Madoka/Homura
| Pairing | |
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| Pairing: | Madoka Kaname/Homura Akemi |
| Alternative name(s): | MadoHomu |
| Gender category: | F/F |
| Fandom: | Puella Magi Madoka Magica |
| Canonical?: | |
| Prevalence: | Popular |
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Madoka/Homura, also known as MadoHomu, is the femslash pairing of Madoka Kaname and Homura Akemi in Puella Magi Madoka Magica series.
Canon
The show starts with Madoka having a dream in which she sees Homura fighting in an apparently unwinnable battle, only to find out the next day that the girl from her dreams is her new classmate. As Homura advises Madoka not to become a magical girl multiple times throughout the series, it is later revealed that Homura has been going back in time multiple times with the ultimate goal of protecting Madoka, after originally meeting her as a magical girl who died trying to protect her and everyone else.
Fandom
This leads us to explore what is probably the main problem of Homura and Madoka. Basically they both have a very low self-esteem and in order to prove their worth they are both determined to be useful and to succeed in their mission as magical girls. However, Madoka’s mission as a magical girl is in opposition with Homura’s one and this leads the two girls to never be completely satisfied at the same time. If you notice, both in the series and in the movie, when Madoka is active and confident Homura is unsure and lost and vice versa. Homura especially needs Madoka to be safe in order to prove her self worth and this is a problem because it makes so that it is impossible for Madoka to claim any form of agency since it will lead to Homura being left unsatisfied.[1]
Tropes & Fanon
Notable Fanworks
Fan Fic
- Rewind by terajk - "Why are you so cold, Akemi-san?" - oneshot, posted 2011
- Persephone's Waltz by ErinPtah - "The more times she fails to save Madoka, the more desperate Homura gets...until kidnapping her and locking her in a basement until Walpurgisnacht is over stops sounding like such a crazy idea." - angst and hurt/comfort, Stockholm Syndrome, complete, posted 2012-2013
- I Die Because I Do Not Die by Masu_Trout - "Years later, the goddess Madoka visits her most devoted follower." - post-canon, ignores Rebellion Story, hurt/comfort, oneshot, posted 2015
- A Red Umbrella by DevinTowerwood - "Homura has been looping time for the past year, and she's exhausted. She's so exhausted she hasn't even noticed that Madoka is in love with her and being really obvious about it." - fluff and angst, humor, posted 2020
Fan Art
Madohomu pmmm by chereverie (2016)
Untitled by EK (2019)
i love you like a statuette by katsuaaki (2022)
happy walpurgis night :P by plecostomusz (2023)
Meta
Doujinshi
- Madokano by Maitake2
- Debikano by Maitake2
- Homukano by Maitake2
- Ultikano by Maitake2
- Majokano by Maitake2
- Ririkano by Maitake2
- Nisekano by Maitake2
- Ochikano by Maitake2
- Sachikano by Maitake2
- Dorikano by Maitake2
- Madoka's Position is in Dispute by Maitake2
- Kibou no Kakera by Indico lite
Fanvids
- H o w l by Starbandit - audio from "Howl" by Florence and the Machine, posted 2014
- Homuhomu Hole【Donut Hole x Madoka Magica】by fふぉー - audio from "Donut Hole" by Hachi, posted 2016
- 가지마 마도카 / Don't leave me, Madoka. by 록 - no audio, short animation, posted 2021
- carry me out - mitski [madohomu] by mimikyuno - audio from "Carry Me Out" by Mitski, posted 2022
Cosplay
Homucifer and Madokami cosplay by Achico-Xion (2015)
I hope you've all been having a wonderful holiday season, filled with tons of joy and good company! by Spufflez (2018)
Remeber this & take it to heart: Kindness sometimes leads to even greater tragedy ~Homura Akemi by Shido and Anko (2019)
- MADOKA X HOMURA | MADOHOMU [ MADOKA MAGICA COSPLAY 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ] by Lauz Lanille Cosplay - audio from "Unconditionally" by Katy Perry, posted 2014
- 【LiLi】We tried dancing to Ama no Jaku【MadoHomu】by rikase - audio from "Ama no Jaku" by 164 feat. Hatsune Miku, posted 2017
Archives and Communities
More than two hundred Madoka/Homura doujinshi can be found under the Homura x Madoka tab at Dynasty Reader.
Resources
References
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- ^ Tumblr post by aspoonfulofsugar