Overview
Magia Records: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story (マギアレコード 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ外伝) is a role-playing application game which is an offshoot of the TV anime "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" broadcast in 2011. The game is mainly available for smartphones.
Distribution began on 22 August 2017 as an app game for smartphones (Android, iOS); a PC browser version began on 7 April 2019 on DMMGAMES (pre-registration started on 7 January of the same year).
A stage play was performed at the TBS Akasaka ACT Theater from August to September 2018.
A manga adaptation of the series has been running in Manga Time Kirara Forward since August 2018.
A three-part TV animation series was produced by Shaft.
The first season of the TV anime was broadcast from January 2020; the second season started in August 2021 and the final season was broadcast in April 2022.
The story follows the activities of the 'Magical Girls' in the universe of the "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" series, taking place in a new city of Kamihama.
Introduction
The stage is set in burgeoning city called Kamihama.
Magical Girls are drawn there as if by some mysterious force.
Iroha Tamaki is one of them.
"Hey, Ui.... Why did you disappear?"
A new story about Magical Girls and the wishes that drive them unfolds...
Game System
The genre of the game is RPG.
Players battle magical girls against various enemies (Witches, Familiars, Uwasa, etc.) to advance the story. Magical Girls are trained by using material items and experience points obtained through battles and stories.
Story System
In the story part, the player can view the interaction of the characters in Live2D motion and, depending on the situation, make choices from the perspective of the 'Lil` Kyubey'. At key points in these dialogues, battles are interspersed with fights against enemies (due to game system reasons, some battles may be interspersed without any context).
The main story is voiced by the cast of characters, and all stories in the Arc 1 of the main story are currently fully voiced.
Main Story/Another Story
Currently, there are two arcs: Arc 1 (Happiness Witch), which takes place mainly in Kamihama City and Mitakihara City, and Arc 2 (The Hundred Calamities of Gathering), which takes place in other areas as well.
Magical Girl Story
Episodes about Magical Girls gained through gacha and other means are developed. Each Magical Girl story consists of three episodes, some of which are consecutive and some of which are independent. In addition, for some characters, the stories are linked to each other, and the same story may be told from different characters' perspectives.
Characters
Refer to the article List of Magia Record Characters (マギアレコードのキャラクター一覧).
- Iroha Tamaki (CV - Momo Asakura)
- Yachiyo Nanami (CV - Sora Amamiya)
- Tsuruno Yui (CV - Shiina Natsukawa)
- Felicia Mitsuki (CV - Ayane Sakura)
- Sana Futaba (CV - Yui Ogura)
- Momoko Togame (CV - Mikako Komatsu)
- Kaede Akino (CV - Ayaka Ohashi)
- Rena Minami (CV - Kaori Ishihara)
Event Stories
Refer to the article List of Magia Record Events (マギアレコードのイベント一覧).
Stuff
| Development | f4samurai |
|---|---|
| Management | Aniplex |
| Script | f4 scenario team |
| OP animation and transformation animation | SHAFT |
| Characters | Ume Aoki et al. (original design), Junichiro Taniguchi (design) |
| Witches, Uwasa and minions | f4samurai (original idea), Gekidan Inu Curry (supervisor) |
| Doppel | Gekidan Inu Curry (original idea and supervision) |
Theme Songs
- Main Story Arc 1 theme song "kakawari" (かかわり, Involvement)
Lyrics and music: Sho Watanabe / Arrangement: Tatsuya Kurauchi / Song: TrySail (SACRA MUSIC) / Cooperation: Keiichi Tonomura
- Ending theme "Yohaku no Honne" (余白のほんね, The real intention in the margins)
Lyrics and music: Sho Watanabe / Arrangement: Jun Ichikawa / Song: Iroha Tamaki (Momo Asakura) (ANIPLEX) / Cooperation: Shinji Yamauchi
- Main Story Arc 2 theme song "Utsuroi" (うつろい)
Lyrics and music: Sho Watanabe / Arrangement: Tsubasa Ito / Song: TrySail
- Main Story Arc 2 Image Song "Signal"" (シグナル)
Lyrics: Yoshie Isoya / Music: Takamitsu Ono / Arrangement: Atsushi Yuasa / Song: ClariS
Character song
- "Kokuhou High End" (国宝ハイエンド, National Treasure High-End)
Lyrics: Sho Watanabe / Arranged by Yutaka Sasaki / Song: Sayuki Fumino (Machico) (ANIPLEX)
- "Sazanka no Ato" (山茶花の跡, Trace of the Sasanqua Camellia)
Lyrics and music by Sho Watanabe / Arranged by Toshinori Moriya / Song by Tokiome Clan (Shizuka Tokiome (Shu Uchida), Chiharu Hiroe (Mayu Sagara), Sunao Toki ( Aguri Onishi)) (ANIPLEX)
- "Homemade" (ホームメイド)
Lyrics and music by Sho Watanabe / Arranged by Tatsuya Kurauchi / Song by Team Mikazuki Villa (Iroha Tamaki (Momo Asakura), Yachiyo Nanami (Sora Amamiya), Tsuruno Yui (Shiina Natsukawa), Felicia Mitsuki (Ayane Sakura), Sana Futaba (Yui Ogura)) (ANIPLEX)
Stage Play
It was announced on 10 July 2018 that the story will be adapted for the stage by the members of Keyakizaka 46.
The stage "Magia Records: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story" is being staged at the TBS Akasaka ACT Theater from 24 August to 9 September 2018.
The stage script is played out based on the story up to chapter 5 of Arc 1 of the original game.
Digest of the stage
Stuff (Stage Play)
| Original story | Magica Quartet |
|---|---|
| Direction | Akiko Kodama |
| Script | Masafumi Hata |
| Presented by | Stage "Magia Record" Production Committee |
Manga Series
A manga version based on the Main Story has been serialised in Manga Time Kirara Forward since the October 2018 edition. Artwork is by Fujino Fuji.
There are already six volumes published from the Manga Time KR Comics.
A manga version of the Another Story is also serialised in Houbunsha's manga streaming website/app, COMIC FUZ, from spring 2019. Artwork is by U35.
Previously published in two volumes.
(Magia Record Another Story | COMIC FUZ)
TV Anime
The TV anime series ran from January 2020 to April 2022 in a two-cour (25 episodes) divided into three parts.
The first season was broadcast from January to March 2020. 13 episodes in total.
The second season aired from August to September 2021. 8 episodes.
The final season was broadcast on 3 April 2022 in a 4-episode consecutive program.
Originally, the story of the anime series was to be completed with the airing of the second season with 12 episodes, but due to production reasons, the second season was split into eight and four episodes respectively, with the latter episodes to be broadcast at a later date as the final season.
The TV anime version has a story based on Arc 1: The Happiness Witch Arc, with its own ending that is not connected to Arc 2: The Hundred Calamities of the Gathering. It was produced with a script reconstructed from the original game storyline. There are also new characters that appear only in the anime version.
For more information, refer to the article Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story.
OP and ED anime
TV Anime Opening (2nd Season ver.)
TV Anime Ending (2nd Season ver.)
Main Staff
(Only the main ones are listed. For more information, refer to the anime version article).
| Original work | MagicaQuartet |
|---|---|
| Chief director | Gekidan Inu Curry (Doroinu) |
| Series composition | Gekidan Inu Curry (Doroinu) (1st and 2nd season), Katsuhiko Takayama (2nd season) |
| Main character draft | Ume Aoki |
| Assistant director (1st season) → Director (2nd season) | Yukihiro Miyamoto |
| Character Design and Chief Animation Director | Junichiro Taniguchi |
| Animation Production | Shaft |
Related Videos
Game Arc 1
Magia Record Trailer 1 (English)
Main Story Arc 1 Chapter 10 (Last Chapter) CM ※Spoiler Caution!
TV Anime series
TV Anime Trailer 1 (English)
TV Anime Trailer 2 (English)
2nd Season Trailer
2nd Season Latest Trailer
Final Season Trailer (English)
Game Arc 2
Game Arc 2 Teaser
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