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Magazine illustrations! Crappy picture quality since I don't have access to scanner right now. Click to enlarge as usual.

Animedia 2011/02 illustration by Kishida Takahiro. Best one so far.


Animage 2011/02 illustration by Takahashi Mika. Her usual stuff.


NewType 2011/02 illustration by Takahashi Mika. Looks better than Animage one.


Few more informations from an interview. First-hand this time, not from someone in 2ch.

Animedia, interview with producer Iwakami

Spoiler:

• Every words from Homura has meaning.
• Story is revolved around a single theme.
• Mahou Shoujo is not necessary a hero.
• The show is not monster-of-the-week type of show.
• Concept of enemies and magic weapons are different from standard.

Animage, interview with Urobuchi Gen.
This one has some actual spoilers so don't look if you care!

Spoiler:

• Mahou Shoujo in this show are not united as a single group.
• Main element of the story is how everyone from a different standpoint understands each other.
• Everything about Homura is mysterious, unlike other characters that their parts and motivation are clear.
• Mami knows mechanism of the world to certain degree, so her part is a guide to Madoka and Sayaka.
• Madoka and Sayaka will follows the way Mami lead, but at certain point they might choose their own paths.
• Urobuchi "this is my first time I have been entrust with a big task that is scenario for all episodes, I feel like I can say I'm an anime scenario writer now (laughs). Can I go ahead from this point is up to "Madoka."