Licensing in Italy

This article outlines the official licensing of Puella Magi Madoka Magica in Italy (including the Italian-speaking regions of Ticino and parts of Grisons), covering anime distribution by Dynit and Italian-language manga releases by Planet Manga.

Anime

Initial News

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IF YOU THOUGHT YOU'VE SEEN THEM ALL... THEN YOU CLEARLY HAVEN'T SEEN MADOKA MAGICA YET!
The series that rewrote the "Majocco" (Note: This is a synonym for "Mahou Shoujo" or Magical Girl) genre and that surprised its audience with a plot both convincing and full of twists is finally available in Italy! Hidden away in the depths of this world, there exist the so-called "Messengers of Magic", entities imbued with the power to grant a wish to a girl of their choosing. Said girl, however, must sign a contract and become a mage. The mages' purpose is to fight against Witches, vile creatures born from curses that cause murders and suicides. Two students, Madoka Kaname and her friend Sayaka Miki, come into contact with an odd being named Kyubey. He offers them the opportunity to become young mages, but Homura Akemi, their classmate, tries in every way to stop them from contracting.

Dynit announced on June 21, 2011 that it had acquired the license for Puella Magi Madoka Magica in Italy. Following this, Dynit announced a free online stream of the episodes for Italian residents. These episodes began streaming on September 2, 2011, with official Italian subtitles on Popcorn TV.

The BD/DVD versions match the ones released online.

Fan Vote for Voice Actors

On September 6, Dynit, along with Animeclick, announced "Voices for Madoka Magica", where fans could vote for the voice actors for the main cast. It was split into two rounds: nominations from September 7 to September 19, and voting polls from September 23 to October 2. Results were revealed on October 3:

Fans selected the following voice actors:

• Mami Tomoe - Maria Letizia Scifoni
• Sayaka Miki - Gea Riva
• Kyoko Sakura - Veronica Puccio
• Kyubey - Loretta Di Pisa
• Homura Akemi - Alessia Amendola
• Madoka Kaname - Joy Saltarelli

On October 29, Dynit and Animeclick revealed the final cast with only one change: Alessia Amendola was unavailable due to another project, so she was replaced by Jun Ichikawa, who placed third in the fan poll.

On the same day, Dynit announced at Lucca Comics 2011 that the series would air on Rai4 and receive 3 DVD/BD releases. They also stated that the BDs would probably not include the OSTs.

On December 15, Dynit revealed the full cast again, with one change: Alessia Amendola returned.

• Madoka Kaname: Joy Saltarelli
• Homura Akemi: Alessia Amendola
• Kyoko Sakura: Veronica Puccio
• Mami Tomoe: Maria Letizia Scifoni
• Sayaka Miki: Gea Riva
• Kyubey: Loretta di Pisa
• Junko Kaname: Maddalena Vadacca
• Tomohisa Kaname: Luca Gignone
• Tatsuya Kaname: Francesca Bielli
• Kyosuke Kamijo: Renato Novara
• Hitomi Shizuki: Debora Morese
• Kazuko Saotome: Debora Magnaghi

Amazon Anime ranking Feb 1, 2012

DVD and Blu-ray release

On November 17, Carlo Cavazzoni (Dynit's executive director) revealed in an interview the following editions: DVD, Blu-ray, and Collector's Edition (box with DVD, Blu-ray, CD, booklet, and more, details unknown) starting from February 2012. He also noted that the Italian edition would feature an "exclusive" 5.1 surround track, since the Japanese edition only had stereo sound.

On January 4, 2012, the details of the "Limited Fan Edition" appeared on Dynit's website. It would be published in three monthly volumes starting in March, each containing four episodes on DVD and Blu-ray, a CD with the OST, a 32-page booklet, a figure, and collectible cards. The figures would be one for each volume: Madoka, Homura, and Mami. The Limited Edition was listed as having a print run of 1000 copies. Regular DVD and Blu-ray editions were also shown, each in three volumes with the first releasing in April, four episodes each and no additional listed content.

On February 10, 2012, a trailer confirmed the edition's contents shown previously in Amazon images. The figure in volume 1 would be a Nendoroid Petit of Madoka. Audio/subtitle options were also detailed: as anticipated, an "exclusive" 5.1 Italian track would be included alongside standard Italian and Japanese 2.0. Blu-ray tracks would be in DTS-HD Master Audio, DVDs in Dolby Digital. Subtitles would be Italian only.

As of February 1, 2012, Madoka dominated anime sales on Amazon. On this date, all three volumes also ranked in the top 10 for all BD/DVD sales.

Broadcasting on Rai4

Madoka Magica was broadcast on Rai4's "Anime Morning" every Sunday starting February 5 at 10:30 a.m.

Streaming on Netflix

Beginning with Netflix's launch in Italy in October 2015, the series became available on the platform. Netflix also distributes the third movie, Rebellion.

Manga

On October 29, Planet Manga announced at Lucca Comics 2011 that it would publish the manga and spin-offs bimonthly starting in April. First Madoka 1 and 2, then Oriko 1, then Kazumi 1, and so on.

The first volume of the manga was released on April 19 and was published in two editions. In addition to the regular B/W edition for €4.90, there was a deluxe edition with a dust jacket and color pages for €6.50. A set of pins was included (not clear if in one or both editions).

Gallery

Box 1 official gallery

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See Also

• Other International Licensing
• Translated magazines