The Madoka Magica Twitter/X account has announced that the upcoming -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- film has been delayed to Winter 2025. The film would’ve previously released in Winter 2024.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica is one of the most beloved (and infamous) anime of the last ten years. Aniplex initially released the horror fantasy anime in 2011, and over the years, it has received several anime, movie, and video game spin-offs. The entire series is available on both Crunchyroll and Funimation.
Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Announces New Release Window
The Madoka Magica Twitter/X account has announced that the Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- film will now premiere in Winter 2025 instead of Winter 2024. The reason for the delay is currently unknown. The film’s staff will likely confirm more details about the upcoming release in the coming months:
The film’s returning cast and crew includes the following talent:
Cast
- Aoi Yūki as Madoka Kaname
- Chiwa Saito 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
Crew
- Original Creator: Magica Quartet
- Chief Director: Akiyuki Simbo
- Scriptwriter: Gen Urobuchi
- Character Designer: Ume Aoki
- Animation Charter Designer: Junichirō Taniguchi
- Composer: Yuki Kajiura
- Alternate Space Designer: Gekidan Inu Curry
- Studio: SHAFT
Aniplex released the first two Madoka Magica movies in 2012, with the third released in 2013. All three movies and the original anime series are available in the West. Fans can watch the anime on Crunchyroll and Funimation.
The series’ story is described as:
She has a loving family and best friends, laughs and cries from time to time… Madoka Kaname, an eighth grader of Mitakihara middle school, is one of those who lives such a life. One day, she had a very magical encounter. She doesn’t know if it happened by chance or by fate yet. This is a fateful encounter that can change her destiny- This is a beginning of the new story of the magical witch girls-
Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- will premiere in winter 2025.
