Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica

"Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica" (Puella Magi Madoka Magica) is a groundbreaking magical girl anime that aired in 2011. Produced by Shaft and written by Gen Urobuchi, the series is known for its dramatic subversion of the magical girl genre. The story follows Madoka Kaname, a kind and ordinary middle school student who has a life-changing encounter with a magical creature named Kyubey. Kyubey offers Madoka and her friend Sayaka a proposition: in exchange for any wish they want to be granted, they must become magical girls and battle witches, entities born from despair and curses. However, as Madoka and Sayaka get involved in the world of magical girls, they find that it is not as bright and hopeful as it initially seems. They learn the harsh truth behind their duties and the cruel cycles of hope and despair that magical girls are subjected to.