Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011)

Action · Adventure · Animation

She has a loving family and best friends, laughs and cries from time to time... Madoka Kaname, an eighth grader of Mitakihara middle school, is one of those who lives such a life. One day, she had a very magical encounter. She doesn't know if it happened by chance or by fate yet. This is a fateful encounter that can change her destiny. This is a beginning of the new story of the magical witch girls.

IMDb rating: 8.2 (14,896 votes)
Episode average: 8.4 ↑ +0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Hulu · Netflix · Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2011)

8.40 avg 12 episodes 7.4 → 9.2 24 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Yume no naka de atta, yôna...	7.4	866
2	Sore wa tottemo ureshi inatte	7.4	806
3	Mou nani mo kowakunai	8.3	888
4	Kiseki mo, mahô mo, arundayo	8.0	774
5	Koukai nante, Aru Wake Nai	7.7	753
6	Konna no Zettai Okashiiyo	8.2	763
7	Honto no Kimochi to Mukiaemasu ka?	8.4	777
8	Atashitte, honto baka	9.0	857
9	Sonna no, Atashi ga Yurusanai	8.7	778
10	Mo dare ni mo tayoranai	9.5	1,188
11	Saigo ni Nokotta Michishirube	9.0	822
12	Watashi no saikou no tomodachi	9.2	939