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As of episode 3 we finally get an appropriate ending sequence. It starts with Madoka's silhouette walking while the other girl's silhouettes pass by. Notice how Mami is not standing (probably because of what happens in the end of the episode) and Homura tries to reach for Madoka. When we get to the chorus, we see a scene where Madoka's clothes are ripped, more specifically her sleeves, shoes and her hair thingies which I forgot what they're called. Madoka then begins running and the light that was in the background starts to fade, as it gets darker, she actually loses all her clothes and then starts running as fast as she can. Finally the whole screen gets engulfed in darkness and we can see Madoka's silhouette in the eye of what appears to be a mask.  
The ending sequence first appears in [[Episode 3]].


This ED probably foreshadows that Madoka's life as a Magical Girl will become more grim and in the end, there will be nothing more but darkness, as she will be "stuck behind the mask of the witch". The mask shown in the end is also incredibly similar to mephistopheles mask.
=The light of love=
[[File:Ending00.jpg|thumb|300px|White clouds. They turn blue afterwards.]]
The ending begins by a spiraling view on what appears to be clouds, that then turn blue
while the camera pans down to a view of the "horizon" while Madoka's silhouette appears.
{{-}}
==Sayaka, condom-chan==
''Someday the light of love you hold within your eyes will transcend time''
''and certainly destroy one of the dreams of a world racing towards destruction.''
----
[[File:Ending01.jpg|thumb|300px|Sayaka's silhouette]]
[[File:Ending02.jpg|thumb|300px|Condom-chan(?)'s silhouette]]
Madoka then starts to walk while the other girls' silhouettes pass by.
===Interpretation===
The silhouettes seem to be the other magical girls. There is one more silhouette
than the number of known magical girls (as of episode 3) and it most resembles [[Condom-chan]]'s one.
 
{{-}}
==Mami, Homura==
''Now that you've drank every ounce of your hesitation, what do you desire?''
''Will there be a fleeting tomorrow for the course of this greedy admiration?''
----
[[File:Ending03.jpg|thumb|300px|Mami's silhouette]]
[[File:Ending04.jpg|thumb|300px|Homura's silhouette]]
[[File:Ending05.jpg|thumb|300px|Homura reaching for Madoka]]
Madoka passes by a sitting Mami, and then by Homura, who then reaches for Madoka.
===Interpretation===
Notice how Mami is, contrary to all others, not standing. It's most possibly symbolism for her demise.
Then Homura tries to reach for Madoka, as she's doing in the series, not with her hand, but with her words.
{{-}}
=Racing towards destruction=
[[File:Ending06.jpg|thumb|300px|Sleeves and skirt being destroyed]]
[[File:Ending07.jpg|thumb|300px|Destroyed shoes]]
[[File:Ending08.jpg|thumb|300px|Shoulders]]
Madoka starts to run as her clothes are ripped away.
{{-}}
 
=I run alone=
''Like the ancient magic I saw in my dreams when I was young''
''I want to see you, smiling with the power to destroy even the dark''
----
[[File:Ending09a.jpg|thumb|300px|Madoka now running towards the light]]
[[File:Ending09.jpg|thumb|300px|No light anymore]]
Madoka runs towards the light, and when she comes near it, it fades away, leaving only darkness.
===Interpretation===
Madoka has left everything behind to follow that light at this point. Her friends, and her magical powers (costume) are no more.
But the light was just an illusion. Only darkness awaits Madoka.
{{-}}
 
==Naked dreams==
''The courage from the flower that was plucked now lays in my frightened hands.''
''Everything only these feelings depend on is the wish to awaken that light.''
----
[[File:Ending10.jpg|thumb|300px|Naked in the dark]]
as it gets darker, she actually loses all her clothes and then starts running as fast as she can.
===Interpretation===
Still, as she's running, she becomes a beacon of light in the omnipresent darkness.
{{-}}
=The eye of the mask=
[[File:Ending11.jpg|thumb|300px|Madoka in the eye of the mask]]
[[File:Ending11b.jpg|thumb|300px|Long eyelashes on the mask.]]
[[File:Ending12.jpg|thumb|300px|From farther away]]
[[File:Ending12b.jpg|thumb|300px|With levels edited.]]
Finally the whole screen gets engulfed in darkness and we can see Madoka's silhouette in the eye of what appears to be a mask.
===Interpretation===
In the end, Madoka's stuck behind the witch's mask.
{{-}}

Revision as of 08:52, 21 January 2011

The ending sequence first appears in Episode 3.

The light of love

White clouds. They turn blue afterwards.

The ending begins by a spiraling view on what appears to be clouds, that then turn blue while the camera pans down to a view of the "horizon" while Madoka's silhouette appears.

Sayaka, condom-chan

Someday the light of love you hold within your eyes will transcend time and certainly destroy one of the dreams of a world racing towards destruction.

Sayaka's silhouette
Condom-chan(?)'s silhouette

Madoka then starts to walk while the other girls' silhouettes pass by.

Interpretation

The silhouettes seem to be the other magical girls. There is one more silhouette than the number of known magical girls (as of episode 3) and it most resembles Condom-chan's one.


Mami, Homura

Now that you've drank every ounce of your hesitation, what do you desire? Will there be a fleeting tomorrow for the course of this greedy admiration?

Mami's silhouette
Homura's silhouette
Homura reaching for Madoka

Madoka passes by a sitting Mami, and then by Homura, who then reaches for Madoka.

Interpretation

Notice how Mami is, contrary to all others, not standing. It's most possibly symbolism for her demise. Then Homura tries to reach for Madoka, as she's doing in the series, not with her hand, but with her words.

Racing towards destruction

Sleeves and skirt being destroyed
Destroyed shoes
Shoulders

Madoka starts to run as her clothes are ripped away.

I run alone

Like the ancient magic I saw in my dreams when I was young I want to see you, smiling with the power to destroy even the dark

Madoka now running towards the light
No light anymore

Madoka runs towards the light, and when she comes near it, it fades away, leaving only darkness.

Interpretation

Madoka has left everything behind to follow that light at this point. Her friends, and her magical powers (costume) are no more. But the light was just an illusion. Only darkness awaits Madoka.

Naked dreams

The courage from the flower that was plucked now lays in my frightened hands. Everything only these feelings depend on is the wish to awaken that light.

Naked in the dark

as it gets darker, she actually loses all her clothes and then starts running as fast as she can.

Interpretation

Still, as she's running, she becomes a beacon of light in the omnipresent darkness.

The eye of the mask

Madoka in the eye of the mask
Long eyelashes on the mask.
File:Ending12.jpg
From farther away
With levels edited.

Finally the whole screen gets engulfed in darkness and we can see Madoka's silhouette in the eye of what appears to be a mask.

Interpretation

In the end, Madoka's stuck behind the witch's mask.

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