Puella Magi Madoka Magica
TV Show • 2011 • Animation
ReportShe has a loving family and best friends, laughs and cries from time to time... Madoka Kaname, an eighth grader of Mitakihara middle school, is one of those who lives such a life. One day, she had a very magical encounter. She doesn't know if it happened by chance or by fate yet. This is a fateful encounter that can change her destiny. This is a beginning of the new story of the magical witch girls.
This tv show contains 67 potentially triggering events.
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Your Triggers
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Abandonment
Yes
0
No
4
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
22 supporters
Yes
5
No
12
0
Marsmeow
S1
Homura’s parents are never shown, so maybe?
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
10
Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
29 supporters
Yes
10
No
2
2
DeenGray
Kyoko's father started as a good guy, but went crazy enough to kill the whole family after he learned that his followers to his church were only coming because Kyuubey compelled them to by Kyouko's wish, and not from actual interest.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
8
Is someone stalked?
15 supporters
Yes
49
No
3
14
holan
there are implications of homura stalking madoka but not for her entertainment
4 comments | Add comment
Yes
40
No
16
11
rasptee
a characters dad kills his whole family
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
2
No
6
Yes
6
No
7
4
WisdomPen
Depending on your interpretation of witches
1 comment | Add comment
Is someone gaslighted?
26 supporters
Yes
33
No
26
15
choerrycoloured
No one is gaslit, but Kyubey is incredibly manipulative and withholds information.
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
6
Yes
53
No
3
6
Paci
The whole premise revolves around prepubecent girls who are recuted to fight against powerfull and dangerous creaturas. One might say this counts as child abuse, since what they do puts them in risk of dying.
3 comments | Add comment
Addiction
Yes
5
No
34
Yes
36
No
7
Does someone abuse alcohol?
5 supporters
Yes
59
No
2
15
danic
Yes. Kyoko tells the story of her father getting drunk, killing his whole family except Kyoko and then hanging himself.
4 comments | Add comment
Animal
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0
No
13
Yes
1
No
57
Yes
55
No
5
15
vallraiene
Kyubey is shot and appears to die at one point, but ends up fine.
4 comments | Add comment
Are animals abused?
109 supporters
Yes
56
No
2
16
imonlyherebecauseofboredbutton
yes, but he deserved it. (1st episode, if that counts)
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
52
Is there a dead animal?
59 supporters
Yes
50
No
0
14
killianbat
A magical cat-like creature is "killed" but instantly comes back to life
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
9
Yes
0
No
11
Does a cat die?
96 supporters
Yes
5
No
47
13
vallraiene
a cat is injured, but it isn't shown in the show. madoka uses her wish to save the cat according to extra audio episodes.
2 comments | Add comment
Does a pet die?
85 supporters
Yes
0
No
15
3
CassetteMeower
It’s not stated in the series, but Madoka wished for a cat who got hit by a car to live. The cat is okay.
1 comment | Add comment
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No
51
Yes
34
No
3
Yes
0
No
12
Are there snakes?
12 supporters
Yes
36
No
3
3
Dream2Live
In episode 3 one of the witches form can be seen as a snake form.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
9
Are there bugs?
17 supporters
Yes
45
No
0
0
Several enemies resemble flies and bugs.
1 comment | Add comment
Assault
Yes
7
No
1
1
sadanimegirlpng
S1
E11
A girl is slapped by her mother.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
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13
Yes
0
No
11
Is someone held under water?
10 supporters
Yes
1
No
9
0
Scarfanon
Not literally, but Sayaka's situation has been described as metaphorically drowning, and there is an end card where Sayaka and Kyoko are underwater together.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
9
Yes
0
No
8
Is someone restrained?
11 supporters
Yes
25
No
0
5
Lukaluli
S1
E3
A character gets restrained by ribbons in the infamous Episode 3.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
53
5
CassetteMeower
There’s a scene in a bus where two creepy men are saying some gross stuff about their girlfriend and objectifying her. Sayaka stands up against them and says what they’re saying is wrong. The discussion is only about a minute long, so you can fast forward until the camera focuses on Sayaka again.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
1
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2
Yes
0
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11
Yes
0
No
19
Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
17 supporters
Yes
1
No
41
6
junebug_
No, but a character's broken, bandaged arm could be mistaken for bandaged self-harm scars.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
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3
Yes
0
No
4
Yes
1
No
5
Does someone struggle to breathe?
13 supporters
Yes
6
No
23
4
Dream2Live
In episode 4 by the end of the episode there is a scene where one of the girls is trapped by a witch. While the animation does not show explicit struggling to breath in the audio it can be heard some struggling.
1 comment | Add comment
Is there decapitation?
14 supporters
Yes
14
No
1
1
sadanimegirlpng
S1
E3
The actual decapitation isn't shown, but you see the body twitch and then the headless corpse falling through the air as a silhouette.
3 comments | Add comment
Is there cannibalism?
22 supporters
Yes
16
No
19
11
Dream2Live
In episode 9 one of the characters is seen eating another version of themselves although they are not human.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
10
Yes
0
No
5
Is someone burned alive?
20 supporters
Yes
14
No
27
12
Clockworkcat
There's a scene that shows paper puppets representing someones now dead family being burned
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
36
Is there body horror?
27 supporters
Yes
10
No
1
1
So it’s like, surrealism body horror? It’s abstract but still probably counts.
1 comment | Add comment
Is there amputation?
12 supporters
Yes
44
No
1
17
sailorsango
a character's head is bitten off
2 comments | Add comment
Does a head get squashed?
1 supporters
Yes
68
No
1
22
Anonymous
A character's head is bitten. We see the lower half of their body as they die, and then the camera cuts away to a far shot before we see anything else. The scene is upsetting, but not gorey.
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
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13
Is there a hanging?
21 supporters
Yes
49
No
1
9
imonlyherebecauseofboredbutton
dad did drugs, drank, and hung himself, plus he killed his fam
3 comments | Add comment
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9
Yes
3
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38
Yes
11
No
0
Does someone break a bone?
13 supporters
Yes
52
No
1
7
junebug_
A supporting character's crush is hospitalized after an "incident." His right arm is bandaged and shown many times.
2 comments | Add comment
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41
Yes
0
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30
Yes
2
No
39
Is someone tortured?
1 supporters
Yes
53
No
2
8
junebug_
Kyubey inflicts great pain to a human character, similar to that of getting impaled by a spear. The character shown cries onscreen, but does not die.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
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12
Does someone fall to their death?
6 supporters
Yes
35
No
3
1
RachelWilkes94
S1
E2
An unnamed character under the influence of a Witch attempts suicide by jumping off a building, but is rescued.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
3
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41
Yes
2
No
1
Is there excessive gore?
49 supporters
Yes
0
No
20
3
CassetteMeower
Gore is seen in many witch battles, but not very excessive
1 comment | Add comment
Children
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No
8
Does a kid die?
25 supporters
Yes
75
No
0
14
anonamus
The protagonists are middle schoolers, and several of them die. Alternate timelines include the same characters dying multiple times in different ways.
5 comments | Add comment
Is a minor sexualized?
58 supporters
Yes
1
No
14
7
SiRenfield
Not super bad ,but there are times in which pubescent characters are subjected to "artistic nudity" that’s blurred out with stars. I personally argue the claims that the show is CP/l*lic*n are pretty overstated ,but I do not blame people who might still find it uncomfortable
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Creepy Crawly
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4
Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
7 supporters
Yes
22
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0
4
d4rling
Throughout the series, there are multiple points in time where the characters sacrifice themselves to save another - additionally, the entirety of the plot revolves around sacrifice.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
11
No
0
Yes
13
No
0
Does someone die?
9 supporters
Yes
13
No
0
1
Marsmeow
Basically the whole plot
1 comment | Add comment
Disability
Is the r-slur used?
22 supporters
Yes
0
No
21
1
CassetteMeower
No slurs are present.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
5
Drugs/Alcohol
Yes
0
No
14
Family
Yes
0
No
32
Does a parent die?
6 supporters
Yes
63
No
0
8
junebug_
A supporting character's father kills his whole family (except for that character), then hangs himself. This is told in the form of storybook-style animation, so nothing too gory is shown.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
36
Yes
0
No
29
Does a family member die?
10 supporters
Yes
13
No
0
2
SiRenfield
Kyoko’s little sister is killed in a murder-suicide along with their parents
1 comment | Add comment
Fear
Are there jumpscares?
28 supporters
Yes
1
No
37
3
Dream2Live
Not a jumpscare exactly but during episode 9 there is a character suddenly shown with multiple shots that can be taken as such.
1 comment | Add comment
Is someone possessed?
8 supporters
Yes
43
No
4
6
cherry
by witches as well as what the other commenter said
3 comments | Add comment
Are there ghosts?
5 supporters
Yes
1
No
35
1
CassetteMeower
Ghost like witches exist in the series.
1 comment | Add comment
Are there clowns?
8 supporters
Yes
51
No
0
5
choerrycoloured
The witch in the third episode is a clown, with a scarier looking second form.
1 comment | Add comment
Are there natural bodies of water?
0 supporters
Yes
4
No
1
0
sadanimegirlpng
A river appears in the background of a few shots.
1 comment | Add comment
Is trypophobic content shown?
12 supporters
Yes
4
No
1
1
zombigutz
A non-human character is shot multiple times and is depicted in a way that could trigger trypophobia
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
8
Yes
2
No
35
Are there mannequins?
4 supporters
Yes
10
No
0
2
nyancatspunksibling
in some witch battles
1 comment | Add comment
Gross
Yes
0
No
21
Does someone vomit?
56 supporters
Yes
16
No
22
9
sir_bartholomew_V
watched the series numerous times and am not sure what the yes votes are referencing, as i do not recall any scenes of this sort. if i am wrong, i can at least say that it wasn't memorable or graphic enough to trigger my emetophobia. safe to watch
2 comments | Add comment
Is someone eaten?
18 supporters
Yes
11
No
0
0
SiRenfield
Mami mogu mogu
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
6
Yes
0
No
37
Is there audio gore?
28 supporters
Yes
8
No
17
1
greenseaturtle
The Witch Charlotte can be heard chewing on Mami's corpse.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
8
Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
4 supporters
Yes
0
No
14
1
SiRenfield
A city is shown destroyed in numerous timelines though but this is because of a natural disaster
1 comment | Add comment
Law Enforcement
Yes
0
No
26
Yes
0
No
5
LGBTQ+
Yes
0
No
7
Yes
0
No
7
Yes
0
No
7
Yes
0
No
5
Yes
0
No
8
Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
2 supporters
Yes
0
No
5
-1
hotfish
It could be argued that the soul gem counts when it is destroyed by becoming a witch
1 comment | Add comment
Medical
Yes
0
No
39
Are needles/syringes used?
18 supporters
Yes
37
No
1
13
anonamus
Oversized syringes appear in the background of one area as scenery, and one character has a medical condition and spends some time in a hospital.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
42
Is there a hospital scene?
7 supporters
Yes
63
No
1
8
DustinKarpey
A supporting character is hospitalized.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
5
Does someone have cancer?
10 supporters
Yes
1
No
43
5
SiRenfield
A character’s mother is stated to have died from cancer but that is solely in supplementary material
1 comment | Add comment
Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
26 supporters
Yes
20
No
2
6
Paci
One of the main themes of the show revolves around PTSD, with several characters either having It already or developing It throught the series.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
3
No
0
Yes
57
No
2
12
codenamelibra
One character begins going through a downward spiral due to losing her humanity and as a result willfully throws herself at enemies, not caring about getting hurt and purposefully ignores resources necessary to help her. All while claiming she can "block out the pain".
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
6
Is a mentally ill person violent?
17 supporters
Yes
8
No
15
6
SiRenfield
You could argue that the corruption of a Soul Gem causes mental instability in a character ,but it’s unclear
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
3
No
0
0
Scarfanon
This is arguably one of the central themes of the series.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
8
Yes
19
No
0
3
CassetteMeower
In the first (maybe second?) episode a girl jumps off a building because she’s being affected by a witch. Mami catches her before she falls. She is okay in the end.
2 comments | Add comment
Is reality unstable or unhinged?
10 supporters
Yes
10
No
0
1
sadanimegirlpng
"Unstable or unhinged" is maybe too strong. There are recurring locations (witches' labyrinths) that have an exaggerated artstyle and layout that is sometimes inconsistent with the corresponding real world locations. These are self-contained and internally consistent within the narrative, it's mostly just aesthetically "unreal". The last episode features a character rewriting reality, but only in one specific way, which again makes internal sense within the fiction. It is never unclear to the viewer whether what is happening is real or not.
1 comment | Add comment
Does someone have a meltdown?
5 supporters
Yes
4
No
1
0
greenseaturtle
Several characters have emotional breakdowns, especially towards the end.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
15
No
1
Yes
0
No
6
Yes
1
No
5
Is there body dysmorphia?
17 supporters
Yes
22
No
21
18
cherry
spoilers: characters are disconnected from their bodies, in a way, and are deeply unsettled by this
2 comments | Add comment
Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
15 supporters
Yes
26
No
6
9
corviddays
Not those words, but due to witches, one character says "We're going to a beautiful new word" and "We'll be free of these troublesome bodies" while in a trance.
3 comments | Add comment
Are there anxiety attacks?
17 supporters
Yes
41
No
7
7
choerrycoloured
A character has a prolonged one through episodes seven and eight.
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
1
No
27
Does someone have an eating disorder?
22 supporters
Yes
11
No
34
11
sir_bartholomew_V
one character was starved at a young age and as a result eats ravenously during most of her screen time. it was never addressed as an issue, more so just a part of her character and backstory, but could potentially be triggering for those with binge eating disorders
4 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
34
Yes
56
No
0
16
anonamus
In addition to backstory events mentioned above, episode 10 includes a scene where a major character attempts murder-suicide onscreen.
4 comments | Add comment
Noxious
Yes
2
No
1
Are there underwater scenes?
5 supporters
Yes
2
No
1
0
Scarfanon
Not an underwater scene, per se, but one of the end cards does feature an image of Kyoko with a drowning Sayaka.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
14
No
0
Yes
0
No
31
Yes
4
No
0
Is there obscene language/gestures?
4 supporters
Yes
2
No
7
3
SiRenfield
Language is pretty PG-13 so nothing more serious than maybe "shit"
1 comment | Add comment
Are there flashing lights or images?
23 supporters
Yes
51
No
0
11
vallraiene
A lot. Be wary of any of the witch scenes. I had a friend watch for me and tell me when it was okay to look.
2 comments | Add comment
Paranoia
Yes
5
No
1
Is the fourth wall broken?
5 supporters
Yes
1
No
13
0
sadanimegirlpng
S1
E12
An after-credits scene after the final episode appears to address the viewer directly, though it's ambiguous.
1 comment | Add comment
Pregnancy
Yes
0
No
15
Yes
0
No
36
Yes
0
No
37
Are there babies or unborn children?
10 supporters
Yes
9
No
5
3
SiRenfield
Madoka’s brother Tatsuya is a toddler so maybe
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
41
Yes
0
No
38
Prejudice
Yes
1
No
35
Yes
0
No
42
0
CureDeity
One character is refered to as "it" but like. it makes sense if you watch.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
1
No
39
Are there homophobic slurs?
29 supporters
Yes
0
No
32
19
Littleolme
Not exactly, but there is a scene where a girl assumes that her friends (both girls) are now dating and runs away while screaming that "girls can't love girls".
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
3
No
32
13
Pikkles
There is a momentary scene with a jewish girl being brought to a concentration camp in nazi germany. the show itself is not antisemitic, and shows this as being a horrible thing that she should be saved from.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
19
Is there hate speech?
18 supporters
Yes
17
No
25
14
TobyToon
One girl comments after a misunderstanding that "girls can't love girls!" and runs away from the group.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
8
Does an LGBT person die?
24 supporters
Yes
70
No
0
20
vallraiene
Two girls implied to be in a relationship both die, another girl doesn't exactly "die" but sacrifices herself for her female love interest.
4 comments | Add comment
Is there ableist language or behavior?
25 supporters
Yes
0
No
38
9
There is an unofficial fansub where the r-slur is present, but it's not in the official subtitles
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
30
Yes
0
No
6
Race
Yes
0
No
6
Relationships
Yes
0
No
13
Religious
Is religion discussed?
9 supporters
Yes
10
No
0
2
SiRenfield
Kyoko is the daughter of a pastor and one of the Witches is of a religious fanatic
1 comment | Add comment
Are there demons or Hell?
8 supporters
Yes
0
No
3
0
greenseaturtle
No literal demons or hell, but the witches are very eldritch and demonlike.
1 comment | Add comment
Sex
Is there sexual content?
33 supporters
Yes
3
No
45
20
vallraiene
Hardly any, except one character is shown in lingerie in the show's opening. There is other nudity in the show, but it's artistic rather than sexual and nothing is actually shown.
3 comments | Add comment
Is someone sexually objectified?
23 supporters
Yes
8
No
7
6
CassetteMeower
Two men say some creepy things about and objectify their girlfriend when on a train. Sayaka comments about how cruel that is to their girlfriends, and stands up for her.
1 comment | Add comment
Are there nude scenes?
19 supporters
Yes
16
No
2
7
Finn
yes but theyre not sexual and everything is censored
4 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
7
Yes
0
No
4
Yes
0
No
6
Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
1 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
42
Sexism
Yes
0
No
16
Sickness
Yes
0
No
9
Does someone have a chronic illness?
6 supporters
Yes
11
No
0
4
potiondevotion
Homura had a heart disease that she cured with magic
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
7
Is someone terminally ill?
11 supporters
Yes
0
No
3
0
SiRenfield
Only in supplementary material
1 comment | Add comment
Social
Is someone homeless?
4 supporters
Yes
22
No
0
5
SiRenfield
Kyoko
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
5
Yes
0
No
6
Is existentialism debated?
6 supporters
Yes
4
No
0
1
sadanimegirlpng
There are some fairly existential discussions, especially in the latter half of the show.
1 comment | Add comment
Spoiler
Yes
1
No
41
Are there end credit scenes?
12 supporters
Yes
6
No
1
1
SiRenfield
In the final episode and only that one
1 comment | Add comment
Does it have a sad ending?
1 supporters
Yes
58
No
7
19
DustinKarpey
Depends on how you see it, extremely bittersweet. Wouldn't describe it as sad but left me with a similar feeling.
4 comments | Add comment
Vehicular
Does a car crash?
8 supporters
Yes
52
No
1
9
anonamus
A flashback shows one character in the aftermath of a car crash, trapped inside the car and possibly injured.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
11
No
0
Yes
0
No
37
Is someone hit by a car?
11 supporters
Yes
5
No
33
8
sourrbonez
no but they do show the aftermath of a car accident
2 comments | Add comment
Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
2 supporters
Yes
0
No
30
1
SiRenfield
There is a natural disaster though which actually caused the final episodes to be delayed in the wake of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake
2 comments | Add comment
Is there blood/gore?
30 supporters
Yes
52
No
2
3
ohaidoggy
pmmm has very little bloodshed. though there still certainly is blood in a couple scenes, it's not gory at all. the darkness of its themes may have caused some to misremember it as more bloody than it really was. but the blood is minimal and the comment saying theres a lot is wrong.
3 comments | Add comment
Does someone drown?
10 supporters
Yes
2
No
29
6
holan
in the episodes 8-9 there are symbolisms of it but no explicit drowning
1 comment | Add comment
Is there gun violence?
9 supporters
Yes
53
No
0
10
vallraiene
Some of the main characters use guns as their primary weapons.
2 comments | Add comment