Literature on Madoka

A Cage Named "Maturity" -- On "Puella Magi Madoka Magika"

This 224 page book (more information) is scheduled for release in mid-August 2011. It will be an analysis of Madoka by Kenichi Yamakawa, who has formerly placed as a finalist in Japan's SF Critics Awards for his writing on Darwinism in H.G. Wells. It is listed among the books on Madoka Magica's official website.

This is the translation of the book's description, courtesy of symbv from evageeks forum.

Original text	Translation
成熟という檻 『魔法少女まどか☆マギカ』論	A cage named "maturity" -- On "Puella Magi Madoka Magica"
はじめに	Foreword
【1】希望のない檻 さやかと杏子	1. cage without hope - Sayaka and Kyoko
1-1　希望と絶望	1.1 Hope and Despair
さやかと杏子	Sayaka and Kyoko
希望と絶望はなぜ「差し引きゼロ」なのか	Why do hope and desperation cancel each other out?
まどかの願い	Madoka's wish
テーマの複雑化	The complication of themes
1-2　非人間的な秩序 Jホラーとの比較	The inhuman order -- comparison with J-Horror
秩序の恐怖	The terror of order
コズミック・コンフリクト	cosmic conflict
友に呼びかける	calling out for friends
1-3　さやかと杏子の結末 ホラーとしての『まどか☆マギカ』	1.3 The denouement of Sayaka and Kyoko -- "Madoka Magika" as horror
魔法少女の生存条件	The survival condition for mahou shoujo
さやかの結末	Sayaka's denouement
杏子の結末	Kyoko's denouement
1-4　「非人間的な秩序」とゾンビ	1.4 "Inhuman order" and Zombies
ホメロスからドラキュラまで	From Homer to Dracula
『モロー博士の島』	"Island of Dr. Moreau"
ゾンビと未来	Zombies and future
魔法少女とゾンビ	Mahou Shoujo and Zombies
全体主義と未来	Totalitarianism and future
1-5　失った未来	1.5 The lost future
タイムループ	Time loops
反復	Reiteration
【2】希望の檻 まどかとほむら	2. Cage of Hope -- Madoka and Homura
2-1　インキュベータ	2.1 Incubator
インキュベーターと契約	Incubator and contract
インキュベーターと未来	Incubator and future
2-2　希望の檻	2.2 Cage of Hope
ほむらとまどか	Homura and Madoka
未来の知識	The wisdom of future
人間性と死	Humanity and Death
『新世紀エヴァンゲリオン』と組織	"Neon Genesis Evangelion" and Institution
2-3　ヒーローへの懐疑	2.3 Skepticism towards heroes
心の自由とヒーロ	"Freedom of heart" and Heroes"
避けられた対決	Confrontation avoided
おわりに - Afterword	Afterword

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Talk Until You Drop on MadoMagi

This book is a collection of fan opinions on Madoka Magica, focusing on its popularity. It is expected to be published on September 30, 2011 by Takarajimasha. The author is Kishikawa Xinpian.

Translation of the publisher's summary of the book, courtesy of symbv from evageeks forum.

In recommended corners everywhere the key anime in 2011 to watch is MBS' "Puella Magi Madoka Magica"

It even got a full-page advertisement campaign in Yomiuri Shinbun just before the broadcast of the last episode and the expectation of the fans was raised to a level never seen before.

This book is a collection of all the voices from the fervent fans (including Mamoru Oshii) [editor's note: Mamoru Oshii is most known for directing Ghost in the Shell] who called it is a God-Tier Anime that was last seen in Evangelion. Everything about Madoka Magica, which despite being a fantasy anime managed to catch the real feel of the hearts of the Japanese! It is not an exaggeration to say this is the center of the currents of entertainment after Mar-11!

おすすめコメント２０１１年のアニメの目玉はＭＢＳ『魔法少女まどか☆マギカ』でした。

最終回の放映前には読売新聞に全面広告まで打たれて、ファンの期待はいやが上にも高まりました。

本書は『エヴァンゲリオン』以来の「神アニメ」とまで熱狂するファン（押井守ほか）

の声を編集したものです。ファンタジーアニメでありながら、日本人の心の現実をつかんだ「まどかマギカ」のすべて！　３．１１以後のエンタメ潮流の中心がここにある！といっても過言ではありません。