Puella Magi Madoka Magica Watashi no saikou no tomodachi (Season 1, Episode 12)
TV-14
TV Episode | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

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Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Watashi no saikou no tomodachi (Season 1, Episode 12)

TV-14

TV Episode | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Madoka makes the decision to become a magical girl, wishing to prevent all witches from the past, present and future from coming into existence in the first place, a wish made possible by the massive power inside her.

Directors

Yukihiro Miyamoto | Akiyuki Shinbô (as Akiyuki Shinbo) | Tomoyuki Itamura (opening sequence)

Writers

Akiyuki Shinbô (creator: original work) (as Magica Quartet) (original work) (as Magica Quartet) | Gen Urobuchi (creator: original work) (as Magica Quartet) (screenplay) (original work) (as Magica Quartet) | Ume Aoki (creator: original work) (as Magica Quartet) (original work) (as Magica Quartet) | Atsuhiro Iwakami (creator: original work) (as Magica Quartet) (original work) (as Magica Quartet)

Producers

Osamu Hosokawa | Atsuhiro Iwakami | Kozue Kananiwa (as Kozue Kaneniwa) | Hirô Maruyama

Composer

Yuki Kajiura

Cinematographer

Shinichiro Eto

Editor

Rie Matsubara (as Rie Matsuhara)

Production Designers

Yôsuke Anai | Gekidan Inu Curry | Ayumi Shiraishi

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 21, 2011

Release date

Apr 21, 2011 (Japan)

Awards

Series awards

3 wins & 2 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
21 cast members

Name	Known for
Aoi Yûki Madoka Kaname (voice) Madoka Kaname (voice) See fewer	Your Name. (2016)
Chiwa Saitô Homura Akemi (voice) (as Chiwa Saito) Homura Akemi (voice) (as Chiwa Saito) See fewer	Bakemonogatari (2009)
Eri Kitamura Sayaka Miki (voice) Sayaka Miki (voice) See fewer	Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011)
Kaori Mizuhashi Mami Tomoe / Tatsuya Kaname (voice) Mami Tomoe / Tatsuya Kaname (voice) See fewer	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
Ai Nonaka Kyouko Sakura (voice) Kyouko Sakura (voice) See fewer	Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (2003)
Seiko Yoshida Kyosuke Kamijo (voice) Kyosuke Kamijo (voice) See fewer	Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011)
Yûko Gotô Junko Kaname (voice) Junko Kaname (voice) See fewer	The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (2010)
Tetsuya Iwanaga Tomohisa Kaname (voice) Tomohisa Kaname (voice) See fewer	Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)
Rumi Okubo Mahô shôjo (voice) Mahô shôjo (voice) See fewer	Oshi No Ko (2023)
Emiri Kato Kyubey (voice) (as Emiri Katou) Kyubey (voice) (as Emiri Katou) See fewer	Overwatch (2016)
Christine Marie Cabanos Madoka Kaname (voice) (version: English) Madoka Kaname (voice) (version: English) See fewer	Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)
Kyle Hebert Tomohisa Kaname (voice) (version: English) Tomohisa Kaname (voice) (version: English) See fewer	Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013)
Carrie Keranen Mami Tomoe (voice) (version: English) Mami Tomoe (voice) (version: English) See fewer	Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir (2015)
Lauren Landa Kyoko Sakura (voice) (version: English) Kyoko Sakura (voice) (version: English) See fewer	Attack on Titan (2013)
Shelby Lindley Hitomi Shizuki (voice) (version: English) Hitomi Shizuki (voice) (version: English) See fewer	Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011)
Marin M. Miller Kyosuke Kamijo (voice) (version: English) (as Marianne Miller) Kyosuke Kamijo (voice) (version: English) (as Marianne Miller) See fewer	Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011)
Cassandra Lee Morris Kyubey (voice) (version: English) (as Cassandra Lee) Kyubey (voice) (version: English) (as Cassandra Lee) See fewer	Persona 5 (2016)
Carrie Savage Junko Kaname (voice) (version: English) Junko Kaname (voice) (version: English) See fewer	Street Fighter X Tekken (2012)
Cristina Valenzuela Homura Akemi (voice) (version: English) (as Christina Vee) Homura Akemi (voice) (version: English) (as Christina Vee) See fewer	Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir (2015)
Sarah Anne Williams Sayaka Miki (voice) (version: English) Sayaka Miki (voice) (version: English) See fewer	Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: The Rebellion Story (2013)
Stephanie Sheh Tatsuya Kaname (voice) (version: English) (uncredited) Tatsuya Kaname (voice) (version: English) (uncredited) See fewer	Your Name. (2016)