The BEST episodes of Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Every episode of Puella Magi Madoka Magica ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Puella Magi Madoka Magica!

There exist familiars who have the power to grant one wish to a chosen girl. However, that girl must then become a Puella Magi, a girl with magical powers, and fight against witches, evil creatures born from curses that are responsible for murders and suicides. A schoolgirl named Madoka Kaname and her friend Sayaka Miki are approached by a familiar named Kyubey and Puella Magi named Mami Tomoe with offers of becoming magical girls. Another Puella Magi named Homura Akemi tries to prevent Madoka from making such a deal.

Last Updated: 2/24/2024Network: MBSStatus: Ended
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I Won't Rely on Anyone Anymore
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8.78
273 votes

#1 - I Won't Rely on Anyone Anymore

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/11/2011

The timid new girl is so nervous and withered. She introduces herself shyly while feeling the eyes of all students in the class.

Directors: Yuki Yase
Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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My Very Best Friend
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8.65
301 votes

#2 - My Very Best Friend

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/22/2011

Madoka appears in front of Homura, full of determination -- and she declares to Homura, "I found my wish." But what will be her decision?

Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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I'm Not Afraid of Anything Anymore
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8.48
286 votes

#3 - I'm Not Afraid of Anything Anymore

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2011

Madoka and Sayaka are getting used to Mami's witch hunting trial run, yet their wishes remain undecided. Mami reveals her past to the two girls.

Directors: Yuki Yase
Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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I Was Stupid... So Stupid
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8.34
265 votes

#4 - I Was Stupid... So Stupid

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/25/2011

Thanks to healing magic, Sayaka can fight without a scratch. But she seems extremely exhausted. On the way home, Madoka comments on Sayaka's fighting.

Directors: Takashi Kawabata
Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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This Just Can't Be Right
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8.32
268 votes

#5 - This Just Can't Be Right

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2011

Homura intervenes in the battle between Sayaka and Kyoko. The next day, Sayaka and Madoka search for traces of the familiar that slipped away.

Directors: Fujiaki Asari
Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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The Only Thing I Have Left to Guide Me
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8.26
286 votes

#6 - The Only Thing I Have Left to Guide Me

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/22/2011

Kyubey appears in front of Madoka, who is consumed by grief. Not understanding her emotions, he tells the history of the human race and of his kind.

Directors: Kotono Watanabe
Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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Miracles and Magic Are Real
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8.17
241 votes

#7 - Miracles and Magic Are Real

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2011

After the fierce battle they witnessed, Madoka and Sayaka now fully realize the demands of being involved in the magical world.

Directors: Shin'ichi Omata
Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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There's No Way I'll Ever Regret It
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8.15
239 votes

#8 - There's No Way I'll Ever Regret It

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/2011

Now that Sayaka's wish came true by making a contract with Kyubey, her mind is clear and she doesn't seem to regret becoming a magical girl.

Directors: Takahiro Majima
Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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Can You Face Your True Feelings?
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8.11
235 votes

#9 - Can You Face Your True Feelings?

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/2011

Sayaka, in low spirits, wavers between the wish that came true by accepting the destiny to fight and the high price she paid for it.

Directors: Satoaki Kidokoro
Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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I'd Never Allow That to Happen
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7.88
224 votes

#10 - I'd Never Allow That to Happen

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/4/2011

A Grief Seed hatches, and a new witch emerges. With Homura's help, Kyoko is able to escape the witch's labyrinth while carrying Sayaka.

Directors: Masahiro Mukai
Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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That Would Be Truly Wonderful
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7.55
292 votes

#11 - That Would Be Truly Wonderful

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2011

Madoka and Sayaka find themselves in a desperate situation and are rescued by Mami Tomoe, a magical girl. Afterward, Mami invites them to her house.

Directors: Masahiro Mukai
Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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I First Met Her in a Dream... or Something
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7.44
377 votes

#12 - I First Met Her in a Dream... or Something

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2011

Eighth-grader Madoka experiences an odd dream and goes to school the next day, only to learn there's a new girl in her class -- a girl from her dream.

Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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