Timelines/Original

The original universe's timeline, which splits into multiple timelines and serves as the base for all the other timelines.

The Original Universe is the first universe to exist in Madoka Magica, where Kyubey created the Magical Girl System, with Magical Girls turning into Witches. In the first timeline, Homura Akemi makes a contract to go back in time and creates many more timelines where she repeats the same month. It's ultimately unknown how many times she went back, but in Homura's last timeline in this reality, Madoka Kaname makes a contract to stop Magical Girls from becoming Witches across all time and space, rewriting the rules of the universe in every timeline and reality within her reach.

Other media, including Magia Exedra and the Magia Record Anime heavily imply that the timelines Homura created keep existing normally after she goes back in time again.

c. 73rd Millennium BCE - 38th Millennium BCE

• Around 75,000 years before the 21st century, Incubators find Earth and the Homo sapiens race.
• The Toba supereruption, a volcanic catastrophe at the site of present-day Lake Toba in Sumatra, Indonesia, causes a global volcanic winter and pushed early human populations to the brink of extinction. The Homo erectus goes extinct due to this catastrophe.
• Incubators establish the Magical Girl system with Homo sapiens to harvest emotional energy and combat universal entropy. The first Magical Girl is born, using her wish to save humanity from the eruption.
• The "Cognitive Revolution" occurs. An evolutionary adaptation driven by the Incubators' selective pressure to create more efficient Magical Girls. The capacity for storytelling evolves as a mechanism to optimize human relationships for the generation of emotional energy. The narratives and fictions that Homo sapiens developed served to materialize and diffuse templates for relationships that were highly efficient at generating emotional energy. This evolutionary pressure ensured the dominance of a species whose social and cognitive structures were perfectly tailored for producing powerful Magical Girls.
• Around 40,000 years before the 21st century, Homo sapiens, equipped with Magical Girls, begin migrating out of Africa and into Eurasia, where they encounter Homo neanderthalensis. Their cognition was fundamentally rooted in the intuitive recognition of the laws of physics as defined by the theory of everything. As a result, they were incapable of perceiving magic. Meanwhile, Homo sapiens, whose cognition had been shaped by the Magical Girl system, could see and utilize these magical forces. The Homo sapien systematically wipes out the Homo neanderthalis through this.

c. 38th Millennium BCE - 13th Century CE

• Pernelle is born in a cave associated with the god Hermes in Arcadia, a region in the central Peloponnese of Ancient Greece. She is likely born in Mount Kyllini to the Cult of Hermes, possibly as far back as 1 BCE, and at some point she makes a contract with Kyubey and becomes a Magical Girl.

• Pernelle creates the sword, Épée de Clovis, for Clovis I (c. 466-511), as well as weapons for his siblings, including Audofleda who was also a Magical Girl.

14th Century CE - 15th Century CE

• A Magical Girl in Kaffa, who wished to fend off the invasion from the Mongol Empire to protect her hometown, received the power of disease to do so. After the disease wiped her hometown as well, she became a Witch and caused an outbreak of the Black Death in mid-1300s Europe.
  • During this outbreak, Pernelle met Nicholas Flamel, who'd found the process for how to create a Philosopher's Stone.
• In 1385, at the age of fourteen, Isabeau de Bavière was sent to France to wed the king. There, she was approached by Cube to make a contract with him. After asking many questions about the Magical Girl System and the Incubators' very nature, she wished for everything Cube possessed and, among other things, gained the power to make contracts herself.
  • For the following decades, Isabeau makes contracts with many girls, causing them to lose their souls and become mindless servants to her. Isabeau's first victim was a servant, who was tricked by Isabeau to wish for her fidelity to Isabeau for as long as she lived.
• In 1393, Charles VI gets traumatized by a fiery incident at a masquerade ball orchestrated by Isabeau, becomes progressively more mentally unstable and unable to rule. This event is known as the Bal des Ardents.
• In 1407, Isabeau manipulates the royal family, leading to the assassination of the king’s brother, Louis I, and later John the Fearless.
• In 1420, Isabeau is involved in the Treaty of Troyes, eventually signing the treaty with England that disinherits her son, Charles, and cedes France to the English. Isabeau becomes known as "The woman who swore France away."
• Likely during this time, among the ones she contracts is her own daughter Corbeau, who wishes to become a Magical Girl specialized in fighting Magical Girls, so her sisters wouldn't need to fight.
• At some point, after 1422, Isabeau uses too much of her magic and becomes a Witch. Lapin overturns this process by making a wish to the Witch itself so that Isabeau would go back to how she was. This causes Isabeau's Witch mind to inhabit her human body and continue her plans.
  • Afterwards, an unknown amount of time after Lapin's wish, Minou makes a wish to Isabeau for Isabeau to not be defeated by any type of Magical Girl in existence, which made her invulnerable to any kind of attack from Magical Girls.
• Melissa de Vignolles is born to Milene, who kept her a secret from the father, La Hire. After Milene died of the plague when Melissa was young, La Hire arrives to her hometown and, after finding out she was his daughter, takes her along with him.
• Riz Hawkwood becomes a Magical Girl with the wish to be the one from whom a new, true hero would spring. Afterwards, she travelled Europe with Cube in search of this hero to fulfill her wish.
  • The first candidate she met was referred to as "Machete", with the same age as Riz. She would die in battle against a Witch after her Soul Gem broke.
  • The second was referred to as "Frusta", who was older than Riz. She would also die in battle against a Witch.
  • The third and fourth were twins, where one is referred as "Falce" and the other one "Lancia", who were younger than Riz. Lancia would become a Witch and afterwards, Falce believed Riz and Cube had planned this, so she turned against them, forcing Riz to kill her as well.
• Elisa Celjska, being the illegitimate daughter of the Holy Roman Empress and a member of the Order of the Dragon, was exiled by the court until she meets Pernelle and Cube and becomes a Magical Girl. She makes the wish for everyone to acknowledge her existence and her and her mother were forgiven and brought back to the court. Elisa then began to use her powers for the Emperor and being sent all over Europe in missions by the Order of the Dragon.

Puella Magi Tart Magica: The Legend of "Jeanne d'Arc"

• 1425: After prayers at the village church, Catherine chases a glowing fairy into the woods, and Tart follows. The fairy leads them to a Grief Seed, which hatches and pulls them into a Witch's Barrier. Inside, they are confronted by Witch-Kissed soldiers. Tart prays for Catherine's safety as Riz arrives and saves them to defeat the soldiers. Kyubey, or Cube appears, and Riz explains they were searching for Tart. The Witch, a bell-shaped creature with butterfly wings, attacks as well, but Riz defeats it. Tart mistakes Riz and Cube for angels, but they reveal that they sought Tart to make a contract with her. Tart writes her name as "Jeanne Tart," and Cube decides to call her Tart. Cube offers Tart a contract to become a Magical Girl, but before she can respond, her father and villagers arrive. Tart faints from exhaustion, and Riz carries her home, where she's invited to stay as a village guard.
  • Over the next three years, Riz trains Tart and Catherine in swordsmanship, though Tart struggles while Catherine excels, and Cube grows impatient as Tart still hasn't made a wish.
• 1428: One day, while Riz is away guarding a shipment, soldiers attack the village, killing Catherine and destroying the town. Tart blames herself for not protecting her sister, but Cube explains that even if she wished to restore her village, tragedy could strike again due to the ongoing war. Tart decides to become a Magical Girl, cutting off her braid and wishing for "the power to bring light to France." Her transformation bathes France in light, witnessed separately by Elisa, Melissa and Minou.
• January, 1429: Tart, Riz, and Cube travel to Vaucouleurs to seek an audience with the Dauphin. Upon arrival, they sense a Witch's presence, the town is in chaos, and the captain of the guard, Robert Baudricourt, is missing. Tart and Riz investigate the keep, which turns out to be the Witch's Barrier. They're separated, and with Cube's advice, Tart conjures a sword of light, and defeats the Witch. Riz reappears, and Cube explains that Tart's immense power drains her magic quickly, so Riz promises to protect Tart from becoming a Witch. Baudricourt and the squires, Jean de Metz and Bertrand de Pulengy, arrive, and Bertrand pledges to help Tart. Cube muses that Tart's fate may be greater than he initially thought.
• February 12th, 1429: Outside Orleans, the French and Scottish forces suffer a devastating defeat at the hands of Minou, Corbeau, and Lapin. Jean de Dunois, the commander, is injured, but La Hire rescues him.
• In Vaucouleurs, Lord Baudricourt informs Tart that her audience with the Dauphin has been approved but also reveals the crushing defeat at Orleans, caused by three girls. Tart, Riz, and Cube suspect these girls are Magical Girls or Witches allied with the English, so they decide to leave for Chinon immediately to meet the Dauphin, accompanied by Jean and Bertrand. In Chinon, Gilles de Rais, a nobleman, hears rumors of "La Pucelle" and prepares to meet her, while the Dauphin Charles remains despondent over the loss at Orleans.
  • Tart, Riz, Jean, and Bertrand travel 600 kilometers from Vaucouleurs to Chinon, facing English soldiers, bandits, and Witches along the way, even with Tart saving Jean from a crab-like Witch on one occasion.
• March 4th, 1429: Upon arriving in Chinon, Jean and Bertrand bid Tart farewell, and she and Riz enter the citadel to meet the Dauphin. Inside the palace, the Dauphin Charles, devises a test for Tart: Gilles de Rais sits on the throne, pretending to be Charles, while the real Dauphin hides among the courtiers. Tart, guided by Cube, correctly identifies Charles and kneels before him, declaring her mission to crown him king. Melissa is able to see Cube guiding her and Cube briefly takes note of her. Charles is convinced of her divine mission after she transforms into her Magical Girl form, and he announces to the court that Tart is a true messenger from God.
• April, 1429: Tart's fame grows after theologians in Poitiers confirm her purity and divine mission. Soldiers rally to her cause, and preparations begin for the march to Orleans to break the English siege. Melissa is assigned to serve Tart and quickly becomes her friend. As the army marches, they encounter a burned village, and Tart and Riz investigate, finding a Witch's Barrier. Inside, they battle a flower-like Witch and Melissa, guided by Cube, is revealed to have the potential to become a Magical Girl too. Pernelle appears and introduces herself, giving Tart the Epee de Clovis sword, which enhances her power. Tart, Riz, and Melissa return to the army, with Riz growing suspicious of the situation in Orleans. Meanwhile, at the fort of Saint-Loup near Orleans, Minou, Lapin, and Corbeau discuss their plans, and they leave Corbeau alone to await Tart's arrival.
• April 29th, 1429: Tart and the French army arrive at Orleans, and she displays her banner, which features angels and Cube, as they prepare to retake the city from the English. The French forces, led by Gilles de Rais and La Hire, begin their counterattack, successfully reclaiming several fortresses, including Saint-Loup and Saint-Augustine. During the campaign, Tart tries to dissuade Melissa from becoming a Magical Girl.
• May 7th, 1429: The French army targets Les Tourelles, the most strategically important fort. Inside, the English commander William de la Pole is furious over their recent losses, and Corbeau kills Captain William Glasdale for questioning her authority. As the French attack, Corbeau confronts Tart and Riz, revealing her ability to transfer her magic consumption to nearby Magical Girls, making her nearly invincible. Corbeau and her servant, Fleche, overwhelm Riz and La Hire attempts to intervene but is also wounded, and Tart is also gravely wounded by Fleche protecting them. Melissa, desperate to save Tart and her father, contracts with Cube and becomes a Magical Girl, using her wish to heal both of them. As Tart and her father recover from their injuries, Melissa fights Corbeau with her weapon, while Riz analyzes Corbeau's powers and deduces her magic has a 50-meter range. Riz declares that they now have the means to defeat Corbeau. Riz pulls them briefly into her shadow, and explains the 100 meter range of Soul Gems, as well as the 50 meter range of Corbeau's magic. Due to their Christian faith, Tart and Melissa find the physical form of their souls a wonderful thing. Riz and Melissa confront Corbeau, with Tart keeping their Soul Gems safe while she takes on Fleche. Empowered by Melissa's wish that altered her destiny, she unleashes her ultimate attack, destroying Fleche's position and severely damaging the Les Tourelles fortress. Corbeau, realizing her Soul Gem is now polluted due to Riz's strategy, is forced to retreat with Minou, leaving Fleche behind as a Witch. Without her knowledge, Tart is helped by Elisa from afar to defeat the Witch.
• May 8th, 1429: The French and English armies face each other after the French victory at the Tourelles. Jean and La Hire prepare for battle, and John Talbot, the English commander, requests a parley with Lord Batard and Tart. Talbot admits the English cannot withstand Tart’s power and proposes ending the battle, citing the Sabbath as a fitting day for peace. Tart agrees, and Talbot departs as Elisa observes from a distance. Batard declares Orleans liberated, and the French army celebrates.
• May 11th, 1429: Tart and her retinue leave Orleans and meet Dauphin Charles at Chateau de Loches. Elisa reveals herself and confirms her role as the Magical Girl who aided Tart and Riz. Oswald pledges the Order’s support to Charles, and the Chamberlain arranges a council meeting to discuss the matter further. Elisa challenges Tart to a sparring match to test her power, and despite her shots Tart remains unharmed, but Elisa eventually disarms Tart and pins her, declaring victory. Elisa dismisses Tart as a disappointment, and Tart apologizes, but Melissa, angered by Elisa’s harsh words, challenges her to a fight. Melissa quickly overpowers Elisa, throwing her far into the sky and shocking everyone. Later, Elisa sulks in her room, frustrated by her loss to Melissa and her earlier victory over Tart. Oswald consoles her, and Melissa enters and apologizes to Elisa. Elisa forgives her, and Melissa explains that Tart was called to a strategy meeting, which Elisa prepares to join as well. In the meeting, Charles’ son, Louis, suddenly enters and urges Tart to ensure his father’s coronation, which inspires Charles to go to Reims.
  • The French army, led by the Duke of Alencon with Tart as his aide, begins the Loire campaign to reclaim territory from the English. They achieve victories in Jargeau, Meung-sur-Loire, and Beaugency.
• June 18th, 1429: The French face the English at Patay. Minou, Corbeau, and Lapin lead the English forces, while Tart, Elisa, Melissa, and Riz head the French. Lapin charges alone, but the group quickly overpowers her. As Lapin lies defeated, her Soul Gem corrupts, transforming her into a Witch with the power to control the weapons on the battlefield. Tart's team struggles to fight back as the Witch’s flashing eyes force them to revert to their human forms, and the Witch takes their weapons from them, with the exceptions of Elisa and Tart's enchanted weapons. Riz and Melissa face Corbeau, while Tart and Elisa deal with the Witch, and Minou observes from a distance. Elisa protects Tart from a distance with her weapon while Tart charges and strikes the Witch directly, defeating her and causing it to revert back to Lapin's Magical Girl form. Corbeau retrieves Lapin and instructs Minou to take her away, preparing to unleash her new power. She summons her new ability, "La Danse Macabre," which creates reaper-like skeletons and spreads an enhanced black plague across the battlefield. Both French and English soldiers, as well as the Magical Girls, collapse in pain as the plague takes hold. She attacks everyone on Tart's team and when she mocks Tart’s inability to save anyone, Tart's Soul Gem shines brightly, and she unleashes a powerful magic circle that bathes the battlefield in light. The plague is cured, and all the soldiers and Magical Girls are healed. Cube, observing with Pernelle from a distance, calls Tart an "irregular." Tart, who's now reached a new form, attacks Corbeau with full force and knocking her into the woods. Before Tart can deliver the final blow, Minou appears through a portal. Corbeau is initially relieved, but Minou coldly informs her that she is no longer needed because her loyalties lie with her sisters rather than Isabeau. Despite Corbeau’s pleas and declarations of love for her sisters, Minou shatters Corbeau’s Soul Gem, killing her. She then takes Corbeau's body with her, promising Tart a future confrontation.
• The French and English forces clash, with the French gaining the upper hand. John Talbot, realizing his troops’ morale is low after Corbeau’s plague and Tart’s subsequent healing, decides to lead a sacrificial assault. However, he is intercepted by Richemont, who arrives with reinforcements. Talbot surrenders himself as a prisoner to ensure the safe retreat of his remaining troops. With this victory, the French secure the path to Reims for Charles’ coronation. In the woods, Tart, Melissa, Riz, and Elisa hear the battle’s outcome, and Pernelle appears, mentioning a prophecy about a maiden saving France. Tart instead emphasizes that their victories are due to collective effort, not fate.
  • The victory at Patay leads to towns like Auxerre, Troyes, and Chalons pledging allegiance to Charles.
• July 16, 1429: Tart and her entourage arrive in Reims, and the coronation is held the next day at Notre Dame Cathedral. Charles is anointed with sacred oil, receives the symbols of royalty, and is crowned King Charles VII. During the celebration, Charles jokingly references the prophecy about France being saved by a maiden after being cursed by a certain woman. Suddenly, the lighting inside goes out, and several people start burning alive. Minou and Isabeau de Bavière, Charles’ mother who sold France to England, enter. Tart and her entourage transform to defend Charles, but Isabeau proves invulnerable to their attacks and easily defeats them. Minou declares that Tart will die within a year, and the two depart.
• The group discusses their next steps, with Tart advocating for the liberation of Paris. However, Charles, now showing signs of mental instability similar to his father, hesitates and eventually disbands the army. Tart’s comrades, including Gilles and La Hire, are dispersed, leaving her to fight alone for eight months. Despite the lack of support, they continue their quest, even though they're recognized as little more than a group of mercenaries.
• 1430: Four months into her eight-month journey, Tart is woken up by Melissa in her tent on the outskirts of Paris, with Riz commenting on her recurring dreams and Elisa urging them to hurry. A French soldier informs Jeanne and her companions that the English have a Sorciere (Witch) among their ranks, and the four of them ride toward the English fortress. They infiltrate it and defeat most English soldiers, until they encounter Minou, and one of her mindless servants. She turns the servant into a Witch and then vanishes, but Tart's team defeat the Witch together. The French soldiers celebrate La Pucelle's victory, and Cube appears, praising her.
• May, 1430: Tart and her friends arrive in Compiegne, a strategically important town. Minou confronts them and summons an army of mind-controlled Magical Girls, whom she transforms into Witches. The battle grows more dire as Lapin joins the fray, whose grown in strength and is seeking revenge for Corbeau’s death. Lapin’s new attacks force the girls to revert often between their Magical Girl and human forms, but Riz cleverly counters her by destroying her discs. She tries to tell her that Corbeau was killed by Minou, and then to destroy her Soul Gem, but this causes her to transform into a Witch again. As the girls struggle against Lapin and the Witches, Minou knocks away a Grief Seed meant for Melissa and transports her, herself and Elisa to another Barrier, where they face more Witches. Meanwhile, Tart and Riz continue to fight against Lapin, with Tart nearing her limit. Riz immobilizes both Lapin and Tart using her shadows and summons her ultimate attack, the "Gates of Hell," a massive doorway from which shadow hands emerge. They pull Lapin, the surrounding Witches, as well as Riz herself into the void, ensuring they will never open again. As the shadows envelop her, Riz bids Tart farewell despite her protests, telling her to save Melissa and Elisa and defeat Isabeau. The gate closes, and Riz disappears, leaving Tart alone and devastated. Meanwhile, Melissa and Elisa fight the horde of Witches in their Barrier, with Elisa taking a severe injury protecting Melissa. Minou appears and she's shocked to inform them that Tart alone survived the battle. As the Barrier begins to collapse, Minou teleporta away, leaving the two to fight the rest of the Witches. Tart, now alone in the castle courtyard, is surrounded by soldiers who recognize her as a Witch fighting for the Armagnac faction. They bind, blindfold, and load her into a wagon under heavy guard.
• May 23, 1430: La Pucelle is captured at Compiegne by the Burgundian faction, allied with the English. This marks the beginning of the final year of Tart’s life.
• After her capture at Compiegne, Tart is sold to the English by her Burgundian captors and taken to Rouen. King Charles VII, despite owing his throne to Tart, refuses to pay her ransom, influenced by his fear of his mother, Isabeau, and the manipulative advice of his chamberlain, La Tremoille. Minou appears, praising Tremoille for his loyalty to Isabeau and revealing their plan to have Tart tried and executed as a heretic and a Witch.
• February 21, 1431: Tart is put on trial for heresy by the English, who aim to discredit Charles VII by proving his savior was a heretic. The trial, led by the biased judge Cauchon, is a sham, with Tart denied legal counsel and forced to defend herself. Despite the unjust proceedings, Tart refuses to sign the articles of accusation, maintaining her innocence.
• In her prison cell, Tart lies shackled and despondent. Cube visits her, revealing that Riz’s wish—to be the source of a new, true hero—would never be fulfilled. He explains Riz’s past and her belief that Tart was the hero she sought, urging her to fight Isabeau. Minou and Isabeau enter the cell, and Minou mocks and tortures Tart, as well as incapacitating Cube. Outside the prison, a large-scale French assault led by Lord Richemont, La Hire, Gilles, and others aims to rescue Tart. Minou confronts the attackers, while Melissa, Elisa, and Pernelle infiltrate the prison and find Tart in her cell. Tart refuses to fight until Elisa chastises her for undervaluing herself, reveals her past of being a fake princess and explaining how, unlike her, Tart’s genuine selfless actions have inspired countless people to fight for her. Tart, moved by their words and the cries of the soldiers outside, transforms into her Magical Girl form, vowing to continue her fight to bring light to France and the world. Pernelle stays behind to heal Cube while the three girls go to aid the soldiers. Isabeau arrives to Minou's side, and everyone's attacks phase right through her. Pernelle arrives to help them defend against Isabeau, and Cube explains that her invulnerability stems from a wish that made her immune to normal attacks. He reveals that due to her wish and becoming a Witch, Isabeau is now part Magical Girl, part Witch, and part Incubator. Lapin’s wish had partially resurrected Isabeau, leaving her in a dual state: a Witch controlling her human body. Isabeau transforms into her complete Witch form, Crepuscule de la Reine, summoning massive caterpillar-like creatures. Minou declares that no Magical Girl can harm Isabeau due to her own wish to make her invulnerable. Cube explains that Isabeau’s Barrier has engulfed France, and if it spreads globally, the world will lose its value to the Incubators. Tart, nearing her limit, hears Riz’s voice guiding her, and Riz’s Soul Gem appears, and she helps Tart wield her sword, declaring that Tart is now more than just a Magical Girl.
  • Tart’s Soul Gem, now blackened and corrupted, is stabilized by Riz’s Soul Gem, which encases her left hand in a black gauntlet. Tart’s new transformation allows her to harm Isabeau, using her new powers to slice through the Witch’s appendages. She summons the "Gate of Heaven," to destroy her, and Riz’s Soul Gem crumbles after the battle, with Tart thanking her for her protection. After the battle, Tart collapses from exhaustion, her Soul Gem having become something more akin to a Grief Seed. Minou threatens Tart but lacks her powers after Isabeau’s defeat. Tart offers herself as a prisoner to prevent her transformation into a Witch, which would bring disaster to Europe. Despite Melissa and Elisa’s protests, Tart insists on her decision, as her Soul Gem is now beyond purification. Pernelle uses her magic to teleport her friends, as well as the armies away, leaving Tart alone. Minou gleefully accepts Tart’s surrender, declaring to the English army that she will execute her.
• Tart is taken to Rouen, where she is sentenced to death by burning at the stake as a relapsed heretic. La Hire continues to fight to rescue Tart and leads attacks on Rouen until hes was captured twice. He is eventually released in a prisoner exchange for John Talbot, but despite his failures to save Tart, La Hire would become one of the most gallant generals of the French army, and a lifelong rival to John Talbot.
• May 30, 1431: Tart is tied to a stake in a public square, and Melissa and Elisa, still recovering from their wounds, rush to the scene but are held back by soldiers. Tart communicates telepathically, urging them not to save her, as her transformation into a Witch would bring catastrophe. She shares a dream of returning to her family in Domrémy, and the flames consume her. Pernelle and Cube observe Tart’s execution, with him acknowledging that not attempting to turn her into a Witch was his form of gratitude.
• Days after her death, Melissa and Elisa, riding through the countryside, vow to visit Tart's hometown and hold onto the hope that her soul will find peace.
  • In the following years, the two would work together with Pernelle to hunt Witches across Europe, growing up and becoming Magical Girl veterans.
• 1435: Isabeau's death is recorded in 1435, her funeral going almost completely unattended and unnaturally subdued for a queen.
• 1440: Gilles de Rais is brought to trial for the serial murders of young boys from his fiefdom in attempts to perform occult rituals. He was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging, with his body later cremated.
• 1453: Richemont eventually wins a political battle at court, leading to the banishment of the chamberlain La Tremoille. Richemont goes on to guide France to many victories as the overall commander of the French forces, playing a key role in the eventual French victory in the Hundred Years’ War.
• 1453: Charles eventually wins the Hundred Years’ War, earning the title “Charles the Victorious.”
• 1456: After Tart’s death, Charles VII convenes a new church trial to revisit her case, restoring her reputation and clearing her name.

The Recent Past

• Yurako Mikuni dies in a car accident and Oriko attends her funeral, where people gossip about her not crying. Oriko resolves to remain strong for her father, but this causes him to feel inadequate and focus instead on his political career.
• Chisato Shion's father writes children's books, but they fail to reach a wide audience or success, and he starts to physically abuse his wife.
• After their mother's death, Tsubaki is hired as a nanny by their father for Matsuri and Kagari. She takes care of them, catering to Matsuri's special needs due to her blindness, as well as Kagari's emotional needs. One of the stories she read them, about a kind-hearted witch chastised by villagers, was written by Chisato's father.
• Suzune Amano and her parents are caught in a Witch's Labyrinth, and Tsubaki manages to save her. Afterwards, Tsubaki takes care of her, and Suzune makes a wish to Kyubey to be a Magical Girl just like Tsubaki.
• Tsubaki quits her job as a nanny in order to take care of Suzune, and after many battles, she turns into a Witch and Suzune is forced to kill her.

• Kyubey approaches Matsuri and Kagari, and Matsuri makes a wish to be able to see, and the two go outside to look for Tsubaki. They find Suzune wearing Tsubaki's charm and Kyubey tells them that she turned into a Witch and Suzune killed her. While Kagari isolates herself, Matsuri goes and befriends Suzune.
  • Later on, Kagari makes a wish to make Suzune suffer, and rewrites her memories to make her into a Magical Girl assassin, as well as erase her and Matsuri's memories of each other. She also makes a deal with Kyubey to let her complete her plan by having her hunt Witches full-time to make up for the loss of energy for losing Suzune, so she erases herself from everyone's memory and leaves town as well.
• Haruka, due to feeling overshadowed by her older sister, Kanata, she makes a wish to erase her from existence, leaving only Haruka to remember her.
• After her mother died, Chisato's father started getting drunk and abusing Chisato, so she wished for him to change him into a proper father. This causes him to no longer abuse him and to start working as a police officer.
• Arisa Narumi is bullied at school, especially by a girl named Mika Nishinaka. When Kyubey approaches her, she wishes to become strong so she could stand up to them. After gaining her new strength, she becomes a bully herself, until she's confronted by Chisato, who challenges her to a fight as Magical Girls. After losing, Chisato offers Arisa her friendship and invites her to join the other Magical Girls in Hohzuki.
• Erika Mamiya, Kirika's childhood friend, shoplifts from a mall, flees and leaves Kirika, who was innocent, to be blamed by the cops instead.
• Mami Tomoe is involved in a car accident which kills her parents, and she makes a wish with Kyubey to survive.
  • At some point after she has recently started her Magical Girl duties, she tries to save a mother and her son from a Gisela Witch. She is only able to save the mother and this incident leaves a deep emotional scar on her.
• After Kyoko's father started preaching stuff that wasn't in the bible, people stopped attending his church and their family ended up in poverty. Kyoko Sakura makes a contract with Kyubey in exchange for people frequenting his church again and listening to him.

• Mami and Kyoko meet and form a partnership to fight Witches. Some time later, Kyoko's father would see her fighting a Witch and would later kill his entire family as well as himself, leaving only Kyoko behind. This trauma blocks Kyoko's unique magic and afterwards, Kyoko breaks her partnership with Mami.
• Hisaomi Mikuni commits suicide after he is set up by Kenzaburo Yaegashi, with everyone believing he was embezzling funds from the government of Mitakihara City.

• In Asurano City, six girls go through difficult times.
  • Umika Misaki writes a novel draft, but her editor steals and publishes it under the name of a famous idol, earning widespread praise. When the editor calls to ask if she’ll write another story, Umika drops the phone in grief.
  • Kaoru Maki suffers a severe injury during a soccer match, leaving her on crutches. The girl who caused the injury was later rushed to the same hospital where Kaoru was recovering, and Kaoru overhears that the girl was bullied for ruining her career and attempted suicide.
  • Satomi ignores Sare’s protests and leaves her cat alone at home while she went out. When she returns, Sare is taken to the vet's office where she's confirmed dead and the staff mention that the cat would have survived if brought in sooner.
  • Mirai Wakaba is regularly ostracized by her classmates as weird, and she makes teddy bears as to be her friends. On this particular day, when she's made her 666th friend, she breaks down in tears and admits to wanting real friends.
  • Niko, originally named Kanna Hijiri, reminisces about the friends she'd accidentally killed and cries over it at school.
  • Saki Asami and her sister, Miyuki, are involved in a car crash, where Miyuki dies from a piece of glass lodged in her throat.
• Overwhelmed by despair, the girls are marked by a Witch's Kiss and attempt suicide by jumping off a building. They are saved by Michiru, who stops their fall with ribbons and throws them into the Witch's Barriers where they're attacked by Familiars. To prove they want to live, she gives them firearms and they fight back and protect each other. As they're about to be killed by the Witch, Michiru saves them and takes them to her house. She shares her wish with them and Kyubey tells the other girls that they have the potential to become Magical Girls as well. In order:
  • Mirai wishes for a big museum for her teddy bears, with Michiru naming it Angelica Bears.
  • Satomi wishes for the power to talk to animals so she could help them.
  • Niko whispers in his ear and wishes to create a copy of herself which didn't have the memories of her accidentally killing her friends.
    • Afterwards, she gives up the name Kanna Hijiri to her replacement, and introduces herself as Niko Kanna to the others.
  • Saki wishes for her sister's flower to bloom forever.
  • Umika wishes for an editor who values her work.
  • Kaoru wishes to help those who were injured due to her soccer injury.
• The six of them become Magical Girls, and Michiru names their group the Pleiades Saints. Inspired by Mami, Michiru insists they all declare their attacks with Italian names.

• Mami and Kyubey spot Mabayu Aki as a potential Magical Girl. After Mabayu's mother, who had the inexplicable power to see the future, foresaw her own death, she became deathly terrified. With her low potential, Mabayu wished to erase her mother's memory of her prediction and became a Magical Girl.

• Mabayu and Mami form a partnership, and even convince other candidates to become Magical Girls. To make this happen, Mabayu uses her powers of predicting the future and wiping the memories from the girls. These girls would shortly after disappear, likely due to dying in battle or becoming Witches themselves.

Present Day

The events of Puella Magi Madoka Magica and some of its related media take place. See Timelines for more details. In Magia Record, the events of Suzune Magica take place slightly before the events of Madoka Magica, while Kazumi Magica, and Oriko Magica take place around 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.

Puella Magi Suzune Magica

• While Witch-hunting at night, Suzune saves Kanami, another Magical Girl, from a Witch in an abandoned factory. However, after Kanami thanks her and introduces herself, Suzune kills her by slashing her Soul Gem.

• The next day, Suzune transfers to Akanegasaki Middle School, which Matsuri, Chisato, Arisa, and Haruka also attend. At school, rumors of a "Ripper girl" circulate, and Suzune writes Kanami's name on a piece of paper. Matsuri tries to befriend Suzune, but their conversation is interrupted when Haruka calls Matsuri for a meeting. The Hohzuki quartet discusses the Ripper rumor, suspecting a Magical Girl is behind the murders, as all the victims were Magical Girls. That night, while patrolling, Chisato encounters Suzune, who kills her. Arisa arrives too late and attacks Suzune but is overpowered. Haruka and Matsuri rescue Arisa, and Kyubey reveals Suzune is a Magical Girl assassin.
• Haruka confronts Suzune at school, accusing her of the murders, but Suzune dismisses her. Matsuri visits Suzune at her home at Yungi Newspaper, and offers her friendship despite Suzune's threats.
• Chisato's funeral is held, and tensions rise between Arisa and Haruka over Chisato's death. Haruka, distracted by guilt, accidentally enters a Witch's Barrier. Meanwhile, Arisa and Matsuri search for Haruka and encounter Suzune. A battle ensues, with Suzune declaring her intent to kill Haruka. In the Witch's Barrier, Haruka reflects on her wish for her sister to disappear. She fights the Witch but is overwhelmed by guilt. Meanwhile, Arisa and Matsuri battle Suzune, who uses her powers to evade them. Suzune eventually finds Haruka, preparing to kill her. As Arisa and Matsuri arrive, Haruka's Soul Gem fully corrupts, and she transforms into a Witch. Suzune battles Haruka's Witch and reveals that all Witches were once Magical Girls, and their Soul Gems are their true selves. Suzune demonstrates this by stabbing herself, while blocking out the pain and healing, showing their bodies are mere shells. Kyubey confirms Suzune's claims, leaving Arisa and Matsuri in shock. Suzune, who has been killing Magical Girls to prevent them from becoming Witches, walks away, refusing to explain her actions. Kyubey then shows Arisa and Matsuri Suzune's past of being raised by Tsubaki after her parents were killed by a Witch, until Tsubaki eventually turned into a Witch herself, forcing Suzune to kill her, so Suzune vowed to end the cycle of Magical Girls becoming Witches. Arisa, furious at Kyubey for deceiving them, destroys one of his bodies and later reflects on her own wish for strength, and regrets becoming a Magical Girl. Meanwhile, Suzune contemplates her actions, questioning whether she is doing the right thing.
• Suzune has a nightmare about Tsubaki and the Witches she has killed. At school, Arisa becomes increasingly aggressive, vowing to kill Suzune, while Matsuri tries to reason with her. Matsuri explains that she doesn't regret becoming a Magical Girl because her wish allowed her to overcome her disability, but Arisa still refuses to drop her vendetta against Suzune and leaves. Matsuri begins to have flashes of memories involving Tsubaki and a young Suzune, and that night, Kagari returns to Hohzuki and watches Suzune from afar. Suzune and Arisa confront each other in an alley, and Suzune explains that killing Magical Girls is no different from killing Witches, as both are destined to become monsters. Arisa, fueled by rage, attacks Suzune but is unable to defeat her. Meanwhile, Matsuri, sitting on a park bench, begins to remember her past with Tsubaki and Suzune, triggered by Kyubey's sharing of Suzune's past. When she remembers everything, Kagari approaches her Kagari reveals that she erased her memories and manipulated Suzune into becoming a Magical Girl assassin to make her suffer. Before Matsuri can go and warn them, she knocks her out with her magic and takes her home. Kagari then interrupts Suzune and Arisa's fight, as Arisa is about to kill Suzune, killing Arisa by stabbing her Soul Gem. Suzune, shocked, demands to know who Kagari is. Kagari shows her visions of her, Matsuri and Tsubaki, explaining how she made a wish for revenge, altering 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. Kagari taunts Suzune, urging her to turn into a Witch. Meanwhile, Matsuri awakens from a dream, now fully remembering her friendship with Suzune and Tsubaki. Suzune attacks Kagari but is easily outmatched. Kagari continues to taunt Suzune, pushing her closer to becoming a Witch. As she's about to kill her, Matsuri arrives, healing Suzune and confronting Kagari. Kagari decides to no longer spare Matsuri and instead kill both of them. Kagari uses her magic to disorient and taunt them, but Kyubey reveals to Matsuri how Kagari's magic works, and Matsuri helps Suzune gain the upper hand by revealing Kagari's movements to her. The two win the fight and Matsuri pleads with Kagari to drop her vendetta, but she refuses and rewrites her own memories to create a terrible story for herself and turn into a Witch. As a Witch, Suzune's initially unable to attack her effectively, and Kagari's Witch consumes Matsuri. Suzune uses her full power by using the charm she's made, and enters the Witch's body and destroys her from the inside. After the battle, Suzune finds Matsuri unconscious and Kagari's Grief Seed. Kyubey informs Suzune that both she and Matsuri are near their limits, so she copies Kagari's magic and uses the Grief Seed on Matsuri, leaving her home. Matsuri wakes up and chases after Suzune, who threatens to rewrite Matsuri's memories. Matsuri tells her that she will always be her friend and comforts her, and Suzune crushes her own Soul Gem to prevent herself from becoming a Witch.
• The following days, on the school rooftop, Matsuri vows to continue living, and puts on a charm similar to Tsubaki's and Suzune's.

Puella Magi Kazumi Magica

• Kazumi wakes up inside a suitcase with no memory except her name. She finds herself in the home of Souichirou Tachibana, who explains he bought a bomb in a similar suitcase to blow up a shopping mall as revenge against its owner. However, he accidentally switched suitcases after bumping into a mysterious girl. Souichirou receives a call offering to trade Kazumi for the bomb at the mall, and Kazumi agrees to go along, hoping to uncover her kidnapper’s identity. During the trip, she pleads with Souichirou not to set off the bomb, insisting he’s a good person. At the mall, he's confronted by Umika and Kaoru, who open the suitcase containing the bomb, activating its timer. A police squad led by Misako Ishijima arrives to arrest Souichirou, and Kazumi breaks free from her suitcase and defends him. As the bomb nears explosion, Kazumi’s earring bells glow, and she wishes for the bomb to stop. Umika passes the bomb to Kaoru, who kicks it into the air, but when it explodes, it's Kazumi had unknowingly turned it int a confetti bomb, rendering it harmless. Umika and Kaoru reveal they know Kazumi and take her to their home, where they all live together. Kazumi had been missing since the previous day, and after resting, Kazumi wakes to find a note from Umika and Kaoru saying they’ve gone to meet the detective. Kazumi cooks a large meal and shares it with the detective when she unexpectedly arrives to Umika's home alone. Kazumi accuses the detective of orchestrating the bomb incident to make herself look good and claims the detective came to kill her. The detective admits this, stating she was given the power to kill without leaving conclusive evidence. She then transforms into a monster and attacks Kazumi, which causes her to experience strange flashbacks. When Misako grabs her earring-bell, Kazumi angrily breaks her wrist and transforms into a Magical Girl. Using her newfound powers, she defeats the monster, which reverts to its human form. Umika and Kaoru rushing in to save Kazumi, only to find the end of the battle and Kazumi tells them she can now use magic. She then collapses from exhaustion and hunger, while Umika and Kaoru examine the detective’s unconscious body and find an object resembling a Grief Seed. Unbeknownst to them, Yuuri is watching.
• Kazumi wakes up, encounters a black cat in her room, and joins Umika and Kaoru downstairs. After eating, Umika takes Kazumi and Kaoru shopping at the mall to get over her writer's block. There, Kazumi senses something wrong and runs off to find another monster attacking people. She transforms into a Magical Girl, and the monster recognizes her as one. Kazumi struggles in the fight, prompting Umika and Kaoru to reveal that they can transform as well. Kazumi recalls their usual strategy, but attacks too early, nearly hitting Umika and allowing the monster to escape. As a playful punishment, they take her to a hair salon for a haircut, where Umika explains that a sprite scouts and contracts with Magical Girls, granting them 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, both stating that they wanted to achieve success and fame on their own. Kazumi wonders what her own wish was but they tell her she never told her anyone. The monsters they’ve encountered are confirmed to be a new type of Witch unfamiliar to Umika and Kaoru. Kazumi’s haircut is messy, and when Umika tries to fix a stray lock of hair, Kazumi states that it’s her "Witch sensor," which surprisingly helps them identify the half-Witch as a cosmetic saleswoman targeting girls with harmful foundation. They confront the Witch, but the mysterious girl from earlier appears next to her, revealing herself as a Magical Girl before leaving. Kazumi, Umika, and Kaoru defeat the Witch, turning her back into a human and obtaining another unusual Grief Seed, an Evil Nut.
  • That night the three are fighting a proper Witch, but Kazumi hesitates during the battle when she recalls her earlier mistake. This allows the Witch to devour Umika and Kaoru and escape, leaving Kazumi alone with only the Witch's Kiss on her hand. Four other Magical Girls—Satomi, Mirai, Saki, and Niko—arrive, revealing that they, along with Kazumi, Umika, and Kaoru, form a seven-member team called the Pleiades Saints. Kazumi receives a call from Umika and Kaoru, who are trapped inside a Barrier created by Umika. She explains she can only maintain the Barrier for five hours and instructs Kazumi to team up with the other Saints to find the Witch. The five Magical Girls use their Soul Gems to locate the Witch, though Kazumi notes her "Witch detector" hair isn’t working. Satomi reveals her wish was to communicate with animals, and a cat informs her that the mark on Kazumi’s hand has been appearing around the city. Niko introduces a smartphone app she designed to track Witches by converting their wavelengths into Soul Gem signals. The group splits up but is tricked by Yuuri, who disguises herself as Satomi and lures Kazumi away. The girl reveals herself as the one who placed Kazumi 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 in time to save her, letting Yuuri escape. Back at Umika’s house, Saki discovers the Witch’s Kiss matches the schedule of a bookmobile, indicating its location. After Kazumi cooks a large meal for the group, they rush to confront the Witch, with Kazumi bringing candy for Umika and Kaoru as well. The saints devise a plan for Kazumi to wait outside the Witch’s Barrier while the others incapacitate it, and once signaled via an electronic communicator, Kazumi will fire into the Barrier to destroy the Witch. However, Niko’s communicator breaks, prompting Umika to use the flute candy from Kazumi’s bag to signal her instead. Kazumi successfully destroys the Witch, and Saki finds the Witch used an abandoned car to settle its Barrier in. Niko collects a proper Grief Seed, and as they celebrate their victory, they are watched by Juubey.
  • He approaches them and is revealed to be the one who contracted the Pleiades Saints as Magical Girls. He purifies their Soul Gems by consuming the darkness expelled from them and devours the Grief Seed they'd collected. However, when the Pleiades present the "Grief Seeds" from the half-Witches, Juubey rejects them, explaining they are not real Grief Seeds but fake one she dubs "Evil Nuts." The Pleiades deduce that Yuuri is behind these fake Grief Seeds, when Yuuri herself suddenly appears, incapacitates the group, and kidnaps Kazumi, leaving a letter demanding the Pleiades come to Asunaro Dome at midnight if they want her back. The Pleiades regroup at Umika's residence to figure out Yuuri’s motivations.
• At midnight, the Pleiades arrive at Asunaro Dome, where Yuuri awaits with Kazumi trapped in a chair. When the Saints attempt to rescue Kazumi, they are blocked by a force field. Yuuri announces her plan to plant an Evil Nut into Kazumi’s forehead, and when Yuuri removes her hat, Umika recognizes her. Yuuri declares her desire for vengeance, and forcefully insertw the Evil Nut into Kazumi’s forehead. It causes a burst of energy to burst out of Kazumi and she breaks free to fight Yuuri, who then overpowers her. Yuuri accuses the Pleiades Saints of killing her and claims they are a group that murders Magical Girls. She reveals the Pleiades took away the most important thing to her, so she plans to take away Kazumi, the most important thing to them. As Yuuri’s blackened Soul Gem begins to crack, Saki instructs Juubey to cleanse it, but Yuuri shoots Juubey, stopping him. Yuuri’s Soul Gem hatches, and it transforms into a Grief Seed, turning Yuuri into a Witch. Her Barrier ties the Pleiades on crosses and her memories of when she was Airi were shown to them, as well as how she became Yuuri to enact revenge on the Pleiades. Kazumi pleads with Airi not to fight, but the Witch attacks, seemingly crushing Kazumi’s head. Kazumi bites off part of the Witch’s attack, and the Evil Nut’s influence causes her body to mutate, allowing her to break free from her cross, but her earring's bell ringing returns her to normal. Kazumi attempts to use her magic to revert Airi to her human form, but Airi’s body emerges from the Witch, still attached and mobile. Saki frees her teammates and Kazumi protests killing Airi, but the Pleiades explain that Witches cannot be saved. They attack the Witch as Kazumi begs them to stop, but they ultimately destroy it with Kazumi joining them in the end. The Barrier collapses, and Kazumi picks up Airi’s spoon, vowing to share the Pleiades’ pain with them.
  • That day, Kazumi walks home with Umika and Kaoru but asks to be alone. She encounters Souichirou Tachibana, who has become a store manager. Kazumi makes "Bucket Parfait" for him, a dessert Airi and Yuuri had longed to share. Souichirou initially refuses to add it to the menu due to lack of profit, but as Kazumi eats, she breaks down, realizing Airi and Yuuri never got to enjoy it together. She falls asleep gripping Airi and Yuuri's spoon tightly, and Souichirou covers her with a blanket, later adding the parfait to the menu. Later, during nighttime, 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 on her, taking her Soul Gem. Another Magical Girl, Ayase Souju, watches from afar with interest in collecting the Pleiades’ Soul Gems.
    • 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 outside the store, and joins them on a patrol at La Vie Land amusement park. They encounter Ayase, who introduces herself as a collector of Soul Gems. She accuses the Pleiades of doing the same and reveals her intent to add theirs to her collection. Niko and Ayase engage in battle, but Niko’s ability to create clones of herself allows her to use Tocco del Male on Ayase. However, Ayase's body still moves and retaliates, retrieving her Soul Gem and revealing that she, Luca, shares her body with Ayase, and that they have two Soul Gems, one for each personality.
  • Kazumi and Niko fight Souju, and they eventually find a way to counteract their synchronized fire and ice magic. The two mix their own different magics, Kazumi's destruction and Niko's reformation to overpower Souju. As Ayase/Luca prepares to use Evil Nuts on Kazumi and Niko, the other Pleiades arrive after being called and intercept the nuts. Souju accuses the Pleiades of being Magical Girl hunters, shocking Kazumi, and Kaoru retrieves Ayase and Luca’s Soul Gems as they are at their limit. Kazumi demands an explanation, and Umika agrees to reveal the truth about the Pleiades. Suddenly, Niko collapses as her Soul Gem begins turns into a Grief Seed, silently transforming into a Witch.
  • The Pleiades are initially shocked as Niko transforms into a Witch, unable to act until Kaoru blocks the Witch’s attacks. When the attack harms Saki, Mirai summons an army of teddy bears and cuts the Witch in half herself. The Witch drops a Grief Seed, and Niko’s body is left cold and lifeless. As the Pleiades mourn Niko, another Niko appears, shocking everyone.
    • In this moment, Kanna takes Niko's identity and pretends the original Niko is the "spare" she created with her wish. At some point, she likely rewrote Juubey's memories to confirm this as well.
  • She explains that the body was a "preliminary" created as part of her contract with Juubey, leading to a mix of anger and relief from the rest of the group. They then take Kazumi to a hidden facility under Mirai's Angelica Bears Museum, an area which they call the Freezer, where they store the bodies of Magical Girls whose Soul Gems they’ve taken. Umika explains that this is their way of rejecting the Magical Girl system, preventing the girls from becoming Witches while searching for a way to cleanse their Soul Gems.

Puella Magi Oriko Magica: [extra story]

A timeline that shows Oriko, Kirika and Yuma's experiences without the involvement of Homura. Due to her absence, it is possible this is what happens to the group in the first timeline, or in every timeline prior to the one where Oriko sees Gretchen in her visions.

• Kirika is approached by Kyubey and, after initially refusing, wishes to change, as to be worthy of Oriko.
• Oriko makes a contract with Kyubey to know the reason why she's alive and receives the power to see the future, foreseeing the arrival of Walpurgisnacht.
• The two meet properly and form a partnership together.
• After defeating a Witch, Kirika sees Erika observing her.
• Erika arrives in town with her stepdad following her parents’ divorce. Kirika and Erika accidentally run into each other, but Kirika panics, calls Erika a traitor, and runs away. Erika then wanders into a Witch's Barrier, and Kirika senses the Witch's signature. Kirika defeats the Witch, saves and forgives Erika for what she did in the past.
• Kirika reads a letter from Erika, who’s doing well with her parents. Over tea, Oriko teases Kirika about her feelings and forcing her to admit that no one means more to her than Oriko.
• Yuma's mother yells at a concerned neighbor and threatens Yuma, who is in bed covered in bruises. Kirika rushes back with a Grief Seed, collapses, and gives it to Oriko. Oriko predicts Walpurgisnacht's arrival in two weeks, and they team up to defeat it. Before Oriko can get more food, a rock with a threatening note smashes through the window. Late at night, Oriko sits in the park, haunted by her father's suicide. She meets Yuma, who was thrown out by her mother. Oriko cheers her up with tea and advice and then has a premonition of Yuma's death, with her mother as the prime suspect.
  • Sasa Yuuki surveys the city and declares she will take over by defeating the rookie Magical Girls.
• Kirika fights Sasa outside an apartment complex when Sasa summons a Witch to help her. Oriko studies during lunch but is taunted by Komaki and her friends. Oriko leaves, warning Komaki about her risky nighttime activities. Outside, Sasa invites Oriko to eat lunch. Oriko worries about Kirika, who hasn’t sent her usual lunchtime texts, but Sasa reassures her.
  • At home, Yuma’s mother kicks her into a dresser, breaking a vase on her head. Meanwhile, Oriko fails to reach Kirika by phone and sees a vision of Yuma injured. She rushes out and finds her hurt in the park. Yuma refuses medical help and Oriko leaves Yuma with Sasa to instead search for Kirika. Sasa suddenly attacks Oriko but is knocked away by Kirika. Sasa reveals her brainwashing magic and the two fight her and her Witches. Sasa panics and tries to use Yuma as a shield, but Oriko tells her about Magical Girls becoming Witches. Sasa destroys her own Soul Gem, refusing to become a Witch, and dies. Kyubey appears and offers Yuma a contract, but Oriko stops him and comforts Yuma.

• While walking through town, they overhear Yuma happily speaking with her grandparents, now away from her abusive mother and with Oriko's prediction of Yuma's death averted.
• Oriko bakes a sponge cake for Kirika, Erika goes to visit her grandmother, and Yuma has a picnic with her grandparents when the radio announces a supercell warning and evacuation for Mitakihara. Yuma hopes Oriko wins her battle and Oriko asks Kirika if she is afraid before facing Walpurgisnacht. Kirika says she isn’t, as her wish has already come true. They head off together to fight and are defeated by Walpurgisnacht.

Timeline Split: Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Due to Homura Akemi's actions, the original universe splits into multiple timelines where she repeats the same month multiple times. Mabayu Aki is also caught up in Homura's time loops, though her influence between timelines varies. According to staff interviews, Homura's gone back in time probably around 100 times, but the exact number is unknown.

Below is a table detailing the known repeating constants and key variables within the monthly timeline. The loop starts with the day Homura wakes up on the hospital on the 16th, and ends with the arrival of Walpurgisnacht on the 16th of the following month, or with the emergence of Kriemhild Gretchen later that day.

Timeline of Events

Number	Day of the Week	Date	Constants	Variable Events
Day 1	Tuesday	16th	Homura Akemi wakes up in the hospital, and Mabayu Aki wakes up in her room, both retaining their memories from the previous loops. Homura alters her medical records for early discharge and begins planning for the following month.	Mabayu's state varies depending on the previous loops. She can wake with full or partial knowledge, in which case she frequently visits Homura to coordinate, or she may have no memories at all depending on the loop. It is likely that after Oriko's involvement, Homura kills her and Kirika early in the loop.
Day 2	Wednesday	17th	Madoka goes to buy coffee beans for her father but finds they are sold out. She messages her mother, Junko, asking if she can pick them up from the main store near her office on her way home. Junko agrees, which causes her to leave work on time to run the errand. Because of this, Junko is able to meet her friend, Kazuko Saotome, for drinks that evening. Kyubey makes his first major attempt to contract Madoka Kaname by appearing on her windowsill at night, but Madoka doesn't contract yet.	Homura intercepts and kills Kyubey to block his access to Madoka.
Day 3	Thursday	18th	Inspired by the previou night of drinks with Junko, to better understand and connect with Kyosuke Kamijo, she goes to a CD store and buys a rare, out-of-print CD featuring a famous performance of "Ave Maria." Sayaka, who has been eyeing the exact same rare CD, goes to the store to buy it, only to find that the last copy had just been sold out. Devastated, she becomes distracted and accidentally leaves her cellphone at the store's listening station. Kyosuke tries to call Sayaka, as he's managed to get a last-minute invitation to a concert and wants to take her with him. He calls multiple times, but she never answers. He and the nurse assume she has gone out without her phone and, as they are on a tight schedule, they leave without her. The cat, Amy, is endangered by a car near Café Récompense.	Homura tries to intervene, and if she's unsuccessful, Madoka makes a contract to save Amy.
Day 4	Friday	19th	Homura steals weapons from an abandoned building, as well as attacking and busting the group responsible for smuggling them.	If Madoka has contracted, Mami Tomoe takes her on her first official Witch-hunting patrol.
Day 5	Saturday	20th	No specific event is listed for this day.	No specific event is listed for this day.
Day 6	Sunday	21st	Madoka's school has a field trip to an automobile factory. Asiphae's Barrier is present at the factory.	Either Madoka or Sayaka Miki accidentally wander inside the Labyrinth, but they usually survive the ordeal.
Day 7	Monday	22nd	Sakie Aki is tasked with making a cake for Homura to congratulate her on leaving the hospital.	No other specific event is listed for this day.
Day 8	Tuesday	23rd	No specific event is listed for this day.	No specific event is listed for this day.
Day 9	Wednesday	24th	No specific event is listed for this day.	No specific event is listed for this day.
Day 10	Thursday	25th	Homura's first day of school where she formally introduces herself to Madoka and the class. Gertrud appears and causes a robbery at the mall. Isabel also appears elsewhere in Mitakihara.	One of Gertrud's Anthony Familiars kills Sayaka, who is then reported missing. Most often, Homura defeats Gertrud and her Familiars before Sayaka or Madoka encounter them.
Day 11	Friday	26th	No specific event is listed for this day.	On some timelines, this is when Sayaka has started working at Café Récompense after being convinced by Mabayu.
Day 12	Saturday	27th	No specific event is listed for this day.	No specific event is listed for this day.
Day 13	Sunday	28th	Patricia appears.	No other specific event is listed for this day.
Day 14	Monday	29th	An Ulla Familiar appears in a park at night.	No other specific event is listed for this day.
Day 15	Tuesday	30th	Hitomi Shizuki visits Kyosuke at the hospital. Charlotte spawns out of a Grief Seed which was previously a Familiar at the hospital.	Depending on Mami's emotional state, she is killed by Charlotte. If Mami isn't present in Mitakihara, Sayaka often makes a contract and becomes a Magical Girl for Kyosuke.
Day 16	Wednesday	31st	H.N. Elly appears and targets a handful of people, including Hitomi, luring them into a factory for a mass suicide with chlorine gas. Her attempt has reliably been thwarted and the people affected are only briefly hospitalized.	Sayaka makes a contract after Kyosuke has an emotional breakdown over his arm. When the Witch is defeated early, and Mabayu has enough of her memories, she cuts out Sayaka's memory of her intended wish and stops her from contracting.
Day 17	Thursday	1st	Both an Anja Familiar and Kyoko Sakura appear in Mitakihara.	If Sayaka is already a Magical Girl, she often fights Kyoko.
Day 18	Friday	2nd	No specific event is listed for this day.	No specific event is listed for this day.
Day 19	Saturday	3rd	Hitomi visits Kyouke in the hospital and the two share cake.	No other specific event is listed for this day.
Day 20	Sunday	4th	Kyosuke is discharged from the hospital and Hitomi gives him cake again. Homura boards a train and steals an arsenal of weapons.	No other specific event is listed for this day.
Day 21	Monday	5th	Uhrmann appears near Kazamino Station.	No other specific event is listed for this day.
Day 22	Tuesday	6th	Elsa Maria appears.	If Sayaka is a Magical Girl and Kyosuke is out of the hospital, Hitomi gives her a one-day ultimatum to confess her love to Kyosuke.
Day 23	Wednesday	7th	A set of Bartels appear near a train station.	If Sayaka is a Magical Girl, most often she turns into a Witch, Oktavia von Seckendorff.
Day 24	Thursday	8th	Roberta appears.	No other specific event is listed for this day.
Day 25	Friday	9th	A Bartel Familiar appears and lures a lost child, and Homura often saves her.	No other specific event is listed for this day.
Day 26	Saturday	10th	No specific event is listed for this day.	If the child from the previous day is alive, as she runs to return to her parents from police custody, a car swerves to avoid hitting her. Depending on Homura's actions, the car may kill four other people instead.
Day 27	Sunday	11th	No specific event is listed for this day.	No specific event is listed for this day.
Day 28	Monday	12th	No specific event is listed for this day.	No specific event is listed for this day.
Day 29	Tuesday	13th	No specific event is listed for this day.	No specific event is listed for this day.
Day 30	Wednesday	14th	No specific event is listed for this day.	No specific event is listed for this day.
Day 31	Thursday	15th	No specific event is listed for this day.	No specific event is listed for this day.
Day 32	Friday	16th	Walpurgisnacht arrives to Mitakihara, causing a massive storm and forcing the evacuation of the city. Homura fails to defeat it and is forced to reset the timeline.	If Madoka hasn't made a contract yet, she may do so and defeat Walpurgisnacht, often turning into Kriemhild Gretchen afterwards.

Split & Parallel Timelines

The following is a catalog of the known, documented timelines that have emerged from Homura's loops. This list compiles timelines as they are depicted in various official manga, video games, and other media, providing a directory to the specific iterations of the events outlined in the chart above. However, it should be clarified that it is ultimately unknown whether all the following timelines are in the same universe, or whether they're parallel timelines in a universe with Witches.

• For the first timeline, depicted in Scene 0 Film 0, see 1.
• For the second timeline, depicted in Scene 0 Film 1, see 2.
• For the third timeline, depicted in Scene 0 Film 2, see 3.
• For the fourth timeline, depicted in Scene 0 Film 3, see 4.
• For the fifth timeline, depicted in Scene 0 Film 4, see Scene 0 5.
• For the sixth timeline, depicted in Scene 0 Film 5, see Scene 0 6.
• For the seventh timeline, depicted in Scene 0 Film 6, see Scene 0 7.
• For the eighth timeline, depicted in Scene 0 Film 7, see Scene 0 8.
• For the ninth timeline, depicted in Scene 0 Film 8, see Scene 0 9.
• For the tenth timeline, depicted in Scene 0 Film 9, see Scene 0 10.
• For the eleventh timeline, depicted in Scene 0 Film 10, see Scene 0 11.
• For the twelfth timeline, depicted in Scene 0 Film 11, see Scene 0 12.
• For the thirteenth timeline, depicted in Scene 0 Film 12, see Scene 0 13.
• For the fourteenth timeline, depicted in Scene 0 Film 13, see Scene 0 14.

Beyond this point, the order of the timelines is unknown, besides for the final timeline being the last one in the original universe.

• For the timeline depicted in Puella Magi Madoka Magica ～The different story～, see Different Story.
• For the timeline depicted in Puella Magi Oriko Magica and Puella Magi Oriko Magica: sadness prayer, see Oriko.
• For the possible timelines depicted in various media, usually with not enough details for a full page, as well as events which have an unclear placement in any timeline, see Miscellaneous.
  • Notably, this also includes Puella Magi Madoka Magica Mobage, Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable and the Nightmare Stories from the Memory Windows in Exedra.
• For the final timeline, depicted in the original Puella Magi Madoka Magica anime and its retellings, see Final.
• For the events depicted in Null Magical Girl, which are unrelated to the events of other timelines, see Null.

Dating the Timeline Loops

The specific month and year in which Homura's loops occur is not definitively stated within the series, and the passage of time, especially in the original anime, is left vague.

In scene 0, a fixed duration is established for the timeline, placing Walpurgisnacht's arrival exactly one month after Homura wakes up in the hospital – a total of 32 days. Not all timelines are shown in their entirety, so it's unknown whether every timeline is exactly 32 days, but at the very least, the timing Walpurgisnacht's arrival is very consistent.

However, the timing of the original anime is decidedly less clear. From dedicated analysis of the scenes, fans came to the conclusion that each timeline must be between 39 and 46 days (with the assumption that all of them are the same length). Though this appears to contradict scene 0, it is possible that fans were overly generous with some of the unknown time gaps, so 32 days may still barely be able to fit the events of the original anime.

Thus, for the purposes of this article, a timeline of 32 days will be assumed, unless there are specific timelines where that can't possibly fit.

The only canonical clues to the identity of the months are that the first month must have 31 days and that Homura transfers to Mitakihara Middle School on the 25th of the same month around springtime, at least in the original timeline where she wasn't a magical girl. This has led to two primary theories: the loop spans March 16th - April 16th or May 16th - June 16th.

The May-June dating is supported by the following considerations:

• School Calendar: Homura transfers to Mitakihara Middle School on the 25th. The Japanese school year begins in April, making a mid-term transfer in late May more logical than a transfer in late March, which is the end of the academic year before the student body proceeds to the next one.
• Environmental Evidence: Scenery in the series, particularly the state of plants in Madoka's garden and the deliberate change from cherry blossoms to bare branches in the Blu-ray release, suggests a late spring or early summer setting, which aligns with May and June.
• Narrative Consistency: Other media, such as Magia Record, often place summer events shortly after the main story's conclusion, also supporting a late spring setting for the loops.

Despite this evidence, the conclusion is not absolute. The alternative March-April theory is supported by the real-world Walpurgis Night being on April 30th/May 1, and it also aligns the timeline with the anime's original broadcast period in early 2011. Supporting evidence includes the initial TV version depicting cherry blossoms (consistent with late March in some regions) and characters often wearing long sleeves or coats. A significant counter-argument is that the Japanese school year ends in March, making a transfer at this time unusual, and that cherry tomatoes in Madoka's garden would be out of season. Given the near-future setting though, perhaps some of these counter-arguments would be mellowed out by the effects of global warming.

Ultimately, while the dates in the table below are presented with the May-June framework in mind, they should be understood as a well-supported fan calculation rather than a canonical fact. Thus, every date could possibly be exactly two months earlier than noted in the table.

Since the exact mechanics of how Homura's time travel works are not yet fully understood, it is unknown if there is any room for variance in the length of different timelines. The two leading theories are that she can jump back to a fixed point in time, or that she can jump back by a fixed duration, but few scenarios exist to distinguish the two. There is an implication in Oriko Magica that she may have reset time before the 32 day limit passes , and it is unknown if she could reset time to the same point if she were to wait more than 32 days.

In any case, the only true fixed point is Homura's awakening on day 1, the 16th of the month. Walpurgisnacht's arrival, while not completely fixed, appears to occur on the same day in every timeline at least in Scene 0 and the original anime. Given Scene 0's timeline, that makes it a second almost-fixed point on day 32, the 16th of the following month. Thus, to keep things simple for this article, the 32-day cycle from awakening to Walpurgisnacht is the consistent framework in use.

Meanwhile, assigning a specific year to the events is considered impossible due to conflicting evidence. While the original Puella Magi Oriko Magica explicitly uses the year 2011, other media directly contradict this and Oriko retellings such as Puella Magi Oriko Magica: sadness prayer intentionally lack this clarification from the original. For instance, dialogue in Magia Record references events and discoveries that would place the story closer to the time of its release. The technology depicted is also more advanced than that of 2011. Therefore, the year is best treated as an unspecified "near future" or as a narrative element where a consistent year was not a priority for the creators.

Trivia

• In Episode 11, it is hinted that Cleopatra VII and Himiko were Magical Girls.