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In Puella Magi Madoka Magica, there is some strange rune writing that is used
a lot. I've heard that it references Goethe's Faust, at least in the first few
episodes, and it's used in displaying the names of the witches as well. Is
there any comprehensive guide for what each symbol means, or a list of quotes
together with translations?


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What do the Runes say in Madoka?


Deciphering the runes was by no means a simple task. And as such there was
quite a bit of history behind it as different people attempted various ways to
decrypt it. In the end, the runes were found to be a substitution cipher for
German.

A full guide to deciphering the runes in Madoka as well as a complete
translated list of all their appearances throughout the Puella Magi series can
be found [here](http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Deciphering_the_runes).

* * *

If you want to take a shot at decrypting them yourself, use the chart below.
This will transliterate the runes into German - after that you're on your own.
:)

![Madoka Runic Alphabet Reference Key](https://i.stack.imgur.com/PDTS3.gif)


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