Connect

> Just remember, no matter what happens, you won't get disheartened. I promise.
>
> Nina Aarden

**Connect** (コネクト, ***Connect***?) is a secondary theme song of the *Guardians of Harmony* series. It was originally written and composed by Sho Watanabe and sung by ClariS for the *Puella Magi Madoka Magica* franchise. Due to the series being dubbed as if it were Viz and Nickelodeon combined, this remains intact even in the official English dub.

For the list of AU English versions, see here.

## Lyrics

### TV Size

* Kanji
* Rōmaji
* English

交わした約束忘れないよ

目を閉じ確かめる

押し寄せた闇　振り払って進むよ

いつになったらなくした未来を

私ここでまた見ることできるの？

溢れ出した不安の影を何度でも裂いて

この世界歩んでこう

止めどなく刻まれた　時は今始まり告げ

変わらない思いをのせ

閉ざされた扉開けよう

目覚めた心は走り出した未来を描くため

難しい道で立ち止まっても

空はきれいな青さでいつも待っててくれる

だから怖くない

もう何があっても挫けない

Kawashita yakusoku wasurenai yo

Me o toji tashikameru

Oshiyoseta yami furiharatte susumu yo

Itsu ni nattara nakushita mirai o

Watashi koko de mata miru koto dekiru no?

Afuredashita fuan no kage o nando de mo saite

Kono sekai ayundekou

Tomedonaku kizamareta toki wa ima hajimari tsuge

Kawaranai omoi o nose

Tozasareta tobira akeyou

Mezameta kokoro wa hashiridashita mirai o egaku tame

Muzukashii michi de tachidomatte mo

Sora wa kirei na aosa de itsumo mattete kureru

Dakara kowakunai

Mou nani ga atte mo kujikenai

I won't forget the promise we made

I'll close my eyes and ascertain it

Shaking off the darkness that closed in on me, I advance on

When can I see again here

the future that I lost?

Again and again, I'll tear apart the shadow of distress that spilled out

and walk on in this world

The time that ticked away ceaselessly now announces the beginning

Putting my unchanging feelings into it

I'll open the closed door

Awoken heart has started to run, in order to draw the future

Even if I come to a standstill on a difficult road

The sky is always waiting for me in a beautiful blue

So I'm not scared

By now, no matter what happens, I won't get disheartened

### Full

* Kanji
* Rōmaji
* English

交わした約束忘れないよ

目を閉じ確かめる

押し寄せた闇　振り払って進むよ

いつになったらなくした未来を

私ここでまた見ることできるの？

溢れ出した不安の影を何度でも裂いて

この世界歩んでこう

止めどなく刻まれた　時は今始まり告げ

変わらない思いをのせ

閉ざされた扉開けよう

目覚めた心は走り出した未来を描くため

難しい道で立ち止まっても

空はきれいな青さでいつも待っててくれる

だから怖くない

もう何があっても挫けない

振り返れば仲間がいて

気がつけば優しく包まれてた

何もかもが歪んだ世界で

唯一信じれるここが救いだった

喜びも悲しみもわけあえば強まる想い

この声が届くのなら

きっと奇跡はおこせるだろう

交わした約束忘れないよ

目を閉じ確かめる

押し寄せた闇　振り払って進むよ

どんなに大きな壁があっても

越えてみせるからきっと

明日信じて祈って

壊れた世界で彷徨って私は

引き寄せられるように辿り着いた

目覚めた心は走り出した未来を描くため

難しい道で立ち止まっても

空はきれいな青さでいつも待っててくれる

だから怖くない

もう何があっても挫けない

ずっと明日待って

Kawashita yakusoku wasurenai yo

Me o toji tashikameru

Oshiyoseta yami furiharatte susumu yo

Itsu ni nattara nakushita mirai o

Watashi koko de mata miru koto dekiru no?

Afuredashita fuan no kage o nando de mo saite

Kono sekai ayundekou

Tomedonaku kizamareta toki wa ima hajimari tsuge

Kawaranai omoi o nose

Tozasareta tobira akeyou

Mezameta kokoro wa hashiridashita mirai o egaku tame

Muzukashii michi de tachidomatte mo

Sora wa kirei na aosa de itsumo mattete kureru

Dakara kowakunai

Mou nani ga atte mo kujikenai

Furikaereba nakama ga ite

Ki ga tsukeba yasashiku tsutsumareteta

Nani mo kamo ga yuganda sekai de

Yuitsu shinjireru koko ga sukui datta

Yorokobi mo kanashimi mo wakeaeba tsuyomaru omoi

Kono koe ga todoku no nara

Kitto kiseki wa okoseru darou

Kawashita yakusoku wasurenai yo

Me o toji tashikameru

Oshiyoseta yami furiharatte susumu yo

Donnani ookina kabe ga atte mo

koete miseru kara kitto

Ashita shinjite inotte

Kowareta sekai de samayotte watashi wa

Hikiyoserareru you ni tadoritsuita

Mezameta kokoro wa hashiridashita mirai o egaku tame

Muzukashii michi de tachidomatte mo

Sora wa kirei na aosa de itsumo mattete kureru

Dakara kowakunai

Mou nani ga atte mo kujikenai

Zutto ashita matte

I won't forget the promise we made

I'll close my eyes and ascertain it

Shaking off the darkness that closed in on me, I advance on

When can I see again here

the future that I lost?

Again and again, I'll tear apart the shadow of distress that spilled out

and walk on in this world

The time that ticked away ceaselessly now announces the beginning

Putting my unchanging feelings into it

I'll open the closed door

Awoken heart has started to run, in order to draw the future

Even if I come to a standstill on a difficult road

The sky is always waiting for me in a beautiful blue

So I'm not scared

By now, no matter what happens, I won't get disheartened

When I look back, I had friends

When I noticed it, I was gently embraced

In the world where just about everything is twisted

Having the single place here I can believe in saved me

Sharing both joy and sadness, our feelings grow stronger

If my voice can reach you

Then I can certainly create a miracle, right?

I won't forget the promise we made

I'll close my eyes and ascertain it

Shaking off the darkness that closed in on me, I advance on

Because no matter how great of a wall there is

I'll show you I'll overcome it, so I'll certainly

believe in tomorrow and pray

Wandering through this broken world

I reached it as though I was drawn towards it

My heart awoke to draw the future where I'd start running

Even if I come to a standstill on a difficult road

The sky is always waiting for me in a beautiful blue

So I'm not scared

By now, no matter what happens, I won't get disheartened

Forever waiting for tomorrow

## Characters

### Season 1 (episode 2 ending ver.)

* Victoria Daisy
* Arcturus Porter
* Kiara Takanashi
* Kyubey
* Mirage
* Princess Ellis
* Joy Cherrysnow

## Animation

*Note: The episode-exclusive versions have different animation while the main versions have a slightly similar animation to the original PMMM version. The scenes that are very similar in the main versions are the scene at the beginning (before the logo appears), the transformation sequence of the first-introduced central, and the group shot at the end.*

### Season 1 (episode 2 ending ver.)

The song starts with silhouettes of Princess Ellis (whose silhouette js sky blue) and Joy (whose silhouette is cyan, but a slightly more greenish shade than Arcturus), both with respectively a moving background of music notes and lollipops. A purple silhouette of Victoria is shown a background of moving flowers, which then transitions to a cyan silhouette of Arcturus showing his Harmony Gem. It then shows him in a background of moving Poké Balls. Next, an orange silhouette of Kiara rising from the ashes is shown and shows a moving background of flames. The 5 characters' Harmony Gems are then shown together, with a giant winged heart and a giant lollipop being prominently shown. The scene suddenly cuts to the sky and shows a silhouetted hand before showing silhouettes of Victoria and Arcturus back to back, and then shows the 5 characters' Harmony Marks and then all 5 of them in silhouette. A glowing white silhouette of Arcturus is seen, and then red and blue ones of Kiara and Victoria. Ellis and Joy are shown back to back, before all of their hands are shown together in a group holding their Harmony Marks.

## Trivia

* The song is sometimes used for a episode preview. Those uses are:
	+ The first episode of each season
	+ S1E10 - S1E14
	+ S1E19 and S1E20
	+ S1E26
	+ S1E30 - S1E32
	+ S1E40 - S1E47
* The song is sometimes used as an insert.
	+ A short version can be heard as the ringtone of the alarm clock app on Elfreda's phone in her debut episode.
	+ When Dragonet starts giving birth to Sugar, the song plays over it as everyone tries to help her.
* The song is used as a theme song in the following episodes:
	+ S1E2 (ending)
	+ S1E13 (ending)
	+ S1E14 (ending)
	+ S1E19 (opening)
	+ S1E26 (ending)
	+ S1E30 (opening)
	+ S1E31 (ending)
	+ S1E32 (ending)
	+ S1E38 (opening)
	+ S1E40 (ending)
	+ S1E42 (ending)
	+ S1E46 (ending)
	+ S1E48 (ending)
* This song appears to be given a whole new meaning during the Friendship Festival in "The Royal Guardians."
* During the main versions, the Guardians are seen wielding the Elements of Harmony. A made-up interview confirms that wielding them at one point in each season will change the course of the future.
	+ If the girls failed on using the Elements in Season 3, the events of the last two seasons wouldn't have ever happened and Kyubey would have lost her contract ability permanently.
* The Elements of Harmony are worn in one scene as an easter egg prior to actual obtainment in each season.
* In a few episode-exclusive versions of This is Our Miracle (at least once per season), the scenes similar to Madoka's transformation sequence, her running and then the scene with her and a cat, and the confrontation with another character (in the case of the last one, Tenebrosum Leucosia is the villain being confronted by Aphrodite and the Guardians of the season the song plays in) are used.