Talk:Madoka Magica Articles

About the OP and ED

I think I've seen somewhere images explaining how the OP changes from episode to episode (there is of course the henshin sequence, but also other details like walls appearing or Madoka running faster IIRC). If that was the case, wouldn't it be nice to make a new subpage for it either here or in the Facts_and_Observations page?--Homerun-chan 16:31, 13 February 2011 (CST)

Also, I've read on tvtropes that the ED changed slightly too (like, zooming further from the skull). If that's really the case (didn't notice anything tbh), then it might also be relevant to add it to the ED analysis page, wouldn't it? --Homerun-chan 16:31, 13 February 2011 (CST)

Theories

about the theories: in my school we currently have one that was not mentioned here. we think that homura´s body already died while kyubey was somewhere else and then her soul transfered into another person (most likely a girl that picked the soul gem up) homura took the identiy of the girl and kyubey doesn´t notice that she is an already contracted girl and thinks of her as an irregular. Because of the soul transfer homura knows the fact that the soul is in the soul gem which is why she knew what happened to sayaka. --62.214.239.144 03:58, 19 February 2011 (CST)

Can you write the article explaining it? I'll create a new page for you. --0x99 04:21, 19 February 2011 (CST)

i can try. i´ve never done something like this before --62.214.239.144 04:37, 19 February 2011 (CST)

OK, write it here: Speculah:Homura Identity Swap Theory. --0x99 10:01, 19 February 2011 (CST)

finished --62.214.239.144 12:15, 19 February 2011 (CST)

Nice work. Also thanks Fallacies for cleaning up the article. --0x99 14:30, 19 February 2011 (CST)

Theory: Puella Magi Doesn't Age

I can't create new pages, so I thought writing it here would be the most appropriate way. The following content should be ready for moving to a page, I think.

This speculah was first spotted in animefan's comment on Steel's blog post about Episode 7. Whether it is his original theory or not is unknown.

The theory basically says that Puella Magi, due to the "zombie"-like nature of their bodies, stop aging the day they make the contract. The explanation given in the original comment is that rather than the original body becoming soulless, it is "replaced altogether by a magical meat puppet that approximates her old bodies appearance", though other explanations to the same basic theory are also possible.

Evidence

• Kyouko Sakura gives most evidence:
  • she speaks in an "arcane" dialect of Japanese
  • in her memories in Episode 7, she is seen in clothes of Victorian style, while not looking significantly younger; moreover, some events in these memories indicate a different age, like the water bucket; however, the highly stylized nature of the memories scenes may mean it is not a valid evidence
  • we never see any hint of her going to school, which might mean she's graduated
• Homura speaks about seeing many Puella Magi die, and trying to stop girls from becoming Puella Magi many times, implying that she's doing it for a very long time - yet she passes as a 13-14-year-old
• in the retrospect scene of Mami making a contract with Kyubey in Episode 3, she appears to be of the same age as she is in the current timeline, while she is said to be a long-time and experienced Puella Magi

None of this evidence can be considered a hard proof, though.

A possible variation of this theory is that every Puella Magi can choose herself whether to age or not. It can be further variated that they are not aware of that choice - it may be linked with the decision not to feel body pain (about which Kyubey was talking to Sayaka in Episode 7's pre-OP scene), for example.

--KFYatek 06:56, 20 February 2011 (CST)