The following is an archive of event summaries which lack sufficient context for a dedicated, comprehensive placement in known timelines. It is possible all these events are separate timelines in and of themselves, or that they're a part of other, already established timelines. Also included are the "possibilities" described in the Nightmare Stories from the Memory Windows in Exedra, as whether they happened is similarly unclear.
Whether some of the following may have occurred between Scene 0 and the Final Timeline, like like Farewell Story, others such as Summer Magical Girl Training Camp are almost certainly not canon to them. Cases such as the latter are regarded as alternate universes altogether, where the circumstances of the characters are entirely different from the main continuity.
In pre-school, Lina Hitomi and her fraternal twin brother Mana are involved in a car accident and Mana dies protecting her. Their mother would grieve Mana's loss for many years, occasionally mistaking Lina for her brother and blaming her for his death.[1]
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.[2]
Erika Mamiya, Kirika Kure's childhood friend, shoplifts from a mall, flees and leaves Kirika, who was innocent, to be blamed by the cops instead.[2]
Around the same time, six girls in Kazamino become Magical Girls:
Kyubey approaches Lina, who makes a wish to erase Mana from her mother's memories.[1]
Mio Suzuna and Futaba get into an accident during a family trip, which has Futaba get a scar on her face, and leaves Mio comatose. A few months later, Futaba makes a contract with Kyubey to wake Mio up. Later Mio also makes a contract to erase Futaba's scar from the accident, giving her the power to eliminate sound and presence to stealthily blend in with her surroundings.[1]
Miyako Saki is approached by Kyubey to become a Magical Girl. Seeing as she liked dolls and Magical Girls herself, she struggles to come up with a wish until she settles on having her short hair to become long and straight like a typical Magical Girl's. She gains the power to manipulate inanimate objects, like the dolls she fights with.[1]
Mai Akane is a member of the kendo club at her school, and she is really close to her grandfather. As he has a terminal illness, Mai makes a contract with Kyubey to have her grandfather see her match despite his illness. The resulting power is the ability to extend range, which she utilizes by having the reach of her katana be larger than its actual length.[1]
Hating everyone who could be better than her, Sasa Yuuki makes a contract with Kyubey for those who are better than her to follow her every command. With the resulting magic of mind control, Sasa starts controlling Witches in Kazamino and feeding humans to them to farm Grief Seeds.[1]
Sasa's actions prompt the other girls in Kazamino to form a group together, which is lead by Lina, and the last one to join being Miyako. The other girls fight Sasa and her Witches, and after they have her surrounded, she cries and pleads for sympathy as a weak Magical Girl. Mio is doubtful, but Futaba approaches her and offers friendship. Sasa then takes her hostage and runs away with her. Once they're far enough, Sasa takes her Soul Gem and breaks it, unknwingly killing her and leaving her body on the street. While Sasa decides to flee to Mitakihara until the situation calms down in Kazamino, Lina's group decides to pursue her for revenge and soon deduce she must've gone to Mitakihara.[1]
At some point, 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.[3]
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. For the sake of convenience, the details of this timeline are listed here.[5] It is depicted in:
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, but the details of what happens afterwards are unknown.
One of the many timelines Homura may have created. Kriemhild Gretchen's potential for destruction has reached a point where it changes Oriko's destiny.[6][7] It is depicted in:
The Magia Exedra Event, Next Act: In Search of an Ordinary Life
At an unknown point in time, after her father committed suicide, Oriko Mikuni makes a contract with Kyubey, to know the reason why she's alive and gets the power to see the future. She tests her power for the first time and sees a vision of Mitakihara being destroyed by Kriemhild Gretchen. She distracts Kyubey by telling him of Yuma Chitose's potential to become a Magical Girl and oversells her power.
Oriko is attacked by a Witch and Komaki Asako saves her, revealing she is also a Magical Girl. Oriko pretends not to be a Magical Girl and after Komaki and Kyubey leave, she is attacked by Kirika, who reveals she doesn't remember what her wish was. Oriko manages to ambush Kirika and knock her down. Oriko introduces herself and offers to share the truth about Magical Girls if Kirika becomes her ally.
In Kazamino, Yuma and her parents are caught in a Witch's Barrier and Kyoko manages to rescue her. Yuma becomes attached to Kyoko and, when Kyubey approaches Yuma for a contract, Kyoko stops him and takes Yuma under her wing. The two go to a hotel to spend the night.
Oriko orders Kirika to attack Magical Girls and gather Grief Seeds for her. Komaki's friend Akira meets Koito, Komaki's younger sister, who suspects Komaki is sneaking out for late-night parties. Akira is doubtful but decides to investigate.
Sasa Yuuki has made a contract to be able to brainwash others and controls the Witches of Kazamino to cause many deaths. Lina Hitomi's team has lost their friend, Futaba, while chasing Sasa.
Komaki defeats a Witch and then encounters Kirika, who challenges her. Akira tracks Komaki using a phone app and finds her fighting Kirika as a Magical Girl instead of partying. During the fight, Akira panics and accidentally calls Koito while trying to reach the police. As Kirika moves to kill Komaki, Akira rushes in and is fatally struck, dying in Komaki’s arms. Kirika realizes she has accidentally killed a bystander and then accidentally kills Komaki too. As she's dying, Kyubey visits her and Komaki warns him of a Magical Girl dressed in black.
Kyubey tells Oriko about a Magical Girl and a normal girl who were murdered. Oriko realizes Kirika is responsible. Elsewhere, Sasa Yuuki arrives in Mitakihara, amused by rumors of a Magical Girl murdering others, and hopes to tame her to clean up the town.
Lina Hitomi's team fight Sasa, who pretends to surrender and then escapes.
Oriko attends Komaki and Akira's memorial with Miyuki. Afterward, Oriko meets Kirika and tells her to focus on the future. This causes Kirika to remember her wish and Oriko gets a vision.
Sasa fights Mio, but she is killed by Kirika and Sasa realizes Kirika is the rumored Magical Girl murderer and tries to escape. Oriko arrives and tells Sasa to listen. Lina's group finds Mio's corpse and vows to stop Sasa to prevent more sacrifices. Sasa, meanwhile, lies to Oriko and Kirika about her past, claiming Lina's group unfairly attacked her. Lina, Mai, and Miyako note police activity over Komaki and Akira’s murders, and Lina suspects someone in Mitakihara is as dangerous as Sasa.
Sasa uses her Witches to track Lina’s group with Kirika’s reluctant help. Oriko has a vision of the world’s end and identifies Homura Akemi as Madoka's protector.
Lina and her group meet Kyubey, who warns them to be careful in Mitakihara and updates them about Kazamino being protected by another Magical Girl. Lina decides they need a new plan and they return to their room.
Sasa and Kirika track Lina's group and later, Kirika bursts into Lina’s room. From a distance, Sasa watches and Oriko reassures her that the surprise attack will reveal a weakness to exploit. Meanwhile, Madoka becomes lost in the same Labyrinth as them.
Sasa joins Kirika with a Witch under her control. As they fight, Oriko tries to talk to Miyako and reveals her wish to save the world. Lina defeats Sasa and Mai arrives to finish her off, but Oriko stops her. Miyako questions Lina's actions and accuses Lina of causing harm and indirectly causing Futaba's death. This causes Lina to transform into a Witch.
Miyako is decapitated by Lina, the girls defeat the Witch and Kirika kills Mai. Oriko and Kirika leave as Sasa rants. Madoka appears behind her and Sasa sends her Witch after her. Madoka then faints, but Homura uses a bomb to kill them and saves Madoka.
Oriko and Kirika go to Kazamino and indirectly help Yuma steal a pocky. After Kyoko defeats a Witch, Yuma gives it to her as a gift. As they head back, Kyubey follows them.
Oriko and Kirika find Sasa’s secret base and find her stash of Grief Seeds. Oriko is tormented by visions of Yuma being attacked by Cecil and quickly leaves. Kyoko and Yuma have a playful fight and fall asleep, over a pillow, unaware that the Witch from Oriko’s vision is near.
Kyoko wakes up sensing a Witch and goes to fight her. Yuma wakes up to find Oriko instead of Kyoko, who tells her Kyoko might be dead. Yuma panics and asks Oriko if she knows where Kyoko is, but Oriko challenges her. Yuma runs to the park to find Kyoko. Kirika finds Oriko and Yuma declares she’ll fight and change for herself for her. Oriko convinces Yuma to become a Magical Girl to save Kyoko. Yuma makes a contract and heals Kyoko. Oriko and Kirika leave and when Kyoko finds out Yuma became a Magical Girl, chastises her.
Day 15 - Tuesday, the 30th: Mami barely defeats Charlotte and senses another Magical Girl, who turns out to be dead. Kyubey tells Mami that there's a Magical Girl killer.
Kirika kills another Magical Girl in a Witch’s Barrier, glad that the girl won’t turn into a Witch. In a diner, Mami reads about unexplained deaths of junior high girls and is concerned about Magical Girl disappearances in Kazamino. Kyubey warns her that a Magical Girl may be targeting others, and Mami agrees to investigate. Yuma approaches Mami offering help for her headache, and Kyoko shows up, surprising them both.
Meanwhile, Kirika talks to Kyubey and denies knowing anything about the killings.
Oriko meets Koito and assures her that she isn’t at fault for Komaki's death. Koito apologizes for her feelings and thanks Oriko for her support.
Madoka talks to Sayaka about her strange dreams and unknown encounters with Witches. Mami approaches Homura, but Homura responds coldly. Later, Homura fights Chika Masumi, who mistakes her for the Magical Girl killer and Homura uses her time manipulation to escape.
During this time, as the online harassment and media intrusion for Koito's family has worsened, a tabloid journalist corners Koito after school and aggressively presses on about the fabricated claims about Komaki and Akira, which causes Koito to panic and flee. Unbeknownst to her, Kirika, under Oriko's orders, helps her escape. However, the encounter triggers a breakdown at home where Koito cries out that those who spread lies and her sister's killer should suffer instead of her. It was in this state that Kyubey introduces himself to her, but she could not yet voice her wish.
Kirika finds an old notebook belonging to Oriko's father and after reading it, declares Hisaomi an enemy of Oriko.
Chika tells Kyubey about her encounter with Homura. He plans to recruit more girls, including Chika, Kirika, and Oriko. Kyoko is uninterested until she learns about Oriko, and decides to help to meet her. Kyubey asks Oriko for help in hunting the Magical Girl dressed in black. He reveals that he thinks it’s Homura Akemi.
While cleaning, Oriko finds an old notebook after Kirika returns from a hunt.
Kirika treasures the bunny charm from Oriko, but drops it when a woman bumps into her. Mami notices and helps her find her charm. When Mami mentions a crush, Kirika gets angry, saying that what she feels for Oriko is only love. A Witch appears, and Mami tries to avoid harming Kirika. However, Kirika transforms into the Magical Girl clad in black, who'd been killing other Magical Girls, and attacks Mami. Kirika uses her magic to make the Labyrinth not fade away so she can kill Mami. Mami sets a trap using what she learned of Kirika’s slowdown magic. Mami manages to successfully harm and crack Kirika's Soul Gem, but Oriko, having seen a vision, intervenes and takes Kirika away.
Kyoko and Yuma meet Kyubey, frustrated by the absence of Mami and Oriko. Mami arrives and explains her battle with Kirika and Oriko. At Oriko’s house, Kirika confesses her true feelings and how she wanted to change herself for Oriko, and Kyubey granted her wish, turning her into the person Oriko knows. Oriko demands Kirika make up for her actions, while Kirika agrees. After tending to Kirika’s wounds, she reads the notebook and finds out about Yaegashi manipulating her father into taking the fall for political reasons.
Kyoko and Mami discuss their plans and Mami reveals that Homura is not the murderer, but rather Oriko and Kirika. Chika, late to the meeting, meets Oriko, who kills her with an orb after a brief conversation. Oriko goes to confront Yaegashi and is about to attack him, but he insists that her father's death was caused by her own actions. Later, Oriko returns home and breaks down mentally over the revelations. Kirika insists that she will help Oriko hold on to who she is and promises to help fulfill her wish, as Oriko’s wish has been granted through Kirika’s own.
Kyoko, Mami, and Yuma break into the Mikuni Estate to stop Oriko and Kirika. They cautiously explore and realize Oriko might be using some form of prediction-related power. They only find a bloodied nail as Oriko and Kirika aren't there and instead are playing video games at Kirika's house. Later, Oriko's confronted by a delusion of her younger self, but admits to her own selfishness. In her sleep, Kirika agrees and the illusion fades.
Oriko visits her uncle Kimihide, discusses her estate with him and confesses on hating him and his aunt. Afterwards, Oriko meets up with Kirika. Kyoko insists that Yuma promises her that if she says "run," Yuma will. Kyubey then arrives and informs them that Oriko and Kirika are near the school.
Kirika forms a Labyrinth around the school and traps everyone inside. Elsewhere, Koito receives a message about the chaos at school and recognizes Oriko in the picture sent to her. Madoka is surrounded by Familiars, but is saved by Homura, and Mami is captured by the Labyrinth and is saved by Kyoko and Yuma.
At the Barrier’s center, Homura confronts Oriko and Kirika. Oriko reveals she plans to kill Madoka to prevent her from becoming a Witch capable of destroying the world. Kyoko, Mami, and Yuma arrive, but Kyoko focuses on defeating Oriko. Kirika's magic is about to run out and can't slow her transformation into a Witch anymore, so she lets go and fully transforms into Latria.
Mami, Kyoko and Yuma battle Kirika while Homura battles Oriko. Sayaka and Hitomi fight Familiars in a Barrier, and they find Madoka. Mami and Kyoko are injured by Kirika and refuse to let Yuma heal them, preferring to die than turn into Witches. Yuma, determined to live, heals them regardless, manages to convince them to keep fighting, and together they defeat Kirika. Oriko attacks again, but Homura warns her she'll run out of magic. Kyubey appears, revealing Oriko’s plans and her failure. He has found Madoka.
Koito, searching for Oriko, meets Miyuki and Kimihide, who are also trying to find her. Madoka, Sayaka and Hitomi head towards where Madoka thinks Homura is. Oriko is killed by Homura, but as she dies, she hurls a piece of Kirika's Witch form at Kyubey, killing him. Homura, after speaking to Mami, Kyoko, and Yuma, finds that the projectile Oriko threw wasn't meant for Kyubey, but rather Madoka. Yuma explains that Madoka is already dead, so she can't heal her.
Koito makes a contract with Kyubey so she can find out the truth about everyone's deaths and gains the power to detect lies that people tell. When a photo of Oriko at the school crisis is sent to her, Koito's wish reveals that Oriko was behind the disappearances and involved in Komaki's death.
Afterwards, Koito approaches Mami and introduces herself as a Magical Girl.
Sometime later, Yuma plays a game at an arcade with Kyoko, and she notes that Yuma has changed a lot from since they first met. Later, when Yuma asks Kyoko if she is more grown up, Kyoko says maybe a little, noting that Yuma almost cried after losing the game.
Kyoko, Yuma, Mami and Koito gather for a strategy meeting against Walpurgisnacht, and as Koito is a newer Magical Girl, Yuma offers to teach her everything she knows.
Koito explains Oriko's objective to the others, explaining that she aimed to prevent a world-ending Witch from being born by erasing Madoka Kaname, who would become that Witch, before she made her contract. She explains Yuma was led to make a contract to draw Kyubey's attention away. Mami assigns roles for Walpurgisnacht, having herself and Kyoko take the lead, have Yuma focus on healing, and Koito taking the rear.
During a practice battle against a weaker Witch, Koito defeats it quickly and Yuma is upset she did not get a chance to show what she can do. Kyoko clumsily says it's better if Yuma doesn't have to do anything, which Yuma misinterprets as being unwanted, so the others decide to give Yuma a chance to use her magic in the next battle to restore her confidence.
The next day, Koito tells Yuma that Mami and Kyoko are fighting a powerful Witch and need her help, so Yuma rushes to the scene. She finds Kyoko injured and unable to move, so Mami instructs Yuma to heal Kyoko. After Yuma does so successfully, Kyoko thanks her, saying it's great having her around when things get rough and Yuma is overjoyed.
The group counterattacks, during which Koito is knocked down by the Witch, but Yuma heals her as well. Kyoko pats Yuma's head and lets her attempt a finishing blow. Yuma successfully defeats the Witch and celebrates, asking if she's all grown up now. Kyoko relents and says she made her point. When Mami asks Kyoko why she let Yuma attack, Kyoko replies that depending on the situation, Yuma might need to watch their backs, to which Mami agrees that it's good to know Yuma can join the attack if needed.
Exhausted, Yuma falls asleep murmuring that Kyoko can always count on her.
Some time later, in Koito's first encounter with an unknown Magical Girl, where Koito helps her against a Witch, her power has her discover that the girl is lying about wanting to team up, so Koito flees again.
Day 32 - Friday, the 16th: When Walpurgisnacht arrives, Mami, Kyoko, Yuma and Koito fight against it together and manage to succeed.
In what might be a sort of afterlife or mind-space, Kirika encounters Oriko, who can't walk due to the burden of her actions. Kirika offers to help her by carrying half of it, and the two walk off hand in hand, smiling.
After Walpurgisnacht's defeat, the temporary team of Mami, Kyoko, Yuma, and Koito disbands, with Kyoko and Yuma returning to Kazamino. Koito declines Mami's offer to partner, stating she wanted to work alone for a while. Koito is still unable to process Oriko's betrayal, and hasn't been able to trust anyone since discovering the truth.
Koito travels to Kazamino City to investigate Oriko's other victims, hoping it might help her move forward. She visits the site where Futaba's body was found and meets a local girl who knew Futaba and Mio. From this girl, Koito learns that Futaba and Mio had been close childhood friends and deduces what their contracts could have been from the story, including that they both died due to Sasa Yuuki. Koito shares memories of Komaki in exchange, admitting the house feels quiet without her. Koito also investigates Mai Akane's disappearance and encounters her parents distributing flyers. She observes Mai's father pleading for information, and Mai's kendo club friends speaking warmly of her devotion to her grandfather.
Following a lead, Koito visits Lina Hitomi's house and speaks with a neighbor who reveals Lina's difficult family situation. Koito learns that Lina's mother was unmarried and favored Lina's twin brother Mana, who resembled their absent father. Mana died in a traffic accident. Though Lina was nowhere near the car, their mother convinced herself Mana died protecting Lina and blamed her. After the accident, Lina tried desperately to earn her mother's affection by acting like a good kid. The neighbor notes that Lina's mother eventually forgot Mana entirely, as if his memory was wiped from her mind, which Koito deduces as the work of a Magical Girl contract.
Suddenly, Kyubey appears and offers to tell Koito about the Kazamino Magical Girls from his perspective, not knowing what they felt. He recounts each girl's wish:
Lina Hitomi: "My wish? To erase my mom's memories of my big brother forever."
Futaba: "I can wish for anything? Then erase the giant scar on Futaba's face. I don't want her to be burdened with it."
Miyako Saki: "I want long, straight hair! How's that sound? That'll make me look more like a heroine, right?"
Mai Akane: "I want my grandfather to see my final match," as he was critically ill before the tournament.
Sasa Yuuki: "I wish to force anyone better than me to obey me."
Kyubey explains that Sasa's actions were what drove the other Kazamino Magical Girls to form a team, and after Sasa mistakenly killed Futaba, they followed her to Mitakihara. In the end, Koito comes to the conclusion that Oriko was both a hero who saved the world and a villain who killed her sister. Both statements were true, and she did not need to choose between them, but she believes Oriko's comfort to her was genuine.
On her way home to Mitakihara, Koito encounters a Witch and is overwhelmed, her Soul Gem almost darkening completely. She is saved by the same Magical Girl she had fled from previously and the Witch is defeated. The girl apologizes for not being honest in her original request, admitting she had been afraid of scaring Koito off, and sincerely asks her to become partners. Koito declines, stating she was not ready to trust others yet, but the girl tells her that she will wait for the day Koito learns to trust again.
Koito resolves that someday she hopes to forgive Oriko and her contradictions with the hope that when that say comes, she will be able to go back to normal again.
What happens to Oriko, Kirika and Yuma in future loops of this universe is unknown. It can be surmised that Homura preemptively kills Oriko and Kirika early in the timeline to prevent them from causing trouble. On the other hand, Yuma is likely killed by her mother just like in Oriko's prediction in Puella Magi Oriko Magica: [extra story] .
One of Homura's timelines with an unclear placement. In this timeline, Kyoko and Mami confront each other on their shared past.[8] This timeline is depicted in:
At some point, Kyubey makes contact with Madoka and Sayaka.
Day 15 - Tuesday, the 30th: Sayaka makes a contract to heal his arm after hearing Kyosuke's breakdown, helps Mami fight Charlotte and starts working as a Magical Girl with her.
Day 17 - Thursday, the 1st: Kyubey tells Kyoko that there's a new Magical Girl in Mitakihara, Sayaka. Kyoko watches Sayaka with magical binoculars, and later, Sayaka encounters her while attacking an Anja Familiar. They clash, with Kyoko mocking Sayaka's idealism, and Madoka notifies Mami telepathically. Mami and Madoka arrive and stop Kyoko before she can strike Sayaka.
On the following days, Sayaka battles a fast-moving Witch but struggles to land a hit until Mami intervenes and helps her. Later, they encounter Homura, who asks if Mami intends to recruit Madoka as an ally. Later, Mami decides not to team up with Kyoko or Homura, as it could risk Madoka and Sayaka's safety. Kyoko challenges Mami's leadership and afterwards, Homura and Kyoko discuss their plans, where Kyoko reveals she wants to take Mami's territory.
Day 22 - Tuesday, the 6th: Hitomi gives an ultimatum to Sayaka, to confess her feelings for Kyosuke in a day, or else Hitomi would. Later, in a Witch hunt, Mami is hurt while fighting Elsa Maria. Sayaka attempts to fight the Witch while Madoka tends to Mami and Kyubey urges her to make a contract with him. Homura intervenes with a bomb and Kyoko scolds Sayaka for being reckless and instead urges her to heal Mami.
Day 23 - Wednesday, the 7th: The next day, Mami meets Kyoko and they have a tense conversation about their past. Mami thanks Kyoko for saving her life, but Kyoko remains defensive and refuses to team up again. Sayaka meets Kyoko again, but Kyoko advises her to stop trying to be a hero. Later, Sayaka apologizes to Mami and suggests they stop being partners. Mami is confused but agrees. Sayaka confides in Mami, feeling guilty about her neglecting Hitomi who was under a Witch's influence. Mami reassures her, but Sayaka insists she isn't good enough to team up with her and runs off, apologizing to Mami.
Kyoko watches Mami and Madoka search for a Witch and dismisses Sayaka as a lost cause. Homura approaches Kyoko, suggesting teaming up with Mami, but Kyoko refuses.
At this point, Madoka has started approaching Kyoko and asking her whether she should become a Magical Girl.
Day 24 - Thursday, the 8th: At school, Sayaka feels unwell and refuses Madoka's help. Later, Madoka confronts her on the rooftop, urging her to reconcile with Mami. Kyousuke arrives with a gift for Sayaka, but she rejects it and tells him to spend time with Hitomi. Madoka reveals Sayaka healed Kyosuke's hands, and Sayaka reluctantly agrees to explain everything to him the next day.
Kyoko berates Sayaka outside Sayaka's apartment for wasting energy on Familiars. The two end up commiserating, but Sayaka ultimately refuses to be like Kyoko and leaves. Mami appears behind Kyoko and then pursues Sayaka, who is battling Elsa Maria. Mami rescues her and urges to tell Kyosuke the truth. Sayaka doesn't want to deceive him, but Mami confesses her bravado was a facade and begs Sayaka not to leave her.
Homura warns Kyoko that it's too late for Sayaka and Mami. Kyubey watches Mami collapse and explains the shortage of Grief Seeds is due to Homura, Kyoko, and Mami herself, which lead to Sayaka's transformation into a Witch. Madoka finds Mami in the rain, and Mami lies, saying Sayaka is fine and they were hunting Witches. Madoka leaves, happy that Mami and Sayaka are friends.
Day 25 - Friday, the 9th: Alone in her apartment, Mami questions her life. Homura explains to Kyoko that Magical Girls become Witches and Kyubey confirms it as inevitable. She warns Kyoko not to search for Mami and Sayaka, believing Mami is either dead or a Witch and that meeting her could be fatal. Kyoko decides to search for them regardless.
Mami tracks a Witch until she encounters Kyoko's lattice Barrier. Kyoko taunts her, and Mami declares she wants to die with the Witch. Kyoko refuses to leave Mami alone and they start fighting. Kyoko tells Mami it's not her fault Sayaka became a Witch, but Mami blames Kyoko for collecting Grief Seeds that should have been Sayaka's. Kyoko ends up suspended by Mami's ribbons and apologizes, saying she didn't believe Homura's warning and regrets betraying Mami. Mami shoots her, and Kyoko's Soul Gem shatters. Mami collapses as Kyubey watches, waiting for her to become a Witch. Mami dreams of her past self but Kyoko, who is alive and well, wakes her up. Kyoko reveals to having used illusion magic, which she's slightly regained. Mami knew it was an illusion, and Kyoko's magic wasn't as strong as before. Mami pleads for death but Kyoko gives her a Grief Seed and promises to never leave Mami again. Kyoko leaves her ribbon to Mami as she falls asleep and the illusion magic which made Mami believe Kyoko used a Grief Seed falls apart. Kyoko goes to confront Oktavia and then uses her Grief Seed to save Mami.
Day 26 - Saturday, the 10th: After a day, Mami wakes up in her apartment with Madoka and Homura. Homura reveals to Mami telepathically that Sayaka is dead and that Kyoko is missing, but tells her not to share the truth with Madoka. Once Madoka leaves, Homura asks Mami for help with Walpurgisnacht.
Day 27 - Sunday, the 11th: Homura visits Mami's apartment and Kyubey reveals Kyoko and Sayaka are both dead. Mami blames herself, but Homura urges her to fight, and also promises to keep fighting for her friends.
Later, Madoka confesses to Mami that she had been secretly meeting Kyoko and reveals her decision to become a Magical Girl to protect everyone. Mami disagrees, but Madoka insists that she wants to fight to give Mami a chance at an ordinary life. Mami cries in Madoka's arms and at some point later, breaks her own Soul Gem alone in her apartment.
Day 32 - Friday, the 16th: By Walpurgisnacht's arrival, Madoka has used her wish to bring Sayaka back to life and the two urge Homura to protect the town with them. Homura vows to never give up and after the battle, restarts time again.
This event depicts Madoka, the day after becoming a Magical Girl, in a timeline where everyone is working together, Sayaka is already a Magical Girl, Mami is alive, Kyoko has come to Mitakihara and Homura has also joined them. This timeline is depicted in:
Madoka arrives late to school, having been unable to sleep due to her joy at being accepted as a full-fledged Magical Girl. Her friends, including Homura and Kyoko had waited for her. Mami assigns Madoka her first official Witch patrol, partnering her with Homura. During the patrol, Madoka expresses her nervousness about her new responsibilities, but Homura reassures her, stating that everyone was once a beginner and that she can take her time. Encouraged, Madoka detects a Witch, and they engage it.
Madoka initially struggles in the fight, but after recalling advice from the others and calming down, she successfully defeats it. Afterward, she confides in Homura that her wish was to protect her family, friends, and the other Magical Girls, sharing her dream of one day becoming reliable enough to mentor others herself. Homura acknowledges that this is a good goal and suggests they move forward together, step by step. They return to Mami's apartment, where the group gathers for tea and cake. Homura tells Madoka that this is their daily routine and that she will get used to it.
While most of the event recounts Kyoko's past with Mami, which is the same in all timelines, the ending depicts a flash-forward to a timeline where Homura prompts Kyoko to work with her against Walpurgisnacht and the two form a partnership. Nothing else is known about the timeline in which this event occurred besides that it doesn't fit into any of the main pre-established ones. This timeline is depicted in:
After reflecting on her past partnership with Mami, Kyoko meets up with Homura to plan for Walpurgisnacht's arrival. Homura states her sole purpose has been to find a way to defeat Walpurgisnacht. Kyoko is reminded of her former partnership with Mami when Homura says they will defeat it "together," and Kyoko asks Homura to explain her strategy for beating Walpurgisnacht.
This event is a dream sequence experienced by Madoka. As such, the events are not part of the main story's continuity and do not affect the plot of any timeline. It is implied that at the point where this dream happens, Madoka has at least encountered Mami, Homura and Kyoko and seems to be in a good mood.[9] This timeline is depicted in:
Madoka has a dream where she and her friends are "Dancing Magical Girls."
In the dream, Kyubey is a producer and requests that Madoka make a contract to become a "Dancing Magical Girl," explaining that they use dance to cleanse impurities caused by people's negative emotions. Despite having no dance experience, Madoka agrees to the contract to help people.
Some time later, a rumor spreads about five Magical Girls in Mitakihara who dance for people who are feeling down. Madoka and Sayaka, who are part of the group, overhear Hitomi talk about the rumor and decide to inform the others.
The group, which also consists of Mami, Kyoko and Homura, is practicing. They discuss the rumor and conclude they cannot stop dancing, as people would suffer from unchecked impurities. Kyubey arrives and, upon hearing of the rumor, announces their "media debut" via a livestream the next day, which is April 1st. He explains it will amplify their ability to cleanse impurities by reaching more people.
Although initially shocked, the girls all agree to participate for the sake of helping others.
The next day, the five Magical Girls prepare for the livestream on the school rooftop, resolve to do their best, and begin the broadcast.
Waking up to the sound of her alarm, Madoka laughs at the strange dream about being a "Dancing Magical Girl."
Trivia
While the event does mention the date of April 1st, this is most likely a reference to the Event being released on April Fools and not an actual confirmation to the date of the timeline.
Sunny Day Life
This event details a slice of life story where the quintet meets up at Mami's apartment after Madoka and Sayaka's Magical Girl duties cause them to fail a few tests at school. In this timeline, both Madoka and Sayaka have contracted, Kyoko is also joining the others in Mitakihara and everyone is on good terms with each other. It is unlikely to be canon to the original bundle of timelines, but does not directly contradict anything in them either. This timeline is depicted in:
After failing some school tests due to their Magical Girl duties, Sayaka convinces Mami to tutor her and Madoka. The study session at Mami's apartment quickly turns into a full gathering when Homura and Kyoko also arrive. While the group reassures a self-doubting Madoka of her capabilities, Kyubey interrupts to report that their classmate Hitomi is in distress.
Rushing to her aid, the girls discover the culprit is a "Panty Thief Familiar." They give chase into an abandoned building, where Mami confronts it with her signature Tiro Finale. The attack misses, revealing the "Familiar" to be a cat that had a white shirt wrapped around it, which was stealing underwear to build a nest. After resolving the humorous incident, Mami cooks pasta for everyone and the meal is a lively affair, with the girls attempting to eat with proper etiquette, ultimately leading to bickering between Sayaka and Kyoko.
Later, as Madoka walks home, she declines Homura's offer to use her time-stop ability to cheat on the test, instead being determined to pass on her own merit. Homura however, bluntly advises her to stop giving her attacks "lame" names and to just be herself. Madoka thanks her for the honest advice. Upon returning home, Madoka's mother is understanding about her failed test, encouraging her to enjoy her youth. Madoka resolves to study hard, ending her long day by angrily throwing a suddenly-appearing Kyubey out of the bathroom for being a "pervert."
This event is of Madoka celebrating her birthday with her friends and family. Due to Madoka's birthday being on October 3rd, this event is not canon to any of the known timelines. This timeline is depicted in:
On her birthday, Madoka is celebrated by her family and friends but is troubled because she cannot think of a gift she wants from her parents. After school, Sayaka, Homura, Kyoko, and Mami throw her a surprise party. They give her thoughtful presents: classical music CDs from Sayaka, a large bag of snacks from Kyoko, a custom box of her favorite teas from Mami, and a homemade cake from Homura, made with help from the others.
Overwhelmed with joy by the celebration, Madoka has a realization. The experience of being together with her friends helps her understand what she truly wants. She tells her parents that the greatest present she could receive is for the whole family to go out and enjoy time together the following weekend, valuing shared time over any material gift.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable is an expansion of the original anime which explores the premise of Homura's time loops through a branching narrative structure, allowing players to experience numerous "what-if" scenarios. The game splits into six routes, most of which have different branching paths, however plausible canonicity of each route varies. While some present plausible timelines that do not conflict with the established story, others are clearly non-canonical alternate scenarios that explore how potential different choices might've looked like. The game is structured to be played in a specific order, with routes unlocking sequentially to reveal a more complete picture of Homura's struggle to save Madoka and providing alternate endings to the journey as well. These possible timelines are depicted in:
The first route available in the game. It only has one ending and it depicts a timeline which Homura ends early after Madoka contracts to save Sayaka. Madoka's actions are more timid and internally conflicted than in the timeline of the anime, and new character insights color the events.
Homura successfully prevents Kyubey from contacting Madoka and Sayaka before she starts attending school.
Day 10 - Thursday, the 25th: Madoka has a vivid dream of a previous timeline where Homura fought Walpurgisnacht alone. She remembers it in detail, including the city's destruction and Kyubey, and shares it with her parents at the breakfast table, who dismiss it as imaginative. Secretly, she is deeply afraid. At school, Homura cryptically warns Madoka against leaving her old life behind during a tour.
Madoka's uncharacteristic fear of Homura throughout the day alarms Sayaka, who begins to see Homura as a threat. Hitomi also notices and tries to approach Homura at lunch, but is coldly rejected.
After school, Madoka hears Kyubey's pleas for help as Homura hunts him. Madoka moves to help him, and Sayaka intervenes with a fire extinguisher, allowing them to escape. They are separately attacked by Gertrud and her Anthony Familiars but are saved by Mami. Having been pre-warned by Kyubey about Homura as a potential threat, Mami is immediately hostile and threatens her before taking Madoka and Sayaka to her apartment, where she and Kyubey explain Magical Girls.
Day 11 - Friday, the 26th: Mami takes Madoka and Sayaka along to demonstrate a Magical Girl's life, defeating Gertrud. Mami offers the Grief Seed to Homura, who was spying, but she refuses.
The following days, Madoka and Sayaka accompany Mami on her patrols. Sayaka admires Mami's outfit but wishes for a "cooler" costume for herself, believing "cute" doesn't suit her.
Day 14 - Monday, the 29th: Sayaka visits Kyosuke in the hospital and shares a CD with him.
That night, while patrolling with Mami and Madoka, they encounter an Ulla Familiar. Sayaka asks Mami about wishing for someone else, and Mami advises her to be clear on her real intention.
Day 15 - Tuesday, the 30th: Madoka and Sayaka fail to visit Kyosuke. At the hospital, Kyosuke, despairing over his hopeless prognosis, asks his father to throw away his violin. Madoka encounters him and talks him into keeping it.
They discover a Grief Seed about to hatch. Sayaka stays to watch it while Madoka runs to fetch Mami. The Grief Seed hatches before they return, trapping Sayaka and Kyubey in the Labyrinth. Mami, Madoka, and Homura enter, but Mami restrains Homura with her ribbons and proceeds with Madoka. On the way, Madoka promises to become a Magical Girl to fight alongside Mami, easing Mami's profound loneliness. Overjoyed and fighting carelessly, Mami is killed by Charlotte. Homura breaks free, arrives, and kills the Witch herself.
Day 16 - Wednesday, the 31st: After Mami's death, Sayaka confronts Homura on the way to school, accusing her of deliberately letting Mami die to get a Grief Seed. Homura does not refute the accusation, cementing Sayaka's misconception.
Later, Sayaka, having made a wish to heal Kyosuke's hand, is now a Magical Girl. Hitomi is Kissed by H.N. Elly and, under its control, attempts suicide with chlorine gas at a factory. Madoka saves her and several others. Sayaka arrives and kills the Witch, but is then chastised by Homura, who arrived late.
Day 17 - Thursday, the 1st: Madoka accompanies Sayaka on patrol. Sayaka gets in a fight with Kyoko, who sees Mitakihara as rich territory fit for a veteran, over an Anja Familiar. Homura breaks up the fight. Later, Homura finds Kyoko and makes a deal with her to leave Sayaka alone and prepare for Walpurgisnacht. Kyoko agrees primarily to understand the potential threat Homura poses.
That night, Kyoko challenges Sayaka to a duel. Madoka and Homura arrive separately to stop it. Madoka throws Sayaka's Soul Gem off the bridge. Kyubey reveals the truth about the Soul Gems, and Homura retrieves it to revive Sayaka. Sayaka confronts Kyubey, who informs her she can suppress all bodily pain.
Day 21 - Monday, the 5th: The day after learning the truth, Sayaka is extremely upset about the "zombie" revelation and refuses to see Madoka when she visits, unable to stand others' eyes on her. She skips school.
Kyoko, having heard Kyosuke's violin playing and learned about Sayaka's wish from Kyubey, takes Sayaka to her family's church. She explains how her own wish led her family to ruin, but Sayaka rejects her ideals.
Day 22 - Tuesday, the 6th: Hitomi informs Sayaka that she likes Kyosuke and gives her an ultimatum to confess within 24 hours or she will. Madoka follows a distraught Sayaka as she fights Elsa Maria. Kyoko tries to help, but Sayaka rejects her, turns off her pain, and kills the Witch herself.
Sayaka refuses to use the Grief Seed. When Kyoko is reluctant to take it, concerned for Sayaka's state, she only accepts it because Sayaka won't take it back. Sayaka then yells at Madoka, accusing her of being a terrible friend, before running away.
Day 23 - Wednesday, the 7th: Sayaka spies on Hitomi and Kyosuke. She is particularly hurt, thinking Kyosuke has a smile for Hitomi she's never seen before. Madoka, searching for Sayaka, interrupts them before Hitomi can confess; they agree to help find Sayaka first.
Sayaka fights more Familiars. Homura finds her and offers a Grief Seed. Sayaka refuses, and Homura threatens her to not make Madoka suffer. Kyoko intervenes and restrains Homura, allowing Sayaka to escape onto a train.
On the train, Sayaka overhears two sexist men talking about their girlfriends and, in a fit of despair, transforms in front of them.
Meanwhile, Madoka, having learned more about Mami's loneliness and fear from her diary, feels immense guilt. Kyubey approaches her as she searches for Sayaka. Determined to save her friend and atone for failing Mami, Madoka is about to make a contract to restore Sayaka.
Homura fails to arrive in time to shoot Kyubey before Madoka makes her wish and becomes a magical girl. Devastated by her failure, Homura shoots Kyubey and resets the timeline.
The second route, available after completing Madoka's route. This one has two possible endings, however it depicts an alternate version of the first timeline and thus it's certainly not canon to the original.
Day 1 - Tuesday, the 16th: Mami, feeling afraid and lonely before a hunt, enters Gertrud's barrier. She encounters Madoka, who has been lured inside, and saves her from the Familiars. Madoka passes out but retains a clear memory of Mami's appearance.
Day 2 - Wednesday, the 17th: The next day, Madoka sees Mami at school and recognizes her. Kyubey approaches Madoka that night, but Madoka doesn't make a contract yet.
Day 3 - Thursday, the 18th: Madoka makes a contact with Kyubey to become a Magical Girl, wishing to save the injured cat, Amy.
Day 4 - Friday, the 19th: Mami takes Madoka on her first patrol as a Magical Girl, beginning their partnership. They start a tradition of having tea and cake at Mami's apartment after fights, which brings Mami great happiness and alleviates her loneliness.
Day 10 - Thursday, the 25th: Homura, after missing out on school due to a heart condition, transfers into Madoka's class. Madoka takes a liking to her and tries to help her adjust.
Homura is lured into Izabel's Barrier on her way home and Mami and Madoka rescue her. They take the fainted Homura to Mami's apartment to recover, where they then explain the existence of Magical Girls and Walpurgisnacht.
During the following weeks, Homura grows to admire Madoka and they become close friends. At Kyubey's suggestion, Homura begins to accompany Mami and Madoka into Witch Barriers to observe.
Mami becomes visibly jealous of Madoka's closeness with Homura, as their post-mission tea parties are often replaced by Madoka walking home with Homura instead. Kyubey fuels this jealousy by commenting on how Homura's presence also improves Madoka's combat skills.
Sayaka, feeling Madoka's absence, begins spending more time with Hitomi, who seems aware of Sayaka's feelings for Kyosuke. Kyubey takes notice of Sayaka but she does not contract in this route.
Day 17 - Thursday, the 1st: Kyoko arrives in Mitakihara, ostensibly to hunt Witches but primarily to see Mami. Mami, still holding a grudge over a past betrayal, assumes the worst of her intentions about Madoka. She confronts Kyoko and tells her to stay away. The confrontation turns argumentative, and Kyoko, unable to convey her true feelings, leaves dispirited.
Knowing Madoka is with Homura, a lonely Mami goes to a park she has avoided, where she once failed to save a child from a Witch. There, she finds a woman with a Witch's Kiss attempting suicide. Mami knocks her unconscious and discovers the Barrier of Gisela, the very Witch from that past failure.
The route now splits based on Mami's mental state and the outcome of her encounter with Gisela.
Branch A:
This branch occurs if Mami's Soul Gem is overly tainted and her despair is too great after the encounter with Gisela.
Mami enters Gisela's Barrier alone. She realizes it is the same Witch she failed to defeat years ago. After a difficult battle where she can barely use her magic, she defeats it.
Exiting the Barrier, she checks on the unconscious woman, who wakes up and rages at Mami for saving her, revealing she wanted to die to be with her missing child. Mami realizes this woman is the mother of the boy she failed to save, plunging her into absolute despair over her perceived failures.
When Madoka and Homura arrive, Mami confesses her past failure, her constant fear in battle, and her loneliness, concluding she is unworthy of being a Magical Girl. Her Soul Gem fully darkens and transforms into the Grief Seed, creating the Witch Candeloro.
Kyubey arrives and reveals the full truth that Magical Girls become witches and that that Witch in front of them is Mami. Madoka is forced to defeat Candeloro when it attacks Homura.
Afterward, Madoka and Homura mourn at Mami's apartment and Madoka is wracked with guilt for not being able to save her.
Day 32 - Friday, the 16th: When Walpurgisnacht arrives, Homura tries to persuade Madoka not to fight, calling it suicide. Madoka refuses, stating she is the only Magical Girl left and must protect people to honor her feelings and avoid falling into despair like Mami. She fights and defeats Walpurgisnacht but dies from her injuries.
Overcome with grief and armed with the full truth, Homura makes a contract with Kyubey, wishing to redo her meeting with Madoka so she can save her. She vows to change fate, no matter the cost, and resets the timeline.
Branch B:
This branch occurs if Mami's Soul Gem is purified, or not tainted enough before encountering Gisela.
Before facing the Witch, Mami calls for Madoka and Homura's help. She has Homura take the unconscious woman to safety.
Mami and Madoka enter Gisela's Barrier together. Inside, they have a heartfelt talk where Madoka eases Mami's insecurities and promises to spend more time together before they defeat Gisela.
Day 32 - Friday, the 16th: Mami and Madoka face Walpurgisnacht together. They are afraid, but Mami feels a sense of contentment fighting alongside her partner. In a sequence different from the one in the first timeline, Madoka tells Homura she is happy she became a Magical Girl and was able to save and befriend her.
During the battle, Mami sacrifices herself to save Madoka from a fatal blow. Madoka, enraged and heartbroken, finishes off Walpurgisnacht before succumbing to her own wounds, her last words being about meeting Mami soon.
Witnessing this, a distraught Homura makes a contract with the same wish: to go back in time and save Madoka from this fate. She becomes a Magical Girl and resets the timeline.
The third route, available after completing Mami's route and achieving Branch B. This one has three possible endings, however it depicts an alternate version of the third timeline and thus it's certainly not canon to the original.
Day 10 - Thursday, the 25th: Homura begins attending school. Sayaka notices Madoka spending time with Mami Tomoe and the new transfer student, Homura Akemi, feeling left out.
After school, Sayaka's invitation to go shopping with Madoka is declined, as Madoka has plans with Homura. Sayaka goes to a CD store alone and upon leaving, she encounters Madoka, Homura, and Mami, who had just finished fighting Gertrud's Familiars. Kyubey reveals himself, and despite Mami's reluctance, explains the potential for Sayaka to become a Magical Girl.
That night, Sayaka visits Kyosuke in the hospital, where he teaches her to play the violin. On her way out, Kyubey calls to her, but she mistakes him for a ghost and runs away in fear.
Over the next few days, Sayaka feels increasingly lonely as Madoka continues to spend time with Mami and Homura, excluding her from their activities.
Day 15 - Tuesday, the 30th: During another hospital visit, Kyosuke, angry over his hopeless prognosis, damages his CD player and tells Sayaka he doesn't want to see anyone. As she leaves, Kyubey approaches her again and suggests making a contract, but she refuses.
Day 16 - Wednesday, the 31st: The next day, after again being excluded by Madoka and rejected by Kyosuke, Kyubey finds Sayaka and warns her that Kyosuke might be the type of talented person who chooses death when they can no longer excel. He urges her to see for herself and Sayaka finds Kyosuke on the hospital roof, ready to commit suicide. She stops him and, in that moment of desperation, makes a contract with Kyubey to heal his hand.
As a new Magical Girl, Sayaka patrols alone, unaware that Madoka, Mami, and Homura are also Magical Girls. She finds solace in Kyosuke playing his violin for her but struggles in her fights, finding it hard to defeat Witches like H.N. Elly.
Day 17 - Thursday, the 1st: While hunting an Anja Familiar, Sayaka encounters Kyoko Sakura, and they begin to fight. Madoka, Homura, and Mami intervene and stop them and Kyoko leaves, annoyed by the number of Magical Girls in the territory.
Sayaka joins the others' team and, realizing she is far weaker, decides to train alone to avoid being a burden.
Day 19 - Saturday, the 3rd: Sayaka and Kyoko confront each other again near a factory. Mami arrives to stop them, but they're interrupted by the appearance of Charlotte, who pulls them into her Barrier.
Kyoko, sensing the Witch's power, warns Sayaka to be careful. The three fight Charlotte, but it overwhelms them so Mami orders a retreat. Sayaka refuses to leave and in the battle, Mami is decapitated and killed by the Witch. Sayaka is traumatized and Kyoko helps her escape.
Believing her weakness made her unable to protect anyone, Sayaka throws her Soul Gem away, "retiring" from being a Magical Girl. The gem is then lost inside the receding Witch's barrier.
Madoka and Homura arrive to find Sayaka's soulless body. They initially accuse Kyoko, but Kyubey intervenes and reveals that Sayaka's Soul Gem must be retrieved within two days, or she will die permanently. Kyoko uses her magic to preserve Sayaka's body while Madoka and Homura go to search for her Soul Gem.
The story then splits into three possible branches based on the outcome of the search.
Branch A:
Madoka and Homura successfully locate Charlotte's Barrier and defeat the Witch. They recover Sayaka's Soul Gem and mourn Mami before the Barrier disappears.
They return to Kyoko and revive Sayaka. Upon learning the truth about Soul Gems, Sayaka is furious with Kyubey for his deception. She thanks the others before running away in confusion.
The next day, Sayaka sees Kyosuke going to school with Hitomi. Sayaka confesses her feelings to him, but her Soul Gem falls on the ground. After Kyosuke sees it, Sayaka realizes that a future with him is impossible, so she she leaves.
Sayaka meets Kyoko at an observatory. She confesses her pain and her desire to leave Mitakihara behind. Kyoko shares her own story of how her own wish led to her family's end, and the two mend their relationship with each other, becoming close.
They hear screams and find Izabel's Barrier, with Kyosuke and Hitomi trapped inside. Sayaka is initially hesitant, fearing their judgment, but Kyoko persuades her to act. They're able to defeat the Witch together without either Hitomi or Kyosuke seeing them.
Afterwards, Kyosuke and Hitomi recall hearing Sayaka's voice calling herself a "hero of justice," but dismiss it as a dream. Kyoko then decides to return to Kazamino, stating that Mitakihara has three worthy successors to Mami.
Day 32 - Friday, the 16th: During the battle with Walpurgisnacht, Sayaka fights alongside Madoka and Homura but chooses not to call Kyoko for help, wanting to keep her safe as an "insurance" for the city. Sayaka dies in the battle, and Madoka later succumbs to her injuries. Homura, alone again, resets the timeline, vowing to save Madoka and enlist Kyoko's help next time.
Branch 1B:
Madoka and Homura recover Sayaka's Soul Gem and revive her, as in Branch A. However, instead of going to the observatory, a depressed Sayaka meets Kyoko on the street.
They hear screams and find Izabel's Barrier. This time, Kyosuke and Hitomi are conscious and witness the entire fight. After the Witch is defeated, instead of gratitude, Kyosuke calls Sayaka a "monster." Devastated, Sayaka falls into deep despair.
Day 23 - Wednesday, the 7th: Sayaka begins fighting Familiars recklessly and, on a train, overhears two men speaking ill of women. She transforms in front of them and potentially ends up killing them.
Kyoko later finds her at the train station and calls Madoka and Homura, but it is too late. Sayaka's Soul Gem fully corrupts, and she transforms into the Witch, Oktavia von Seckendorff. Afterwards, Kyubey also appears and explains the truth of Magical Girls becoming Witches.
In a final attempt to save her, Kyoko sacrifices herself to destroy Oktavia and deeply depressed Madoka is comforted by Homura.
Day 32 - Friday, the 16th: Madoka and Homura fight Walpurgisnacht together, but they're defeated and Homura resets the timeline again.
Branch C:
Due to the lack of experience, Madoka and Homura fail to locate Charlotte's barrier and recover Sayaka's Soul Gem within the two-day limit.
Kyoko, blaming herself for relying on them, takes over the search herself. While also hunting Witches and searching for her Soul Gem, this causes Kyoko to not have enough magical energy to sustain Sayaka's body effectively. Sayaka's body begins decomposing as a result.
Kyoko eventually finds the Barrier, defeats Charlotte, and recovers the Soul Gem. As Kyoko returns the Soul Gem to Sayaka, she collapses from exhaustion.
While Kyoko is unconscious, Sayaka revives and returns home, unaware of her body's state.
The next day, Kyosuke visits to thank her with his violin but is horrified by her decomposing form and runs away, calling her a monster.
Madoka, Homura, and a recovered Kyoko arrive at Sayaka's home just as she sees her reflection and realizes her condition. She pleads for help, but the shock and despair cause her Soul Gem to corrupt instantly. Sayaka transforms into a Witch in front of them. The aftermath proceeds identically to Branch B, with Kyoko sacrificing herself to end Oktavia.
Day 32 - Friday, the 16th: Madoka and Homura fight Walpurgisnacht together again, are unsuccessful and Homura resets time again.
The third route, available after completing Sayaka's route and achieving Branch A. This one has two possible endings, and the events don't contradict any known timeline, making them both possibly canon if Film 13 is different from that of the original anime.
Homura fails to prevent Kyubey from contacting Madoka and Sayaka.
Day 10 - Thursday, the 25th: Homura transfers into school.
Day 15 - Tuesday, the 30th: Mami is killed in battle against Charlotte in front of Madoka and Sayaka, but Homura saves them by killing the Witch.
Day 16 - Wednesday, the 31st: Sayaka, feeling responsible for Mami's death, makes a contract with Kyubey to heal Kyosuke's hand.
Kyubey informs Kyoko of Mami's death, prompting her to return to Mitakihara. She is displeased to find Sayaka has already claimed the territory.
Day 17 - Thursday, the 1st: Sayaka visits Kyosuke at the hospital, with Kyoko observing from a distance. Later, while Sayaka is hunting an Anja Familiar by herself, Kyoko intervenes and challenges her. Kyubey instigates Sayaka to seek Madoka's help, but she refuses. Homura arrives to break up the fight. After Kyoko leaves, Homura thanks Sayaka for not involving Madoka but coldly warns that she will kill Sayaka if she ever brings Madoka on a hunt.
Homura seeks out Kyoko at the game center, proposing a temporary alliance to prepare for Walpurgisnacht. Though suspicious of Homura's motives and magic, Kyoko agrees.
Day 18 - Friday, the 2nd: Sayaka attempts to visit Kyosuke again but is delayed by Familiars, causing her to miss visiting hours.
Kyoko questions Homura to understand her better. Homura reveals she became a Magical Girl for one person's survival and doesn't care about the collateral damage, a philosophy that conflicts with both Kyoko's and Sayaka's.
Day 19 - Saturday, the 3rd: Kyoko visits Mami's apartment, reminiscing about their past partnership. She finds a stuffed teddy bear she once won for Mami, which Mami had kept.
After Kyoko needlessly kills a Familiar, Kyubey notes her unusual behavior and reveals that Sayaka has no Grief Seeds left. Astonished, Kyoko goes to stop Sayaka from hunting recklessly.
Kyoko asks Homura how she knows when Walpurgisnacht will arrive, but Homura's refusal to answer leads Kyoko to doubt her.
Day 20 - Sunday, the 4th:Kyoko creates a grave for Mami near the Sakura Cathedral, placing the teddy bear on it. She tells Kyubey the act helps calm her, admitting that deep down, she is still a priest's daughter.
That night, Kyoko asks why Homura won't cooperate with Sayaka. Homura states it's impossible and suggests Kyoko try herself, privately believing Sayaka is already doomed.
Day 21 - Monday, the 5th: As Kyoko observes Sayaka more, she begins to sympathize with her, not wanting her to end up like Mami. Kyoko advises Sayaka to be more selfish, but this leads to Sayaka challenging Kyoko on a duel on an overpass.
Madoka and Homura arrive separately to stop the fight before it happens. Madoka throws Sayaka's Soul Gem off the bridge, causing Sayaka's body to die. After Kyubey reveals the truth about how Magical Girls' bodies are just puppets controlled by the Soul Gems, Homura retrieves Sayaka's Soul Gem and revives her.
Furious at Kyubey's deception, Kyoko kills him, only for another body to appear and explain the futility of the act.
Day 22 - Tuesday, the 6th: Hitomi visits Sayaka's apartment, confessing her feelings for Kyosuke and giving Sayaka a 24-hour ultimatum to confess first. After Hitomi leaves, Madoka arrives to comfort a distraught Sayaka, who warns Madoka never to contract. Later, Kyubey almost convinces Madoka to make a wish before Kyoko intervenes and reinforces the warning.
Kyoko finds Sayaka and shares her past with her, about how her wish for her father's success led to him discovering the truth and murdering his wife and younger daughter before hanging himself. Kyoko suggests Sayaka fight only for herself, but Sayaka refuses, pointing out that Kyoko isn't truly selfish, just a victim of a backfired wish, and declares she would even fight for Kyoko's sake from now on too.
Day 23 - Wednesday, the 7th: Sayaka sees Kyosuke and Hitomi togetherm and at school, Madoka comforts her.
That night, Kyoko meets Sayaka at the train station. Kyoko tries to comfort her, but Sayaka declares it is too late and transforms into a Witch.
Homura arrives and pulls Kyoko away from the scene carrying Sayaka's body. They meet Madoka and Homura explains to her that Magical Girls become Witches.
Day 24 - Thursday, the 8th:The next day, Kyoko brings Madoka into Oktavia's Labyrinth in a desperate attempt to reach Sayaka and turn her back. Before they reach the center, the Witch vanishes. Homura appears and reveals she killed Oktavia to prevent Kyoko's planned sacrifice. This leads to one of two branches, determined by the condition of Kyoko's Soul Gem.
Branch A:
Kyoko, with her Soul Gem not yet critically dark, is enraged. She tells Homura that Sayaka was her last hope and wants to kill her, but Madoka stops her, saying Sayaka wouldn't have wanted that. Kyoko severs her alliance with Homura and leaves with Madoka.
At her father's derelict church, Kyoko tells Madoka to stop crying and to never become a Magical Girl for someone else's sake, as nothing good comes from it.
Day 32 - Friday, the 16th: When Walpurgisnacht arrives, Kyoko initially believes Homura has fled. Upon sensing the battle, she realizes Homura is fighting alone. Asking herself what Mami and Sayaka would do, she reluctantly joins the fight, insisting it is not for Homura's sake.
Homura and Kyoko are both overwhelmed and injured by Walpurgisnacht. Madoka arrives and, defying their warnings, makes a contract to destroy the Witch immediately. She succeeds, but instantly transforms into the planet-consuming Witch, Kriemhild Gretchen, and annihilates Kyoko in a single shot. Homura, devastated, resets the timeline.
Branch B:
Pushed over the edge by Homura's actions and the state of her Soul Gem, Kyoko questions why Homura killed Sayaka. Homura coldly corrects her, stating she only killed the Witch born from Sayaka's Soul Gem and that turning her back was impossible.
Realizing the utter meaninglessness of her efforts to save anyone, Kyoko begins to laugh hysterically. She declares that if she cannot save those she wants to, she will curse the world, and transforms into the Witch Ophelia. Homura is then forced to kill her.
With both Sayaka and Kyoko dead, a deeply depressed Madoka goes to Homura's apartment. Homura, in a calculated and cruel act, lies to Madoka, claiming she let everyone die as part of a selfish plan to claim Walpurgisnacht's Grief Seed for herself. She insults Madoka and threatens to kill her if she shows up to the battle, yelling at her to leave and never return. After a confused and hurt Madoka leaves, Homura breaks down in anguish, apologizing for her lies.
Day 32 - Friday, the 16th: When Walpurgisnacht arrives, Homura fights alone. Madoka, suspicious of Homura's true character and wanting to believe in her, arrives with Kyubey. Despite Homura's protests, Madoka makes a contract to save everyone. She defeats Walpurgisnacht but turns into Kriemhild Gretchen, and thus, Homura resets the timeline.
The fifth route, available after completing Kyoko's route, or either achieving Branch A in Mami's route, or Branch B, or C in Sayaka's.
If we take this route's multiple points where it can branch off into different routes, it can result in as many as 38 possible branches, though most of them are very likely not canon. The only constant in every possibility is that Madoka doesn't make a contract, at least not until Walpurgisnacht arrives.
In total, there would be:
Four Branches where the Magical Girls in Mitakihara defeat Walpurgisnacht together.
Twenty-two Branches where Madoka becomes the Law of Cycles, just like in the Final Timeline.
Ten Branches where Homura defeats Walpurgisnacht by sacrificing her own life.
Two Branches where Homura and Kyoko defeat Walpurgisnacht together.
This route is much more detailed compared to other routes, and despite the multiple branching paths, there are only four endings. The events in all the branches of this route conflict with the events in other timelines, so their canonicity is highly unlikely, if not impossible even if Film 13 is a different timeline from that of the original anime.
Homura successfully manages to prevent Kyubey from making any contact with Madoka and Sayaka before she starts attending school.
Day 10 - Thursday, the 25th: Madoka has a dream where she saw one of the previous timelines in which Homura was fighting alone against Walpurgisnacht. Homura enrolls in school and while Madoka shows her around, cryptically warns Madoka against leaving her old life behind.
Choice 1: Homura can either shoot Kyubey at the mall (Option A), or capture him (Option B).
Branch 1A:
After school, Madoka hears Kyubey's plea for help as Homura hunts him at the mall and rushes to his aid. Homura appears, but Sayaka intervenes with a fire extinguisher, allowing them to escape. They are then attacked by Gertrud's Anthony Familiars, but Mami arrives to save them. Mami confronts Homura and then brings Madoka and Sayaka to her apartment, where she and Kyubey explain what it means to be a Magical Girl.
Day 11 - Friday, the 26th: Mami takes Madoka and Sayaka with her to demonstrate a Magical Girl's life and defeats Gertrud. She offers the Grief Seed to Homura, who was spying on them, but she rejects it.
For the next several days, Madoka and Sayaka join Mami on her patrols.
Day 14 - Monday, the 29th: Sayaka visits Kyosuke in the hospital and listens to a CD with him.
That night, while patrolling the city with Madoka and Sayaka, Mami encounters an Ulla Familiar. Sayaka asks Mami about making a wish for someone else, and Mami advises her to be certain of her true intentions before making such a wish.
Day 15 - Tuesday, the 30th: After being unable to visit Kyosuke, Madoka and Sayaka find a Grief Seed at the hospital. Madoka goes to get Mami while Sayaka stays to guard it. The Grief Seed hatches before Madoka and Mami can return, pulling Sayaka and Kyubey into the Labyrinth. Mami and Madoka enter, followed by Homura.
Choice 2: Homura can either let Mami go (Option A), or try to stop her (Option B).
Branch 1A-2A:
TBD
Choice 3: Homura can either call Madoka (Option A), or follow Sayaka herself (Option B).
Branch 1A-2A-3A:
TBD
Choice 5: Homura can either search with Kyoko (Option A), or search with the others (Option B).
Branch 1A-2A-3A-5A:
TBD
True Ending
Branch 1A-2A-3A-5B:
TBD
Choice 6: Homura can either hide the truth (Option A), or tell them the truth (Option B).
Branch 1A-2A-3A-5B-6A:
TBD
Anime Ending Two
Branch 1A-2A-3A-5B-6B:
TBD
Choice 7: Homura can either follow Kyoko (Option A), or kill Oktavia before Kyoko (Option B).
Branch 1A-2A-3A-5B-6B-7A:
TBD
Anime Ending Three
Branch 1A-2A-3A-5B-6B-7B:
TBD
Homura Alone
Branch 1A-2A-3B:
TBD
Choice 4: Homura can either go after Sayaka herself (Option A), or call Madoka (Option B).
Branch 1A-2A-3B-4A:
TBD
Choice 5: Homura can either search with Kyoko (Option A), or search with the others (Option B).
Branch 1A-2A-3B-4A-5A:
TBD
True Ending
Branch 1A-2A-3B-4A-5B:
TBD
Choice 6: Homura can either hide the truth (Option A), or tell them the truth (Option B).
Branch 1A-2A-3B-4A-5B-6A:
TBD
Anime Ending Two
Branch 1A-2A-3B-4A-5B-6B:
TBD
Choice 7: Homura can either follow Kyoko (Option A), or kill Oktavia before Kyoko (Option B).
Branch 1A-2A-3B-4A-5B-6B-7A:
TBD
Anime Ending Three
Branch 1A-2A-3B-4A-5B-6B-7B:
TBD
Homura Alone
Branch 1A-2A-3B-4B:
TBD
Anime Ending Four
Branch 1A-2B:
Mami restrains Homura and proceeds to the Witch with Madoka. On the way, Madoka tells Mami she's decided to become a Magical Girl, and Mami confesses her own loneliness over the life of a Magical Girl.
When they reach Charlotte, Mami fights carelessly and dies in battle against her, but Homura arrives and kills the Witch herself.
TBD
Choice 3: Homura can either call Madoka (Option A), or follow Sayaka herself (Option B).
Branch 1A-2B-3A:
TBD
Choice 5: Homura can either search with Kyoko (Option A), or search with the others (Option B).
Branch 1A-2B-3A-5A:
TBD
Anime Ending
Branch 1A-2B-3A-5B:
TBD
Choice 6: Homura can either hide the truth (Option A), or tell them the truth (Option B).
Branch 1A-2B-3A-5B-6A:
TBD
Anime Ending Two
Branch 1A-2B-3A-5B-6B:
TBD
Choice 7: Homura can either follow Kyoko (Option A), or kill Oktavia before Kyoko (Option B).
Branch 1A-2B-3A-5B-6B-7A:
TBD
Anime Ending Three
Branch 1A-2B-3A-5B-6B-7B:
TBD
Homura Alone
Branch 1A-2B-3B:
TBD
Choice 4: Homura can either go after Sayaka herself (Option A), or call Madoka (Option B).
Branch 1A-2B-3B-4A:
TBD
Choice 5: Homura can either search with Kyoko (Option A), or search with the others (Option B).
Branch 1A-2B-3B-4A-5A:
TBD
Anime Ending
Branch 1A-2B-3B-4A-5B:
TBD
Choice 6: Homura can either hide the truth (Option A), or tell them the truth (Option B).
Branch 1A-2B-3B-4A-5B-6A:
TBD
Anime Ending Two
Branch 1A-2B-3B-4A-5B-6B:
TBD
Choice 7: Homura can either follow Kyoko (Option A), or kill Oktavia before Kyoko (Option B).
Branch 1A-2B-3B-4A-5B-6B-7A:
TBD
Anime Ending Three
Branch 1A-2B-3B-4A-5B-6B-7B:
TBD
Homura Alone
Branch 1A-2B-3B-4B:
TBD
Choice 8: While it isn't a choice, if Homura doesn't meet Kyoko on day XX and YY (Option A), or if she does (Option B).
Branch 1A-2B-3B-4B-8A:
TBD
Homura Alone Two
Branch 1A-2B-3B-4B-8B:
TBD
Homura and Kyoko
Branch 1B:
TBD
Choice 2: Homura can either let Mami go (Option A), or try to stop her (Option B).
Branch 1B-2A:
TBD
Choice 3: Homura can either call Madoka (Option A), or follow Sayaka herself (Option B).
Branch 1B-2A-3A:
TBD
Choice 5: Homura can either search with Kyoko (Option A), or search with the others (Option B).
Branch 1B-2A-3A-5A:
TBD
True Ending
Branch 1B-2A-3A-5B:
TBD
Choice 6: Homura can either hide the truth (Option A), or tell them the truth (Option B).
Branch 1B-2A-3A-5B-6A:
TBD
Anime Ending Two
Branch 1B-2A-3A-5B-6B:
TBD
Choice 7: Homura can either follow Kyoko (Option A), or kill Oktavia before Kyoko (Option B).
Branch 1B-2A-3A-5B-6B-7A:
TBD
Anime Ending Three
Branch 1B-2A-3A-5B-6B-7B:
TBD
Homura Alone
Branch 1B-2A-3B:
TBD
Choice 4: Homura can either go after Sayaka herself (Option A), or call Madoka (Option B).
Branch 1B-2A-3B-4A:
TBD
Choice 5: Homura can either search with Kyoko (Option A), or search with the others (Option B).
Branch 1B-2A-3B-4A-5A:
TBD
Homura Alone
Branch 1B-2A-3B-4A-5B:
TBD
Choice 6: Homura can either hide the truth (Option A), or tell them the truth (Option B).
Branch 1B-2A-3B-4A-5B-6A:
TBD
Anime Ending Two
Branch 1B-2A-3B-4A-5B-6B:
TBD
Choice 7: Homura can either follow Kyoko (Option A), or kill Oktavia before Kyoko (Option B).
Branch 1B-2A-3B-4A-5B-6B-7A:
TBD
Anime Ending Three
Branch 1B-2A-3B-4A-5B-6B-7B:
TBD
Homura Alone
Branch 1B-2A-3B-4B:
TBD
Anime Ending Four
Branch 1B-2B:
TBD
Choice 3: Homura can either call Madoka (Option A), or follow Sayaka herself (Option B).
Branch 1B-2B-3A:
TBD
Choice 5: Homura can either search with Kyoko (Option A), or search with the others (Option B).
Branch 1B-2B-3A-5A:
TBD
Anime Ending
Branch 1B-2B-3A-5B:
TBD
Choice 6: Homura can either hide the truth (Option A), or tell them the truth (Option B).
Branch 1B-2B-3A-5B-6A:
TBD
Anime Ending Two
Branch 1B-2B-3A-5B-6B:
TBD
Choice 7: Homura can either follow Kyoko (Option A), or kill Oktavia before Kyoko (Option B).
Branch 1B-2B-3A-5B-6B-7A:
TBD
Anime Ending Three
Branch 1B-2B-3A-5B-6B-7B:
TBD
Homura Alone
Branch 1B-2B-3B:
TBD
Choice 4: Homura can either go after Sayaka herself (Option A), or call Madoka (Option B).
Branch 1B-2B-3B-4A:
TBD
Choice 5: Homura can either search with Kyoko (Option A), or search with the others (Option B).
Branch 1B-2B-3B-4A-5A:
TBD
Anime Ending
Branch 1B-2B-3B-4A-5B:
TBD
Choice 6: Homura can either hide the truth (Option A), or tell them the truth (Option B).
Branch 1B-2B-3B-4A-5B-6A:
TBD
Anime Ending Two
Branch 1B-2B-3B-4A-5B-6B:
TBD
Choice 7: Homura can either follow Kyoko (Option A), or kill Oktavia before Kyoko (Option B).
Branch 1B-2B-3B-4A-5B-6B-7A:
TBD
Anime Ending Three
Branch 1B-2B-3B-4A-5B-6B-7B:
TBD
Homura Alone
Branch 1B-2B-3B-4B:
TBD
Choice 8: While it isn't a choice, if Homura doesn't meet Kyoko on day XX and YY (Option A), or if she does (Option B).
The bonus route, available after completing Homura's route. It has two possible endings, and though both Branches are highly unusual, Branch A's canon status is technically possible if Film 13 isn't the same as the original anime.
At some point, both Madoka and Sayaka make contracts with Kyubey early in the timeline and form a trio with Mami.
Day 10 - Thursday, the 25th: Homura transfers into school and introduces herself with a strict, drill-instructor-like demeanor to the others, stating her mission is to teach them to be self-reliant Magical Girls.
Day 15 - Tuesday, the 30th: After a routine Witch hunt, as Mami, Madoka, and Sayaka exit the Barrier of Charlotte, Homura appears before them. She requests they brace themselves, then shoots Kyubey. When another Kyubey appears, it reveals the truth that he is an alien, hive-mind entity and the girls are shocked.
Day 16 - Wednesday, the 31st: Homura visits Mami's apartment. To combat Mami's profound loneliness, she creatively suggests Mami become an idol by competing so she can always be surrounded by fans and love. Mami is initially hesitant but is convinced to try and so she begins practicing singing.
Day 22 - Tuesday, the 6th: Hitomi gives Sayaka an ultimatum to confess to Kyosuke within 24 hours. A depressed Sayaka is approached by Homura, who urges her to confront Hitomi directly and fight for what she wants. Sayaka, empowered, agrees.
Day 23 - Wednesday, the 7th: Before the ultimatum expires, Sayaka presents Hitomi with a challenge letter, declaring she will not give up on Kyosuke. After class, the two girls have a confrontation. Homura suggests a dual confession, but both refuse. Sayaka states she has reassessed her feelings and a furious Hitomi slaps her, and Sayaka slaps her back. Admitting defeat, Hitomi gives up and Sayaka goes to confess to Kyosuke, who accepts. Homura meanwhile stays to comfort the crying Hitomi, who becomes deeply admiring of Homura afterwards.
With the Magical Girls distracted by their new lives, Homura needs someone to hunt Witches. She suggests to Mami that Kyoko, who desires Grief Seeds, be allowed to take over patrols. Homura approaches a frustrated and skeptical Kyoko and reveals the truth about Kyubey. Kyoko is convinced after seeing Kyubey consume one of his own discarded bodies and agrees to the arrangement.
Madoka, seeing everyone finding purpose outside of being Magical Girls, confesses to Homura that she feels useless. Homura visits her room, slaps her, and firmly requests that Madoka not change, and telling her that Homura values her pure and supportive nature.
Mami auditions and is scouted. She prepares for her idol debut with her first single, "Tiro Finale of Love," and is thankful to Homura for her life-changing suggestion.
Sayaka, now Kyosuke's girlfriend, is openly happy. She even tells him she is a Magical Girl, and he immediately believes and supports her. She also skips school to hunt Familiars, her Soul Gem remaining surprisingly pure.
Sayaka meets Kyoko while she is hunting a Witch within Kyoko's new territory, but surprisingly, Sayaka also befriends Kyoko based on Homura's advice, with Kyoko being honest about her emotions.
Kyoko, initially thinking the others are nuts, is very satisfied with the rich territory of Mitakihara. She hoards a mountain of Grief Seeds in her family's church, willingly showing them to Sayaka once they become close, and occasionally distributes some to the other girls too.
Madoka ultimately resolves to be content as a Magical Girl until she finds her own path.
Despite this newfound happiness and stability, Homura knows Walpurgisnacht is coming. She calls a meeting of all four magical girls and Hitomi at her home to prepare for the battle. However, during the strategy session, Homura realizes that even with a united and mentally stable team, as well as Kyoko's massive stack of Grief Seeds, their combined power is still insufficient against the overwhelming might of Walpurgisnacht.
Day 32 - Friday, the 16th: During Walpurgisnacht, the girls' power isn't strong enough to defeat the Witch. This route can go into two possible routes.
Branch A:
As the Magical Girls look to Homura for orders on how to proceed, Homura gives no answer. The hope she worked so hard to build is rendered meaningless by Walpurgisnacht's power and, acknowledging the absolute failure of this experiment, she silently activates her shield and resets the timeline, leaving the happy world she created to be destroyed.
Branch B:
Homura, having confirmed the futility of a direct assault, devises a final, desperate plan. She orders Mami, Madoka, Sayaka, and Kyoko to act as a diversion, drawing Walpurgisnacht's attention and attacking its periphery. Meanwhile, Homura uses the entirety of her stolen arsenal and all her remaining magic in a single, decisive strike against the Witch's core.
In a climactic moment, Homura's attack connects, shattering Walpurgisnacht's core just as her own magic is nearly depleted. The Witch is defeated and the city is saved. The timeline is allowed to continue, preserving the unique happiness Homura forged for the others, though she herself remains haunted by the knowledge of how close they came to annihilation.
The universe of the Magia Record Anime is a near-duplicate of the universe experienced in the game, with critical deviations in its history, particularly the imperfect implementation of the Doppel System leading to many cases of Doppel Syndrome.[10]
1 Year Ago
Nemu, Touka and Ui end up in the same hospital room and become friends, with Iroha often visiting them. They create rumors they intend to spread to ensure they’ll be remembered, and Iroha adds the "Eternal Sakura" rumor.
When Ui falls critically ill, Iroha wishes for her sister’s recovery on the hospital's rooftop. Ui initially enjoys her newfound health but notices Iroha visiting less and appearing sicker.
The three girls follow Iroha and discover she’s a Magical Girl fighting a Witch. Kyubey suggests they can save her by making wishes, but Touka and Nemu investigate, question Kyubey throughout the course of a day and surmise that Magical Girls eventually become Witches.
Alina, who has become a Magical Girl by this point, overhears them when they reveal this to Ui.
Touka devises a plan to prevent Iroha’s fate, and the girls make wishes to gain Kyubey’s powers to create an Automatic Purification System.
The next day, the girls make their wishes to Kyubey, while Alina confronts another Kyubey about Magical Girls becoming Witches. Once he confirms this, Alina kills him and chases another of his copies.
After the girls make their wishes and start the purification process, Ui starts collecting impurities, including from Hanna Sarasa. Ui's absorption of impurities overwhelms her and she contracts Doppel Syndrome and nearly becomes a Witch despite Touka and Nemu's attempts to stop it. Alina sends her cubes to isolate Ui, after which Touka transforms her soul into another form. Before it falls apart, Nemu places it inside the Lil' Kyubey, which makes everyone but her to forget about Ui, as well as erasing all traces of her existence. Touka forgets Ui and vows to save all Magical Girls, while Alina joins her plan. They collect the being that is now Embryo Eve and start recruiting for the Magius. Nemu is regretful of the situation having come to this but resolves to save Iroha and Magical Girls.
Unlike the game, Nemu placing Ui's soul inside Lil' Kyubey herself, instead of using a Rumor, excluded her from forgetting about Ui.
The girls form the Wings of the Magius, and after Mifuyu is saved by it, she becomes an important member.
At some point, Kuroe makes her wish, but ends up regretting it after life as a Magical Girl is too difficult. She meets another girl during a Witch battle and saves her, letting the Witch escape. She asks Kuroe if she had a Grief Seed, to which Kuroe lies, saying no. After the two wave each other goodbye, Kuroe starts running away in guilt.
Present Day
Iroha's parents leave for a business trip and trust the house to Iroha until she can move into a boarding house.
Iroha Tamaki encounters a little girl on the train, who lost her cat and discovers a Box Wood's Barrier. She transforms and fights the Witch alongside Kuroe and they rescue the cat, escaping without defeating the Witch.
At school, Kyubey reveals to her that he doesn’t know the specifics of her wish, and theorizes it might have been concealed as part of the wish itself. After school, Kuroe tells Iroha about a Rumor that Magical Girls can be saved by going to Kamihama City, where they no longer need to fight Witches. Iroha misses her station and when she asks Kuroe where she's going, she reveals she's heading to Kamihama. The train is overrun by witch-kissed passengers of Box Wood and her Labyrinth takes Iroha and Kuroe to Kamihama. When the Witch tries to attack again, Zenobia appears and kills Box Wood. A small Kyubey appears, singing a song about Rumors, and when Iroha catches it, it triggers important memories for her. Yachiyo appears to save them and kills Zenobia herself. She warns Iroha and Kuroe to stay out of Kamihama, as Witches are stronger there and that there's no Kyubey in Kamihama. She gives them the Grief Seeds of Zenobia and Box Wood and tells them to leave again. After the train home, Iroha has a dream of her original wish, to heal her sister, Ui's, disease.
Iroha remembers visiting Ui at Satomi Medical Center in Kamihama. On the bus to the hospital, passengers are marked by a Witch’s kiss. Iroha tries to fight the Witch, Rebecca, alongside Kaede, but she's knocked out after being rescued by Momoko and Rena. They take her to the Coordinator's where Iroha explains her situation and Momoko offers to help her. At Satomi Medical Center, Iroha finds no records of Ui and goes to eat with Momoko, Kaede and Rena. They suggest Rena uses her transformation powers to find out more information inside the hospital. Rena refuses and her and Kaede have a fight, where they break up their friendship and storm off. Later, Kaede sees her and Rena's names written on the staircase and searches for Rena with Momoko and Iroha. They find her disguised as Ren, but she runs away, and when they catch her and Kaede apologizes, chains appear around them and Kaede disappears.
Iroha dreams of a memory where Touka makes a perpetual motion machine which causes a fire and destroys Nemu's books. Iroha wakes up and meets with Momoko and Rena to visit Mitama. They call Yachiyo, who agrees to help them find Kaede and Mitama coordinates Iroha's Soul Gem. The group sneaks into the school to lure out the Witch that kidnapped Kaede. When Momoko and Yachiyo's fake apology fails, Rena apologizes to Kaede, which results in them being taken to the Rumor's Barrier. Rena and Kaede make up and defeat the Rumor together. After the battle, Yachiyo notes that that wasn't a normal Witch. Rena transforms into a nurse and finds out that Touka and Nemu were real patients, but there's no record of Ui.
That night, Kyubey has Mami investigate Kamihama, as every time he enters Kamihama's territory, his body shuts down.
Iroha joins Momoko, Rena, and Kaede to discuss recent strange Rumors, including the Friendship Ending Staircase and others like the 4:44:44 TV Rumor. Mitama directs Iroha to visit Banbanzai, where she meets Tsuruno for lunch. After eating, Tsuruno calls her friend Yachiyo Nanami for assistance. Yachiyo initially refuses to help but agrees to discuss the Rumors, including the Seance Shrine. The trio visits shrines in Mizuna Ward, collecting stamps and learning about a local legend involving a woman who revived her lover at the cost of the town’s population. While shopping, the girls encounter a Candy’s Labyrinth and defeat it. The girls return to the Seance Shrine at night, where Iroha writes her sister’s name on a plaque, taking them to the Rumor's Labyrinth, with Tsuruno waiting behind, and encounter Mifuyu Azusa and Ui.
Yachiyo and Iroha encounter illusions of Mifuyu and Ui in the shrine's Barrier. Ui repeats cryptic phrases about Kamihama City, leading Iroha to realize it’s not her real sister. She sees people trapped in the Barrier, and her Soul Gem darkens further. Yachiyo questions if the Mifuyu she meets is real. Mifuyu recalls shared memories, but Yachiyo remains skeptical. Mifuyu refuses to leave the Barrier, claiming she’s too accustomed to it, and offers Yachiyo a pinwheel. Iroha warns Yachiyo about the illusion, but Mifuyu transforms and attacks Iroha. Yachiyo impales Mifuyu with her spear to save Iroha, causing her to dissipate, but Yachiyo insists it wasn’t the real Mifuyu. Yachiyo struggles to cleanse her darkened Soul Gem, but Iroha uses her own Grief Seed to help. Tsuruno joins them, and a monstrous creature attacks the girls, regenerating despite their efforts. Iroha’s Soul Gem darkens further, and she falls into despair, unknowingly releasing her Doppel, which goes in a rampage and defeats the Rumor. Yachiyo and Tsuruno are saved by Mami Tomoe, who'd been tracking an odd magic signature, and mistakes Iroha for a Witch. Yachiyo defends Iroha, and Mami leaves after a tense exchange. Iroha awakens in Yachiyo’s home, where Yachiyo offers her food.
Momoko, Rena and Kaede face the Witch Albertine, but Kaede has to fight alone after the others are knocked unconscious. She unknowingly releases her Doppel for the first time, defeating Albertine, but runs away after being terrified by her own actions and questioning if she’s a Witch.
Iroha wakes up at Yachiyo's house and decides to explore Kamihama. She stumbles upon a strange booth in an abandoned mall where a clown and waitresses offer "Lucky Owl Water." Felicia appears, drinks the water, and encourages Iroha to do the same. Iroha accidentally enters Felicia's territory in Kosho ward, where Felicia demands payment. Before tensions escalate, the Symbol Witch's Familiars appear, and Felicia destroys them. Iroha offers ice cream as thanks, and the two bond over their sudden good luck. Yachiyo visits Mitama to discuss a new Rumor and finds a wanted poster of Felicia. Yachiyo then confronts Kyoko on the rooftop, who questions the abundance of Witches in Kamihama and hints at a possible conspiracy. They agree that Kyoko can hunt in Kamihama but to not antagonize other Magical Girls. Felicia reveals to Iroha that, to her knowledge, her parents were killed by a Witch and agrees to work exclusively for Iroha. Yachiyo warns Iroha about the dangerous Rumor tied to the Lucky Owl Water, which causes good luck followed by misfortune and has led to missing Magical Girls. Iroha hires Felicia to investigate, offering homemade meals as payment. The group returns to the abandoned mall, where they encounter the Rumor creatures but they run off. As they trail the Rumor Spreader, they're confronted by Black Feathers, who offer them the Lucky Owl Water in exchange for leaving the Rumors alone. They reveal their goal to save Magical Girls and eradicate Witches, enticing Felicia with the promise of revenge. Felicia, eager for vengeance, agrees to join them.
Felicia is led underground by Black Feathers to meet the Amane twins, Tsukuyo and Tsukasa, who explain the Wings of Magius' goal to save Magical Girls and eradicate Witches. Felicia agrees to join, while Kyoko, another recruit, expresses skepticism about the group's motives. Yachiyo, Iroha, and Tsuruno track Felicia using a GPS transmitter Yachiyo placed on her earlier. The Amane twins introduce Felicia and Kyoko to the Misery Rhyton, a Rumor that produces Lucky Owl Water. Yachiyo, Iroha, and Tsuruno confront the Amane twins and battle ensues as the twins summon patched-together Familiars, forcing Yachiyo and Tsuruno deeper into the Barrier. Felicia, fueled by anger, destroys Familiars with Iroha's help, while Kyoko helps Iroha escape to confront the Rumor's core. Iroha battles the Owl Familiars and unleashes her Doppel, destroying the Misery Rhyton and breaking the Rumor's influence. The Amane twins are shocked as Mifuyu arrives and demands an explanation. Mifuyu, now a member of the Wings of the Magius, reunites with Yachiyo and Tsuruno but refuses to leave the group. Yachiyo vows to stop her, but Mifuyu escapes using her magic.
Outside, it is now morning and Felicia breaks down, expressing her anger and grief over losing everything to Witches. Iroha, Yachiyo, and Tsuruno comfort her, inviting her to stay with them and learn to control her emotions. The group helps Iroha move to Mikazuki Villa, where Felicia also finds a temporary home. Meanwhile, Iroha receives mysterious texts asking for her help.
Iroha sleeps while listening to FM Kamihama, but her phone glitches, distorting the broadcast until only a girl's laughter remains. Iroha starts her day at her new school, noticing Kaede's absence and receiving a mysterious message asking for help. She meets Rena on the roof, who shares concerns about Kaede, as she's been avoiding her teammates and mentions the "Invisible Girl" Rumor. After school, Iroha visits Banbanzai, where Tsuruno tells her about the "Electric Wave Girl" Rumor involving a radio tower and a girl's voice crying for help. Iroha returns home to find Yachiyo discussing the Wings of the Magius on the phone with Kanagi. During dinner, Iroha shares the Rumors she heard, but another mysterious message interrupts, asking to be erased. Iroha dreams of Ui, Touka, and Nemu discussing the improbability of their meeting, and her phone glitches again, replaying the girl's laughter.
The next day, Iroha learns Felicia is in police custody for fighting. After resolving the situation, they visit the radio tower and hear a girl's laughter instead of the expected cries for help. Rumors spread about Iroha being a delinquent. During lunch, Rena shows her deleted posts about "Endless Solitude," and Iroha connects the mysterious messages to the Electric Wave Girl Rumor. Iroha investigates the radio tower, encounters Tsukuyo, and enters a Witch's Barrier. Tsukuyo summons the Witch to attack Iroha, but Yachiyo and others arrive to help, forcing Tsukuyo to retreat. Later, Yachiyo and Iroha analyze the messages, concluding they are linked to "Endless Solitude." Iroha responds to the sender, "Ai," who reveals she is an Uwasa and asks Iroha to jump off the Radio Tower to enter the Endless Solitude and free Sana, who is trapped there. Ai no longer wants to follow her programming and asks Iroha to delete her to free Sana.
At the Radio Tower, Iroha volunteers to jump despite Yachiyo's warnings. Iroha and Small Kyubey leap, disappearing into light as they enter the Endless Solitude. Sana's memories reveal her time in the Endless Solitude, bonding with Ai, who names herself after Sana's suggestion. Sana, having heard of the Endless Solitude, jumped off the Radio Tower to escape her loneliness. Iroha arrives in the Endless Solitude, and Ai insists Sana must leave. Alina Gray interrupts them and then attacks Sana and Ai. Ai teleports Alina away to protect Sana but begins to glitch after being afflicted with Alina's paint. She urges Sana to destroy her to escape and transforms into Sana's likeness. She gives her a dagger, and Sana tearfully complies, and Ai disappears, thanking Sana for giving her a name. Outside, Yachiyo, Tsuruno, and Felicia deduce that the exit to the Endless Solitude is likely the Kamihama Central Tower.
Sana says goodbye to Ai as the Barrier shatters, causing her and Iroha to fall from the radio tower twards Kamihama Central Tower. Sana faints and transforms back into a normal girl, while Iroha grabs her hand as they plummet. Alina watches from afar as the Barrier fragments and the girls fall. At Kamihama Central Tower, the Amane sisters fret over an intruder alert on a machine. Yachiyo, Tsuruno, and Felicia arrive and activate the machine, which magnetically pulls Iroha, Sana, and barrier fragments toward the rooftop. Alina recaptures Witch Teresa copies, but the machine malfunctions when a vending machine destroys its antenna, stopping the magnetic pull. Alina unleashes copies of Teresa and unleashes them, accusing the intruders of destroying her "rearing cage." Felicia and Tsuruno fight the Witches, with Tsuruno empowering Felicia’s flaming hammer. Alina prepares to unleash her Doppel, but Mami Tomoe intervenes, ordering the Amane twins to contain the Witches. Alina leaves and Mami explains the Wings of Magius’ goal of salvation.
The next day, Sana moves into Mikazuki Villa, where Iroha and Yachiyo prepare her room. Sana reminisces about her friend Ai while unpacking a chess set. During lunch, Sana feels out of place and retreats to her room. The girls later go shopping for mugs, bonding over their choices, but Sana leaves silently to visit her family’s home. Sana visits her family, who have continued to treat her as a shut-in and likely not npticed her disappearance, leaving her dinner outside her door. She overhears them celebrating her brothers’ achievements and decides to gather her belongings. On her way back, she hears families calling out to each other, which reminds her of Iroha’s kindness. She returns to Mikazuki Villa, where she offers to help with cooking, slowly integrating into the group.
At the Wings of Magius headquarters, Mifuyu and Mami discuss the loss of the Rumor at the radio tower. Mifuyu reflects on Yachiyo’s likely anger but remains determined to achieve salvation. The Amane sisters visit, cooking dinner for Mifuyu, who realizes the younger girls are now caring for her. She resolves to continue her mission for their sake.
Back at Mikazuki Villa, Iroha explains her search for her missing sister Ui, suspecting a Rumor’s involvement. The group discusses the Wings of Magius’ motives, with Yachiyo noting their connection to Endless Solitude. Iroha asks Sana if she knows Ui, Touka, or Nemu, and Sana reveals that she does know Nemu as one of the Magius.
After school, Iroha waits for Tsukuyo, leading to a tense confrontation where Tsukuyo eventually agrees to help Iroha find Nemu after consulting Mifuyu. The girls buy coasters as a gift for Yachiyo and return home to surprise her. Mifuyu visits Mikazuki Villa, offering Iroha a place in the Wings of the Magius. Iroha refuses, but Mifuyu invites her to a Magius lecture. Yachiyo arrives, visibly distressed, and Mifuyu leaves after hinting at their past. Iroha decides to attend the Magius lecture despite her reservations.
The girls arrive at the Memory Museum, encountering the small Kyubey and climbing a wall of drawers. They eventually find Touka Satomi, who introduces herself as one of the Magius.
Meanwhile, Yachiyo, alone at Mikazuki Villa, hears Kanae and Mel's voices urging her to join her friends. Despite denying their friendship, she decides to follow the group, unable to ignore the deception targeting Magical Girls.
At the Memory Museum, Touka introduces herself as a Magius, dismissing Iroha's claims about their past friendship with Ui. Through the museum, Iroha experiences a memory of Yachiyo's group fighting Oshiti, where Kanae sacrifices herself by blocking a lethal attack, shattering her Soul Gem. Mifuyu explains that once a Soul Gem breaks, the Magical Girl cannot be saved. In another memory, Mel's Soul Gem darkens and she transforms into a Witch. Iroha learns that when a Soul Gem becomes fully corrupted, the Magical Girl turns into a Witch.
At the same time, Momoko and Kaede meet with Rena over a bridge, and reveal the truth to her too. Rena is devastated upon learning the truth about Magical Girls, but Kaede comforts her, promising salvation through the Wings of the Magius.
A third memory reveals Mifuyu's Soul Gem briefly darkening, but miraculously reverts to normal after she releases her Doppel. Touka introduces the concept of Doppels, a system she created to prevent turning into a Witch, claiming it liberates Magical Girls from Kyubey's cruel fate.
Mifuyu watches over Iroha as she sleeps, while inside Iroha’s dream, Touka explains the Wings of Magius’ purpose to fight Kyubey’s system. Yachiyo arrives, demanding Mifuyu step away, but Mifuyu insists they’re revealing the truth about Magical Girls and disappears using her magic. Yachiyo wakes Iroha with a Grief Seed and urges her to leave. As Iroha and Yachiyo escape on the gondola, Iroha worries about Tsuruno and the others, suspecting Mifuyu took them. Yachiyo announces her decision to disband the team, citing her selfish wish to survive, which she believes causes others to die. The Rumor of the Memory Curator attacks, swallowing Yachiyo, but Iroha vows to save her. Inside the Memory Curator, Yachiyo relives her past as a model and her wish to survive, which she believes led to her teammates’ deaths. She struggles with guilt as her Doppel lectures her, while Iroha fights the Curator from outside, eventually freeing Yachiyo. Iroha and Yachiyo reunite, with Iroha vowing to prove Yachiyo’s wish doesn’t doom others. As the museum collapses, they encounter Mami, now allied with the Wings of Magius, who attacks them. Sayaka appears and intervenes, but Mami transforms into Holy Mami, unleashing a devastating assault. Yachiyo and Iroha summon their Doppels to fight Holy Mami, but her power overwhelms them. Iroha’s Doppel dissipates, and she is nearly defeated, but Yachiyo saves her.
Meanwhile, Touka delivers a speech at the Wings of Magius headquarters, promising liberation for Magical Girls through the Doppel System. Sana, Felicia, Kuroe, Momoko, Rena and Kaede are in the audience, but when Rena tries to leave, Black Feathers and Kaede stop her.
The museum collapses during the battle, and Iroha falls into a chasm despite Yachiyo’s efforts to save her. Yachiyo is rescued by Sayaka but is devastated by Iroha’s apparent sacrifice. Touka’s speech concludes as the Black Feathers applaud, while Alina looks forward to Walpurgisnacht’s arrival.
After the battle with Holy Mami, Yachiyo kneels in the ruins, desperately searching for Iroha. Her Doppel, Campanella, taunts her, claiming Iroha is dead, but Yachiyo refuses to accept it.
Day 13 - Sunday, May 28: In Mitakihara, Madoka and Homura fight Patricia near an industrial area. Homura uses her time-stop ability to attempt to attack Patricia but gets a vision of Ui telling her to go to Kamihama. Sayaka saves them and reveals the fate of Magical Girls becoming Witches. Kyubey explains the system and Sayaka attacks him. Another Kyubey appears, dismisses human misunderstanding, and leaves. Sayaka questions Homura's calmness, suspecting she knew about the Witches' fate. Madoka comforts Homura, who recalls past timelines and sees hope in this one.
Day 14 - Monday, May 29: Madoka finds Homura and Sayaka absent from school and worries about the team. Homura goes to hunt Patricia again and fights her. Madoka joins, urging Sayaka for help. Sayaka overcomes her hesitation, saves Madoka, and, with Homura's time-stop ability, they defeat Patricia together and make up.
In Kamihama, Yachiyo questions Shigure about Magius' base but learns it's mobile and inaccessible without an invitation. Meanwhile, Kuroe is summoned by Nemu, who asks if she knows her sister, Iroha Tamaki, and tasks her with finding the Rumor of the Eternal Sakura.
Yachiyo is relentlessly hunting Rumors, including the Rumor of the Peeping Castle Town.
Kuroe, secretly tasked by Nemu, searches for the Rumor of the Eternal Sakura. She is guided by Lil' Kyubey into an abandoned shopping district.
Yachiyo confronts Mitama about the Magius and Doppels. Mitama explains Doppels are with dangerous side effects but admits she can't help Yachiyo enter the Magius' HQ without an invitation. Yachiyo encounters Kuroe and Lil' Kyubey, which leads to a battle with Mifuyu. Mifuyu tries to convince Yachiyo to join the Magius, but Yachiyo rejects her, summoning her Doppel and defeating Mifuyu but then sparing her. Mifuyu escapes, but Kuroe is left behind and she and Yachiyo follow the Kyubey into a Rumor Labyrinth, discovering a withered sakura tree. Iroha's unconscious body emerges, unleashing her Doppel, Giovanna.
Giovanna absorbs Yachiyo and Kuroe into its Barrier. Yachiyo and Kuroe wake up in Mikazuki Villa, where they realize they're in Iroha's dream world. Yachiyo enters the dream’s inner space, leaving Kuroe to protect Iroha, who begins to remember Witches. Iroha and her team fight a "Witch", Made in 168, easily defeating it and collecting Grief Seeds. Kuroe and Iroha prepare to sleep, but Iroha becomes defensive when Kuroe questions why Ui isn’t real in the dream. Another Iroha appears to Yachiyo, and Yachiyo destroys the teddy bear representing Ui, triggering Iroha’s Doppel transformation. The Doppel claims to have created a happy world to protect Iroha’s soul. Yachiyo and Kuroe fight Iroha’s Doppel, and after defeating the Doppel, the real Iroha falls from the Eternal Sakura tree, and she and Yachiyo reunite.
Meanwhile, Madoka reads a message from Mami, who promised to help but has since gone silent.
Iroha regains her sense of self after Eternal Sakura leaves a message, urging her to reunite with her friends. Kuroe leads Iroha and Yachiyo to a hidden entrance to Hotel Fendthope, but the Amane sisters block their path. Yachiyo stays behind to fight, allowing Iroha and Kuroe to enter, but Kuroe's Magius Pendant turns black, marking her as a traitor.
The exit closes, and Kuroe and Iroha realize they've ended up beneath the hotel. After a train ride further inside, they meet Rena, who reveals she was a Black Feather and is trying to rescue Kaede. After learning the path is blocked, they search for another exit. Iroha suggests visiting Mitama, but Rena refuses and Kuroe notices something unusual about Kaede.
Madoka, Sayaka, and Homura investigate Kamihama, but the Magical Girls there are suspiciously avoidant of the three of them. They investigate posters recruiting Magical Girls for the Wings of Magius and Homura deduces the Feathers have been instructed not to approach them.
Iroha and her group pass a farm where Witches are bred, sparking a discussion about the fear of becoming a Witch. When a Rumor Familiar attacks, Kuroe nearly summons her Doppel but is stopped by Iroha, who cleanses her Soul Gem and helps defeat the Uwasa. Kaede’s Doppel goes out of control despite her Soul Gem being clean earlier. After restraining it, Momoko and Mitama arrive and seal it, explaining the dangers of overusing Doppels. The group enters a room housing Magical Girls suffering from Doppel Syndrome, the Isolation Ward.
In Hotel Fendthope, Touka announces the Magius' plan to expand the purification system globally, urging Feathers to bring their families for refuge, though some express confusion. Mifuyu greets Tsuruno, who seems unaware of her, murmuring about saving Magical Girls and fused with a Rumor. Meanwhile, Iroha leaves a letter for Momoko and heads to reach Nemu with Kuroe.
Elsewhere in the hotel, Sana and Felicia encounter Kyoko, who reveals herself to have been stealing Grief Seeds from the Feathers. After a brief conflict she asks for their help, and they escape on a train inside the hotel's walls, where they pass a massive Witch farm.
At that point, Touka announces the gathering of Witches within a 100km radius to awaken Embryo Eve, aiming to expand the purification system globally. Momoko, Rena, Mitama, and Yachiyo hear this through the Magius pendants, and Iroha, Kuroe, Sana, Felicia and Kyoko through the hotel's broadcast system.
Kyoko questions the need to awaken Witches despite the large Grief Seed farm, they witness the colossal Embryo Eve and narrowly escape being consumed. Felicia realizes Witches were once Magical Girls. They find Mifuyu, who laments being uninformed about the Magius' plans and expresses frustration over her efforts being overlooked.
Nemu combines Hotel Fendthope with the Uwasa of Chelationland, creating a new fortress. Touka and Nemu confront Feathers who try to stop them, sealing them in isolation bottles. Touka vows to unleash the fury of Magical Girls, releasing numerous Witches.
Iroha witnesses the chaos caused by the released Witches and resolves to confront Touka and Nemu. At the hall, Kuroe is labeled a traitor by the guarding Rumor. Ryo leads an attack, but Kuroe creates an escape route for Iroha. She summons her Doppel to fight, determined to protect Iroha and emulate her courage. Her Doppel questions whether someone can truly be helped, transforming into another Magical Girl and asking if Kuroe remembers her, scaring Kuroe and making her run away.
Felicia and Sana confront Mifuyu about the Magius' plans, with Mifuyu expressing regret for learning the truth. Sana decides to leave the Magius to protect her loved ones, and Felicia urges Mifuyu to join them. Mifuyu, recalling her lost friends, agrees to help bring Tsuruno back.
Iroha navigates Hotel Fendthope, guided by Ui's voice, and finds a door leading outside to Chelation Land.
Yachiyo fights Witches and meets Madoka, Homura, and Sayaka, briefing them on the situation. Iroha contacts Yachiyo, warning of Witches gathering at the amusement park. The group decides to head to Chelation Land to confront the Magius and save Mami.
Touka and Nemu oversee the chaos, with Touka reveling in the destruction. Mifuyu confronts them, pleading to stop, but Touka dismisses her, leading to a failed attempt to rescue Tsuruno, who transforms into her Rumor form. Mifuyu is cast away and Alina berates her. Mifuyu takes the Grief Seed Alina gave her after Alina declares she only joined the Magius due to their courage, comparing the Feathers to sheep.
Kyoko spots Iroha and questions her motives, eventually aiding her by providing a White Feather disguise. The two team up, with Iroha convincing Kyoko to Connect with her to break through the Feathers' defenses and using their combined power to open the gate for Yachiyo and the others. The group reunites and heads toward Hotel Fendthope, where Holy Mami and Uwasa Tsuruno await them.
Mami unleashes her powerful Tiro Finale Holy Night, forcing the group to flee due to the Rumor preventing Homura from stopping time. Yachiyo is defeated by Tsuruno, but Sana and Felicia arrive and help them escape.
Kyoko explains that Magius has fused Magical Girls with Rumors to enhance their power. Sana and Felicia reveal a letter from Mifuyu, which contains a map and a plan to awaken Embryo Eve, prompting Yachiyo to decide to destroy the induction device after rescuing Mami and Tsuruno. The letter provides direct contact with Mifuyu, who plans to have Mitama to help them stop the Magius. Mitama refuses to help Mifuyu, citing the risks of interacting with Doppels and her own neutrality. After Momoko comforts her, Mitama explains the process of rescuing Tsuruno by a person who knows her well connecting with with her.
Yachiyo and Sayaka lead their teams back to the park to confront Mami and Tsuruno. While Yachiyo tries to connect with Tsuruno, Sayaka prepares to rescue Mami. However, their initial attempt fails, and Tsuruno, injured, rises again, still under control. Yachiyo realizes her failure to connect with her, as she didn't really know Tsuruno. Madoka fears attempting to connect with Mami might harm her, while Uwasa soldier bears block their retreat. Iroha urges Yachiyo to try connecting with Tsuruno again, but Yachiyo refuses, admitting she never truly understood Tsuruno. Tsuruno attacks Yachiyo, and Iroha steps in to protect her.
From the failed Connect, Iroha finds herself in a theater inside Tsuruno's mind, where Yachiyo and Tsuruno express their conflicting perspectives with Yachiyo's failure to understand Tsuruno and Tsuruno's belief in needing to be strong. Tsuruno recalls a time when she was overwhelmed at Banbanzai and blamed herself for Mel's death after missing a Witch fight. She later discovers she killed Mel's Witch, Etteilla, leading her to accept Touka and Nemu's alterations to prevent more Magical Girls from becoming Witches.
Yachiyo resolves to reconnect properly, realizing they don’t need to be strong alone but should support each other. Homura struggles against Rumor bears until Momoko and Mifuyu arrive to help. Felicia and Sana immobilize Tsuruno, allowing Yachiyo and Iroha to Connect with her properly. Madoka and Sayaka rescue Mami, and Iroha and Madoka destroy the Witch induction device, dispersing the Witches. The teams split up, with the Holy Quintet going to Mitakihara after learning Walpurgisnacht is going back there once more.
Kuroe escapes Black Feathers and finds Iroha, but her Doppel, taking the form of Kuro, stops and consumes her.
Day 32 - Friday, June 16: Team Mikazuki head inside the Chapel, but Nemu keeps everyone outside except Iroha. Inside, Touka yells at Iroha for ruining her plans and refuses to believe her claims. Nemu stops Touka's attack and calls Iroha her sister. She stops the two of them from moving before giving them the memories of what happened to Ui and Embryo Eve.
Meanwhile, the Magical Girls outside the Chapel fight the Uwasa of the Queen Bear. Tsukuyo and Tsukasa arrive with reinforcements, but Mifuyu stops them and apologizes, as their plan has now failed and what they were doing isn't right.
Once they recall everything, Touka apologizes to Iroha and confronts Nemu for lying to her. Nemu explains that if Touka had remembered the truth, she might have stopped her plan and not saved Magical Girls from their fate, which Touka realizes is true. The two once more agree to continue with their plan, even if that isn't what Ui would have wanted. Nemu traps Iroha inside Lil' Kyubey and the two proceed to awaken Embryo Eve. Her premature awakening causes the Magical Girls near the Hotel to be overwhelmed and contract Doppel Syndrome, with the exception of experienced Magical Girls who were able to resist, including Yachiyo, Mifuyu and Momoko.
Inside the Doppel Syndrome Ward, Mitama stabilizes her own Soul Gem, as well as Rena's. The girls in the Ward experience a lot of pain due to Eve's awakening, and Rena connects with Kaede in an attempt to save her, forming a shared mind space with her, the rest of patients, as well as Mitama.
The Chapel falls down and Touka and Nemu lead Eve towards Walpurgisnacht and through Kamihama to reach her. After Mifuyu uses her magic to trap stop the girls around her from moving, Yachiyo goes to chase after Eve. Mifuyu uses her magic to break through her limits, and with Momoko's assistance, the two enter the shared mind space where Mitama is attempting to heal the patients. They comfort the girls, with Momoko and Mifuyu using their powers, as well as their knowledge of the girls and their personal lives to take them out of Doppel Syndrome. This Connect is too much for the two of them and their Soul Gems start breaking. Mitama offers to help, but the two insist that she will be needed to take care of the girls and lead them when they wake up. Rena as well finds Kaede, and with Momoko's help, comforts her. The girls who had contracted Doppel Syndrome are healed from it, everyone except Mitama being unconscious, and Momoko and Mifuyu being dead.
Meanwhile, a dissolving Lil' Kyubey trails Kuroe, who is on the verge of Doppel Syndrome herself, as she's walking the train tracks to Takarazaki.
Kyubey observes Kamihama from outside and has by this point understood the most of what has taken place there. Meanwhile, Alina observes Kamihama as it's being destroyed and makes her final painting, taking glee in its destruction. She talks with Kyubey, with the two of them discussing their different philosophies. Kyubey argues that their sacrifices are necessary for the survival of the universe, and that they're not wrong in what they're doing, but Alina says that the survival of the universe has been possible through the sacrifices of Magical Girls, so they deserve justice. Alina finishes her painting and packages it, sending it to Karin with a message wishing her good luck.
Yachiyo reaches Touka and Nemu and tries to stop them. She's unsuccessful and the two reveal that once Eve absorbs Walpurgisnacht, the fusion will cause a shockwave which will wipe Kamihama from the map. Kanagi arrives to the scene and saves Yachiyo, with other Magical Girls from Kamihama also watching them, but Touka and Nemu take Embryo Eve towards Walpurgisnacht and blast them off.
Meanwhile, the girls on Fendthope's remains split into groups, with Mitama, Tsuruno, Felicia, Sana, Rena and Kaede leading some of them towards Eve, while Tsukuyo, Tsukasa and others stay back to take care of the ones in need.
Inside Lil' Kyubey, Ui comforts Iroha and tells her that she's needed outside. Iroha asks her if stopping Embryo Eve will bring Ui back to normal, to which Ui denies, as she's already changed too much from what she was. She sets Iroha free on the train tracks and leads her towards Kuroe. When Kuroe sees Iroha, she succumbs to Doppel Syndrome and her Doppel forms a growing pillar of mud, with Iroha climbing after her. Kuroe tells her of how she failed the girl from Takarazaki, and when Iroha reaches her, she uses Connect but is only able to break half of her Doppel mask. She tries to comfort and encourage Kuroe, but her attempts only push Kuroe further into self-loathing. Her Doppel reaches the ceiling of the Doppel Barrier and breaks through, Kuroe finally becoming a Witch that Iroha is forced to kill.
Afterwards, Iroha is in shock above the Barrier and Kyubey appears behind her, revealing that Kuroe became a Witch because of Iroha's idealism. As the pillar breaks, Iroha is confronted by her Doppel self, who blames everything on her. Yachiyo, Tsuruno, Sana, and Felicia ell ut to her, climbing a staircase of Yachiyo's halberds to rescue Iroha. They connect with her and break free, comforting each other as they fall. All five use Connect together to form a giant rocket with their weapons. The Mikazuki team, except Iroha, direct the rocket toward Eve, which briefly detains her. Eve is then intercepted against a building by Rena and Kaede's Connect, and the Magical Girls lead by Mitama, as well as the girls lead by Kanagi reach and attack Eve together. Iroha grabs Touka and Nemu and urges them to stop. They claim that their actions are for Iroha's sake, but Iroha pleads with them to spend their time with her instead. After they all agree, Alina attacks the Magical Girls who attacked Eve and declares her plan to turn all humanity into Magical Girls by infecting them with her Doppel. Despite Touka and Nemu's protests, Alina infects Embryo Eve with her Doppel, and lets her Doppel overtake her as well, fusing the three of them into Neo Dorothy. As she takes flight towards Walpurgisnacht once more, Touka and Nemu activate their Doppels, trapping Iroha so she can't chase them and heading towards Alina to stop her. As they get closer to her, Ui, inside the disintegrating Lil' Kyubey, joins them as well and the two detonate their Soul Gems to kill Alina.
Yachiyo wakes up in her old school uniform inside a train, where she communicates with the magic of Kanae and Mel, which lives on inside of her. She blames herself for their sacrifices, but when Mifuyu and Momoko appear, Kanae tells Yachiyo that Yachiyo's power is to inherit the hopes of the deceased. Yachiyo invites Mifuyu to come live with the others in Mikazuki Villa again after everything's over, and she happily agrees, deciding she will stay in the living room. Momoko also says she'll take the living room, followed by Kanae and Mel, who despite not speaking, smiles in her approval. Afterwards, the four girls tell Yachiyo that they have to get going, after which she realizes that Mifuyu and Momoko had died too, but she's unable to reach them.
Iroha meets Ui, who tells her that since Ui's body is composed by magic, her existence would be scattered like particles. Ui tells her that she will be with her when Iroha feels happiness and to look for her then.
The two wake up, with Yachiyo waking up in front of Neo Dorothy's body, and Iroha waking up on the brink of Doppel Syndrome. As Iroha converses with her Doppel, she exclaims that despite everything, she's happy she became a Magical Girl. Her Doppel dissolves into many ribbons which reach for all the Magical Girls of Kamihama and a new, more powerful form of her Doppel emerges. Iroha realizes that Ui had given her the ability to collect everyone's impurities, and Iroha uses Kuroe's Grief Seed to turn her Doppel, as well as the collected impurities into a weapon against Alina. Yachiyo also adds her power through her halberd, which now has four ribbons representing her deceased friends. As Neo Dorothy is mesmerized by Madoka's attack on Walpurgisnacht, Iroha launches the attack and obliterates her, with a vision of Iroha comforting Neo Dorothy before its destruction.
With Walpurisnacht having been empowered by the power of the Uwasa, the Holy Quintet are unable to defeat her and Homura negates this timeline.
After the attack, the media has regarded the disasters in Kamihama as caused by multiple earthquakes, a typhoon, as well as several attacks by terrorist groups, though some people in Kamihama do recall being saved by girls in dresses, not knowing they're Magical Girls.
Most importantly, the Magical Girls in Kamihama have taken to supporting each other, as well as ones from other places, by starting a support group for each other, the Kamihama Magia Union.
Many of the Black Feathers and girls of Kamihama hold funerals for their deceased friends.
Rena and Kaede take on helping Mitama at her Coordinator's business to help other Magical Girls.
Many girls also seek solace in Mikazuki Villa, being helped by Yachiyo who has now cut her hair.
Karin receives Alina's last artwork.
Ui's memory has been restored, alongside all proof of her existence.
Kyubey congratulates Iroha on the fact that nobody will know the existence of Magical Girls, but Iroha explains that they themselves know what happened, and that they will not forget it.
This timeline ends with Ultimate Madoka archiving it as a book named Magia Record, being given to her by this version of Iroha herself.
These stories are framed as possible memories from within the vast tapestry of time and space. Their places in the timeline, or their canonicity is ambiguous and they're all introduced with the following:
Amidst the endless tapestry of time and space, this place was but one of a myriad of possibilities that may have existed. This story is a little memory quietly tucked away in a corner of that possibility.
Best Friend Required
Unlocked at the Nightmare difficulty of the Rose Garden Witch Part I Memory Window. It appears to be a possibility in a timeline reminiscent of the one in the Final Timeline after Madoka and Sayaka meet Mami and before their encounter with the Ulla Familiar. This event can either take place during Day 12, Saturday the 27th, or Day 13, Sunday the 28th.
Madoka and Sayaka travel to Kazamino City in search of a specific record store known for holding rare classical CDs as Sayaka wants to buy a gift for Kyosuke. While searching for it, they discuss potential things they may wish for, but admit they haven't decided on anything yet. They struggle to find it for a long time and Sayaka is ready to give up, but Madoka encourages her to continue for Kyosuke's sake. Using only a one-year-old blog photo as a reference, they finally find the correct shop discreetly located inside an office building, and Sayaka successfully buys several rare violin CDs. On the train home, a tired Madoka falls asleep on Sayaka's shoulder, and Sayaka expresses her gratitude, saying she would have given up if she were alone and was glad Madoka is her best friend.
High Five for Harmony
Unlocked at the Nightmare difficulty of the Rose Garden Witch Part II Memory Window. It appears to be a possibility in a timeline reminiscent of the one in the Final Timeline, and similar to the previous Nightmare Story, this event can either take place during Day 12, Saturday the 27th, or Day 13, Sunday the 28th.
While waiting to meet Mami for a patrol, Madoka and Sayaka notice a young girl with a lost dog, Kotaro. Sensing the girl is in trouble, they follow the dog and discover it is trying to lead them to a boy who has been kissed by a Witch and is in danger. Sayaka stays to keep watch while Madoka fetches Mami, who swiftly enters the Witch's Labyrinth and rescues the boy, who reunites with Kotaro.
Afterward, at her apartment, Mami praises the two of them for their actions, telling Madoka she is gentle and perceptive and commending Sayaka for her level-headedness. Mami expresses that she would be happy if Madoka became a Magical Girl and fought alongside her, and the three then enjoy a peaceful time together with chamomile tea and cake.
A City Ours to Defend
Unlocked at the Nightmare difficulty of the Darkness Witch Memory Window. This happens in a timeline where Madoka and Sayaka make contracts early and form a trio with Mami. Due to the appearance of Gertrud and Ulla Familiars, it is possible this story takes place between Day 10 to Day 14.
Day 10 - Thursday, the 25th: Madoka and Sayaka are overwhelmed in battle against Gertrud and her Familiars until Mami arrives and saves them.
Day 11 - Friday, the 26th: The next day, they notice Mami returning a book on chess strategy and mistakenly conclude it was the source of her skill. After borrowing the book, they dedicate themselves to learning its principles, applying concepts of psychological warfare and controlling their emotions to their combat practice. They develop a coordinated team attack based on feints and reading an opponent's moves.
Day 14 - Monday, the 29th: In their next battle, their new strategy proves successful. After they executed a perfect feint and finishing blow, Mami praises their improved teamwork and they reveal their inspiration was her chess book. Mami clarifies it was a misunderstanding and that she had merely been returning a book she found. Nevertheless, she affirms that the successful strategy they had developed themselves was what truly mattered. Watching the sunset over the city, the three Magical Girls stand together, with Sayaka resolving to grow stronger to defend it.
Cake Baking Challenge
Unlocked at the Nightmare difficulty of the Dessert Witch Memory Window. As they're in Charlotte's Labyrinth, this takes place on Day 15.
Day 15 - Tuesday, the 30th: Madoka, while shadowing Mami inside Charlotte's Barrier, confesses her desire to become a Magical Girl simply to be as helpful and admirable as Mami. Mami advises her to think carefully, as having a wish granted is a unique opportunity that shouldn't be wasted. She then joked that if Madoka didn't decide by the next Witch, they would simply wish for a giant cake to celebrate their partnership. Though their hunt is preempted by another Magical Girl, the conversation inspires them and instead of using a wish, the two bake a cheesecake together at Mami's apartment. After successfully baking and enjoying the cake they had made themselves, Madoka feels a true sense of accomplishment, which makes her decide against using her contract for something she could achieve through her own effort.
Futures Felt in Photographs
Unlocked at the Nightmare difficulty of the Box Witch Memory Window. This event likely occurs in most or every timeline.
Madoka and Sayaka look through a childhood photo album of the two of them and Hitomi. As they look at a middle school class photo, they notice an empty seat in the front row, which Sayaka jokingly calls the worst seat for being in the teacher's "firing line."
Day 10 - Thursday, the 25th: Several days later, the very seat that Sayaka mentioned is taken by a new transfer student: Homura Akemi.
In Blissful Ignorance
Unlocked at the Nightmare difficulty of the Graffiti Witch Memory Window. This story depicts Homura's actions between many timelines and how she keeps Madoka from contracting.
Day 3 - Thursday, the 18th: In the meantime, Homura, knowing where dangers will appear, has been meticulously redirecting Madoka's after-school path, from placing a construction sign to employing Amy, the cat to ensure Madoka meets with Sayaka in a safe location. With Madoka safely occupied, Homura proceeds to eliminate both a Familiar and a Witch. Her entire plan is designed to ensure Madoka has no reason to make a contract with Kyubey.
Day 4 - Friday, the 19th: The next day, Homura observes Madoka, Sayaka, and Hitomi happily making plans, content in the knowledge that she has successfully allowed Madoka to remain living in blissful ignorance.
We're So Similar?
Unlocked at the Nightmare difficulty of the Silver Witch Memory Window. It occurs in a timeline where Mami, Sayaka and Kyoko are working together as Magical Girls in Mitakihara.
In a joint battle against a Witch, Mami observes that the bickering Sayaka and Kyoko were surprisingly in sync, a notion they both vehemently denied. After the fight, Mami invited them to meet the next day to discuss the threat of Walpurgisnacht.
While waiting for Mami the following day, Sayaka and Kyoko find their stomachs growling in unison. Their attempts to get a snack are marked by repeatedly having the same thoughts, and with Sayaka actively trying to choose differently from Kyoko. Ultimately, they both end up wanting the snack the other had chosen.
The next time they meet, each had bought the treat the other had originally wanted, leading Mami to find them together. As Sayaka frantically tries to explain the situation was not what it looked like, Mami simply smiles at seeing them with their respective snacks.
One Time Team-up!
Unlocked at the Nightmare difficulty of the Shadow Witch Memory Window. It occurs in a timeline where Homura attempts to team up with Kyoko and due to the appearance of Elsa Maria, it likely occurs during Day 22.
Day 22 - Tuesday, the 6th: Homura approaches Kyoko with a proposition to team up and protect the city from the coming Walpurgisnacht, offering Kyoko control of the city if they succeed. Kyoko, suspicious of Homura's motives and secretive nature, refuses the offer, questioning what Homura stood to gain.
Immediately after their tense meeting, they're both pulled into a Elsa Maria's Labyrinth and are forced to work together. During the battle, Homura reveals her power and the two coordinate into a simultaneous attack to defeat the Witch in a single blow.
After the battle, Homura lets Kyoko keep the Grief Seed. Though Kyoko acknowledged Homura's power and the offer to team up, she ultimately declines, stating she could not work with someone who was still hiding their true intentions. However, she leaves the door open for future cooperation if Homura ever decides to tell her the whole story.
A Reluctant Coach Steps Up
Unlocked at the Nightmare difficulty of the Dog Witch Memory Window. It depicts an event in a timeline where Kyoko is in Mitakihara and Madoka still hasn't become a Magical Girl.
After rescuing a lost Madoka from a Witch, Kyoko is taken aback by Madoka's selfless desire to become a Magical Girl who protects others.
Their paths later cross again at an arcade, where Kyoko reluctantly finds herself coaching the determined Madoka through a difficult dance game and helps her train so she can win a prize for a friend.
When they meet after Madoka's successful event, Madoka and her friend, Sayaka, credit their win entirely to Kyoko's coaching and kindness. Overwhelmed by their genuine gratitude and Madoka's unwavering perception of her as a good person, Kyoko simply gives up on trying to correct them.
A Dream of a Little Mermaid
Unlocked at the Nightmare difficulty of the Mermaid Witch Memory Window. It references the ending song, And I'm Home and may thus be occuring in Sayaka's perspective as Oktavia, or after her death in a sort of afterlife.
In a quiet moment of reflection, Sayaka finds her own story painfully mirrored in the fairy tale of "The Little Mermaid." She grapples with the harsh reality of her existence as a Magical Girl, fighting alone with no happy ending in sight. Unlike the mermaid, she cannot even become a beautiful bubble, feeling instead that her soul is turning to stone and sinking into an abyss. Her despair is interrupted by the voice of Kyoko Sakura, who has come to find her. As Sayaka awakens from her troubled dream, the specifics fade, leaving behind only the heavy, lingering feeling of her sorrow.
Special Stage Persona
Unlocked at the Nightmare difficulty of the Artist Witch Memory Window. It depicts a timeline where the five girls form a band together, and it is almost certainly not canon.
Inspired by their teacher's theme of "new experiences," Madoka decides to form a band for the school festival with her friends. She recruits Mami, Homura, Sayaka, and a reluctant Kyoko. After assigning instruments they draw lots and fatefully select the nervous Homura and Madoka as their dual vocalists.
The band faces the task of learning three songs as complete beginners, so they dedicate themselves to individual and group practice and slowly improve as a unit.
On the eve of the festival, a last-minute suggestion from Sayaka leads Homura to remove her glasses and unbraid her hair, revealing a stunning new look that left everyone, especially Madoka, in awe.
New Specs to a New Perspective
Unlocked at the Nightmare difficulty of the Chairperson Witch Memory Window. It likely takes place during Timeline 2, where Homura, Madoka and Mami formed a team together.
After Homura's glasses break in battle, Mami and Madoka accompany her to buy a new pair. To make the experience more fun, they decide to each pick out frames they think will suit the others. Homura is deeply touched by their thoughtful choices and the enjoyable time they spend together.
A few days later, Homura shyly reveals that she has bought the glasses Madoka and Mami chose for her. Wanting to preserve them, she explains she plans to wear them only on special outings and hopes they can all go out together again. To her delight, Madoka and Mami reveal they have also bought the non-prescription glasses they tried on that day. The three friends happily agree to wear their new glasses together on their next outing, creating a shared, matching look.
Meeting Within a Dream
Unlocked at the Nightmare difficulty of the Birdcage Witch Memory Window. It is a dream sequence that Madoka has about Homura.
In a dream, Madoka finds herself in a strange, bright landscape where she witnesses a girl locked in a desperate battle against a monstrous entity.
The dream then shifts, and Madoka sees a brief, everyday encounter with Homura. This memory quickly transitions back to the spectral battlefield, where Madoka watches Homura, now clearly a Magical Girl, fighting terrifying creatures in secret. Overwhelmed by Homura's solitary struggle, Madoka feels a powerful urge to help her, considering becoming a Magical Girl herself to share the burden.
When Madoka awakens, the specific details of the dream fade, leaving behind only a profound and lingering feeling that the person she met, Homura, is deeply important to her.
What She Once Entrusted
Unlocked at the Nightmare difficulty of the Stage Witch Memory Window. It's a series of memories Homura has regarding Madoka's ribbons, which she reminisces about while attending school in the universe of the Law of Cycles, after the Final Timeline in the Original Universe has concluded. The memories themselves could have taken place in any of the early timelines.
The first memory is of Homura when she first noticed Madoka's signature red ribbons, which Madoka explains were a gift from her mother. Homura thinks they suit her very well.
One day, Sayaka urgently approaches Homura for help. Madoka has lost her ribbons to the wind, and while she acts resigned, Sayaka wants to find them. Homura agrees to help. They split up to search, but find nothing. Just as they are about to give up, Homura's cat, Amy appears and insistently leads them to the ribbons, which are caught on a low tree branch.
After they retrieve the ribbons, Homura insists that Sayaka take all the credit for finding them.
The next day, however, Madoka thanks Homura anyway, having heard the full story from Sayaka. Homura tells her not to lose them again, as they mean a lot to her.
In a later, solitary moment in the universe of the Law of Cycles, Homura holds the ribbons while attending school. She reflects that they only truly suit Madoka, but can perfectly imagine Madoka's cheerful voice insisting they look lovely on her, too. This memory strengthens her resolve to keep fighting to defend the precious world Madoka tried to protect.
