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At the end of the anime where Homura is in a wasteland, she grows wings. The
texture is almost the same as the art style that is used for witches and their
lairs, so I'm wondering - at the end of the anime, was Homura becoming
something of a witch/magical girl hybrid?

Pictures of Homura's wings:

![Homura's wings from the front, from the Blu-
Ray](https://i.stack.imgur.com/37YqRl.jpg)

![Homura's wings from the back, from the TV
airing](https://i.stack.imgur.com/fuDcGl.jpg)

![Homura's wings from the side, from the
movie](https://i.stack.imgur.com/TEX1jl.jpg)


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Are Homura's wings witch wings in the end?


There is no definitive answer as to what exactly Homura's wings are, at this
time. It is possible that the third movie will reveal new information about
the nature of her wings, but for now, there is no real answer to this
question.


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If the 3rd movie is anything to go by, these are demon wings. When Madoka is
grasped and pulled in by Homura at the end of Rebellion, Homura rewrites the
universe once again. Here, she dons a pair of black wings. When Kyubey asks
who she is, Homura replies she is a demon. Thus, it is probably safe to
conclude these are demon wings.


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The Rebellion movie seems to hint that

> Homura's wings in this scene were indeed witch wings, or rather, the
> beginning of Homura's transformation into a witch.

The biggest clue is the landscape. The last time we see Homura in the series
she is about to confront a bunch of wraiths in a desert landscape. The
Rebellion movie reveals

> that the Incubators tried to trap Homura and interrupt her witch
> transformation in order to draw out Madoka. When the Incubators' barrier is
> broken, Homura is still in the desert.

If you assume the two deserted landscapes are one and the same,

> you would conclude that Homura was about to turn into a witch at the end of
> the series. Presumably, that's where her transformation began before it was
> interrupted, setting the events of the Rebellion movie in motion.


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