The TV anime "Puella Magi Madoka Magica," which is celebrating its 15th anniversary, announced a new theatrical film, "Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-," back during its 10th anniversary. Originally slated for Winter 2024, production delays pushed it back until its confirmed release date of August 28th this year.
Today (4/30), the official channels dropped the third PV trailer, directly revealing two brand-new magical girl characters in the video! They also unveiled the main production staff details.
"Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-" has had quite the journey! It was initially pushed from Winter 2024 to Winter 2025, then announced for February 2026. Now, with the latest shift to late August, fans are finally getting a new theatrical experience after a whopping 12 years and 10 months since "Rebellion" hit screens in October 2013.
The biggest eye-catcher in this third trailer? The official debut of two fresh magical girls:
First up: Shion (voiced by Shion Wakayama)
And second: Selma Therese (voiced by Tomoyo Kurosawa)
These two are completely new to the Madoka Magica universe, leaving everyone buzzing about what kind of impact they'll make in the movie.
The full production staff list was also revealed:
[Main Production Staff]
Original Work: Magica Quartet
Chief Director: Akiyuki Shinbo
Screenplay: Gen Urobuchi (Nitroplus)
Original Character Design: Ume Aoki
Director: Yukihiro Miyamoto
Character Design / Chief Animation Director: Junichiro Taniguchi
Chief Animation Director: Hiroki Yamamura
Otherworld Design: Gekidan Inu Curry (Doroinu)
Storyboard / Visual Concept Design: Tomohiro Furukawa
Visual Concept Design: Kazuki Kawada
Color Design: Hito Hibino
Art: Ken Naito / Shuichi Kusamori
Art Setting: Morihito Ohara
Director of Photography: Takayuki Aizu
Editing: Rie Matsubara
Music: Yuki Kajiura
Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka
Animation Production: SHAFT
"Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-" is set to premiere on August 28, 2026. With new characters joining the fray and the series' notorious reputation for delivering emotional gut punches, many fans are already bracing themselves, wondering, "Are we about to get our hearts ripped out again...?"
▼ "Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-" Third PV
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