A winter 2011 anime series animated by Shaft, with character designs by Aoki Ume and written by Urobuchi Gen.
14-year-old Kaname Madoka was approached by a mysterious creature named Kyubey, who offers her a pact to become a magical girl who fights Witches, creatures born from darkness responsible for murders and suicides in her home city - all the while learning the deeper, darker secrets behind her mission.
