Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica: Hangyaku no Monogatari / Rebellion OST - Absolute Configuration

This movie just casually dropped one of the best fights in anime history right in the middle

"You think you can beat me?" "I can outlast you, that's for sure!"

One of my favorite scenes. PITY THE ANIMATORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Honestly, I like this fight scene wayyy better than the most famous shonen fight scenes. The fight has an amazing choreography, there's no unneccessary dialogue and it truly shows Mami's natural skill and Homura's experience.

I have never, ever bothered to remember the names of composers for movie or TV soundtracks. I'm not a music person, and I rarely even acknowledge background music in things all that much, my focus is usually on the writing. I would struggle to name any current TV/movie composers in my own country, much less in Japan. But god damn, I will forever remember the name Yuki Kajiura.

Pfffft ha.  I just realized the background is a huge spoiler. If you look at the structure in the background, it looks like the inside of a soul gem. And the dark background can look like homura's pitch black soul gem.

Homura: I can deal with her easily… Mami: Not if I’ve overcome my emotional issues, you can’t!

Imagine this: Madoka Magica Movie 4 releases, Devil Homura and Ultimate Madoka are about to have a big battle, and a remix of this plays in the background.

This fight was my absolute favorite part of the movie. The music, the animation, the two most badass magical girls going at it with guns blazing... breathtaking

“We know each other’s moves too well, but at this rate do you really think you can beat me?” “I can outlast you that’s for sure”

0:48 "Sucks being awesome!"

God Damn,  Yuki Kajiura makes the best soundtracks In my opinion of course.....

Going back on topic, this is easily one of my most favored tracks from Rebellion/Hangyaku,  mainly beacause it's the background music during the MOST EPIC Mami vs Homura fight scene. I might've watched that scene itself almost a hundred times.

Seeing them parry each other as if they were almost dancing, no wasted movements, this fight was so beautiful to watch.

Four orchestras and half the animation team died making that one scene.

Homura: “ha ha gun go pew pew” Any other magical girl: No! You can’t just use regular weapons to fight off enemies! You have to use your abilities you got when you became a magical girl!

Still one of the best animated fight scenes.

Now I just want to recommend this song to someone who wants a good fighting theme and when they ask "Where is it from?" just tell them straight to the face "It's from a show about magical girls".

[SPOILERS] The thing about the ending is it's not at all the knee-jerk a lot of people make it out to be. Madoka says at the end of the original series that she sees all timelines and universes that were and will be. She knew exactly what was gonna happen before she even began the operation to rescue Homura. Homura talks a big game about how evil she is because of her whole dragging God to earth schtick, but all she really did was alter the universe to protect Madoka's identity further. She's learned to not rely on others for support over the years and years that she's been fighting, but at the end of the day, she's still the scared little girl we first met in the hospital bed. At the end of the movie, you see someone who's supposed to have comparable [though I'd still say less] power to Godoka keeping a constant vigil on a rooftop, scared that at any moment Godoka will finally break through once more and oust her as the evil villain she is trying so damn hard to prove she is. She knows it can't last, but she is so damn scared to finally let go and not have an active role in the universe. But Godoka sees through it already. She'll be back, and she'll have already forgiven Homura. And Homura will be left with the awful, wonderful realization that she is not nearly the monster she thinks of herself as, and try as she might, she is truly lovable.

アニメ3話で退場して「設定の割に弱くね？」とか思われてたマミさんが、この2分半くらいで「なんだこの化け物...」に印象変わるの好き