'Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica: Hangyaku no Monogatari' Sequel Anime Film 'Walpurgis no Kaiten' Announced

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Apr 25, 2021 3:22 AM | 136 Comments

The 10th Anniversary Stage for Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica (Puella Magi Madoka Magica) announced a new anime film on Sunday, subtitled Walpurgis no Kaiten (Rotation of Walpurgis). The film will serve as a theatrical sequel to the third film in the franchise—Hangyaku no Monogatari (Rebellion). The event also revealed a teaser visual (pictured) and teaser promo. Lead production staff and cast are returning from the previous anime installments.

Staff
Original Work: Magica Quartet
Chief Director: Akiyuki Shinbou (Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica)
Script: Gen Urobuchi (Psycho-Pass)
Original Character Design: Ume Aoki (Hidamari Sketch)
Character Design: Junichirou Taniguchi (Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun)
Alternate Space Design: Gekidan Inu Curry (Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica Gaiden)
Music: Yuki Kajiura (Fate/Zero)
Studio: Shaft

Cast
Madoka Kaname: Aoi Yuuki (Boogiepop wa Warawanai (2019))
Homura Akemi: Chiwa Saitou (Rewrite)
Mami Tomoe: Kaori Mizuhashi (Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha)
Kyouko Sakura: Ai Nonaka (Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei)
Nagisa Momoe: Kana Asumi (Haiyore! Nyaruko-san)
Kyuubey: Emiri Katou (Lucky☆Star)

The event also announced that the Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica Gaiden (Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story) smartphone game will feature a new story subtitled scene 0. The Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica Music Collection and Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica Ultimate Best soundtracks will be released worldwide on Apple Music and Spotify on Monday. The franchise will hold an exhibition in Tokyo in late September, with additional regions planned afterwards.

The original psychological thriller magical girl anime series aired in 12 episodes in Winter 2011. The Hajimari no Monogatari (Beginnings) and Eien no Monogatari (Eternal) compilation films premiered in Japan in October 2012, with the Hangyaku no Monogatari (Rebellion) sequel film opening the following October. The trilogy grossed over 3.23 billion yen (approximately US$30 million) at the domestic box office.

Aniplex of America licensed the anime series in North America and distributed the television anime in three home video installments between February and June 2012, the two compilation films in July 2013, and the sequel film in April 2014.

Shaft adapted the Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica Gaiden smartphone game into a 13-episode television anime last Winter. Crunchyroll, Funimation, and HIDIVE simulcast the anime with subtitles. A second anime season is currently in production.

Teaser PV

Official site: https://www.madoka-magica.com/
Official Twitter: @madoka_magica

Source: PR Times

Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Movie 4: Walpurgis no Kaiten on MAL

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I have been waiting so long for this movie! At last! I just hope it comes to theaters in the US.

Oct 8, 2023 10:13 PM by lanlenore

@lj28 I would agree if there were not set ups with the others in the group aside from Madoka and Homura. Like if they were just erased and it was just Madoka and Homura that were shown, then totally. Actually, also if Madoka did not have that instance of regaining herself; should they have shown that simply Homura had full control and there was no imbalance. But there are some loose ends as things stand lol

Oct 8, 2023 10:13 PM by lanlenore

I can’t wait to hear Yuki Kajiura composing ost for Madoka! Like all of the madoka ost are banger. Hope that it will get me a Heaven’s Feel vibe

Oct 6, 2023 8:55 AM by bethao1976

Honestly, i'm shocked it took so long but i'm also so very glad it's here.... Rebellion expanded the story in such a crazy way but still left off on a slightly unsatisfying cliffhanger that left me aching for a continuation... And finally, here it is....

And i just gotta sau that even though i know it's best to keep expectations down usually... Madoka Magica is a fucking 10/10 anime, the only one id rate that high. Probably my single favorite Piece of Media. Rebellion is the continuation of that and it really is an interesting different look at the story the way we already knew it...

But with this new movie coming now.... Just saying, if it's not a 10/10 i'm burning down this while planet in retaliation :) kinda like the final Spiderverse that's coming... It has no choice but to be a fucking masterpiece to be remembered throughout all of history. No pressure 💞💞💞

Sep 7, 2023 6:50 PM by L1252

But why the fuuuuuuuuuuck did they think that this was necessary?
Fuck this franchise and Sayaka can go die in a ditch, bitch.

Edit: oh wait.

Aug 10, 2023 12:15 PM by removed-user

Yahoo. The more Madoka the Merrier.

May 6, 2021 5:55 PM by removed-user

i just let out a big, drawn out "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" when this popped up. can't believe it's real. let's fucking go.

Apr 29, 2021 11:30 AM by felipecardel

salarx said:

DaBlindMoMo said:
9 years for Eva 4.0, 10 years for this
they really testin' our patience lmao, gonna be well worth the wait though ofc

It might take even more years. Only PV is out, trailer is yet to come, followed by release date. Any news on how long this movie has been in production?

Well, they've already announced work on the continuation of the story in 2019-2020s. At least as stated above, Urobuchi admitted that the script was written two years after Rebellion.

Apr 28, 2021 2:06 AM by RobertBobert

DaBlindMoMo said:
9 years for Eva 4.0, 10 years for this
they really testin' our patience lmao, gonna be well worth the wait though ofc

It might take even more years. Only PV is out, trailer is yet to come, followed by release date. Any news on how long this movie has been in production?

Apr 27, 2021 9:28 PM by salarx

You cant keep a good magical girl down

Apr 27, 2021 5:16 AM by ZMATRIX

Deduleadaa said:

SuperWarior2012 said:
I even liked Rebellion, but honestly, this just feels like milking. Staff is the same, so it might still be good.

It totally is milking and so was rebellion, madoka's story was already complete with just the tv series. It's not really a problem though, I will happily watch more madoka if the quality also follows.
If it bothers people that the story is inconclusive just consider that rebellion and this next movie like an alternative version of the work and that issue is also gone.

I dare to disagree, Rebellion movie was better than the TV series for me.
Calling something that was better, milking, NAH!

Apr 27, 2021 4:10 AM by Playcool

Really hyped for this OMG. I really miss the characters and SHAFT's animation.

Apr 27, 2021 1:52 AM by toumei_

Shit, now I'm hyped.

Apr 26, 2021 12:44 PM by JustAnotherShiro

i cant believe its been 10 years, my teenage self is long gone

Apr 26, 2021 12:36 PM by amare135

Lelia said:
Sayaka is not not listed with the cast but her name is actually in the trailer.

Just saying for anyone wondering if she is still with them. MAL team probably just made a mistake here.

ty for clearing that up bud <3

Apr 26, 2021 9:47 AM by WashingMosheen

9 years for Eva 4.0, 10 years for this
they really testin' our patience lmao, gonna be well worth the wait though ofc

Apr 26, 2021 9:46 AM by WashingMosheen

AAAAAAAAAAH LETS GO!!

Apr 26, 2021 6:33 AM by MojiPuppy

Sayaka is not not listed with the cast but her name is actually in the trailer.

Just saying for anyone wondering if she is still with them. MAL team probably just made a mistake here.

Apr 26, 2021 3:06 AM by Lelia

Fabris said:

RobertBobert said:

I just don't understand what else they can think of for this? The maximum ship's canon and a happy life for everyone? Or "everyone killed each other"? It always seemed to me that Rebellion had already placed all the necessary accents.

OG end was perfect and did not needed any further contet. Fandom could live forever by osmosis, producing some loldoujins (some decent, mostly just lolship) and fanarts.

Maybe some manga spin-offs are worthy additions, like A Different story (the best among them, actually deserved an OVA) and Oriko (very decent). Others, like Kasumi, Tart and Sumire Magica are kinda meh, to be frank...

Movie 3 was VERY unnecessary.

I'm just afraid that the further it goes on, the further it will turn into fan pandering and artificial plot stretching. They literally have two bittersweet endings with "and the fight continues."

Apr 26, 2021 2:48 AM by RobertBobert

Used to wonder why people that don't like a series keep coming to the threads for the series they don't like, just to say that they think it's bad. But then I realized that they have these feelings, and they just want somewhere to show them. There's nowhere else that it would be relevant, so they come to the only place they can.

Anyway, I'm hype. I loved the original Series, and the Rebellion Movie. It felt like there was just a little bit more to tell. I was hoping they'd do one last movie to tie everything off.

Apr 25, 2021 9:30 PM by Leaf_It

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