Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings (2012)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
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.
- Released: 2012-10-05
- Genres: Thriller, Animation, Fantasy
- Runtime: 2h 11m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10 from 164 votes
Directed by Yukihiro Miyamoto.
Top cast
- Aoi Yuki as Madoka Kaname (voice)
- Chiwa Saito as Homura Akemi (voice)
- Eri Kitamura as Sayaka Miki (voice)
- Kaori Mizuhashi as Mami Tomoe / Tatsuya Kaname (voice)
- Ai Nonaka as Kyoko Sakura (voice)
- Emiri Kato as Kyubey (voice)
- Ryoko Shintani as Hitomi Shizuki (voice)
- Yuko Goto as Junko Kaname (voice)
- Tetsuya Iwanaga as Tomohisa Kaname (voice)
- Junko Iwao as Kazuko Saotome (voice)
Where to watch Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings
- United States: stream on Crunchyroll; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Crunchyroll
- India: stream on Anime Times Amazon Channel
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
- Australia: rent on Fetch TV; buy on Fetch TV
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