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Magia Record Episode 14: I Had a Feeling We Could All Become Magical Girls Together

2021-08-06T01:58:58Z

HOOCCOOH: /* Trivia */

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'''I Had a Feeling We Could All Become Magical Girls Together''' is the first episode of [[Magia Record Anime]] Season 2.

== Summary ==

==Translations==

==Observations==
*[[Shigure Miyabi]] makes a cameo appearance in this episode, as the Black Feather being cornered and interrogated by Yachiyo.
**Posters of [[Tsuruno Yui|Tsuruno]] being missing appears in the same scene.

===Changes===
*The episodes combines the events of the game's prologue, [[Magia Record Another Story Chapter 7|Another Story Chapter 7]] and, briefly, [[Magia Record Another Story Chapter 6|Another Story Chapter 6]].

==Trivia==
*Many visuals and moments the episode has are reference to the original series's [[Madoka Magica Episode 10: I Won't Depend on Anyone Anymore|Episode 10: ''I Won't Depend on Anyone Anymore'']].
*The book [[Nemu Hiiragi]] read when [[Kuroe]] visited her was ''[[wikipedia:The Happy Prince and Other Tales|The Happy Prince]]'' (in old kanji and old kana).

== Gallery ==
''See:[[Gallery:Magia Record Episode 14]]
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==See also==

==External links==
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Magia Record Episode 10: My Name

2020-05-23T02:51:20Z

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''"This isn't where someone will call my name! I'm going home. " '' ~ [[Sana Futaba]]
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== Summary ==
[[Sana Futaba]] awakens in a dream world, holding onto a green-haired doll that looks like her. As she gets up, she's greeted by her mother and father in front of a picturesque cabin. She runs towards them only to trip, causing the porcelain doll to shatter.

As she opens her eyes in real life, she is once more saying goodbye to her friend Ai. As Ai disappears, the barrier they are in finishes shattering and both Sana and [[Iroha Tamaki]] find themselves falling from the height of the radio tower. Sana faints, transforming back into a normal girl. Iroha calls out to her and manages to grab her hand as they continue to fall downward towards the city. [[Alina Gray]] watches from a distance as the girls and the shattered barrier fall from the sky.

Elsewhere, at the top of Kamihama Central Tower a weird machine with a radio antenna on it sits, its monitor displaying an alert about an unknown intruder in the Rumor's barrier. [[Tsukuyo Amane]] and [[Tsukasa Amane]] pace as they fret about the unknown intruder and whether they will be scolded for it. The door to the rooftop opens, and [[Yachiyo Nanami]], [[Tsuruno Yui]], and [[Felicia Mitsuki]] run out onto the roof's helipad where the machine sits. The monitor reads "Magnetic Mode". Tsuruno pushes a button, which sends the machine into maximum power. The Amane sisters notice the intruders, but before they can react, all the girls notice that Iroha, Sana, and the remaining fragments of the barrier are being pulled towards the building thanks to the machine.

Alina watches as the fragments fall, including the nodes that contain copies of the Witch [[Teresa]]. She leaps out into the sky, and uses her barrier cubes to recapture the Witches. The machine continues to draw the girls, now including Alina and all surrounding metal objects, towards the building's rooftop. As the machine stomps around the roof, it ends up drawing a vending machine towards it which smashes the antennae and stops the magnetic pull. Iroha soon finds herself falling straight down again and lands roughly on the roof. Yachiyo checks to see if she's alright, but Iroha is more concerned about Sana. Tsuruno and Felicia are standing over her and assure Iroha she's alright. Alina jumps from debris to debris and lands gracefully on the rooftop. The Amanes are frantic over the destruction of the Rumor machine. Alina turns towards the intruders, her face contorted with rage as she accuses them of destroying her rearing cage. She opens her barrier cube and unleashes several copies of Teresa, which crack open the nodes that contain them.

Upon seeing the Witches, Felicia immediately races at them, her hammer in hand. Yachiyo demands to know if the Amanes were raising Witches within the Rumor's barrier, but the twins only giggle and say both Rumors and Witches are necessary for their liberation. The Witches continue their attacks as Alina laughs. Felicia is almost overwhelmed by the Witches' attacks, but Tsuruno jumps in and lends her her power by Connecting with Felicia. Felicia uses her hammer, now engulfed in flames, to attack the group of Witches once more. Seeing the girls attack the Witches enrages Alina further and she begins to unleash her doppel. Iroha warns the others of Alina's deadly attack as her paint causes others to go insane.

Just as Alina is about to attack, [[Mami Tomoe]] shoots at her, knocking Alina's hat off her head. She warns Alina that she was going to go on a rampage. Mami then turns to the Amane twins and orders them to gather the Witches in a barrier cube. The twins do as their told as Mami continues to stare at Alina with her musket still trained on her. She asks Alina if the Witch isn't developed enough only for Alina to laugh wildly. Alina says she doesn't like interference, gathers her hat, and leaves. [[Mifuyu Azusa]] arrives through the roof's access door and sees that Yachiyo is there. Yachiyo recognizes Mami from earlier. Mami apologizes for her attitude earlier, saying she didn't have the complete picture then. They note the pendant of the Wings of Magius hanging from her neck and realize she is with them now. Mami says they want to avoid all sacrifices if possible, and explains they put down Witches and Rumors that go out of control as well. As she clasps her pendant, Mami looks up at the stars and says all of it is for the salvation of everyone and they will soon understand. As she walks towards where Mifuyu and the twins wait, Yachiyo asks Mifuyu if she's only going to run away again. She accuses Mifuyu of doing the same thing as Witches as Mifuyu looks down and casts an illusion to mask their escape.

On the news the next day, there is a report about a damaged heliport at the top of the tower. They attribute the damage to a large electro-magnetic wave caused by clouds and report a major power outage in Chuo Ward. Felicia sleeps soundly on the couch at Mikazuki Villa as Iroha and Yachiyo prepare Sana's new room. As Yachiyo is putting some old belongings away, she asks Sana to hand her one of the boxes that's on the floor. Iroha reassures Sana that everyone at the Villa is a magical girl and is capable of seeing and hearing her. Sana looks down at the boxes and notices a chess set in one of them. As she takes it out, she's reminded of how she would often play chess with her friend Ai.

The girls finish eating lunch. Felicia and Tsuruno begin washing up as they playfully rib each other. Sana only looks down somberly as she excuses herself from the table and goes back to her room. As soon as she's gone, Felicia loudly complains about how gloomy she is while Tsuruno wonders if she's ok. Yachiyo tells the others to give her some time, as only she can decide if she will ever consider this place to be her new home. Yachiyo finishes making herself a drink only to find that her personal mug has a crack in it. Next to her mug are the personal mugs of Mifuyu, Mel, and Kanae. Yachiyo has an idea.

The girls head to the mall together to buy new mugs for everyone. Yachiyo feels a bit inhospitable making everyone drink from the guest mugs. Tsuruno wants a new mug for Mikazuki Villa as well, even if she took her old mug home before. They find their way to a store that exclusively sells designer mugs and asks Sana what kind of design she'd like on it. Sana admits to liking cats and Iroha finds a cute mug with a black cat and a green rim on it. Meanwhile, Felicia has settled on a mug with a cow's face on it. She explains to Tsuruno that people don't fight when they're eating delicious things, and because of its meat and milk it's able to bring families together. She also considers them to be clever creatures. Felicia suggests Tsuruno get one with a pig on it because of Banbanzai's menu, but Tsuruno doesn't need to be reminded of Banbanzai more than she already is. The girls bring their mugs home, happy with their purchases. Tsuruno mentions how this makes everyone feel like more of a family. At the sound of the word "family", Sana is reminded of hers. When Iroha begins to prepare dinner, Sana puts on her shoes and leaves without a word.

The sun is beginning to set by the time Sana arrives at her family's house. She opens the door and makes her way down the silent corridors to her room. In front of her bedroom door, her family has left her her dinner on a tray on the floor. Her family has continued to simply leave her food outside her door, believing Sana to still be a shut-in. Sana makes her way to the living room where her family is celebrating her brothers' academic and sports achievements. They praise each other's hard work and say how they couldn't have done it without their mother's support. Sana's father encourages them to keep excelling so they won't embarrass the Futaba family name. Sana says goodbye to her family and gathers the rest of her belongings in a duffle bag.

Sana makes her way home through the dark suburban streets. As she walks, she hears the voices of the different families there happily call out the name of their family members as they arrive home. Hearing the happy voices causes Sana to become almost unbearably anxious until she remembers how Iroha had called out her name back at the Radio Tower. She gathers herself and begins to run home to Mikazuki Villa.

Iroha happily welcomes Sana home. As she looks around, she notices Tsuruno and Felicia playing a video game together. Tsuruno invites Sana to play the next round with them. As they're about to start, Yachiyo tells Felicia she can play more after dinner. She reminds Felicia that she helps out in the kitchen at Banbanzai and starting next week will have to start helping with dinner at home. Tsuruno tells Felicia that she has to work if she wants to eat. Felicia complains that Sana doesn't help with the cooking either. Sana looks down for a moment, before telling them that she knows how to cook a little and will help with dinner starting next week as well. Yachiyo smiles at Sana and says that would be great. Felicia smiles encouragingly at Sana, who is smiling a little herself.

At the center of the Wings of Magius headquarters, familiars resembling swallows fly overheard, their cries sounding like "obeecha, obeecha, boko". Two girls sit at a table with a map laid out, tea and sweets laid out for them. Mifuyu and Mami report on the most recent loss of the Rumor at the radio tower, bringing the total loss of Rumors to four.

Mifuyu looks out the window at the night, thinking that Yachiyo will never forgive her now. Still, Mifuyu is determined to not give up on her goal of salvation for all. The doorbell rings and Mifuyu opens the door to find the Amane sisters there. They ask if she's eaten dinner yet, and when Mifuyu responds in the negative, they hold up bags of groceries and ask to use her kitchen. They scold her for only eating out since she's sure to become malnourished. As she watches the two prepare dinner in the kitchen, Mifuyu is reminded of how Mel and Yachiyo would work together to prepare dinner back at Mikazuki Villa. She smiles as she realizes the younger girls are the one's taking care of her. As she looks out the window once more, she resolves to do what she can to achieve salvation for their sake as well.

Back at Mikazuki Villa, Iroha explains to Sana she is looking for her younger sister and how she suspects a Rumor might be behind the disappearance of her entire existence. She wonders what the goal of the Wings of Magius could be. Now that Mifuyu is on their side, Tsuruno doesn't know what to think. As for Felicia, anyone that harbors Witches and Rumors must be bad. Yachiyo is certain the Wings of Magius frequented Endless Solitude often. Iroha asks Sana if she's ever heard of the names Ui, Touka, or Nemu. Sana asks if she's referring to [[Nemu Hiiragi]], one of the Magius.

==Translations==
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|[[File:Episode 10 Teresa 2.png|275px]]
|[[Teresa]]
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|[[Teresa]]
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==Observations==
*This episode confirms that Familiars that grow strong enough mature into an identical copy of their original Witch.

===Changes===
*The color of [[Teresa|Teresa's]] roots have been changed from blues, blacks, and grays to primarily reds and oranges.
*In the game, the fight between Magius and Mikazuki Village stops when Mifuyu threatens Alina that if the fight continues, she will be hurt. Alina, wanting to avoid any damage to Mifuyu's body, concedes. In the anime, however, it is Mami who stops the fight.
*In the game, Mami never appears in this part of the story, with Mikazuki Village (with Madoka and Homura), still not knowing about Mami being part of the Wings of Magius until several chapters later. In the anime, both Madoka and Homura are absent, and Mikazuki Village discover about Mami's allegiance to the Magius after Ai's destruction.
*An anime-original Uwasa is added: the Magnet Uwasa.
*An anime-original scene is added in the post-credit scene, with a meeting between Mami, Mifuyu, Touka, and Nemu.

==Trivia==
[[File:Chinese library.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Tianjin Binhai Public Library, China]]
*[[Madoka Kaname]], [[Sayaka Miki]] and [[Mel Anna]] makes cameo appearances in this episode.
* The store they go to to buy mugs is modeled after [[Wikipedia:Tianjin Binhai Library|Tianjin Binhai Public Library]], Tianjin, China.

== Gallery ==
''See:[[Gallery:Magia Record Episode 10]]

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==See also==

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Magia Record Episode 1: Have You Heard? That Rumor About the Magical Girls

2020-04-11T10:47:10Z

HOOCCOOH: /* Observations */

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''"Would you really like to know what your wish was?"'' ~ [[Kyubey]] to [[Iroha Tamaki]]
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|image=[[File:Episode 1 title card.png|300px]]
|jname = やぁやぁ、知ってる？魔法少女のその噂
|date = 4 January 2020
|script = Kaede Ogawa [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] (Doroinu)
|storyboard = Toshimasa Suzuki
|director = Yukihito Miyamoto
|adirector = Nobuhiro Sugiyama Hiroki Yamamura Kana Murai Yoshiaki Ito
}}

== Summary ==
The episode begins with a train going through '''Takarazaki City''' in the afternoon at sunset. On the train [[Iroha Tamaki]] moves to another part of it to find a little girl crying by herself while the narration talks about magical girls and Witches.
When Iroha talks to her the girl points to another room in the back and after noticing her soul gem was glowing, Iroha goes to investigate. When she enters the next room it is completely dark save for the light in the previous room and she discovers a pet collar on the ground. She opens the back door of the train and finds that the end leads to a Witch's barrier with several metal objects flying about.
Iroha transforms and jumps off the train to fight the witch, [[Box Wood]]. They fight within the barrier when suddenly another magical girl named [[Kuroe]] jumps in and lands a hit on the Witch, breaking part of the metal structure and causing it to start flying as it sics its Familiars on the girls. As Iroha readies to fire a shot, she stops and notices something falling from the debris: it turns out to be a white cat, presumably the one owned and lost by the little girl from before. She catches the cat right as Kuroe reappears by her side and the Witch attacks. The pair escape from the barrier without killing the Witch and return the cat to its owner.

In the next scene, Iroha is walking home. As she walks up the stairs and opens the door to her room there appears to be a mysterious shadow of a girl sitting on the right side in a chair. As everything turns to static, Iroha wakes up in her bed, thinking it was a dream. The right side of the room is also revealed to look empty as though no one was ever living there compared to the one in the dream. Iroha then goes to the kitchen and starts making lunch only to realize she has once again made two instead of one. She calls for her Mom, but stops when she remembers she isn't there. A scene flashes back showing her parents getting ready for a business trip abroad and leaving Iroha alone until the boarding house is ready for her to move into.

The next part has Iroha on her way to school where she thinks to herself if being a magical girl is something she wants to do at home. In class, her teacher talks about the Milky Way while Iroha looks over to Kyubey who is sleeping nearby. It then cuts to Iroha talking to Kyubey in a "theater" about her wish. Kyubey tells her he doesn't know what her wish was and that while he knows that she used it for someone else's sake, he doesn't know the wording of it nor its nature as there are too many obscure parts to it. She asks him if there is anything they can do to help remember it, and Kyubey answers that it's unusual for the wish to be forgotten but also theorizes that may be part of the wish was for it itself to be concealed. Iroha wonders if she would even make herself wish for something that she and everyone else wouldn't remember. Kyubey asks her if she would really like to know what her wish was and Iroha says of course as she is risking her life for it. She ends it with wondering why she just can't remember anything about it.

The scene switches back to Iroha's classroom where her teacher asks her for the answer to a question and she absent-mindedly answers "a wish". During lunch, Iroha sits alone with only Kyubey for company, eating the second lunch she made. Next has Iroha talking to her teacher, reiterating that her parents are going on their business trip this week and that it must be hard for her to live alone. The teacher tells her if anything happens for her to rely on her friends for help. When she leaves the office, three other girls speak to her about her parents being out of the house and state how jealous they are that Iroha can do whatever she likes while they're gone. One of the girls suddenly remembers that she has cleaning duty today but whines that she has somewhere else to go, so Iroha offers to do it for her since she has no plans today and that there's not much for her to do when she gets home anyway.

While Iroha is mopping the floor and three other girls are taking out the garage, one of the girls talks about how Iroha isn't part of any club activities and doesn't appear to hang out with anyone after school, but also mentions that she must be doing something with her time as she's always busy.

Afterwards, Iroha's phone gets an incoming call from Kuroe, whom she meets up on the train to discuss some important information. Iroha asks her what happened and talks about how they encountered [[Box Wood]] yesterday and notes how their numbers have been dropping lately either because of their efforts or something else, but says that while getting more grief seeds is a problem it's better than any more Witches causing damage to the city. She also mentions that she's glad that someone like herself can be of use in some way. Kuroe asks Iroha if she's heard of this: that magical girls can be saved if they go to [[Kamihama City]]. Iroha asks her what she means and Kuroe answers that it means they don't have to fight Witches anymore. Iroha asks if that also means that there are no Witches in Kamihama, but that if there are Witches in other areas and magical girls don't work hard then those cities will be in danger. Kuroe doesn't know the exact details, and when Iroha asks her who told her all of this she mentions its a rumor everyone is talking about. Iroha thinks it's rather suspicious and Kuroe says a girl had that dream of the rumor and that many others also had a dream where a little girl told them to go to Kamihama to be saved.

Iroha asks if everyone is supposed to just believe that and Kuroe believes it because she also had the dream happen to her last night. Kuroe then asks if she never thought about wanting to be saved from being a magical girl and Iroha doesn't answer. Kuroe goes on asking what Iroha wished for to become a magical girl and tells her that her own wish was to go out with someone she likes. She states that they have broken up since then, but at the time it was the only thing she really wanted and that there was nothing else more important to her. She also says that if she knew it'd be like this, then she would have never become a magical girl in the first place and that it would've been better if her wish didn't come true, that even if you become a magical girl it becomes meaningless if you die.

Suddenly, Iroha notices that the train passed her station and she missed her stop. She then asks about Kuroe's destination before. As Kuro answers "Kamihama City", the rest of the passengers suddenly look over and walk to them, revealing them all to have been witch-kissed. The girls find themselves getting stuck in the crowd until water comes surging in and flushes them all out, leaving Iroha and Kuroe on the train with the Witch. Iroha transforms to begin fighting off the Familiars and make her way out and into the barrier. She attacks the metal structures to lure the Witch and they suddenly form all around her into a sphere as the Witch swims by. She keeps shooting at it but none of her shots hit it and Iroha wonders if she's being carried by the Labyrinth. She takes aim again, but stops when she realizes that if the Witch dies and its Labyrinth fades, she will free-fall to the ground. Instead, Iroha and the barrier are carried across the city until they eventually crash elsewhere.

When she wakes up, she finds herself in some other city at night with Kuroe knocked out a short distance away. Iroha rushes over to Kuroe to see if she is alright, but just then another Witch's barrier forms around them. [[Box Wood]] starts coming at the girls when another Witch, [[Zenobia]], pops out of the ground and attacks it, killing it instantly by tearing it in two. Iroha attempts to take down the new Witch but finds that her shots are ineffective. As [[Zenobia]] gets ready to attack them, it abruptly turns its attention to a small [[Kyubey]] on top of a sand block, appearing to be singing about [[Uwasa]]. The Witch attacks the small Kyubey as it dodges and runs to jump into Iroha's arms. The moment she catches it, Iroha feels a shock going through her as memories of her with another girl in a hospital enter her mind. Kuroe recovers and approaches Iroha, who is still holding the small Kyubey and is in a state of shock. The Witch comes back ready to attack them when someone else appears and cuts off one of its arms to disable it. The person, another magical girl named [[Yachiyo Nanami]], jumps in to finish off the Witch before it can hurt them. She catches its grief seed and also retrieves [[Box Wood]]'s grief seed hidden in the sand. The barrier fades and the girls de-transform, with Iroha noticing that she no longer has the small Kyubey in her arms.

Yachiyo turns to the two girls and asks them where they came from, to which they answer Takarazaki City. Iroha was about to thank her, but Yachiyo interrupts and informs them that they are in Kamihama West territory and that hunting Witches without permission in other magical girls' territory will lead to hostilities. Iroha tells her that they didn't mean to intrude, but Kuroe interjects that she heard the rumor that magical girls can be saved if they come to Kamihama. Yachiyo says that she heard of the rumor before too, but tells her that Witches in this city are stronger than ones in other areas and that there are a lot more of them, that being saved here is the exact opposite of what will happen and that they shouldn't have come here. Yachiyo then tosses the two girls the grief seeds and tells them to leave and stay away from Kamihama. Before leaving, Iroha asks her if there's a small Kyubey in Kamihama, but Yachiyo says she's never seen a small one before and that there is also no Kyubey in Kamihama anymore. She says that she doesn't know why that is, but the collection of used-up grief seeds can be done elsewhere so it's not much of an issue. Iroha says that the small Kyubey helped her in the Labyrinth, and Yachiyo answers that if she happens to find it again she will pass on her thanks to it. As Iroha and Kuroe prepare to leave, Yachiyo stops them one last time and asks about where exactly they heard the rumor. Kuroe simply tells her she dreamed it and that other girls have had the same dream. Yachiyo tells Kuroe to pass her message along to those other magical girls to keep them out as she doesn't intend to allow any more magical girls in Kamihama, and that if they still come in anyway, they will be considered enemies.

Back on the train ride home, Iroha talks to Kuroe about how strong that magical girl was and thinks that magical girls that aren't as strong as her probably won't be able to survive in Kamihama. She also notes that it seemed to be very dangerous for magical girls like themselves. Iroha restates the rumor about magical girls coming to Kamihama can be saved and wonders what it's really all about.

The next scene cuts to show numerous girls with their baggage walking along railroads, all seeking to go to Kamihama in order to be saved. Iroha also appears here running towards a strange girl whose face is distorted. The next part shows the [[List of Wishes in MagiReco Episode 1|many wishes of other magical girls]] as Kyubey narrates about granting wishes and the duty of magical girls to fight Witches.

The last scene shows Iroha on a roof with Kyubey begging for him to grant her wish to cure [[Ui Tamaki|Ui]]'s illness. The memories from before flash back and Iroha awakens from her bed, seemingly from a dream. She utters Ui's name in question and then the scene fades to black.

==Translations==
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|[[File:Lesson1 runes.png|275px]]
|* ''These runes appear in [[Box Wood]]'s barrier. They relate to the duties of a magical girl.''

Lesson 1

Become a puella magi
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|[[File:Lesson2 runes.png|275px]]
|* ''These runes appear in [[Box Wood]]'s barrier. They relate to the duties of a magical girl.''

Lesson 2

Kill the witch
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|[[File:Box Wood Runes.png|275px]]
|[[Box Wood]]
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|[[File:BoxWood familiars.png|275px]]
|* ''These runes appear in [[Box Wood]]'s barrier. They relate to the duties of a magical girl.''

Lesson 3

Save lives
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|[[File:Iroha Kyubey theater signs.png|275px]]
|(Left) Please do not escape midway through. Customers are precious goods.

(Right) Please do not throw things at the performers.
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|Whispering Prohibited

The only Good Witch is a Dead Witch!
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|[[File:Train signs.png|275px]]
|Please Be Quiet

Speech is silver, silence is golden
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|[[File:Zenobia Runes.png|275px]]
|[[Zenobia]]
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|[[File:MagiaRecord Anime Ep1 Runes Magius 1.png|275px]]
|* ''These runes appear near the end where several magical girls begin traveling in mass to Kamihama. They may be [[Wings of Magius]]' manifesto considering the same Kanjis appear on the posters for Magius.''

We escaped from the ordinary

(Left and right) {{Lang|ja|解放}} ("liberation". Similarly hereinafter)

(Middle) {{Lang|ja|翼}} ("wing[s]")
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|[[File:MagiaRecord Anime Ep1 Runes Magius 2.png|275px]]
|We do not care what others think ''The symbol corresponds to [[Box Wood]] or the Friendship Ending Staircase Rumor.''
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|[[File:MagiaRecord Anime Ep1 Runes Magius 3.png|275px]]
|We do not glorify the past ''The symbol corresponds to the Seance Rumor in Episode 4 and 5.''
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|[[File:MagiaRecord Anime Ep1 Runes Magius 4.png|275px]]
|We do not tolerate anger ''The symbol corresponds to the Lucky Owl Water in Episode 6 and 7.''
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|[[File:MagiaRecord Anime Ep1 Runes Magius 5.png|275px]]
|We do not rely on blood ties ''The symbol corresponds to the Rumor of the Anonymous A.I. in Episode 8, 9, and 10''.
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|[[File:MagiaRecord Anime Ep1 Runes Magius 6.png|275px]]
|We affirm ourselves at expense of our neighbors ''The symbol corresponds to the Rumor of the Memory Museum in Episode 11 and 12''.
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|[[File:MwoNBAzd.png|275px]]
|Locate me
* ''Similar runes also appear in the game's prologue in German "{{Lang|de|Bitte Finden Sie Mich}}", but the "2017" at the bottom is obscured here''
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|[[File:Runes T A.png|275px]]
|T A
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|[[File:Runes A G.png|275px]]
|A G
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|[[File:Runes S C.png|275px]]
|S C
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|[[File:Runes H.png|275px]]
|H
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|Puella Magi Madoka * Magica Side Story

Magia Record Episode 1
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==Observations==
* Iroha rescuing the cat on the train could be a reference to [[Madoka Kaname|Madoka]]'s wish to save [[Amy]] in the first Drama CD.
** It is also notable that while Amy was a black cat, the one on the train is white.
* The intensive slogans in the school presumably hints the presence of [[wikipedia:Social engineering (political science)|social engineering]], {{Spoiler|which is then used by Magius to manipulate magical girls' opinion.}}
* During Iroha's conversation with Kuro in a train:
** While speaking to Kuroe on the train before the second attack from Box Wood, Iroha mentions that the reduced number of Witches could be due to their efforts and that "Not getting any more Grief Seeds is a problem, but it's better than Witches causing damage. And I'm glad that even someone like me can be of use in some way." This echoes the sentiments voiced by [[Madoka Kaname]] in the original series.
*** In [[Madoka Magica Episode 2: That Sounds Wonderful|Episode 2]], Madoka states "If someone like me can really help other people, I think that'd be really nice." and in [[Madoka Magica Episode 10: I Won't Depend on Anyone Anymore|Episode 10]], she states "Well, it certainly is dangerous, and we do get scared, but the more witches we defeat, the more people we can save. So it's worth it, right?"
** All other passengers are facing train windows, never noticing their conversation about magical girls until Kuroe says out her destination "Kamihama City", after which all the passengers suddenly walk towards the two girls. These suggest that the train and its passengers have been manipulated by a witch ([[Box Wood]]).
** "The only Good Witch is a Dead Witch!" displayed on the train screens is derived from "The Only Good Indian Is a Dead Indian." said by [[wikipedia:Philip Sheridan|Philip Henry Sheridan]]. Though the sentence could be presented by Box Wood, along with "Whispering Prohibited" ({{Lang|ja|私語厳禁}}) and "Please Be Quiet" ({{Lang|ja|お静かに}}) to express its dissatisfaction towards the two girls' whispers, paradoxically, its anti-Witch standpoint suggests that it shouldn't be from a witch. Thus, this could either be presented by Box Wood or no more than artistic expression.
** Though Iroha says she missed the station, no scene depicts the train stopping at Takarazaki-Dai-sanji Station. Instead, the train passes the station rather smoothly, presumably implying that the train, rather than Iroha, misses the station, a sign that the train has already been under a witch's control.
* It is shown that when one witch ([[Box Wood]]) enters the barrier of another ([[Zenobia]]), they will fight and kill each other, ignoring any magical girls that happen to be there.
** A witch killing another witch will still result in them dropping their respective grief seeds.
* Numerous wishes of magical girls are shown through billboards and store signs in an imaginary city. See [[List of Wishes in MagiReco Episode 1|List of Wishes]].
* There are multiple references to ''[[wikipedia:Night on the Galactic Railroad|Night on the Galactic Railroad]]'' in this episode:
** The cat that Iroha saves appears to be distinctively drawn to look similar face-wise to the characters in the 1985 film of the novel. See the comparison [[:File:Cats Comparison.png|here]].
** Similar to how Giovanni's father is out on a trip and he must take care of the house, giving him no time to study nor time with friends, Iroha is in a similar position where both of her parents are out on a trip and she is left by herself and appears to not hang out with any friends after school.
** According to Director Miyamoto, Iroha's parents' green passports are an allusion to Giovanni's green ticket.
** Iroha is asked a question in class pertaining to what the Milky Way is made of, similar to how the main character Giovanni is asked the same question but is unable to answer.
** Iroha is shown to be with Ui in a hospital, possibly reflecting Giovanni's ill mother in the story.
** There are many scenes with Iroha riding the train and several magical girls talking about taking a night train to Kamihama, which may be a reference to the steam train Giovanni rides through the galaxy. The railroads Iroha uses daily is a [[wikipedia:Single-track railway|single-track railway]], which is very uncommon in developed, transit-dependent areas. This could be a reference to the single-trip Galactic Railroad bound for heaven as well as a metaphor for magical girls' destinies with no recovery.
**Takarazaki-Dai-sanji Station's glass ceiling features several constellations, in particular Lyra. Lyra and its star Vega are the last stars seen by Giovanni before he falls asleep and finds himself aboard the Galactic Railroad. (This is confirmed to be an allusion by Director Miyamoto)
* Aspects of the opening animation mirror that of the original series, namely Iroha holding hands with her Magical Girl self and then combining.
* The colored raindrops in the opening are similar to that of the default home screen in the game, which themselves were taken from the Holy Quintet transformation-and-roll-call scene in [[Rebellion]].
* Ui speaking but nothing being said in the opening is a reference to the beginning of the game where Iroha first had dreams about her, not knowing who she was nor what she was saying.
* The cherry blossom tree Iroha is under in the opening is also a reference to {{Spoiler|the Rumor of the Eternal Cherry Blossom.}}
* The color of the numbers on the clock represent the different episode arcs in the story.
**The pink number one represents Iroha.
**The teal numbers two and three represent the Momoko trio and the Staircase Rumor.
**The indigo numbers four and five represent Yachiyo and the Seance Rumor
**The violet numbers six and seven represent Felicia and the Misery Rhyton Rumor.
**The green numbers eight, nine, and ten represent Sana and the Rumor of the Anonymous AI.
**The white numbers eleven and twelve represent the Memory Museum.

=== Changes ===
* [[Yachiyo Nanami|Yachiyo]]'s design was altered slightly; in the game she has a bead headdress, but here in the anime her headdress was changed to feathers.
** Her black dress was also altered; in the game her dress was sleeveless.
* [[Zenobia]] was also redesigned significantly, such as no longer having the shovels and bucket on her head and her colors were made to be duller. The fabric pattern used to create her body has also been changed.

==Speculations==

==Trivia==
*Iroha's father holds out a passport and tells her mother not to leave it behind. The passport is identical to the Magia Passport that is offered in-game except it is green like a Japanese passport rather than pink.
*Iroha owns a plushie version of the Witch [[Candy]].
*The claw machine that appears in the opening is the same one that appears in [[Nagisa Momoe in Magia Record|Nagisa]]'s transformation in the game. (Note the polka dot theme on the claw).
*The clock in Iroha's home has the same pattern as her [[:File:Iroha magic seal.jpg|magic seal]].
*The most common meaning of a hydrangea flower in Japan is pride, and sometimes apologies or gratitude. However, depending on the color, hydrangeas can mean a number of things. Purple hydrangeas signify wealth or a deeper understanding.
* The potted flowers under glass on the table behind Ui are Edelweiss flowers. In the language of flowers, Edelweiss represent "an important memory".
*In the intro, the clock on the desk is pointing to 2:00 pm.

== Gallery ==
''See:[[Gallery:Magia Record Episode 1]]

<gallery>
File:Madoka Iroha comparison.gif|Comparison
File:Plush candy 1.png|Iroha with a plushie resembling the Witch [[Candy]]
File:Plush candy 2.png
File:Magia Passport.png|Iroha's mother's passport and Magia Passport in the game
File:Iroha clock.jpg|A clock in Tamaki's home
File:Takarazaki-Dai-sanji Station stars ceiling.png|Takarazaki-Dai-sanji Station's glass ceiling featuring [[wikipedia:Lyra|Lyra]]
File:Iroha classroom.png|Classroom
File:Iroha teacher animated.gif|Iroha's teacher
File:Iroha teacher.png
File:Yachiyo grief seeds.png|Yachiyo throwing grief seeds
File:Homura Yachiyo comparison.gif|Comparison
File:MagiusPoster.png|A poster with signs derived from Kanji {{Lang|ja|解放}} ("liberation") {{spoiler|and the emblem of Eve}}
File:MagiusPoster2.png
File:Magical girls travel to Kamihama.png|Magical girls leaving for Kamihama
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File:Intro_hydrangeas.png
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File:MagiReco Anime Episode 1 End Title.jpg|Ending Title Card drawn by Papa
</gallery>

== Analyses ==

==See also==

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Magia Record Episode 1: Have You Heard? That Rumor About the Magical Girls

2020-04-11T10:46:10Z

HOOCCOOH: /* Observations */

<blockquote>
''"Would you really like to know what your wish was?"'' ~ [[Kyubey]] to [[Iroha Tamaki]]
</blockquote>

{{Infobox_episode
|name = Have You Heard? That Rumor About the Magical Girls
|image=[[File:Episode 1 title card.png|300px]]
|jname = やぁやぁ、知ってる？魔法少女のその噂
|date = 4 January 2020
|script = Kaede Ogawa [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] (Doroinu)
|storyboard = Toshimasa Suzuki
|director = Yukihito Miyamoto
|adirector = Nobuhiro Sugiyama Hiroki Yamamura Kana Murai Yoshiaki Ito
}}

== Summary ==
The episode begins with a train going through '''Takarazaki City''' in the afternoon at sunset. On the train [[Iroha Tamaki]] moves to another part of it to find a little girl crying by herself while the narration talks about magical girls and Witches.
When Iroha talks to her the girl points to another room in the back and after noticing her soul gem was glowing, Iroha goes to investigate. When she enters the next room it is completely dark save for the light in the previous room and she discovers a pet collar on the ground. She opens the back door of the train and finds that the end leads to a Witch's barrier with several metal objects flying about.
Iroha transforms and jumps off the train to fight the witch, [[Box Wood]]. They fight within the barrier when suddenly another magical girl named [[Kuroe]] jumps in and lands a hit on the Witch, breaking part of the metal structure and causing it to start flying as it sics its Familiars on the girls. As Iroha readies to fire a shot, she stops and notices something falling from the debris: it turns out to be a white cat, presumably the one owned and lost by the little girl from before. She catches the cat right as Kuroe reappears by her side and the Witch attacks. The pair escape from the barrier without killing the Witch and return the cat to its owner.

In the next scene, Iroha is walking home. As she walks up the stairs and opens the door to her room there appears to be a mysterious shadow of a girl sitting on the right side in a chair. As everything turns to static, Iroha wakes up in her bed, thinking it was a dream. The right side of the room is also revealed to look empty as though no one was ever living there compared to the one in the dream. Iroha then goes to the kitchen and starts making lunch only to realize she has once again made two instead of one. She calls for her Mom, but stops when she remembers she isn't there. A scene flashes back showing her parents getting ready for a business trip abroad and leaving Iroha alone until the boarding house is ready for her to move into.

The next part has Iroha on her way to school where she thinks to herself if being a magical girl is something she wants to do at home. In class, her teacher talks about the Milky Way while Iroha looks over to Kyubey who is sleeping nearby. It then cuts to Iroha talking to Kyubey in a "theater" about her wish. Kyubey tells her he doesn't know what her wish was and that while he knows that she used it for someone else's sake, he doesn't know the wording of it nor its nature as there are too many obscure parts to it. She asks him if there is anything they can do to help remember it, and Kyubey answers that it's unusual for the wish to be forgotten but also theorizes that may be part of the wish was for it itself to be concealed. Iroha wonders if she would even make herself wish for something that she and everyone else wouldn't remember. Kyubey asks her if she would really like to know what her wish was and Iroha says of course as she is risking her life for it. She ends it with wondering why she just can't remember anything about it.

The scene switches back to Iroha's classroom where her teacher asks her for the answer to a question and she absent-mindedly answers "a wish". During lunch, Iroha sits alone with only Kyubey for company, eating the second lunch she made. Next has Iroha talking to her teacher, reiterating that her parents are going on their business trip this week and that it must be hard for her to live alone. The teacher tells her if anything happens for her to rely on her friends for help. When she leaves the office, three other girls speak to her about her parents being out of the house and state how jealous they are that Iroha can do whatever she likes while they're gone. One of the girls suddenly remembers that she has cleaning duty today but whines that she has somewhere else to go, so Iroha offers to do it for her since she has no plans today and that there's not much for her to do when she gets home anyway.

While Iroha is mopping the floor and three other girls are taking out the garage, one of the girls talks about how Iroha isn't part of any club activities and doesn't appear to hang out with anyone after school, but also mentions that she must be doing something with her time as she's always busy.

Afterwards, Iroha's phone gets an incoming call from Kuroe, whom she meets up on the train to discuss some important information. Iroha asks her what happened and talks about how they encountered [[Box Wood]] yesterday and notes how their numbers have been dropping lately either because of their efforts or something else, but says that while getting more grief seeds is a problem it's better than any more Witches causing damage to the city. She also mentions that she's glad that someone like herself can be of use in some way. Kuroe asks Iroha if she's heard of this: that magical girls can be saved if they go to [[Kamihama City]]. Iroha asks her what she means and Kuroe answers that it means they don't have to fight Witches anymore. Iroha asks if that also means that there are no Witches in Kamihama, but that if there are Witches in other areas and magical girls don't work hard then those cities will be in danger. Kuroe doesn't know the exact details, and when Iroha asks her who told her all of this she mentions its a rumor everyone is talking about. Iroha thinks it's rather suspicious and Kuroe says a girl had that dream of the rumor and that many others also had a dream where a little girl told them to go to Kamihama to be saved.

Iroha asks if everyone is supposed to just believe that and Kuroe believes it because she also had the dream happen to her last night. Kuroe then asks if she never thought about wanting to be saved from being a magical girl and Iroha doesn't answer. Kuroe goes on asking what Iroha wished for to become a magical girl and tells her that her own wish was to go out with someone she likes. She states that they have broken up since then, but at the time it was the only thing she really wanted and that there was nothing else more important to her. She also says that if she knew it'd be like this, then she would have never become a magical girl in the first place and that it would've been better if her wish didn't come true, that even if you become a magical girl it becomes meaningless if you die.

Suddenly, Iroha notices that the train passed her station and she missed her stop. She then asks about Kuroe's destination before. As Kuro answers "Kamihama City", the rest of the passengers suddenly look over and walk to them, revealing them all to have been witch-kissed. The girls find themselves getting stuck in the crowd until water comes surging in and flushes them all out, leaving Iroha and Kuroe on the train with the Witch. Iroha transforms to begin fighting off the Familiars and make her way out and into the barrier. She attacks the metal structures to lure the Witch and they suddenly form all around her into a sphere as the Witch swims by. She keeps shooting at it but none of her shots hit it and Iroha wonders if she's being carried by the Labyrinth. She takes aim again, but stops when she realizes that if the Witch dies and its Labyrinth fades, she will free-fall to the ground. Instead, Iroha and the barrier are carried across the city until they eventually crash elsewhere.

When she wakes up, she finds herself in some other city at night with Kuroe knocked out a short distance away. Iroha rushes over to Kuroe to see if she is alright, but just then another Witch's barrier forms around them. [[Box Wood]] starts coming at the girls when another Witch, [[Zenobia]], pops out of the ground and attacks it, killing it instantly by tearing it in two. Iroha attempts to take down the new Witch but finds that her shots are ineffective. As [[Zenobia]] gets ready to attack them, it abruptly turns its attention to a small [[Kyubey]] on top of a sand block, appearing to be singing about [[Uwasa]]. The Witch attacks the small Kyubey as it dodges and runs to jump into Iroha's arms. The moment she catches it, Iroha feels a shock going through her as memories of her with another girl in a hospital enter her mind. Kuroe recovers and approaches Iroha, who is still holding the small Kyubey and is in a state of shock. The Witch comes back ready to attack them when someone else appears and cuts off one of its arms to disable it. The person, another magical girl named [[Yachiyo Nanami]], jumps in to finish off the Witch before it can hurt them. She catches its grief seed and also retrieves [[Box Wood]]'s grief seed hidden in the sand. The barrier fades and the girls de-transform, with Iroha noticing that she no longer has the small Kyubey in her arms.

Yachiyo turns to the two girls and asks them where they came from, to which they answer Takarazaki City. Iroha was about to thank her, but Yachiyo interrupts and informs them that they are in Kamihama West territory and that hunting Witches without permission in other magical girls' territory will lead to hostilities. Iroha tells her that they didn't mean to intrude, but Kuroe interjects that she heard the rumor that magical girls can be saved if they come to Kamihama. Yachiyo says that she heard of the rumor before too, but tells her that Witches in this city are stronger than ones in other areas and that there are a lot more of them, that being saved here is the exact opposite of what will happen and that they shouldn't have come here. Yachiyo then tosses the two girls the grief seeds and tells them to leave and stay away from Kamihama. Before leaving, Iroha asks her if there's a small Kyubey in Kamihama, but Yachiyo says she's never seen a small one before and that there is also no Kyubey in Kamihama anymore. She says that she doesn't know why that is, but the collection of used-up grief seeds can be done elsewhere so it's not much of an issue. Iroha says that the small Kyubey helped her in the Labyrinth, and Yachiyo answers that if she happens to find it again she will pass on her thanks to it. As Iroha and Kuroe prepare to leave, Yachiyo stops them one last time and asks about where exactly they heard the rumor. Kuroe simply tells her she dreamed it and that other girls have had the same dream. Yachiyo tells Kuroe to pass her message along to those other magical girls to keep them out as she doesn't intend to allow any more magical girls in Kamihama, and that if they still come in anyway, they will be considered enemies.

Back on the train ride home, Iroha talks to Kuroe about how strong that magical girl was and thinks that magical girls that aren't as strong as her probably won't be able to survive in Kamihama. She also notes that it seemed to be very dangerous for magical girls like themselves. Iroha restates the rumor about magical girls coming to Kamihama can be saved and wonders what it's really all about.

The next scene cuts to show numerous girls with their baggage walking along railroads, all seeking to go to Kamihama in order to be saved. Iroha also appears here running towards a strange girl whose face is distorted. The next part shows the [[List of Wishes in MagiReco Episode 1|many wishes of other magical girls]] as Kyubey narrates about granting wishes and the duty of magical girls to fight Witches.

The last scene shows Iroha on a roof with Kyubey begging for him to grant her wish to cure [[Ui Tamaki|Ui]]'s illness. The memories from before flash back and Iroha awakens from her bed, seemingly from a dream. She utters Ui's name in question and then the scene fades to black.

==Translations==
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!Notes
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|[[File:Lesson1 runes.png|275px]]
|* ''These runes appear in [[Box Wood]]'s barrier. They relate to the duties of a magical girl.''

Lesson 1

Become a puella magi
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|[[File:Lesson2 runes.png|275px]]
|* ''These runes appear in [[Box Wood]]'s barrier. They relate to the duties of a magical girl.''

Lesson 2

Kill the witch
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|[[File:Box Wood Runes.png|275px]]
|[[Box Wood]]
|-
|[[File:BoxWood familiars.png|275px]]
|* ''These runes appear in [[Box Wood]]'s barrier. They relate to the duties of a magical girl.''

Lesson 3

Save lives
|-
|[[File:Iroha Kyubey theater signs.png|275px]]
|(Left) Please do not escape midway through. Customers are precious goods.

(Right) Please do not throw things at the performers.
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|[[File:Train witch messages.png|275px]]
|Whispering Prohibited

The only Good Witch is a Dead Witch!
|-
|[[File:Train signs.png|275px]]
|Please Be Quiet

Speech is silver, silence is golden
|-
|[[File:Zenobia Runes.png|275px]]
|[[Zenobia]]
|-
|[[File:MagiaRecord Anime Ep1 Runes Magius 1.png|275px]]
|* ''These runes appear near the end where several magical girls begin traveling in mass to Kamihama. They may be [[Wings of Magius]]' manifesto considering the same Kanjis appear on the posters for Magius.''

We escaped from the ordinary

(Left and right) {{Lang|ja|解放}} ("liberation". Similarly hereinafter)

(Middle) {{Lang|ja|翼}} ("wing[s]")
|-
|[[File:MagiaRecord Anime Ep1 Runes Magius 2.png|275px]]
|We do not care what others think ''The symbol corresponds to [[Box Wood]] or the Friendship Ending Staircase Rumor.''
|-
|[[File:MagiaRecord Anime Ep1 Runes Magius 3.png|275px]]
|We do not glorify the past ''The symbol corresponds to the Seance Rumor in Episode 4 and 5.''
|-
|[[File:MagiaRecord Anime Ep1 Runes Magius 4.png|275px]]
|We do not tolerate anger ''The symbol corresponds to the Lucky Owl Water in Episode 6 and 7.''
|-
|[[File:MagiaRecord Anime Ep1 Runes Magius 5.png|275px]]
|We do not rely on blood ties ''The symbol corresponds to the Rumor of the Anonymous A.I. in Episode 8, 9, and 10''.
|-
|[[File:MagiaRecord Anime Ep1 Runes Magius 6.png|275px]]
|We affirm ourselves at expense of our neighbors ''The symbol corresponds to the Rumor of the Memory Museum in Episode 11 and 12''.
|-
|[[File:MwoNBAzd.png|275px]]
|Locate me
* ''Similar runes also appear in the game's prologue in German "{{Lang|de|Bitte Finden Sie Mich}}", but the "2017" at the bottom is obscured here''
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|[[File:Runes T A.png|275px]]
|T A
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|[[File:Runes A G.png|275px]]
|A G
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|[[File:Runes S C.png|275px]]
|S C
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|[[File:Runes H.png|275px]]
|H
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|[[File:Episode 1 title card.png|275px]]
|Puella Magi Madoka * Magica Side Story

Magia Record Episode 1
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==Observations==
* Iroha rescuing the cat on the train could be a reference to [[Madoka Kaname|Madoka]]'s wish to save [[Amy]] in the first Drama CD.
** It is also notable that while Amy was a black cat, the one on the train is white.
* The intensive slogans in the school presumably hints the presence of [[wikipedia:Social engineering (political science)|social engineering]], {{Spoiler|which is then used by Magius to manipulate magical girls' opinion.}}
* During Iroha's conversation with Kuro in a train:
** While speaking to Kuroe on the train before the second attack from Box Wood, Iroha mentions that the reduced number of Witches could be due to their efforts and that "Not getting any more Grief Seeds is a problem, but it's better than Witches causing damage. And I'm glad that even someone like me can be of use in some way." This echoes the sentiments voiced by [[Madoka Kaname]] in the original series.
*** In [[Madoka Magica Episode 2: That Sounds Wonderful|Episode 2]], Madoka states "If someone like me can really help other people, I think that'd be really nice." and in [[Madoka Magica Episode 10: I Won't Depend on Anyone Anymore|Episode 10]], she states "Well, it certainly is dangerous, and we do get scared, but the more witches we defeat, the more people we can save. So it's worth it, right?"
** All other passengers are facing train windows, never noticing their conversation about magical girls until Kuroe says out her destination "Kamihama City", after which all the passengers suddenly walk towards the two girls. These suggest that the train and its passengers have been manipulated by a witch ([[Box Wood]]).
** "The only Good Witch is a Dead Witch!" displayed on the train screens is derived from "The Only Good Indian Is a Dead Indian." said by [[wikipedia:Philip Sheridan|Philip Henry Sheridan]]. Though the sentence could be presented by Box Wood, along with "Whispering Prohibited" ({{Lang|ja|私語厳禁}}) and "Please Be Quiet" ({{Lang|ja|お静かに}}) to express its dissatisfaction towards the two girls' whispers, paradoxically, its anti-Witch standpoint suggests that it shouldn't be from a witch. Thus, this could either be presented by Box Wood or no more than artistic expression.
** Though Iroha says she missed the station, no scene depicts the train stopping at Takarazaki-Dai-sanji Station. Instead, the train passes the station rather smoothly, presumably implying that the train, rather than Iroha, misses the station, a sign that the train has already been under a witch's control.
* It is shown that when one witch ([[Box Wood]]) enters the barrier of another ([[Zenobia]]), they will fight and kill each other, ignoring any magical girls that happen to be there.
** A witch killing another witch will still result in them dropping their respective grief seeds.
* Numerous wishes of magical girls are shown through billboards and store signs in an imaginary city. See [[List of Wishes in MagiReco Episode 1|List of Wishes]].
* There are multiple references to ''[[wikipedia:Night on the Galactic Railroad|Night on the Galactic Railroad]]'' in this episode:
** The cat that Iroha saves appears to be distinctively drawn to look similar face-wise to the characters in the 1985 film of the novel. See the comparison [[:File:Cats Comparison.png|here]].
** Similar to how Giovanni's father is out on a trip and he must take care of the house, giving him no time to study nor time with friends, Iroha is in a similar position where both of her parents are out on a trip and she is left by herself and appears to not hang out with any friends after school.
** According to Director Miyamoto, Iroha's parents' green passports are an allusion to Giovanni's green ticket.
** Iroha is asked a question in class pertaining to what the Milky Way is made of, similar to how the main character Giovanni is asked the same question but is unable to answer.
** Iroha is shown to be with Ui in a hospital, possibly reflecting Giovanni's ill mother in the story.
** There are many scenes with Iroha riding the train and several magical girls talking about taking a night train to Kamihama, which may be a reference to the steam train Giovanni rides through the galaxy. The railroads Iroha uses daily is a [[wikipedia:Single-track railway|single-track railway]], which is very uncommon in developed, transit-dependent areas. This could be a reference to the single-trip Galactic Railroad bound for heaven as well as a metaphor for magical girls' destinies with no recovery.
**Takarazaki-Dai-sanji Station's glass ceiling features several constellations, in particular Lyra. Lyra and its star Vega are the last stars seen by Giovanni before he falls asleep and finds himself aboard the Galactic Railroad. (This is confirmed by Director Miyamoto)
* Aspects of the opening animation mirror that of the original series, namely Iroha holding hands with her Magical Girl self and then combining.
* The colored raindrops in the opening are similar to that of the default home screen in the game, which themselves were taken from the Holy Quintet transformation-and-roll-call scene in [[Rebellion]].
* Ui speaking but nothing being said in the opening is a reference to the beginning of the game where Iroha first had dreams about her, not knowing who she was nor what she was saying.
* The cherry blossom tree Iroha is under in the opening is also a reference to {{Spoiler|the Rumor of the Eternal Cherry Blossom.}}
* The color of the numbers on the clock represent the different episode arcs in the story.
**The pink number one represents Iroha.
**The teal numbers two and three represent the Momoko trio and the Staircase Rumor.
**The indigo numbers four and five represent Yachiyo and the Seance Rumor
**The violet numbers six and seven represent Felicia and the Misery Rhyton Rumor.
**The green numbers eight, nine, and ten represent Sana and the Rumor of the Anonymous AI.
**The white numbers eleven and twelve represent the Memory Museum.

=== Changes ===
* [[Yachiyo Nanami|Yachiyo]]'s design was altered slightly; in the game she has a bead headdress, but here in the anime her headdress was changed to feathers.
** Her black dress was also altered; in the game her dress was sleeveless.
* [[Zenobia]] was also redesigned significantly, such as no longer having the shovels and bucket on her head and her colors were made to be duller. The fabric pattern used to create her body has also been changed.

==Speculations==

==Trivia==
*Iroha's father holds out a passport and tells her mother not to leave it behind. The passport is identical to the Magia Passport that is offered in-game except it is green like a Japanese passport rather than pink.
*Iroha owns a plushie version of the Witch [[Candy]].
*The claw machine that appears in the opening is the same one that appears in [[Nagisa Momoe in Magia Record|Nagisa]]'s transformation in the game. (Note the polka dot theme on the claw).
*The clock in Iroha's home has the same pattern as her [[:File:Iroha magic seal.jpg|magic seal]].
*The most common meaning of a hydrangea flower in Japan is pride, and sometimes apologies or gratitude. However, depending on the color, hydrangeas can mean a number of things. Purple hydrangeas signify wealth or a deeper understanding.
* The potted flowers under glass on the table behind Ui are Edelweiss flowers. In the language of flowers, Edelweiss represent "an important memory".
*In the intro, the clock on the desk is pointing to 2:00 pm.

== Gallery ==
''See:[[Gallery:Magia Record Episode 1]]

<gallery>
File:Madoka Iroha comparison.gif|Comparison
File:Plush candy 1.png|Iroha with a plushie resembling the Witch [[Candy]]
File:Plush candy 2.png
File:Magia Passport.png|Iroha's mother's passport and Magia Passport in the game
File:Iroha clock.jpg|A clock in Tamaki's home
File:Takarazaki-Dai-sanji Station stars ceiling.png|Takarazaki-Dai-sanji Station's glass ceiling featuring [[wikipedia:Lyra|Lyra]]
File:Iroha classroom.png|Classroom
File:Iroha teacher animated.gif|Iroha's teacher
File:Iroha teacher.png
File:Yachiyo grief seeds.png|Yachiyo throwing grief seeds
File:Homura Yachiyo comparison.gif|Comparison
File:MagiusPoster.png|A poster with signs derived from Kanji {{Lang|ja|解放}} ("liberation") {{spoiler|and the emblem of Eve}}
File:MagiusPoster2.png
File:Magical girls travel to Kamihama.png|Magical girls leaving for Kamihama
File:Colored drops intro.png
File:Intro_hydrangeas.png
File:Vlcsnap-2020-01-05-17h26m08s858.png
File:Vlcsnap-2020-01-05-17h26m20s508.png
File:Vlcsnap-2020-01-05-17h26m26s952.png
File:Vlcsnap-2020-01-05-17h26m34s849.png
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File:Vlcsnap-2020-01-05-17h27m39s661.png
File:Intro_comparison.png
File:Felicia_anime.gif
File:MagiReco Anime Episode 1 End Title.jpg|Ending Title Card drawn by Papa
</gallery>

== Analyses ==

==See also==

==External links==
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Magia Record Episode 12: Why Is This So Unbearable?

2020-04-02T12:48:43Z

HOOCCOOH: /* Trivia */

{{Infobox_episode
|name = Why Is This So Unbearable?
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|jname = どうしてこんなにみじめなんですか
|date = March 21, 2020
|script = [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] (Doroinu)
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== Summary ==
It is raining outside as Yachiyo looks out the window of Mikazuki Villa alone, the others having left for the Memory Museum. She suddenly hears the sound of a guitar and sees an image of [[Kanae Yukino]] sitting on the couch asking her if she should be going after them. An image of [[Mel Anna]] then appears, making a reading that comes up as terrible luck. Kanae asks if Yachiyo would regret going and Mel adds that they're her friends, to which Yachiyo denies that they are and that she's never going to make friends again. She then puts on a raincoat and heads after the group (following the same tracker that she put on Felicia in the previous episodes), saying that she can't just stand by and do nothing when someone else is trying to deceive magical girls.

In the museum, [[Touka Satomi]] introduces herself to Iroha and her friends with Mifuyu showing up to warn them from trying anything as they are in the presence of a Magius. Upon hearing this Iroha asks if that means she's the boss of the black and white feathers and feels there must be a misunderstanding as she remembers Touka would never do such evil things that the Wings of the Magius does. She goes on asking if Touka remembers Ui, and Touka answers that she has no memory of knowing and being friends with anyone named Ui. Iroha asks if she lost her memories but Touka refutes her saying that her brilliant mind would never forget a friend and that if she doesn't know Ui then they've never met. Iroha says she remembers that she, Ui, Touka and Nemu were all great friends, but Touka restates her previous statements and warns her that if she keeps being a pest an Uwasa will take her away. Mifuyu suddenly interjects her and tells her that she promised to give the group a lecture today and assures that they will listen to it with Iroha saying they will.

Next scene begins the start of the lecture, the first theme being, "Fundamentals of Magical Girls Theory I" in a slideshow while elsewhere Momoko is preparing to tell Rena about what happened with Yachiyo and the others a year ago when Kaede suddenly shows up. The lecture starts on the topic of Soul Gems and details about the duties of magical girls. The next slide has an image of Kanae (named as Girl A) and Touka tells the group that while Girl A was fighting a powerful Witch, her soul gem was crushed. She stops and asks the group a question of what happened to the girl, first asking Sana. Sana answers that it means she can't use magic anymore, but Touka answers it's not the right answer exactly. She then asks for Tsuruno's answer, to which she answers that it means she'll be released from her duties as a magical girl. Touka says it's not wrong but it's still incorrect. She reveals the correct answer: she will die. The slide then shows a fallen Girl A and states that while she had no physical injuries, she died the second her soul gem was destroyed. The scene cuts away to Momoko's group, where Rena asks where Kaede's been as she runs up and hugs her saying she was worried about her. Kaede apologizes for worrying her and tells her to listen to Momoko about the truth about magical girls.
Back at the museum, Iroha is shocked to hear this answer and asks why the soul gem being crushed resulted in the girl's death. Touka answers that when they become magical girls their souls are removed from their bodies in order to create the soul gem itself. Iroha is confused by this revelation and Touka says she needs to have a better grasp of it if they're going to continue with the rest of the lecture. The second part covers "Fundamentals of Magical Girls Theory II" and is about Witches. The slideshow stops and Mifuyu offers to take the group for a ride on a gondola through the Memory Museum in order to teach the next lesson through her memories personally. Slowly the group starts to fall asleep as the gondola moves on.

When Iroha wakes up, she finds herself as an observer in the memory of Yachiyo's group in a Witch's barrier. Yachiyo says she can't believe how much stronger this Witch has gotten and Kyubey thinks it's because it had preyed upon many people in the span of a night. Kanae asks if they should leave but Yachiyo says that they wouldn't be able to carry out all of its victims out at once and that they need to defeat it. Kanae is the first to jump into a group of Familiars to clear the way for Yachiyo and Mifuyu, but the latter two get ensnared by the Witch. The Witch fires a huge laser at them but Kanae blocks it with her weapon. She continues to stand down and block the repeated attack. The real Mifuyu appears behind Iroha and quizzes her on the first part of the lecture on the meaning of a magical girl's soul gem. Kanae is still blocking the attack and notices that her soul gem is beginning to crack from the force on it. Using all of her strength, Kanae hits the blast back at the Witch, killing it instantly. After the barrier fades away, Yachiyo comes to Kanae's side where she is shocked to find her lying still and unresponsive. She tries to use a grief seed on her soul gem but finds it has been shattered to pieces and won't react. Kyubey reappears and says that once the gem breaks, restoration of it is impossible and there's nothing they can do now about Kanae. Yachiyo is in denial as she tries to fix Kanae's soul gem and call out to her alongside Mifuyu. The real Mifuyu then asks Iroha what happens to a magical girl when a soul gem breaks. Iroha asks if anything can be done, but Mifuyu says that this is only a memory that they are experiencing and that the past can't be changed. This ends the "Fundamentals of Magical Girls Theory I".

Outside the Museum, Yachiyo shows up and meets Touka, who tells her that she's late as the lecture began at 3:00pm. Yachiyo asks her if she's with the Wings of the Magius to which Touka responds that she's pretty sharp and that her long survival wasn't for nothing. Yachiyo transforms and points her weapon directly at Touka, demanding to know where Iroha and the others are. Touka simply looks in the direction of where the gondola once was and Yachiyo wordlessly breaks down the gate and runs down after them to the other girl's surprise.

Iroha wakes up again in another memory of Mikazuki Villa by the real Mifuyu who tells her the next part will relate to the "Fundamentals of Magical Girls Theory II" on Witches. Going downstairs, they find Yachiyo and Mifuyu's new group consisting of Tsuruno, Momoko and Mel. As Tsuruno talks about Banbanzai, Mel does a reading that tells her today will be the luckiest day of her life. Yachiyo says she thought Mel promised that she wouldn't do readings anymore as her predictions always come true, especially if it's a bad result. Momoko chimes in that if it's just a lucky day for her then there should be no problem with it, and Tsuruno adds if it's a bad one they will everything they can to avoid it. Mifuyu tells Iroha that her and Yachiyo were depressed after Kanae's death but after they made new friends to the group everything went back to normal.
The scene then changes to one at sunset with the group about ready to enter the barrier of another Witch. On the phone Tsuruno informs Yachiyo that because Banbanzai has a big reservation for a group of people, she will be unable to help them take down the Witch. The group decides to move on to fight a Witch that came from Daito Ward, having moved through Kosho, Chuo and Mizuna Wards in the past and finally being found in Shinsei Ward. Momoko thinks it's perfect since there's been a shortage of grief seeds and enter the barrier.
Inside, Yachiyo works on fighting off Familiars in order to lure the Witch away to let Mifuyu escape with an injured Mel with Momoko clearing a path for them. Momoko objects to Yachiyo taking it on alone, but she assures her that she'll be fine as she's been a magical girl for a long time. While Yachiyo confronts the Witch, Momoko clears some Familiars away and urges Mel and Mifuyu to run but stop when they see Yachiyo cornered and struggling to fight it off. Mel turns back and rushes to Yachiyo's aid in spite of her injuries and attacks to protect her.
The scene then cuts away to the group concerned over Mel's condition and her soul gem, having no grief seeds and being unable to get one from the Witch as it fled. Yachiyo begs for Mel to stay with them as she was going to go hunt down that Witch and get its grief seed now as it'd the only way to save her. Mel tells her not to leave as she already knows what will happen to her, and Yachiyo tells her to stop talking like that. She goes on about Mel's reading that this was suppose to be a lucky day when it's actually the worse but Mel tells her that's not true. Right after that, Mel's soul gem becomes fully dark and breaks, turning into a grief seed, the force of the energy knocking Iroha away. When she awakens, she walks up and finds to her shock a new Witch has appeared. The real Mifuyu then asks Iroha the next question on what happens when a soul gem becomes dirty. Iroha utters a Witch and Mifuyu says it's easier to understand when you see it happening yourself.
Back with Momoko's team, Rena is taken aback in complete shock over what she has heard over what happened to Mel a year ago. The scene then cuts to the past with Yachiyo, Mifuyu and Momoko confronting Kyubey about Mel becoming a Witch. Momoko asks Kyubey why and what is a magical girl. He recounts [[Madoka Magica Episode 8: I'm Such a Fool|his statement from the original series]] that magical girls become Witches. Yachiyo asks if he's serious and Momoko realizes that all the Witches they've been killing have been other magical girls. Kyubey tries to tell her that it's not as bad as she thinks as the purpose of it is to extend the life of the universe and that in the long term it's a good thing for the human race. Mifuyu states it's the same as with Kanae, that every time one of their friends died they learned a horrible truth, and the longer they survived she kept thinking how unbearable it all was. The narration and slideshow restate that when a magical girl's soul gem becomes completely dark, their gems become grief seeds and they turn into Witches.
Another scene appears showing Mifuyu walking along with Momoko, with the latter telling her to forget about what happened because as long as they're careful then nothing will change. Mifuyu asks Momoko if she can forget about what happened and Momoko says it's been half a year since then and that she does feel guilty about them being the only ones who know and have to hide their feelings. Mifuyu suddenly asks her about Tsuruno and Momoko says she won't tell her as she doesn't want to burden her with the same guilt. Up on a tower, Mifuyu wonders alone if she will have to bear this memory for the rest of her life and unable to tell anyone about it. Iroha gasps when she sees that Mifuyu's soul gem was becoming dark like Mel's and starts to break. Mifuyu's soul gem breaks and turns into a grief seed, but suddenly restores itself to normal as Mifuyu gets covered in her soul gem's grief and briefly becomes a Witch before shortly returning to normal. Iroha then notices that the soul gem is intact and purified as if a grief seed was used on it. Touka then suddenly appears and pauses the current memory and rewinds it. She says that Witchification is an irreversible reaction and that any Witch encountered in town can't turn back into a magical girl. But Mifuyu has managed to turn back into a person after witching out and that it's a strange reversible reaction. She asks Iroha that if it's not Witchification then what could it be. Touka reveals her next part of the lecture is "Magical Girls Theory Application I, Doppels". She calls the change that happened to Mifuyu a Doppel, a revolutionary system that she created for magical girls. Iroha asks if she really did create it, and Touka answers that she's smart enough to figure it out as Touka reject the fate of magical girls becoming Witches and that this is the liberation of magical girls that the Wings of the Magius offers. She reveals that the system was made to save magical girls from Kyubey's system and that she hopes to spread it across the world and that she also wants to help liberate Iroha as well.

On the bridge, Kaede comforts Rena as she cries about the truth about magical girls. Kaede expresses sympathy for her and all magical girls and tells her that everything's going to be ok. She tells Rena that if she comes with her, then magical girls can be saved, the same words said by the Wings of the Magius. The scene then changes back to the Memory Museum with the gondola slowly coming to a stop and Mifuyu asking the others to join the Magius.

==Translations==
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==Observations==

===Changes===

==Trivia==
* The tarot card that Mel pulls when reading fortunes for the day is #13 of the major arcana, the Death card. Generally, the Death card does not symbolize death as a reality in the context of someone dying. The Death card represents the end of one chapter in life and the beginning of another and actually registers positive news in most readings. This is also the card of change - off with the old and on with the new. Traditionally death only predicts an actual death around the querent when it is with the Nine or Ten of Swords.
** However, Mel drew the Death card upside down. When a tarot card is drawn upside down, its meaning is reversed. When reversed, the death card means total panic and disruption will be around the querent's life. The reader would normally advise the querent that there is a light at the end of the tunnel and that she should keep battling on.
** Neither the regular or reversed meaning of the Death card indicates luck. It may be that Mel was being optimistic or lying to her friends. If she had had the greatest luck, she would have pulled #19 of the Major Arcana, the Sun card (possibly in conjunction with the Ace of Cups).
*The bridge on which Momoko and Mifuyu walked in memory is possibly [[Wikipedia:Circle Bridge|Circle Bridge]] in Copenhagen, Denmark.

== Gallery ==
''See:[[Gallery:Magia Record Episode 12]]
<gallery>
File:Episode12 soulgems maincast.png|From left to right the soul gems are Sana, Tsuruno, Iroha and Felicia's
File:Mel Grief Seed hatching.png|Mel's soul gem turning into a grief seed
File:Mel Witch 1.png|Mel's Witch
File:Mel Witch 2.png
File:Episode 12 Kanae lineart.jpg
File:Episode 12 Mel lineart.jpg
</gallery>

==See also==

==External links==
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[[Category:Episodes]]

Alethea

2020-03-07T03:27:56Z

HOOCCOOH: /* Lyrics */

{{Infobox_album
|title=Aletheia
|artist=ClariS
|cover=
|date=
|tracklist=
}}
{{Nihongo|'''''Aletheia'''''|アリシア||Truth}} by ClariS is the series' ED single for Magia Record.

* Vocals: ClariS
* Lyrics: 毛蟹
* Composition: 毛蟹

== Lyrics ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Japanese
! Romaji
! English Translation

|-
| lang=ja |誰かの描いた
| ''Dareka no egaita''
| Instead of a scenario
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| lang=ja | シナリオじゃなくて
| ''shinario janakute''
| drawn up by anyone else
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| lang=ja | 私たちの道　見つけたい
| ''watashitachi no michi mitsuketai''
| I want to find our own way
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| lang=ja | 誰だって探してる
| ''daredatte sagashiteru''
| Everyone is searching for
|-
| lang=ja | 自分だけのストーリー
| ''jibun dake no sutōrī''
| their own story
|-
| lang=ja | ウワサだけを頼りに
| ''uwasa dake o tayori ni''
| Like a fluttering butterfly
|-
| lang=ja | 飛び回る蝶みたい
| ''tobimawaru chō mitai''
| at the mercy of rumors
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|-
| lang=ja | 夜の路地裏　静かな公園
| ''yoru no rojiura shizukana kōen''
| An alley at night, a silent park
|-
| lang=ja | 駅の雑踏　心の隙間
| ''eki no zattō kokoro no sukima''
| The throng in the station, the gap in my heart
|-
| lang=ja | 何もかもを横目に置いて行く
| ''nanimokamo o yokome ni oite iku''
| I put everything in my horizon sideways
|-
| lang=ja | ただ一つの「ホント」を
| ''tadahitotsuno hontō o''
| in order to seize
|-
| lang=ja | 手に入れるために
| ''te ni ireru tame ni''
| the only truth
|-
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|-
| lang=ja | 流れて行く前に
| ''nagarete iku mae ni''
| Before it flows away
|-
| lang=ja | 消えて行く前に
| ''kiete yuku mae ni''
| before it fades away
|-
| lang=ja | 知らない未来があるのなら
| ''shiranai mirai ga aru nonara''
| If the unknown future does exist
|-
|
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|-
| lang=ja | 誰かの描いた
| ''dareka no egaita''
| Instead of a scenario
|-
| lang=ja | シナリオじゃなくて
| ''shinario janakute''
| drawn up by anyone else
|-
| lang=ja | 手を繋いだままで進める
| ''te o tsunaida mama de susumeru''
| I want to walk onward hand-in-hand
|-
| lang=ja | 私たちの道　見つけたい
| ''watashitachi no michi mitsuketai''
| and find our own way
|-
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|-
| lang=ja | 誰だって迷ってる
| ''Dare datte mayotteru''
| Everyone is straying
|-
| lang=ja | 自分だけのラビリンス
| ''jibun dake no rabirinsu''
| in their own labyrinth
|-
| lang=ja | 地図もない狭い暗い世界
| ''chizu mo nai semai kurai sekai''
| Where is the gate of
|-
| lang=ja | 扉はどこに？
| ''tobira wa doko ni?''
| the narrow, dim world with no map?
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| lang=ja | 読みかけの本　破れた日記
| ''yomikake no hon yabureta nikki''
| A half-read book, a tattered diary
|-
| lang=ja | 書きかけの詩　心の在り処
| ''kaki kake no shi kokoro no arika''
| A half-written poem, the whereabouts of my heart
|-
| lang=ja | どれも全部残して行くけど
| ''dore mo zenbu nokoshite yukukedo''
| Though everything is left behind
|-
| lang=ja | ただ一つの「キボウ」は
| ''tadahitotsuno kibō wa''
| I will hold
|-
| lang=ja | 抱えて行くから
| ''kakaete iku kara''
| the only hope
|-
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|-
| lang=ja | 遥か遠い先に
| ''haruka tōi saki ni''
| At the far distant place
|-
| lang=ja | 辿り着く先に
| ''tadori tsuku saki ni''
| at the destination of this journey
|-
| lang=ja | 知らない未来があるのなら
| ''shiranai mirai ga aru nonara''
| If the unknown future does exist
|-
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|-
| lang=ja | 誰かの望んだ
| ''dareka no nozonda''
| Instead of a scenario
|-
| lang=ja | シナリオじゃなくて
| ''shinario janakute''
| expected by anyone else
|-
| lang=ja | 目を凝らしてはじめて見える
| ''me o korashite hajimete mieru''
| I want to find our own way
|-
| lang=ja | 私たちの道　見つけたい
| ''watashitachi no michi mitsuketai''
| that can be seen by straining eyes
|-
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|-
| lang=ja | 置いて行く風景も
| ''oite iku fūkei mo''
| The forsaken sceneries
|-
| lang=ja | 残した想いも
| ''nokoshita omoi mo''
| the remaining feelings
|-
| lang=ja | 心の隙間も在り処も
| ''kokoro no sukima mo arika mo''
| and the gap and whereabouts of my heart
|-
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|-
| lang=ja | 全部が全部
| ''zenbu ga zenbu''
| Everything
|-
| lang=ja | いつか煌めいて
| ''itsuka kirameite''
| will shine someday
|-
| lang=ja | 自分の後ろにできる足跡
| ''jibun no ushironi dekiru ashiato''
| leaving footprints behind me
|-
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|-
| lang=ja | 流れて行くとしても
| ''nagarete iku to shite mo''
| Even if it flows away
|-
| lang=ja | 消えて行くとしても
| ''kiete iku to shite mo''
| even if it fades away
|-
| lang=ja | 知りたい未来があるのなら
| ''shiritai mirai ga aru nonara''
| If the future that I want to know does exist
|-
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|-
| lang=ja | 誰かの描いた
| ''dareka no egaita''
| Instead of a scenario
|-
| lang=ja | シナリオじゃなくて
| ''shinario janakute''
| drawn up by anyone else
|-
| lang=ja | 手を繋いだままで進める
| ''te o tsunaida mama de susumeru''
| I want to walk onward hand-in-hand
|-
| lang=ja | 私たちの道　見つけたい
| ''watashitachi no michi mitsuketai''
| and find our own way
|}

==Observations==

==Trivia==

[[Category:Music]]

Alethea

2020-03-07T03:27:42Z

HOOCCOOH: /* Lyrics */

{{Infobox_album
|title=Aletheia
|artist=ClariS
|cover=
|date=
|tracklist=
}}
{{Nihongo|'''''Aletheia'''''|アリシア||Truth}} by ClariS is the series' ED single for Magia Record.

* Vocals: ClariS
* Lyrics: 毛蟹
* Composition: 毛蟹

== Lyrics ==
The lyrics of the song have yet to been released. The lyrics below are transcripted and could be inaccurate.

{| class="wikitable"
! Japanese
! Romaji
! English Translation

|-
| lang=ja |誰かの描いた
| ''Dareka no egaita''
| Instead of a scenario
|-
| lang=ja | シナリオじゃなくて
| ''shinario janakute''
| drawn up by anyone else
|-
| lang=ja | 私たちの道　見つけたい
| ''watashitachi no michi mitsuketai''
| I want to find our own way
|-
|
|
|
|-
| lang=ja | 誰だって探してる
| ''daredatte sagashiteru''
| Everyone is searching for
|-
| lang=ja | 自分だけのストーリー
| ''jibun dake no sutōrī''
| their own story
|-
| lang=ja | ウワサだけを頼りに
| ''uwasa dake o tayori ni''
| Like a fluttering butterfly
|-
| lang=ja | 飛び回る蝶みたい
| ''tobimawaru chō mitai''
| at the mercy of rumors
|-
|
|
|
|-
| lang=ja | 夜の路地裏　静かな公園
| ''yoru no rojiura shizukana kōen''
| An alley at night, a silent park
|-
| lang=ja | 駅の雑踏　心の隙間
| ''eki no zattō kokoro no sukima''
| The throng in the station, the gap in my heart
|-
| lang=ja | 何もかもを横目に置いて行く
| ''nanimokamo o yokome ni oite iku''
| I put everything in my horizon sideways
|-
| lang=ja | ただ一つの「ホント」を
| ''tadahitotsuno hontō o''
| in order to seize
|-
| lang=ja | 手に入れるために
| ''te ni ireru tame ni''
| the only truth
|-
|
|
|
|-
| lang=ja | 流れて行く前に
| ''nagarete iku mae ni''
| Before it flows away
|-
| lang=ja | 消えて行く前に
| ''kiete yuku mae ni''
| before it fades away
|-
| lang=ja | 知らない未来があるのなら
| ''shiranai mirai ga aru nonara''
| If the unknown future does exist
|-
|
|
|
|-
| lang=ja | 誰かの描いた
| ''dareka no egaita''
| Instead of a scenario
|-
| lang=ja | シナリオじゃなくて
| ''shinario janakute''
| drawn up by anyone else
|-
| lang=ja | 手を繋いだままで進める
| ''te o tsunaida mama de susumeru''
| I want to walk onward hand-in-hand
|-
| lang=ja | 私たちの道　見つけたい
| ''watashitachi no michi mitsuketai''
| and find our own way
|-
|
|
|
|-
| lang=ja | 誰だって迷ってる
| ''Dare datte mayotteru''
| Everyone is straying
|-
| lang=ja | 自分だけのラビリンス
| ''jibun dake no rabirinsu''
| in their own labyrinth
|-
| lang=ja | 地図もない狭い暗い世界
| ''chizu mo nai semai kurai sekai''
| Where is the gate of
|-
| lang=ja | 扉はどこに？
| ''tobira wa doko ni?''
| the narrow, dim world with no map?
|-
|
|
|
|-
| lang=ja | 読みかけの本　破れた日記
| ''yomikake no hon yabureta nikki''
| A half-read book, a tattered diary
|-
| lang=ja | 書きかけの詩　心の在り処
| ''kaki kake no shi kokoro no arika''
| A half-written poem, the whereabouts of my heart
|-
| lang=ja | どれも全部残して行くけど
| ''dore mo zenbu nokoshite yukukedo''
| Though everything is left behind
|-
| lang=ja | ただ一つの「キボウ」は
| ''tadahitotsuno kibō wa''
| I will hold
|-
| lang=ja | 抱えて行くから
| ''kakaete iku kara''
| the only hope
|-
|
|
|
|-
| lang=ja | 遥か遠い先に
| ''haruka tōi saki ni''
| At the far distant place
|-
| lang=ja | 辿り着く先に
| ''tadori tsuku saki ni''
| at the destination of this journey
|-
| lang=ja | 知らない未来があるのなら
| ''shiranai mirai ga aru nonara''
| If the unknown future does exist
|-
|
|
|
|-
| lang=ja | 誰かの望んだ
| ''dareka no nozonda''
| Instead of a scenario
|-
| lang=ja | シナリオじゃなくて
| ''shinario janakute''
| expected by anyone else
|-
| lang=ja | 目を凝らしてはじめて見える
| ''me o korashite hajimete mieru''
| I want to find our own way
|-
| lang=ja | 私たちの道　見つけたい
| ''watashitachi no michi mitsuketai''
| that can be seen by straining eyes
|-
|
|
|
|-
| lang=ja | 置いて行く風景も
| ''oite iku fūkei mo''
| The forsaken sceneries
|-
| lang=ja | 残した想いも
| ''nokoshita omoi mo''
| the remaining feelings
|-
| lang=ja | 心の隙間も在り処も
| ''kokoro no sukima mo arika mo''
| and the gap and whereabouts of my heart
|-
|
|
|
|-
| lang=ja | 全部が全部
| ''zenbu ga zenbu''
| Everything
|-
| lang=ja | いつか煌めいて
| ''itsuka kirameite''
| will shine someday
|-
| lang=ja | 自分の後ろにできる足跡
| ''jibun no ushironi dekiru ashiato''
| leaving footprints behind me
|-
|
|
|
|-
| lang=ja | 流れて行くとしても
| ''nagarete iku to shite mo''
| Even if it flows away
|-
| lang=ja | 消えて行くとしても
| ''kiete iku to shite mo''
| even if it fades away
|-
| lang=ja | 知りたい未来があるのなら
| ''shiritai mirai ga aru nonara''
| If the future that I want to know does exist
|-
|
|
|
|-
| lang=ja | 誰かの描いた
| ''dareka no egaita''
| Instead of a scenario
|-
| lang=ja | シナリオじゃなくて
| ''shinario janakute''
| drawn up by anyone else
|-
| lang=ja | 手を繋いだままで進める
| ''te o tsunaida mama de susumeru''
| I want to walk onward hand-in-hand
|-
| lang=ja | 私たちの道　見つけたい
| ''watashitachi no michi mitsuketai''
| and find our own way
|}

==Observations==

==Trivia==

[[Category:Music]]

Alethea

2020-02-24T04:05:13Z

HOOCCOOH: /* Lyrics */

{{Infobox_album
|title=Aletheia
|artist=ClariS
|cover=
|date=
|tracklist=
}}
{{Nihongo|'''''Aletheia'''''|アリシア||Truth}} by ClariS is the series' ED single for Magia Record.

* Vocals: ClariS
* Lyrics: 毛蟹
* Composition: 毛蟹

== Lyrics ==
The lyrics of the song have yet to been released. The lyrics below are transcripted and could be inaccurate.

{| class="wikitable"
! Japanese
! Romaji
! English Translation
|-
| lang=ja | 誰かの描いたシナリオじゃなくて
| ''Dareka no egaita shinario janakute''
| Instead of a scenario drawn up by anyone else
|-
| lang=ja | 私たちの道　見つけたい
| ''watashitachi no michi mitsuketai''
| I want to find our own way
|- style="height: 1em;"
|
|
|
|-
| lang=ja | 誰だって探してる自分だけのストーリー
| ''daredatte sagashi teru jibun dake no sutōrī''
| Everyone is searching for their own story
|-
| lang=ja | うわさだけを頼りに飛び回る蝶みたい
| ''uwasa dake o tayori ni tobimawaru chō mitai''
| Like a fluttering butterfly at the mercy of rumors
|-
| lang=ja | 夜の路地裏　静かな声
| ''yoru no rojiura shizukana koe''
| A silent voice in an alley at night
|-
| lang=ja | 駅の雑踏　心の隙間
| ''eki no zattō kokoro no sukima''
| The throng in the station, the gap in my heart
|-
| lang=ja | 何もかもを横目に置いてく
| ''nanimokamo o yokome ni oite ku''
| I put everything in my horizon sideways
|-
| lang=ja | ただ一つの本当を手に入れるために
| ''tadahitotsuno hontō o te ni ireru tame ni''
| in order to seize the only truth
|- style="height: 1em;"
|
|
|
|-
| lang=ja | 流れてく前に　消えてゆく前に
| ''nagarete ku mae ni kiete yuku mae ni''
| Before it flows away, before it fades away
|-
| lang=ja | 知らない未来があるのなら
| ''shiranai mirai ga aru nonara''
| If the unknown future does exist
|-
| lang=ja | 誰かの描いたシナリオじゃなくて
| ''dareka no egaita shinario janakute''
| Instead of a scenario drawn up by anyone else
|-
| lang=ja | 手を繋いだままで進める
| ''te o tsunaida mama de susumeru''
| I want to walk onward hand-in-hand
|-
| lang=ja | 私たちの道　見つけたい
| ''watashitachi no michi mitsuketai''
| and find our own way
|- style="height: 1em;"
|
|
|
|-
| lang=ja | 誰だって迷ってる自分だけのラビリンス
| ''Dare datte mayotteru jibun dake no rabirinsu''
| Everyone is straying in their own labyrinth
|-
| lang=ja | 地図もない狭い暗い世界　扉はどこに
| ''chizu mo nai semai kurai sekai tobira wa doko ni''
| Where is the gate of the narrow, dim world with no map?
|-
| lang=ja | 読みかけの本　破れた日記
| ''yomikake no hon yabureta nikki''
| A half-read book, a tattered diary
|-
| lang=ja | 書きかけの詩　心の在処
| ''kaki kake no shi kokoro no arika''
| A half-written poem, the whereabouts of my heart
|-
| lang=ja | どれも全部残してゆくけど
| ''dore mo zenbu nokoshite yukukedo''
| Though everything is left behind
|-
| lang=ja | ただ一つの希望は抱えてくから
| ''tadahitotsuno kibō wa kakaete kukara''
| I will hold the only hope
|- style="height: 1em;"
|
|
|
|-
| lang=ja | 遥か遠い先に　辿り着く先に
| ''haruka tōi saki ni tadori tsuku saki ni''
| At the far distant place, at the destination of this journey
|-
| lang=ja | 知らない未来があるのなら
| ''shiranai mirai ga aru nonara''
| If the unknown future does exist
|-
| lang=ja | 誰かの望んだシナリオじゃなくて
| ''dareka no nozonda shinario janakute''
| Instead of a scenario expected by anyone else
|-
| lang=ja | 目を凝らして初めて見える
| ''me o korashite hajimete mieru''
| I want to find our own way
|-
| lang=ja | 私たちの道　見つけたい
| ''watashitachi no michi mitsuketai''
| that can be seen by straining eyes
|- style="height: 1em;"
|
|
|
|-
| lang=ja | 置いていく風景も　残した想いも
| ''oite iku fūkei mo nokoshita omoi mo''
| The forsaken sceneries, the remaining feelings
|-
| lang=ja | 心の隙間も在処も
| ''kokoro no sukima mo arika mo''
| and the gap and whereabouts of my heart
|-
| lang=ja | 全部が全部いつか煌めいて
| ''zenbu ga zenbu itsuka kirameite''
| Everything will shine someday
|-
| lang=ja | 自分の後ろにできる足跡
| ''jibun no ushironi dekiru ashiato''
| Leaving footprints behind me
|- style="height: 1em;"
|
|
|
|-
| lang=ja | 流れていくとしても　消えてくとしても
| ''nagarete iku to shite mo kiete ku to shite mo''
| Even if it flows away, even if it fades away
|-
| lang=ja | 知りたい未来があるのなら
| ''shiritai mirai ga aru nonara''
| If the future that I want to know does exist
|-
| lang=ja | 誰かの描いたシナリオじゃなくて
| ''dareka no egaita shinario janakute''
| Instead of a scenario drawn up by anyone else
|-
| lang=ja | 手を繋いだままで進める
| ''te o tsunaida mama de susumeru''
| I want to walk onward hand-in-hand
|-
| lang=ja | 私たちの道　見つけたい
| ''watashitachi no michi mitsuketai''
| and find our own way
|}

==Observations==

==Trivia==

[[Category:Music]]

Magia Record Episode 8: You Definitely Shouldn't Respond

2020-02-23T08:38:27Z

HOOCCOOH: /* Observations */

{{Infobox_episode
|name = You Definitely Shouldn't Respond
|image =
|jname = 一緒に帰りたい
|date = 22 February 2020
|script = Ryoma Ikefukurou Kaede Ogawa [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] (Doroinu)
|storyboard = Mie Ooishi Kenjirou Okada
|director = Kenjirou Okada
|adirector = Hitoshi Miyajima Kana Miyai Nobuhiro Mutou Fuyumi Toriyama Kiichi Takaoka Kei Anjiki
}}

==Summary==

==Translations==
*The two girls who share their stories in Kamihama Radio Station are [[Rika Ayano]] and [[Kanoko Yayoi]].
*[[Kanagi Izumi]] makes a voiced cameo, talking with Yachiyo about the Wings of Magius.

==Observations==
[[File:Waiting Room of Tianjin West Railway Station.jpg|thumb|Waiting Room of Tianjin West Railway Station]]
* When Touka is explaining the chance of becoming friends, the equation written on the whiteboard is [[wikipedia:Drake equation|Drake equation]], which is usually used to calculate the number of extraterrestrial civilizations.
* When Nemu refutes Touka with the text "Talking about miracles with numerals is boorish", some other texts beside, "{{Lang|ja|燕は王子の足もとに眠りました。}}" (... and he [the Swallow] slept at the Prince’s feet.) and "{{Lang|ja|天使なんかみたこともないくせに。}}" (... you have never seen one [angel].) are taken from ''[[wikipedia:The Happy Prince|The Happy Prince]]''. These texts are written in [[wikipedia:Kyūjitai|Kyūjitai]] and [[wikipedia:Historical kana orthography|old kana]], while the one at the center is written in [[wikipedia:Shinjitai|Shinjitai]] and new kana.
* The design of the hall of Central Tower that Tsukuyo enters is possibly a reference to [[wikipedia:Tianjin West Railway Station|Tianjin West Railway Station]], China (Picture)。
* The witch that Iroha meets on the rooftop is [[Stacey]] (Rooftop Witch).

=== Changes ===
*Felicia joins Yachiyo, Iroha, and Tsuruno at the end of the opening sequence. The location also changes, with Mikazuki House replacing Mitama's location.
*Mami saves Iroha with her ribbons during his battle against Tsukuyo.

== Gallery ==

==External links==
{| border="1" cellpadding="6" class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!colspan="6"|[[Magia_Record_Anime#Episodes|Episodes]]
|-
!Previous Episode
!Current Episode
!Next Episode
|-
|[[Magia Record Episode 7: I Want to Go Home with You|I Want to Go Home with You]]||[[Magia Record Episode 8: You Definitely Shouldn't Respond|You Definitely Shouldn't Respond]]||
|}
[[Category:Episodes]]

File:Waiting Room of Tianjin West Railway Station.jpg

2020-02-23T08:26:55Z

HOOCCOOH: From https://www.flickr.com/photos/58501191@N05/5921168983/in/photostream / Commons.

== Summary ==
From https://www.flickr.com/photos/58501191@N05/5921168983/in/photostream / [[commons:File:炫彩津门121天津西站候车大厅Waiting Room of Tianjin West Railway Station.jpg|Commons]].

Alethea

2020-02-21T03:40:48Z

HOOCCOOH:

{{Infobox_album
|title=Aletheia
|artist=ClariS
|cover=
|date=
|tracklist=
}}
{{Nihongo|'''''Aletheia'''''|アリシア||Truth}} by ClariS is the series' ED single for Magia Record.

* Vocals: ClariS
* Lyrics: 毛蟹
* Composition: 毛蟹

== Lyrics ==
The lyrics of the song have yet to been released. The lyrics below are transliterated and could be inaccurate.

{| class="wikitable"
! Japanese
! Romaji
! English Translation
|-
| lang=ja | 誰かの描いたシナリオじゃなくて
| ''Dareka no egaita shinario janakute''
| Instead of a scenario drawn up by anyone else
|-
| lang=ja | 私たちの道　見つけたい
| ''watashitachi no michi mitsuketai''
| I want to find our own way
|- style="height: 1em;"
|
|
|
|-
| lang=ja | 誰だって探してる自分だけのストーリー
| ''daredatte sagashi teru jibun dake no sutōrī''
| Everyone is searching for their own story
|-
| lang=ja | うわさだけを頼りに飛び回る蝶みたい
| ''uwasa dake o tayori ni tobimawaru chō mitai''
| Like a fluttering butterfly at the mercy of rumors
|-
| lang=ja | 夜の路地裏　静かな声
| ''yoru no rojiura shizukana koe''
| A silent voice in an alley at night
|-
| lang=ja | 駅の雑踏　心の隙間
| ''eki no zattō kokoro no sukima''
| The throng in the station, the gap in my heart
|-
| lang=ja | 何もかもを横目に置いてく
| ''nanimokamo o yokome ni oite ku''
| I put everything in my horizon sideways
|-
| lang=ja | ただ一つの本当を手に入れるために
| ''tadahitotsuno hontō o te ni ireru tame ni''
| in order to seize the only truth
|- style="height: 1em;"
|
|
|
|-
| lang=ja | 流れてく前に　消えてゆく前に
| ''nagarete ku mae ni kiete yuku mae ni''
| Before it flows away, before it fades away
|-
| lang=ja | 知らない未来があるのなら
| ''shiranai mirai ga aru nonara''
| If the unknown future does exist
|-
| lang=ja | 誰かの描いたシナリオじゃなくて
| ''dareka no egaita shinario janakute''
| Instead of a scenario drawn up by anyone else
|-
| lang=ja | 手を繋いだままで進める
| ''te o tsunaida mama de susumeru''
| I want to walk onward hand-in-hand
|-
| lang=ja | 私たちの道　見つけたい
| ''watashitachi no michi mitsuketai''
| and find our own way
|- style="height: 1em;"
|
|
|
|-
| lang=ja | 誰だって迷ってる自分だけのラビリンス
| ''Dare datte mayotteru jibun dake no rabirinsu''
| Everyone is straying in their own labyrinth
|-
| lang=ja | 地図もない狭い暗い世界　扉はどこに
| ''chizu mo nai semai kurai sekai tobira wa doko ni''
| Where is the gate of the narrow, dim world with no map?
|-
| lang=ja | 読みかけの本　破れた日記
| ''yomikake no hon yabureta nikki''
| A half-read book, a tattered diary
|-
| lang=ja | 書きかけの詩　心の在処
| ''kaki kake no shi kokoro no arika''
| A half-written poem, the whereabouts of my heart
|-
| lang=ja | どれも全部残してゆくけど
| ''dore mo zenbu nokoshite yukukedo''
| Though everything is left behind
|-
| lang=ja | ただ一つの希望は抱えてくから
| ''tadahitotsuno kibō wa kakaete kukara''
| I will hold the only hope
|- style="height: 1em;"
|
|
|
|-
| lang=ja | 遥か遠い先に　辿り着く先に
| ''haruka tōi saki ni tadori tsuku saki ni''
| At the far distant place, at the destination of this journey
|-
| lang=ja | 知らない未来があるのなら
| ''shiranai mirai ga aru nonara''
| If the unknown future does exist
|-
| lang=ja | 誰かの望んだシナリオじゃなくて
| ''dareka no nozonda shinario janakute''
| Instead of a scenario expected by anyone else
|-
| lang=ja | 目を凝らして初めて見える
| ''me o korashite hajimete mieru''
| I want to find our own way
|-
| lang=ja | 私たちの道　見つけたい
| ''watashitachi no michi mitsuketai''
| that can be seen by straining eyes
|- style="height: 1em;"
|
|
|
|-
| lang=ja | 置いていく風景も　残した想いも
| ''oite iku fūkei mo nokoshita omoi mo''
| The forsaken sceneries, the remaining feelings
|-
| lang=ja | 心の隙間も在処も
| ''kokoro no sukima mo arika mo''
| and the gap and whereabouts of my heart
|-
| lang=ja | 全部が全部いつか煌めいて
| ''zenbu ga zenbu itsuka kirameite''
| Everything will shine someday
|-
| lang=ja | 自分の後ろにできる足跡
| ''jibun no ushironi dekiru ashiato''
| Leaving footprints behind me
|- style="height: 1em;"
|
|
|
|-
| lang=ja | 流れていくとしても　消えてくとしても
| ''nagarete iku to shite mo kiete ku to shite mo''
| Even if it flows away, even if it fades away
|-
| lang=ja | 知りたい未来があるのなら
| ''shiritai mirai ga aru nonara''
| If the future that I want to know does exist
|-
| lang=ja | 誰かの描いたシナリオじゃなくて
| ''dareka no egaita shinario janakute''
| Instead of a scenario drawn up by anyone else
|-
| lang=ja | 手を繋いだままで進める
| ''te o tsunaida mama de susumeru''
| I want to walk onward hand-in-hand
|-
| lang=ja | 私たちの道　見つけたい
| ''watashitachi no michi mitsuketai''
| and find our own way
|}

==Observations==

==Trivia==

[[Category:Music]]

Mitakihara Town

2020-02-11T08:57:20Z

HOOCCOOH:

[[File:mitakihara panaroma.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Mitakihara night panorama stitch]]
{{Nihongo|'''Mitakihara Town'''|見滝原町|Mitakihara-chō}} is a provincial city where the story takes place. It was not until recently that development began in the town. Much modern architecture has been constructed since.

Also {{Nihongo|'''Mitakihara City'''|見滝原市|Mitakihara-shi}} is mentioned in the story. The evacuation notice in [[Episode 11]] refers to Mitakihara City. Mitakihara Town is most likely another name used for Mitakihara City. It is possible the town is a subdivision of the city, though if this were the case, it'd be more likely referred to as a ward.

==Pictures of the Town==
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center">
File:Op Mitakihara Town.jpg|View of Mitakihara Town
File:Mitakihara ground.png|Ground-level view of the city at sunset.
File:Mitakihara Buildings From Rooftop.jpg|Buildings seen from rooftop at Madoka's school.
File:Mitahara_town.jpg|Mitakihara seems to have a port like to Port of Yokohama.
File:Bakemon06 4.jpg|Comparison between the factory district skyline in Mitakihara and the factory district shown in Bakemonogatari, a previous work by Akiyuki Shinbo.
File:Aerial photograph.jpg|Aerial photography of the city.
File:Hospital.jpg|The hospital that Kamijou is treated at.
File:City at night.jpg|The city skyline at night.
File:Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1.jpg|Mitakihara from a distance.
</gallery>

==Architecture in the Anime versus Real-Life Architecture==

===Episode 1===
{|class="wikitable" style="line-height: 1.6em; width: 100%;"
! style="width: 150px;"|Visual comparison
! style="width: 10%;"|Real building
! style="width: 10%;"|Real address
! Explanation
! style="width: 10%;"|First appearance
|-
|[[File:Burj_khalifa.png|150px]]
|[[wikipedia:Burj Khalifa|Burj Khalifa]]
|[[:wikipedia:Dubai|Dubai]], United Arab Emirates
|A similar-looking building appears in the OP for most episodes.
|Opening sequence
|-
|[[File:Mitakihara_Dubai.png|150px]]
|The skyline
|Dubai
|A shot of Mitakihara's skyline, when the school bell rings.
|9:08
|-
|[[File:SWFC100.jpg|150px]]
|[[:wikipedia:Shanghai World Financial Center|Shanghai World Financial Center]] (100th floor)
|[[:wikipedia:Shanghai|Shanghai]], China
|The hallway in Madoka's school is very similar to the observation deck on the 100th floor of this building.
|13:07
|-
|[[File:Weltstadthaus Compare.png|150px]]
|[[wikipedia:Weltstadthaus_%28K%C3%B6ln%29|Weltstadthaus]]
|[[:wikipedia:Cologne|Cologne]], Germany.
|The shopping mall Madoka and Sayaka go to after school
|14:51
|-
|[[File:Helix bridge.png|150px]]
|[[wikipedia:The Helix Bridge|Helix Bridge]]
|[[:wikipedia:Singapore|Singapore]]
|The bridge in/nearby the shopping mall
|14:53
|-
|[[File:Ep1 eiffel tower.jpg|150px]]
|[[Wikipedia:Eiffel Tower|Eiffel Tower]]
|[[:Wikipedia:Paris|Paris]], France
|This is a part of [[Gertrud]]'s Labyrinth apparition sequence. Note that several other buildings have a similar design, such as the [[:Wikipedia:Tokyo Tower|Tokyo Tower]]
|19:30
|}

===Episode 2===
{|class="wikitable" style="line-height: 1.6em; width: 100%;"
! style="width: 150px;"|Visual comparison
! style="width: 10%;"|Real building
! style="width: 10%;"|Real address
! Explanation
! style="width: 10%;"|First appearance
|-
|[[File:Now defunct Russia tower proposal in Moscow.jpg|150px]]
|[[wikipedia:Russia Tower|Russia Tower]]
|[[wikipedia:Moscow|Moscow]], [[wikipedia:Russia|Russia]].
|The building that can be seen from the rooftop of Mitakihara school.
|12:30
|-
|[[File:Pentoinmadoka.jpg|150px]]
|[[wikipedia:Pentominium|Pentominium]]
|Dubai
|Another building that can be seen from the rooftop of the school.
|12:55
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|[[File:UOB_Plaza.png|150px]]
|[[wikipedia:UOB Plaza|UOB Plaza]]
|Singapore
|One of the buildings featured in a background of episode 2.
|16:03
|-
|[[File:Yokohama.jpg|150px]]
|Yokohama port area seen from [[:wikipedia:Yokohama Landmark Tower|Yokohama Landmark Tower]]
|[[:wikipedia:Naka-ku, Yokohama|Naka-ku, Yokohama]]
|Appears as Mitakihara in Episode 2 (upper) and 9 (lower).
|16:32
|-
|}

===Episode 4===
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|[[File:Tachikawa anime.jpg|150px]] [[File:Tachikawa real day.jpg|150px]] [[File:Tachikawa real night.jpg|150px]]
|The downside of [[Wikipedia:Tachikawa-Kita Station|Tachikawa-Kita Station]] of [[Wikipedia:Tama Toshi Monorail Line|Tama Monorail]] and Tachikawa [[Wikipedia:Takashimaya|Takashimaya]]
|[[Wikipedia:Tachikawa|Tachikawa]], Tokyo
|Just before Madoka runs into Hitomi during the night, there are several shots of places, including this one.
|15:11
|}

===Episode 5===
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|[[File:Iwabuchi anime.jpg|150px]] [[File:Iwabuchi real.jpg|150px]]
|[[Wikipedia:ja:岩淵水門|Iwabuchi Sluice Gate]]
|[[Wikipedia:Arakawa River|Arakawa]]‐[[Wikipedia:Sumida River|Sumida]] Rivers junction in [[Wikipedia:Kita, Tokyo|Kita, Tokyo]]
|
|
|-
|[[File:Empirestatebuilding.jpg|150px]]
|rowspan="2"|[[wikipedia:Empire State Building|Empire State Building]]
|rowspan="2"|Manhattan, New York
|rowspan="2"|Several shots of what is thought to be the Empire States Building without its spire. Appears when Kyouko is spying on Sayaka with her magically-enhanced goggles.
|rowspan="2"|9:53
|-
|[[File:City1297036251150.jpg|150px]]
|-
|[[File:Taipei101.jpg|150px]]
|[[wikipedia:Taipei 101|Taipei 101]]
|[[Wikipedia:Taipei|Taipei]], Taiwan
|This is a zoom of a part of the background just before Sayaka goes to her first witch hunt.
|16:18
|}

===Episode 6===
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|[[File:Commerzbank Tower.jpg|150px]]
|[[wikipedia:Commerzbank Tower|Commerzbank Tower]]
|[[Wikipedia:Frankfurt|Frankfurt]], Germany
|A shot of the city, just before we see Kyouko playing DDR, probably implying that the arcade hall is supposed to be nearby that area.
|6:18
|}

===Episode 7===
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|[[File:Gunma_prefecture.png|150px]]
|rowspan="3"|The [[Wikipedia:ja:群馬県庁舎|Gunma Prefectual Government Building]] (tallest), [[Wikipedia:ja:群馬県警察|Gunma Prefectual Police HQ]] (left) and Maebashikoen Park (nearside)
|rowspan="3"|[[Wikipedia:Maebashi|Maebashi]], Japan
|The screenshot is from the sequence when Kyouko brings Sayaka to her dad's church, probably implying that this area is on the way there.
|rowspan="3"|7:01
|-
|[[File:Fullsize_photogunma.jpg|150px]]
|The full photo for better comparison. Courtesy of 2ch anon, who went outside to take that perfect picture.
|-
|[[File:Largesizegunma.jpg|150px]]
|The full screenshot for comparison.
|}

===Episode 8===
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|[[File:Burj Al Arab.jpg|150px]]
|[[Wikipedia:Burj Al Arab|Burj Al Arab]]
|Dubai, UAE
|This is a zoom from the frame shown during credits. Anime image is flipped, and the reference in general is controversed.
|rowspan="2"|2:58
|-
|[[File:Emirates Towers madoka.jpg|150px]]
|[[Wikipedia:Emirates_Towers|Emirates Towers]]
|[[Wikipedia:Sheikh_Zayed_Road|Sheikh Zayed Road]], Dubai, United Arab Emirates
|
|-
|[[File:Ep8 bus stop.jpg|150px]]
|A typical bus stop
|[[Wikipedia:Curitiba|Curitiba]], Brazil
|
|3:08
|-
|[[File:Tokyo metro gov tower.jpg|150px]]
|[[Wikipedia:Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building|Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building]]
|[[Wikipedia:Shinjuku, Tokyo|Shinjuku, Tokyo]]
|rowspan="2"|Appears in a shot of the city just before Hitomi confesses to Kamijou
|rowspan="2"|8:16
|-
|[[File:Princessmadoka.jpg|150px]]
|[[wikipedia:Princess Tower|Princess Tower]]
|Dubai
|-
|[[File:Matsugaya Station.jpg|150px]]
|[[Wikipedia:Matsugaya Station|Matsugaya Station]] of [[Wikipedia:Tama Toshi Monorail Line|Tama Monorail]]
|[[Wikipedia:Hachiōji|Hachioji, Tokyo]]
|This is one frame from a series of shots of Sayaka's neighborhood. The other shots may reference "something" too, but no source has been found so far.
|8:50
|}

===Episode 10===
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|[[File:Ep10 Arc de triomphe.jpg|150px]]
|[[Wikipedia:Arc de Triomphe|Arc de Triomphe]]
|Paris, France
|Izabel's barrier has various references to Paris monuments, amongst which is possibly a distorted version of the Arc de Triomphe.
|4:14
|}

===Episode 12===
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|[[File:Sogakudo.jpg|150px]]
|[[:wikipedia:Sogakudo Concert Hall|Sogakudo Concert Hall]]
|[[:wikipedia:Taito, Tokyo|Taito, Tokyo]].
|[[Kamijou]] played his violin in it.
|13:30
|-
|[[File:Onedubaimadoka12.jpg|150px]]
|[[Wikipedia:1_Dubai|1 Dubai Tower]]
|[[:wikipedia:Jumeirah Garden City|Jumeirah Garden City,]] Dubai.
|A proposed complex of three skyscrapers. In March 2009, the project was cancelled. It appears during the scene with Homura having a conversation with Junko while watching over the city across the river.
|18:17
|}

==Movies==
===The Beginning Story===

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|[[File:THE NATIONAL ART CENTER, TOKYO.jpg|150px]]
[[File:Movie 1 0-23-57.jpg|150px]]
|[[:wikipedia:THE NATIONAL ART CENTER, TOKYO|The National Art Center, Tokyo]]
|[[:wikipedia:Minato, Tokyo|Minato, Tokyo]]
| The National Art Center, Tokyo ({{Lang|ja|国立新美術館}} ''Kokuritsu Shinbijutsukan'') is a museum in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. A joint project of the Agency for Cultural Affairs and the National Museums Independent Administrative Institution, it stands on a site formerly occupied by a research facility of the University of Tokyo.
|0:23:57
|-
|[[File:The Milan Cathedral.jpg|150px]]
[[File:Movie school rooftop.jpg|150px]]
|[[:wikipedia:Milan Cathedral|The Milan Cathedral]]
|[[:wikipedia:Milan, Italy|Milan, Italy]]
|Milan Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Milano; Lombard: Domm de Milan) is the cathedral church of Milan, Italy. Dedicated to Santa Maria Nascente (Saint Mary Nascent), it is the seat of the Archbishop of Milan, currently Cardinal Angelo Scola. The Gothic cathedral took nearly six centuries to complete. It is the fifth largest cathedral in the world and the largest in the Italian state territory.
|0:24:00
|}

===The Rebellion Story===

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|[[File:Rebellion Berlin Central Station.jpg|150px]]
|[[:wikipedia:Berlin Central Station|Berlin Central Station]]
|[[:wikipedia:Berlin|Berlin, Germany]]
|Work started on a new Berlin Central Station after the fall of the Berlin Wall, as a symbol of a reunified Germany. The station itself vaguely resembles a mushroom.
|[[The Rebellion Story|Movie 3]]
|-
|[[File:Rebellion Kejonuma Ferris Wheel.jpg|150px]]
|Kejonuma Leisure Land Ferris Wheel
|[[:wikipedia:Miyagi Prefecture|Miyagi Prefecture, Japan]]
|Kejonuma Leisure Land was an amusement park originally opened in 1979. It closed down in 2000 and now remains abandoned.
|[[The Rebellion Story|Movie 3 Opening]]
|}

== Mitakihara City as seen in [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable|Madoka Magica Portable]] ==
<gallery>
File:Madoa PSP World Map.jpg|An aerial view of Mitakihara City as seen in the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable|Madoka Magica Portable]] game. It may or may not be an approximation of what the city looks like in the anime.
</gallery>

== Mitakihara City as seen in [[Madoka Magica Online]] ==
<gallery>
File:Mmomitakiharaday.png
File:Mmomitakiharaevening.png
File:Mmomitakiharanight.png
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*Originally the town was called Misakihara but was changed on the final script.

==City Mascot: Mi-ta kun==
Mi-ta kun is the mascot of [[Mitakihara|Mitakihara city]].[http://archive.foolz.us/a/thread/106810575/#106817462]

It makes its first appearance in [[The Rebellion Story|'''Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: The Rebellion Story''']].

*The name is Mi-ta kun.
*A mascot of Mitakihara-city.
*Its actual motif is not an octopus thing but a kind of plant.
*The city paid 30,000,000 yen to the super famous designer for this design order, while almost all of citizens totally be indifferent to it.
*You can find him every bus stop in Mitakihara
*Veni Vidi Mitakihara
<gallery>
File:Mi-ta kun 01.jpg
File:Mi-ta kun 02.jpg
File:Mi-ta kun 03.jpg
</gallery>

== External links ==
*[http://www.madoka-magica.com/tv/special/keyword/mitakiharacho.html ''Mitakihara Town'' at official website's glossary]
*[http://legwork.g.hatena.ne.jp/keyword/%E9%AD%94%E6%B3%95%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E3%81%BE%E3%81%A9%E3%81%8B%E2%98%86%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AE%E3%82%AB ''Legwork Archives''] (japanese, some links have more comparisons than the ones shown here)
[[Category:Locations]]

Alethea

2020-02-09T04:10:25Z

HOOCCOOH: /* Lyrics */

Magia Record Episode 5: There's No Place For You Here

2020-02-08T03:16:41Z

HOOCCOOH: /* Summary */

<blockquote>
''"I'm her best friend, her oldest friend, and we would never abandon each other. There's no place for you here. I'm the only one who can fill the void in Yachiyo's heart."'' ~ [[Mifuyu Azusa]]
</blockquote>

{{Infobox_episode
|name = There's No Place For You Here
|image = [[File:Episode 5 Title Card.png|300px]]
|jname = あなたが割って入る隙間なんてないんですよ？
|date = 1 February 2020
|script = Kaede Ogawa [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] (Doroinu)
|storyboard = Yukihiro Miyamoto Midori Yoshizawa
|director = Midori Yoshizawa
|adirector = Yoshiaki Ito Katsusuke Shimizu Yoshikatsu Matsuzaki Shota Tsukiyama Akihisa Takano
}}

== Summary ==
The episode begins in the past. [[Mifuyu Azusa]] is holding up [[Yachiyo Nanami]]'s notebook as she describes a rumor about a red telephone box. Yachiyo stares off into space, lost in thought as she sits holding her mug. Kanae is sitting in the back, absorbed in a magazine. All three girls are wearing the uniforms of their respective high schools. Mifuyu snaps Yachiyo out of it, and goes on to indicate that Witches are the ones most likely behind some of the rumors. Yachiyo agrees.

On top of a building behind a lit sign, Mifuyu and Yachiyo stand facing each other in magical girl form. Mifuyu wants to believe in a rumor that may save them from their fates as magical girls. If it's true, they'll both have a chance to grow into adults. But Yachiyo would rather trust in themselves rather than put their faith in a rumor that may not be true. To this day Yachiyo has been searching for Mifuyu to confirm to herself that she is really gone.

Back inside the shrine's barrier, Yachiyo stares up in disbelief at the Mifuyu standing before her on the bridge. Beside her, [[Iroha Tamaki]] calls out to the form of her sister [[Ui Tamaki]] standing on the next bridge. Ui turns around and begins to walk away as Iroha chases after her. She catches up to her and hugs her, but Ui only stands and smiles blankly. As Ui continues to smile blankly, she says the words "If you want to change your fate, come to Kamihama City. Because Magical Girls can be saved in this town." Iroha is confused and asks her how it is she even knows about magical girls. Ui repeats the phrase once more, then repeats the broken words "Kamihama City", "magical girls", "fate", and "change" over and over to Iroha's confusion. She realizes this can't be her sister as she looks around her and sees the unconscious bodies of other people trapped by the rumor of the shrine. The people lay there curled up next to fake bodies conjured by the barrier. Ui disappears as Iroha's soul gem darkens further.

Yachiyo asks the one she meets if she's the real Mifuyu, as Mifuyu wonders how she can get Yachiyo to believe her. She takes a moment to think, then describes the letters they would write to each other each year in case something ever happened to either of them. She went on to describe how she would often visit her grandmother when she was sick in the hospital and how she cared about everyone's favorite coffee mug. Mifuyu claims to know everything about her since they first met when they were both 12. Yachiyo confirms that as far as memories go, she is the same Mifuyu. Mifuyu asks if she wasn't hoping to meet her here since she was looking for her but Yachiyo doesn't respond. Instead, she asks where Mifuyu has been until now. Mifuyu stands with her back to Yachiyo's and says it would take a very long time to explain. Yachiyo tells her she can take all the time she needs to explain it tomorrow once they're back home, but Mifuyu leaps away from her and holds a pinwheel as she explains that she can't go back. She says she can't because her body has become too used to this world. Mifuyu asks Yachiyo to stay and talk with her instead and offers her the pinwheel.

Suddenly Iroha calls out to Yachiyo, as she tries to explain what she's learned. Yachiyo urges Mifuyu to escape with them from this place, but Mifuyu only shakes her head in refusal. Yachiyo questions her once more if she's the real Mifuyu. Mifuyu smiles and insists she is as the shrine stamps begin to cover the left side of Yachiyo's face. Yachiyo falls to her knees as Iroha raises her crossbow ready to defend her. Mifuyu looks angry as she demands to know who Iroha is and what she is to Yachiyo. Iroha warns her to get away from Yachiyo as Mifuyu leaps away and transforms into a magical girl. She asks once more who Iroha is as she leaps around the girls and announces to Iroha that she is Yachiyo's best friend. As Mifuyu is determined to be rid of Iroha, she throws her chakram down at Iroha, who leaps away to safety. Iroha begins to fire several shots of magic at Mifuyu, who easily leaps away and nimbly dodges the attacks. Mifuyu throws her chakram once more and uses it to deflect Iroha's attacks. As she closes in to attack Iroha, declaring herself to be the only one who can fill the void in Yachiyo's heart, she is suddenly stopped by a spear through the chest. Yachiyo stands breathing heavily, her spear still protruding from Mifuyu's chest. Mifuyu asks her why before dissipating into the barrier's mists.

Yachiyo insists to herself that it wasn't the real Mifuyu as her soul gem continue to darken. Shaken, she tries to cleanse it with a grief seed but her hands are shaking too much to do it right. Iroha grabs hold of Yachiyo's soul gem and cleanses it with her own grief seed. Yachiyo is calmer now that her gem has been cleansed and asks her why she would use her own grief seed on her. Just then, [[Tsuruno Yui]] calls out to them as she comes running to catch up. It seems the shadows that were harassing her earlier suddenly disappeared, so she wrote a name on a votive plaque and was pulled into the barrier as well.

The water beneath the bridges begins to froth as large bubbles appear from below and blow the bridge they're standing on to pieces. The girls fall deeper into the barrier as a creature with glowing eyes appears. It unfurls its elephant-like trunk and shoots more bubbles out at them. They leap out of the way as Tsuruno engulfs it with the flames from her fans. Iroha shoots more magic at it with her crossbow but none of their attacks have had any effect. Yachiyo tears it in half with her spear before turning and launching her spear at its head, taking out a large chunk of it. But as soon as the dust settles the creature regenerates itself almost instantly and turns its attention towards Yachiyo, smashing one of its many arms down at the bridge where she stands. The creature fills the air with the bubbles from its trunk as Tsuruno leaps down from above. She smacks the bubbles away only to find her fans drenched in the mucus from the bubbles leaving her unable to launch flames. Yachiyo fills the air with her spears as she launches them continuously at the creature, urging Tsuruno and Iroha to escape while they can. Iroha insists she can help fight it too only to be knocked out by one of the bubbles. Yachiyo hurries over to where Iroha is laying on one of the bridges, her soul gem darkened to a dangerous point. She asks why Iroha would use her grief seed on her rather than herself if her soul gem was in such a state. Iroha wonders if maybe it was the shock of not getting to see the real Ui that threw her into despair.

Tsuruno attempts to keep the creature at bay by smacking it in the face with one of her fans only for it to smack her down several flights of bridges. She crashes onto the level where Yachiyo and Iroha are, wondering if this is the end for them. Yachiyo picks up Iroha and urges Tsuruno to run. As they're running away, Iroha dreams she is in a dark watery place. As she falls, long strips of gauze catch on her as she wonders if she'll ever find the real Ui. Iroha continues to fall deeper into her own being before she meets an exact copy of herself. The gauze wraps itself around Iroha's eyes blinding her as the copy's face is replaced with a pure white mask. As Yachiyo hurries, Iroha's cape comes off and her long hair comes loose and begins to fly upward. Iroha begins to float into the air, her arms above her head as the gauze wraps itself around her arms and body. Her hair forms into a witch-like creature that screeches at them like a bird. Iroha flies upward as the creature from the shrine chases after it. Iroha's witch-like form wraps the creature in gauze strips, mummifying it before it begins to rend at it with its beak repeatedly until the creature is no more.

With the creature gone, the barrier around the shrine disappears and the unconscious people from earlier are all left laying on the main bridge of the shrine. Iroha's witch-like form floats in the sky momentarily before crying out once more and diving down at Tsuruno. Just as she's about to attack, [[Mami Tomoe]] appears and uses her Tiro Finale to blast a hole in the side of the witch-like form. Damaged, the witch-form drops Iroha's body where Yachiyo stands and dissipates. Mami slowly makes her way down the steps, her musket trained on Iroha's prone form as Yachiyo demands to know who she is. Mami explains she was following the traces of strange magic only to find a Witch posing as a magical girl. Yachiyo insists she put her weapon down and get out of their way. She asks once more who she is. Mami makes her way further down the steps as she introduces herself, her gun never wavering from Iroha. She tells Yachiyo to step aside so she can finish the Witch off, but Yachiyo points out that Iroha is only a magical girl and tells her to put her weapon down. Mami finally relents, admitting that the magic that Iroha admits is different from the magic she followed earlier. She asks Yachiyo to explain what it was she saw but Yachiyo says nothing. Tsuruno pipes up, insisting that Iroha is just their friend. Mami tells them she came to Kamihama because of a rumor that a magical girl is gathering witches so she can keep all the grief seeds to herself. Even though Yachiyo flat out denies it being her, Mami reminds them that it IS true that there is a scarcity of witches in all areas outside Kamihama. Tsuruno asks Mami if she knows why there has been more magical girls than usual lately, but Yachiyo steps in and tells Mami they will handle their own territorial disputes without outside interference and to focus on her own territory disputes instead. Yachiyo asks that she leave once more, and without another word Mami undoes the magic of her muskets and walks away but not before warning Tsuruno that Yachiyo is hiding something from her.

In her dreams, Iroha floats while wrapped almost entirely in gauze strips. As the gauze slips away from her face, Iroha slowly opens her eyes and sees her white-faced doppelganger floating away from her and back into the dark abyss. The gauze strips continue to slip off of Iroha as she herself floats back up and out of the darkness. Iroha is now dreaming of her sister Ui. In different scenes from their lives together, Ui continues to repeat the words and phrases she did when they were in the shrine's barrier.

Iroha awakens in a nearly empty bedroom, the soul gem on her ring shining clearly with no trace of the impurities from before. She make her way down a flight of stairs and opens the door to the main area, where Yachiyo stands making dinner in the kitchen. She tells Iroha that she brought her here because she was still unconscious. She asks if she wants to call her parents, but Iroha shakes her head. Iroha apologizes for being an unwanted guests and makes for the door, but it is late at night and the trains are not likely to be running at such a late hour. Yachiyo offers Iroha her home for the night as long as it's no trouble to her, especially since she's already started dinner. Iroha accepts her offer and asks what she can do to help. Yachiyo tells her to get more rest while she finishes cooking. As Iroha lays in bed, she falls asleep smiling, thinking about what a long time it's been since someone had cooked for her.

Sometime later, Yachiyo enters the room to let her know the food is ready. As Iroha turns in her sleep, a tear runs down her cheek. Yachiyo looks at the window sill and imagines Mifuyu sitting there, smiling. The name tag on the door to the room turns, revealing this room as the old room of Mifuyu. Yachiyo thinks of Mifuyu, reminding herself why she continues to search for her and admitting to herself she's still a prisoner of her past.

[[Momoko Togame]] and [[Rena Minami]] lay unconscious on the floor of a witch's barrier. [[Kaede Akino]] stands trembling, crying out to her two teammates as she faces the witch [[Albertine]] on her own. Albertine grows in size, ready to attack Kaede as Kaede continues to sob in fear. Something explodes around Kaede, and as the smoke clears Kaede can be seen once more as she stands atop a witch-like creature. Kaede's face has been replaced with the same white mask as she turns her attention towards Albertine. Black hands appear from the witch-form's antlers and engulf Albertine in black sludge-like mold. As she spins around, black hands form from the sludge and crush Albertine, her blood like rainbow-paint splatters Kaede as Kaede faints. The barrier dissipates and Kaede wakes up, hurrying over to where Momoko and Rena still lay unconscious but alive. Kaede shakes them before remembering the black hands from earlier and seeing the rainbow blood on her hands. [[Mitama Yakumo]] calls out to Momoko, wondering where she could be and asking if they're done defeating the witch. Fearful, Kaede gets up and leaves before Mitama can see her. As she runs through the trees of the park, Kaede wonders if something is wrong with her. She wonders if maybe she's a witch as she continues to run. She trips and falls forward, laying on the grass full of worries and fears as she realizes that what just happened wasn't normal.

==Translations==

==Observations==
*[[Kanae Yukino]] makes a cameo appearance in the episode.
* After "Mifuyu" invites Yachiyo to leave, all windmills begin to spin reversely, which echos "returning to the past" in the previous episode.
* The clock chime in Yachiyo's home resembles the ones in ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion|Rebellion]]'' after the bus Homura takes departs.
* Iroha's hair was completely lose after she unleashed her witch form, but was braided into its usual style when she woke up in Yachiyo's home. This means either Yachiyo or Tsuruno combed her hair while she was unconscious.

=== Changes ===
* PMHQ in this episode's OP is slightly brightened.
* Tsuruno joins Yachiyo and Iroha at the end of the opening sequence.
* The shape of the Rumor of the Awaiters' "Horse" is changed almost completely to look like a Chinese dragon.
* Iroha doesn't wake up directly after releasing her Doppel.
* The fight against Mami is completely omitted.
* An anime-only scene is added, where [[Kaede Akino|Kaede]] releases her Doppel Zola against [[Albertine]].
** This also marks Albertine's first animated appearance.

==Trivia==
* According to a [https://twitter.com/gekidaninucurry/status/1223922379757195264 tweet] from Gekidan Inu Curry, the past was shown in 4:3 format while the present is shown in 16:9 in order to mimic the change of technology and to better illustrate the flashback as being in the past.
* According to a different [https://twitter.com/gekidaninucurry/status/1223920699032526848 tweet], the change in appearance of the rumor was due to over-farming for materials on the game app.
*When Iroha tries to leave Yachiyo's home, the wallclock chimes and they note that it's 11:30 p.m. Clocks generally only chime on the hour mark, not every half hour.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
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==See also==

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Magia Record Episode 5: There's No Place For You Here

2020-02-05T08:25:23Z

HOOCCOOH: /* Observations */

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== Summary ==

==Translations==

==Observations==
*[[Kanae Yukino]] make a cameo appearance in the episode.
* After "Mifuyu" invites Yachiyo to leave, all windmills begin to spin reversely, which echos "returning to the past" in the previous episode.
* The clock chime in Yachiyo's home resembles the ones in ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion|Rebellion]]'' after the bus Homura takes departs.

=== Changes ===
* PMHQ in this episode's OP is slightly brightened.
* The shape of the Rumor of the Awaiters' "Horse" is changed almost completely to look like a Chinese dragon.
* Iroha doesn't wake up directly after releasing her Doppel.
* The fight against Mami is completely omitted.
* An anime-only scene is added, where [[Kaede Akino|Kaede]] releases her Doppel Zola against [[Albertine]].
** This also marks Albertine's first animated appearance.

==Trivia==

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Magia Record Episode 2: It's Proof of the End of a Friendship

2020-02-04T11:48:34Z

HOOCCOOH: /* The Outro */

<blockquote>
''"You're right. It isn't my business anymore. So we're no longer friends!"'' ~ [[Kaede Akino]] to [[Rena Minami]]
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== Summary ==
The episode begins in a dream as a hospital building is shown and [[Ui Tamaki]] stands looking out the window. She says something, but nothing can be heard. Inside Satomi Medical Center, [[Iroha Tamaki]] is walking down the halls and dragging a luggage case on wheels behind her. She arrives in the hospital room where Ui greets her, her face filled with joy. Iroha smiles warmly as she holds her close. [[Kyubey]] blinks his eyes as we are shown the hospital rooftop and Iroha wishes for him to cure Ui's illness. Iroha awakens in her bed, her face visibly distraught as she realizes that she has forgotten the existence of her younger sister.

At school, Iroha buys a sandwich from a local vendor for her lunch as she walks along Kyubey. Having explained her dream to him, Kyubey wonders who this Ui could be and whether her existence was erased as the result of a wish or whether it's more likely that someone created her and implanted false memories in Iroha's mind. However, Iroha is certain that the memories she regained must be real. She then asks Kyubey if he knows anything about the small adolescent Kyubey she found in Kamihama, but Kyubey has never heard of such a thing.

She researches the hospital she saw in her dream and discovers it's a real place. Iroha then decides to travel to Satomi Medical Center in Kamihama to investigate further. As she rides the bus to the hospital, all of the passengers on the train are marked by Witch's Kiss, causing the bus driver to pull the bus into a seemingly empty alleyway. The sign on the bus has changed from "Satomi Medical Center" to a series of runes. The passengers on the bus then disembark, moving jerkily like puppets towards a Witch's barrier hidden on the back of a moped. Familiars soon appear in the alleyway as Iroha realizes this is the work of a witch and jumps into the barrier as well. Iroha transforms into a Magical Girl and makes her way through the labyrinth where she soon encounters the witch [[Rebecca|Rebekka]]. Another [[Kaede Akino|Magical Girl]] appears and grabs Iroha by the hand, apologizing for not being able to beat the Witch and urging Iroha to escape. Iroha is concerned about the passengers and in the confusion Rebekka is able to strike at them, knocking them into the yarn of her labyrinth and entangling the girls. Just as she's about to land another attack at them, a mysterious figure deflects the attack and frees the two girls. Iroha looks up to see [[Momoko Togame]] and [[Rena Minami]] appear. The two girls turn their attention to the witch once Rena is done scolding Kaede for being so weak. They clasp their hands as Rena transfers some of her power to Momoko. Momoko is then enveloped in blue magic as she attacks the witch from above. Enraged, the witch envelopes itself in wool and charges at Iroha and Kaede in a spin attack that leaves the screen black.

As Iroha slowly regains consciousness, she can hear Rena arguing with Momoko about what to do with her. Momoko notices Iroha as she stands, and welcomes her to the Coordinator's place. She explains it's a hospital or counseling center for Magical Girls in Kamihama but it seems the Coordinator is not there right now. Iroha thanks them for their help earlier and explains she's from Takarazaki City. Rena scolds her for wandering into a Witch's labyrinth so casually since the Witches of Kamihama are much more powerful than Witches elsewhere. Momoko tells her to dismiss Rena's attitude before offering to escort Iroha back to the train station. Iroha asks if the Witches are numerous before explaining she has to go to Satomi Medical Center to search for her sister. She explains to them about how she had forgotten she even had a sister until recently. Having heard all of this, Momoko offers their help to Iroha in searching for her sister. Rena, on the other hand, wants nothing to do with Iroha since they had been doing their own investigations on the rumors of a chain witch. Kaede agrees that finding the chain witch is important, but considering they hadn't found a single clue all week she figures it would be worth it to take a break from their search in order to help Iroha. Iroha doesn't want to be a burden, especially since they just rescued her from a witch but Kaede reassures her. They all introduce themselves to Iroha, who gratefully accepts their help.

At Satomi Medical Center, Iroha explains how her investigation has already hit a dead end. There are no records of Ui Tamaki being admitted to the hospital, in the past nor the present. As Iroha waits in line for her drinks at a fast food restaurant, several students gossip about the disappearance of a girl. She turns to find Momoko waiting impatiently for her as she explains that Momoko is holding a table for them. Momoko then grabs the drink tray rudely from Iroha's hands before storming off. Confused, Iroha hurries after Momoko who is climbing some stairs to an upper eating area. Once at the top, she notices that it is Rena who is holding the drink tray and carrying it to a table where Momoko and Kaede are waiting. Noticing the look on Iroha's face, Kaede asks if Rena didn't transform into Momoko again. Rena initially denies it, but then explains that their classmates were around. Iroha apologizes for the delay in her search as she tries to come up with a way of getting into the hospital wings. Kaede and Momoko suggest Rena transform into a nurse to get the information they need, but Rena adamantly refuses. Kaede accuses her of using her magic whenever it suits her rather than to help those in need, but Rena is concerned about shouldering the responsibilities should she be caught. Rena then wonders if Ui is even real, but Kaede is certain that Ui must be real since Iroha used her Magical Girl wish to heal Ui. Kaede then accuses Rena of being selfish, even after becoming a Magical Girl. Rena then becomes defensive, saying Kaede's wish to protect her family's garden was dumb. Tearfully, Kaede becomes upset and says that the garden was important to her family and this is the reason why Rena doesn't have any friends. Rena tells her to stay out of her business, to which Kaede declares they can no longer be friends and storms off. Momoko tries to stop her but she's already gone.

Momoko turns to Rena and asks how many times they've supposedly ended their friendship. She tells Rena that she crossed the line with Kaede but Rena won't even look up. Trying to cut the tension, Momoko waves her arms at Rena and in a spooky voice warns her that the chain witch is going to get her. But this only serves to anger Rena further, who call Momoko stupid and runs off as well. Momoko drops into her seat, certain she's only made the situation worse. Iroha looks down, uncertain of what to say.

Momoko walks Iroha home and apologizes for their behavior back at the restaurant. Iroha apologizes, saying it was surely her fault but Momoko reassures her that they fight all the time. Iroha asks if the chain monster and chain witch aren't the same thing. Momoko responds by asking Iroha if she's ever heard of the rumor of the "Friendship Ending Staircase".

Images of middle school students climb an endless stairwell as the narrator explains the rumor. On the north side of the east wing is a stairway that goes from the fourth floor to the roof. Write your name on the sixth step and the name of the person you don't want to be friends with anymore on the seventh step as proof of the end of your friendship. If one of you tries to make up after that, they will be dragged off by the chain monster and trapped inside the Friendship Ending Staircase, doomed to clean its endless steps for eternity.

[[Yachiyo Nanami]] surveys the city from atop an unfinished skyscraper as Momoko explains how six names have been written on that staircase and three of those people have since disappeared. Iroha wonders if the rumors are true. Elsewhere, Kaede is walking through the halls of her school when she stops in front of a staircase. As she stares at the steps, a classmate calls for her to hurry up.

After receiving a call from Momoko, Iroha meets up with Momoko and Kaede at the train station. It seems Rena hasn't been home since the argument the other day. The girls search throughout a popular arcade that Rena frequents. There, Iroha sees a girl with the same school uniform as Rena walking out of the arcade. Mistaking her for Rena, Iroha runs over and stops her at the entrance, but it is a [[Ren Isuzu|silver-haired girl]] instead. At first Iroha thinks she was mistaken, but the SayuSayu bracelet and Mocha Rabbit keychain are identical to the one on Rena's bookbag. Kaede comes up and hugs the girl from behind, saying she must be Rena in disguise. At first the girl denies it, but Kaede shows her the matching keychain on her own bookbag. Cornered, Rena changes back into her true self and takes off running with Kaede chasing after her. Kaede calls out her name as Rena transforms into Momoko, then the silver haired girl, then back to herself. As she continues to cycle through transformations, Kaede catches up to her and grabs her by the arm. She asks why Rena keeps running away even after she apologized the other day. Kaede refuses to let go of Rena and promises she'll keep apologizing until they're friends again and Rena forgives her.

Before Rena can respond, chains appear from their shadows. A fog envelopes them as shadowy figures ask if they didn't write their names on the staircase. The shadows accuse the girls of only pretending to be sorry and that it's Kaede's fault she can't apologize. Rena covers her ears with her hands, screaming that that's not what she's really thinking. Suddenly, the chains wrap themselves around Kaede as the screen pans to the staircase: on the sixth step someone has written Rena's name and on the seventh step someone has written Kaede's name.

==Translations==
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|Dear Mifuyu 
I found someone I like when I became 14 
I don't know what to do 
Since we aren't normal girls 
Even if our feelings are the same it doesn't mean we can be together 
Still, I ended up writing a letter to that person 
No matter what, I just don't want to erase this feeling... 
But if the time comes 
Should I have it delivered ''(text hidden)'' 
From a dead person ''(text hidden)'' 
Probably won't make them happy 
Mifuyu, at that time 
If it was you what would you do? 
From 14-year-old Yachiyo
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==Observations==
===The Outro ===
* In the scene featuring the reflection of an eye of Yachiyo in the water, its pupil resembles the moon.
* Some realistic scenes were shot in Yokohama.
* The outro is based entirely on Yachiyo's life from when she first contracted to when she was 18. This can be derived from the birthday cake with 18 candles, the letter she writes to Mifuyu (based on Mifuyu's personal memoria), and other imagery.
* The numbers on the elevator indicate how many days it's been since she first contracted at 12 years old.
** The reading starts at about 110.
** 126 days is about 4 months. Presumably she is now 13 years old.
**1343 days is about 3.8 years. Presumably she is now 16 years old.
**1649 days is about 4.5 years. Presumably she is now 17 years old.
**2120 days is about 5.8 years. Bringing Yachiyo closer to the present at about eighteen. At this age, the shape of the chair she is sitting in also changes.
** The speed at which the number goes up can represent her growing up too fast. With each change she looks sadder and more lonely.
** The last number displayed when Yachiyo is still in the elevator is 2149, after which the doors of the elevator open and Yachiyo falls into the water.
** The last number displayed at Yachiyo's absence is 2164, after which the screen goes off.
* Yachiyo's falling into the water and the sliding filmstrips could be a reference to Campanella's falling into a river, despite Yachiyo doesn't actually die in the scene.
* Yachiyo's letter to Mifuyu also appears in the game in Mifuyu's personal story.
* The last scene probably takes place before Yachiyo meets Iroha in the OP.

=== Changes ===
* Much like [[Zenobia]] in the previous episode, [[Rebecca]] was also redesigned significantly, in particular her face and cape were altered, along with her colors being dulled. Her name was also spelled as "Rebekka".
* The Rumor of the Friendship Ending Staircase was altered significantly in its lore and prerequisites for triggering.
* Kaede and Rena's argument is different, as they argue over helping Iroha rather than food in the game.
* [[Ren Isuzu]] makes a cameo appearance as a transformation of Rena's.

==Speculations==
* The symbol that appears above Rena's and Momoko's hands when they Connect appears identical to the symbol that appears when Mitama adjusts a Soul Gem, and the symbol in the window of her office. This could imply that Connect magic is only made possible through her adjustments.

==Trivia==
* There is a map of Kamihama under glass with a crystal dangling above it in the Coordinator's place. This map only appears in a close-up. In every other shot of the domed glass table, the map is not visible.
* Each pair of names written on the Breakup Staircase appear to be somehow "conflict" with each other:
** {{Lang|ja|高里希乃子 - 中山竹乎}}
*** {{Lang|ja|高里希乃子}} (Possibly ''Takasato Kinoko''): {{Lang|ja|高}} (''taka'') = high; {{Lang|ja|里}} (''sato'') = village; {{Lang|ja|希乃子}} (''kinoko'') = {{Lang|ja|キノコ}} = mushroom.
*** {{Lang|ja|中山竹乎}} (Possibly ''Nakayama Takenoko''): {{Lang|ja|中}} (''naka'') = middle; {{Lang|ja|山}} (''yama'') = mountain; {{Lang|ja|竹乎}} (''takenoko'') = {{Lang|ja|タケノコ}} = bamboo shoot.
** {{Lang|ja|絢水紅音 - 油江藍凛}}
*** {{Lang|ja|絢水紅音}} (Possibly ''Ayami Akane''): {{Lang|ja|絢}} (''aya'') = thread; {{Lang|ja|水}} (''mi'', usually ''mizu'') = '''water'''; {{Lang|ja|紅}} (''aka'') = '''red'''; {{Lang|ja|音}} (''ne'') = voice.
*** {{Lang|ja|油江藍凛}} (Possibly ''Yugō Airin''): {{Lang|ja|油}} (''yu'') = '''oil'''; {{Lang|ja|江}} (''gō'', usually ''kō'') = inlet; {{Lang|ja|藍}} (''ai'') = '''indigo'''; {{Lang|ja|凛}} (''rin'') = cold.
** {{Lang|ja|蟹山木陰 - 申谷陽光}}
*** {{Lang|ja|蟹山木陰}} (Possibly ''Kaniyama Kokage''): {{Lang|ja|蟹}} (''kani'') = crab; {{Lang|ja|山}} (''yama'') = mountain; {{Lang|ja|木陰}} (''kokage'') = tree shade.
*** {{Lang|ja|申谷陽光}} (Possibly ''Sarutani Yōkō''): {{Lang|ja|申}} (''saru'') = monkey; {{Lang|ja|谷}} (''ya'') = valley; {{Lang|ja|陽光}} (''yōkō'') = sunshine.
** {{Lang|ja|水波レナ - 秋野かえで}}
*** {{Lang|ja|水波レナ}} (''Minami Rena''): {{Lang|ja|水}} = '''water'''.
*** {{Lang|ja|秋野かえで}} (''Akino Kaede''): {{Lang|ja|秋}} (''aki'' = autumn) is made up of {{Lang|ja|禾}} (grain) and {{Lang|ja|火}} ('''fire''').
* There are further references to ''[[wikipedia:Night on the Galactic Railroad|Night on the Galactic Railroad]]'' in this episode:
** The license plate number of the bus supposed to be bound for Satomi Medical Center but deviated by the witch is NGC-7000. It is the designation of [[wikipedia:North America Nebula|North America Nebula]] near the [[wikipedia:Northern Cross (asterism)|Northern Cross]], where Campanella makes up his mind to go to "the end of earth" to make his mother happy, a wish later fulfilled at the Southern Cross.
** Caldwell 99 is the designation given to the [[wikipedia:Coalsack Nebula|Coalsack Nebula]] located between the [[wikipedia:Crux|Southern Cross]] and Scorpion constellations. In the story, the character Campanella ends his journey by going to the Coalsack.
*Momoko's pose when she is first introduced is similar to her victory pose in the game. Her attack against Rebekka is also similar to her magia attack "Edge of the Universe".

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=== Official art ===

== Analyses ==

==See also==

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Talk:Alethea

2020-02-03T14:31:26Z

HOOCCOOH:

Where do we get that the title is Aletheia? --NepetaLeijon27 14:49, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
: The answer is: nowhere. But you need a name in Latin script anyway, and a direct transliteration is the last option for a loanword. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiRywvGitzs NA Trailer] used "Alicia" instead, but I don't think it is necessarily the correct one despite it is official, considering every song title in PMMM series so far has a certain meaning, while "Alicia" is no more than a female name which has never appeared anywhere in the series. In contrast, "Aletheia", as the antonym of the OP "deception", has a certain meaning, has its synonym appeared in its lyrics, is the origin of the name "Alicia", and could be found in [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A2 Japanese Wikipedia]. In conclusion, Aletheia is probably the best choice for now. --[[User:HOOCCOOH|HOOCCOOH]] ([[User talk:HOOCCOOH|talk]]) 13:16, 3 February 2020 (UTC)

Talk:Alethea

2020-02-03T13:22:07Z

HOOCCOOH:

Where do we get that the title is Aletheia? --NepetaLeijon27 14:49, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
: The answer is: nowhere. But you need a name in Latin script anyway, and a direct transliteration is the last option. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiRywvGitzs NA Trailer] used "Alicia" instead, but I don't think it is necessarily the correct one despite it is official, considering every song title in PMMM series so far has a certain meaning, while "Alicia" is no more than a female name which has never appeared anywhere in the series. In contrast, "Aletheia", as the antonym of the OP "deception", has a certain meaning, has its synonym appeared in its lyrics, is the origin of the name "Alicia", and could be found in [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A2 Japanese Wikipedia]. In conclusion, Aletheia is probably the best choice for now. --[[User:HOOCCOOH|HOOCCOOH]] ([[User talk:HOOCCOOH|talk]]) 13:16, 3 February 2020 (UTC)

Talk:Alethea

2020-02-03T13:17:30Z

HOOCCOOH:

Where do we get that the title is Aletheia? --NepetaLeijon27 14:49, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
: The answer is: nowhere. But you need a name in Latin scripts anyway, and a direct transliteration is the last option. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiRywvGitzs NA Trailer] used "Alicia" instead, but I don't think it is necessarily the correct one despite it is official, considering every song in PMMM series so far has a certain meaning, while "Alicia" is no more than a female name which has never appeared anywhere in the series. In contrast, "Aletheia", as the antonym of the OP "deception", has a certain meaning, has its synonym appeared in its lyrics, is the origin of the name "Alicia", and could be found in [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A2 Japanese Wikipedia]. In conclusion, Aletheia is probably the best choice for now. --[[User:HOOCCOOH|HOOCCOOH]] ([[User talk:HOOCCOOH|talk]]) 13:16, 3 February 2020 (UTC)

Magia Record Episode 4: This Isn't the Past

2020-02-03T10:03:00Z

HOOCCOOH: /* Observations */

<blockquote>
''"There's always a price to pay for a miracle."'' ~ [[Yachiyo Nanami]] to [[Iroha Tamaki]]
</blockquote>

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|image =[[File:Episode 4 Title Card.png|300px]]
|jname = 過去じゃないです
|date = 25 January 2020
|script = [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] (Doroinu)
|storyboard = name
|director = name
|adirector = name
}}

== Summary ==
Iroha approaches the Chinese restaurant "Banbanzai" as she looks at a flyer for it. As the enters the restaurant, she sees [[Tsuruno Yui]] wearing an apron as she punches at a side of beef. The last punch she throws is strong enough to throw her dad against the wall, still holding the side of beef. Iroha begins to slowly close the door to the restaurant, but she's too late as Tsuruno notices the potential customer and stops the door with her foot, welcoming her inside.

As Iroha narrates about the meaning of having a friend, she meets up with [[Momoko Togame]], [[Rena Minami]], and [[Kaede Akino]] at [[Mitama Yakumo]]'s place to eat snacks and talk about their next course of action. It seems all the victims of the Friendship Ending Staircase have returned safe and sound. Rena finds it odd that a Witch wouldn't have harmed any of her victims, especially after an extended period of time. Momoko wonders if perhaps it wasn't a Witch, but something else lurking behind the rumor. There have been other strange rumors circulating around the city as of late including a rumor where you see your future if you watch television at 4:44:44 am. Momoko mentions a rumor about an expanding underground empire under a certain manhole, but Rena dismisses it as being ridiculous. Iroha asks if there are any rumors about people disappearing, thinking perhaps that [[Ui Tamaki]] has been caught up in one of these rumor cases. When Rena suggests Iroha go to the police about it, Iroha dismisses the idea since she has no photographs or other evidence of Ui's existence. Iroha considers questioning people, but figures it would take a long time, especially with no leads. Momoko offers their help and Mitama hands Iroha a flyer for Banbanzai and suggests she stop there for lunch once she gets hungry.

Back in the present, Tsuruno introduces herself as the strongest magical girl as she hands Iroha large portions of fried rice, ramen, and vegetables. Iroha stares at the food since she had only ordered a regular sized ramen. Tsuruno says the large portions are what they regularly serve and that the food is on the house for a fellow magical girl. She encourages Iroha to eat up as she watches and eagerly waits to hear what she thinks of the flavor. Iroha eats some of the food before quietly saying it tastes good. Tsuruno begs her unrelentingly to give it a score and Iroha attempts to dodge the question before settling on a score of 50/100. Tsuruno appears devastated at the response.

After she finishes eating, Iroha apologizes for her rude comment earlier but Tsuruno brushes it off. She knows that her restaurant is known for its balanced dishes that always score 50%. Tsuruno then apologies to Iroha for not being much help in finding her sister, and offers to call a friend she knows that could help her in her investigations of the rumors of Kamihama. After making a phone call where she begs her friend for a favor, she happily declares that her friend has agreed to help.

Tsuruno and Iroha travel to Mizuna Shrine where they meet up with Tsuruno's friend: [[Yachiyo Nanami]]. When Yachiyo recognizes Iroha, she apologizes to Tsuruno and tells her she won't be able to help after all. She had only agreed to help because she thought it would be new information on the rumors she was investigating. Before she can leave, Tsuruno grabs her by the arm and begs her to stay and help. They grab a drink at the cafe in front of the shrine as Tsuruno tells Yachiyo about all she had heard from Iroha concerning the Friendship Ending Staircase. Having heard about it, Tsuruno is fired up to find out more about these creatures hiding behind rumors. Yachiyo opens her notebeook and tells them about the Seance Shrine she's been investigating lately. It seems if you write the name of the person you want to meet and then pay a proper visit to the shrine, you'll meet that person and become so happy you never leave the shrine. While researching online, Yachiyo found posts online from people who claim they meet the person they were searching for. However, those same people never posted again after that one post. The girls agree that it sounds suspicious and Tsuruno gets up excitedly, running towards Mizuna Shrine's entrance, completely certain that the Seance Shrine and Mizuna Shrine are one and the same. But Yachiyo doesn't think it's that simple, especially after she already tried writing a name on a plaque at Mizuna shrine.

The three girls decide to investigate the various shrines in Mizuna ward and start at Inari Daimyoujin. After writing names down and praying, the girls turn to find Tsuruno holding stamp cards. It seems there is an activity where you visit the different shrines in Mizuna Ward and gather a stamp at each one. After completing the tour, you're suppose to arrive at a "marriage power spot". While it looks to be just a promotional activity by the Town Revitalization Committee, Yachiyo agrees to try it out. She figures it would be more time-effective than wandering around aimlessly and wants to see if the stamp card that is based on a local legend has any connection to the rumor of the shrine.

As they travel from shrine to shrine, Yachiyo describes the legend to Iroha: A long time ago, a lady who lived in Mizuna Castle fell in love with a man from the town. However, they were from different economic classes and her fiance grew jealous, eventually murdering the man. Every night she pleaded at a shrine for God to revive her lover and on the 1,500th night her prayer was answered. Iroha thinks the story has a beautiful ending, but Yachiyo reveals that there is a hidden ending that many have forgotten. The price the woman paid for this miracle was the lives of every person in the town.

Tsuruno walks up besides Yachiyo, happy to be hanging out like old times. Yachiyo rebukes her and Tsuruno looks dismayed for a moment before speeding ahead, excited to get to the last location. Iroha envies that Yachiyo has such a good friend. Yachiyo corrects her, informing her they were friends once but that was a long time ago. Still, Iroha would be happy to have a friend since she had no close friends other than her sister Ui. Her life revolved around taking care of her sister, and without her she feels lost. Yachiyo accuses her of living in the past, but Iroha is adamant that it's not in the past. As the girls arrive at the last shrine, Tsuruno is surprised to find it was Mizuna Shrine all along. But the shrine has already closed for the day. Even with the stamp card filled, nothing out of the ordinary has happened. Yachiyo figured the stamp card would be too common for the rumor to trigger so easily and wonders if there might be a clue in the various places they visited.

As the girls leave the area, they pass a grocery store with various sales signs posted on the front. Yachiyo stares at the signs in shock, muttering to herself about how she could have forgotten something so important. She turns to Tsuruno and Iroha and asks for their help. The girls agree to help and hurry inside. Yachiyo mutters finances to herself as she urges Iroha to grab more groceries. It seems Yachiyo is trying to maximize the points and savings she'll get from taking advantage of the store's limited time sale. When Iroha doesn't understand the importance of grocery sales, Yachiyo accuses her of still being a kid. As they continue shopping, one of the shelves begins to rumble and Yachiyo stops: she's sensed a Witch's Labyrinth. Upset she'll miss the sale, Yachiyo and Iroha transform and enter the barrier.

Once Inside, they are attacked by the Witch [[Candy]]. Iroha races ahead, Yachiyo calling out to her to stay behind. But Iroha insists she's a magical girl too and launches her arrows at Candy. Candy dodges the attacks before burrowing under the ground of her barrier. She pops up underneath Iroha and splits her head open, revealing a pelvis bone and attacks with her rabbit ears (which are now covered in teeth). Yachiyo pulls Iroha to safety before turning her attention to the [[Candy#Harold|familiars]] swarming around them. The familiars begin to pile around them when Tsuruno appears and burns through them with her fans. Tsuruno announces herself as the Strongest Magical Girl before narrowly dodging an attack from Candy. Iroha grabs Tsuruno's arm, connecting with her and imbuing her with her magic. The amount of magic launches Tsuruno up into the air, crashing into the ceiling of the barrier. Tsuruno's not worried and thanks her for the boost before launching her "Flaming Waltz Dance" straight down into Candy, destroying her in the process.

The barrier dissipates and the girls are back inside the grocery store. Iroha stares at her soul gem, the bottom of it beginning to fill with impurities. She keeps this to herself as they walk out into the street. It is now late at night and the sale is over. Yachiyo asks the two girls to come with her to check out something. She says they are heading to the Seance Shrine and notes that the woman in the story always prayed at the shrine at night. The girls leap over the shrine's entrance and walks towards the shrine's center. As they walk, the small Kyubey comes running toward them and leaps into Iroha's arms. Yachiyo is surprised to see it there as Iroha explains it appeared during the Friendship Ending Staircase fight. Three plaques fall from the sky at the girls' feet and Yachiyo hands one to Iroha. Tsuruno holds out her hands for a plaque but Yachiyo doesn't want her to write anything down since they don't know what will happen to them. Iroha writes her sister's name down only for the plaque to spring to life and take flight. The girls transform into their magical girl states and head towards the shrine's center.

Dark shadows take form, demanding that Tsuruno write a name as well before reaching out towards her. They pull her back and begin swarming around her. Tsuruno prepares to fight them off and urges Yachiyo and Iroha to hurry to the center. There, Yachiyo pulls the rope attached to the bell and both girls bow their heads in prayer. When she raises her head, Iroha finds they are now inside the shrine's barrier and it is now sunset. As they turn to look, [[Mifuyu Azusa]] stands there waiting for Yachiyo while Ui stands on a different pathway.

==Translations==
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!style="width: 275px;"|Screencap
!Notes
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|[[File:Episode 4 Desks 2.png|275px]]
|(Right) Short Fuse. Selfish. Stubborn. Stuck up. Twisted. (Left) Crybaby. Useless. Never listens.
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|[[File:Episode 4 Banbanzai MG eat free.png|275px]]
|Welcome to Magical Girl Service
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|[[File:Episode 4 Rumor posting.png|275px]]
|CAN YOU MEET THE PERSON YOU HAVE IN MIND? Research on the Rumored Shrine visit process
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|[[File:Episode 4 Mizuna website.png|275px]]
|Could this be the rumored seance shrine?! Let me go test it out! Will update again with results!
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 1.png|275px]]
|Is there anyone here who tested Mizuna Ward's seance shrine?
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 2.png|275px]]
|The seance shrine, it was really true! It's good to try~! Thank you god ♡
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 3.png|275px]]
|It's called Mizuna Ward Shrine, it's a seance shrine or something like that
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 4.png|275px]]
|Even if I went to Seance Shrine, there's no one I want so see, so sad
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 5.png|275px]]
|I want to try the seance shrine
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 6.png|275px]]
|Is this the way to the seance shrine? Please tell me someone~
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 7.png|275px]]
|I met my past boyfriend at Seance Shrine. It was destiny!!!!
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 8.png|275px]]
|A rumored shrine passed by word of mouth, I've been to a place like that, but I don't know how to do it. There's someone who knows how.
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 9.png|275px]]
|Accounts weaken the rumored shrine. I've been silent ever since
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 10.png|275px]]
|Are there similar people that couldn't be contacted after a friend said "I was able to reunite with that person at the shrine"?
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|[[File:Episode 4 Posts.png|275px]]
|It's amazing that we really met!! They've stopped updating now that it's over? Is it mysterious? Erased A few months after, the owner disappeared...
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|[[File:Episode 4 Candy Runes.png|275px]]
|Candy
|}

==Observations==
* During the three's trial and error, they stop and pray at an [[wikipedia:Inari Ōkami|Inari God]] ({{Lang|ja|稲荷大明神}})'s shrine.
* The spots on the stamp rally card are Former Mizuna Red Light District ({{Lang|ja|元水名遊廓}}), Gift Shop ({{Lang|ja|お土産屋}})、Mizuna Family Garden ({{Lang|ja|水名氏庭園}})、Kamihama Art Museum ({{Lang|ja|神浜美術館}}), Cultural Theater ({{Lang|ja|文化劇場}}), Mizuna Castle ({{Lang|ja|水名城}}), Mizuna Shrine ({{Lang|ja|水名神社}}). The blank before each place's name is reserved to fill in a certain hiragana, which then turns out to be "{{Lang|ja|みずなじんじや}}" (''Mi Zu Na Ji N Ji Ya'') respectively, namely ''Mizuna Jinja'' ({{Lang|ja|水名神社/みずなじんじゃ}}) or "Mizuna Shrine".
* During Yachiyo's narration of the ancient story:
** [[Ria Ami]] and [[Manaka Kurumi]] make cameo appearances in the episode.
** In a scene of the water surface, the ripples abnormally contracts from outside to inside, possibly a metaphorical expression of "returning to the past", in contrast to Yachiyo's narration "days that are lost can never return" and the title "This Isn't the Past".
** Shoes can be found in many scenes. And in one scene, there are many Japanese-style socks ''[[wikipedia:Tabi|Tabi]]'' in front of a shrine. This might be echoing the rally event's theme "Follow in the '''Footsteps''' of the Tragic Lovers" as well as implying the real price behind these "footsteps".
** The people walking in procession during the explanation of the Tragic Lovers' story appear to be wearing {{spoiler|the robes of the Wings of Magius implying that they too are being sacrificed for a miracle}}.
** Yachiyo's words "The dead can't be resurrected so easily." "Days that are lost can never return." "There is always a price to pay for a miracle." possibly echo what Homura says in PMMM.
*** In Episode 5 of PMMM, Homura says to Madoka "Just as the dead don't return to life." when commenting Sayaka's becoming a magical girl.
* At night before the three enter Mizuna Shrine, the winged insects in several scenes are possibly [[wikipedia:ephemera|ephemera]], aka. mayflies. They have a shared implied meaning in both East Asian culture and Western culture: ephemeral, short-lived. After the three enter the shrine, some of these insects are stuck onto a cobweb.
* Rumors have marks similar to a Witch's Kiss that they mark their victims with.

=== Changes ===
*The legend about the broken couple is added a "true ending" in the anime.
*In the anime, Candy remains relatively unchanged except for the buttons that ornament her dress.

==Trivia==
*This episode showcases Mitama's famous "cooking skills" by having her eat a slice of cheesecake covered in ketchup, sprinkles, and an umeboshi.
*This is the first appearance of the rumor spreading creature. In the previous episodes, the rumors were told as is without the creature being shown.
*When Yachiyo takes Iroha and Tsuruno into the grocery store, the song playing on the overcom while they shop is the one she sings in the musical stage adaptation about the virtue of the 10 point sale.

== Gallery ==
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File:Episode 4 Banbanzai Flyer.png
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File:Episode 4 End Title Card.png|End Title Card by Masugitsune
</gallery>

==See also==

==External links==
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Magia Record Episode 4: This Isn't the Past

2020-02-03T10:02:40Z

HOOCCOOH: /* Observations */

<blockquote>
''"There's always a price to pay for a miracle."'' ~ [[Yachiyo Nanami]] to [[Iroha Tamaki]]
</blockquote>

{{Infobox_episode
|name = This Isn't the Past
|image =[[File:Episode 4 Title Card.png|300px]]
|jname = 過去じゃないです
|date = 25 January 2020
|script = [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] (Doroinu)
|storyboard = name
|director = name
|adirector = name
}}

== Summary ==
Iroha approaches the Chinese restaurant "Banbanzai" as she looks at a flyer for it. As the enters the restaurant, she sees [[Tsuruno Yui]] wearing an apron as she punches at a side of beef. The last punch she throws is strong enough to throw her dad against the wall, still holding the side of beef. Iroha begins to slowly close the door to the restaurant, but she's too late as Tsuruno notices the potential customer and stops the door with her foot, welcoming her inside.

As Iroha narrates about the meaning of having a friend, she meets up with [[Momoko Togame]], [[Rena Minami]], and [[Kaede Akino]] at [[Mitama Yakumo]]'s place to eat snacks and talk about their next course of action. It seems all the victims of the Friendship Ending Staircase have returned safe and sound. Rena finds it odd that a Witch wouldn't have harmed any of her victims, especially after an extended period of time. Momoko wonders if perhaps it wasn't a Witch, but something else lurking behind the rumor. There have been other strange rumors circulating around the city as of late including a rumor where you see your future if you watch television at 4:44:44 am. Momoko mentions a rumor about an expanding underground empire under a certain manhole, but Rena dismisses it as being ridiculous. Iroha asks if there are any rumors about people disappearing, thinking perhaps that [[Ui Tamaki]] has been caught up in one of these rumor cases. When Rena suggests Iroha go to the police about it, Iroha dismisses the idea since she has no photographs or other evidence of Ui's existence. Iroha considers questioning people, but figures it would take a long time, especially with no leads. Momoko offers their help and Mitama hands Iroha a flyer for Banbanzai and suggests she stop there for lunch once she gets hungry.

Back in the present, Tsuruno introduces herself as the strongest magical girl as she hands Iroha large portions of fried rice, ramen, and vegetables. Iroha stares at the food since she had only ordered a regular sized ramen. Tsuruno says the large portions are what they regularly serve and that the food is on the house for a fellow magical girl. She encourages Iroha to eat up as she watches and eagerly waits to hear what she thinks of the flavor. Iroha eats some of the food before quietly saying it tastes good. Tsuruno begs her unrelentingly to give it a score and Iroha attempts to dodge the question before settling on a score of 50/100. Tsuruno appears devastated at the response.

After she finishes eating, Iroha apologizes for her rude comment earlier but Tsuruno brushes it off. She knows that her restaurant is known for its balanced dishes that always score 50%. Tsuruno then apologies to Iroha for not being much help in finding her sister, and offers to call a friend she knows that could help her in her investigations of the rumors of Kamihama. After making a phone call where she begs her friend for a favor, she happily declares that her friend has agreed to help.

Tsuruno and Iroha travel to Mizuna Shrine where they meet up with Tsuruno's friend: [[Yachiyo Nanami]]. When Yachiyo recognizes Iroha, she apologizes to Tsuruno and tells her she won't be able to help after all. She had only agreed to help because she thought it would be new information on the rumors she was investigating. Before she can leave, Tsuruno grabs her by the arm and begs her to stay and help. They grab a drink at the cafe in front of the shrine as Tsuruno tells Yachiyo about all she had heard from Iroha concerning the Friendship Ending Staircase. Having heard about it, Tsuruno is fired up to find out more about these creatures hiding behind rumors. Yachiyo opens her notebeook and tells them about the Seance Shrine she's been investigating lately. It seems if you write the name of the person you want to meet and then pay a proper visit to the shrine, you'll meet that person and become so happy you never leave the shrine. While researching online, Yachiyo found posts online from people who claim they meet the person they were searching for. However, those same people never posted again after that one post. The girls agree that it sounds suspicious and Tsuruno gets up excitedly, running towards Mizuna Shrine's entrance, completely certain that the Seance Shrine and Mizuna Shrine are one and the same. But Yachiyo doesn't think it's that simple, especially after she already tried writing a name on a plaque at Mizuna shrine.

The three girls decide to investigate the various shrines in Mizuna ward and start at Inari Daimyoujin. After writing names down and praying, the girls turn to find Tsuruno holding stamp cards. It seems there is an activity where you visit the different shrines in Mizuna Ward and gather a stamp at each one. After completing the tour, you're suppose to arrive at a "marriage power spot". While it looks to be just a promotional activity by the Town Revitalization Committee, Yachiyo agrees to try it out. She figures it would be more time-effective than wandering around aimlessly and wants to see if the stamp card that is based on a local legend has any connection to the rumor of the shrine.

As they travel from shrine to shrine, Yachiyo describes the legend to Iroha: A long time ago, a lady who lived in Mizuna Castle fell in love with a man from the town. However, they were from different economic classes and her fiance grew jealous, eventually murdering the man. Every night she pleaded at a shrine for God to revive her lover and on the 1,500th night her prayer was answered. Iroha thinks the story has a beautiful ending, but Yachiyo reveals that there is a hidden ending that many have forgotten. The price the woman paid for this miracle was the lives of every person in the town.

Tsuruno walks up besides Yachiyo, happy to be hanging out like old times. Yachiyo rebukes her and Tsuruno looks dismayed for a moment before speeding ahead, excited to get to the last location. Iroha envies that Yachiyo has such a good friend. Yachiyo corrects her, informing her they were friends once but that was a long time ago. Still, Iroha would be happy to have a friend since she had no close friends other than her sister Ui. Her life revolved around taking care of her sister, and without her she feels lost. Yachiyo accuses her of living in the past, but Iroha is adamant that it's not in the past. As the girls arrive at the last shrine, Tsuruno is surprised to find it was Mizuna Shrine all along. But the shrine has already closed for the day. Even with the stamp card filled, nothing out of the ordinary has happened. Yachiyo figured the stamp card would be too common for the rumor to trigger so easily and wonders if there might be a clue in the various places they visited.

As the girls leave the area, they pass a grocery store with various sales signs posted on the front. Yachiyo stares at the signs in shock, muttering to herself about how she could have forgotten something so important. She turns to Tsuruno and Iroha and asks for their help. The girls agree to help and hurry inside. Yachiyo mutters finances to herself as she urges Iroha to grab more groceries. It seems Yachiyo is trying to maximize the points and savings she'll get from taking advantage of the store's limited time sale. When Iroha doesn't understand the importance of grocery sales, Yachiyo accuses her of still being a kid. As they continue shopping, one of the shelves begins to rumble and Yachiyo stops: she's sensed a Witch's Labyrinth. Upset she'll miss the sale, Yachiyo and Iroha transform and enter the barrier.

Once Inside, they are attacked by the Witch [[Candy]]. Iroha races ahead, Yachiyo calling out to her to stay behind. But Iroha insists she's a magical girl too and launches her arrows at Candy. Candy dodges the attacks before burrowing under the ground of her barrier. She pops up underneath Iroha and splits her head open, revealing a pelvis bone and attacks with her rabbit ears (which are now covered in teeth). Yachiyo pulls Iroha to safety before turning her attention to the [[Candy#Harold|familiars]] swarming around them. The familiars begin to pile around them when Tsuruno appears and burns through them with her fans. Tsuruno announces herself as the Strongest Magical Girl before narrowly dodging an attack from Candy. Iroha grabs Tsuruno's arm, connecting with her and imbuing her with her magic. The amount of magic launches Tsuruno up into the air, crashing into the ceiling of the barrier. Tsuruno's not worried and thanks her for the boost before launching her "Flaming Waltz Dance" straight down into Candy, destroying her in the process.

The barrier dissipates and the girls are back inside the grocery store. Iroha stares at her soul gem, the bottom of it beginning to fill with impurities. She keeps this to herself as they walk out into the street. It is now late at night and the sale is over. Yachiyo asks the two girls to come with her to check out something. She says they are heading to the Seance Shrine and notes that the woman in the story always prayed at the shrine at night. The girls leap over the shrine's entrance and walks towards the shrine's center. As they walk, the small Kyubey comes running toward them and leaps into Iroha's arms. Yachiyo is surprised to see it there as Iroha explains it appeared during the Friendship Ending Staircase fight. Three plaques fall from the sky at the girls' feet and Yachiyo hands one to Iroha. Tsuruno holds out her hands for a plaque but Yachiyo doesn't want her to write anything down since they don't know what will happen to them. Iroha writes her sister's name down only for the plaque to spring to life and take flight. The girls transform into their magical girl states and head towards the shrine's center.

Dark shadows take form, demanding that Tsuruno write a name as well before reaching out towards her. They pull her back and begin swarming around her. Tsuruno prepares to fight them off and urges Yachiyo and Iroha to hurry to the center. There, Yachiyo pulls the rope attached to the bell and both girls bow their heads in prayer. When she raises her head, Iroha finds they are now inside the shrine's barrier and it is now sunset. As they turn to look, [[Mifuyu Azusa]] stands there waiting for Yachiyo while Ui stands on a different pathway.

==Translations==
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|(Right) Short Fuse. Selfish. Stubborn. Stuck up. Twisted. (Left) Crybaby. Useless. Never listens.
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|[[File:Episode 4 Banbanzai MG eat free.png|275px]]
|Welcome to Magical Girl Service
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|[[File:Episode 4 Rumor posting.png|275px]]
|CAN YOU MEET THE PERSON YOU HAVE IN MIND? Research on the Rumored Shrine visit process
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|[[File:Episode 4 Mizuna website.png|275px]]
|Could this be the rumored seance shrine?! Let me go test it out! Will update again with results!
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|Is there anyone here who tested Mizuna Ward's seance shrine?
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|The seance shrine, it was really true! It's good to try~! Thank you god ♡
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|It's called Mizuna Ward Shrine, it's a seance shrine or something like that
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|Even if I went to Seance Shrine, there's no one I want so see, so sad
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|I want to try the seance shrine
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|Is this the way to the seance shrine? Please tell me someone~
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|I met my past boyfriend at Seance Shrine. It was destiny!!!!
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|A rumored shrine passed by word of mouth, I've been to a place like that, but I don't know how to do it. There's someone who knows how.
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|Accounts weaken the rumored shrine. I've been silent ever since
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|Are there similar people that couldn't be contacted after a friend said "I was able to reunite with that person at the shrine"?
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|It's amazing that we really met!! They've stopped updating now that it's over? Is it mysterious? Erased A few months after, the owner disappeared...
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|[[File:Episode 4 Candy Runes.png|275px]]
|Candy
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==Observations==
* During the three's trial and error, they stop and pray at an [[wikipedia:Inari Ōkami|Inari God]] ({{Lang|ja|稲荷大明神}})'s shrine.
* The spots on the stamp rally card are Former Mizuna Red Light District ({{Lang|ja|元水名遊廓}}), Gift Shop ({{Lang|ja|お土産屋}})、Mizuna Family Garden ({{Lang|ja|水名氏庭園}})、Kamihama Art Museum ({{Lang|ja|神浜美術館}}), Cultural Theater ({{Lang|ja|文化劇場}}), Mizuna Castle ({{Lang|ja|水名城}}), Mizuna Shrine ({{Lang|ja|水名神社}}). The blank before each place's name is reserved to fill in a certain hiragana, which then turns out to be "{{Lang|ja|みずなじんじや}}" (''Mi Zu Na Ji N Ji Ya'') respectively, namely ''Mizuna Jinja'' ({{Lang|ja|水名神社/みずなじんじゃ}}) or "Mizuna Shrine".
* During Yachiyo's narration of the ancient story:
** [[Ria Ami]] and [[Manaka Kurumi]] make cameo appearances in the episode.
** In a scene of the water surface, the ripples abnormally contracts from outside to inside, possibly a metaphorical expression of "returning to the past", in contrast to Yachiyo's narration "days that are lost can never return" and the title "This Isn't the Past".
** Shoes can be found in many scenes. And in one scene, there are many Japanese-style socks ''[[wikipedia:Tabi|Tabi]]'' in front of a shrine. This might be echoing the rally event's theme "Follow in the '''Footsteps''' of the Tragic Lovers" as well as implying the real price behind these "footsteps".
** The people walking in procession during the explanation of the Tragic Lovers' story appear to be wearing {{spoiler|the robes of the Wings of Magius implying that they too are being sacrificed for a miracle}}.
** Yachiyo's words "The dead can't be resurrected so easily." "Days that are lost can never return." "There is always a price to pay for a miracle." possibly echo what Homura says in PMMM.
** In Episode 5 of PMMM, Homura says to Madoka "Just as the dead don't return to life." when commenting Sayaka's becoming a magical girl.
* At night before the three enter Mizuna Shrine, the winged insects in several scenes are possibly [[wikipedia:ephemera|ephemera]], aka. mayflies. They have a shared implied meaning in both East Asian culture and Western culture: ephemeral, short-lived. After the three enter the shrine, some of these insects are stuck onto a cobweb.
* Rumors have marks similar to a Witch's Kiss that they mark their victims with.

=== Changes ===
*The legend about the broken couple is added a "true ending" in the anime.
*In the anime, Candy remains relatively unchanged except for the buttons that ornament her dress.

==Trivia==
*This episode showcases Mitama's famous "cooking skills" by having her eat a slice of cheesecake covered in ketchup, sprinkles, and an umeboshi.
*This is the first appearance of the rumor spreading creature. In the previous episodes, the rumors were told as is without the creature being shown.
*When Yachiyo takes Iroha and Tsuruno into the grocery store, the song playing on the overcom while they shop is the one she sings in the musical stage adaptation about the virtue of the 10 point sale.

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==See also==

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Magia Record Episode 5: There's No Place For You Here

2020-02-02T02:11:11Z

HOOCCOOH: /* Observations */

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== Summary ==

==Translations==

==Observations==
*[[Kanae Yukino]] make a cameo appearance in the episode.
* After "Mifuyu" invites Yachiyo to leave, all windmills begin to spin reversely, which echos "returning to the past" in the previous episode.
* The clock chime in Yachiyo's home resembles the ones in ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion|Rebellion]]'' after the bus Homura takes departs.

=== Changes ===
* The shape of the Rumor of the Awaiters' "Horse" is modified almost completely to look like a Chinese dragon.
* Iroha doesn't wake up directly after releasing her Doppel.

==Trivia==

== Gallery ==

==See also==

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Magia Record Episode 4: This Isn't the Past

2020-02-01T16:11:31Z

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''"There's always a price to pay for a miracle."'' ~ [[Yachiyo Nanami]] to [[Iroha Tamaki]]
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== Summary ==
Iroha approaches the Chinese restaurant "Banbanzai" as she looks at a flyer for it. As the enters the restaurant, she sees [[Tsuruno Yui]] wearing an apron as she punches at a side of beef. The last punch she throws is strong enough to throw her dad against the wall, still holding the side of beef. Iroha begins to slowly close the door to the restaurant, but she's too late as Tsuruno notices the potential customer and stops the door with her foot, welcoming her inside.

As Iroha narrates about the meaning of having a friend, she meets up with [[Momoko Togame]], [[Rena Minami]], and [[Kaede Akino]] at [[Mitama Yakumo]]'s place to eat snacks and talk about their next course of action. It seems all the victims of the Friendship Ending Staircase have returned safe and sound. Rena finds it odd that a Witch wouldn't have harmed any of her victims, especially after an extended period of time. Momoko wonders if perhaps it wasn't a Witch, but something else lurking behind the rumor. There have been other strange rumors circulating around the city as of late including a rumor where you see your future if you watch television at 4:44:44 am. Momoko mentions a rumor about an expanding underground empire under a certain manhole, but Rena dismisses it as being ridiculous. Iroha asks if there are any rumors about people disappearing, thinking perhaps that [[Ui Tamaki]] has been caught up in one of these rumor cases. When Rena suggests Iroha go to the police about it, Iroha dismisses the idea since she has no photographs or other evidence of Ui's existence. Iroha considers questioning people, but figures it would take a long time, especially with no leads. Momoko offers their help and Mitama hands Iroha a flyer for Banbanzai and suggests she stop there for lunch once she gets hungry.

Back in the present, Tsuruno introduces herself as the strongest magical girl as she hands Iroha large portions of fried rice, ramen, and vegetables. Iroha stares at the food since she had only ordered a regular sized ramen. Tsuruno says the large portions are what they regularly serve and that the food is on the house for a fellow magical girl. She encourages Iroha to eat up as she watches and eagerly waits to hear what she thinks of the flavor. Iroha eats some of the food before quietly saying it tastes good. Tsuruno begs her unrelentingly to give it a score and Iroha attempts to dodge the question before settling on a score of 50/100. Tsuruno appears devastated at the response.

After she finishes eating, Iroha apologizes for her rude comment earlier but Tsuruno brushes it off. She knows that her restaurant is known for its balanced dishes that always score 50%. Tsuruno then apologies to Iroha for not being much help in finding her sister, and offers to call a friend she knows that could help her in her investigations of the rumors of Kamihama. After making a phone call where she begs her friend for a favor, she happily declares that her friend has agreed to help.

Tsuruno and Iroha travel to Mizuna Shrine where they meet up with Tsuruno's friend: [[Yachiyo Nanami]]. When Yachiyo recognizes Iroha, she apologizes to Tsuruno and tells her she won't be able to help after all. She had only agreed to help because she thought it would be new information on the rumors she was investigating. Before she can leave, Tsuruno grabs her by the arm and begs her to stay and help. They grab a drink at the cafe in front of the shrine as Tsuruno tells Yachiyo about all she had heard from Iroha concerning the Friendship Ending Staircase. Having heard about it, Tsuruno is fired up to find out more about these creatures hiding behind rumors. Yachiyo opens her notebeook and tells them about the Seance Shrine she's been investigating lately. It seems if you write the name of the person you want to meet and then pay a proper visit to the shrine, you'll meet that person and become so happy you never leave the shrine. While researching online, Yachiyo found posts online from people who claim they meet the person they were searching for. However, those same people never posted again after that one post. The girls agree that it sounds suspicious and Tsuruno gets up excitedly, running towards Mizuna Shrine's entrance, completely certain that the Seance Shrine and Mizuna Shrine are one and the same. But Yachiyo doesn't think it's that simple, especially after she already tried writing a name on a plaque at Mizuna shrine.

The three girls decide to investigate the various shrines in Mizuna ward and start at Inari Daimyoujin. After writing names down and praying, the girls turn to find Tsuruno holding stamp cards. It seems there is an activity where you visit the different shrines in Mizuna Ward and gather a stamp at each one. After completing the tour, you're suppose to arrive at a "marriage power spot". While it looks to be just a promotional activity by the Town Revitalization Committee, Yachiyo agrees to try it out. She figures it would be more time-effective than wandering around aimlessly and wants to see if the stamp card that is based on a local legend has any connection to the rumor of the shrine.

As they travel from shrine to shrine, Yachiyo describes the legend to Iroha: A long time ago, a lady who lived in Mizuna Castle fell in love with a man from the town. However, they were from different economic classes and her fiance grew jealous, eventually murdering the man. Every night she pleaded at a shrine for God to revive her lover and on the 1,500th night her prayer was answered. Iroha thinks the story has a beautiful ending, but Yachiyo reveals that there is a hidden ending that many have forgotten. The price the woman paid for this miracle was the lives of every person in the town.

Tsuruno walks up besides Yachiyo, happy to be hanging out like old times. Yachiyo rebukes her and Tsuruno looks dismayed for a moment before speeding ahead, excited to get to the last location. Iroha envies that Yachiyo has such a good friend. Yachiyo corrects her, informing her they were friends once but that was a long time ago. Still, Iroha would be happy to have a friend since she had no close friends other than her sister Ui. Her life revolved around taking care of her sister, and without her she feels lost. Yachiyo accuses her of living in the past, but Iroha is adamant that it's not in the past. As the girls arrive at the last shrine, Tsuruno is surprised to find it was Mizuna Shrine all along. But the shrine has already closed for the day. Even with the stamp card filled, nothing out of the ordinary has happened. Yachiyo figured the stamp card would be too common for the rumor to trigger so easily and wonders if there might be a clue in the various places they visited.

As the girls leave the area, they pass a grocery store with various sales signs posted on the front. Yachiyo stares at the signs in shock, muttering to herself about how she could have forgotten something so important. She turns to Tsuruno and Iroha and asks for their help. The girls agree to help and hurry inside. Yachiyo mutters finances to herself as she urges Iroha to grab more groceries. It seems Yachiyo is trying to maximize the points and savings she'll get from taking advantage of the store's limited time sale. When Iroha doesn't understand the importance of grocery sales, Yachiyo accuses her of still being a kid. As they continue shopping, one of the shelves begins to rumble and Yachiyo stops: she's sensed a Witch's Labyrinth. Upset she'll miss the sale, Yachiyo and Iroha transform and enter the barrier.

Once Inside, they are attacked by the Witch [[Candy]]. Iroha races ahead, Yachiyo calling out to her to stay behind. But Iroha insists she's a magical girl too and launches her arrows at Candy. Candy dodges the attacks before burrowing under the ground of her barrier. She pops up underneath Iroha and splits her head open, revealing a pelvis bone and attacks with her rabbit ears (which are now covered in teeth). Yachiyo pulls Iroha to safety before turning her attention to the [[Candy#Harold|familiars]] swarming around them. The familiars begin to pile around them when Tsuruno appears and burns through them with her fans. Tsuruno announces herself as the Strongest Magical Girl before narrowly dodging an attack from Candy. Iroha grabs Tsuruno's arm, connecting with her and imbuing her with her magic. The amount of magic launches Tsuruno up into the air, crashing into the ceiling of the barrier. Tsuruno's not worried and thanks her for the boost before launching her "Flaming Waltz Dance" straight down into Candy, destroying her in the process.

The barrier dissipates and the girls are back inside the grocery store. Iroha stares at her soul gem, the bottom of it beginning to fill with impurities. She keeps this to herself as they walk out into the street. It is now late at night and the sale is over. Yachiyo asks the two girls to come with her to check out something. She says they are heading to the Seance Shrine and notes that the woman in the story always prayed at the shrine at night. The girls leap over the shrine's entrance and walks towards the shrine's center. As they walk, the small Kyubey comes running toward them and leaps into Iroha's arms. Yachiyo is surprised to see it there as Iroha explains it appeared during the Friendship Ending Staircase fight. Three plaques fall from the sky at the girls' feet and Yachiyo hands one to Iroha. Tsuruno holds out her hands for a plaque but Yachiyo doesn't want her to write anything down since they don't know what will happen to them. Iroha writes her sister's name down only for the plaque to spring to life and take flight. The girls transform into their magical girl states and head towards the shrine's center.

Dark shadows take form, demanding that Tsuruno write a name as well before reaching out towards her. They pull her back and begin swarming around her. Tsuruno prepares to fight them off and urges Yachiyo and Iroha to hurry to the center. There, Yachiyo pulls the rope attached to the bell and both girls bow their heads in prayer. When she raises her head, Iroha finds they are now inside the shrine's barrier and it is now sunset. As they turn to look, [[Mifuyu Azusa]] stands there waiting for Yachiyo while Ui stands on a different pathway.

==Translations==
{|class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
!style="width: 275px;"|Screencap
!Notes
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Desks 2.png|275px]]
|(Right) Short Fuse. Selfish. Stubborn. Stuck up. Twisted. (Left) Crybaby. Useless. Never listens.
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Banbanzai MG eat free.png|275px]]
|Welcome to Magical Girl Service
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Rumor posting.png|275px]]
|CAN YOU MEET THE PERSON YOU HAVE IN MIND? Research on the Rumored Shrine visit process
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Mizuna website.png|275px]]
|Could this be the rumored seance shrine?! Let me go test it out! Will update again with results!
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 1.png|275px]]
|Is there anyone here who tested Mizuna Ward's seance shrine?
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 2.png|275px]]
|The seance shrine, it was really true! It's good to try~! Thank you god ♡
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 3.png|275px]]
|It's called Mizuna Ward Shrine, it's a seance shrine or something like that
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 4.png|275px]]
|Even if I went to Seance Shrine, there's no one I want so see, so sad
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 5.png|275px]]
|I want to try the seance shrine
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 6.png|275px]]
|Is this the way to the seance shrine? Please tell me someone~
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 7.png|275px]]
|I met my past boyfriend at Seance Shrine. It was destiny!!!!
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 8.png|275px]]
|A rumored shrine passed by word of mouth, I've been to a place like that, but I don't know how to do it. There's someone who knows how.
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 9.png|275px]]
|Accounts weaken the rumored shrine. I've been silent ever since
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 10.png|275px]]
|Are there similar people that couldn't be contacted after a friend said "I was able to reunite with that person at the shrine"?
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Posts.png|275px]]
|It's amazing that we really met!! They've stopped updating now that it's over? Is it mysterious? Erased A few months after, the owner disappeared...
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Candy Runes.png|275px]]
|Candy
|}

==Observations==
* During the three's trial and error, they stop and pray at an [[wikipedia:Inari Ōkami|Inari God]] ({{Lang|ja|稲荷大明神}})'s shrine.
* The spots on the stamp rally card are Former Mizuna Red Light District ({{Lang|ja|元水名遊廓}}), Gift Shop ({{Lang|ja|お土産屋}})、Mizuna Family Garden ({{Lang|ja|水名氏庭園}})、Kamihama Art Museum ({{Lang|ja|神浜美術館}}), Cultural Theater ({{Lang|ja|文化劇場}}), Mizuna Castle ({{Lang|ja|水名城}}), Mizuna Shrine ({{Lang|ja|水名神社}}). The blank before each place's name is reserved to fill in a certain hiragana, which then turns out to be "{{Lang|ja|みずなじんじや}}" (''Mi Zu Na Ji N Ji Ya'') respectively, namely ''Mizuna Jinja'' ({{Lang|ja|水名神社/みずなじんじゃ}}) or "Mizuna Shrine".
* During Yachiyo's narration of the ancient story:
** [[Ria Ami]] and [[Manaka Kurumi]] make cameo appearances in the episode.
** In a scene of the water surface, the ripples abnormally contracts from outside to inside, possibly a metaphorical expression of "returning to the past", in contrast to Yachiyo's narration "days that are lost can never return" and the title "This Isn't the Past".
** Shoes can be found in many scenes. And in one scene, there are many Japanese-style socks ''[[wikipedia:Tabi|Tabi]]'' in front of a shrine. This might be echoing the rally event's theme "Follow in the '''Footsteps''' of the Tragic Lovers" as well as implying the real price behind these "footsteps".
** The people walking in procession during the explanation of the Tragic Lovers' story appear to be wearing {{spoiler|the robes of the Wings of Magius implying that they too are being sacrificed for a miracle}}.
** Yachiyo's words "The dead can't be resurrected so easily." "Days that are lost can never return." "There is always a price to pay for a miracle." possibly echo what Homura says in PMMM.
* At night before the three enter Mizuna Shrine, the winged insects in several scenes are possibly [[wikipedia:ephemera|ephemera]], aka. mayflies. They have a shared implied meaning in both East Asian culture and Western culture: ephemeral, short-lived. After the three enter the shrine, some of these insects are stuck onto a cobweb.
* Rumors have marks similar to a Witch's Kiss that they mark their victims with.

=== Changes ===
*The legend about the broken couple is added a "true ending" in the anime.
*In the anime, Candy remains relatively unchanged except for the buttons that ornament her dress.

==Trivia==
*This episode showcases Mitama's famous "cooking skills" by having her eat a slice of cheesecake covered in ketchup, sprinkles, and an umeboshi.
*This is the first appearance of the rumor spreading creature. In the previous episodes, the rumors were told as is without the creature being shown.
*When Yachiyo takes Iroha and Tsuruno into the grocery store, the song playing on the overcom while they shop is the one she sings in the musical stage adaptation about the virtue of the 10 point sale.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Episode 4 Banbanzai Flyer.png
File:Episode 4 Banbanzai Menu.png
File:Episode 4 Tsuruno Lineart.jpg|[https://twitter.com/shaft_official/status/1221112799457234945 Source]
File:Episode 4 Desks 1.png
File:Episode 4 Post Not Found.png
File:Episode 4 Stairway.png
File:Episode 4 Snacks.png
File:Episode 4 Rena Kaede.png
File:Episode 4 Rumor of 4-44-44.png
File:Episode 4 Mitama murders food 1.png
File:Episode 4 Mitama murders food 2.png
File:Episode 4 Lost Kitty.png
File:Episode 4 Kaede's Art.png|Kaede's art skills
File:Episode 4 Tsuruno 1.png
File:Episode 4 Banbanzai portions.png
File:Episode 4 Tsuruno 2.png
File:Episode 4 Mizuna Shrine entrance.png|Mizuna Shrine
File:Episode 4 Tsuruno fingermark 1.png
File:Episode 4 Ria Manaka 1.png|Ria and Manaka
File:Episode 4 Ria Manaka 2.png
File:Episode 4 Ria Manaka 3.png
File:Episode 4 Ria Manaka.gif
File:Episode 4 Tsuruno fingermark 2.png
File:Episode 4 Tsuruno fingermark 3.png
File:Episode 4 Seance Rumor File.png
File:Episode 4 Seance Rumor 1.png
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File:Episode 4 Seance Rumor 3.png
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File:Episode 4 Mizuna Cafe.png
File:Episode 4 Mizuna shrine interior.png
File:Episode 4 Mizuna shrine interior 2.png
File:Episode 4 Ui Plaque.png
File:Episode 4 Tragic Lovers 1.png
File:Episode 4 Tragic Lovers 2.png
File:Episode 4 Tragic Lovers 3.png
File:Episode 4 Tragic Lovers 4.png
File:Episode 4 visiting shrines.png
File:Episode 4 Stamp Card.png
File:Episode 4 Tragic Lovers 5.png
File:Episode 4 Tragic Lovers 6.png
File:Episode_4_Mizuna_Shrine_exterior.png
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File:Episode 4 Tragic Lovers 10.png
File:Episode 4 Tragic Lovers 11.png
File:Episode 4 Tragic Lovers 12.png
File:Episode 4 Tragic Lovers 13.png
File:Episode 4 Mizuna shrine procession.png
File:Episode 4 Store Signs 1.png
File:Episode 4 Store Signs 2.png
File:Episode 4 Store Signs 3.png
File:Episode 4 flyer irl.jpg|A sample of the real life advert the flyers were based on
File:Episode 4 Yachiyo shocked.png
File:Episode 4 Yachiyo shopping 1.png
File:Episode 4 Yachiyo shopping 2.png
File:Episode 4 Yachiyo's Soul Gem.png
File:Episode 4 Candy Barrier Entrance.png
File:Episode 4 Candy emerges.png
File:Episode 4 Candy Runes.png
File:Episode 4 Candy Barrier.png
File:Episode 4 Candy 1.png
File:Episode 4 Candy 2.png
File:Episode 4 Candy Attacks.png
File:Episode 4 Candy 3.png
File:Episode 4 Familiars 1.png
File:Episode 4 Familiars 2.png
File:Episode 4 Tsuruno to the rescue.png
File:Episode 4 connect.png
File:Episode 4 Tsuruno on roof 1.png
File:Episode 4 Tsuruno on roof 2.png
File:Episode 4 Tsuruno Flame Waltz.png
File:Episode 4 Candy is dead 1.png
File:Episode 4 Candy is dead 2.png
File:Episode 4 Candy is dead 3.png

File:Episode 4 Iroha soul gem corrupted.png
File:Episode 4 Outside shop.jpg
File:Episode 4 Tragic Lovers 14.png
File:Episode 4 spider-web 1.png
File:Episode 4 spider-web 2.png
File:Episode 4 summon plaques.png
File:Episode 4 mokyu 1.png
File:Episode 4 shrine stamps walkway.png
File:Episode 4 summoning plaque familiar.png
File:Episode 4 summoning plaque familiars 2.png
File:Episode 4 summoning plaque familiars 3.png
File:Episode 4 rumor shadows 1.png
File:Episode 4 rumor shadows 2.png
File:Episode 4 rumor shadows 3.png
File:Episode 4 mokyu 2.png
File:Episode 4 seance shrine barrier 1.png
File:Episode 4 seance shrine barrier 2.png
File:Episode 4 seance shrine barrier 3.png
File:Episode 4 seance shrine barrier 4.png
File:Episode 4 seance shrine mifuyu.png
File:Episode 4 seance shrine ui.png
File:Episode 4 half apple 1.png
File:Episode 4 half-apple 2.png
File:Episode 4 End Title Card.png|End Title Card by Masugitsune
</gallery>

==See also==

==External links==
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Magia Record Episode 4: This Isn't the Past

2020-02-01T16:00:11Z

HOOCCOOH: /* Observations */

<blockquote>
''"There's always a price to pay for a miracle."'' ~ [[Yachiyo Nanami]] to [[Iroha Tamaki]]
</blockquote>

{{Infobox_episode
|name = This Isn't the Past
|image =[[File:Episode 4 Title Card.png|300px]]
|jname = 過去じゃないです
|date = 25 January 2020
|script = [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] (Doroinu)
|storyboard = name
|director = name
|adirector = name
}}

== Summary ==
Iroha approaches the Chinese restaurant "Banbanzai" as she looks at a flyer for it. As the enters the restaurant, she sees [[Tsuruno Yui]] wearing an apron as she punches at a side of beef. The last punch she throws is strong enough to throw her dad against the wall, still holding the side of beef. Iroha begins to slowly close the door to the restaurant, but she's too late as Tsuruno notices the potential customer and stops the door with her foot, welcoming her inside.

As Iroha narrates about the meaning of having a friend, she meets up with [[Momoko Togame]], [[Rena Minami]], and [[Kaede Akino]] at [[Mitama Yakumo]]'s place to eat snacks and talk about their next course of action. It seems all the victims of the Friendship Ending Staircase have returned safe and sound. Rena finds it odd that a Witch wouldn't have harmed any of her victims, especially after an extended period of time. Momoko wonders if perhaps it wasn't a Witch, but something else lurking behind the rumor. There have been other strange rumors circulating around the city as of late including a rumor where you see your future if you watch television at 4:44:44 am. Momoko mentions a rumor about an expanding underground empire under a certain manhole, but Rena dismisses it as being ridiculous. Iroha asks if there are any rumors about people disappearing, thinking perhaps that [[Ui Tamaki]] has been caught up in one of these rumor cases. When Rena suggests Iroha go to the police about it, Iroha dismisses the idea since she has no photographs or other evidence of Ui's existence. Iroha considers questioning people, but figures it would take a long time, especially with no leads. Momoko offers their help and Mitama hands Iroha a flyer for Banbanzai and suggests she stop there for lunch once she gets hungry.

Back in the present, Tsuruno introduces herself as the strongest magical girl as she hands Iroha large portions of fried rice, ramen, and vegetables. Iroha stares at the food since she had only ordered a regular sized ramen. Tsuruno says the large portions are what they regularly serve and that the food is on the house for a fellow magical girl. She encourages Iroha to eat up as she watches and eagerly waits to hear what she thinks of the flavor. Iroha eats some of the food before quietly saying it tastes good. Tsuruno begs her unrelentingly to give it a score and Iroha attempts to dodge the question before settling on a score of 50/100. Tsuruno appears devastated at the response.

After she finishes eating, Iroha apologizes for her rude comment earlier but Tsuruno brushes it off. She knows that her restaurant is known for its balanced dishes that always score 50%. Tsuruno then apologies to Iroha for not being much help in finding her sister, and offers to call a friend she knows that could help her in her investigations of the rumors of Kamihama. After making a phone call where she begs her friend for a favor, she happily declares that her friend has agreed to help.

Tsuruno and Iroha travel to Mizuna Shrine where they meet up with Tsuruno's friend: [[Yachiyo Nanami]]. When Yachiyo recognizes Iroha, she apologizes to Tsuruno and tells her she won't be able to help after all. She had only agreed to help because she thought it would be new information on the rumors she was investigating. Before she can leave, Tsuruno grabs her by the arm and begs her to stay and help. They grab a drink at the cafe in front of the shrine as Tsuruno tells Yachiyo about all she had heard from Iroha concerning the Friendship Ending Staircase. Having heard about it, Tsuruno is fired up to find out more about these creatures hiding behind rumors. Yachiyo opens her notebeook and tells them about the Seance Shrine she's been investigating lately. It seems if you write the name of the person you want to meet and then pay a proper visit to the shrine, you'll meet that person and become so happy you never leave the shrine. While researching online, Yachiyo found posts online from people who claim they meet the person they were searching for. However, those same people never posted again after that one post. The girls agree that it sounds suspicious and Tsuruno gets up excitedly, running towards Mizuna Shrine's entrance, completely certain that the Seance Shrine and Mizuna Shrine are one and the same. But Yachiyo doesn't think it's that simple, especially after she already tried writing a name on a plaque at Mizuna shrine.

The three girls decide to investigate the various shrines in Mizuna ward and start at Inari Daimyoujin. After writing names down and praying, the girls turn to find Tsuruno holding stamp cards. It seems there is an activity where you visit the different shrines in Mizuna Ward and gather a stamp at each one. After completing the tour, you're suppose to arrive at a "marriage power spot". While it looks to be just a promotional activity by the Town Revitalization Committee, Yachiyo agrees to try it out. She figures it would be more time-effective than wandering around aimlessly and wants to see if the stamp card that is based on a local legend has any connection to the rumor of the shrine.

As they travel from shrine to shrine, Yachiyo describes the legend to Iroha: A long time ago, a lady who lived in Mizuna Castle fell in love with a man from the town. However, they were from different economic classes and her fiance grew jealous, eventually murdering the man. Every night she pleaded at a shrine for God to revive her lover and on the 1,500th night her prayer was answered. Iroha thinks the story has a beautiful ending, but Yachiyo reveals that there is a hidden ending that many have forgotten. The price the woman paid for this miracle was the lives of every person in the town.

Tsuruno walks up besides Yachiyo, happy to be hanging out like old times. Yachiyo rebukes her and Tsuruno looks dismayed for a moment before speeding ahead, excited to get to the last location. Iroha envies that Yachiyo has such a good friend. Yachiyo corrects her, informing her they were friends once but that was a long time ago. Still, Iroha would be happy to have a friend since she had no close friends other than her sister Ui. Her life revolved around taking care of her sister, and without her she feels lost. Yachiyo accuses her of living in the past, but Iroha is adamant that it's not in the past. As the girls arrive at the last shrine, Tsuruno is surprised to find it was Mizuna Shrine all along. But the shrine has already closed for the day. Even with the stamp card filled, nothing out of the ordinary has happened. Yachiyo figured the stamp card would be too common for the rumor to trigger so easily and wonders if there might be a clue in the various places they visited.

As the girls leave the area, they pass a grocery store with various sales signs posted on the front. Yachiyo stares at the signs in shock, muttering to herself about how she could have forgotten something so important. She turns to Tsuruno and Iroha and asks for their help. The girls agree to help and hurry inside. Yachiyo mutters finances to herself as she urges Iroha to grab more groceries. It seems Yachiyo is trying to maximize the points and savings she'll get from taking advantage of the store's limited time sale. When Iroha doesn't understand the importance of grocery sales, Yachiyo accuses her of still being a kid. As they continue shopping, one of the shelves begins to rumble and Yachiyo stops: she's sensed a Witch's Labyrinth. Upset she'll miss the sale, Yachiyo and Iroha transform and enter the barrier.

Once Inside, they are attacked by the Witch [[Candy]]. Iroha races ahead, Yachiyo calling out to her to stay behind. But Iroha insists she's a magical girl too and launches her arrows at Candy. Candy dodges the attacks before burrowing under the ground of her barrier. She pops up underneath Iroha and splits her head open, revealing a pelvis bone and attacks with her rabbit ears (which are now covered in teeth). Yachiyo pulls Iroha to safety before turning her attention to the [[Candy#Harold|familiars]] swarming around them. The familiars begin to pile around them when Tsuruno appears and burns through them with her fans. Tsuruno announces herself as the Strongest Magical Girl before narrowly dodging an attack from Candy. Iroha grabs Tsuruno's arm, connecting with her and imbuing her with her magic. The amount of magic launches Tsuruno up into the air, crashing into the ceiling of the barrier. Tsuruno's not worried and thanks her for the boost before launching her "Flaming Waltz Dance" straight down into Candy, destroying her in the process.

The barrier dissipates and the girls are back inside the grocery store. Iroha stares at her soul gem, the bottom of it beginning to fill with impurities. She keeps this to herself as they walk out into the street. It is now late at night and the sale is over. Yachiyo asks the two girls to come with her to check out something. She says they are heading to the Seance Shrine and notes that the woman in the story always prayed at the shrine at night. The girls leap over the shrine's entrance and walks towards the shrine's center. As they walk, the small Kyubey comes running toward them and leaps into Iroha's arms. Yachiyo is surprised to see it there as Iroha explains it appeared during the Friendship Ending Staircase fight. Three plaques fall from the sky at the girls' feet and Yachiyo hands one to Iroha. Tsuruno holds out her hands for a plaque but Yachiyo doesn't want her to write anything down since they don't know what will happen to them. Iroha writes her sister's name down only for the plaque to spring to life and take flight. The girls transform into their magical girl states and head towards the shrine's center.

Dark shadows take form, demanding that Tsuruno write a name as well before reaching out towards her. They pull her back and begin swarming around her. Tsuruno prepares to fight them off and urges Yachiyo and Iroha to hurry to the center. There, Yachiyo pulls the rope attached to the bell and both girls bow their heads in prayer. When she raises her head, Iroha finds they are now inside the shrine's barrier and it is now sunset. As they turn to look, [[Mifuyu Azusa]] stands there waiting for Yachiyo while Ui stands on a different pathway.

==Translations==
{|class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
!style="width: 275px;"|Screencap
!Notes
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Desks 2.png|275px]]
|(Right) Short Fuse. Selfish. Stubborn. Stuck up. Twisted. (Left) Crybaby. Useless. Never listens.
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Banbanzai MG eat free.png|275px]]
|Welcome to Magical Girl Service
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Rumor posting.png|275px]]
|CAN YOU MEET THE PERSON YOU HAVE IN MIND? Research on the Rumored Shrine visit process
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Mizuna website.png|275px]]
|Could this be the rumored seance shrine?! Let me go test it out! Will update again with results!
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 1.png|275px]]
|Is there anyone here who tested Mizuna Ward's seance shrine?
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 2.png|275px]]
|The seance shrine, it was really true! It's good to try~! Thank you god ♡
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 3.png|275px]]
|It's called Mizuna Ward Shrine, it's a seance shrine or something like that
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 4.png|275px]]
|Even if I went to Seance Shrine, there's no one I want so see, so sad
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 5.png|275px]]
|I want to try the seance shrine
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 6.png|275px]]
|Is this the way to the seance shrine? Please tell me someone~
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 7.png|275px]]
|I met my past boyfriend at Seance Shrine. It was destiny!!!!
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 8.png|275px]]
|A rumored shrine passed by word of mouth, I've been to a place like that, but I don't know how to do it. There's someone who knows how.
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 9.png|275px]]
|Accounts weaken the rumored shrine. I've been silent ever since
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 10.png|275px]]
|Are there similar people that couldn't be contacted after a friend said "I was able to reunite with that person at the shrine"?
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Posts.png|275px]]
|It's amazing that we really met!! They've stopped updating now that it's over? Is it mysterious? Erased A few months after, the owner disappeared...
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Candy Runes.png|275px]]
|Candy
|}

==Observations==
* During the three's trial and error, they stop and pray at an [[wikipedia:Inari Ōkami|Inari God]] ({{Lang|ja|稲荷大明神}})'s shrine.
* The spots on the stamp rally card are Former Mizuna Red Light District ({{Lang|ja|元水名遊廓}}), Gift Shop ({{Lang|ja|お土産屋}})、Mizuna Family Garden ({{Lang|ja|水名氏庭園}})、Kamihama Art Museum ({{Lang|ja|神浜美術館}}), Cultural Theater ({{Lang|ja|文化劇場}}), Mizuna Castle ({{Lang|ja|水名城}}), Mizuna Shrine ({{Lang|ja|水名神社}}). The blank before each place's name is reserved to fill in a certain hiragana, which then turns out to be "{{Lang|ja|みずなじんじや}}" (''Mi Zu Na Ji N Ji Ya'') respectively, namely ''Mizuna Jinja'' ({{Lang|ja|水名神社/みずなじんじゃ}}) or "Mizuna Shrine".
* During Yachiyo's narration of the ancient story:
** [[Ria Ami]] and [[Manaka Kurumi]] make cameo appearances in the episode.
** In a scene of the water surface, the ripples abnormally contracts from outside to inside, possibly a metaphorical expression of "returning to the past", in contrast to Yachiyo's narration "days that are lost can never return" and the title "This Isn't the Past".
** Shoes can be found in many scenes. And in one scene, there are many Japanese-style socks ''[[wikipedia:Tabi|Tabi]]'' in front of a shrine. This might be echoing the rally event's theme "Follow in the '''Footsteps''' of the Tragic Lovers" as well as implying the real price behind these "footsteps".
** The people walking in procession during the explanation of the Tragic Lovers' story appear to be wearing {{spoiler|the robes of the Wings of Magius implying that they too are being sacrificed for a miracle}}.
** Yachiyo's words "The dead can't be resurrected so easily." "Days that are lost can never return." "There is always a price to pay for a miracle." possibly echo what Homura says in PMMM.
* Rumors have marks similar to a Witch's Kiss that they mark their victims with.

=== Changes ===
*The legend about the broken couple is added a "true ending" in the anime.
*In the anime, Candy remains relatively unchanged except for the buttons that ornament her dress.

==Trivia==
*This episode showcases Mitama's famous "cooking skills" by having her eat a slice of cheesecake covered in ketchup, sprinkles, and an umeboshi.
*This is the first appearance of the rumor spreading creature. In the previous episodes, the rumors were told as is without the creature being shown.
*When Yachiyo takes Iroha and Tsuruno into the grocery store, the song playing on the overcom while they shop is the one she sings in the musical stage adaptation about the virtue of the 10 point sale.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Episode 4 Banbanzai Flyer.png
File:Episode 4 Banbanzai Menu.png
File:Episode 4 Tsuruno Lineart.jpg|[https://twitter.com/shaft_official/status/1221112799457234945 Source]
File:Episode 4 Desks 1.png
File:Episode 4 Post Not Found.png
File:Episode 4 Stairway.png
File:Episode 4 Snacks.png
File:Episode 4 Rena Kaede.png
File:Episode 4 Rumor of 4-44-44.png
File:Episode 4 Mitama murders food 1.png
File:Episode 4 Mitama murders food 2.png
File:Episode 4 Lost Kitty.png
File:Episode 4 Kaede's Art.png|Kaede's art skills
File:Episode 4 Tsuruno 1.png
File:Episode 4 Banbanzai portions.png
File:Episode 4 Tsuruno 2.png
File:Episode 4 Mizuna Shrine entrance.png|Mizuna Shrine
File:Episode 4 Tsuruno fingermark 1.png
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File:Episode 4 flyer irl.jpg|A sample of the real life advert the flyers were based on
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File:Episode 4 End Title Card.png|End Title Card by Masugitsune
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==See also==

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Magia Record Episode 4: This Isn't the Past

2020-02-01T15:59:31Z

HOOCCOOH: /* Observations */

<blockquote>
''"There's always a price to pay for a miracle."'' ~ [[Yachiyo Nanami]] to [[Iroha Tamaki]]
</blockquote>

{{Infobox_episode
|name = This Isn't the Past
|image =[[File:Episode 4 Title Card.png|300px]]
|jname = 過去じゃないです
|date = 25 January 2020
|script = [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] (Doroinu)
|storyboard = name
|director = name
|adirector = name
}}

== Summary ==
Iroha approaches the Chinese restaurant "Banbanzai" as she looks at a flyer for it. As the enters the restaurant, she sees [[Tsuruno Yui]] wearing an apron as she punches at a side of beef. The last punch she throws is strong enough to throw her dad against the wall, still holding the side of beef. Iroha begins to slowly close the door to the restaurant, but she's too late as Tsuruno notices the potential customer and stops the door with her foot, welcoming her inside.

As Iroha narrates about the meaning of having a friend, she meets up with [[Momoko Togame]], [[Rena Minami]], and [[Kaede Akino]] at [[Mitama Yakumo]]'s place to eat snacks and talk about their next course of action. It seems all the victims of the Friendship Ending Staircase have returned safe and sound. Rena finds it odd that a Witch wouldn't have harmed any of her victims, especially after an extended period of time. Momoko wonders if perhaps it wasn't a Witch, but something else lurking behind the rumor. There have been other strange rumors circulating around the city as of late including a rumor where you see your future if you watch television at 4:44:44 am. Momoko mentions a rumor about an expanding underground empire under a certain manhole, but Rena dismisses it as being ridiculous. Iroha asks if there are any rumors about people disappearing, thinking perhaps that [[Ui Tamaki]] has been caught up in one of these rumor cases. When Rena suggests Iroha go to the police about it, Iroha dismisses the idea since she has no photographs or other evidence of Ui's existence. Iroha considers questioning people, but figures it would take a long time, especially with no leads. Momoko offers their help and Mitama hands Iroha a flyer for Banbanzai and suggests she stop there for lunch once she gets hungry.

Back in the present, Tsuruno introduces herself as the strongest magical girl as she hands Iroha large portions of fried rice, ramen, and vegetables. Iroha stares at the food since she had only ordered a regular sized ramen. Tsuruno says the large portions are what they regularly serve and that the food is on the house for a fellow magical girl. She encourages Iroha to eat up as she watches and eagerly waits to hear what she thinks of the flavor. Iroha eats some of the food before quietly saying it tastes good. Tsuruno begs her unrelentingly to give it a score and Iroha attempts to dodge the question before settling on a score of 50/100. Tsuruno appears devastated at the response.

After she finishes eating, Iroha apologizes for her rude comment earlier but Tsuruno brushes it off. She knows that her restaurant is known for its balanced dishes that always score 50%. Tsuruno then apologies to Iroha for not being much help in finding her sister, and offers to call a friend she knows that could help her in her investigations of the rumors of Kamihama. After making a phone call where she begs her friend for a favor, she happily declares that her friend has agreed to help.

Tsuruno and Iroha travel to Mizuna Shrine where they meet up with Tsuruno's friend: [[Yachiyo Nanami]]. When Yachiyo recognizes Iroha, she apologizes to Tsuruno and tells her she won't be able to help after all. She had only agreed to help because she thought it would be new information on the rumors she was investigating. Before she can leave, Tsuruno grabs her by the arm and begs her to stay and help. They grab a drink at the cafe in front of the shrine as Tsuruno tells Yachiyo about all she had heard from Iroha concerning the Friendship Ending Staircase. Having heard about it, Tsuruno is fired up to find out more about these creatures hiding behind rumors. Yachiyo opens her notebeook and tells them about the Seance Shrine she's been investigating lately. It seems if you write the name of the person you want to meet and then pay a proper visit to the shrine, you'll meet that person and become so happy you never leave the shrine. While researching online, Yachiyo found posts online from people who claim they meet the person they were searching for. However, those same people never posted again after that one post. The girls agree that it sounds suspicious and Tsuruno gets up excitedly, running towards Mizuna Shrine's entrance, completely certain that the Seance Shrine and Mizuna Shrine are one and the same. But Yachiyo doesn't think it's that simple, especially after she already tried writing a name on a plaque at Mizuna shrine.

The three girls decide to investigate the various shrines in Mizuna ward and start at Inari Daimyoujin. After writing names down and praying, the girls turn to find Tsuruno holding stamp cards. It seems there is an activity where you visit the different shrines in Mizuna Ward and gather a stamp at each one. After completing the tour, you're suppose to arrive at a "marriage power spot". While it looks to be just a promotional activity by the Town Revitalization Committee, Yachiyo agrees to try it out. She figures it would be more time-effective than wandering around aimlessly and wants to see if the stamp card that is based on a local legend has any connection to the rumor of the shrine.

As they travel from shrine to shrine, Yachiyo describes the legend to Iroha: A long time ago, a lady who lived in Mizuna Castle fell in love with a man from the town. However, they were from different economic classes and her fiance grew jealous, eventually murdering the man. Every night she pleaded at a shrine for God to revive her lover and on the 1,500th night her prayer was answered. Iroha thinks the story has a beautiful ending, but Yachiyo reveals that there is a hidden ending that many have forgotten. The price the woman paid for this miracle was the lives of every person in the town.

Tsuruno walks up besides Yachiyo, happy to be hanging out like old times. Yachiyo rebukes her and Tsuruno looks dismayed for a moment before speeding ahead, excited to get to the last location. Iroha envies that Yachiyo has such a good friend. Yachiyo corrects her, informing her they were friends once but that was a long time ago. Still, Iroha would be happy to have a friend since she had no close friends other than her sister Ui. Her life revolved around taking care of her sister, and without her she feels lost. Yachiyo accuses her of living in the past, but Iroha is adamant that it's not in the past. As the girls arrive at the last shrine, Tsuruno is surprised to find it was Mizuna Shrine all along. But the shrine has already closed for the day. Even with the stamp card filled, nothing out of the ordinary has happened. Yachiyo figured the stamp card would be too common for the rumor to trigger so easily and wonders if there might be a clue in the various places they visited.

As the girls leave the area, they pass a grocery store with various sales signs posted on the front. Yachiyo stares at the signs in shock, muttering to herself about how she could have forgotten something so important. She turns to Tsuruno and Iroha and asks for their help. The girls agree to help and hurry inside. Yachiyo mutters finances to herself as she urges Iroha to grab more groceries. It seems Yachiyo is trying to maximize the points and savings she'll get from taking advantage of the store's limited time sale. When Iroha doesn't understand the importance of grocery sales, Yachiyo accuses her of still being a kid. As they continue shopping, one of the shelves begins to rumble and Yachiyo stops: she's sensed a Witch's Labyrinth. Upset she'll miss the sale, Yachiyo and Iroha transform and enter the barrier.

Once Inside, they are attacked by the Witch [[Candy]]. Iroha races ahead, Yachiyo calling out to her to stay behind. But Iroha insists she's a magical girl too and launches her arrows at Candy. Candy dodges the attacks before burrowing under the ground of her barrier. She pops up underneath Iroha and splits her head open, revealing a pelvis bone and attacks with her rabbit ears (which are now covered in teeth). Yachiyo pulls Iroha to safety before turning her attention to the [[Candy#Harold|familiars]] swarming around them. The familiars begin to pile around them when Tsuruno appears and burns through them with her fans. Tsuruno announces herself as the Strongest Magical Girl before narrowly dodging an attack from Candy. Iroha grabs Tsuruno's arm, connecting with her and imbuing her with her magic. The amount of magic launches Tsuruno up into the air, crashing into the ceiling of the barrier. Tsuruno's not worried and thanks her for the boost before launching her "Flaming Waltz Dance" straight down into Candy, destroying her in the process.

The barrier dissipates and the girls are back inside the grocery store. Iroha stares at her soul gem, the bottom of it beginning to fill with impurities. She keeps this to herself as they walk out into the street. It is now late at night and the sale is over. Yachiyo asks the two girls to come with her to check out something. She says they are heading to the Seance Shrine and notes that the woman in the story always prayed at the shrine at night. The girls leap over the shrine's entrance and walks towards the shrine's center. As they walk, the small Kyubey comes running toward them and leaps into Iroha's arms. Yachiyo is surprised to see it there as Iroha explains it appeared during the Friendship Ending Staircase fight. Three plaques fall from the sky at the girls' feet and Yachiyo hands one to Iroha. Tsuruno holds out her hands for a plaque but Yachiyo doesn't want her to write anything down since they don't know what will happen to them. Iroha writes her sister's name down only for the plaque to spring to life and take flight. The girls transform into their magical girl states and head towards the shrine's center.

Dark shadows take form, demanding that Tsuruno write a name as well before reaching out towards her. They pull her back and begin swarming around her. Tsuruno prepares to fight them off and urges Yachiyo and Iroha to hurry to the center. There, Yachiyo pulls the rope attached to the bell and both girls bow their heads in prayer. When she raises her head, Iroha finds they are now inside the shrine's barrier and it is now sunset. As they turn to look, [[Mifuyu Azusa]] stands there waiting for Yachiyo while Ui stands on a different pathway.

==Translations==
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!Notes
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|[[File:Episode 4 Desks 2.png|275px]]
|(Right) Short Fuse. Selfish. Stubborn. Stuck up. Twisted. (Left) Crybaby. Useless. Never listens.
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|[[File:Episode 4 Banbanzai MG eat free.png|275px]]
|Welcome to Magical Girl Service
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|[[File:Episode 4 Rumor posting.png|275px]]
|CAN YOU MEET THE PERSON YOU HAVE IN MIND? Research on the Rumored Shrine visit process
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|[[File:Episode 4 Mizuna website.png|275px]]
|Could this be the rumored seance shrine?! Let me go test it out! Will update again with results!
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 1.png|275px]]
|Is there anyone here who tested Mizuna Ward's seance shrine?
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 2.png|275px]]
|The seance shrine, it was really true! It's good to try~! Thank you god ♡
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|It's called Mizuna Ward Shrine, it's a seance shrine or something like that
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 4.png|275px]]
|Even if I went to Seance Shrine, there's no one I want so see, so sad
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 5.png|275px]]
|I want to try the seance shrine
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 6.png|275px]]
|Is this the way to the seance shrine? Please tell me someone~
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 7.png|275px]]
|I met my past boyfriend at Seance Shrine. It was destiny!!!!
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 8.png|275px]]
|A rumored shrine passed by word of mouth, I've been to a place like that, but I don't know how to do it. There's someone who knows how.
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 9.png|275px]]
|Accounts weaken the rumored shrine. I've been silent ever since
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 10.png|275px]]
|Are there similar people that couldn't be contacted after a friend said "I was able to reunite with that person at the shrine"?
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|[[File:Episode 4 Posts.png|275px]]
|It's amazing that we really met!! They've stopped updating now that it's over? Is it mysterious? Erased A few months after, the owner disappeared...
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|[[File:Episode 4 Candy Runes.png|275px]]
|Candy
|}

==Observations==
* During the three's trial and error, they stop and pray at an [[wikipedia:Inari Ōkami|Inari God]] ({{Lang|ja|稲荷大明神}})'s shrine.
* The spots on the stamp rally card are Former Mizuna Red Light District ({{Lang|ja|元水名遊廓}}), Gift Shop ({{Lang|ja|お土産屋}})、Mizuna Family Garden ({{Lang|ja|水名氏庭園}})、Kamihama Art Museum ({{Lang|ja|神浜美術館}}), Cultural Theater ({{Lang|ja|文化劇場}}), Mizuna Castle ({{Lang|ja|水名城}}), Mizuna Shrine ({{Lang|ja|水名神社}}). The blank before each place's name is reserved to fill in a certain hiragana, which then turns out to be "{{Lang|ja|みずなじんじや}}" (''Mi Zu Na Ji N Ji Ya'') respectively, namely ''Mizuna Jinja'' ({{Lang|ja|水名神社/みずなじんじゃ}}) or "Mizuna Shrine".
* During Yachiyo's narration of the ancient story:
** [[Ria Ami]] and [[Manaka Kurumi]] make cameo appearances in the episode.
** In a scene of the water surface, the ripples abnormally contracts from outside to inside, possibly a metaphorical expression of "returning to the past", in contrast to Yachiyo's narration "days that are lost can never return" and the title "This Isn't the Past".
** Shoes can be found in many scenes. And in one scene, there are many Japanese-style socks ''Tabi'' ({{Lang|ja|足袋}}) in front of a shrine. This might be echoing the rally event's theme "Follow in the '''Footsteps''' of the Tragic Lovers" as well as implying the real price behind these "footsteps".
** The people walking in procession during the explanation of the Tragic Lovers' story appear to be wearing {{spoiler|the robes of the Wings of Magius implying that they too are being sacrificed for a miracle}}.
** Yachiyo's words "The dead can't be resurrected so easily." "Days that are lost can never return." "There is always a price to pay for a miracle." possibly echo what Homura says in PMMM.
* Rumors have marks similar to a Witch's Kiss that they mark their victims with.

=== Changes ===
*The legend about the broken couple is added a "true ending" in the anime.
*In the anime, Candy remains relatively unchanged except for the buttons that ornament her dress.

==Trivia==
*This episode showcases Mitama's famous "cooking skills" by having her eat a slice of cheesecake covered in ketchup, sprinkles, and an umeboshi.
*This is the first appearance of the rumor spreading creature. In the previous episodes, the rumors were told as is without the creature being shown.
*When Yachiyo takes Iroha and Tsuruno into the grocery store, the song playing on the overcom while they shop is the one she sings in the musical stage adaptation about the virtue of the 10 point sale.

== Gallery ==
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File:Episode 4 Banbanzai Flyer.png
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File:Episode 4 Tsuruno Lineart.jpg|[https://twitter.com/shaft_official/status/1221112799457234945 Source]
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File:Episode 4 Tsuruno Flame Waltz.png
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File:Episode 4 mokyu 1.png
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File:Episode 4 rumor shadows 1.png
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File:Episode 4 seance shrine ui.png
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File:Episode 4 End Title Card.png|End Title Card by Masugitsune
</gallery>

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Magia Record Episode 4: This Isn't the Past

2020-02-01T15:47:43Z

HOOCCOOH: /* Translations */

<blockquote>
''"There's always a price to pay for a miracle."'' ~ [[Yachiyo Nanami]] to [[Iroha Tamaki]]
</blockquote>

{{Infobox_episode
|name = This Isn't the Past
|image =[[File:Episode 4 Title Card.png|300px]]
|jname = 過去じゃないです
|date = 25 January 2020
|script = [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] (Doroinu)
|storyboard = name
|director = name
|adirector = name
}}

== Summary ==
Iroha approaches the Chinese restaurant "Banbanzai" as she looks at a flyer for it. As the enters the restaurant, she sees [[Tsuruno Yui]] wearing an apron as she punches at a side of beef. The last punch she throws is strong enough to throw her dad against the wall, still holding the side of beef. Iroha begins to slowly close the door to the restaurant, but she's too late as Tsuruno notices the potential customer and stops the door with her foot, welcoming her inside.

As Iroha narrates about the meaning of having a friend, she meets up with [[Momoko Togame]], [[Rena Minami]], and [[Kaede Akino]] at [[Mitama Yakumo]]'s place to eat snacks and talk about their next course of action. It seems all the victims of the Friendship Ending Staircase have returned safe and sound. Rena finds it odd that a Witch wouldn't have harmed any of her victims, especially after an extended period of time. Momoko wonders if perhaps it wasn't a Witch, but something else lurking behind the rumor. There have been other strange rumors circulating around the city as of late including a rumor where you see your future if you watch television at 4:44:44 am. Momoko mentions a rumor about an expanding underground empire under a certain manhole, but Rena dismisses it as being ridiculous. Iroha asks if there are any rumors about people disappearing, thinking perhaps that [[Ui Tamaki]] has been caught up in one of these rumor cases. When Rena suggests Iroha go to the police about it, Iroha dismisses the idea since she has no photographs or other evidence of Ui's existence. Iroha considers questioning people, but figures it would take a long time, especially with no leads. Momoko offers their help and Mitama hands Iroha a flyer for Banbanzai and suggests she stop there for lunch once she gets hungry.

Back in the present, Tsuruno introduces herself as the strongest magical girl as she hands Iroha large portions of fried rice, ramen, and vegetables. Iroha stares at the food since she had only ordered a regular sized ramen. Tsuruno says the large portions are what they regularly serve and that the food is on the house for a fellow magical girl. She encourages Iroha to eat up as she watches and eagerly waits to hear what she thinks of the flavor. Iroha eats some of the food before quietly saying it tastes good. Tsuruno begs her unrelentingly to give it a score and Iroha attempts to dodge the question before settling on a score of 50/100. Tsuruno appears devastated at the response.

After she finishes eating, Iroha apologizes for her rude comment earlier but Tsuruno brushes it off. She knows that her restaurant is known for its balanced dishes that always score 50%. Tsuruno then apologies to Iroha for not being much help in finding her sister, and offers to call a friend she knows that could help her in her investigations of the rumors of Kamihama. After making a phone call where she begs her friend for a favor, she happily declares that her friend has agreed to help.

Tsuruno and Iroha travel to Mizuna Shrine where they meet up with Tsuruno's friend: [[Yachiyo Nanami]]. When Yachiyo recognizes Iroha, she apologizes to Tsuruno and tells her she won't be able to help after all. She had only agreed to help because she thought it would be new information on the rumors she was investigating. Before she can leave, Tsuruno grabs her by the arm and begs her to stay and help. They grab a drink at the cafe in front of the shrine as Tsuruno tells Yachiyo about all she had heard from Iroha concerning the Friendship Ending Staircase. Having heard about it, Tsuruno is fired up to find out more about these creatures hiding behind rumors. Yachiyo opens her notebeook and tells them about the Seance Shrine she's been investigating lately. It seems if you write the name of the person you want to meet and then pay a proper visit to the shrine, you'll meet that person and become so happy you never leave the shrine. While researching online, Yachiyo found posts online from people who claim they meet the person they were searching for. However, those same people never posted again after that one post. The girls agree that it sounds suspicious and Tsuruno gets up excitedly, running towards Mizuna Shrine's entrance, completely certain that the Seance Shrine and Mizuna Shrine are one and the same. But Yachiyo doesn't think it's that simple, especially after she already tried writing a name on a plaque at Mizuna shrine.

The three girls decide to investigate the various shrines in Mizuna ward and start at Inari Daimyoujin. After writing names down and praying, the girls turn to find Tsuruno holding stamp cards. It seems there is an activity where you visit the different shrines in Mizuna Ward and gather a stamp at each one. After completing the tour, you're suppose to arrive at a "marriage power spot". While it looks to be just a promotional activity by the Town Revitalization Committee, Yachiyo agrees to try it out. She figures it would be more time-effective than wandering around aimlessly and wants to see if the stamp card that is based on a local legend has any connection to the rumor of the shrine.

As they travel from shrine to shrine, Yachiyo describes the legend to Iroha: A long time ago, a lady who lived in Mizuna Castle fell in love with a man from the town. However, they were from different economic classes and her fiance grew jealous, eventually murdering the man. Every night she pleaded at a shrine for God to revive her lover and on the 1,500th night her prayer was answered. Iroha thinks the story has a beautiful ending, but Yachiyo reveals that there is a hidden ending that many have forgotten. The price the woman paid for this miracle was the lives of every person in the town.

Tsuruno walks up besides Yachiyo, happy to be hanging out like old times. Yachiyo rebukes her and Tsuruno looks dismayed for a moment before speeding ahead, excited to get to the last location. Iroha envies that Yachiyo has such a good friend. Yachiyo corrects her, informing her they were friends once but that was a long time ago. Still, Iroha would be happy to have a friend since she had no close friends other than her sister Ui. Her life revolved around taking care of her sister, and without her she feels lost. Yachiyo accuses her of living in the past, but Iroha is adamant that it's not in the past. As the girls arrive at the last shrine, Tsuruno is surprised to find it was Mizuna Shrine all along. But the shrine has already closed for the day. Even with the stamp card filled, nothing out of the ordinary has happened. Yachiyo figured the stamp card would be too common for the rumor to trigger so easily and wonders if there might be a clue in the various places they visited.

As the girls leave the area, they pass a grocery store with various sales signs posted on the front. Yachiyo stares at the signs in shock, muttering to herself about how she could have forgotten something so important. She turns to Tsuruno and Iroha and asks for their help. The girls agree to help and hurry inside. Yachiyo mutters finances to herself as she urges Iroha to grab more groceries. It seems Yachiyo is trying to maximize the points and savings she'll get from taking advantage of the store's limited time sale. When Iroha doesn't understand the importance of grocery sales, Yachiyo accuses her of still being a kid. As they continue shopping, one of the shelves begins to rumble and Yachiyo stops: she's sensed a Witch's Labyrinth. Upset she'll miss the sale, Yachiyo and Iroha transform and enter the barrier.

Once Inside, they are attacked by the Witch [[Candy]]. Iroha races ahead, Yachiyo calling out to her to stay behind. But Iroha insists she's a magical girl too and launches her arrows at Candy. Candy dodges the attacks before burrowing under the ground of her barrier. She pops up underneath Iroha and splits her head open, revealing a pelvis bone and attacks with her rabbit ears (which are now covered in teeth). Yachiyo pulls Iroha to safety before turning her attention to the [[Candy#Harold|familiars]] swarming around them. The familiars begin to pile around them when Tsuruno appears and burns through them with her fans. Tsuruno announces herself as the Strongest Magical Girl before narrowly dodging an attack from Candy. Iroha grabs Tsuruno's arm, connecting with her and imbuing her with her magic. The amount of magic launches Tsuruno up into the air, crashing into the ceiling of the barrier. Tsuruno's not worried and thanks her for the boost before launching her "Flaming Waltz Dance" straight down into Candy, destroying her in the process.

The barrier dissipates and the girls are back inside the grocery store. Iroha stares at her soul gem, the bottom of it beginning to fill with impurities. She keeps this to herself as they walk out into the street. It is now late at night and the sale is over. Yachiyo asks the two girls to come with her to check out something. She says they are heading to the Seance Shrine and notes that the woman in the story always prayed at the shrine at night. The girls leap over the shrine's entrance and walks towards the shrine's center. As they walk, the small Kyubey comes running toward them and leaps into Iroha's arms. Yachiyo is surprised to see it there as Iroha explains it appeared during the Friendship Ending Staircase fight. Three plaques fall from the sky at the girls' feet and Yachiyo hands one to Iroha. Tsuruno holds out her hands for a plaque but Yachiyo doesn't want her to write anything down since they don't know what will happen to them. Iroha writes her sister's name down only for the plaque to spring to life and take flight. The girls transform into their magical girl states and head towards the shrine's center.

Dark shadows take form, demanding that Tsuruno write a name as well before reaching out towards her. They pull her back and begin swarming around her. Tsuruno prepares to fight them off and urges Yachiyo and Iroha to hurry to the center. There, Yachiyo pulls the rope attached to the bell and both girls bow their heads in prayer. When she raises her head, Iroha finds they are now inside the shrine's barrier and it is now sunset. As they turn to look, [[Mifuyu Azusa]] stands there waiting for Yachiyo while Ui stands on a different pathway.

==Translations==
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|[[File:Episode 4 Desks 2.png|275px]]
|(Right) Short Fuse. Selfish. Stubborn. Stuck up. Twisted. (Left) Crybaby. Useless. Never listens.
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|[[File:Episode 4 Banbanzai MG eat free.png|275px]]
|Welcome to Magical Girl Service
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|[[File:Episode 4 Rumor posting.png|275px]]
|CAN YOU MEET THE PERSON YOU HAVE IN MIND? Research on the Rumored Shrine visit process
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|[[File:Episode 4 Mizuna website.png|275px]]
|Could this be the rumored seance shrine?! Let me go test it out! Will update again with results!
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 1.png|275px]]
|Is there anyone here who tested Mizuna Ward's seance shrine?
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 2.png|275px]]
|The seance shrine, it was really true! It's good to try~! Thank you god ♡
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 3.png|275px]]
|It's called Mizuna Ward Shrine, it's a seance shrine or something like that
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 4.png|275px]]
|Even if I went to Seance Shrine, there's no one I want so see, so sad
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 5.png|275px]]
|I want to try the seance shrine
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 6.png|275px]]
|Is this the way to the seance shrine? Please tell me someone~
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 7.png|275px]]
|I met my past boyfriend at Seance Shrine. It was destiny!!!!
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 8.png|275px]]
|A rumored shrine passed by word of mouth, I've been to a place like that, but I don't know how to do it. There's someone who knows how.
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 9.png|275px]]
|Accounts weaken the rumored shrine. I've been silent ever since
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 10.png|275px]]
|Are there similar people that couldn't be contacted after a friend said "I was able to reunite with that person at the shrine"?
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|[[File:Episode 4 Posts.png|275px]]
|It's amazing that we really met!! They've stopped updating now that it's over? Is it mysterious? Erased A few months after, the owner disappeared...
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|[[File:Episode 4 Candy Runes.png|275px]]
|Candy
|}

==Observations==
* During the three's trial and error, they stop and pray at an [[wikipedia:Inari Ōkami|Inari God]] ({{Lang|ja|稲荷大明神}})'s shrine.
* The spots on the stamp rally card are Former Mizuna Red Light District ({{Lang|ja|元水名遊廓}}), Gift Shop ({{Lang|ja|お土産屋}})、Mizuna Family Garden ({{Lang|ja|水名氏庭園}})、Kamihama Art Museum ({{Lang|ja|神浜美術館}}), Cultural Theater ({{Lang|ja|文化劇場}}), Mizuna Castle ({{Lang|ja|水名城}}), Mizuna Shrine ({{Lang|ja|水名神社}}). The blank before each place's name is reserved to fill in a certain hiragana, which then turns out to be "{{Lang|ja|みずなじんじや}}" (''Mi Zu Na Ji N Ji Ya'') respectively, namely ''Mizuna Jinja'' ({{Lang|ja|水名神社/みずなじんじゃ}}) or "Mizuna Shrine".
* During Yachiyo's narration of the ancient story:
** [[Ria Ami]] and [[Manaka Kurumi]] make cameo appearances in the episode.
** In a scene of the water surface, the ripples abnormally contracts from outside to inside, possibly a metaphorical expression of "returning to the past", conflicting with the narration that "days that are lost can never return."
** The people walking in procession during the explanation of the Tragic Lovers' story appear to be wearing {{spoiler|the robes of the Wings of Magius implying that they too are being sacrificed for a miracle}}.
** Yachiyo's words "The dead can't be resurrected so easily." "Days that are lost can never return." "There is always a price to pay for a miracle." possibly echo what Homura says in PMMM.
* Rumors have marks similar to a Witch's Kiss that they mark their victims with.

=== Changes ===
*The legend about the broken couple is added a "true ending" in the anime.
*In the anime, Candy remains relatively unchanged except for the buttons that ornament her dress.

==Trivia==
*This episode showcases Mitama's famous "cooking skills" by having her eat a slice of cheesecake covered in ketchup, sprinkles, and an umeboshi.
*This is the first appearance of the rumor spreading creature. In the previous episodes, the rumors were told as is without the creature being shown.
*When Yachiyo takes Iroha and Tsuruno into the grocery store, the song playing on the overcom while they shop is the one she sings in the musical stage adaptation about the virtue of the 10 point sale.

== Gallery ==
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==See also==

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Magia Record Episode 4: This Isn't the Past

2020-02-01T15:45:47Z

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<blockquote>
''"There's always a price to pay for a miracle."'' ~ [[Yachiyo Nanami]] to [[Iroha Tamaki]]
</blockquote>

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|name = This Isn't the Past
|image =[[File:Episode 4 Title Card.png|300px]]
|jname = 過去じゃないです
|date = 25 January 2020
|script = [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] (Doroinu)
|storyboard = name
|director = name
|adirector = name
}}

== Summary ==
Iroha approaches the Chinese restaurant "Banbanzai" as she looks at a flyer for it. As the enters the restaurant, she sees [[Tsuruno Yui]] wearing an apron as she punches at a side of beef. The last punch she throws is strong enough to throw her dad against the wall, still holding the side of beef. Iroha begins to slowly close the door to the restaurant, but she's too late as Tsuruno notices the potential customer and stops the door with her foot, welcoming her inside.

As Iroha narrates about the meaning of having a friend, she meets up with [[Momoko Togame]], [[Rena Minami]], and [[Kaede Akino]] at [[Mitama Yakumo]]'s place to eat snacks and talk about their next course of action. It seems all the victims of the Friendship Ending Staircase have returned safe and sound. Rena finds it odd that a Witch wouldn't have harmed any of her victims, especially after an extended period of time. Momoko wonders if perhaps it wasn't a Witch, but something else lurking behind the rumor. There have been other strange rumors circulating around the city as of late including a rumor where you see your future if you watch television at 4:44:44 am. Momoko mentions a rumor about an expanding underground empire under a certain manhole, but Rena dismisses it as being ridiculous. Iroha asks if there are any rumors about people disappearing, thinking perhaps that [[Ui Tamaki]] has been caught up in one of these rumor cases. When Rena suggests Iroha go to the police about it, Iroha dismisses the idea since she has no photographs or other evidence of Ui's existence. Iroha considers questioning people, but figures it would take a long time, especially with no leads. Momoko offers their help and Mitama hands Iroha a flyer for Banbanzai and suggests she stop there for lunch once she gets hungry.

Back in the present, Tsuruno introduces herself as the strongest magical girl as she hands Iroha large portions of fried rice, ramen, and vegetables. Iroha stares at the food since she had only ordered a regular sized ramen. Tsuruno says the large portions are what they regularly serve and that the food is on the house for a fellow magical girl. She encourages Iroha to eat up as she watches and eagerly waits to hear what she thinks of the flavor. Iroha eats some of the food before quietly saying it tastes good. Tsuruno begs her unrelentingly to give it a score and Iroha attempts to dodge the question before settling on a score of 50/100. Tsuruno appears devastated at the response.

After she finishes eating, Iroha apologizes for her rude comment earlier but Tsuruno brushes it off. She knows that her restaurant is known for its balanced dishes that always score 50%. Tsuruno then apologies to Iroha for not being much help in finding her sister, and offers to call a friend she knows that could help her in her investigations of the rumors of Kamihama. After making a phone call where she begs her friend for a favor, she happily declares that her friend has agreed to help.

Tsuruno and Iroha travel to Mizuna Shrine where they meet up with Tsuruno's friend: [[Yachiyo Nanami]]. When Yachiyo recognizes Iroha, she apologizes to Tsuruno and tells her she won't be able to help after all. She had only agreed to help because she thought it would be new information on the rumors she was investigating. Before she can leave, Tsuruno grabs her by the arm and begs her to stay and help. They grab a drink at the cafe in front of the shrine as Tsuruno tells Yachiyo about all she had heard from Iroha concerning the Friendship Ending Staircase. Having heard about it, Tsuruno is fired up to find out more about these creatures hiding behind rumors. Yachiyo opens her notebeook and tells them about the Seance Shrine she's been investigating lately. It seems if you write the name of the person you want to meet and then pay a proper visit to the shrine, you'll meet that person and become so happy you never leave the shrine. While researching online, Yachiyo found posts online from people who claim they meet the person they were searching for. However, those same people never posted again after that one post. The girls agree that it sounds suspicious and Tsuruno gets up excitedly, running towards Mizuna Shrine's entrance, completely certain that the Seance Shrine and Mizuna Shrine are one and the same. But Yachiyo doesn't think it's that simple, especially after she already tried writing a name on a plaque at Mizuna shrine.

The three girls decide to investigate the various shrines in Mizuna ward and start at Inari Daimyoujin. After writing names down and praying, the girls turn to find Tsuruno holding stamp cards. It seems there is an activity where you visit the different shrines in Mizuna Ward and gather a stamp at each one. After completing the tour, you're suppose to arrive at a "marriage power spot". While it looks to be just a promotional activity by the Town Revitalization Committee, Yachiyo agrees to try it out. She figures it would be more time-effective than wandering around aimlessly and wants to see if the stamp card that is based on a local legend has any connection to the rumor of the shrine.

As they travel from shrine to shrine, Yachiyo describes the legend to Iroha: A long time ago, a lady who lived in Mizuna Castle fell in love with a man from the town. However, they were from different economic classes and her fiance grew jealous, eventually murdering the man. Every night she pleaded at a shrine for God to revive her lover and on the 1,500th night her prayer was answered. Iroha thinks the story has a beautiful ending, but Yachiyo reveals that there is a hidden ending that many have forgotten. The price the woman paid for this miracle was the lives of every person in the town.

Tsuruno walks up besides Yachiyo, happy to be hanging out like old times. Yachiyo rebukes her and Tsuruno looks dismayed for a moment before speeding ahead, excited to get to the last location. Iroha envies that Yachiyo has such a good friend. Yachiyo corrects her, informing her they were friends once but that was a long time ago. Still, Iroha would be happy to have a friend since she had no close friends other than her sister Ui. Her life revolved around taking care of her sister, and without her she feels lost. Yachiyo accuses her of living in the past, but Iroha is adamant that it's not in the past. As the girls arrive at the last shrine, Tsuruno is surprised to find it was Mizuna Shrine all along. But the shrine has already closed for the day. Even with the stamp card filled, nothing out of the ordinary has happened. Yachiyo figured the stamp card would be too common for the rumor to trigger so easily and wonders if there might be a clue in the various places they visited.

As the girls leave the area, they pass a grocery store with various sales signs posted on the front. Yachiyo stares at the signs in shock, muttering to herself about how she could have forgotten something so important. She turns to Tsuruno and Iroha and asks for their help. The girls agree to help and hurry inside. Yachiyo mutters finances to herself as she urges Iroha to grab more groceries. It seems Yachiyo is trying to maximize the points and savings she'll get from taking advantage of the store's limited time sale. When Iroha doesn't understand the importance of grocery sales, Yachiyo accuses her of still being a kid. As they continue shopping, one of the shelves begins to rumble and Yachiyo stops: she's sensed a Witch's Labyrinth. Upset she'll miss the sale, Yachiyo and Iroha transform and enter the barrier.

Once Inside, they are attacked by the Witch [[Candy]]. Iroha races ahead, Yachiyo calling out to her to stay behind. But Iroha insists she's a magical girl too and launches her arrows at Candy. Candy dodges the attacks before burrowing under the ground of her barrier. She pops up underneath Iroha and splits her head open, revealing a pelvis bone and attacks with her rabbit ears (which are now covered in teeth). Yachiyo pulls Iroha to safety before turning her attention to the [[Candy#Harold|familiars]] swarming around them. The familiars begin to pile around them when Tsuruno appears and burns through them with her fans. Tsuruno announces herself as the Strongest Magical Girl before narrowly dodging an attack from Candy. Iroha grabs Tsuruno's arm, connecting with her and imbuing her with her magic. The amount of magic launches Tsuruno up into the air, crashing into the ceiling of the barrier. Tsuruno's not worried and thanks her for the boost before launching her "Flaming Waltz Dance" straight down into Candy, destroying her in the process.

The barrier dissipates and the girls are back inside the grocery store. Iroha stares at her soul gem, the bottom of it beginning to fill with impurities. She keeps this to herself as they walk out into the street. It is now late at night and the sale is over. Yachiyo asks the two girls to come with her to check out something. She says they are heading to the Seance Shrine and notes that the woman in the story always prayed at the shrine at night. The girls leap over the shrine's entrance and walks towards the shrine's center. As they walk, the small Kyubey comes running toward them and leaps into Iroha's arms. Yachiyo is surprised to see it there as Iroha explains it appeared during the Friendship Ending Staircase fight. Three plaques fall from the sky at the girls' feet and Yachiyo hands one to Iroha. Tsuruno holds out her hands for a plaque but Yachiyo doesn't want her to write anything down since they don't know what will happen to them. Iroha writes her sister's name down only for the plaque to spring to life and take flight. The girls transform into their magical girl states and head towards the shrine's center.

Dark shadows take form, demanding that Tsuruno write a name as well before reaching out towards her. They pull her back and begin swarming around her. Tsuruno prepares to fight them off and urges Yachiyo and Iroha to hurry to the center. There, Yachiyo pulls the rope attached to the bell and both girls bow their heads in prayer. When she raises her head, Iroha finds they are now inside the shrine's barrier and it is now sunset. As they turn to look, [[Mifuyu Azusa]] stands there waiting for Yachiyo while Ui stands on a different pathway.

==Translations==
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!Notes
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Desks 2.png|275px]]
|Short Fuse. Selfish. Stubborn. Stuck up. Twisted. Crybaby. Useless. Never listens.
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Banbanzai MG eat free.png|275px]]
|Welcome to Magical Girl Service
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Rumor posting.png|275px]]
|CAN YOU MEET THE PERSON YOU HAVE IN MIND? Research on the Rumored Shrine visit process
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|[[File:Episode 4 Mizuna website.png|275px]]
|Could this be the rumored seance shrine?! Let me go test it out! Will update again with results!
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 1.png|275px]]
|Is there anyone here who tested Mizuna Ward's seance shrine?
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 2.png|275px]]
|The seance shrine, it was really true! It's good to try~! Thank you god ♡
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 3.png|275px]]
|It's called Mizuna Ward Shrine, it's a seance shrine or something like that
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 4.png|275px]]
|Even if I went to Seance Shrine, there's no one I want so see, so sad
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 5.png|275px]]
|I want to try the seance shrine
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 6.png|275px]]
|Is this the way to the seance shrine? Please tell me someone~
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 7.png|275px]]
|I met my past boyfriend at Seance Shrine. It was destiny!!!!
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 8.png|275px]]
|A rumored shrine passed by word of mouth, I've been to a place like that, but I don't know how to do it. There's someone who knows how.
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 9.png|275px]]
|Accounts weaken the rumored shrine. I've been silent ever since
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|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 10.png|275px]]
|Are there similar people that couldn't be contacted after a friend said "I was able to reunite with that person at the shrine"?
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|[[File:Episode 4 Posts.png|275px]]
|It's amazing that we really met!! They've stopped updating now that it's over? Is it mysterious? Erased A few months after, the owner disappeared...
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|[[File:Episode 4 Candy Runes.png|275px]]
|Candy
|}

==Observations==
* During the three's trial and error, they stop and pray at an [[wikipedia:Inari Ōkami|Inari God]] ({{Lang|ja|稲荷大明神}})'s shrine.
* The spots on the stamp rally card are Former Mizuna Red Light District ({{Lang|ja|元水名遊廓}}), Gift Shop ({{Lang|ja|お土産屋}})、Mizuna Family Garden ({{Lang|ja|水名氏庭園}})、Kamihama Art Museum ({{Lang|ja|神浜美術館}}), Cultural Theater ({{Lang|ja|文化劇場}}), Mizuna Castle ({{Lang|ja|水名城}}), Mizuna Shrine ({{Lang|ja|水名神社}}). The blank before each place's name is reserved to fill in a certain hiragana, which then turns out to be "{{Lang|ja|みずなじんじや}}" (''Mi Zu Na Ji N Ji Ya'') respectively, namely ''Mizuna Jinja'' ({{Lang|ja|水名神社/みずなじんじゃ}}) or "Mizuna Shrine".
* During Yachiyo's narration of the ancient story:
** [[Ria Ami]] and [[Manaka Kurumi]] make cameo appearances in the episode.
** In a scene of the water surface, the ripples abnormally contracts from outside to inside, possibly a metaphorical expression of "returning to the past", conflicting with the narration that "days that are lost can never return."
** The people walking in procession during the explanation of the Tragic Lovers' story appear to be wearing {{spoiler|the robes of the Wings of Magius implying that they too are being sacrificed for a miracle}}.
** Yachiyo's words "The dead can't be resurrected so easily." "Days that are lost can never return." "There is always a price to pay for a miracle." possibly echo what Homura says in PMMM.
* Rumors have marks similar to a Witch's Kiss that they mark their victims with.

=== Changes ===
*The legend about the broken couple is added a "true ending" in the anime.
*In the anime, Candy remains relatively unchanged except for the buttons that ornament her dress.

==Trivia==
*This episode showcases Mitama's famous "cooking skills" by having her eat a slice of cheesecake covered in ketchup, sprinkles, and an umeboshi.
*This is the first appearance of the rumor spreading creature. In the previous episodes, the rumors were told as is without the creature being shown.
*When Yachiyo takes Iroha and Tsuruno into the grocery store, the song playing on the overcom while they shop is the one she sings in the musical stage adaptation about the virtue of the 10 point sale.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Episode 4 Banbanzai Flyer.png
File:Episode 4 Banbanzai Menu.png
File:Episode 4 Tsuruno Lineart.jpg|[https://twitter.com/shaft_official/status/1221112799457234945 Source]
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File:Episode 4 Mizuna Shrine entrance.png|Mizuna Shrine
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File:Episode 4 Ui Plaque.png
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File:Episode 4 Mizuna shrine procession.png
File:Episode 4 Store Signs 1.png
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File:Episode 4 Store Signs 3.png
File:Episode 4 flyer irl.jpg|A sample of the real life advert the flyers were based on
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File:Episode 4 Yachiyo's Soul Gem.png
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File:Episode 4 Candy Runes.png
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File:Episode 4 Tsuruno Flame Waltz.png
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File:Episode 4 Candy is dead 3.png

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File:Episode 4 seance shrine ui.png
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File:Episode 4 End Title Card.png|End Title Card by Masugitsune
</gallery>

==See also==

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Wings of the Magius

2020-01-29T12:55:34Z

HOOCCOOH:

{{spoilers}}
'''The Wings of Magius''' are an organization of magical girls from the mobile game [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record|Magia Record]]. They act as the game's main antagonists.

After the group was officially disbanded at the end of Part 1, several of the remaining members regrouped and have been rebranded as '''Neo-Magius'''.

==Summary==
Operating out of [[Kamihama City]], the Wings of Magius' stated goal is to "release" magical girls from their fate. They claim the Doppel phenomenon that occurs in Kamihama is proof of this. In order to save magical girls, they protect the [[Rumor]]s of the city, though it is unclear why this would save magical girls. They also try and put Rumors and Witches together, for currently unknown reasons. Even the low-ranking members of the organization seem unaware of all the details.

It is eventually revealed that the thing they wish to release magical girls from is the fate of becoming witches.

The group gets its name from the organization's superiors, the three Magius. The rest of the group claim they act as the Magius's wings.

{{spoiler|It is gradually revealed throughout the story that the existence of Rumors and Doppels, and their confinement to Kamihama, come from the powers of the three Magius. Touka has the ability to create Doppels, Nemu has the ability to create Rumors, and Alina has the ability to create barriers, including the one placed around Kamihama that allows Rumors and Doppels to exist within its limits.}}

==Organization==
===Black Feathers===
The lowest ranking members of the group. Black Feathers, sometimes called '''Black Wings''', are magical girls wearing hooded black cloaks. They are portrayed in the game as generic mook enemies. However there are a few notable members:

====Known Black Feathers====
*[[Kuro]]
*{{Spoiler|Sana Futaba}} ([[Sana Futaba|link]]) - joins during the game's events.
*{{Spoiler|Felicia Mitsuki}} ([[Felicia Mitsuki|link]]) - joins during the game's events.
*[[Ikumi Makino]]
*[[Shizuku Hozumi]]
*[[Yukika Nanase]]
*[[Shigure Miyabi]]
*[[Hagumu Azumi]]

===White Feathers===
Ranking higher than the Black Feathers, they wear white cloaks. Sometimes they are called '''White Wings'''. While White Feathers appear as generic enemies, a few of them appear as named characters.

====Known White Feathers====
*[[Tsukuyo Amane]]
*[[Tsukasa Amane]]
*[[Mifuyu Azusa]] - Mifuyu occupies as a special place, as she acts as a bridge between the Magius and the lower-ranking magical girls in the organization.
*{{Spoiler|Holy Mami}} ([[Holy Mami|link]]) - joins during the game's events.
*{{Spoiler|Tsuruno Yui}} ([[Tsuruno Yui|link]]) - joins during the game's events.
*[[Ryou Midori]]

===Magius===
The superiors of the organization. It is known there are three of them.

====Known Magius====
*[[Alina Gray]]
*{{spoiler|Touka Satomi}}([[Touka Satomi|link]])
*{{spoiler|Nemu Hiiragi}}([[Nemu Hiiragi|link]])

==The 9 Promises of Magius==
The event [[Magia Record Story Whereabouts of the Feather|Whereabouts of the Feather]] revealed the various rules that members of Magius are bound to.

* Part 1: Let’s be the wings of the future for magical girls
* Part 2: Let’s unite the wings, and try not to carelessly tell anyone what we’re doing.
* Part 3: If you wish to invite someone to join, please discuss it with a white feather first. Invite only those who already know about witches.
* Part 4: Keep from being seen and keep your identity from being leaked.
* Part 5: Try to discuss things without being unreasonable.
* Part 6: To avoid hindrance in our private lives, all work tasks must be assigned to at least 2 people.
* Part 7: Among the wings of Magius, use grief seeds for purification to a minimum.
* Part 8: Witches and rumors are an important part of the release. Do not give this up to other magical girls.
* Part 9: Keep believing in this 2nd miracle and don’t forget the hope in becoming a feather.

==Wings of Magius Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Black Feather (B).png
File:Black Feather (E).png
File:Black Feather (High).png
File:Black Feather (Low).png
File:Black Feather (Middle).png
File:Futaba Sana (Black Feather).png|{{spoiler|Sana Futaba}}
File:Mitsuki Felicia (Black Feather).png|{{spoiler|Felicia Mitsuki}}
File:Hozumi Shizuku (Black Feather).png|{{spoiler|Shizuku Hozumi}}
File:Ikumi Black Feather.png|[[Ikumi Makino]]
File:Shigure Black Feather.png|[[Shigure Miyabi]]
File:Hagumu Black Feather.png|[[Hagumu Azumi]]

File:White Feather (Low).png
File:White Feather (Middle).png
File:White Feather (High).png
File:Ikumi White Feather.png|Ikumi dressed in borrowed White Feather robes
File:Midori White Feather.png|[[Ryou Midori]]
File:Amane Tsukuyo (White Feather).png|[[Tsukuyo Amane]]
File:Amane Tsukasa (White Feather).png|[[Tsukasa Amane]]
File:Yukika White Feather.png|[[Yukika Nanase]] borrowing Tsukuyo's robes

File:White and Black Feathers.jpg|A certain White Feather and her two Black Feather friends
File:Various black feathers.png|Various unnamed Black Feathers
File:Magius white feathers.jpg
File:White feather and doppel.jpg|[[Ikumi Makino|White Feather]] summoning her doppel
File:White feather doppel.jpg
File:101904_doppeln_white.png|Sprite of the Doppel summoned by [[Ikumi Makino|White Feather]]
File:Episode 4 End Title Card.png|End Title Card by Masugitsune
</gallery>

===Black Feathers===
<gallery>
File:blackfeather1.png
File:blackfeather2.png
File:blackfeather3.png
File:blackfeather4.png
File:blackfeather5.png
File:blackfeather6.png
File:blackfeather7.png
File:blackfeather8.png
File:blackfeather9.png
File:blackfeather10.png
</gallery>

==Neo-Magius Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Neo Magius - General Soldier (Lower).png
File:Neo Magius - General Soldier (Middle).png
File:Neo Magius - General Soldier (Upper).png
File:Neo Magius - Executive Solder (Middle).png
File:Neo Magius - Executive Solder (Upper).png
</gallery>

Wings of the Magius

2020-01-29T12:54:15Z

HOOCCOOH: "neo" is never followed by a space

{{spoilers}}
'''The Wings of Magius''' are an organization of magical girls from the mobile game [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record|Magia Record]]. They act as the game's main antagonists.

After the group was officially disbanded at the end of Part 1, several of the remaining members regrouped and have been rebranded as '''Neo-Magius'''.

==Summary==
Operating out of [[Kamihama City]], the Wings of Magius stated goal is to "release" magical girls from their fate. They claim the Doppel phenomenon that occurs in Kamihama is proof of this. In order to save magical girls, they protect the [[Rumor]]s of the city, though it is unclear why this would save magical girls. They also try and put Rumors and Witches together, for currently unknown reasons. Even the low-ranking members of the organization seem unaware of all the details.

It is eventually revealed that the thing they wish to release magical girls from is the fate of becoming witches.

The group gets it's name from the organization's superiors, the three Magius. The rest of the group claim they act as the Magius's wings.

{{spoiler|It is gradually revealed throughout the story that the existence of Rumors and Doppels, and their confinement to Kamihama, come from the powers of the three Magius. Touka has the ability to create Doppels, Nemu has the ability to create Rumors, and Alina has the ability to create barriers, including the one placed around Kamihama that allows Rumors and Doppels to exist within its limits.}}

==Organization==
===Black Feathers===
The lowest ranking members of the group. Black Feathers, sometimes called '''Black Wings''', are magical girls wearing hooded black cloaks. They are portrayed in the game as generic mook enemies. However there are a few notable members:

====Known Black Feathers====
*[[Kuro]]
*{{Spoiler|Sana Futaba}} ([[Sana Futaba|link]]) - joins during the game's events.
*{{Spoiler|Felicia Mitsuki}} ([[Felicia Mitsuki|link]]) - joins during the game's events.
*[[Ikumi Makino]]
*[[Shizuku Hozumi]]
*[[Yukika Nanase]]
*[[Shigure Miyabi]]
*[[Hagumu Azumi]]

===White Feathers===
Ranking higher than the Black Feathers, they wear white cloaks. Sometimes they are called '''White Wings'''. While White Feathers appear as generic enemies, a few of them appear as named characters.

====Known White Feathers====
*[[Tsukuyo Amane]]
*[[Tsukasa Amane]]
*[[Mifuyu Azusa]] - Mifuyu occupies as a special place, as she acts as a bridge between the Magius and the lower-ranking magical girls in the organization.
*{{Spoiler|Holy Mami}} ([[Holy Mami|link]]) - joins during the game's events.
*{{Spoiler|Tsuruno Yui}} ([[Tsuruno Yui|link]]) - joins during the game's events.
*[[Ryou Midori]]

===Magius===
The superiors of the organization. It is known there are three of them.

====Known Magius====
*[[Alina Gray]]
*{{spoiler|Touka Satomi}}([[Touka Satomi|link]])
*{{spoiler|Nemu Hiiragi}}([[Nemu Hiiragi|link]])

==The 9 Promises of Magius==
The event [[Magia Record Story Whereabouts of the Feather|Whereabouts of the Feather]] revealed the various rules that members of Magius are bound to.

* Part 1: Let’s be the wings of the future for magical girls
* Part 2: Let’s unite the wings, and try not to carelessly tell anyone what we’re doing.
* Part 3: If you wish to invite someone to join, please discuss it with a white feather first. Invite only those who already know about witches.
* Part 4: Keep from being seen and keep your identity from being leaked.
* Part 5: Try to discuss things without being unreasonable.
* Part 6: To avoid hindrance in our private lives, all work tasks must be assigned to at least 2 people.
* Part 7: Among the wings of Magius, use grief seeds for purification to a minimum.
* Part 8: Witches and rumors are an important part of release. Do not give this up to other magical girls.
* Part 9: Keep believing in this 2nd miracle and don’t forget the hope in becoming a feather.

==Wings of Magius Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Black Feather (B).png
File:Black Feather (E).png
File:Black Feather (High).png
File:Black Feather (Low).png
File:Black Feather (Middle).png
File:Futaba Sana (Black Feather).png|{{spoiler|Sana Futaba}}
File:Mitsuki Felicia (Black Feather).png|{{spoiler|Felicia Mitsuki}}
File:Hozumi Shizuku (Black Feather).png|{{spoiler|Shizuku Hozumi}}
File:Ikumi Black Feather.png|[[Ikumi Makino]]
File:Shigure Black Feather.png|[[Shigure Miyabi]]
File:Hagumu Black Feather.png|[[Hagumu Azumi]]

File:White Feather (Low).png
File:White Feather (Middle).png
File:White Feather (High).png
File:Ikumi White Feather.png|Ikumi dressed in borrowed White Feather robes
File:Midori White Feather.png|[[Ryou Midori]]
File:Amane Tsukuyo (White Feather).png|[[Tsukuyo Amane]]
File:Amane Tsukasa (White Feather).png|[[Tsukasa Amane]]
File:Yukika White Feather.png|[[Yukika Nanase]] borrowing Tsukuyo's robes

File:White and Black Feathers.jpg|A certain White Feather and her two Black Feather friends
File:Various black feathers.png|Various unnamed Black Feathers
File:Magius white feathers.jpg
File:White feather and doppel.jpg|[[Ikumi Makino|White Feather]] summoning her doppel
File:White feather doppel.jpg
File:101904_doppeln_white.png|Sprite of the Doppel summoned by [[Ikumi Makino|White Feather]]
File:Episode 4 End Title Card.png|End Title Card by Masugitsune
</gallery>

===Black Feathers===
<gallery>
File:blackfeather1.png
File:blackfeather2.png
File:blackfeather3.png
File:blackfeather4.png
File:blackfeather5.png
File:blackfeather6.png
File:blackfeather7.png
File:blackfeather8.png
File:blackfeather9.png
File:blackfeather10.png
</gallery>

==Neo Magius Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Neo Magius - General Soldier (Lower).png
File:Neo Magius - General Soldier (Middle).png
File:Neo Magius - General Soldier (Upper).png
File:Neo Magius - Executive Solder (Middle).png
File:Neo Magius - Executive Solder (Upper).png
</gallery>

Magia Record Episode 4: This Isn't the Past

2020-01-27T05:45:40Z

HOOCCOOH: /* Observations */

<blockquote>
''"There's always a price to pay for a miracle."'' ~ [[Yachiyo Nanami]] to [[Iroha Tamaki]]
</blockquote>

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|name = This Isn't the Past
|image =[[File:Episode 4 Title Card.png|300px]]
|jname = 過去じゃないです
|date = 25 January 2020
|script = [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] (Doroinu)
|storyboard = name
|director = name
|adirector = name
}}

== Summary ==
Iroha approaches the Chinese restaurant "Banbanzai" as she looks at a flyer for it. As the enters the restaurant, she sees [[Tsuruno Yui]] wearing an apron as she punches at a side of beef. The last punch she throws is strong enough to throw her dad against the wall, still holding the side of beef. Iroha begins to slowly close the door to the restaurant, but she's too late as Tsuruno notices the potential customer and stops the door with her foot, welcoming her inside.

As Iroha narrates about the meaning of having a friend, she meets up with [[Momoko Togame]], [[Rena Minami]], and [[Kaede Akino]] at [[Mitama Yakumo]]'s place to eat snacks and talk about their next course of action. It seems all the victims of the Friendship Ending Staircase have returned safe and sound. Rena finds it odd that a Witch wouldn't have harmed any of her victims, especially after an extended period of time. Momoko wonders if perhaps it wasn't a Witch, but something else lurking behind the rumor. There have been other strange rumors circulating around the city as of late including a rumor where you see your future if you watch television at 4:44:44 am. Momoko mentions a rumor about an expanding underground empire under a certain manhole, but Rena dismisses it as being ridiculous. Iroha asks if there are any rumors about people disappearing, thinking perhaps that [[Ui Tamaki]] has been caught up in one of these rumor cases. When Rena suggests Iroha go to the police about it, Iroha dismisses the idea since she has no photographs or other evidence of Ui's existence. Iroha considers questioning people, but figures it would take a long time, especially with no leads. Momoko offers their help and Mitama hands Iroha a flyer for Banbanzai and suggests she stop there for lunch once she gets hungry.

Back in the present, Tsuruno introduces herself as the strongest magical girl as she hands Iroha large portions of fried rice, ramen, and vegetables. Iroha stares at the food since she had only ordered a regular sized ramen. Tsuruno says the large portions are what they regularly serve and that the food is on the house for a fellow magical girl. She encourages Iroha to eat up as she watches and eagerly waits to hear what she thinks of the flavor. Iroha eats some of the food before quietly saying it tastes good. Tsuruno begs her unrelentingly to give it a score and Iroha attempts to dodge the question before settling on a score of 50/100. Tsuruno appears devastated at the response.

After she finishes eating, Iroha apologizes for her rude comment earlier but Tsuruno brushes it off. She knows that her restaurant is known for its balanced dishes that always score 50%. Tsuruno then apologies to Iroha for not being much help in finding her sister, and offers to call a friend she knows that could help her in her investigations of the rumors of Kamihama. After making a phone call where she begs her friend for a favor, she happily declares that her friend has agreed to help.

Tsuruno and Iroha travel to Mizuna Shrine where they meet up with Tsuruno's friend: [[Yachiyo Nanami]]. When Yachiyo recognizes Iroha, she apologizes to Tsuruno and tells her she won't be able to help after all. She had only agreed to help because she thought it would be new information on the rumors she was investigating. Before she can leave, Tsuruno grabs her by the arm and begs her to stay and help. They grab a drink at the cafe in front of the shrine as Tsuruno tells Yachiyo about all she had heard from Iroha concerning the Friendship Ending Staircase. Having heard about it, Tsuruno is fired up to find out more about these creatures hiding behind rumors. Yachiyo opens her notebeook and tells them about the Seance Shrine she's been investigating lately. It seems if you write the name of the person you want to meet and then pay a proper visit to the shrine, you'll meet that person and become so happy you never leave the shrine. While researching online, Yachiyo found posts online from people who claim they meet the person they were searching for. However, those same people never posted again after that one post. The girls agree that it sounds suspicious and Tsuruno gets up excitedly, running towards Mizuna Shrine's entrance, completely certain that the Seance Shrine and Mizuna Shrine are one and the same. But Yachiyo doesn't think it's that simple, especially after she already tried writing a name on a plaque at Mizuna shrine.

The three girls decide to investigate the various shrines in Mizuna ward and start at Inari Daimyoujin. After writing names down and praying, the girls turn to find Tsuruno holding stamp cards. It seems there is an activity where you visit the different shrines in Mizuna Ward and gather a stamp at each one. After completing the tour, you're suppose to arrive at a "marriage power spot". While it looks to be just a promotional activity by the Town Revitalization Committee, Yachiyo agrees to try it out. She figures it would be more time-effective than wandering around aimlessly and wants to see if the stamp card that is based on a local legend has any connection to the rumor of the shrine.

As they travel from shrine to shrine, Yachiyo describes the legend to Iroha: A long time ago, a lady who lived in Mizuna Castle fell in love with a man from the town. However, they were from different economic classes and her fiance grew jealous, eventually murdering the man. Every night she pleaded at a shrine for God to revive her lover and on the 1,500th night her prayer was answered. Iroha thinks the story has a beautiful ending, but Yachiyo reveals that there is a hidden ending that many have forgotten. The price the woman paid for this miracle was the lives of every person in the town.

Tsuruno walks up besides Yachiyo, happy to be hanging out like old times. Yachiyo rebukes her and Tsuruno looks dismayed for a moment before speeding ahead, excited to get to the last location. Iroha envies that Yachiyo has such a good friend. Yachiyo corrects her, informing her they were friends once but that was a long time ago. Still, Iroha would be happy to have a friend since she had no close friends other than her sister Ui. Her life revolved around taking care of her sister, and without her she feels lost. Yachiyo accuses her of living in the past, but Iroha is adamant that it's not in the past. As the girls arrive at the last shrine, Tsuruno is surprised to find it was Mizuna Shrine all along. But the shrine has already closed for the day. Even with the stamp card filled, nothing out of the ordinary has happened. Yachiyo figured the stamp card would be too common for the rumor to trigger so easily and wonders if there might be a clue in the various places they visited.

As the girls leave the area, they pass a grocery store with various sales signs posted on the front. Yachiyo stares at the signs in shock, muttering to herself about how she could have forgotten something so important. She turns to Tsuruno and Iroha and asks for their help. The girls agree to help and hurry inside. Yachiyo mutters finances to herself as she urges Iroha to grab more groceries. It seems Yachiyo is trying to maximize the points and savings she'll get from taking advantage of the store's limited time sale. When Iroha doesn't understand the importance of grocery sales, Yachiyo accuses her of still being a kid. As they continue shopping, one of the shelves begins to rumble and Yachiyo stops: she's sensed a Witch's Labyrinth. Upset she'll miss the sale, Yachiyo and Iroha transform and enter the barrier.

Once Inside, they are attacked by the Witch [[Candy]]. Iroha races ahead, Yachiyo calling out to her to stay behind. But Iroha insists she's a magical girl too and launches her arrows at Candy. Candy dodges the attacks before burrowing under the ground of her barrier. She pops up underneath Iroha and splits her head open, revealing a pelvis bone and attacks with her rabbit ears (which are now covered in teeth). Yachiyo pulls Iroha to safety before turning her attention to the [[Candy#Harold|familiars]] swarming around them. The familiars begin to pile around them when Tsuruno appears and burns through them with her fans. Tsuruno announces herself as the Strongest Magical Girl before narrowly dodging an attack from Candy. Iroha grabs Tsuruno's arm, connecting with her and imbuing her with her magic. The amount of magic launches Tsuruno up into the air, crashing into the ceiling of the barrier. Tsuruno's not worried and thanks her for the boost before launching her "Flaming Waltz Dance" straight down into Candy, destroying her in the process.

The barrier dissipates and the girls are back inside the grocery store. Iroha stares at her soul gem, the bottom of it beginning to fill with impurities. She keeps this to herself as they walk out into the street. It is now late at night and the sale is over. Yachiyo asks the two girls to come with her to check out something. She says they are heading to the Seance Shrine and notes that the woman in the story always prayed at the shrine at night. The girls leap over the shrine's entrance and walks towards the shrine's center. As they walk, the small Kyubey comes running toward them and leaps into Iroha's arms. Yachiyo is surprised to see it there as Iroha explains it appeared during the Friendship Ending Staircase fight. Three plaques fall from the sky at the girls' feet and Yachiyo hands one to Iroha. Tsuruno holds out her hands for a plaque but Yachiyo doesn't want her to write anything down since they don't know what will happen to them. Iroha writes her sister's name down only for the plaque to spring to life and take flight. The girls transform into their magical girl states and head towards the shrine's center.

Dark shadows take form, demanding that Tsuruno write a name as well before reaching out towards her. They pull her back and begin swarming around her. Tsuruno prepares to fight them off and urges Yachiyo and Iroha to hurry to the center. There, Yachiyo pulls the rope attached to the bell and both girls bow their heads in prayer. When she raises her head, Iroha finds they are now inside the shrine's barrier and it is now sunset. As they turn to look, [[Mifuyu Azusa]] stands there waiting for Yachiyo while Ui stands on a different pathway.

==Translations==
{|class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
!style="width: 275px;"|Screencap
!Notes
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Desks 2.png|275px]]
|Short Fuse. Selfish. Stubborn. Stuck up. Twisted. Crybaby. Useless. Never listens.
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Banbanzai MG eat free.png|275px]]
|Welcome to Magical Girl Service
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Rumor posting.png|275px]]
|CAN YOU MEET THE PERSON YOU HAVE IN MIND? Research on the Rumored Shrine visit process
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Mizuna website.png|275px]]
|Could this be the rumored seance shrine?! Let me go test it out! Will update again with results!
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 1.png|275px]]
|Is there anyone here who tested Mizuna Ward's seance shrine?
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 2.png|275px]]
|The seance shrine, it was really true! It's good to try~! Thank you god ♡
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 3.png|275px]]
|It's called Mizuna Ward Shrine, it's a seance shrine or something like that
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 4.png|275px]]
|Even if I went to Seance Shrine, there's no one I want so see, so sad
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 5.png|275px]]
|I want to try the seance shrine
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 6.png|275px]]
|Is this the way to the seance shrine? Please tell me someone~
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 7.png|275px]]
|I met my past boyfriend at Seance Shrine. It was destiny!!!!
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 8.png|275px]]
|A rumored shrine passed by word of mouth, I've been to a place like that, but I don't know how to do it. There's someone who knows how.
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 9.png|275px]]
|Accounts weaken the rumored shrine. I've been silent ever since
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 10.png|275px]]
|Are there similar people that couldn't be contacted after a friend said "I was able to reunite with that person at the shrine"?
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Posts.png|275px]]
|It's amazing that we really met!! They've stopped updating now that it's over? Is it mysterious? Erased A few months after, the owner disappeared...
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Candy Runes.png|275px]]
|Candy
|}

==Observations==
* During the three's trial and error, they stop and pray at an [[wikipedia:Inari Ōkami|Inari God]] ({{Lang|ja|稲荷大明神}})'s shrine.
* The spots on the stamp rally card are Former Mizuna Red Light District ({{Lang|ja|元水名遊廓}}), Gift Shop ({{Lang|ja|お土産屋}})、Mizuna Family Garden ({{Lang|ja|水名氏庭園}})、Kamihama Art Museum ({{Lang|ja|神浜美術館}}), Cultural Theater ({{Lang|ja|文化劇場}}), Mizuna Castle ({{Lang|ja|水名城}}), Mizuna Shrine ({{Lang|ja|水名神社}}). The blank before each place's name is reserved to fill in a certain hiragana, which then turns out to be "{{Lang|ja|みずなじんじや}}" (''Mi Zu Na Ji N Ji Ya'') respectively, namely ''Mizuna Jinja'' ({{Lang|ja|水名神社/みずなじんじゃ}}) or "Mizuna Shrine".
* During Yachiyo's narration of the ancient story:
** [[Ria Ami]] and [[Manaka Kurumi]] make cameo appearances in the episode.
** In a scene of the water surface, the ripples abnormally contracts from outside to inside, possibly a metaphorical expression of "returning to the past", conflicting with the narration that "days that are lost can never return."
** The people walking in procession during the explanation of the Tragic Lovers' story appear to be wearing {{spoiler|the robes of the Wings of Magius implying that they too are being sacrificed for a miracle}}.
** Yachiyo's words "The dead can't be resurrected so easily." "Days that are lost can never return." "There is always a price to pay for a miracle." possibly echo what Homura says in PMMM.
* Rumors have marks similar to a Witch's Kiss that they mark their victims with.

=== Changes ===
*In the anime, Candy remains relatively unchanged except for the buttons that ornament her dress.

==Trivia==
*This episode showcases Mitama's famous "cooking skills" by having her eat a slice of cheesecake covered in ketchup, sprinkles, and an umeboshi.
*This is the first appearance of the rumor spreading creature. In the previous episodes, the rumors were told as is without the creature being shown.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Episode 4 Banbanzai Flyer.png
File:Episode 4 Banbanzai Menu.png
File:Episode 4 Tsuruno Lineart.jpg|[https://twitter.com/shaft_official/status/1221112799457234945 Source]
File:Episode 4 Desks 1.png
File:Episode 4 Post Not Found.png
File:Episode 4 Stairway.png
File:Episode 4 Snacks.png
File:Episode 4 Rena Kaede.png
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File:Episode 4 Mitama murders food 1.png
File:Episode 4 Mitama murders food 2.png
File:Episode 4 Lost Kitty.png
File:Episode 4 Kaede's Art.png|Kaede's art skills
File:Episode 4 Tsuruno 1.png
File:Episode 4 Banbanzai portions.png
File:Episode 4 Tsuruno 2.png
File:Episode 4 Mizuna Shrine entrance.png|Mizuna Shrine
File:Episode 4 Tsuruno fingermark 1.png
File:Episode 4 Ria Manaka 1.png|Ria and Manaka
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File:Episode 4 Ria Manaka 3.png
File:Episode 4 Ria Manaka.gif
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File:Episode 4 Mizuna Cafe.png
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File:Episode 4 Ui Plaque.png
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File:Episode 4 Candy Runes.png
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File:Episode 4 Candy Attacks.png
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File:Episode 4 Tsuruno Flame Waltz.png
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File:Episode 4 Iroha soul gem corrupted.png
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File:Episode 4 rumor shadows 1.png
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File:Episode 4 mokyu 2.png
File:Episode 4 seance shrine barrier 1.png
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File:Episode 4 seance shrine ui.png
File:Episode 4 half apple 1.png
File:Episode 4 half-apple 2.png
File:Episode 4 End Title Card.png|End Title Card by Masugitsune
</gallery>

==See also==

==External links==
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Magia Record Episode 4: This Isn't the Past

2020-01-27T05:43:13Z

HOOCCOOH: /* Observations */

<blockquote>
''"There's always a price to pay for a miracle."'' ~ [[Yachiyo Nanami]] to [[Iroha Tamaki]]
</blockquote>

{{Infobox_episode
|name = This Isn't the Past
|image =[[File:Episode 4 Title Card.png|300px]]
|jname = 過去じゃないです
|date = 25 January 2020
|script = [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] (Doroinu)
|storyboard = name
|director = name
|adirector = name
}}

== Summary ==
Iroha approaches the Chinese restaurant "Banbanzai" as she looks at a flyer for it. As the enters the restaurant, she sees [[Tsuruno Yui]] wearing an apron as she punches at a side of beef. The last punch she throws is strong enough to throw her dad against the wall, still holding the side of beef. Iroha begins to slowly close the door to the restaurant, but she's too late as Tsuruno notices the potential customer and stops the door with her foot, welcoming her inside.

As Iroha narrates about the meaning of having a friend, she meets up with [[Momoko Togame]], [[Rena Minami]], and [[Kaede Akino]] at [[Mitama Yakumo]]'s place to eat snacks and talk about their next course of action. It seems all the victims of the Friendship Ending Staircase have returned safe and sound. Rena finds it odd that a Witch wouldn't have harmed any of her victims, especially after an extended period of time. Momoko wonders if perhaps it wasn't a Witch, but something else lurking behind the rumor. There have been other strange rumors circulating around the city as of late including a rumor where you see your future if you watch television at 4:44:44 am. Momoko mentions a rumor about an expanding underground empire under a certain manhole, but Rena dismisses it as being ridiculous. Iroha asks if there are any rumors about people disappearing, thinking perhaps that [[Ui Tamaki]] has been caught up in one of these rumor cases. When Rena suggests Iroha go to the police about it, Iroha dismisses the idea since she has no photographs or other evidence of Ui's existence. Iroha considers questioning people, but figures it would take a long time, especially with no leads. Momoko offers their help and Mitama hands Iroha a flyer for Banbanzai and suggests she stop there for lunch once she gets hungry.

Back in the present, Tsuruno introduces herself as the strongest magical girl as she hands Iroha large portions of fried rice, ramen, and vegetables. Iroha stares at the food since she had only ordered a regular sized ramen. Tsuruno says the large portions are what they regularly serve and that the food is on the house for a fellow magical girl. She encourages Iroha to eat up as she watches and eagerly waits to hear what she thinks of the flavor. Iroha eats some of the food before quietly saying it tastes good. Tsuruno begs her unrelentingly to give it a score and Iroha attempts to dodge the question before settling on a score of 50/100. Tsuruno appears devastated at the response.

After she finishes eating, Iroha apologizes for her rude comment earlier but Tsuruno brushes it off. She knows that her restaurant is known for its balanced dishes that always score 50%. Tsuruno then apologies to Iroha for not being much help in finding her sister, and offers to call a friend she knows that could help her in her investigations of the rumors of Kamihama. After making a phone call where she begs her friend for a favor, she happily declares that her friend has agreed to help.

Tsuruno and Iroha travel to Mizuna Shrine where they meet up with Tsuruno's friend: [[Yachiyo Nanami]]. When Yachiyo recognizes Iroha, she apologizes to Tsuruno and tells her she won't be able to help after all. She had only agreed to help because she thought it would be new information on the rumors she was investigating. Before she can leave, Tsuruno grabs her by the arm and begs her to stay and help. They grab a drink at the cafe in front of the shrine as Tsuruno tells Yachiyo about all she had heard from Iroha concerning the Friendship Ending Staircase. Having heard about it, Tsuruno is fired up to find out more about these creatures hiding behind rumors. Yachiyo opens her notebeook and tells them about the Seance Shrine she's been investigating lately. It seems if you write the name of the person you want to meet and then pay a proper visit to the shrine, you'll meet that person and become so happy you never leave the shrine. While researching online, Yachiyo found posts online from people who claim they meet the person they were searching for. However, those same people never posted again after that one post. The girls agree that it sounds suspicious and Tsuruno gets up excitedly, running towards Mizuna Shrine's entrance, completely certain that the Seance Shrine and Mizuna Shrine are one and the same. But Yachiyo doesn't think it's that simple, especially after she already tried writing a name on a plaque at Mizuna shrine.

The three girls decide to investigate the various shrines in Mizuna ward and start at Inari Daimyoujin. After writing names down and praying, the girls turn to find Tsuruno holding stamp cards. It seems there is an activity where you visit the different shrines in Mizuna Ward and gather a stamp at each one. After completing the tour, you're suppose to arrive at a "marriage power spot". While it looks to be just a promotional activity by the Town Revitalization Committee, Yachiyo agrees to try it out. She figures it would be more time-effective than wandering around aimlessly and wants to see if the stamp card that is based on a local legend has any connection to the rumor of the shrine.

As they travel from shrine to shrine, Yachiyo describes the legend to Iroha: A long time ago, a lady who lived in Mizuna Castle fell in love with a man from the town. However, they were from different economic classes and her fiance grew jealous, eventually murdering the man. Every night she pleaded at a shrine for God to revive her lover and on the 1,500th night her prayer was answered. Iroha thinks the story has a beautiful ending, but Yachiyo reveals that there is a hidden ending that many have forgotten. The price the woman paid for this miracle was the lives of every person in the town.

Tsuruno walks up besides Yachiyo, happy to be hanging out like old times. Yachiyo rebukes her and Tsuruno looks dismayed for a moment before speeding ahead, excited to get to the last location. Iroha envies that Yachiyo has such a good friend. Yachiyo corrects her, informing her they were friends once but that was a long time ago. Still, Iroha would be happy to have a friend since she had no close friends other than her sister Ui. Her life revolved around taking care of her sister, and without her she feels lost. Yachiyo accuses her of living in the past, but Iroha is adamant that it's not in the past. As the girls arrive at the last shrine, Tsuruno is surprised to find it was Mizuna Shrine all along. But the shrine has already closed for the day. Even with the stamp card filled, nothing out of the ordinary has happened. Yachiyo figured the stamp card would be too common for the rumor to trigger so easily and wonders if there might be a clue in the various places they visited.

As the girls leave the area, they pass a grocery store with various sales signs posted on the front. Yachiyo stares at the signs in shock, muttering to herself about how she could have forgotten something so important. She turns to Tsuruno and Iroha and asks for their help. The girls agree to help and hurry inside. Yachiyo mutters finances to herself as she urges Iroha to grab more groceries. It seems Yachiyo is trying to maximize the points and savings she'll get from taking advantage of the store's limited time sale. When Iroha doesn't understand the importance of grocery sales, Yachiyo accuses her of still being a kid. As they continue shopping, one of the shelves begins to rumble and Yachiyo stops: she's sensed a Witch's Labyrinth. Upset she'll miss the sale, Yachiyo and Iroha transform and enter the barrier.

Once Inside, they are attacked by the Witch [[Candy]]. Iroha races ahead, Yachiyo calling out to her to stay behind. But Iroha insists she's a magical girl too and launches her arrows at Candy. Candy dodges the attacks before burrowing under the ground of her barrier. She pops up underneath Iroha and splits her head open, revealing a pelvis bone and attacks with her rabbit ears (which are now covered in teeth). Yachiyo pulls Iroha to safety before turning her attention to the [[Candy#Harold|familiars]] swarming around them. The familiars begin to pile around them when Tsuruno appears and burns through them with her fans. Tsuruno announces herself as the Strongest Magical Girl before narrowly dodging an attack from Candy. Iroha grabs Tsuruno's arm, connecting with her and imbuing her with her magic. The amount of magic launches Tsuruno up into the air, crashing into the ceiling of the barrier. Tsuruno's not worried and thanks her for the boost before launching her "Flaming Waltz Dance" straight down into Candy, destroying her in the process.

The barrier dissipates and the girls are back inside the grocery store. Iroha stares at her soul gem, the bottom of it beginning to fill with impurities. She keeps this to herself as they walk out into the street. It is now late at night and the sale is over. Yachiyo asks the two girls to come with her to check out something. She says they are heading to the Seance Shrine and notes that the woman in the story always prayed at the shrine at night. The girls leap over the shrine's entrance and walks towards the shrine's center. As they walk, the small Kyubey comes running toward them and leaps into Iroha's arms. Yachiyo is surprised to see it there as Iroha explains it appeared during the Friendship Ending Staircase fight. Three plaques fall from the sky at the girls' feet and Yachiyo hands one to Iroha. Tsuruno holds out her hands for a plaque but Yachiyo doesn't want her to write anything down since they don't know what will happen to them. Iroha writes her sister's name down only for the plaque to spring to life and take flight. The girls transform into their magical girl states and head towards the shrine's center.

Dark shadows take form, demanding that Tsuruno write a name as well before reaching out towards her. They pull her back and begin swarming around her. Tsuruno prepares to fight them off and urges Yachiyo and Iroha to hurry to the center. There, Yachiyo pulls the rope attached to the bell and both girls bow their heads in prayer. When she raises her head, Iroha finds they are now inside the shrine's barrier and it is now sunset. As they turn to look, [[Mifuyu Azusa]] stands there waiting for Yachiyo while Ui stands on a different pathway.

==Translations==
{|class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
!style="width: 275px;"|Screencap
!Notes
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Desks 2.png|275px]]
|Short Fuse. Selfish. Stubborn. Stuck up. Twisted. Crybaby. Useless. Never listens.
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Banbanzai MG eat free.png|275px]]
|Welcome to Magical Girl Service
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Rumor posting.png|275px]]
|CAN YOU MEET THE PERSON YOU HAVE IN MIND? Research on the Rumored Shrine visit process
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Mizuna website.png|275px]]
|Could this be the rumored seance shrine?! Let me go test it out! Will update again with results!
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 1.png|275px]]
|Is there anyone here who tested Mizuna Ward's seance shrine?
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 2.png|275px]]
|The seance shrine, it was really true! It's good to try~! Thank you god ♡
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 3.png|275px]]
|It's called Mizuna Ward Shrine, it's a seance shrine or something like that
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 4.png|275px]]
|Even if I went to Seance Shrine, there's no one I want so see, so sad
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 5.png|275px]]
|I want to try the seance shrine
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 6.png|275px]]
|Is this the way to the seance shrine? Please tell me someone~
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 7.png|275px]]
|I met my past boyfriend at Seance Shrine. It was destiny!!!!
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 8.png|275px]]
|A rumored shrine passed by word of mouth, I've been to a place like that, but I don't know how to do it. There's someone who knows how.
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 9.png|275px]]
|Accounts weaken the rumored shrine. I've been silent ever since
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Texts 10.png|275px]]
|Are there similar people that couldn't be contacted after a friend said "I was able to reunite with that person at the shrine"?
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Posts.png|275px]]
|It's amazing that we really met!! They've stopped updating now that it's over? Is it mysterious? Erased A few months after, the owner disappeared...
|-
|[[File:Episode 4 Candy Runes.png|275px]]
|Candy
|}

==Observations==
* During the three's trial and error, they stop and pray at an [[wikipedia:Inari Ōkami|Inari God]] ({{Lang|ja|稲荷大明神}})'s shrine.
* The spots on the stamp rally card are Former Mizuna Red Light District ({{Lang|ja|元水名遊廓}}), Gift Shop ({{Lang|ja|お土産屋}})、Mizuna Family Garden (({{Lang|ja|水名氏庭園}})、Kamihama Art Museum ({{Lang|ja|神浜美術館}}), ({{Lang|ja|文化劇場}}), Mizuna Town ({{Lang|ja|水名城}}), Mizuna Shrine ({{Lang|ja|水名神社}}). The blank before each place's name is reserved to fill in a certain hiragana, which then turns out to be "{{Lang|ja|みずなじんじや}}" (''Mi Zu Na Ji N Ji Ya'') respectively, namely ''Mizuna Jinja'' or "Mizuna Shrine" ({{Lang|ja|水名神社/みずなじんじゃ}}).
* During Yachiyo's narration of the ancient story:
** [[Ria Ami]] and [[Manaka Kurumi]] make cameo appearances in the episode.
** In a scene of the water surface, the ripples abnormally contracts from outside to inside, possibly a metaphorical expression of "returning to the past", conflicting with the narration that "days that are lost can never return."
** The people walking in procession during the explanation of the Tragic Lovers' story appear to be wearing {{spoiler|the robes of the Wings of Magius implying that they too are being sacrificed for a miracle}}.
** Yachiyo's words "The dead can't be resurrected so easily." "Days that are lost can never return." "There is always a price to pay for a miracle." possibly echo what Homura says in PMMM.
* Rumors have marks similar to a Witch's Kiss that they mark their victims with.

=== Changes ===
*In the anime, Candy remains relatively unchanged except for the buttons that ornament her dress.

==Trivia==
*This episode showcases Mitama's famous "cooking skills" by having her eat a slice of cheesecake covered in ketchup, sprinkles, and an umeboshi.
*This is the first appearance of the rumor spreading creature. In the previous episodes, the rumors were told as is without the creature being shown.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Episode 4 Banbanzai Flyer.png
File:Episode 4 Banbanzai Menu.png
File:Episode 4 Tsuruno Lineart.jpg|[https://twitter.com/shaft_official/status/1221112799457234945 Source]
File:Episode 4 Desks 1.png
File:Episode 4 Post Not Found.png
File:Episode 4 Stairway.png
File:Episode 4 Snacks.png
File:Episode 4 Rena Kaede.png
File:Episode 4 Rumor of 4-44-44.png
File:Episode 4 Mitama murders food 1.png
File:Episode 4 Mitama murders food 2.png
File:Episode 4 Lost Kitty.png
File:Episode 4 Kaede's Art.png|Kaede's art skills
File:Episode 4 Tsuruno 1.png
File:Episode 4 Banbanzai portions.png
File:Episode 4 Tsuruno 2.png
File:Episode 4 Mizuna Shrine entrance.png|Mizuna Shrine
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==See also==

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Magia Record Episode 3: Sorry for Making You My Friend

2020-01-25T12:22:13Z

HOOCCOOH: /* Translations */

{{Infobox_episode
|name = Sorry for Making You My Friend
|image =[[File:Episode 3 Title Card.png|300px]]
|jname = 友達にしてごめんえ
|date = 18 January 2020
|script = [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] (Doroinu)
|storyboard = name
|director = name
|adirector = name
}}

== Summary ==
Inside their hospital room, [[Touka Satomi]] is working on the finishing touches to her mention as she explain it to [[Ui Tamaki]]. She goes on to say if they were able to create a perpetual motion machine, they would be the masters of the universe. Meanwhile, [[Nemu Hiiragi]] sits at the desk working on her next novel. The machine is soon finished and begins to chug off in a single direction, black plumes of smoke emitting from its stack as it traverses the stacks of books strewn on the floor. It soon crashes into a mountain of books and is buried underneath, causing the books to catch fire and the fire alarm systems to go off. As the hospital crew clean up the mess, Nemu is upset with Touka for the loss of her books and the knowledge contained therein. Rather than apologize, Touka tells Nemu that priceless knowledge shouldn't be stored on such flammable material. Ui tries to pacify her two friends, but Nemu declares their friendship over. Touka says she'd rather end the friendship first. A nurse lectures the girls on their behavior. [[Iroha Tamaki]] wakes up in bed, having dreamt the scenario. She remembers now that Ui had friends in the hospital, Touka and Nemu. She wonders where they could be now just as she receives a message from [[Momoko Togame]] asking her to meet her at the Shinsei Chuo Station.

Momoko, her hair loose and messy, greets Iroha as she arrives at the station. [[Rena Minami]] soon joins them. The three arrive at the Coordinator's place where they find [[Mitama Yakumo]] busy with a [[Mayu Kozue|client]]. Mitama soon wraps up her work and introduces herself to Iroha. [[Yachiyo Nanami]] arrives moments later and immediately asks Momoko about [[Kaede Akino]]'s abduction. Momoko explains they've had trouble luring the Witch back out and asks if Yachiyo knows about the rumor. It seems Yachiyo has been keeping detailed notes about the various rumors of Kamihama in her notebook. Mitama brushes Momoko's hair into her usual braided hairstyle as Momoko asks Yachiyo for her help in rescuing Kaede, to which Yachiyo agrees to help. However, Yachiyo would rather not work with Iroha, who she sees as weak and liable to get in the way. Rena wonders if Yachiyo doesn't see all magical girls weaker than her to be a nuisance, but Yachiyo responds that she simply doesn't want to see the number of victims rise. Mitama, having finished brushing Momoko's hair, tells the girls not to bicker and offers to adjust Iroha's soul gem in order to strengthen her. Yachiyo relents, and agrees to allow Iroha to join them, warning Iroha that she will continue to sacrifice others for her goals if she continues to be weak.

Momoko and Rena sneak Iroha and Yachiyo into their school as they make their way to the staircase. As they hurry, the screen flashes with various text messages from the students as they gossip about Rena and Kaede. There, Momoko writes her name on the sixth step next to Rena's and then writes Yachiyo's name on the seventh step next to Kaede's name. Yachiyo senses no magic in the area yet, but Momoko is confident they'll be able to defeat the Witch once they lure it out. The girls transform into their Magical Girl states before heading up to the roof. There, Momoko makes a formal apology to Yachiyo as Iroha and Rena stand to one side. But nothing happens. Birds fly around them as Momoko asks Yachiyo to try apologizing, which she does also quite formally and stiffly. Still nothing happens. Momoko wonders if the fight has to be real in order to trigger the witch. Rena figures it has to be her who apologizes and asks Momoko to protect her should anything happen. Rena apologizes to Kaede but still nothing occurs. Iroha asks if maybe her apology wasn't sincere as well but quickly quiets down. Rena admits she isn't really sincere with her apology and Momoko asks if she doesn't want Kaede to come back afterall. Rena becomes upset, saying she does want Kaede to come back and asks why people are always thinking that way about her, making her out to be the villain. She hates Kaede for always apologizing to her first and making her more angry. She sees Kaede as this goody two-shoes whom everyone likes and she notices how she always makes Momoko protect her in battle. She hates the way Kaede makes her feel to the point where she starts crying and repeatedly saying how she hates Kaede. Even if Kaede were to come back, that doesn't mean she wants to remain friends with her. Rena is determined to end the friendship once and for all. Tearfully, she apologizes to Kaede once more as she says sorry to Kaede for forcing her to be her friend all this time. The birds' shadows coalesce and form shadowy figures that echo Rena's apology. The rumor manifests as hundreds of snakelike stairwells and chains fill the air.

The scene changes to an idol concert where [[Sayuki Fumino|SayuSayu]] is performing. Rena is at home watching the taped performance when Kaede comes knocking at her home. Kaede is apologizing for an argument they had had earlier as Rena asks herself why it is that Kaede always apologizes first, even in situations where Rena should be the one apologizing. Rena goes back to her room and resumes watching the concert. Iroha awakens to find herself in Rena's memories of her room. She turns to find Momoko sitting curled up on Rena's bed watching the concert. As the video skips back and forth, "Momoko" asks Iroha if she hates Rena. She goes on to describe Rena as someone with a lousy personality whom everyone hates. The screen flashes with text messages from Rena in which she apologizes for making fun of Kaede's pets. The screen then shows her diary where Rena has written about how much she hates herself. Rena then transforms into Mitama and asks why she hasn't changed despite wanting to change so much. Despite having wished for the power to change, Rena herself hasn't changed in any way. The television flashes with images of Yachiyo, Iroha, and Kaede all echoing Rena's self-hating thoughts as the screen cracks. Kaede asks what Rena is doing here as Rena's room breaks completely and both Rena and Iroha find themselves in the barrier of the witch. Kaede is standing next to them and notes that Rena always transforms into Momoko when she is feeling down. Flustered, Rena scolds Kaede as the reason for their being there but Kaede tells them she couldn't find her way down from the stairwells.

Momoko calls out to Yachiyo as she is now able to sense Iroha and Rena's presence alongside Kaede. Yachiyo echoes the sentiment and notes they are on a branch far from them. The small Kyubey appears from out of nowhere and lands on Iroha's shoulder. It then runs off and seemingly calls out to Iroha to follow it. It beginss leading them on a path toward a large bell at the top of the stairwells. The bell begins to ring as several familiars come streaming out of the bell. Kaede uses her magic to summon vines to tie up some of the padlock familiars as she tells Rena that she overheard her apology on the roof earlier. As the girls continue to fight the familiars, Rena tells her she should know that their friendship is over then, but Kaede tells her she also heard her apologize for that as well. Rena tells her that doesn't count, so Kaede counters that their breakup must not count either. Kaede calls Rena headstrong, selfish, short-fused and shy around others. But despite this, she believes that's ok and that Rena can stay the person she is and their friendship can stay as it is as well. Rena asks that she at least listen to her as well and give her the chance to apologize first. As Kaede waits for Rena to apologize, Rena becomes flustered once more and promises to apologize once they're out of the barrier.

Meanwhile, both Yachiyo and Momoko have made it to the top of the stairwells and they both land devastating attacks on the bell, destroying the bridge it was suspended from and sending the bell crashing down. Momoko calls out to Rena and Kaede to finish it off. Kaede and Rena use connect as Rena is infused with Kaede's magic. She summons mirrors from midair that cause the Bell to ricochet from one to the next. Rena then leaps into the air and does her "Infinite Poseidon" attack, launching hundreds of her tridents at the Bell from within her mirrors. The Bell becomes entombed in the branches of a giant tree before finally being destroyed. The debris begins to rain down as the small Kyubey lands on Iroha's shoulders once more, rubbing up against her before vanishing. The barrier dissipates and the girls find themselves on the school's rooftop once more.

As Rena faces Kaede, she admits she's at fault for a lot of things that have happened between them. Kaede nods in agreement, causing Rena to yell at her for agreeing. She then says that she had already apologized earlier. As she begins to ask Kaede to be her friend still, she stutters repeatedly before blurting out "Be my servant!" instead. Kaede grabs her hands and agrees that Rena has been and will always be her friend. Yachiyo walks over to where Iroha and Momoko are sitting and tells them the witch didn't drop a grief seed. She then tells them it may not have been a Witch that they were fighting and asks if they've ever heard of a Witch that wouldn't appear unless the conditions of a rumor were met. She also notes there was no trace of its magic before it appeared. Yachiyo mentions that the girls make a good team and cautions them to be careful with all the unusual happenings in Kamihama city before taking off.

Back at Satomi Medical Center, Rena transforms back into herself as she explains that there is no record of an Ui Tamaki having been admitted to the hospital. However, some of the staff did remember Touka and Nemu. They were already discharged, but no one could remember their family names or the dates of their stay. Iroha thanks Rena for her help, relieved to know that at least Touka and Nemu were real and not all of her regained memories are false. As Iroha rides the trains back home, she's more determined than ever to find Ui.

[[Mami Tomoe]] looks down on Kamihama City from the top of a construction building, a brightly lit ferris wheel in the background. Kyubey thanks her for meeting him there and explains how he loses consciousness when he approaches the city. He demonstrates for Mami by walking towards the city only for the light to leave his eyes as he falls to the ground motionless. Mami picks up him and Kyubey asks Mami to investigate the city. He claims he needed an exceptionally strong Magical Girl to investigate for him owing to the unusual strength of the Witches there as well as some troublesome veteran Magical Girls. Mami doesn't want any trouble with the locals, but she certainly can't ignore the rumor that someone is trying to monopolize all the Witches and their grief seeds in the city. She notes that the number of Witches in Mitakihara has been drastically reduced and agrees to help Kyubey investigate Kamihama.

==Translations==
{|class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
!style="width: 275px;"|Screencap
!Notes
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|[[File:Episode 3 Mitama's planner.png|275px]]
|Going out 
-- 
(Wings of Magius logo) Lending 
Momoko Togame-san. Yachiyo-san ?? 
[[Nanaka Tokiwa|Tokiwa-San]]'s Team 
Time off
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|[[File:Episode 3 Connect.png|275px]]
|Connect
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|[[File:Episode 3 Soul Gem Adjusting.png|275px]]
|
MAGICAL GIRL THEORY IN PRACTICE 
CONNECT 
Having your Soul Gem adjusted can bring power to the fore that you never knew you had before! 
*There is a charge for Soul Gem adjustment.
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|[[File:Episode 3 School Texts 1.png|275px]]
|She didn't apologize for her safety, did she?
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|[[File:Episode 3 School Texts 2.png|275px]]
|In the first place, was Akino-san a good friend with her? Is it the middle two?
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|[[File:Episode 3 School Texts 3.png|275px]]
|Okay, but if your name is no longer written there, you were originally a friend, right?
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|[[File:Episode 3 School Texts 4.png|275px]]
|Friends can say anything to each other. 
A true friend should be able to get it across without saying anything.
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|[[File:Episode 3 School Texts 5.png|275px]]
|I don't want my friends to hear.
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|[[File:Episode 3 Rena's thoughts 1.png|275px]]
|I'm not good with reptiles, so I'm sorry that I still think they're creepy!
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|[[File:Episode 3 Rena's Thoughts 2.png|275px]]
|I'm sorry for calling your pet creepy, Kaede!
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|[[File:Episode 3 Rena's thoughts 3.png|275px]]
|I really hate Rena Minami. 
Every single day, I look in the mirror and hatred wells up in me, hatred fills my gaze. I wish I had a softer name. If it was three characters long it would be cuter and easier to say. 
I don't need something like Rena Minami. Her face, her body, her voice, her name, anything and everything about Rena Minami should just be thrown away. 
Just as Momoko said, she feels like as much of a good girl as she looks at first glance. Complete opposite impression to Rena. Honestly I hate it. The thought of us turning from a pair into a team of three, I hate it. 
I hate Rena Minami. Everyday, ever time I look in the mirror, I feel disgusted. If it could all just be thrown away! 
But you know, I don't get it. I just can't get used to this. Momoko is (something) towards Rena. Short-tempered and annoying and arrogant, hurting people and saying it's all fine, that's the kind of girl Rena is.
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|[[File:Episode 3 Rena's thoughts 4.png|275px]]
|"I want the power to change into someone else" 
That's how I became a Magical Girl 
But even after gaining the power to change into another person, 
nothing about Rena Minami has changed. 
Nothing about Rena Minamican change. 
I really hate Rena Minami 
|}

==Observations==

* The OP song is not played in this episode.
* In the outro of this episode:
**The background of the city is different.
** The reading of the number of the elevator starts from about 370.
** The last number displayed when Yachiyo is still in the elevator becomes 2597
** The last displayed at Yachiyo's absence becomes 2612.
** The last scene is altered.

=== Changes ===
*[[Mayu Kozue]] and [[Sayuki Fumino]] make cameo appearances in the episode.

==Trivia==
*On Mitama's floor are several broken records. The most prominent one reads "Мелодия" which is Russian for "Melody". "Melody" is a Soviet and Russian record company that was founded in 1964.
*Mitama's planner shows the different days of the week represented by a different element. Within the game there is a daily labyrinth where item drops of a specific element are showcased depending on the day of the week. In Japanese, each day of the week is written with the kanji for a different element and the elements of the dungeon match those of the kanji.
**Here, however, the weekend is represented by the Void element. Mitama's type in the game is Void element.
* The poses at the end of each transformation scene mirrors their card art from the game.
* Rena begins her transformation scene by dancing a few steps on her magic seal. This is similar to Mami's transformation scene in the anime.

== Gallery ==
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File:Episode 3 henshin comparison.jpg|A comparison of their in-game poses and anime poses at the end of their transformation scenes.
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==See also==

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2020-01-24T13:40:36Z

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2020-01-24T13:38:28Z

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2020-01-24T13:37:28Z

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2020-01-21T08:13:20Z

HOOCCOOH: /* Lyrics */

Magia Record Episode 3: Sorry for Making You My Friend

2020-01-19T13:12:42Z

HOOCCOOH: /* Observations */

{{Infobox_episode
|name = Sorry for Making You My Friend
|image=
|jname =
|date = 18 January 2020
|script = [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] (Doroinu)
|storyboard = name
|director = name
|adirector = name
}}

== Summary ==

==Translations==

==Observations==

* The OP song is not played in this episode.
* In the outro of this episode:
** The reading of the number of the elevator starts from about 370.
** The last number displayed when Yachiyo is still in the elevator becomes 2597
** The last displayed at Yachiyo's absence becomes 2612.
** The last scene is altered.

=== Changes ===

==Trivia==

== Gallery ==

==See also==

==External links==
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Magia Record Episode 2: It's Proof of the End of a Friendship

2020-01-19T12:52:31Z

HOOCCOOH: /* The Outro */

<blockquote>
''"You're right. It isn't my business anymore. So we're no longer friends!"'' ~ [[Kaede Akino]] to [[Rena Minami]]
</blockquote>

{{Infobox_episode
|name = It's Proof of the End of a Friendship
|image=[[File:Episode 2 Title Card.png|300px]]
|jname = それが絶交証明書
|date = 11 January 2020
|script = [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] (Doroinu)
|storyboard = name
|director = name
|adirector = name
}}

== Summary ==
The episode begins in a dream as a hospital building is shown and [[Ui Tamaki]] stands looking out the window. She says something, but nothing can be heard. Inside Satomi Medical Center, [[Iroha Tamaki]] is walking down the halls and dragging a luggage case on wheels behind her. She arrives in the hospital room where Ui greets her, her face filled with joy. Iroha smiles warmly as she holds her close. [[Kyubey]] blinks his eyes as we are shown the hospital rooftop and Iroha wishes for him to cure Ui's illness. Iroha awakens in her bed, her face visibly distraught as she realizes that she has forgotten the existence of her younger sister.

At school, Iroha buys a sandwich from a local vendor for her lunch as she walks along Kyubey. Having explained her dream to him, Kyubey wonders who this Ui could be and whether her existence was erased as the result of a wish or whether it's more likely that someone created her and implanted false memories in Iroha's mind. However, Iroha is certain that the memories she regained must be real. She then asks Kyubey if he knows anything about the small adolescent Kyubey she found in Kamihama, but Kyubey has never heard of such a thing.

She researches the hospital she saw in her dream and discovers it's a real place. Iroha then decides to travel to Satomi Medical Center in Kamihama to investigate further. As she rides the bus to the hospital, all of the passengers on the train are marked by Witch's Kiss, causing the bus driver to pull the bus into a seemingly empty alleyway. The sign on the bus has changed from "Satomi Medical Center" to a series of runes. The passengers on the bus then disembark, moving jerkily like puppets towards a Witch's barrier hidden on the back of a moped. Familiars soon appear in the alleyway as Iroha realizes this is the work of a witch and jumps into the barrier as well. Iroha transforms into a Magical Girl and makes her way through the labyrinth where she soon encounters the witch [[Rebecca|Rebekka]]. Another [[Kaede Akino|Magical Girl]] appears and grabs Iroha by the hand, apologizing for not being able to beat the Witch and urging Iroha to escape. Iroha is concerned about the passengers and in the confusion Rebekka is able to strike at them, knocking them into the yarn of her labyrinth and entangling the girls. Just as she's about to land another attack at them, a mysterious figure deflects the attack and frees the two girls. Iroha looks up to see [[Momoko Togame]] and [[Rena Minami]] appear. The two girls turn their attention to the witch once Rena is done scolding Kaede for being so weak. They clasp their hands as Rena transfers some of her power to Momoko. Momoko is then enveloped in blue magic as she attacks the witch from above. Enraged, the witch envelopes itself in wool and charges at Iroha and Kaede in a spin attack that leaves the screen black.

As Iroha slowly regains consciousness, she can hear Rena arguing with Momoko about what to do with her. Momoko notices Iroha as she stands, and welcomes her to the Coordinator's place. She explains it's a hospital or counseling center for Magical Girls in Kamihama but it seems the Coordinator is not there right now. Iroha thanks them for their help earlier and explains she's from Takarazaki City. Rena scolds her for wandering into a Witch's labyrinth so casually since the Witches of Kamihama are much more powerful than Witches elsewhere. Momoko tells her to dismiss Rena's attitude before offering to escort Iroha back to the train station. Iroha asks if the Witches are numerous before explaining she has to go to Satomi Medical Center to search for her sister. She explains to them about how she had forgotten she even had a sister until recently. Having heard all of this, Momoko offers their help to Iroha in searching for her sister. Rena, on the other hand, wants nothing to do with Iroha since they had been doing their own investigations on the rumors of a chain witch. Kaede agrees that finding the chain witch is important, but considering they hadn't found a single clue all week she figures it would be worth it to take a break from their search in order to help Iroha. Iroha doesn't want to be a burden, especially since they just rescued her from a witch but Kaede reassures her. They all introduce themselves to Iroha, who gratefully accepts their help.

At Satomi Medical Center, Iroha explains how her investigation has already hit a dead end. There are no records of Ui Tamaki being admitted to the hospital, in the past nor the present. As Iroha waits in line for her drinks at a fast food restaurant, several students gossip about the disappearance of a girl. She turns to find Momoko waiting impatiently for her as she explains that Momoko is holding a table for them. Momoko then grabs the drink tray rudely from Iroha's hands before storming off. Confused, Iroha hurries after Momoko who is climbing some stairs to an upper eating area. Once at the top, she notices that it is Rena who is holding the drink tray and carrying it to a table where Momoko and Kaede are waiting. Noticing the look on Iroha's face, Kaede asks if Rena didn't transform into Momoko again. Rena initially denies it, but then explains that their classmates were around. Iroha apologizes for the delay in her search as she tries to come up with a way of getting into the hospital wings. Kaede and Momoko suggest Rena transform into a nurse to get the information they need, but Rena adamantly refuses. Kaede accuses her of using her magic whenever it suits her rather than to help those in need, but Rena is concerned about shouldering the responsibilities should she be caught. Rena then wonders if Ui is even real, but Kaede is certain that Ui must be real since Iroha used her Magical Girl wish to heal Ui. Kaede then accuses Rena of being selfish, even after becoming a Magical Girl. Rena then becomes defensive, saying Kaede's wish to protect her family's garden was dumb. Tearfully, Kaede becomes upset and says that the garden was important to her family and this is the reason why Rena doesn't have any friends. Rena tells her to stay out of her business, to which Kaede declares they can no longer be friends and storms off. Momoko tries to stop her but she's already gone.

Momoko turns to Rena and asks how many times they've supposedly ended their friendship. She tells Rena that she crossed the line with Kaede but Rena won't even look up. Trying to cut the tension, Momoko waves her arms at Rena and in a spooky voice warns her that the chain witch is going to get her. But this only serves to anger Rena further, who call Momoko stupid and runs off as well. Momoko drops into her seat, certain she's only made the situation worse. Iroha looks down, uncertain of what to say.

Momoko walks Iroha home and apologizes for their behavior back at the restaurant. Iroha apologizes, saying it was surely her fault but Momoko reassures her that they fight all the time. Iroha asks if the chain monster and chain witch aren't the same thing. Momoko responds by asking Iroha if she's ever heard of the rumor of the "Friendship Ending Staircase".

Images of middle school students climb an endless stairwell as the narrator explains the rumor. On the north side of the east wing is a stairway that goes from the fourth floor to the roof. Write your name on the sixth step and the name of the person you don't want to be friends with anymore on the seventh step as proof of the end of your friendship. If one of you tries to make up after that, they will be dragged off by the chain monster and trapped inside the Friendship Ending Staircase, doomed to clean its endless steps for eternity.

[[Yachiyo Nanami]] surveys the city from atop an unfinished skyscraper as Momoko explains how six names have been written on that staircase and three of those people have since disappeared. Iroha wonders if the rumors are true. Elsewhere, Kaede is walking through the halls of her school when she stops in front of a staircase. As she stares at the steps, a classmate calls for her to hurry up.

After receiving a call from Momoko, Iroha meets up with Momoko and Kaede at the train station. It seems Rena hasn't been home since the argument the other day. The girls search throughout a popular arcade that Rena frequents. There, Iroha sees a girl with the same school uniform as Rena walking out of the arcade. Mistaking her for Rena, Iroha runs over and stops her at the entrance, but it is a [[Ren Isuzu|silver-haired girl]] instead. At first Iroha thinks she was mistaken, but the SayuSayu bracelet and Mocha Rabbit keychain are identical to the one on Rena's bookbag. Kaede comes up and hugs the girl from behind, saying she must be Rena in disguise. At first the girl denies it, but Kaede shows her the matching keychain on her own bookbag. Cornered, Rena changes back into her true self and takes off running with Kaede chasing after her. Kaede calls out her name as Rena transforms into Momoko, then the silver haired girl, then back to herself. As she continues to cycle through transformations, Kaede catches up to her and grabs her by the arm. She asks why Rena keeps running away even after she apologized the other day. Kaede refuses to let go of Rena and promises she'll keep apologizing until they're friends again and Rena forgives her.

Before Rena can respond, chains appear from their shadows. A fog envelopes them as shadowy figures ask if they didn't write their names on the staircase. The shadows accuse the girls of only pretending to be sorry and that it's Kaede's fault she can't apologize. Rena covers her ears with her hands, screaming that that's not what she's really thinking. Suddenly, the chains wrap themselves around Kaede as the screen pans to the staircase: on the sixth step someone has written Rena's name and on the seventh step someone has written Kaede's name.

==Translations==
{|class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
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!Notes
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|[[File:Episode 2 hallway.png|275px]]
|Do not run in the corridors
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|[[File:Episode2 bus.png|275px]]
|To [[Rebecca|Rebekka]]
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|[[File:Episode2 Moped.png|275px]]
|CALDWELL 99
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|[[File:Rebecca anime title.png|275px]]
|[[Rebecca|Rebekka]]
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|[[File:Episode2 Connect.png|275px]]
|Connect
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|Rumor of the Breakup Staircase
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|[[File:Outro 2 Letter.png|275px]]
|Dear Mifuyu 
I found someone I like when I became 14 
I don't know what to do 
Since we aren't normal girls 
Even if our feelings are the same it doesn't mean we can be together 
Still, I ended up writing a letter to that person 
No matter what, I just don't want to erase this feeling... 
But if the time comes 
Should I have it delivered ''(text hidden)'' 
From a dead person ''(text hidden)'' 
Probably won't make them happy 
Mifuyu, at that time 
If it was you what would you do? 
From 14-year-old Yachiyo
|}

==Observations==
===The Outro ===
* In the scene featuring the reflection of an eye of Yachiyo in the water, its pupil resembles the moon.
* Some realistic scenes were shot in Yokohama.
* The outro is based entirely on Yachiyo's life from when she first contracted to when she was 18. This can be derived from the birthday cake with 18 candles, the letter she writes to Mifuyu (based on Mifuyu's personal memoria), and other imagery.
* The numbers on the elevator indicate how many days it's been since she first contracted at 12 years old.
** The reading starts at about 110.
** 126 days is about 4 months. Presumably she is now 13 years old.
**1343 days is about 3.8 years. Presumably she is now 16 years old.
**1649 days is about 4.5 years. Presumably she is now 17 years old.
**2120 days is about 5.8 years. Bringing Yachiyo closer to the present at about eighteen. At this age, the shape of the chair she is sitting in also changes.
** The speed at which the number goes up can represent her growing up too fast. With each change she looks sadder and more lonely.
** The last number displayed when Yachiyo is still in the elevator is 2149, after which the doors of the elevator open and Yachiyo falls into the water.
** The last number displayed at Yachiyo's absence is 2164, after which the screen goes off.
* Yachiyo's falling into the water and the sliding filmstrips could be a reference to Campanella's falling into a river, despite Yachiyo doesn't actually die in the scene.

=== Changes ===
* Much like [[Zenobia]] in the previous episode, [[Rebecca]] was also redesigned significantly, in particular her face and cape were altered, along with her colors being dulled. Her name was also spelled as "Rebekka".
* The Rumor of the Friendship Ending Staircase was altered significantly in its lore and prerequisites for triggering.
* Kaede and Rena's argument is different, as they argue over helping Iroha rather than food in the game.
* [[Ren Isuzu]] makes a cameo appearance as a transformation of Rena's.

==Speculations==
* The symbol that appears above Rena's and Momoko's hands when they Connect appears identical to the symbol that appears when Mitama adjusts a Soul Gem, and the symbol in the window of her office. This could imply that Connect magic is only made possible through her adjustments.

==Trivia==
* There is a map of Kamihama under glass with a crystal dangling above it in the Coordinator's place. This map only appears in a close-up. In every other shot of the domed glass table, the map is not visible.
* Each pair of names written on the Breakup Staircase appear to be somehow "conflict" with each other:
** {{Lang|ja|高里希乃子 - 中山竹乎}}
*** {{Lang|ja|高里希乃子}} (Possibly ''Takasato Kinoko''): {{Lang|ja|高}} (''taka'') = high; {{Lang|ja|里}} (''sato'') = village; {{Lang|ja|希乃子}} (''kinoko'') = {{Lang|ja|キノコ}} = mushroom.
*** {{Lang|ja|中山竹乎}} (Possibly ''Nakayama Takenoko''): {{Lang|ja|中}} (''naka'') = middle; {{Lang|ja|山}} (''yama'') = mountain; {{Lang|ja|竹乎}} (''takenoko'') = {{Lang|ja|タケノコ}} = bamboo shoot.
** {{Lang|ja|絢水紅音 - 油江藍凛}}
*** {{Lang|ja|絢水紅音}} (Possibly ''Ayami Akane''): {{Lang|ja|絢}} (''aya'') = thread; {{Lang|ja|水}} (''mi'', usually ''mizu'') = '''water'''; {{Lang|ja|紅}} (''aka'') = '''red'''; {{Lang|ja|音}} (''ne'') = voice.
*** {{Lang|ja|油江藍凛}} (Possibly ''Yugō Airin''): {{Lang|ja|油}} (''yu'') = '''oil'''; {{Lang|ja|江}} (''gō'', usually ''kō'') = inlet; {{Lang|ja|藍}} (''ai'') = '''indigo'''; {{Lang|ja|凛}} (''rin'') = cold.
** {{Lang|ja|蟹山木陰 - 申谷陽光}}
*** {{Lang|ja|蟹山木陰}} (Possibly ''Kaniyama Kokage''): {{Lang|ja|蟹}} (''kani'') = crab; {{Lang|ja|山}} (''yama'') = mountain; {{Lang|ja|木陰}} (''kokage'') = tree shade.
*** {{Lang|ja|申谷陽光}} (Possibly ''Sarutani Yōkō''): {{Lang|ja|申}} (''saru'') = monkey; {{Lang|ja|谷}} (''ya'') = valley; {{Lang|ja|陽光}} (''yōkō'') = sunshine.
** {{Lang|ja|水波レナ - 秋野かえで}}
*** {{Lang|ja|水波レナ}} (''Minami Rena''): {{Lang|ja|水}} = '''water'''.
*** {{Lang|ja|秋野かえで}} (''Akino Kaede''): {{Lang|ja|秋}} (''aki'' = autumn) is made up of {{Lang|ja|禾}} (grain) and {{Lang|ja|火}} ('''fire''').
* There are further references to ''[[wikipedia:Night on the Galactic Railroad|Night on the Galactic Railroad]]'' in this episode:
** The license plate number of the bus supposed to be bound for Satomi Medical Center but deviated by the witch is NGC-7000. It is the designation of [[wikipedia:North America Nebula|North America Nebula]] near the [[wikipedia:Northern Cross (asterism)|Northern Cross]], where Campanella makes up his mind to go to "the end of earth" to make his mother happy, a wish later fulfilled at the Southern Cross.
** Caldwell 99 is the designation given to the [[wikipedia:Coalsack Nebula|Coalsack Nebula]] located between the [[wikipedia:Crux|Southern Cross]] and Scorpion constellations. In the story, the character Campanella ends his journey by going to the Coalsack.
*Momoko's pose when she is first introduced is similar to her victory pose in the game. Her attack against Rebekka is also similar to her magia attack "Edge of the Universe".

== Gallery ==
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=== Official art ===

== Analyses ==

==See also==

==External links==
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Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Anime

2020-01-19T10:36:49Z

HOOCCOOH: /* Episodes */

[[File:Puella-Magi-Madoka-Magica-Side-Story-Magia-Record-Poster.png|300px|thumb|right]]

The anime adaptation of the smartphone-exclusive game {{nihongo|'''''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record]]'''''|マギアレコード魔法少女まどか☆マギカ外伝|Magia Recōdo: Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magika Gaiden|}}. The anime was first announced in September 2018 and was originally slated for a fall 2019 release; it was later confirmed at Magia Day 2019 that the anime will be released on January 4, 2020.

A production of animation studio SHAFT, the series is directed and written by Gekidan Inu Curry, with Yukihiro Miyamoto serving as assistant director, Junichirō Taniguchi serving as character designer, and Takumi Ozawa composing the series' music. Akiyuki Shinbo will serve as animation supervisor. The cast will reprise their roles from the game. TrySail will perform the series' opening theme song ''[[Gomakashi]]'', while ClariS will perform the series' ending theme song ''[[Aletheia]]''. Aniplex of America licensed the series, and the series will air on Tokyo MX, GYT, GTV, BS11, and MBS. The series will stream on FunimationNOW and AnimeLAB beginning January 4, and on Crunchyroll and Hidive from January 11.

[https://twitter.com/magireco/status/1170653002853736449 A new trailer] for [[Magia Record|Magia Record Anime]] was also revealed on Magia Day 2019.
A [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyubEYlHh9w second trailer] was released on November 30, 2019 that confirmed the official release date.

==Synopsis==
In exchange for the fulfillment of a wish, Magical Girls keep fighting, unbeknownst to the rest of the world. But Iroha Tamaki can't seem to remember her wish.

"When I became a Magical Girl, what did I wish for again?"

There is a gaping hole in her life. Something important has been lost. But she continues to fight every day, without even knowing why...

Then, a rumor begins to spread among Magical Girls.

"Magical Girls can be saved if they go to Kamihama."

Kamihama City, the city where Magical Girls and Uwasa are gathering. The story of Iroha Tamaki, in search of her lost wish, begins...
==Plot==

==Series information==
* '''[[Magia Record Characters|Characters]]''' - List of all major, minor characters, witches and their familiars in the anime.
* '''[[Magia Record Manga|Manga]]''' - Manga adaption of the game by Fujino Fuji.
* '''[[Magia Record Anime Music|Music]]''' - List of music used in anime.
* '''[[Kamihama City|Locations]]''' - List of locations that appeared in the anime and game.
* '''[[Magia Record Anime Staff and Cast|Staff and Cast]]''' - The people who created the series.

==Episodes==
* '''[[Magia Record Episode 1: Have You Heard? That Rumor About the Magical Girls]]'''
* '''[[Magia Record Episode 2: It's Proof of the End of a Friendship]]'''
* '''[[Magia Record Episode 3: Sorry for Making You My Friend]]'''
* '''[[Magia Record Episode 4: It's Not the Past]]'''
* '''[[Magia Record Episode 5: There is No Space For You To Stand Between]]'''

==Gallery==
===Character Pages===
These images were first premiered at AnimeExpo 2019
<gallery>
File:Iroha anime character.jpg|[[Iroha Tamaki]]
File:Yachiyo anime character.jpg|[[Yachiyo Naname]]
File:Momoko anime character.jpg|[[Momoko Togame]]
File:Kaede anime character.jpg|[[Kaede Akino]]
File:Rena anime character.jpg|[[Rena Minami]]
File:Anonymous anime character.jpg|A new character for the anime named [[Kuroe]] that has yet to appear ingame
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
See: [[Magia Record Anime Screenshots]]

==Other Art==
<gallery>
File:Anime promotional image.jpg
File:Anime press release.jpg
File:One day til magireco anime.jpg|Promotional Art by Junichirō Taniguchi
File:Zero days til magireco anime.jpg|Promotional Art by InuCurry
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File:MagiReco Junichirō Taniguchi.jpg|Junichiro Taniguchi, Character Designer
File:MagiReco Anime Magazine spread.jpg
File:Iroha anime production notes.jpg
</gallery>

==See also==
* [https://anime.magireco.com/ Official JP Site]
* [https://magiarecord-animeusa.com/ Official US Site]

Magia Record Episode 1: Have You Heard? That Rumor About the Magical Girls

2020-01-19T07:21:24Z

HOOCCOOH: /* Observations */ order of events

<blockquote>
''"Would you really like to know what your wish was?"'' ~ [[Kyubey]] to [[Iroha Tamaki]]
</blockquote>

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|name = Have You Heard? That Rumor About the Magical Girls
|image=[[File:Episode 1 title card.png|300px]]
|jname = やぁやぁ、知ってる？魔法少女のその噂
|date = 4 January 2020
|script = [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] (Doroinu)
|storyboard = name
|director = name
|adirector = name
}}

== Summary ==
The episode begins with a train going through '''Takarazaki City''' in the afternoon at sunset. On the train [[Iroha Tamaki]] moves to another part of it to find a little girl crying by herself while the narration talks about magical girls and Witches.
When Iroha talks to her the girl points to another room in the back and after noticing her soul gem was glowing, Iroha goes to investigate. When she enters the next room it is completely dark save for the light in the previous room and she discovers a pet collar on the ground. She opens the back door of the train and finds that the end leads to a Witch's barrier with several metal objects flying about.
Iroha transforms and jumps off the train to fight the witch, [[Box Wood]]. They fight within the barrier when suddenly another magical girl named [[Kuroe]] jumps in and lands a hit on the Witch, breaking part of the metal structure and causing it to start flying as it sics its Familiars on the girls. As Iroha readies to fire a shot, she stops and notices something falling from the debris: it turns out to be a white cat, presumably the one owned and lost by the little girl from before. She catches the cat right as Kuroe reappears by her side and the Witch attacks. The pair escape from the barrier without killing the Witch and return the cat to its owner.

In the next scene, Iroha is walking home. As she walks up the stairs and opens the door to her room there appears to be a mysterious shadow of a girl sitting on the right side in a chair. As everything turns to static, Iroha wakes up in her bed, thinking it was a dream. The right side of the room is also revealed to look empty as though no one was ever living there compared to the one in the dream. Iroha then goes to the kitchen and starts making lunch only to realize she has once again made two instead of one. She calls for her Mom, but stops when she remembers she isn't there. A scene flashes back showing her parents getting ready for a business trip abroad and leaving Iroha alone until the boarding house is ready for her to move into.

The next part has Iroha on her way to school where she thinks to herself if being a magical girl is something she wants to do at home. In class, her teacher talks about the Milky Way while Iroha looks over to Kyubey who is sleeping nearby. It then cuts to Iroha talking to Kyubey in a "theater" about her wish. Kyubey tells her he doesn't know what her wish was and that while he knows that she used it for someone else's sake, he doesn't know the wording of it nor its nature as there are too many obscure parts to it. She asks him if there is anything they can do to help remember it, and Kyubey answers that it's unusual for the wish to be forgotten but also theorizes that may be part of the wish was for it itself to be concealed. Iroha wonders if she would even make herself wish for something that she and everyone else wouldn't remember. Kyubey asks her if she would really like to know what her wish was and Iroha says of course as she is risking her life for it. She ends it with wondering why she just can't remember anything about it.

The scene switches back to Iroha's classroom where her teacher asks her for the answer to a question and she absent-mindedly answers "a wish". During lunch, Iroha sits alone with only Kyubey for company, eating the second lunch she made. Next has Iroha talking to her teacher, reiterating that her parents are going on their business trip this week and that it must be hard for her to live alone. The teacher tells her if anything happens for her to rely on her friends for help. When she leaves the office, three other girls speak to her about her parents being out of the house and state how jealous they are that Iroha can do whatever she likes while they're gone. One of the girls suddenly remembers that she has cleaning duty today but whines that she has somewhere else to go, so Iroha offers to do it for her since she has no plans today and that there's not much for her to do when she gets home anyway.

While Iroha is mopping the floor and three other girls are taking out the garage, one of the girls talks about how Iroha isn't part of any club activities and doesn't appear to hang out with anyone after school, but also mentions that she must be doing something with her time as she's always busy.

Afterwards, Iroha's phone gets an incoming call from Kuroe, whom she meets up on the train to discuss some important information. Iroha asks her what happened and talks about how they encountered [[Box Wood]] yesterday and notes how their numbers have been dropping lately either because of their efforts or something else, but says that while getting more grief seeds is a problem it's better than any more Witches causing damage to the city. She also mentions that she's glad that someone like herself can be of use in some way. Kuroe asks Iroha if she's heard of this: that magical girls can be saved if they go to [[Kamihama City]]. Iroha asks her what she means and Kuroe answers that it means they don't have to fight Witches anymore. Iroha asks if that also means that there are no Witches in Kamihama, but that if there are Witches in other areas and magical girls don't work hard then those cities will be in danger. Kuroe doesn't know the exact details, and when Iroha asks her who told her all of this she mentions its a rumor everyone is talking about. Iroha thinks it's rather suspicious and Kuroe says a girl had that dream of the rumor and that many others also had a dream where a little girl told them to go to Kamihama to be saved.

Iroha asks if everyone is supposed to just believe that and Kuroe believes it because she also had the dream happen to her last night. Kuroe then asks if she never thought about wanting to be saved from being a magical girl and Iroha doesn't answer. Kuroe goes on asking what Iroha wished for to become a magical girl and tells her that her own wish was to go out with someone she likes. She states that they have broken up since then, but at the time it was the only thing she really wanted and that there was nothing else more important to her. She also says that if she knew it'd be like this, then she would have never become a magical girl in the first place and that it would've been better if her wish didn't come true, that even if you become a magical girl it becomes meaningless if you die.

Suddenly, Iroha notices that the train passed her station and she missed her stop. She then asks about Kuroe's destination before. As Kuro answers "Kamihama City", the rest of the passengers suddenly look over and walk to them, revealing them all to have been witch-kissed. The girls find themselves getting stuck in the crowd until water comes surging in and flushes them all out, leaving Iroha and Kuroe on the train with the Witch. Iroha transforms to begin fighting off the Familiars and make her way out and into the barrier. She attacks the metal structures to lure the Witch and they suddenly form all around her into a sphere as the Witch swims by. She keeps shooting at it but none of her shots hit it and Iroha wonders if she's being carried by the Labyrinth. She takes aim again, but stops when she realizes that if the Witch dies and its Labyrinth fades, she will free-fall to the ground. Instead, Iroha and the barrier are carried across the city until they eventually crash elsewhere.

When she wakes up, she finds herself in some other city at night with Kuroe knocked out a short distance away. Iroha rushes over to Kuroe to see if she is alright, but just then another Witch's barrier forms around them. [[Box Wood]] starts coming at the girls when another Witch, [[Zenobia]], pops out of the ground and attacks it, killing it instantly by tearing it in two. Iroha attempts to take down the new Witch but finds that her shots are ineffective. As [[Zenobia]] gets ready to attack them, it abruptly turns its attention to a small [[Kyubey]] on top of a sand block, appearing to be singing about [[Uwasa]]. The Witch attacks the small Kyubey as it dodges and runs to jump into Iroha's arms. The moment she catches it, Iroha feels a shock going through her as memories of her with another girl in a hospital enter her mind. Kuroe recovers and approaches Iroha, who is still holding the small Kyubey and is in a state of shock. The Witch comes back ready to attack them when someone else appears and cuts off one of its arms to disable it. The person, another magical girl named [[Yachiyo Nanami]], jumps in to finish off the Witch before it can hurt them. She catches its grief seed and also retrieves [[Box Wood]]'s grief seed hidden in the sand. The barrier fades and the girls de-transform, with Iroha noticing that she no longer has the small Kyubey in her arms.

Yachiyo turns to the two girls and asks them where they came from, to which they answer Takarazaki City. Iroha was about to thank her, but Yachiyo interrupts and informs them that they are in Kamihama West territory and that hunting Witches without permission in other magical girls' territory will lead to hostilities. Iroha tells her that they didn't mean to intrude, but Kuroe interjects that she heard the rumor that magical girls can be saved if they come to Kamihama. Yachiyo says that she heard of the rumor before too, but tells her that Witches in this city are stronger than ones in other areas and that there are a lot more of them, that being saved here is the exact opposite of what will happen and that they shouldn't have come here. Yachiyo then tosses the two girls the grief seeds and tells them to leave and stay away from Kamihama. Before leaving, Iroha asks her if there's a small Kyubey in Kamihama, but Yachiyo says she's never seen a small one before and that there is also no Kyubey in Kamihama anymore. She says that she doesn't know why that is, but the collection of used-up grief seeds can be done elsewhere so it's not much of an issue. Iroha says that the small Kyubey helped her in the Labyrinth, and Yachiyo answers that if she happens to find it again she will pass on her thanks to it. As Iroha and Kuroe prepare to leave, Yachiyo stops them one last time and asks about where exactly they heard the rumor. Kuroe simply tells her she dreamed it and that other girls have had the same dream. Yachiyo tells Kuroe to pass her message along to those other magical girls to keep them out as she doesn't intend to allow any more magical girls in Kamihama, and that if they still come in anyway, they will be considered enemies.

Back on the train ride home, Iroha talks to Kuroe about how strong that magical girl was and thinks that magical girls that aren't as strong as her probably won't be able to survive in Kamihama. She also notes that it seemed to be very dangerous for magical girls like themselves. Iroha restates the rumor about magical girls coming to Kamihama can be saved and wonders what it's really all about.

The next scene cuts to show numerous girls with their baggage walking along railroads, all seeking to go to Kamihama in order to be saved. Iroha also appears here running towards a strange girl whose face is distorted. The next part shows the [[List of Wishes in MagiReco Episode 1|many wishes of other magical girls]] as Kyubey narrates about granting wishes and the duty of magical girls to fight Witches.

The last scene shows Iroha on a roof with Kyubey begging for him to grant her wish to cure [[Ui Tamaki|Ui]]'s illness. The memories from before flash back and Iroha awakens from her bed, seemingly from a dream. She utters Ui's name in question and then the scene fades to black.

==Translations==
{|class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
!style="width: 0"|Screencap
!Notes
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|[[File:Lesson1 runes.png|275px]]
|* ''These runes appear in [[Box Wood]]'s barrier. They relate to the duties of a magical girl.''

Lesson 1

Become a puella magi
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|[[File:Lesson2 runes.png|275px]]
|* ''These runes appear in [[Box Wood]]'s barrier. They relate to the duties of a magical girl.''

Lesson 2

Kill the witch
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|[[File:Box Wood Runes.png|275px]]
|[[Box Wood]]
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|[[File:BoxWood familiars.png|275px]]
|* ''These runes appear in [[Box Wood]]'s barrier. They relate to the duties of a magical girl.''

Lesson 3

Save lives
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|[[File:Iroha Kyubey theater signs.png|275px]]
|(Left) Please do not escape midway through. Customers are precious goods.

(Right) Please do not throw things at the performers.
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|[[File:Train witch messages.png|275px]]
|Whispering Prohibited

The only Good Witch is a Dead Witch!
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|[[File:Train signs.png|275px]]
|Please Be Quiet

Speech is silver, silence is golden
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|[[File:Zenobia Runes.png|275px]]
|[[Zenobia]]
|-
|[[File:MagiaRecord Anime Ep1 Runes Magius 1.png|275px]]
|* ''These runes appear near the end where several magical girls begin traveling in mass to Kamihama. They may be [[Wings of Magius]]' manifesto considering the same Kanjis appear on the posters for Magius.''

We escaped from the ordinary

(Left and right) {{Lang|ja|解放}} ("liberation". Similarly hereinafter)

(Middle) {{Lang|ja|翼}} ("wing[s]")
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|[[File:MagiaRecord Anime Ep1 Runes Magius 2.png|275px]]
|We do not care what others think
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|[[File:MagiaRecord Anime Ep1 Runes Magius 3.png|275px]]
|We do not glorify the past
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|[[File:MagiaRecord Anime Ep1 Runes Magius 4.png|275px]]
|We do not tolerate anger
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|[[File:MagiaRecord Anime Ep1 Runes Magius 5.png|275px]]
|We do not rely on blood ties
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|[[File:MagiaRecord Anime Ep1 Runes Magius 6.png|275px]]
|We affirm ourselves at expense of our neighbors
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|[[File:MwoNBAzd.png|275px]]
|Locate me
* ''Similar runes also appear in the game's prologue in German "{{Lang|de|Bitte Finden Sie Mich}}", but the "2017" at the bottom is obscured here''
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|[[File:Runes T A.png|275px]]
|T A
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|[[File:Runes A G.png|275px]]
|A G
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|[[File:Runes S C.png|275px]]
|S C
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|[[File:Runes H.png|275px]]
|H
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|[[File:Ep1 Ending Title Card Runes.png|275px]]
|Puella Magi Madoka * Magica Side Story

Magia Record Episode 1
|}

==Observations==
* Iroha rescuing the cat on the train could be a reference to [[Madoka Kaname|Madoka]]'s wish to save [[Amy]] in the first Drama CD.
** It is also notable that while Amy was a black cat, the one on the train is white.
* The intensive slogans in the school presumably hints the presence of [[wikipedia:Social engineering (political science)|social engineering]], {{Spoiler|which is then used by Magius to manipulate magical girls' opinion.}}
* During Iroha's conversation with Kuro in a train:
** While speaking to Kuroe on the train before the second attack from Box Wood, Iroha mentions that the reduced number of Witches could be due to their efforts and that "Not getting any more Grief Seeds is a problem, but it's better than Witches causing damage. And I'm glad that even someone like me can be of use in some way." This echoes the sentiments voiced by [[Madoka Kaname]] in the original series.
*** In [[Madoka Magica Episode 2: That Sounds Wonderful|Episode 2]], Madoka states "If someone like me can really help other people, I think that'd be really nice." and in [[Madoka Magica Episode 10: I Won't Depend on Anyone Anymore|Episode 10]], she states "Well, it certainly is dangerous, and we do get scared, but the more witches we defeat, the more people we can save. So it's worth it, right?"
** All other passengers are facing train windows, never noticing their conversation about magical girls until Kuroe says out her destination "Kamihama City", after which all the passengers suddenly walk towards the two girls. These suggest that the train and its passengers have been manipulated by a witch ([[Box Wood]]).
** "The only Good Witch is a Dead Witch!" displayed on the train screens is derived from "The Only Good Indian Is a Dead Indian." said by [[wikipedia:Philip Sheridan|Philip Henry Sheridan]]. Though the sentence could be presented by Box Wood, along with "Whispering Prohibited" ({{Lang|ja|私語厳禁}}) and "Please Be Quiet" ({{Lang|ja|お静かに}}) to express its dissatisfaction towards the two girls' whispers, paradoxically, its anti-Witch standpoint suggests that it shouldn't be from a witch. Thus, this could either be presented by Box Wood or no more than artistic expression.
** Though Iroha says she missed the station, no scene depicts the train stopping at Takarazaki-Dai-sanji Station. Instead, the train passes the station rather smoothly, presumably implying that the train, rather than Iroha, misses the station, a sign that the train has already been under a witch's control.
* It is shown that when one witch ([[Box Wood]]) enters the barrier of another ([[Zenobia]]), they will fight and kill each other, ignoring any magical girls that happen to be there.
** A witch killing another witch will still result in them dropping their respective grief seeds.
* Numerous wishes of magical girls are shown through billboards and store signs in an imaginary city. See [[List of Wishes in MagiReco Episode 1|List of Wishes]].
* There are multiple references to ''[[wikipedia:Night on the Galactic Railroad|Night on the Galactic Railroad]]'' in this episode:
** The cat that Iroha saves appears to be distinctively drawn to look similar face-wise to the characters in the 1985 film of the novel. See the comparison [[:File:Cats Comparison.png|here]].
** Similar to how Giovanni's father is out on a trip and he must take care of the house, giving him no time to study nor time with friends, Iroha is in a similar position where both of her parents are out on a trip and she is left by herself and appears to not hang out with any friends after school.
** Iroha is asked a question in class pertaining to what the Milky Way is made of, similar to how the main character Giovanni is asked the same question but is unable to answer.
** Iroha is shown to be with Ui in a hospital, possibly reflecting Giovanni's ill mother in the story.
** There are many scenes with Iroha riding the train and several magical girls talking about taking a night train to Kamihama, which may be a reference to the steam train Giovanni rides through the galaxy. The railroads Iroha uses daily is a [[wikipedia:Single-track railway|single-track railway]], which is very uncommon in developed, transit-dependent areas. This could be a reference to the single-trip Galactic Railroad bound for heaven as well as a metaphor for magical girls' destinies with no recovery.
**Takarazaki-Dai-sanji Station's glass ceiling features several constellations, in particular Lyra. Lyra and its star Vega are the last stars seen by Giovanni before he falls asleep and finds himself aboard the Galactic Railroad.
* Aspects of the opening animation mirror that of the original series, namely Iroha holding hands with her Magical Girl self and then combining.
* The colored raindrops in the opening are similar to that of the default home screen in the game, which themselves were taken from the Holy Quintet transformation-and-roll-call scene in [[Rebellion]].

=== Changes ===
* [[Yachiyo Nanami|Yachiyo]]'s design was altered slightly; in the game she has a bead headdress, but here in the anime her headdress was changed to feathers.
** Her black dress was also altered; in the game her dress was sleeveless.
* [[Zenobia]] was also redesigned significantly, such as no longer having the shovels and bucket on her head and her colors were made to be duller. The fabric pattern used to create her body has also been changed.

==Speculations==

==Trivia==
*Iroha's father holds out a passport and tells her mother not to leave it behind. The passport is identical to the Magia Passport that is offered in-game except it is green like a Japanese passport rather than pink.
*Iroha owns a plushie version of the Witch [[Candy]].
*The claw machine that appears in the opening is the same one that appears in [[Nagisa Momoe in Magia Record|Nagisa]]'s transformation in the game.
*The clock in Iroha's home has the same pattern as her [[:File:Iroha magic seal.jpg|magic seal]].
*The most common meaning of a hydrangea flower in Japan is pride, and sometimes apologies or gratitude. However, depending on the color, hydrangeas can mean a number of things. Purple hydrangeas signify wealth or a deeper understanding.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Madoka Iroha comparison.gif|Comparison
File:Plush candy 1.png|Iroha with a plushie resembling the Witch [[Candy]]
File:Plush candy 2.png
File:Magia Passport.png|Iroha's mother's passport and Magia Passport in the game
File:Iroha clock.jpg|A clock in Tamaki's home
File:Takarazaki-Dai-sanji Station stars ceiling.png|Takarazaki-Dai-sanji Station's glass ceiling featuring [[wikipedia:Lyra|Lyra]]
File:Iroha classroom.png|Classroom
File:Iroha teacher animated.gif|Iroha's teacher
File:Iroha teacher.png
File:Yachiyo grief seeds.png|Yachiyo throwing grief seeds
File:Homura Yachiyo comparison.gif|Comparison
File:MagiusPoster.png|A poster with signs derived from Kanji {{Lang|ja|解放}} ("liberation") {{spoiler|and the emblem of Eve}}
File:MagiusPoster2.png
File:Magical girls travel to Kamihama.png|Magical girls leaving for Kamihama
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File:MagiReco Anime Episode 1 End Title.jpg|Ending Title Card drawn by Papa
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=== Official art ===

== Analyses ==

==See also==

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Magia Record Episode 2: It's Proof of the End of a Friendship

2020-01-18T15:06:21Z

HOOCCOOH: /* The Outro */

<blockquote>
''"You're right. It isn't my business anymore. So we're no longer friends!"'' ~ [[Kaede Akino]] to [[Rena Minami]]
</blockquote>

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|jname = それが絶交証明書
|date = 11 January 2020
|script = [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] (Doroinu)
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== Summary ==
The episode begins in a dream as a hospital building is shown and [[Ui Tamaki]] stands looking out the window. She says something, but nothing can be heard. Inside Satomi Medical Center, [[Iroha Tamaki]] is walking down the halls and dragging a luggage case on wheels behind her. She arrives in the hospital room where Ui greets her, her face filled with joy. Iroha smiles warmly as she holds her close. [[Kyubey]] blinks his eyes as we are shown the hospital rooftop and Iroha wishes for him to cure Ui's illness. Iroha awakens in her bed, her face visibly distraught as she realizes that she has forgotten the existence of her younger sister.

At school, Iroha buys a sandwich from a local vendor for her lunch as she walks along Kyubey. Having explained her dream to him, Kyubey wonders who this Ui could be and whether her existence was erased as the result of a wish or whether it's more likely that someone created her and implanted false memories in Iroha's mind. However, Iroha is certain that the memories she regained must be real. She then asks Kyubey if he knows anything about the small adolescent Kyubey she found in Kamihama, but Kyubey has never heard of such a thing.

She researches the hospital she saw in her dream and discovers it's a real place. Iroha then decides to travel to Satomi Medical Center in Kamihama to investigate further. As she rides the bus to the hospital, all of the passengers on the train are marked by Witch's Kiss, causing the bus driver to pull the bus into a seemingly empty alleyway. The sign on the bus has changed from "Satomi Medical Center" to a series of runes. The passengers on the bus then disembark, moving jerkily like puppets towards a Witch's barrier hidden on the back of a moped. Familiars soon appear in the alleyway as Iroha realizes this is the work of a witch and jumps into the barrier as well. Iroha transforms into a Magical Girl and makes her way through the labyrinth where she soon encounters the witch [[Rebecca|Rebekka]]. Another [[Kaede Akino|Magical Girl]] appears and grabs Iroha by the hand, apologizing for not being able to beat the Witch and urging Iroha to escape. Iroha is concerned about the passengers and in the confusion Rebekka is able to strike at them, knocking them into the yarn of her labyrinth and entangling the girls. Just as she's about to land another attack at them, a mysterious figure deflects the attack and frees the two girls. Iroha looks up to see [[Momoko Togame]] and [[Rena Minami]] appear. The two girls turn their attention to the witch once Rena is done scolding Kaede for being so weak. They clasp their hands as Rena transfers some of her power to Momoko. Momoko is then enveloped in blue magic as she attacks the witch from above. Enraged, the witch envelopes itself in wool and charges at Iroha and Kaede in a spin attack that leaves the screen black.

As Iroha slowly regains consciousness, she can hear Rena arguing with Momoko about what to do with her. Momoko notices Iroha as she stands, and welcomes her to the Coordinator's place. She explains it's a hospital or counseling center for Magical Girls in Kamihama but it seems the Coordinator is not there right now. Iroha thanks them for their help earlier and explains she's from Takarazaki City. Rena scolds her for wandering into a Witch's labyrinth so casually since the Witches of Kamihama are much more powerful than Witches elsewhere. Momoko tells her to dismiss Rena's attitude before offering to escort Iroha back to the train station. Iroha asks if the Witches are numerous before explaining she has to go to Satomi Medical Center to search for her sister. She explains to them about how she had forgotten she even had a sister until recently. Having heard all of this, Momoko offers their help to Iroha in searching for her sister. Rena, on the other hand, wants nothing to do with Iroha since they had been doing their own investigations on the rumors of a chain witch. Kaede agrees that finding the chain witch is important, but considering they hadn't found a single clue all week she figures it would be worth it to take a break from their search in order to help Iroha. Iroha doesn't want to be a burden, especially since they just rescued her from a witch but Kaede reassures her. They all introduce themselves to Iroha, who gratefully accepts their help.

At Satomi Medical Center, Iroha explains how her investigation has already hit a dead end. There are no records of Ui Tamaki being admitted to the hospital, in the past nor the present. As Iroha waits in line for her drinks at a fast food restaurant, several students gossip about the disappearance of a girl. She turns to find Momoko waiting impatiently for her as she explains that Momoko is holding a table for them. Momoko then grabs the drink tray rudely from Iroha's hands before storming off. Confused, Iroha hurries after Momoko who is climbing some stairs to an upper eating area. Once at the top, she notices that it is Rena who is holding the drink tray and carrying it to a table where Momoko and Kaede are waiting. Noticing the look on Iroha's face, Kaede asks if Rena didn't transform into Momoko again. Rena initially denies it, but then explains that their classmates were around. Iroha apologizes for the delay in her search as she tries to come up with a way of getting into the hospital wings. Kaede and Momoko suggest Rena transform into a nurse to get the information they need, but Rena adamantly refuses. Kaede accuses her of using her magic whenever it suits her rather than to help those in need, but Rena is concerned about shouldering the responsibilities should she be caught. Rena then wonders if Ui is even real, but Kaede is certain that Ui must be real since Iroha used her Magical Girl wish to heal Ui. Kaede then accuses Rena of being selfish, even after becoming a Magical Girl. Rena then becomes defensive, saying Kaede's wish to protect her family's garden was dumb. Tearfully, Kaede becomes upset and says that the garden was important to her family and this is the reason why Rena doesn't have any friends. Rena tells her to stay out of her business, to which Kaede declares they can no longer be friends and storms off. Momoko tries to stop her but she's already gone.

Momoko turns to Rena and asks how many times they've supposedly ended their friendship. She tells Rena that she crossed the line with Kaede but Rena won't even look up. Trying to cut the tension, Momoko waves her arms at Rena and in a spooky voice warns her that the chain witch is going to get her. But this only serves to anger Rena further, who call Momoko stupid and runs off as well. Momoko drops into her seat, certain she's only made the situation worse. Iroha looks down, uncertain of what to say.

Momoko walks Iroha home and apologizes for their behavior back at the restaurant. Iroha apologizes, saying it was surely her fault but Momoko reassures her that they fight all the time. Iroha asks if the chain monster and chain witch aren't the same thing. Momoko responds by asking Iroha if she's ever heard of the rumor of the "Friendship Ending Staircase".

Images of middle school students climb an endless stairwell as the narrator explains the rumor. On the north side of the east wing is a stairway that goes from the fourth floor to the roof. Write your name on the sixth step and the name of the person you don't want to be friends with anymore on the seventh step as proof of the end of your friendship. If one of you tries to make up after that, they will be dragged off by the chain monster and trapped inside the Friendship Ending Staircase, doomed to clean its endless steps for eternity.

[[Yachiyo Nanami]] surveys the city from atop an unfinished skyscraper as Momoko explains how six names have been written on that staircase and three of those people have since disappeared. Iroha wonders if the rumors are true. Elsewhere, Kaede is walking through the halls of her school when she stops in front of a staircase. As she stares at the steps, a classmate calls for her to hurry up.

After receiving a call from Momoko, Iroha meets up with Momoko and Kaede at the train station. It seems Rena hasn't been home since the argument the other day. The girls search throughout a popular arcade that Rena frequents. There, Iroha sees a girl with the same school uniform as Rena walking out of the arcade. Mistaking her for Rena, Iroha runs over and stops her at the entrance, but it is a [[Ren Isuzu|silver-haired girl]] instead. At first Iroha thinks she was mistaken, but the SayuSayu bracelet and Mocha Rabbit keychain are identical to the one on Rena's bookbag. Kaede comes up and hugs the girl from behind, saying she must be Rena in disguise. At first the girl denies it, but Kaede shows her the matching keychain on her own bookbag. Cornered, Rena changes back into her true self and takes off running with Kaede chasing after her. Kaede calls out her name as Rena transforms into Momoko, then the silver haired girl, then back to herself. As she continues to cycle through transformations, Kaede catches up to her and grabs her by the arm. She asks why Rena keeps running away even after she apologized the other day. Kaede refuses to let go of Rena and promises she'll keep apologizing until they're friends again and Rena forgives her.

Before Rena can respond, chains appear from their shadows. A fog envelopes them as shadowy figures ask if they didn't write their names on the staircase. The shadows accuse the girls of only pretending to be sorry and that it's Kaede's fault she can't apologize. Rena covers her ears with her hands, screaming that that's not what she's really thinking. Suddenly, the chains wrap themselves around Kaede as the screen pans to the staircase: on the sixth step someone has written Rena's name and on the seventh step someone has written Kaede's name.

==Translations==
{|class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
!style="width: 275px;"|Screencap
!Notes
|-
|[[File:Episode 2 hallway.png|275px]]
|Do not run in the corridors
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|[[File:Episode2 bus.png|275px]]
|To [[Rebecca|Rebekka]]
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|[[File:Episode2 Moped.png|275px]]
|CALDWELL 99
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|[[File:Rebecca anime title.png|275px]]
|[[Rebecca|Rebekka]]
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|[[File:Episode2 Connect.png|275px]]
|Connect
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|[[File:Episode 2 rumor of the breakup staircase.png|275px]]
|Rumor of the Breakup Staircase
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|[[File:Outro 2 Letter.png|275px]]
|Dear Mifuyu 
I found someone I like when I became 14 
I don't know what to do 
Since we aren't normal girls 
Even if our feelings are the same it doesn't mean we can be together 
Still, I ended up writing a letter to that person 
No matter what, I just don't want to erase this feeling... 
But if the time comes 
Should I have it delivered ''(text hidden)'' 
From a dead person ''(text hidden)'' 
Probably won't make them happy 
Mifuyu, at that time 
If it was you what would you do? 
From 14-year-old Yachiyo
|}

==Observations==
===The Outro ===
* The outro is based entirely on Yachiyo's life from when she first contracted to when she was 18. This can be derived from the birthday cake with 18 candles, the letter she writes to Mifuyu (based on Mifuyu's personal memoria), and other imagery.
* The numbers on the elevator indicate how many days it's been since she first contracted at 12 years old.
** 126 days is about 4 months. Presumably she is now 13 years old.
**1343 days is about 3.8 years. Presumably she is now 16 years old.
**1649 days is about 4.5 years. Presumably she is now 17 years old.
**2120 days is about 5.8 years. Bringing Yachiyo closer to the present at about eighteen. At this age, the shape of the chair she is sitting in also changes.
** The speed at which the number goes up can represent her growing up too fast. With each change she looks sadder and more lonely.
** The last number displayed is 2149, after which the doors of the elevator open and Yachiyo falls into the water.
* Yachiyo's falling into the water and the sliding filmstrips could be a reference to Campanella's falling into a river, despite Yachiyo doesn't actually die in the scene.

=== Changes ===
* Much like [[Zenobia]] in the previous episode, [[Rebecca]] was also redesigned significantly, in particular her face and cape were altered, along with her colors being dulled. Her name was also spelled as "Rebekka".
* The Rumor of the Friendship Ending Staircase was altered significantly in its lore and prerequisites for triggering.
* Kaede and Rena's argument is different, as they argue over helping Iroha rather than food in the game.
* [[Ren Isuzu]] makes a cameo appearance as a transformation of Rena's.

==Speculations==
* The symbol that appears above Rena's and Momoko's hands when they Connect appears identical to the symbol that appears when Mitama adjusts a Soul Gem, and the symbol in the window of her office. This could imply that Connect magic is only made possible through her adjustments.

==Trivia==
* There is a map of Kamihama under glass with a crystal dangling above it in the Coordinator's place. This map only appears in a close-up. In every other shot of the domed glass table, the map is not visible.
* Each pair of names written on the Breakup Staircase appear to be somehow "conflict" with each other:
** {{Lang|ja|高里希乃子 - 中山竹乎}}
*** {{Lang|ja|高里希乃子}} (Possibly ''Takasato Kinoko''): {{Lang|ja|高}} (''taka'') = high; {{Lang|ja|里}} (''sato'') = village; {{Lang|ja|希乃子}} (''kinoko'') = {{Lang|ja|キノコ}} = mushroom.
*** {{Lang|ja|中山竹乎}} (Possibly ''Nakayama Takenoko''): {{Lang|ja|中}} (''naka'') = middle; {{Lang|ja|山}} (''yama'') = mountain; {{Lang|ja|竹乎}} (''takenoko'') = {{Lang|ja|タケノコ}} = bamboo shoot.
** {{Lang|ja|絢水紅音 - 油江藍凛}}
*** {{Lang|ja|絢水紅音}} (Possibly ''Ayami Akane''): {{Lang|ja|絢}} (''aya'') = thread; {{Lang|ja|水}} (''mi'', usually ''mizu'') = '''water'''; {{Lang|ja|紅}} (''aka'') = '''red'''; {{Lang|ja|音}} (''ne'') = voice.
*** {{Lang|ja|油江藍凛}} (Possibly ''Yugō Airin''): {{Lang|ja|油}} (''yu'') = '''oil'''; {{Lang|ja|江}} (''gō'', usually ''kō'') = inlet; {{Lang|ja|藍}} (''ai'') = '''indigo'''; {{Lang|ja|凛}} (''rin'') = cold.
** {{Lang|ja|蟹山木陰 - 申谷陽光}}
*** {{Lang|ja|蟹山木陰}} (Possibly ''Kaniyama Kokage''): {{Lang|ja|蟹}} (''kani'') = crab; {{Lang|ja|山}} (''yama'') = mountain; {{Lang|ja|木陰}} (''kokage'') = tree shade.
*** {{Lang|ja|申谷陽光}} (Possibly ''Sarutani Yōkō''): {{Lang|ja|申}} (''saru'') = monkey; {{Lang|ja|谷}} (''ya'') = valley; {{Lang|ja|陽光}} (''yōkō'') = sunshine.
** {{Lang|ja|水波レナ - 秋野かえで}}
*** {{Lang|ja|水波レナ}} (''Minami Rena''): {{Lang|ja|水}} = '''water'''.
*** {{Lang|ja|秋野かえで}} (''Akino Kaede''): {{Lang|ja|秋}} (''aki'' = autumn) is made up of {{Lang|ja|禾}} (grain) and {{Lang|ja|火}} ('''fire''').
* There are further references to ''[[wikipedia:Night on the Galactic Railroad|Night on the Galactic Railroad]]'' in this episode:
** The license plate number of the bus supposed to be bound for Satomi Medical Center but deviated by the witch is NGC-7000. It is the designation of [[wikipedia:North America Nebula|North America Nebula]] near the [[wikipedia:Northern Cross (asterism)|Northern Cross]], where Campanella makes up his mind to go to "the end of earth" to make his mother happy, a wish later fulfilled at the Southern Cross.
** Caldwell 99 is the designation given to the [[wikipedia:Coalsack Nebula|Coalsack Nebula]] located between the [[wikipedia:Crux|Southern Cross]] and Scorpion constellations. In the story, the character Campanella ends his journey by going to the Coalsack.
*Momoko's pose when she is first introduced is similar to her victory pose in the game. Her attack against Rebekka is also similar to her magia attack "Edge of the Universe".

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Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story

2020-01-18T02:22:00Z

HOOCCOOH: /* Law of Cyclimpics */

[[File:Magia record.PNG|500px|thumb|right]]<blockquote>Guided by strange power, magical girls gather in this town. There is a place where a magical girl can stay as she is. They're fighting with a new power from witches.</blockquote>

[http://magireco.com/ {{nihongo|'''''Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record'''''|マギアレコード魔法少女まどか☆マギカ外伝|Magia Recōdo: Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magika Gaiden|}}], also known as {{nihongo|'''''MagiReco'''''|マギレコ|}} for short, is a smartphone-exclusive role-playing game distributed by Aniplex and developed by F4samurai which was released on August 22, 2017. Originally slated for Mid-May 2017, the game was pushed back for further development. The game is available on iOS and Android. It follows the story of Iroha Tamaki, a magical girl who arrives at [[Kamihama City]] to find her missing younger sister.

The theme song of the first part of the story is called {{nihongo|"[[Kakawari]]"|かかわり||"Connection"}}, and the theme song of the sencd part is called {{nihongo|"[[Utsuroi]]"|うつろい||"Change"}}; both were written and composed by Sho Watanabe and sung by TrySail, a group consisting of Momo Asakura, Sora Amamiya, and Shina Natsukawa, the voice actors for Iroha, Yachiyo, and Tsuruno respectively.

*Read the [[Magia Record Getting Started | Getting Started]] page to learn how to download and play the game.

==Summary==
It was first announced in 2011 that a Gaiden work of Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica" would be developed. On September 22-25, 2016 the game was officially announced at the SHAFT 40th anniversary event "Madogatari"[http://www.4gamer.net/games/358/G035840/20160930121/] . Atsuhiro Iwakami, the producer of the original anime [[Manga Time Kirara Magica Vol.30|said]] "Since it seems that it will take some more time until the anime's new work, the idea that I want to make a title that "Madoka Magica" is active will work."

Ume Aoki was responsible for the design of the original character that serves as the game's protagonist, as well as designing more than 10 new and original characters for the game. Gekidan Inu Curry is also responsible for the designs of the new witches. In addition to this, Shaft has produced the opening animation and magical girl transformation scenes.

:The '''[[Magia Record Story]]''' page includes translations of some parts of the game's story. Magia Record has a total of six story modes:

:*'''[[Magia Record Main Story|Main Story]]''', which details [[Iroha Tamaki|Iroha's]] quest to find her sister amid the mysteries of Kamihama City. Part One consists of ten chapters.

:*'''[[Magia Record Another Story|Another Story]]''', which focuses on what other magical girls were doing during the Main Story. There are currently eight chapters (starting with chapter 2).

:*'''[[Magia Record Mirrors Story|Mirrors]]''', the PvP mode. The story of Mirrors is that Iroha and her companions are exploring the barrier of the Mirror Witch. Mirrors is divided into levels which are unlocked by playing the mode. Unlocking levels displays new story scenes. There are currently twenty levels.

:*Each character has their own '''Side Story''' that is three chapters long. (Some characters have a fourth chapter with no story that is used to unlock their Doppel.)

::Certain characters have '''Costume Stories''' which are basically side stories tied to limited edition costumes.

:*'''[[Magia Record Events|Events]]''', which are one-time stories with different types of gameplay.

==Gameplay==
Iroha Tamaki is the main character of the story. The gameplay follows a "Main Story", which is the focus of the game, a "Side Story" which is a timeline different from the Main Story, and "Character Story" where the background of each character is further developed. It features the magical girl cast from the anime and four original magical girls created for the game . The game will also feature other characters from the spinoff mangas such as Oriko and Kirika. The game uses character designs, animation, and music from the anime as well as incorporating new designs and songs for the dialogue scenes. Characters are superdeformed or "chibi" in the fight scenes. Players can also team up in a move called 'Connect' to defeat powerful enemies. The game will also feature a new gameplay element called "Doppel" in which magical girls can summon their witch forms and use new powers in combat.

*For details on how the game works, see the [[Magia Record Gameplay]] page.

===A battle against other players unfolds in the [[Mirror Witch]]'s Barrier===
Within the mirror witch's barrier, a battle with the other player's reflections will unfold. Pass through several of the "mirror's layers" and aim for the center of the barrier. Unlock more mirror battles by advancing through the story quests.

The magical girls you fight in PvP are mere copies, not real magical girls. The mirror witch can make copies of magical girls who enter her barrier. The more time a girl spends in the barrier, the better the quality of the copy. Initially you are limited to a certain number of Battle Points which you use to initiate combat in the Mirror Witch's Barrier. As time passes, your Battle Points will replenish.

===Doppel===
[[File:Doppel witch.PNG|300px|thumb|right]]
According to the official website ''"In Kamihama City, some magical girls activate the power of "Doppel". This is the ability to activate and freely exercise the power of the inner witch when the soul gem gets cloudy, only the awakened magical girl will have it!"''

In general, a magical girl changes into a witch when her soul gem, which is the main source of magical power that is created as a result of contracting, becomes cloudy. But in the world of Kamihama City the "Doppel" power is invoked instead. A magical girl's appearance changes into that of their witch form but will still leave her magical girl form intact resulting in a hybrid of their magical girl and witch forms. When doppel is activated, the magical girl is able to use powerful techniques they would not normally be able to use.

==Characters==
''See [[Magia Record Characters]]''

The game introduces a truly staggering amount of new magical girls. Twenty-two entirely new characters were playable on the game's launch, and other magical girls have been added as the game continues. Most of these characters are (currently) irrelevant to the main plot, though each playable magical girl gets their own special side-story.

As stated earlier, Ume Aoki was hired for the original character designs of several new magical girls that will feature in the game. In addition, other magical girls from the spin-off series such as [[Manga Time Kirara Magica]] series are also playable. The main characters are:

* '''[[Iroha Tamaki]]'''
The main character of the game. Iroha became a magical girl to cure her little sister, Ui's illness. When Ui went missing she cam to Kamihama City to search for her. She is cheerful and earnest, but she pays too much attention to other people's needs. "Wait for me, Ui. Your big sister will find you."

* '''[[Madoka Kaname]]'''
A magical girl with tremendous potential who works in Mitakihara City. She was fighting with a witch with her teammates, but she came to Kamihama City to look for Homura Akemi who suddenly disappeared. "Help is coming, Homura!"

* '''[[Yachiyo Nanami]]'''
A magical girl who has been battling Witches in Kamihama City for seven years. She works alone and doesn't associate with others. She documents all of Kamihama City's rumors. "If you've learned your lesson, just stop. Life as a magical girl is no picnic."

* '''[[Felicia Mitsuki]]'''
A mercenary magical girl who goes berserk if she sees a Witch. Felicia is selfish and lazy and always demands attention, but she is second to none in battle. "I'll rid the world of Witches!"

* '''[[Tsuruno Yui]]'''
A foolhardy Magical Girl whose goal is to become the most powerful ever. She respects and loves her grandfather and her birthplace, which has a long, storied history. She is proud of the Chinese restaurant that her family has been running since her great-grandfather's time. “These are words I love: We won’t know if we don’t give a try! Leaving things to chance isn’t good? If we stopped before that, nothing would happen!”

* '''[[Sana Futaba]]'''
A pessimistic Magical Girl who lacks confidence. She is submissive to people who need her, and if she's fond of them, she will quietly stand by them. "What… was I born for? I need to change, don't I?"

* '''[[Homura Akemi]]'''
A timid magical girl who wished to become a being that could protect Madoka. A second year in Mitakihara Middle School. She is repeating the same time frame over and over to try and change the future where Madoka transforms into a witch. When she got a chance, she came to Kamihama City in hopes to find a way to change the future. Her appearance is that of the braided Homura from [[Episode 10]]. "With this, Madoka will be saved."

* '''[[Momoko Togame]]'''
Like an older-sis magical girl, she always helps beginners when they’re in trouble. As a middle child of brothers in family, her character is frankly boyish. However, the truth is she loves adorable things like plush dolls. And because of that feeling, she’s also a fan of female idols. “Nothing to worry about, just leave it to this sis!”

==Magia☆Report==
An original series by PAPA started on the game's official website on March 10, 2017. PAPA had previously serialized "The Veranda of Madoka" at Manga Time Kirara ☆ Magica. The comic updates every 3 to 4 days and explains the original animation and comments on the gameplay while exchanging gags. The original comic can be found [https://magireco.com/comic/01.html here] and translations are available [https://gamepress.gg/magiarecord/other/magiareport-season-1-archive here].

==Stage Play==
A stage play adaptation will be run in Japan [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-07-20/magia-record-puella-magi-madoka-magica-side-story-stage-play-reveals-cast/.134486 from August 24th through September 9th]

According to secondhand accounts, the stage play retells the first five Chapters of Magia Record's Main Story, with several alterations to the plot. For example, Tsuruno replaces Momoko in Chapter 1.

==Manga Adaptation==
[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-07-24/magia-record-puella-magi-madoka-magica-side-story-game-gets-manga/.134626 A manga adaptation is serialized] in ''Manga Time Kirara Forward'', which started August 24th. The artist is Fujino Fuji.
* See also [[Manga Time Kirara Forward Magia Record Serialization]]

==Anime Adaptation==
An [[Magia Record Anime|anime]] adaptation [https://anime.magireco.com/ was announced] on September 1st, and it will began it's emission on January 4, 2020.

==Law of Cyclimpics==
On April 1, 2019 a side bonus app was released on the google app store. Called "Law of Cyclimpics" ({{Lang|ja|円環の理大運動会}}), it features 3 mini games with a Health-Sports Day theme and a roster of various characters that can be unlocked by gaining new personal high scores or by sharing your high scores with others on twitter. The first mini game is called "Run away from despair! Heart pounding action" ({{Lang|ja|絶望から逃げろ！ドキドキがけっこ}}) and features a magical girl running a race away from a witch. The second game is called "Delivery to space! Kyubey epidemic" ({{Lang|ja|宇宙まで届け!キュゥべえ投げ}}) and has a magical girl in a hammer throw comptetition, complete with Kyubey hammer. The final game is called "Defeat despair! Stand against the witch and topple her over" ({{Lang|ja|絶望に抗え！誓り立つ魔女棒倒し}}) and has a magical girl attempt to destroy a witch and her familiars within 30 seconds or less, causing more damage to the witch as more familiars are destroyed. A competition was also announced with 3 random winners chosen from the pool of people posting their high scores on twitter. The winners will receive a "Madocancer" statue like the one featured in Anime Japan 2019.

* [[Magireco April Fools App|Gallery]]

==Galleries==
* [[Gallery:Magia Record Game|Game Gallery]]
** [[Magical Girl Stickers]]
* [[Gallery:Magia☆Report|Magia☆Report]]
* [[Gallery:Magia Record Merchandise|Merchandise]]
* [[Gallery:Magia Record Events & Advertisements|Events & Advertisements]]

==External links==
*[http://magireco.com Official Magia Record Website - Japanese]
*[https://magiarecord-en.com/ Official Magia Record Website - English]
*[https://anime.magireco.com/ Official Magia Record anime Website]
*[https://twitter.com/magireco Official Twitter]
*[https://twitter.com/MagiaRecordEN Official English Twitter]
*[https://magireco.gamerch.com/ Japanese Gamerch wiki]
*[https://gamewith.jp/magireco/ Japanese GameWith wiki]
*[http://appmedia.jp/magireco Japanese Appmedia wiki]
*[http://muketsu.info/magireco/index.html Japanese Muketsu]

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Magia Record Episode 2: It's Proof of the End of a Friendship

2020-01-15T12:51:43Z

HOOCCOOH: Though their gender is unclear, both Giovanni and Campanella are widely perceived as boys. See: https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1451193754 https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q10174867460

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''"You're right. It isn't my business anymore. So we're no longer friends!"'' ~ [[Kaede Akino]] to [[Rena Minami]]
</blockquote>

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|script = [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] (Doroinu)
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== Summary ==
The episode begins in a dream as a hospital building is shown and [[Ui Tamaki]] stands looking out the window. She says something, but nothing can be heard. Inside Satomi Medical Center, [[Iroha Tamaki]] is walking down the halls and dragging a luggage case on wheels behind her. She arrives in the hospital room where Ui greets her, her face filled with joy. Iroha smiles warmly as she holds her close. [[Kyubey]] blinks his eyes as we are shown the hospital rooftop and Iroha wishes for him to cure Ui's illness. Iroha awakens in her bed, her face visibly distraught as she realizes that she has forgotten the existence of her younger sister.

At school, Iroha buys a sandwich from a local vendor for her lunch as she walks along Kyubey. Having explained her dream to him, Kyubey wonders who this Ui could be and whether her existence was erased as the result of a wish or whether it's more likely that someone created her and implanted false memories in Iroha's mind. However, Iroha is certain that the memories she regained must be real. She then asks Kyubey if he knows anything about the small adolescent Kyubey she found in Kamihama, but Kyubey has never heard of such a thing.

She researches the hospital she saw in her dream and discovers it's a real place. Iroha then decides to travel to Satomi Medical Center in Kamihama to investigate further. As she rides the bus to the hospital, all of the passengers on the train are marked by Witch's Kiss, causing the bus driver to pull the bus into a seemingly empty alleyway. The sign on the bus has changed from "Satomi Medical Center" to a series of runes. The passengers on the bus then disembark, moving jerkily like puppets towards a Witch's barrier hidden on the back of a moped. Familiars soon appear in the alleyway as Iroha realizes this is the work of a witch and jumps into the barrier as well. Iroha transforms into a Magical Girl and makes her way through the labyrinth where she soon encounters the witch [[Rebecca|Rebekka]]. Another [[Kaede Akino|Magical Girl]] appears and grabs Iroha by the hand, apologizing for not being able to beat the Witch and urging Iroha to escape. Iroha is concerned about the passengers and in the confusion Rebekka is able to strike at them, knocking them into the yarn of her labyrinth and entangling the girls. Just as she's about to land another attack at them, a mysterious figure deflects the attack and frees the two girls. Iroha looks up to see [[Momoko Togame]] and [[Rena Minami]] appear. The two girls turn their attention to the witch once Rena is done scolding Kaede for being so weak. They clasp their hands as Rena transfers some of her power to Momoko. Momoko is then enveloped in blue magic as she attacks the witch from above. Enraged, the witch envelopes itself in wool and charges at Iroha and Kaede in a spin attack that leaves the screen black.

As Iroha slowly regains consciousness, she can hear Rena arguing with Momoko about what to do with her. Momoko notices Iroha as she stands, and welcomes her to the Coordinator's place. She explains it's a hospital or counseling center for Magical Girls in Kamihama but it seems the Coordinator is not there right now. Iroha thanks them for their help earlier and explains she's from Takarazaki City. Rena scolds her for wandering into a Witch's labyrinth so casually since the Witches of Kamihama are much more powerful than Witches elsewhere. Momoko tells her to dismiss Rena's attitude before offering to escort Iroha back to the train station. Iroha asks if the Witches are numerous before explaining she has to go to Satomi Medical Center to search for her sister. She explains to them about how she had forgotten she even had a sister until recently. Having heard all of this, Momoko offers their help to Iroha in searching for her sister. Rena, on the other hand, wants nothing to do with Iroha since they had been doing their own investigations on the rumors of a chain witch. Kaede agrees that finding the chain witch is important, but considering they hadn't found a single clue all week she figures it would be worth it to take a break from their search in order to help Iroha. Iroha doesn't want to be a burden, especially since they just rescued her from a witch but Kaede reassures her. They all introduce themselves to Iroha, who gratefully accepts their help.

At Satomi Medical Center, Iroha explains how her investigation has already hit a dead end. There are no records of Ui Tamaki being admitted to the hospital, in the past nor the present. As Iroha waits in line for her drinks at a fast food restaurant, several students gossip about the disappearance of a girl. She turns to find Momoko waiting impatiently for her as she explains that Momoko is holding a table for them. Momoko then grabs the drink tray rudely from Iroha's hands before storming off. Confused, Iroha hurries after Momoko who is climbing some stairs to an upper eating area. Once at the top, she notices that it is Rena who is holding the drink tray and carrying it to a table where Momoko and Kaede are waiting. Noticing the look on Iroha's face, Kaede asks if Rena didn't transform into Momoko again. Rena initially denies it, but then explains that their classmates were around. Iroha apologizes for the delay in her search as she tries to come up with a way of getting into the hospital wings. Kaede and Momoko suggest Rena transform into a nurse to get the information they need, but Rena adamantly refuses. Kaede accuses her of using her magic whenever it suits her rather than to help those in need, but Rena is concerned about shouldering the responsibilities should she be caught. Rena then wonders if Ui is even real, but Kaede is certain that Ui must be real since Iroha used her Magical Girl wish to heal Ui. Kaede then accuses Rena of being selfish, even after becoming a Magical Girl. Rena then becomes defensive, saying Kaede's wish to protect her family's garden was dumb. Tearfully, Kaede becomes upset and says that the garden was important to her family and this is the reason why Rena doesn't have any friends. Rena tells her to stay out of her business, to which Kaede declares they can no longer be friends and storms off. Momoko tries to stop her but she's already gone.

Momoko turns to Rena and asks how many times they've supposedly ended their friendship. She tells Rena that she crossed the line with Kaede but Rena won't even look up. Trying to cut the tension, Momoko waves her arms at Rena and in a spooky voice warns her that the chain witch is going to get her. But this only serves to anger Rena further, who call Momoko stupid and runs off as well. Momoko drops into her seat, certain she's only made the situation worse. Iroha looks down, uncertain of what to say.

Momoko walks Iroha home and apologizes for their behavior back at the restaurant. Iroha apologizes, saying it was surely her fault but Momoko reassures her that they fight all the time. Iroha asks if the chain monster and chain witch aren't the same thing. Momoko responds by asking Iroha if she's ever heard of the rumor of the "Friendship Ending Staircase".

Images of middle school students climb an endless stairwell as the narrator explains the rumor. On the north side of the east wing is a stairway that goes from the fourth floor to the roof. Write your name on the sixth step and the name of the person you don't want to be friends with anymore on the seventh step as proof of the end of your friendship. If one of you tries to make up after that, they will be dragged off by the chain monster and trapped inside the Friendship Ending Staircase, doomed to clean its endless steps for eternity.

[[Yachiyo Nanami]] surveys the city from atop an unfinished skyscraper as Momoko explains how six names have been written on that staircase and three of those people have since disappeared. Iroha wonders if the rumors are true. Elsewhere, Kaede is walking through the halls of her school when she stops in front of a staircase. As she stares at the steps, a classmate calls for her to hurry up.

After receiving a call from Momoko, Iroha meets up with Momoko and Kaede at the train station. It seems Rena hasn't been home since the argument the other day. The girls search throughout a popular arcade that Rena frequents. There, Iroha sees a girl with the same school uniform as Rena walking out of the arcade. Mistaking her for Rena, Iroha runs over and stops her at the entrance, but it is a [[Ren Isuzu|silver-haired girl]] instead. At first Iroha thinks she was mistaken, but the SayuSayu bracelet and Mocha Rabbit keychain are identical to the one on Rena's bookbag. Kaede comes up and hugs the girl from behind, saying she must be Rena in disguise. At first the girl denies it, but Kaede shows her the matching keychain on her own bookbag. Cornered, Rena changes back into her true self and takes off running with Kaede chasing after her. Kaede calls out her name as Rena transforms into Momoko, then the silver haired girl, then back to herself. As she continues to cycle through transformations, Kaede catches up to her and grabs her by the arm. She asks why Rena keeps running away even after she apologized the other day. Kaede refuses to let go of Rena and promises she'll keep apologizing until they're friends again and Rena forgives her.

Before Rena can respond, chains appear from their shadows. A fog envelopes them as shadowy figures ask if they didn't write their names on the staircase. The shadows accuse the girls of only pretending to be sorry and that it's Kaede's fault she can't apologize. Rena covers her ears with her hands, screaming that that's not what she's really thinking. Suddenly, the chains wrap themselves around Kaede as the screen pans to the staircase: on the sixth step someone has written Rena's name and on the seventh step someone has written Kaede's name.

==Translations==
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|[[File:Episode 2 hallway.png|275px]]
|Do not run in the corridors
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|To [[Rebecca|Rebekka]]
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|[[File:Episode2 Moped.png|275px]]
|CALDWELL 99
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|[[File:Rebecca anime title.png|275px]]
|[[Rebecca|Rebekka]]
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|[[File:Episode2 Connect.png|275px]]
|Connect
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|Rumor of the Breakup Staircase
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|[[File:Outro 2 Letter.png|275px]]
|Dear Mifuyu 
I found someone I like when I became 14 
I don't know what to do 
Since we aren't normal girls 
Even if our feelings are the same it doesn't mean we can be together 
Still, I ended up writing a letter to that person 
No matter what, I just don't want to erase this feeling... 
But if the time comes 
Should I have it delivered ''(text hidden)'' 
From a dead person ''(text hidden)'' 
Probably won't make them happy 
Mifuyu, at that time 
If it was you what would you do? 
From 14-year-old Yachiyo
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==Observations==
* The outro is based entirely on Yachiyo's life from when she first contracted to when she was 18. This can be derived from the birthday cake with 18 candles, the letter she writes to Mifuyu (based on Mifuyu's personal memoria), and other imagery.
* The numbers on the elevator indicate how many days it's been since she first contracted at 12 years old.
** 126 days is about 4 months. Presumably she is now 13 years old.
**1343 days is about 3.8 years. Presumably she is now 16 years old.
**1649 days is about 4.5 years. Presumably she is now 17 years old.
**2120 days is about 5.8 years. Bringing Yachiyo closer to the present at about eighteen. At this age, the shape of the chair she is sitting in also changes.

=== Changes ===
* Much like [[Zenobia]] in the previous episode, [[Rebecca]] was also redesigned significantly, in particular her face and cape were altered, along with her colors being dulled. Her name was also spelled as "Rebekka".
* The Rumor of the Friendship Ending Staircase was altered significantly in its lore and prerequisites for triggering.
* Kaede and Rena's argument is different, as they argue over helping Iroha rather than food in the game.
* [[Ren Isuzu]] makes a cameo appearance as a transformation of Rena's.

==Speculations==

==Trivia==
* There is a map of Kamihama under glass with a crystal dangling above it in the Coordinator's place. This map only appears in a close-up. In every other shot of the domed glass table, the map is not visible.
* Each pair of names written on the Breakup Staircase appear to be somehow "conflict" with each other:
** {{Lang|ja|高里希乃子 - 中山竹乎}}
*** {{Lang|ja|高里希乃子}} (Possibly ''Takasato Kinoko''): {{Lang|ja|高}} (''taka'') = high; {{Lang|ja|里}} (''sato'') = village; {{Lang|ja|希乃子}} (''kinoko'') = {{Lang|ja|キノコ}} = mushroom.
*** {{Lang|ja|中山竹乎}} (Possibly ''Nakayama Takenoko''): {{Lang|ja|中}} (''naka'') = middle; {{Lang|ja|山}} (''yama'') = mountain; {{Lang|ja|竹乎}} (''takenoko'') = {{Lang|ja|タケノコ}} = bamboo shoot.
** {{Lang|ja|絢水紅音 - 油江藍凛}}
*** {{Lang|ja|絢水紅音}} (Possibly ''Ayami Akane''): {{Lang|ja|絢}} (''aya'') = thread; {{Lang|ja|水}} (''mi'', usually ''mizu'') = '''water'''; {{Lang|ja|紅}} (''aka'') = '''red'''; {{Lang|ja|音}} (''ne'') = voice.
*** {{Lang|ja|油江藍凛}} (Possibly ''Yugō Airin''): {{Lang|ja|油}} (''yu'') = '''oil'''; {{Lang|ja|江}} (''gō'', usually ''kō'') = inlet; {{Lang|ja|藍}} (''ai'') = '''indigo'''; {{Lang|ja|凛}} (''rin'') = cold.
** {{Lang|ja|蟹山木陰 - 申谷陽光}}
*** {{Lang|ja|蟹山木陰}} (Possibly ''Kaniyama Kokage''): {{Lang|ja|蟹}} (''kani'') = crab; {{Lang|ja|山}} (''yama'') = mountain; {{Lang|ja|木陰}} (''kokage'') = tree shade.
*** {{Lang|ja|申谷陽光}} (Possibly ''Sarutani Yōkō''): {{Lang|ja|申}} (''saru'') = monkey; {{Lang|ja|谷}} (''ya'') = valley; {{Lang|ja|陽光}} (''yōkō'') = sunshine.
** {{Lang|ja|水波レナ - 秋野かえで}}
*** {{Lang|ja|水波レナ}} (''Minami Rena''): {{Lang|ja|水}} = '''water'''.
*** {{Lang|ja|秋野かえで}} (''Akino Kaede''): {{Lang|ja|秋}} (''aki'' = autumn) is made up of {{Lang|ja|禾}} (grain) and {{Lang|ja|火}} ('''fire''').
* There are further references to ''[[wikipedia:Night on the Galactic Railroad|Night on the Galactic Railroad]]'' in this episode:
** The license plate number of the bus supposed to be bound for Satomi Medical Center but deviated by the witch is NGC-7000. It is the designation of [[wikipedia:North America Nebula|North America Nebula]] near the [[wikipedia:Northern Cross (asterism)|Northern Cross]], where Campanella makes up his mind to go to "the end of earth" to make his mother happy, a wish later fulfilled at the Southern Cross.
** Caldwell 99 is the designation given to the [[wikipedia:Coalsack Nebula|Coalsack Nebula]] located between the [[wikipedia:Crux|Southern Cross]] and Scorpion constellations. In the story, the character Campanella ends his journey by going to the Coalsack.
** In the ED ''[[Aletheia]]'', Yachiyo's falling into water could be a reference to Campanella's falling into a river, despite Yachiyo doesn't actually die in the scene.
*Momoko's pose when she is first introduced is similar to her victory pose in the game. Her attack against Rebekka is also similar to her magia attack "Edge of the Universe".

== Gallery ==
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=== Official art ===

== Analyses ==

==See also==

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Magia Record Episode 2: It's Proof of the End of a Friendship

2020-01-15T03:48:25Z

HOOCCOOH: /* Trivia */

<blockquote>
''"You're right. It isn't my business anymore. So we're no longer friends!"'' ~ [[Kaede Akino]] to [[Rena Minami]]
</blockquote>

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|name = It's Proof of the End of a Friendship
|image=[[File:Episode 2 Title Card.png|300px]]
|jname = それが絶交証明書
|date = 11 January 2020
|script = [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] (Doroinu)
|storyboard = name
|director = name
|adirector = name
}}

== Summary ==
The episode begins in a dream as a hospital building is shown and [[Ui Tamaki]] stands looking out the window. She says something, but nothing can be heard. Inside Satomi Medical Center, [[Iroha Tamaki]] is walking down the halls and dragging a luggage case on wheels behind her. She arrives in the hospital room where Ui greets her, her face filled with joy. Iroha smiles warmly as she holds her close. [[Kyubey]] blinks his eyes as we are shown the hospital rooftop and Iroha wishes for him to cure Ui's illness. Iroha awakens in her bed, her face visibly distraught as she realizes that she has forgotten the existence of her younger sister.

At school, Iroha buys a sandwich from a local vendor for her lunch as she walks along Kyubey. Having explained her dream to him, Kyubey wonders who this Ui could be and whether her existence was erased as the result of a wish or whether it's more likely that someone created her and implanted false memories in Iroha's mind. However, Iroha is certain that the memories she regained must be real. She then asks Kyubey if he knows anything about the small adolescent Kyubey she found in Kamihama, but Kyubey has never heard of such a thing.

She researches the hospital she saw in her dream and discovers it's a real place. Iroha then decides to travel to Satomi Medical Center in Kamihama to investigate further. As she rides the bus to the hospital, all of the passengers on the train are marked by Witch's Kiss, causing the bus driver to pull the bus into a seemingly empty alleyway. The sign on the bus has changed from "Satomi Medical Center" to a series of runes. The passengers on the bus then disembark, moving jerkily like puppets towards a Witch's barrier hidden on the back of a moped. Familiars soon appear in the alleyway as Iroha realizes this is the work of a witch and jumps into the barrier as well. Iroha transforms into a Magical Girl and makes her way through the labyrinth where she soon encounters the witch [[Rebecca|Rebekka]]. Another [[Kaede Akino|Magical Girl]] appears and grabs Iroha by the hand, apologizing for not being able to beat the Witch and urging Iroha to escape. Iroha is concerned about the passengers and in the confusion Rebekka is able to strike at them, knocking them into the yarn of her labyrinth and entangling the girls. Just as she's about to land another attack at them, a mysterious figure deflects the attack and frees the two girls. Iroha looks up to see [[Momoko Togame]] and [[Rena Minami]] appear. The two girls turn their attention to the witch once Rena is done scolding Kaede for being so weak. They clasp their hands as Rena transfers some of her power to Momoko. Momoko is then enveloped in blue magic as she attacks the witch from above. Enraged, the witch envelopes itself in wool and charges at Iroha and Kaede in a spin attack that leaves the screen black.

As Iroha slowly regains consciousness, she can hear Rena arguing with Momoko about what to do with her. Momoko notices Iroha as she stands, and welcomes her to the Coordinator's place. She explains it's a hospital or counseling center for Magical Girls in Kamihama but it seems the Coordinator is not there right now. Iroha thanks them for their help earlier and explains she's from Takarazaki City. Rena scolds her for wandering into a Witch's labyrinth so casually since the Witches of Kamihama are much more powerful than Witches elsewhere. Momoko tells her to dismiss Rena's attitude before offering to escort Iroha back to the train station. Iroha asks if the Witches are numerous before explaining she has to go to Satomi Medical Center to search for her sister. She explains to them about how she had forgotten she even had a sister until recently. Having heard all of this, Momoko offers their help to Iroha in searching for her sister. Rena, on the other hand, wants nothing to do with Iroha since they had been doing their own investigations on the rumors of a chain witch. Kaede agrees that finding the chain witch is important, but considering they hadn't found a single clue all week she figures it would be worth it to take a break from their search in order to help Iroha. Iroha doesn't want to be a burden, especially since they just rescued her from a witch but Kaede reassures her. They all introduce themselves to Iroha, who gratefully accepts their help.

At Satomi Medical Center, Iroha explains how her investigation has already hit a dead end. There are no records of Ui Tamaki being admitted to the hospital, in the past nor the present. As Iroha waits in line for her drinks at a fast food restaurant, several students gossip about the disappearance of a girl. She turns to find Momoko waiting impatiently for her as she explains that Momoko is holding a table for them. Momoko then grabs the drink tray rudely from Iroha's hands before storming off. Confused, Iroha hurries after Momoko who is climbing some stairs to an upper eating area. Once at the top, she notices that it is Rena who is holding the drink tray and carrying it to a table where Momoko and Kaede are waiting. Noticing the look on Iroha's face, Kaede asks if Rena didn't transform into Momoko again. Rena initially denies it, but then explains that their classmates were around. Iroha apologizes for the delay in her search as she tries to come up with a way of getting into the hospital wings. Kaede and Momoko suggest Rena transform into a nurse to get the information they need, but Rena adamantly refuses. Kaede accuses her of using her magic whenever it suits her rather than to help those in need, but Rena is concerned about shouldering the responsibilities should she be caught. Rena then wonders if Ui is even real, but Kaede is certain that Ui must be real since Iroha used her Magical Girl wish to heal Ui. Kaede then accuses Rena of being selfish, even after becoming a Magical Girl. Rena then becomes defensive, saying Kaede's wish to protect her family's garden was dumb. Tearfully, Kaede becomes upset and says that the garden was important to her family and this is the reason why Rena doesn't have any friends. Rena tells her to stay out of her business, to which Kaede declares they can no longer be friends and storms off. Momoko tries to stop her but she's already gone.

Momoko turns to Rena and asks how many times they've supposedly ended their friendship. She tells Rena that she crossed the line with Kaede but Rena won't even look up. Trying to cut the tension, Momoko waves her arms at Rena and in a spooky voice warns her that the chain witch is going to get her. But this only serves to anger Rena further, who call Momoko stupid and runs off as well. Momoko drops into her seat, certain she's only made the situation worse. Iroha looks down, uncertain of what to say.

Momoko walks Iroha home and apologizes for their behavior back at the restaurant. Iroha apologizes, saying it was surely her fault but Momoko reassures her that they fight all the time. Iroha asks if the chain monster and chain witch aren't the same thing. Momoko responds by asking Iroha if she's ever heard of the rumor of the "Friendship Ending Staircase".

Images of middle school students climb an endless stairwell as the narrator explains the rumor. On the north side of the east wing is a stairway that goes from the fourth floor to the roof. Write your name on the sixth step and the name of the person you don't want to be friends with anymore on the seventh step as proof of the end of your friendship. If one of you tries to make up after that, they will be dragged off by the chain monster and trapped inside the Friendship Ending Staircase, doomed to clean its endless steps for eternity.

[[Yachiyo Nanami]] surveys the city from atop an unfinished skyscraper as Momoko explains how six names have been written on that staircase and three of those people have since disappeared. Iroha wonders if the rumors are true. Elsewhere, Kaede is walking through the halls of her school when she stops in front of a staircase. As she stares at the steps, a classmate calls for her to hurry up.

After receiving a call from Momoko, Iroha meets up with Momoko and Kaede at the train station. It seems Rena hasn't been home since the argument the other day. The girls search throughout a popular arcade that Rena frequents. There, Iroha sees a girl with the same school uniform as Rena walking out of the arcade. Mistaking her for Rena, Iroha runs over and stops her at the entrance, but it is a [[Ren Isuzu|silver-haired girl]] instead. At first Iroha thinks she was mistaken, but the SayuSayu bracelet and Mocha Rabbit keychain are identical to the one on Rena's bookbag. Kaede comes up and hugs the girl from behind, saying she must be Rena in disguise. At first the girl denies it, but Kaede shows her the matching keychain on her own bookbag. Cornered, Rena changes back into her true self and takes off running with Kaede chasing after her. Kaede calls out her name as Rena transforms into Momoko, then the silver haired girl, then back to herself. As she continues to cycle through transformations, Kaede catches up to her and grabs her by the arm. She asks why Rena keeps running away even after she apologized the other day. Kaede refuses to let go of Rena and promises she'll keep apologizing until they're friends again and Rena forgives her.

Before Rena can respond, chains appear from their shadows. A fog envelopes them as shadowy figures ask if they didn't write their names on the staircase. The shadows accuse the girls of only pretending to be sorry and that it's Kaede's fault she can't apologize. Rena covers her ears with her hands, screaming that that's not what she's really thinking. Suddenly, the chains wrap themselves around Kaede as the screen pans to the staircase: on the sixth step someone has written Rena's name and on the seventh step someone has written Kaede's name.

==Translations==
{|class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
!style="width: 275px;"|Screencap
!Notes
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|[[File:Episode 2 hallway.png|275px]]
|Do not run in the corridors
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|[[File:Episode2 bus.png|275px]]
|To [[Rebecca|Rebekka]]
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|[[File:Episode2 Moped.png|275px]]
|CALDWELL 99
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|[[File:Rebecca anime title.png|275px]]
|[[Rebecca|Rebekka]]
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|[[File:Episode2 Connect.png|275px]]
|Connect
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|[[File:Episode 2 rumor of the breakup staircase.png|275px]]
|Rumor of the Breakup Staircase
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|[[File:Outro 2 Letter.png|275px]]
|Dear Mifuyu 
I found someone I like when I became 14 
I don't know what to do 
Since we aren't normal girls 
Even if our feelings are the same it doesn't mean we can be together 
Still, I ended up writing a letter to that person 
No matter what, I just don't want to erase this feeling... 
But if the time comes 
Should I have it delivered ''(text hidden)'' 
From a dead person ''(text hidden)'' 
Probably won't make them happy 
Mifuyu, at that time 
If it was you what would you do? 
From 14-year-old Yachiyo
|}

==Observations==
* The outro is based entirely on Yachiyo's life from when she first contracted to when she was 18. This can be derived from the birthday cake with 18 candles, the letter she writes to Mifuyu (based on Mifuyu's personal memoria), and other imagery.
* The numbers on the elevator indicate how many days it's been since she first contracted at 12 years old.
** 126 days is about 4 months. Presumably she is now 13 years old.
**1343 days is about 3.8 years. Presumably she is now 16 years old.
**1649 days is about 4.5 years. Presumably she is now 17 years old.
**2120 days is about 5.8 years. Bringing Yachiyo closer to the present at about eighteen. At this age, the shape of the chair she is sitting in also changes.

=== Changes ===
* Much like [[Zenobia]] in the previous episode, [[Rebecca]] was also redesigned significantly, in particular her face and cape were altered, along with her colors being dulled. Her name was also spelled as "Rebekka".
* The Rumor of the Friendship Ending Staircase was altered significantly in its lore and prerequisites for triggering.
* Kaede and Rena's argument is different, as they argue over helping Iroha rather than food in the game.
* [[Ren Isuzu]] makes a cameo appearance as a transformation of Rena's.

==Speculations==

==Trivia==
* There is a map of Kamihama under glass with a crystal dangling above it in the Coordinator's place. This map only appears in a close-up. In every other shot of the domed glass table, the map is not visible.
* Each pair of names written on the Breakup Staircase appear to be somehow "conflict" with each other:
** {{Lang|ja|高里希乃子 - 中山竹乎}}
*** {{Lang|ja|高里希乃子}} (Possibly ''Takasato Kinoko''): {{Lang|ja|高}} (''taka'') = high; {{Lang|ja|里}} (''sato'') = village; {{Lang|ja|希乃子}} (''kinoko'') = {{Lang|ja|キノコ}} = mushroom.
*** {{Lang|ja|中山竹乎}} (Possibly ''Nakayama Takenoko''): {{Lang|ja|中}} (''naka'') = middle; {{Lang|ja|山}} (''yama'') = mountain; {{Lang|ja|竹乎}} (''takenoko'') = {{Lang|ja|タケノコ}} = bamboo shoot.
** {{Lang|ja|絢水紅音 - 油江藍凛}}
*** {{Lang|ja|絢水紅音}} (Possibly ''Ayami Akane''): {{Lang|ja|絢}} (''aya'') = thread; {{Lang|ja|水}} (''mi'', usually ''mizu'') = '''water'''; {{Lang|ja|紅}} (''aka'') = '''red'''; {{Lang|ja|音}} (''ne'') = voice.
*** {{Lang|ja|油江藍凛}} (Possibly ''Yugō Airin''): {{Lang|ja|油}} (''yu'') = '''oil'''; {{Lang|ja|江}} (''gō'', usually ''kō'') = inlet; {{Lang|ja|藍}} (''ai'') = '''indigo'''; {{Lang|ja|凛}} (''rin'') = cold.
** {{Lang|ja|蟹山木陰 - 申谷陽光}}
*** {{Lang|ja|蟹山木陰}} (Possibly ''Kaniyama Kokage''): {{Lang|ja|蟹}} (''kani'') = crab; {{Lang|ja|山}} (''yama'') = mountain; {{Lang|ja|木陰}} (''kokage'') = tree shade.
*** {{Lang|ja|申谷陽光}} (Possibly ''Sarutani Yōkō''): {{Lang|ja|申}} (''saru'') = monkey; {{Lang|ja|谷}} (''ya'') = valley; {{Lang|ja|陽光}} (''yōkō'') = sunshine.
** {{Lang|ja|水波レナ - 秋野かえで}}
*** {{Lang|ja|水波レナ}} (''Minami Rena''): {{Lang|ja|水}} = '''water'''.
*** {{Lang|ja|秋野かえで}} (''Akino Kaede''): {{Lang|ja|秋}} (''aki'' = autumn) is made up of {{Lang|ja|禾}} (grain) and {{Lang|ja|火}} ('''fire''').
* There are further references to ''[[wikipedia:Night on the Galactic Railroad|Night on the Galactic Railroad]]'' in this episode:
** The license plate number of the bus supposed to be bound for Satomi Medical Center but deviated by the witch is NGC-7000. It is the designation of [[wikipedia:North America Nebula|North America Nebula]] near the [[wikipedia:Northern Cross (asterism)|Northern Cross]], where Campanella makes up his mind to go to "the end of earth" to make his mother happy, a wish later fulfilled at the Southern Cross.
** Caldwell 99 is the designation given to the [[wikipedia:Coalsack Nebula|Coalsack Nebula]] located between the [[wikipedia:Crux|Southern Cross]] and Scorpion constellations. In the story, the character Campanella ends his journey by going to the Coalsack.
** In the ED ''[[Aletheia]]'', Yachiyo's falling into water could be a reference to Campanella's falling into a river, despite Yachiyo doesn't actually die in the scene.

== Gallery ==
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=== Official art ===

== Analyses ==

==See also==

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Magia Record Episode 2: It's Proof of the End of a Friendship

2020-01-15T03:21:48Z

HOOCCOOH: /* Trivia */

<blockquote>
''"You're right. It isn't my business anymore. So we're no longer friends!"'' ~ [[Kaede Akino]] to [[Rena Minami]]
</blockquote>

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|name = It's Proof of the End of a Friendship
|image=[[File:Episode 2 Title Card.png|300px]]
|jname = それが絶交証明書
|date = 11 January 2020
|script = [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] (Doroinu)
|storyboard = name
|director = name
|adirector = name
}}

== Summary ==
The episode begins in a dream as a hospital building is shown and [[Ui Tamaki]] stands looking out the window. She says something, but nothing can be heard. Inside Satomi Medical Center, [[Iroha Tamaki]] is walking down the halls and dragging a luggage case on wheels behind her. She arrives in the hospital room where Ui greets her, her face filled with joy. Iroha smiles warmly as she holds her close. [[Kyubey]] blinks his eyes as we are shown the hospital rooftop and Iroha wishes for him to cure Ui's illness. Iroha awakens in her bed, her face visibly distraught as she realizes that she has forgotten the existence of her younger sister.

At school, Iroha buys a sandwich from a local vendor for her lunch as she walks along Kyubey. Having explained her dream to him, Kyubey wonders who this Ui could be and whether her existence was erased as the result of a wish or whether it's more likely that someone created her and implanted false memories in Iroha's mind. However, Iroha is certain that the memories she regained must be real. She then asks Kyubey if he knows anything about the small adolescent Kyubey she found in Kamihama, but Kyubey has never heard of such a thing.

She researches the hospital she saw in her dream and discovers it's a real place. Iroha then decides to travel to Satomi Medical Center in Kamihama to investigate further. As she rides the bus to the hospital, all of the passengers on the train are marked by Witch's Kiss, causing the bus driver to pull the bus into a seemingly empty alleyway. The sign on the bus has changed from "Satomi Medical Center" to a series of runes. The passengers on the bus then disembark, moving jerkily like puppets towards a Witch's barrier hidden on the back of a moped. Familiars soon appear in the alleyway as Iroha realizes this is the work of a witch and jumps into the barrier as well. Iroha transforms into a Magical Girl and makes her way through the labyrinth where she soon encounters the witch [[Rebecca|Rebekka]]. Another [[Kaede Akino|Magical Girl]] appears and grabs Iroha by the hand, apologizing for not being able to beat the Witch and urging Iroha to escape. Iroha is concerned about the passengers and in the confusion Rebekka is able to strike at them, knocking them into the yarn of her labyrinth and entangling the girls. Just as she's about to land another attack at them, a mysterious figure deflects the attack and frees the two girls. Iroha looks up to see [[Momoko Togame]] and [[Rena Minami]] appear. The two girls turn their attention to the witch once Rena is done scolding Kaede for being so weak. They clasp their hands as Rena transfers some of her power to Momoko. Momoko is then enveloped in blue magic as she attacks the witch from above. Enraged, the witch envelopes itself in wool and charges at Iroha and Kaede in a spin attack that leaves the screen black.

As Iroha slowly regains consciousness, she can hear Rena arguing with Momoko about what to do with her. Momoko notices Iroha as she stands, and welcomes her to the Coordinator's place. She explains it's a hospital or counseling center for Magical Girls in Kamihama but it seems the Coordinator is not there right now. Iroha thanks them for their help earlier and explains she's from Takarazaki City. Rena scolds her for wandering into a Witch's labyrinth so casually since the Witches of Kamihama are much more powerful than Witches elsewhere. Momoko tells her to dismiss Rena's attitude before offering to escort Iroha back to the train station. Iroha asks if the Witches are numerous before explaining she has to go to Satomi Medical Center to search for her sister. She explains to them about how she had forgotten she even had a sister until recently. Having heard all of this, Momoko offers their help to Iroha in searching for her sister. Rena, on the other hand, wants nothing to do with Iroha since they had been doing their own investigations on the rumors of a chain witch. Kaede agrees that finding the chain witch is important, but considering they hadn't found a single clue all week she figures it would be worth it to take a break from their search in order to help Iroha. Iroha doesn't want to be a burden, especially since they just rescued her from a witch but Kaede reassures her. They all introduce themselves to Iroha, who gratefully accepts their help.

At Satomi Medical Center, Iroha explains how her investigation has already hit a dead end. There are no records of Ui Tamaki being admitted to the hospital, in the past nor the present. As Iroha waits in line for her drinks at a fast food restaurant, several students gossip about the disappearance of a girl. She turns to find Momoko waiting impatiently for her as she explains that Momoko is holding a table for them. Momoko then grabs the drink tray rudely from Iroha's hands before storming off. Confused, Iroha hurries after Momoko who is climbing some stairs to an upper eating area. Once at the top, she notices that it is Rena who is holding the drink tray and carrying it to a table where Momoko and Kaede are waiting. Noticing the look on Iroha's face, Kaede asks if Rena didn't transform into Momoko again. Rena initially denies it, but then explains that their classmates were around. Iroha apologizes for the delay in her search as she tries to come up with a way of getting into the hospital wings. Kaede and Momoko suggest Rena transform into a nurse to get the information they need, but Rena adamantly refuses. Kaede accuses her of using her magic whenever it suits her rather than to help those in need, but Rena is concerned about shouldering the responsibilities should she be caught. Rena then wonders if Ui is even real, but Kaede is certain that Ui must be real since Iroha used her Magical Girl wish to heal Ui. Kaede then accuses Rena of being selfish, even after becoming a Magical Girl. Rena then becomes defensive, saying Kaede's wish to protect her family's garden was dumb. Tearfully, Kaede becomes upset and says that the garden was important to her family and this is the reason why Rena doesn't have any friends. Rena tells her to stay out of her business, to which Kaede declares they can no longer be friends and storms off. Momoko tries to stop her but she's already gone.

Momoko turns to Rena and asks how many times they've supposedly ended their friendship. She tells Rena that she crossed the line with Kaede but Rena won't even look up. Trying to cut the tension, Momoko waves her arms at Rena and in a spooky voice warns her that the chain witch is going to get her. But this only serves to anger Rena further, who call Momoko stupid and runs off as well. Momoko drops into her seat, certain she's only made the situation worse. Iroha looks down, uncertain of what to say.

Momoko walks Iroha home and apologizes for their behavior back at the restaurant. Iroha apologizes, saying it was surely her fault but Momoko reassures her that they fight all the time. Iroha asks if the chain monster and chain witch aren't the same thing. Momoko responds by asking Iroha if she's ever heard of the rumor of the "Friendship Ending Staircase".

Images of middle school students climb an endless stairwell as the narrator explains the rumor. On the north side of the east wing is a stairway that goes from the fourth floor to the roof. Write your name on the sixth step and the name of the person you don't want to be friends with anymore on the seventh step as proof of the end of your friendship. If one of you tries to make up after that, they will be dragged off by the chain monster and trapped inside the Friendship Ending Staircase, doomed to clean its endless steps for eternity.

[[Yachiyo Nanami]] surveys the city from atop an unfinished skyscraper as Momoko explains how six names have been written on that staircase and three of those people have since disappeared. Iroha wonders if the rumors are true. Elsewhere, Kaede is walking through the halls of her school when she stops in front of a staircase. As she stares at the steps, a classmate calls for her to hurry up.

After receiving a call from Momoko, Iroha meets up with Momoko and Kaede at the train station. It seems Rena hasn't been home since the argument the other day. The girls search throughout a popular arcade that Rena frequents. There, Iroha sees a girl with the same school uniform as Rena walking out of the arcade. Mistaking her for Rena, Iroha runs over and stops her at the entrance, but it is a [[Ren Isuzu|silver-haired girl]] instead. At first Iroha thinks she was mistaken, but the SayuSayu bracelet and Mocha Rabbit keychain are identical to the one on Rena's bookbag. Kaede comes up and hugs the girl from behind, saying she must be Rena in disguise. At first the girl denies it, but Kaede shows her the matching keychain on her own bookbag. Cornered, Rena changes back into her true self and takes off running with Kaede chasing after her. Kaede calls out her name as Rena transforms into Momoko, then the silver haired girl, then back to herself. As she continues to cycle through transformations, Kaede catches up to her and grabs her by the arm. She asks why Rena keeps running away even after she apologized the other day. Kaede refuses to let go of Rena and promises she'll keep apologizing until they're friends again and Rena forgives her.

Before Rena can respond, chains appear from their shadows. A fog envelopes them as shadowy figures ask if they didn't write their names on the staircase. The shadows accuse the girls of only pretending to be sorry and that it's Kaede's fault she can't apologize. Rena covers her ears with her hands, screaming that that's not what she's really thinking. Suddenly, the chains wrap themselves around Kaede as the screen pans to the staircase: on the sixth step someone has written Rena's name and on the seventh step someone has written Kaede's name.

==Translations==
{|class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
!style="width: 275px;"|Screencap
!Notes
|-
|[[File:Episode 2 hallway.png|275px]]
|Do not run in the corridors
|-
|[[File:Episode2 bus.png|275px]]
|To [[Rebecca|Rebekka]]
|-
|[[File:Episode2 Moped.png|275px]]
|CALDWELL 99
|-
|[[File:Rebecca anime title.png|275px]]
|[[Rebecca|Rebekka]]
|-
|[[File:Episode2 Connect.png|275px]]
|Connect
|-
|[[File:Episode 2 rumor of the breakup staircase.png|275px]]
|Rumor of the Breakup Staircase
|-
|[[File:Outro 2 Letter.png|275px]]
|Dear Mifuyu 
I found someone I like when I became 14 
I don't know what to do 
Since we aren't normal girls 
Even if our feelings are the same it doesn't mean we can be together 
Still, I ended up writing a letter to that person 
No matter what, I just don't want to erase this feeling... 
But if the time comes 
Should I have it delivered ''(text hidden)'' 
From a dead person ''(text hidden)'' 
Probably won't make them happy 
Mifuyu, at that time 
If it was you what would you do? 
From 14-year-old Yachiyo
|}

==Observations==
* The outro is based entirely on Yachiyo's life from when she first contracted to when she was 18. This can be derived from the birthday cake with 18 candles, the letter she writes to Mifuyu (based on Mifuyu's personal memoria), and other imagery.
* The numbers on the elevator indicate how many days it's been since she first contracted at 12 years old.
** 126 days is about 4 months. Presumably she is now 13 years old.
**1343 days is about 3.8 years. Presumably she is now 16 years old.
**1649 days is about 4.5 years. Presumably she is now 17 years old.
**2120 days is about 5.8 years. Bringing Yachiyo closer to the present at about eighteen. At this age, the shape of the chair she is sitting in also changes.

=== Changes ===
* Much like [[Zenobia]] in the previous episode, [[Rebecca]] was also redesigned significantly, in particular her face and cape were altered, along with her colors being dulled. Her name was also spelled as "Rebekka".
* The Rumor of the Friendship Ending Staircase was altered significantly in its lore and prerequisites for triggering.
* Kaede and Rena's argument is different, as they argue over helping Iroha rather than food in the game.
* [[Ren Isuzu]] makes a cameo appearance as a transformation of Rena's.

==Speculations==

==Trivia==
* There is a map of Kamihama under glass with a crystal dangling above it in the Coordinator's place. This map only appears in a close-up. In every other shot of the domed glass table, the map is not visible.
* Each pair of names written on the Breakup Staircase appear to be somehow "conflict" with each other:
** {{Lang|ja|高里希乃子 - 中山竹乎}}
*** {{Lang|ja|高里希乃子}} (Possibly ''Takasato Kinoko''): {{Lang|ja|高}} (''taka'') = high; {{Lang|ja|里}} (sato) = village; {{Lang|ja|希乃子}} (''kinoko'') = {{Lang|ja|キノコ}} = mushroom.
*** {{Lang|ja|中山竹乎}} (Possibly ''Nakayama Takenoko''): {{Lang|ja|中}} (''naka'') = middle; {{Lang|ja|山}} (''yama'') = mountain; {{Lang|ja|竹乎}} (''takenoko'') = {{Lang|ja|タケノコ}} = bamboo shoot.
** {{Lang|ja|絢水紅音 - 油江藍凛}}
*** {{Lang|ja|絢水紅音}} (Possibly ''Ayami Akane''): {{Lang|ja|絢}} (''aya'') = thread; {{Lang|ja|水}} (''mi'', usually ''mizu'') = '''water'''; {{Lang|ja|紅}} (''aka'') = '''red'''; {{Lang|ja|音}} (''ne'') = voice.
*** {{Lang|ja|油江藍凛}} (Possibly ''Yugō Airin''): {{Lang|ja|油}} (''yu'') = '''oil'''; {{Lang|ja|江}} (''gō'', usually ''kō'') = inlet; {{Lang|ja|藍}} (''ai'') = '''indigo'''; {{Lang|ja|凛}} (''rin'') = cold.
** {{Lang|ja|蟹山木陰 - 申谷陽光}}
*** {{Lang|ja|蟹山木陰}} (Possibly ''Kaniyama Kokage''): {{Lang|ja|蟹}} (''kani'') = crab; {{Lang|ja|山}} (''yama'') = mountain; {{Lang|ja|木陰}} (''kokage'') = tree shade.
*** {{Lang|ja|申谷陽光}} (Possibly ''Sarutani Yōkō''): {{Lang|ja|申}} (''saru'') = monkey; {{Lang|ja|谷}} (''ya'') = valley; {{Lang|ja|陽光}} (''yōkō'') = sunshine.
** {{Lang|ja|水波レナ - 秋野かえで}}
*** {{Lang|ja|水波レナ}} (''Minami Rena''): {{Lang|ja|水}} = '''water'''.
*** {{Lang|ja|秋野かえで}} (''Akino Kaede''): {{Lang|ja|秋}} (''aki'' = autumn) is made up of {{Lang|ja|禾}} (grain) and {{Lang|ja|火}} ('''fire''').
* There are further references to ''[[wikipedia:Night on the Galactic Railroad|Night on the Galactic Railroad]]'' in this episode:
** The license plate number of the bus supposed to be bound for Satomi Medical Center but deviated by the witch is NGC-7000. It is the designation of [[wikipedia:North America Nebula|North America Nebula]] near the [[wikipedia:Northern Cross (asterism)|Northern Cross]], where Campanella makes up his mind to go to "the end of earth" to make his mother happy, a wish later fulfilled at the Southern Cross.
** Caldwell 99 is the designation given to the [[wikipedia:Coalsack Nebula|Coalsack Nebula]] located between the [[wikipedia:Crux|Southern Cross]] and Scorpion constellations. In the story, the character Campanella ends his journey by going to the Coalsack.
** In the ED ''[[Aletheia]]'', Yachiyo's falling into water could be a reference to Campanella's falling into a river, despite Yachiyo doesn't actually die in the scene.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Episode 2 momoko arrives.png
File:Episode 2 Connect 1.png
File:Episode 2 Connect 2.png
File:Episode 2 Momoko attacks with connect 2.png
File:Episode 2 Momoko attacks with connect 1.png
File:Episode 2 mitama place 1.png
File:Episode 2 mitama place 2.png
File:Episode 2 mitama place 3.png
File:Episode 2 satomi medical center 1.png
File:Episode 2 satomi medical center 2.png
File:Episode 2 satomi medical center 3.png
File:Episode 2 satomi medical center 4.png
File:Episode 2 trains.png
File:Gauch burger server.png
File:Episode 2 Momoko head tilt.gif
File:Gauche Burger 1.png
File:Gauche Burger 2.png
File:Gauche Burger 3.png
File:Gauche Burger 4.png
File:Gauche Burger 5.png
File:Gauche Burger 6.png
File:Gauche Burger 7.png
File:Episode 2 Rena transforms.png
File:Episode 2 Breakup Rumor familiars 1.png
File:Episode 2 Breakup Rumor familiars 2.png
File:Rumor Breakup Staircase anime 1.png
File:Rumor Breakup Staircase anime 2.png
File:Rumor Breakup Staircase anime 3.png
File:Rumor Breakup Staircase anime 4.png
File:Rumor Breakup Staircase anime 5.png
File:Rumor Breakup Staircase anime 6.png
File:Rumor Breakup Staircase anime 7.png
File:Rumor Breakup Staircase anime 8.png
File:Rumor Breakup Staircase anime 9.png
File:Episode 2 ending.png
File:Kaede Rena Stariwell names.png
File:Outro 1 photographs.png
File:Outro 3 homework.png
File:Outro 4 birthday cake.png
File:Episode 2 ending card.png
</gallery>

=== Official art ===

== Analyses ==

==See also==

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<blockquote>
''"X"'' ~ X
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{{Infobox_episode
|name = It's Proof of the End of a Friendship
|image=[[File:Episode 2 Title Card.png|300px]]
|jname = それが絶交証明書
|date = 11 January 2020
|script = [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] (Doroinu)
|storyboard = name
|director = name
|adirector = name
}}

== Summary ==

==Translations==
{|class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
!style="width: 275px;"|Screencap
!Notes
|-
|[[File:Episode 2 hallway.png|275px]]
|Do not run in the corridors
|-
|[[File:Episode2 bus.png|275px]]
|To [[Rebecca|Rebekka]]
|-
|[[File:Episode2 Moped.png|275px]]
|CALDWELL 99
|-
|[[File:Rebecca anime title.png|275px]]
|[[Rebecca|Rebekka]]
|-
|[[File:Episode2 Connect.png|275px]]
|Connect
|-
|[[File:Episode 2 rumor of the breakup staircase.png|275px]]
|Rumor of the Breakup Staircase
|-
|[[File:Outro 2 Letter.png|275px]]
|Dear Mifuyu 
I found someone I like when I became 14 
I don't know what to do 
Since we aren't normal girls 
Even if our feelings are the same it doesn't mean we can be together 
Still, I ended up writing a letter to that person 
No matter what, I just don't want to erase this feeling... 
But if the time comes 
Should I have it delivered ''(text hidden)'' 
From a dead person ''(text hidden)'' 
Probably won't make them happy 
Mifuyu, at that time 
If it was you what would you do? 
From 14-year-old Yachiyo
|}

==Observations==
* The outro is based entirely on Yachiyo's life from when she first contracted to when she was 18. This can be derived from the birthday cake with 18 candles, the letter she writes to Mifuyu (based on Mifuyu's personal memoria), and other imagery.
* The numbers on the elevator indicate how many days it's been since she first contracted at 12 years old.
** 126 days is about 4 months. Presumably she is now 13 years old.
**1343 days is about 3.8 years. Presumably she is now 16 years old.
**1649 days is about 4.5 years. Presumably she is now 17 years old.
**2120 days is about 5.8 years. Bringing Yachiyo closer to the present at about eighteen. At this age, the shape of the chair she is sitting in also changes.

=== Changes ===
* Much like [[Zenobia]] in the previous episode, [[Rebecca]] was also redesigned significantly, in particular her face and cape were altered, along with her colors being dulled. Her name was also spelled as "Rebekka".
* The Rumor of the Friendship Ending Staircase was altered significantly in its lore and prerequisites for triggering.
* Kaede and Rena's argument is different, as they argue over helping Iroha rather than food in the game.
* [[Ren Isuzu]] makes a cameo appearance as a transformation of Rena's.

==Speculations==

==Trivia==
* There is a map of Kamihama under glass with a crystal dangling above it in the Coordinator's place. This map only appears in a close-up. In every other shot of the domed glass table, the map is not visible.
* Each pair of names written on the Breakup Staircase appear to be somehow "conflict" with each other:
** {{Lang|ja|高里希乃子 - 中山竹乎}}
*** {{Lang|ja|高里希乃子}} (Possibly ''Takasato Kinoko''): {{Lang|ja|高}} (''taka'') = high; {{Lang|ja|里}} (sato) = village; {{Lang|ja|希乃子}} (''kinoko'') = {{Lang|ja|キノコ}} = mushroom.
*** {{Lang|ja|中山竹乎}} (Possibly ''Nakayama Takenoko''): {{Lang|ja|中}} (''naka'') = middle; {{Lang|ja|山}} (''yama'') = mountain; {{Lang|ja|竹乎}} (''takenoko'') = {{Lang|ja|タケノコ}} = bamboo shoot.
** {{Lang|ja|絢水紅音 - 油江藍凛}}
*** {{Lang|ja|絢水紅音}} (Possibly ''Ayami Akane''): {{Lang|ja|絢}} (''aya'') = thread; {{Lang|ja|水}} (''mi'', usually ''mizu'') = '''water'''; {{Lang|ja|紅}} (''aka'') = '''red'''; {{Lang|ja|音}} = voice.
*** {{Lang|ja|油江藍凛}} (Possibly ''Yugō Airin''): {{Lang|ja|油}} (''yu'') = '''oil'''; {{Lang|ja|江}} (''gō'', usually ''kō'') = inlet; {{Lang|ja|藍}} (''ai'') = '''indigo'''; {{Lang|ja|凛}} = cold.
** {{Lang|ja|蟹山木陰 - 申谷陽光}}
*** {{Lang|ja|蟹山木陰}} (Possibly ''Kaniyama Kokage''): {{Lang|ja|蟹}} (''kani'') = crab; {{Lang|ja|山}} (''yama'') = mountain; {{Lang|ja|木陰}} (''kokage'') = tree shade.
*** {{Lang|ja|申谷陽光}} (Possibly ''Sarutani Yōkō''): {{Lang|ja|申}} (''saru'') = monkey; {{Lang|ja|谷}} (''ya'') = valley; {{Lang|ja|陽光}} (''yōkō'') = sunshine.
** {{Lang|ja|水波レナ - 秋野かえで}}
*** {{Lang|ja|水波レナ}} (''Minami Rena''): {{Lang|ja|水}} = '''water'''.
*** {{Lang|ja|秋野かえで}} (''Akino Kaede''): {{Lang|ja|秋}} (''aki'' = autumn) is made up of {{Lang|ja|禾}} (grain) and {{Lang|ja|火}} ('''fire''').
* There are further references to ''[[wikipedia:Night on the Galactic Railroad|Night on the Galactic Railroad]]'' in this episode:
** The license plate number of the bus supposed to be bound for Satomi Medical Center but deviated by the witch is NGC-7000. It is the designation of [[wikipedia:North America Nebula|North America Nebula]] near the [[wikipedia:Northern Cross (asterism)|Northern Cross]], where Campanella makes up his mind to go to "the end of earth" to make his mother happy, a wish later fulfilled at the Southern Cross.
** Caldwell 99 is the designation given to the [[wikipedia:Coalsack Nebula|Coalsack Nebula]] located between the [[wikipedia:Crux|Southern Cross]] and Scorpion constellations. In the story, the character Campanella ends his journey by going to the Coalsack.
** In the ED ''[[Aletheia]]'', Yachiyo's falling into water could be a reference to Campanella's falling into a river, despite Yachiyo doesn't actually die in the scene.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Episode 2 momoko arrives.png
File:Episode 2 Connect 1.png
File:Episode 2 Connect 2.png
File:Episode 2 Momoko attacks with connect 2.png
File:Episode 2 Momoko attacks with connect 1.png
File:Episode 2 mitama place 1.png
File:Episode 2 mitama place 2.png
File:Episode 2 mitama place 3.png
File:Episode 2 satomi medical center 1.png
File:Episode 2 satomi medical center 2.png
File:Episode 2 satomi medical center 3.png
File:Episode 2 satomi medical center 4.png
File:Episode 2 trains.png
File:Gauche Burger 1.png
File:Gauche Burger 2.png
File:Gauche Burger 3.png
File:Gauche Burger 4.png
File:Gauche Burger 5.png
File:Gauche Burger 6.png
File:Gauche Burger 7.png
File:Episode 2 Rena transforms.png
File:Episode 2 Breakup Rumor familiars 1.png
File:Episode 2 Breakup Rumor familiars 2.png
File:Rumor Breakup Staircase anime 1.png
File:Rumor Breakup Staircase anime 2.png
File:Rumor Breakup Staircase anime 3.png
File:Rumor Breakup Staircase anime 4.png
File:Rumor Breakup Staircase anime 5.png
File:Rumor Breakup Staircase anime 6.png
File:Rumor Breakup Staircase anime 7.png
File:Rumor Breakup Staircase anime 8.png
File:Rumor Breakup Staircase anime 9.png
File:Kaede Rena Stariwell names.png
File:Outro 1 photographs.png
File:Outro 3 homework.png
File:Outro 4 birthday cake.png
File:Episode 2 ending card.png
</gallery>

=== Official art ===

== Analyses ==

==See also==

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