Yes, thus perpetuating the cycle. _Madoka_ is a bit dark that way. (I'd suggest reading the WP entry on it, but it's a bit spoilery, and Madoka is widely consid

Yes, thus perpetuating the cycle. _Madoka_ is a bit dark that way. (I'd suggest reading the WP entry on it, but it's a bit spoilery, and Madoka is widely considered one of the best anime of the past decade even for people uninterested in magical girl anime, so you might want to give it a shot without reading plot summaries.)