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== Archival Dump, Need Help to Organize and Format ==
As stated, just going to do a dump of old translation text and hoping someone can organize it properly in our new document design format.  --[[User:Randomanon|randomanon]] 04:06, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
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== Madoka Magica: Official Site Staff Comments ==
Source: Madoka's official site, pre-broadcast.  Translation: [http://absolute.fanboi.us/2010/10/madoka-magica-staff-comments.html]
October 29, 2010
Pre-broadcast from major production staffs, including director Shinbo Akiyuki, series composition Urobuchi Gen of Nitroplus, character draft Aoki Ume and Shaft’s representative director Kubota Mitsutoshi.
'''Director: Shinbo Akiyuki'''
It has been a while since I worked on an original series. It really makes me think possibility is unknown as the work progress; maybe with this, we will be able to make a new “Magical Girl” that never existed before. Challenge it together with all involved staff, I look forward to what will come out of it.
'''Series Composition: Urobuchi Gen (Nitroplus)'''
I have been entrusted with a big duty that is series composition and script for all episodes, even if having director Shinbo Akiyuki and Aoki Ume-sensei as teammates put a lot of pressure on me, I will do my best to deliver a heart-warming happy story to viewers!
'''Character Draft: Aoki Ume'''
I have been excited reading Urobuchi-san’s script and Shaft’s amazing image board, is it really okay to have my ingredient added into this…? It has been fun and grateful. This dish is gonna have unique taste…! Please look forward to it. ♪
'''Shaft’s Representative Director: Kubota Mitsutoshi'''
New series for Shaft’s 2011 is an original work with “Magical Girl” as its main theme. Both screenplay and character design are wonderful, from now we will have to put staffs effort into finishing up Madoka. Please look forward to meet the new “Magical Girl”!
First original series from Shinbo and Shaft production. First Shinbo’s original in 6 years since Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha and Le Portrait de Petite Cossette. Coincidentally, also Shaft’s first original work in 6 years since This Ugly Yet Beautiful World.
== Madoka Magica: December 2010 Megami Magazine Interview ==
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Source: Megami, December 2010. [http://absolute.fanboi.us/2010/11/madoka-magica-megami-interview.html]. 
Madoka Magica: Megami Magazine Interview
November 7, 2010
Pre-broadcast interview with producer Iwakami Atsuhiro, famous for his involvement in Kara no Kyoukai, Bakemonogatari, Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai, that served as a main producer for Puella Magi Madoka Magica.
'''“EVEN STAFFS THEMSELVES ARE SURPRISED"'''
'''How was Puella Magi Madoka Magica started?'''
The event that could be called as the beginning is probably when I was working with director Shinbo Akiyuki on Hidamari Sketch and Bakemonogatari; he told me that “magical girl series are fun, if there’s any chance, I want to do it once more”.
Personally, I believe magical girl genre is on the same class as robot genre as anime medium, so I want to see a magical girl series by director Shinbo that worked on the first season of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha once more. This time without adapting an existing work, but as an original series that could let him express his unique style even easier.
In fact, this is the first original anime series that will be made together by director Shinbo and Shaft. Even though director Shinbo alone released Le Portrait de Petite Cossette with us back in 2004, I think this may be some kind of fate.
Asking Aoki Ume-sensei to do the original character design and have Nitroplus' Urobuchi Gen-san do the script was what we originally planned from the beginning. Even imagine what would become if we let these staffs work on an original series make me unable to sit still, so I ask them to participate.
'''I believe everyone are surprised at these staffs, but what about Ume-sensei and Urobuchi-san reaction when they were asked to participate?'''
I think they're also surprised, especially Urobuchi-san who responded with “is it really fine to have me do it!?” (laughs). He is pretty excited for the project, so he decided to provide a script for all episodes by himself.
As for his script that was finished for each episode are far more attractive beyond my expectation, I thought “that was fun, why don’t a script for the next episode come faster” as I finished reading each, just feel like I'm a reader of magazine-serialized manga (laughs).
'''How was Ume-sensei’s character design being done?'''
Ume-sensei character designs are being done alongside with Urobuchi-san’s scripts. There will be a fine adjustment to character designs after she finished reading scripts for all episodes. Her designs are an important point for this series.
If we talk about Ume-sensei’s designs, what would come up first would be the cute, low height ratio characters used in Hidamari Sketch. For Puella Magi Madoka Magica, she will use her higher height ratio designs with more serious face often used in her Doujinshi. I think you will be able to taste a different taste than what normally found in her animated series.
'''“Can’t wait for the first episode even after finished reading all episode scripts”  What the story will be about for this series?'''
I think for an original series without any original work as basis, not knowing what the story will be about until broadcasting start is its true charm. So for the story, please look forward to the actual broadcast.
Normally, it’s not hard to imagine how the episode will looks like after the storyboard is up. However at Shaft, they will add lot of finishing touches to the work, making impression for an episode different from what is on the storyboard.
That’s why even me that already finished reading all episode scripts can’t say what it will end up like. I can’t help but to look forward to the first episode.
The fact that soundtracks will be done by Kajiura Yuki is also worth looking forward to, isn’t it?
Kajiura-san worked with director Shinbo on Le Portrait de Petite Cossette mentioned earlier, and is also Urobuchi-san earnest wish to have her participate after watching Kara no Kyoukai.
She provided splendid music from her understanding of Kara no Kyoukai world, so I think viewers can put an expectation for her work in this series as well.
With the raising expectation, what is the main highlight of this work?
To see a reaction between talent and talent worked together… is already a hackneyed phrase, but I don’t think there’s any saying that fit Puella Magi Madoka Magica better than that.
I share the same feelings as readers of this interview, as in “what if we let these staffs work together in an original project, what will come out of it!?” After all, this project started from that innocent curiosity. So please look forward to it.
Starts January 2011. Definitely my most expected show since Bakemonogatari announcement back in 2008. I have high hopes for this, though Shaft will surely disappoints me once again.
== Madoka Magica: December 2011 NewType Magazine Interview ==
November 14, 2010. Translation: [http://absolute.fanboi.us/2010/11/madoka-magica-newtype-interview.html]
Pre-broadcast interview with director Shinbo Akiyuki and series composition Urobuchi Gen about tendency of script and visual direction in Puella Magi Madoka Magica.
Director Shinbo Akiyuki’s first original series in a while from a dream team hit creator. Combination of Shinbo Akiyuki and Aoki Ume would remind us of the soothing comedy series Hidamari Sketch, but what would happen if we add Nitroplus' famous action writer Urobuchi Gen into the equation!?
The main theme is “action magical girl.” As usual, we went to interview Shinbo Akiyuki and Gen Urobuchi during production. All preconception will now be tear apart!
“Good or bad is another matter, but it is very fun" —Director Shinbo Akiyuki
NewType: What prompted this Puella Magi Madoka Magica project?
Shinbo Akiyuki: It was Aniplex’s producer Iwakami Atsuhiro who proposed the project. He then lent me Fate/Zero that Urobuchi-san wrote and asked “what do you think about having Urobochi-san’s script on Aoki-san’s character designs?” I then saw the light.
Urobuchi Gen: Since the project is full of talents, I surely can’t hold back on its potential. Although this is my first time writing script for an entire anime series, my plot proposal during the first meeting got accepted, and the script went on smoothly without much change to it from the first draft. It went on without a hitch to the degree I feel uneasy and began to question is it really okay.
NewType: Since its theme is action magical girl, what kind of “magical girl” will be introduced in Madoka Magica?
Urobuchi Gen: Main characters are cute, so I tried my best to make them looks cute. (Laughs) Magical girl that I grew up with are those kind that transformed into an adult or a bus tour guide, however those kind that able to solve everything by wielding a magic stick around no longer feasible nowadays. So there exist an action magical girl genre, with Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha and Precure series as its epitome, it is not hard to do since the genre is already established.
“It is a work that can’t be back-calculated from the result."—Urobuchi Gen
NewType: I'm curious about visual direction, fans have high expectation for it since this is Shaft’s original work…
Shinbo Akiyuki: We still don’t know. (Laughs) For example there is a scene in a room surrounding with mirrors, we can’t say anything about reflections without actually drawing and composing it. Characters are living in a world like that. It might be a story of a near future, or a distant future.
Urobuchi Gen: Hearing “not knowing how the visual will be like” make me pretty excited. Director Shinbo never care about the lenght of script, or how many scene there will be. My impression of anime is that they always created from a complete visual, scripts and each components are back-calculate into it. But Shaft can’t back-calculate: they flesh out as needed. Just like a stage play.
Shinbo Akiyuki: It is only possible when the script is solid and skilled staffs are assembled. Trusting in staffs, we are going to challenge this.
On the script, Urobuchi Gen was probably referring to the fact that his plot was swiftly rejected by director Itano Ichiro during early planning of Blassreiter. Or that’s the story I heard.
== Madoka Magica: February 2011 Megami Magazine Summary ==
Source: Megami, February 2011. [http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=3416177&postcount=474].
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Summary from Megami interview and staff comments'''
*It was Shinbo who put "Mahou Shoujo" into the title, he feel it would become something else that is not strictly magical girl without it. He want to put Madoka Magica into a "magical girl" category.
* Unlike any previous Gekidan Inukare participation on OP/ED or small clips, they're in charge of visual art designs this time. Their position is to connect director Shinbo's style, Ume-sensei's characters and Urobuchi-san's scripts together.
* The series is 12-episodes, if possible, director Shinbo want you to watch it again one more time after the series has ended, it would become clear why characters act in the way they did.
* Importance is put on to respect Urobuchi-san's scripts as much as possible, there's no major change to his script except for a little time adjustment. At the point of interview, all editing until episodes 3 are done.
* Shaft recruits and set up a new CG production management position for Madoka, main highlight of CG works in this series is Gekidan Inukare's scenes in the show.
* Kashiwada Shinichiro (Shigofumi, Index 1, Railgun) is in charge of production supporting from Aniplex's side; animation producer from Shaft's side is Iwaki Tadao (line producer of Arakawa Under The Bridge 2).
* Yuuki Aoi "Madoka is fluffy cute! She is like a strawberry daifuku!"
'''Summary of interview with Kalafina (Wakana, Keiko, Hikaru)'''
* Magia meaning is "magic" but also has "power of believing in someone" as its main theme. Magic that is power to create a miracle. A strength that come from "wish."
* Keiko says she repeat the bridge part as practice until she become used to its unique rhythm. Wakana says since the lyric is powerful, the expression of "weakness and gentleness within the strength" is hard to sing.
*"What pop up in your mind when talking about magical girls?" Wakana "Kiki's Delivery Service and Akazukin Chacha" Keiko "Himitsu no Akko-chan" Hikaru "Card Capture Sakura"
'''Summary of interview ClariS (Kurara, Alice)'''
* Connect's main theme is "adventure, comrade, bond and dreams."
* The song is "cool" in an opposite direction from their debut song, Irony.
* "What pop up in your mind when talking about magical girls?" Kurara "Hoshikuzu Witch Meruru" Alice "Not magical girls, but Disney shows like Cinderella, Enchanted and Little Mermaid. I adore princess when I was a child."

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