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himehomu · 6 months

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With Walpurgisnacht Rising coming in 2024, I want to talk about something that has been bothering me since Rebellion. It was never the “plot twist” of Homura separating Madoka from her godhood nor her taking those godlike powers for herself thus becoming the devil. It was always people's reactions to Homura doing this and the way they based her entire character around this specific moment that really rubbed me the wrong way. Saying she's a selfish monster who's trapping Madoka in a fake world for her own personal gain or that she's taking Madoka's agency away from her and making decisions for her that directly rebel against what Madoka wants... And, to that, I just want to know.... do literally any of you know what Madoka actually wants or are you just basing her character around her sacrifice?

Yes, it was for the benefit of all Magical Girls and yes it freed them from their cycle of selling their souls in the name of hope just to die at the hands of their own grief and despair, but Madoka didn't plan to abruptly cease to exist at the cost of it?? She didn't want to be stuck between life and death only existing as a deity meant to eradicate Witches for all of time. Madoka wished to erase Witches before they are born from the past, present, and future. Going back years upon years in time, destroying Witches and mercy killing Magical Girls; fighting forever, past and future, for all time. Ceasing to exist as an individual, only able to materialize and interact with someone when they're dying of grief and sadness and pain; relieving them of that pain so that their last moments won't be in agony, so they can die in peace, but there's none of that for Madoka. There's no death, no closure, no release, no freedom from this hell of being a weapon and nothing more.

But, Madoka would never voice these struggles and frustrations. Because Madoka isn't that kind of girl. She's the kind of girl who shoves all of her problems down and bases all of her self worth on how much she can do for others, how happy she can make others, and how useful she can be. She forces a smile and masks her pain because she doesn't want to burden anyone with her problems. She puts herself down constantly, risking her life trying to help others because she cares so little for herself. Without being useful, she believes her life has no value. And Homura knows this. Because Homura knows her. I feel like most people take Madoka's bright pink colors and smile at face value and don't realize she's chronically depressed. That's why in the first timeline, she and Homura naturally got along so well: they were both girls who hated themselves and based their self worth on how they made others around them feel, both self-loathing girls who deem themselves worthless if they're not useful in some way. Madoka was just better at hiding it than Homura was. And she still is by the 100th loop.

But, in Rebellion, when her memories of being a god are taken away from her, and she's given a hypothetical scenario of her fate, she says "wow that sounds awful and scary and lonely and I would never do something like that." The Flower Field scene is one of the most brilliant and misunderstood scenes in all of anime. Majority still to this day argue that, since Madoka doesn't have her memories, her words hold little to no weight, and Homura is simply hearing what she wants to hear. So, naturally, they disregard what Madoka is saying, assuming it's just Homura being selfish. And that's where they mess up. Because, the fact that Madoka doesn't have her memories here is the whole point! Homura is already well-aware that if Madoka had her memories, her self loathing would result in her caring so little for herself that she sacrifices herself every time which is why immediately after Madoka's words, she assures Madoka that she is indeed "strong enough to make that decision." Homura just wanted to confirm if Madoka would still miss her life pre-godhood in spite of that, which she outright says she does.

There are also arguments that Homura was somehow influencing Madoka in the labyrinth aside from just not remembering becoming a god, but Shinbou already stated in an interview that this wasn't the case, and that these were Madoka's honest words. In fact, Madoka's true feelings regarding her godhood are revealed for the first time within the lyrics of Madoka's character song (sung by her VA Aoi Yuuki) that played as the ep 1-2 ED titled “Mata Ashita”. The song is about Madoka post-series which consists of Madoka wandering around aimlessly, quietly observing as humanity resumes without her, lamenting on the life she lost after becoming a god and wishing she could have been more honest about her feelings to Homura in ep 12, asking her to realize she's lonely.

[I'm pretending that I'm used to being alone, but I'm not really that strong.

The scenery is the same as always, the city is the same as always.

Even though I think everything will stay unchanged.

I still feel like I'm the only one who's tiny. Instead of "See you later."

I should've said, "I'll stay for a little longer."

I wanted and hoped that you would realize it.

But with the words "See you later,"

I lie to myself again.

And hide my true feelings beneath my usual smile. Saying, "See you later," I wave my hand.

Cracking a smile, yet I'm feeling lonely.

The truth is, I still have more to talk about.

But even my voice saying, "See you later"

is so near yet far from you that it can't reach you.

So let me say this like I always do, just once more: "See you tomorrow"]

This is definitive proof that even BEFORE Rebellion, this was already confirmed to be Madoka's true feelings.

The second time Madoka's true feelings post-godhood are adressed is via Madoka and Homura's concept movie quotes explaining that the God (Madoka) is clearly suffering in her “heaven”, which is more like a prison of isolation. The lizard girl (Homura) takes pity on her and separates her humanity from her godhood, thus making her human once more. Here are also some direct quotes from Magia Record which provides even more context for what Madokami is experiencing:

All of this, with the addition of Madoka's words in the Flower Field scene being confirmed to be her real and honest feelings, puts the whole “pulling madokami down from heaven” scene into a different perspective. Considering the entire reason why Madoka even became powerful enough to become God in the first place was because Homura's 100+ time loops linked multiple parallel universes together with Madoka at their center, and it's confirmed Madoka was suffering as a god, I would think people would be happy to see Homura reverting Madoka back to a human being and rewriting the entire universe to be a world where Madoka is happy and free, surrounded by her friends and family???

The fact that Homura's love for Madoka was so strong throughout 12 years of 100+ time loops, it turned Madoka into a goddess but when Homura was able to see just how isolating and lonely godhood was for her, she took her godlike powers for herself because she loved her and was willing to take on the exhaustion and isolation of immortality as the devil to spare her of anymore pain and sadness. Homura freed Madoka from a nonexistential purgatory prison and a decade later she's still demonized for it, how insane is that??

#pmmm #pmmm rebellion #pmmm walpurgisnacht rising #pmmm walpurgisnacht no kaiten #puella magi madoka magica #madoka magica #madoka magica rebellion #madomagi #mahou shoujo madoka magica #madoka kamane #homura akemi #madoka x homura #homura x madoka #madokami #homucifer #akuma homura #ultimate madoka #i dont want to see not ONE “oh but she still shouldn't have done it because it's not her decision to make it's madoka's” argument #what the fuck is madoka meant to do?? she is literally stuck.#“b-but what about all the other magical girls??” what about madoka. it seems like homura is the only person to consider madoka's feelings #and yet ppl villainized her for it. called her a perverted freak who was trapping madoka in a cage like how fucking dare you #for an entire decade homura has been demonized for loving madoka when the entirety of madoka magica is homura's love letter to her #homura did nothing wrong gang this is for you and for me #homura did nothing wrong #and i stand by that idfc #court is adjourned #madohomu #cw long post #not tagging this as an analysis bc this is all material straight from the source and it doesn't get more canon than that

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w0wuseless · 7 months

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𝚂𝚊𝚢𝚊𝚔𝚊, 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚘𝚔...?

#puella magi madoka magica #madoka magica #sayaka miki #fanart #mahou shojo madoka magica #pmmm #walpurgisnacht rising #pmmm walpurgisnacht rising #madoka magica fanart #ワルプルギスの廻天 #美樹さやか #魔法少女まどか☆マギカ

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wazzuppy · 8 months

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puella magi madoka magica the movie : walpurgisnacht rising

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sanhatipal · 8 months

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Look at my Homulily sculpture please it took ages

I made this in July intending to put out the video (link in notes, please take a look) in October,but I got excited with the Walpursgisnacht rising trailer release,so posting it now! (The sculpture itself isn't related to the trailer of course, it's just from movie 3)

I made it out of different kinds of clay, resin,wood,foam,lace,dirt etc; chopped off head 1 (last pics,onscreen) to attach head 2. Please look please look!

#puella magi madoka magica #pmmm rebellion #pmmm #pmmm walpurgisnacht rising #homura akemi #pmmm homura #homulily #my crafts #sculpture

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honestlyboringperson · 6 months

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Skungle bungle

#madoka magica #magia record #pmmm #puella magi madoka magica #madoka magica witch #pmmm witches #pmmm witch #madoka magika #madoka magica mobage #pmmm nagisa #nagisa momoe #pmmm bebe #Bebe #pmmm walpurgisnacht rising

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sailorsleepyhead · 8 months

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HEHEH IM SO EXCITED FOR THE MOVIE‼️‼️

#my art <3 #original art #pmmm fanart #madoka magica fanart #puella magi madoka magica #pmmm sayaka #sayaka miki #madoka magica #madoka #pmmm walpurgisnacht rising #walpurgisnacht rising

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meicheesecake · 8 months

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#pmmm #puella magi madoka magica #mahou shoujo madoka magica #pmmm walpurgisnacht rising #walpurgisnacht rising #walpurgis no kaiten #homura akemi #akemi homura

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squidinkedcreative · 8 months

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NEW PMMM MOVIE. WINTER 2024 IM FROTHING.

i am processing the teaser and i have so many feelings i literally cried while watching it.

(heres the eng sub if any of you want it:)

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im gonna have to scrub thru this thing again. the imagery. the scenery. the character designs. the audio. THE DIALOGUE IN IT????? IM YELLING?????????

#pmmm #pmmm walpurgisnacht rising #puella magi madoka magica #Youtube

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dragonmp93 · 8 months

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Walpurgisnacht Theory part 2.

Part 1 Part 2

Here is part 2 of my insanity cause by the Walpurgisnacht Rising trailer.

TLDR: There has been a third being all along besides the Goddess and The Lizard Girl, Walpurgisnacht.

Since the concept movie was released years ago, people have been talking about the sequel of Rebellion is going to be Madoka vs Homura, but i think that all has been a misdirection.

When the teaser was released in 2021, most of us thought that this was Homura's hand:

But look closely, this is not a hand with dark gloves, this is a bare hand in low light, reaching for a fractured reflection of Madoka.

Not Goddess Madoka, but the regular magical girl Madoka.

The concept movie talks about a goddess and a lizard girl, Madoka and Homura respectively, but what if there has been a third being in that is not referred by name but it's there nevertheless.

What if that hand belongs to whoever is trapped inside Walpurgisnacht like Homura was during Rebellion ?.

The broken glass imagery in the Walpurgisnacht Rising trailer was what made me think of this.

In this part of the Concept Movie:

People have been discussing that this is about Homura not backing down from the events of Rebellion, but then this is what it follows:

Birds are not Homura's motif, she is the lizard girl, and then there is:

So what if this is all about Walpurgisnacht or the magical girl it used to be?

The call for help, mentioning resentment, "You Have Me", the "Fairies", what if this is about Madoka reaching out to that girl ?.

This is the last sequence of the concept movie, after this, it ends with a shot of one of Mami's guns firing.

And before this, there is imagery of fire and the same orange lighting of the trailer where the new designs are shown.

#puella magi madoka magica #madoka magica #walpurgisnacht rising #pmmm #walpurgisnacht #pmmm walpurgisnacht rising #puella magi madoka magica walpurgisnacht rising

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femmefurina · 8 months

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The "new" girl is Madoka.

Or more specifically a piece of the piece that Homura didn't take. We're going to see a repeat of Rebellion - but this time instead of sending her whole self into a labyrinth, she's sending a piece of herself into the universe Homura excludes her from.

And this time instead of waking up Homura, she's waking up herself.

#pmmm #pmmm theory #pmmm walpurgisnacht rising #walpurgisnacht rising

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law-of-cycles-friends · 8 months

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Homura: * calls on the gramophone “ Yugure my faithful servant… it’s time…. will you fight for me?”

Yugure: * responds back “ Yes my beloved.. I will do what I have to for you, without you I would have no will to live.. I’ll do what I must…”

#puella magi madoka magica #pmmm #pmmm walpurgisnacht rising #walpurgisnacht rising spoilers #pmmm oc #yumejoshi oc #pmmm yugure #yugure kurai #pmmm homura #homura akemi #yugure x homura #yugumura #oc x canon #yumejoshi #I imagine this plays out during the beginning of Walpurgisnacht rising

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himehomu · 6 months

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While we all are pretty much aware that this is Madoka's concept art outfit finally being used for her new Magical Girl design, there seems to be a lock and some chains around her ribcage. The first thing I thought about was the metaphor “hearts are wild creatures, that's why our ribs are cages” which is meant to illustrate that the heart cannot be governed, that it will go anyway it wants, that it is uncontainable, hence the “wild creature” title, and the heart being a “wild creature”, needs to be encased, limited, caged, hence the “rib cage”. This could symbolize a lot in terms of Madoka's character, but one of my theories is that Madoka's memories of every loop where Homura fought for her and never gave up, the realization that someone like Madoka, whom has never seen herself as worthy of anything, let alone love, unless she was helping or being of use to someome else, actually had someone all this time who's loved her for who she is, not what she can do for others, the clarity of “oh. this is the love letter I've always wanted,” the reciprocation of Homura's love that transcends time and space, all of that is locked away with the final memory wipe at the end of Rebellion. Maybe the metaphorical key to unlocking it is her finally regaining all of those memories, all of that love. Of course, she'd have to regain her godhood to do so. My second theory is that maybe this is meant to symbolize Madoka's ultimate sacrifice being locked away both as a means to keep her alive as a human and as a means to spare Homura anymore grief; maybe eventually Homura's acceptance of her death and acknowledgement of her grief will be the symbolical key to unlocking Madokami... which unfortunately will kickstart the inevitable battle between God and the Devil.