A girl who wished for the salvation of all Magical Girls and became the godlike entity known as the Law of Cycles. Near the end of Rebellion, Homura removed the records of Madoka Kaname's existence from the Law of Cycles. She now lives an ordinary life as a second-year student at Mitakihara Middle School.[18]
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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 Rotation of Walpurgis〉) is a movie sequel to Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion[1]. 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[2]. On July 15th, 2025, it was announced that the movie had been further delayed to February 2026.[3] On January 23rd, 2026, it was announced again that the movie will be delayed to an unspecified date, to be announced in February.[4][5] On February 27th, 2026, it was announced that the movie will be released on August 28th, 2026.[6]
Development
Script
Gen Urobuchi started working on the script about a year after Rebellion, and right after his screenplay work on Kamen Rider Gaim, sometimes between 2014 and 2015.[7][8] Urobuchi ran out of ideas for the series after Rebellion, and asked Gekidan Inu Curry if they had any ideas. Inu Curry gave Urobuchi a "stack of documents" outlining idea sketch for the series (colloquially referred to as "Inu Curry's Note"), such as how the world looks like after Rebellion, among other lores and materials. Urobuchi then used these ideas as a base for his first draft of the script.[7] During the writing, the production team explored the possibility of making Walpurgisnacht Rising a two-part movie, and Urobuchi made a few additions due to that. Although they later decided on doing Walpurgisnacht Rising as a single-part movie, those additions remained in the final script.[7]
Since the original script was written from Homura's perspective, Akiyuki Shinbo felt Madoka's presence was too weak in the original script.[9] In 2015, he asked Urobuchi to rewrite the script from Madoka's perspective, as Rebellion was already about Homura, and he wanted the new film to be about Madoka[10]. Urobuchi couldn't find a time to do so, and offered the production team to revise his script.[9] The production team spent the next few years rewriting the script[9], but ultimately decided to go with Urobuchi's original script, slightly before Madoka 10th Anniversary in 2021.[9] Urobuchi was surprised to hear they went with the original script, as it was done several years before Magia Record.[11] The final script remained mostly unchanged from the original for the first half, but the latter half received a substantial revision, especially with Madoka's presence, and character's backstory.[9] Urobuchi jokingly says the original revision was "rather blunt", because he wrote it right after Kamen Rider Gaim and it would have been quite a terrible story to release it as-is.[9]
Production
Tomohiro Furukawa was invited to write a storyboard for the show[11] after Shaft's president, Mitsutoshi Kubota, saw his work on Revue Starlight: The Movie.[10] Kazuki Kawata was asked to join Tomohiro Furukawa after Furukawa asked Shaft to bring "someone young" to help him sketch out ideas, similar to what he did with Goodbye, Lara's director, Takushi Koide, when he was co-directing Revue Starlight.[12]
Pre-release
Walpurgisnacht Rising was announced during the Anniversary Stage as part of the Madoka 10th Anniversary event. The first teaser showed the return of the main staff; Akiyuki Shinbo as Chief Director[13], Gen Urobuchi as a scriptwriter[13], Aoki Ume as an original character designer[13], Shaft as animation production[13], Junichiro Taniguchi as a character designer[13], Gekidan Inu Curry as a designer of the parallel world[13], and music by Yuki Kajiura[13].
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[13], resuming his position from Rebellion[14]. On August 16, 2024 it was revealed on the official Madoka Magica X (Twitter) account that that movie was delayed due to production circumstances.[2] The second trailer was released during Aniplex Online Fest 2024 revealing the new release date of winter 2025.
On October 18th, 2024, the 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.[15] 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 February 2026 from the previously announced Winter 2025 date. On January 23rd, 2026, the official website revealed that the movie had been further delayed.
On February 27th, 2026, the new Japanese release date has been announced to be August 28th, 2026. As of the release of the Main Trailer on the AniplexUSA YouTube channel on July 2nd, 2026, the release date for the English film in any variant has not yet been set.[16]
Videos
| Date | Title | English | Japanese |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 25th, 2021 | Teaser | ||
| Walpurgisnacht Rising was first announced during the Anniversary Stage as part of the Madoka 10th Anniversary event. | |||
| September 10th, 2023 | Trailer 1 / 特報 第1弾 (Tokuhō Dai 1 dan lit. Announcement 1) | ||
| Trailer 1 was revealed during Aniplex Online Fest 2023 on September 10th, 2023. | |||
| October 29th, 2023 | Trailer 1.1 / 特報 第1.1弾 (Tokuhō Dai 1.1 dan lit. Announcement 1.1) | ||
| 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. | |||
| September 15th, 2024 | Trailer 2 / 特報 第2弾 (Tokuhō Dai 2 dan lit. Announcement 2) | ||
| Trailer 2 was revealed during Aniplex Online Fest 2024 on September 16th, 2024. | |||
| October 25th, 2024 | Trailer 2 SIDE Homura / 特報 第2弾SIDEほむら (Tokuhō Dai 2 dan SIDE Homura lit. Announcement 2 Side HOMURA) | ||
| 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. | |||
| July 15th, 2025 | Trailer / 予告 (Yokoku lit. Preview) | ||
| This trailer was released during the second "100 Day Festival" stream for Magia Exedra. | |||
| December 21st, 2025 | Trailer 2 / 予告 第2弾 (Yokoku Dai 2 dan lit. Preview 2) | ||
| This trailer was released alongside the airing of the final episode of Puella Magi Madoka Magica Beginnings & Eternal (TV Edition). | |||
| April 30th, 2026 | Trailer 3 / 予告 第3弾 (Yokoku Dai 3 dan lit. Preview 3) | ||
| This trailer was released along with the real-life Walpurgis Night. | |||
| June 29th, 2026 | Main Trailer 本予告 (Hon-yokoku lit. Main Preview) | ||
| This trailer was released 1 month ahead of the theatrical release. | |||
Japanese Release PVs
| Date | Title | Japanese |
|---|---|---|
| August 27th, 2026 | Trails of Madoka Kaname & Homura Akemi | |
| September 1st, 2026 | Now Showing PV | |
| September 3th, 2026 | Kyubey Character PV |
Characters
- See also Madoka Magica Characters.
Madoka Kaname
すべての魔法少女たちを救うことを願い「円環の理」と呼ばれる神にも等しい存在となった少女。「叛逆の物語」の終盤で、ほむらによって円環の理から鹿目まどかの人としての記録を奪われ、その結果、現在は見滝原中学校に通う中学2年生の女の子として、平凡に暮らしている。[17]
Homura Akemi
A girl who wished to save Madoka and made a contract with Kyubey. Homura originally possessed time-traveling ability. At the end of Rebellion, she transforms into a Devil out of her longing for Madoka. In the post-Rebellion Mitakihara, she enjoys her life alongside with Madoka.[u]
鹿目まどかの運命を変えるため、キュゥべえと契約し、魔法少女になった少女。時間遡行の能力を持つ。「叛逆の物語」で、まどかへの想いゆえに世界を改変し、悪魔と化した。改変後の見滝原では、悪魔として思いのままにまどかとの日常を過ごしている。[19]
Sayaka Miki
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活発な性格で、まどかの親友。幼なじみである上条恭介のケガを治すことを願い、キュゥべえと契約したが、呪いをため込み魔女と化してしまった。「叛逆の物語」では、円環の理の使者として、現世に舞い戻った。[20]
Kyoko Sakura
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隣町の風見野市からやってきた、勝ち気な性格の魔法少女。見滝原市で出会ったさやかに自分の過去を重ね気にかけるも、さやかは魔女となってしまい、その最後に寄り添った。「叛逆の物語」では、見滝原中学校に転入し、さやかの家に居候していた。[21]
Mami Tomoe
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見滝原中学3年生で、まどかたちの先輩にあたる。魔法少女としてのキャリアが長く、みんなにとっては頼れるお姉さん的な存在。戦闘で自在に操るリボンからは武器を生成することもでき、作り出した銃器から放つ大技ティロ・フィナーレは、作中随一の威力。[22]
Nagisa Momoe
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かつてはチーズが好きな少女だった。「叛逆の物語」では、ベベの姿でマミと行動していたが、その正体はさやかと同じく、円環の理の使者として現世に戻った存在。まどかたちより幼く、天真爛漫に振る舞うが、ときに鋭い一面もある。[23]
Choka Shi (Zi Ding Xiang)
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Selema Terez
Character doesn't have a description[25]
Staff
- Original Story: Magica Quartet
- Chief Director: Akiyuki Shinbo
- Screenplay: Gen Urobuchi (Nitroplus)
- Original Character Design: aokiume
- Director: Yukihiro Miyamoto
- Character Design/Chief Animation Director: Junichiro Taniguchi
- Chief Animation Director: Hiroki Yamamura
- Parallel World Design: Gekidan InuCurry (Doroinu)
- Storyboards/VisuaI Concept Designs: Tomohiro Furukawa
- Visual Concept Designs: Kazuki Kawata
- Color Setting: Hitoshi Hibino
- Art: Ken Naito / Shuichi Kusamori
- Production Design: Moriyoshi Ohara
- Composite Director: Takayuki Aizu
- Editing: Rie Matsuba
- Music: Yuki Kajiura
- Sound Direction: Yota Tsuruoka
- Animation Production: SHAFT
- Theme Song: "Kanata" by FictionJunction[27]
Later Additions
As revealed in Trailer 3 and later confirmed on Twitter[28], the Storyboard Artist for this film was Tomohiro Furukawa, also known for being the Director of Revue Starlight[29].
Runes
See Witch Runes/Walpurgisnacht Rising, Witch Runes/X/Twitter and Witch Runes/Magical Girl's Prayer Exhibition.
Global Releases
| Region | Release date | Announcement date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | N/A | 2026-06-01 | (1) |
| Taiwan | 2026-09-04 | 2026-08-24 | (1) |
| Hong Kong | 2026-10-08 | 2026-06-15 | (1) |
| Mexico & Latin America | 2026-10-01 | 2026-07-31 | (1) |
| Chile | 2026-10-01 | 2026-08-21 | (1) |
| Germany | 2026-11-24 | 2026-08-01 | (1) |
Reception
Following three days of its release, Walpurgisnacht Rising sold 534,722 tickets and earned 939 million yen.[30] By the forth day, the series earned over 1 billion yen.[31]
Speculation
- See: Speculation
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. [32]
- The music that plays in Trailer 2 is 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 are briefly visible. It is unknown whether these are intended to be an Easter egg, or have some plot significance.
- The scheduled Japanese release date for the film (August 28th, 2026) also coincides with the birthday of Goethe.[33] Goethe's Faust is also a well known inspiration for the series.[34]
Gallery
See Gallery:Walpurgisnacht Rising.
References
- ↑ https://madokamagicausa.com/, right above the "Staff" section.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 @madoka_magica's tweet: 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。)
- ↑ Tweet from @madoka_magica.
- ↑ @madoka_magica's tweet: 『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
- ↑ 『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
- ↑ Tweet from @madoka_magica
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Walpurgisnacht Rising Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.22
- ↑ @Butch_Gen's Tweet: 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！)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Walpurgisnacht Rising Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.23
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Walpurgisnacht Rising Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami p.32
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Walpurgisnacht Rising Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.24
- ↑ Walpurgisnacht Rising Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Tomohiro Furukawa and Kazuki Kawata p.26
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 https://madokamagicausa.com/ at the "Staff" section
- ↑ https://madokamagicausa.com/tv/rebellion/staff_cast/
- ↑ Official website: 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。)
- ↑ Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising- | MAIN TRAILER (@AniplexUSA on YouTube)
- ↑ https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara1
- ↑ English translation from Magia Exedra Kioku - Vinctio☆Magica
- ↑ https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara2
- ↑ https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara3
- ↑ https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara4
- ↑ https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara5
- ↑ https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara6
- ↑ https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara7
- ↑ https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8
- ↑ https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8
- ↑ All staff members listed were retrieved from the end card of the Main Trailer.
- ↑ https://x.com/TOPPY1218/status/2049784039293493514
- ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-08/revue-starlight-tv-anime-reveals-teaser-video-visual-summer-premiere/.126167#:~:text=Tomohiro
- ↑ @madoka_magica's tweet: 劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉 週末動員・興行収入ランキング 第1位獲得 公開から3日間で ✧観客動員数：53万人 ✧興行収入：9.3億円 突破！ぜひ劇場でお楽しみください！
- ↑ @madoka_magica's tweet: 劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉公開から4日間で興行収入𝟏𝟎億円 突破
- ↑ https://www.thetarotguide.com/the-moon/
- ↑ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- ↑ Community:Madoka Magica and Faust
See also
- Official website (Japanese)
- Official website (English)
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