Episode
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: A Faint Hope
Overview
Iroha refuses to join the Magius. When she and Yachiyo meet up, she is eager to go search for Tsuruno and the other girls. However, Yachiyo believes that her wish brings tragedy to those around her and tells Iroha that she is disbanding the team. The Memory Museum begins to collapse. Iroha and Yachiyo try to escape, but Mami, who has become an entirely different person, attacks them.
Details
- Series
- Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2020-03-29
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
A Faint Hope is Episode 13 in Season 1 of Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story. It aired on 2020-03-29. The runtime is 24 min.
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