As most of the backstories for the different spinoffs take place during the same times as each other, discerning when specific events take place is not possible. For this reason, most have been delegated to their own sections based on where they happen, with exceptions to certain events which have taken place further in the past compared to most others. The placement of similar events in Magia Record, such as Another Daze and Cross Connection, were also used to create this order of events and due to Kazumi Magica's cast interacting with Kyoko and Mami, it is also possible to make correlations between the two groups.
Around fifteen years before present day, Remi Shiina makes a contract with Kyubey and becomes a Magical Girl. She eventually disappears, likely dying in battle or becoming a Witch herself. Her sister tells this to Remi's friend Misako Ishijima, who later becomes a detective and finds other evidence of Magical Girls.[1][2]
As a child in California, Kanna Hijiri accidentally shoots and kills her neighbors with a loaded gun. This haunts her for the rest of her life.[3]
At some point in Mitakihara, Inui Itsumi becomes a Magical Girl. She neglects her duties for a man named Shou and later becomes the Witch Uhrmann.[4]
Tsubaki Mikoto loses her parents to a Witch and contracts as a Magical Girl with the wish for the power to defeat Witches, gaining fire-based powers. She is taken in by Yoriko Yanagi, who trains her in kendo. Tsubaki meets Ichika Kasumi, her first Magical Girl companion and rival. When Tsubaki tracks down the Witch that killed her parents, Yoriko follows and is killed; Ichika retrieves Yoriko's bell charm as a keepsake.[5]
What became of Ichika is unknown, but she likely died in battle or became a Witch.[5]
Chisato Shion's father abused her mother, and after her mother's death he abused Chisato, so she wished for him to become a proper father.[6]
After their mother's death, Tsubaki is hired as a nanny for Matsuri and Kagari.[7]
Michiru Kazusa's grandmother Maia adopts her after her parents' fatal accident when Michiru is five. Maia reveals she was the eldest of seven sisters and now the last alive, and tells Michiru family is made by connected hearts, not just blood. They share rosetta bread, said to have fallen as the Rosetta Meteora.[8]
Suzune Amano and her parents are caught in a Witch's Labyrinth; Tsubaki saves her. Suzune makes a wish to Kyubey to be a Magical Girl just like Tsubaki.[9]
Tsubaki quits her nanny job to care for Suzune. After many battles, Tsubaki turns into a Witch and Suzune is forced to kill her.[9][7][10]
Kyubey approaches Matsuri and Kagari; Matsuri wishes to be able to see. They find Suzune wearing Tsubaki's charm, and Kyubey tells them Tsubaki became a Witch and Suzune killed her. Matsuri befriends Suzune.[7]
Kagari wishes to make Suzune suffer, rewrites her memories to make her a Magical Girl assassin, and erases her and Matsuri's memories of each other. She makes a deal with Kyubey to hunt Witches full-time to make up for losing Suzune, erases herself from everyone's memory, and leaves town.[7]
Haruka, overshadowed by her older sister Kanata, wishes to erase her from existence, leaving only Haruka to remember her.[6]
Arisa Narumi is bullied and wishes to become strong. After becoming a bully herself, Chisato challenges and defeats her, then offers her friendship and invites her to join the other Magical Girls in Hohzuki.[11]
Around two years before present day in Asunaro, Yuuri Asuka and Airi Anri become friends through Airi's staged scheme; Airi dreamed of being a detective and needed a chef partner.[12]
Mami Tomoe is in a car accident that kills her parents, and she wishes with Kyubey to survive.[13]
At some point, she tries to save a mother and son from a Gisela Witch; she only saves the mother, leaving a deep emotional scar.[14]
Mami and two Magical Girls fight a large insect-like Witch. The two girls retreat, warning Mami not to trust other Magical Girls as rivals who will use her. Mami defeats the Witch alone and watches them leave, alone again.[15]
Afterwards, the two girls become Witches resembling pins and a pincushion respectively.[16]
Around one year later, Kyoko Sakura makes a contract with Kyubey in exchange for people frequenting her father's church again and listening to him.[17] She gains the power to create illusions.[18]
Asunaro
While studying abroad, Michiru Kazusa's grandmother Maia becomes critically ill and rejects life support. Michiru contracts to return her grandmother to normal for as long as she has left to live. Michiru spends the day learning cooking skills from her; the next day, her grandmother dies.[19]
At some point, Michiru saves Yuuri from a Witch and explains Magical Girls to her.[12]
Around the same time, Yuuri and six other girls go through difficult times.
Umika Misaki's editor steals and publishes her novel under a famous idol's name.[3]
Kaoru Maki suffers a severe soccer injury; the girl who caused it is bullied and attempts suicide.[3]
Airi is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given three months to live. Yuuri insists she will support Airi if she chooses to live, gives Airi her spoon pendant, and contracts as a Magical Girl for Airi's sake.[12]
Yuuri visits Airi in the hospital; Airi is cured and believes the spoon was magical. Yuuri continues using her healing powers on children with terminal illnesses, though it is very taxing.[20]
Overwhelmed by despair, Umika, Kaoru, Satomi, Mirai, Kanna, and Saki are marked by a Witch's Kiss and attempt suicide. Michiru saves them and takes them to her house.[19] She shares her wish, and Kyubey tells them they have the potential to become Magical Girls.[21] Inspired by Michiru, in order:
Mirai wishes for a big museum for her teddy bears.[21]
Satomi wishes for the power to talk to animals.[21]
Kanna wishes to create a copy of herself without the memories of her accidental killings; she gives up the name Kanna Hijiri to her replacement and introduces herself as Niko Kanna.[21][22]
Saki wishes for her sister's flower to bloom forever.[21]
Umika wishes for an editor who values her work.[21]
Kaoru wishes to help those injured due to her soccer injury.[21]
The six become Magical Girls, and Michiru names the group the Pleiades Saints.[21]
After their first Witch battle, Michiru explains her grandmother's story and the Rosetta Meteora. They gaze at the Pleiades and share a meal.[8]
Michiru learns that Magical Girls become Witches. Feeling guilty for convincing seven girls to contract, she overworks herself and hunts Witches alone.[1]
While preparing strawberry risotto for the Pleiades, Michiru turns into a Witch, revealing the truth to the others. Kyubey explains the Magical Girl system. Umika kills him with her spear, but a new body appears; Niko takes the terminal for testing. Saki encases Michiru's Grief Seed in metal shaped like one of her earrings. The girls read Michiru's diary and decide to reject the Magical Girl system entirely.[23][24][1]
Yuuri enters a cooking contest with Slice Akiyama; Airi returns the spoon to her for good luck.[20]
Yuuri goes missing during the contest's final round. Airi is caught in a Witch's Labyrinth; the Pleiades Saints destroy the Witch and warn her to forget what she saw. Airi finds Yuuri's spoon, and Kyubey reveals the Witch was Yuuri, who overused her healing powers until she became a Witch in front of the Pleiades. Kyubey offers Airi a wish, and she wishes to become Yuuri, taking over her life, memories, and appearance, and declares her intent to kill them all.[20]
Kanna witnesses the fight and Kyubey explains Niko's wish and Kanna's own creation to her. Kanna contracts for the power to "connect" and use others' powers without their knowledge, intending to cause Niko's downfall. She creates Evil Nuts by mixing Niko's and Umika's magics.[22]
Umika discovers a theoretical method to resurrect Michiru using a Witch's "Heart," a Cuore Maleficus. Saki strongly supports it.[25]
The Pleiades use their joint powers and the flesh of Michiru's Witch to create clones of her. When given Michiru's memories, the clones go berserk. They make 12 clones until concluding it was Michiru's will to remain dead. Saki keeps the clones in stasis.[26]
Niko creates a new, dependent type of Incubator from the captured body: "Juubey," who can absorb Grief Seeds and cleanse Soul Gems himself.[23]
The Pleiades bring Juubey to Kyubey and declare his services no longer required. Umika leads the Pleiades to cast a spell rendering all Incubators except Juubey invisible to everyone in the city and rewriting the memories of all Magical Girls to remember Juubey in Kyubey's place. Their own memories of performing the spell are erased.[23]
For the thirteenth clone, the Pleiades decide not to give her Michiru's memories and to call her by Michiru's nickname, Kazumi. They prepare gifts and plans for her.[25]
Souichirou is tricked into selling his store and plans to detonate a bomb in the shopping mall.[27]
After Kazumi is created, Yuuri kidnaps her in a suitcase. At the mall, the two mix their suitcases: Yuuri receives the bomb, Souichirou receives Kazumi.[27]
Kazamino & Mitakihara
Around one year after Mami's interaction with the two girls, Mami finds a Witch's Barrier already being fought by Kyoko Sakura. Mami saves Kyoko, deduces the Witch's true body, and helps destroy it. They introduce themselves, share the Grief Seed, and Kyoko asks Mami to make her her disciple.[15]
Over the following days, Mami and Kyoko hunt Witches together and grow closer.[18]
One day, Kyoko asks Mami about her contract, and Mami tells her about the car accident. Kyoko invites Mami to her house for dinner, and Mami meets Kyoko's family. That night, Kyoko explains her wish and says she is happy with her contract.[18]
After a fight, Kyoko and Mami agree that together they could protect the town even from Walpurgisnacht.[18]
Later that night, Kyoko finds people under a Witch's Kiss tearing up her father's church. She defeats the Witch, but her father sees her in Magical Girl form and labels her an evil being.[18]
Kyoko asks Mami if saving someone from a Witch always leads to a happy ending. Mami says they cannot know in advance and tells Kyoko not to push herself too hard.[28]
Kyoko's father accuses her of bewitching his followers and calls her contract a deal with the devil. He says he would rather be an impotent failure than accept her power.[28]
Kyoko's father kills his wife, Momo, and himself, leaving only Kyoko behind and burning down the Sakura Church.[28]
Kyoko stops hunting Witches, and Kyubey tells her she would simply die if she stopped. Kyoko fights a large queen-like Witch, struggles, and collapses. Kyubey explains her magic is failing because she has subconsciously rejected her wish; her power of fascination is tied to her wish for her father's sermons to be heard.[28]
Mami finds Kyoko in the snow, heals her, and takes her to her apartment. Kyoko declines to stay, afraid she can no longer fight.[28][29]
The next day, Kyoko proposes they stop hunting Familiars and focus only on Witches, arguing they should let Familiars kill people to create more Witches. Mami refuses. Kyoko declares she will no longer fight for others' happiness, only for herself, and returns to Kazamino. Mami is left alone again.[29]
Nagisa Momoe lives alone with her abusive mother, who becomes terminally ill. Nagisa wishes for the best cheesecake in the world instead of wishing to save her mother. She ultimately becomes the Witch Charlotte.[4]
Some time later, Mami and Kyubey spot Mabayu Aki as a potential Magical Girl. Mabayu wishes to erase her mother's memory of a prediction of her own death and becomes a Magical Girl.[30]
Mabayu and Mami form a partnership and convince other candidates to become Magical Girls. These girls would shortly after disappear, likely dying in battle or becoming Witches.[31]
Mabayu reveals to Mami that she saw her working as a waitress at Récompense in uniform. Mami later begins briefly working at Récompense, impressing Sakie and Mabayu.[32]
The events of Puella Magi Madoka Magica and some of its related media take place. For information on which month, or year the loop takes place, see Timeline/Original#Dating the Timeline Loops. In Magia Record, the events of Suzune Magica take place slightly before the events of Madoka Magica, while Kazumi Magica happens a bit later, followed by Oriko Magica, which takes place during the same time as Madoka Magica. The same framework has been adapted for this article.
This information may be considered incongruent with many Madoka Magica media, but the original Puella Magi Oriko Magica claims that these, and thus most other events of the Madoka Media, take place during 2011, with Kirika Kure being born in 1997 and dying in 2011. This detail has intentionally been excluded from retellings and adaptations of the story since the first version of the Oriko Magica story.[33]
While Witch-hunting at night, Suzune saves Kanami Honoka, another Magical Girl, from a Witch, then kills her after getting her name.[34]
The next day, Suzune transfers to Akanegasaki Middle School, which Matsuri, Chisato, Arisa, and Haruka attend. Rumors of a “Ripper girl” circulate, and the Hohzuki quartet suspects a Magical Girl is behind the murders, since all the victims were Magical Girls.[35]
That night, Chisato encounters Suzune and is killed. Arisa attacks Suzune and is overpowered, but Haruka and Matsuri rescue her and escape.[35]
The next day, Matsuri visits Suzune at her home at Yunagi Newspaper and offers friendship despite Suzune’s threats, but she refuses and lets her go.[11]
At Chisato’s funeral, tensions rise between Arisa and Haruka over Chisato’s death. Later, Haruka, distracted by guilt, accidentally enters a Witch’s Barrier. While Arisa and Matsuri search for her, they encounter Suzune, who declares her intent to kill Haruka.[36]
In the Barrier, Haruka reflects on her wish to erase her older sister Kanata from existence while fighting the Witch. Suzune teleports to Haruka and as Arisa and Matsuri arrive, Haruka transforms into a Witch. Suzune defeats her and reveals to Arisa and Matsuri that all Witches were once Magical Girls, and their Soul Gems are their true selves. Suzune takes her leave and Kyubey then shows Arisa and Matsuri Suzune’s past, explaining how after her parents were killed by a Witch, Tsubaki raised her, until Tsubaki became a Witch and Suzune was forced to kill her, vowing to end the cycle.[6][37][9][38]
The next day, Arisa vows to kill Suzune, while Matsuri tries to reason with her. Matsuri explains she doesn’t regret becoming a Magical Girl because her wish allowed her to overcome her disability. Matsuri also begins having flashes of memories involving Tsubaki and a young Suzune. That night, Kagari returns to Hohzuki and watches Suzune.[39]
Later, Suzune and Arisa confront each other in an alley and start fighting. Meanwhile, Matsuri remembers her past with Tsubaki and Suzune and Kagari approaches her.[40] Kagari reveals she erased Matsuri’s memories and manipulated Suzune into becoming a Magical Girl assassin to make her suffer, then knocks Matsuri out and takes her home.[41]
Kagari interrupts Suzune and Arisa’s fight as Arisa is about to kill Suzune, killing Arisa herself. Kagari shows Suzune visions, explaining how she made a wish for revenge and altered Suzune’s memories to turn her into a killer. Suzune breaks down, realizing the extent of Kagari’s manipulation and the lives she has taken. Meanwhile, Matsuri awakens, now fully remembering her friendship with Suzune and Tsubaki.[41][7][42]
Suzune attacks Kagari but is easily outmatched. As Kagari is about to kill her, Matsuri arrives and tends to Suzune with a Grief Seed. While the two fight her, Kyubey reveals how Kagari’s magic works, and Matsuri uses her detection magic to reveal Kagari’s movements to Suzune. After they win, Kagari rewrites her own memories to turn into a Witch, and the Witch consumes Matsuri. Suzune enters the Witch’s body and destroys her from the inside, finding Matsuri unconscious and Kagari's Grief Seed. Suzune copies Kagari’s magic and uses the Grief Seed on Matsuri, leaving her home. When Matsuri wakes and chases after her, Suzune threatens to rewrite her memories, but Matsuri tells her she will always be her friend and comforts her. Suzune crushes her own Soul Gem to prevent herself from becoming a Witch.[10][43][44]
The following days, Matsuri vows to continue living and puts on a charm similar to Tsubaki’s and Suzune’s.[44]
Kazumi wakes up inside a suitcase with amnesia, only remembering her name. She is found by Souichirou Tachibana, who explains he bought a bomb in a similar suitcase to destroy a mall for revenge, but the suitcases were switched after he bumped into a mysterious girl. He receives a call offering to trade Kazumi for the bomb at the mall, and she agrees, hoping to find her kidnapper. During the trip, she pleads with him not to use the bomb, insisting he is good.[27]
At the mall, Umika and Kaoru open the bomb case, activating its timer. A police squad led by Misako Ishijima arrives to arrest Souichirou, and Kazumi breaks free to defend him. As the bomb is about to explode, Kazumi’s earrings glow and she wishes for it to stop. Umika passes it to Kaoru, who kicks it into the air, but Kazumi had unknowingly turned it into a harmless confetti bomb. Umika and Kaoru reveal they know Kazumi and take her to their home, where they explain she had been missing since the previous day.[27]
After resting, she wakes to a note saying Umika and Kaoru have gone to meet the detective. Kazumi cooks a large meal, and when the detective arrives alone, Kazumi accuses her of orchestrating the bomb plot for recognition and of coming to kill her. Misako admits this, stating she has the power to kill without evidence, then transforms into a monster and attacks Kazumi.[27]
When Misako grabs her earring-bell, Kazumi breaks her wrist and instinctively transforms into a Magical Girl. Using her new powers, she defeats the monster, which reverts to human form. Umika and Kaoru rush in to find the battle over; Kazumi tells them she can use magic.[27] She collapses from exhaustion, while Umika and Kaoru find a Grief Seed-like object on the unconscious detective. Unbeknownst to them, Yuuri watches.[45]
Kazumi wakes up, encounters the cat Toto in her room and joins Umika and Kaoru downstairs. After eating, Umika takes Kazumi and Kaoru shopping at the mall to overcome her writer's block. There, Kazumi senses something wrong and runs off to find a monster attacking people. She transforms into a Magical Girl, and the monster recognizes her. Kazumi struggles in the fight, prompting Umika and Kaoru to reveal they can transform as well. Kazumi recalls their usual strategy but attacks too early, nearly hitting Umika and allowing the monster to escape.[45]
As a playful punishment, they take her for a haircut. Umika explains that a sprite scouts and contracts with Magical Girls, granting wishes in exchange for their powers. Kaoru says she wished for a healthy body to play soccer, while Umika wished for an editor who appreciates her novels. Kazumi wonders what her own wish was, but they say she never told anyone. They confirm the monsters are a new type of Witch unfamiliar to them.[45]
Kazumi’s haircut is messy and when Umika tries to fix a stray lock, Kazumi calls it her "Witch sensor," which helps them identify the half-Witch as a cosmetic saleswoman using harmful foundation. They confront the Witch, but the mysterious girl from earlier appears, reveals herself as a Magical Girl, and leaves. They defeat the Witch, turning her human and obtaining an Evil Nut.[45]
That night, while fighting a proper Witch, Kazumi hesitates due to her earlier mistake. The Witch devours Umika and Kaoru and escapes, leaving Kazumi with only a Witch's Kiss. Four other Magical Girls arrive: Satomi, Mirai, Saki, and Niko, revealing they form a seven-member team called the Pleiades Saints.[46]
Kazumi receives a call from Umika and Kaoru, trapped in a Barrier Umika created. She says she can only maintain it for five hours and instructs Kazumi to find the Witch with the others. The five use their Soul Gems to locate it, though Kazumi notes her hair detector isn’t working. Satomi reveals her wish to communicate with animals, and a cat tells her the mark on Kazumi’s hand has appeared around the city. Niko introduces a smartphone app that tracks Witches by converting wavelengths into Soul Gem signals.[46]
The group splits up. Yuuri, disguised as Satomi, lures Kazumi away, reveals herself as the one who put her in the suitcase, and declares her intent to kill her. She summons a giant bull named Cole and pins Kazumi to a wall, but the other Saints arrive and save her, allowing Yuuri to escape.[46]
Back at the house, Saki discovers the Witch's Kiss matches a bookmobile’s schedule. After Kazumi cooks a large meal, they rush to confront the Witch, with Kazumi bringing candy for Umika and Kaoru. Their plan has Kazumi wait outside the Barrier and fire in on a signal. When Niko’s communicator breaks, Umika uses flute candy from Kazumi’s bag to signal instead. Kazumi destroys the Witch. Saki finds it used an abandoned car for its Barrier, and Niko collects a proper Grief Seed.[46]
Juubey approaches and reveals he contracted the Pleiades Saints. He purifies their Soul Gems and devours the Grief Seed. When presented with the "Grief Seeds" from the half-Witches, he rejects them as fake "Evil Nuts." The Pleiades deduce Yuuri is behind them, when Yuuri suddenly appears, incapacitates the group, kidnaps Kazumi, and leaves a letter demanding they come to Asunaro Dome at midnight. They regroup to figure out her motivations.[47]
At midnight, the Pleiades arrive at Asunaro Dome, where Yuuri awaits with Kazumi trapped in a chair. When the Saints attempt to rescue her, they are blocked by a force field which damages them upon contact. Yuuri announces her plan to plant an Evil Nut into Kazumi’s forehead. Removing her hat, she is recognized by Umika and Yuuri declares her desire for vengeance and forcefully inserts the Evil Nut into Kazumi's forehead.[47]
A burst of energy erupts from Kazumi, who breaks free to fight Yuuri but is again overpowered. Yuuri accuses the Pleiades Saints of killing her, claiming they are a group that murders Magical Girls. She reveals the Pleiades took away what was most important to her, so she plans to take Kazumi from them in return. As Yuuri’s blackened Soul Gem cracks, Saki instructs Juubey to cleanse it, but Yuuri shoots him. Her Soul Gem hatches into a Grief Seed, turning her into a Witch.[20]
Her Barrier ties the Pleiades to crosses and projects Airi's memories, showing how she became Yuuri to enact revenge.[20] Kazumi pleads with Airi to stop, but the Witch attacks, seemingly crushing her head. Kazumi bites the attack, and the Evil Nut’s influence mutates her body, allowing her to break free until her earring's bell restores her.[48]
Kazumi tries to use her magic to revert Airi to human form, but Airi’s body emerges from the Witch, still attached. Saki frees her teammates. Kazumi protests killing Airi, but the Pleiades explain Witches cannot be saved. They destroy the Witch with Kazumi ultimately joining the attack. The Barrier collapses, and Kazumi picks up Airi’s spoon, vowing to share the Pleiades’ pain.[48]
Later, Kazumi encounters Souichirou Tachibana, now a store manager. She makes "Bucket Parfait," a dessert Airi and Yuuri longed to share. Souichirou initially refuses to add it to the menu, but as Kazumi eats, she breaks down, realizing they never got to enjoy it together. She falls asleep gripping their spoon, and Souichirou covers her with a blanket, later adding the parfait.[48]
That night, the rest of the Pleiades confront a Magical Girl named Sumire Akane, who used to play with Kaoru. As she pleads, Kaoru uses Tocco del Male to take her Soul Gem. Another Magical Girl, Ayase Souju, watches from afar, interested in collecting the Pleiades’ Soul Gems.[49]
Likely during this time, Kanna approaches them and supplies them with Evil Nuts to use against the Saints.
The next morning, Kazumi thanks Souichirou for the food and is delighted when he adds Bucket Parfait to the menu. She leaves upon spotting Niko and Juubey and joins them on patrol at La Vie Land amusement park. They encounter Ayase Souju, who introduces herself as a collector of Soul Gems, accuses the Pleiades of the same, and reveals her intent to add theirs to her collection. Niko battles Ayase and uses Tocco del Male on her, but Ayase's body continues moving, retrieving her Soul Gem and revealing that she shares her body with Luca, possessing two Soul Gems.[49]
Kazumi and Niko fight Souju, countering their synchronized fire and ice magic by mixing Kazumi's destruction with Niko's reformation. As Ayase/Luca prepares to use Evil Nuts on them, the other Pleiades arrive and intercept them. Souju accuses the Pleiades of being Magical Girl hunters, shocking Kazumi. Kaoru retrieves their Soul Gems as they reach their limit. Kazumi demands an explanation, and Umika agrees to reveal the truth. Suddenly, Niko collapses as her Soul Gem turns into a Grief Seed, transforming her into a Witch.[50]
The Pleiades are shocked until Kaoru blocks the Witch's attacks. When Saki is harmed, Mirai summons an army of teddy bears and cuts the Witch in half. The Witch drops a Grief Seed, leaving Niko's body lifeless. As they mourn, another Niko appears.[51]
In this moment, Kanna takes Niko's identity and pretends the original Niko is a "spare" she created with her wish, having likely rewritten Juubey's memories to confirm this.
Niko explains the body was a "preliminary" from her contract, causing mixed reactions. They take Kazumi to a hidden facility under Mirai's museum, called the Freezer, where they store the bodies of Magical Girls whose Soul Gems they’ve taken. Umika explains this is their way of rejecting the Magical Girl system, preventing Witch transformations while searching for a way to cleanse Soul Gems.[51]
Umika reveals that Witches are the ultimate fate of all Magical Girls and admits they lied about Soul Gems merely "going out of control." Juubey reveals Soul Gems contain the extracted souls of Magical Girls, making them akin to zombies. Kaoru argues this is better than dying instantly to a Witch. Umika describes their method: captured Magical Girls are placed in a specialized barrier that isolates them from their Soul Gems, inducing suspended animation. Kaoru states their goal is to avoid becoming Witches and restore the girls to normal life. Niko transfers Ayase and Luca's Soul Gems and body into new containers, declaring they will wait for revival.[3]
Kazumi asks when they learned the truth. Umika touches her forehead to Kazumi's, stating they must now restore her lost memories.[3]
Kazumi is shown an alternate past where Michiru's name was changed to Kazumi and Kyubey is replaced with Juubey.[23]
She relives memories of how each member fell to despair and how "Kazumi" saved them from suicide under a Witch's Kiss.[3] After forcing them to fight, she told them of her grandmother and her own contract. She then sees them make their wishes to Juubey, forming the Pleiades.[21]
The next memory shows the Pleiades waiting for Kazumi, who was to bring a new friend. Juubey alerts them to a nearby Witch's Barrier at Asunaro Dome, where they witness Yuuri Asuka transforming into a Witch. After the battle, Satomi asks if Magical Girls turn into Witches. Juubey explains the process and his role in collecting energy from hope's conversion into despair. Kaoru grabs him in anger, but Umika seizes him, slams her head against his, and rewrites his memories to prevent further contracts and make him work for them.[21]
In the present, Kazumi says she remembers hunting Magical Girls after Yuuri's transformation, but collapses as the Evil Nut symbol flashes in her eyes. Satomi looks on in shock as everyone decides to rest, and Umika and Kaoru lead Kazumi away.[21]
Later, as Saki lingers in the Freezer, Satomi approaches and asks if they can kill Kazumi, arguing she will inevitably revert to her Witch form and endanger everyone. Saki refuses, declaring her love for Kazumi. Satomi then uses her magic to compel Saki to go to the Misaki residence and kill Kazumi.[26]
At the residence, Kazumi sleeps while Kaoru and Umika discuss her condition. Kaoru confesses she had Umika fabricate details about her own wish during Kazumi's memory restoration. Saki arrives and asks if they understand the Evil Nut's effects. Umika theorizes someone else created the Evil Nuts and supplied them to Yuuri and the Souju twins, so finding that person may reveal the truth. Umika and Kaoru reassure Saki that things are progressing well "this time," but Saki panics at the mention of another repeat. She points out that even Niko's clone body transformed despite having a clear Soul Gem, suggesting they are all nearing their own transformations.[26]
Umika notices Saki referring to Kazumi with an honorific typically used by Satomi. Saki suddenly kicks Umika across the room. Through Saki, Satomi declares they cannot allow Kazumi to live and that it would be kinder for Saki to kill her now. Kaoru tries to restrain her, but Saki incapacitates her with a chandelier. Saki advances on Kazumi but breaks free of the brainwashing and stabs herself in the leg. Kazumi wakes, but Satomi forces Saki to grab her, and using Saki's magic, they vanish and reappear in the Freezer, with Saki's hair now much longer.[26]
Saki collapses from blood loss and urges Kazumi to run. Satomi appears and reveals that the restored memories were fabrications. The Pleiades already knew the truth about Witches because Kazumi's original self, Michiru Kazusa, had previously become a Witch and died. The Pleiades have been attempting to revive Michiru by cloning remnants of her Witch form and transplanting them into clone bodies, a process called Malefica Farce ("Witch Stuffing"). The current Kazumi is the thirteenth clone, and exposure to Evil Nuts is accelerating her reversion. Satomi intends to kill her before the transformation completes. She summons the twelve previous failed clones from beneath the Freezer and commands them to destroy Kazumi.[26]
She also reveals that Yuuri's transformation was a false memory implanted by Umika; it was Michiru's Witch transformation that first exposed them to the truth. Satomi explains that their attempts to revive Michiru using combined magic created imperfect clones with witch-like traits. She notes Saki was supposed to dispose of the clones but couldn't due to her love for Michiru. Outside, Mirai spies on them, while Niko and Juubey observe both parties.[52]
Satomi possesses Kazumi using her magic and forces her to fight the clones. Kazumi begs her to stop, but Satomi refuses. Under control, Kazumi wields the unique magics of each Pleiades member, convincing her she is composed of their magic fragments. She even absorbs the defeated clones' remains, repairing her own increasingly witch-like body. Satomi observes that Kazumi is "cannibalizing" them and brands her a monster.[52]
The battle continues until only Kazumi and one clone, marked with "IV," remain. As they clash, the clone pleads with Kazumi to kill her. Kazumi hesitates, but Satomi drives her staff through Kazumi's back and into the clone's chest. Satomi apologizes, then mutters she has finally eliminated all the clones.[52]
In her final moments, Kazumi grasps the clone's hand, absorbing its essence. Satomi prepares another attack, but her Soul Gem suddenly cracks and shatters without visible corruption, transforming her into the Witch Ritterrüstung von Heulsuse. Kazumi dodges the Witch's assaults while her own body mutates into a tentacled, Witch-like form. She redirects the Witch's Familiars against it using Mirai's "La Bestia" attack. The Witch's armor detonates, exposing a vulnerable core. Kazumi seizes it and smashes it against a wall, killing the Witch and reverting Satomi to her lifeless human form.[53]
The remaining Pleiades arrive and Mirai wakes Saki. They witness Kazumi savagely attacking Satomi's corpse. At Saki's voice, Kazumi snaps back to her normal appearance, horrified. Saki gently reassures her and calls her "Michiru." Kazumi pushes Saki away in distress, demanding to know if she is truly just a clone. Met with silence, she panics and uses Saki's magic to escape.[53]
Umika, Kaoru, Saki, Mirai, and Niko regroup. Niko attempts to track Kazumi but fails due to her using cloaking magic unconsciously. Saki apologizes for not destroying the clones, though the others don't blame her. They discuss their next steps, now that Kazumi's reversion is progressing and they lack Satomi's magic. Niko holds a container with Satomi's shrunken body and Grief Seed, calling them ingredients for revival. In a vote, everyone except Kaoru agrees to kill Kazumi and resume reviving Michiru and Satomi as many times as needed. Kaoru argues they cannot eliminate Kazumi now that she is beyond control, but Saki produces Michiru's diary and challenges her on whether she'd be willing to give it a bad ending.[53]
Saki and Mirai depart on patrol. Saki thanks Mirai for excusing her earlier actions, but Mirai responds coldly that the current Kazumi is not the Michiru they once knew, only a Witch with a human appearance.[53]
Meanwhile, Kazumi hides alone in a lighthouse atop a cliff, tearfully staring at a group picture of the Pleiades on her phone.[53] As she weeps, Misako Ishijima grabs her shoulder. She shows no memory of the bomb incident or her transformation. Misako urges Kazumi into her car to escape the rain.[1]
As they drive, Misako explains that over twenty young girls have vanished in Asunaro recently, including Yuuri. Fearing Kazumi could be next, she approached her. The only lead is that several victims' phones contained deleted texts from an anonymous address labeled "Hyades," with no trace on phone company servers. She asks if Kazumi has regained her memories, but Kazumi bursts into tears, prompting Misako to pull over at Souichirou Tachibana's café.[1]
Inside, Kazumi eats a meal and falls asleep from exhaustion. Souichirou prepares coffee for Misako with butter stirred in, a recipe from a popular manga. Misako shows a photo of a girl named Remi Shiina, her close friend from middle school who disappeared. Remi's little sister later told her Remi had been a Magical Girl, and Misako has encountered evidence of Magical Girls in her detective work. When Souichirou asks why she shares this now, Misako notes Remi loved the same manga the coffee recipe is from. He interprets the coincidence as proof that miracles and magic exist. Kazumi spends the night at the café.[1]
Six days after Detective Misako Ishijima brought a starving, soaked Kazumi to Kafe Lepa Mačka, the rain has continued, and Kazumi has remained upstairs. Near midnight, Souichirou Tachibana pauses his work to watch the unrelenting downpour. He sees her near-total loss of appetite as a sign of more than a simple runaway but respects her wish not to contact family. A small thump from upstairs breaks the quiet; when he checks, Kazumi is sleeping soundly but with fresh tear tracks on her face. He sighs, resolving to make irresistible food for her tomorrow.[2]
While descending the stairs, a piece of luggage collapses and a notebook falls out. He recognizes it as his late father's guestbook from Bistro Tachibana, now around fifteen years old, filled with joyful customer notes. Pausing at one particular page, he decides on a dish for Kazumi and begins cooking it in the empty café.[2]
Early that morning, Kaoru arrives and hands Souichirou a scorched diary for Kazumi, with a personal letter tucked inside. She says she has no home left and flees crying. Souichirou sets the diary aside and continues cooking hotcakes. Soon, Misako enters and he serves it with chocolate art, calling it "magical cooking to turn tears into smiles." He shows a guestbook entry from Remi, Misako's missing best friend from 15 years prior, who described the same "hotcake" with a chef's drawing and the pun "A girl's tears are hotcake." Misako eats tearfully, smiling at the memory. Souichirou decides this will be Kazumi's breakfast, the rain now seeming gentler.[2]
Alone, Kazumi opens the diary and reads entries detailing Michiru's life: her bond with her grandmother, her early encounter with Yuuri Asuka, her joyful time with the newly formed Pleiades, and her despair upon learning Magical Girls become Witches. Kaoru's letter pleads with Kazumi to flee before the others find and kill her, promising to protect her at any cost.[1]
Kazumi and Souichirou prepare one last meal together, which is strawberry risotto, following Michiru's grandmother's recipe from the diary. After eating, Kazumi thanks him and departs. She goes to the Freezer beneath Mirai's museum and uses telepathy to broadcast her location to the remaining Pleiades. She declares she will not run and demands they meet her to settle everything, warning that if they do not come, she will deactivate the facility's barrier, allowing the stored Soul Gems to hatch into Witches.[1]
The Pleiades arrive at the Freezer. Kazumi greets them, revealing she placed magic circles that will break the seal on the Soul Gems if they detect anyone's magic but her own. She says she has read Michiru's diary and pieced together the truth. She demands to know why they never gave her Michiru's actual memories. Saki explains that every prior clone given the full memories lost their sanity to fighting instincts and became mindless killers. Umika adds they interpreted this as "Michiru's will" and stopped attempting memory transfers, creating a new Magical Girl with a different personality instead.[54]
Kazumi declares she will not permit Magical Girls to perish from despair. She demands the Pleiades swear never to abandon efforts to revive Michiru and Satomi, no matter the failures, as it is their responsibility for rejecting the system and creating her. As her body begins transforming back into a Witch, she urges them to kill her. Kaoru objects, but Kazumi pleads with them to end her suffering. Holding up a group photo, she asks if they'd be friends if she were a normal human, which Kaoru affirms. Kazumi thanks them tearfully, consumes two Evil Nuts stored in the Freezer, and begs them to kill her.[54]
Kazumi lashes out with her newly-formed snake tail, slamming Kaoru into a wall and paralyzing her. Her expanding Barrier warps the room. Umika tries to rouse Kaoru but fails. Mirai tells Saki they must kill Kazumi to save her from torment. Saki transforms, steeling herself to kill every iteration of "Kazumi" until the true Michiru is restored, and Mirai pledges to share that burden. Kazumi blasts Niko unconscious. Saki and Mirai unleash a combined attack, Episodio Incrocio, manifesting a massive energy teddy bear that charges toward Kazumi.[54]
Umika continues calling for Kaoru until she notices Kazumi's magical symbol appearing on Kaoru's cheek. She uses Carcere Pausa on Kaoru, freeing her. Kaoru awakens to see the battle and rushes forward as Saki attacks, leaping in front of the strike. She pulls Saki close and argues that Kazumi is forcing herself to act as a Witch to make them kill her. When Kazumi's expression proves Kaoru right, Saki relents and breaks down.[54]
Kaoru declares she will be the one to kill Kazumi, but Mirai suddenly leaps behind Kazumi and slices her body in half. The Barrier collapses, and Kazumi's form reverts to a doll-like decoy identical to Niko's clones. The unconscious Niko is also a decoy. The real Niko emerges, revealing she has the true Kazumi sealed safely inside one of her containers.[54]
Mirai turns to see Saki's Soul Gem on the verge of hatching. Niko uses Prodotto Secondario to create a clone beside Saki. The clone calmly tells Saki she will put her to rest, then presses an Evil Nut into Saki's forehead. Saki screams as a pillar of lightning erupts around her, annihilating the clone. Niko, smiling, tells Kaoru she could never let humans hurt Kazumi.[54]
When Kaoru presses for an explanation, Niko declares that she and Kazumi are the only true composite Magical Girls. Mirai rushes to Saki's side as Saki begins transforming into a Witch and begs Juubey to cleanse her Soul Gem. He says it is too late and urges her to flee, but Mirai refuses.[22]
Mirai notices Saki's Soul Gem has fully become a Grief Seed. She professes her love to Saki's Witch, and the Witch decapitates her, killing her. Niko shouts "Connect" and uses her magic to restrain the rampaging Witch-Saki, claiming her revenge is nearly complete. She recounts a childhood gun tragedy where the sole survivor and the one who pulled the trigger was Kanna Hijiri. Consumed by "what if" thoughts, she imagined an alternate version of herself who never experienced the tragedy. Umika realizes the girl before them is not the original Niko, but Kanna Hijiri herself, created by Niko's wish.[22]
Kanna explains that she saw them battling Yuuri Asuka's Witch form and was horrified by the monster and a girl who looked identical to her. Juubey appeared and explained that the girl was her original self and that Kanna was created as a duplicate from Niko's wish. This led to her breakdown and desire for revenge. She wished for the ability to "connect" to others without drawing attention, to use their powers. She then created the Evil Nuts with Niko and Umika's magic, supplying them to Yuuri (Airi) and the Souju twins. Her goal is to eliminate normal humans and replace them with composite beings like herself and Kazumi, to be called the Hyades.[22]
Inside the Barrier of Saki's Witch, Kanna urges Kazumi to join her, offering to heal her impending Witch transformation. Kazumi refuses, declaring she wants no part of a world without her friends. She bursts free from the container and collapses next to Umika and Kaoru. Umika attempts to reason with Kanna, insisting that both she and Kazumi possess genuine human hearts. She admits the Pleiades' fear of becoming Witches drove them to try saving themselves, but Kazumi chose to confront the truths head-on. Enraged, Kanna commands Saki's Witch to attack. Before it can strike, teddy bears under Mirai's previous "La Bestia" spell breach the Barrier, arriving with the Soul Gems of the Souju sisters and other captured Magical Girls. The Gems immediately corrupt into Grief Seeds and hatch into Witches that rally to defend Saki's Witch. Umika casts Rosso Fantasma on Kaoru, who sends spectral clones toward Kanna. Umika sneaks behind Kanna and uses Tocco del Male in an attempt to extract her Soul Gem. Kanna reveals it was a decoy and strikes them both down.[55]
Kazumi prepares to fully transform, instructing Umika and Kaoru to kill her if she becomes a Witch and thanking them. Her Soul Gem rapidly corrupts. Juubey attempts to purify it, but his body begins disintegrating. With a final goodbye, Juubey breaks apart completely. Kyubey appears and explains that Juubey was an incomplete Incubator, incapable of full purification. Umika and Kaoru recall that standard Grief Seeds can cleanse Soul Gems. Kazumi faints, the sound from her earring bell echoing. This causes Saki's Witch to turn against the other Witches defending her, prompting them to overwhelm and destroy her. As Saki's Witch is defeated, she drops a Grief Seed, which Umika and Kaoru use to purify Kazumi's heavily corrupted Soul Gem. Her Witch-like markings fade, and she is restored to normal.[55]
Kazumi wakes up and swiftly defeats all the Witches except the combined Witch form of Souju, which is more resilient. Umika and Kaoru express regret, lamenting they wanted Kazumi to experience joy, not this confrontation. Kazumi finally destroys the Souju Witch, also wounding Kanna. Saki's Grief Seed is about to hatch, and a massive barrier spell bearing Umika's magic circle shatters above the city. Umika and Kaoru recall the one entity capable of consuming Grief Seeds and call out to Kyubey, who appears and eats the Grief Seed before it releases the Witch again.[25]
Kyubey states he never left Asunaro City and directs Umika for the full explanation. Kaoru and Umika recall that it was Kyubey who made their contracts and explained the truth about Witches after Michiru became one. In fury, Umika impaled him, but a new Kyubey body appeared, explaining Incubators share a collective consciousness and have countless terminals. Niko took the dead Kyubey and placed it in a container. After research, she used its body to purify her Soul Gem and created a new, dependent type of Incubator, presenting him as "Juubey." In their next encounter with Kyubey, the Pleiades brought Juubey, who informed Kyubey his services were no longer needed and demonstrated his ability to cleanse Soul Gems. Kyubey argued they should simply use Grief Seeds, but Saki stated no one wanted to sustain themselves on the remains of friends. Kyubey admitted he did not understand, and Umika declared she would never allow him to make another contract in Asunaro City. The Pleiades cast a spell rendering all Incubators except Juubey invisible to everyone in the city and rewrote memories to replace Kyubey with Juubey. Their own memories of the spell were erased. Kyubey complimented Umika's thorough plan.[23]
Kyubey notes that using modified Incubator bodies as a cleaning system was not a bad concept, but theorizes it failed because they could only "polish" Soul Gems superficially, not truly cleanse them. This is why the Pleiades gradually became Witches despite their Gems appearing untainted. Additionally, Juubey needed actual Grief Seeds to keep the cleaning function operational. Kaoru and Umika's Soul Gems are now darkened. Kazumi begs Kyubey to cleanse them, but he replies only Grief Seeds can perform true purification. The sole remaining Witch is the combined Souju form, pinned to the wall alongside Kanna. Kazumi kills the Witch, but no Grief Seed appears. Kyubey explains not every Witch produces one. Kazumi panics and rushes to her friends' sides, grasping their hands.[23]
Umika and Kaoru firmly reply they will never allow themselves to become Witches, their stomachs growling as they share weak smiles with Kazumi. Kazumi tearfully asks them to eat strawberry risotto together when they return home. Suddenly, her left earring-bell rings out, detaches, shatters open, and reveals Michiru's Grief Seed hidden inside. While her right earring held Kazumi's "Soul Gem," the left held Michiru's Grief Seed, which Saki had sealed in the form of one of Michiru's earrings when they killed Michiru's Witch.[24]
Kazumi realizes Michiru still wants to help and presses the Grief Seed to Umika and Kaoru's darkening Soul Gems, cleansing them completely. Meanwhile, Kanna escapes to the top of Asunaro Tower with the Soul Gems from the Freezer. Using her "Connect" magic, she links them as they turn into Grief Seeds and fuse into a single colossal Witch entity. Kyubey briefly mistakes it for Walpurgisnacht before recognizing Kanna's handiwork and names it "Hyades Daybreak." Umika and Kaoru instruct Kazumi to stay back, warning that further magic use will push her over the edge. Kazumi calmly explains she has never made a contract with Kyubey and can make one now, claiming she will never fall into despair.[24]
Kazumi makes her wish: to become a real human. Kyubey warns the wish is futile, as she will immediately become a Magical Girl upon its granting, thus undoing it. Kazumi counters that she needs a body of her own to move forward. She emerges with a new transformation, her hair long and free, wearing an entirely new, white costume.[24]
Her magic radiates outward, triggering an "upgrade" in Umika and Kaoru's costumes, enhancing their designs and magical potency. As they attack, Kanna is stunned that Kazumi made a contract. Kazumi gently tells her they are not so different, as composite beings who made contracts, they are both real Magical Girls. Kanna's rage and despair reach a breaking point, and she resolves to destroy Kazumi's world along with all ordinary humans, refusing a future where she remains a mere copy.[56]
Harnessing their upgraded powers, Kazumi, Kaoru, and Umika launch a coordinated assault on Hyades Daybreak. The combined attack overwhelms and defeats the entity, severely weakening Kanna and pushing her Soul Gem to the brink of hatching. Kazumi approaches the collapsing Kanna, takes her gem, and uses what's left of Michiru's Grief Seed to cleanse it as much as possible. She consoles her, understanding her fear that her loved ones might only see her as a reflection of the original Niko. Kazumi reassures her that everyone truly loved Kanna for who she was. While admitting she cannot save Kanna, she promises to watch over her loved ones. Tearfully, Kanna remarks that Kazumi's words are always heartrending, thanks her sincerely, and leaps from the building's edge. With a quiet "Ciao," she detonates her Soul Gem mid-air, ending her life. Kazumi kneels and finally cries. Umika and Kaoru embrace her, and the three gaze at the clear sky.[56][57]
The next morning, Kazumi wakes to the sounds and smell of cooking. Umika prepares breakfast normally and Kaoru pours tea. Over lemon pie, Kazumi asks about Niko and Kanna, worried about how to explain Kanna's death to her family. Kaoru reveals they plan to use Umika's magic to make Kanna's death appear as the result of a witnessed serious illness, rather than erasing her entirely. Kazumi then suggests they visit Kanna's house together.[57]
At the Hijiri home, Kanna's father, mother, and twin brothers greet them with suspicion. When asked how they knew Kanna, Kazumi blurts out that they were Magical Girl teammates and shows a photo of the Pleiades. She explains they met at the hospital, formed a team to cook for and cheer up unwell children, describing it as a secret activity with a "don't-tell-family-or-get-a-ladle-whack" rule. Kaoru and Umika back her up. Kanna's mother tears up, touched by her daughter's seriousness.[57]
Kazumi conjures ingredients while chanting "Chi-chin purin!", delighting the twins. They prepare Kanna's favorite dishes, ending with strawberry risotto, her top dish, described as a "magical risotto that makes everyone smile." They name it Niko Risotto after Kanna's gentle smile (a play on "niko," meaning smile). Together, all seven of them share the meal.[57]
Sometime later, Kazumi attends school in Asunaro City. During introductions, she chooses the surname "Subaru," meaning "Pleiades." Meanwhile, Umika and Kaoru confront Kyubey privately, asking if he is pleased by their supposed failure. Kyubey replies he feels no emotions but has obtained valuable data and a highly potent Witch in Kazumi, so he should thank them. Umika and Kaoru firmly declare they will never abandon their quest to find a way to reverse Witch transformations and restore Magical Girls to human life. Their conversation is cut short when Kyubey senses a Grief Seed beginning to hatch into a new Witch.[56]
In the middle of class, Kazumi senses the emerging Witch and bolts from the room. On her way, she encounters Souichirou Tachibana, Officer Misako Ishijima, Kyouka Shida (the former cosmetics pseudo-Witch), and Slice Akiyama (the chef who hosted the cooking competition where Yuuri Asuka was last seen). She reunites with Umika and Kaoru, and the three transform into their upgraded Magical Girl forms, with Kyubey accompanying them.[56]
These are the events that happen from Homura's release from the hospital, until she creates the first loop with her wish to save Madoka.[58][59] This timeline is depicted in:
Day 1 - Tuesday, the 16th: Homura is discharged from the hospital after a long absence from school due to a heart condition. She feels anxious about starting school and making friends.
Mami decides to return the bomb manual book to Mabayu.
Day 2 - Wednesday, the 17th: Madoka, Sayaka, and Hitomi search for their missing friend, a black cat named Amy. Madoka briefly sees a strange white creature, Kyubey.
That night, Madoka meets Kyubey on her windowsill, who prompts her to make a contract and become a Magical Girl.
Day 3 - Thursday, the 18th: The next morning, Madoka discusses dreams and wishes with Sayaka and Hitomi on the way to school.
After school, she finds Amy injured by a car near Récompense. Kyubey appears again and Madoka makes a contract to save her, becoming a Magical Girl. Amy being miraculously saved amazes Sayaka and Hitomi later.
Day 4 - Friday, the 19th: Mami meets up with Madoka and takes her on her first patrol. Madoka successfully defeats a Familiar under Mami's guidance.
Day 6 - Sunday, the 21st: During a school field trip to a car factory, Madoka leaves Sayaka alone to go fight it.
Mami is prevented from killing the Witch by Kyoko, who claims the territory as her own. Madoka enters the Barrier to kill the Witch, during which Kyubey asks her about contracting Sayaka, but she refuses. Madoka is overwhelmed, but the Witch is eventually defeated by Mami or Kyoko.
Day 10 - Thursday, the 25th: The following week, Homura attends school and befriends Madoka. On her walk home, she's lured into an Izabel's Barrier, but is rescued by Madoka and Mami, who reveal they're Magical Girls.
At the same time, Sayaka becomes lost in a Witch’s Barrier where she is killed by an Anthony Familiar.
Day 11 - Friday, the 26th: Hitomi informs Madoka and Homura that Sayaka has gone missing.
At Mami's apartment, Mami and Madoka explain Magical Girls to Homura and even mention Walpurgisnacht. Mabayu observes them in camouflage and hopes Homura will join their team.
Mami and Madoka take Homura on a Witch hunt to show her the ropes, but Homura is terrified and feels like a burden. After the hunt, Homura confesses her insecurities to Madoka, explaining that she is too scared of death to become a Magical Girl, despite the offer of healing her heart. She decides against making a contract.
Madoka comforts her, promising to protect the town and people like Homura. Despite Homura's decision, Madoka reaffirms their friendship and continues to include her in the group with Hitomi.
Day 16 - Wednesday, the 31st: Madoka and Mami save Hitomi and other people from H.N. Elly. Afterwards, Madoka expresses her worries to Mami about people they can't save in time, specifically mentioning the still-missing Sayaka.
Day 20 - Sunday, the 4th: That week, Kyosuke is discharged from the hospital and Hitomi gives him a congratulatory cake. They meet Mami, who is working part-time at the bakery Récompense.
Homura, remembering Madoka's warnings about windy days, researches Walpurgisnacht and realizes the great danger Madoka and Mami are facing.
Day 32 - Friday, the 16th: As Walpurgisnacht approaches, a storm triggers an evacuation in Mitakihara. Mabayu foresees their future against Walpurgisnacht and finds out Magical Girls become Witches and sees their loss in the battle. However, Mabayu hides the true, morbid prediction of how the fight would go to inspire hope.
During the fight with Walpurgisnacht, Mabayu admits to lying about her prediction, but cuts out the memory of the future she saw so that the end result of the battle would be different. Homura arrives at the battlefield and both Mabayu and Mami die in battle.
Madoka goes to fight against Walpurgisnacht alone and also dies. Homura laments her death and is then approached by Kyubey. She becomes a Magical Girl with the wish to go back in time and save Madoka, thus creating the second timeline.
