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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