The film is scheduled for release in winter 2024
Aniplex reveals the 1.1″ teaser trailer for Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising-(Gekijōban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica: Walpurgis no Kaiten), the official sequel to the film Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3 : Rebellion on Sunday. The video, an updated version of the film’s first teaser trailer, reveals at the end the appearance of Madoka Kaname as a magical girl for the first time.
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The film will open in Japan in winter 2024. Yukihiro Miyamoto (Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story, Arakawa Under the Bridge) will direct the film.
The anime film will feature returning staff from the original series and anime series, including original creator Magica Quartet, director Akiyuki Simbo, Nitroplus writer Gen Urobuchi, original character designers Ume Aoki, animation character designer Junichirō Taniguchi, composer Yuki Kajiura, alternate space designer Gekidan Inu Curry, and animation studio SHAFT.
The returning cast includes:
The original 12-episode Puella Magi Madoka Magica television anime premiered in January 2011, and Crunchyroll later picked up the series. The compilation films Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings and Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 2: Eternal were released in Japanese theaters in October 2012, and were followed by the sequel Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion opened in theaters in October 2013. Aniplex of America released the television series, two compilation films, and sequel films in North America. Funimation also streamed the series and described the story:
She has a loving family and best friends, and sometimes laughs and cries… Madoka Kaname, an 8th grade student at Mitakihara Middle School, is one of those people who lives such a life. One day, she had an extremely magical encounter.
She didn’t know if it was by chance or fate. This is a fateful meeting that can change her destiny. This is the beginning of a new story about magical witch girls!
An anime television adaptation of the smartphone game Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story premiered in January 2020. The anime’s second season premiered in July 2021. The third season and The final season premieres in April 2022.
The smartphone game launched for iOS and Android devices in Japan in August 2017 and is free to play with optional in-game purchases. The English version launched in the United States and Canada in June 2019. The English version of the game ended service in September 2020.
Source: Aniplex’s YouTube channel, Comic Natalie