Magia Record Episode 13: A Faint Hope

A Faint Hope is the thirteen and last episode of Magia Record Anime Season 1.

Summary

Kaede is revealed to be a Black Feather of the Wings of Magius.
Kuroe, now as a Black Feather of the Wings of Magius, reappears after her only appearance on Magia Record Episode 1.
When Rena discovers Tsuruno is now part of the Wings of Magius, Tsuruno's eye color is Magenta instead of her usual orange eye color. This could be a reference to her future fusion with the Uwasa of the Chelation Land Mascot, and her transformation into Rumor Tsuruno.
Shizuku Hozumi makes a cameo appearance in this episode, as one of the Black Feathers who guard Touka.

The shape of the Uwasa of the Memory Curator is changed almost completely.
The fight between Iroha, Yachiyo, and Sayaka against Holy Mami is greatly expanded in this episode. In the game, only Iroha, Yachiyo, Madoka, and Homura fight against Holy Mami, while Sayaka only arrives to help the group to escape.
- During the fight, Iroha's and Yachiyo's Doppels (Giovanna and Campanella, respectively) are used, but Holy Mami does not use Candeloro/"Florence".
Iroha is kidnapped by Holy Mami, while Yachiyo and Sayaka escape at the end of the episode. In the game, however, the fights ends with Iroha, Yachiyo, Madoka, Homura, and Sayaka escaping. Iroha is kidnapped by the Wings of Magius on Chapter 8.
Madoka and Homura are absent from the events of this episode. However, Madoka is mentioned by Mami.

This episode's ending is called Nigredo (ニグレド), by the group ReReGRAPHICS. Nigredo has two meanings:
- In alchemy, "Nigredo" means "putrefaction" or "decomposition". Many alchemists believed that as a first step in the pathway to the philosopher's stone, with all alchemical ingredients being cleansed and cooked extensively to a uniform black matter. This could be a reference both to Alina's obsession with death, and the Magius' goal to achieve the salvation of Magical Girls, sacrificing several of their own members to achieve that goal.
- In analytical psychology, the term became a metaphor for "the dark night of the soul, when an individual confronts the shadow within". This could be a reference to the Witches (and, by extent, the Doppels), being a Magical Girl's dark side.

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