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Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion (2013)
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion (2013)
Original name: 劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ[新編]叛逆の物語
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Following Madoka's rewriting of the universe, sacrificing herself and her happy normal days to save all magical girls from the cruel fate that awaited them by wiping witches out of existence, the despair still manifest into creatures known as nightmares. Magical girl Homura Akemi continues to fight alone in the hope that she will be able to see Madoka smile again.
Style: anime, bleak, tense, serious, eros, emotional, stylized, surprise ending, dark fantasy, mind bending ...
Plot: strong female presence, magical girl, magic, surrealism, twists and turns, supernatural, wizards and magicians, teenage life, imaginary, young heroes, female friendship, high school, youth, wish come true, destiny, deal with the devil, coming of age, haunted by the past, imaginary kingdom, time loop, lesbian, gunfight, time travel, beast, psychic ...
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: japan, asia

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