>>1080465>>1080477I placed Madoka on my "there's no way this can be real (seriously, Urobuchi Gen writing the story for a magical girl anime with Aoki Ume designs?), but if it is I'm definitely going to watch it" list way back in April of 2010 when the leak happened, and people thought Madoka was going to be an Anime no Chikara show.
Then came the proper announcement in fall 2010, along with the news that Yuki Kajiura was going to be doing the OST. Goddamn there was some glorious hype then. And amazingly, Madoka actually exceeded most expectations.