Major Delay Hits Puella Magi Madoka Magica Movie

Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising has been significantly delayed and is now expected to release in 2025. Puella Magi Madoka Magica is a beloved magical girl franchise, particularly popular among fans of the generation that watched it when it first aired in 2011. The franchise has continued to grow, with a trilogy of feature films and a spinoff anime series. Now, it is returning with a brand-new feature film.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising is set after the original trilogy of films. It was initially scheduled to make its debut in Japan this year. However, Aniplex has announced that the new film’s release will be pushed to late 2025 due to production circumstances. An international release date for the film has yet to be confirmed.

The new movie will feature a returning staff and cast from the original TV anime and films. Yukihiro Miyamoto is directing the movie for studio SHAFT. The original creators, Magica Quartet, are also involved, with Gen Urobuchi writing the script, Ume Aoki handling the character designs, and Yuki Kajiura composing the music.

The returning voice cast includes Aoi Yuki as Madoka Kaname, Chiwa Saito as Homura Akemi, Kaori Mizuhashi as Mami Tomoe, Eri Kitamura as Sayaka Miki, Ai Nonaka as Kyoko Sakura, Kana Asumi as Nagisa Momoe, and Emiri Kato as Kyubey.

If you wish to revisit the original Puella Magi Madoka Magica TV anime series, it is currently available for streaming on Crunchyroll. The streaming platform describes the anime as follows:

“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 the beginning of a new story of the magical witch girls.”

Source: ComicBook.com