Puella Magi Madoka Magica

E215046

anime television series dark fantasy anime magical girl anime psychological anime

Puella Magi Madoka Magica is a dark, deconstructive magical girl anime series known for its psychological depth, tragic twists, and distinctive visual style.

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All labels observed (23)

Label	Occurrences
Puella Magi Madoka Magica canonical	23
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion	8
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Beginnings	4
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Eternal	4
Puella Magi Madoka Magica Episode 1	3
Puella Magi Madoka Magica franchise	3
Puella Magi Madoka Magica manga adaptation	2
Puella Magi Madoka Magica side stories	2
Puella Magi Madoka Magica soundtrack	2
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings	2
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 2: Eternal	2
Madoka Magica franchise	1
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story	1
Mahō Shōjo Madoka☆Magika	1
Puella Magi Madoka Magica (anime series script)	1
Puella Magi Madoka Magica (manga)	1
Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable	1
Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record	1
Puella Magi Madoka Magica manga adaptations	1
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 3: Rebellion	1
Puella Magi franchise	1
anime television series Puella Magi Madoka Magica	1
魔法少女まどか☆マギカ	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1934645 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Context triple: [Aniplex, notableWork, Puella Magi Madoka Magica]

A. Magi
The Magi are the wise men or kings from the East in the New Testament who visit the infant Jesus, traditionally bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
B. Zakumi
Zakumi is the leopard-themed mascot character created to represent South Africa and embody the spirit of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
C. Hieda no Are
Hieda no Are was a Japanese court reciter traditionally credited with memorizing the oral histories that formed the basis of the early 8th-century chronicle Kojiki.
D. Shinsekai
Shinsekai is a retro entertainment district in Osaka, Japan, known for its nostalgic Showa-era atmosphere, street food, and neon-lit nightlife.
E. Aishō
Aishō is a town in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, known for its rural character and historical sites.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Target entity description: Puella Magi Madoka Magica is a dark, deconstructive magical girl anime series known for its psychological depth, tragic twists, and distinctive visual style.

A. Magi
The Magi are the wise men or kings from the East in the New Testament who visit the infant Jesus, traditionally bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
B. Zakumi
Zakumi is the leopard-themed mascot character created to represent South Africa and embody the spirit of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
C. Hieda no Are
Hieda no Are was a Japanese court reciter traditionally credited with memorizing the oral histories that formed the basis of the early 8th-century chronicle Kojiki.
D. Shinsekai
Shinsekai is a retro entertainment district in Osaka, Japan, known for its nostalgic Showa-era atmosphere, street food, and neon-lit nightlife.
E. Aishō
Aishō is a town in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, known for its rural character and historical sites.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anime television series ⓘ dark fantasy anime ⓘ magical girl anime ⓘ psychological anime ⓘ
animationDirector	Takashi Tensugi NERFINISHED ⓘ
awarded	Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Division Grand Prize ⓘ
characterDesigner	Takashi Tensugi NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Japan ⓘ
demographic	seinen ⓘ
director	Akiyuki Shinbo ⓘ Yukihiro Miyamoto ⓘ
endingPerformer	Kalafina ⓘ
endingTheme	Magia ⓘ
franchise	Puella Magi Madoka Magica franchise ⓘ linked to: Puella Magi Madoka Magica
genre	dark fantasy ⓘ magical girl ⓘ psychological drama ⓘ tragedy ⓘ
hasFilmCompilation	Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings ⓘ linked to: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 2: Eternal ⓘ linked to: Puella Magi Madoka Magica
hasMangaAdaptation	Puella Magi Madoka Magica (manga) ⓘ linked to: Puella Magi Madoka Magica
hasSequelFilm	Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion ⓘ linked to: Puella Magi Madoka Magica
hasSpinOff	Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record ⓘ linked to: Puella Magi Madoka Magica
knownFor	distinctive visual style ⓘ psychological depth ⓘ tragic plot twists ⓘ
licensedInNorthAmericaBy	Aniplex of America ⓘ linked to: Aniplex
mainCharacter	Homura Akemi ⓘ Kyoko Sakura ⓘ Madoka Kaname ⓘ Mami Tomoe ⓘ Sayaka Miki ⓘ
musicBy	Yuki Kajiura ⓘ
notableCharacter	Kyubey ⓘ
numberOfEpisodes	12 ⓘ
openingPerformer	ClariS ⓘ
openingTheme	Connect ⓘ
originalCharacterDesigner	Ume Aoki ⓘ
originalLanguage	Japanese ⓘ
originalNetwork	CBC ⓘ MBS ⓘ TBS ⓘ
originalRunEnd	2011-04-21 ⓘ
originalRunStart	2011-01-06 ⓘ
originalTitle	魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ⓘ linked to: Puella Magi Madoka Magica
producer	Aniplex ⓘ Shaft ⓘ
romanizedTitle	Mahō Shōjo Madoka☆Magika ⓘ linked to: Puella Magi Madoka Magica
seriesComposition	Gen Urobuchi ⓘ
setting	Mitakihara City NERFINISHED ⓘ
studio	Shaft ⓘ
theme	cost of wishes ⓘ deconstruction of the magical girl genre ⓘ despair and hope ⓘ fate and determinism ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ
writer	Gen Urobuchi ⓘ

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