During AnimeJapan 2025, Aniplex released a new key visual for the upcoming Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- anime movie. The key visual depicts both Homura Akemi and Madoka Kaname, the lead characters of the film, along with the staff and cast.
The new Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- key visual features artwork by Junichiro Taniguchi, with backgrounds by Shuichi Kusamori, finishing work by SHAFT, and visual directing by Kazuki Kawada.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- will premiere in winter 2025 in Japan.
The series’ 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 initially released the horror fantasy anime in 2011, and over the years, it has received several anime, movie, and video game spin-offs. Aniplex released the first two Madoka Magica movies in 2012, with the third being released in 2013. The entire series is available on both Crunchyroll and Funimation. Here’s an overview, via Crunchyroll:
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-
