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Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica: Hajimari no Monogatari

Also known as Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings.

Studio: Aniplex , Shaft , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Movic , Nitroplus , Madoka Partners , Houbunsha , Aniplex of America , Manga Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Psychological , Thriller

The first movie in the Madoka trilogy; a recap of the first eight episodes of the series.

Tags: Magic , Tragedy , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Philosophy , Henshin , Urban Fantasy , Aliens , Witch , Primarily Child Cast , Urban , Mixed Media , Time Manipulation , School , Kuudere

RE:cycle of the PENGUINDRUM: Zenpen - Kimi no Ressha wa Seizon Senryaku

Also known as RE:cycle of the PENGUINDRUM Part 1: Your Train Is the Survival Tactic.

Studio: Lapin Track , King Records , Movic , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

The first film in a duology compiling the Mawaru Penguindrum anime with new elements.

What would you do to save someone you love? All brothers Shoma and Kanba know is that, after collapsing in an aquarium and apparently dying, their terminally ill sister Himari was somehow revived by a Penguin hat that she had wished for. Now they're on an impossible mission, because the price of keeping Himari alive is to find a mysterious object called the Penguindrum, and they'll do anything to save their sister. Anything. As they travel separate paths in their search, they'll have to unravel complex riddles, make alliances with strangers they know they shouldn't trust, and question the very fabrics of time and destiny.



Tags: Philosophy , Memory Manipulation , Twins , Battle Royale , Tragedy , Family Life , Terrorism , Crime , Denpa

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon R: THE MOVIE

Also known as Sailor Moon R: The Movie.

Studio: Toei Animation , Madman Entertainment , Viz Media , TV Asahi
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

When Mamoru was little he gave a rose to a little boy named Fiore. Fiore promised that one day he would bring Mamoru lots of flowers. Now Fiore has come back to earth but his intentions are not merely to fulfil a promise...



Tags: Magic , Found Family , Space , Shoujo , Aliens , Primarily Female Cast , Henshin , Space Opera , Unrequited Love , Super Power , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Boys' Love , Tokusatsu , Ensemble Cast , Heterosexual , Reincarnation , Shrine Maiden , Primarily Child Cast

Shoujo Kakumei Utena

Also known as Revolutionary Girl Utena.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , TV Tokyo , The Right Stuf International , Central Park Media , Yomiuri Advertising , SoftX
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological , Romance

Just after Utena's parents died, she was consoled by a prince who gave her a ring with a rose crest on it. Utena was so impressed by the Prince that she vowed to become one herself one day. A few years later, Utena is attending Ohtori Academy where she gives all the teachers headaches because she dresses in a boy's uniform so she can be like the prince she met long ago.

After Utena's friend is insulted by a member of the Student Council, Utena fights in a duel for her friend's honor. Utena's rose crest allows her to enter the dueling arena, where Utena wins the duel and becomes engaged to the Rose Bride. Unknowingly, Utena is pulled into a series of duels with other members of the Student Council for the possession of the Rose Bride. As she becomes fond of Anthy, the Rose Bride, she must fight to keep her friend safe and to discover the horrifying secret behind Ohtori Academy.



Tags: Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Philosophy , Fairy Tale , LGBTQ+ Themes , Tomboy , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Incest , Swordplay , Yuri , Tragedy , Psychosexual , Bisexual , Surreal Comedy , Age Gap , Witch , School , Conspiracy , Memory Manipulation , Ojou-sama , Meta , Henshin , Love Triangle , Fencing , Episodic , Crossdressing , Magic , Time Loop , Bullying , Kuudere , Boarding School , Cheating , Twins , Suicide , Boys' Love , Astronomy , Aliens , Athletics , Body Swapping , Politics

Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica: Eien no Monogatari

Also known as Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part II: Eternal.

Studio: Aniplex , Shaft , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Movic , Nitroplus , Madoka Partners , Houbunsha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Psychological , Thriller

The second movie in the Madoka trilogy. It is a recap of the last four episodes of the series.

Tags: Magic , Tragedy , Time Manipulation , Female Protagonist , Philosophy , Primarily Female Cast , Coming of Age , Primarily Child Cast , Henshin , Cosmic Horror , Urban Fantasy , Witch , Aliens , Gods , Urban , Guns , Mixed Media , Kuudere , Anti-Hero , School

Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica: Hangyaku no Monogatari

Also known as Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion.

Studio: Aniplex , Shaft , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Movic , Nitroplus , Madoka Partners , Houbunsha
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Mystery , Psychological , Thriller

Were all the magical girls truly saved from despair? Now, the great "Law of Cycles" leads the magical girls to their new fate. Madoka Kaname, a girl who once led an ordinary life, sacrificed her very existence to set every magical girl free from their cruel destiny. Homura Akemi, another magical girl who was unable to keep her promise with Madoka, continues to fight in the world in which Madoka left her behind.
"I dream of the day when I can finally see your dear smile again."
Madoka Kaname has changed the world. In this new world, is what the magical girls see a world of hope... or despair?



Tags: Anti-Hero , Alternate Universe , Memory Manipulation , Magic , Tragedy , Witch , Cosmic Horror , Female Protagonist , Philosophy , Primarily Female Cast , Gods , Curses , Yuri , Henshin , Yandere , LGBTQ+ Themes , Urban Fantasy , Time Manipulation , Aliens , Demons , Guns , Urban , Kuudere , Mythology , Mixed Media , School

World Dai Star

Also known as Stella of the Theater: World Dai Star.

Studio: Lerche , Bandai Namco Filmworks , GREE Entertainment , Bandai Namco Music Live , Hawkeye , Daito Giken , Good Smile Company , Studio Hibari , EGG FIRM , Lantis
Status: Finished
Genres: Music

Theater has taken the entire world by storm in the 20th century, and teenager Kokona Ohtori aims to take the big stage. Performers who shine the brightest are called Dai Stars, and for Kokona, her first step into stardom is auditioning for the prominent theater troupe—Sirius. As she cultivates her unique sense for the stage, a story of passion and aspiration unfolds in this super-theater age.



Tags: Acting , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , Musical Theater , Super Power , Dissociative Identities , Ojou-sama , Idol , Chuunibyou , Tsundere

BanG Dream! Ave Mujica

Also known as Ave Mujica - The Die is Cast -.

Studio: Bushiroad , SANZIGEN , TOKYO MX , Good Smile Company , Horipro International , Ultra Super Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Psychological

"Will you give me the rest of your life?"

After losing everything in a single night, Sakiko Togawa reaches out toward an even deeper abyss, one that will drag everyone around her down as well. Gathering the lives of girls burdened with their own troubles and desires, Sakiko raises the curtain on a perfect masquerade.

"Welcome to the world of Ave Mujica."

On a stage where sorrow, death, fear, love—even the solace of forgetting—are stripped away, will their masks be torn off and shatter into oblivion, or will they….



Tags: Band , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Tragedy , Dissociative Identities , Estranged Family , Acting , Full CGI , Metal Music , LGBTQ+ Themes , Disability , Musical Theater , Rock Music , Ensemble Cast , Incest , Adoption , Urban , Ojou-sama , Family Life

Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru: Washio Sumi no Shou 3 - Yakusoku

Studio: Studio Gokumi
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Slice of Life

The third and final movie in the Washio Sumi no Shou trilogy.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Magic , Henshin , Primarily Female Cast , Gods , Post-Apocalyptic , School , Religion , Spearplay , Archery , Kaiju , Fairy , Guns , Disability , Cosmic Horror , Tragedy , Coastal , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Child Cast

Precure Super Stars!

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo

The story begins when Hana, Saaya, and Homare from Hugtto! PreCure take Hagutan out for her flower garden debut. All of a sudden, the monster Usobaakka appears. He attempts to change the world into the one filled with lies and kidnaps Saaya and Homare. Hana learns the girls of Maho Girls PreCure! and Kirakira PreCure a la Mode are also his targets and decides to support them. During the battle, Hana remembers one unfulfilled promise from Usobaakka's word "Promises are lies that can't be kept by anyone." It was Hana's very important promise with a boy named Clover, whom she met in a strange world in her childhood. She gradually realizes the promise is the beginning of this big trouble. In cooperation with the PreCure girls in three generations, will Hana be able to beat the strongest enemy Usobaakka and fulfill the promise with Clover?



Tags: Crossover , Primarily Female Cast , Magic , Kids , Superhero , Ensemble Cast , Fairy , Female Protagonist , Tokusatsu , Super Power , Animals , Urban , Kemonomimi , Nekomimi , Coastal , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Henshin , Urban Fantasy , Time Manipulation