Mitakihara Middle School

The entrance gate as depicted in Magia Exedra

Mitakihara Middle School (見滝原中学校, Mitakihara Chūgakkou) is the first school that was established in Mitakihara Town. The school was completely reconstructed several years prior to the start of the show.^{[citation needed]} The school is shown in a futuristic style with glass walls, many windows and corridors.

Uniform

In most media

The girls' uniform consists of white collared undershirt, a big red bow at the neck, a light yellow long-sleeved overshirt with a square neckline with a black edge, a small back bow, a pair of pockets at the abdomen, long juliet sleeves with white cuffs, pointed shirt tails, and a trim consisting of a red line and white serrated edges on the cuffs and the bottom of the shirt, a black pleated miniskirt with a white plaid pattern, and brown loafers, though some students, such as Mami Tomoe and Mabayu Aki, have been seen wearing alternate footwear. The choice of legwear seems to be unregulated, and has included tights, thighhighs and kneehighs of various colors.^[observed]

The boys' uniform consists of a light yellow collared jacket with a breast pocket and black sleeve cuffs, trousers in the same color, and a pair of brown shoes. No variation has been observed.^[observed]

The girls' gym uniform consists of a white short-sleeved t-shirt with red edges at the neckline and sleeves, dark blue buruma, that is sports shorts similar in appearance to panties, white kneehighs, and white sneakers with red soles.^[observed]

In Walpurgisnacht: Rising

The girls' uniform appears mostly similar to the original one, the biggest differences being in the shirts' designs. The overshirt is now instead a cardigan with black buttons, and the triangular trim is now slightly larger and more rounded. There is also more variation in the designs of the undershirt - although most students still wear a white one, a few wear black shirts with a white edge. The skirt, the general tendency to wear brown loafers, and the variety of legwear types remains unchanged.^[observed]

Staff

Teachers

• Kazuko Saotome
• Unnamed Gym Teacher
• Unnamed Math Teacher

Students

2nd year

• Hitomi Shizuki
• Homura Akemi
• Kirika Kure
• Kyoko Sakura (Rebellion and Walpurgisnacht:Rising-only)
• Kyosuke Kamijo
• Madoka Kaname
• Nakazawa
• Sayaka Miki

3rd year

• Mabayu Aki
• Mami Tomoe

Trivia

• In the Blu-Ray audio commentary for episode 1, the seiyuus found the school to be cute and cool, they were impressed with the school's digital gadgets and technology (like the whiteboard) but some wondered what did students do when they needed to change clothes (like gym) since the classroom walls are made of glass.
  • The seiyuus speculated that there must be some sort of technology at work so no one can see the inside when needed. Chiwa Saito's (Homura's seiyuu) suggestion sounds like smart glass technology.
• The rooftop fence's design from the movies resembles the fence around the Main Room of the Lighthouse in Magia Exedra.

Speculation

The theories below have not been proven yet.

Please keep in mind that they are fanmade theories, and not official material.

• The Madoka PSP game's world map gives the approximate location of Mitakihara Middle School in the game.
  • According to the PSP world map, the school is located near a river fork. It was constructed next to a river and the bridge that crosses it. It is assumed that the area where the school is located within walking distance of family dwellings, small buildings, and apartment buildings. Mami's residence is located to the northeast of the school.
• The design of the school may have been influenced by the ultramodern Justice Center Leoben, a glass prison in Styria, Austria.
• It has further been posed that the imagery of the white rooftop may have been influenced by perspective art from the Italian Renaissance, such as Christ Handing the Keys to St. Peter, by Pietro Perugino.
• The rooftop's design from the movies might be inspired by The Milan Cathedral.
• The corridor might be inspired by Shanghai World Financial Center.

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  Map of Mitakihara from Madoka Magica Portable, with location names marked
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  Unedited version of the map of Mitakihara
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  Comparison between the school rooftop in the TV series and the movie, and Christ Handing the Keys to St. Peter.
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  Prison in Leoben
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  The Milan Catedral
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  The corridor and Shanghai World Financial Center

Gallery

Screencaps

Regular

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  Main gate
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  Madoka's class
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  A retracted desk slot
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  A retracted desk slot, with the text "か ― 欠席 ([Miki Saya]ka ― absence)"
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  Mami's class
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  Corridor
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  Outside of the corridor
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  Rooftop

Walpurgisnacht: Rising

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  Main gate during renovations
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  Madoka's class
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  Rooftop

Official art

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  Interior sketch of the classroom
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Miscellaneous Students and staff

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  Translation of the seating chart.

In Magia Exedra

Backgrounds

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  Front gate
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  Classroom
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  Corridor
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  Rooftop
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  Nurse's office
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  Sports track

Screencap CGs

The screencap CGs appear to be based on the movie version.^{[verification needed]}

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CG illustrations

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  Sunny Day Life
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  Memories of You

External links

• Mitahara Middle School at official website's glossary (Archived)