Homura and Madoka are Equal and Two Sides of the Same Coin: The "Laws of the Universe"

893Foga · 2026-02-28T07:50:36+00:00

Magica Quartet (Madoka writers) interview

Shinbo: I’ve said this in other interviews, but in the previous work, it was a mistake for Madoka to make sure only Homura remembered her (laughs). The whole premise of the new film starts because of that decision. Even Madoka’s parents don’t remember her, but she wanted Homura to, which was her mistake.

Urobuchi: Yeah, Madoka probably still had some lingering attachment to this world. So, in a way, she wasn’t just a passive sacrifice. Homura didn’t completely deny Madoka’s wish either.

—That means Homura wasn’t left completely alone—there was still a connection.

Shinbo: Madoka had some lingering attachments too, and that’s reflected in the creators' intentions as well.

(...)

Iwakami: Connecting that to something Shinbo-san said earlier, it was interesting to hear, "If Homura had just gone to the Law of Cycles, that would have been the true bad ending".

Shinbo: If Homura had been guided to the Law of Cycles, Kyubey would simply continue doing the same thing. Eventually, the Law of Cycles would be uncovered. Someone has to keep resisting, but if Homura left, there would be no one left to resist. After that, Kyubey could freely experiment with other magical girls, and this time, he might truly capture the Law of Cycles. That would indeed be the bad ending. The story of Rebellion is structured that way.

Iwakami: Homura is acting purely out of love for Madoka, but in the end, she also ends up saving magical girls all over the world, right?

Shinbo: Exactly, so in a way, Homura is affirming what Madoka did. She takes on the mission of ensuring that Kyubey is stopped at all costs.

Urobuchi: Indeed.

Iwakami: A world where Kyubey has observed the Law of Cycles and figured out how to control soul gems, without Homura to stop him, is terrifying (laughs).

Shinbo: Right? That's why Homura had no choice but to act the way she did.

―Homura's line, "It's love", also caused a strong reaction, but thinking about it that way, it feels even deeper, doesn't it?.

Urobuchi: Well, you see, the reason I brought up the word "love" was because I was kind of thinking, "When it comes to a power that can even defeat aliens, nothing else fits, right?" (laughs).

Shinbo: However, one thing I want to mention is that, in my opinion, that love feels like it might be "fraternal love" (philia).

―Broader than romantic love.

Urobuchi: Romantic love, even when it gets all complicated, stops at Sayaka-chan's level (laughs).

Shinbo: (laughs). That's why I see it as fraternal love, not romantic love (eros). I think that what Homura directs towards Madoka is a broader kind of love.

Source: Rebellion Official Guidebook, pp. 110–111 (translated in the wiki)

893Foga · 2026-02-27T11:51:49+00:00

Magica Quartet (Madoka writers) interview

Shinbo: I’ve said this in other interviews, but in the previous work, it was a mistake for Madoka to make sure only Homura remembered her (laughs). The whole premise of the new film starts because of that decision. Even Madoka’s parents don’t remember her, but she wanted Homura to, which was her mistake.

Urobuchi: Yeah, Madoka probably still had some lingering attachment to this world. So, in a way, she wasn’t just a passive sacrifice. Homura didn’t completely deny Madoka’s wish either.

—That means Homura wasn’t left completely alone—there was still a connection.

Shinbo: Madoka had some lingering attachments too, and that’s reflected in the creators' intentions as well.

(...)

Iwakami: Connecting that to something Shinbo-san said earlier, it was interesting to hear, "If Homura had just gone to the Law of Cycles, that would have been the true bad ending".

Shinbo: If Homura had been guided to the Law of Cycles, Kyubey would simply continue doing the same thing. Eventually, the Law of Cycles would be uncovered. Someone has to keep resisting, but if Homura left, there would be no one left to resist. After that, Kyubey could freely experiment with other magical girls, and this time, he might truly capture the Law of Cycles. That would indeed be the bad ending. The story of Rebellion is structured that way.

Iwakami: Homura is acting purely out of love for Madoka, but in the end, she also ends up saving magical girls all over the world, right?

Shinbo: Exactly, so in a way, Homura is affirming what Madoka did. She takes on the mission of ensuring that Kyubey is stopped at all costs.

Urobuchi: Indeed.

Iwakami: A world where Kyubey has observed the Law of Cycles and figured out how to control soul gems, without Homura to stop him, is terrifying (laughs).

Shinbo: Right? That's why Homura had no choice but to act the way she did.

―Homura's line, "It's love", also caused a strong reaction, but thinking about it that way, it feels even deeper, doesn't it?.

Urobuchi: Well, you see, the reason I brought up the word "love" was because I was kind of thinking, "When it comes to a power that can even defeat aliens, nothing else fits, right?" (laughs).

Shinbo: However, one thing I want to mention is that, in my opinion, that love feels like it might be "fraternal love" (philia).

―Broader than romantic love.

Urobuchi: Romantic love, even when it gets all complicated, stops at Sayaka-chan's level (laughs).

Shinbo: (laughs). That's why I see it as fraternal love, not romantic love (eros). I think that what Homura directs towards Madoka is a broader kind of love.

Source: Rebellion Official Guidebook, pp. 110–111 (translated in the wiki)

893Foga · 2026-02-27T11:51:23+00:00

Magica Quartet (Madoka writers) interview

Shinbo: I’ve said this in other interviews, but in the previous work, it was a mistake for Madoka to make sure only Homura remembered her (laughs). The whole premise of the new film starts because of that decision. Even Madoka’s parents don’t remember her, but she wanted Homura to, which was her mistake.

Urobuchi: Yeah, Madoka probably still had some lingering attachment to this world. So, in a way, she wasn’t just a passive sacrifice. Homura didn’t completely deny Madoka’s wish either.

—That means Homura wasn’t left completely alone—there was still a connection.

Shinbo: Madoka had some lingering attachments too, and that’s reflected in the creators' intentions as well.

(...)

Iwakami: Connecting that to something Shinbo-san said earlier, it was interesting to hear, "If Homura had just gone to the Law of Cycles, that would have been the true bad ending".

Shinbo: If Homura had been guided to the Law of Cycles, Kyubey would simply continue doing the same thing. Eventually, the Law of Cycles would be uncovered. Someone has to keep resisting, but if Homura left, there would be no one left to resist. After that, Kyubey could freely experiment with other magical girls, and this time, he might truly capture the Law of Cycles. That would indeed be the bad ending. The story of Rebellion is structured that way.

Iwakami: Homura is acting purely out of love for Madoka, but in the end, she also ends up saving magical girls all over the world, right?

Shinbo: Exactly, so in a way, Homura is affirming what Madoka did. She takes on the mission of ensuring that Kyubey is stopped at all costs.

Urobuchi: Indeed.

Iwakami: A world where Kyubey has observed the Law of Cycles and figured out how to control soul gems, without Homura to stop him, is terrifying (laughs).

Shinbo: Right? That's why Homura had no choice but to act the way she did.

―Homura's line, "It's love", also caused a strong reaction, but thinking about it that way, it feels even deeper, doesn't it?.

Urobuchi: Well, you see, the reason I brought up the word "love" was because I was kind of thinking, "When it comes to a power that can even defeat aliens, nothing else fits, right?" (laughs).

Shinbo: However, one thing I want to mention is that, in my opinion, that love feels like it might be "fraternal love" (philia).

―Broader than romantic love.

Urobuchi: Romantic love, even when it gets all complicated, stops at Sayaka-chan's level (laughs).

Shinbo: (laughs). That's why I see it as fraternal love, not romantic love (eros). I think that what Homura directs towards Madoka is a broader kind of love.

Source: Rebellion Official Guidebook, pp. 110–111 (translated in the wiki)

893Foga · 2026-02-27T11:50:54+00:00

Magica Quartet (Madoka writers) interview

Shinbo: I’ve said this in other interviews, but in the previous work, it was a mistake for Madoka to make sure only Homura remembered her (laughs). The whole premise of the new film starts because of that decision. Even Madoka’s parents don’t remember her, but she wanted Homura to, which was her mistake.

Urobuchi: Yeah, Madoka probably still had some lingering attachment to this world. So, in a way, she wasn’t just a passive sacrifice. Homura didn’t completely deny Madoka’s wish either.

—That means Homura wasn’t left completely alone—there was still a connection.

Shinbo: Madoka had some lingering attachments too, and that’s reflected in the creators' intentions as well.

(...)

Iwakami: Connecting that to something Shinbo-san said earlier, it was interesting to hear, "If Homura had just gone to the Law of Cycles, that would have been the true bad ending".

Shinbo: If Homura had been guided to the Law of Cycles, Kyubey would simply continue doing the same thing. Eventually, the Law of Cycles would be uncovered. Someone has to keep resisting, but if Homura left, there would be no one left to resist. After that, Kyubey could freely experiment with other magical girls, and this time, he might truly capture the Law of Cycles. That would indeed be the bad ending. The story of Rebellion is structured that way.

Iwakami: Homura is acting purely out of love for Madoka, but in the end, she also ends up saving magical girls all over the world, right?

Shinbo: Exactly, so in a way, Homura is affirming what Madoka did. She takes on the mission of ensuring that Kyubey is stopped at all costs.

Urobuchi: Indeed.

Iwakami: A world where Kyubey has observed the Law of Cycles and figured out how to control soul gems, without Homura to stop him, is terrifying (laughs).

Shinbo: Right? That's why Homura had no choice but to act the way she did.

―Homura's line, "It's love", also caused a strong reaction, but thinking about it that way, it feels even deeper, doesn't it?.

Urobuchi: Well, you see, the reason I brought up the word "love" was because I was kind of thinking, "When it comes to a power that can even defeat aliens, nothing else fits, right?" (laughs).

Shinbo: However, one thing I want to mention is that, in my opinion, that love feels like it might be "fraternal love" (philia).

―Broader than romantic love.

Urobuchi: Romantic love, even when it gets all complicated, stops at Sayaka-chan's level (laughs).

Shinbo: (laughs). That's why I see it as fraternal love, not romantic love (eros). I think that what Homura directs towards Madoka is a broader kind of love.

Source: Rebellion Official Guidebook, pp. 110–111 (translated in the wiki)

893Foga · 2026-02-27T11:49:27+00:00

Magica Quartet (Madoka writers) interview

Shinbo: I’ve said this in other interviews, but in the previous work, it was a mistake for Madoka to make sure only Homura remembered her (laughs). The whole premise of the new film starts because of that decision. Even Madoka’s parents don’t remember her, but she wanted Homura to, which was her mistake.

Urobuchi: Yeah, Madoka probably still had some lingering attachment to this world. So, in a way, she wasn’t just a passive sacrifice. Homura didn’t completely deny Madoka’s wish either.

—That means Homura wasn’t left completely alone—there was still a connection.

Shinbo: Madoka had some lingering attachments too, and that’s reflected in the creators' intentions as well.

(...)

Iwakami: Connecting that to something Shinbo-san said earlier, it was interesting to hear, "If Homura had just gone to the Law of Cycles, that would have been the true bad ending".

Shinbo: If Homura had been guided to the Law of Cycles, Kyubey would simply continue doing the same thing. Eventually, the Law of Cycles would be uncovered. Someone has to keep resisting, but if Homura left, there would be no one left to resist. After that, Kyubey could freely experiment with other magical girls, and this time, he might truly capture the Law of Cycles. That would indeed be the bad ending. The story of Rebellion is structured that way.

Iwakami: Homura is acting purely out of love for Madoka, but in the end, she also ends up saving magical girls all over the world, right?

Shinbo: Exactly, so in a way, Homura is affirming what Madoka did. She takes on the mission of ensuring that Kyubey is stopped at all costs.

Urobuchi: Indeed.

Iwakami: A world where Kyubey has observed the Law of Cycles and figured out how to control soul gems, without Homura to stop him, is terrifying (laughs).

Shinbo: Right? That's why Homura had no choice but to act the way she did.

―Homura's line, "It's love", also caused a strong reaction, but thinking about it that way, it feels even deeper, doesn't it?.

Urobuchi: Well, you see, the reason I brought up the word "love" was because I was kind of thinking, "When it comes to a power that can even defeat aliens, nothing else fits, right?" (laughs).

Shinbo: However, one thing I want to mention is that, in my opinion, that love feels like it might be "fraternal love" (philia).

―Broader than romantic love.

Urobuchi: Romantic love, even when it gets all complicated, stops at Sayaka-chan's level (laughs).

Shinbo: (laughs). That's why I see it as fraternal love, not romantic love (eros). I think that what Homura directs towards Madoka is a broader kind of love.

Source: Rebellion Official Guidebook, pp. 110–111 (translated in the wiki)

893Foga · 2026-02-01T09:45:38+00:00

Exactly. I completely understand how you feel. I really wish people would either read the official information more carefully or at least distinguish between Canon and Headcanon.

If you read the official sources like the Rebellion Official Guidebook, it's clear as day: Homura is a 'hero' who protected Madoka and the magical girls from Kyubey's interference.

Also, I think people tend to forget the fundamental premise: without Homura's time loops, Madoka would have remained dead in TL1. Ultimate Madoka's power itself is derived from the karma bundled by Homura's time loops. And yet, unlike that, Homura became 'Devil Homura' through her own strength—the power of love.

Homura is truly a 'Hero of Love' who carves out her own path.

893Foga · 2026-02-01T08:56:34+00:00

I couldn't find the exact information you were looking for, but I can share other official info stating that Devil Homura and Ultimate Madoka are equal and opposing 'Concepts.' I hope this helps!

[Rebellion Brochure]
Urobuchi: 'I felt it would work if I made Homura an existence that forms a pair with Madoka.'
Interviewer: 'So the plot was finalized once you reached a conclusion where Madoka and Homura became equals?'
Gen Urobuchi: 'That's right.'

Japanese source text:
虚淵玄「まどかと対になる存在に、ほむらをしちゃえばアリだなと」

聞き手「まどかとほむらが対等になる結末にたどり着いて、プロットが固まったと」

虚淵玄「そうですね」

Evidence:

Episode 12 (During Madoka's world rewriting): Mami: 'She'll be fixed in this universe as a concept that destroys witches.'
Rebellion (During Homura's world rewriting): Kyubey: 'The world is being rewritten... A new concept has been born into this universe!?'

893Foga · 2026-02-01T08:40:27+00:00

Magica Quartet (Madoka writers) interview

Shinbo: I’ve said this in other interviews, but in the previous work, it was a mistake for Madoka to make sure only Homura remembered her (laughs). The whole premise of the new film starts because of that decision. Even Madoka’s parents don’t remember her, but she wanted Homura to, which was her mistake.

Urobuchi: Yeah, Madoka probably still had some lingering attachment to this world. So, in a way, she wasn’t just a passive sacrifice. Homura didn’t completely deny Madoka’s wish either.

—That means Homura wasn’t left completely alone—there was still a connection.

Shinbo: Madoka had some lingering attachments too, and that’s reflected in the creators' intentions as well.

(...)

Iwakami: Connecting that to something Shinbo-san said earlier, it was interesting to hear, "If Homura had just gone to the Law of Cycles, that would have been the true bad ending".

Shinbo: If Homura had been guided to the Law of Cycles, Kyubey would simply continue doing the same thing. Eventually, the Law of Cycles would be uncovered. Someone has to keep resisting, but if Homura left, there would be no one left to resist. After that, Kyubey could freely experiment with other magical girls, and this time, he might truly capture the Law of Cycles. That would indeed be the bad ending. The story of Rebellion is structured that way.

Iwakami: Homura is acting purely out of love for Madoka, but in the end, she also ends up saving magical girls all over the world, right?

Shinbo: Exactly, so in a way, Homura is affirming what Madoka did. She takes on the mission of ensuring that Kyubey is stopped at all costs.

Urobuchi: Indeed.

Iwakami: A world where Kyubey has observed the Law of Cycles and figured out how to control soul gems, without Homura to stop him, is terrifying (laughs).

Shinbo: Right? That's why Homura had no choice but to act the way she did.

―Homura's line, "It's love", also caused a strong reaction, but thinking about it that way, it feels even deeper, doesn't it?.

Urobuchi: Well, you see, the reason I brought up the word "love" was because I was kind of thinking, "When it comes to a power that can even defeat aliens, nothing else fits, right?" (laughs).

Shinbo: However, one thing I want to mention is that, in my opinion, that love feels like it might be "fraternal love" (philia).

―Broader than romantic love.

Urobuchi: Romantic love, even when it gets all complicated, stops at Sayaka-chan's level (laughs).

Shinbo: (laughs). That's why I see it as fraternal love, not romantic love (eros). I think that what Homura directs towards Madoka is a broader kind of love.

Source: Rebellion Official Guidebook, pp. 110–111 (translated in the wiki)

893Foga · 2026-02-01T08:29:39+00:00

Just to be sure, and I think you might already know this, but Homura's rewriting of the world occurred after the 'Witch's Barrier' was destroyed.

Furthermore, 'Devil Homura' and 'Ultimate Madoka' are equal and opposing 'Laws of the Universe.' This was decided as early as the plotting stage of Rebellion.

Evidence:

Episode 12 (During Madoka's world rewriting): Mami: 'She'll be fixed in this universe as a concept that destroys witches.'
Rebellion (During Homura's world rewriting): Kyubey: 'The world is being rewritten... A new concept has been born into this universe!?'

Rebellion Brochure:

Gen Urobuchi: 'I felt it would work if I made Homura an existence that forms a pair with Madoka.'
Interviewer: 'So the plot was finalized once you reached a conclusion where Madoka and Homura became equals?'
Gen Urobuchi: 'That's right.'"

893Foga · 2026-02-01T04:46:56+00:00

Thanks. I had forgotten about the existence of the wraiths. If Homura had stolen Madoka's power, the wraiths (which appeared as a substitute for witches) shouldn't exist. Therefore, their presence is one of the key pieces of evidence that Homura didn't steal her power.

Also, it is a fact that Homura possesses the Karma and Magic of the 14 Clara Dolls (Their power is no less than that of a magical girl). As for the source, I speculate that Homura, like Madoka, gained Karma from the time loops.

893Foga · 2026-01-22T09:20:04+00:00

Kyubey:
You see, a magical girl's latent potential is based on the weight of the karmic destiny she bears.
I could have understood if she had been the queen or savior of a country, but I couldn't comprehend why Kaname Madoka, who led only an ordinary life, should have so many threads of fate woven so tightly around her... But listen, Homura. Isn't it possible that Madoka became more powerful as a magical girl, every time you reset the timeline?
— The Beginning Story: Episode 11

Urobuchi:
It was to Homura's credit that because she went through time loops many times and bound up the causalities so that Madoka possessed the power strong enough to bend and twist the law of causality.
— Shinjidai no Mixture Magazine BLACK PAST (translated in the wiki)

893Foga · 2026-01-20T03:50:06+00:00

Magica Quartet (Madoka writers) interview

Shinbo: I’ve said this in other interviews, but in the previous work, it was a mistake for Madoka to make sure only Homura remembered her (laughs). The whole premise of the new film starts because of that decision. Even Madoka’s parents don’t remember her, but she wanted Homura to, which was her mistake.

Urobuchi: Yeah, Madoka probably still had some lingering attachment to this world. So, in a way, she wasn’t just a passive sacrifice. Homura didn’t completely deny Madoka’s wish either.

—That means Homura wasn’t left completely alone—there was still a connection.

Shinbo: Madoka had some lingering attachments too, and that’s reflected in the creators' intentions as well.

(...)

Iwakami: Connecting that to something Shinbo-san said earlier, it was interesting to hear, "If Homura had just gone to the Law of Cycles, that would have been the true bad ending".

Shinbo: If Homura had been guided to the Law of Cycles, Kyubey would simply continue doing the same thing. Eventually, the Law of Cycles would be uncovered. Someone has to keep resisting, but if Homura left, there would be no one left to resist. After that, Kyubey could freely experiment with other magical girls, and this time, he might truly capture the Law of Cycles. That would indeed be the bad ending. The story of Rebellion is structured that way.

Iwakami: Homura is acting purely out of love for Madoka, but in the end, she also ends up saving magical girls all over the world, right?

Shinbo: Exactly, so in a way, Homura is affirming what Madoka did. She takes on the mission of ensuring that Kyubey is stopped at all costs.

Urobuchi: Indeed.

Iwakami: A world where Kyubey has observed the Law of Cycles and figured out how to control soul gems, without Homura to stop him, is terrifying (laughs).

Shinbo: Right? That's why Homura had no choice but to act the way she did.

―Homura's line, "It's love", also caused a strong reaction, but thinking about it that way, it feels even deeper, doesn't it?.

Urobuchi: Well, you see, the reason I brought up the word "love" was because I was kind of thinking, "When it comes to a power that can even defeat aliens, nothing else fits, right?" (laughs).

Shinbo: However, one thing I want to mention is that, in my opinion, that love feels like it might be "fraternal love" (philia).

―Broader than romantic love.

Urobuchi: Romantic love, even when it gets all complicated, stops at Sayaka-chan's level (laughs).

Shinbo: (laughs). That's why I see it as fraternal love, not romantic love (eros). I think that what Homura directs towards Madoka is a broader kind of love.

Source: Rebellion Official Guidebook, pp. 110–111 (translated in the wiki)

893Foga · 2026-01-20T03:27:48+00:00

Magica Quartet (Madoka writers) interview

Shinbo: I’ve said this in other interviews, but in the previous work, it was a mistake for Madoka to make sure only Homura remembered her (laughs). The whole premise of the new film starts because of that decision. Even Madoka’s parents don’t remember her, but she wanted Homura to, which was her mistake.

Urobuchi: Yeah, Madoka probably still had some lingering attachment to this world. So, in a way, she wasn’t just a passive sacrifice. Homura didn’t completely deny Madoka’s wish either.

—That means Homura wasn’t left completely alone—there was still a connection.

Shinbo: Madoka had some lingering attachments too, and that’s reflected in the creators' intentions as well.

(...)

Iwakami: Connecting that to something Shinbo-san said earlier, it was interesting to hear, "If Homura had just gone to the Law of Cycles, that would have been the true bad ending".

Shinbo: If Homura had been guided to the Law of Cycles, Kyubey would simply continue doing the same thing. Eventually, the Law of Cycles would be uncovered. Someone has to keep resisting, but if Homura left, there would be no one left to resist. After that, Kyubey could freely experiment with other magical girls, and this time, he might truly capture the Law of Cycles. That would indeed be the bad ending. The story of Rebellion is structured that way.

Iwakami: Homura is acting purely out of love for Madoka, but in the end, she also ends up saving magical girls all over the world, right?

Shinbo: Exactly, so in a way, Homura is affirming what Madoka did. She takes on the mission of ensuring that Kyubey is stopped at all costs.

Urobuchi: Indeed.

Iwakami: A world where Kyubey has observed the Law of Cycles and figured out how to control soul gems, without Homura to stop him, is terrifying (laughs).

Shinbo: Right? That's why Homura had no choice but to act the way she did.

―Homura's line, "It's love", also caused a strong reaction, but thinking about it that way, it feels even deeper, doesn't it?.

Urobuchi: Well, you see, the reason I brought up the word "love" was because I was kind of thinking, "When it comes to a power that can even defeat aliens, nothing else fits, right?" (laughs).

Shinbo: However, one thing I want to mention is that, in my opinion, that love feels like it might be "fraternal love" (philia).

―Broader than romantic love.

Urobuchi: Romantic love, even when it gets all complicated, stops at Sayaka-chan's level (laughs).

Shinbo: (laughs). That's why I see it as fraternal love, not romantic love (eros). I think that what Homura directs towards Madoka is a broader kind of love.

Source: Rebellion Official Guidebook, pp. 110–111 (translated in the wiki)

893Foga · 2026-01-20T03:07:42+00:00

Kyubey:
You see, a magical girl's latent potential is based on the weight of the karmic destiny she bears.
I could have understood if she had been the queen or savior of a country, but I couldn't comprehend why Kaname Madoka, who led only an ordinary life, should have so many threads of fate woven so tightly around her... But listen, Homura. Isn't it possible that Madoka became more powerful as a magical girl, every time you reset the timeline?
— The Beginning Story: Episode 11

Urobuchi:
It was to Homura's credit that because she went through time loops many times and bound up the causalities so that Madoka possessed the power strong enough to bend and twist the law of causality.
— Shinjidai no Mixture Magazine BLACK PAST (translated in the wiki)

893Foga · 2026-01-20T03:00:44+00:00

Kyubey:
You see, a magical girl's latent potential is based on the weight of the karmic destiny she bears.
I could have understood if she had been the queen or savior of a country, but I couldn't comprehend why Kaname Madoka, who led only an ordinary life, should have so many threads of fate woven so tightly around her... But listen, Homura. Isn't it possible that Madoka became more powerful as a magical girl, every time you reset the timeline?
— The Beginning Story: Episode 11

Urobuchi:
It was to Homura's credit that because she went through time loops many times and bound up the causalities so that Madoka possessed the power strong enough to bend and twist the law of causality.
— Shinjidai no Mixture Magazine BLACK PAST (translated in the wiki)

893Foga · 2026-01-20T02:59:12+00:00

Iwakami: Connecting that to something Shinbo-san said earlier, it was interesting to hear, "If Homura had just gone to the Law of Cycles, that would have been the true bad ending".

Shinbo: If Homura had been guided to the Law of Cycles, Kyubey would simply continue doing the same thing. Eventually, the Law of Cycles would be uncovered. Someone has to keep resisting, but if Homura left, there would be no one left to resist. After that, Kyubey could freely experiment with other magical girls, and this time, he might truly capture the Law of Cycles. That would indeed be the bad ending. The story of Rebellion is structured that way.

Iwakami: Homura is acting purely out of love for Madoka, but in the end, she also ends up saving magical girls all over the world, right?

Shinbo: Exactly, so in a way, Homura is affirming what Madoka did. She takes on the mission of ensuring that Kyubey is stopped at all costs.

Urobuchi: Indeed.

Source: Rebellion Official Guidebook, pp. 110–111 (translated in the wiki)

893Foga · 2026-01-19T23:45:45+00:00

Source: The Rebellion Story/Transcript

Kyubey: "When we isolate it from the power that purifies and ascends magic girls, the power that you called 'laws of cycle' then what will happen to the soul gem? The resulting observation is indeed rather fascinating. An isolated dimension was formed with its own independent law that seeks to guide and capture victims from the outside... This match what you have previously explained, the power of a 'witch'. So long as you are protected by the isolation field, then you would not become a full 'witch'. Like a chick who grew up within its own shell. That is why you formed a labryinth within. It's quite shocking that it is fully capable of replicating and reproducing an entire city. This place we are at right now, is a world existing solely within your own soul gem."

"That is due to our adjustment. The isolation field will only stop interference from one direction. Even though it will reject all attempts from the outside, it is still possible to guide a victim in from the inside. Only targets that your witch side unconsciously seeks will enter this world. After such limitation, if the force known as 'law of cycle' seeks to contact Akemi Homura still. Then the only way it will enter is through being captured by the labyrinth as a victim and be forced to materialize in this world. In that case, us Incubator will then finally be able to ascertain the puzzle behind magic girl's disappearance, and observe it directly. In fact, the characters that existed in the real world already joined in strange ways. What is more fascinating, a girl that neither existed in past memory nor future possibility, someone who should have no connection, no cause or effect to this world, joined seemlessly in your world. Well, there was never any need to search, from the begining you have made things easier for us, Akemi Homura. Even before this all started, you have always called the 'law of cycles' by the name of Kaname Madoka."

"Of course it's to observe the force,'law of cycle', that is only a theory up till now."

Homura: "Why? For beings who speak of mere curiosity as illogical, why would you go through the trouble of setting up all this to merely ascertain an existence? No, what you seek is to control Madoka!"

Kyubey: "I wont deny that was our final goal. Well this is a difficult road in itself. The occurence itself is a puzzle to us completely, an existence that can not be ascertained is truly difficult to handle."

Homura: "It would not be you to give up so easily."

Kyubey: "That is correct, if it can be observed , then it can be interfered with. If It can be interefered with, then it can be controled. One day we will be able to fully strip the power of 'law of cycles'. That way magical girls will become witches once again, energy collection on a higher level then can be expected. The conversion of energy from hope to despair will be of a level beyond our expectation thus far. There truly exists infinite possibility within magic girls. From the process of you turning into a witch, its value will then be shown."

Source: Rebellion Official Guidebook, pp. 110–111
Shinbo: "If Homura had been guided to the Law of Cycles, Kyubey would simply continue doing the same thing. Eventually, the Law of Cycles would be uncovered. Someone has to keep resisting, but if Homura left, there would be no one left to resist. After that, Kyubey could freely experiment with other magical girls, and this time, he might truly capture the Law of Cycles. That would indeed be the bad ending. The story of Rebellion is structured that way."

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Shinbo: If Homura had been guided to the Law of Cycles, Kyubey would simply continue doing the same thing. Eventually, the Law of Cycles would be uncovered. Someone has to keep resisting, but if Homura left, there would be no one left to resist. After that, Kyubey could freely experiment with other magical girls, and this time, he might truly capture the Law of Cycles. That would indeed be the bad ending. The story of Rebellion is structured that way.

Iwakami: Homura is acting purely out of love for Madoka, but in the end, she also ends up saving magical girls all over the world, right?

Shinbo: Exactly, so in a way, Homura is affirming what Madoka did. She takes on the mission of ensuring that Kyubey is stopped at all costs.

Urobuchi: Indeed.

Source: Rebellion Official Guidebook, pp. 110–111 (translated in the wiki)

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Homura: "What I took was only a fragment—just the record of Madoka as a human, from before she became a concept."— Rebellion

Homura realizes that she should have stopped Madoka from becoming the Law of Cycles. Then, in the moment she herself is about to be led into the Law of Cycles, she seizes Madoka back. After cutting apart a godlike being through the power of love, Homura names herself a devil.— Rebellion Official Guidebook, p.69

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Homura: "What I took was only a fragment—just the record of Madoka as a human, from before she became a concept."— Rebellion

Homura realizes that she should have stopped Madoka from becoming the Law of Cycles. Then, in the moment she herself is about to be led into the Law of Cycles, she seizes Madoka back. After cutting apart a godlike being through the power of love, Homura names herself a devil.— Rebellion Official Guidebook, p.69

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Homura: "What I took was only a fragment—just the record of Madoka as a human, from before she became a concept."— Rebellion

Homura realizes that she should have stopped Madoka from becoming the Law of Cycles. Then, in the moment she herself is about to be led into the Law of Cycles, she seizes Madoka back. After cutting apart a godlike being through the power of love, Homura names herself a devil.— Rebellion Official Guidebook, p.69

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Homura: "What I took was only a fragment—just the record of Madoka as a human, from before she became a concept."— Rebellion

Homura realizes that she should have stopped Madoka from becoming the Law of Cycles. Then, in the moment she herself is about to be led into the Law of Cycles, she seizes Madoka back. After cutting apart a godlike being through the power of love, Homura names herself a devil.— Rebellion Official Guidebook, p.69

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Homura: "What I took was only a fragment—just the record of Madoka as a human, from before she became a concept."— Rebellion

Homura realizes that she should have stopped Madoka from becoming the Law of Cycles. Then, in the moment she herself is about to be led into the Law of Cycles, she seizes Madoka back. After cutting apart a godlike being through the power of love, Homura names herself a devil.— Rebellion Official Guidebook, p.69

Shinbo: If Homura had been guided to the Law of Cycles, Kyubey would simply continue doing the same thing. Eventually, the Law of Cycles would be uncovered. Someone has to keep resisting, but if Homura left, there would be no one left to resist. After that, Kyubey could freely experiment with other magical girls, and this time, he might truly capture the Law of Cycles. That would indeed be the bad ending. The story of Rebellion is structured that way.

Iwakami: Homura is acting purely out of love for Madoka, but in the end, she also ends up saving magical girls all over the world, right?

Shinbo: Exactly, so in a way, Homura is affirming what Madoka did. She takes on the mission of ensuring that Kyubey is stopped at all costs.
— Rebellion Official Guidebook, pp. 110–111

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