Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht - Rising Reveals Key Visuals

Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht - Rising revealed two key visuals featuring Madoka and Homura ahead of the winter 2025 premiere date.

The movie was initially slated to premiere in 2024 but was pushed back to improve quality. Studio SHAFT is animating with Akiyuki Shinbo as the chief director, Yukihiro Miyamoto as the director. Junichiro Taniguchi is doing the character designs. The cast for the visuals includes:

• Artwork: Junichiro Taniguchi, V
• Visual Director: Kazuki Kawata
• Background: Shuichi Kusamori
• Finish: Shaft

Puella Magi Madoka Magica, an original anime project created by the Magica Quartet (Akiyuki Shinbo, Ume Aoki, Gen Urobuchi, and producer Atsuhiro Iwakami), premiered in January 2011 as a TV anime. It ran until April of the same year for a total of 12 episodes (the broadcast of the final two episodes was delayed due to the Great East Japan Earthquake).

The series also spawned multiple manga series (adaptations and spin-offs), a novel by Nitroplus, a dedicated magazine, and video games. Two recap movies were released in October of 2012. They were followed by a third movie, titled Rebellion, which premiered in October 2013 and featured a new story – a continuation of the TV anime. The movie is a prequel to Walpurgisnacht. All three of these movies are getting an Ulltra HD Blu-ray release on January 29.

It’s worth noting that the Magia Record spin-off story spawned an anime adaptation (also by studio SHAFT) and a mobile game. The upcoming game, Puella Magi Madoka Magica Magia Exedra.

Source: Official Website
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