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[[File:Ep2 Goethe Quote.jpg|thumb|300px|Goethe quote in episode 2]]This page is about facts and various trivia spotted through the episodes
[[File:Ep2 Goethe Quote.jpg|thumb|300px|Goethe quote in episode 2]]This page is about facts and various trivia spotted through the episodes.
==Trivia==
==General==
===Puella Magi Madoka Magica===
"Puella Magi" is Latin for Magical Girl. However, the phrase is wrong as it should be "Puella Maga."


===General===
==Episode 1==
*"Puella Magi" is Latin for Magical Girl. However, the phrase is wrong as it should be "Puella Maga."
===Chessboards and chains===
Although it may be coincidental, episode 1 "dark scenes" heavily rely on chains and chessboard patterns, which are usually associated with Black★Rock Shooter.


===Episode 1===
===What Anthonies say in episode 1===
*Although it may be coincidental, episode 1 "dark scenes" heavily rely on chains and chessboard patterns, which are usually associated with Black★Rock Shooter.
The "Anthonies" (witch's minions, also called "Gardeners" "Cottonballs" or jokingly "Pringle Monsters") in episode 1 are believed to be speaking German. Here is what we believe is said. Please not that this may not be an accurate translation:
*The "Anthonies" (witch's minions, also called "Gardeners" "Cottonballs" or jokingly "Pringle Monsters") in episode 1 are believed to be speaking German. An approximation of their spoken words can be found [[#What_.22Anthonies.22_say_in_Episode_1|below]].
 
*A prominent feature of the cityscape is the [[wikipedia:Burj_Khalifa|Burj Khalifa]]: A skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and the tallest man-made structure ever built.
[[File:Burj_khalifa.png|thumb|Burj Khalifa in real life and in the opening animation of Madoka. This is not the only real building to appear in the show's skylines.]]
 
*The shopping mall Madoka and Sayaka go to after school resembles the [[wikipedia:Weltstadthaus_%28K%C3%B6ln%29|Weltstadthaus]], a German shopping mall in Cologne (Köln) with the same architecture
[[File:Weltstadthaus Compare.png|thumb|Shopping mall in episode 1 and Weltstadthaus [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Schildergasse+65-67,+K%C3%B6ln&sll=50.98429,6.91183&sspn=0.163396,0.326157&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Schildergasse+65,+K%C3%B6ln+50667+K%C3%B6ln,+Nordrhein-Westfalen,+Germany&ll=50.935748,6.952667&spn=0.002556,0.005096&t=h&z=18 Google maps link]]]
 
*The pictured sign, which is half in German and half in Runic script, translates to: "The lush branches impede good ventilation." The red symbol is one of two symbols associated with the witch in Ep 2.
[[File:Ep1 Ventilation Sign.png|thumb|German text in episode 1]]
===Episode 2===
*The texts on the school building's entrance wall in episode 2 are quotes from Goethe's Faust. ([[:File:Runes_translated.jpg|translations]])
*Madoka's [[:File:Madoka Sketch.jpg|sketches of her magical outfit]] were done by [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=1625 Aoi Yuuki], her voice actor. She is [[:File:Aoi Yuuki Credits.jpg|properly credited in the ending]].
 
==Quotes and cameo==
 
===What "Anthonies" say in episode 1===
The witch's minions, or gardeners, say the following when they appear in episode 1. Please note that this may not be entirely accurate.
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===Goethe's Faust in episode 2===
 
===Mitakihara and the Burj Khalifa===
A prominent feature of the cityscape is the [[wikipedia:Burj_Khalifa|Burj Khalifa]]: A skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and the tallest man-made structure ever built.
[[File:Burj_khalifa.png|thumb|Burj Khalifa in real life and in the opening animation of Madoka. This is not the only real building to appear in the show's skylines.]]
 
===Mitakihara and german architecture===
The shopping mall Madoka and Sayaka go to after school resembles the [[wikipedia:Weltstadthaus_%28K%C3%B6ln%29|Weltstadthaus]], a German shopping mall in Cologne (Köln) with the same architecture
[[File:Weltstadthaus Compare.png|thumb|Shopping mall in episode 1 and Weltstadthaus [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Schildergasse+65-67,+K%C3%B6ln&sll=50.98429,6.91183&sspn=0.163396,0.326157&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Schildergasse+65,+K%C3%B6ln+50667+K%C3%B6ln,+Nordrhein-Westfalen,+Germany&ll=50.935748,6.952667&spn=0.002556,0.005096&t=h&z=18 Google maps link]]]
 
 
==Episode 2==
===References to Faust===
The texts on the school building's entrance wall in episode 2 are quotes from Goethe's Faust. Please also refer to [[http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Speculah:Madoka_Magica_and_Faust|This page]] for more information. Here is a translation of the portion that is quoted.
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| style="text-align: left; line-height: 160%;"|Woe! woe!<br />Thou hast it destroyed,<br />The beautiful world,<br />With powerful fist:<br />In ruin ’tis hurled,<br />By the blow of a demigod shattered!<br />The scattered<br />Fragments into the Void we carry,<br />Deploring<br />The beauty perished beyond restoring.<br />Mightier<br />For the children of men,<br />Brightlier<br />Build it again,<br />In thine own bosom build it anew!<br />Bid the new career<br />Commence,<br />With clearer sense,<br />And the new songs of cheer<br />Be sung thereto!
| style="text-align: left; line-height: 160%;"|Woe! woe!<br />Thou hast it destroyed,<br />The beautiful world,<br />With powerful fist:<br />In ruin ’tis hurled,<br />By the blow of a demigod shattered!<br />The scattered<br />Fragments into the Void we carry,<br />Deploring<br />The beauty perished beyond restoring.<br />Mightier<br />For the children of men,<br />Brightlier<br />Build it again,<br />In thine own bosom build it anew!<br />Bid the new career<br />Commence,<br />With clearer sense,<br />And the new songs of cheer<br />Be sung thereto!
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===Madoka's sketches===
Madoka's [[:File:Madoka Sketch.jpg|sketches of her magical outfit]] were done by [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=1625 Aoi Yuuki], her voice actor. She is [[:File:Aoi Yuuki Credits.jpg|properly credited in the ending]].

Revision as of 18:54, 19 January 2011

Goethe quote in episode 2

This page is about facts and various trivia spotted through the episodes.

General

Puella Magi Madoka Magica

"Puella Magi" is Latin for Magical Girl. However, the phrase is wrong as it should be "Puella Maga."

Episode 1

Chessboards and chains

Although it may be coincidental, episode 1 "dark scenes" heavily rely on chains and chessboard patterns, which are usually associated with Black★Rock Shooter.

What Anthonies say in episode 1

The "Anthonies" (witch's minions, also called "Gardeners" "Cottonballs" or jokingly "Pringle Monsters") in episode 1 are believed to be speaking German. Here is what we believe is said. Please not that this may not be an accurate translation:

Original text Translation
Das sind mir unbekannte Blumen.
Ja, sie sind mir auch unbekannt.
Schneiden wir sie ab.
Ja schneiden doch sie ab.
Die Rosen schenken wir unserer Königin. 		Those are unknown flowers to me.
Yes, they are unknown to me too.
Let's cut them off.
Yes, let's just cut them off.
We present the roses to our queen.


Mitakihara and the Burj Khalifa

A prominent feature of the cityscape is the Burj Khalifa: A skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and the tallest man-made structure ever built.

Burj Khalifa in real life and in the opening animation of Madoka. This is not the only real building to appear in the show's skylines.

Mitakihara and german architecture

The shopping mall Madoka and Sayaka go to after school resembles the Weltstadthaus, a German shopping mall in Cologne (Köln) with the same architecture

Shopping mall in episode 1 and Weltstadthaus Google maps link


Episode 2

References to Faust

The texts on the school building's entrance wall in episode 2 are quotes from Goethe's Faust. Please also refer to [page] for more information. Here is a translation of the portion that is quoted.

Original text Translation
Weh! Weh!
Du hast sie zerstört,
Die schöne Welt,
Mit mächtiger Faust;
Sie stürzt, sie zerfällt!
Ein Halbgott hat sie zerschlagen!
Wir tragen
Die Trümmern ins Nichts hinüber,
Und klagen
Über die verlorne Schöne.
Mächtiger
Der Erdensöhne,
Prächtiger
Baue sie wieder,
In deinem Busen baue sie auf!
Neuen Lebenslauf
Beginne,
Mit hellem Sinne,
Und neue Lieder
Tönen darauf! 		Woe! woe!
Thou hast it destroyed,
The beautiful world,
With powerful fist:
In ruin ’tis hurled,
By the blow of a demigod shattered!
The scattered
Fragments into the Void we carry,
Deploring
The beauty perished beyond restoring.
Mightier
For the children of men,
Brightlier
Build it again,
In thine own bosom build it anew!
Bid the new career
Commence,
With clearer sense,
And the new songs of cheer
Be sung thereto!

Madoka's sketches

Madoka's sketches of her magical outfit were done by Aoi Yuuki, her voice actor. She is properly credited in the ending.

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