Other Media

Note: Starting from November 23, 2011, the latest major changes to these pages can be tracked here.

This page gathers a collection of other translations regarding the franchise, including:

• Awards
• Blu-Ray booklet interviews
• Comic anthologies
• Official advertisements and extras
• Online interviews
• Official guides, books and games
• Official manga pages with behind-the-scenes information
• Opinion articles and books on Madoka
• Overseas/International Licensing
• Newspaper articles
• Radio and Nico broadcasts
• Source materials confirmed in influencing the making of Madoka
• Storyboards and sketches that are from a non-magazine source.

Please note depending on the chronology of its publication, there may be spoilers.

Please refer to Magazines for magazine translations.

Please refer to Tweets for related tweets from staff.

If you speak Japanese and would like to help contribute to this collection of translations, there is a wide selection of scans that need translations.

Awards

Cover	Title	Release date	Illustration
	Animation Kobe 2011	September 2, 2011 (announcement)	N/a
	Reason for award translated: Puella Magi Madoka Magica awarded TV Feature award for 2011. A first for studio Shaft, director Akiyuki Shinbo and screenwriter Gen Urobuchi.
	NewType Moving Pictures Festival 2011	October 9, 2011	N/a
	Awards list translated: Puella Magi Madoka Magica sweeps most of the awards in the newly established Newtype x Machi ★ Asobi! The Moving Pictures Festival.
	Japan Media Arts Festival 2011	December 15, 2011 (announcement)	N/a
	Summary: Puella Magi Madoka Magica wins the 2011 Animation Grand Prize in the Japanese Media Arts Festival.
	Tokyo Anime Fair's Awards 2012	February 16, 2012 (announcement)	N/a
	Summary: Puella Magi Madoka Magica wins three awards in the TV category, best director and best screenplay for 2012.

Blu-ray Booklets

Cover	Title	Release date	Illustration
	Blu-Ray Volume 1 Booklet	April 27, 2011	See linked page
	3 pages translated: Director Akiyuki Shinbo on the meaning of "mahou shoujo" Interview with Aoi Yuuki (Madoka's seiyuu). Ume Aoki's 4koma
	Blu-Ray Volume 2 Booklet	May 25, 2011	See linked page
	3 pages translated: Director Akiyuki Shinbo on episode 3. Interview with Chiwa Saito (Homura's seiyuu). Ume Aoki's 4koma
	Blu-Ray Volume 3 Booklet	June 22, 2011	See linked page
	3 pages translated: Director Akiyuki Shinbo on episode 7. Interview with Eri Kitamura (Sayaka's seiyuu). Ume Aoki's 4koma
	Blu-Ray Volume 4 Booklet	July 27, 2011	See linked page
	3 pages translated: Director Akiyuki Shinbo and Gen Urobuchi Conversation 1 Interview with Ai Nonaka (Kyoko's seiyuu) Ume Aoki's 4koma
	Blu-Ray Volume 5 Booklet	August 24, 2011	See linked page
	3 pages translated: Director Akiyuki Shinbo and Gen Urobuchi Conversation 2 Interview with Kaori Mizuhashi (Mami's seiyuu) Ume Aoki's 4koma
	Blu-Ray Volume 6 Booklet	September 21, 2011	See linked page
	4 pages translated: Director Akiyuki Shinbo and Gen Urobuchi Conversation 3 Interview with Emiri Katou (Kyubey's seiyuu) Ume Aoki's 4koma Ultimate Madoka design notes
	Beginnings and Eternal Material Book	July 24, 2013	See linked page
	1 page translated: Ume Aoki's 4 koma
	Rebellion Material Book	April 2, 2014	See linked page
	All pages translated: Interviews: Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto and Shinsaku Sasaki Junichiro Taniguchi and Hiroki Yamamura Yota Tsuruoka Yuki Kajiura Message from Gen Urobuchi Ume Aoki's 4koma

Comic Anthologies

Cover	Title	Release date	Illustration
	Puella Magi Madoka Magica Anthology 1	September 12, 2011	TBD
	Summary 164 pages Cover illustrated by Ume Aoki Listed contributors include: Hanokage, Keito Koume (小梅けいと), Kinusa Shimotsuki (霜月絹鯊) and Zara (ざら). Select fanmade translated pages are posted.
	Puella Magi Madoka Magica Anthology 2	March 12, 2012	TBD
	Summary 164 pages Cover illustrated by Ume Aoki Listed contributors include: Ushiki Yoshitaka, Sekiya Asami and Arai Cherry.
	Puella Magi Madoka Magica 4Koma Anthology 1	July 26, 2012	TBD
	Summary 120 pages
	Puella Magi Madoka Magica 4Koma Anthology 2	October 27, 2012	TBD
	Summary 120 pages
	Puella Magi Madoka Magica Anthology 3	November 12, 2012	TBD
	Summary 164 pages
	Puella Magi Madoka Magica Anthology 4	July 12, 2013	TBD
	Summary 164 pages
	Puella Magi Madoka Magica 4Koma Anthology 3	July 27, 2013	TBD
	Summary 120 pages
	Puella Magi Madoka Magica 4Koma Anthology 4	October 26, 2013	TBD
	Summary 120 pages?

Guidebooks

Cover	Title	Release date	Illustration
	Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"	August 27, 2011	TBD
	Summary 128 pages, 16 pages translated. The guidebook includes illustrations, back stories to anime plot and characters and behind-the-scene staff interviews. Many pages are translated.
	Puella Magi Madoka Magica Movie The Beginning Story/The Eternal Story Official Guidebook "With You"	July 27, 2013	TBD
	Summary 128 pages
	Puella Magi Madoka Magica Movie The Rebellion Story Official Guidebook "Only You"	April 12, 2014	TBD
	Summary 128 pages The guidebook includes illustrations, a summary of the movie's plot and staff interviews.
	Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Magia Record TV Anime Official Guidebook Vol.1	December 25, 2020
	Summary 127 pages The guidebook includes illustrations, a summary of the movie's plot and staff interviews.

Newspapers

Cover	Title	Release date	Illustration
	Newspapers	January 2011-ongoing	None
	Summary Collection of newspaper articles about Madoka, 3 translated.
	Sports Hochi Madoka Special 1	2012-10-16	All five girls and Kyubey
	A special edition of Sports Hochi to commemorate The Beginning Story and The Eternal Story
	Madoka Magica Times	From 2013-08-30 to 2013-12-30	Madoka and Homura in swimsuits, and Kyoko and Homura in school uniforms (reprint).
	Promotional papers for The Rebellion Story
	Sports Hochi Madoka Special 2	2013-11-15	Madoka, Homura, and Nagisa taking a walk in a park
	A special edition of Sports Hochi to commemorate The Rebellion Story
	Sports Hochi Madoka Special 3	2021-10-16	All five girls and Kyubey
	A special edition of Sports Hochi to commemorate the franchise's tenth anniversary.

Official Advertisements and Extras

Cover	Title	Release date	Illustration
	Pre-Broadcast November Advertisement	November 2010	None
	Summary Collection of pre-broadcast televised advertising on the cast, translated.
	100 Questions	December 2010	None
	Summary Aniplex's Ani-Com magazine published the first 50 items in a 100 question survey, filled out by Madoka, in December 2010. The second section, containing questions 51-100, was distributed in Comike. Fully translated.
	Madoka Secret Project	Nov 25 - Dec 20, 2011	None
	Summary A secret project announced on a new website with new voice samples. FAQ and Voice samples translated. This was revealed on December 21, 2011 as the Puella Magi Madoka Magica Online game.

Official Books and Games

Cover	Title	Release date	Illustration
	Puella Magi Madoka Magica Nitro+ Novel	August 14, 2011	TBD
	Summary Using the original animation's series composition/script written by Gen Urobuchi, NitroPlus' Hajime Ninomae will be authoring this novel with Yuupon on illustrations. Two volumes. Chapters titles and a couple short excerpts translated.
	Mobage Madoka Magica Mobile Game	September 16, 2011
	Summary Madoka Magica Mobage online game for the iPhone. The anime characters fight witches and Walpurgisnacht. New magical girls and witches are introduced. Translations for episode titles and screenshots.
	Virtual Night BiS+ Akiyuki Shinbo	November, 2011	none
	Summary A 64 page round-table interview with Akiyuki Shinbo on his works: Le Portrait de Petit Cossette Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase Pani Poni Dash! Sayonara Zetsubou-Sensei Bakemonogatari Puella Magi Madoka Magica
	Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Beginning Story	December 10, 2011	Cover similar to December 2011 NewType's, but with less visible Madoka
	Summary The complete disclosure of all scenarios of Puella Magi Madoka Magica by Gen Urobuchi, including the Draft 0 that started the whole story. Urobuchi tweets about it translated.
	Puella Magi Madoka Magica Online	December 21, 2011
	Summary The Madoka Secret Project revealed this browser-based multi-player game where you can team up with up to five other magical girls to fight witches, familiars and a special event Walpurgis. Description and other information are translated.
	Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable	March 15, 2012
	Summary (Interview and promotional events with Q&A with producers and three Madoka seiyuu translated) Official PSP Madoka RPG game with Gen Urobuchi collaborating on the project's planning and supervising the scenarios. SHAFT and Gekidan Inu Curry are providing the illustrations.
	The Complete Guide to the Madoka Magica Portable Game	April 20, 2012	TBD
	Summary A guidebook on the Madoka Magica Portable game. It covers record of events, strategies, original illustrations and interviews with the producers.
	Puella Magi Madoka Magica film memories	May 26, 2012	TBD
	Summary Film comic adaptation of the entire anime series.
	Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Illustrated Book	January 12, 2013	TBD
	Summary TBD
	Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Battle Pentagram	December 19, 2013
	Summary A Madoka Magica action game released for the PS Vita.
	Magia Archive Volume 1	September 11, 2019
	Summary Profiles of 40 magical girls featured in the Magia Record mobile game Profiles of witches and uwasa Storyline summary of the game's main story up to Chapter 5, Episode 7 Background art
	Magia Archive Volume 2	February 29, 2020
	Summary Profiles of 52 magical girls featured in the Magia Record mobile game Profiles of witches and uwasa Storyline summary of the game's main story up to Last Magia Background art

Official Manga Sources

Cover	Title	Release date	Illustration
	Puella Magi Madoka Magica Manga Afterwords	May 30th, 2011	None
	Summary, both are fully translated Volume 1 Afterward from Hanokage discussing differences in designs and the influence from Inu Curry Volume 3 Afterward from Hanokage explaining why battle scenes are different between the manga and the anime

Online Interviews

Cover	Title	Release date	Illustration
	Pre-Broadcast Official Site Staff Quotes	October 29, 2010	None
	Summary Pre-Broadcast, Madoka official site staff quotes, fully translated.
	4Gamer Urobuchi Interview	June 18, 2011	None
	Summary Urobuchi interview discussing Madoka and possibility of season 2, fully translated.
	Ultra Jump EGG Urobuchi Interview	July 27, 2011	None
	Summary Urobuchi interview discussing Madoka and future plans, fully translated.
	ANN Interview Atsuhiro Iwakami	Sep 7, 2011	None
	Summary Iwakami interview with AnimeNewsNetwork on the making of Madoka, in English.
	AFA11 Interview Chiwa Saito	December, 2011	None
	Summary Ani Culture, SGCafe and Collateral Damage Studios interview with Chiwa Saito at the Anime Festival Asia 2011, in English.
	Sakura-Con 2012 Interview	April 6, 2012	None
	Summary ANN's Q&A with Gen Urobuchi, Katsushi Ota and Atsuhiro Iwakami in English.

Opinion Articles and Books on Madoka

Cover	Title	Release date	Illustration
	Cage Named Maturity‎	August 2011
	Publisher description fully translated. A Cage Named "Maturity" -- On "Puella Magi Madoka Magika" - an analysis of Madoka by Kenichi Yamakawa, former finalist in Japan's SF Critics Awards
	Tiro Finale Book	August 13, 2011, Comic Market 80	See linked page
	Summary, currently 10 pages translated. A "semi-official" Madoka illustration doujin with contributions by dozens of staff from Madoka Magica anime and manga as well as notable figures in anime and manga industry.
	Super Decryption Madoka Magica‎‎	September 15, 2011
	Publisher description fully translated. Super-Decryption Madoka Magica - Analysis of the anime content, production staff background and how Madoka relates to Battle Royale, Faust, Scandinavian Mythology and Mother Goose.
	Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Flowers for Magical Girls	October 20, 2011	Various
	Eureka Special Edition. Interviews: Aoi Yuki, Chiwa Saito, Tamaki Saito; Gen Urobuchi, Romeo Tanaka, Yuichi Murakami; Ichishi Ida, Kentaro Nakata, Shiei Nagaoka; Yoshiharu Ishioka, B Ogawa, Nobuyuki Izumi; Minori Ishida, Akihiro Tomita, Sayawaka; Barubora, Mitomo Kanose and Ichishi Ida. Illustrations: Takako Shimura, Machiko Kyo, Hideo Azuma; Tomomi Ozaki, Rokura Shinofusa, Daisuke Nishijima; Dowman Sayman and Hirotaka Maeda.

Overseas/International Licensing

Cover	Title	Release date	Illustration
	Licensing in Australia	April 2012	None
	Information on Madoka's license in Australia. English, no translation required.
	Licensing in Germany	1st Quarter, 2012	None
	Information on Madoka's license in Germany. Brief synopsis translation.
	Licensing in Italy	September 2, 2011	None
	Information on Madoka's license in Italy. Summary translation.
	Licensing in Korea	November 25, 2011	None
	Information on Madoka's license in Korea. Summary translation.
	Licensing in Taiwan	DVD Vol.4: Feb 11, 2012 Manga Vol.3: Dec 7, 2011	None
	Information on Madoka's license in Taiwan （and HK). Summary translation.
	Licensing in UK	October 29, 2012	None
	Information on Madoka's license in UK. In English, no translation needed.
No Cover	Licensing in Spain	2012	None
	Information on Madoka's license in Spain.
	Licensing in Thailand		None
	Information on Madoka's license in Thailand.
	Licensing in USA	February 14, 2012	None
	Information on Madoka's license in USA. In English, no translation needed.

Radio and Nico Broadcasts

Cover	Title	Release date	Illustration
	Eri Kitamura February 2011 Radio Interview	February 2011	None
	Summary Eri Kitamura discussing Sayaka, summary description translated.
	Nico Anime Character Seminar by Kazuo Koike	August 21, 2011	None
	Summary Highlights of praise for Madoka in the anime character seminar held by the highly respected mangaka and author Kazuo Koike, translated.
No Cover	TFM Time Line Madoka Radio Discussion	August 21, 2011	None
	Summary Discussion of Puella Magi Madoka Magica as a social phenomenon in Japan. Featuring talk of Madoka presented in newspapers, magazines etc. beyond anime fan interests. Sociologist Shinji Miyadai was a guest to discuss the reasons for this phenomenon.
	Nico Character Chat with Kazuo Koike and Gen Urobuchi	January 29, 2012	None
	Summary An in-depth discussion of the different approaches in character development by Kazuo Koike and Gen Urobuchi, with insights into Madoka Magica. Summary report provided in English.

Sources Influencing Madoka

• Gen Urobuchi's Fate/Zero Volume 1 Postface, confirmed to be a significant influence in the making of Madoka. It was his work on Fate/Zero that caught the interest of Shaft in choosing him as the writer for Madoka.

Storyboards and Sketches

Cover	Title	Release date	Illustration
	Puella Magi Madoka Magica Art Book	June 28, 2011	See linked page
	Summary, 20 pages translated. Artbook with 64 pages of drawings, notes, guidelines and other background material on the anime.
	Puella Magi Production Note	August 12, 2011	See linked page
	Summary, 9 pages translated. SHAFT, collaborating with graphics designer Milky Isobe, compiled and edited 352 pages of production materials and 144 pages of art by Gekidan Inu Curry. The book set measures 268 x 195 x 47 millimeters (about 10.5 x 7.6 x 1.9 inches) and 1.629 kilograms (3.59 pounds).
	Key Animation Note	December 2011-August 2012	See linked page
	Description translated. SHAFT, collaborating with graphics designer Milky Isobe, created this follow-up to the Production. Sold in six volumes, the Key Animation Note encompasses storyboard and sketches in more detail.
	Storyboards and Sketches	2011	See linked page
	Summary, one page translated. Storyboards and sketches currently identified as from a miscellaneous collection of sources.

See also

• Creative Intentions - analysis and speculation on creative intentions of the staff based on documents available
• Confirmed fakes - translation of information which emerged on the Internet, claiming to be official information, but identified as hoaxes afterwards