Madoka Kaname and Sayaka Miki are ordinary middle school girls with ordinary lives, but everything changes when they meet Kyuubey, a cat-like magical familiar, and Homura Akemi, a new transfer student. Kyuubey makes an offer: he will grant any of their wants in return for their becoming magical girls with enough power to realize their fantasies. Homura Akemi, a magical girl herself, advises them not to accept the deal, claiming that not everything is as it appears. Mahou Shoujo MadokaMagica is a narrative of hope, sadness, and friendship that explores the trials of being a magical girl and the price one must pay to make a dream come true.