Otaku Movie Anatomy hosts review Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie Beginnings and Eternal with special guest Lauren Landy! Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie (劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカGekijōban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magika) is a series of Japanese animated films produced by Aniplex and Shaft based on the 2011 television anime series of the same name. The first two films, Beginnings (始まりの物語 Hajimari no Monogatari)and Eternal (永遠の物語 Eien no Monogatari), were released in October 2012 and serve as a recap of the television series with redone voice acting and some newly animated footage.