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{{Nihongo|'''''Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: —Walpurgisnacht: Rising—'''''|劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉|Gekijouban Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica〈Walpurgis no Kaiten〉|lit. Magical Girl Madoka Magica The Movie〈The Tide of Walpurgis〉}} is an upcoming movie and a sequel to ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion]]''<ref>https://madokamagicausa.com/, right above the "Staff" section.</ref>. The project was officially announced on April 25th, 2021 during the ''[[Madoka 10th Anniversary]]'' event. More information was revealed during the ''Aniplex Online Fest 2023'' on September 10th, 2023, which included a new trailer and an approximated release date of Winter 2024. On August 16th, 2024, it was announced that the movie had been delayed to Winter 2025<ref name="delay">[https://x.com/madoka_magica/status/1824370519837380632 @madoka_magica's tweet:] {{nihongo|Notice of postponement of release of “Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgis Kaiten” Due to production circumstances, the scheduled release date will be changed as follows. We sincerely apologize to everyone who has been looking forward to the release of this work.|『劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉』公開延期のお知らせ制作上の都合により、下記の通り公開予定時期を変更とさせて頂きます。本作の公開を楽しみにお待ちいただいていた皆様には心よりお詫び申し上げます。}}</ref>. On July 15th, 2025, it was announced that the movie had been further delayed to February 2026.<ref>[https://x.com/madoka_magica/status/1945093597487096155?s=46 Tweet] from @madoka_magica.</ref>

==Development==
''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' was first announced during the Anniversary Stage as part of the ''[[Madoka 10th Anniversary]]'' event. The first teaser shown the return of the main staff; [[Akiyuki Shinbo]] as Chief Director<ref name="staff">https://madokamagicausa.com/ at the "Staff" section</ref>, [[Gen Urobuchi]] as a scriptwriter<ref name="staff" />, [[Aoki Ume]] as an original character designer<ref name="staff" />, [[Shaft]] as an animation production<ref name="staff" />, [[Junichiro Taniguchi]] as a character designer<ref name="staff" />, [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] as a designer of the parallel world<ref name="staff" />, and music by [[Yuki Kajiura]]<ref name="staff" />. After the announcement, [[Gen Urobuchi]] revealed that the script for the movie was finished sometime between 2014 and 2016.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Butch_Gen/status/1386278371189936129 @Butch_Gen's Tweet]: {{nihongo|The scenario for Walpurgisnacht Rising was done right after I finished ''Kamen Rider Gaim'' and before I started ''Thunderbolt Fantasy''. Looking back, that was the last script when I could still write a line for cute girls. I'm glad for it to finally see the light of day!|ワルプルギスの廻天、脚本は鎧武を終えた直後、東離劍遊紀にとりかかる直前に脱稿してたので、思えばまだ私が自力で可愛い女の子の台詞を書けていた頃の最後の本になります。ついに日の目を見る時が来て嬉しいです！}}</ref> 

The first trailer was revealed as an ending to the ''Aniplex Online Fest 2023'' and featured the first animation reveal along with a new key visual and the Winter 2024 release date. The trailer also revealed that [[Yukihiro Miyamoto]] will return as a director<ref name="staff" />, resuming his position from ''Rebellion''<ref>https://madokamagicausa.com/tv/rebellion/staff_cast/</ref>. On August 16, 2024 it was revealed on the official Madoka Magica X (twitter) account that that movie was delayed due to production circumstances.<ref name="delay" /> The second trailer was released during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2024'' revealing the new release date of winter 2025.  

On October 18th, 2024, the [https://www.madoka-magica.com/news/?id=66419 official website] revealed that there will be another version of the 2nd trailer called "Trailer 2: Side Homura" to be screened after the screening of "Revival Screening" of ''[[Rebellion]]'' from October 25th to October 31st.<ref>[https://www.madoka-magica.com/news/?id=66419 Official website]: {{nihongo|Trailer 2 of ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' that was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2024'' in September 2024, will be re-released as ''Trailer 2: Side Homura'' with additional cuts and narration during the ''Walpurgis'' Revival Screening from October 25. You can view the trailer proceeding the screening.|2024年9月開催の「Aniplex Online Fest 2024」内で公開した『劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉』特報第2弾に、新規カット・ナレーションを加え再構成した「特報第2弾：SIDEほむら」の公開が決定いたしました。10月25日から開始する劇場版「[新編]叛逆の物語」リバイバル上映にて、本編上映後に続けてご覧いただくことができます。}}</ref> The trailer was uploaded to YouTube after ''Revival Screening'' ended, on November 1st, 2024.  With the release of the July 15th, 2025 trailer, the movie's release date was pushed further back to Febuary 2026 from the previously announced Winter 2025 date.

==Videos==

===Teaser (April 25th, 2021)===
Walpurgisnacht Rising was first announced during the Anniversary Stage as part of the Madoka 10th Anniversary event. 

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===Trailer 1 (September 10th, 2023)===
Trailer 1 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2023'' on September 10th, 2023.

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===Trailer 1.1 (October 29th, 2023)===
Trailer 1.1 was revealed during a 10th Anniversary Comeback Screening of ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion]]'' on October 29th, 2023 featuring an extra scene at the end of the PV.

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===Trailer 2 (September 15th, 2024)===
Trailer 2 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2024'' on September 16th, 2024.

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===Trailer 2 SIDE Homura (October 25th, 2024)===
Trailer 2 SIDE Homura was revealed during special ''Rebellion'' rescreening on October 25th, 2024. An illegal recording of it was posted online on X on October 28, 2024 before it was officially published to YouTube on November 1st, 2024, after the ''Revival Screening'' ended. 

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===Trailer (July 15th, 2025)===
This trailer was released during the second "100 Day Festival" stream for Magia Exedra.

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==Characters==
:''See [[Madoka Magica Characters]].''

==Speculation==
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*It is likely that the [[Concept movie]] became ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising''.
*The first trailer and its poster shows multiple [[Homura]]'s in a single shot. It is possible that the movie deals with either a multiverse or doppelgangers.
**Alternatively, multiple timelines could be merging together.
**Alternatively, based on similar costume elements such as the design of one Homura's headband, the [[Clara Dolls]] are capable of assuming her form.
**Almost all of the returning girls have a new form/design. This may further promote this theory.
*The new magical girl from the first trailer incorporates design elements from most of the [[Holy Quintet]].
** Her amalgamate outfit and her lack of a defined face in the trailer may suggest that she is intended to be a representation for the average Magical Girl in Homura's new universe.
** Alternatively it could be the embodiment of the Law of Cycles, trying to remember Madoka's past. This could explain her lack of a face as a way to hide her signature golden eyes.
*Madoka has a different outfit in the teaser poster and in the 1.1 visual. The poster could be Homura grasping for her old life, and the new Madoka design representing the coming future (which Homura has shackled, as shown by the padlock).
*The official site says that the movie is "the beginning of a new chapter". This probably means this will not be the finale to the series.
*It's possible that [[Homulilly]] transforms into Walpurgisnacht. Devil Homura is the opposite of Ultimate Madoka just as Walpurgisnacht is the opposite of [[Kriemhild Gretchen]]. Additionally, Homulilly's head is cut off just like Walpurgisnacht's head. Furthermore, the gears under Walpurgisnacht's dress could also correlate with Homura's old power of time manipulation.
*The girl with the bow is shown jumping off a tower and getting absorbed by a cloud witch-like being; while this could be her jumping to a witch's barrier it's very similar to the [[Uwasa of the Anonymous AI|Rumor of "Anonymous"]] from [[Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story|Magia Record]].
**Apart from the obvious jumping off a tower connection, many other things like the [[:File:MadokaJump.png|green digital boxes]] that appear when she jumps, the [[:File:WitchCloud.jpg|japanese characters]] that appear when she's absorbed or the [[:File:WalpurgisRisingCloud2.gif|digital-like background]] when she's falling all seem to point to the Uwasa of the Anonymous AI.
*The new orange-haired girl seen alongside Kyubey in the trailer could be the bear girl from [[Episode 12]], but also incorporates designs from the pincushion Magical Girl seen in the Concept Movie.
**The bear girl was also seen in the [[Concept Movie]].
*The new magical girls could be the human forms of witches from the original anime.
**The green-haired girl could be the human form of [[Elsa Maria]], as evidenced by the trees and rays of sunlight surrounding her, both elements present in Elsa Maria's labyrinth. The plant motif could also allude to her being [[Gertrud]].
***The Magia Exedra 100-Day Trailer shows her riding on [[Bona]]s, which can be suggested that she could be the human form of [[Paola]]. However, she could also be simply having the ability to control Familiars.
**The orange-haired girl could be the human form of [[Albertine]], as her being depicted in a ball pit with Nagisa implies she may be similar in age, or is at least childish. Bright colors, like the balls she's surrounded by, are also a key feature of [[Elly]]'s labyrinth. 
***The Magia Exedra 100-Day Trailer and poster shows her Magical Girl outfit having pins and needles, and occasionally hugs Kyubey, which can be suggested that she could be the human form of [[Quitterie]].
**It's also possible the new girls are part of [[Walpurgisnacht]] herself.
*The new girl in the SIDE Homura trailer may have abilities allowing her to duplicate herself, shown by multiple versions of her looking at Madoka's phone.
**The new girl was also seen in the Concept Movie.
*The green-haired girl and the orange-haired girl have a black undershirt for their school uniforms, a trait they share with the new Homura-copy. It's possible they are the retainers for Devil Homura like Sayaka and Nagisa are for Ultimate Madoka.

*The scene where a book depicting Witches and Familiars, when taking a closer look, contains Witches from Magia Record such as [[Zenobia]], indicating these Witches DO exist within the Madoka Magica timelines.
**Existing witches such as [[Gisela]] and [[Albertine]] use their updated appearance from Magia Record.
***This isn't the case in [[:File:Trailer (July 15th, 2025) (15).PNG|this screenshot]], where [[Roberta]] and the previously shown [[Gisela]] use their original appearances.
**Witches from the Magia Record Event [[Magia Record Story Alina's Atelier ~Factor of Despair~|Alina's Atelier ~Factor of Despair~]] also appear.
***[[Pennen Nolde]], the Witch form of [[Touka Satomi]], can be barely seen to the right of [[:File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (17).png|this screenshot]], even though {{spoiler|in [[Ultimate Madoka in Magia Record|Ultimate Madoka]]'s Magical Girl Story, Touka did not become a Magical Girl outside of the Magia Record timeline and thus the Witch was only born as a Doppel.}}

=== Speculation gallery ===
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==Trivia==
*In the first trailer, Homura is shown to be in front of the 18th tarot card, The Moon. The Moon card represents, illusion, dreams, vagueness, instability, deception, anxiety, fear, misconception, subconscious and insecurity. <ref>https://www.thetarotguide.com/the-moon/</ref>
*The music that plays in Trailer 2 is ''[[Madoka Magica Soundtrack#Volume 3|Nux walpurgis]]'', while the 100-Day Festival Trailer plays ''Nightmare Ballet''.
* More than one Homura being visible is only seen in one poster, and does not appear in any of the trailers.
* In some of the trailers, witch designs original to [[Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story|Magia Record]] are briefly visible.  It is unknown whether these are intended to be an easter egg, or have some plot significance.

==Gallery==
''See [[Gallery:Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht Rising]]''.

==References==
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==See also==
* [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/ Official website] (Japanese)
* [https://madokamagicausa.com/ Official website] (English)

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