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Interview with Iwakami Atsuhiro (from Animedia):

• Every words from Homura has meaning.
• Story revolves around a single theme.
• Mahou Shoujo are not necessarily heroes.
• The show is not a monster-of-the-week type of show.
• Concept of enemies and magic weapons are different from standard.

Interview with Urobuchi Gen (from Animage):

• Mahou Shoujo in this show are not united as a single group.
• Main element of the story is how everyone from a different standpoint understands each other.
• Everything about Homura is mysterious, unlike other characters that their parts and motivation are clear.
• Mami knows mechanism of the world to certain degree, so her part is a guide to Madoka and Sayaka.
• Madoka and Sayaka will follows the way Mami lead, but at certain point they might choose their own paths.
• Urobuchi "this is my first time I have been entrust with a big task that is scenario for all episodes, I feel like I can say I'm an anime scenario writer now (laughs). Can I go ahead from this point is up to "Madoka."

External links

• Shaft history on Anim-apple
• Madoka Magica's behind-the-scene on Anim-apple
• Ume Aoki interview translation on OneZeroTwo