14 year-old Madoka Kaname has a dream in which a dark haired girl is struggling against an evil force. As Madoka wakes up and goes to school that morning, the very same girl, Homura Akemi, enrolls in her class. Even stranger, Homura seems to know Madoka and later confronts her in the hallway about whether she cares for her friends or not, saying she should stay how she is or else she risks losing everything.
When I watched the first episode, I thought I was going to waste my time so I stopped watching. But after being recommended by several others, I decided to watch on, although the animation really put me off. Just watch till episode 3, that's when it gets interesting, or bloody... lol excuse the pun. In essence the main characters "pussy" attitude really puts you off, and she does nothing until the last episode, but the animation itself is very unique and artistic. It is a dark anime, but has a happy? ending, and the fighting scenes are really creative/artistic and entertaining using anything from shadow arts to pastel/crayon paintings.