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Madoka Magica
There's only one thing to do. I'll put the new girl out of commission... permanently.
I'm telling you. You should wait for [that familiar] to eat four or five people and become a real witch. That way, you'll be sure to get a Grief Seed when you kill it. Seriously, what were you thinking killing the goose before it laid its golden eggs?
Ever heard of the food chain? They taught you about it in school, right? Witches eat weak humans. And in turn, we eat those witches. It's the basic rule of this world. The weak have to give way to the strong.
Don't tell me you actually believe in all that "saving people" and "justice" crap? You didn't actually make the contract over that load of bull, did you?
The way you're butting into this and acting like it's a game... It kinda ticks me off.
You don't get it when I try to explain. You don't get it when I beat it into you. Guess there's no choice but to kill an idiot like you!
Since I don't know anything about you... Well, I'll be taking my leave for today.
You haven't told me the most important thing, though. Who the heck are you? What's in all of this for you?
Going home without seeing him? After you spent the whole day running around chasing him? I know who you're after. The little rich boy who lives here, right? The one you made the contract with Kyubey for? Jeez! You wasted your once-in-a-lifetime miracle on something that stupid?
Magic is only supposed to be used to grant wishes for yourself. If you use it for somebody else, it always ends up going bad.
If all you wanted was to possess the boy you love, aren't there a lot of better ways to do it? After all, you've got all that magic now... You should bust in there right now, and break his arms and legs so bad he'll never be able to use them again. Make him so helpless he won't be able to do anything without you. Do that, and this time, he really will be yours and yours alone. Both his body and heart all yours... If you don't have the guts to do it, I wouldn't mind busting him up for you. You know, as a favor to my fellow magical girl? It'd be so easy to do, too...
Annoying jerks sure attract annoying friends. (Then what kind of friends would you have, I wonder?)
Guess you're really regretting it, huh? This whole zombie thing... As for me, I guess I'm okay with it. I mean, whatever the details, it was only after I got this power that I was able to live like I wanted. So I guess it's not so bad that I'd regret it.
"You get what you pay for" - that's how I live. And if you live only to benefit yourself, you've got to pay for your own mistakes too. So I don't hold this against anyone, and I don't regret anything. If you think like that, you can take most anything without getting down.
Don't ever waste food. I'll kill you if you do.
I thought that my dad and me -- We were going to save the world together.
My wish destroyed my whole family. Because I went and made a wish for someone else, without really knowing what he wanted, I ended up bringing everyone misfortune. Right then, I vowed in my heart never to use magic to help anyone else again. I would use this power for my sake and mine alone.
Miracles aren't free, you know. If you wish for hope, an equal amount of despair will be rained down upon you, too. That's how everything stays in equilibrium and the world's balance doesn't get disturbed.
You shouldn't keep living the kind of life that's gonna bring you more regrets.
I mean, you've already paid your dues - and paid way too high a price. So now, you should just think about how to get your money's worth.
I mean, it'd be like one of those stories where love and courage triumph over all. Actually, I probably became a magical girl to begin with because I used to love stories like that. I'd totally forgotten that. It was Sayaka who reminded me again.
If you get to eat good food every day and live a happy life with your family, why would you give it all up to become a magical girl on some stupid whim? I'd never allow that to happen. I'd pound your face in first.
I mean, putting your life in danger... Only people who've got no other choice should do that. Anyone else who sticks their nose in it is just playing around.
Please, God... Look at the life I've lived. Please, let me have a happy dream, for once in my life.
You said you wouldn't fight when weighed down with a burden, right? That's fine. And you're right. You've gotta focus on the one thing that means the most to you, and protect it to the end. It's funny... All this time, that's what I thought I was doing.
It's okay, Sayaka... I know you don't want to be alone. It's okay. I'll be here with you.
Different Story
At one point, you talked about how "if somebody dies, possessed by a witch, there will surely be others who grieve for them." Couldn't we say the opposite? If we save somebody who is possessed by a witch, can we really be sure that they'll be happy about it? For example. Let's say that somebody is driven mad by a witch's curse, and just when he's about to commit suicide, someone dear to him happens to see him. What would happen? Even if a magical girl saves him and he avoids committing suicide, would that other person ever look at him the same way again? Or rather, would they think "that guy's out of his mind"? They might end up seeing him as some kind of weirdo. So, if we do end up making someone unhappy, would it be better for them to be killed by a witch and mourned thereafter? Or would it be better for them to live on, but be scorned by the ones they held dear? If everyone's going to end up having a bad time, should I not have been saving people in the first place?
I'm telling you, it's impossible to save everyone! Whether they're possessed by a witch or not, people who want to die will die. Do we really have to put our lives on the line to save them?
From the beginning, I should've made a wish just for myself. That way, I would've been the only one to get hurt. Because I pushed my own selfish form of happiness on them without thinking of their desires, my entire family got caught up in my misfortune, too. It serves me right. My magic caused all of it.
I've made my decision. I'll never make another person happy. I'll never save anyone else's life. Not using my magic. My magic is only for myself.
Stop teaming up with Mami. No matter what you do, you'll never become like her. You're just like extra baggage to her. Quit the defender-of-justice games. Why don't you adopt a more sensible approach?
You want to give people a miracle, and then give them your life? That's a fucking stupid way to live.
Who cares what anyone else thinks? It's your life - Do whatever you want to do. That's the right way to live.
You don't want Sayaka to turn out like me, do you?
You only have the freedom to say that because you don't know anything.
I'll change her mind... With my fists if I have to.
I'm not gonna leave you alone when you're like this!
If you think you can do it, come at me! Lemme see just how strong your so-called resolve is!
I don't have what it takes to kill you. That was all a lie. I don't want to cause the death of another family member. Not again.
Oh, Lord... I never wanted to save the world or make everybody happy. I never wanted to play God like that. If I could just save my family, and my friends... If I could just be a hero like that, I'd be happy.
Listen, Father. I defeated another witch today. I saved someone who was going to commit suicide. I wonder if that's... a bad thing.
You don't have to forgive me right away. I'll live on so that I can atone for my sins.
I should've been happy when she found a new partner, but the next time I saw her, I just couldn't accept the way she did things. And I said some things I shouldn't have - Things I didn't even believe.
You have a happy life waiting for you at home, don't take it for granted.
There's only one thing to do. I'll put the new girl out of commission... permanently.
I'm telling you. You should wait for [that familiar] to eat four or five people and become a real witch. That way, you'll be sure to get a Grief Seed when you kill it. Seriously, what were you thinking killing the goose before it laid its golden eggs?
Ever heard of the food chain? They taught you about it in school, right? Witches eat weak humans. And in turn, we eat those witches. It's the basic rule of this world. The weak have to give way to the strong.
Don't tell me you actually believe in all that "saving people" and "justice" crap? You didn't actually make the contract over that load of bull, did you?
The way you're butting into this and acting like it's a game... It kinda ticks me off.
You don't get it when I try to explain. You don't get it when I beat it into you. Guess there's no choice but to kill an idiot like you!
Since I don't know anything about you... Well, I'll be taking my leave for today.
You haven't told me the most important thing, though. Who the heck are you? What's in all of this for you?
Going home without seeing him? After you spent the whole day running around chasing him? I know who you're after. The little rich boy who lives here, right? The one you made the contract with Kyubey for? Jeez! You wasted your once-in-a-lifetime miracle on something that stupid?
Magic is only supposed to be used to grant wishes for yourself. If you use it for somebody else, it always ends up going bad.
If all you wanted was to possess the boy you love, aren't there a lot of better ways to do it? After all, you've got all that magic now... You should bust in there right now, and break his arms and legs so bad he'll never be able to use them again. Make him so helpless he won't be able to do anything without you. Do that, and this time, he really will be yours and yours alone. Both his body and heart all yours... If you don't have the guts to do it, I wouldn't mind busting him up for you. You know, as a favor to my fellow magical girl? It'd be so easy to do, too...
Annoying jerks sure attract annoying friends. (
Guess you're really regretting it, huh? This whole zombie thing... As for me, I guess I'm okay with it. I mean, whatever the details, it was only after I got this power that I was able to live like I wanted. So I guess it's not so bad that I'd regret it.
"You get what you pay for" - that's how I live. And if you live only to benefit yourself, you've got to pay for your own mistakes too. So I don't hold this against anyone, and I don't regret anything. If you think like that, you can take most anything without getting down.
Don't ever waste food. I'll kill you if you do.
I thought that my dad and me -- We were going to save the world together.
My wish destroyed my whole family. Because I went and made a wish for someone else, without really knowing what he wanted, I ended up bringing everyone misfortune. Right then, I vowed in my heart never to use magic to help anyone else again. I would use this power for my sake and mine alone.
Miracles aren't free, you know. If you wish for hope, an equal amount of despair will be rained down upon you, too. That's how everything stays in equilibrium and the world's balance doesn't get disturbed.
You shouldn't keep living the kind of life that's gonna bring you more regrets.
I mean, you've already paid your dues - and paid way too high a price. So now, you should just think about how to get your money's worth.
I mean, it'd be like one of those stories where love and courage triumph over all. Actually, I probably became a magical girl to begin with because I used to love stories like that. I'd totally forgotten that. It was Sayaka who reminded me again.
If you get to eat good food every day and live a happy life with your family, why would you give it all up to become a magical girl on some stupid whim? I'd never allow that to happen. I'd pound your face in first.
I mean, putting your life in danger... Only people who've got no other choice should do that. Anyone else who sticks their nose in it is just playing around.
Please, God... Look at the life I've lived. Please, let me have a happy dream, for once in my life.
You said you wouldn't fight when weighed down with a burden, right? That's fine. And you're right. You've gotta focus on the one thing that means the most to you, and protect it to the end. It's funny... All this time, that's what I thought I was doing.
It's okay, Sayaka... I know you don't want to be alone. It's okay. I'll be here with you.
Different Story
At one point, you talked about how "if somebody dies, possessed by a witch, there will surely be others who grieve for them." Couldn't we say the opposite? If we save somebody who is possessed by a witch, can we really be sure that they'll be happy about it? For example. Let's say that somebody is driven mad by a witch's curse, and just when he's about to commit suicide, someone dear to him happens to see him. What would happen? Even if a magical girl saves him and he avoids committing suicide, would that other person ever look at him the same way again? Or rather, would they think "that guy's out of his mind"? They might end up seeing him as some kind of weirdo. So, if we do end up making someone unhappy, would it be better for them to be killed by a witch and mourned thereafter? Or would it be better for them to live on, but be scorned by the ones they held dear? If everyone's going to end up having a bad time, should I not have been saving people in the first place?
I'm telling you, it's impossible to save everyone! Whether they're possessed by a witch or not, people who want to die will die. Do we really have to put our lives on the line to save them?
From the beginning, I should've made a wish just for myself. That way, I would've been the only one to get hurt. Because I pushed my own selfish form of happiness on them without thinking of their desires, my entire family got caught up in my misfortune, too. It serves me right. My magic caused all of it.
I've made my decision. I'll never make another person happy. I'll never save anyone else's life. Not using my magic. My magic is only for myself.
Stop teaming up with Mami. No matter what you do, you'll never become like her. You're just like extra baggage to her. Quit the defender-of-justice games. Why don't you adopt a more sensible approach?
You want to give people a miracle, and then give them your life? That's a fucking stupid way to live.
Who cares what anyone else thinks? It's your life - Do whatever you want to do. That's the right way to live.
You don't want Sayaka to turn out like me, do you?
You only have the freedom to say that because you don't know anything.
I'll change her mind... With my fists if I have to.
I'm not gonna leave you alone when you're like this!
If you think you can do it, come at me! Lemme see just how strong your so-called resolve is!
I don't have what it takes to kill you. That was all a lie. I don't want to cause the death of another family member. Not again.
Oh, Lord... I never wanted to save the world or make everybody happy. I never wanted to play God like that. If I could just save my family, and my friends... If I could just be a hero like that, I'd be happy.
Listen, Father. I defeated another witch today. I saved someone who was going to commit suicide. I wonder if that's... a bad thing.
You don't have to forgive me right away. I'll live on so that I can atone for my sins.
I should've been happy when she found a new partner, but the next time I saw her, I just couldn't accept the way she did things. And I said some things I shouldn't have - Things I didn't even believe.
You have a happy life waiting for you at home, don't take it for granted.
QUOTES (BACKSTORY)
CANON
CANON
You see... This was my dad's church. He was an overly kind and earnest man. Like, the type who cries reading the morning paper every morning... and seriously thinks about how to make things better.
He thought that in order to save a new generation, we needed to have a new religion. That's what he always said. That's why, one day, he started preaching stuff that wasn't in the Bible to his parishioners. Naturally, people stopped coming to his sermons. Then he got excommunicated by the church... and no one would listen to his words any more.
I guess it was only natural, huh? From the outside, he probably looked like some raving cultist. No matter how right he was, no matter how logical the things he said were, the world only saw him as some crazy outcast. It got to the point where our entire family didn't even have food to eat.
I just couldn't understand it. My dad wasn't saying anything that was wrong. It was just different from what people were used to hearing. If they would've given him just five minutes to hear what he had to say, anyone would've agreed that he was right. But no one would listen.
I got angry. I couldn't accept it. I couldn't stand that nobody would give my dad a chance... and understand what he was saying. So I asked Kyubey... to make everyone listen seriously to what my dad had to say. The next morning, the church was packed full of people again. Every day, they came in bigger and bigger crowds to hear my dad speak.
And as for me, I happily began my work as a magical girl. After all, even if my dad was preaching truth to the world, someone still had to take care of the witches. And so... like an idiot, I thought of that as my role, and threw myself into witch-hunting. I thought that my dad and me -- one from the front, one from the shadows -- were going to save this world together.
But one day, my dad found out about me. When he heard that all the people were there... because I'd used magic to make them come, and not because they really believed, he flipped out. He called me - his own daughter - a witch who tainted people's hearts. Isn't that hilarious? After I'd been out hunting real witches every night!
After that, my dad had a breakdown. He was miserable in the end. He wasted away with drink, got messed up in the head... then finally killed my whole family and committed suicide. Leaving only me behind...
My wish destroyed my whole family. Because I went and made a wish for someone else... without really knowing what he wanted, I ended up bringing everyone misfortune. Right then, I vowed in my heart never to use magic to help anyone else again. I would use this power up... for my sake and mine alone. Miracles aren't free, you know. If you wish for hope, an equal amount of despair will be rained down upon you, too. That's how everything stays in equilibrium... and the world's balance doesn't get disturbed.
He thought that in order to save a new generation, we needed to have a new religion. That's what he always said. That's why, one day, he started preaching stuff that wasn't in the Bible to his parishioners. Naturally, people stopped coming to his sermons. Then he got excommunicated by the church... and no one would listen to his words any more.
I guess it was only natural, huh? From the outside, he probably looked like some raving cultist. No matter how right he was, no matter how logical the things he said were, the world only saw him as some crazy outcast. It got to the point where our entire family didn't even have food to eat.
I just couldn't understand it. My dad wasn't saying anything that was wrong. It was just different from what people were used to hearing. If they would've given him just five minutes to hear what he had to say, anyone would've agreed that he was right. But no one would listen.
I got angry. I couldn't accept it. I couldn't stand that nobody would give my dad a chance... and understand what he was saying. So I asked Kyubey... to make everyone listen seriously to what my dad had to say. The next morning, the church was packed full of people again. Every day, they came in bigger and bigger crowds to hear my dad speak.
And as for me, I happily began my work as a magical girl. After all, even if my dad was preaching truth to the world, someone still had to take care of the witches. And so... like an idiot, I thought of that as my role, and threw myself into witch-hunting. I thought that my dad and me -- one from the front, one from the shadows -- were going to save this world together.
But one day, my dad found out about me. When he heard that all the people were there... because I'd used magic to make them come, and not because they really believed, he flipped out. He called me - his own daughter - a witch who tainted people's hearts. Isn't that hilarious? After I'd been out hunting real witches every night!
After that, my dad had a breakdown. He was miserable in the end. He wasted away with drink, got messed up in the head... then finally killed my whole family and committed suicide. Leaving only me behind...
My wish destroyed my whole family. Because I went and made a wish for someone else... without really knowing what he wanted, I ended up bringing everyone misfortune. Right then, I vowed in my heart never to use magic to help anyone else again. I would use this power up... for my sake and mine alone. Miracles aren't free, you know. If you wish for hope, an equal amount of despair will be rained down upon you, too. That's how everything stays in equilibrium... and the world's balance doesn't get disturbed.
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(i prefer this scanlation team's translation over the official one for a lot of reasons)