Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica: Concept Movie

Yeah, this concept movie was pretty cool and all. It's basically just a trailer for Madoka Magica 4: We Don't Know Yet, but it had a lot of really cool visuals and some cryptic dialogue from all our favorite characters.

If you're going in here to figure out what the plot of the next Madoka movie and/or TV series will be, you probably won't have much luck. But it definitely does its job at making you excited for whatever the hell the next entry will be.

Apparently I can't write a short review for a pretty short video, so I have to figure out how to ... fill the space with some non-spoiler speculation:

-Mami Tomoe has been a not-that-influential character within the previous entires in the series. Compared to the other four magical girls, she's the least important one. However, her somewhat-brief moment of spotlight in The Rebellion was absolutely fantastic and one of the better scenes in recent anime history. The concept movie seems to me like it's hinting that Mami will have a much bigger role to play, possibly literally.

-I'm assuming that a great deal of this won't bear any resemblance to the final product, but the ballet dancing Madoka was great imagery and I really hope they stick with that theme at least in part. Though not sure if they should go full-on Swan Lake Loose Adaptation like the series did with Faust and The Rebellion did with Paradise Lost.

So, yeah. It's a cool video, and you should watch it if you want a tantalizing glimpse of what Madoka 4 may or may not actually be like.

I am ready sad they didn't turn this in to a full length film. I feel like it had a lot of potential. It is very beautiful and is only 4 minutes. if you like Madoka Magica I would recommend checking it out.

This is a short review for a short anime. There isn't much else to be said. I think it is supposed to be based after Rebellion. Also seeing Madoka in that dress is kind of refreshing. I honestly didn't understand what was going on but it could easily be sumed up as, a giant statue falls from the sky and Sayaka is ... a witch...

How much are these people expecting me to write about a 4 minute film!?

I personally wish that this either became a full length film or a new series because the concept is very interesting. As it is though, it's well done.

In just around four minutes, the concept movie is able to get its themes and points across clearly. It calls back to what happened in Rebellion as well as contain a lot of symbolism and hype. It's definitely a good opener to SHAFT's future projects during that time.

The animation and artwork are just as great, perhaps more focused since it only needs to be four minutes. The voice performances are fantastic and the OST still hits.

If you ... have the chance, you should see this concept film yourself. It's only four minutes and it'll be worth it.