I First Met Her in a Dream... or Something (夢の中で逢った、ような… Yume no Naka de Atta, Youna...?) is the first chapter of the Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica manga.
Summary[]
The chapter starts off with Madoka Kaname's dream of Homura Akemi fighting a gigantic creature and an animal asking her to become a Magical Girl. Madoka wakes up and get ready to go to school. At her school, she finds that a new girl has enrolled in the class, Homura Akemi, and Madoka is surprised that Homura seems to know her and she is looking at her. Homura asks to go to the nurse, and she takes Madoka with her. In the hallway, Homura says Madoka should not try to change her life.
Madoka and Sayaka are at the store, and then Madoka hears Kyubey's voice inside her head. She hears her calling for help. She follows it to find Homura trying to kill Kyubey. Homura states that it is none of her business and she should just hand Kyubey over. Sayaka then appears to spray Homura with a fire extinguisher and helps Madoka.
The two are caught in a Labyrinth while fleeing. However, they are completely unaware that it is a barrier, and they are very scared. Mami Tomoe appears and saves them, and Homura leaves. Mami heals Kyubey and Kyubey says that Madoka And Sayaka can become Magical Girls if they form a contract.
Appearances[]
Magical Girls[]
Civilians[]
- Madoka Kaname
- Sayaka Miki
- Tomohisa Kaname
- Tatsuya Kaname
- Junko Kaname
- Hitomi Shizuki
- Kazuko Saotome
- Nakazawa
Witches[]
Other[]
Anime/Manga Differences[]
- The first scene where Madoka runs a long hallway is removed.
- Instead of Tomohisa Kaname picking strawberries, it is shown him cooking in the manga.
- The scene where Tatsuya Kaname tries to wake up Junko was omitted.
- Junko asking Madoka about what's happening in her life was omitted in the manga.
- Added a panel where Tomohisa and Tatsuya reminds Junko and Madoka that breakfast is ready.
- Madoka's family eating breakfast was omitted in the manga.
- The line where Madoka mentions that if a boy sends a love letter instead of saying it in person is no good has been removed.
- Kazuko Saotome asking Nakazawa on how to fry eggs correctly was omitted in the manga.
- Sayaka asking on how Homura was staring a lot at them the moment she stepped into their class was moved before the scene where their classmates ask Homura questions.
- Madoka asking on how does Homura know that she was the nurse's aide and know the way to the infirmary keeps it to herself in the manga.
- The line where Madoka thinks that Homura's name sounds cool has been removed.
- The scenes where Homura participates in class and events in school were omitted in the manga.
- The line where Hitomi asks Madoka if she had met Homura before.
- Added a panel where Mami was also in the mall with Sayaka and Madoka, most likely hunting for a Witch.
- Mami was already in her Magical Girl outfit when she was in the Barrier in the manga.
- The scene where Mami tells Homura that the Witch escaped and she can finish it off was omitted in the manga. She walks away instead.
- Panels where Mami transforms back into her school uniform after healing Kyubey and introduces herself have been added.