Madoka Magica Episode 12: My Very Best Friend

My Best Friend; わたしの、最高の友達
Script	Gen Urobuchi
Storyboard	Shinsaku Sasaki
Episode director	Yukihiro Miyamoto
Animation Director	Jun'ichirō Taniguchi; Mika Takahashi

Summary

The universe was put in jeopardy, destroyed and remade into something better through the power of Madoka´s wish.

Runes

See Runes of episode 12

Observations

Once again, this episode used Connect as an ending song. However, there was no animation sequence, as instead the credits rolled in black on a white background.
- This episode doesn't have a proper opening either.

According with some fans the end of Episode 12 is considered a Lain ending. Madoka is the Jesus figure, Homura is her prophet, and Kyuubei is the Devil (analogous to the Temptation of Christ). Others have dubbed the ending a "Reverse Evangelion" ending. In Evangelion, all of humanity becomes a higher being except the protagonist(s), while, in Madoka's ending, the protagonist becomes a higher being while everyone else maintains a regular existence.

Even if there are no witches in the world the Puella Magi have to fight against demons now. Therefore Kyuubey still can gain energy to fight against entropy

The Incubators have been on the earth since the stone ages. Without them granting girls wishes, humans would still live in caves

Speculations

Cleopatra (Roberta) and Joan d'arc (Elsa Maria) were magical girls. ...perhaps Anne Frank too?

Initial broadcast and delays

This episode was scheduled to air on 24 March 2011 but has been pulled due to the 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami. On April 10, 2011 it was announced that Madoka was scheduled to resume its broadcasting on the 21 of April 2011 and it would air the last two episodes back-to-back.

MBS (Kansai area): 11th & 12th episodes on Thursday, April 21 at 26:40 (effectively Friday, April 22 at 2:40 a.m.)
TBS (Tokyo's Kanto area): 10th, 11th, and 12th episodes on Thursday, April 21 at 27:00 (Friday, April 22 at 3:00 a.m.) TBS had preempted its airing of the 10th episode due to its news coverage of the earthquake.
CBC (central Japan): 10th, 11th, and 12th episodes on Sunday, April 24 at 26:45 (Monday, April 25 at 2:45 a.m.).

The fact that this episode aired during Good Friday, and the similarity between both events, led to jokes and far-fetched speculation from the fanbase.

Images

Accept Madoka into your heart, for she has died for our sins.
from 4chan
Remember kids, Jesus Madoka died for our sins.

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