It follows the story of 14-year-old middle school student Madoka Kaname, who is offered the chance to have any wish granted on the condition that she become a magical girl and fight against evil witches.
[4] During the early planning stage, Iwakami decided not to adapt an existing work in order to give Shinbo more freedom in his direction style.
[15] A fourth drama CD was released at Comiket 82 in August 2012 alongside an advance film ticket set.
[28] In Japan, Aniplex distributed six BD/DVD (Blu-ray Disc/Digital Versatile Disc) volumes of Puella Magi Madoka Magica in 2011;[9][19] all of which were included in a box set on December 25, 2013.
[29] In the United States and Canada, Aniplex of America published three BD/DVD volumes of the series in 2012;[10][20][21] and compiled them into a box set on September 27, 2016.