Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Beginning

Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie  劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ Gekijōban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magika
Genres: action, drama, magic, psychological, thriller Themes: death, fighting, girls with guns, magical girls, tragedy, witches ==Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie  (劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ  Gekijōban   the anime movie adaptation of Puella Magi Madoka Magica, was first announced on November 10, 2011 in  NewType 2011-12 . The movies are set to be a trilogy with the first two being recap of the anime series and the last one being a continuation of the Madoka Magica story. On April 1, 2012 the titles for the first two movies were announced at Anime Contents Expo. Both movies are set for an Autumn 2012 release. The third movie is scheduled to be released October 26, 2013. ==

Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie Beginnings
In the city of Mitakihara, a girl named Madoka Kaname, along with her friend, Sayaka Miki, encounter a creature named Kyubey and are saved from witches by a magical girl named Mami Tomoe. Kyubey offers Madoka and Sayaka the chance to have any one wish granted in exchange for becoming a magical girl and fighting witches, whilst Homura Akemi, another magical girl who recently trans ferred into Madoka's class, is strongly against Madoka becoming one. Before Madoka can make a decision,however,Mami  is killed by a witch, leaving Madoka too afraid to become a magical girl. Sayaka, however, decides to become a magical girl herself in order to heal the hand of her childhood friend, Kyosuke Kamijou. As Sayaka soon comes into conflict with another magical girl named Kyouko Sakura, they, along with Madoka, learn the shocking truth that their soul gems, the source of their magical powers, literally contain their souls. After Sayaka learns that her classmate, Hitomi Shizuki, plans to confess to Kyousuke Kamijou. As Sayaka soon comes into conflict with another magical girl named Kyouko Sakura, they, along with Madoka, learn the shocking truth that their soul gems, the source of their magical powers, literally contain their souls. After Sayaka learns that her classmate,Hitomi Shizuki, plans to confess to Kyosuke, Sayaka falls deeper into despair and ends up darkening her soul gem, which turns into a Grief Seed, transforming Sayaka into a witch.

PRODUCTION
The original television anime series of Puella Magi Madoka Magica was a collaboration between Aniplex, Shaft and MBS. The series was written by Gen Urobuchi and directed by Akiyuki Shinbo with original character designs by Ume Aoki and music by Yuki Kajiura. In November 2011, it was announced in the December issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Newtype magazine that a three-part theatrical film project was in development by Shaft. The first film, Puella Magi Madoka Magica Part 1: Beginnings (劇場版 魔法少女まどGekijōban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magika (Zenpen): Hajimari no Monogatari?), covers the first eight episodes of the anime series.[3] The film was released in Japanese theaters on October 6, 2012.