Madoka Magica Episode 2: That Would Be Truly Wonderful

That Sounds Wonderful それはとっても嬉しいなって
Script	Urobuchi Gen
Storyboard	Ashino Yoshiharu
Episode director	Mukai Masahiro
Animation Director	Takahashi Mika Jitsuhara Noboru Toriyama Fuyumi

Mami and Kyubey explain to Madoka and Sayaka that Kyubey has the power to grant wishes, but in exchange, those who make wishes must become magical girls to fight witches, who are born from curses. Mami offers to take Madoka and Sayaka with her on a witch hunt to help them decide if there's a wish that they'd risk their lives for. The next day, Kyubey, who cannot be seen by normal people, accompanies Madoka and Sayaka to school, where they learn to communicate with each other telepathically. Homura visits Madoka once again to remind her of her warning, and refuses to answer when Madoka asks what her wish was. After school, Madoka, Sayaka and Mami follow the aura of the witch from the previous day to an abandoned building, where they manage to save a woman who was being controlled from committing suicide. They then enter a portal inside the building where Mami finds and defeats the witch responsible, earning a Grief Seed which can be used to recover magical power. (Wikipedia)

Runes

See also Runes of episode 2

Images

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  Runic text as of Episode 2 and Faust quotes/translation

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  Image compilation

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  The alphabet

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  Madoka's shelf