Gen Urobuchi
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Gen Urobuchi (虚淵 玄 Urobuchi Gen) is a writer currently employed at Visual Novel company Nitroplus, he was born December 20, 1972 in Japan and made his debut with writing the scenario of visual novel Phantom of Inferno, which was later adapted into a TV series and OVA series. He is known for writing especially gruesome stories. He was called by Iwakami when Shinbo expressed his desire to work on an original Magical Girl anime to work on a project which later became Puella Magi Madoka Magica. He wrote the full script for the series.
Gen Urobuchi's Trail of Tears
- Ume Aoki was not aware of the true nature of the show until she learned they were planning to kill Mami Tomoe, her favorite character in the show.
- Episode 10 made Ume Aoki cry multiple times.
- Emiri Kato (VA of Kyubey) is a fan of the Mahou Shoujo genre. She only learned the grim nature of the show when she read the script.
- Shinbo liked Sayaka's character so much that he asked Urobuchi if there was some way to bring her back to life. Urobuchi said no.
- Made grown men to shed manly tears.
Other Works
Anime
- Phantom: The Animation (2004) (OVA, producer, wrote original scenario)
- Blassreiter (2008) (TV anime by GONZO, Scriptwriter for ep: 10-12, 15-17, 22-23)
- Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~ (2009) (TV anime adaptation of his visual novel story by Bee Train. Wrote scripts for episodes 6, 18, and 25)
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011)
- Fate/Zero (2011) (TV anime by Ufotable, original creator)
Visual Novels
- Phantom of Inferno (2000) (visual novel by Nitro+, scriptwriter)
- Vampirdzhija Vjedogonia (2001) (visual novel by Nitro+, scriptwriter)
- Kikokugai - The Cyber Slayer (2002) (visual novel by Nitro+, scriptwriter)
- Saya no Uta (2003) (visual novel by Nitro+, scriptwriter)
- Jouka no Monshou (2003) (a short “fanfiction” Visual Novel by Gen Urobuchi. It takes place in the world of Equilibrium, which Urobuchi is a fan of)
- Zoku Satsuriku no Django (2007) (visual novel by Nitro+, scriptwriter)
Novels
- Hakumou no Dendoushi (2004) (novel, illustrated by kamiwata)
- Fate/zero (2006-2007) (novel, prequel to Fate/stay night, collaboration with TYPE-MOON)
- Black Lagoon novels (2008) (novel, illustrated by Rei Hiroe)
- Eisen Flügel (2009) (novel, illustrated by Chuuou Higashiguchi)
Fan Gallery
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Everything in the following fan gallery is created, or the comments accompanying them are created, for entertainment value and should not be confused with actual canon events of the Puella Magi franchise.- (Trunkdiary(Jaguar)) PMM☆M~A long 4koma story1 01.png
The universe divided by zero.
- Fate stay night madoka smug.jpg
- Yuno despair.jpg
Urobuchi, what have you done?!