Aniplex has begun streaming the full trailer for Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising (Gekijōban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica: Walpurgis no Kaiten), the official sequel to Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion. The trailer also unveils the film’s theme song, “Kanata,” performed by FictionJunction — composer Yuki Kajiura’s solo project.
The film is set to open in Japan on August 28. Yukihiro Miyamoto, whose credits include the original Puella Magi Madoka Magica series, Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story, and Arakawa Under the Bridge, is directing.
Cast
The returning voice cast reprises their roles:
- Aoi Yūki as Madoka Kaname
- Chiwa Saitō as Homura Akemi
- Kaori Mizuhashi as Mami Tomoe
- Eri Kitamura as Sayaka Miki
- Ai Nonaka as Kyōko Sakura
- Kana Asumi as Nagisa Momoe
- Emiri Katō as Kyubey
Joining them are Shion Wakayama as the new magical girl Shichōka, and Tomoyo Kurosawa as Selma Therese.
Staff
Much of the creative team from the original series and films returns, including original creators Magica Quartet, chief director Akiyuki Simbo, scriptwriter Gen Urobuchi (Nitroplus), original character designer Ume Aoki, animation character designer Junichirō Taniguchi, composer Yuki Kajiura, alternate space designer Gekidan Inu Curry, and animation studio SHAFT.
Additional staff include:
- Chief Animation Directors: Junichirō Taniguchi, Hiroki Yamamura
- Storyboard / Visual Concept Design: Tomohiro Furukawa (new)
- Visual Concept Design: Kazuki Kawada
- Color Key Artist: Jin Hibino
- Art: Ken Naitō (returning), Shūichi Kusamori (new)
- Art Setting: Morihito Ōhara
- Compositing Director of Photography: Takayuki Aizu
- Editing: Rie Matsubara
- Sound Director: Yōta Tsuruoka
A Long Road to Release
SHAFT first teased a new entry in the franchise with a concept movie back in 2015, but the project wasn’t formally announced until April 2021. The film has since faced multiple delays — most recently in January, when production circumstances pushed the opening back from a planned February date. Before that, the film had already slipped from winter 2024 to winter 2025, and then to February 2026 before the latest postponement.
Franchise Background
The original 12-episode Puella Magi Madoka Magica TV anime premiered in January 2011. The compilation films Part 1: Beginnings and Part 2: Eternal followed in October 2012, with the sequel film Part 3: Rebellion arriving in October 2013. Aniplex of America has released all of these titles in North America; Crunchyroll and Funimation have also streamed the series. A TV edition of the two compilation films began airing in October 2025.
The Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story TV anime, based on the smartphone game, ran for three seasons between January 2020 and April 2022. The Japanese version of the game ended service in July 2024.
The newest entry in the franchise, Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra, launched on mobile in March 2025 and expanded to PC via Steam in July 2025.
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