Madoka Magica Articles: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(→Plot and Setting: added link to Magic) |
|||
Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
:A page dedicated to solving the 'middle school level' Math questions that appears throughout the series. | :A page dedicated to solving the 'middle school level' Math questions that appears throughout the series. | ||
;[[ | ;[[Astronomy]] | ||
: | :Witches and Familiars as asteroids, Kyubey as an alien, ... | ||
;[[Population dynamics]] | |||
:"Magical Girls are born from wishes. Witches are born from curses" ([[Kyubey]], [[Episode 2]]). Let us see how both populations evolve over time, and whether or not the Earth has a chance of surviving against witches in the end. | |||
;[[Thermodynamics|Thermodynamics and Entropy]] | |||
:Kyubey's speech about Entropy in [[Episode 9]] led to an uproar among fans for its inacurracy. Let us see why. | |||
;[[Mitakihara_Town#Architecture_in_the_Anime_versus_Real-Life_Architecture|Architecture]] | ;[[Mitakihara_Town#Architecture_in_the_Anime_versus_Real-Life_Architecture|Architecture]] |
Revision as of 20:51, 18 March 2011
Note: Please note that the speculations and theories have moved and have now their own page here.
This page serves as an archive for fan-created articles documenting analysis of Madoka Magica. The content below has been roughly ordered by topic. This section should only contain general, objective articles. For the subjective/hypothetical ones, please refer to Theories.
We welcome you to submit new articles as you deem necessary.
Plot and Setting
- Magic
- Detailed explanations and observations about magic in the Magica universe.
- Walpurgis Night
- Explanations on what is Walpurgis Night (in real-life and in canon), references to it, etc.
- Ending Analysis
- An in-depth analysis of the Ending Animation.
Natural Sciences
- Mathematics of Madoka Magica
- A page dedicated to solving the 'middle school level' Math questions that appears throughout the series.
- Astronomy
- Witches and Familiars as asteroids, Kyubey as an alien, ...
- Population dynamics
- "Magical Girls are born from wishes. Witches are born from curses" (Kyubey, Episode 2). Let us see how both populations evolve over time, and whether or not the Earth has a chance of surviving against witches in the end.
- Thermodynamics and Entropy
- Kyubey's speech about Entropy in Episode 9 led to an uproar among fans for its inacurracy. Let us see why.
- Architecture
- Comparison between Architecture within the anime and real life landmarks.
- Last question by Isaac Asimov
- A short story describing imminent heat death of the universe and start of the new cycle.
Intertextuality and Literature
- Faust
- An analysis of the link between the anime series and the famous tragedy by Goethe.
- Der Steppenwolf
- a short comparison between madoka and Harry Haller, the protagonist of "Der Steppenwolf", a novel by Hermann Hesse.
- John Gabriel Borkman
- An unlikely but interresting analysis of the links between Madoka Magica and Henrik Ibsen's "John Gabriel Borkman".