What's the meaning behind all the chairs in Madoka's room?


In Episode 9 of Puella Magi Madoka Magica, during Madoka's conversation with
Kyuubei, we see that she has a ton of chairs in her room:

![bunch of chairs](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vfVzfm.png)

At first I thought this was just the usual Shaft weirdness. But I stumbled on
[a blog post](http://kevo.dasaku.net/?p=2108) that attempted to explain all
the symbolism behind the imagery in this scene. According to the author of the
blog, the empty chairs represent fallen Magical Girls. While the author's
interpretation is plausible, I also found it somewhat tenuous--the only
evidence the author gives is the scene in Mami's apartment earlier on, when
Madoka sees Mami's furniture and bursts into tears. I don't have a very clear
memory of the scene, but I don't remember it focusing specifically on the
furniture--it could just as well have been the empty apartment.

Is there any other evidence in the show that supports this blogger's reading?
And is there evidence that supports another meaning for the scores of empty
chairs in Madoka's room?




Those chairs are a direct reference to
[Bokurano](http://myanimelist.net/anime/1690/Bokurano), understanding which
actually adds depth to the scene (if you've seen Bokurano).

Bokurano **huge** spoilers:

> Childs sitting on the chairs are actually giving up their lives for the
> privilege of fighting a defence of Earth. Note that chairs appear before the
> big reveal about souls and zombies in Madoka.

![Bokurano chairs](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZGue7.jpg) ![Chairs
comparison](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xhDmA.jpg)




Those chairs are a direct reference to
[Bokurano](http://myanimelist.net/anime/1690/Bokurano), understanding which
actually adds depth to the scene (if you've seen Bokurano).

Bokurano **huge** spoilers:

> Childs sitting on the chairs are actually giving up their lives for the
> privilege of fighting a defence of Earth. Note that chairs appear before the
> big reveal about souls and zombies in Madoka.

![Bokurano chairs](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZGue7.jpg) ![Chairs
comparison](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xhDmA.jpg)

