Aniplex of America and Fathom Entertainment announced at New York Comic Con that Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising — the official sequel to Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion — will screen in North American theaters from January 16 to 19. Screenings will be available in both Japanese audio with English subtitles and an English dub. Tickets go on sale December 11.
Alongside the English version of the film’s second key visual, Aniplex of America also unveiled an exclusive key visual created by Australian artist Namie, known for work on Fate/Grand Order and Arknights.
Ultra HD Blu-ray and Streaming for the Trilogy
Aniplex of America additionally announced that Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings, Part 2: Eternal, and Part 3: Rebellion will receive an Ultra HD Blu-ray release with Dolby Atmos audio. The set will feature exclusive new cover art by Junichirō Taniguchi and will be available starting October 15 through the Crunchyroll Store and MediaOCD Store.
All three films will also begin streaming on Crunchyroll on November 8 and on Netflix on January 2. Latin American Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese dubs will be added to Crunchyroll on November 15.
Box Office Performance in Japan
Walpurgisnacht: Rising opened in Japanese theaters on August 28, with IMAX screenings launching on the same day. The film debuted at #1 at the box office, selling 535,000 tickets and earning ¥939,647,100 (approximately US$5.95 million) in its first three days.
Staff and Cast
The film is directed by Yukihiro Miyamoto (Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Magia Record, Arakawa Under the Bridge), with the core creative team from the original series returning: 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.
New cast members include Shion Wakayama as the new magical girl Shichōka, Tomoyo Kurosawa as Selma Therese, and Maaya Sakamoto as an unnamed upperclassman — referred to as “Wasu” — who resembles Homura but whose true identity remains a mystery.
Returning cast members are:
- Aoi Yūki — Madoka Kaname
- Chiwa Saitō — Homura Akemi
- Kaori Mizuhashi — Mami Tomoe
- Eri Kitamura — Sayaka Miki
- Ai Nonaka — Kyōko Sakura
- Kana Asumi — Nagisa Momoe
- Emiri Katō — Kyubey
The theme song “Kanata” is performed by FictionJunction, Yuki Kajiura’s solo project.
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