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- November 27th, 2024
- Magia Correspondence #2 has aired.
- Masara Kagami and Kokoro Awane will be playable in Magia Exedra.
- More info about the combat was revealed (See Gameplay:Magia Exedra for more details).
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica will begin airing on Youtube starting on January 7th, 2025 at 21:00 JST.
- Pre-registration for Apple devices has started. The date shown, May 25th 2025, is not accurate. An iOS of 13.0 or later is needed to pre-register.
- November 20th, 2024
- Magia Exedra was delayed from 2024 to Spring 2025. (Source)
- Magia Exedra Correspondence #2 will air on November 27th. (Source)
- November 4th, 2024
- A Magia Exedra character PV for Sayaka Miki was released on YouTube and Twitter
- November 1st, 2024
- The October 25th trailer for Walpurgisnacht: Rising has been released in English and Japanese.
- October 31st, 2024
- The October 25th trailer will be shared to the general public on YouTube on November 1st, 2024, 18:00 JST. (Source)
- October 25th, 2024
- Japan-exclusive Rebellion re-screening started. At its end, a new trailer for Walpurgisnacht: Rising was shown.
- October 14th, 2024
- A character PV for Kyoko Sakura was released on YouTube and Twitter.
- September 17th, 2024
- Ima Kara Hajimeru Exedra gag comic by PAPA started its release.
- September 16th, 2024
- Aniplex Online Fest 2024 has commenced, with Sally Amaki and Hisanori Yoshida as MCs.
- Ashley Taylor's Magia Exedra character PV was released. Similarly to Magia Record, Japanese and English versions have different audio.
- A new trailer for Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht Rising was showcased, notably displaying 2 new characters.
- Beginnings, Eternal and Rebellion will have a Japan-exclusive Blu-ray re-release on January 25th, 2025, featuring a 4K HDR upscale with Dolby-Atmos enhanced sound.
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion will have a Japan-exclusive theatrical re-screening from October 25th to October 31st, 2024, at select few cinemas. There will also be a special limited supply gift for viewers attending the event.
2024
- August 16th, 2024
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht Rising was delayed from Winter 2024 to Winter 2025 (Source).
- Both Magia Exedra and Walpurgisnacht: Rising are set to be discussed at Aniplex Online Fest 2024 on September 16th, 2024.
- July 31st, 2024
- Magia Record ended its service, allowing the players to obtain the linkage code for Magia Exedra. The linkage code is simply the same as the transfer code that was used for changing devices during Magia Record's activity, and thus does not require the player to have the app installed as long as they had their transfer code saved.
- July 2nd, 2024
- A promotional PV for Magia Exedra was released alongside with pre-registration on Google Play and Steam
- It has been announced in Magia Exedra Correspondence #1 that Magia Record's main story scenarios will be uploaded to YouTube at a later date.
- Magia Day 2024 is set to be held on August 25th, 2024, from 16:45 to 17:30 JST.
- June 17th, 2024
- A teaser for Magia Exedra was released, notably available in English and featuring Magia Record characters.
- Additionally, a YouTube live for Magia Exedra was announced on Twitter, set to air on July 2nd, 2024 20:00 JST. The live will feature Momo Asakura, Iroha Tamaki's VA, and Emiri Katou, Kyubey's VA.
- May 31st, 2024
- Magia Record's service termination was announced. Its set to end its service on July 1st, 2024 for PC and July 31st, 2024 for mobile devices (Source). The players will be able to obtain a linkage code for Magia Exedra to transfer their accounts (Source).
- April 22nd, 2024
- Magia Exedra is set to be released in 2024. It is being developed by Pokelabo and f4samurai.
- April 21st, 2024
- A new game titled Magia Exedra has been announced on X/Twitter, with more news set to be released a day after.
2023
- October 29th, 2023
- An extended version of PV 1 of Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht Rising was revealed during a Comeback screening of Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion at Shinjuku Wald 9 in Tokyo.
- October 3rd, 2023
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Scene 0 has begun as part of Magia Record's content.
- September 24th, 2023
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Scene 0 is set to begin on October 3rd as part of Magia Record, as a prequel story to Madoka Magica.
- The first PV for Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Scene 0 has been released.
- September 13th, 2023
- Magia Record has announced a collaboration with Lycoris Recoil, which features Chisato Nishigiki and Takina Inoue as Magical Girls.
- September 10th, 2023
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht Rising to be released in theater in Winter 2024.
- The first PV for Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht Rising has been released.
- August 19th
- The sixth anniversary unit for Magia Record was revealed and released. The special unit is Devil Homura.
- August 14th
- The official Madoka Magica "X" account has revealed that more information pertaining to Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht Rising will be revealed on September 10th, 2023.
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Scene 0 is slated to have more information revealed on Magia Day 2023, or September 24th.
2022
- April 3rd
- Dawn of a Shallow Dream, the final season of Magia Record, premiered all four episodes.
- March 16th
- Dawn of a Shallow Dream, the final season of Magia Record, will premiere all four episodes on April 3, 2022.
2021
- December 14th
- The final season of Magia Record, has been postponed from October 2021 to Spring 2022.
- October 22nd
- Season 2 of Magia Record has finished airing.
- August 8th
- Season 2 of Magia Record has begun airing.
- July 16th
- Season 3, the final season of Magia Record, was also announced with a tentative air date of October 2021.
- June 10th
- Season 2 of Magia Record has been announced. It is scheduled to air Summer 2021.
- April 25th
- A sequel anime film, Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht Rising has been announced.
- A new project by Nitroplus and f4samurai, Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Scene 0 has been announced.
- January 9th
- An official website commemorating the original series' 10th anniversary was created
2015
- December 8th
- SHAFT CEO Mitsutoshi Kubota clarified that the concept movie leads to a new Madoka Magica project.
- November 27th
- A short four-minute concept film for a new story premiered at Studio SHAFT's 40th anniversary event, Madogatari展.
2014
- April 2nd
- The Rebellion Story is released on Blu-Ray and DVD on April 2nd.
2013
- The Rebellion Story begins screening in Japan on October 26, 2013.
- See International Release for details about screenings in other countries.
- The Rebellion Story debuts #1 in Japan; highest grossing late-night anime movie of all time; and Warner Brothers' most successful movie in Japan for 2013.
- The Rebellion Story has been submitted for Oscar consideration. Ganbatte, Madoka!
- See also: Movie Details, Spoilers, Runes, and Translations
- Official Site of Madoka Magica Movie: Rebellion now open!
- Gekijouban Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica: Hangyaku no Monogatari
- The movie is set for October 2013 screening.
- Reservation for Madoka Magica Movie Blu-ray/DVD begins!
- Released on July 24, 2013.
- Blu-ray release available in two versions (1 disc):
- DVD release available in one version (2 discs):
- Releases contains:
- Original Soundtrack (Limited Edition only)
- Special Booklet (Limited Edition only)
- Digipak Packaging (Limited Edition only)
- Creditless OP and more
- CM collection
- Audio commentary
- Please see official page for store specials [if you order them from the 20 different stores listed here, you will get an autographed Key animation note].
- Also being offered internationally.
2012
- June 7th
- New Madoka Magica Manga to Release Simultaneously with Movie. Announced in Manga Time Kirara Magica: new comicalization by Hanokage is set to start alongside with the movie with more information to follow in Vol.2. Extra episode of Oriko Magica title Mahou Shoujo Oriko Magica: Noisy Citrine is set to be published in Kirara Magica Vol.2.
- June 6th
- Release Date for First Two Madoka Magica Movies Announced. The Beginning Story set for October 6, 2012 and The Eternal Story set for October 13, 2012.
- May 23th
- More Information About Madoka Magica Online Posted. New information includes gameplay style: a board game where player moves by rolling dice, avatar customization of over 400,000 possible combinations, Urobuchi Gen's supervised quests as well as close beta notice, which will start recruiting on June 1st, 2012.
- April 23th
- Manga Time Kirara Magica a bimonthly Madoka magazine announced. First issue schedule for June 8, 2012.
- April 6th
- Premiere of English-dubbed episode 5 for US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada at Nico2 (English)
- April 1st
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie announcement in Anime Contents Expo 2012. Official subtitles are The Beginning Story (始まりの物語) and The Everlasting Story (永遠の物語). Both are set for Autumn 2012.
- March 28th
- Countdown to Madoka Magica stage at Anime Contents Expo 2012 at Makuhari Messe on April 1. Broadcast at Nicovideo.
- March 15th
- A roguelike RPG based on Madoka Magica story, Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable went on sale in Japan.
- February 10th
- Premiere of English-dubbed episode 1 for US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Japan at Nico2 (English) or Nicovideo (Japanese).
- February 15th
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica starts streaming in North America on CrunchyRoll.
- February 16th
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica received a Best TV Animation Award at the 2012 Tokyo International Anime Fair.
- January 14th
- The Puella Magi Wiki is One Year Old! It has been one year since this wiki started, the day after Episode 2 aired. At that time, the wiki was mainly meant to gather the theories, speculation and findings discussed in the Madoka Threads, and not that much of canon or official information. It is only after that that it started to grow and include other kinds of information.
- January 7th
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica One Year Anniversary: It has been one year since Madoka Magica initial airing!
2011
- December 21st
- A browser-based, multi-player Puella Magi Madoka Magica Online announced. More information at the official website.
- December 15th
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica awarded 2011 Animation Grand Prize in the Japanese Media Arts Festival.
- November 25th
- Madoka Secret Project announced.
- November 7th
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica movie series announced! More information in this month's issue of NewType Magazine.
- October 14
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica has had a three-volume BD/DVD release confirmed by Aniplex USA, with a special collector's box announced and Madoka's, Kyuubey's, and Sayaka's VAs announced. Pre-orders go up Oct. 17th, and the first volume will be released February 14th. Details here.
- October 8th
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica won awards in twelve categories, including best TV animation and director, in NewType's new annual anime awards. Madoka previously won another award this year, Anime Kobe 2011 TV Feature Award.
- October 3rd
- Happy birthday Madoka!
- September 21st
- The sixth (and last) volume of Puella Magi Madoka Magica is now available in Japan.
Along with the two last episodes of the series, and the usual booklet (including Ume Aoki's 4koma), this volume is also shipped with the third part of the soundtrack (containing some of the most-awaited tracks of the series).
More information -- Buy at Amazon Japan
- September 3rd
- The official website announced that Puella Magi Madoka Magica has won the Best Television award at the 2011 (16th) Animation Kobe Awards.[Details]
- August 24th
- The fifth Blu-Ray/DVD volume is out! It contains Episodes 9 and 10, as well as the third Drama CD, Sayaka and Kyoko's character song, and the usual 4koma by Aoki Ume.
More information -- Buy at Amazon Japan
- August 8th
- On the 8th of August a PSP game was announced. The game will be a dungeon adventure RPG featuring the original storyline including new plots. There are 2 editions planned: Regular edition: 6480 yen Limited Edition: 11900 yen. Includes a figma (Madoka School Uniform ver.), BD, QB Pouch, Handkerchief and more
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- August 2nd
- Aniplex announced they would release a 496-pages-long archive book ("Puella Magi Madoka Magica Production Notes") at Comiket 80 (Aug. 12-14, Tokyo). More information at animenewsnetwork
- July 31st
- Aniplex of America announced at Otakon that Madoka Magica would get an English dub. More information
- July 30th
- Madoka Magica has now premiered in the US, at Otakon (Baltimore, Maryland). More information
- July, 27th
- Madoka Magica BD/DVD vol. 4 is out. Along with Episode 7 and 8, this volume also features the long-awaited Original Soundtrack, Volume 2
- More information -- Buy at Amazon Japan