.
I would use this power up...
...for my sake and mine alone.
Miracles aren't free, you know.
If you wish for hope,
an equal amount of despair will be rained down upon you, too.
That's how everything stays in equilibrium...
...and the world's balance doesn't get disturbed.
Why are you telling me all of this?
'Cause you should just quit caring and do whatever you want, too.
"You get what you pay for, " right?
Now, that's odd.
Since you only live for your own benefit,
why are you worrying about me, all of sudden?
'Cause you started off with the same mistake as me.
You shouldn't keep living the kind of life that's gonna bring you more regrets.
I mean, you've already paid your dues - and paid way too high a price.
So now, you should just think about how to get your money's worth.
Like you do?
Yep.
I've already figured out how things really stand,
but you're continuing on with the wrong idea.
I couldn't watch you go on like that.
I was really wrong about you.
I apologize for that, really.
But even then, I don't regret making my wish for someone else's sake.
To make sure the feelings I made that wish with never become a lie,
I've decided I'll never regret anything. Ever.
Why are you–
Actually,
I don't think I paid too high a price.
Because, depending on how we use it, this magic can be used for wonderful things.
Which reminds me...
Those apples...
How did you get them?
Where did you get the money to pay for them?
You can't answer me, can you?
In that case, I can't eat those apples.
You jerk!
We're magical girls!
There's no one else who can do what we do!
I'll do things my own way and continue my own fight.
If that interferes with your life,
you're welcome to come and try to kill me again.
I won't lose to you.
Nor will I resent you or anyone else.
Sayaka! Good morning!
Good morning, Sayaka.
H-Hey!
Good morning!
Where were you yesterday?
Oh, I was just feeling a little sick...
Sayaka...
It's okay. I feel all right now.
You don't have to worry.
Well, then! Let's do our best today–
Oh!
Has Kamijo already been released from the hospital?
Kamijo, are you really okay to come to school already?
Yeah.
If I just sat bundled up at home,
it wouldn't help my leg rehab much anyway.
I'm aiming to walk without crutches again by next week.
I'm so glad for Kamijo.
Yeah...
You should go say hi to him, Sayaka.
You haven't talked to him yet, right?
I'm... fine here.
So...
What did you want to talk about?
About love.
I have a secret that I've been keeping from both you and Madoka.
Huh? Um, okay...
For a long time now, I...
...have been in love with Kyosuke Kamijo.
O-Oh, really?
I never would've guessed, Hitomi!
Kyosuke, the lucky guy–
Sayaka, you were a childhood friend of Kamijo's, weren't you?
Y-Yeah, or, um, maybe more of a tag-along or something...
Was it really only that?
I've decided not to lie to myself any longer.
How about you?
Sayaka, can you face your true feelings?
W-What are you talking about?
You are a precious friend to me.
That's why I don't want to cut in or steal him out of your hands.
The amount of time you spend looking at him surpasses even mine.
So I think you have the right to try for him before me.
Hitomi...
I will confess my love to Kamijo after school tomorrow.
I will wait one full day for you.
So please decide what to do so you won't have regrets, Sayaka.
Decide whether you want to confess your feelings to Kamijo, or not...
I-I...
Madoka...
Is it okay if I come along?
I don't want you to be all alone, Sayaka. So please...
You... Why...?
Why are you so nice?
I don't deserve such kindness...
What?
I had a moment today, where I almost regretted something.
For just a split-second, I thought,
"If only I hadn't saved Hitomi that time... "
I completely fail at being an ally of justice.
How will I ever face Mami?
I'm going to lose Kyosuke to Hitomi... !
And there's nothing I can do...
Because I'm already dead...
Because I'm a zombie... !
I can't ask him to hold me when I have a body like this!
I can't ever ask him to kiss me!
Thank you...
I'm sorry.
Sayaka...
I'm okay now.
I got it all out.
Now, let's go.
We've got some more witches to beat up today!
Okay.
It's not like you to just sit quietly and watch.
She's battling a witch today, not a familiar.
It's sure to drop a Grief Seed.
So it isn't a waste this time.
But I'm surprised that you're handing over your prey for such a reason.
That idiot! How long does it take her to finish it!?
Sayaka!
For Pete's sake! I just can't watch this!
Just get back for now.
I'll show you how it's done!
Hey!
Stay out of my way. I can do this alone.
Sayaka!
You... you're not...?
It's really true!
If I just detach myself...
...I really don't feel any pain!
It's easy once you know how to do it.
I'm sure I'll never lose this way.
It's yours.
That's what you're after, isn't it?
Hey...
I don't want to be in your debt.
Now we're even, got it?
Come on, let's go, Madoka.
Sayaka...
Ah... Sorry...
I'm just... a little tired...
Sayaka...
That way of fighting... it's no good...
You say it doesn't hurt, but you're lying.
I can tell just by looking at you.
Just because you don't feel it, it doesn't mean it's okay to get hurt.
If I don't fight like that, I can't win.
Because I don't have any natural talent.
Even if you can use that method to win,
it doesn't mean it's good for you, Sayaka.
What's "good for me?"
With my body this way, what could ever be "good for me?"
Sayaka...
All I can do now is kill witches...
That's the only worth I have left in this world.
I'm just a walking, talking corpse, pretending it's still alive.
What kind of "good" could anyone possibly do for me now?
It's stupid to even think about it.
But I just want to make you happy again, Sayaka...
Then you fight them.
If you really want to do something for me,
you should experience what I've experienced first.
You can't, can you? Of course not.
You can't give up being human just out of a little pity, can you?!
Pity...?! That's not...
In place of you, who could accomplish anything but won't–
I am suffering in your stead!
So don't talk like you care, when you've conveniently overlooked that!
Sayaka...
Don't follow me!
HOMURA
Walpurgisnacht's descent will occur within this area...
How do you know?
Statistics.
Statistics?
I've never heard that Walpurgisnacht appeared in this town before.
So what "statistics" are you estimating with?
Look, I'm not saying we should trust each other or anything,
but can't you show me your hand just a little bit more?
I'd certainly like to ask the same...
... Homura Akemi.
You've got some nerve showing your face here!
My, my. I take it I'm an uninvited guest here?
And here I came all this way just to give you some important information...
Sayaka Miki's deterioration is happening far quicker than I expected.
It isn't just all the magic she's using...
She, herself, has begun to curse the world.
And who's fault do you think that is, huh?
At this rate,
she'll be causing you some trouble...
... before Walpurgisnacht descends.
You'd best be on your guard.
What? What's that supposed to mean?
Perhaps you should ask her instead of me.
I'm sure you already know what I'm talking about, Homura Akemi.
I thought so.
Just where did you learn such interesting things?
I'm very, very curious to know...
Are you by chance...
I've heard all I care to hear from you.
Begone.
You're just letting him go?
There's no point in killing that creature.
More importantly, what's up with Sayaka Miki?
What's this "trouble" that fuzz ball was talking about?
Her Soul Gem has become too tainted.
If it is not purified soon, there will be no coming back for her...
HOMURA AKEMI
But Shizuki...
I never realized that your house was in this direction.
I feel like I've never seen you walking home this way before...
You're right.
To be honest, I live in exactly the opposite direction.
Huh? Then why did you walk this way today?
Because, Kamijo...
I have something I need to tell you.
No way, man, you can't let the dumb slut make any excuses.
Gotta get her to fork over all the money she makes, no shit.
Yeah, seriously, man...
You just can't treat women like rational human beings.
You give'em an inch and they're all over you, whining to get married and shit.
You just can't let up on them.
God, they're so annoying when it comes time to dump them.
You are really good at dumpin' hoes, though, Sho. I envy you!
Dude, I gotta learn from you.
Hey, tell me more about her.
Um, what?
The woman you were talking about just now.
Tell me more about her.
Are you a middle schooler, kid? You shouldn't be out this late.
That woman... she probably loves you and tries hard to make you happy.
I bet you know that too, don't you?
And yet you call her a dog? Have you never told her, "thank you"?
Are you really going to dump her once she stops being useful?
What the... Do you know this kid?
No...
Hey... is this world even worth protecting?
What have I been fighting for all this time?
Tell me.
You, right now. Tell me.
Or else, I'll...
Sayaka... Where are you?
Are you upset with me, too?
If I was, would you turn Sayaka back?
I can't. It's beyond my power to do that.
Hey...
You once told me that I could become an incredibly powerful magical girl.
Was that true?
"Incredible" doesn't even begin to describe it.
Your power would be almost incomprehensible!
You'd probably be the strongest being in this world!
If I had made the contract with you...
...would Sayaka not have had to become a magical girl?
Sayaka had her own wish as well.
You really had nothing to do with her decision.
Why me, though?
I have no idea, either.
Truth be told,
your latent potential is on a scale that theoretically shouldn't even be possible.
If you were to release your power,
the miracle you could unleash might twist the very fabric of the universe.
Why you alone should carry such unthinkable power...
I can't guess the reason right now.
I...
I always thought there was nothing special about me.
That I would just kind of stumble through life,
never being able to help anyone or be of any use at all.
Madoka, if you wished it...
...you could even become the god of this world.
Then...
Would I be able to do things that even you can't do, Kyubey?
What do you mean?
If I made a contract with you, would I be able to turn Sayaka human again?
That would be child's play for you.
Would that be worth trading your soul for, then?
For Sayaka, yes.
I'll do it.
Make me into a mag–
Th-That's horrible...
You didn't have to kill him–
You–
Why must you always try to sacrifice yourself like that?
Huh?
Calling yourself useless, and meaningless...
Don't treat yourself like you don't matter!
Think about all the people who consider you precious!
Stop being such a fool!
There are so many people who would grieve if you died.
Why can't you understand that?!
What about the people who are trying so hard to protect you?!
Homura... !
Have the two of us...
met somewhere before...?
That's...
I'm sorry.
I've got to go find Sayaka.
Wait!
Sayaka Miki is already...
I'm sorry.
Wait.
Wait!
Madoka!
You knew there was no point in doing that.
You just don't learn, do you?
I have countless spares, of course,
but making me use them up for no reason like this...
It's a waste.
That's the second time you've killed me.
But thanks to that, I was finally able to see what your magical specialty is.
That was Time Magic, wasn't it?
That's what I thought.
I had suspected as much already, but...
You're not from this timeline, are you?
I know what you really are and what you're planning.
I see.
So that's why you've been trying so hard to keep interfering with me.
Do you want to change Madoka Kaname's fate that badly?
Yes.
I won't let things go according to your plans, Kyubey.
Or should I say...
..."Incubator"?
Found you at last!
How long were you planning to go on being stubborn like this?
I'm sorry for making you look for me.
What?
That doesn't sound like you.
It's because I just can't care about anything anymore.
I can't even remember what I thought was so important, so worth protecting...
None of it makes sense anymore.
Hey...
Hope and despair balance back out to zero...
You told me that once, didn't you?
Now I get what you meant.
It's true that I've saved a few people.
But in equal measure, my heart became filled with resentment and hatred.
So much so that I even hurt my dearest friend.
Sayaka! You didn't–?
For as much happiness as we wish on one person,
we can't help but curse someone else.
That's how it works for us magical girls.
I was stupid... so stupid.
Sayakaaaa!!
In this country, half-grown women are called "girls," right?
In that case,
it's appropriate that you, who will one day grow into witches,
should be called "magical girls."