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| This page serves as an archive for fan-created articles documenting analysis and theories on Madoka Magica. The content below has been roughly ordered by topic. Theories that were proven right have been marked with a green ✔, those that were proven wrong bear a red ✖. All the other theories are unconfirmed, and hence should be considered as nothing more than theories. | | This page serves as an archive for fan-created articles documenting analysis of Madoka Magica. The content below has been roughly ordered by topic.<br/> |
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| ==Articles and Analyses==
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| ;[[Speculah:Walpurgis Night|Walpurgis Night]] | | ;[[Speculah:Walpurgis Night|Walpurgis Night]] |
| :Explanations on what is Walpurgis Night (in real-life and in canon), references to it, etc. | | :Explanations on what is Walpurgis Night (in real-life and in canon), references to it, etc. |
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| :An in-depth analysis of the Ending Animation. | | :An in-depth analysis of the Ending Animation. |
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| ===Natural Sciences===
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| ;[[Mathematics of Madoka Magica]] | | ;[[Mathematics of Madoka Magica]] |
| :a page dedicated to solving the 'middle school level' Math questions that appears throughout the series. | | :a page dedicated to solving the 'middle school level' Math questions that appears throughout the series. |
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| ;[http://www.multivax.com/last_question.html Last question by Isaac Asimov] | | ;[http://www.multivax.com/last_question.html Last question by Isaac Asimov] |
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| ;[[Speculah:Lolita|Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita]]--> | | ;[[Speculah:Lolita|Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita]]--> |
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| ==Theories & Speculations==
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| ;{{theory_inline|page=The Global Reset Theory|episode=10}}
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| :Theory stating that the world has been re-created at some point to avoid a fatal outcome.
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| ;{{theory_inline|page=The Time Travel Theory|episode=10}}
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| :Theory according to which one of the characters may be a time traveller going back in time to stop Madoka from becoming a Magical Girl. (Yeah, seriously!)
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| ;{{theory_inline|page=The War Between Good Guys Theory}}
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| :Theory suggesting that the witches believe themselves to be the good guys.
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| ;{{theory_inline|page=Pillar System Theory|title=The Pillar System Theory}}
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| :Theory positing that witches serve as the 'goddesses' of multiple realities. Possibly an elaboration of the 'War Between Good Guys Theory' and the 'Witches as Fallen Magical Girls Theory.'
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| :Theory positing that the subversion of magical girl genre is approached via the Freudian and Symbolic. Lacan and Zizek's concept of the terrifying real, combined with adult responsibility indicate that witches are girls whose purity has ceased, and, becoming women, enter the world of Satan and Sin.
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| The articles listed below attempt to provide analysis or speculate on the roles and natures of the characters.
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| :Speculations about the meaning, implication, and secret of each character's name
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| ;{{theory_inline|page=Make a Wish}}
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| :Speculations in regard to each character's wish
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| ;{{theory_inline|page=Kyuubey is Evil Theory|episode=8}}
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| :Theory foreshadowing Kyuubey as having an evil agenda
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| ;{{theory_inline|page=Kyuubey created Mami and uses her to make more Magical girls|title=Mami as a Magical Girl Generator|episode=6}}
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| :Theory positing that Mami was created by Kyuubey as a mechanism to create more magic girls.
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| :Theory positing that Kyuubey's design and naming may be related to the Questing Beast of Arthurian Legend.
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| ;{{theory_inline|page=Archer theory|title=Archer Theory|episode=10}}
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| :Theory positing the Homura is a future version of Madoka.
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| :Theory positing that Kyouko's ability is vampiric in nature and allows her to "suck" magical energy out of other Puella Magi.
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| ;{{theory_inline|page=Kyuubey is Madoka's Familiar Theory|title=Kyuubey Familiar Theory}}
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| :Theory positing that Kyuubey is already Madoka's familiar.
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| ;{{theory_inline|page=Homura Identity Swap Theory|episode=10}}
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| :A non-time-travel/non-reset theory positing that Homura may be Puella Magi who swapped bodies.
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| ;{{theory_inline|page=Puella Magi Don't Age}}
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| :Theory positing that Puella Magi don't age based on several evidence provided by Kyouko Sakura.
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| ===Animation & Art===
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| :Speculations pertaining to the visual symbolism of butterflies and spiderwebs.
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| ;{{theory_inline|page=What is Lord Humungus Doing at the ED|title=Lord Humungus}}
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| :Speculations regarding the presence of Lord Humungus (Mad Max 2) in a guest art following the Ending Animation.
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| ===Witches & Puella Magi===
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| ;{{theory_inline|page=Witches as Fallen Magical Girls Theory|episode=8}}
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| :Theory suggesting that witches are former mahou shoujo who have lost their way.
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| :Theory regarding the nature of the magic employed by mahou shoujo and witches.
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| ;{{theory_inline|page=Witches are generated by Magical Girls|title=Witches as Byproducts of Magical Girls|episode=8}}
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| :Theory suggesting witches to be a byproduct of a mahou shoujo's magic.
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| :Theory suggesting that the design of mahou shoujo is based on legends and mythology regarding pacts with devils.
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| :Theory regarding magical powers girls get by forming a contract.
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| * [http://www.thatanimeblog.com/index.php/2011/01/mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica-2-when-did-mahou-shoujos-become-so-dark/ "Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica 2 – When did Mahou Shoujos Become So Dark" on Thatanimeblog.com]
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| * [http://disp.cc/b/21-ZqQ Animations by the art director of the Witch's Labyrinth sequences (Chinese Language)]
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| * [http://rebecca-kalista.livejournal.com/29351.html A few speculations as of episode 8 (LiveJournal)]
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