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<div style="font-size:1.2em;font-weight:bold;">''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-|Walpurgisnacht: Rising]]'' now in theaters!<br>Now in Japan, Taiwan, and Latin America</div><br />
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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 Rotation of Walpurgis〉}} is a movie 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">{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1824370519837380632|text={{nihongo|『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。||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}}}}</ref>. On July 15th, 2025, it was announced that the movie had been further delayed to February 2026.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1945093597487096155}}</ref> On January 23rd, 2026, it was announced again that the movie will be delayed to an unspecified date, to be announced in February.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2014548866650276150|text={{Nihongo|『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}}}}</ref><ref>[https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 『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]</ref> On February 27th, 2026, it was announced that the movie's ultimate release date would be '''August 28th, 2026'''.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2027232233426448705}}</ref><br />
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==Development==<br />
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===Planning===<br />
[[Akiyuki Shinbo]], [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], [[Ume Aoki]], [[Gen Urobuchi]], and [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] began discussing a sequel to ''Rebellion'' right after its theatrical release.<ref name="pamphlet-p30">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=30|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> From the beginning, the team wanted the main characters to either {{Spoiler|confront [[Walpurgisnacht]] as an enemy, or uncover her identity}}. Iwakami thought it would make a good story as it addressed a loose thread from the original television series.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /> Shinbo envisioned {{Spoiler|Walpurgisnacht's backstory}} to be something similar to {{Spoiler|Oscar Wilde's ''[[:wikipedia:The Happy Prince and Other Tales#The Happy Prince|The Happy Prince]]''}} and sought to incorporate those elements into the new movie.<ref name="newtype-202610-p10">{{Cite/Print|title=NewType 2026/10|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Gen Urobuchi, and Ume Aoki|page=10|published=2026-09-10}}</ref> He also requested for {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|''[[Witch Girl]]''|魔女っ子|Majokko}}}} to be added, believing this could be achieved using the [[Nazukasokotsune]] concept,<ref name="phamplet-p31">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=31|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> to establish {{Spoiler|Magical Girls vs. Witch Girls}} in the new movie.<ref name="newtype-202610-p10" /> Urobuchi finished the first, short plot outline in 2014.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /><br />
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In 2015, Shinbo storyboarded what would "connect to a sequel" for Shaft's 40th anniversary event, ''[[Madogatari]]'', which resulted in ''[[Concept Movie]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=31|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> The team spent the next few years working on the script, and also explored the possibility of making the sequel a TV series, although Shinbo wanted to make it a movie.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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===Design===<br />
During the production of ''[[Concept Movie]]'', the production team wanted to update the characters to align with [[Ume Aoki]]'s latest art style.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> For the new characters, [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] drew rough sketches based on [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]'s {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]''}} concept, which Ume Aoki then re-designed.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> Because these characters were designed before the script was finalized, only few characters ended up being used in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising''.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58">{{Cite/Print|title=anan No. 2510 Special Edition|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, and Ume Aoki|page=58|published=2026-09-02}}</ref><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://ananweb.jp/categories/entertainment/108309|title=『まどか☆マギカ』最新作の新デザインができるまで。 総監督・新房昭之×キャラクター原案・蒼樹うめ 対談|timestamp=2026-09-13}}</ref> Some of the initial designs can be seen in ''Concept Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Ume Aoki distinguished {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]'' from Magical Girls}} by highlighting their pupils and giving them a black undershirt.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /> She was also responsible for the {{Spoiler|stick}} that these new characters use.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /> For existing characters, Ume Aoki redesigned them based on the ending of ''[[Rebellion]]'', reducing everyone's skin exposure to express that they're restrained, except for Homura, who is now free.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /><br />
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===Worldbuilding===<br />
[[Gekidan Inu Curry]]'s [[Doroinu]] started collecting his worldbuilding idea notes for the series right after the production of ''[[Rebellion]]''.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu">{{Cite/Print|title=Kikan S 2026/10|article=Interview with [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] ([[Doroinu]])|page=41|published=2026-09-16}}</ref> During the original television series, Aniplex asked him to make a {{nihongo|Witch Archives|魔女図鑑|Majo Zukan}} to be posted on the website. He started writing his idea notes from the fact that {{spoiler|Walpurgisnacht has no name}}.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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The notes, colloquially referred to as "Inu Curry's Note"<ref name="pamphlet-p22">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=22|published=2026-08-28}}</ref>, detailed worldbuilding materials for the series, such as details on [[Witches]], the state of the world after ''Rebellion'', Homura's plan in her altered Mitakihara, the lore behind ''Walpurgisnacht'',<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> or the concepts behind {{Spoiler|{{nihongo|Lizard Phone's Rumor|トカゲさん電話の噂|Tokage-san Denwa no Uwasa}}}}.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /> The notes also outlined character concepts, such as {{Spoiler|"[[Wasu|the character that would be Walpurgisnacht]] who keeps calling Madoka 'Marguerite' and fixates on her"}}<ref name="newtype-202610-p10" />, {{Spoiler|Selema's relationship with Kyubey}}, and {{Spoiler|the backstory about Zi Ding Xiang's father}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Some of these notes can be seen in the [[Concept Movie]].<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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====Relationship to [[Magia Record]]====<br />
During the development of ''[[Magia Record]]'', developer f4samurai consulted [[Gekidan Inu Curry]]'s [[Doroinu]] regarding the worldbuilding. When f4samurai proposed {{nihongo|"[[Uwasa of the Friendship Ending Staircase|Ghost of the Friendship Ending Staircase]]"|絶交階段の幽霊}} concept, among other {{nihongo|"Ghost of ..."|○○の幽霊|○○ no Yuurei}} concepts, Doroinu noted the similarity to {{spoiler|Lizard Phone's Rumor}} concept he had made for ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising'', and instead offered them to use "Rumor" as an overarching theme in the game.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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Although Gekidan Inu Curry's Doroinu originally planned to reveal {{Spoiler|[[Nagisa Momoe]]'s true personality}} in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising'', he instead chose to introduce it via one of ''[[Magia Record]]'''s events. He expected that the player could view her behavior as ''Magia Record'' universe-specific quirk, and it would still provides a surprise when the new movie is released.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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===Script===<br />
[[Gen Urobuchi]] began working on the script roughly a year after ''[[Rebellion]]'', following his screenplay work on ''Kamen Rider Gaim'', between 2014 and 2015.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /><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> After ''Rebellion'', Urobuchi ran out of ideas for the series, and initially intended to hand the series over to other writers to continue.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> When he told the production team about his lack of ideas, [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] showed him a "stack of documents" containing Inu Curry's Note.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Urobuchi thought he could write a script using these ideas, and began the writing process. He described the writing process as "cooking with ingredients someone else has prepared for him", although he did came up with {{Spoiler|the twist behind Marguerite}} on his own.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /><br />
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During the writing process, the production team considered making ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' a two-part movie to help with the script's density.<ref name="pamphlet-p23">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=23|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> Urobuchi introduced several new scenes to accommodate that split, such as {{Spoiler|Selema and Nagisa playing in the amusement park}}. Although the team ultimately opt to make ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' a single-part movie, these additions remained in the final script, making it even denser.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi finished the first draft of the script around the same time as the storyboard for ''Concept Movie'' was finalized.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Because the original script was written from Homura's perspective, original series director [[Akiyuki Shinbo]] felt Madoka's presence was too weak.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> In 2015, he asked Urobuchi to rewrite the script from Madoka's perspective, as ''Rebellion'' was already about Homura, and he wanted the new movie to focus on Madoka.<ref name="pamphlet-p32">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=32|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> Urobuchi gave permissions to the production team revise his script, as he did not have time to do so himself.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> The production team spent the next few years revise the script,<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> including asking other writer to rewrite it based on the same core concept,<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> as well as completely rewriting it from scratch.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Shinbo, however, did not find the dialogue to be ''Madoka Magica''-like when it was not written by Urobuchi.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> Shortly before ''[[Madoka 10th Anniversary]]'' in 2021, the production team decided to go back to Urobuchi's original script.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi was surprised to hear they went back to the original script, as it predates ''[[Magia Record]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p24">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=24|published=2026-08-28}}</ref><br />
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The first half of the final script remained mostly unchanged, but the latter half received a substantial revision, increasing Madoka's presence in the story, expanded {{Spoiler|[[Marguerite]]}}'s backstory, and revised the ending.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> [[Akiyuki Shinbo]] also brought in [[Miku Ōshima]] to help rewriting {{spoiler|Wasu's lines from boyish tone to ''ojō-sama''-style}}.<ref name="kikan-s-202610-p44">{{Cite/Print|title=Kikan S 2026/10|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo|page=44|published=2026-09-16}}</ref> Urobuchi jokingly said the original revision was "rather blunt", as he'd {{Spoiler|kill off Zi Ding Xiang once her role was done}}, because he wrote it right after ''Kamen Rider Gaim'' and it would have been quite a terrible story to release it as-is.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /><br />
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===Production===<br />
[[Tomohiro Furukawa]] was invited to write a storyboard for the show<ref name="pamphlet-p24">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=24|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> after Shaft's president, [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], saw his work on ''Revue Starlight: The Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> [[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''.<ref name="pamphlet-p26">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Tomohiro Furukawa and Kazuki Kawata|page=26|published=2026-08-28}}</ref><br />
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During the recording, [[Aoi Yuuki]] was notified that one of the lines may change. Once the production finished, the line was then changed with the influences from the theme song [[Kanata (Song)|Kanata]], and re-recorded.<ref name="tokyo-np-aoi-yuki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/511454|title=【悠木碧インタビュー】神話のその先を紡ぐ 「普通の女の子」が一番難しい 劇場版新作『魔法少女まどか☆マギカ』|timestamp=2026/09/14}}</ref> During the stage greetings, it was stated by Mitsutoshi Kubota that they had recorded the line {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|"I am here"|Watashi wa koko ni iru yo}}}} in four patterns.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://fusetter.com/tw/zG2SQX78/|title="This is the stage greeting following the 10:50 AM screening at the Burg on the 30th." ３０日ブルク10:50の回上映後の舞台挨拶です。/ |text="[MC] Regarding the change to the line {{Spoiler|"I am here" (Watashi wa koko ni iru yo)}}—was that decided during the preview screening? Did the theme song provide the inspiration? [Ku] We recorded four different versions. As for the future..." / "[MC] 私はここにいるよ、に変わったいきさつですが、試写で変わっている？主題歌インスピレーション？？ [久] ４パターン撮りました。今後は……"|timestamp=2026/08/30 10:13|archive=https://pastebin.com/XGUi3GT5 }}</ref><br />
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===Pre-release===<br />
''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<ref name="staff">https://madokamagicausa.com/ at the "Staff" section</ref>, [[Gen Urobuchi]] as a scriptwriter<ref name="staff" />, [[Ume Aoki]] as an original character designer<ref name="staff" />, [[Shaft]] as 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" />.<br />
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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.<br />
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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 "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 February 2026 from the previously announced Winter 2025 date. On January 23rd, 2026, the [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 official website] revealed that the movie had been further delayed.<br />
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On February 27th, 2026, the new Japanese release date was 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.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSe4mqP1Mj0|title=Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising- <nowiki>|</nowiki> MAIN TRAILER (@AniplexUSA on YouTube)}}</ref><br />
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==Videos==<br />
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===Pre-release teasers===<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Date !! Title !! English !! Japanese<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 25th, 2021 || Teaser || {{#ev:youtube|coczqqQVQtM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|gAR0CMwEfes|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Walpurgisnacht Rising was first announced during the Anniversary Stage as part of the Madoka 10th Anniversary event. <br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 10th, 2023 || Trailer 1 / {{Nihongo|Announcement 1|特報 第1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1 dan}} || {{#ev:youtube|TGxyrO-27dQ|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|AXpnlROHu78|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 1 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2023'' on September 10th, 2023.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 29th, 2023 || Trailer 1.1 / {{Nihongo|Announcement 1.1|特報 第1.1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1.1 dan}} || || {{#ev:youtube|vSdolbHyvkA|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 15th, 2024 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|Announcement 2|特報 第2弾|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan}} || {{#ev:youtube|htNvpTfYMdk|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|TXRlggMPGLs|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 2 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2024'' on September 16th, 2024.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 25th, 2024 || Trailer 2 SIDE Homura / {{Nihongo|Announcement 2 Side HOMURA|特報 第2弾SIDEほむら|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan SIDE Homura}} || {{#ev:youtube|CxTenVJOw_o|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|cFhiaRoBCZE|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| July 15th, 2025 || Trailer / {{Nihongo|Preview|予告|Yokoku}} || {{#ev:youtube|3rdPRWNwJBM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|iJazbGwBh-E|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released during the second "100 Day Festival" stream for Magia Exedra.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| December 21st, 2025 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|Preview 2|予告 第2弾|Yokoku Dai 2 dan}} || {{#ev:youtube|v75vaHCPp5I|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|B1YTdDt49lE|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released alongside the airing of the final episode of [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Beginnings %26 Eternal (TV Edition)]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 30th, 2026 || Trailer 3 / {{Nihongo|Preview 3|予告 第3弾|Yokoku Dai 3 dan}} || {{#ev:youtube|g0CsWEIb6D4|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|UmVTrrDVYV4|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released along with the real-life [[Community:Walpurgis Night In Real Life|Walpurgis Night]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| June 29th, 2026 || Main Trailer {{Nihongo|Main Preview|本予告|Hon-yokoku}} || {{#ev:youtube|rSe4mqP1Mj0|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|HD6vwmNvcXo|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released 1 month ahead of the theatrical release.<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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===Japanese Release PVs===<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Date !! Title !! Japanese<br />
|-<br />
| August 27th, 2026 || ''Trails of Madoka Kaname & Homura Akemi'' || {{#ev:youtube|pcgTXaaO0xQ|300}}<br />
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| September 1st, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{#ev:youtube|P3Ir9FUPN6U|300}}<br />
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| September 12th, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{spoiler|{{#ev:youtube|mESs-ii2l6A|300}}}}<br />
|}<br />
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==Characters==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Madoka Magica Characters]]}}<br />
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{{Character list<br />
|body=<br />
<!-- Madoka Kaname --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Madoka Kaname]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main madoka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=JXdigS1Y_Is}}<br />
|text=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.<ref>English translation from [[Magia Exedra Kioku - Vinctio☆Magica]]</ref><br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara1</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Homura Akemi --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Homura Akemi]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main homura 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=bP89kqo05ic}}<br />
|text=A girl who made a contract with Kyubey and became a Magical Girl in order to change Madoka Kaname’s fate. She possessed the ability of time manipulation. In ''Rebellion'', her love for Madoka led her to rewrite the world, transforming herself into a demon. In the rewritten Mitakihara City, she spends her days with Madoka as she pleases, now as a demon.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara2</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Sayaka Miki --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Sayaka Miki]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main sayaka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=HNhDfD8Ofbg}}<br />
|text=A girl with a bright personality who is Madoka's best friend. She made a contract with Kyubey, wishing to heal the injury of her childhood friend Kyosuke Kamijo, but she accumulated curses and transformed into a Witch. In ''Rebellion'', she returned to the mortal world as a messenger of the Law of Cycles.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara3</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Kyoko Sakura --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyoko Sakura]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyoko 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=DYAD2PGo_To}}<br />
|text=A Magical Girl with a spirited personality who came from the neigboring Kazamino City. She saw her own past reflected in Sayaka, whom she met in Mitakihara City, and ended up caring deeply for her, but Sayaka turned into a witch, and she stayed by her side until the very end. In ''Rebellion'' she transferred to Mitakihara Middle School and was staying at Sayaka’s house.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara4</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Mami Tomoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Mami Tomoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main mami 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=4CyBRPWtV5Y}}<br />
|text=A third-year student at Mitakihara Middle School and a senior to Madoka and the others. With her years of experience as a magical girl, she serves as a reliable big sister figure to everyone. She can summon weapons from the ribbons she wields with ease in battle, and her signature move, “Tiro Finale”, fired from the firearms she creates, is one of the most powerful attacks in the series.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara5</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Nagisa Momoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Nagisa Momoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main nagisa 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=kcl7H_4JtpA}}<br />
|text=She was once a girl who loved cheese. In ''Rebellion'', she was seen together with Mami in the form of Bebe, but her true identity, like Sayaka’s, is a messenger of the Law of Cycles who has returned to the mortal world. She is younger than Madoka and the others and acts childish and cheerful, but she also has a perceptive side at times.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara6</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Wasu --><br />
{{Spoiler|{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Wasu]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main Wasu 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside=<br />
|text=A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but returned to the mortal world through the Nazukasokotsune. People have only heard rumors about her; no one knows her name or true identity. She bears a striking resemblance to Homura and is characterized by her aloof demeanor and distinctive way of speaking.<br />
{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。噂に聞くばかりで、誰もその名前や正体を知らない。ほむらとそっくりな顔を持ち、超然とした態度と、独特の口調が特徴的。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara10</ref><br />
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|thumb=[[File:Main choka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
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|text={{Spoiler|A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles but returned to the mortal world through the Nazukasokotsune. She is working to restore the Law of Cycles, but she has her hands full dealing with Wasu and Selema, who act however they please. She gets along well with Kyoko.{{unofficial translation}}}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。円環の理を取り戻すべく行動するが、勝手気ままに振る舞うワスやセルマには手を焼いている。杏子と気が合う。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref>}}<br />
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|name=[[Selema Terez]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main seluma 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=3Si-8XRg0uI}}<br />
|text={{Spoiler|A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles but returned to the mortal world through the Nazukasokotsune. She is always cheerful and energetic, and loves helping others. She becomes friends with Nagisa.{{unofficial translation}}}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。いつも明るく活発で、誰かの役に立つことが大好き。なぎさと仲良くなる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara9</ref>}}<br />
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{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyubey]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyubey 1.png|x100px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=7OHhVI56vso}}<br />
|text=A mysterious creature who appears before young girls and, in exchange for granting their wishes, transforms them into magical girls. Although he speaks in a friendly and rational manner, his true purpose was to collect the energy generated when magical girls fall into despair and become witches, in order to prolong the life of the universe. In ''Rebellion'' he attempted to use Homura, who was in the process of becoming a witch, to take control of the Law of Cycles, but was thwarted by Homura after she transformed into a demon.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=少女たちのもとに現れ、願いを叶える代わりに、彼女たちを魔法少女へと変貌させる謎の生物。友好的かつ理知的に話すが、その目的は魔法少女が絶望して魔女になる際に発生するエネルギーを使い、宇宙の寿命を伸ばすことだった。「叛逆の物語」では、魔女となりつつあるほむらを利用し、円環の理を支配しようと目論んでいたが、悪魔となったほむらに阻まれる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref><br />
}}<br />
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==Staff==<br />
* Original Story: [[Magica Quartet]]<br />
* Chief Director: [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]<br />
* Screenplay: [[Gen Urobuchi]] (Nitroplus)<br />
* Original Character Design: [[Ume Aoki|aokiume]]<br />
* Director: [[Yukihiro Miyamoto]]<br />
* Character Design/Chief Animation Director: [[Junichiro Taniguchi]]<br />
* Chief Animation Director: Hiroki Yamamura<br />
* Parallel World Design: [[Gekidan Inu Curry|Gekidan InuCurry]] (Doroinu)<br />
* Storyboards/VisuaI Concept Designs: [[Tomohiro Furukawa]]<br />
* Visual Concept Designs: Kazuki Kawata<br />
* Color Setting: Hitoshi Hibino<br />
* Art: Ken Naito / Shuichi Kusamori<br />
* Production Design: Moriyoshi Ohara<br />
* Composite Director: Takayuki Aizu<br />
* Editing: Rie Matsuba<br />
* Music: [[Yuki Kajiura]]<br />
* Sound Direction: Yota Tsuruoka<br />
* Animation Production: [[SHAFT]]<br />
* Theme Song: "[[Kanata (Song)|Kanata]]" by FictionJunction<ref>All staff members listed were retrieved from the end card of the [http://Puella%20Magi%20Madoka%20Magica%20the%20Movie:%20—Walpurgisnacht:%20Rising—#Main_Trailer_(June_29th,_2026) Main Trailer].</ref><br />
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After the release of trailer 3, it was revealed that ''[[wikipedia:Revue Starlight|Revue Starlight]]'''s Director, Tomohiro Furukawa, will work on the storyboard and layout for the film.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=TOPPY1218|id=2049784039293493514|text=全編の絵コンテの担当<br />
諸々の開発とかLO作りとかなんか色々根っこから関わったので、ああいったクレジットです🦑働きすぎた}}</ref>, the Storyboard Artist for this film was Tomohiro Furukawa, also known for being the Director of [[wikipedia:Revue_Starlight|Revue Starlight]]<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-08/revue-starlight-tv-anime-reveals-teaser-video-visual-summer-premiere/.126167#:~:text=Tomohiro|title=Revue Starlight TV Anime Reveals Teaser Video, Visual, Summer Premiere|text="Tomohiro Furukawa (unit director for Yuri Kuma Arashi, Brothers Conflict) is directing the anime at Kinema Citrus."}}</ref>. After the spoilers lift on September 12th, 2026, {{Spoiler|Wasu}}'s voice actress was announced to be Maaya Sakamoto{{Citation needed}}, as well as {{Spoiler|Girl A}} to be Yoshino Aoyama.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=yopipi555|id=2098663446170783905|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉にて、少女Aの声を担当いたしました。 ネタバレ解禁！ 皆さま是非何度でもご覧ください…！ #まどかマギカ}}</ref><br />
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==Lore==<br />
===Runes===<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Witch Runes/Walpurgisnacht Rising]], [[Witch Runes/X/Twitter]], and [[Witch Runes/Magical Girl's Prayer Exhibition]]''}}<br />
===Phones===<br />
The movie feature many type of phones.<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Cycles' Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|円環の電話|Enkan no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00002/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|円環の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{spoiler|Described in the production material as {{nihongo|Skadi Phone|スカディ電話}} with the description {{nihongo|"Someone is seeking help. The bell is urging. There is still someone you haven't saved."{{Unofficial translation}}|誰かが助けを求めている。ベルは急かす。おまえがまだ救っていない者がいる。}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p42>{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Inu Curry materials p.42|published=2026-08-28}}</ref>}} {{spoiler|It also resembles the one in the [[Lighthouse Theatre]].{{observed}}}}<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Lizard Phone|トカゲさん電話|Tokage-san Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00003/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|トカゲさん電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><ref>The name "Lizard Phone" was written in the background in one of the scenes in the movie where Lizard Phone was shown.</ref><br />
:{{stub|inline=true}}<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Devil's Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|悪魔の電話|Akuma no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00220-00364/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|悪魔の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
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;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Stage Machinery's Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|舞台措置の電話|Butai-sochi no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00005/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|舞台装置の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
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== Release ==<br />
The movie was released in Japan on August 28th, 2026 in both standard cinema, [[:wikipedia:IMAX|IMAX]]<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=70981|title=IMAX同時公開決定|timestamp=2026-08-07}}</ref>, and [[:wikipedia:Dolby Atmos|Dolby Atmos]]<ref>"This movie supports Dolby Atmos but not Dolby Vision" displayed before the movie began, when viewed at Dolby Cinema theater before September 19th."</ref>. On September 19th, 2026, a [[:wikipedia:Dolby Vision|Dolby Vision]]-enhanced version<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=DolbyJapan|id=2098609520624988527|text=『劇場版 魔法少女まどか★マギカ ＜ワルプルギスの廻天＞ 』#ドルビーシネマ で9/18（金）上映開始！『叛逆の物語』の正統なる続編ーそして、新たな始まり。#ドルビービジョン が映し出す圧倒的スケールの世界観と、#ドルビーアトモス が四方から迫る新たな神話の足音。その廻天を、ドルビーシネマで体感しよう！|timestamp=2026-09-12T03:07:54.000Z}}</ref> was released for 10 [[:wikipedia:Dolby Cinema|Dolby Cinema]] theaters in Japan.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2100781865326297247|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉本日より Dolby Cinema 上映開始 全国10劇場にて上映！新たな環境での映像・音楽をぜひお楽しみください💫|timestamp=2026-09-18T03:00:01.000Z}}</ref> 4DX and MX4D versions are set to be release in Japan on October 3rd, 2026.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=madoka_magica|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉 4DX・MX4D上映決定 10月3日（土）より 全国の劇場にて上映開始}}</ref><br />
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Beginning September 19th, 2026, the audio commentary track featuring [[Chiwa Saito]], [[Aoi Yuuki]], and {{Spoiler|[[Maaya Sakamoto]]}} began on the app "HELLO! MOVIE" for free.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=71273|timestamp=20:19, 19 September 2026 (UTC) }}</ref> Filmgoers in Japan can listen to the staff commentary as the film progresses.<br />
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=== Global Releases ===<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Region<br />
! Release date<br />
! Announcement date(s)<br />
! Source<br />
|-<br />
| United States<br />
| "Coming Soon"<ref group="note">One trailer did include the text "Coming 2026", but the two trailers after it didn't. As such, "Coming Soon" is the "last update" we've gotten. | December 31st, 2025's OFFICIAL TRAILER #2, 00:46, "Coming 2026"</ref><br />
| 2023-09-10<br />
| Mult.<ref>September 10th, 2023's Trailer 1, "00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>September 15th, 2024's Trailer 2, 00:32, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>November 1st, 2024's Trailer 2 SIDE HOMURA, 00:56, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 15th, 2025 Trailer, 00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>December 31st, 2025's OFFICIAL TRAILER #2, 00:46, "Coming 2026"</ref><ref>April 30th, 2026's OFFICIAL TRAILER #3, 00:29, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 2nd, 2026's Main Trailer, 01:50, "Coming Soon"</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Thailand<br />
| 2026-11-12<br />
| 2026-06-01<br />
| [https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=122138485197126484&id=61583794525852 (1)] [https://sfcinema.com/th/movie-detail/8d74022e-0176-4f31-9014-975dbbd1a27c (2)]<br />
|-<br />
| Taiwan<br />
| 2026-09-04<br />
| 2026-08-24<br />
| [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-24/madoka-magica-walpurgisnacht-rising-anime-film-opens-in-taiwan-on-september-4/.240909 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Argentina<ref group="note">This appears to only be in some provinces as-is.</ref><br />
| 2026-09-24<br />
| 2026-09-23<br />
| [https://www.instagram.com/p/DdpAte2gY82/ (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Mexico<ref group="note">Mexico also had an early screening on the 12th of September with Chiwa Saito and other members of the production team. [https://x.com/AniplexLat/status/2095558844042662060?s=20 src] </ref> & Latin America<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-07-31<br />
| [https://twitter.com/KonnichiwaFest/status/2083342395882508711/en (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Chile<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-08-21<br />
| [https://fixvx.com/CinemarkChile/status/2090784437273293265 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Hong Kong<br />
| 2026-10-08<br />
| 2026-06-15<br />
| [https://twitter.com/kanzaki21/status/2077291764378120332 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Spain<br />
| 2026-10-17<br />
| 2026-09-27<br />
| [https://x.com/SelectaVision/status/2104172444940398859 (1)]<br />
|- <br />
| Germany<br />
| 2026-11-24<br />
| 2026-08-01<br />
| [https://twitter.com/CipherDood/status/2083564168905388318 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Italy<br />
| 2026-12-10<br />
| 2026-09-14<br />
| [https://www.dynit.it/la-nuova-stagione-anime-al-cinema-madoka-magica-gintama-made-in-abyss-e-your-name/ (1)] <br />
|-<br />
| Brazil<br />
| N/A<br />
| 2026-09-14<br />
| [https://www.jbox.com.br/2026/08/12/exclusivo-novo-filme-de-madoka-magica-sera-lancado-no-brasil/ (1)] [https://www.jbox.com.br/2026/08/12/exclusivo-novo-filme-de-madoka-magica-sera-lancado-no-brasil/ (2)]<br />
|-<br />
| South Korea<br />
| 2026-11-99<ref group=note>No date was announced yet, only a month.</ref><br />
| 2026-09-19<br />
| [https://twitter.com/Animovie_ofc/status/2101234845691122015 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| France<br />
| 2026-12-07<ref group="note">This news article only lists two days so far.</ref><br />
| 2026-09-24<br />
| [https://www.crunchyroll.com/fr/news/announcements/2026/9/24/puella-magi-madoka-magica-le-film-la-nuit-de-walpurgis-ressuscitee-film-sortie-cinema-france (1)]<br />
|}<br />
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Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau releases all have English subtitles.<ref name="tl-subtitle">{{Cite/Tweet|user=Actar_Raikit|id=2097056092501217375|text=With Walpurgisnacht: Rising already playing in Taiwan and soon to open in Hong Kong/Macao, both with English subtitles, I can finally reveal to you that I was given the ultimate honor of being the translator! (^o^) Can you believe it? Because I still certainly can't! (^o^')}}</ref><br />
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===Reception===<br />
Following three days of its release, ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' sold 534,722 tickets and earned 939 million yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094320099385806870|text={{Nihongo|Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- ranked #1 in box office. Total of 530,000 viewers, and exceeding 930 million JPY in ticket sales. Please enjoy the movie in the theater|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！}}}}</ref> By the fourth day, the film earned over 1 billion yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094681770449101155|text={{Nihongo|Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- has exceeded 1 billion yen in ticket sales after 4 days|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}}}}<br />
</ref> By the fourth week, the film exceeded 2.1 billion yen in ticket sales, surpassing ''[[Rebellion]]''.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2103016591776501869|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉興行収入𝟐𝟏億円 突破 前作『[新編]叛逆の物語』を超えることができました✨観客動員数は126万人突破！たくさんの方にご鑑賞いただきありがとうございます🪄 Dolby Cinemaに加え、10/3（土）からは4DX・MX4D上映も🎥 引き続き、劇場にてお楽しみください！}}</ref><br />
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==Manga Adaptation==<br />
A [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Manga|manga adaptation]] of the film was announced<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=mangatimekirara|id=2093173533472075936|text=〓〓〓〓〓〓 書影公開 〓〓〓〓〓〓 本日より全国劇場で公開の新作映画 『劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉』が早くもコミカライズ！ TVシリーズのコミカライズも手がけたハノカゲによる全編描き下ろしです✨ 9月18日の第1巻発売をお楽しみに！}}</ref> on August 28th 2026. It will be illustrated by [[Hanokage]], just like the original series and Rebellion mangas. Volume 1 released September 18th, 2026.<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
:''See: [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-/Speculation|Speculation]]''<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*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><br />
*The music that plays in Trailer 2 is ''[[Madoka Magica Soundtrack#Volume 3|Nux walpurgis]]'', while the 100-Day Festival Trailer plays ''[[Madoka_Magica_Soundtrack#Movie_3_OST|Nightmare Ballet]]''.<br />
* 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.<br />
* The scheduled Japanese release date for the film (August 28th, 2026) also coincides with the birthday of Goethe.<ref>[[wikipedia:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.]]</ref> Goethe's ''Faust'' is also a [[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust|well known inspiration for the series]].<ref>[[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust]]</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Gallery:Walpurgisnacht Rising]]}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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=== Additional Notes ===<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/ Official website (Japanese)]<br />
* [https://madokamagicausa.com/ Official website (English)]<br />
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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 Rotation of Walpurgis〉}} is a movie 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">{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1824370519837380632|text={{nihongo|『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。||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}}}}</ref>. On July 15th, 2025, it was announced that the movie had been further delayed to February 2026.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1945093597487096155}}</ref> On January 23rd, 2026, it was announced again that the movie will be delayed to an unspecified date, to be announced in February.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2014548866650276150|text={{Nihongo|『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}}}}</ref><ref>[https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 『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]</ref> On February 27th, 2026, it was announced that the movie's ultimate release date would be '''August 28th, 2026'''.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2027232233426448705}}</ref><br />
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==Development==<br />
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===Planning===<br />
[[Akiyuki Shinbo]], [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], [[Ume Aoki]], [[Gen Urobuchi]], and [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] began discussing a sequel to ''Rebellion'' right after its theatrical release.<ref name="pamphlet-p30">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=30|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> From the beginning, the team wanted the main characters to either {{Spoiler|confront [[Walpurgisnacht]] as an enemy, or uncover her identity}}. Iwakami thought it would make a good story as it addressed a loose thread from the original television series.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /> Shinbo envisioned {{Spoiler|Walpurgisnacht's backstory}} to be something similar to {{Spoiler|Oscar Wilde's ''[[:wikipedia:The Happy Prince and Other Tales#The Happy Prince|The Happy Prince]]''}} and sought to incorporate those elements into the new movie.<ref name="newtype-202610-p10">{{Cite/Print|title=NewType 2026/10|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Gen Urobuchi, and Ume Aoki|page=10|published=2026-09-10}}</ref> He also requested for {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|''[[Witch Girl]]''|魔女っ子|Majokko}}}} to be added, believing this could be achieved using the [[Nazukasokotsune]] concept,<ref name="phamplet-p31">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=31|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> to establish {{Spoiler|Magical Girls vs. Witch Girls}} in the new movie.<ref name="newtype-202610-p10" /> Urobuchi finished the first, short plot outline in 2014.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /><br />
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In 2015, Shinbo storyboarded what would "connect to a sequel" for Shaft's 40th anniversary event, ''[[Madogatari]]'', which resulted in ''[[Concept Movie]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=31|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> The team spent the next few years working on the script, and also explored the possibility of making the sequel a TV series, although Shinbo wanted to make it a movie.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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===Design===<br />
During the production of ''[[Concept Movie]]'', the production team wanted to update the characters to align with [[Ume Aoki]]'s latest art style.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> For the new characters, [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] drew rough sketches based on [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]'s {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]''}} concept, which Ume Aoki then re-designed.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> Because these characters were designed before the script was finalized, only few characters ended up being used in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising''.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58">{{Cite/Print|title=anan No. 2510 Special Edition|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, and Ume Aoki|page=58|published=2026-09-02}}</ref><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://ananweb.jp/categories/entertainment/108309|title=『まどか☆マギカ』最新作の新デザインができるまで。 総監督・新房昭之×キャラクター原案・蒼樹うめ 対談|timestamp=2026-09-13}}</ref> Some of the initial designs can be seen in ''Concept Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Ume Aoki distinguished {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]'' from Magical Girls}} by highlighting their pupils and giving them a black undershirt.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /> She was also responsible for the {{Spoiler|stick}} that these new characters use.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /> For existing characters, Ume Aoki redesigned them based on the ending of ''[[Rebellion]]'', reducing everyone's skin exposure to express that they're restrained, except for Homura, who is now free.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /><br />
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===Worldbuilding===<br />
[[Gekidan Inu Curry]]'s [[Doroinu]] started collecting his worldbuilding idea notes for the series right after the production of ''[[Rebellion]]''.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu">{{Cite/Print|title=Kikan S 2026/10|article=Interview with [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] ([[Doroinu]])|page=41|published=2026-09-16}}</ref> During the original television series, Aniplex asked him to make a {{nihongo|魔女図鑑|Majo Zukan|lit. "Witch Archives"}} to be posted on the website. He started writing his idea notes from the fact that {{spoiler|Walpurgisnacht has no name}}.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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The notes, colloquially referred to as "Inu Curry's Note"<ref name="pamphlet-p22">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=22|published=2026-08-28}}</ref>, detailed worldbuilding materials for the series, such as details on [[Witches]], the state of the world after ''Rebellion'', Homura's plan in her altered Mitakihara, the lore behind ''Walpurgisnacht'',<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> or the concepts behind {{Spoiler|{{nihongo|トカゲさん電話の噂|Tokage-san Denwa no Uwasa|lit. "Lizard Phone's Rumor"}}}}.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /> The notes also outlined character concepts, such as {{Spoiler|"[[Wasu|the character that would be Walpurgisnacht]] who keeps calling Madoka 'Marguerite' and fixates on her"}}<ref name="newtype-202610-p10" />, {{Spoiler|Selema's relationship with Kyubey}}, and {{Spoiler|the backstory about Zi Ding Xiang's father}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Some of these notes can be seen in the [[Concept Movie]].<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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====Relationship to [[Magia Record]]====<br />
During the development of ''[[Magia Record]]'', developer f4samurai consulted [[Gekidan Inu Curry]]'s [[Doroinu]] regarding the worldbuilding. When f4samurai proposed {{nihongo|"[[Uwasa of the Friendship Ending Staircase|Ghost of the Friendship Ending Staircase]]"|絶交階段の幽霊}} concept, among other {{nihongo|"Ghost of ..."|○○の幽霊|○○ no Yuurei}} concepts, Doroinu noted the similarity to {{spoiler|Lizard Phone's Rumor}} concept he had made for ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising'', and instead offered them to use "Rumor" as an overarching theme in the game.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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Although Gekidan Inu Curry's Doroinu originally planned to reveal {{Spoiler|[[Nagisa Momoe]]'s true personality}} in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising'', he instead chose to introduce it via one of ''[[Magia Record]]'''s events. He expected that the player could view her behavior as ''Magia Record'' universe-specific quirk, and it would still provides a surprise when the new movie is released.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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===Script===<br />
[[Gen Urobuchi]] began working on the script roughly a year after ''[[Rebellion]]'', following his screenplay work on ''Kamen Rider Gaim'', between 2014 and 2015.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /><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> After ''Rebellion'', Urobuchi ran out of ideas for the series, and initially intended to hand the series over to other writers to continue.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> When he told the production team about his lack of ideas, [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] showed him a "stack of documents" containing Inu Curry's Note.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Urobuchi thought he could write a script using these ideas, and began the writing process. He described the writing process as "cooking with ingredients someone else has prepared for him", although he did came up with {{Spoiler|the twist behind Marguerite}} on his own.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /><br />
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During the writing process, the production team considered making ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' a two-part movie to help with the script's density.<ref name="pamphlet-p23">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=23|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> Urobuchi introduced several new scenes to accommodate that split, such as {{Spoiler|Selema and Nagisa playing in the amusement park}}. Although the team ultimately opt to make ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' a single-part movie, these additions remained in the final script, making it even denser.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi finished the first draft of the script around the same time as the storyboard for ''Concept Movie'' was finalized.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Because the original script was written from Homura's perspective, original series director [[Akiyuki Shinbo]] felt Madoka's presence was too weak.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> In 2015, he asked Urobuchi to rewrite the script from Madoka's perspective, as ''Rebellion'' was already about Homura, and he wanted the new movie to focus on Madoka.<ref name="pamphlet-p32">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=32|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> Urobuchi gave permissions to the production team revise his script, as he did not have time to do so himself.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> The production team spent the next few years revise the script,<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> including asking other writer to rewrite it based on the same core concept,<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> as well as completely rewriting it from scratch.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Shinbo, however, did not find the dialogue to be ''Madoka Magica''-like when it was not written by Urobuchi.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> Shortly before ''[[Madoka 10th Anniversary]]'' in 2021, the production team decided to go back to Urobuchi's original script.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi was surprised to hear they went back to the original script, as it predates ''[[Magia Record]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p24">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=24|published=2026-08-28}}</ref><br />
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The first half of the final script remained mostly unchanged, but the latter half received a substantial revision, increasing Madoka's presence in the story, expanded {{Spoiler|[[Marguerite]]}}'s backstory, and revised the ending.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi jokingly said the original revision was "rather blunt", as he'd {{Spoiler|kill off Zi Ding Xiang once her role was done}}, because he wrote it right after ''Kamen Rider Gaim'' and it would have been quite a terrible story to release it as-is.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /><br />
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===Production===<br />
Tomohiro Furukawa was invited to write a storyboard for the show<ref name="pamphlet-p24">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=24|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> after Shaft's president, [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], saw his work on ''Revue Starlight: The Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> [[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''.<ref name="pamphlet-p26">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Tomohiro Furukawa and Kazuki Kawata|page=26|published=2026-08-28}}</ref><br />
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During the recording, [[Aoi Yuuki]] was notified that one of the lines may change. Once the production finished, the line was then changed with the influences from the theme song [[Kanata (Song)|Kanata]], and re-recorded.<ref name="tokyo-np-aoi-yuki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/511454|title=【悠木碧インタビュー】神話のその先を紡ぐ 「普通の女の子」が一番難しい 劇場版新作『魔法少女まどか☆マギカ』|timestamp=2026/09/14}}</ref> During the stage greetings, it was stated by Mitsutoshi Kubota that they had recorded the line {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|"I am here"|Watashi wa koko ni iru yo}}}} in four patterns.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://fusetter.com/tw/zG2SQX78/|title="This is the stage greeting following the 10:50 AM screening at the Burg on the 30th." ３０日ブルク10:50の回上映後の舞台挨拶です。/ |text="[MC] Regarding the change to the line {{Spoiler|"I am here" (Watashi wa koko ni iru yo)}}—was that decided during the preview screening? Did the theme song provide the inspiration? [Ku] We recorded four different versions. As for the future..." / "[MC] 私はここにいるよ、に変わったいきさつですが、試写で変わっている？主題歌インスピレーション？？ [久] ４パターン撮りました。今後は……"|timestamp=2026/08/30 10:13|archive=https://pastebin.com/XGUi3GT5 }}</ref><br />
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===Pre-release===<br />
''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<ref name="staff">https://madokamagicausa.com/ at the "Staff" section</ref>, [[Gen Urobuchi]] as a scriptwriter<ref name="staff" />, [[Ume Aoki]] as an original character designer<ref name="staff" />, [[Shaft]] as 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" />.<br />
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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.<br />
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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 "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 February 2026 from the previously announced Winter 2025 date. On January 23rd, 2026, the [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 official website] revealed that the movie had been further delayed.<br />
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On February 27th, 2026, the new Japanese release date was 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.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSe4mqP1Mj0|title=Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising- <nowiki>|</nowiki> MAIN TRAILER (@AniplexUSA on YouTube)}}</ref><br />
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==Videos==<br />
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===Pre-release teasers===<br />
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! Date !! Title !! English !! Japanese<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 25th, 2021 || Teaser || {{#ev:youtube|coczqqQVQtM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|gAR0CMwEfes|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Walpurgisnacht Rising was first announced during the Anniversary Stage as part of the Madoka 10th Anniversary event. <br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 10th, 2023 || Trailer 1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1 dan|lit. Announcement 1}} || {{#ev:youtube|TGxyrO-27dQ|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|AXpnlROHu78|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 1 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2023'' on September 10th, 2023.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 29th, 2023 || Trailer 1.1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1.1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1.1 dan|lit. Announcement 1.1}} || || {{#ev:youtube|vSdolbHyvkA|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 15th, 2024 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan|lit. Announcement 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|htNvpTfYMdk|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|TXRlggMPGLs|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 2 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2024'' on September 16th, 2024.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 25th, 2024 || Trailer 2 SIDE Homura / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾SIDEほむら|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan SIDE Homura|lit. Announcement 2 Side HOMURA}} || {{#ev:youtube|CxTenVJOw_o|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|cFhiaRoBCZE|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| July 15th, 2025 || Trailer / {{Nihongo|予告|Yokoku|lit. Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|3rdPRWNwJBM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|iJazbGwBh-E|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | This trailer was released during the second "100 Day Festival" stream for Magia Exedra.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| December 21st, 2025 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|予告 第2弾|Yokoku Dai 2 dan|lit. Preview 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|v75vaHCPp5I|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|B1YTdDt49lE|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | This trailer was released alongside the airing of the final episode of [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Beginnings %26 Eternal (TV Edition)]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 30th, 2026 || Trailer 3 / {{Nihongo|予告 第3弾|Yokoku Dai 3 dan|lit. Preview 3}} || {{#ev:youtube|g0CsWEIb6D4|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|UmVTrrDVYV4|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | This trailer was released along with the real-life [[Community:Walpurgis Night In Real Life|Walpurgis Night]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| June 29th, 2026 || Main Trailer {{Nihongo|本予告|Hon-yokoku|lit. Main Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|rSe4mqP1Mj0|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|HD6vwmNvcXo|300}} <br />
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| colspan="4" | This trailer was released 1 month ahead of the theatrical release.<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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===Japanese Release PVs===<br />
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! Date !! Title !! Japanese<br />
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| August 27th, 2026 || ''Trails of Madoka Kaname & Homura Akemi'' || {{#ev:youtube|pcgTXaaO0xQ|300}}<br />
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| September 1st, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{#ev:youtube|P3Ir9FUPN6U|300}}<br />
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| September 12th, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{spoiler|{{#ev:youtube|mESs-ii2l6A|300}}}}<br />
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==Characters==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Madoka Magica Characters]]}}<br />
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{{Character list<br />
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|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=JXdigS1Y_Is}}<br />
|text=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.<ref>English translation from [[Magia Exedra Kioku - Vinctio☆Magica]]</ref><br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara1</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Homura Akemi --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Homura Akemi]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main homura 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=bP89kqo05ic}}<br />
|text=A girl who made a contract with Kyubey and became a Magical Girl in order to change Madoka Kaname’s fate. She possessed the ability of time manipulation. In ''Rebellion'', her love for Madoka led her to rewrite the world, transforming herself into a demon. In the rewritten Mitakihara City, she spends her days with Madoka as she pleases, now as a demon.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara2</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Sayaka Miki --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Sayaka Miki]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main sayaka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=HNhDfD8Ofbg}}<br />
|text=A girl with a cheerful personality who is Madoka's best friend. She made a contract with Kyubey, wishing to heal the injury of her childhood friend Kyosuke Kamijo, but she accumulated curses and transformed into a Witch. In ''Rebellion'', she returned to the mortal world as a messenger of the Law of Cycles.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara3</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Kyoko Sakura --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyoko Sakura]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyoko 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=DYAD2PGo_To}}<br />
|text=A Magical Girl with a spirited personality who came from the neigboring Kazamino City. She saw her own past reflected in Sayaka, whom she met in Mitakihara City, and ended up caring deeply for her, but Sayaka turned into a witch, and she stayed by her side until the very end. In ''Rebellion'' she transferred to Mitakihara Middle School and was staying at Sayaka’s house.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara4</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Mami Tomoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Mami Tomoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main mami 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=4CyBRPWtV5Y}}<br />
|text=A third-year student at Mitakihara Middle School and a senior to Madoka and the others. With her years of experience as a magical girl, she serves as a reliable big sister figure to everyone. She can summon weapons from the ribbons she wields with ease in battle, and her signature move, “Tiro Finale”, fired from the firearms she creates, is one of the most powerful attacks in the series.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara5</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Nagisa Momoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Nagisa Momoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main nagisa 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=kcl7H_4JtpA}}<br />
|text=She was once a girl who loved cheese. In ''Rebellion'', she was seen together with Mami in the form of Bebe, but her true identity, like Sayaka’s, is a messenger of the Law of Cycles who has returned to the mortal world. She is younger than Madoka and the others and acts childish and cheerful, but she also has a perceptive side at times.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara6</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Wasu --><br />
{{Spoiler|{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Wasu]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main Wasu 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside=<br />
|text=A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but returned to the mortal world through the Nazukasokotsune. People have only heard rumors about her; no one knows her name or true identity. She bears a striking resemblance to Homura and is characterized by her aloof demeanor and distinctive way of speaking.<br />
{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。噂に聞くばかりで、誰もその名前や正体を知らない。ほむらとそっくりな顔を持ち、超然とした態度と、独特の口調が特徴的。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara10</ref><br />
}}}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Zi Ding Xiang --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Zi Ding Xiang]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main choka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=eKXJQK87GT4}}<br />
|text={{Spoiler|A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles but returned to the mortal world through the Nazukasokotsune. She is working to restore the Law of Cycles, but she has her hands full dealing with Wasu and Selema, who act however they please. She gets along well with Kyoko.{{unofficial translation}}}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。円環の理を取り戻すべく行動するが、勝手気ままに振る舞うワスやセルマには手を焼いている。杏子と気が合う。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Selema Terez --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Selema Terez]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main seluma 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=3Si-8XRg0uI}}<br />
|text={{Spoiler|A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles but returned to the mortal world through the Nazukasokotsune. She is always cheerful and energetic, and loves helping others. She becomes friends with Nagisa.{{unofficial translation}}}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。いつも明るく活発で、誰かの役に立つことが大好き。なぎさと仲良くなる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara9</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Kyubey --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyubey]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyubey 1.png|x100px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=7OHhVI56vso}}<br />
|text=A mysterious creature who appears before young girls and, in exchange for granting their wishes, transforms them into magical girls. Although he speaks in a friendly and rational manner, his true purpose was to collect the energy generated when magical girls fall into despair and become witches, in order to prolong the life of the universe. In ''Rebellion'' he attempted to use Homura, who was in the process of becoming a witch, to take control of the Law of Cycles, but was thwarted by Homura after she transformed into a demon.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=少女たちのもとに現れ、願いを叶える代わりに、彼女たちを魔法少女へと変貌させる謎の生物。友好的かつ理知的に話すが、その目的は魔法少女が絶望して魔女になる際に発生するエネルギーを使い、宇宙の寿命を伸ばすことだった。「叛逆の物語」では、魔女となりつつあるほむらを利用し、円環の理を支配しようと目論んでいたが、悪魔となったほむらに阻まれる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref><br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Staff==<br />
* Original Story: [[Magica Quartet]]<br />
* Chief Director: [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]<br />
* Screenplay: [[Gen Urobuchi]] (Nitroplus)<br />
* Original Character Design: [[Ume Aoki|aokiume]]<br />
* Director: [[Yukihiro Miyamoto]]<br />
* Character Design/Chief Animation Director: [[Junichiro Taniguchi]]<br />
* Chief Animation Director: Hiroki Yamamura<br />
* Parallel World Design: [[Gekidan Inu Curry|Gekidan InuCurry]] (Doroinu)<br />
* Storyboards/VisuaI Concept Designs: Tomohiro Furukawa<br />
* Visual Concept Designs: Kazuki Kawata<br />
* Color Setting: Hitoshi Hibino<br />
* Art: Ken Naito / Shuichi Kusamori<br />
* Production Design: Moriyoshi Ohara<br />
* Composite Director: Takayuki Aizu<br />
* Editing: Rie Matsuba<br />
* Music: [[Yuki Kajiura]]<br />
* Sound Direction: Yota Tsuruoka<br />
* Animation Production: [[SHAFT]]<br />
* Theme Song: "[[Kanata (Song)|Kanata]]" by FictionJunction<ref>All staff members listed were retrieved from the end card of the [http://Puella%20Magi%20Madoka%20Magica%20the%20Movie:%20—Walpurgisnacht:%20Rising—#Main_Trailer_(June_29th,_2026) Main Trailer].</ref><br />
<br />
After the release of trailer 3, it was revealed that ''[[wikipedia:Revue Starlight|Revue Starlight]]'''s Director, Tomohiro Furukawa, will work on the storyboard and layout for the film.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=TOPPY1218|id=2049784039293493514|text=全編の絵コンテの担当<br />
諸々の開発とかLO作りとかなんか色々根っこから関わったので、ああいったクレジットです🦑働きすぎた}}</ref>, the Storyboard Artist for this film was Tomohiro Furukawa, also known for being the Director of [[wikipedia:Revue_Starlight|Revue Starlight]]<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-08/revue-starlight-tv-anime-reveals-teaser-video-visual-summer-premiere/.126167#:~:text=Tomohiro|title=Revue Starlight TV Anime Reveals Teaser Video, Visual, Summer Premiere|text="Tomohiro Furukawa (unit director for Yuri Kuma Arashi, Brothers Conflict) is directing the anime at Kinema Citrus."}}</ref>. After the spoilers lift on September 12th, 2026, {{Spoiler|Wasu}}'s voice actress was announced to be Maaya Sakamoto{{Citation needed}}, as well as {{Spoiler|Girl A}} to be Yoshino Aoyama.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=yopipi555|id=2098663446170783905|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉にて、少女Aの声を担当いたしました。 ネタバレ解禁！ 皆さま是非何度でもご覧ください…！ #まどかマギカ}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Lore==<br />
===Runes===<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Witch Runes/Walpurgisnacht Rising]], [[Witch Runes/X/Twitter]], and [[Witch Runes/Magical Girl's Prayer Exhibition]]''}}<br />
===Phones===<br />
The movie feature many type of phones.<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Cycles' Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|円環の電話|Enkan no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00002/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|円環の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{spoiler|Described in the production material as {{nihongo|Skadi Phone|スカディ電話}} with the description {{nihongo|"Someone is seeking help. The bell is urging. There is still someone you haven't saved."{{Unofficial translation}}|誰かが助けを求めている。ベルは急かす。おまえがまだ救っていない者がいる。}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p42>{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Inu Curry materials p.42|published=2026-08-28}}</ref>}} {{spoiler|It also resembles the one in the [[Lighthouse Theatre]].{{observed}}}}<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Lizard Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|トカゲさん電話|Tokage-san Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00003/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|トカゲさん電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{stub|inline=true}}<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Devil's Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|悪魔の電話|Akuma no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00220-00364/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|悪魔の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{stub|inline=true}}<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Stage Machinery's Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|舞台措置の電話|Butai-sochi no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00005/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|舞台装置の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{stub|inline=true}}<br />
<br />
== Release ==<br />
The movie was released in Japan on August 28th, 2026 in both standard cinema, [[:wikipedia:IMAX|IMAX]]<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=70981|title=IMAX同時公開決定|timestamp=2026-08-07}}</ref>, and [[:wikipedia:Dolby Atmos|Dolby Atmos]]<ref>"This movie supports Dolby Atmos but not Dolby Vision" displayed before the movie began, when viewed at Dolby Cinema theater before September 19th."</ref>. On September 19th, 2026, a [[:wikipedia:Dolby Vision|Dolby Vision]]-enhanced version<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=DolbyJapan|id=2098609520624988527|text=『劇場版 魔法少女まどか★マギカ ＜ワルプルギスの廻天＞ 』#ドルビーシネマ で9/18（金）上映開始！『叛逆の物語』の正統なる続編ーそして、新たな始まり。#ドルビービジョン が映し出す圧倒的スケールの世界観と、#ドルビーアトモス が四方から迫る新たな神話の足音。その廻天を、ドルビーシネマで体感しよう！|timestamp=2026-09-12T03:07:54.000Z}}</ref> was released for 10 [[:wikipedia:Dolby Cinema|Dolby Cinema]] theaters in Japan.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2100781865326297247|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉本日より Dolby Cinema 上映開始 全国10劇場にて上映！新たな環境での映像・音楽をぜひお楽しみください💫|timestamp=2026-09-18T03:00:01.000Z}}</ref> 4DX and MX4D versions are set to be release in Japan on October 3rd, 2026.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=madoka_magica|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉 4DX・MX4D上映決定 10月3日（土）より 全国の劇場にて上映開始}}</ref><br />
<br />
Beginning September 19th, 2026, the audio commentary track featuring [[Chiwa Saito]], [[Aoi Yuuki]], and {{Spoiler|[[Maaya Sakamoto]]}} began on the app "HELLO! MOVIE" for free.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=71273|timestamp=20:19, 19 September 2026 (UTC) }}</ref> Filmgoers in Japan can listen to the staff commentary as the film progresses.<br />
<br />
=== Global Releases ===<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Region<br />
! Release date<br />
! Announcement date(s)<br />
! Source<br />
|-<br />
| United States<br />
| "Coming Soon"<ref group="note">One trailer did include the text "Coming 2026", but the two trailers after it didn't. As such, "Coming Soon" is the "last update" we've gotten. | December 31st, 2025's OFFICIAL TRAILER #2, 00:46, "Coming 2026"</ref><br />
| 2023-09-10<br />
| Mult.<ref>September 10th, 2023's Trailer 1, "00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>September 15th, 2024's Trailer 2, 00:32, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>November 1st, 2024's Trailer 2 SIDE HOMURA, 00:56, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 15th, 2025 Trailer, 00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>December 31st, 2025's OFFICIAL TRAILER #2, 00:46, "Coming 2026"</ref><ref>April 30th, 2026's OFFICIAL TRAILER #3, 00:29, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 2nd, 2026's Main Trailer, 01:50, "Coming Soon"</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Thailand<br />
| 2026-11-12<br />
| 2026-06-01<br />
| [https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=122138485197126484&id=61583794525852 (1)] [https://sfcinema.com/th/movie-detail/8d74022e-0176-4f31-9014-975dbbd1a27c (2)]<br />
|-<br />
| Taiwan<br />
| 2026-09-04<br />
| 2026-08-24<br />
| [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-24/madoka-magica-walpurgisnacht-rising-anime-film-opens-in-taiwan-on-september-4/.240909 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Argentina<ref group="note">This appears to only be in some provinces as-is.</ref><br />
| 2026-09-24<br />
| 2026-09-23<br />
| [https://www.instagram.com/p/DdpAte2gY82/ (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Hong Kong<br />
| 2026-10-08<br />
| 2026-06-15<br />
| [https://twitter.com/kanzaki21/status/2077291764378120332 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Mexico<ref group="note">Mexico also had an early screening on the 12th of September with Chiwa Saito and other members of the production team. [https://x.com/AniplexLat/status/2095558844042662060?s=20 src] </ref> & Latin America<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-07-31<br />
| [https://twitter.com/KonnichiwaFest/status/2083342395882508711/en (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Chile<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-08-21<br />
| [https://fixvx.com/CinemarkChile/status/2090784437273293265 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Germany<br />
| 2026-11-24<br />
| 2026-08-01<br />
| [https://twitter.com/CipherDood/status/2083564168905388318 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Italy<br />
| 2026-12-10<br />
| 2026-09-14<br />
| [https://www.dynit.it/la-nuova-stagione-anime-al-cinema-madoka-magica-gintama-made-in-abyss-e-your-name/ (1)] <br />
|-<br />
| Brazil<br />
| N/A<br />
| 2026-09-14<br />
| [https://www.jbox.com.br/2026/08/12/exclusivo-novo-filme-de-madoka-magica-sera-lancado-no-brasil/ (1)] [https://www.jbox.com.br/2026/08/12/exclusivo-novo-filme-de-madoka-magica-sera-lancado-no-brasil/ (2)]<br />
|-<br />
| South Korea<br />
| November 2026<br />
| 2026-09-19<br />
| [https://twitter.com/Animovie_ofc/status/2101234845691122015 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| France<br />
| 2026-12-07<ref group="note">This news article only lists two days so far.</ref><br />
| 2026-09-24<br />
| [https://www.crunchyroll.com/fr/news/announcements/2026/9/24/puella-magi-madoka-magica-le-film-la-nuit-de-walpurgis-ressuscitee-film-sortie-cinema-france (1)]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau releases all have English subtitles.<ref name="tl-subtitle">{{Cite/Tweet|user=Actar_Raikit|id=2097056092501217375|text=With Walpurgisnacht: Rising already playing in Taiwan and soon to open in Hong Kong/Macao, both with English subtitles, I can finally reveal to you that I was given the ultimate honor of being the translator! (^o^) Can you believe it? Because I still certainly can't! (^o^')}}</ref><br />
<br />
===Reception===<br />
Following three days of its release, ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' sold 534,722 tickets and earned 939 million yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094320099385806870|text={{Nihongo|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！||Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- ranked #1 in box office. Total of 530,000 viewers, and exceeding 930 million JPY in ticket sales. Please enjoy the movie in the theater}}}}</ref> By the fourth day, the film earned over 1 billion yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094681770449101155|text={{Nihongo|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||"Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- has exceeded 1 billion yen in ticket sales after 4 days"}}}}<br />
</ref> By the fourth week, the film exceeded 2.1 billion yen in ticket sales, surpassing ''[[Rebellion]]''.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2103016591776501869|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉興行収入𝟐𝟏億円 突破 前作『[新編]叛逆の物語』を超えることができました✨観客動員数は126万人突破！たくさんの方にご鑑賞いただきありがとうございます🪄 Dolby Cinemaに加え、10/3（土）からは4DX・MX4D上映も🎥 引き続き、劇場にてお楽しみください！}}</ref><br />
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==Manga Adaptation==<br />
A [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Manga|manga adaptation]] of the film was announced<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=mangatimekirara|id=2093173533472075936|text=〓〓〓〓〓〓 書影公開 〓〓〓〓〓〓 本日より全国劇場で公開の新作映画 『劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉』が早くもコミカライズ！ TVシリーズのコミカライズも手がけたハノカゲによる全編描き下ろしです✨ 9月18日の第1巻発売をお楽しみに！}}</ref> on August 28th 2026. It will be illustrated by [[Hanokage]], just like the original series and Rebellion mangas. Volume 1 released September 18th, 2026.<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
:''See: [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-/Speculation|Speculation]]''<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*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><br />
*The music that plays in Trailer 2 is ''[[Madoka Magica Soundtrack#Volume 3|Nux walpurgis]]'', while the 100-Day Festival Trailer plays ''[[Madoka_Magica_Soundtrack#Movie_3_OST|Nightmare Ballet]]''.<br />
* 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.<br />
* The scheduled Japanese release date for the film (August 28th, 2026) also coincides with the birthday of Goethe.<ref>[[wikipedia:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.]]</ref> Goethe's ''Faust'' is also a [[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust|well known inspiration for the series]].<ref>[[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust]]</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Gallery:Walpurgisnacht Rising]]}}<br />
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* [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/ Official website (Japanese)]<br />
* [https://madokamagicausa.com/ Official website (English)]<br />
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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 Rotation of Walpurgis〉}} is a movie 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">{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1824370519837380632|text={{nihongo|『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。||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}}}}</ref>. On July 15th, 2025, it was announced that the movie had been further delayed to February 2026.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1945093597487096155}}</ref> On January 23rd, 2026, it was announced again that the movie will be delayed to an unspecified date, to be announced in February.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2014548866650276150|text={{Nihongo|『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}}}}</ref><ref>[https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 『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]</ref> On February 27th, 2026, it was announced that the movie's ultimate release date would be '''August 28th, 2026'''.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2027232233426448705}}</ref><br />
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==Development==<br />
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===Planning===<br />
[[Akiyuki Shinbo]], [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], [[Ume Aoki]], [[Gen Urobuchi]], and [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] began discussing a sequel to ''Rebellion'' right after its theatrical release.<ref name="pamphlet-p30">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=30|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> From the beginning, the team wanted the main characters to either {{Spoiler|confront [[Walpurgisnacht]] as an enemy, or uncover her identity}}. Iwakami thought it would make a good story as it addressed a loose thread from the original television series.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /> Shinbo envisioned {{Spoiler|Walpurgisnacht's backstory}} to be something similar to {{Spoiler|Oscar Wilde's ''[[:wikipedia:The Happy Prince and Other Tales#The Happy Prince|The Happy Prince]]''}} and sought to incorporate those elements into the new movie.<ref name="newtype-202610-p10">{{Cite/Print|title=NewType 2026/10|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Gen Urobuchi, and Ume Aoki|page=10|published=2026-09-10}}</ref> He also requested for {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|''[[Witch Girl]]''|魔女っ子|Majokko}}}} to be added, believing this could be achieved using the [[Nazukasokotsune]] concept,<ref name="phamplet-p31">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=31|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> to establish {{Spoiler|Magical Girls vs. Witch Girls}} in the new movie.<ref name="newtype-202610-p10" /> Urobuchi finished the first, short plot outline in 2014.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /><br />
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In 2015, Shinbo storyboarded what would "connect to a sequel" for Shaft's 40th anniversary event, ''[[Madogatari]]'', which resulted in ''[[Concept Movie]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=31|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> The team spent the next few years working on the script, and also explored the possibility of making the sequel a TV series, although Shinbo wanted to make it a movie.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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===Design===<br />
During the production of ''[[Concept Movie]]'', the production team wanted to update the characters to align with [[Ume Aoki]]'s latest art style.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> For the new characters, [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] drew rough sketches based on [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]'s {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]''}} concept, which Ume Aoki then re-designed.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> Because these characters were designed before the script was finalized, only few characters ended up being used in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising''.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58">{{Cite/Print|title=anan No. 2510 Special Edition|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, and Ume Aoki|page=58|published=2026-09-02}}</ref><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://ananweb.jp/categories/entertainment/108309|title=『まどか☆マギカ』最新作の新デザインができるまで。 総監督・新房昭之×キャラクター原案・蒼樹うめ 対談|timestamp=2026-09-13}}</ref> Some of the initial designs can be seen in ''Concept Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Ume Aoki distinguished {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]'' from Magical Girls}} by highlighting their pupils and giving them a black undershirt.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /> She was also responsible for the {{Spoiler|stick}} that these new characters use.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /> For existing characters, Ume Aoki redesigned them based on the ending of ''[[Rebellion]]'', reducing everyone's skin exposure to express that they're restrained, except for Homura, who is now free.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /><br />
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===Worldbuilding===<br />
[[Gekidan Inu Curry]]'s [[Doroinu]] started collecting his worldbuilding idea notes for the series right after the production of ''[[Rebellion]]''.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu">{{Cite/Print|title=Kikan S 2026/10|article=Interview with [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] ([[Doroinu]])|page=41|published=2026-09-16}}</ref> During the original television series, Aniplex asked him to make a {{nihongo|魔女図鑑|Majo Zukan|lit. "Witch Archives"}} to be posted on the website. He started writing his idea notes from the fact that {{spoiler|Walpurgisnacht has no name}}.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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The notes, colloquially referred to as "Inu Curry's Note"<ref name="pamphlet-p22">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=22|published=2026-08-28}}</ref>, detailed worldbuilding materials for the series, such as details on [[Witches]], the state of the world after ''Rebellion'', Homura's plan in her altered Mitakihara, the lore behind ''Walpurgisnacht'',<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> or the concepts behind {{Spoiler|{{nihongo|トカゲさん電話の噂|Tokage-san Denwa no Uwasa|lit. "Lizard Phone's Rumor"}}}}.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /> The notes also outlined character concepts, such as {{Spoiler|"[[Wasu|the character that would be Walpurgisnacht]] who keeps calling Madoka 'Marguerite' and fixates on her"}}<ref name="newtype-202610-p10" />, {{Spoiler|Selema's relationship with Kyubey}}, and {{Spoiler|the backstory about Zi Ding Xiang's father}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Some of these notes can be seen in the [[Concept Movie]].<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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====Relationship to [[Magia Record]]====<br />
During the development of ''[[Magia Record]]'', developer f4samurai consulted [[Gekidan Inu Curry]]'s [[Doroinu]] regarding the worldbuilding. When f4samurai proposed {{nihongo|"[[Uwasa of the Friendship Ending Staircase|Ghost of the Friendship Ending Staircase]]"|絶交階段の幽霊}} concept, among other {{nihongo|"Ghost of ..."|○○の幽霊|○○ no Yuurei}} concepts, Doroinu noted the similarity to {{spoiler|Lizard Phone's Rumor}} concept he had made for ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising'', and instead offered them to use "Rumor" as an overarching theme in the game.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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Although Gekidan Inu Curry's Doroinu originally planned to reveal {{Spoiler|[[Nagisa Momoe]]'s true personality}} in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising'', he instead chose to introduce it via one of ''[[Magia Record]]'''s events. He expected that the player could view her behavior as ''Magia Record'' universe-specific quirk, and it would still provides a surprise when the new movie is released.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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===Script===<br />
[[Gen Urobuchi]] began working on the script roughly a year after ''[[Rebellion]]'', following his screenplay work on ''Kamen Rider Gaim'', between 2014 and 2015.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /><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> After ''Rebellion'', Urobuchi ran out of ideas for the series, and initially intended to hand the series over to other writers to continue.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> When he told the production team about his lack of ideas, [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] showed him a "stack of documents" containing Inu Curry's Note.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Urobuchi thought he could write a script using these ideas, and began the writing process. He described the writing process as "cooking with ingredients someone else has prepared for him", although he did came up with {{Spoiler|the twist behind Marguerite}} on his own.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /><br />
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During the writing process, the production team considered making ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' a two-part movie to help with the script's density.<ref name="pamphlet-p23">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=23|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> Urobuchi introduced several new scenes to accommodate that split, such as {{Spoiler|Selema and Nagisa playing in the amusement park}}. Although the team ultimately opt to make ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' a single-part movie, these additions remained in the final script, making it even denser.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi finished the first draft of the script around the same time as the storyboard for ''Concept Movie'' was finalized.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Because the original script was written from Homura's perspective, original series director [[Akiyuki Shinbo]] felt Madoka's presence was too weak.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> In 2015, he asked Urobuchi to rewrite the script from Madoka's perspective, as ''Rebellion'' was already about Homura, and he wanted the new movie to focus on Madoka.<ref name="pamphlet-p32">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=32|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> Urobuchi gave permissions to the production team revise his script, as he did not have time to do so himself.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> The production team spent the next few years revise the script,<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> including asking other writer to rewrite it based on the same core concept,<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> as well as completely rewriting it from scratch.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Shinbo, however, did not find the dialogue to be ''Madoka Magica''-like when it was not written by Urobuchi.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> Shortly before ''[[Madoka 10th Anniversary]]'' in 2021, the production team decided to go back to Urobuchi's original script.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi was surprised to hear they went back to the original script, as it predates ''[[Magia Record]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p24">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=24|published=2026-08-28}}</ref><br />
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The first half of the final script remained mostly unchanged, but the latter half received a substantial revision, increasing Madoka's presence in the story, expanded {{Spoiler|[[Marguerite]]}}'s backstory, and revised the ending.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi jokingly said the original revision was "rather blunt", as he'd {{Spoiler|kill off Zi Ding Xiang once her role was done}}, because he wrote it right after ''Kamen Rider Gaim'' and it would have been quite a terrible story to release it as-is.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /><br />
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===Production===<br />
Tomohiro Furukawa was invited to write a storyboard for the show<ref name="pamphlet-p24">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=24|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> after Shaft's president, [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], saw his work on ''Revue Starlight: The Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> [[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''.<ref name="pamphlet-p26">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Tomohiro Furukawa and Kazuki Kawata|page=26|published=2026-08-28}}</ref><br />
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During the recording, [[Aoi Yuuki]] was notified that one of the lines may change. Once the production finished, the line was then changed with the influences from the theme song [[Kanata (Song)|Kanata]], and re-recorded.<ref name="tokyo-np-aoi-yuki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/511454|title=【悠木碧インタビュー】神話のその先を紡ぐ 「普通の女の子」が一番難しい 劇場版新作『魔法少女まどか☆マギカ』|timestamp=2026/09/14}}</ref> During the stage greetings, it was stated by Mitsutoshi Kubota that they had recorded the line {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|"I am here"|Watashi wa koko ni iru yo}}}} in four patterns.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://fusetter.com/tw/zG2SQX78/|title="This is the stage greeting following the 10:50 AM screening at the Burg on the 30th." ３０日ブルク10:50の回上映後の舞台挨拶です。/ |text="[MC] Regarding the change to the line {{Spoiler|"I am here" (Watashi wa koko ni iru yo)}}—was that decided during the preview screening? Did the theme song provide the inspiration? [Ku] We recorded four different versions. As for the future..." / "[MC] 私はここにいるよ、に変わったいきさつですが、試写で変わっている？主題歌インスピレーション？？ [久] ４パターン撮りました。今後は……"|timestamp=2026/08/30 10:13|archive=https://pastebin.com/XGUi3GT5 }}</ref><br />
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===Pre-release===<br />
''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<ref name="staff">https://madokamagicausa.com/ at the "Staff" section</ref>, [[Gen Urobuchi]] as a scriptwriter<ref name="staff" />, [[Ume Aoki]] as an original character designer<ref name="staff" />, [[Shaft]] as 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" />.<br />
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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.<br />
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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 "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 February 2026 from the previously announced Winter 2025 date. On January 23rd, 2026, the [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 official website] revealed that the movie had been further delayed.<br />
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On February 27th, 2026, the new Japanese release date was 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.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSe4mqP1Mj0|title=Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising- <nowiki>|</nowiki> MAIN TRAILER (@AniplexUSA on YouTube)}}</ref><br />
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==Videos==<br />
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| colspan="4" | Walpurgisnacht Rising was first announced during the Anniversary Stage as part of the Madoka 10th Anniversary event. <br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 10th, 2023 || Trailer 1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1 dan|lit. Announcement 1}} || {{#ev:youtube|TGxyrO-27dQ|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|AXpnlROHu78|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 1 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2023'' on September 10th, 2023.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 29th, 2023 || Trailer 1.1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1.1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1.1 dan|lit. Announcement 1.1}} || || {{#ev:youtube|vSdolbHyvkA|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 15th, 2024 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan|lit. Announcement 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|htNvpTfYMdk|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|TXRlggMPGLs|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 2 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2024'' on September 16th, 2024.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 25th, 2024 || Trailer 2 SIDE Homura / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾SIDEほむら|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan SIDE Homura|lit. Announcement 2 Side HOMURA}} || {{#ev:youtube|CxTenVJOw_o|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|cFhiaRoBCZE|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| July 15th, 2025 || Trailer / {{Nihongo|予告|Yokoku|lit. Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|3rdPRWNwJBM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|iJazbGwBh-E|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released during the second "100 Day Festival" stream for Magia Exedra.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| December 21st, 2025 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|予告 第2弾|Yokoku Dai 2 dan|lit. Preview 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|v75vaHCPp5I|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|B1YTdDt49lE|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released alongside the airing of the final episode of [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Beginnings %26 Eternal (TV Edition)]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 30th, 2026 || Trailer 3 / {{Nihongo|予告 第3弾|Yokoku Dai 3 dan|lit. Preview 3}} || {{#ev:youtube|g0CsWEIb6D4|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|UmVTrrDVYV4|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released along with the real-life [[Community:Walpurgis Night In Real Life|Walpurgis Night]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| June 29th, 2026 || Main Trailer {{Nihongo|本予告|Hon-yokoku|lit. Main Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|rSe4mqP1Mj0|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|HD6vwmNvcXo|300}} <br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released 1 month ahead of the theatrical release.<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Japanese Release PVs===<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Date !! Title !! Japanese<br />
|-<br />
| August 27th, 2026 || ''Trails of Madoka Kaname & Homura Akemi'' || {{#ev:youtube|pcgTXaaO0xQ|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| September 1st, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{#ev:youtube|P3Ir9FUPN6U|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| September 12th, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{spoiler|{{#ev:youtube|mESs-ii2l6A|300}}}}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Characters==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Madoka Magica Characters]]}}<br />
<br />
{{Character list<br />
|body=<br />
<!-- Madoka Kaname --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Madoka Kaname]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main madoka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=JXdigS1Y_Is}}<br />
|text=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.<ref>English translation from [[Magia Exedra Kioku - Vinctio☆Magica]]</ref><br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara1</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Homura Akemi --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Homura Akemi]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main homura 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=bP89kqo05ic}}<br />
|text=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.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara2</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Sayaka Miki --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Sayaka Miki]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main sayaka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=HNhDfD8Ofbg}}<br />
|text=A girl with an outgoing personality and Madoka's best friend. She made a contract with Kyubey, wishing to heal the injury of her childhood friend Kyosuke Kamijo, but she accumulated curses and transformed into a Witch. In ''Rebellion'', she returned to the mortal world as an emissary of the Law of Cycles.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara3</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Kyoko Sakura --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyoko Sakura]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyoko 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=DYAD2PGo_To}}<br />
|text=A spirited Magical Girl who came from the neigboring Kazamino City. She saw her own past reflected in Sayaka, whom she met in Mitakihara City, and ended up caring deeply for her; however, Sayaka transformed into a Witch and Kyoko stayed by her side until the very end.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara4</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Mami Tomoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Mami Tomoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main mami 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=4CyBRPWtV5Y}}<br />
|text=A third-year student at Mitakihara Middle School and a senpai to Madoka and the others. She's had a long career as a Magical Girl and acts as a reliable, big-sister figure to everyone around her. She can freely use her ribbons in combat to generate weapons; her "Tiro Finale", a powerful ultimate attack that unleashes from the firearms she creates, boasts the greatest destructive power in the series.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara5</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Nagisa Momoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Nagisa Momoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main nagisa 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=kcl7H_4JtpA}}<br />
|text=She was once a girl who loved cheese. In ''Rebellion'', she accompanied Mami in the form of 'Bebe' but her true identity, like Sayaka's, was that of an entity who had returned to th emortal world as an emissary of the Law of Cycles. She is younger than Madoka and the rest of her friends, and behaves with a cheerfullness that is innocent and care-free, yet at times she can display a sharp side to her personality as well.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara6</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Wasu --><br />
{{Spoiler|{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Wasu]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main Wasu 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside=<br />
|text=A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She is known only by a rumor as no one knows her true name or identity. She bears a striking resemblance to Homura and is characterized by her detached demeanor and distintive way of speaking.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。噂に聞くばかりで、誰もその名前や正体を知らない。ほむらとそっくりな顔を持ち、超然とした態度と、独特の口調が特徴的。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara10</ref><br />
}}}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Zi Ding Xiang --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Zi Ding Xiang]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main choka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=eKXJQK87GT4}}<br />
|text={{Spoiler|A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She is taking action to reclaim the Law of Cycles, but has her hands full dealing with the self-willed behavior of Wasu and Selma. She gets along well with Kyoko.{{unofficial translation}}}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。円環の理を取り戻すべく行動するが、勝手気ままに振る舞うワスやセルマには手を焼いている。杏子と気が合う。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Selema Terez --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Selema Terez]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main seluma 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=3Si-8XRg0uI}}<br />
|text={{Spoiler|A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She's always cheerful and energetic, and loves being helpful to others. She becomes friends with Nagisa.{{unofficial translation}}}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。いつも明るく活発で、誰かの役に立つことが大好き。なぎさと仲良くなる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara9</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Kyubey --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyubey]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyubey 1.png|x100px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=7OHhVI56vso}}<br />
|text=A mysterious creature that appears before girls and transforms them into Magical Girls in exchange for granting their wishes. He speaks in a friendly and rational manner, but his objective is to extend the lifespan of the universe by harnessing the energy generated when a Magical Girl falls into despair and transforms into a Witch. In ''Rebellion'', this entity schemed to seize control of the Law of Cycles by exploiting Homura, who was in the process of becoming a Witch, but was thwarted by Homura after she transformed into a devil.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=少女たちのもとに現れ、願いを叶える代わりに、彼女たちを魔法少女へと変貌させる謎の生物。友好的かつ理知的に話すが、その目的は魔法少女が絶望して魔女になる際に発生するエネルギーを使い、宇宙の寿命を伸ばすことだった。「叛逆の物語」では、魔女となりつつあるほむらを利用し、円環の理を支配しようと目論んでいたが、悪魔となったほむらに阻まれる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref><br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Staff==<br />
* Original Story: [[Magica Quartet]]<br />
* Chief Director: [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]<br />
* Screenplay: [[Gen Urobuchi]] (Nitroplus)<br />
* Original Character Design: [[Ume Aoki|aokiume]]<br />
* Director: [[Yukihiro Miyamoto]]<br />
* Character Design/Chief Animation Director: [[Junichiro Taniguchi]]<br />
* Chief Animation Director: Hiroki Yamamura<br />
* Parallel World Design: [[Gekidan Inu Curry|Gekidan InuCurry]] (Doroinu)<br />
* Storyboards/VisuaI Concept Designs: Tomohiro Furukawa<br />
* Visual Concept Designs: Kazuki Kawata<br />
* Color Setting: Hitoshi Hibino<br />
* Art: Ken Naito / Shuichi Kusamori<br />
* Production Design: Moriyoshi Ohara<br />
* Composite Director: Takayuki Aizu<br />
* Editing: Rie Matsuba<br />
* Music: [[Yuki Kajiura]]<br />
* Sound Direction: Yota Tsuruoka<br />
* Animation Production: [[SHAFT]]<br />
* Theme Song: "[[Kanata (Song)|Kanata]]" by FictionJunction<ref>All staff members listed were retrieved from the end card of the [http://Puella%20Magi%20Madoka%20Magica%20the%20Movie:%20—Walpurgisnacht:%20Rising—#Main_Trailer_(June_29th,_2026) Main Trailer].</ref><br />
<br />
After the release of trailer 3, it was revealed that ''[[wikipedia:Revue Starlight|Revue Starlight]]'''s Director, Tomohiro Furukawa, will work on the storyboard and layout for the film.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=TOPPY1218|id=2049784039293493514|text=全編の絵コンテの担当<br />
諸々の開発とかLO作りとかなんか色々根っこから関わったので、ああいったクレジットです🦑働きすぎた}}</ref>, the Storyboard Artist for this film was Tomohiro Furukawa, also known for being the Director of [[wikipedia:Revue_Starlight|Revue Starlight]]<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-08/revue-starlight-tv-anime-reveals-teaser-video-visual-summer-premiere/.126167#:~:text=Tomohiro|title=Revue Starlight TV Anime Reveals Teaser Video, Visual, Summer Premiere|text="Tomohiro Furukawa (unit director for Yuri Kuma Arashi, Brothers Conflict) is directing the anime at Kinema Citrus."}}</ref>. After the spoilers lift on September 12th, 2026, {{Spoiler|Wasu}}'s voice actress was announced to be Maaya Sakamoto{{Citation needed}}, as well as {{Spoiler|Girl A}} to be Yoshino Aoyama.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=yopipi555|id=2098663446170783905|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉にて、少女Aの声を担当いたしました。 ネタバレ解禁！ 皆さま是非何度でもご覧ください…！ #まどかマギカ}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Lore==<br />
===Runes===<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Witch Runes/Walpurgisnacht Rising]], [[Witch Runes/X/Twitter]], and [[Witch Runes/Magical Girl's Prayer Exhibition]]''}}<br />
===Phones===<br />
The movie feature many type of phones.<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Cycles' Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|円環の電話|Enkan no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00002/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|円環の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{spoiler|Described in the production material as {{nihongo|Skadi Phone|スカディ電話}} with the description {{nihongo|"Someone is seeking help. The bell is urging. There is still someone you haven't saved."{{Unofficial translation}}|誰かが助けを求めている。ベルは急かす。おまえがまだ救っていない者がいる。}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p42>{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Inu Curry materials p.42|published=2026-08-28}}</ref>}} {{spoiler|It also resembles the one in the [[Lighthouse Theatre]].{{observed}}}}<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Lizard Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|トカゲさん電話|Tokage-san Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00003/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|トカゲさん電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{stub|inline=true}}<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Devil's Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|悪魔の電話|Akuma no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00220-00364/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|悪魔の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{stub|inline=true}}<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Stage Machinery's Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|舞台措置の電話|Butai-sochi no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00005/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|舞台装置の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{stub|inline=true}}<br />
<br />
== Release ==<br />
The movie was released in Japan on August 28th, 2026 in both standard cinema, [[:wikipedia:IMAX|IMAX]]<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=70981|title=IMAX同時公開決定|timestamp=2026-08-07}}</ref>, and [[:wikipedia:Dolby Atmos|Dolby Atmos]]<ref>"This movie supports Dolby Atmos but not Dolby Vision" displayed before the movie began, when viewed at Dolby Cinema theater before September 19th."</ref>. On September 19th, 2026, a [[:wikipedia:Dolby Vision|Dolby Vision]]-enhanced version<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=DolbyJapan|id=2098609520624988527|text=『劇場版 魔法少女まどか★マギカ ＜ワルプルギスの廻天＞ 』#ドルビーシネマ で9/18（金）上映開始！『叛逆の物語』の正統なる続編ーそして、新たな始まり。#ドルビービジョン が映し出す圧倒的スケールの世界観と、#ドルビーアトモス が四方から迫る新たな神話の足音。その廻天を、ドルビーシネマで体感しよう！|timestamp=2026-09-12T03:07:54.000Z}}</ref> was released for 10 [[:wikipedia:Dolby Cinema|Dolby Cinema]] theaters in Japan.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2100781865326297247|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉本日より Dolby Cinema 上映開始 全国10劇場にて上映！新たな環境での映像・音楽をぜひお楽しみください💫|timestamp=2026-09-18T03:00:01.000Z}}</ref> 4DX and MX4D versions are set to be release in Japan on October 3rd, 2026.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=madoka_magica|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉 4DX・MX4D上映決定 10月3日（土）より 全国の劇場にて上映開始}}</ref><br />
<br />
Beginning September 19th, 2026, the audio commentary track featuring [[Chiwa Saito]], [[Aoi Yuuki]], and {{Spoiler|[[Maaya Sakamoto]]}} began on the app "HELLO! MOVIE" for free.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=71273|timestamp=20:19, 19 September 2026 (UTC) }}</ref> Filmgoers in Japan can listen to the staff commentary as the film progresses.<br />
<br />
=== Global Releases ===<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Region<br />
! Release date<br />
! Announcement date(s)<br />
! Source<br />
|-<br />
| United States<br />
| "Coming Soon"<ref group="note">One trailer did include the text "Coming 2026", but the two trailers after it didn't. As such, "Coming Soon" is the "last update" we've gotten. | December 31st, 2025's OFFICIAL TRAILER #2, 00:46, "Coming 2026"</ref><br />
| 2023-09-10<br />
| Mult.<ref>September 10th, 2023's Trailer 1, "00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>September 15th, 2024's Trailer 2, 00:32, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>November 1st, 2024's Trailer 2 SIDE HOMURA, 00:56, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 15th, 2025 Trailer, 00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>December 31st, 2025's OFFICIAL TRAILER #2, 00:46, "Coming 2026"</ref><ref>April 30th, 2026's OFFICIAL TRAILER #3, 00:29, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 2nd, 2026's Main Trailer, 01:50, "Coming Soon"</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Thailand<br />
| 2026-11-12<br />
| 2026-06-01<br />
| [https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=122138485197126484&id=61583794525852 (1)] [https://sfcinema.com/th/movie-detail/8d74022e-0176-4f31-9014-975dbbd1a27c (2)]<br />
|-<br />
| Taiwan<br />
| 2026-09-04<br />
| 2026-08-24<br />
| [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-24/madoka-magica-walpurgisnacht-rising-anime-film-opens-in-taiwan-on-september-4/.240909 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Argentina<ref group="note">This appears to only be in some provinces as-is.</ref><br />
| 2026-09-24<br />
| 2026-09-23<br />
| [https://www.instagram.com/p/DdpAte2gY82/ (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Hong Kong<br />
| 2026-10-08<br />
| 2026-06-15<br />
| [https://twitter.com/kanzaki21/status/2077291764378120332 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Mexico<ref group="note">Mexico also had an early screening on the 12th of September with Chiwa Saito and other members of the production team. [https://x.com/AniplexLat/status/2095558844042662060?s=20 src] </ref> & Latin America<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-07-31<br />
| [https://twitter.com/KonnichiwaFest/status/2083342395882508711/en (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Chile<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-08-21<br />
| [https://fixvx.com/CinemarkChile/status/2090784437273293265 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Germany<br />
| 2026-11-24<br />
| 2026-08-01<br />
| [https://twitter.com/CipherDood/status/2083564168905388318 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Italy<br />
| 2026-12-10<br />
| 2026-09-14<br />
| [https://www.dynit.it/la-nuova-stagione-anime-al-cinema-madoka-magica-gintama-made-in-abyss-e-your-name/ (1)] <br />
|-<br />
| Brazil<br />
| N/A<br />
| 2026-09-14<br />
| [https://www.jbox.com.br/2026/08/12/exclusivo-novo-filme-de-madoka-magica-sera-lancado-no-brasil/ (1)] [https://www.jbox.com.br/2026/08/12/exclusivo-novo-filme-de-madoka-magica-sera-lancado-no-brasil/ (2)]<br />
|-<br />
| South Korea<br />
| November 2026<br />
| 2026-09-19<br />
| [https://twitter.com/Animovie_ofc/status/2101234845691122015 (1)]<br />
|}<br />
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Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau releases all have English subtitles.<ref name="tl-subtitle">{{Cite/Tweet|user=Actar_Raikit|id=2097056092501217375|text=With Walpurgisnacht: Rising already playing in Taiwan and soon to open in Hong Kong/Macao, both with English subtitles, I can finally reveal to you that I was given the ultimate honor of being the translator! (^o^) Can you believe it? Because I still certainly can't! (^o^')}}</ref><br />
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===Reception===<br />
Following three days of its release, ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' sold 534,722 tickets and earned 939 million yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094320099385806870|text={{Nihongo|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！||Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- ranked #1 in box office. Total of 530,000 viewers, and exceeding 930 million JPY in ticket sales. Please enjoy the movie in the theater}}}}</ref> By the fourth day, the series earned over 1 billion yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094681770449101155|text={{Nihongo|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||"Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- has exceeded 1 billion yen in ticket sales after 4 days"}}}}<br />
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==Manga Adaptation==<br />
A [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Manga|manga adaptation]] of the film was announced<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=mangatimekirara|id=2093173533472075936|text=〓〓〓〓〓〓 書影公開 〓〓〓〓〓〓 本日より全国劇場で公開の新作映画 『劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉』が早くもコミカライズ！ TVシリーズのコミカライズも手がけたハノカゲによる全編描き下ろしです✨ 9月18日の第1巻発売をお楽しみに！}}</ref> on August 28th 2026. It will be illustrated by [[Hanokage]], just like the original series and Rebellion mangas. Volume 1 releases September 18th, 2026.<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
:''See: [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-/Speculation|Speculation]]''<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*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><br />
*The music that plays in Trailer 2 is ''[[Madoka Magica Soundtrack#Volume 3|Nux walpurgis]]'', while the 100-Day Festival Trailer plays ''[[Madoka_Magica_Soundtrack#Movie_3_OST|Nightmare Ballet]]''.<br />
* 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.<br />
* The scheduled Japanese release date for the film (August 28th, 2026) also coincides with the birthday of Goethe.<ref>[[wikipedia:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.]]</ref> Goethe's ''Faust'' is also a [[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust|well known inspiration for the series]].<ref>[[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust]]</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Gallery:Walpurgisnacht Rising]]}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/ Official website (Japanese)]<br />
* [https://madokamagicausa.com/ Official website (English)]<br />
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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 Rotation of Walpurgis〉}} is a movie 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">{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1824370519837380632|text={{nihongo|『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。||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}}}}</ref>. On July 15th, 2025, it was announced that the movie had been further delayed to February 2026.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1945093597487096155}}</ref> On January 23rd, 2026, it was announced again that the movie will be delayed to an unspecified date, to be announced in February.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2014548866650276150|text={{Nihongo|『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}}}}</ref><ref>[https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 『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]</ref> On February 27th, 2026, it was announced that the movie's ultimate release date would be '''August 28th, 2026'''.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2027232233426448705}}</ref><br />
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==Development==<br />
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===Planning===<br />
[[Akiyuki Shinbo]], [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], [[Ume Aoki]], [[Gen Urobuchi]], and [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] began discussing a sequel to ''Rebellion'' right after its theatrical release.<ref name="pamphlet-p30">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=30|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> From the beginning, the team wanted the main characters to either {{Spoiler|confront [[Walpurgisnacht]] as an enemy, or uncover her identity}}. Iwakami thought it would make a good story as it addressed a loose thread from the original television series.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /> Shinbo envisioned {{Spoiler|Walpurgisnacht's backstory}} to be something similar to {{Spoiler|Oscar Wilde's ''[[:wikipedia:The Happy Prince and Other Tales#The Happy Prince|The Happy Prince]]''}} and sought to incorporate those elements into the new movie.<ref name="newtype-202610-p10">{{Cite/Print|title=NewType 2026/10|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Gen Urobuchi, and Ume Aoki|page=10|published=2026-09-10}}</ref> He also requested for {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|''[[Witch Girl]]''|魔女っ子|Majokko}}}} to be added, believing this could be achieved using the [[Nazukasokotsune]] concept,<ref name="phamplet-p31">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=31|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> to establish {{Spoiler|Magical Girls vs. Witch Girls}} in the new movie.<ref name="newtype-202610-p10" /> Urobuchi finished the first, short plot outline in 2014.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /><br />
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In 2015, Shinbo storyboarded what would "connect to a sequel" for Shaft's 40th anniversary event, ''[[Madogatari]]'', which resulted in ''[[Concept Movie]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=31|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> The team spent the next few years working on the script, and also explored the possibility of making the sequel a TV series, although Shinbo wanted to make it a movie.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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===Design===<br />
During the production of ''[[Concept Movie]]'', the production team wanted to update the characters to align with [[Ume Aoki]]'s latest art style.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> For the new characters, [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] drew rough sketches based on [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]'s {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]''}} concept, which Ume Aoki then re-designed.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> Because these characters were designed before the script was finalized, only few characters ended up being used in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising''.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58">{{Cite/Print|title=anan No. 2510 Special Edition|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, and Ume Aoki|page=58|published=2026-09-02}}</ref><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://ananweb.jp/categories/entertainment/108309|title=『まどか☆マギカ』最新作の新デザインができるまで。 総監督・新房昭之×キャラクター原案・蒼樹うめ 対談|timestamp=2026-09-13}}</ref> Some of the initial designs can be seen in ''Concept Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Ume Aoki distinguished {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]'' from Magical Girls}} by highlighting their pupils and giving them a black undershirt.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /> She was also responsible for the {{Spoiler|stick}} that these new characters use.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /> For existing characters, Ume Aoki redesigned them based on the ending of ''[[Rebellion]]'', reducing everyone's skin exposure to express that they're restrained, except for Homura, who is now free.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /><br />
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===Worldbuilding===<br />
[[Gekidan Inu Curry]]'s [[Doroinu]] started collecting his worldbuilding idea notes for the series right after the production of ''[[Rebellion]]''.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu">{{Cite/Print|title=Kikan S 2026/10|article=Interview with [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] ([[Doroinu]])|page=41|published=2026-09-16}}</ref> During the original television series, Aniplex asked him to make a {{nihongo|魔女図鑑|Majo Zukan|lit. "Witch Archives"}} to be posted on the website. He started writing his idea notes from the fact that {{spoiler|Walpurgisnacht has no name}}.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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The notes, colloquially referred to as "Inu Curry's Note"<ref name="pamphlet-p22">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=22|published=2026-08-28}}</ref>, detailed worldbuilding materials for the series, such as details on [[Witches]], the state of the world after ''Rebellion'', Homura's plan in her altered Mitakihara, the lore behind ''Walpurgisnacht'',<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> or the concepts behind {{Spoiler|{{nihongo|トカゲさん電話の噂|Tokage-san Denwa no Uwasa|lit. "Lizard Phone's Rumor"}}}}.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /> The notes also outlined character concepts, such as {{Spoiler|"[[Wasu|the character that would be Walpurgisnacht]] who keeps calling Madoka 'Marguerite' and fixates on her"}}<ref name="newtype-202610-p10" />, {{Spoiler|Selema's relationship with Kyubey}}, and {{Spoiler|the backstory about Zi Ding Xiang's father}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Some of these notes can be seen in the [[Concept Movie]].<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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====Relationship to [[Magia Record]]====<br />
During the development of ''[[Magia Record]]'', developer f4samurai consulted [[Gekidan Inu Curry]]'s [[Doroinu]] regarding the worldbuilding. When f4samurai proposed {{nihongo|"[[Uwasa of the Friendship Ending Staircase|Ghost of the Friendship Ending Staircase]]"|絶交階段の幽霊}} concept, among other {{nihongo|"Ghost of ..."|○○の幽霊|○○ no Yuurei}} concepts, Doroinu noted the similarity to {{spoiler|Lizard Phone's Rumor}} concept he had made for ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising'', and instead offered them to use "Rumor" as an overarching theme in the game.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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Although Gekidan Inu Curry's Doroinu originally planned to reveal {{Spoiler|[[Nagisa Momoe]]'s true personality}} in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising'', he instead chose to introduce it via one of ''[[Magia Record]]'''s events. He expected that the player could view her behavior as ''Magia Record'' universe-specific quirk, and it would still provides a surprise when the new movie is released.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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===Script===<br />
[[Gen Urobuchi]] began working on the script roughly a year after ''[[Rebellion]]'', following his screenplay work on ''Kamen Rider Gaim'', between 2014 and 2015.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /><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> After ''Rebellion'', Urobuchi ran out of ideas for the series, and initially intended to hand the series over to other writers to continue.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> When he told the production team about his lack of ideas, [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] showed him a "stack of documents" containing Inu Curry's Note.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Urobuchi thought he could write a script using these ideas, and began the writing process. He described the writing process as "cooking with ingredients someone else has prepared for him", although he did came up with {{Spoiler|the twist behind Marguerite}} on his own.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /><br />
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During the writing process, the production team considered making ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' a two-part movie to help with the script's density.<ref name="pamphlet-p23">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=23|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> Urobuchi introduced several new scenes to accommodate that split, such as {{Spoiler|Selema and Nagisa playing in the amusement park}}. Although the team ultimately opt to make ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' a single-part movie, these additions remained in the final script, making it even denser.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi finished the first draft of the script around the same time as the storyboard for ''Concept Movie'' was finalized.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Because the original script was written from Homura's perspective, original series director [[Akiyuki Shinbo]] felt Madoka's presence was too weak.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> In 2015, he asked Urobuchi to rewrite the script from Madoka's perspective, as ''Rebellion'' was already about Homura, and he wanted the new movie to focus on Madoka.<ref name="pamphlet-p32">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=32|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> Urobuchi gave permissions to the production team revise his script, as he did not have time to do so himself.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> The production team spent the next few years revise the script,<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> including asking other writer to rewrite it based on the same core concept,<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> as well as completely rewriting it from scratch.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Shinbo, however, did not find the dialogue to be ''Madoka Magica''-like when it was not written by Urobuchi.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> Shortly before ''[[Madoka 10th Anniversary]]'' in 2021, the production team decided to go back to Urobuchi's original script.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi was surprised to hear they went back to the original script, as it predates ''[[Magia Record]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p24">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=24|published=2026-08-28}}</ref><br />
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The first half of the final script remained mostly unchanged, but the latter half received a substantial revision, increasing Madoka's presence in the story, expanded {{Spoiler|[[Marguerite]]}}'s backstory, and revised the ending.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi jokingly said the original revision was "rather blunt", as he'd {{Spoiler|kill off Zi Ding Xiang once her role was done}}, because he wrote it right after ''Kamen Rider Gaim'' and it would have been quite a terrible story to release it as-is.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /><br />
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===Production===<br />
Tomohiro Furukawa was invited to write a storyboard for the show<ref name="pamphlet-p24">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=24|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> after Shaft's president, [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], saw his work on ''Revue Starlight: The Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> [[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''.<ref name="pamphlet-p26">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Tomohiro Furukawa and Kazuki Kawata|page=26|published=2026-08-28}}</ref><br />
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During the recording, [[Aoi Yuuki]] was notified that one of the lines may change. Once the production finished, the line was then changed with the influences from the theme song [[Kanata (Song)|Kanata]], and re-recorded.<ref name="tokyo-np-aoi-yuki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/511454|title=【悠木碧インタビュー】神話のその先を紡ぐ 「普通の女の子」が一番難しい 劇場版新作『魔法少女まどか☆マギカ』|timestamp=2026/09/14}}</ref> During the stage greetings, it was stated by Mitsutoshi Kubota that they had recorded the line {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|"I am here"|Watashi wa koko ni iru yo}}}} in four patterns.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://fusetter.com/tw/zG2SQX78/|title="This is the stage greeting following the 10:50 AM screening at the Burg on the 30th." ３０日ブルク10:50の回上映後の舞台挨拶です。/ |text="[MC] Regarding the change to the line {{Spoiler|"I am here" (Watashi wa koko ni iru yo)}}—was that decided during the preview screening? Did the theme song provide the inspiration? [Ku] We recorded four different versions. As for the future..." / "[MC] 私はここにいるよ、に変わったいきさつですが、試写で変わっている？主題歌インスピレーション？？ [久] ４パターン撮りました。今後は……"|timestamp=2026/08/30 10:13|archive=https://pastebin.com/XGUi3GT5 }}</ref><br />
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===Pre-release===<br />
''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<ref name="staff">https://madokamagicausa.com/ at the "Staff" section</ref>, [[Gen Urobuchi]] as a scriptwriter<ref name="staff" />, [[Ume Aoki]] as an original character designer<ref name="staff" />, [[Shaft]] as 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" />.<br />
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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.<br />
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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 "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 February 2026 from the previously announced Winter 2025 date. On January 23rd, 2026, the [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 official website] revealed that the movie had been further delayed.<br />
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On February 27th, 2026, the new Japanese release date was 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.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSe4mqP1Mj0|title=Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising- <nowiki>|</nowiki> MAIN TRAILER (@AniplexUSA on YouTube)}}</ref><br />
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==Videos==<br />
<br />
===Pre-release teasers===<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Date !! Title !! English !! Japanese<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 25th, 2021 || Teaser || {{#ev:youtube|coczqqQVQtM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|gAR0CMwEfes|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Walpurgisnacht Rising was first announced during the Anniversary Stage as part of the Madoka 10th Anniversary event. <br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 10th, 2023 || Trailer 1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1 dan|lit. Announcement 1}} || {{#ev:youtube|TGxyrO-27dQ|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|AXpnlROHu78|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 1 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2023'' on September 10th, 2023.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 29th, 2023 || Trailer 1.1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1.1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1.1 dan|lit. Announcement 1.1}} || || {{#ev:youtube|vSdolbHyvkA|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 15th, 2024 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan|lit. Announcement 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|htNvpTfYMdk|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|TXRlggMPGLs|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 2 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2024'' on September 16th, 2024.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 25th, 2024 || Trailer 2 SIDE Homura / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾SIDEほむら|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan SIDE Homura|lit. Announcement 2 Side HOMURA}} || {{#ev:youtube|CxTenVJOw_o|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|cFhiaRoBCZE|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| July 15th, 2025 || Trailer / {{Nihongo|予告|Yokoku|lit. Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|3rdPRWNwJBM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|iJazbGwBh-E|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released during the second "100 Day Festival" stream for Magia Exedra.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| December 21st, 2025 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|予告 第2弾|Yokoku Dai 2 dan|lit. Preview 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|v75vaHCPp5I|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|B1YTdDt49lE|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released alongside the airing of the final episode of [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Beginnings %26 Eternal (TV Edition)]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 30th, 2026 || Trailer 3 / {{Nihongo|予告 第3弾|Yokoku Dai 3 dan|lit. Preview 3}} || {{#ev:youtube|g0CsWEIb6D4|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|UmVTrrDVYV4|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released along with the real-life [[Community:Walpurgis Night In Real Life|Walpurgis Night]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| June 29th, 2026 || Main Trailer {{Nihongo|本予告|Hon-yokoku|lit. Main Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|rSe4mqP1Mj0|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|HD6vwmNvcXo|300}} <br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released 1 month ahead of the theatrical release.<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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===Japanese Release PVs===<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Date !! Title !! Japanese<br />
|-<br />
| August 27th, 2026 || ''Trails of Madoka Kaname & Homura Akemi'' || {{#ev:youtube|pcgTXaaO0xQ|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| September 1st, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{#ev:youtube|P3Ir9FUPN6U|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| September 12th, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{spoiler|{{#ev:youtube|mESs-ii2l6A|300}}}}<br />
|}<br />
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==Characters==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Madoka Magica Characters]]}}<br />
<br />
{{Character list<br />
|body=<br />
<!-- Madoka Kaname --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Madoka Kaname]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main madoka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=JXdigS1Y_Is}}<br />
|text=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.<ref>English translation from [[Magia Exedra Kioku - Vinctio☆Magica]]</ref><br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara1</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Homura Akemi --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Homura Akemi]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main homura 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=bP89kqo05ic}}<br />
|text=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.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara2</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Sayaka Miki --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Sayaka Miki]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main sayaka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=HNhDfD8Ofbg}}<br />
|text=A girl with an outgoing personality and Madoka's best friend. She made a contract with Kyubey, wishing to heal the injury of her childhood friend Kyosuke Kamijo, but she accumulated curses and transformed into a Witch. In ''Rebellion'', she returned to the mortal world as an emissary of the Law of Cycles.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara3</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Kyoko Sakura --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyoko Sakura]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyoko 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=DYAD2PGo_To}}<br />
|text=A spirited Magical Girl who came from the neigboring Kazamino City. She saw her own past reflected in Sayaka, whom she met in Mitakihara City, and ended up caring deeply for her; however, Sayaka transformed into a Witch and Kyoko stayed by her side until the very end.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara4</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Mami Tomoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Mami Tomoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main mami 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=4CyBRPWtV5Y}}<br />
|text=A third-year student at Mitakihara Middle School and a senpai to Madoka and the others. She's had a long career as a Magical Girl and acts as a reliable, big-sister figure to everyone around her. She can freely use her ribbons in combat to generate weapons; her "Tiro Finale", a powerful ultimate attack that unleashes from the firearms she creates, boasts the greatest destructive power in the series.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara5</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Nagisa Momoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Nagisa Momoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main nagisa 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=kcl7H_4JtpA}}<br />
|text=She was once a girl who loved cheese. In ''Rebellion'', she accompanied Mami in the form of 'Bebe' but her true identity, like Sayaka's, was that of an entity who had returned to th emortal world as an emissary of the Law of Cycles. She is younger than Madoka and the rest of her friends, and behaves with a cheerfullness that is innocent and care-free, yet at times she can display a sharp side to her personality as well.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara6</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Wasu --><br />
{{Spoiler|{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Wasu]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main Wasu 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside=<br />
|text=A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She is known only by a rumor as no one knows her true name or identity. She bears a striking resemblance to Homura and is characterized by her detached demeanor and distintive way of speaking.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。噂に聞くばかりで、誰もその名前や正体を知らない。ほむらとそっくりな顔を持ち、超然とした態度と、独特の口調が特徴的。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara10</ref><br />
}}}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Zi Ding Xiang --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Zi Ding Xiang]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main choka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=eKXJQK87GT4}}<br />
|text={{Spoiler|A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She is taking action to reclaim the Law of Cycles, but has her hands full dealing with the self-willed behavior of Wasu and Selma. She gets along well with Kyoko.{{unofficial translation}}}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。円環の理を取り戻すべく行動するが、勝手気ままに振る舞うワスやセルマには手を焼いている。杏子と気が合う。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Selema Terez --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Selema Terez]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main seluma 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=3Si-8XRg0uI}}<br />
|text={{Spoiler|A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She's always cheerful and energetic, and loves being helpful to others. She becomes friends with Nagisa.{{unofficial translation}}}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。いつも明るく活発で、誰かの役に立つことが大好き。なぎさと仲良くなる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara9</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Kyubey --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyubey]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyubey 1.png|x100px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=7OHhVI56vso}}<br />
|text=A mysterious creature that appears before girls and transforms them into Magical Girls in exchange for granting their wishes. He speaks in a friendly and rational manner, but his objective is to extend the lifespan of the universe by harnessing the energy generated when a Magical Girl falls into despair and transforms into a Witch. In ''Rebellion'', this entity schemed to seize control of the Law of Cycles by exploiting Homura, who was in the process of becoming a Witch, but was thwarted by Homura after she transformed into a devil.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=少女たちのもとに現れ、願いを叶える代わりに、彼女たちを魔法少女へと変貌させる謎の生物。友好的かつ理知的に話すが、その目的は魔法少女が絶望して魔女になる際に発生するエネルギーを使い、宇宙の寿命を伸ばすことだった。「叛逆の物語」では、魔女となりつつあるほむらを利用し、円環の理を支配しようと目論んでいたが、悪魔となったほむらに阻まれる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref><br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
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==Staff==<br />
* Original Story: [[Magica Quartet]]<br />
* Chief Director: [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]<br />
* Screenplay: [[Gen Urobuchi]] (Nitroplus)<br />
* Original Character Design: [[Ume Aoki|aokiume]]<br />
* Director: [[Yukihiro Miyamoto]]<br />
* Character Design/Chief Animation Director: [[Junichiro Taniguchi]]<br />
* Chief Animation Director: Hiroki Yamamura<br />
* Parallel World Design: [[Gekidan Inu Curry|Gekidan InuCurry]] (Doroinu)<br />
* Storyboards/VisuaI Concept Designs: Tomohiro Furukawa<br />
* Visual Concept Designs: Kazuki Kawata<br />
* Color Setting: Hitoshi Hibino<br />
* Art: Ken Naito / Shuichi Kusamori<br />
* Production Design: Moriyoshi Ohara<br />
* Composite Director: Takayuki Aizu<br />
* Editing: Rie Matsuba<br />
* Music: [[Yuki Kajiura]]<br />
* Sound Direction: Yota Tsuruoka<br />
* Animation Production: [[SHAFT]]<br />
* Theme Song: "[[Kanata (Song)|Kanata]]" by FictionJunction<ref>All staff members listed were retrieved from the end card of the [http://Puella%20Magi%20Madoka%20Magica%20the%20Movie:%20—Walpurgisnacht:%20Rising—#Main_Trailer_(June_29th,_2026) Main Trailer].</ref><br />
<br />
After the release of trailer 3, it was revealed that ''[[wikipedia:Revue Starlight|Revue Starlight]]'''s Director, Tomohiro Furukawa, will work on the storyboard and layout for the film.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=TOPPY1218|id=2049784039293493514|text=全編の絵コンテの担当<br />
諸々の開発とかLO作りとかなんか色々根っこから関わったので、ああいったクレジットです🦑働きすぎた}}</ref>, the Storyboard Artist for this film was Tomohiro Furukawa, also known for being the Director of [[wikipedia:Revue_Starlight|Revue Starlight]]<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-08/revue-starlight-tv-anime-reveals-teaser-video-visual-summer-premiere/.126167#:~:text=Tomohiro|title=Revue Starlight TV Anime Reveals Teaser Video, Visual, Summer Premiere|text="Tomohiro Furukawa (unit director for Yuri Kuma Arashi, Brothers Conflict) is directing the anime at Kinema Citrus."}}</ref>. After the spoilers lift on September 12th, 2026, {{Spoiler|Wasu}}'s voice actress was announced to be Maaya Sakamoto{{Citation needed}}, as well as {{Spoiler|Girl A}} to be Yoshino Aoyama.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=yopipi555|id=2098663446170783905|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉にて、少女Aの声を担当いたしました。 ネタバレ解禁！ 皆さま是非何度でもご覧ください…！ #まどかマギカ}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Lore==<br />
===Runes===<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Witch Runes/Walpurgisnacht Rising]], [[Witch Runes/X/Twitter]], and [[Witch Runes/Magical Girl's Prayer Exhibition]]''}}<br />
===Phones===<br />
The movie feature many type of phones.<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Cycles' Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|円環の電話|Enkan no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00002/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|円環の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{spoiler|Described in the production material as {{nihongo|Skadi Phone|スカディ電話}} with the description {{nihongo|"Someone is seeking help. The bell is urging. There is still someone you haven't saved."{{Unofficial translation}}|誰かが助けを求めている。ベルは急かす。おまえがまだ救っていない者がいる。}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p42>{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Inu Curry materials p.42|published=2026-08-28}}</ref>}} {{spoiler|It also resembles the one in the [[Lighthouse Theatre]].{{observed}}}}<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Lizard Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|トカゲさん電話|Tokage-san Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00003/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|トカゲさん電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{stub|inline=true}}<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Devil's Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|悪魔の電話|Akuma no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00220-00364/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|悪魔の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{stub|inline=true}}<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Stage Machinery's Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|舞台措置の電話|Butai-sochi no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00005/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|舞台装置の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{stub|inline=true}}<br />
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== Release ==<br />
The movie was released in Japan on August 28th, 2026 in both standard cinema, [[:wikipedia:IMAX|IMAX]]<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=70981|title=IMAX同時公開決定|timestamp=2026-08-07}}</ref>, and [[:wikipedia:Dolby Atmos|Dolby Atmos]]<ref>"This movie supports Dolby Atmos but not Dolby Vision" displayed before the movie began, when viewed at Dolby Cinema theater before September 19th."</ref>. On September 19th, 2026, a [[:wikipedia:Dolby Vision|Dolby Vision]]-enhanced version<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=DolbyJapan|id=2098609520624988527|text=『劇場版 魔法少女まどか★マギカ ＜ワルプルギスの廻天＞ 』#ドルビーシネマ で9/18（金）上映開始！『叛逆の物語』の正統なる続編ーそして、新たな始まり。#ドルビービジョン が映し出す圧倒的スケールの世界観と、#ドルビーアトモス が四方から迫る新たな神話の足音。その廻天を、ドルビーシネマで体感しよう！|timestamp=2026-09-12T03:07:54.000Z}}</ref> was released for 10 [[:wikipedia:Dolby Cinema|Dolby Cinema]] theaters in Japan.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2100781865326297247|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉本日より Dolby Cinema 上映開始 全国10劇場にて上映！新たな環境での映像・音楽をぜひお楽しみください💫|timestamp=2026-09-18T03:00:01.000Z}}</ref> 4DX and MX4D versions are set to be release in Japan on October 3rd, 2026.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=madoka_magica|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉 4DX・MX4D上映決定 10月3日（土）より 全国の劇場にて上映開始}}</ref><br />
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Beginning September 19th, 2026, the audio commentary track featuring [[Chiwa Saito]], [[Aoi Yuuki]], and {{Spoiler|[[Maaya Sakamoto]]}} began on the app "HELLO! MOVIE" for free.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=71273|timestamp=20:19, 19 September 2026 (UTC) }}</ref> Filmgoers in Japan can listen to the staff commentary as the film progresses.<br />
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=== Global Releases ===<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
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! Region<br />
! Release date<br />
! Announcement date(s)<br />
! Source<br />
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| United States<br />
| "Coming Soon"<ref group="note">One trailer did include the text "Coming 2026", but the two trailers after it didn't. As such, "Coming Soon" is the "last update" we've gotten. | December 31st, 2025's OFFICIAL TRAILER #2, 00:46, "Coming 2026"</ref><br />
| 2023-09-10<br />
| Mult.<ref>September 10th, 2023's Trailer 1, "00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>September 15th, 2024's Trailer 2, 00:32, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>November 1st, 2024's Trailer 2 SIDE HOMURA, 00:56, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 15th, 2025 Trailer, 00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>December 31st, 2025's OFFICIAL TRAILER #2, 00:46, "Coming 2026"</ref><ref>April 30th, 2026's OFFICIAL TRAILER #3, 00:29, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 2nd, 2026's Main Trailer, 01:50, "Coming Soon"</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Thailand<br />
| 2026-11-12<br />
| 2026-06-01<br />
| [https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=122138485197126484&id=61583794525852 (1)] [https://sfcinema.com/th/movie-detail/8d74022e-0176-4f31-9014-975dbbd1a27c (2)]<br />
|-<br />
| Taiwan<br />
| 2026-09-04<br />
| 2026-08-24<br />
| [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-24/madoka-magica-walpurgisnacht-rising-anime-film-opens-in-taiwan-on-september-4/.240909 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Argentina<ref group="note">This appears to only be in some provinces as-is.</ref><br />
| 2026-09-24<br />
| 2026-09-23<br />
| [https://www.instagram.com/p/DdpAte2gY82/ (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Hong Kong<br />
| 2026-10-08<br />
| 2026-06-15<br />
| [https://twitter.com/kanzaki21/status/2077291764378120332 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Mexico<ref group="note">Mexico also had an early screening on the 12th of September with Chiwa Saito and other members of the production team. [https://x.com/AniplexLat/status/2095558844042662060?s=20 src] </ref> & Latin America<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-07-31<br />
| [https://twitter.com/KonnichiwaFest/status/2083342395882508711/en (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Chile<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-08-21<br />
| [https://fixvx.com/CinemarkChile/status/2090784437273293265 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Germany<br />
| 2026-11-24<br />
| 2026-08-01<br />
| [https://twitter.com/CipherDood/status/2083564168905388318 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Italy<br />
| 2026-12-10<br />
| 2026-09-14<br />
| [https://www.dynit.it/la-nuova-stagione-anime-al-cinema-madoka-magica-gintama-made-in-abyss-e-your-name/ (1)] <br />
|-<br />
| Brazil<br />
| N/A<br />
| 2026-09-14<br />
| [https://www.jbox.com.br/2026/08/12/exclusivo-novo-filme-de-madoka-magica-sera-lancado-no-brasil/ (1)] [https://www.jbox.com.br/2026/08/12/exclusivo-novo-filme-de-madoka-magica-sera-lancado-no-brasil/ (2)]<br />
|-<br />
| South Korea<br />
| November 2026<br />
| 2026-09-19<br />
| [https://twitter.com/Animovie_ofc/status/2101234845691122015 (1)]<br />
|}<br />
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Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau releases all have English subtitles.<ref name="tl-subtitle">{{Cite/Tweet|user=Actar_Raikit|id=2097056092501217375|text=With Walpurgisnacht: Rising already playing in Taiwan and soon to open in Hong Kong/Macao, both with English subtitles, I can finally reveal to you that I was given the ultimate honor of being the translator! (^o^) Can you believe it? Because I still certainly can't! (^o^')}}</ref><br />
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===Reception===<br />
Following three days of its release, ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' sold 534,722 tickets and earned 939 million yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094320099385806870|text={{Nihongo|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！||Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- ranked #1 in box office. Total of 530,000 viewers, and exceeding 930 million JPY in ticket sales. Please enjoy the movie in the theater}}}}</ref> By the fourth day, the series earned over 1 billion yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094681770449101155|text={{Nihongo|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||"Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- has exceeded 1 billion yen in ticket sales after 4 days"}}}}<br />
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==Manga Adaptation==<br />
A [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Manga|manga adaptation]] of the film was announced<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=mangatimekirara|id=2093173533472075936|text=〓〓〓〓〓〓 書影公開 〓〓〓〓〓〓 本日より全国劇場で公開の新作映画 『劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉』が早くもコミカライズ！ TVシリーズのコミカライズも手がけたハノカゲによる全編描き下ろしです✨ 9月18日の第1巻発売をお楽しみに！}}</ref> on August 28th 2026. It will be illustrated by [[Hanokage]], just like the original series and Rebellion mangas. Volume 1 releases September 18th, 2026.<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
:''See: [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-/Speculation|Speculation]]''<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*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><br />
*The music that plays in Trailer 2 is ''[[Madoka Magica Soundtrack#Volume 3|Nux walpurgis]]'', while the 100-Day Festival Trailer plays ''[[Madoka_Magica_Soundtrack#Movie_3_OST|Nightmare Ballet]]''.<br />
* 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.<br />
* The scheduled Japanese release date for the film (August 28th, 2026) also coincides with the birthday of Goethe.<ref>[[wikipedia:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.]]</ref> Goethe's ''Faust'' is also a [[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust|well known inspiration for the series]].<ref>[[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust]]</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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* [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/ Official website (Japanese)]<br />
* [https://madokamagicausa.com/ Official website (English)]<br />
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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 Rotation of Walpurgis〉}} is a movie 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">{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1824370519837380632|text={{nihongo|『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。||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}}}}</ref>. On July 15th, 2025, it was announced that the movie had been further delayed to February 2026.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1945093597487096155}}</ref> On January 23rd, 2026, it was announced again that the movie will be delayed to an unspecified date, to be announced in February.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2014548866650276150|text={{Nihongo|『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}}}}</ref><ref>[https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 『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]</ref> On February 27th, 2026, it was announced that the movie's ultimate release date would be '''August 28th, 2026'''.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2027232233426448705}}</ref><br />
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==Development==<br />
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===Planning===<br />
[[Akiyuki Shinbo]], [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], [[Ume Aoki]], [[Gen Urobuchi]], and [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] began discussing a sequel to ''Rebellion'' right after its theatrical release.<ref name="pamphlet-p30">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=30|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> From the beginning, the team wanted the main characters to either {{Spoiler|confront [[Walpurgisnacht]] as an enemy, or uncover her identity}}. Iwakami thought it would make a good story as it addressed a loose thread from the original television series.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /> Shinbo envisioned {{Spoiler|Walpurgisnacht's backstory}} to be something similar to {{Spoiler|Oscar Wilde's ''[[:wikipedia:The Happy Prince and Other Tales#The Happy Prince|The Happy Prince]]''}} and sought to incorporate those elements into the new movie.<ref name="newtype-202610-p10">{{Cite/Print|title=NewType 2026/10|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Gen Urobuchi, and Ume Aoki|page=10|published=2026-09-10}}</ref> He also requested for {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|''[[Witch Girl]]''|魔女っ子|Majokko}}}} to be added, believing this could be achieved using the [[Nazukasokotsune]] concept,<ref name="phamplet-p31">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=31|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> to establish {{Spoiler|Magical Girls vs. Witch Girls}} in the new movie.<ref name="newtype-202610-p10" /> Urobuchi finished the first, short plot outline in 2014.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /><br />
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In 2015, Shinbo storyboarded what would "connect to a sequel" for Shaft's 40th anniversary event, ''[[Madogatari]]'', which resulted in ''[[Concept Movie]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=31|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> The team spent the next few years working on the script, and also explored the possibility of making the sequel a TV series, although Shinbo wanted to make it a movie.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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===Design===<br />
During the production of ''[[Concept Movie]]'', the production team wanted to update the characters to align with [[Ume Aoki]]'s latest art style.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> For the new characters, [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] drew rough sketches based on [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]'s {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]''}} concept, which Ume Aoki then re-designed.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> Because these characters were designed before the script was finalized, only few characters ended up being used in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising''.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58">{{Cite/Print|title=anan No. 2510 Special Edition|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, and Ume Aoki|page=58|published=2026-09-02}}</ref><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://ananweb.jp/categories/entertainment/108309|title=『まどか☆マギカ』最新作の新デザインができるまで。 総監督・新房昭之×キャラクター原案・蒼樹うめ 対談|timestamp=2026-09-13}}</ref> Some of the initial designs can be seen in ''Concept Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Ume Aoki distinguished {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]'' from Magical Girls}} by highlighting their pupils and giving them a black undershirt.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /> She was also responsible for the {{Spoiler|stick}} that these new characters use.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /> For existing characters, Ume Aoki redesigned them based on the ending of ''[[Rebellion]]'', reducing everyone's skin exposure to express that they're restrained, except for Homura, who is now free.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /><br />
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===Worldbuilding===<br />
[[Gekidan Inu Curry]]'s [[Doroinu]] started collecting his worldbuilding idea notes for the series right after the production of ''[[Rebellion]]''.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu">{{Cite/Print|title=Kikan S 2026/10|article=Interview with [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] ([[Doroinu]])|page=41|published=2026-09-16}}</ref> During the original television series, Aniplex asked him to make a {{nihongo|魔女図鑑|Majo Zukan|lit. "Witch Archives"}} to be posted on the website. He started writing his idea notes from the fact that {{spoiler|Walpurgisnacht has no name}}.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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The notes, colloquially referred to as "Inu Curry's Note"<ref name="pamphlet-p22">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=22|published=2026-08-28}}</ref>, detailed worldbuilding materials for the series, such as details on [[Witches]], the state of the world after ''Rebellion'', Homura's plan in her altered Mitakihara, the lore behind ''Walpurgisnacht'',<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> or the concepts behind {{Spoiler|{{nihongo|トカゲさん電話の噂|Tokage-san Denwa no Uwasa|lit. "Lizard Phone's Rumor"}}}}.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /> The notes also outlined character concepts, such as {{Spoiler|"[[Wasu|the character that would be Walpurgisnacht]] who keeps calling Madoka 'Marguerite' and fixates on her"}}<ref name="newtype-202610-p10" />, {{Spoiler|Selema's relationship with Kyubey}}, and {{Spoiler|the backstory about Choka's father}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Some of these notes can be seen in the [[Concept Movie]].<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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====Relationship to [[Magia Record]]====<br />
During the development of ''[[Magia Record]]'', developer f4samurai consulted [[Gekidan Inu Curry]]'s [[Doroinu]] regarding the worldbuilding. When f4samurai proposed {{nihongo|"[[Uwasa of the Friendship Ending Staircase|Ghost of the Friendship Ending Staircase]]"|絶交階段の幽霊}} concept, among other {{nihongo|"Ghost of ..."|○○の幽霊|○○ no Yuurei}} concepts, Doroinu noted the similarity to {{spoiler|Lizard Phone's Rumor}} concept he had made for ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising'', and instead offered them to use "Rumor" as an overarching theme in the game.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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Although Gekidan Inu Curry's Doroinu originally planned to reveal {{Spoiler|[[Nagisa Momoe]]'s true personality}} in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising'', he instead chose to introduce it via one of ''[[Magia Record]]'''s events. He expected that the player could view her behavior as ''Magia Record'' universe-specific quirk, and it would still provides a surprise when the new movie is released.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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===Script===<br />
[[Gen Urobuchi]] began working on the script roughly a year after ''[[Rebellion]]'', following his screenplay work on ''Kamen Rider Gaim'', between 2014 and 2015.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /><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> After ''Rebellion'', Urobuchi ran out of ideas for the series, and initially intended to hand the series over to other writers to continue.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> When he told the production team about his lack of ideas, [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] showed him a "stack of documents" containing Inu Curry's Note.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Urobuchi thought he could write a script using these ideas, and began the writing process. He described the writing process as "cooking with ingredients someone else has prepared for him", although he did came up with {{Spoiler|the twist behind Marguerite}} on his own.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /><br />
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During the writing process, the production team considered making ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' a two-part movie to help with the script's density.<ref name="pamphlet-p23">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=23|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> Urobuchi introduced several new scenes to accommodate that split, such as {{Spoiler|Selema and Nagisa playing in the amusement park}}. Although the team ultimately opt to make ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' a single-part movie, these additions remained in the final script, making it even denser.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi finished the first draft of the script around the same time as the storyboard for ''Concept Movie'' was finalized.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Because the original script was written from Homura's perspective, original series director [[Akiyuki Shinbo]] felt Madoka's presence was too weak.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> In 2015, he asked Urobuchi to rewrite the script from Madoka's perspective, as ''Rebellion'' was already about Homura, and he wanted the new movie to focus on Madoka.<ref name="pamphlet-p32">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=32|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> Urobuchi gave permissions to the production team revise his script, as he did not have time to do so himself.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> The production team spent the next few years revise the script,<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> including asking other writer to rewrite it based on the same core concept,<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> as well as completely rewriting it from scratch.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Shinbo, however, did not find the dialogue to be ''Madoka Magica''-like when it was not written by Urobuchi.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> Shortly before ''[[Madoka 10th Anniversary]]'' in 2021, the production team decided to go back to Urobuchi's original script.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi was surprised to hear they went back to the original script, as it predates ''[[Magia Record]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p24">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=24|published=2026-08-28}}</ref><br />
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The first half of the final script remained mostly unchanged, but the latter half received a substantial revision, increasing Madoka's presence in the story, expanded {{Spoiler|[[Marguerite]]}}'s backstory, and revised the ending.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi jokingly said the original revision was "rather blunt", as he'd {{Spoiler|kill off Choka once her role was done}}, because he wrote it right after ''Kamen Rider Gaim'' and it would have been quite a terrible story to release it as-is.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /><br />
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===Production===<br />
Tomohiro Furukawa was invited to write a storyboard for the show<ref name="pamphlet-p24">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=24|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> after Shaft's president, [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], saw his work on ''Revue Starlight: The Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> [[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''.<ref name="pamphlet-p26">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Tomohiro Furukawa and Kazuki Kawata|page=26|published=2026-08-28}}</ref><br />
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During the recording, [[Aoi Yuuki]] was notified that one of the lines may change. Once the production finished, the line was then changed with the influences from the theme song [[Kanata (Song)|Kanata]], and re-recorded.<ref name="tokyo-np-aoi-yuki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/511454|title=【悠木碧インタビュー】神話のその先を紡ぐ 「普通の女の子」が一番難しい 劇場版新作『魔法少女まどか☆マギカ』|timestamp=2026/09/14}}</ref> During the stage greetings, it was stated by Mitsutoshi Kubota that they had recorded the line {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|"I am here"|Watashi wa koko ni iru yo}}}} in four patterns.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://fusetter.com/tw/zG2SQX78/|title="This is the stage greeting following the 10:50 AM screening at the Burg on the 30th." ３０日ブルク10:50の回上映後の舞台挨拶です。/ |text="[MC] Regarding the change to the line {{Spoiler|"I am here" (Watashi wa koko ni iru yo)}}—was that decided during the preview screening? Did the theme song provide the inspiration? [Ku] We recorded four different versions. As for the future..." / "[MC] 私はここにいるよ、に変わったいきさつですが、試写で変わっている？主題歌インスピレーション？？ [久] ４パターン撮りました。今後は……"|timestamp=2026/08/30 10:13|archive=https://pastebin.com/XGUi3GT5 }}</ref><br />
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===Pre-release===<br />
''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<ref name="staff">https://madokamagicausa.com/ at the "Staff" section</ref>, [[Gen Urobuchi]] as a scriptwriter<ref name="staff" />, [[Ume Aoki]] as an original character designer<ref name="staff" />, [[Shaft]] as 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" />.<br />
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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.<br />
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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 "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 February 2026 from the previously announced Winter 2025 date. On January 23rd, 2026, the [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 official website] revealed that the movie had been further delayed.<br />
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On February 27th, 2026, the new Japanese release date was 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.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSe4mqP1Mj0|title=Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising- <nowiki>|</nowiki> MAIN TRAILER (@AniplexUSA on YouTube)}}</ref><br />
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==Videos==<br />
<br />
===Pre-release teasers===<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Date !! Title !! English !! Japanese<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 25th, 2021 || Teaser || {{#ev:youtube|coczqqQVQtM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|gAR0CMwEfes|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Walpurgisnacht Rising was first announced during the Anniversary Stage as part of the Madoka 10th Anniversary event. <br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 10th, 2023 || Trailer 1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1 dan|lit. Announcement 1}} || {{#ev:youtube|TGxyrO-27dQ|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|AXpnlROHu78|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 1 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2023'' on September 10th, 2023.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 29th, 2023 || Trailer 1.1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1.1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1.1 dan|lit. Announcement 1.1}} || || {{#ev:youtube|vSdolbHyvkA|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 15th, 2024 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan|lit. Announcement 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|htNvpTfYMdk|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|TXRlggMPGLs|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 2 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2024'' on September 16th, 2024.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 25th, 2024 || Trailer 2 SIDE Homura / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾SIDEほむら|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan SIDE Homura|lit. Announcement 2 Side HOMURA}} || {{#ev:youtube|CxTenVJOw_o|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|cFhiaRoBCZE|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| July 15th, 2025 || Trailer / {{Nihongo|予告|Yokoku|lit. Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|3rdPRWNwJBM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|iJazbGwBh-E|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released during the second "100 Day Festival" stream for Magia Exedra.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| December 21st, 2025 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|予告 第2弾|Yokoku Dai 2 dan|lit. Preview 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|v75vaHCPp5I|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|B1YTdDt49lE|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released alongside the airing of the final episode of [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Beginnings %26 Eternal (TV Edition)]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 30th, 2026 || Trailer 3 / {{Nihongo|予告 第3弾|Yokoku Dai 3 dan|lit. Preview 3}} || {{#ev:youtube|g0CsWEIb6D4|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|UmVTrrDVYV4|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released along with the real-life [[Community:Walpurgis Night In Real Life|Walpurgis Night]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| June 29th, 2026 || Main Trailer {{Nihongo|本予告|Hon-yokoku|lit. Main Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|rSe4mqP1Mj0|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|HD6vwmNvcXo|300}} <br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released 1 month ahead of the theatrical release.<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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===Japanese Release PVs===<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Date !! Title !! Japanese<br />
|-<br />
| August 27th, 2026 || ''Trails of Madoka Kaname & Homura Akemi'' || {{#ev:youtube|pcgTXaaO0xQ|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| September 1st, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{#ev:youtube|P3Ir9FUPN6U|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| September 12th, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{spoiler|{{#ev:youtube|mESs-ii2l6A|300}}}}<br />
|}<br />
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==Characters==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Madoka Magica Characters]]}}<br />
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{{Character list<br />
|body=<br />
<!-- Madoka Kaname --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Madoka Kaname]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main madoka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=JXdigS1Y_Is}}<br />
|text=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.<ref>English translation from [[Magia Exedra Kioku - Vinctio☆Magica]]</ref><br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara1</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Homura Akemi --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Homura Akemi]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main homura 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=bP89kqo05ic}}<br />
|text=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.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara2</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Sayaka Miki --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Sayaka Miki]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main sayaka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=HNhDfD8Ofbg}}<br />
|text=A girl with an outgoing personality and Madoka's best friend. She made a contract with Kyubey, wishing to heal the injury of her childhood friend Kyosuke Kamijo, but she accumulated curses and transformed into a Witch. In ''Rebellion'', she returned to the mortal world as an emissary of the Law of Cycles.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara3</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Kyoko Sakura --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyoko Sakura]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyoko 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=DYAD2PGo_To}}<br />
|text=A spirited Magical Girl who came from the neigboring Kazamino City. She saw her own past reflected in Sayaka, whom she met in Mitakihara City, and ended up caring deeply for her; however, Sayaka transformed into a Witch and Kyoko stayed by her side until the very end.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara4</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Mami Tomoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Mami Tomoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main mami 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=4CyBRPWtV5Y}}<br />
|text=A third-year student at Mitakihara Middle School and a senpai to Madoka and the others. She's had a long career as a Magical Girl and acts as a reliable, big-sister figure to everyone around her. She can freely use her ribbons in combat to generate weapons; her "Tiro Finale", a powerful ultimate attack that unleashes from the firearms she creates, boasts the greatest destructive power in the series.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara5</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Nagisa Momoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Nagisa Momoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main nagisa 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=kcl7H_4JtpA}}<br />
|text=She was once a girl who loved cheese. In ''Rebellion'', she accompanied Mami in the form of 'Bebe' but her true identity, like Sayaka's, was that of an entity who had returned to th emortal world as an emissary of the Law of Cycles. She is younger than Madoka and the rest of her friends, and behaves with a cheerfullness that is innocent and care-free, yet at times she can display a sharp side to her personality as well.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara6</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Wasu --><br />
{{Spoiler|{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Wasu]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main Wasu 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside=<br />
|text=A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She is known only by a rumor as no one knows her true name or identity. She bears a striking resemblance to Homura and is characterized by her detached demeanor and distintive way of speaking.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。噂に聞くばかりで、誰もその名前や正体を知らない。ほむらとそっくりな顔を持ち、超然とした態度と、独特の口調が特徴的。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara10</ref><br />
}}}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Choka Shi --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Choka Shi]] ([[Zi Ding Xiang]])<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main choka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=eKXJQK87GT4}}<br />
|text={{Spoiler|A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She is taking action to reclaim the Law of Cycles, but has her hands full dealing with the self-willed behavior of Wasu and Selma. She gets along well with Kyoko.{{unofficial translation}}}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。円環の理を取り戻すべく行動するが、勝手気ままに振る舞うワスやセルマには手を焼いている。杏子と気が合う。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Selema Terez --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Selema Terez]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main seluma 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=3Si-8XRg0uI}}<br />
|text={{Spoiler|A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She's always cheerful and energetic, and loves being helpful to others. She becomes friends with Nagisa.{{unofficial translation}}}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。いつも明るく活発で、誰かの役に立つことが大好き。なぎさと仲良くなる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara9</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Kyubey --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyubey]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyubey 1.png|x100px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=7OHhVI56vso}}<br />
|text=A mysterious creature that appears before girls and transforms them into Magical Girls in exchange for granting their wishes. He speaks in a friendly and rational manner, but his objective is to extend the lifespan of the universe by harnessing the energy generated when a Magical Girl falls into despair and transforms into a Witch. In ''Rebellion'', this entity schemed to seize control of the Law of Cycles by exploiting Homura, who was in the process of becoming a Witch, but was thwarted by Homura after she transformed into a devil.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=少女たちのもとに現れ、願いを叶える代わりに、彼女たちを魔法少女へと変貌させる謎の生物。友好的かつ理知的に話すが、その目的は魔法少女が絶望して魔女になる際に発生するエネルギーを使い、宇宙の寿命を伸ばすことだった。「叛逆の物語」では、魔女となりつつあるほむらを利用し、円環の理を支配しようと目論んでいたが、悪魔となったほむらに阻まれる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref><br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Staff==<br />
* Original Story: [[Magica Quartet]]<br />
* Chief Director: [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]<br />
* Screenplay: [[Gen Urobuchi]] (Nitroplus)<br />
* Original Character Design: [[Ume Aoki|aokiume]]<br />
* Director: [[Yukihiro Miyamoto]]<br />
* Character Design/Chief Animation Director: [[Junichiro Taniguchi]]<br />
* Chief Animation Director: Hiroki Yamamura<br />
* Parallel World Design: [[Gekidan Inu Curry|Gekidan InuCurry]] (Doroinu)<br />
* Storyboards/VisuaI Concept Designs: Tomohiro Furukawa<br />
* Visual Concept Designs: Kazuki Kawata<br />
* Color Setting: Hitoshi Hibino<br />
* Art: Ken Naito / Shuichi Kusamori<br />
* Production Design: Moriyoshi Ohara<br />
* Composite Director: Takayuki Aizu<br />
* Editing: Rie Matsuba<br />
* Music: [[Yuki Kajiura]]<br />
* Sound Direction: Yota Tsuruoka<br />
* Animation Production: [[SHAFT]]<br />
* Theme Song: "[[Kanata (Song)|Kanata]]" by FictionJunction<ref>All staff members listed were retrieved from the end card of the [http://Puella%20Magi%20Madoka%20Magica%20the%20Movie:%20—Walpurgisnacht:%20Rising—#Main_Trailer_(June_29th,_2026) Main Trailer].</ref><br />
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After the release of trailer 3, it was revealed that ''[[wikipedia:Revue Starlight|Revue Starlight]]'''s Director, Tomohiro Furukawa, will work on the storyboard and layout for the film.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=TOPPY1218|id=2049784039293493514|text=全編の絵コンテの担当<br />
諸々の開発とかLO作りとかなんか色々根っこから関わったので、ああいったクレジットです🦑働きすぎた}}</ref>, the Storyboard Artist for this film was Tomohiro Furukawa, also known for being the Director of [[wikipedia:Revue_Starlight|Revue Starlight]]<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-08/revue-starlight-tv-anime-reveals-teaser-video-visual-summer-premiere/.126167#:~:text=Tomohiro|title=Revue Starlight TV Anime Reveals Teaser Video, Visual, Summer Premiere|text="Tomohiro Furukawa (unit director for Yuri Kuma Arashi, Brothers Conflict) is directing the anime at Kinema Citrus."}}</ref>. After the spoilers lift on September 12th, 2026, {{Spoiler|Wasu}}'s voice actress was announced to be Maaya Sakamoto{{Citation needed}}, as well as {{Spoiler|Girl A}} to be Yoshino Aoyama.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=yopipi555|id=2098663446170783905|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉にて、少女Aの声を担当いたしました。 ネタバレ解禁！ 皆さま是非何度でもご覧ください…！ #まどかマギカ}}</ref><br />
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==Lore==<br />
===Runes===<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Witch Runes/Walpurgisnacht Rising]], [[Witch Runes/X/Twitter]], and [[Witch Runes/Magical Girl's Prayer Exhibition]]''}}<br />
===Phones===<br />
The movie feature many type of phones.<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Cycles' Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|円環の電話|Enkan no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00002/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|円環の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{spoiler|Described in the production material as {{nihongo|Skadi Phone|スカディ電話}} with the description {{nihongo|"Someone is seeking help. The bell is urging. There is still someone you haven't saved."{{Unofficial translation}}|誰かが助けを求めている。ベルは急かす。おまえがまだ救っていない者がいる。}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p42>{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Inu Curry materials p.42|published=2026-08-28}}</ref>}} {{spoiler|It also resembles the one in the [[Lighthouse Theatre]].{{observed}}}}<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Lizard Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|トカゲさん電話|Tokage-san Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00003/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|トカゲさん電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
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;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Devil's Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|悪魔の電話|Akuma no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00220-00364/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|悪魔の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
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;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Stage Machinery's Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|舞台措置の電話|Butai-sochi no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00005/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|舞台装置の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
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== Release ==<br />
The movie was released in Japan on August 28th, 2026 in both standard cinema, [[:wikipedia:IMAX|IMAX]]<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=70981|title=IMAX同時公開決定|timestamp=2026-08-07}}</ref>, and [[:wikipedia:Dolby Atmos|Dolby Atmos]]<ref>"This movie supports Dolby Atmos but not Dolby Vision" displayed before the movie began, when viewed at Dolby Cinema theater before September 19th."</ref>. On September 19th, 2026, a [[:wikipedia:Dolby Vision|Dolby Vision]]-enhanced version<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=DolbyJapan|id=2098609520624988527|text=『劇場版 魔法少女まどか★マギカ ＜ワルプルギスの廻天＞ 』#ドルビーシネマ で9/18（金）上映開始！『叛逆の物語』の正統なる続編ーそして、新たな始まり。#ドルビービジョン が映し出す圧倒的スケールの世界観と、#ドルビーアトモス が四方から迫る新たな神話の足音。その廻天を、ドルビーシネマで体感しよう！|timestamp=2026-09-12T03:07:54.000Z}}</ref> was released for 10 [[:wikipedia:Dolby Cinema|Dolby Cinema]] theaters in Japan.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2100781865326297247|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉本日より Dolby Cinema 上映開始 全国10劇場にて上映！新たな環境での映像・音楽をぜひお楽しみください💫|timestamp=2026-09-18T03:00:01.000Z}}</ref> <br />
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Beginning September 19th, 2026, the audio commentary track featuring [[Chiwa Saito]], [[Aoi Yuuki]], and {{Spoiler|[[Maaya Sakamoto]]}} began on the app "HELLO! MOVIE" for free.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=71273|timestamp=20:19, 19 September 2026 (UTC) }}</ref> Filmgoers in Japan can listen to the staff commentary as the film progresses.<br />
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=== Global Releases ===<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Region<br />
! Release date<br />
! Announcement date(s)<br />
! Source<br />
|-<br />
| United States<br />
| "Coming Soon"<ref group="note">One trailer did include the text "Coming 2026", but the two trailers after it didn't. As such, "Coming Soon" is the "last update" we've gotten. | December 31st, 2025's OFFICIAL TRAILER #2, 00:46, "Coming 2026"</ref><br />
| 2023-09-10<br />
| Mult.<ref>September 10th, 2023's Trailer 1, "00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>September 15th, 2024's Trailer 2, 00:32, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>November 1st, 2024's Trailer 2 SIDE HOMURA, 00:56, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 15th, 2025 Trailer, 00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>December 31st, 2025's OFFICIAL TRAILER #2, 00:46, "Coming 2026"</ref><ref>April 30th, 2026's OFFICIAL TRAILER #3, 00:29, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 2nd, 2026's Main Trailer, 01:50, "Coming Soon"</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Thailand<br />
| 2026-11-12<br />
| 2026-06-01<br />
| [https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=122138485197126484&id=61583794525852 (1)] [https://sfcinema.com/th/movie-detail/8d74022e-0176-4f31-9014-975dbbd1a27c (2)]<br />
|-<br />
| Taiwan<br />
| 2026-09-04<br />
| 2026-08-24<br />
| [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-24/madoka-magica-walpurgisnacht-rising-anime-film-opens-in-taiwan-on-september-4/.240909 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Hong Kong<br />
| 2026-10-08<br />
| 2026-06-15<br />
| [https://twitter.com/kanzaki21/status/2077291764378120332 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Mexico<ref group="note">Mexico also had an early screening on the 12th of September with Chiwa Saito and other members of the production team. [https://x.com/AniplexLat/status/2095558844042662060?s=20 src] </ref> & Latin America<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-07-31<br />
| [https://twitter.com/KonnichiwaFest/status/2083342395882508711/en (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Chile<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-08-21<br />
| [https://fixvx.com/CinemarkChile/status/2090784437273293265 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Germany<br />
| 2026-11-24<br />
| 2026-08-01<br />
| [https://twitter.com/CipherDood/status/2083564168905388318 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Italy<br />
| 2026-12-10<br />
| 2026-09-14<br />
| [https://www.dynit.it/la-nuova-stagione-anime-al-cinema-madoka-magica-gintama-made-in-abyss-e-your-name/ (1)] <br />
|-<br />
| Brazil<br />
| N/A<br />
| 2026-09-14<br />
| [https://www.jbox.com.br/2026/08/12/exclusivo-novo-filme-de-madoka-magica-sera-lancado-no-brasil/ (1)] [https://www.jbox.com.br/2026/08/12/exclusivo-novo-filme-de-madoka-magica-sera-lancado-no-brasil/ (2)]<br />
|-<br />
| South Korea<br />
| November 2026<br />
| 2026-09-19<br />
| [https://twitter.com/Animovie_ofc/status/2101234845691122015 (1)]<br />
|}<br />
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Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau releases all have English subtitles.<ref name="tl-subtitle">{{Cite/Tweet|user=Actar_Raikit|id=2097056092501217375|text=With Walpurgisnacht: Rising already playing in Taiwan and soon to open in Hong Kong/Macao, both with English subtitles, I can finally reveal to you that I was given the ultimate honor of being the translator! (^o^) Can you believe it? Because I still certainly can't! (^o^')}}</ref><br />
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===Reception===<br />
Following three days of its release, ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' sold 534,722 tickets and earned 939 million yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094320099385806870|text={{Nihongo|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！||Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- ranked #1 in box office. Total of 530,000 viewers, and exceeding 930 million JPY in ticket sales. Please enjoy the movie in the theater}}}}</ref> By the fourth day, the series earned over 1 billion yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094681770449101155|text={{Nihongo|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||"Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- has exceeded 1 billion yen in ticket sales after 4 days"}}}}<br />
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==Manga Adaptation==<br />
A [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Manga|manga adaptation]] of the film was announced<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=mangatimekirara|id=2093173533472075936|text=〓〓〓〓〓〓 書影公開 〓〓〓〓〓〓 本日より全国劇場で公開の新作映画 『劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉』が早くもコミカライズ！ TVシリーズのコミカライズも手がけたハノカゲによる全編描き下ろしです✨ 9月18日の第1巻発売をお楽しみに！}}</ref> on August 28th 2026. It will be illustrated by [[Hanokage]], just like the original series and Rebellion mangas. Volume 1 releases September 18th, 2026.<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
:''See: [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-/Speculation|Speculation]]''<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*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><br />
*The music that plays in Trailer 2 is ''[[Madoka Magica Soundtrack#Volume 3|Nux walpurgis]]'', while the 100-Day Festival Trailer plays ''[[Madoka_Magica_Soundtrack#Movie_3_OST|Nightmare Ballet]]''.<br />
* 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.<br />
* The scheduled Japanese release date for the film (August 28th, 2026) also coincides with the birthday of Goethe.<ref>[[wikipedia:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.]]</ref> Goethe's ''Faust'' is also a [[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust|well known inspiration for the series]].<ref>[[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust]]</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Gallery:Walpurgisnacht Rising]]}}<br />
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* [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/ Official website (Japanese)]<br />
* [https://madokamagicausa.com/ Official website (English)]<br />
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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 Rotation of Walpurgis〉}} is a movie 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">{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1824370519837380632|text={{nihongo|『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。||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}}}}</ref>. On July 15th, 2025, it was announced that the movie had been further delayed to February 2026.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1945093597487096155}}</ref> On January 23rd, 2026, it was announced again that the movie will be delayed to an unspecified date, to be announced in February.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2014548866650276150|text={{Nihongo|『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}}}}</ref><ref>[https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 『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]</ref> On February 27th, 2026, it was announced that the movie's ultimate release date would be '''August 28th, 2026'''.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2027232233426448705}}</ref><br />
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==Development==<br />
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===Planning===<br />
[[Akiyuki Shinbo]], [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], [[Ume Aoki]], [[Gen Urobuchi]], and [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] began discussing a sequel to ''Rebellion'' right after its theatrical release.<ref name="pamphlet-p30">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=30|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> From the beginning, the team wanted the main characters to either {{Spoiler|confront [[Walpurgisnacht]] as an enemy, or uncover her identity}}. Iwakami thought it would make a good story as it addressed a loose thread from the original television series.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /> Shinbo envisioned {{Spoiler|Walpurgisnacht's backstory}} to be something similar to {{Spoiler|Oscar Wilde's ''[[:wikipedia:The Happy Prince and Other Tales#The Happy Prince|The Happy Prince]]''}} and sought to incorporate those elements into the new movie.<ref name="newtype-202610-p10">{{Cite/Print|title=NewType 2026/10|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Gen Urobuchi, and Ume Aoki|page=10|published=2026-09-10}}</ref> He also requested for {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|''[[Witch Girl]]''|魔女っ子|Majokko}}}} to be added, believing this could be achieved using the [[Nazukasokotsune]] concept,<ref name="phamplet-p31">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=31|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> to establish {{Spoiler|Magical Girls vs. Witch Girls}} in the new movie.<ref name="newtype-202610-p10" /> Urobuchi finished the first, short plot outline in 2014.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /><br />
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In 2015, Shinbo storyboarded what would "connect to a sequel" for Shaft's 40th anniversary event, ''[[Madogatari]]'', which resulted in ''[[Concept Movie]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=31|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> The team spent the next few years working on the script, and also explored the possibility of making the sequel a TV series, although Shinbo wanted to make it a movie.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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===Design===<br />
During the production of ''[[Concept Movie]]'', the production team wanted to update the characters to align with [[Ume Aoki]]'s latest art style.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> For the new characters, [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] drew rough sketches based on [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]'s {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]''}} concept, which Ume Aoki then re-designed.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> Because these characters were designed before the script was finalized, only few characters ended up being used in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising''.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58">{{Cite/Print|title=anan No. 2510 Special Edition|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, and Ume Aoki|page=58|published=2026-09-02}}</ref><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://ananweb.jp/categories/entertainment/108309|title=『まどか☆マギカ』最新作の新デザインができるまで。 総監督・新房昭之×キャラクター原案・蒼樹うめ 対談|timestamp=2026-09-13}}</ref> Some of the initial designs can be seen in ''Concept Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Ume Aoki distinguished {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]'' from Magical Girls}} by highlighting their pupils and giving them a black undershirt.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /> She was also responsible for the {{Spoiler|stick}} that these new characters use.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /> For existing characters, Ume Aoki redesigned them based on the ending of ''[[Rebellion]]'', reducing everyone's skin exposure to express that they're restrained, except for Homura, who is now free.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /><br />
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===Worldbuilding===<br />
[[Gekidan Inu Curry]]'s [[Doroinu]] started collecting his worldbuilding idea notes for the series right after the production of ''[[Rebellion]]''.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu">{{Cite/Print|title=Kikan S 2026/10|article=Interview with [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] ([[Doroinu]])|page=41|published=2026-09-16}}</ref> During the original television series, Aniplex asked him to make a {{nihongo|魔女図鑑|Majo Zukan|lit. "Witch Archives"}} to be posted on the website. He started writing his idea notes from the fact that {{spoiler|Walpurgisnacht has no name}}.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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The notes, colloquially referred to as "Inu Curry's Note"<ref name="pamphlet-p22">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=22|published=2026-08-28}}</ref>, detailed worldbuilding materials for the series, such as details on [[Witches]], the state of the world after ''Rebellion'', Homura's plan in her altered Mitakihara, the lore behind ''Walpurgisnacht'',<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> or the concepts behind {{Spoiler|{{nihongo|トカゲさん電話の噂|Tokage-san Denwa no Uwasa|lit. "Lizard Phone's Rumor"}}}}.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /> The notes also outlined character concepts, such as {{Spoiler|"[[Wasu|the character that would be Walpurgisnacht]] who keeps calling Madoka 'Marguerite' and fixates on her"}}<ref name="newtype-202610-p10" />, {{Spoiler|Selema's relationship with Kyubey}}, and {{Spoiler|the backstory about Choka's father}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Some of these notes can be seen in the [[Concept Movie]].<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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====Relationship to [[Magia Record]]====<br />
During the development of ''[[Magia Record]]'', developer f4samurai consulted [[Gekidan Inu Curry]]'s [[Doroinu]] regarding the worldbuilding. When f4samurai proposed {{nihongo|"[[Uwasa of the Friendship Ending Staircase|Ghost of the Friendship Ending Staircase]]"|絶交階段の幽霊}} concept, among other {{nihongo|"Ghost of ..."|○○の幽霊|○○ no Yuurei}} concepts, Doroinu noted the similarity to {{spoiler|Lizard Phone's Rumor}} concept he had made for ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising'', and instead offered them to use "Rumor" as an overarching theme in the game.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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Although Gekidan Inu Curry's Doroinu originally planned to reveal {{Spoiler|[[Nagisa Momoe]]'s true personality}} in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising'', he instead chose to introduce it via one of ''[[Magia Record]]'''s events. He expected that the player could view her behavior as ''Magia Record'' universe-specific quirk, and it would still provides a surprise when the new movie is released.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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===Script===<br />
[[Gen Urobuchi]] began working on the script roughly a year after ''[[Rebellion]]'', following his screenplay work on ''Kamen Rider Gaim'', between 2014 and 2015.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /><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> After ''Rebellion'', Urobuchi ran out of ideas for the series, and initially intended to hand the series over to other writers to continue.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> When he told the production team about his lack of ideas, [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] showed him a "stack of documents" containing Inu Curry's Note.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Urobuchi thought he could write a script using these ideas, and began the writing process. He described the writing process as "cooking with ingredients someone else has prepared for him", although he did came up with {{Spoiler|the twist behind Marguerite}} on his own.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /><br />
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During the writing process, the production team considered making ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' a two-part movie to help with the script's density.<ref name="pamphlet-p23">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=23|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> Urobuchi introduced several new scenes to accommodate that split, such as {{Spoiler|Selema and Nagisa playing in the amusement park}}. Although the team ultimately opt to make ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' a single-part movie, these additions remained in the final script, making it even denser.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi finished the first draft of the script around the same time as the storyboard for ''Concept Movie'' was finalized.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Because the original script was written from Homura's perspective, original series director [[Akiyuki Shinbo]] felt Madoka's presence was too weak.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> In 2015, he asked Urobuchi to rewrite the script from Madoka's perspective, as ''Rebellion'' was already about Homura, and he wanted the new movie to focus on Madoka.<ref name="pamphlet-p32">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=32|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> Urobuchi gave permissions to the production team revise his script, as he did not have time to do so himself.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> The production team spent the next few years revise the script,<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> including asking other writer to rewrite it based on the same core concept,<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> as well as completely rewriting it from scratch.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Shinbo, however, did not find the dialogue to be ''Madoka Magica''-like when it was not written by Urobuchi.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> Shortly before ''[[Madoka 10th Anniversary]]'' in 2021, the production team decided to go back to Urobuchi's original script.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi was surprised to hear they went back to the original script, as it predates ''[[Magia Record]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p24">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=24|published=2026-08-28}}</ref><br />
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The first half of the final script remained mostly unchanged, but the latter half received a substantial revision, increasing Madoka's presence in the story, expanded {{Spoiler|[[Marguerite]]}}'s backstory, and revised the ending.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi jokingly said the original revision was "rather blunt", as he'd {{Spoiler|kill off Choka once her role was done}}, because he wrote it right after ''Kamen Rider Gaim'' and it would have been quite a terrible story to release it as-is.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /><br />
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===Production===<br />
Tomohiro Furukawa was invited to write a storyboard for the show<ref name="pamphlet-p24">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=24|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> after Shaft's president, [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], saw his work on ''Revue Starlight: The Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> [[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''.<ref name="pamphlet-p26">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Tomohiro Furukawa and Kazuki Kawata|page=26|published=2026-08-28}}</ref><br />
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During the recording, [[Aoi Yuuki]] was notified that one of the lines may change. Once the production finished, the line was then changed with the influences from the theme song [[Kanata (Song)|Kanata]], and re-recorded.<ref name="tokyo-np-aoi-yuki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/511454|title=【悠木碧インタビュー】神話のその先を紡ぐ 「普通の女の子」が一番難しい 劇場版新作『魔法少女まどか☆マギカ』|timestamp=2026/09/14}}</ref> During the stage greetings, it was stated by Mitsutoshi Kubota that they had recorded the line {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|"I am here"|Watashi wa koko ni iru yo}}}} in four patterns.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://fusetter.com/tw/zG2SQX78/|title="This is the stage greeting following the 10:50 AM screening at the Burg on the 30th." ３０日ブルク10:50の回上映後の舞台挨拶です。/ |text="[MC] Regarding the change to the line {{Spoiler|"I am here" (Watashi wa koko ni iru yo)}}—was that decided during the preview screening? Did the theme song provide the inspiration? [Ku] We recorded four different versions. As for the future..." / "[MC] 私はここにいるよ、に変わったいきさつですが、試写で変わっている？主題歌インスピレーション？？ [久] ４パターン撮りました。今後は……"|timestamp=2026/08/30 10:13|archive=https://pastebin.com/XGUi3GT5 }}</ref><br />
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===Pre-release===<br />
''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<ref name="staff">https://madokamagicausa.com/ at the "Staff" section</ref>, [[Gen Urobuchi]] as a scriptwriter<ref name="staff" />, [[Ume Aoki]] as an original character designer<ref name="staff" />, [[Shaft]] as 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" />.<br />
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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.<br />
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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 "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 February 2026 from the previously announced Winter 2025 date. On January 23rd, 2026, the [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 official website] revealed that the movie had been further delayed.<br />
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On February 27th, 2026, the new Japanese release date was 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.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSe4mqP1Mj0|title=Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising- <nowiki>|</nowiki> MAIN TRAILER (@AniplexUSA on YouTube)}}</ref><br />
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==Videos==<br />
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===Pre-release teasers===<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Date !! Title !! English !! Japanese<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 25th, 2021 || Teaser || {{#ev:youtube|coczqqQVQtM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|gAR0CMwEfes|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Walpurgisnacht Rising was first announced during the Anniversary Stage as part of the Madoka 10th Anniversary event. <br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 10th, 2023 || Trailer 1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1 dan|lit. Announcement 1}} || {{#ev:youtube|TGxyrO-27dQ|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|AXpnlROHu78|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 1 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2023'' on September 10th, 2023.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 29th, 2023 || Trailer 1.1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1.1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1.1 dan|lit. Announcement 1.1}} || || {{#ev:youtube|vSdolbHyvkA|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 15th, 2024 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan|lit. Announcement 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|htNvpTfYMdk|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|TXRlggMPGLs|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 2 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2024'' on September 16th, 2024.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 25th, 2024 || Trailer 2 SIDE Homura / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾SIDEほむら|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan SIDE Homura|lit. Announcement 2 Side HOMURA}} || {{#ev:youtube|CxTenVJOw_o|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|cFhiaRoBCZE|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| July 15th, 2025 || Trailer / {{Nihongo|予告|Yokoku|lit. Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|3rdPRWNwJBM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|iJazbGwBh-E|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released during the second "100 Day Festival" stream for Magia Exedra.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| December 21st, 2025 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|予告 第2弾|Yokoku Dai 2 dan|lit. Preview 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|v75vaHCPp5I|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|B1YTdDt49lE|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released alongside the airing of the final episode of [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Beginnings %26 Eternal (TV Edition)]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 30th, 2026 || Trailer 3 / {{Nihongo|予告 第3弾|Yokoku Dai 3 dan|lit. Preview 3}} || {{#ev:youtube|g0CsWEIb6D4|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|UmVTrrDVYV4|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released along with the real-life [[Community:Walpurgis Night In Real Life|Walpurgis Night]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| June 29th, 2026 || Main Trailer {{Nihongo|本予告|Hon-yokoku|lit. Main Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|rSe4mqP1Mj0|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|HD6vwmNvcXo|300}} <br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released 1 month ahead of the theatrical release.<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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===Japanese Release PVs===<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
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! Date !! Title !! Japanese<br />
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| August 27th, 2026 || ''Trails of Madoka Kaname & Homura Akemi'' || {{#ev:youtube|pcgTXaaO0xQ|300}}<br />
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| September 1st, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{#ev:youtube|P3Ir9FUPN6U|300}}<br />
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| September 12th, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{spoiler|{{#ev:youtube|mESs-ii2l6A|300}}}}<br />
|}<br />
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==Characters==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Madoka Magica Characters]]}}<br />
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{{Character list<br />
|body=<br />
<!-- Madoka Kaname --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Madoka Kaname]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main madoka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=JXdigS1Y_Is}}<br />
|text=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.<ref>English translation from [[Magia Exedra Kioku - Vinctio☆Magica]]</ref><br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara1</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Homura Akemi --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Homura Akemi]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main homura 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=bP89kqo05ic}}<br />
|text=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.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara2</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Sayaka Miki --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Sayaka Miki]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main sayaka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=HNhDfD8Ofbg}}<br />
|text=A girl with an outgoing personality and Madoka's best friend. She made a contract with Kyubey, wishing to heal the injury of her childhood friend Kyosuke Kamijo, but she accumulated curses and transformed into a Witch. In ''Rebellion'', she returned to the mortal world as an emissary of the Law of Cycles.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara3</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Kyoko Sakura --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyoko Sakura]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyoko 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=DYAD2PGo_To}}<br />
|text=A spirited Magical Girl who came from the neigboring Kazamino City. She saw her own past reflected in Sayaka, whom she met in Mitakihara City, and ended up caring deeply for her; however, Sayaka transformed into a Witch and Kyoko stayed by her side until the very end.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara4</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Mami Tomoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Mami Tomoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main mami 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=4CyBRPWtV5Y}}<br />
|text=A third-year student at Mitakihara Middle School and a senpai to Madoka and the others. She's had a long career as a Magical Girl and acts as a reliable, big-sister figure to everyone around her. She can freely use her ribbons in combat to generate weapons; her "Tiro Finale", a powerful ultimate attack that unleashes from the firearms she creates, boasts the greatest destructive power in the series.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara5</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Nagisa Momoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Nagisa Momoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main nagisa 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=kcl7H_4JtpA}}<br />
|text=She was once a girl who loved cheese. In ''Rebellion'', she accompanied Mami in the form of 'Bebe' but her true identity, like Sayaka's, was that of an entity who had returned to th emortal world as an emissary of the Law of Cycles. She is younger than Madoka and the rest of her friends, and behaves with a cheerfullness that is innocent and care-free, yet at times she can display a sharp side to her personality as well.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara6</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Wasu --><br />
{{Spoiler|{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Wasu]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main Wasu 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside=<br />
|text=A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She is known only by a rumor as no one knows her true name or identity. She bears a striking resemblance to Homura and is characterized by her detached demeanor and distintive way of speaking.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。噂に聞くばかりで、誰もその名前や正体を知らない。ほむらとそっくりな顔を持ち、超然とした態度と、独特の口調が特徴的。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara10</ref><br />
}}}}<br />
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<!-- Choka Shi --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Choka Shi]] ([[Zi Ding Xiang]])<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main choka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=eKXJQK87GT4}}<br />
|text={{Spoiler|A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She is taking action to reclaim the Law of Cycles, but has her hands full dealing with the self-willed behavior of Wasu and Selma. She gets along well with Kyoko.{{unofficial translation}}}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。円環の理を取り戻すべく行動するが、勝手気ままに振る舞うワスやセルマには手を焼いている。杏子と気が合う。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Selema Terez --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Selema Terez]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main seluma 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=3Si-8XRg0uI}}<br />
|text={{Spoiler|A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She's always cheerful and energetic, and loves being helpful to others. She becomes friends with Nagisa.{{unofficial translation}}}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。いつも明るく活発で、誰かの役に立つことが大好き。なぎさと仲良くなる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara9</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Kyubey --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyubey]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyubey 1.png|x100px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=7OHhVI56vso}}<br />
|text=A mysterious creature that appears before girls and transforms them into Magical Girls in exchange for granting their wishes. He speaks in a friendly and rational manner, but his objective is to extend the lifespan of the universe by harnessing the energy generated when a Magical Girl falls into despair and transforms into a Witch. In ''Rebellion'', this entity schemed to seize control of the Law of Cycles by exploiting Homura, who was in the process of becoming a Witch, but was thwarted by Homura after she transformed into a devil.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=少女たちのもとに現れ、願いを叶える代わりに、彼女たちを魔法少女へと変貌させる謎の生物。友好的かつ理知的に話すが、その目的は魔法少女が絶望して魔女になる際に発生するエネルギーを使い、宇宙の寿命を伸ばすことだった。「叛逆の物語」では、魔女となりつつあるほむらを利用し、円環の理を支配しようと目論んでいたが、悪魔となったほむらに阻まれる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref><br />
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==Staff==<br />
* Original Story: [[Magica Quartet]]<br />
* Chief Director: [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]<br />
* Screenplay: [[Gen Urobuchi]] (Nitroplus)<br />
* Original Character Design: [[Ume Aoki|aokiume]]<br />
* Director: [[Yukihiro Miyamoto]]<br />
* Character Design/Chief Animation Director: [[Junichiro Taniguchi]]<br />
* Chief Animation Director: Hiroki Yamamura<br />
* Parallel World Design: [[Gekidan Inu Curry|Gekidan InuCurry]] (Doroinu)<br />
* Storyboards/VisuaI Concept Designs: Tomohiro Furukawa<br />
* Visual Concept Designs: Kazuki Kawata<br />
* Color Setting: Hitoshi Hibino<br />
* Art: Ken Naito / Shuichi Kusamori<br />
* Production Design: Moriyoshi Ohara<br />
* Composite Director: Takayuki Aizu<br />
* Editing: Rie Matsuba<br />
* Music: [[Yuki Kajiura]]<br />
* Sound Direction: Yota Tsuruoka<br />
* Animation Production: [[SHAFT]]<br />
* Theme Song: "[[Kanata (Song)|Kanata]]" by FictionJunction<ref>All staff members listed were retrieved from the end card of the [http://Puella%20Magi%20Madoka%20Magica%20the%20Movie:%20—Walpurgisnacht:%20Rising—#Main_Trailer_(June_29th,_2026) Main Trailer].</ref><br />
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After the release of trailer 3, it was revealed that ''[[wikipedia:Revue Starlight|Revue Starlight]]'''s Director, Tomohiro Furukawa, will work on the storyboard and layout for the film.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=TOPPY1218|id=2049784039293493514|text=全編の絵コンテの担当<br />
諸々の開発とかLO作りとかなんか色々根っこから関わったので、ああいったクレジットです🦑働きすぎた}}</ref>, the Storyboard Artist for this film was Tomohiro Furukawa, also known for being the Director of [[wikipedia:Revue_Starlight|Revue Starlight]]<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-08/revue-starlight-tv-anime-reveals-teaser-video-visual-summer-premiere/.126167#:~:text=Tomohiro|title=Revue Starlight TV Anime Reveals Teaser Video, Visual, Summer Premiere|text="Tomohiro Furukawa (unit director for Yuri Kuma Arashi, Brothers Conflict) is directing the anime at Kinema Citrus."}}</ref>. After the spoilers lift on September 12th, 2026, {{Spoiler|Wasu}}'s voice actress was announced to be Maaya Sakamoto{{Citation needed}}, as well as {{Spoiler|Girl A}} to be Yoshino Aoyama.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=yopipi555|id=2098663446170783905|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉にて、少女Aの声を担当いたしました。 ネタバレ解禁！ 皆さま是非何度でもご覧ください…！ #まどかマギカ}}</ref><br />
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==Lore==<br />
===Runes===<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Witch Runes/Walpurgisnacht Rising]], [[Witch Runes/X/Twitter]], and [[Witch Runes/Magical Girl's Prayer Exhibition]]''}}<br />
===Phones===<br />
The movie feature many type of phones.<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Cycles' Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|円環の電話|Enkan no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00002/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|円環の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{spoiler|Described in the production material as {{nihongo|Skadi Phone|スカディ電話}} with the description {{nihongo|"Someone is seeking help. The bell is urging. There is still someone you haven't saved."{{Unofficial translation}}|誰かが助けを求めている。ベルは急かす。おまえがまだ救っていない者がいる。}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p42>{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Inu Curry materials p.42|published=2026-08-28}}</ref>}} {{spoiler|It also resembles the one in the [[Lighthouse Theatre]].{{observed}}}}<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Lizard Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|トカゲさん電話|Tokage-san Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00003/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|トカゲさん電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
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;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Devil's Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|悪魔の電話|Akuma no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00220-00364/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|悪魔の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
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;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Stage Machinery's Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|舞台措置の電話|Butai-sochi no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00005/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|舞台装置の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
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== Release ==<br />
The movie was released in Japan on August 28th, 2026 in both standard cinema, [[:wikipedia:IMAX|IMAX]]<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=70981|title=IMAX同時公開決定|timestamp=2026-08-07}}</ref>, and [[:wikipedia:Dolby Atmos|Dolby Atmos]]<ref>"This movie supports Dolby Atmos but not Dolby Vision" displayed before the movie began, when viewed at Dolby Cinema theater before September 19th."</ref>. On September 19th, 2026, a [[:wikipedia:Dolby Vision|Dolby Vision]]-enhanced version<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=DolbyJapan|id=2098609520624988527|text=『劇場版 魔法少女まどか★マギカ ＜ワルプルギスの廻天＞ 』#ドルビーシネマ で9/18（金）上映開始！『叛逆の物語』の正統なる続編ーそして、新たな始まり。#ドルビービジョン が映し出す圧倒的スケールの世界観と、#ドルビーアトモス が四方から迫る新たな神話の足音。その廻天を、ドルビーシネマで体感しよう！|timestamp=2026-09-12T03:07:54.000Z}}</ref> was released for 10 [[:wikipedia:Dolby Cinema|Dolby Cinema]] theaters in Japan.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2100781865326297247|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉本日より Dolby Cinema 上映開始 全国10劇場にて上映！新たな環境での映像・音楽をぜひお楽しみください💫|timestamp=2026-09-18T03:00:01.000Z}}</ref> <br />
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Beginning September 19th, 2026, the audio commentary track featuring [[Chiwa Saito]], [[Aoi Yuuki]], and {{Spoiler|[[Maaya Sakamoto]]}} began on the app "HELLO! MOVIE" for free.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=71273|timestamp=20:19, 19 September 2026 (UTC) }}</ref> Filmgoers in Japan can listen to the staff commentary as the film progresses.<br />
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=== Global Releases ===<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
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! Region<br />
! Release date<br />
! Announcement date(s)<br />
! Source<br />
|-<br />
| United States<br />
| "Coming Soon"<ref group="note">One trailer did include the text "Coming 2026", but the two trailers after it didn't. As such, "Coming Soon" is the "last update" we've gotten. | December 31st, 2025's OFFICIAL TRAILER #2, 00:46, "Coming 2026"</ref><br />
| 2023-09-10<br />
| Mult.<ref>September 10th, 2023's Trailer 1, "00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>September 15th, 2024's Trailer 2, 00:32, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>November 1st, 2024's Trailer 2 SIDE HOMURA, 00:56, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 15th, 2025 Trailer, 00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>December 31st, 2025's OFFICIAL TRAILER #2, 00:46, "Coming 2026"</ref><ref>April 30th, 2026's OFFICIAL TRAILER #3, 00:29, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 2nd, 2026's Main Trailer, 01:50, "Coming Soon"</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Thailand<br />
| 2026-11-12<br />
| 2026-06-01<br />
| [https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=122138485197126484&id=61583794525852 (1)] [https://sfcinema.com/th/movie-detail/8d74022e-0176-4f31-9014-975dbbd1a27c (2)]<br />
|-<br />
| Taiwan<br />
| 2026-09-04<br />
| 2026-08-24<br />
| [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-24/madoka-magica-walpurgisnacht-rising-anime-film-opens-in-taiwan-on-september-4/.240909 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Hong Kong<br />
| 2026-10-08<br />
| 2026-06-15<br />
| [https://twitter.com/kanzaki21/status/2077291764378120332 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Mexico<ref group="note">Mexico also had an early screening on the 12th of September with Chiwa Saito and other members of the production team. [https://x.com/AniplexLat/status/2095558844042662060?s=20 src] </ref> & Latin America<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-07-31<br />
| [https://twitter.com/KonnichiwaFest/status/2083342395882508711/en (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Chile<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-08-21<br />
| [https://fixvx.com/CinemarkChile/status/2090784437273293265 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Germany<br />
| 2026-11-24<br />
| 2026-08-01<br />
| [https://twitter.com/CipherDood/status/2083564168905388318 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Italy<br />
| 2026-12-10<br />
| 2026-09-14<br />
| [https://www.dynit.it/la-nuova-stagione-anime-al-cinema-madoka-magica-gintama-made-in-abyss-e-your-name/ (1)] <br />
|-<br />
| Brazil<br />
| N/A<br />
| 2026-09-14<br />
| [https://www.jbox.com.br/2026/08/12/exclusivo-novo-filme-de-madoka-magica-sera-lancado-no-brasil/ (1)] [https://www.jbox.com.br/2026/08/12/exclusivo-novo-filme-de-madoka-magica-sera-lancado-no-brasil/ (2)]<br />
|-<br />
| South Korea<br />
| N/A<br />
| 2026-09-19<br />
| [https://twitter.com/Animovie_ofc/status/2101234845691122015 (1)]<br />
|}<br />
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Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau releases all have English subtitles.<ref name="tl-subtitle">{{Cite/Tweet|user=Actar_Raikit|id=2097056092501217375|text=With Walpurgisnacht: Rising already playing in Taiwan and soon to open in Hong Kong/Macao, both with English subtitles, I can finally reveal to you that I was given the ultimate honor of being the translator! (^o^) Can you believe it? Because I still certainly can't! (^o^')}}</ref><br />
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===Reception===<br />
Following three days of its release, ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' sold 534,722 tickets and earned 939 million yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094320099385806870|text={{Nihongo|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！||Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- ranked #1 in box office. Total of 530,000 viewers, and exceeding 930 million JPY in ticket sales. Please enjoy the movie in the theater}}}}</ref> By the fourth day, the series earned over 1 billion yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094681770449101155|text={{Nihongo|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||"Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- has exceeded 1 billion yen in ticket sales after 4 days"}}}}<br />
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==Manga Adaptation==<br />
A [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Manga|manga adaptation]] of the film was announced<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=mangatimekirara|id=2093173533472075936|text=〓〓〓〓〓〓 書影公開 〓〓〓〓〓〓 本日より全国劇場で公開の新作映画 『劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉』が早くもコミカライズ！ TVシリーズのコミカライズも手がけたハノカゲによる全編描き下ろしです✨ 9月18日の第1巻発売をお楽しみに！}}</ref> on August 28th 2026. It will be illustrated by [[Hanokage]], just like the original series and Rebellion mangas. Volume 1 releases September 18th, 2026.<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
:''See: [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-/Speculation|Speculation]]''<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*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><br />
*The music that plays in Trailer 2 is ''[[Madoka Magica Soundtrack#Volume 3|Nux walpurgis]]'', while the 100-Day Festival Trailer plays ''[[Madoka_Magica_Soundtrack#Movie_3_OST|Nightmare Ballet]]''.<br />
* 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.<br />
* The scheduled Japanese release date for the film (August 28th, 2026) also coincides with the birthday of Goethe.<ref>[[wikipedia:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.]]</ref> Goethe's ''Faust'' is also a [[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust|well known inspiration for the series]].<ref>[[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust]]</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Gallery:Walpurgisnacht Rising]]}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/ Official website (Japanese)]<br />
* [https://madokamagicausa.com/ Official website (English)]<br />
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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 Rotation of Walpurgis〉}} is a movie 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">{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1824370519837380632|text={{nihongo|『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。||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}}}}</ref>. On July 15th, 2025, it was announced that the movie had been further delayed to February 2026.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1945093597487096155}}</ref> On January 23rd, 2026, it was announced again that the movie will be delayed to an unspecified date, to be announced in February.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2014548866650276150|text={{Nihongo|『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}}}}</ref><ref>[https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 『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]</ref> On February 27th, 2026, it was announced that the movie's ultimate release date would be '''August 28th, 2026'''.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2027232233426448705}}</ref><br />
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==Development==<br />
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===Planning===<br />
[[Akiyuki Shinbo]], [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], [[Ume Aoki]], [[Gen Urobuchi]], and [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] began discussing a sequel to ''Rebellion'' right after its theatrical release.<ref name="pamphlet-p30">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=30|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> From the beginning, the team wanted the main characters to either {{Spoiler|confront [[Walpurgisnacht]] as an enemy, or uncover her identity}}. Iwakami thought it would make a good story as it addressed a loose thread from the original television series.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /> Shinbo envisioned {{Spoiler|Walpurgisnacht's backstory}} to be something similar to {{Spoiler|Oscar Wilde's ''[[:wikipedia:The Happy Prince and Other Tales#The Happy Prince|The Happy Prince]]''}} and sought to incorporate those elements into the new movie.<ref name="newtype-202610-p10">{{Cite/Print|title=NewType 2026/10|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Gen Urobuchi, and Ume Aoki|page=10|published=2026-09-10}}</ref> He also requested for {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|''[[Witch Girl]]''|魔女っ子|Majokko}}}} to be added, believing this could be achieved using the [[Nazukasokotsune]] concept,<ref name="phamplet-p31">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=31|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> to establish {{Spoiler|Magical Girls vs. Witch Girls}} in the new movie.<ref name="newtype-202610-p10" /> Urobuchi finished the first, short plot outline in 2014.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /><br />
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In 2015, Shinbo storyboarded what would "connect to a sequel" for Shaft's 40th anniversary event, ''[[Madogatari]]'', which resulted in ''[[Concept Movie]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=31|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> The team spent the next few years working on the script, and also explored the possibility of making the sequel a TV series, although Shinbo wanted to make it a movie.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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===Design===<br />
During the production of ''[[Concept Movie]]'', the production team wanted to update the characters to align with [[Ume Aoki]]'s latest art style.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> For the new characters, [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] drew rough sketches based on [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]'s {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]''}} concept, which Ume Aoki then re-designed.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> Because these characters were designed before the script was finalized, only few characters ended up being used in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising''.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58">{{Cite/Print|title=anan No. 2510 Special Edition|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, and Ume Aoki|page=58|published=2026-09-02}}</ref><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://ananweb.jp/categories/entertainment/108309|title=『まどか☆マギカ』最新作の新デザインができるまで。 総監督・新房昭之×キャラクター原案・蒼樹うめ 対談|timestamp=2026-09-13}}</ref> Some of the initial designs can be seen in ''Concept Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Ume Aoki distinguished {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]'' from Magical Girls}} by highlighting their pupils and giving them a black undershirt.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /> She was also responsible for the {{Spoiler|stick}} that these new characters use.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /> For existing characters, Ume Aoki redesigned them based on the ending of ''[[Rebellion]]'', reducing everyone's skin exposure to express that they're restrained, except for Homura, who is now free.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /><br />
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===Worldbuilding===<br />
[[Gekidan Inu Curry]]'s [[Doroinu]] started collecting his worldbuilding idea notes for the series right after the production of ''[[Rebellion]]''.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu">{{Cite/Print|title=Kikan S 2026/10|article=Interview with [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] ([[Doroinu]])|page=41|published=2026-09-16}}</ref> During the original television series, Aniplex asked him to make a {{nihongo|魔女図鑑|Majo Zukan|lit. "Witch Archives"}} to be posted on the website. He started writing his idea notes from the fact that {{spoiler|Walpurgisnacht has no name}}.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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The notes, colloquially referred to as "Inu Curry's Note"<ref name="pamphlet-p22">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=22|published=2026-08-28}}</ref>, detailed worldbuilding materials for the series, such as details on [[Witches]], the state of the world after ''Rebellion'', Homura's plan in her altered Mitakihara, the lore behind ''Walpurgisnacht'',<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> or the concepts behind {{Spoiler|{{nihongo|トカゲさん電話の噂|Tokage-san Denwa no Uwasa|lit. "Lizard Phone's Rumor"}}}}.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /> The notes also outlined character concepts, such as {{Spoiler|"[[Wasu|the character that would be Walpurgisnacht]] who keeps calling Madoka 'Marguerite' and fixates on her"}}<ref name="newtype-202610-p10" />, {{Spoiler|Selema's relationship with Kyubey}}, and {{Spoiler|the backstory about Choka's father}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Some of these notes can be seen in the [[Concept Movie]].<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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====Relationship to [[Magia Record]]====<br />
During the development of ''[[Magia Record]]'', developer f4samurai consulted [[Gekidan Inu Curry]]'s [[Doroinu]] regarding the worldbuilding. When f4samurai proposed {{nihongo|"[[Uwasa of the Friendship Ending Staircase|Ghost of the Friendship Ending Staircase]]"|絶交階段の幽霊}} concept, among other {{nihongo|"Ghost of ..."|○○の幽霊|○○ no Yuurei}} concepts, Doroinu noted the similarity to {{spoiler|Lizard Phone's Rumor}} concept he had made for ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising'', and instead offered them to use "Rumor" as an overarching theme in the game.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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Although Gekidan Inu Curry's Doroinu originally planned to reveal {{Spoiler|[[Nagisa Momoe]]'s true personality}} in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising'', he instead chose to introduce it via one of ''[[Magia Record]]'''s events. He expected that the player could view her behavior as ''Magia Record'' universe-specific quirk, and it would still provides a surprise when the new movie is released.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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===Script===<br />
[[Gen Urobuchi]] began working on the script roughly a year after ''[[Rebellion]]'', following his screenplay work on ''Kamen Rider Gaim'', between 2014 and 2015.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /><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> After ''Rebellion'', Urobuchi ran out of ideas for the series, and initially intended to hand the series over to other writers to continue.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> When he told the production team about his lack of ideas, [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] showed him a "stack of documents" containing Inu Curry's Note.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Urobuchi thought he could write a script using these ideas, and began the writing process. He described the writing process as "cooking with ingredients someone else has prepared for him", although he did came up with {{Spoiler|the twist behind Marguerite}} on his own.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /><br />
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During the writing process, the production team considered making ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' a two-part movie to help with the script's density.<ref name="pamphlet-p23">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=23|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> Urobuchi introduced several new scenes to accommodate that split, such as {{Spoiler|Selema and Nagisa playing in the amusement park}}. Although the team ultimately opt to make ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' a single-part movie, these additions remained in the final script, making it even denser.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi finished the first draft of the script around the same time as the storyboard for ''Concept Movie'' was finalized.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Because the original script was written from Homura's perspective, original series director [[Akiyuki Shinbo]] felt Madoka's presence was too weak.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> In 2015, he asked Urobuchi to rewrite the script from Madoka's perspective, as ''Rebellion'' was already about Homura, and he wanted the new movie to focus on Madoka.<ref name="pamphlet-p32">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=32|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> Urobuchi gave permissions to the production team revise his script, as he did not have time to do so himself.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> The production team spent the next few years revise the script,<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> including asking other writer to rewrite it based on the same core concept,<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> as well as completely rewriting it from scratch.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Shinbo, however, did not find the dialogue to be ''Madoka Magica''-like when it was not written by Urobuchi.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> Shortly before ''[[Madoka 10th Anniversary]]'' in 2021, the production team decided to go back to Urobuchi's original script.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi was surprised to hear they went back to the original script, as it predates ''[[Magia Record]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p24">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=24|published=2026-08-28}}</ref><br />
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The first half of the final script remained mostly unchanged, but the latter half received a substantial revision, increasing Madoka's presence in the story, expanded {{Spoiler|[[Marguerite]]}}'s backstory, and revised the ending.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi jokingly said the original revision was "rather blunt", as he'd {{Spoiler|kill off Choka once her role was done}}, because he wrote it right after ''Kamen Rider Gaim'' and it would have been quite a terrible story to release it as-is.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /><br />
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===Production===<br />
Tomohiro Furukawa was invited to write a storyboard for the show<ref name="pamphlet-p24">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=24|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> after Shaft's president, [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], saw his work on ''Revue Starlight: The Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> [[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''.<ref name="pamphlet-p26">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Tomohiro Furukawa and Kazuki Kawata|page=26|published=2026-08-28}}</ref><br />
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During the recording, [[Aoi Yuuki]] was notified that one of the lines may change. Once the production finished, the line was then changed with the influences from the theme song [[Kanata (Song)|Kanata]], and re-recorded.<ref name="tokyo-np-aoi-yuki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/511454|title=【悠木碧インタビュー】神話のその先を紡ぐ 「普通の女の子」が一番難しい 劇場版新作『魔法少女まどか☆マギカ』|timestamp=2026/09/14}}</ref> During the stage greetings, it was stated by Mitsutoshi Kubota that they had recorded the line {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|"I am here"|Watashi wa koko ni iru yo}}}} in four patterns.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://fusetter.com/tw/zG2SQX78/|title="This is the stage greeting following the 10:50 AM screening at the Burg on the 30th." ３０日ブルク10:50の回上映後の舞台挨拶です。/ |text="[MC] Regarding the change to the line {{Spoiler|"I am here" (Watashi wa koko ni iru yo)}}—was that decided during the preview screening? Did the theme song provide the inspiration? [Ku] We recorded four different versions. As for the future..." / "[MC] 私はここにいるよ、に変わったいきさつですが、試写で変わっている？主題歌インスピレーション？？ [久] ４パターン撮りました。今後は……"|timestamp=2026/08/30 10:13|archive=https://pastebin.com/XGUi3GT5 }}</ref><br />
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===Pre-release===<br />
''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<ref name="staff">https://madokamagicausa.com/ at the "Staff" section</ref>, [[Gen Urobuchi]] as a scriptwriter<ref name="staff" />, [[Ume Aoki]] as an original character designer<ref name="staff" />, [[Shaft]] as 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" />.<br />
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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.<br />
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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 "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 February 2026 from the previously announced Winter 2025 date. On January 23rd, 2026, the [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 official website] revealed that the movie had been further delayed.<br />
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On February 27th, 2026, the new Japanese release date was 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.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSe4mqP1Mj0|title=Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising- <nowiki>|</nowiki> MAIN TRAILER (@AniplexUSA on YouTube)}}</ref><br />
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==Videos==<br />
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===Pre-release teasers===<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Date !! Title !! English !! Japanese<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 25th, 2021 || Teaser || {{#ev:youtube|coczqqQVQtM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|gAR0CMwEfes|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Walpurgisnacht Rising was first announced during the Anniversary Stage as part of the Madoka 10th Anniversary event. <br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 10th, 2023 || Trailer 1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1 dan|lit. Announcement 1}} || {{#ev:youtube|TGxyrO-27dQ|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|AXpnlROHu78|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 1 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2023'' on September 10th, 2023.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 29th, 2023 || Trailer 1.1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1.1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1.1 dan|lit. Announcement 1.1}} || || {{#ev:youtube|vSdolbHyvkA|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 15th, 2024 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan|lit. Announcement 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|htNvpTfYMdk|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|TXRlggMPGLs|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 2 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2024'' on September 16th, 2024.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 25th, 2024 || Trailer 2 SIDE Homura / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾SIDEほむら|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan SIDE Homura|lit. Announcement 2 Side HOMURA}} || {{#ev:youtube|CxTenVJOw_o|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|cFhiaRoBCZE|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| July 15th, 2025 || Trailer / {{Nihongo|予告|Yokoku|lit. Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|3rdPRWNwJBM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|iJazbGwBh-E|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released during the second "100 Day Festival" stream for Magia Exedra.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| December 21st, 2025 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|予告 第2弾|Yokoku Dai 2 dan|lit. Preview 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|v75vaHCPp5I|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|B1YTdDt49lE|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released alongside the airing of the final episode of [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Beginnings %26 Eternal (TV Edition)]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 30th, 2026 || Trailer 3 / {{Nihongo|予告 第3弾|Yokoku Dai 3 dan|lit. Preview 3}} || {{#ev:youtube|g0CsWEIb6D4|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|UmVTrrDVYV4|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released along with the real-life [[Community:Walpurgis Night In Real Life|Walpurgis Night]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| June 29th, 2026 || Main Trailer {{Nihongo|本予告|Hon-yokoku|lit. Main Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|rSe4mqP1Mj0|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|HD6vwmNvcXo|300}} <br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released 1 month ahead of the theatrical release.<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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===Japanese Release PVs===<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Date !! Title !! Japanese<br />
|-<br />
| August 27th, 2026 || ''Trails of Madoka Kaname & Homura Akemi'' || {{#ev:youtube|pcgTXaaO0xQ|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| September 1st, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{#ev:youtube|P3Ir9FUPN6U|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| September 12th, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{spoiler|{{#ev:youtube|mESs-ii2l6A|300}}}}<br />
|}<br />
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==Characters==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Madoka Magica Characters]]}}<br />
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{{Character list<br />
|body=<br />
<!-- Madoka Kaname --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Madoka Kaname]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main madoka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=JXdigS1Y_Is}}<br />
|text=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.<ref>English translation from [[Magia Exedra Kioku - Vinctio☆Magica]]</ref><br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara1</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Homura Akemi --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Homura Akemi]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main homura 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=bP89kqo05ic}}<br />
|text=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.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara2</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Sayaka Miki --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Sayaka Miki]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main sayaka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=HNhDfD8Ofbg}}<br />
|text=A girl with an outgoing personality and Madoka's best friend. She made a contract with Kyubey, wishing to heal the injury of her childhood friend Kyosuke Kamijo, but she accumulated curses and transformed into a Witch. In ''Rebellion'', she returned to the mortal world as an emissary of the Law of Cycles.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara3</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Kyoko Sakura --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyoko Sakura]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyoko 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=DYAD2PGo_To}}<br />
|text=A spirited Magical Girl who came from the neigboring Kazamino City. She saw her own past reflected in Sayaka, whom she met in Mitakihara City, and ended up caring deeply for her; however, Sayaka transformed into a Witch and Kyoko stayed by her side until the very end.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara4</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Mami Tomoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Mami Tomoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main mami 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=4CyBRPWtV5Y}}<br />
|text=A third-year student at Mitakihara Middle School and a senpai to Madoka and the others. She's had a long career as a Magical Girl and acts as a reliable, big-sister figure to everyone around her. She can freely use her ribbons in combat to generate weapons; her "Tiro Finale", a powerful ultimate attack that unleashes from the firearms she creates, boasts the greatest destructive power in the series.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara5</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Nagisa Momoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Nagisa Momoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main nagisa 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=kcl7H_4JtpA}}<br />
|text=She was once a girl who loved cheese. In ''Rebellion'', she accompanied Mami in the form of 'Bebe' but her true identity, like Sayaka's, was that of an entity who had returned to th emortal world as an emissary of the Law of Cycles. She is younger than Madoka and the rest of her friends, and behaves with a cheerfullness that is innocent and care-free, yet at times she can display a sharp side to her personality as well.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara6</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Wasu --><br />
{{Spoiler|{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Wasu]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main Wasu 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside=<br />
|text=A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She is known only by a rumor as no one knows her true name or identity. She bears a striking resemblance to Homura and is characterized by her detached demeanor and distintive way of speaking.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。噂に聞くばかりで、誰もその名前や正体を知らない。ほむらとそっくりな顔を持ち、超然とした態度と、独特の口調が特徴的。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara10</ref><br />
}}}}<br />
<br />
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|text={{Spoiler|A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She is taking action to reclaim the Law of Cycles, but has her hands full dealing with the self-willed behavior of Wasu and Selma. She gets along well with Kyoko.{{unofficial translation}}}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。円環の理を取り戻すべく行動するが、勝手気ままに振る舞うワスやセルマには手を焼いている。杏子と気が合う。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref>}}<br />
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|text={{Spoiler|A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She's always cheerful and energetic, and loves being helpful to others. She becomes friends with Nagisa.{{unofficial translation}}}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。いつも明るく活発で、誰かの役に立つことが大好き。なぎさと仲良くなる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara9</ref>}}<br />
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|text=A mysterious creature that appears before girls and transforms them into Magical Girls in exchange for granting their wishes. He speaks in a friendly and rational manner, but his objective is to extend the lifespan of the universe by harnessing the energy generated when a Magical Girl falls into despair and transforms into a Witch. In ''Rebellion'', this entity schemed to seize control of the Law of Cycles by exploiting Homura, who was in the process of becoming a Witch, but was thwarted by Homura after she transformed into a devil.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=少女たちのもとに現れ、願いを叶える代わりに、彼女たちを魔法少女へと変貌させる謎の生物。友好的かつ理知的に話すが、その目的は魔法少女が絶望して魔女になる際に発生するエネルギーを使い、宇宙の寿命を伸ばすことだった。「叛逆の物語」では、魔女となりつつあるほむらを利用し、円環の理を支配しようと目論んでいたが、悪魔となったほむらに阻まれる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref><br />
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==Staff==<br />
* Original Story: [[Magica Quartet]]<br />
* Chief Director: [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]<br />
* Screenplay: [[Gen Urobuchi]] (Nitroplus)<br />
* Original Character Design: [[Ume Aoki|aokiume]]<br />
* Director: [[Yukihiro Miyamoto]]<br />
* Character Design/Chief Animation Director: [[Junichiro Taniguchi]]<br />
* Chief Animation Director: Hiroki Yamamura<br />
* Parallel World Design: [[Gekidan Inu Curry|Gekidan InuCurry]] (Doroinu)<br />
* Storyboards/VisuaI Concept Designs: Tomohiro Furukawa<br />
* Visual Concept Designs: Kazuki Kawata<br />
* Color Setting: Hitoshi Hibino<br />
* Art: Ken Naito / Shuichi Kusamori<br />
* Production Design: Moriyoshi Ohara<br />
* Composite Director: Takayuki Aizu<br />
* Editing: Rie Matsuba<br />
* Music: [[Yuki Kajiura]]<br />
* Sound Direction: Yota Tsuruoka<br />
* Animation Production: [[SHAFT]]<br />
* Theme Song: "[[Kanata (Song)|Kanata]]" by FictionJunction<ref>All staff members listed were retrieved from the end card of the [http://Puella%20Magi%20Madoka%20Magica%20the%20Movie:%20—Walpurgisnacht:%20Rising—#Main_Trailer_(June_29th,_2026) Main Trailer].</ref><br />
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After the release of trailer 3, it was revealed that ''[[wikipedia:Revue Starlight]]'''s Director, Tomohiro Furukawa, will work on the storyboard and layout for the film.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=TOPPY1218|id=2049784039293493514|text=全編の絵コンテの担当<br />
諸々の開発とかLO作りとかなんか色々根っこから関わったので、ああいったクレジットです🦑働きすぎた}}</ref>, the Storyboard Artist for this film was Tomohiro Furukawa, also known for being the Director of [[wikipedia:Revue_Starlight|Revue Starlight]]<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-08/revue-starlight-tv-anime-reveals-teaser-video-visual-summer-premiere/.126167#:~:text=Tomohiro|title=Revue Starlight TV Anime Reveals Teaser Video, Visual, Summer Premiere|text="Tomohiro Furukawa (unit director for Yuri Kuma Arashi, Brothers Conflict) is directing the anime at Kinema Citrus."}}</ref>. After the spoilers lift on September 12th, 2026, {{Spoiler|Wasu}}'s voice actress was announced to be Maaya Sakamoto{{Citation needed}}, as well as {{Spoiler|Girl A}} to be Yoshino Aoyama.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=yopipi555|id=2098663446170783905|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉にて、少女Aの声を担当いたしました。 ネタバレ解禁！ 皆さま是非何度でもご覧ください…！ #まどかマギカ}}</ref><br />
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==Lore==<br />
===Runes===<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Witch Runes/Walpurgisnacht Rising]], [[Witch Runes/X/Twitter]], and [[Witch Runes/Magical Girl's Prayer Exhibition]]''}}<br />
===Phones===<br />
The movie feature many type of phones.<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Cycles' Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|円環の電話|Enkan no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00002/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|円環の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{spoiler|Described in the production material as {{nihongo|Skadi Phone|スカディ電話}} with the description {{nihongo|"Someone is seeking help. The bell is urging. There is still someone you haven't saved."{{Unofficial translation}}|誰かが助けを求めている。ベルは急かす。おまえがまだ救っていない者がいる。}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p42>{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Inu Curry materials p.42|published=2026-08-28}}</ref>}} {{spoiler|It also resembles the one in the [[Lighthouse Theatre]].{{observed}}}}<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Lizard Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|トカゲさん電話|Tokage-san Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00003/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|トカゲさん電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
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;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Devil's Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|悪魔の電話|Akuma no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00220-00364/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|悪魔の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
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;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Stage Machinery's Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|舞台措置の電話|Butai-sochi no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00005/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|舞台装置の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
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== Release ==<br />
The movie was released in Japan on August 28th, 2026 in both standard cinema, [[:wikipedia:IMAX|IMAX]]<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=70981|title=IMAX同時公開決定|timestamp=2026-08-07}}</ref>, and [[:wikipedia:Dolby Atmos|Dolby Atmos]]<ref>"This movie supports Dolby Atmos but not Dolby Vision" displayed before the movie began, when viewed at Dolby Cinema theater before September 19th."</ref>. On September 19th, 2026, a [[:wikipedia:Dolby Vision|Dolby Vision]]-enhanced version<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=DolbyJapan|id=2098609520624988527|text=『劇場版 魔法少女まどか★マギカ ＜ワルプルギスの廻天＞ 』#ドルビーシネマ で9/18（金）上映開始！『叛逆の物語』の正統なる続編ーそして、新たな始まり。#ドルビービジョン が映し出す圧倒的スケールの世界観と、#ドルビーアトモス が四方から迫る新たな神話の足音。その廻天を、ドルビーシネマで体感しよう！|timestamp=2026-09-12T03:07:54.000Z}}</ref> was released for 10 [[:wikipedia:Dolby Cinema|Dolby Cinema]] theaters in Japan.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2100781865326297247|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉本日より Dolby Cinema 上映開始 全国10劇場にて上映！新たな環境での映像・音楽をぜひお楽しみください💫|timestamp=2026-09-18T03:00:01.000Z}}</ref> <br />
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Beginning September 19th, 2026, the audio commentary track featuring [[Chiwa Saito]], [[Aoi Yuuki]], and {{Spoiler|[[Maaya Sakamoto]]}} began on the app "HELLO! MOVIE" for free.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=71273|timestamp=20:19, 19 September 2026 (UTC) }}</ref> Filmgoers in Japan can listen to the staff commentary as the film progresses.<br />
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=== Global Releases ===<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
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! Region<br />
! Release date<br />
! Announcement date(s)<br />
! Source<br />
|-<br />
| United States<br />
| "Coming Soon"<ref group="note">One trailer did include the text "Coming 2026", but the two trailers after it didn't. As such, "Coming Soon" is the "last update" we've gotten. | December 31st, 2025's OFFICIAL TRAILER #2, 00:46, "Coming 2026"</ref><br />
| 2023-09-10<br />
| Mult.<ref>September 10th, 2023's Trailer 1, "00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>September 15th, 2024's Trailer 2, 00:32, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>November 1st, 2024's Trailer 2 SIDE HOMURA, 00:56, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 15th, 2025 Trailer, 00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>December 31st, 2025's OFFICIAL TRAILER #2, 00:46, "Coming 2026"</ref><ref>April 30th, 2026's OFFICIAL TRAILER #3, 00:29, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 2nd, 2026's Main Trailer, 01:50, "Coming Soon"</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Thailand<br />
| 2026-11-12<br />
| 2026-06-01<br />
| [https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=122138485197126484&id=61583794525852 (1)] [https://sfcinema.com/th/movie-detail/8d74022e-0176-4f31-9014-975dbbd1a27c (2)]<br />
|-<br />
| Taiwan<br />
| 2026-09-04<br />
| 2026-08-24<br />
| [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-24/madoka-magica-walpurgisnacht-rising-anime-film-opens-in-taiwan-on-september-4/.240909 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Hong Kong<br />
| 2026-10-08<br />
| 2026-06-15<br />
| [https://twitter.com/kanzaki21/status/2077291764378120332 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Mexico<ref group="note">Mexico also had an early screening on the 12th of September with Chiwa Saito and other members of the production team. [https://x.com/AniplexLat/status/2095558844042662060?s=20 src] </ref> & Latin America<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-07-31<br />
| [https://twitter.com/KonnichiwaFest/status/2083342395882508711/en (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Chile<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-08-21<br />
| [https://fixvx.com/CinemarkChile/status/2090784437273293265 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Germany<br />
| 2026-11-24<br />
| 2026-08-01<br />
| [https://twitter.com/CipherDood/status/2083564168905388318 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Italy<br />
| 2026-12-10<br />
| 2026-09-14<br />
| [https://www.dynit.it/la-nuova-stagione-anime-al-cinema-madoka-magica-gintama-made-in-abyss-e-your-name/ (1)] <br />
|-<br />
| Brazil<br />
| N/A<br />
| 2026-09-14<br />
| [https://www.jbox.com.br/2026/08/12/exclusivo-novo-filme-de-madoka-magica-sera-lancado-no-brasil/ (1)] [https://www.jbox.com.br/2026/08/12/exclusivo-novo-filme-de-madoka-magica-sera-lancado-no-brasil/ (2)]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau releases all have English subtitles.<ref name="tl-subtitle">{{Cite/Tweet|user=Actar_Raikit|id=2097056092501217375|text=With Walpurgisnacht: Rising already playing in Taiwan and soon to open in Hong Kong/Macao, both with English subtitles, I can finally reveal to you that I was given the ultimate honor of being the translator! (^o^) Can you believe it? Because I still certainly can't! (^o^')}}</ref><br />
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===Reception===<br />
Following three days of its release, ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' sold 534,722 tickets and earned 939 million yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094320099385806870|text={{Nihongo|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！||Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- ranked #1 in box office. Total of 530,000 viewers, and exceeding 930 million JPY in ticket sales. Please enjoy the movie in the theater}}}}</ref> By the fourth day, the series earned over 1 billion yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094681770449101155|text={{Nihongo|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||"Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- has exceeded 1 billion yen in ticket sales after 4 days"}}}}<br />
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==Manga Adaptation==<br />
A [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Manga|manga adaptation]] of the film was announced<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=mangatimekirara|id=2093173533472075936|text=〓〓〓〓〓〓 書影公開 〓〓〓〓〓〓 本日より全国劇場で公開の新作映画 『劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉』が早くもコミカライズ！ TVシリーズのコミカライズも手がけたハノカゲによる全編描き下ろしです✨ 9月18日の第1巻発売をお楽しみに！}}</ref> on August 28th 2026. It will be illustrated by [[Hanokage]], just like the original series and Rebellion mangas. Volume 1 releases September 18th, 2026.<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
:''See: [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-/Speculation|Speculation]]''<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*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><br />
*The music that plays in Trailer 2 is ''[[Madoka Magica Soundtrack#Volume 3|Nux walpurgis]]'', while the 100-Day Festival Trailer plays ''[[Madoka_Magica_Soundtrack#Movie_3_OST|Nightmare Ballet]]''.<br />
* 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.<br />
* The scheduled Japanese release date for the film (August 28th, 2026) also coincides with the birthday of Goethe.<ref>[[wikipedia:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.]]</ref> Goethe's ''Faust'' is also a [[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust|well known inspiration for the series]].<ref>[[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust]]</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Gallery:Walpurgisnacht Rising]]}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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=== Additional Notes ===<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/ Official website (Japanese)]<br />
* [https://madokamagicausa.com/ Official website (English)]<br />
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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 Rotation of Walpurgis〉}} is a movie 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">{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1824370519837380632|text={{nihongo|『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。||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}}}}</ref>. On July 15th, 2025, it was announced that the movie had been further delayed to February 2026.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1945093597487096155}}</ref> On January 23rd, 2026, it was announced again that the movie will be delayed to an unspecified date, to be announced in February.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2014548866650276150|text={{Nihongo|『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}}}}</ref><ref>[https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 『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]</ref> On February 27th, 2026, it was announced that the movie's ultimate release date would be '''August 28th, 2026'''.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2027232233426448705}}</ref><br />
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==Development==<br />
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===Planning===<br />
[[Akiyuki Shinbo]], [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], [[Ume Aoki]], [[Gen Urobuchi]], and [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] began discussing a sequel to ''Rebellion'' right after its theatrical release.<ref name="pamphlet-p30">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=30|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> From the beginning, the team wanted the main characters to either {{Spoiler|confront [[Walpurgisnacht]] as an enemy, or uncover her identity}}. Iwakami thought it would make a good story as it addressed a loose thread from the original television series.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /> Shinbo envisioned {{Spoiler|Walpurgisnacht's backstory}} to be something similar to {{Spoiler|Oscar Wilde's ''[[:wikipedia:The Happy Prince and Other Tales#The Happy Prince|The Happy Prince]]''}} and sought to incorporate those elements into the new movie.<ref name="newtype-202610-p10">{{Cite/Print|title=NewType 2026/10|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Gen Urobuchi, and Ume Aoki|page=10|published=2026-09-10}}</ref> He also requested for {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|''[[Witch Girl]]''|魔女っ子|Majokko}}}} to be added, believing this could be achieved using the [[Nazukasokotsune]] concept,<ref name="phamplet-p31">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=31|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> to establish {{Spoiler|Magical Girls vs. Witch Girls}} in the new movie.<ref name="newtype-202610-p10" /> Urobuchi finished the first, short plot outline in 2014.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /><br />
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In 2015, Shinbo storyboarded what would "connect to a sequel" for Shaft's 40th anniversary event, ''[[Madogatari]]'', which resulted in ''[[Concept Movie]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=31|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> The team spent the next few years working on the script, and also explored the possibility of making the sequel a TV series, although Shinbo wanted to make it a movie.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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===Design===<br />
During the production of ''[[Concept Movie]]'', the production team wanted to update the characters to align with [[Ume Aoki]]'s latest art style.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> For the new characters, [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] drew rough sketches based on [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]'s {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]''}} concept, which Ume Aoki then re-designed.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> Because these characters were designed before the script was finalized, only few characters ended up being used in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising''.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58">{{Cite/Print|title=anan No. 2510 Special Edition|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, and Ume Aoki|page=58|published=2026-09-02}}</ref><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://ananweb.jp/categories/entertainment/108309|title=『まどか☆マギカ』最新作の新デザインができるまで。 総監督・新房昭之×キャラクター原案・蒼樹うめ 対談|timestamp=2026-09-13}}</ref> Some of the initial designs can be seen in ''Concept Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Ume Aoki distinguished {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]'' from Magical Girls}} by highlighting their pupils and giving them a black undershirt.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /> She was also responsible for the {{Spoiler|stick}} that these new characters use.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /> For existing characters, Ume Aoki redesigned them based on the ending of ''[[Rebellion]]'', reducing everyone's skin exposure to express that they're restrained, except for Homura, who is now free.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /><br />
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===Worldbuilding===<br />
[[Gekidan Inu Curry]]'s [[Doroinu]] started collecting his worldbuilding idea notes for the series right after the production of ''[[Rebellion]]''.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu">{{Cite/Print|title=Kikan S 2026/10|article=Interview with [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] ([[Doroinu]])|page=41|published=2026-09-16}}</ref> During the original television series, Aniplex asked him to make a {{nihongo|魔女図鑑|Majo Zukan|lit. "Witch Archives"}} to be posted on the website. He started writing his idea notes from the fact that {{spoiler|Walpurgisnacht has no name}}.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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The notes, colloquially referred to as "Inu Curry's Note"<ref name="pamphlet-p22">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=22|published=2026-08-28}}</ref>, detailed worldbuilding materials for the series, such as details on [[Witches]], the state of the world after ''Rebellion'', Homura's plan in her altered Mitakihara, the lore behind ''Walpurgisnacht'',<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> or the concepts behind {{Spoiler|{{nihongo|トカゲさん電話の噂|Tokage-san Denwa no Uwasa|lit. "Lizard Phone's Rumor"}}}}.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /> The notes also outlined character concepts, such as {{Spoiler|"[[Wasu|the character that would be Walpurgisnacht]] who keeps calling Madoka 'Marguerite' and fixates on her"}}<ref name="newtype-202610-p10" />, {{Spoiler|Selema's relationship with Kyubey}}, and {{Spoiler|the backstory about Choka's father}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Some of these notes can be seen in the [[Concept Movie]].<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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====Relationship to [[Magia Record]]====<br />
During the development of ''[[Magia Record]]'', developer f4samurai consulted [[Gekidan Inu Curry]]'s [[Doroinu]] regarding the worldbuilding. When f4samurai proposed {{nihongo|"[[Uwasa of the Friendship Ending Staircase|Ghost of the Friendship Ending Staircase]]"|絶交階段の幽霊}} concept, among other {{nihongo|"Ghost of ..."|○○の幽霊|○○ no Yuurei}} concepts, Doroinu noted the similarity to {{spoiler|Lizard Phone's Rumor}} concept he had made for ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising'', and instead offered them to use "Rumor" as an overarching theme in the game.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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Although Gekidan Inu Curry's Doroinu originally planned to reveal {{Spoiler|[[Nagisa Momoe]]'s true personality}} in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising'', he instead chose to introduce it via one of ''[[Magia Record]]'''s events. He expected that the player could view her behavior as ''Magia Record'' universe-specific quirk, and it would still provides a surprise when the new movie is released.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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===Script===<br />
[[Gen Urobuchi]] began working on the script roughly a year after ''[[Rebellion]]'', following his screenplay work on ''Kamen Rider Gaim'', between 2014 and 2015.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /><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> After ''Rebellion'', Urobuchi ran out of ideas for the series, and initially intended to hand the series over to other writers to continue.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> When he told the production team about his lack of ideas, [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] showed him a "stack of documents" containing Inu Curry's Note.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Urobuchi thought he could write a script using these ideas, and began the writing process. He described the writing process as "cooking with ingredients someone else has prepared for him", although he did came up with {{Spoiler|the twist behind Marguerite}} on his own.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /><br />
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During the writing process, the production team considered making ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' a two-part movie to help with the script's density.<ref name="pamphlet-p23">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=23|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> Urobuchi introduced several new scenes to accommodate that split, such as {{Spoiler|Selema and Nagisa playing in the amusement park}}. Although the team ultimately opt to make ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' a single-part movie, these additions remained in the final script, making it even denser.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi finished the first draft of the script around the same time as the storyboard for ''Concept Movie'' was finalized.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Because the original script was written from Homura's perspective, original series director [[Akiyuki Shinbo]] felt Madoka's presence was too weak.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> In 2015, he asked Urobuchi to rewrite the script from Madoka's perspective, as ''Rebellion'' was already about Homura, and he wanted the new movie to focus on Madoka.<ref name="pamphlet-p32">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=32|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> Urobuchi gave permissions to the production team revise his script, as he did not have time to do so himself.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> The production team spent the next few years revise the script,<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> including asking other writer to rewrite it based on the same core concept,<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> as well as completely rewriting it from scratch.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Shinbo, however, did not find the dialogue to be ''Madoka Magica''-like when it was not written by Urobuchi.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> Shortly before ''[[Madoka 10th Anniversary]]'' in 2021, the production team decided to go back to Urobuchi's original script.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi was surprised to hear they went back to the original script, as it predates ''[[Magia Record]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p24">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=24|published=2026-08-28}}</ref><br />
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The first half of the final script remained mostly unchanged, but the latter half received a substantial revision, increasing Madoka's presence in the story, expanded {{Spoiler|[[Marguerite]]}}'s backstory, and revised the ending.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi jokingly said the original revision was "rather blunt", as he'd {{Spoiler|kill off Choka once her role was done}}, because he wrote it right after ''Kamen Rider Gaim'' and it would have been quite a terrible story to release it as-is.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /><br />
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===Production===<br />
Tomohiro Furukawa was invited to write a storyboard for the show<ref name="pamphlet-p24">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=24|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> after Shaft's president, [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], saw his work on ''Revue Starlight: The Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> [[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''.<ref name="pamphlet-p26">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Tomohiro Furukawa and Kazuki Kawata|page=26|published=2026-08-28}}</ref><br />
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During the recording, [[Aoi Yuuki]] was notified that one of the lines may change. Once the production finished, the line was then changed with the influences from the theme song [[Kanata (Song)|Kanata]], and re-recorded.<ref name="tokyo-np-aoi-yuki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/511454|title=【悠木碧インタビュー】神話のその先を紡ぐ 「普通の女の子」が一番難しい 劇場版新作『魔法少女まどか☆マギカ』|timestamp=2026/09/14}}</ref> During the stage greetings, it was stated by Mitsutoshi Kubota that they had recorded the line {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|"I am here"|Watashi wa koko ni iru yo}}}} in four patterns.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://fusetter.com/tw/zG2SQX78/|title="This is the stage greeting following the 10:50 AM screening at the Burg on the 30th." ３０日ブルク10:50の回上映後の舞台挨拶です。/ |text="[MC] Regarding the change to the line {{Spoiler|"I am here" (Watashi wa koko ni iru yo)}}—was that decided during the preview screening? Did the theme song provide the inspiration? [Ku] We recorded four different versions. As for the future..." / "[MC] 私はここにいるよ、に変わったいきさつですが、試写で変わっている？主題歌インスピレーション？？ [久] ４パターン撮りました。今後は……"|timestamp=2026/08/30 10:13|archive=https://pastebin.com/XGUi3GT5 }}</ref><br />
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===Pre-release===<br />
''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<ref name="staff">https://madokamagicausa.com/ at the "Staff" section</ref>, [[Gen Urobuchi]] as a scriptwriter<ref name="staff" />, [[Ume Aoki]] as an original character designer<ref name="staff" />, [[Shaft]] as 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" />.<br />
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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.<br />
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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 "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 February 2026 from the previously announced Winter 2025 date. On January 23rd, 2026, the [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 official website] revealed that the movie had been further delayed.<br />
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On February 27th, 2026, the new Japanese release date was 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.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSe4mqP1Mj0|title=Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising- <nowiki>|</nowiki> MAIN TRAILER (@AniplexUSA on YouTube)}}</ref><br />
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==Videos==<br />
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===Pre-release teasers===<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Date !! Title !! English !! Japanese<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 25th, 2021 || Teaser || {{#ev:youtube|coczqqQVQtM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|gAR0CMwEfes|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Walpurgisnacht Rising was first announced during the Anniversary Stage as part of the Madoka 10th Anniversary event. <br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 10th, 2023 || Trailer 1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1 dan|lit. Announcement 1}} || {{#ev:youtube|TGxyrO-27dQ|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|AXpnlROHu78|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 1 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2023'' on September 10th, 2023.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 29th, 2023 || Trailer 1.1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1.1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1.1 dan|lit. Announcement 1.1}} || || {{#ev:youtube|vSdolbHyvkA|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 15th, 2024 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan|lit. Announcement 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|htNvpTfYMdk|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|TXRlggMPGLs|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 2 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2024'' on September 16th, 2024.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 25th, 2024 || Trailer 2 SIDE Homura / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾SIDEほむら|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan SIDE Homura|lit. Announcement 2 Side HOMURA}} || {{#ev:youtube|CxTenVJOw_o|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|cFhiaRoBCZE|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| July 15th, 2025 || Trailer / {{Nihongo|予告|Yokoku|lit. Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|3rdPRWNwJBM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|iJazbGwBh-E|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released during the second "100 Day Festival" stream for Magia Exedra.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| December 21st, 2025 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|予告 第2弾|Yokoku Dai 2 dan|lit. Preview 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|v75vaHCPp5I|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|B1YTdDt49lE|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released alongside the airing of the final episode of [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Beginnings %26 Eternal (TV Edition)]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 30th, 2026 || Trailer 3 / {{Nihongo|予告 第3弾|Yokoku Dai 3 dan|lit. Preview 3}} || {{#ev:youtube|g0CsWEIb6D4|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|UmVTrrDVYV4|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released along with the real-life [[Community:Walpurgis Night In Real Life|Walpurgis Night]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| June 29th, 2026 || Main Trailer {{Nihongo|本予告|Hon-yokoku|lit. Main Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|rSe4mqP1Mj0|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|HD6vwmNvcXo|300}} <br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released 1 month ahead of the theatrical release.<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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===Japanese Release PVs===<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Date !! Title !! Japanese<br />
|-<br />
| August 27th, 2026 || ''Trails of Madoka Kaname & Homura Akemi'' || {{#ev:youtube|pcgTXaaO0xQ|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| September 1st, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{#ev:youtube|P3Ir9FUPN6U|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| September 12th, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{spoiler|{{#ev:youtube|mESs-ii2l6A|300}}}}<br />
|}<br />
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==Characters==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Madoka Magica Characters]]}}<br />
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{{Character list<br />
|body=<br />
<!-- Madoka Kaname --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Madoka Kaname]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main madoka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=JXdigS1Y_Is}}<br />
|text=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.<ref>English translation from [[Magia Exedra Kioku - Vinctio☆Magica]]</ref><br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara1</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Homura Akemi --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Homura Akemi]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main homura 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=bP89kqo05ic}}<br />
|text=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.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara2</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Sayaka Miki --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Sayaka Miki]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main sayaka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=HNhDfD8Ofbg}}<br />
|text=A girl with an outgoing personality and Madoka's best friend. She made a contract with Kyubey, wishing to heal the injury of her childhood friend Kyosuke Kamijo, but she accumulated curses and transformed into a Witch. In ''Rebellion'', she returned to the mortal world as an emissary of the Law of Cycles.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara3</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Kyoko Sakura --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyoko Sakura]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyoko 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=DYAD2PGo_To}}<br />
|text=A spirited Magical Girl who came from the neigboring Kazamino City. She saw her own past reflected in Sayaka, whom she met in Mitakihara City, and ended up caring deeply for her; however, Sayaka transformed into a Witch and Kyoko stayed by her side until the very end.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara4</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Mami Tomoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Mami Tomoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main mami 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=4CyBRPWtV5Y}}<br />
|text=A third-year student at Mitakihara Middle School and a senpai to Madoka and the others. She's had a long career as a Magical Girl and acts as a reliable, big-sister figure to everyone around her. She can freely use her ribbons in combat to generate weapons; her "Tiro Finale", a powerful ultimate attack that unleashes from the firearms she creates, boasts the greatest destructive power in the series.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara5</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Nagisa Momoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Nagisa Momoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main nagisa 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=kcl7H_4JtpA}}<br />
|text=She was once a girl who loved cheese. In ''Rebellion'', she accompanied Mami in the form of 'Bebe' but her true identity, like Sayaka's, was that of an entity who had returned to th emortal world as an emissary of the Law of Cycles. She is younger than Madoka and the rest of her friends, and behaves with a cheerfullness that is innocent and care-free, yet at times she can display a sharp side to her personality as well.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara6</ref><br />
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|text=A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She is known only by a rumor as no one knows her true name or identity. She bears a striking resemblance to Homura and is characterized by her detached demeanor and distintive way of speaking.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。噂に聞くばかりで、誰もその名前や正体を知らない。ほむらとそっくりな顔を持ち、超然とした態度と、独特の口調が特徴的。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara10</ref><br />
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|name=[[Choka Shi]] ([[Zi Ding Xiang]])<br />
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|text={{Spoiler|A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She is taking action to reclaim the Law of Cycles, but has her hands full dealing with the self-willed behavior of Wasu and Selma. She gets along well with Kyoko.{{unofficial translation}}}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。円環の理を取り戻すべく行動するが、勝手気ままに振る舞うワスやセルマには手を焼いている。杏子と気が合う。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref>}}<br />
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|text={{Spoiler|A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She's always cheerful and energetic, and loves being helpful to others. She becomes friends with Nagisa.{{unofficial translation}}}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。いつも明るく活発で、誰かの役に立つことが大好き。なぎさと仲良くなる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara9</ref>}}<br />
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|name=[[Kyubey]]<br />
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|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=7OHhVI56vso}}<br />
|text=A mysterious creature that appears before girls and transforms them into Magical Girls in exchange for granting their wishes. He speaks in a friendly and rational manner, but his objective is to extend the lifespan of the universe by harnessing the energy generated when a Magical Girl falls into despair and transforms into a Witch. In ''Rebellion'', this entity schemed to seize control of the Law of Cycles by exploiting Homura, who was in the process of becoming a Witch, but was thwarted by Homura after she transformed into a devil.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=少女たちのもとに現れ、願いを叶える代わりに、彼女たちを魔法少女へと変貌させる謎の生物。友好的かつ理知的に話すが、その目的は魔法少女が絶望して魔女になる際に発生するエネルギーを使い、宇宙の寿命を伸ばすことだった。「叛逆の物語」では、魔女となりつつあるほむらを利用し、円環の理を支配しようと目論んでいたが、悪魔となったほむらに阻まれる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref><br />
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==Staff==<br />
* Original Story: [[Magica Quartet]]<br />
* Chief Director: [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]<br />
* Screenplay: [[Gen Urobuchi]] (Nitroplus)<br />
* Original Character Design: [[Ume Aoki|aokiume]]<br />
* Director: [[Yukihiro Miyamoto]]<br />
* Character Design/Chief Animation Director: [[Junichiro Taniguchi]]<br />
* Chief Animation Director: Hiroki Yamamura<br />
* Parallel World Design: [[Gekidan Inu Curry|Gekidan InuCurry]] (Doroinu)<br />
* Storyboards/VisuaI Concept Designs: Tomohiro Furukawa<br />
* Visual Concept Designs: Kazuki Kawata<br />
* Color Setting: Hitoshi Hibino<br />
* Art: Ken Naito / Shuichi Kusamori<br />
* Production Design: Moriyoshi Ohara<br />
* Composite Director: Takayuki Aizu<br />
* Editing: Rie Matsuba<br />
* Music: [[Yuki Kajiura]]<br />
* Sound Direction: Yota Tsuruoka<br />
* Animation Production: [[SHAFT]]<br />
* Theme Song: "[[Kanata (Song)|Kanata]]" by FictionJunction<ref>All staff members listed were retrieved from the end card of the [http://Puella%20Magi%20Madoka%20Magica%20the%20Movie:%20—Walpurgisnacht:%20Rising—#Main_Trailer_(June_29th,_2026) Main Trailer].</ref><br />
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After the release of trailer 3, it was revealed that ''[[wikipedia:Revue Starlight]]'''s Director, Tomohiro Furukawa, will work on the storyboard and layout for the film.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=TOPPY1218|id=2049784039293493514|text=全編の絵コンテの担当<br />
諸々の開発とかLO作りとかなんか色々根っこから関わったので、ああいったクレジットです🦑働きすぎた}}</ref>, the Storyboard Artist for this film was Tomohiro Furukawa, also known for being the Director of [[wikipedia:Revue_Starlight|Revue Starlight]]<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-08/revue-starlight-tv-anime-reveals-teaser-video-visual-summer-premiere/.126167#:~:text=Tomohiro|title=Revue Starlight TV Anime Reveals Teaser Video, Visual, Summer Premiere|text="Tomohiro Furukawa (unit director for Yuri Kuma Arashi, Brothers Conflict) is directing the anime at Kinema Citrus."}}</ref>. After the spoilers lift on September 12th, 2026, {{Spoiler|Wasu}}'s voice actress was announced to be Maaya Sakamoto{{Citation needed}}, as well as {{Spoiler|Girl A}} to be Yoshino Aoyama.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=yopipi555|id=2098663446170783905|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉にて、少女Aの声を担当いたしました。 ネタバレ解禁！ 皆さま是非何度でもご覧ください…！ #まどかマギカ}}</ref><br />
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==Lore==<br />
===Runes===<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Witch Runes/Walpurgisnacht Rising]], [[Witch Runes/X/Twitter]], and [[Witch Runes/Magical Girl's Prayer Exhibition]]''}}<br />
===Phones===<br />
The movie feature many type of phones.<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Cycles' Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|円環の電話|Enkan no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00002/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|円環の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{spoiler|Described in the production material as {{nihongo|Skadi Phone|スカディ電話}} with the description {{nihongo|"Someone is seeking help. The bell is urging. There is still someone you haven't saved."{{Unofficial translation}}|誰かが助けを求めている。ベルは急かす。おまえがまだ救っていない者がいる。}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p42>{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Inu Curry materials p.42|published=2026-08-28}}</ref>}} {{spoiler|It also resembles the one in the [[Lighthouse Theatre]].{{observed}}}}<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Lizard Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|トカゲさん電話|Tokage-san Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00003/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|トカゲさん電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{stub|inline=true}}<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Devil's Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|悪魔の電話|Akuma no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00220-00364/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|悪魔の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{stub|inline=true}}<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Stage Machinery's Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|舞台措置の電話|Butai-sochi no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00005/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|舞台装置の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
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== Release ==<br />
The movie was released in Japan on August 28th, 2026 in both standard cinema, [[:wikipedia:IMAX|IMAX]]<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=70981|title=IMAX同時公開決定|timestamp=2026-08-07}}</ref>, and [[:wikipedia:Dolby Atmos|Dolby Atmos]]<ref>"This movie supports Dolby Atmos but not Dolby Vision" displayed before the movie began, when viewed at Dolby Cinema theater before September 19th."</ref>. On September 19th, 2026, an [[:wikipedia:Dolby Vision|Dolby Vision]]-enhanced version<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=DolbyJapan|id=2098609520624988527|text=『劇場版 魔法少女まどか★マギカ ＜ワルプルギスの廻天＞ 』#ドルビーシネマ で9/18（金）上映開始！『叛逆の物語』の正統なる続編ーそして、新たな始まり。#ドルビービジョン が映し出す圧倒的スケールの世界観と、#ドルビーアトモス が四方から迫る新たな神話の足音。その廻天を、ドルビーシネマで体感しよう！|timestamp=2026-09-12T03:07:54.000Z}}</ref> was released for 10 [[:wikipedia:Dolby Cinema|Dolby Cinema]] theaters in Japan.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2100781865326297247|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉本日より Dolby Cinema 上映開始 全国10劇場にて上映！新たな環境での映像・音楽をぜひお楽しみください💫|timestamp=2026-09-18T03:00:01.000Z}}</ref> <br />
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Beginning September 19th, 2026, the audio commentary track featuring [[Chiwa Saito]], [[Aoi Yuuki]], and {{Spoiler|[[Maaya Sakamoto]]}} began on the app "HELLO! MOVIE" for free.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=71273|timestamp=20:19, 19 September 2026 (UTC) }}</ref> Filmgoers in Japan can listen to the staff commentary as the film progresses.<br />
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=== Global Releases ===<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Region<br />
! Release date<br />
! Announcement date(s)<br />
! Source<br />
|-<br />
| United States<br />
| "Coming Soon"<br />
| 2023-09-10<br />
| Mult.<ref>September 10th, 2023's Trailer 1, "00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>September 15th, 2024's Trailer 2, 00:32, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>November 1st, 2024's Trailer 2 SIDE HOMURA, 00:56, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 15th, 2025 Trailer, 00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>December 31st, 2025's OFFICIAL TRAILER #2, 00:46, "Coming 2026"</ref><ref>April 30th, 2026's OFFICIAL TRAILER #3, 00:29, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 2nd, 2026's Main Trailer, 01:50, "Coming Soon"</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Thailand<br />
| 2026-11-12<br />
| 2026-06-01<br />
| [https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=122138485197126484&id=61583794525852 (1)] [https://sfcinema.com/th/movie-detail/8d74022e-0176-4f31-9014-975dbbd1a27c (2)]<br />
|-<br />
| Taiwan<br />
| 2026-09-04<br />
| 2026-08-24<br />
| [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-24/madoka-magica-walpurgisnacht-rising-anime-film-opens-in-taiwan-on-september-4/.240909 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Hong Kong<br />
| 2026-10-08<br />
| 2026-06-15<br />
| [https://twitter.com/kanzaki21/status/2077291764378120332 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Mexico<ref group="note">Mexico also had an early screening on the 12th of September with Chiwa Saito and other members of the production team. [https://x.com/AniplexLat/status/2095558844042662060?s=20 src] </ref> & Latin America<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-07-31<br />
| [https://twitter.com/KonnichiwaFest/status/2083342395882508711/en (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Chile<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-08-21<br />
| [https://fixvx.com/CinemarkChile/status/2090784437273293265 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Germany<br />
| 2026-11-24<br />
| 2026-08-01<br />
| [https://twitter.com/CipherDood/status/2083564168905388318 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Italy<br />
| 2026-12-10<br />
| 2026-09-14<br />
| [https://www.dynit.it/la-nuova-stagione-anime-al-cinema-madoka-magica-gintama-made-in-abyss-e-your-name/ (1)] <br />
|-<br />
| Brazil<br />
| N/A<br />
| 2026-09-14<br />
| [https://www.jbox.com.br/2026/08/12/exclusivo-novo-filme-de-madoka-magica-sera-lancado-no-brasil/ (1)] [https://www.jbox.com.br/2026/08/12/exclusivo-novo-filme-de-madoka-magica-sera-lancado-no-brasil/ (2)]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau releases all have English subtitles.<ref name="tl-subtitle">{{Cite/Tweet|user=Actar_Raikit|id=2097056092501217375|text=With Walpurgisnacht: Rising already playing in Taiwan and soon to open in Hong Kong/Macao, both with English subtitles, I can finally reveal to you that I was given the ultimate honor of being the translator! (^o^) Can you believe it? Because I still certainly can't! (^o^')}}</ref><br />
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===Reception===<br />
Following three days of its release, ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' sold 534,722 tickets and earned 939 million yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094320099385806870|text={{Nihongo|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！||Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- ranked #1 in box office. Total of 530,000 viewers, and exceeding 930 million JPY in ticket sales. Please enjoy the movie in the theater}}}}</ref> By the fourth day, the series earned over 1 billion yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094681770449101155|text={{Nihongo|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||"Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- has exceeded 1 billion yen in ticket sales after 4 days"}}}}<br />
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==Manga Adaptation==<br />
A [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Manga|manga adaptation]] of the film was announced<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=mangatimekirara|id=2093173533472075936|text=〓〓〓〓〓〓 書影公開 〓〓〓〓〓〓 本日より全国劇場で公開の新作映画 『劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉』が早くもコミカライズ！ TVシリーズのコミカライズも手がけたハノカゲによる全編描き下ろしです✨ 9月18日の第1巻発売をお楽しみに！}}</ref> on August 28th 2026. It will be illustrated by [[Hanokage]], just like the original series and Rebellion mangas. Volume 1 releases September 18th, 2026.<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
:''See: [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-/Speculation|Speculation]]''<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*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><br />
*The music that plays in Trailer 2 is ''[[Madoka Magica Soundtrack#Volume 3|Nux walpurgis]]'', while the 100-Day Festival Trailer plays ''[[Madoka_Magica_Soundtrack#Movie_3_OST|Nightmare Ballet]]''.<br />
* 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.<br />
* The scheduled Japanese release date for the film (August 28th, 2026) also coincides with the birthday of Goethe.<ref>[[wikipedia:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.]]</ref> Goethe's ''Faust'' is also a [[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust|well known inspiration for the series]].<ref>[[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust]]</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Gallery:Walpurgisnacht Rising]]}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/ Official website (Japanese)]<br />
* [https://madokamagicausa.com/ Official website (English)]<br />
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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 Rotation of Walpurgis〉}} is a movie 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">{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1824370519837380632|text={{nihongo|『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。||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}}}}</ref>. On July 15th, 2025, it was announced that the movie had been further delayed to February 2026.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1945093597487096155}}</ref> On January 23rd, 2026, it was announced again that the movie will be delayed to an unspecified date, to be announced in February.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2014548866650276150|text={{Nihongo|『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}}}}</ref><ref>[https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 『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]</ref> On February 27th, 2026, it was announced that the movie's ultimate release date would be '''August 28th, 2026'''.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2027232233426448705}}</ref><br />
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==Development==<br />
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===Planning===<br />
[[Akiyuki Shinbo]], [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], [[Ume Aoki]], [[Gen Urobuchi]], and [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] began discussing a sequel to ''Rebellion'' right after its theatrical release.<ref name="pamphlet-p30">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=30|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> From the beginning, the team wanted the main characters to either {{Spoiler|confront [[Walpurgisnacht]] as an enemy, or uncover her identity}}. Iwakami thought it would make a good story as it addressed a loose thread from the original television series.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /> Shinbo envisioned {{Spoiler|Walpurgisnacht's backstory}} to be something similar to {{Spoiler|Oscar Wilde's ''[[:wikipedia:The Happy Prince and Other Tales#The Happy Prince|The Happy Prince]]''}} and sought to incorporate those elements into the new movie.<ref name="newtype-202610-p10">{{Cite/Print|title=NewType 2026/10|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Gen Urobuchi, and Ume Aoki|page=10|published=2026-09-10}}</ref> He also requested for {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|''[[Witch Girl]]''|魔女っ子|Majokko}}}} to be added, believing this could be achieved using the [[Nazukasokotsune]] concept,<ref name="phamplet-p31">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=31|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> to establish {{Spoiler|Magical Girls vs. Witch Girls}} in the new movie.<ref name="newtype-202610-p10" /> Urobuchi finished the first, short plot outline in 2014.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /><br />
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In 2015, Shinbo storyboarded what would "connect to a sequel" for Shaft's 40th anniversary event, ''[[Madogatari]]'', which resulted in ''[[Concept Movie]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=31|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> The team spent the next few years working on the script, and also explored the possibility of making the sequel a TV series, although Shinbo wanted to make it a movie.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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===Design===<br />
During the production of ''[[Concept Movie]]'', the production team wanted to update the characters to align with [[Ume Aoki]]'s latest art style.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> For the new characters, [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] drew rough sketches based on [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]'s {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]''}} concept, which Ume Aoki then re-designed.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> Because these characters were designed before the script was finalized, only few characters ended up being used in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising''.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58">{{Cite/Print|title=anan No. 2510 Special Edition|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, and Ume Aoki|page=58|published=2026-09-02}}</ref><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://ananweb.jp/categories/entertainment/108309|title=『まどか☆マギカ』最新作の新デザインができるまで。 総監督・新房昭之×キャラクター原案・蒼樹うめ 対談|timestamp=2026-09-13}}</ref> Some of the initial designs can be seen in ''Concept Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Ume Aoki distinguished {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]'' from Magical Girls}} by highlighting their pupils and giving them a black undershirt.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /> She was also responsible for the {{Spoiler|stick}} that these new characters use.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /> For existing characters, Ume Aoki redesigned them based on the ending of ''[[Rebellion]]'', reducing everyone's skin exposure to express that they're restrained, except for Homura, who is now free.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /><br />
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===Worldbuilding===<br />
[[Gekidan Inu Curry]]'s [[Doroinu]] started collecting his worldbuilding idea notes for the series right after the production of ''[[Rebellion]]''.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu">{{Cite/Print|title=Kikan S 2026/10|article=Interview with [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] ([[Doroinu]])|page=41|published=2026-09-16}}</ref> During the original television series, Aniplex asked him to make a {{nihongo|魔女図鑑|Majo Zukan|lit. "Witch Archives"}} to be posted on the website. He started writing his idea notes from the fact that {{spoiler|Walpurgisnacht has no name}}.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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The notes, colloquially referred to as "Inu Curry's Note"<ref name="pamphlet-p22">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=22|published=2026-08-28}}</ref>, detailed worldbuilding materials for the series, such as details on [[Witches]], the state of the world after ''Rebellion'', Homura's plan in her altered Mitakihara, the lore behind ''Walpurgisnacht'',<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> or the concepts behind {{Spoiler|{{nihongo|トカゲさん電話の噂|Tokage-san Denwa no Uwasa|lit. "Lizard Phone's Rumor"}}}}.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /> The notes also outlined character concepts, such as {{Spoiler|"[[Wasu|the character that would be Walpurgisnacht]] who keeps calling Madoka 'Marguerite' and fixates on her"}}<ref name="newtype-202610-p10" />, {{Spoiler|Selema's relationship with Kyubey}}, and {{Spoiler|the backstory about Choka's father}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Some of these notes can be seen in the [[Concept Movie]].<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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====Relationship to [[Magia Record]]====<br />
During the development of ''[[Magia Record]]'', developer f4samurai consulted [[Gekidan Inu Curry]]'s [[Doroinu]] regarding the worldbuilding. When f4samurai proposed {{nihongo|"[[Uwasa of the Friendship Ending Staircase|Ghost of the Friendship Ending Staircase]]"|絶交階段の幽霊}} concept, among other {{nihongo|"Ghost of ..."|○○の幽霊|○○ no Yuurei}} concepts, Doroinu noted the similarity to {{spoiler|Lizard Phone's Rumor}} concept he had made for ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising'', and instead offered them to use "Rumor" as an overarching theme in the game.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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Although Gekidan Inu Curry's Doroinu originally planned to reveal {{Spoiler|[[Nagisa Momoe]]'s true personality}} in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising'', he instead chose to introduce it via one of ''[[Magia Record]]'''s events. He expected that the player could view her behavior as ''Magia Record'' universe-specific quirk, and it would still provides a surprise when the new movie is released.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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===Script===<br />
[[Gen Urobuchi]] began working on the script roughly a year after ''[[Rebellion]]'', following his screenplay work on ''Kamen Rider Gaim'', between 2014 and 2015.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /><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> After ''Rebellion'', Urobuchi ran out of ideas for the series, and initially intended to hand the series over to other writers to continue.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> When he told the production team about his lack of ideas, [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] showed him a "stack of documents" containing Inu Curry's Note.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Urobuchi thought he could write a script using these ideas, and began the writing process. He described the writing process as "cooking with ingredients someone else has prepared for him", although he did came up with {{Spoiler|the twist behind Marguerite}} on his own.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /><br />
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During the writing process, the production team considered making ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' a two-part movie to help with the script's density.<ref name="pamphlet-p23">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=23|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> Urobuchi introduced several new scenes to accommodate that split, such as {{Spoiler|Selema and Nagisa playing in the amusement park}}. Although the team ultimately opt to make ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' a single-part movie, these additions remained in the final script, making it even denser.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi finished the first draft of the script around the same time as the storyboard for ''Concept Movie'' was finalized.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Because the original script was written from Homura's perspective, original series director [[Akiyuki Shinbo]] felt Madoka's presence was too weak.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> In 2015, he asked Urobuchi to rewrite the script from Madoka's perspective, as ''Rebellion'' was already about Homura, and he wanted the new movie to focus on Madoka.<ref name="pamphlet-p32">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=32|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> Urobuchi gave permissions to the production team revise his script, as he did not have time to do so himself.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> The production team spent the next few years revise the script,<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> including asking other writer to rewrite it based on the same core concept,<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> as well as completely rewriting it from scratch.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Shinbo, however, did not find the dialogue to be ''Madoka Magica''-like when it was not written by Urobuchi.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> Shortly before ''[[Madoka 10th Anniversary]]'' in 2021, the production team decided to go back to Urobuchi's original script.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi was surprised to hear they went back to the original script, as it predates ''[[Magia Record]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p24">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=24|published=2026-08-28}}</ref><br />
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The first half of the final script remained mostly unchanged, but the latter half received a substantial revision, increasing Madoka's presence in the story, expanded {{Spoiler|[[Marguerite]]}}'s backstory, and revised the ending.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi jokingly said the original revision was "rather blunt", as he'd {{Spoiler|kill off Choka once her role was done}}, because he wrote it right after ''Kamen Rider Gaim'' and it would have been quite a terrible story to release it as-is.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /><br />
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===Production===<br />
Tomohiro Furukawa was invited to write a storyboard for the show<ref name="pamphlet-p24">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=24|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> after Shaft's president, [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], saw his work on ''Revue Starlight: The Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> [[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''.<ref name="pamphlet-p26">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Tomohiro Furukawa and Kazuki Kawata|page=26|published=2026-08-28}}</ref><br />
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During the recording, [[Aoi Yuuki]] was notified that one of the lines may change. Once the production finished, the line was then changed with the influences from the theme song [[Kanata (Song)|Kanata]], and re-recorded.<ref name="tokyo-np-aoi-yuki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/511454|title=【悠木碧インタビュー】神話のその先を紡ぐ 「普通の女の子」が一番難しい 劇場版新作『魔法少女まどか☆マギカ』|timestamp=2026/09/14}}</ref> During the stage greetings, it was stated by Mitsutoshi Kubota that they had recorded the line {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|"I am here"|Watashi wa koko ni iru yo}}}} in four patterns.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://fusetter.com/tw/zG2SQX78/|title="This is the stage greeting following the 10:50 AM screening at the Burg on the 30th." ３０日ブルク10:50の回上映後の舞台挨拶です。/ |text="[MC] Regarding the change to the line {{Spoiler|"I am here" (Watashi wa koko ni iru yo)}}—was that decided during the preview screening? Did the theme song provide the inspiration? [Ku] We recorded four different versions. As for the future..." / "[MC] 私はここにいるよ、に変わったいきさつですが、試写で変わっている？主題歌インスピレーション？？ [久] ４パターン撮りました。今後は……"|timestamp=2026/08/30 10:13|archive=https://pastebin.com/XGUi3GT5 }}</ref><br />
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===Pre-release===<br />
''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<ref name="staff">https://madokamagicausa.com/ at the "Staff" section</ref>, [[Gen Urobuchi]] as a scriptwriter<ref name="staff" />, [[Ume Aoki]] as an original character designer<ref name="staff" />, [[Shaft]] as 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" />.<br />
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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.<br />
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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 "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 February 2026 from the previously announced Winter 2025 date. On January 23rd, 2026, the [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 official website] revealed that the movie had been further delayed.<br />
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On February 27th, 2026, the new Japanese release date was 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.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSe4mqP1Mj0|title=Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising- <nowiki>|</nowiki> MAIN TRAILER (@AniplexUSA on YouTube)}}</ref><br />
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==Videos==<br />
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===Pre-release teasers===<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Date !! Title !! English !! Japanese<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 25th, 2021 || Teaser || {{#ev:youtube|coczqqQVQtM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|gAR0CMwEfes|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Walpurgisnacht Rising was first announced during the Anniversary Stage as part of the Madoka 10th Anniversary event. <br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 10th, 2023 || Trailer 1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1 dan|lit. Announcement 1}} || {{#ev:youtube|TGxyrO-27dQ|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|AXpnlROHu78|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 1 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2023'' on September 10th, 2023.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 29th, 2023 || Trailer 1.1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1.1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1.1 dan|lit. Announcement 1.1}} || || {{#ev:youtube|vSdolbHyvkA|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 15th, 2024 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan|lit. Announcement 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|htNvpTfYMdk|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|TXRlggMPGLs|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 2 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2024'' on September 16th, 2024.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 25th, 2024 || Trailer 2 SIDE Homura / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾SIDEほむら|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan SIDE Homura|lit. Announcement 2 Side HOMURA}} || {{#ev:youtube|CxTenVJOw_o|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|cFhiaRoBCZE|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| July 15th, 2025 || Trailer / {{Nihongo|予告|Yokoku|lit. Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|3rdPRWNwJBM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|iJazbGwBh-E|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released during the second "100 Day Festival" stream for Magia Exedra.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| December 21st, 2025 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|予告 第2弾|Yokoku Dai 2 dan|lit. Preview 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|v75vaHCPp5I|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|B1YTdDt49lE|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released alongside the airing of the final episode of [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Beginnings %26 Eternal (TV Edition)]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 30th, 2026 || Trailer 3 / {{Nihongo|予告 第3弾|Yokoku Dai 3 dan|lit. Preview 3}} || {{#ev:youtube|g0CsWEIb6D4|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|UmVTrrDVYV4|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released along with the real-life [[Community:Walpurgis Night In Real Life|Walpurgis Night]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| June 29th, 2026 || Main Trailer {{Nihongo|本予告|Hon-yokoku|lit. Main Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|rSe4mqP1Mj0|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|HD6vwmNvcXo|300}} <br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released 1 month ahead of the theatrical release.<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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===Japanese Release PVs===<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Date !! Title !! Japanese<br />
|-<br />
| August 27th, 2026 || ''Trails of Madoka Kaname & Homura Akemi'' || {{#ev:youtube|pcgTXaaO0xQ|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| September 1st, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{#ev:youtube|P3Ir9FUPN6U|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| September 12th, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{spoiler|{{#ev:youtube|mESs-ii2l6A|300}}}}<br />
|}<br />
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==Characters==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Madoka Magica Characters]]}}<br />
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{{Character list<br />
|body=<br />
<!-- Madoka Kaname --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Madoka Kaname]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main madoka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=JXdigS1Y_Is}}<br />
|text=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.<ref>English translation from [[Magia Exedra Kioku - Vinctio☆Magica]]</ref><br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara1</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Homura Akemi --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Homura Akemi]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main homura 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=bP89kqo05ic}}<br />
|text=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.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara2</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Sayaka Miki --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Sayaka Miki]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main sayaka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=HNhDfD8Ofbg}}<br />
|text=A girl with an outgoing personality and Madoka's best friend. She made a contract with Kyubey, wishing to heal the injury of her childhood friend Kyosuke Kamijo, but she accumulated curses and transformed into a Witch. In ''Rebellion'', she returned to the mortal world as an emissary of the Law of Cycles.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara3</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Kyoko Sakura --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyoko Sakura]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyoko 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=DYAD2PGo_To}}<br />
|text=A spirited Magical Girl who came from the neigboring Kazamino City. She saw her own past reflected in Sayaka, whom she met in Mitakihara City, and ended up caring deeply for her; however, Sayaka transformed into a Witch and Kyoko stayed by her side until the very end.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara4</ref><br />
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|name=[[Mami Tomoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main mami 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=4CyBRPWtV5Y}}<br />
|text=A third-year student at Mitakihara Middle School and a senpai to Madoka and the others. She's had a long career as a Magical Girl and acts as a reliable, big-sister figure to everyone around her. She can freely use her ribbons in combat to generate weapons; her "Tiro Finale", a powerful ultimate attack that unleashes from the firearms she creates, boasts the greatest destructive power in the series.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara5</ref><br />
}}<br />
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{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Nagisa Momoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main nagisa 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=kcl7H_4JtpA}}<br />
|text=She was once a girl who loved cheese. In ''Rebellion'', she accompanied Mami in the form of 'Bebe' but her true identity, like Sayaka's, was that of an entity who had returned to th emortal world as an emissary of the Law of Cycles. She is younger than Madoka and the rest of her friends, and behaves with a cheerfullness that is innocent and care-free, yet at times she can display a sharp side to her personality as well.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara6</ref><br />
}}<br />
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{{Spoiler|{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Wasu]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main Wasu 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside=<br />
|text=A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She is known only by a rumor as no one knows her true name or identity. She bears a striking resemblance to Homura and is characterized by her detached demeanor and distintive way of speaking.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。噂に聞くばかりで、誰もその名前や正体を知らない。ほむらとそっくりな顔を持ち、超然とした態度と、独特の口調が特徴的。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara10</ref><br />
}}}}<br />
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{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Choka Shi]] ([[Zi Ding Xiang]])<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main choka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=eKXJQK87GT4}}<br />
|text={{Spoiler|A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She is taking action to reclaim the Law of Cycles, but has her hands full dealing with the self-willed behavior of Wasu and Selma. She gets along well with Kyoko.{{unofficial translation}}}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。円環の理を取り戻すべく行動するが、勝手気ままに振る舞うワスやセルマには手を焼いている。杏子と気が合う。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
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{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Selema Terez]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main seluma 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=3Si-8XRg0uI}}<br />
|text={{Spoiler|A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She's always cheerful and energetic, and loves being helpful to others. She becomes friends with Nagisa.{{unofficial translation}}}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。いつも明るく活発で、誰かの役に立つことが大好き。なぎさと仲良くなる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara9</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
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{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyubey]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyubey 1.png|x100px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=7OHhVI56vso}}<br />
|text=A mysterious creature that appears before girls and transforms them into Magical Girls in exchange for granting their wishes. He speaks in a friendly and rational manner, but his objective is to extend the lifespan of the universe by harnessing the energy generated when a Magical Girl falls into despair and transforms into a Witch. In ''Rebellion'', this entity schemed to seize control of the Law of Cycles by exploiting Homura, who was in the process of becoming a Witch, but was thwarted by Homura after she transformed into a devil.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=少女たちのもとに現れ、願いを叶える代わりに、彼女たちを魔法少女へと変貌させる謎の生物。友好的かつ理知的に話すが、その目的は魔法少女が絶望して魔女になる際に発生するエネルギーを使い、宇宙の寿命を伸ばすことだった。「叛逆の物語」では、魔女となりつつあるほむらを利用し、円環の理を支配しようと目論んでいたが、悪魔となったほむらに阻まれる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref><br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
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==Staff==<br />
* Original Story: [[Magica Quartet]]<br />
* Chief Director: [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]<br />
* Screenplay: [[Gen Urobuchi]] (Nitroplus)<br />
* Original Character Design: [[Ume Aoki|aokiume]]<br />
* Director: [[Yukihiro Miyamoto]]<br />
* Character Design/Chief Animation Director: [[Junichiro Taniguchi]]<br />
* Chief Animation Director: Hiroki Yamamura<br />
* Parallel World Design: [[Gekidan Inu Curry|Gekidan InuCurry]] (Doroinu)<br />
* Storyboards/VisuaI Concept Designs: Tomohiro Furukawa<br />
* Visual Concept Designs: Kazuki Kawata<br />
* Color Setting: Hitoshi Hibino<br />
* Art: Ken Naito / Shuichi Kusamori<br />
* Production Design: Moriyoshi Ohara<br />
* Composite Director: Takayuki Aizu<br />
* Editing: Rie Matsuba<br />
* Music: [[Yuki Kajiura]]<br />
* Sound Direction: Yota Tsuruoka<br />
* Animation Production: [[SHAFT]]<br />
* Theme Song: "[[Kanata (Song)|Kanata]]" by FictionJunction<ref>All staff members listed were retrieved from the end card of the [http://Puella%20Magi%20Madoka%20Magica%20the%20Movie:%20—Walpurgisnacht:%20Rising—#Main_Trailer_(June_29th,_2026) Main Trailer].</ref><br />
<br />
After the release of trailer 3, it was revealed that ''[[wikipedia:Revue Starlight]]'''s Director, Tomohiro Furukawa, will work on the storyboard and layout for the film.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=TOPPY1218|id=2049784039293493514|text=全編の絵コンテの担当<br />
諸々の開発とかLO作りとかなんか色々根っこから関わったので、ああいったクレジットです🦑働きすぎた}}</ref>, the Storyboard Artist for this film was Tomohiro Furukawa, also known for being the Director of [[wikipedia:Revue_Starlight|Revue Starlight]]<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-08/revue-starlight-tv-anime-reveals-teaser-video-visual-summer-premiere/.126167#:~:text=Tomohiro|title=Revue Starlight TV Anime Reveals Teaser Video, Visual, Summer Premiere|text="Tomohiro Furukawa (unit director for Yuri Kuma Arashi, Brothers Conflict) is directing the anime at Kinema Citrus."}}</ref>. After the spoilers lift on September 12th, 2026, {{Spoiler|Wasu}}'s voice actress was announced to be Maaya Sakamoto{{Citation needed}}, as well as {{Spoiler|Girl A}} to be Yoshino Aoyama.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=yopipi555|id=2098663446170783905|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉にて、少女Aの声を担当いたしました。 ネタバレ解禁！ 皆さま是非何度でもご覧ください…！ #まどかマギカ}}</ref><br />
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==Lore==<br />
===Runes===<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Witch Runes/Walpurgisnacht Rising]], [[Witch Runes/X/Twitter]], and [[Witch Runes/Magical Girl's Prayer Exhibition]]''}}<br />
===Phones===<br />
The movie feature many type of phones.<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Cycles' Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|円環の電話|Enkan no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00002/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|円環の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{spoiler|Described in the production material as {{nihongo|Skadi Phone|スカディ電話}} with the description {{nihongo|"Someone is seeking help. The bell is urging. There is still someone you haven't saved."{{Unofficial translation}}|誰かが助けを求めている。ベルは急かす。おまえがまだ救っていない者がいる。}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p42>{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Inu Curry materials p.42|published=2026-08-28}}</ref>}} {{spoiler|It also resembles the one in the [[Lighthouse Theatre]].{{observed}}}}<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Lizard Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|トカゲさん電話|Tokage-san Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00003/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|トカゲさん電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{stub|inline=true}}<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Devil's Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|悪魔の電話|Akuma no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00220-00364/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|悪魔の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{stub|inline=true}}<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Stage Machinery's Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|舞台措置の電話|Butai-sochi no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00005/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|舞台装置の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{stub|inline=true}}<br />
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== Release ==<br />
The movie was released in Japan on August 28th, 2026 in both standard cinema, [[:wikipedia:IMAX|IMAX]]<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=70981|title=IMAX同時公開決定|timestamp=2026-08-07}}</ref>, and [[:wikipedia:Dolby Atmos|Dolby Atmos]]<ref>"This movie supports Dolby Atmos but not Dolby Vision" displayed before the movie began, when viewed at Dolby Cinema theater before September 19th."</ref>. On September 19th, 2026, an [[:wikipedia:Dolby Vision|Dolby Vision]]-enhanced version<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=DolbyJapan|id=2098609520624988527|text=『劇場版 魔法少女まどか★マギカ ＜ワルプルギスの廻天＞ 』#ドルビーシネマ で9/18（金）上映開始！『叛逆の物語』の正統なる続編ーそして、新たな始まり。#ドルビービジョン が映し出す圧倒的スケールの世界観と、#ドルビーアトモス が四方から迫る新たな神話の足音。その廻天を、ドルビーシネマで体感しよう！|timestamp=2026-09-12T03:07:54.000Z}}</ref> was released for 10 [[:wikipedia:Dolby Cinema|Dolby Cinema]] theaters in Japan.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2100781865326297247|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉本日より Dolby Cinema 上映開始 全国10劇場にて上映！新たな環境での映像・音楽をぜひお楽しみください💫|timestamp=2026-09-18T03:00:01.000Z}}</ref><br />
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=== Global Releases ===<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Region<br />
! Release date<br />
! Announcement date(s)<br />
! Source<br />
|-<br />
| United States<br />
| "Coming Soon"<br />
| 2023-09-10<br />
| Mult.<ref>September 10th, 2023's Trailer 1, "00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>September 15th, 2024's Trailer 2, 00:32, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>November 1st, 2024's Trailer 2 SIDE HOMURA, 00:56, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 15th, 2025 Trailer, 00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>December 31st, 2025's OFFICIAL TRAILER #2, 00:46, "Coming 2026"</ref><ref>April 30th, 2026's OFFICIAL TRAILER #3, 00:29, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 2nd, 2026's Main Trailer, 01:50, "Coming Soon"</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Thailand<br />
| 2026-11-12<br />
| 2026-06-01<br />
| [https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=122138485197126484&id=61583794525852 (1)] [https://sfcinema.com/th/movie-detail/8d74022e-0176-4f31-9014-975dbbd1a27c (2)]<br />
|-<br />
| Taiwan<br />
| 2026-09-04<br />
| 2026-08-24<br />
| [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-24/madoka-magica-walpurgisnacht-rising-anime-film-opens-in-taiwan-on-september-4/.240909 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Hong Kong<br />
| 2026-10-08<br />
| 2026-06-15<br />
| [https://twitter.com/kanzaki21/status/2077291764378120332 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Mexico<ref group="note">Mexico also had an early screening on the 12th of September with Chiwa Saito and other members of the production team. [https://x.com/AniplexLat/status/2095558844042662060?s=20 src] </ref> & Latin America<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-07-31<br />
| [https://twitter.com/KonnichiwaFest/status/2083342395882508711/en (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Chile<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-08-21<br />
| [https://fixvx.com/CinemarkChile/status/2090784437273293265 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Germany<br />
| 2026-11-24<br />
| 2026-08-01<br />
| [https://twitter.com/CipherDood/status/2083564168905388318 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Italy<br />
| 2026-12-10<br />
| 2026-09-14<br />
| [https://www.dynit.it/la-nuova-stagione-anime-al-cinema-madoka-magica-gintama-made-in-abyss-e-your-name/ (1)] <br />
|-<br />
| Brazil<br />
| N/A<br />
| 2026-09-14<br />
| [https://www.jbox.com.br/2026/08/12/exclusivo-novo-filme-de-madoka-magica-sera-lancado-no-brasil/ (1)] [https://www.jbox.com.br/2026/08/12/exclusivo-novo-filme-de-madoka-magica-sera-lancado-no-brasil/ (2)]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau releases all have English subtitles.<ref name="tl-subtitle">{{Cite/Tweet|user=Actar_Raikit|id=2097056092501217375|text=With Walpurgisnacht: Rising already playing in Taiwan and soon to open in Hong Kong/Macao, both with English subtitles, I can finally reveal to you that I was given the ultimate honor of being the translator! (^o^) Can you believe it? Because I still certainly can't! (^o^')}}</ref><br />
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===Reception===<br />
Following three days of its release, ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' sold 534,722 tickets and earned 939 million yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094320099385806870|text={{Nihongo|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！||Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- ranked #1 in box office. Total of 530,000 viewers, and exceeding 930 million JPY in ticket sales. Please enjoy the movie in the theater}}}}</ref> By the fourth day, the series earned over 1 billion yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094681770449101155|text={{Nihongo|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||"Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- has exceeded 1 billion yen in ticket sales after 4 days"}}}}<br />
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==Manga Adaptation==<br />
A [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Manga|manga adaptation]] of the film was announced<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=mangatimekirara|id=2093173533472075936|text=〓〓〓〓〓〓 書影公開 〓〓〓〓〓〓 本日より全国劇場で公開の新作映画 『劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉』が早くもコミカライズ！ TVシリーズのコミカライズも手がけたハノカゲによる全編描き下ろしです✨ 9月18日の第1巻発売をお楽しみに！}}</ref> on August 28th 2026. It will be illustrated by [[Hanokage]], just like the original series and Rebellion mangas. Volume 1 releases September 18th, 2026.<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
:''See: [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-/Speculation|Speculation]]''<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*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><br />
*The music that plays in Trailer 2 is ''[[Madoka Magica Soundtrack#Volume 3|Nux walpurgis]]'', while the 100-Day Festival Trailer plays ''[[Madoka_Magica_Soundtrack#Movie_3_OST|Nightmare Ballet]]''.<br />
* 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.<br />
* The scheduled Japanese release date for the film (August 28th, 2026) also coincides with the birthday of Goethe.<ref>[[wikipedia:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.]]</ref> Goethe's ''Faust'' is also a [[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust|well known inspiration for the series]].<ref>[[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust]]</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Gallery:Walpurgisnacht Rising]]}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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=== Additional Notes ===<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/ Official website (Japanese)]<br />
* [https://madokamagicausa.com/ Official website (English)]<br />
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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 Rotation of Walpurgis〉}} is a movie 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">{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1824370519837380632|text={{nihongo|『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。||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}}}}</ref>. On July 15th, 2025, it was announced that the movie had been further delayed to February 2026.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1945093597487096155}}</ref> On January 23rd, 2026, it was announced again that the movie will be delayed to an unspecified date, to be announced in February.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2014548866650276150|text={{Nihongo|『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}}}}</ref><ref>[https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 『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]</ref> On February 27th, 2026, it was announced that the movie's ultimate release date would be '''August 28th, 2026'''.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2027232233426448705}}</ref><br />
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==Development==<br />
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===Planning===<br />
[[Akiyuki Shinbo]], [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], [[Ume Aoki]], [[Gen Urobuchi]], and [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] began discussing a sequel to ''Rebellion'' right after its theatrical release.<ref name="pamphlet-p30">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=30|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> From the beginning, the team wanted the main characters to either {{Spoiler|confront [[Walpurgisnacht]] as an enemy, or uncover her identity}}. Iwakami thought it would make a good story as it addressed a loose thread from the original television series.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /> Shinbo envisioned {{Spoiler|Walpurgisnacht's backstory}} to be something similar to {{Spoiler|Oscar Wilde's ''[[:wikipedia:The Happy Prince and Other Tales#The Happy Prince|The Happy Prince]]''}} and sought to incorporate those elements into the new movie.<ref name="newtype-202610-p10">{{Cite/Print|title=NewType 2026/10|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Gen Urobuchi, and Ume Aoki|page=10|published=2026-09-10}}</ref> He also requested for {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|''[[Witch Girl]]''|魔女っ子|Majokko}}}} to be added, believing this could be achieved using the [[Nazukasokotsune]] concept,<ref name="phamplet-p31">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=31|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> to establish {{Spoiler|Magical Girls vs. Witch Girls}} in the new movie.<ref name="newtype-202610-p10" /> Urobuchi finished the first, short plot outline in 2014.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /><br />
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In 2015, Shinbo storyboarded what would "connect to a sequel" for Shaft's 40th anniversary event, ''[[Madogatari]]'', which resulted in ''[[Concept Movie]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=31|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> The team spent the next few years working on the script, and also explored the possibility of making the sequel a TV series, although Shinbo wanted to make it a movie.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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===Design===<br />
During the production of ''[[Concept Movie]]'', the production team wanted to update the characters to align with [[Ume Aoki]]'s latest art style.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> For the new characters, [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] drew rough sketches based on [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]'s {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]''}} concept, which Ume Aoki then re-designed.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> Because these characters were designed before the script was finalized, only few characters ended up being used in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising''.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58">{{Cite/Print|title=anan No. 2510 Special Edition|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, and Ume Aoki|page=58|published=2026-09-02}}</ref><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://ananweb.jp/categories/entertainment/108309|title=『まどか☆マギカ』最新作の新デザインができるまで。 総監督・新房昭之×キャラクター原案・蒼樹うめ 対談|timestamp=2026-09-13}}</ref> Some of the initial designs can be seen in ''Concept Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Ume Aoki distinguished {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]'' from Magical Girls}} by highlighting their pupils and giving them a black undershirt.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /> She was also responsible for the {{Spoiler|stick}} that these new characters use.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /> For existing characters, Ume Aoki redesigned them based on the ending of ''[[Rebellion]]'', reducing everyone's skin exposure to express that they're restrained, except for Homura, who is now free.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /><br />
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===Worldbuilding===<br />
[[Gekidan Inu Curry]]'s [[Doroinu]] started collecting his worldbuilding idea notes for the series right after the production of ''[[Rebellion]]''.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu">{{Cite/Print|title=Kikan S 2026/10|article=Interview with [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] ([[Doroinu]])|page=41|published=2026-09-16}}</ref> During the original television series, Aniplex asked him to make a {{nihongo|魔女図鑑|Majo Zukan|lit. "Witch Archives"}} to be posted on the website. He started writing his idea notes from the fact that {{spoiler|Walpurgisnacht has no name}}.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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The notes, colloquially referred to as "Inu Curry's Note"<ref name="pamphlet-p22">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=22|published=2026-08-28}}</ref>, detailed worldbuilding materials for the series, such as details on [[Witches]], the state of the world after ''Rebellion'', Homura's plan in her altered Mitakihara, the lore behind ''Walpurgisnacht'',<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> or the concepts behind {{Spoiler|{{nihongo|トカゲさん電話の噂|Tokage-san Denwa no Uwasa|lit. "Lizard Phone's Rumor"}}}}.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /> The notes also outlined character concepts, such as {{Spoiler|"[[Wasu|the character that would be Walpurgisnacht]] who keeps calling Madoka 'Marguerite' and fixates on her"}}<ref name="newtype-202610-p10" />, {{Spoiler|Selema's relationship with Kyubey}}, and {{Spoiler|the backstory about Choka's father}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Some of these notes can be seen in the [[Concept Movie]].<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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====Relationship to [[Magia Record]]====<br />
During the development of ''[[Magia Record]]'', developer f4samurai consulted [[Gekidan Inu Curry]]'s [[Doroinu]] regarding the worldbuilding. When f4samurai proposed {{nihongo|"[[Uwasa of the Friendship Ending Staircase|Ghost of the Friendship Ending Staircase]]"|絶交階段の幽霊}} concept, among other {{nihongo|"Ghost of ..."|○○の幽霊|○○ no Yuurei}} concepts, Doroinu noted the similarity to {{spoiler|Lizard Phone's Rumor}} concept he had made for ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising'', and instead offered them to use "Rumor" as an overarching theme in the game.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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Although Gekidan Inu Curry's Doroinu originally planned to reveal {{Spoiler|[[Nagisa Momoe]]'s true personality}} in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising'', he instead chose to introduce it via one of ''[[Magia Record]]'''s events. He expected that the player could view her behavior as ''Magia Record'' universe-specific quirk, and it would still provides a surprise when the new movie is released.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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===Script===<br />
[[Gen Urobuchi]] began working on the script roughly a year after ''[[Rebellion]]'', following his screenplay work on ''Kamen Rider Gaim'', between 2014 and 2015.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /><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> After ''Rebellion'', Urobuchi ran out of ideas for the series, and initially intended to hand the series over to other writers to continue.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> When he told the production team about his lack of ideas, [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] showed him a "stack of documents" containing Inu Curry's Note.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Urobuchi thought he could write a script using these ideas, and began the writing process. He described the writing process as "cooking with ingredients someone else has prepared for him", although he did came up with {{Spoiler|the twist behind Marguerite}} on his own.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /><br />
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During the writing process, the production team considered making ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' a two-part movie to help with the script's density.<ref name="pamphlet-p23">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=23|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> Urobuchi introduced several new scenes to accommodate that split, such as {{Spoiler|Selema and Nagisa playing in the amusement park}}. Although the team ultimately opt to make ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' a single-part movie, these additions remained in the final script, making it even denser.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi finished the first draft of the script around the same time as the storyboard for ''Concept Movie'' was finalized.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Because the original script was written from Homura's perspective, original series director [[Akiyuki Shinbo]] felt Madoka's presence was too weak.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> In 2015, he asked Urobuchi to rewrite the script from Madoka's perspective, as ''Rebellion'' was already about Homura, and he wanted the new movie to focus on Madoka.<ref name="pamphlet-p32">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=32|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> Urobuchi gave permissions to the production team revise his script, as he did not have time to do so himself.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> The production team spent the next few years revise the script,<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> including asking other writer to rewrite it based on the same core concept,<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> as well as completely rewriting it from scratch.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Shinbo, however, did not find the dialogue to be ''Madoka Magica''-like when it was not written by Urobuchi.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> Shortly before ''[[Madoka 10th Anniversary]]'' in 2021, the production team decided to go back to Urobuchi's original script.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi was surprised to hear they went back to the original script, as it predates ''[[Magia Record]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p24">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=24|published=2026-08-28}}</ref><br />
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The first half of the final script remained mostly unchanged, but the latter half received a substantial revision, increasing Madoka's presence in the story, expanded {{Spoiler|[[Marguerite]]}}'s backstory, and revised the ending.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi jokingly said the original revision was "rather blunt", as he'd {{Spoiler|kill off Choka once her role was done}}, because he wrote it right after ''Kamen Rider Gaim'' and it would have been quite a terrible story to release it as-is.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /><br />
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===Production===<br />
Tomohiro Furukawa was invited to write a storyboard for the show<ref name="pamphlet-p24">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=24|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> after Shaft's president, [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], saw his work on ''Revue Starlight: The Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> [[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''.<ref name="pamphlet-p26">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Tomohiro Furukawa and Kazuki Kawata|page=26|published=2026-08-28}}</ref><br />
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During the recording, [[Aoi Yuuki]] was notified that one of the lines may change. Once the production finished, the line was then changed with the influences from the theme song [[Kanata (Song)|Kanata]], and re-recorded.<ref name="tokyo-np-aoi-yuki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/511454|title=【悠木碧インタビュー】神話のその先を紡ぐ 「普通の女の子」が一番難しい 劇場版新作『魔法少女まどか☆マギカ』|timestamp=2026/09/14}}</ref> During the stage greetings, it was stated by Mitsutoshi Kubota that they had recorded the line {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|"I am here"|Watashi wa koko ni iru yo}}}} in four patterns.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://fusetter.com/tw/zG2SQX78/|title="This is the stage greeting following the 10:50 AM screening at the Burg on the 30th." ３０日ブルク10:50の回上映後の舞台挨拶です。/ |text="[MC] Regarding the change to the line {{Spoiler|"I am here" (Watashi wa koko ni iru yo)}}—was that decided during the preview screening? Did the theme song provide the inspiration? [Ku] We recorded four different versions. As for the future..." / "[MC] 私はここにいるよ、に変わったいきさつですが、試写で変わっている？主題歌インスピレーション？？ [久] ４パターン撮りました。今後は……"|timestamp=2026/08/30 10:13|archive=https://pastebin.com/XGUi3GT5 }}</ref><br />
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===Pre-release===<br />
''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<ref name="staff">https://madokamagicausa.com/ at the "Staff" section</ref>, [[Gen Urobuchi]] as a scriptwriter<ref name="staff" />, [[Ume Aoki]] as an original character designer<ref name="staff" />, [[Shaft]] as 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" />.<br />
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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.<br />
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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 "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 February 2026 from the previously announced Winter 2025 date. On January 23rd, 2026, the [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 official website] revealed that the movie had been further delayed.<br />
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On February 27th, 2026, the new Japanese release date was 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.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSe4mqP1Mj0|title=Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising- <nowiki>|</nowiki> MAIN TRAILER (@AniplexUSA on YouTube)}}</ref><br />
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==Videos==<br />
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===Pre-release teasers===<br />
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! Date !! Title !! English !! Japanese<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 25th, 2021 || Teaser || {{#ev:youtube|coczqqQVQtM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|gAR0CMwEfes|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Walpurgisnacht Rising was first announced during the Anniversary Stage as part of the Madoka 10th Anniversary event. <br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 10th, 2023 || Trailer 1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1 dan|lit. Announcement 1}} || {{#ev:youtube|TGxyrO-27dQ|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|AXpnlROHu78|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 1 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2023'' on September 10th, 2023.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 29th, 2023 || Trailer 1.1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1.1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1.1 dan|lit. Announcement 1.1}} || || {{#ev:youtube|vSdolbHyvkA|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 15th, 2024 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan|lit. Announcement 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|htNvpTfYMdk|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|TXRlggMPGLs|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 2 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2024'' on September 16th, 2024.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 25th, 2024 || Trailer 2 SIDE Homura / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾SIDEほむら|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan SIDE Homura|lit. Announcement 2 Side HOMURA}} || {{#ev:youtube|CxTenVJOw_o|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|cFhiaRoBCZE|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| July 15th, 2025 || Trailer / {{Nihongo|予告|Yokoku|lit. Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|3rdPRWNwJBM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|iJazbGwBh-E|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | This trailer was released during the second "100 Day Festival" stream for Magia Exedra.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| December 21st, 2025 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|予告 第2弾|Yokoku Dai 2 dan|lit. Preview 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|v75vaHCPp5I|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|B1YTdDt49lE|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | This trailer was released alongside the airing of the final episode of [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Beginnings %26 Eternal (TV Edition)]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 30th, 2026 || Trailer 3 / {{Nihongo|予告 第3弾|Yokoku Dai 3 dan|lit. Preview 3}} || {{#ev:youtube|g0CsWEIb6D4|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|UmVTrrDVYV4|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | This trailer was released along with the real-life [[Community:Walpurgis Night In Real Life|Walpurgis Night]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| June 29th, 2026 || Main Trailer {{Nihongo|本予告|Hon-yokoku|lit. Main Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|rSe4mqP1Mj0|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|HD6vwmNvcXo|300}} <br />
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| colspan="4" | This trailer was released 1 month ahead of the theatrical release.<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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===Japanese Release PVs===<br />
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! Date !! Title !! Japanese<br />
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| August 27th, 2026 || ''Trails of Madoka Kaname & Homura Akemi'' || {{#ev:youtube|pcgTXaaO0xQ|300}}<br />
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| September 1st, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{#ev:youtube|P3Ir9FUPN6U|300}}<br />
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| September 12th, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{spoiler|{{#ev:youtube|mESs-ii2l6A|300}}}}<br />
|}<br />
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==Characters==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Madoka Magica Characters]]}}<br />
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{{Character list<br />
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|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=JXdigS1Y_Is}}<br />
|text=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.<ref>English translation from [[Magia Exedra Kioku - Vinctio☆Magica]]</ref><br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara1</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Homura Akemi --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Homura Akemi]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main homura 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=bP89kqo05ic}}<br />
|text=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.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara2</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Sayaka Miki --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Sayaka Miki]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main sayaka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=HNhDfD8Ofbg}}<br />
|text=A girl with an outgoing personality and Madoka's best friend. She made a contract with Kyubey, wishing to heal the injury of her childhood friend Kyosuke Kamijo, but she accumulated curses and transformed into a Witch. In ''Rebellion'', she returned to the mortal world as an emissary of the Law of Cycles.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara3</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Kyoko Sakura --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyoko Sakura]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyoko 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=DYAD2PGo_To}}<br />
|text=A spirited Magical Girl who came from the neigboring Kazamino City. She saw her own past reflected in Sayaka, whom she met in Mitakihara City, and ended up caring deeply for her; however, Sayaka transformed into a Witch and Kyoko stayed by her side until the very end.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara4</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Mami Tomoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Mami Tomoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main mami 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=4CyBRPWtV5Y}}<br />
|text=A third-year student at Mitakihara Middle School and a senpai to Madoka and the others. She's had a long career as a Magical Girl and acts as a reliable, big-sister figure to everyone around her. She can freely use her ribbons in combat to generate weapons; her "Tiro Finale", a powerful ultimate attack that unleashes from the firearms she creates, boasts the greatest destructive power in the series.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara5</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Nagisa Momoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Nagisa Momoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main nagisa 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=kcl7H_4JtpA}}<br />
|text=She was once a girl who loved cheese. In ''Rebellion'', she accompanied Mami in the form of 'Bebe' but her true identity, like Sayaka's, was that of an entity who had returned to th emortal world as an emissary of the Law of Cycles. She is younger than Madoka and the rest of her friends, and behaves with a cheerfullness that is innocent and care-free, yet at times she can display a sharp side to her personality as well.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara6</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Wasu --><br />
{{Spoiler|{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Wasu]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main Wasu 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside=<br />
|text=A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She is known only by a rumor as no one knows her true name or identity. She bears a striking resemblance to Homura and is characterized by her detached demeanor and distintive way of speaking.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。噂に聞くばかりで、誰もその名前や正体を知らない。ほむらとそっくりな顔を持ち、超然とした態度と、独特の口調が特徴的。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara10</ref><br />
}}}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Choka Shi --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Choka Shi]] ([[Zi Ding Xiang]])<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main choka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=eKXJQK87GT4}}<br />
|text={{Spoiler|A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She is taking action to reclaim the Law of Cycles, but has her hands full dealing with the self-willed behavior of Wasu and Selma. She gets along well with Kyoko.{{unofficial translation}}}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。円環の理を取り戻すべく行動するが、勝手気ままに振る舞うワスやセルマには手を焼いている。杏子と気が合う。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Selema Terez --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Selema Terez]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main seluma 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=3Si-8XRg0uI}}<br />
|text={{Spoiler|A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She's always cheerful and energetic, and loves being helpful to others. She becomes friends with Nagisa.{{unofficial translation}}}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。いつも明るく活発で、誰かの役に立つことが大好き。なぎさと仲良くなる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara9</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Kyubey --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyubey]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyubey 1.png|x100px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=7OHhVI56vso}}<br />
|text=A mysterious creature that appears before girls and transforms them into Magical Girls in exchange for granting their wishes. He speaks in a friendly and rational manner, but his objective is to extend the lifespan of the universe by harnessing the energy generated when a Magical Girl falls into despair and transforms into a Witch. In ''Rebellion'', this entity schemed to seize control of the Law of Cycles by exploiting Homura, who was in the process of becoming a Witch, but was thwarted by Homura after she transformed into a devil.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=少女たちのもとに現れ、願いを叶える代わりに、彼女たちを魔法少女へと変貌させる謎の生物。友好的かつ理知的に話すが、その目的は魔法少女が絶望して魔女になる際に発生するエネルギーを使い、宇宙の寿命を伸ばすことだった。「叛逆の物語」では、魔女となりつつあるほむらを利用し、円環の理を支配しようと目論んでいたが、悪魔となったほむらに阻まれる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref><br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Staff==<br />
* Original Story: [[Magica Quartet]]<br />
* Chief Director: [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]<br />
* Screenplay: [[Gen Urobuchi]] (Nitroplus)<br />
* Original Character Design: [[Ume Aoki|aokiume]]<br />
* Director: [[Yukihiro Miyamoto]]<br />
* Character Design/Chief Animation Director: [[Junichiro Taniguchi]]<br />
* Chief Animation Director: Hiroki Yamamura<br />
* Parallel World Design: [[Gekidan Inu Curry|Gekidan InuCurry]] (Doroinu)<br />
* Storyboards/VisuaI Concept Designs: Tomohiro Furukawa<br />
* Visual Concept Designs: Kazuki Kawata<br />
* Color Setting: Hitoshi Hibino<br />
* Art: Ken Naito / Shuichi Kusamori<br />
* Production Design: Moriyoshi Ohara<br />
* Composite Director: Takayuki Aizu<br />
* Editing: Rie Matsuba<br />
* Music: [[Yuki Kajiura]]<br />
* Sound Direction: Yota Tsuruoka<br />
* Animation Production: [[SHAFT]]<br />
* Theme Song: "[[Kanata (Song)|Kanata]]" by FictionJunction<ref>All staff members listed were retrieved from the end card of the [http://Puella%20Magi%20Madoka%20Magica%20the%20Movie:%20—Walpurgisnacht:%20Rising—#Main_Trailer_(June_29th,_2026) Main Trailer].</ref><br />
<br />
After the release of trailer 3, it was revealed that ''[[wikipedia:Revue Starlight]]'''s Director, Tomohiro Furukawa, will work on the storyboard and layout for the film.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=TOPPY1218|id=2049784039293493514|text=全編の絵コンテの担当<br />
諸々の開発とかLO作りとかなんか色々根っこから関わったので、ああいったクレジットです🦑働きすぎた}}</ref>, the Storyboard Artist for this film was Tomohiro Furukawa, also known for being the Director of [[wikipedia:Revue_Starlight|Revue Starlight]]<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-08/revue-starlight-tv-anime-reveals-teaser-video-visual-summer-premiere/.126167#:~:text=Tomohiro|title=Revue Starlight TV Anime Reveals Teaser Video, Visual, Summer Premiere|text="Tomohiro Furukawa (unit director for Yuri Kuma Arashi, Brothers Conflict) is directing the anime at Kinema Citrus."}}</ref>. After the spoilers lift on September 12th, 2026, {{Spoiler|Wasu}}'s voice actress was announced to be Maaya Sakamoto{{Citation needed}}, as well as {{Spoiler|Girl A}} to be Yoshino Aoyama.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=yopipi555|id=2098663446170783905|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉にて、少女Aの声を担当いたしました。 ネタバレ解禁！ 皆さま是非何度でもご覧ください…！ #まどかマギカ}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Lore==<br />
===Runes===<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Witch Runes/Walpurgisnacht Rising]], [[Witch Runes/X/Twitter]], and [[Witch Runes/Magical Girl's Prayer Exhibition]]''}}<br />
===Phones===<br />
The movie feature many type of phones.<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Cycles' Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|円環の電話|Enkan no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00002/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|円環の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{spoiler|Described in the production material as {{nihongo|Skadi Phone|スカディ電話}} with the description {{nihongo|"Someone is seeking help. The bell is urging. There is still someone you haven't saved."{{Unofficial translation}}|誰かが助けを求めている。ベルは急かす。おまえがまだ救っていない者がいる。}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p42>{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Inu Curry materials p.42|published=2026-08-28}}</ref>}} {{spoiler|It also resembles the one in the [[Lighthouse Theatre]].{{observed}}}}<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Lizard Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|トカゲさん電話|Tokage-san Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00003/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|トカゲさん電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{stub|inline=true}}<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Devil's Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|悪魔の電話|Akuma no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00220-00364/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|悪魔の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{stub|inline=true}}<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Stage Machinery's Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|舞台措置の電話|Butai-sochi no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00005/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|舞台装置の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{stub|inline=true}}<br />
<br />
== Release ==<br />
The movie was released in Japan on August 28th, 2026 in both standard cinema, [[:wikipedia:IMAX|IMAX]]<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=70981|title=IMAX同時公開決定|timestamp=2026-08-07}}</ref>, and [[:wikipedia:Dolby Atmos|Dolby Atmos]]<ref>"This movie supports Dolby Atmos but not Dolby Vision" displayed before the movie began, when viewed at Dolby Cinema theater before September 19th."</ref>. On September 19th, 2026, an [[:wikipedia:Dolby Vision|Dolby Vision]]-enhanced version<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=DolbyJapan|id=2098609520624988527|text=『劇場版 魔法少女まどか★マギカ ＜ワルプルギスの廻天＞ 』#ドルビーシネマ で9/18（金）上映開始！『叛逆の物語』の正統なる続編ーそして、新たな始まり。#ドルビービジョン が映し出す圧倒的スケールの世界観と、#ドルビーアトモス が四方から迫る新たな神話の足音。その廻天を、ドルビーシネマで体感しよう！|timestamp=2026-09-12T03:07:54.000Z}}</ref> was released for 10 [[:wikipedia:Dolby Cinema|Dolby Cinema]] theaters in Japan.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2100781865326297247|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉本日より Dolby Cinema 上映開始 全国10劇場にて上映！新たな環境での映像・音楽をぜひお楽しみください💫|timestamp=2026-09-18T03:00:01.000Z}}</ref><br />
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=== Global Releases ===<br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Region<br />
! Release date<br />
! Announcement date(s)<br />
! Source<br />
|-<br />
| United States<br />
| "Coming Soon"<br />
| 2023-09-10<br />
| Mult.<ref>September 10th, 2023's Trailer 1, "00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>September 15th, 2024's Trailer 2, 00:32, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>November 1st, 2024's Trailer 2 SIDE HOMURA, 00:56, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 15th, 2025 Trailer, 00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>December 31st, 2025's OFFICIAL TRAILER #2, 00:46, "Coming 2026"</ref><ref>April 30th, 2026's OFFICIAL TRAILER #3, 00:29, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 2nd, 2026's Main Trailer, 01:50, "Coming Soon"</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Thailand<br />
| 2026-11-12<br />
| 2026-06-01<br />
| [https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=122138485197126484&id=61583794525852 (1)] [https://sfcinema.com/th/movie-detail/8d74022e-0176-4f31-9014-975dbbd1a27c (2)]<br />
|-<br />
| Taiwan<br />
| 2026-09-04<br />
| 2026-08-24<br />
| [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-24/madoka-magica-walpurgisnacht-rising-anime-film-opens-in-taiwan-on-september-4/.240909 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Hong Kong<br />
| 2026-10-08<br />
| 2026-06-15<br />
| [https://twitter.com/kanzaki21/status/2077291764378120332 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Mexico<ref group="note">Mexico also had an early screening on the 12th of September with Chiwa Saito and other members of the production team. [https://x.com/AniplexLat/status/2095558844042662060?s=20 src] </ref> & Latin America<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-07-31<br />
| [https://twitter.com/KonnichiwaFest/status/2083342395882508711/en (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Chile<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-08-21<br />
| [https://fixvx.com/CinemarkChile/status/2090784437273293265 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Germany<br />
| 2026-11-24<br />
| 2026-08-01<br />
| [https://twitter.com/CipherDood/status/2083564168905388318 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Italy<br />
| 2026-12-10<br />
| 2026-09-14<br />
| [https://www.dynit.it/la-nuova-stagione-anime-al-cinema-madoka-magica-gintama-made-in-abyss-e-your-name/ (1)] <br />
|-<br />
| Brazil<br />
| N/A<br />
| 2026-09-14<br />
| [https://www.jbox.com.br/2026/08/12/exclusivo-novo-filme-de-madoka-magica-sera-lancado-no-brasil/ (1)] [https://www.jbox.com.br/2026/08/12/exclusivo-novo-filme-de-madoka-magica-sera-lancado-no-brasil/ (2)]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau releases all have English subtitles.<ref name="tl-subtitle">{{Cite/Tweet|user=Actar_Raikit|id=2097056092501217375|text=With Walpurgisnacht: Rising already playing in Taiwan and soon to open in Hong Kong/Macao, both with English subtitles, I can finally reveal to you that I was given the ultimate honor of being the translator! (^o^) Can you believe it? Because I still certainly can't! (^o^')}}</ref><br />
<br />
===Reception===<br />
Following three days of its release, ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' sold 534,722 tickets and earned 939 million yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094320099385806870|text={{Nihongo|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！||Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- ranked #1 in box office. Total of 530,000 viewers, and exceeding 930 million JPY in ticket sales. Please enjoy the movie in the theater}}}}</ref> By the fourth day, the series earned over 1 billion yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094681770449101155|text={{Nihongo|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||"Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- has exceeded 1 billion yen in ticket sales after 4 days"}}}}<br />
</ref><br />
<br />
==Manga Adaptation==<br />
A [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Manga|manga adaptation]] of the film was announced<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=mangatimekirara|id=2093173533472075936|text=〓〓〓〓〓〓 書影公開 〓〓〓〓〓〓 本日より全国劇場で公開の新作映画 『劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉』が早くもコミカライズ！ TVシリーズのコミカライズも手がけたハノカゲによる全編描き下ろしです✨ 9月18日の第1巻発売をお楽しみに！}}</ref> on August 28th 2026. It will be illustrated by [[Hanokage]], just like the original series and Rebellion mangas. Volume 1 releases September 18th, 2026.<br />
<br />
==Speculation==<br />
:''See: [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-/Speculation|Speculation]]''<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
*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><br />
*The music that plays in Trailer 2 is ''[[Madoka Magica Soundtrack#Volume 3|Nux walpurgis]]'', while the 100-Day Festival Trailer plays ''[[Madoka_Magica_Soundtrack#Movie_3_OST|Nightmare Ballet]]''.<br />
* 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.<br />
* The scheduled Japanese release date for the film (August 28th, 2026) also coincides with the birthday of Goethe.<ref>[[wikipedia:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.]]</ref> Goethe's ''Faust'' is also a [[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust|well known inspiration for the series]].<ref>[[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust]]</ref><br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Gallery:Walpurgisnacht Rising]]}}<br />
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* [https://madokamagicausa.com/ Official website (English)]<br />
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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 Rotation of Walpurgis〉}} is a movie 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">{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1824370519837380632|text={{nihongo|『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。||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}}}}</ref>. On July 15th, 2025, it was announced that the movie had been further delayed to February 2026.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1945093597487096155}}</ref> On January 23rd, 2026, it was announced again that the movie will be delayed to an unspecified date, to be announced in February.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2014548866650276150|text={{Nihongo|『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}}}}</ref><ref>[https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 『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]</ref> On February 27th, 2026, it was announced that the movie's ultimate release date would be '''August 28th, 2026'''.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2027232233426448705}}</ref><br />
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==Development==<br />
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===Planning===<br />
[[Akiyuki Shinbo]], [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], [[Ume Aoki]], [[Gen Urobuchi]], and [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] began discussing a sequel to ''Rebellion'' right after its theatrical release.<ref name="pamphlet-p30">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=30|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> From the beginning, the team wanted the main characters to either {{Spoiler|confront [[Walpurgisnacht]] as an enemy, or uncover her identity}}. Iwakami thought it would make a good story as it addressed a loose thread from the original television series.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /> Shinbo envisioned {{Spoiler|Walpurgisnacht's backstory}} to be something similar to {{Spoiler|Oscar Wilde's ''[[:wikipedia:The Happy Prince and Other Tales#The Happy Prince|The Happy Prince]]''}} and sought to incorporate those elements into the new movie.<ref name="newtype-202610-p10">{{Cite/Print|title=NewType 2026/10|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Gen Urobuchi, and Ume Aoki|page=10|published=2026-09-10}}</ref> He also requested for {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|''[[Witch Girl]]''|魔女っ子|Majokko}}}} to be added, believing this could be achieved using the [[Nazukasokotsune]] concept,<ref name="phamplet-p31">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=31|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> to establish {{Spoiler|Magical Girls vs. Witch Girls}} in the new movie.<ref name="newtype-202610-p10" /> Urobuchi finished the first, short plot outline in 2014.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /><br />
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In 2015, Shinbo storyboarded what would "connect to a sequel" for Shaft's 40th anniversary event, ''[[Madogatari]]'', which resulted in ''[[Concept Movie]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=31|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> The team spent the next few years working on the script, and also explored the possibility of making the sequel a TV series, although Shinbo wanted to make it a movie.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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===Design===<br />
During the production of ''[[Concept Movie]]'', the production team wanted to update the characters to align with [[Ume Aoki]]'s latest art style.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> For the new characters, [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] drew rough sketches based on [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]'s {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]''}} concept, which Ume Aoki then re-designed.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> Because these characters were designed before the script was finalized, only few characters ended up being used in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising''.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58">{{Cite/Print|title=anan No. 2510 Special Edition|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, and Ume Aoki|page=58|published=2026-09-02}}</ref><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://ananweb.jp/categories/entertainment/108309|title=『まどか☆マギカ』最新作の新デザインができるまで。 総監督・新房昭之×キャラクター原案・蒼樹うめ 対談|timestamp=2026-09-13}}</ref> Some of the initial designs can be seen in ''Concept Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Ume Aoki distinguished {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]'' from Magical Girls}} by highlighting their pupils and giving them a black undershirt.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /> She was also responsible for the {{Spoiler|stick}} that these new characters use.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /> For existing characters, Ume Aoki redesigned them based on the ending of ''[[Rebellion]]'', reducing everyone's skin exposure to express that they're restrained, except for Homura, who is now free.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /><br />
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===Worldbuilding===<br />
[[Gekidan Inu Curry]]'s [[Doroinu]] started collecting his worldbuilding idea notes for the series right after the production of ''[[Rebellion]]''.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu">{{Cite/Print|title=Kikan S 2026/10|article=Interview with [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] ([[Doroinu]])|page=41|published=2026-09-16}}</ref> During the original television series, Aniplex asked him to make a {{nihongo|魔女図鑑|Majo Zukan|lit. "Witch Archives"}} to be posted on the website. He started writing his idea notes from the fact that {{spoiler|Walpurgisnacht has no name}}.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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The notes, colloquially referred to as "Inu Curry's Note"<ref name="pamphlet-p22">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=22|published=2026-08-28}}</ref>, detailed worldbuilding materials for the series, such as details on [[Witches]], the state of the world after ''Rebellion'', Homura's plan in her altered Mitakihara, the lore behind ''Walpurgisnacht'',<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> or the concepts behind {{Spoiler|{{nihongo|トカゲさん電話の噂|Tokage-san Denwa no Uwasa|lit. "Lizard Phone's Rumor"}}}}.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /> The notes also outlined character concepts, such as {{Spoiler|"[[Wasu|the character that would be Walpurgisnacht]] who keeps calling Madoka 'Marguerite' and fixates on her"}}<ref name="newtype-202610-p10" />, {{Spoiler|Selema's relationship with Kyubey}}, and {{Spoiler|the backstory about Choka's father}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Some of these notes can be seen in the [[Concept Movie]].<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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====Relationship to [[Magia Record]]====<br />
During the development of ''[[Magia Record]]'', developer f4samurai consulted [[Gekidan Inu Curry]]'s [[Doroinu]] regarding the worldbuilding. When f4samurai proposed {{nihongo|"[[Uwasa of the Friendship Ending Staircase|Ghost of the Friendship Ending Staircase]]"|絶交階段の幽霊}} concept, among other {{nihongo|"Ghost of ..."|○○の幽霊|○○ no Yuurei}} concepts, Doroinu noted the similarity to {{spoiler|Lizard Phone's Rumor}} concept he had made for ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising'', and instead offered them to use "Rumor" as an overarching theme in the game.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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Although Gekidan Inu Curry's Doroinu originally planned to reveal {{Spoiler|[[Nagisa Momoe]]'s true personality}} in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising'', he instead chose to introduce it via one of ''[[Magia Record]]'''s events. He expected that the player could view her behavior as ''Magia Record'' universe-specific quirk, and it would still provides a surprise when the new movie is released.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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===Script===<br />
[[Gen Urobuchi]] began working on the script roughly a year after ''[[Rebellion]]'', following his screenplay work on ''Kamen Rider Gaim'', between 2014 and 2015.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /><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> After ''Rebellion'', Urobuchi ran out of ideas for the series, and initially intended to hand the series over to other writers to continue.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> When he told the production team about his lack of ideas, [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] showed him a "stack of documents" containing Inu Curry's Note.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Urobuchi thought he could write a script using these ideas, and began the writing process. He described the writing process as "cooking with ingredients someone else has prepared for him", although he did came up with {{Spoiler|the twist behind Marguerite}} on his own.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /><br />
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During the writing process, the production team considered making ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' a two-part movie to help with the script's density.<ref name="pamphlet-p23">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=23|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> Urobuchi introduced several new scenes to accommodate that split, such as {{Spoiler|Selema and Nagisa playing in the amusement park}}. Although the team ultimately opt to make ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' a single-part movie, these additions remained in the final script, making it even denser.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi finished the first draft of the script around the same time as the storyboard for ''Concept Movie'' was finalized.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Because the original script was written from Homura's perspective, original series director [[Akiyuki Shinbo]] felt Madoka's presence was too weak.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> In 2015, he asked Urobuchi to rewrite the script from Madoka's perspective, as ''Rebellion'' was already about Homura, and he wanted the new movie to focus on Madoka.<ref name="pamphlet-p32">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=32|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> Urobuchi gave permissions to the production team revise his script, as he did not have time to do so himself.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> The production team spent the next few years revise the script,<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> including asking other writer to rewrite it based on the same core concept,<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> as well as completely rewriting it from scratch.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Shinbo, however, did not find the dialogue to be ''Madoka Magica''-like when it was not written by Urobuchi.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> Shortly before ''[[Madoka 10th Anniversary]]'' in 2021, the production team decided to go back to Urobuchi's original script.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi was surprised to hear they went back to the original script, as it predates ''[[Magia Record]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p24">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=24|published=2026-08-28}}</ref><br />
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The first half of the final script remained mostly unchanged, but the latter half received a substantial revision, increasing Madoka's presence in the story, expanded {{Spoiler|[[Marguerite]]}}'s backstory, and revised the ending.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi jokingly said the original revision was "rather blunt", as he'd {{Spoiler|kill off Choka once her role was done}}, because he wrote it right after ''Kamen Rider Gaim'' and it would have been quite a terrible story to release it as-is.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /><br />
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===Production===<br />
Tomohiro Furukawa was invited to write a storyboard for the show<ref name="pamphlet-p24">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=24|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> after Shaft's president, [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], saw his work on ''Revue Starlight: The Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> [[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''.<ref name="pamphlet-p26">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Tomohiro Furukawa and Kazuki Kawata|page=26|published=2026-08-28}}</ref><br />
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During the recording, [[Aoi Yuuki]] was notified that one of the lines may change. Once the production finished, the line was then changed with the influences from the theme song [[Kanata (Song)|Kanata]], and re-recorded.<ref name="tokyo-np-aoi-yuki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/511454|title=【悠木碧インタビュー】神話のその先を紡ぐ 「普通の女の子」が一番難しい 劇場版新作『魔法少女まどか☆マギカ』|timestamp=2026/09/14}}</ref> During the stage greetings, it was stated by Mitsutoshi Kubota that they had recorded the line {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|"I am here"|Watashi wa koko ni iru yo}}}} in four patterns.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://fusetter.com/tw/zG2SQX78/|title="This is the stage greeting following the 10:50 AM screening at the Burg on the 30th." ３０日ブルク10:50の回上映後の舞台挨拶です。/ |text="[MC] Regarding the change to the line {{Spoiler|"I am here" (Watashi wa koko ni iru yo)}}—was that decided during the preview screening? Did the theme song provide the inspiration? [Ku] We recorded four different versions. As for the future..." / "[MC] 私はここにいるよ、に変わったいきさつですが、試写で変わっている？主題歌インスピレーション？？ [久] ４パターン撮りました。今後は……"|timestamp=2026/08/30 10:13|archive=https://pastebin.com/XGUi3GT5 }}</ref><br />
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===Pre-release===<br />
''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<ref name="staff">https://madokamagicausa.com/ at the "Staff" section</ref>, [[Gen Urobuchi]] as a scriptwriter<ref name="staff" />, [[Ume Aoki]] as an original character designer<ref name="staff" />, [[Shaft]] as 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" />.<br />
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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.<br />
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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 "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 February 2026 from the previously announced Winter 2025 date. On January 23rd, 2026, the [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 official website] revealed that the movie had been further delayed.<br />
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On February 27th, 2026, the new Japanese release date was 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.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSe4mqP1Mj0|title=Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising- <nowiki>|</nowiki> MAIN TRAILER (@AniplexUSA on YouTube)}}</ref><br />
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==Videos==<br />
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===Pre-release teasers===<br />
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|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 25th, 2021 || Teaser || {{#ev:youtube|coczqqQVQtM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|gAR0CMwEfes|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | Walpurgisnacht Rising was first announced during the Anniversary Stage as part of the Madoka 10th Anniversary event. <br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 10th, 2023 || Trailer 1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1 dan|lit. Announcement 1}} || {{#ev:youtube|TGxyrO-27dQ|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|AXpnlROHu78|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | Trailer 1 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2023'' on September 10th, 2023.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 29th, 2023 || Trailer 1.1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1.1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1.1 dan|lit. Announcement 1.1}} || || {{#ev:youtube|vSdolbHyvkA|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 15th, 2024 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan|lit. Announcement 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|htNvpTfYMdk|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|TXRlggMPGLs|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | Trailer 2 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2024'' on September 16th, 2024.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 25th, 2024 || Trailer 2 SIDE Homura / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾SIDEほむら|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan SIDE Homura|lit. Announcement 2 Side HOMURA}} || {{#ev:youtube|CxTenVJOw_o|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|cFhiaRoBCZE|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| July 15th, 2025 || Trailer / {{Nihongo|予告|Yokoku|lit. Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|3rdPRWNwJBM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|iJazbGwBh-E|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | This trailer was released during the second "100 Day Festival" stream for Magia Exedra.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| December 21st, 2025 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|予告 第2弾|Yokoku Dai 2 dan|lit. Preview 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|v75vaHCPp5I|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|B1YTdDt49lE|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | This trailer was released alongside the airing of the final episode of [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Beginnings %26 Eternal (TV Edition)]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 30th, 2026 || Trailer 3 / {{Nihongo|予告 第3弾|Yokoku Dai 3 dan|lit. Preview 3}} || {{#ev:youtube|g0CsWEIb6D4|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|UmVTrrDVYV4|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | This trailer was released along with the real-life [[Community:Walpurgis Night In Real Life|Walpurgis Night]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| June 29th, 2026 || Main Trailer {{Nihongo|本予告|Hon-yokoku|lit. Main Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|rSe4mqP1Mj0|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|HD6vwmNvcXo|300}} <br />
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| colspan="4" | This trailer was released 1 month ahead of the theatrical release.<br />
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===Japanese Release PVs===<br />
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| August 27th, 2026 || ''Trails of Madoka Kaname & Homura Akemi'' || {{#ev:youtube|pcgTXaaO0xQ|300}}<br />
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| September 1st, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{#ev:youtube|P3Ir9FUPN6U|300}}<br />
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| September 12th, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{spoiler|{{#ev:youtube|mESs-ii2l6A|300}}}}<br />
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==Characters==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Madoka Magica Characters]]}}<br />
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{{Character list<br />
|body=<br />
<!-- Madoka Kaname --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Madoka Kaname]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main madoka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=JXdigS1Y_Is}}<br />
|text=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.<ref>English translation from [[Magia Exedra Kioku - Vinctio☆Magica]]</ref><br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara1</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Homura Akemi --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Homura Akemi]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main homura 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=bP89kqo05ic}}<br />
|text=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.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara2</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Sayaka Miki --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Sayaka Miki]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main sayaka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=HNhDfD8Ofbg}}<br />
|text=A girl with an outgoing personality and Madoka's best friend. She made a contract with Kyubey, wishing to heal the injury of her childhood friend Kyosuke Kamijo, but she accumulated curses and transformed into a Witch. In ''Rebellion'', she returned to the mortal world as an emissary of the Law of Cycles.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara3</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Kyoko Sakura --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyoko Sakura]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyoko 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=DYAD2PGo_To}}<br />
|text=A spirited Magical Girl who came from the neigboring Kazamino City. She saw her own past reflected in Sayaka, whom she met in Mitakihara City, and ended up caring deeply for her; however, Sayaka transformed into a Witch and Kyoko stayed by her side until the very end.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara4</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Mami Tomoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Mami Tomoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main mami 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=4CyBRPWtV5Y}}<br />
|text=A third-year student at Mitakihara Middle School and a senpai to Madoka and the others. She's had a long career as a Magical Girl and acts as a reliable, big-sister figure to everyone around her. She can freely use her ribbons in combat to generate weapons; her "Tiro Finale", a powerful ultimate attack that unleashes from the firearms she creates, boasts the greatest destructive power in the series.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara5</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Nagisa Momoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Nagisa Momoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main nagisa 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=kcl7H_4JtpA}}<br />
|text=She was once a girl who loved cheese. In ''Rebellion'', she accompanied Mami in the form of 'Bebe' but her true identity, like Sayaka's, was that of an entity who had returned to th emortal world as an emissary of the Law of Cycles. She is younger than Madoka and the rest of her friends, and behaves with a cheerfullness that is innocent and care-free, yet at times she can display a sharp side to her personality as well.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara6</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Wasu --><br />
{{Spoiler|{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Wasu]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main Wasu 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside=<br />
|text=A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She is known only by a rumor as no one knows her true name or identity. She bears a striking resemblance to Homura and is characterized by her detached demeanor and distintive way of speaking.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。噂に聞くばかりで、誰もその名前や正体を知らない。ほむらとそっくりな顔を持ち、超然とした態度と、独特の口調が特徴的。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara10</ref><br />
}}}}<br />
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<!-- Choka Shi --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Choka Shi]] ([[Zi Ding Xiang]])<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main choka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=eKXJQK87GT4}}<br />
|text={{Spoiler|A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She is taking action to reclaim the Law of Cycles, but has her hands full dealing with the self-willed behavior of Wasu and Selma. She gets along well with Kyoko.{{unofficial translation}}}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。円環の理を取り戻すべく行動するが、勝手気ままに振る舞うワスやセルマには手を焼いている。杏子と気が合う。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Selema Terez --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Selema Terez]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main seluma 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=3Si-8XRg0uI}}<br />
|text={{Spoiler|A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She's always cheerful and energetic, and loves being helpful to others. She becomes friends with Nagisa.{{unofficial translation}}}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。いつも明るく活発で、誰かの役に立つことが大好き。なぎさと仲良くなる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara9</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Kyubey --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyubey]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyubey 1.png|x100px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=7OHhVI56vso}}<br />
|text=A mysterious creature that appears before girls and transforms them into Magical Girls in exchange for granting their wishes. He speaks in a friendly and rational manner, but his objective is to extend the lifespan of the universe by harnessing the energy generated when a Magical Girl falls into despair and transforms into a Witch. In ''Rebellion'', this entity schemed to seize control of the Law of Cycles by exploiting Homura, who was in the process of becoming a Witch, but was thwarted by Homura after she transformed into a devil.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=少女たちのもとに現れ、願いを叶える代わりに、彼女たちを魔法少女へと変貌させる謎の生物。友好的かつ理知的に話すが、その目的は魔法少女が絶望して魔女になる際に発生するエネルギーを使い、宇宙の寿命を伸ばすことだった。「叛逆の物語」では、魔女となりつつあるほむらを利用し、円環の理を支配しようと目論んでいたが、悪魔となったほむらに阻まれる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref><br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
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==Staff==<br />
* Original Story: [[Magica Quartet]]<br />
* Chief Director: [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]<br />
* Screenplay: [[Gen Urobuchi]] (Nitroplus)<br />
* Original Character Design: [[Ume Aoki|aokiume]]<br />
* Director: [[Yukihiro Miyamoto]]<br />
* Character Design/Chief Animation Director: [[Junichiro Taniguchi]]<br />
* Chief Animation Director: Hiroki Yamamura<br />
* Parallel World Design: [[Gekidan Inu Curry|Gekidan InuCurry]] (Doroinu)<br />
* Storyboards/VisuaI Concept Designs: Tomohiro Furukawa<br />
* Visual Concept Designs: Kazuki Kawata<br />
* Color Setting: Hitoshi Hibino<br />
* Art: Ken Naito / Shuichi Kusamori<br />
* Production Design: Moriyoshi Ohara<br />
* Composite Director: Takayuki Aizu<br />
* Editing: Rie Matsuba<br />
* Music: [[Yuki Kajiura]]<br />
* Sound Direction: Yota Tsuruoka<br />
* Animation Production: [[SHAFT]]<br />
* Theme Song: "[[Kanata (Song)|Kanata]]" by FictionJunction<ref>All staff members listed were retrieved from the end card of the [http://Puella%20Magi%20Madoka%20Magica%20the%20Movie:%20—Walpurgisnacht:%20Rising—#Main_Trailer_(June_29th,_2026) Main Trailer].</ref><br />
<br />
After the release of trailer 3, it was revealed that ''[[wikipedia:Revue Starlight]]'''s Director, Tomohiro Furukawa, will work on the storyboard and layout for the film.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=TOPPY1218|id=2049784039293493514|text=全編の絵コンテの担当<br />
諸々の開発とかLO作りとかなんか色々根っこから関わったので、ああいったクレジットです🦑働きすぎた}}</ref>, the Storyboard Artist for this film was Tomohiro Furukawa, also known for being the Director of [[wikipedia:Revue_Starlight|Revue Starlight]]<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-08/revue-starlight-tv-anime-reveals-teaser-video-visual-summer-premiere/.126167#:~:text=Tomohiro|title=Revue Starlight TV Anime Reveals Teaser Video, Visual, Summer Premiere|text="Tomohiro Furukawa (unit director for Yuri Kuma Arashi, Brothers Conflict) is directing the anime at Kinema Citrus."}}</ref>. After the spoilers lift on September 12th, 2026, {{Spoiler|Wasu}}'s voice actress was announced to be Maaya Sakamoto{{Citation needed}}, as well as {{Spoiler|Girl A}} to be Yoshino Aoyama.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=yopipi555|id=2098663446170783905|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉にて、少女Aの声を担当いたしました。 ネタバレ解禁！ 皆さま是非何度でもご覧ください…！ #まどかマギカ}}</ref><br />
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==Lore==<br />
===Runes===<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Witch Runes/Walpurgisnacht Rising]], [[Witch Runes/X/Twitter]], and [[Witch Runes/Magical Girl's Prayer Exhibition]]''}}<br />
===Phones===<br />
The movie feature many type of phones.<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Cycles' Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|円環の電話|Enkan no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00002/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|円環の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{spoiler|Described in the production material as {{nihongo|Skadi Phone|スカディ電話}} with the description {{nihongo|"Someone is seeking help. The bell is urging. There is still someone you haven't saved."{{Unofficial translation}}|誰かが助けを求めている。ベルは急かす。おまえがまだ救っていない者がいる。}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p42>{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Inu Curry materials p.42|published=2026-08-28}}</ref>}} {{spoiler|It also resembles the one in the [[Lighthouse Theatre]].{{observed}}}}<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Lizard Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|トカゲさん電話|Tokage-san Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00003/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|トカゲさん電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{stub|inline=true}}<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Devil's Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|悪魔の電話|Akuma no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00220-00364/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|悪魔の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{stub|inline=true}}<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Stage Machinery's Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|舞台措置の電話|Butai-sochi no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00005/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|舞台装置の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{stub|inline=true}}<br />
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== Release ==<br />
The movie was released in Japan on August 28th, 2026 in both standard cinema, [[:wikipedia:IMAX|IMAX]]<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=70981|title=IMAX同時公開決定|timestamp=2026-08-07}}</ref>, and [[:wikipedia:Dolby Atmos|Dolby Atmos]]<ref>"This movie supports Dolby Atmos but not Dolby Vision" displayed before the movie began, when viewed at Dolby Cinema theater before September 19th."</ref>. On September 19th, 2026, an [[:wikipedia:Dolby Vision|Dolby Vision]]-enhanced version<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=DolbyJapan|id=2098609520624988527|text=『劇場版 魔法少女まどか★マギカ ＜ワルプルギスの廻天＞ 』#ドルビーシネマ で9/18（金）上映開始！『叛逆の物語』の正統なる続編ーそして、新たな始まり。#ドルビービジョン が映し出す圧倒的スケールの世界観と、#ドルビーアトモス が四方から迫る新たな神話の足音。その廻天を、ドルビーシネマで体感しよう！|timestamp=2026-09-12T03:07:54.000Z}}</ref> was released for 10 [[:wikipedia:Dolby Cinema|Dolby Cinema]] theaters in Japan.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2100781865326297247|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉本日より Dolby Cinema 上映開始 全国10劇場にて上映！新たな環境での映像・音楽をぜひお楽しみください💫|timestamp=2026-09-18T03:00:01.000Z}}</ref><br />
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=== Global Releases ===<br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Region<br />
! Release date<br />
! Announcement date(s)<br />
! Source<br />
|-<br />
| United States<br />
| "Coming Soon"<br />
| 2023-09-10<br />
| Mult.<ref>September 10th, 2023's Trailer 1, "00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>September 15th, 2024's Trailer 2, 00:32, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>November 1st, 2024's Trailer 2 SIDE HOMURA, 00:56, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 15th, 2025 Trailer, 00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>December 31st, 2025's OFFICIAL TRAILER #2, 00:46, "Coming 2026"</ref><ref>April 30th, 2026's OFFICIAL TRAILER #3, 00:29, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 2nd, 2026's Main Trailer, 01:50, "Coming Soon"</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Thailand<br />
| 2026-11-12<br />
| 2026-06-01<br />
| [https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=122138485197126484&id=61583794525852 (1)] [https://sfcinema.com/th/movie-detail/8d74022e-0176-4f31-9014-975dbbd1a27c (2)]<br />
|-<br />
| Taiwan<br />
| 2026-09-04<br />
| 2026-08-24<br />
| [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-24/madoka-magica-walpurgisnacht-rising-anime-film-opens-in-taiwan-on-september-4/.240909 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Hong Kong<br />
| 2026-10-08<br />
| 2026-06-15<br />
| [https://twitter.com/kanzaki21/status/2077291764378120332 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Mexico<ref group="note">Mexico also had an early screening on the 12th of September with Chiwa Saito and other members of the production team. [https://x.com/AniplexLat/status/2095558844042662060?s=20 src] </ref> & Latin America<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-07-31<br />
| [https://twitter.com/KonnichiwaFest/status/2083342395882508711/en (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Chile<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-08-21<br />
| [https://fixvx.com/CinemarkChile/status/2090784437273293265 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Germany<br />
| 2026-11-24<br />
| 2026-08-01<br />
| [https://twitter.com/CipherDood/status/2083564168905388318 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Italy<br />
| 2026-12-10<br />
| 2026-09-14<br />
| [https://www.dynit.it/la-nuova-stagione-anime-al-cinema-madoka-magica-gintama-made-in-abyss-e-your-name/ (1)] <br />
|-<br />
| Brazil<br />
| N/A<br />
| 2026-09-14<br />
| [https://www.jbox.com.br/2026/08/12/exclusivo-novo-filme-de-madoka-magica-sera-lancado-no-brasil/ (1)] [https://www.jbox.com.br/2026/08/12/exclusivo-novo-filme-de-madoka-magica-sera-lancado-no-brasil/ (2)]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau releases all have English subtitles.<ref name="tl-subtitle">{{Cite/Tweet|user=Actar_Raikit|id=2097056092501217375|text=With Walpurgisnacht: Rising already playing in Taiwan and soon to open in Hong Kong/Macao, both with English subtitles, I can finally reveal to you that I was given the ultimate honor of being the translator! (^o^) Can you believe it? Because I still certainly can't! (^o^')}}</ref><br />
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===Reception===<br />
Following three days of its release, ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' sold 534,722 tickets and earned 939 million yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094320099385806870|text={{Nihongo|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！||Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- ranked #1 in box office. Total of 530,000 viewers, and exceeding 930 million JPY in ticket sales. Please enjoy the movie in the theater}}}}</ref> By the fourth day, the series earned over 1 billion yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094681770449101155|text={{Nihongo|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||"Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- has exceeded 1 billion yen in ticket sales after 4 days"}}}}<br />
</ref><br />
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==Manga Adaptation==<br />
A [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Manga|manga adaptation]] of the film was announced<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=mangatimekirara|id=2093173533472075936|text=〓〓〓〓〓〓 書影公開 〓〓〓〓〓〓 本日より全国劇場で公開の新作映画 『劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉』が早くもコミカライズ！ TVシリーズのコミカライズも手がけたハノカゲによる全編描き下ろしです✨ 9月18日の第1巻発売をお楽しみに！}}</ref> on August 28th 2026. It will be illustrated by [[Hanokage]], just like the original series and Rebellion mangas. Volume 1 releases September 18th, 2026.<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
:''See: [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-/Speculation|Speculation]]''<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*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><br />
*The music that plays in Trailer 2 is ''[[Madoka Magica Soundtrack#Volume 3|Nux walpurgis]]'', while the 100-Day Festival Trailer plays ''[[Madoka_Magica_Soundtrack#Movie_3_OST|Nightmare Ballet]]''.<br />
* 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.<br />
* The scheduled Japanese release date for the film (August 28th, 2026) also coincides with the birthday of Goethe.<ref>[[wikipedia:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.]]</ref> Goethe's ''Faust'' is also a [[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust|well known inspiration for the series]].<ref>[[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust]]</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Gallery:Walpurgisnacht Rising]]}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/ Official website (Japanese)]<br />
* [https://madokamagicausa.com/ Official website (English)]<br />
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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 Rotation of Walpurgis〉}} is a movie 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">{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1824370519837380632|text={{nihongo|『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。||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}}}}</ref>. On July 15th, 2025, it was announced that the movie had been further delayed to February 2026.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1945093597487096155}}</ref> On January 23rd, 2026, it was announced again that the movie will be delayed to an unspecified date, to be announced in February.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2014548866650276150|text={{Nihongo|『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}}}}</ref><ref>[https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 『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]</ref> On February 27th, 2026, it was announced that the movie's ultimate release date would be '''August 28th, 2026'''.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2027232233426448705}}</ref><br />
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==Development==<br />
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===Planning===<br />
[[Akiyuki Shinbo]], [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], [[Ume Aoki]], [[Gen Urobuchi]], and [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] began discussing a sequel to ''Rebellion'' right after its theatrical release.<ref name="pamphlet-p30">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=30|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> From the beginning, the team wanted the main characters to either {{Spoiler|confront [[Walpurgisnacht]] as an enemy, or uncover her identity}}. Iwakami thought it would make a good story as it addressed a loose thread from the original television series.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /> Shinbo envisioned {{Spoiler|Walpurgisnacht's backstory}} to be something similar to {{Spoiler|Oscar Wilde's ''[[:wikipedia:The Happy Prince and Other Tales#The Happy Prince|The Happy Prince]]''}} and sought to incorporate those elements into the new movie.<ref name="newtype-202610-p10">{{Cite/Print|title=NewType 2026/10|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Gen Urobuchi, and Ume Aoki|page=10|published=2026-09-10}}</ref> He also requested for {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|''[[Witch Girl]]''|魔女っ子|Majokko}}}} to be added, believing this could be achieved using the [[Nazukasokotsune]] concept,<ref name="phamplet-p31">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=31|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> to establish {{Spoiler|Magical Girls vs. Witch Girls}} in the new movie.<ref name="newtype-202610-p10" /> Urobuchi finished the first, short plot outline in 2014.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /><br />
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In 2015, Shinbo storyboarded what would "connect to a sequel" for Shaft's 40th anniversary event, ''[[Madogatari]]'', which resulted in ''[[Concept Movie]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=31|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> The team spent the next few years working on the script, and also explored the possibility of making the sequel a TV series, although Shinbo wanted to make it a movie.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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===Design===<br />
During the production of ''[[Concept Movie]]'', the production team wanted to update the characters to align with [[Ume Aoki]]'s latest art style.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> For the new characters, [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] drew rough sketches based on [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]'s {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]''}} concept, which Ume Aoki then re-designed.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> Because these characters were designed before the script was finalized, only few characters ended up being used in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising''.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58">{{Cite/Print|title=anan No. 2510 Special Edition|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, and Ume Aoki|page=58|published=2026-09-02}}</ref><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://ananweb.jp/categories/entertainment/108309|title=『まどか☆マギカ』最新作の新デザインができるまで。 総監督・新房昭之×キャラクター原案・蒼樹うめ 対談|timestamp=2026-09-13}}</ref> Some of the initial designs can be seen in ''Concept Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Ume Aoki distinguished {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]'' from Magical Girls}} by highlighting their pupils and giving them a black undershirt.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /> She was also responsible for the {{Spoiler|stick}} that these new characters use.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /> For existing characters, Ume Aoki redesigned them based on the ending of ''[[Rebellion]]'', reducing everyone's skin exposure to express that they're restrained, except for Homura, who is now free.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /><br />
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===Worldbuilding===<br />
[[Gekidan Inu Curry]]'s [[Doroinu]] started collecting his worldbuilding idea notes for the series right after the production of ''[[Rebellion]]''.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu">{{Cite/Print|title=Kikan S 2026/10|article=Interview with [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] ([[Doroinu]])|page=41|published=2026-09-16}}</ref> During the original television series, Aniplex asked him to make a {{nihongo|魔女図鑑|Majo Zukan|lit. "Witch Archives"}} to be posted on the website. He started writing his idea notes from the fact that {{spoiler|Walpurgisnacht has no name}}.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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The notes, colloquially referred to as "Inu Curry's Note"<ref name="pamphlet-p22">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=22|published=2026-08-28}}</ref>, detailed worldbuilding materials for the series, such as details on [[Witches]], the state of the world after ''Rebellion'', Homura's plan in her altered Mitakihara, the lore behind ''Walpurgisnacht'',<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> or the concepts behind {{Spoiler|{{nihongo|トカゲさん電話の噂|Tokage-san Denwa no Uwasa|lit. "Lizard Phone's Rumor"}}}}.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /> The notes also outlined character concepts, such as {{Spoiler|"[[Wasu|the character that would be Walpurgisnacht]] who keeps calling Madoka 'Marguerite' and fixates on her"}}<ref name="newtype-202610-p10" />, {{Spoiler|Selema's relationship with Kyubey}}, and {{Spoiler|the backstory about Choka's father}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Some of these notes can be seen in the [[Concept Movie]].<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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====Relationship to [[Magia Record]]====<br />
During the development of ''[[Magia Record]]'', developer f4samurai consulted [[Gekidan Inu Curry]]'s [[Doroinu]] regarding the worldbuilding. When f4samurai proposed {{nihongo|"[[Uwasa of the Friendship Ending Staircase|Ghost of the Friendship Ending Staircase]]"|絶交階段の幽霊}} concept, among other {{nihongo|"Ghost of ..."|○○の幽霊|○○ no Yuurei}} concepts, Doroinu noted the similarity to {{spoiler|Lizard Phone's Rumor}} concept he had made for ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising'', and instead offered them to use "Rumor" as an overarching theme in the game.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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Although Gekidan Inu Curry's Doroinu originally planned to reveal {{Spoiler|[[Nagisa Momoe]]'s true personality}} in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising'', he instead chose to introduce it via one of ''[[Magia Record]]'''s events. He expected that the player could view her behavior as ''Magia Record'' universe-specific quirk, and it would still provides a surprise when the new movie is released.<ref name="kikan-s-2026-10-doroinu" /><br />
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===Script===<br />
[[Gen Urobuchi]] began working on the script roughly a year after ''[[Rebellion]]'', following his screenplay work on ''Kamen Rider Gaim'', between 2014 and 2015.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /><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> After ''Rebellion'', Urobuchi ran out of ideas for the series, and initially intended to hand the series over to other writers to continue.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> When he told the production team about his lack of ideas, [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] showed him a "stack of documents" containing Inu Curry's Note.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Urobuchi thought he could write a script using these ideas, and began the writing process. He described the writing process as "cooking with ingredients someone else has prepared for him", although he did came up with {{Spoiler|the twist behind Marguerite}} on his own.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /><br />
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During the writing process, the production team considered making ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' a two-part movie to help with the script's density.<ref name="pamphlet-p23">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=23|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> Urobuchi introduced several new scenes to accommodate that split, such as {{Spoiler|Selema and Nagisa playing in the amusement park}}. Although the team ultimately opt to make ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' a single-part movie, these additions remained in the final script, making it even denser.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi finished the first draft of the script around the same time as the storyboard for ''Concept Movie'' was finalized.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Because the original script was written from Homura's perspective, original series director [[Akiyuki Shinbo]] felt Madoka's presence was too weak.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> In 2015, he asked Urobuchi to rewrite the script from Madoka's perspective, as ''Rebellion'' was already about Homura, and he wanted the new movie to focus on Madoka.<ref name="pamphlet-p32">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami|page=32|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> Urobuchi gave permissions to the production team revise his script, as he did not have time to do so himself.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> The production team spent the next few years revise the script,<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> including asking other writer to rewrite it based on the same core concept,<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> as well as completely rewriting it from scratch.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Shinbo, however, did not find the dialogue to be ''Madoka Magica''-like when it was not written by Urobuchi.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> Shortly before ''[[Madoka 10th Anniversary]]'' in 2021, the production team decided to go back to Urobuchi's original script.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi was surprised to hear they went back to the original script, as it predates ''[[Magia Record]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p24">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=24|published=2026-08-28}}</ref><br />
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The first half of the final script remained mostly unchanged, but the latter half received a substantial revision, increasing Madoka's presence in the story, expanded {{Spoiler|[[Marguerite]]}}'s backstory, and revised the ending.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi jokingly said the original revision was "rather blunt", as he'd {{Spoiler|kill off Choka once her role was done}}, because he wrote it right after ''Kamen Rider Gaim'' and it would have been quite a terrible story to release it as-is.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /><br />
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===Production===<br />
Tomohiro Furukawa was invited to write a storyboard for the show<ref name="pamphlet-p24">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Gen Urobuchi|page=24|published=2026-08-28}}</ref> after Shaft's president, [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], saw his work on ''Revue Starlight: The Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> [[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''.<ref name="pamphlet-p26">{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Interview with Tomohiro Furukawa and Kazuki Kawata|page=26|published=2026-08-28}}</ref><br />
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During the recording, [[Aoi Yuuki]] was notified that one of the lines may change. Once the production finished, the line was then changed with the influences from the theme song [[Kanata (Song)|Kanata]], and re-recorded.<ref name="tokyo-np-aoi-yuki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/511454|title=【悠木碧インタビュー】神話のその先を紡ぐ 「普通の女の子」が一番難しい 劇場版新作『魔法少女まどか☆マギカ』|timestamp=2026/09/14}}</ref> During the stage greetings, it was stated by Mitsutoshi Kubota that they had recorded the line {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|"I am here"|Watashi wa koko ni iru yo}}}} in four patterns.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://fusetter.com/tw/zG2SQX78/|title="This is the stage greeting following the 10:50 AM screening at the Burg on the 30th." ３０日ブルク10:50の回上映後の舞台挨拶です。/ |text="[MC] Regarding the change to the line {{Spoiler|"I am here" (Watashi wa koko ni iru yo)}}—was that decided during the preview screening? Did the theme song provide the inspiration? [Ku] We recorded four different versions. As for the future..." / "[MC] 私はここにいるよ、に変わったいきさつですが、試写で変わっている？主題歌インスピレーション？？ [久] ４パターン撮りました。今後は……"|timestamp=2026/08/30 10:13|archive=https://pastebin.com/XGUi3GT5 }}</ref><br />
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===Pre-release===<br />
''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<ref name="staff">https://madokamagicausa.com/ at the "Staff" section</ref>, [[Gen Urobuchi]] as a scriptwriter<ref name="staff" />, [[Ume Aoki]] as an original character designer<ref name="staff" />, [[Shaft]] as 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" />.<br />
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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.<br />
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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 "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 February 2026 from the previously announced Winter 2025 date. On January 23rd, 2026, the [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 official website] revealed that the movie had been further delayed.<br />
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On February 27th, 2026, the new Japanese release date was 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.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSe4mqP1Mj0|title=Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising- <nowiki>|</nowiki> MAIN TRAILER (@AniplexUSA on YouTube)}}</ref><br />
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==Videos==<br />
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===Pre-release teasers===<br />
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! Date !! Title !! English !! Japanese<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 25th, 2021 || Teaser || {{#ev:youtube|coczqqQVQtM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|gAR0CMwEfes|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | Walpurgisnacht Rising was first announced during the Anniversary Stage as part of the Madoka 10th Anniversary event. <br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 10th, 2023 || Trailer 1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1 dan|lit. Announcement 1}} || {{#ev:youtube|TGxyrO-27dQ|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|AXpnlROHu78|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | Trailer 1 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2023'' on September 10th, 2023.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 29th, 2023 || Trailer 1.1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1.1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1.1 dan|lit. Announcement 1.1}} || || {{#ev:youtube|vSdolbHyvkA|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 15th, 2024 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan|lit. Announcement 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|htNvpTfYMdk|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|TXRlggMPGLs|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | Trailer 2 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2024'' on September 16th, 2024.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 25th, 2024 || Trailer 2 SIDE Homura / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾SIDEほむら|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan SIDE Homura|lit. Announcement 2 Side HOMURA}} || {{#ev:youtube|CxTenVJOw_o|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|cFhiaRoBCZE|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| July 15th, 2025 || Trailer / {{Nihongo|予告|Yokoku|lit. Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|3rdPRWNwJBM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|iJazbGwBh-E|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | This trailer was released during the second "100 Day Festival" stream for Magia Exedra.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| December 21st, 2025 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|予告 第2弾|Yokoku Dai 2 dan|lit. Preview 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|v75vaHCPp5I|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|B1YTdDt49lE|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | This trailer was released alongside the airing of the final episode of [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Beginnings %26 Eternal (TV Edition)]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 30th, 2026 || Trailer 3 / {{Nihongo|予告 第3弾|Yokoku Dai 3 dan|lit. Preview 3}} || {{#ev:youtube|g0CsWEIb6D4|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|UmVTrrDVYV4|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released along with the real-life [[Community:Walpurgis Night In Real Life|Walpurgis Night]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| June 29th, 2026 || Main Trailer {{Nihongo|本予告|Hon-yokoku|lit. Main Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|rSe4mqP1Mj0|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|HD6vwmNvcXo|300}} <br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released 1 month ahead of the theatrical release.<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Japanese Release PVs===<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Date !! Title !! Japanese<br />
|-<br />
| August 27th, 2026 || ''Trails of Madoka Kaname & Homura Akemi'' || {{#ev:youtube|pcgTXaaO0xQ|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| September 1st, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{#ev:youtube|P3Ir9FUPN6U|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| September 12th, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{spoiler|{{#ev:youtube|mESs-ii2l6A|300}}}}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Characters==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Madoka Magica Characters]]}}<br />
<br />
{{Character list<br />
|body=<br />
<!-- Madoka Kaname --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Madoka Kaname]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main madoka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=JXdigS1Y_Is}}<br />
|text=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.<ref>English translation from [[Magia Exedra Kioku - Vinctio☆Magica]]</ref><br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara1</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Homura Akemi --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Homura Akemi]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main homura 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=bP89kqo05ic}}<br />
|text=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.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara2</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Sayaka Miki --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Sayaka Miki]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main sayaka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=HNhDfD8Ofbg}}<br />
|text=A girl with an outgoing personality and Madoka's best friend. She made a contract with Kyubey, wishing to heal the injury of her childhood friend Kyosuke Kamijo, but she accumulated curses and transformed into a Witch. In ''Rebellion'', she returned to the mortal world as an emissary of the Law of Cycles.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara3</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Kyoko Sakura --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyoko Sakura]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyoko 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=DYAD2PGo_To}}<br />
|text=A spirited Magical Girl who came from the neigboring Kazamino City. She saw her own past reflected in Sayaka, whom she met in Mitakihara City, and ended up caring deeply for her; however, Sayaka transformed into a Witch and Kyoko stayed by her side until the very end.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara4</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Mami Tomoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Mami Tomoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main mami 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=4CyBRPWtV5Y}}<br />
|text=A third-year student at Mitakihara Middle School and a senpai to Madoka and the others. She's had a long career as a Magical Girl and acts as a reliable, big-sister figure to everyone around her. She can freely use her ribbons in combat to generate weapons; her "Tiro Finale", a powerful ultimate attack that unleashes from the firearms she creates, boasts the greatest destructive power in the series.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara5</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Nagisa Momoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Nagisa Momoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main nagisa 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=kcl7H_4JtpA}}<br />
|text=She was once a girl who loved cheese. In ''Rebellion'', she accompanied Mami in the form of 'Bebe' but her true identity, like Sayaka's, was that of an entity who had returned to th emortal world as an emissary of the Law of Cycles. She is younger than Madoka and the rest of her friends, and behaves with a cheerfullness that is innocent and care-free, yet at times she can display a sharp side to her personality as well.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara6</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Wasu --><br />
{{Spoiler|{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Wasu]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main Wasu 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside=<br />
|text=A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She is known only by a rumor as no one knows her true name or identity. She bears a striking resemblance to Homura and is characterized by her detached demeanor and distintive way of speaking.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。噂に聞くばかりで、誰もその名前や正体を知らない。ほむらとそっくりな顔を持ち、超然とした態度と、独特の口調が特徴的。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara10</ref><br />
}}}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Choka Shi --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Choka Shi]] ([[Zi Ding Xiang]])<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main choka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=eKXJQK87GT4}}<br />
|text={{Spoiler|A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She is taking action to reclaim the Law of Cycles, but has her hands full dealing with the self-willed behavior of Wasu and Selma. She gets along well with Kyoko.{{unofficial translation}}}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。円環の理を取り戻すべく行動するが、勝手気ままに振る舞うワスやセルマには手を焼いている。杏子と気が合う。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Selema Terez --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Selema Terez]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main seluma 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=3Si-8XRg0uI}}<br />
|text={{Spoiler|A girl who was once guided by the Law of Cycles, but has since returned to the mortal world by passing through the Nazukasokotsune. She's always cheerful and energetic, and loves being helpful to others. She becomes friends with Nagisa.{{unofficial translation}}}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。いつも明るく活発で、誰かの役に立つことが大好き。なぎさと仲良くなる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara9</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Kyubey --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyubey]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyubey 1.png|x100px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=7OHhVI56vso}}<br />
|text=A mysterious creature that appears before girls and transforms them into Magical Girls in exchange for granting their wishes. He speaks in a friendly and rational manner, but his objective is to extend the lifespan of the universe by harnessing the energy generated when a Magical Girl falls into despair and transforms into a Witch. In ''Rebellion'', this entity schemed to seize control of the Law of Cycles by exploiting Homura, who was in the process of becoming a Witch, but was thwarted by Homura after she transformed into a devil.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=少女たちのもとに現れ、願いを叶える代わりに、彼女たちを魔法少女へと変貌させる謎の生物。友好的かつ理知的に話すが、その目的は魔法少女が絶望して魔女になる際に発生するエネルギーを使い、宇宙の寿命を伸ばすことだった。「叛逆の物語」では、魔女となりつつあるほむらを利用し、円環の理を支配しようと目論んでいたが、悪魔となったほむらに阻まれる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref><br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Staff==<br />
* Original Story: [[Magica Quartet]]<br />
* Chief Director: [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]<br />
* Screenplay: [[Gen Urobuchi]] (Nitroplus)<br />
* Original Character Design: [[Ume Aoki|aokiume]]<br />
* Director: [[Yukihiro Miyamoto]]<br />
* Character Design/Chief Animation Director: [[Junichiro Taniguchi]]<br />
* Chief Animation Director: Hiroki Yamamura<br />
* Parallel World Design: [[Gekidan Inu Curry|Gekidan InuCurry]] (Doroinu)<br />
* Storyboards/VisuaI Concept Designs: Tomohiro Furukawa<br />
* Visual Concept Designs: Kazuki Kawata<br />
* Color Setting: Hitoshi Hibino<br />
* Art: Ken Naito / Shuichi Kusamori<br />
* Production Design: Moriyoshi Ohara<br />
* Composite Director: Takayuki Aizu<br />
* Editing: Rie Matsuba<br />
* Music: [[Yuki Kajiura]]<br />
* Sound Direction: Yota Tsuruoka<br />
* Animation Production: [[SHAFT]]<br />
* Theme Song: "[[Kanata (Song)|Kanata]]" by FictionJunction<ref>All staff members listed were retrieved from the end card of the [http://Puella%20Magi%20Madoka%20Magica%20the%20Movie:%20—Walpurgisnacht:%20Rising—#Main_Trailer_(June_29th,_2026) Main Trailer].</ref><br />
<br />
After the release of trailer 3, it was revealed that ''[[wikipedia:Revue Starlight]]'''s Director, Tomohiro Furukawa, will work on the storyboard and layout for the film.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=TOPPY1218|id=2049784039293493514|text=全編の絵コンテの担当<br />
諸々の開発とかLO作りとかなんか色々根っこから関わったので、ああいったクレジットです🦑働きすぎた}}</ref>, the Storyboard Artist for this film was Tomohiro Furukawa, also known for being the Director of [[wikipedia:Revue_Starlight|Revue Starlight]]<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-08/revue-starlight-tv-anime-reveals-teaser-video-visual-summer-premiere/.126167#:~:text=Tomohiro|title=Revue Starlight TV Anime Reveals Teaser Video, Visual, Summer Premiere|text="Tomohiro Furukawa (unit director for Yuri Kuma Arashi, Brothers Conflict) is directing the anime at Kinema Citrus."}}</ref>. After the spoilers lift on September 12th, 2026, {{Spoiler|Wasu}}'s voice actress was announced to be Maaya Sakamoto{{Citation needed}}, as well as {{Spoiler|Girl A}} to be Yoshino Aoyama.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=yopipi555|id=2098663446170783905|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉にて、少女Aの声を担当いたしました。 ネタバレ解禁！ 皆さま是非何度でもご覧ください…！ #まどかマギカ}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Lore==<br />
===Runes===<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Witch Runes/Walpurgisnacht Rising]], [[Witch Runes/X/Twitter]], and [[Witch Runes/Magical Girl's Prayer Exhibition]]''}}<br />
===Phones===<br />
The movie feature many type of phones.<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Cycles' Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|円環の電話|Enkan no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00002/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|円環の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{spoiler|Described in the production material as {{nihongo|Skadi Phone|スカディ電話}} with the description {{nihongo|"Someone is seeking help. The bell is urging. There is still someone you haven't saved."{{Unofficial translation}}|誰かが助けを求めている。ベルは急かす。おまえがまだ救っていない者がいる。}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p42>{{Cite/Print|title=''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet|article=Inu Curry materials p.42|published=2026-08-28}}</ref>}} {{spoiler|It also resembles the one in the [[Lighthouse Theatre]].{{observed}}}}<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Lizard Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|トカゲさん電話|Tokage-san Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00003/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|トカゲさん電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{stub|inline=true}}<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Devil's Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|悪魔の電話|Akuma no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00220-00364/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|悪魔の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{stub|inline=true}}<br />
;{{spoiler|{{nihongo|Stage Machinery's Phone{{Unofficial translation}}|舞台措置の電話|Butai-sochi no Denwa}}}}<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g02151-00622-00005/|title=魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ピンズ／{{spoiler|舞台装置の電話}}|timestamp=2026-09-19}}</ref><br />
:{{stub|inline=true}}<br />
<br />
== Release ==<br />
The movie was released in Japan on August 28th, 2026 in both standard cinema, [[:wikipedia:IMAX|IMAX]]<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=70981|title=IMAX同時公開決定|timestamp=2026-08-07}}</ref>, and [[:wikipedia:Dolby Atmos|Dolby Atmos]]<ref>"This movie supports Dolby Atmos but not Dolby Vision" displayed before the movie began, when viewed at Dolby Cinema theater before September 19th."</ref>. On September 19th, 2026, an [[:wikipedia:Dolby Vision|Dolby Vision]]-enhanced version<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=DolbyJapan|id=2098609520624988527|text=『劇場版 魔法少女まどか★マギカ ＜ワルプルギスの廻天＞ 』#ドルビーシネマ で9/18（金）上映開始！『叛逆の物語』の正統なる続編ーそして、新たな始まり。#ドルビービジョン が映し出す圧倒的スケールの世界観と、#ドルビーアトモス が四方から迫る新たな神話の足音。その廻天を、ドルビーシネマで体感しよう！|timestamp=2026-09-12T03:07:54.000Z}}</ref> was released for 10 [[:wikipedia:Dolby Cinema|Dolby Cinema]] theaters in Japan.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2100781865326297247|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉本日より Dolby Cinema 上映開始 全国10劇場にて上映！新たな環境での映像・音楽をぜひお楽しみください💫|timestamp=2026-09-18T03:00:01.000Z}}</ref><br />
<br />
=== Global Releases ===<br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Region<br />
! Release date<br />
! Announcement date(s)<br />
! Source<br />
|-<br />
| United States<br />
| "Coming Soon"<br />
| 2023-09-10<br />
| Mult.<ref>September 10th, 2023's Trailer 1, "00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>September 15th, 2024's Trailer 2, 00:32, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>November 1st, 2024's Trailer 2 SIDE HOMURA, 00:56, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 15th, 2025 Trailer, 00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>December 31st, 2025's OFFICIAL TRAILER #2, 00:46, "Coming 2026"</ref><ref>April 30th, 2026's OFFICIAL TRAILER #3, 00:29, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 2nd, 2026's Main Trailer, 01:50, "Coming Soon"</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Thailand<br />
| 2026-11-12<br />
| 2026-06-01<br />
| [https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=122138485197126484&id=61583794525852 (1)] [https://sfcinema.com/th/movie-detail/8d74022e-0176-4f31-9014-975dbbd1a27c (2)]<br />
|-<br />
| Taiwan<br />
| 2026-09-04<br />
| 2026-08-24<br />
| [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-24/madoka-magica-walpurgisnacht-rising-anime-film-opens-in-taiwan-on-september-4/.240909 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Hong Kong<br />
| 2026-10-08<br />
| 2026-06-15<br />
| [https://twitter.com/kanzaki21/status/2077291764378120332 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Mexico & Latin America<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-07-31<br />
| [https://twitter.com/KonnichiwaFest/status/2083342395882508711/en (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Chile<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-08-21<br />
| [https://fixvx.com/CinemarkChile/status/2090784437273293265 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Germany<br />
| 2026-11-24<br />
| 2026-08-01<br />
| [https://twitter.com/CipherDood/status/2083564168905388318 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Italy<br />
| 2026-12-10<br />
| 2026-09-14<br />
| [https://www.dynit.it/la-nuova-stagione-anime-al-cinema-madoka-magica-gintama-made-in-abyss-e-your-name/ (1)] <br />
|-<br />
| Brazil<br />
| N/A<br />
| 2026-09-14<br />
| [https://www.jbox.com.br/2026/08/12/exclusivo-novo-filme-de-madoka-magica-sera-lancado-no-brasil/ (1)] [https://www.jbox.com.br/2026/08/12/exclusivo-novo-filme-de-madoka-magica-sera-lancado-no-brasil/ (2)]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau releases all have English subtitles.<ref name="tl-subtitle">{{Cite/Tweet|user=Actar_Raikit|id=2097056092501217375|text=With Walpurgisnacht: Rising already playing in Taiwan and soon to open in Hong Kong/Macao, both with English subtitles, I can finally reveal to you that I was given the ultimate honor of being the translator! (^o^) Can you believe it? Because I still certainly can't! (^o^')}}</ref><br />
<br />
===Reception===<br />
Following three days of its release, ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' sold 534,722 tickets and earned 939 million yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094320099385806870|text={{Nihongo|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！||Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- ranked #1 in box office. Total of 530,000 viewers, and exceeding 930 million JPY in ticket sales. Please enjoy the movie in the theater}}}}</ref> By the fourth day, the series earned over 1 billion yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094681770449101155|text={{Nihongo|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||"Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- has exceeded 1 billion yen in ticket sales after 4 days"}}}}<br />
</ref><br />
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==Manga Adaptation==<br />
A [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Manga|manga adaptation]] of the film was announced<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=mangatimekirara|id=2093173533472075936|text=〓〓〓〓〓〓 書影公開 〓〓〓〓〓〓 本日より全国劇場で公開の新作映画 『劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉』が早くもコミカライズ！ TVシリーズのコミカライズも手がけたハノカゲによる全編描き下ろしです✨ 9月18日の第1巻発売をお楽しみに！}}</ref> on August 28th 2026. It will be illustrated by [[Hanokage]], just like the original series and Rebellion mangas. Volume 1 releases September 18th, 2026.<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
:''See: [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-/Speculation|Speculation]]''<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*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><br />
*The music that plays in Trailer 2 is ''[[Madoka Magica Soundtrack#Volume 3|Nux walpurgis]]'', while the 100-Day Festival Trailer plays ''[[Madoka_Magica_Soundtrack#Movie_3_OST|Nightmare Ballet]]''.<br />
* 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.<br />
* The scheduled Japanese release date for the film (August 28th, 2026) also coincides with the birthday of Goethe.<ref>[[wikipedia:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.]]</ref> Goethe's ''Faust'' is also a [[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust|well known inspiration for the series]].<ref>[[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust]]</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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* [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/ Official website (Japanese)]<br />
* [https://madokamagicausa.com/ Official website (English)]<br />
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Shaft 50 refers to a special anniversary event put on by Studio [[Shaft]], the team behind [[Madoka Magica]]. This event is similar in concept and execution to Shaft 40, colloquially known as [[Madogatari]].<br />
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The first known exhibit hall for Shaft 50 opens December 27th, 2025 at Mixalive TOKYO and runs until the 6th of January, 2026. A second exhibition will run between January 8th and 18th, 2026.<ref>https://shaft-50th.jp/exhibition/</ref> This will be the last event hosted in this venue, as they announced a closure for the end of the run of the event.<ref>https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2025/6/13/madoka-magica-monogatari-series-anime-studio-shaft-50th-anniversary-exhibition</ref><br />
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／／ 📢【巡回決定】 #シャフト50周年展京都 ＼＼ 東京会場にて大盛況に終えた、シャフト50周年展ー 大丸ミュージアム〈京都〉（大丸京都店6階）にて 開催決定✨ チケットの先行販売を11月13日(金)10:00～ ローソンチケットにて受付開始!! 📅2027年1月5日(火)～1月17日(日) 📍大丸ミュージアム〈京都〉（大丸京都店6階） 📎https://shaft-50th.jp/exhibition/ 続報発表をお楽しみに✨|"／／ 📢【Tour Schedule Confirmed】 #Shaft50thAnniversaryExhibitionKyoto ＼＼ Having concluded with great success at the Tokyo venue, the Shaft 50th Anniversary Exhibition— Confirmed to be held at Daimaru Museum〈Kyoto〉(6F, Daimaru Kyoto Store)✨ Advance ticket sales start on November 13th (Fri) at 10:00~ Reception begins at Lawson Ticket!! 📅January 5, 2027 (Tue) – January 17, 2027 (Sun) 📍Daimaru Museum〈Kyoto〉(6F, Daimaru Kyoto Store) 📎https://shaft-50th.jp/exhibition/ Look forward to further announcements✨"}}}}}</ref> <br />
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<div>All three movies of the ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie]]'' trilogy have been screened in a number of countries around the world. For the international DVD and Blu-ray release, see [[Other Media#Overseas/International Licensing|this page]].<br />
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==''Beginnings'' and ''Eternal''==<br />
The first two movies were screened in various cities and countries starting from October 2012.<br />
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===United States===<br />
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|CA||Los Angeles|| Downtown Independent|| October 19-25, 2012, December 7-13, 2012<br />
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|NY|| New York|| Big Cinema Manhattan ||October 20-22, 2012<br />
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|IL||Chicago|| Music Box ||October 20, 2012<br />
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|TX||Houston|| Alamo Drafthouse ||October 20, 2012, October 21, 2012<br />
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|CA||San Francisco|| New People||October 20, 2012, October 21, 2012<br />
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|MO||Kansas City|| Screenland Crossroads||November 21, 2012, December 2, 2012<br />
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|NY||Buffalo|| The Screening Room Cinema||November 23, 2012, November 24, 2012<br />
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|OH||Akron|| Cleveland Cinemas - Plaza ||December 4, 2012<br />
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|OH||Cleveland|| Cleveland Cinemas - Cedar Lee||December 4, 2012<br />
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|WA|| Seattle|| Grand Illusion|| December 9, 2012, December 10, 2012, December 12, 2012, December 17, 2012<br />
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|PA||Pittsburgh|| The Hollywood Theatre ||December 16, 2012<br />
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|IN||Indianapolis|| Georgetown 14 ||December 8, 2012, December 9, 2012<br />
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|PA||Philadelphia|| Cinema 16:9 ||December 1, 2012, December 2, 2012, December 8, 2012<br />
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|FL||Clearwater/Tampa Bay|| Clearwater Cinema Café ||December 15, 2012<br />
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|OH||Columbus|| Gateway Film Center||January 12, 2013<br />
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|GA||Atlanta|| Plaza Atlanta||December 14, 2012<br />
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|FL||Fort Lauderdale/Miami|| Cinema Paradiso||December 22, 2012<br />
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|TX||Dallas|| Texas Theatre||December 29, 2012<br />
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|AL||Birmingham|| The Edge 12||December 20, 2012<br />
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|NC||Raleigh|| Raleighwood Cinema Grill ||December 18, 2012<br />
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|OR||Portland|| Hollywood Theatre ||December 26, 2012<br />
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|AZ||Phoenix|| Harkins Theatres - Valley Art||January 12, 2013, February 9, 2013<br />
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|CA||San Francisco|| 4 Star Theatre ||January 18, 2013, February 15, 2013<br />
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|CO||Denver|| FilmCenter-Sie FilmCenter ||January 16, 2013<br />
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|DC||Washington|| The Movies at Montgomery Mall ||January 10, 2013<br />
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|HI||Honolulu|| Doris Duke Theater ||February 27, February 28, 2013<br />
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|MA||Boston|| Brattle Theatre ||January 10, January 12, 2013<br />
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|NC||Greensboro|| Carousel Luxury Cinemas ||January 5, 2013<br />
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|NV||Las Vegas|| Theatre7 ||January 11, 2013<br />
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|NY||New York|| Cinema Village ||December 26, 2013<br />
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|OK||Tulsa|| Select Cinemas ||January 20, 2013<br />
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|NM||Albuquerque|| The Guild Cinema || April 19, 2013<br />
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|UT||Sandy||Megaplex || March 17, 2013<br />
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|CO||Littleton||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Littleton||December 18, 2013 (Movie 1+2)<br />
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|HI||Honolulu||Doris Duke Theater||December 26, 2013 (Movie 1+2+3)<br />
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|MO||Kansas City||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Mainstreet||November 23, 2013 (Movie 1+2)<br />
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|NY||Yonkers||Aramo Drafthouse Cinema Yonkers||November 30, 2013 (Move 1+2)<br />
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|PA||Pittsburg||The Hollywood Theatre||December 5, 2013 (Movie 1+2)<br />
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|TX||Austin||Alamo Drafthouse Austin Slaughter Lane||November 24, 2013 (Movie 1), December 1, 2013 (Movie 2)<br />
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|TX||Austin||Alamo Drafthouse Austin Lakeline||November 25, 2013 (Movie 1), December 2, 2013 (Movie 2)<br />
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|TX||Houston||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Vintage Park||December 7, 2013 (Movie 1+2)<br />
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|TX||San Antonio||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Westlakes||December 8, 2013 (Movie 1+2)<br />
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|WA||Seattle||Grand Illusion||December 8, 2013 (Movie 1+2)<br />
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===France===<br />
*Paris' Grand Rex (October 19, 2012)<br />
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===Italy===<br />
* Lucca's Cinema Centrale (November 4, 2012).<br />
* All the Italian Cinemas that are associated with Dynit (''Madoka Magica'' Italian publisher). Only the Italian dub of ''Beginnings'' was screened. (July 26, 2013)<br />
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===San Marino===<br />
* San Marino Anime Festival (December 8, 2012)<br />
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===South Korea===<br />
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|Seoul (Junggu) Dongdaemun||Megabox||October 27, 2012<br />
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|Seoul Hapjeong||Lotte Cinema||July 20, July 21, July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
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|Seoul Nowon||Lotte Cinema||July 20, July 21, July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
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|Seoul Yeongdeungpo||Lotte Cinema||July 20, July 21, July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
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|Seoul Gasan||Lotte Cinema||July 21, July 28, 2013<br />
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|Seoul Avenuel (a.k.a. Myeongdong)||Lotte Cinema||July 20, July 21, July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
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|Seoul Gangnam City||Lotte Cinema||July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
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|Incheon||Lotte Cinema||July 20, July 21, July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
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|Daejeon||Lotte Cinema||July 21, July 28, 2013<br />
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|Daegu||Lotte Cinema||July 20, July 21, July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
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|Busan||Lotte Cinema head office||July 20, July 21, July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
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|Gwangju||Lotte Cinema||July 21, July 28, 2013<br />
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===Taiwan=== <br />
* Vie Show Cinemas Taipei Sun (台北日新威秀影城) (October 20, 2012 for the first movie, and October 21, 2012 for the second)<br />
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===Hong Kong===<br />
* MCL JP Cinema, Causeway Bay (MCL JP 銅鑼灣戲院) (October 20, 2012, October 27, 2012)<br />
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===[http://www.animefestival.asia/afa12/madoka_magica.html Singapore]===<br />
* Singapore Expo Hall 8 (November 10, 2012, November 11, 2012)<br />
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===Australia===<br />
* Sydney's Dendy Newtown (December 9, 2012, December 16, 2012)<br />
* Melbourne's Cinema Nova (December 9, 2012, December 15, 2012, December 22, 2012, December 23, 2012)<br />
* Brisbane's Dendy Portside (December 9, 2012)<br />
* Canberra's Dendy Canberra (December 9, 2012)<br />
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===[http://www.animania.de/animagic/animagic-2013-animotion-filmfestival/madoka-magica.html Germany]===<br />
* Bonn, Animotion Film Festival (July 26-28, 2013)<br />
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===Canada===<br />
The first movie was screened on [http://www.cineplex.com/Movies/MovieDetails/Madoka-Magica-Part-1-Beginnings.aspx?date=2013-03-14 March 14, 2013], with the second one following on [http://www.cineplex.com/Movies/MovieDetails/Madoka-Magica-Part-2-Eternal.aspx?date=2013-03-20 March 20, 2013], in the following cities:<br />
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|rowspan="3"|AB||Calgary||Scotiabank Theatre Chinook<br />
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|Edmonton||Cineplex Odeon South Edmonton Cinemas<br />
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|Lethbridge||Galaxy Cinemas Lethbridge<br />
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|rowspan="5"|BC||Burnaby||SilverCity Metropolis Cinemas<br />
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|Coquitlam||SilverCity Coquitlam Cinemas<br />
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|Richmond||SilverCity Riverport Cinemas<br />
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|Vancouver||Cineplex Odeon International Village<br />
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|Victoria||SilverCity Tillicum Victoria<br />
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|MB||Winnipeg||SilverCity Polo Park Cinemas<br />
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|rowspan="15"|ON||Ancaster||SilverCity Ancaster Cinemas<br />
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|Niagara Falls||Cineplex Odeon Niagara Square Cinemas<br />
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|Barrie||Galaxy Cinemas Barrie<br />
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|Guelph||Galaxy Cinemas Pergola Commons<br />
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|Kingston||Cineplex Odeon Gardiner's Road<br />
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|London||SilverCity London Cinemas<br />
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|Mississauga||Cineplex Odeon Courtney Park Cinemas<br />
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|North York||SilverCity Fairview Mall Cinemas<br />
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|Oshawa||Cineplex Odeon Oshawa Cinemas<br />
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|Ottawa||SilverCity Gloucester Cinemas<br />
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|Scarborough||Coliseum Scarborough Cinemas<br />
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|Toronto||Cineplex Odeon Queensway Cinemas<br />
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|Toronto||Cineplex Odeon Yonge & Dundas Square<br />
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|Waterloo||Galaxy Cinemas Waterloo<br />
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|Windsor||SilverCity Windsor Cinemas<br />
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|rowspan="2"|QC||Montreal||Cinéma Banque Scotia Montréal (Scotiabank Theatre Montreal)<br />
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|Quebec City||Cineplex Odeon Ste. Foy<br />
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|rowspan="2"|SK||Regina||Galaxy Cinemas Regina<br />
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|Saskatoon||Galaxy Cinemas Saskatoon<br />
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===Mexico===<br />
Presented by the Kokuban group, Crunchyroll Latin America and Aniplex U.S.A. Both movies were screened starting May 18, 2013 in select [[wikipedia:Cin%C3%A9polis|'''Cinépolis''']] theaters in the following cities:<br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; background-color:#FFF;"<br />
|-<br />
! State!! City !! Theater !! class="unsortable"| Date (1st Round) !! class="unsortable"| Date (2nd Round) <br />
|-<br />
|Federal District|| Mexico City || Cinépolis Fórum Buenavista || May 18, 2013 || June 22, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Jalisco|| Guadalajara || Cinépolis La Gran Plaza || May 25, 2013 || None<br />
|-<br />
|Nuevo León|| Monterrey || Cinépolis Sendero Monterrey || June 1, 2013 || None<br />
|-<br />
|Yucatán|| Mérida || Cinépolis Las Américas || June 8, 2013 || None<br />
|-<br />
|Chihuahua|| Chihuahua || Cinépolis Vallarta || None || June 29, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Baja California|| Tijuana || Cinépolis Galerías Hipódromo || None || July 13, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Veracruz|| Xalapa || Cinépolis Plaza Las Américas || None || July 20, 2013<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==''Rebellion''==<br />
===United States===<br />
The movie screened in theaters in the United States in winter. <br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
! State!! City !! Theatre !!class="unsortable"| Date<br />
|-<br />
|CA||Hollywood||Egyptian Theater ||December 3, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|AL||Birmingham||The Edge 12||December 7, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|AZ||Phoenix||Harkins Theatres - Valley Art||December 13 - December 26, 2013 <br />
|-<br />
|CA||Bakersfield||Valley Plaza 16||December 7, 2013; December 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||Los Angeles||Downtown Independent||December 6 - December 26, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||Murrieta||Cal Oaks 17||December 7, 2013; December 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||Rohnert||Rohnert Park 16||December 7, 2013; December 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||Sacramento||The Tower Theatre||December 7, 2013; December 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||San Diego||Gaslamp 15||December 7, 2013; December 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||San Francisco||Marina Theatre||December 6 - December 7, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||San Francisco||New People||December 20 - December 22, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||San Francisco||4 Star Theater||December 6 - December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CO||Littleton||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Littleton||December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|DC||Washington DC||The Movies at Montgomery Mall||December 6, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|FL||Clearwater/Tampa Bay||Clearwater Cinema Cafe||December 6, 2013; December 13, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|FL||Fort Lauderdale/Miami||Cinema Paradiso||December 6, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|FL||Hollywood||Cinema Paradiso||December 6, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|GA||Atlanta||Plaza Atlanta||December 7, 2013 <br /> December 25 - January 1, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|HI||Honolulu||Doris Duke Theater||December 27 - December 29, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|HI||Kahului||Kaahumanu 6||December 7, 2013; December 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|HI||Aiea||Pearlridge West||January 3 - January 16, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|IL||Chicago||Music Box||December 6 - December 9, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|IN||Indianapolis||Georgetown 14 Cinemas||December 7 - December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|MA||Boston||Brattle Theatre||December 6 - December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|MI||Bloomfield||The Maple Theatre||December 6, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|MO||Kansas City||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Mainstreet||December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NC||Raleigh||Raleighwood Cinema Grill||December 10, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NC||Greensboro||Carousel Luxury Cinemas||December 7, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NM||Albuquerque||The Guild Cinema||December 13 - December 14, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NY||New York||Big Cinemas Manhattan||December 6 - December 8, 2013 <br /> December 13 - December 19, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NY||New York||Cinema Village||December 20 - January 9, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|NY||Buffalo||The Screening Room Cinema Cafe||December 6 - December 9, 2013 <br /> December 14, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NY||Yonkers||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Yonkers||December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|OH||Cleveland||Cleveland Cinemas - Cedar Lee||December 8, 2013; December 22, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|OK||Tulsa||Select Cinemas - RiverWalk Movies||December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|OR||Portland||Hollywood Theatre||December 6, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|PA||Pittsburgh||The Hollywood Theatre||December 6 - December 7, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Austin||Alamo Drafthouse Austin Slaughter Lane||December 6, 2013; December 10, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Austin||Alamo Drafthouse Austin Lakeline||December 8, 2013; December 10, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Houston||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Vintage Park||December 7 - December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Houston||Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park||December 7 - December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Dallas||Texas Theatre||December 7, 2013; December 14, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Plano||Angelika Film Center & Café - Plano||December 8, 2013; December 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|TX||San Antonio||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Westlakes||December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|UT||Sandy||Megaplex Theatres - Jordan Commons||December 7, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|WA||Seattle||Grand Illusion||December 6, 2013 - December 9, 2013 <br /> January 4, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|VA||Fairfax||Angelika Film Center & Café - Plano||December 12, 2013; December 14, 2013; December 18, 2013<br />
|}<br />
<br />
Columbus and Las Vegas had showings announced but subsequently canceled.<br />
<br />
===Canada===<br />
The tickets went on sale on November 1st, 2013. The movie screened on December 9th and 15th, 2013. Due to overwhelming demand, encore presentation was added at Toronto Y&D between December 27th, 2013 and January 2nd, 2014.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
!Province!!Location!!Theater<br />
|-<br />
|BC||Vancouver||Cineplex Odeon International Village<br />
|-<br />
|BC||Burnaby||SilverCity Metropolis Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|BC||Richmond||SilverCity Riverport Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|BC||Coquitlam||SilverCity Coquitlam Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|BC||Victoria||SilverCity Tillicum Victoria<br />
|-<br />
|MB||Winnipeg||SilverCity Polo Park Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|AB||Lethbridge||Galaxy Cinemas Lethbridge<br />
|-<br />
|AB||Edmonton||Cineplex Odeon South Edmonton Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|AB||Calgary||Scotiabank Theatre Chinook<br />
|-<br />
|SK||Regina||Galaxy Cinemas Regina<br />
|-<br />
|SK||Saskatoon||Galaxy Cinemas Saskatoon<br />
|-<br />
|ON||North York||SilverCity Fairview Mall Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Guelph||Galaxy Cinemas Pergola Commons<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Mississauga||Cineplex Odeon Courtney Park<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Toronto||Cineplex Odeon Yonge & Dundas Square<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Barrie||Galaxy Cinemas Barrie<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Niagara Falls||Cineplex Odeon Niagara Square Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Kingston||Cineplex Odeon Gardiner's Road<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Toronto||Cineplex Odeon Queensway Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Waterloo||Galaxy Cinemas Waterloo<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Oshawa||Cineplex Odeon Oshawa Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Scarborough||Coliseum Scarborough Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Ancaster||SilverCity Ancaster Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||London||SilverCity London Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Ottawa||SilverCity Gloucester Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Windsor||SilverCity Windsor Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|QC||Quebec City||Cineplex Odeon Ste. Foy<br />
|-<br />
|QC||Montreal||Cinema Banque Scotia Montreal (Scotiabank Theatre Montreal)<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Mexico===<br />
''Rebellion''was screened in Mexico on February 2014. [https://www.facebook.com/notes/puella-magi-madoka-magica-en-m%C3%A9xico/preguntas-frecuentes-konnichiwa-festival-faq/465413503563982 Screening details via official Facebook page]<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
! State!! City !! Theater !! Date<br />
|-<br />
|Federal District|| Mexico City || Cinépolis Fórum Buenavista || January 18, 2014 <br />
|-<br />
|Nuevo León|| Monterrey || Cinépolis Galerias Monterrey || February 1 - February 2, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Yucatan|| Merida || Cinépolis Altabrisas|| February 1 - February 2, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|San Luis Potosí|| San Luis Potosí || Cinépolis Plaza Sanborns San Luis || February 1 - February 2, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Guanajuato|| Leon || Cinépolis Centro Max || February 1 - February 2, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Queretaro|| Queretaro || Cinépolis Sendero Queretaro || February 1 - February 2, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Chihuahua|| Ciudad Juárez || Cinépolis Las misiones || February 8 - February 9, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Tabasco|| Villahermosa || Cinépolis Las Americas || February 8 - February 9, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Sinaloa|| Culiacan || Cinépolis Culiacan || February 8 - February 9, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Puebla|| Puebla || Cinépolis Angelopolis || February 8 - February 9, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Federal District|| Mexico City || Cinépolis Universidad || February 8 - February 9, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Baja California|| Tijuana || Cinépolis Plaza Rio || February 15 - February 16, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Sonora|| Hermosillo || Cinépolis Galerias Mall || February 15 - February 16, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Jalisco|| Guadalajara || Cinépolis Galerias Guadalajara || February 15 - February 16, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Michoacan|| Morelia || Cinépolis Plaza Morelia || February 15 - February 16, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|México|| Toluca || Cinépolis Galeria Metepec || February 15 - February 16, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Quintana Roo|| Cancun || La Gran Plaza Cancun || February 22 - February 23, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Chihuahua|| Chihuahua || Cinépolis Chihuahua || February 22 - February 23, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Morelos|| Cuernavaca || Cinépolis Cuernavaca || February 22 - February 23, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Veracruz|| Veracruz || Cinépolis Las Americas Veracruz || February 22 - February 23, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Durango|| Durango || Cinépolis Durango || February 22 - February 23, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===France===<br />
''Rebellion'' was screened for one night at Le Grand Rex, Paris on November 22, 2013 and at [http://www.lesecranstourcoing.com/evenement/TG_-_Puella_Magi_Madoka.pdf Les Écrans de Tourcoing on November 23.]<br />
<br />
===Taiwan===<br />
The movie was screened at the following places and time:<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
!Location!!Theater!!Date<br />
|-<br />
|Taipei||Vie Show Cinemas Taipei Hsin Yi (台北信義威秀影城)||November 23-24, 30, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Taichung||Vie Show Cinemas Taichung Mode Mall (台中新時代威秀影城)||November 23-24, 30, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Kaohsiung||Vie Show Cinemas Kaohsiung FE21 (高雄大遠百威秀影城)||November 23-24, 30, 2013<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Hong Kong===<br />
The movie was screened in Causeway Bay MCL JP Cinema on November 30-December 1. [https://www.facebook.com/events/1426607247562285/ AnimuseHK]<br />
<br />
===South Korea===<br />
The movie was screened on November 30-December 1 at Megabox Dongdaemun, Seoul.<br />
[https://twitter.com/ANIPLUSTV/status/393251571540049920][http://www.aniplustv.com/main.asp?goCode=4#/board/view.asp?gCode=CM&sCode=001&board_id=4&idx=22045&rePage=1][http://www.aniplustv.com/main.asp?goCode=4#/event/view.asp?gCode=EV&sCode=001&idx=58&event_id=1&gubun=ing]<br />
<br />
===Australia===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
! City !! Theater !! Date<br />
|-<br />
| Melbourne || Cinema Nova || February 1 - February 2, 2014<br />
|-<br />
| Sydney || Dendy Newtown || February 1, 2014<br />
|-<br />
| Brisbane || Dendy Portside || February 1, 2014<br />
|-<br />
| Canberra || Dendy Canberra || February 1, 2014<br />
|-<br />
| Hobart || State Cinema || February 1, 2014<br />
|-<br />
| Adelaide || Palace Nova Eastend || February 1, 2014<br />
|-<br />
| Perth || Luna Leederville || Feburary 1, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===New Zealand===<br />
''Rebellion'' screened in Auckland, New Zealand on February 1st, 2014 at Academy Cinema.<br />
<br />
===Singapore===<br />
''Rebellion'' screened in Singapore for a limited screening on the 8th and 9th of February 2014 at Cathay Cineleisure Orchard. [http://www.afachan.asia/2014/01/movie-puella-magi-madoka-magica-rebellion-8-9-feb-2014/]<br />
<br />
===Italy===<br />
<br />
''Rebellion'' had a preview screening in Italy for a single day on June 2nd, 2014 at the Milano Manga Festival<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140522171852/http://milanomangafestival.it/event.html, retrieved May 22nd, 2014 (via Archive.org)</ref>, followed by general screenings beginning July 2nd, 2014.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140602025135/http://www.nexodigital.it/1/id_363/Madoka-Magica---La-storia-della-ribellione.asp</ref><br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
! Region || City || Theatre<br />
|- <br />
| ABRUZZO || Chieti || Movieland<br />
|-<br />
| ABRUZZO || Spoltore || Arca<br />
|-<br />
| ABRUZZO || Teramo || Smeraldo<br />
|-<br />
| CALABRIA || Reggio Calabria || Lumiere<br />
|-<br />
| CALABRIA || Zumpano || Andromeda River<br />
|-<br />
| CAMPANIA || Afragola || Happy Maxicinema<br />
|-<br />
| CAMPANIA || Casoria || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| CAMPANIA || Marcianise || Big Maxicinema<br />
|-<br />
| CAMPANIA || Napoli || Metropolitan<br />
|-<br />
| EMILIA ROMAGNA || Carpi || Space city<br />
|-<br />
| EMILIA ROMAGNA || Casalecchio di Reno || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| EMILIA ROMAGNA || Cento || Cine Park<br />
|-<br />
| EMILIA ROMAGNA || Cesena || Eliseo<br />
|-<br />
| EMILIA ROMAGNA || Comacchio || Cineplus<br />
|-<br />
| EMILIA ROMAGNA || Ferrara || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| EMILIA ROMAGNA || Ferrara || Apollo<br />
|-<br />
| EMILIA ROMAGNA || Gualtieri || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| EMILIA ROMAGNA || Piacenza || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| EMILIA ROMAGNA || Ravenna || Cinemacity<br />
|-<br />
| EMILIA ROMAGNA || Reggio Emilia || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| EMILIA ROMAGNA || Rimini || Giometti le Befane<br />
|-<br />
| EMILIA ROMAGNA || Rimini Savignano || Uci Romagna<br />
|-<br />
| FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA || Fiume Veneto || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA || Torreano di Martignacco || Cinecittà Fiera<br />
|-<br />
| FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA || Trieste || Nazionale<br />
|-<br />
| FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA || Villesse || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| LAZIO || Colleferro || Ariston<br />
|-<br />
| LAZIO || Fiumicino || Uci Parco Leonardo<br />
|-<br />
| LAZIO || Latina || Oxer<br />
|-<br />
| LAZIO || Montefiascone || Gallery<br />
|-<br />
| LAZIO || Roma || Farnese<br />
|-<br />
| LAZIO || Roma || Uci Porta di Roma<br />
|-<br />
| LAZIO || Roma || Andromeda<br />
|-<br />
| LAZIO || Roma || Uci Marconi<br />
|-<br />
| LAZIO || Roma || Uci Roma Est - Lunghezza<br />
|-<br />
| LIGURIA || Genova || Uci Fiumara<br />
|-<br />
| LOMBARDIA || Assago || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| LOMBARDIA || Bellinzago Lombardo || Arcadia<br />
|-<br />
| LOMBARDIA || Bergamo || San Marco<br />
|-<br />
| LOMBARDIA || Busnago-Cornate d'Adda || Movie Planet<br />
|-<br />
| LOMBARDIA || Curno || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| LOMBARDIA || Erbusco || Arcadia<br />
|-<br />
| LOMBARDIA || Lissone || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| LOMBARDIA || Mantova || Cinecity<br />
|-<br />
| LOMBARDIA || Melzo || Arcadia<br />
|-<br />
| LOMBARDIA || Milano || Uci Bicocca<br />
|-<br />
| LOMBARDIA || Milano || Uci Certosa<br />
|-<br />
| LOMBARDIA || Milano || Arcobaleno Filmcenter<br />
|-<br />
| LOMBARDIA || Milano || Ducale<br />
|-<br />
| LOMBARDIA || Montano Lucino || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| LOMBARDIA || Parona Lomellina || Movie Planet<br />
|-<br />
| LOMBARDIA || Pioltello || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| LOMBARDIA || San Giuliano Milanese || Movie Planet<br />
|-<br />
| LOMBARDIA || San Martino Siccomario || Movie Planet<br />
|-<br />
| LOMBARDIA || Treviglio || Ariston<br />
|-<br />
| LOMBARDIA || Varese || Impero<br />
|-<br />
| MARCHE || Ancona || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| MARCHE || Ascoli Piceno || Delle Stelle<br />
|-<br />
| MARCHE || Campiglione di Fermo || Super8<br />
|-<br />
| MARCHE || Fabriano || Movieland<br />
|-<br />
| MARCHE || Fano || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| MARCHE || Jesi || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| MARCHE || Macerata || Multiplex 2000<br />
|-<br />
| MARCHE || Pesaro || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| MARCHE || Porto S.Elpidio || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| MARCHE || Senigallia || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| PIEMONTE || Alessandria || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| PIEMONTE || Bellinzago Novarese || Movie planet<br />
|-<br />
| PIEMONTE || Borgo vercelli || Movie planet<br />
|-<br />
| PIEMONTE || Castelletto Ticino || Metropolis<br />
|-<br />
| PIEMONTE || Moncalieri || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| PIEMONTE || Torino || Uci Lingotto<br />
|-<br />
| PIEMONTE || Torino || Massaua Cityplex<br />
|-<br />
| PIEMONTE || Torino || Ideal Cityplex<br />
|-<br />
| PUGLIA || Bari || Galleria<br />
|-<br />
| PUGLIA || Brindisi || Andromeda Maxicinema<br />
|-<br />
| PUGLIA || Molfetta || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| PUGLIA || Taranto || Bellarmino<br />
|-<br />
| SARDEGNA || Cagliari || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| SICILIA || Castrofilippo || Planet Le Vigne<br />
|-<br />
| SICILIA || Catania || Planet<br />
|-<br />
| SICILIA || Gela || Hollywood<br />
|-<br />
| SICILIA || Messina || Iris<br />
|-<br />
| SICILIA || Messina || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| SICILIA || Misterbianco || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| SICILIA || Palermo || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| SICILIA || Palermo || Metropolitan<br />
|-<br />
| SICILIA || San Giovanni la Punta || Cinestar I Portali<br />
|-<br />
| SICILIA || Siracusa || Planet Vasquez<br />
|-<br />
| TOSCANA || Arezzo || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| TOSCANA || Campi Bisenzio || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| TOSCANA || Firenze || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| TOSCANA || Firenze || Portico<br />
|-<br />
| TOSCANA || Lucca || Astra<br />
|-<br />
| TOSCANA || Pisa || Odeon<br />
|-<br />
| TOSCANA || Prato || Multiplex Omnia Center<br />
|-<br />
| TOSCANA || Sinalunga || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| TOSCANA || Viareggio || Politeama<br />
|-<br />
| TRENTINO ALTO ADIGE || Trento || Modena<br />
|-<br />
| UMBRIA || Perugia || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| VENETO || Bassano del Grappa || Metropolis<br />
|-<br />
| VENETO || Marcon || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| VENETO || Mestre || IMG Candiani<br />
|-<br />
| VENETO || Mestre Marghera || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| VENETO || Padova || Porto Astra<br />
|-<br />
| VENETO || Rovigo || Cinergia<br />
|-<br />
| VENETO || San Giovanni Lupatoto || Uci<br />
|-<br />
| VENETO || Venezia || Rossini<br />
|-<br />
| VENETO || Vicenza || Roma<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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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 Rotation of Walpurgis〉}} is a movie 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">{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1824370519837380632|text={{nihongo|『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。||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}}}}</ref>. On July 15th, 2025, it was announced that the movie had been further delayed to February 2026.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1945093597487096155}}</ref> On January 23rd, 2026, it was announced again that the movie will be delayed to an unspecified date, to be announced in February.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2014548866650276150|text={{Nihongo|『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}}}}</ref><ref>[https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 『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]</ref> On February 27th, 2026, it was announced that the movie's ultimate release date would be '''August 28th, 2026'''.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2027232233426448705}}</ref><br />
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==Development==<br />
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===Planning===<br />
The production team started discussing the possibility of making a sequel to ''[[Rebellion]]'' right after the screening of ''Rebellion''.<ref name="pamphlet-p30">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami p.30</ref> In 2014, [[Akiyuki Shinbo]], [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], [[Ume Aoki]], [[Gen Urobuchi]], and [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] started the screenplay meeting, discussing and outlining what the sequel would be about.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /> It was decided since the start that in the new film, either the main characters will {{Spoiler|face [[Walpurgisnacht]] as an enemy, or they will learn who was Walpurgisnacht}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /> Upon learning about the [[Nazukasokotsune]] idea, Shinbo asked for {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|''[[Witch Girl]]''|魔女っ子|Majokko}}}} to be added, which would serve as a basis for the new characters.<ref name="phamplet-p31">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami p.31</ref> In 2015, Shinbo drew a storyboard for what would "connect to a sequel", i.e., ''[[Concept Movie]]'' for Shaft's 40th anniversary event, ''[[Madogatari]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami p.31</ref> The team spent the next few years working on the script, and also explored the possibility of making the sequel a TV series, although Shinbo want to make it a movie.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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===Design===<br />
During the production of ''[[Concept Movie]]'', the production team wants to take the opportunity to update the design to that of [[Ume Aoki]]'s latest art style.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] drew rough sketches for the new characters based on [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]'s {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]''}} idea, which were then re-designed by Ume Aoki.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> Since Ume Aoki designed these characters before the script was done, only few characters ended up being used in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising''.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58">anan No. 2510 Special Edition: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, and Ume Aoki p.58</ref><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://ananweb.jp/categories/entertainment/108309|title=『まどか☆マギカ』最新作の新デザインができるまで。 総監督・新房昭之×キャラクター原案・蒼樹うめ 対談|timestamp=2026-09-13}}</ref> Some of the initial designs can be seen in ''Concept Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> Ume Aoki made a few distinctive features for these {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]''}}, by making their pupils stand out, and make them wears black as their inner clothes.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /> Ume Aoki is also responsible for the stick that these new character uses.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /> For existing characters, Ume Aoki redesigned them based on the ending of ''[[Rebellion]]'', lowering everyone's skin explosure except Homura, as they're being restrained.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /><br />
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===Script===<br />
[[Gen Urobuchi]] started working on the script about a year after ''[[Rebellion]]'', right after his screenplay work on ''Kamen Rider Gaim'', some time between 2014 and 2015.<ref name="pamphlet-p22">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.22</ref><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> 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 sketches for the series (colloquially referred to as "Inu Curry's Note"), such as how the world looks after ''Rebellion'', among other lore details and materials. Urobuchi then used these ideas as a base for his first draft of the script.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> During the writing process, 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.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Urobuchi finished the first draft of the script around the same time as the ''Concept Movie'' storyboard.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Since the original script was written from Homura's perspective, original series director [[Akiyuki Shinbo]] felt Madoka's presence was too weak in the original script.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> 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.<ref name="pamphlet-p32">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami p.32</ref> Urobuchi had the production team to revise his script, as he did not have time to do so himself.<ref name="pamphlet-p23">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.23</ref> The production team spent the next few years rewriting the script,<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> including asking other scriptwriter to rewrite it based on the same concept.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> Shinbo, however, did not found the dialogue to be very ''Madoka Magica''-like when they're not written by Urobuchi.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> Ultimately, the team decided to go with Urobuchi's original version, slightly before ''[[Madoka 10th Anniversary]]'' in 2021.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi was surprised to hear they went with the original script, as it was done several years before ''[[Magia Record]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p24">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.24</ref> 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 {{Spoiler|[[Marguerite]]}}'s backstories.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi jokingly says the original revision was "rather blunt", as he'd {{Spoiler|kill off Choka once her role was done}}, because he wrote it right after ''Kamen Rider Gaim'' and it would have been quite a terrible story to release it as-is.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /><br />
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===Production===<br />
Tomohiro Furukawa was invited to write a storyboard for the show<ref name="pamphlet-p24">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.24</ref> after Shaft's president, [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], saw his work on ''Revue Starlight: The Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> 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''.<ref name="pamphlet-p26">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Tomohiro Furukawa and Kazuki Kawata p.26</ref><br />
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During the recording, [[Aoi Yuuki]] was notified that one of the lines may change. Once the production finished, the line was then changed with the influences from the theme song ''Kanata'', and re-recorded.<ref name="tokyo-np-aoi-yuki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/511454|title=【悠木碧インタビュー】神話のその先を紡ぐ 「普通の女の子」が一番難しい 劇場版新作『魔法少女まどか☆マギカ』|timestamp=2026/09/14}}</ref> During the stage greetings, it was stated by Mitsutoshi Kubota that they had recorded the line {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|"I am here"|Watashi wa koko ni iru yo}}}} in four patterns.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://fusetter.com/tw/zG2SQX78/|title="This is the stage greeting following the 10:50 AM screening at the Burg on the 30th." ３０日ブルク10:50の回上映後の舞台挨拶です。/ |text="[MC] Regarding the change to the line {{Spoiler|"I am here" (Watashi wa koko ni iru yo)}}—was that decided during the preview screening? Did the theme song provide the inspiration? [Ku] We recorded four different versions. As for the future..." / "[MC] 私はここにいるよ、に変わったいきさつですが、試写で変わっている？主題歌インスピレーション？？ [久] ４パターン撮りました。今後は……"|timestamp=2026/08/30 10:13|archive=https://pastebin.com/XGUi3GT5 }}</ref><br />
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===Pre-release===<br />
''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<ref name="staff">https://madokamagicausa.com/ at the "Staff" section</ref>, [[Gen Urobuchi]] as a scriptwriter<ref name="staff" />, [[Ume Aoki]] as an original character designer<ref name="staff" />, [[Shaft]] as 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" />.<br />
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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. <br />
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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 "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 February 2026 from the previously announced Winter 2025 date. On January 23rd, 2026, the [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 official website] revealed that the movie had been further delayed.<br />
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On February 27th, 2026, the new Japanese release date was 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.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSe4mqP1Mj0 Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising- | MAIN TRAILER (@AniplexUSA on YouTube)]</ref><br />
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==Videos==<br />
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===Pre-release teasers===<br />
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! Date !! Title !! English !! Japanese<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 25th, 2021 || Teaser || {{#ev:youtube|coczqqQVQtM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|gAR0CMwEfes|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Walpurgisnacht Rising was first announced during the Anniversary Stage as part of the Madoka 10th Anniversary event. <br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 10th, 2023 || Trailer 1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1 dan|lit. Announcement 1}} || {{#ev:youtube|TGxyrO-27dQ|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|AXpnlROHu78|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 1 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2023'' on September 10th, 2023.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 29th, 2023 || Trailer 1.1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1.1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1.1 dan|lit. Announcement 1.1}} || || {{#ev:youtube|vSdolbHyvkA|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 15th, 2024 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan|lit. Announcement 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|htNvpTfYMdk|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|TXRlggMPGLs|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 2 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2024'' on September 16th, 2024.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 25th, 2024 || Trailer 2 SIDE Homura / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾SIDEほむら|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan SIDE Homura|lit. Announcement 2 Side HOMURA}} || {{#ev:youtube|CxTenVJOw_o|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|cFhiaRoBCZE|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| July 15th, 2025 || Trailer / {{Nihongo|予告|Yokoku|lit. Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|3rdPRWNwJBM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|iJazbGwBh-E|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released during the second "100 Day Festival" stream for Magia Exedra.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| December 21st, 2025 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|予告 第2弾|Yokoku Dai 2 dan|lit. Preview 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|v75vaHCPp5I|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|B1YTdDt49lE|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released alongside the airing of the final episode of [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Beginnings %26 Eternal (TV Edition)]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 30th, 2026 || Trailer 3 / {{Nihongo|予告 第3弾|Yokoku Dai 3 dan|lit. Preview 3}} || {{#ev:youtube|g0CsWEIb6D4|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|UmVTrrDVYV4|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released along with the real-life [[Community:Walpurgis Night In Real Life|Walpurgis Night]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| June 29th, 2026 || Main Trailer {{Nihongo|本予告|Hon-yokoku|lit. Main Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|rSe4mqP1Mj0|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|HD6vwmNvcXo|300}} <br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released 1 month ahead of the theatrical release.<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Japanese Release PVs===<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Date !! Title !! Japanese<br />
|-<br />
| August 27th, 2026 || ''Trails of Madoka Kaname & Homura Akemi'' || {{#ev:youtube|pcgTXaaO0xQ|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| September 1st, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{#ev:youtube|P3Ir9FUPN6U|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| September 12th, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{spoiler|{{#ev:youtube|mESs-ii2l6A|300}}}}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Characters==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Madoka Magica Characters]]}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Translation request]]<br />
<br />
{{Character list<br />
|body=<br />
<!-- Madoka Kaname --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Madoka Kaname]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main madoka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=JXdigS1Y_Is}}<br />
|text=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.<ref>English translation from [[Magia Exedra Kioku - Vinctio☆Magica]]</ref><br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara1</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Homura Akemi --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Homura Akemi]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main homura 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=bP89kqo05ic}}<br />
|text=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.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara2</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Sayaka Miki --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Sayaka Miki]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main sayaka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=HNhDfD8Ofbg}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara3</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Kyoko Sakura --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyoko Sakura]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyoko 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=DYAD2PGo_To}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara4</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Mami Tomoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Mami Tomoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main mami 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=4CyBRPWtV5Y}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara5</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Nagisa Momoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Nagisa Momoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main nagisa 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=kcl7H_4JtpA}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara6</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Wasu --><br />
{{Spoiler|{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Wasu]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main Wasu 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside=<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。噂に聞くばかりで、誰もその名前や正体を知らない。ほむらとそっくりな顔を持ち、超然とした態度と、独特の口調が特徴的。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara10</ref><br />
}}}}<br />
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<!-- Choka Shi --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Choka Shi]] ([[Zi Ding Xiang]])<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main choka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=eKXJQK87GT4}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。円環の理を取り戻すべく行動するが、勝手気ままに振る舞うワスやセルマには手を焼いている。杏子と気が合う。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Selema Terez --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Selema Terez]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main seluma 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=3Si-8XRg0uI}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。いつも明るく活発で、誰かの役に立つことが大好き。なぎさと仲良くなる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara9</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Kyubey --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyubey]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyubey 1.png|x100px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=7OHhVI56vso}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=少女たちのもとに現れ、願いを叶える代わりに、彼女たちを魔法少女へと変貌させる謎の生物。友好的かつ理知的に話すが、その目的は魔法少女が絶望して魔女になる際に発生するエネルギーを使い、宇宙の寿命を伸ばすことだった。「叛逆の物語」では、魔女となりつつあるほむらを利用し、円環の理を支配しようと目論んでいたが、悪魔となったほむらに阻まれる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref><br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Staff==<br />
* Original Story: [[Magica Quartet]]<br />
* Chief Director: [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]<br />
* Screenplay: [[Gen Urobuchi]] (Nitroplus)<br />
* Original Character Design: [[Ume Aoki|aokiume]]<br />
* Director: [[Yukihiro Miyamoto]]<br />
* Character Design/Chief Animation Director: [[Junichiro Taniguchi]]<br />
* Chief Animation Director: Hiroki Yamamura<br />
* Parallel World Design: [[Gekidan Inu Curry|Gekidan InuCurry]] (Doroinu)<br />
* Storyboards/VisuaI Concept Designs: Tomohiro Furukawa<br />
* Visual Concept Designs: Kazuki Kawata<br />
* Color Setting: Hitoshi Hibino<br />
* Art: Ken Naito / Shuichi Kusamori<br />
* Production Design: Moriyoshi Ohara<br />
* Composite Director: Takayuki Aizu<br />
* Editing: Rie Matsuba<br />
* Music: [[Yuki Kajiura]]<br />
* Sound Direction: Yota Tsuruoka<br />
* Animation Production: [[SHAFT]]<br />
* Theme Song: "[[Kanata (Music)|Kanata]]" by FictionJunction<ref>All staff members listed were retrieved from the end card of the [http://Puella%20Magi%20Madoka%20Magica%20the%20Movie:%20—Walpurgisnacht:%20Rising—#Main_Trailer_(June_29th,_2026) Main Trailer].</ref><br />
<br />
===Later Additions===<br />
<br />
As revealed in Trailer 3 and later confirmed on Twitter<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=TOPPY1218|id=2049784039293493514|text=全編の絵コンテの担当<br />
諸々の開発とかLO作りとかなんか色々根っこから関わったので、ああいったクレジットです🦑働きすぎた}}</ref>, the Storyboard Artist for this film was Tomohiro Furukawa, also known for being the Director of [[wikipedia:Revue_Starlight|Revue Starlight]]<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-08/revue-starlight-tv-anime-reveals-teaser-video-visual-summer-premiere/.126167#:~:text=Tomohiro|title=Revue Starlight TV Anime Reveals Teaser Video, Visual, Summer Premiere|text="Tomohiro Furukawa (unit director for Yuri Kuma Arashi, Brothers Conflict) is directing the anime at Kinema Citrus."}}</ref>.<br />
<br />
Additionally, the full release of the film in Japan confirmed the voice actress for {{Spoiler|Wasu}} to be Maaya Sakamoto{{Citation needed}}, as well as {{Spoiler|Girl A}} to be Yoshino Aoyama.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=yopipi555|id=2098663446170783905|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉にて、少女Aの声を担当いたしました。 ネタバレ解禁！ 皆さま是非何度でもご覧ください…！ #まどかマギカ}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Runes==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Witch Runes/Walpurgisnacht Rising]], [[Witch Runes/X/Twitter]], and [[Witch Runes/Magical Girl's Prayer Exhibition]]''}}<br />
<br />
== Global Releases ==<br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Region<br />
! Release date<br />
! Announcement date(s)<br />
! Source<br />
|-<br />
| United States<br />
| "Coming Soon"<br />
| 2023-09-10<br />
| Mult.<ref>September 10th, 2023's Trailer 1, "00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>September 15th, 2024's Trailer 2, 00:32, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>November 1st, 2024's Trailer 2 SIDE HOMURA, 00:56, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 15th, 2025 Trailer, 00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>December 31st, 2025's OFFICIAL TRAILER #2, 00:46, "Coming 2026"</ref><ref>April 30th, 2026's OFFICIAL TRAILER #3, 00:29, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 2nd, 2026's Main Trailer, 01:50, "Coming Soon"</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Thailand<br />
| N/A<ref>Film has not yet had a release date confirmed.</ref><br />
| 2026-06-01<br />
| [https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=122138485197126484&id=61583794525852 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Taiwan<br />
| 2026-09-04<br />
| 2026-08-24<br />
| [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-24/madoka-magica-walpurgisnacht-rising-anime-film-opens-in-taiwan-on-september-4/.240909 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Hong Kong<br />
| 2026-10-08<br />
| 2026-06-15<br />
| [https://twitter.com/kanzaki21/status/2077291764378120332 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Mexico & Latin America<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-07-31<br />
| [https://twitter.com/KonnichiwaFest/status/2083342395882508711/en (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Chile<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-08-21<br />
| [https://fixvx.com/CinemarkChile/status/2090784437273293265 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Germany<br />
| 2026-11-24<br />
| 2026-08-01<br />
| [https://twitter.com/CipherDood/status/2083564168905388318 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Italy<br />
| N/A<ref>No date has yet been announced, but dynit is the licensing company that had previously released Rebellion, Eternals, and Beginnings. As such, they are considered trusted to some extent.</ref><br />
| N/A<br />
| [https://www.dynit.it/dynit-presenta-puella-magi-madoka-magica-the-movie-walpurgisnacht-rising/ (1) ]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau releases all have English subtitles.<ref name="tl-subtitle">{{Cite/Tweet|user=Actar_Raikit|id=2097056092501217375|text=With Walpurgisnacht: Rising already playing in Taiwan and soon to open in Hong Kong/Macao, both with English subtitles, I can finally reveal to you that I was given the ultimate honor of being the translator! (^o^) Can you believe it? Because I still certainly can't! (^o^')}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Reception==<br />
Following three days of its release, ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' sold 534,722 tickets and earned 939 million yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094320099385806870|text={{Nihongo|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！||Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- ranked #1 in box office. Total of 530,000 viewers, and exceeding 930 million JPY in ticket sales. Please enjoy the movie in the theater}}}}</ref> By the fourth day, the series earned over 1 billion yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094681770449101155|text={{Nihongo|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||"Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- has exceeded 1 billion yen in ticket sales after 4 days"}}}}<br />
</ref><br />
<br />
==Manga Adaptation==<br />
A [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Manga|manga adaptation]] of the film was announced<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=mangatimekirara|id=2093173533472075936|text=〓〓〓〓〓〓 書影公開 〓〓〓〓〓〓 本日より全国劇場で公開の新作映画 『劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉』が早くもコミカライズ！ TVシリーズのコミカライズも手がけたハノカゲによる全編描き下ろしです✨ 9月18日の第1巻発売をお楽しみに！}}</ref> on August 28th 2026. It will be illustrated by [[Hanokage]], just like the original series and Rebellion mangas. Volume 1 releases September 18th, 2026.<br />
<br />
==Speculation==<br />
:''See: [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-/Speculation|Speculation]]''<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
*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><br />
*The music that plays in Trailer 2 is ''[[Madoka Magica Soundtrack#Volume 3|Nux walpurgis]]'', while the 100-Day Festival Trailer plays ''[[Madoka_Magica_Soundtrack#Movie_3_OST|Nightmare Ballet]]''.<br />
* More than one Homura being visible is only seen in one poster, and does not appear in any of the trailers.<br />
* 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.<br />
* The scheduled Japanese release date for the film (August 28th, 2026) also coincides with the birthday of Goethe.<ref>[[wikipedia:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.]]</ref> Goethe's ''Faust'' is also a [[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust|well known inspiration for the series]].<ref>[[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust]]</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Gallery:Walpurgisnacht Rising]]}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/ Official website (Japanese)]<br />
* [https://madokamagicausa.com/ Official website (English)]<br />
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[[Category:Anime]]</div>HomuraDidNothingWronghttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Talk:Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_the_Movie_-Walpurgisnacht:_Rising-&diff=275674Talk:Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-2026-09-13T17:53:21Z<p>HomuraDidNothingWrong: /* Interviews */</p>
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<div>== Title ==<br />
Should this page be renamed? The wiki generally uses English names whenever possible, and we've known the EN title for 2 years already. Though there's a problem with spelling, the "teaser trailer" from 2021 calls it "Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-", while the 1st trailer from 2023 calls it "Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising-" (difference in colon presence). [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 18:37, 10 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
:I just realized that this should probably at least have "the Movie" to be consistent with Rebellion. I'm not sure about the : position though, Walpurgisnacht: Rising seems more correct. If we ignore the stylized hyphens, this would be either:<br />
:# "Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht Rising" (current style, but add "the Movie")<br />
:# "Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising" (too many :s?)<br />
:# "Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Walpurgisnacht: Rising" (avoid double :, but looks weird)<br />
:I would personally go with (3), and redirect the rest. But let's wait until we have more thoughts on this. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 17:36, 25 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
:: They all look good, though I would prefer the second if we had to choose that. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 18:10, 25 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
::: We should probably move this to ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: —Walpurgisnacht: Rising—'' just to keep it accurate, even if it doesn't look the best. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 00:49, 11 May 2025 (UTC)<br />
:::: I'm thinking of renaming this to [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-]] to be consistent with [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Rebellion-]] (drop the : and use normal dash) -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 17:21, 31 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
::::: This is now done, I still kept the colon between "Walpurgisnahct: Rising", even though the official title dropped it for some reason (even though it's still present in the logo). Let me know if you think we should use "Walpurgisnacht Rising" also. Now all the movies have somewhat consistent titles. (side note: I also fixed [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Rebellion- Manga]] to be consistent, since we'll probably have [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Manga]] soon-ish). -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 03:52, 8 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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== "Otherworld" ==<br />
<br />
I was reading the page and noticed something I didn't realize before.<br />
<br />
"Gekidan Inu Curry as a designer of the '''otherworld'''".<br />
<br />
Is this a mistranslation, or is it a genuine new "world"? If a new world, I'll add a theory I have on it to the theory section. I just want to make sure it isn't a typo first. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 16:43, 28 January 2024 (UTC)<br />
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== Theory for "Walpurginacht Rising" ==<br />
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Theory for the movie, is that the movie is going to be about homura vs. homura, one of the homura’s being the bad one and one being the good one. How that would happen is that when homura was going back in time, there was a time rip that created an alternate universe, that there were 2 versions of her and during that time a new character was created, the character has the same features of madoka and the color palette as homura. More into that, in the movie the other characters, (kyoko, mami and sayaka) could have formed a group to fight against witches, therefore the use of bandages, the reason for this is because in the rebellion movie, homura at the end summons witches and witches are normalized in homura's universe. Adding onto the that, I feel as the plot of the movie would mainly be focused on Homura. Since Homura has time traveling powers, all the universes she created still exist. When she messes up in one, then she just makes another one, my theory (as I stated above with the time rip) is that Homura, (the good one) will be trying to stop the bad one from bringing suffering and recklessness into the 'world' and finally realizing what is good for Madoka, therefore her motivation to stop her 'future self' (the bad homura)<br />
--[[User:Eveearii|Eveearii]] ([[User talk:Eveearii|talk]]) 21:49, 17 April 2024 (UTC)<br />
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== Play on words (Or names and also Magical Girl outfits) with "Sayaka Miki, Homura Akeme" and "Madoka Kaname" ==<br />
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Madoka’s and Sayaka’s witch form is similar to 1633’s traditional clothing for the wealthy, not to mention, Madokas, and Sayaka’s magical girl outfits are very very similar to 1633 German clothing. Coincidentally the name “Madoka” is, <br />
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1 word, 6 letters, 3 vowels, and 3 consonants = 1633. <br />
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the name “Sayaka” is,<br />
1 word, 6 letters, 3 vowels and 3 consonants = 1633.<br />
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The name “Homura” is,<br />
1 word, 6 letters, 3 vowels and 3 consonants=1633.<br />
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Now with Homura, the name Homura is associated with the spirit animal snake, which could be a clue that magica quartet is using a play on names, which also backs up the association with homuras, Madokas and Sayakas name all have the name amount of letters, vowel, and consonants. (Snake was shown in the movie poster) <br />
[https://madokamagicausa.com/ Movie Poster] [https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1660-1669/ Clothing]<br />
--[[User:Eveearii|Eveearii]] ([[User talk:Eveearii|talk]]) 21:56, 17 April 2024 (UTC)<br />
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== Tarot Theory ==<br />
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Ever since the first trailer for the movie there has been a minor presence of Tarot cards. At the beginning of the first trailer Homura was seen in front of the Moon card (#18). I also theorize that the scene in the second trailer (the one where Homura is looking at her refection via pocket mirror) also has involvement with tarot cards. You see at the bottom of the mirror, the runes spell "FOOL". Now there is actually a card that is named the fool(#0).This leads me to believe that the movie itself will have a somewhat huge roll. --[[User:JhasmineWisheart|JhasmineWisheart]] 3:04 PM, 1 Oct 2024 (CDT)<br />
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== Third Trailer ==<br />
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Since the third trailer leaked, would we be for or against uploading screenshots from it? Since it was technically not officially released, I can see both sides. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 14:51, 29 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
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:I mean, looking at Concept Movie's page, there are still some old screenshots that are veeeeeery clearly from a bootlegged unofficial recording. So there's precedent on the Wiki to include them [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 14:58, 29 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
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::I have mixed feelings. On one hand I think we should wait for the trailer to be officially uploaded on youtube. That way we can get clearer screenshots. But on the other hand it would be cool to have screen shots from the leak so we can compare the two. Plus there is a possibility that the video could be taken down so it would be good to upload the screenshots to document this. So i'm leaning more towards uploading the screenshots. [[User:JhasmineWisheart|JhasmineWisheart]] ([[User talk:JhasmineWisheart|talk]])10:17 AM, 29 October 2024 (CDT)<br />
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:::Cool. I'll take screenshots when I am available. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 16:57, 29 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
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:::: I actually already exported every frame from the Twitter video with FFMPEG. The whole folder is 1.2 GB. I also did the same with the 2nd W:R trailer and Concept Movie, and I can pretty much do it for anything if that's needed. Which is to say, if I were to share those, what'd be a good way? [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 17:28, 29 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
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::::: I think uploading it to google drive and sharing it via a link would be the best way to share that sorta stuff. [[User:JhasmineWisheart|JhasmineWisheart]] ([[User talk:JhasmineWisheart|talk]])1:01 PM, 29 October 2024 (CDT)<br />
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:::::: It's still uploading but [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qXyuorT2Dgamo9q1YtTsvIIqbT1TzYIm?usp=sharing here]. Unfortunately I won't be able to fit all the trailers here, 15 GB is wayyyy too little and that's what GDrive gives you for free. Wah [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 18:13, 29 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
::: So now that the trailer was just dropped on yt, are we still going through with the plan of uploading both the twitter and the official trailer release screenshots? [[User:JhasmineWisheart|JhasmineWisheart]] ([[User talk:JhasmineWisheart|talk]])8:25 AM, 1 November 2024 (CDT)<br />
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:To be honest, I'm not too comfortable with having leaked stuff in the wiki, especially that I live in Japan, and this sadly opens myself (and the wiki) to possible lawsuits (although IANAL). For now I've paraphasing it acknowledging that it happened without actually linking to the illegal upload but still not sure about the screenshots. For Concept Movie, I think it would be nice if we could replace it with the official ones (unless there's a clear difference). -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 03:09, 8 November 2024 (UTC)<br />
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::For the screenshots we have on the wiki, there's no difference (it's only [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Concept_Movie#Speculation gallery]] on the page), but the leaked Concept and the BluRay Concept movie have slightly different visuals for the sketch-like parts. If I remember correctly [[:File:Con_trumpet_head.PNG]] is shown on a colored background in the leaked version? I only ever skimmed the bootleg so I can't remember any other differences. [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 07:45, 8 November 2024 (UTC)<br />
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==Walpurgisnacht Promo==<br />
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Considering that the real life Walpurgisnacht is approaching do you people think we may get a new trailer and info dump about the movie between April 30 and May 1?[[User:Wishgrantingdarkness|Wishgrantingdarkness]] ([[User talk:Wishgrantingdarkness|talk]]) 11:58, 28 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
:I hope so but I also doubt it... They should do it obviously but after every delay I kinda gave up hope T_T. Then again so much seems to be happening in the movie at once I can't help but be excited. A little teaser about walpurgis would be amazing, like Homura/Kyubey reading their description with some new animations of her would be enough for me. - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 19:39, 28 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
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==Finally new info==<br />
So a new trailer is finally out, on the one hand we have more room to speculate on the other the movie has been delayed again.<br />
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Who else thinks we are gonna get a sad ending and the meguka are all screwed?[[User:Wishgrantingdarkness|Wishgrantingdarkness]] ([[User talk:Wishgrantingdarkness|talk]]) 14:18, 15 July 2025 (UTC)<br />
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: Call me negative but I hope that whatever it is, it's a conclusion. I don't wanna wait another decade for another back and forth between Madoka and Homura. [[User:Sweet Beanie|Sweet Beanie]] ([[User talk:Sweet Beanie|talk]]) 14:21, 15 July 2025 (UTC)<br />
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:I feel ya, good or bad the MadoHomu conundrum has to end. My view is that this movie will establish that the cycle of hope and despair is actually a much bigger loop than previously thought. Like Madoka and Homura were not the first couple trapped into becoming the saviour and destroyer of magical girls respectively and that the Law of Cycles had multiple interactions with each one ending their respective curses before being betrayed and shattered by the one who empowered them in the first place. Long story short, Homura becomes Walpurgisnacht and Madoka becomes Kriemhild Gretchen and they fuse into the witch that Ultimate Madoka destroyed at the end of the original series but without Ultimate Madoka that thing destroys the Universe and is left in the void. Meanwhile in a new Universe a new idiot girl wishes to go back in time and save her magical girl friend thus starting the cycle anew.[[User:Wishgrantingdarkness|Wishgrantingdarkness]] ([[User talk:Wishgrantingdarkness|talk]]) 14:59, 15 July 2025 (UTC)<br />
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== Nendroid Ad ==<br />
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There was a "new" cut of Trailer 3 as part of GoodSmile's promotion re-releasing some of the Rebellion figures. While largely the same, the strange statue is <i>definitely</i> getting closer to Homura, creeping on her. As such, I added it to the main page; I really want to know what the heck is going on with that odd thing. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 18:18, 1 October 2025 (UTC)<br />
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== Promotional Tweets & Posters ==<br />
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It seems that there was an official post made to the Madoka Magica twitter "as" Walpurgisnacht.<br />
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https://twitter.com/madoka_magica/status/2000219236464279952/photo/1<br />
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Runes translate to the following:<br />
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ONES MEMORIES NOW SHADOWS<br />
SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE END I AWAIT<br />
ADRIFT IN DREAMS<br />
KNEELING I BECOME A SHADOW<br />
ALL TEARS HAVE LONG SINCE VANISHED<br />
NOW AGAIN THE WIND CARESSES MY CHEEKS<br />
A DRESS SWAYS IN THE DARK<br />
GRACEFULLY OMINOUSLY INESCAPABLY<br />
ON THE BRINK OF A CRUMBLING SKY<br />
YEARNING THE SILENCE TREMBLES IN SOLITUDE<br />
AND THUS THE OLD SPELL REVOLVES ONCE AGAIN<br />
TIME HAS DISSOLVED<br />
OLD VOICES TREMBLE<br />
KARMIC DESTINY HAS BEEN ETCHED INTO MY BONES<br />
YON NIGHT UNRAVELS<br />
ONLY THE FAINT LIGHT REMAINS AND SMILES<br />
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Other posters also seen with different runes:<br />
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https://twitter.com/madomagisuugi/status/2000421106310898165<br />
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GAZE UPON THE HIGH STAIRS<br />
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https://twitter.com/kabimido/status/2000505249556259260<br />
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AND THUS SHE RETURNS<br />
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https://twitter.com/dahnaqc4/status/2000458985460437109<br />
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AT THE KALEIDOSCOPE GATEWAY<br />
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https://twitter.com/tyarotyaro__/status/2000533840583106791/<br />
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THERE YOU WILL SEE<br />
A SHADOW OF UNEASE<br />
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https://twitter.com/accelerator0103/status/2000525960563544476<br />
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PEACEFULLY DWELLING<br />
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https://twitter.com/rize170/status/2000685633879122274/<br />
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ON A PATH OF PRAYERS<br />
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https://twitter.com/i/status/2000714613692735694<br />
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A GLASS TOWER<br />
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Not super good with the twitter formatting, and unsure if we should keep copies of these for archival purposes off-Twitter since posts there tend to vanish with time. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 19:23, 15 December 2025 (UTC)<br />
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== Speculation subpage ==<br />
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Do we want to move the speculation gallery / speculation section to a subpage to better contain it, since some of it is already disproven, but probably shouldn't be on the main page as-is?[[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 14:18, 29 June 2026 (UTC)<br />
:I'd be okay with that, especially since the speculation is kinda crowded. - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 14:59, 29 June 2026 (UTC)<br />
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== Spoilers Avoiding ==<br />
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Now that it's 5-days before the movie airs (finally no more Delay Witch), the official Madoka Twitter Account asks fans NOT to put spoilers until 12th September. I wonder if our wiki should do extra adjustments and such to prevent potential leaks and early spoilers. [[User:RaviaVee|RaviaVee]] ([[User talk:RaviaVee|talk]]) 18:41, 21 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
: I think we should have a warning/notice on the main page about this, just like how right now we have one for the character page changes. - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 18:44, 21 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: I'd actually suggest finding out if we can make the editing requirements more stringent for a few weeks just to avoid people putting in spoilers without being correctly marked and us missing it for a few hours. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 21:36, 21 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
::: How? - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 21:47, 21 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::: I believe it'd have to be something that [[User:0x99]] does. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 03:24, 22 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
: I plan to put up some policy banners during the Walpurgisnacht release. Would love some feedback on this: [[Puella Magi Wiki talk:Wiki Cleanup 2025/Acceptable use policy#Walpurgisnacht: Rising Content Policy]]. I've also considered limiting those who can create new pages and upload files, but right now we're already doing 1 week + 3 edits, so I'm not sure if we need to tighten this further. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 03:31, 22 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: I think that those guidelines aren't bad per-se, and they seem to largely agree with the SHAFT spoiler policy. I think restricting media uploads is a smart move regardless (maybe a month or two, at least for the initial release window?) <br />
:: The other thought I had was is there a way to show the Kaiten policy in the editor window potentially? and/or restrict the specific pages related to Kaiten more stringently alone (along with suspected spoiler pages that people may try to edit?) [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 03:49, 22 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
::: There's [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Interface/Edit_notice Editnotice] that could do this (and also [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Interface/Sitenotice Sitenotice] for a dismissible, site-wide notice, like Wikipedia's donation banner, but could be made less annoying). It might be a good idea to have a notice about "Walpurgisnacht spoilers not allowed until Sep 19" be site-wide (dismissible), and have Editnotice about content policy on edit pages (collapsible). -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 04:15, 22 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::: Depending on the direction we're going with this (do we want a spoilers lockdown until Sep 12th?), probably something like: [[User:0x99/Sandbox/Policy banner]] -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 06:25, 22 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
::::: It's possible to restrict specific pages to be editable only by administrators. That means almost no-one can edit them. I don't know if this is a good idea, but it could be considered, I suppose. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 22:51, 22 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::::: Right now only users who've previously edited the wiki can edit, let's see if that's enough. If not let's lock few pages to admin. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 04:28, 25 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
::::: The banners & account locking are now up. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 04:28, 25 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::::: Just noting that the dismissable notice doesn't seem to work for me on Monobook. I saw a Dismiss button and clicked it, but nothing happened. Now the Dismiss button seems to be gone but the message is still there. Not that big of an issue, since it doesn't really get in the way, but still. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 13:00, 27 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
::::::: I just tried this, and it seems to dismiss just fine to me with Monobook (on Chromium). Do you happen to use Firefox or some other browser by any chance? I'll look into fixing it. Also I noticed it behaves quite differently for logged in users versus non-logged in. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 15:22, 27 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::::::: Yes, I use Firefox. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 13:30, 28 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
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Heads-up, I'm going to unlock spoilers on the midnight of the September 12th ([https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?iso=20260912T00&p0=248&msg=WP+spoilers+lift&font=sanserif&csz=1 September 11th 24:00 JST / September 12th 0:00 JST]). There'll probably be new pages with new settings/information that are mild(?) spoilers. I've tried to find a way to filter this out from recent changes, but it looks like this is not possible to do without some custom extension. Sorry for this. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 16:09, 10 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
: Added a bit of a crutch with [[:mw:AbuseFilter]] so any changes with [[:Template:ReleaseSpoiler]] will get tagged with <code>pm-release-spoiler</code>, but this is not perfect, and there are cases where it will still expose the page title (or even user forgets to add the ReleaseSpoiler template), but it's better than nothing I guess... -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 18:23, 10 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: Yeah, it's better than nothing anyway. I'll just ignore anything in the wiki and stick to Et Cetera episodes... and pray they don't contain too many spoilers. And we don't have an actual release for the movie in other platforms that are not theaters, right? I guess we people who were not in Japan or Taiwan to watch it have a huge disadvantage and we can just cope. [[User:ImperviousCover|ImperviousCover]] ([[User talk:ImperviousCover|talk]]) 14:25, 11 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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== Interviews ==<br />
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Saving until I can make proper pages for these, but interview with [https://mantan-web.jp/article/20260824dog00m200066000a.html Aoi Yuuki] and [https://mantan-web.jp/article/20260824dog00m200069000a.html Chiwa Saito]. -- [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 02:34, 26 August 2026<br />
:*[https://mantan-web.jp/article/20260824dog00m200071000a.html Eri Kitamura]<br />
:*[https://mantan-web.jp/article/20260824dog00m200074000a.html Kaori Mizuhashi]<br />
:*[https://mantan-web.jp/article/20260824dog00m200072000a.html Ai Nonaka]<br />
:*[https://mantan-web.jp/article/20260824dog00m200076000a.html Emiri Kato]<br />
:-- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 17:32, 30 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
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:*[https://rollingstonejapan.com/articles/detail/45285?n=2&e=45353 Yuki Kajiura]<br />
:-- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 16:35, 3 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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:*[https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/511454 【悠木碧インタビュー】神話のその先を紡ぐ 「普通の女の子」が一番難しい 劇場版新作『魔法少女まどか☆マギカ』] (with Aoi Yuki) is also pretty important -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 11:24, 11 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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:*[https://times.abema.tv/articles/-/10271998?page=1 「各々の骨まで作っていただいた」虚淵玄氏に聞く『まどか☆マギカ』13年ぶりの新作『ワルプルギスの廻天』脚本制作秘話] with Urobuchi. Not that much details over phamplet but might worth tagging. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 16:42, 11 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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:*[https://www.47news.jp/14926327.html 『まどか☆マギカ』脚本の虚淵玄「セカイ系は時代遅れ」実感 10年前始動の新作「いつもの癖」は控えめに] with Urobuchi. I might die catching up with interviews. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 18:28, 11 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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:*[https://mantan-web.jp/article/20260910dog00m200080000a.html yet anothet one with Urobuchi] - [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 11:25, 13 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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One user on Fusetter + Twitter wrote down notes from the stage greetings. Unfortunately, fusetter is going to be wiped at the end of the month. I've taken a web archive (wARC) personally and also copied pasted it to pastebin for posterity [https://pastebin.com/XGUi3GT5 here]. <br />
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Is there a "good" way to cite these knowing that it'll be gone down the line? Archive.org isn't allowed to get fusettter, archive.is fails. I'd hate for the stage greeting production info to be lost to time. -- [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 17:19, 13 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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:Hm, I'm not aware of Fusetter wiping. Only the special embedded link (e.g. when you post WR fusetter link on X, it'll show Madoka icon) will end at the end of month. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 17:24, 13 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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:: it's also possible I was bit by bad word of mouth. Still, for something so ephemeral, having an archive seems important. Thank you for adding an archive option to the Cite/Web! [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 17:53, 13 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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==International Release - English==<br />
Should we count the English release as announced without a set date, like Thailand? What would be the announcement date, release of the first English teaser? Release of the main trailer? [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 07:31, 1 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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: Probably, yeah. That said I've left it off to not break people's hearts. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 19:23, 12 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: Ended up adding it. It already mislead a person I know but.... the sources being laid out makes me slightly vindictive to keep it. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 17:19, 13 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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==== Girl A Seiyuu ====<br />
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So we do have a seiyuu for girl A per this tweet<ref>https://x.com/madoka_magica/status/2098426589096849573?s=20</ref>, but her page is empty. Should it be?</div>HomuraDidNothingWronghttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Talk:Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_the_Movie_-Walpurgisnacht:_Rising-&diff=275673Talk:Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-2026-09-13T17:53:12Z<p>HomuraDidNothingWrong: /* Interviews */</p>
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<div>== Title ==<br />
Should this page be renamed? The wiki generally uses English names whenever possible, and we've known the EN title for 2 years already. Though there's a problem with spelling, the "teaser trailer" from 2021 calls it "Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-", while the 1st trailer from 2023 calls it "Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising-" (difference in colon presence). [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 18:37, 10 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
:I just realized that this should probably at least have "the Movie" to be consistent with Rebellion. I'm not sure about the : position though, Walpurgisnacht: Rising seems more correct. If we ignore the stylized hyphens, this would be either:<br />
:# "Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht Rising" (current style, but add "the Movie")<br />
:# "Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising" (too many :s?)<br />
:# "Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Walpurgisnacht: Rising" (avoid double :, but looks weird)<br />
:I would personally go with (3), and redirect the rest. But let's wait until we have more thoughts on this. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 17:36, 25 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
:: They all look good, though I would prefer the second if we had to choose that. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 18:10, 25 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
::: We should probably move this to ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: —Walpurgisnacht: Rising—'' just to keep it accurate, even if it doesn't look the best. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 00:49, 11 May 2025 (UTC)<br />
:::: I'm thinking of renaming this to [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-]] to be consistent with [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Rebellion-]] (drop the : and use normal dash) -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 17:21, 31 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
::::: This is now done, I still kept the colon between "Walpurgisnahct: Rising", even though the official title dropped it for some reason (even though it's still present in the logo). Let me know if you think we should use "Walpurgisnacht Rising" also. Now all the movies have somewhat consistent titles. (side note: I also fixed [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Rebellion- Manga]] to be consistent, since we'll probably have [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Manga]] soon-ish). -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 03:52, 8 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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== "Otherworld" ==<br />
<br />
I was reading the page and noticed something I didn't realize before.<br />
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"Gekidan Inu Curry as a designer of the '''otherworld'''".<br />
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Is this a mistranslation, or is it a genuine new "world"? If a new world, I'll add a theory I have on it to the theory section. I just want to make sure it isn't a typo first. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 16:43, 28 January 2024 (UTC)<br />
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== Theory for "Walpurginacht Rising" ==<br />
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Theory for the movie, is that the movie is going to be about homura vs. homura, one of the homura’s being the bad one and one being the good one. How that would happen is that when homura was going back in time, there was a time rip that created an alternate universe, that there were 2 versions of her and during that time a new character was created, the character has the same features of madoka and the color palette as homura. More into that, in the movie the other characters, (kyoko, mami and sayaka) could have formed a group to fight against witches, therefore the use of bandages, the reason for this is because in the rebellion movie, homura at the end summons witches and witches are normalized in homura's universe. Adding onto the that, I feel as the plot of the movie would mainly be focused on Homura. Since Homura has time traveling powers, all the universes she created still exist. When she messes up in one, then she just makes another one, my theory (as I stated above with the time rip) is that Homura, (the good one) will be trying to stop the bad one from bringing suffering and recklessness into the 'world' and finally realizing what is good for Madoka, therefore her motivation to stop her 'future self' (the bad homura)<br />
--[[User:Eveearii|Eveearii]] ([[User talk:Eveearii|talk]]) 21:49, 17 April 2024 (UTC)<br />
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== Play on words (Or names and also Magical Girl outfits) with "Sayaka Miki, Homura Akeme" and "Madoka Kaname" ==<br />
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Madoka’s and Sayaka’s witch form is similar to 1633’s traditional clothing for the wealthy, not to mention, Madokas, and Sayaka’s magical girl outfits are very very similar to 1633 German clothing. Coincidentally the name “Madoka” is, <br />
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1 word, 6 letters, 3 vowels, and 3 consonants = 1633. <br />
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the name “Sayaka” is,<br />
1 word, 6 letters, 3 vowels and 3 consonants = 1633.<br />
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The name “Homura” is,<br />
1 word, 6 letters, 3 vowels and 3 consonants=1633.<br />
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Now with Homura, the name Homura is associated with the spirit animal snake, which could be a clue that magica quartet is using a play on names, which also backs up the association with homuras, Madokas and Sayakas name all have the name amount of letters, vowel, and consonants. (Snake was shown in the movie poster) <br />
[https://madokamagicausa.com/ Movie Poster] [https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1660-1669/ Clothing]<br />
--[[User:Eveearii|Eveearii]] ([[User talk:Eveearii|talk]]) 21:56, 17 April 2024 (UTC)<br />
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== Tarot Theory ==<br />
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Ever since the first trailer for the movie there has been a minor presence of Tarot cards. At the beginning of the first trailer Homura was seen in front of the Moon card (#18). I also theorize that the scene in the second trailer (the one where Homura is looking at her refection via pocket mirror) also has involvement with tarot cards. You see at the bottom of the mirror, the runes spell "FOOL". Now there is actually a card that is named the fool(#0).This leads me to believe that the movie itself will have a somewhat huge roll. --[[User:JhasmineWisheart|JhasmineWisheart]] 3:04 PM, 1 Oct 2024 (CDT)<br />
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== Third Trailer ==<br />
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Since the third trailer leaked, would we be for or against uploading screenshots from it? Since it was technically not officially released, I can see both sides. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 14:51, 29 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
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:I mean, looking at Concept Movie's page, there are still some old screenshots that are veeeeeery clearly from a bootlegged unofficial recording. So there's precedent on the Wiki to include them [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 14:58, 29 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
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::I have mixed feelings. On one hand I think we should wait for the trailer to be officially uploaded on youtube. That way we can get clearer screenshots. But on the other hand it would be cool to have screen shots from the leak so we can compare the two. Plus there is a possibility that the video could be taken down so it would be good to upload the screenshots to document this. So i'm leaning more towards uploading the screenshots. [[User:JhasmineWisheart|JhasmineWisheart]] ([[User talk:JhasmineWisheart|talk]])10:17 AM, 29 October 2024 (CDT)<br />
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:::Cool. I'll take screenshots when I am available. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 16:57, 29 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
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:::: I actually already exported every frame from the Twitter video with FFMPEG. The whole folder is 1.2 GB. I also did the same with the 2nd W:R trailer and Concept Movie, and I can pretty much do it for anything if that's needed. Which is to say, if I were to share those, what'd be a good way? [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 17:28, 29 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
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::::: I think uploading it to google drive and sharing it via a link would be the best way to share that sorta stuff. [[User:JhasmineWisheart|JhasmineWisheart]] ([[User talk:JhasmineWisheart|talk]])1:01 PM, 29 October 2024 (CDT)<br />
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:::::: It's still uploading but [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qXyuorT2Dgamo9q1YtTsvIIqbT1TzYIm?usp=sharing here]. Unfortunately I won't be able to fit all the trailers here, 15 GB is wayyyy too little and that's what GDrive gives you for free. Wah [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 18:13, 29 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
::: So now that the trailer was just dropped on yt, are we still going through with the plan of uploading both the twitter and the official trailer release screenshots? [[User:JhasmineWisheart|JhasmineWisheart]] ([[User talk:JhasmineWisheart|talk]])8:25 AM, 1 November 2024 (CDT)<br />
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:To be honest, I'm not too comfortable with having leaked stuff in the wiki, especially that I live in Japan, and this sadly opens myself (and the wiki) to possible lawsuits (although IANAL). For now I've paraphasing it acknowledging that it happened without actually linking to the illegal upload but still not sure about the screenshots. For Concept Movie, I think it would be nice if we could replace it with the official ones (unless there's a clear difference). -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 03:09, 8 November 2024 (UTC)<br />
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::For the screenshots we have on the wiki, there's no difference (it's only [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Concept_Movie#Speculation gallery]] on the page), but the leaked Concept and the BluRay Concept movie have slightly different visuals for the sketch-like parts. If I remember correctly [[:File:Con_trumpet_head.PNG]] is shown on a colored background in the leaked version? I only ever skimmed the bootleg so I can't remember any other differences. [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 07:45, 8 November 2024 (UTC)<br />
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==Walpurgisnacht Promo==<br />
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Considering that the real life Walpurgisnacht is approaching do you people think we may get a new trailer and info dump about the movie between April 30 and May 1?[[User:Wishgrantingdarkness|Wishgrantingdarkness]] ([[User talk:Wishgrantingdarkness|talk]]) 11:58, 28 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
:I hope so but I also doubt it... They should do it obviously but after every delay I kinda gave up hope T_T. Then again so much seems to be happening in the movie at once I can't help but be excited. A little teaser about walpurgis would be amazing, like Homura/Kyubey reading their description with some new animations of her would be enough for me. - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 19:39, 28 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
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==Finally new info==<br />
So a new trailer is finally out, on the one hand we have more room to speculate on the other the movie has been delayed again.<br />
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Who else thinks we are gonna get a sad ending and the meguka are all screwed?[[User:Wishgrantingdarkness|Wishgrantingdarkness]] ([[User talk:Wishgrantingdarkness|talk]]) 14:18, 15 July 2025 (UTC)<br />
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: Call me negative but I hope that whatever it is, it's a conclusion. I don't wanna wait another decade for another back and forth between Madoka and Homura. [[User:Sweet Beanie|Sweet Beanie]] ([[User talk:Sweet Beanie|talk]]) 14:21, 15 July 2025 (UTC)<br />
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:I feel ya, good or bad the MadoHomu conundrum has to end. My view is that this movie will establish that the cycle of hope and despair is actually a much bigger loop than previously thought. Like Madoka and Homura were not the first couple trapped into becoming the saviour and destroyer of magical girls respectively and that the Law of Cycles had multiple interactions with each one ending their respective curses before being betrayed and shattered by the one who empowered them in the first place. Long story short, Homura becomes Walpurgisnacht and Madoka becomes Kriemhild Gretchen and they fuse into the witch that Ultimate Madoka destroyed at the end of the original series but without Ultimate Madoka that thing destroys the Universe and is left in the void. Meanwhile in a new Universe a new idiot girl wishes to go back in time and save her magical girl friend thus starting the cycle anew.[[User:Wishgrantingdarkness|Wishgrantingdarkness]] ([[User talk:Wishgrantingdarkness|talk]]) 14:59, 15 July 2025 (UTC)<br />
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== Nendroid Ad ==<br />
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There was a "new" cut of Trailer 3 as part of GoodSmile's promotion re-releasing some of the Rebellion figures. While largely the same, the strange statue is <i>definitely</i> getting closer to Homura, creeping on her. As such, I added it to the main page; I really want to know what the heck is going on with that odd thing. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 18:18, 1 October 2025 (UTC)<br />
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== Promotional Tweets & Posters ==<br />
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It seems that there was an official post made to the Madoka Magica twitter "as" Walpurgisnacht.<br />
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https://twitter.com/madoka_magica/status/2000219236464279952/photo/1<br />
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Runes translate to the following:<br />
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ONES MEMORIES NOW SHADOWS<br />
SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE END I AWAIT<br />
ADRIFT IN DREAMS<br />
KNEELING I BECOME A SHADOW<br />
ALL TEARS HAVE LONG SINCE VANISHED<br />
NOW AGAIN THE WIND CARESSES MY CHEEKS<br />
A DRESS SWAYS IN THE DARK<br />
GRACEFULLY OMINOUSLY INESCAPABLY<br />
ON THE BRINK OF A CRUMBLING SKY<br />
YEARNING THE SILENCE TREMBLES IN SOLITUDE<br />
AND THUS THE OLD SPELL REVOLVES ONCE AGAIN<br />
TIME HAS DISSOLVED<br />
OLD VOICES TREMBLE<br />
KARMIC DESTINY HAS BEEN ETCHED INTO MY BONES<br />
YON NIGHT UNRAVELS<br />
ONLY THE FAINT LIGHT REMAINS AND SMILES<br />
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Other posters also seen with different runes:<br />
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https://twitter.com/madomagisuugi/status/2000421106310898165<br />
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GAZE UPON THE HIGH STAIRS<br />
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https://twitter.com/kabimido/status/2000505249556259260<br />
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AND THUS SHE RETURNS<br />
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https://twitter.com/dahnaqc4/status/2000458985460437109<br />
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AT THE KALEIDOSCOPE GATEWAY<br />
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https://twitter.com/tyarotyaro__/status/2000533840583106791/<br />
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THERE YOU WILL SEE<br />
A SHADOW OF UNEASE<br />
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https://twitter.com/accelerator0103/status/2000525960563544476<br />
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PEACEFULLY DWELLING<br />
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https://twitter.com/rize170/status/2000685633879122274/<br />
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ON A PATH OF PRAYERS<br />
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https://twitter.com/i/status/2000714613692735694<br />
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A GLASS TOWER<br />
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Not super good with the twitter formatting, and unsure if we should keep copies of these for archival purposes off-Twitter since posts there tend to vanish with time. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 19:23, 15 December 2025 (UTC)<br />
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== Speculation subpage ==<br />
<br />
Do we want to move the speculation gallery / speculation section to a subpage to better contain it, since some of it is already disproven, but probably shouldn't be on the main page as-is?[[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 14:18, 29 June 2026 (UTC)<br />
:I'd be okay with that, especially since the speculation is kinda crowded. - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 14:59, 29 June 2026 (UTC)<br />
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== Spoilers Avoiding ==<br />
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Now that it's 5-days before the movie airs (finally no more Delay Witch), the official Madoka Twitter Account asks fans NOT to put spoilers until 12th September. I wonder if our wiki should do extra adjustments and such to prevent potential leaks and early spoilers. [[User:RaviaVee|RaviaVee]] ([[User talk:RaviaVee|talk]]) 18:41, 21 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
: I think we should have a warning/notice on the main page about this, just like how right now we have one for the character page changes. - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 18:44, 21 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: I'd actually suggest finding out if we can make the editing requirements more stringent for a few weeks just to avoid people putting in spoilers without being correctly marked and us missing it for a few hours. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 21:36, 21 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
::: How? - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 21:47, 21 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::: I believe it'd have to be something that [[User:0x99]] does. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 03:24, 22 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
: I plan to put up some policy banners during the Walpurgisnacht release. Would love some feedback on this: [[Puella Magi Wiki talk:Wiki Cleanup 2025/Acceptable use policy#Walpurgisnacht: Rising Content Policy]]. I've also considered limiting those who can create new pages and upload files, but right now we're already doing 1 week + 3 edits, so I'm not sure if we need to tighten this further. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 03:31, 22 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: I think that those guidelines aren't bad per-se, and they seem to largely agree with the SHAFT spoiler policy. I think restricting media uploads is a smart move regardless (maybe a month or two, at least for the initial release window?) <br />
:: The other thought I had was is there a way to show the Kaiten policy in the editor window potentially? and/or restrict the specific pages related to Kaiten more stringently alone (along with suspected spoiler pages that people may try to edit?) [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 03:49, 22 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
::: There's [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Interface/Edit_notice Editnotice] that could do this (and also [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Interface/Sitenotice Sitenotice] for a dismissible, site-wide notice, like Wikipedia's donation banner, but could be made less annoying). It might be a good idea to have a notice about "Walpurgisnacht spoilers not allowed until Sep 19" be site-wide (dismissible), and have Editnotice about content policy on edit pages (collapsible). -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 04:15, 22 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::: Depending on the direction we're going with this (do we want a spoilers lockdown until Sep 12th?), probably something like: [[User:0x99/Sandbox/Policy banner]] -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 06:25, 22 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
::::: It's possible to restrict specific pages to be editable only by administrators. That means almost no-one can edit them. I don't know if this is a good idea, but it could be considered, I suppose. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 22:51, 22 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::::: Right now only users who've previously edited the wiki can edit, let's see if that's enough. If not let's lock few pages to admin. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 04:28, 25 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
::::: The banners & account locking are now up. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 04:28, 25 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::::: Just noting that the dismissable notice doesn't seem to work for me on Monobook. I saw a Dismiss button and clicked it, but nothing happened. Now the Dismiss button seems to be gone but the message is still there. Not that big of an issue, since it doesn't really get in the way, but still. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 13:00, 27 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
::::::: I just tried this, and it seems to dismiss just fine to me with Monobook (on Chromium). Do you happen to use Firefox or some other browser by any chance? I'll look into fixing it. Also I noticed it behaves quite differently for logged in users versus non-logged in. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 15:22, 27 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::::::: Yes, I use Firefox. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 13:30, 28 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
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Heads-up, I'm going to unlock spoilers on the midnight of the September 12th ([https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?iso=20260912T00&p0=248&msg=WP+spoilers+lift&font=sanserif&csz=1 September 11th 24:00 JST / September 12th 0:00 JST]). There'll probably be new pages with new settings/information that are mild(?) spoilers. I've tried to find a way to filter this out from recent changes, but it looks like this is not possible to do without some custom extension. Sorry for this. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 16:09, 10 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
: Added a bit of a crutch with [[:mw:AbuseFilter]] so any changes with [[:Template:ReleaseSpoiler]] will get tagged with <code>pm-release-spoiler</code>, but this is not perfect, and there are cases where it will still expose the page title (or even user forgets to add the ReleaseSpoiler template), but it's better than nothing I guess... -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 18:23, 10 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: Yeah, it's better than nothing anyway. I'll just ignore anything in the wiki and stick to Et Cetera episodes... and pray they don't contain too many spoilers. And we don't have an actual release for the movie in other platforms that are not theaters, right? I guess we people who were not in Japan or Taiwan to watch it have a huge disadvantage and we can just cope. [[User:ImperviousCover|ImperviousCover]] ([[User talk:ImperviousCover|talk]]) 14:25, 11 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
<br />
== Interviews ==<br />
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Saving until I can make proper pages for these, but interview with [https://mantan-web.jp/article/20260824dog00m200066000a.html Aoi Yuuki] and [https://mantan-web.jp/article/20260824dog00m200069000a.html Chiwa Saito]. -- [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 02:34, 26 August 2026<br />
:*[https://mantan-web.jp/article/20260824dog00m200071000a.html Eri Kitamura]<br />
:*[https://mantan-web.jp/article/20260824dog00m200074000a.html Kaori Mizuhashi]<br />
:*[https://mantan-web.jp/article/20260824dog00m200072000a.html Ai Nonaka]<br />
:*[https://mantan-web.jp/article/20260824dog00m200076000a.html Emiri Kato]<br />
:-- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 17:32, 30 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
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:*[https://rollingstonejapan.com/articles/detail/45285?n=2&e=45353 Yuki Kajiura]<br />
:-- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 16:35, 3 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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:*[https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/511454 【悠木碧インタビュー】神話のその先を紡ぐ 「普通の女の子」が一番難しい 劇場版新作『魔法少女まどか☆マギカ』] (with Aoi Yuki) is also pretty important -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 11:24, 11 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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:*[https://times.abema.tv/articles/-/10271998?page=1 「各々の骨まで作っていただいた」虚淵玄氏に聞く『まどか☆マギカ』13年ぶりの新作『ワルプルギスの廻天』脚本制作秘話] with Urobuchi. Not that much details over phamplet but might worth tagging. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 16:42, 11 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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:*[https://www.47news.jp/14926327.html 『まどか☆マギカ』脚本の虚淵玄「セカイ系は時代遅れ」実感 10年前始動の新作「いつもの癖」は控えめに] with Urobuchi. I might die catching up with interviews. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 18:28, 11 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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:*[https://mantan-web.jp/article/20260910dog00m200080000a.html yet anothet one with Urobuchi] - [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 11:25, 13 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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One user on Fusetter + Twitter wrote down notes from the stage greetings. Unfortunately, fusetter is going to be wiped at the end of the month. I've taken a web archive (wARC) personally and also copied pasted it to pastebin for posterity [https://pastebin.com/XGUi3GT5 here]. <br />
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Is there a "good" way to cite these knowing that it'll be gone down the line? Archive.org isn't allowed to get fusettter, archive.is fails. I'd hate for the stage greeting production info to be lost to time. -- [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 17:19, 13 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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:Hm, I'm not aware of Fusetter wiping. Only the special embedded link (e.g. when you post WR fusetter link on X, it'll show Madoka icon) will end at the end of month. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 17:24, 13 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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:: it's also possible I was bit by bad word of mouth. Still, for something so ephemeral, having an archive seems important. Thank you for adding an archive option to the Cite/Web!<br />
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==International Release - English==<br />
Should we count the English release as announced without a set date, like Thailand? What would be the announcement date, release of the first English teaser? Release of the main trailer? [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 07:31, 1 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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: Probably, yeah. That said I've left it off to not break people's hearts. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 19:23, 12 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: Ended up adding it. It already mislead a person I know but.... the sources being laid out makes me slightly vindictive to keep it. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 17:19, 13 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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==== Girl A Seiyuu ====<br />
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So we do have a seiyuu for girl A per this tweet<ref>https://x.com/madoka_magica/status/2098426589096849573?s=20</ref>, but her page is empty. Should it be?</div>HomuraDidNothingWronghttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_the_Movie_-Walpurgisnacht:_Rising-&diff=275665Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-2026-09-13T17:37:37Z<p>HomuraDidNothingWrong: Added stage greeting note.</p>
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[[File:Jul1525 Walpurgisnacht poster.jpeg|thumb]]<br />
<blockquote>''{{Q|The world will not exonerate her.}}''</blockquote><br />
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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 Rotation of Walpurgis〉}} is a movie 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">{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1824370519837380632|text={{nihongo|『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。||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}}}}</ref>. On July 15th, 2025, it was announced that the movie had been further delayed to February 2026.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1945093597487096155}}</ref> On January 23rd, 2026, it was announced again that the movie will be delayed to an unspecified date, to be announced in February.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2014548866650276150|text={{Nihongo|『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}}}}</ref><ref>[https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 『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]</ref> On February 27th, 2026, it was announced that the movie's ultimate release date would be '''August 28th, 2026'''.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2027232233426448705}}</ref><br />
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==Development==<br />
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===Planning===<br />
The production team started discussing the possibility of making a sequel to ''[[Rebellion]]'' right after the screening of ''Rebellion''.<ref name="pamphlet-p30">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami p.30</ref> In 2014, [[Akiyuki Shinbo]], [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], [[Ume Aoki]], [[Gen Urobuchi]], and [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] started the screenplay meeting, discussing and outlining what the sequel would be about.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /> It was decided since the start that in the new film, either the main characters will {{Spoiler|face [[Walpurgisnacht]] as an enemy, or they will learn who was Walpurgisnacht}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /> Upon learning about the [[Nazukasokotsune]] idea, Shinbo asked for {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|''[[Witch Girl]]''|魔女っ子|Majokko}}}} to be added, which would serve as a basis for the new characters.<ref name="phamplet-p31">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami p.31</ref> In 2015, Shinbo drew a storyboard for what would "connect to a sequel", i.e., ''[[Concept Movie]]'' for Shaft's 40th anniversary event, ''[[Madogatari]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami p.31</ref> The team spent the next few years working on the script, and also explored the possibility of making the sequel a TV series, although Shinbo want to make it a movie.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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===Design===<br />
During the production of ''[[Concept Movie]]'', the production team wants to take the opportunity to update the design to that of [[Ume Aoki]]'s latest art style.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] drew rough sketches for the new characters based on [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]'s {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]''}} idea, which were then re-designed by Ume Aoki.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> Since Ume Aoki designed these characters before the script was done, only few characters ended up being used in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising''.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58">anan No. 2510 Special Edition: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, and Ume Aoki p.58</ref><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://ananweb.jp/categories/entertainment/108309|title=『まどか☆マギカ』最新作の新デザインができるまで。 総監督・新房昭之×キャラクター原案・蒼樹うめ 対談|timestamp=2026-09-13}}</ref> Some of the initial designs can be seen in ''Concept Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> Ume Aoki made a few distinctive features for these {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]''}}, by making their pupils stand out, and make them wears black as their inner clothes.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /> Ume Aoki is also responsible for the stick that these new character uses.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /> For existing characters, Ume Aoki redesigned them based on the ending of ''[[Rebellion]]'', lowering everyone's skin explosure except Homura, as they're being restrained.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /><br />
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===Script===<br />
[[Gen Urobuchi]] started working on the script about a year after ''[[Rebellion]]'', right after his screenplay work on ''Kamen Rider Gaim'', some time between 2014 and 2015.<ref name="pamphlet-p22">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.22</ref><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> 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 sketches for the series (colloquially referred to as "Inu Curry's Note"), such as how the world looks after ''Rebellion'', among other lore details and materials. Urobuchi then used these ideas as a base for his first draft of the script.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> During the writing process, 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.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Urobuchi finished the first draft of the script around the same time as the ''Concept Movie'' storyboard.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Since the original script was written from Homura's perspective, original series director [[Akiyuki Shinbo]] felt Madoka's presence was too weak in the original script.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> 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.<ref name="pamphlet-p32">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami p.32</ref> Urobuchi had the production team to revise his script, as he did not have time to do so himself.<ref name="pamphlet-p23">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.23</ref> The production team spent the next few years rewriting the script,<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> including asking other scriptwriter to rewrite it based on the same concept.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> Shinbo, however, did not found the dialogue to be very ''Madoka Magica''-like when they're not written by Urobuchi.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> Ultimately, the team decided to go with Urobuchi's original version, slightly before ''[[Madoka 10th Anniversary]]'' in 2021.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi was surprised to hear they went with the original script, as it was done several years before ''[[Magia Record]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p24">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.24</ref> 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 {{Spoiler|[[Marguerite]]}}'s backstories.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi jokingly says the original revision was "rather blunt", as he'd {{Spoiler|kill off Choka once her role was done}}, because he wrote it right after ''Kamen Rider Gaim'' and it would have been quite a terrible story to release it as-is.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /><br />
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===Production===<br />
Tomohiro Furukawa was invited to write a storyboard for the show<ref name="pamphlet-p24">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.24</ref> after Shaft's president, [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], saw his work on ''Revue Starlight: The Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> 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''.<ref name="pamphlet-p26">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Tomohiro Furukawa and Kazuki Kawata p.26</ref><br />
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During the stage greetings, it was stated by one of the seiyuu{{Observed}} that they had recorded the line "I am here" (Watashi wa koko ni iru yo) four times.<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://fusetter.com/tw/zG2SQX78/|title="This is the stage greeting following the 10:50 AM screening at the Burg on the 30th." ３０日ブルク10:50の回上映後の舞台挨拶です。/ |text="MC<br />
Regarding the change to the line "I am here" (Watashi wa koko ni iru yo)—was that decided during the preview screening? Did the theme song provide the inspiration?<br />
Kyu<br />
We recorded four different versions. As for the future..." / "MC<br />
私はここにいるよ、に変わったいきさつですが、試写で変わっている？主題歌インスピレーション？？<br />
久<br />
４パターン撮りました。今後は……"|timestamp=2026/08/30 10:13|archive=https://pastebin.com/XGUi3GT5 }}</ref><br />
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===Pre-release===<br />
''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<ref name="staff">https://madokamagicausa.com/ at the "Staff" section</ref>, [[Gen Urobuchi]] as a scriptwriter<ref name="staff" />, [[Ume Aoki]] as an original character designer<ref name="staff" />, [[Shaft]] as 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" />.<br />
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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. <br />
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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 "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 February 2026 from the previously announced Winter 2025 date. On January 23rd, 2026, the [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 official website] revealed that the movie had been further delayed.<br />
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On February 27th, 2026, the new Japanese release date was 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.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSe4mqP1Mj0 Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising- | MAIN TRAILER (@AniplexUSA on YouTube)]</ref><br />
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==Videos==<br />
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===Pre-release teasers===<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Date !! Title !! English !! Japanese<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 25th, 2021 || Teaser || {{#ev:youtube|coczqqQVQtM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|gAR0CMwEfes|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Walpurgisnacht Rising was first announced during the Anniversary Stage as part of the Madoka 10th Anniversary event. <br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 10th, 2023 || Trailer 1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1 dan|lit. Announcement 1}} || {{#ev:youtube|TGxyrO-27dQ|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|AXpnlROHu78|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 1 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2023'' on September 10th, 2023.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 29th, 2023 || Trailer 1.1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1.1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1.1 dan|lit. Announcement 1.1}} || || {{#ev:youtube|vSdolbHyvkA|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 15th, 2024 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan|lit. Announcement 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|htNvpTfYMdk|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|TXRlggMPGLs|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 2 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2024'' on September 16th, 2024.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 25th, 2024 || Trailer 2 SIDE Homura / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾SIDEほむら|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan SIDE Homura|lit. Announcement 2 Side HOMURA}} || {{#ev:youtube|CxTenVJOw_o|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|cFhiaRoBCZE|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| July 15th, 2025 || Trailer / {{Nihongo|予告|Yokoku|lit. Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|3rdPRWNwJBM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|iJazbGwBh-E|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released during the second "100 Day Festival" stream for Magia Exedra.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| December 21st, 2025 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|予告 第2弾|Yokoku Dai 2 dan|lit. Preview 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|v75vaHCPp5I|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|B1YTdDt49lE|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released alongside the airing of the final episode of [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Beginnings %26 Eternal (TV Edition)]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 30th, 2026 || Trailer 3 / {{Nihongo|予告 第3弾|Yokoku Dai 3 dan|lit. Preview 3}} || {{#ev:youtube|g0CsWEIb6D4|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|UmVTrrDVYV4|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released along with the real-life [[Community:Walpurgis Night In Real Life|Walpurgis Night]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| June 29th, 2026 || Main Trailer {{Nihongo|本予告|Hon-yokoku|lit. Main Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|rSe4mqP1Mj0|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|HD6vwmNvcXo|300}} <br />
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| colspan="4" | This trailer was released 1 month ahead of the theatrical release.<br />
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|}<br />
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===Japanese Release PVs===<br />
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! Date !! Title !! Japanese<br />
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| August 27th, 2026 || ''Trails of Madoka Kaname & Homura Akemi'' || {{#ev:youtube|pcgTXaaO0xQ|300}}<br />
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| September 1st, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{#ev:youtube|P3Ir9FUPN6U|300}}<br />
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| September 12th, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{spoiler|{{#ev:youtube|mESs-ii2l6A|300}}}}<br />
|}<br />
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==Characters==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Madoka Magica Characters]]}}<br />
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|name=[[Madoka Kaname]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main madoka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
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|text=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.<ref>English translation from [[Magia Exedra Kioku - Vinctio☆Magica]]</ref><br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara1</ref><br />
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|name=[[Homura Akemi]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main homura 1.png|x175px]]<br />
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|text=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.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara2</ref><br />
}}<br />
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|name=[[Sayaka Miki]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main sayaka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=HNhDfD8Ofbg}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara3</ref><br />
}}<br />
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{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyoko Sakura]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyoko 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=DYAD2PGo_To}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara4</ref><br />
}}<br />
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|name=[[Mami Tomoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main mami 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=4CyBRPWtV5Y}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara5</ref><br />
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|name=[[Nagisa Momoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main nagisa 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=kcl7H_4JtpA}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara6</ref><br />
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|thumb=[[File:Main Wasu 1.png|x175px]]<br />
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|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。噂に聞くばかりで、誰もその名前や正体を知らない。ほむらとそっくりな顔を持ち、超然とした態度と、独特の口調が特徴的。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara10</ref><br />
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|name=[[Choka Shi]] ([[Zi Ding Xiang]])<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main choka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=eKXJQK87GT4}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。円環の理を取り戻すべく行動するが、勝手気ままに振る舞うワスやセルマには手を焼いている。杏子と気が合う。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref>}}<br />
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|name=[[Selema Terez]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main seluma 1.png|x175px]]<br />
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|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。いつも明るく活発で、誰かの役に立つことが大好き。なぎさと仲良くなる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara9</ref>}}<br />
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|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=7OHhVI56vso}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=少女たちのもとに現れ、願いを叶える代わりに、彼女たちを魔法少女へと変貌させる謎の生物。友好的かつ理知的に話すが、その目的は魔法少女が絶望して魔女になる際に発生するエネルギーを使い、宇宙の寿命を伸ばすことだった。「叛逆の物語」では、魔女となりつつあるほむらを利用し、円環の理を支配しようと目論んでいたが、悪魔となったほむらに阻まれる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref><br />
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==Staff==<br />
* Original Story: [[Magica Quartet]]<br />
* Chief Director: [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]<br />
* Screenplay: [[Gen Urobuchi]] (Nitroplus)<br />
* Original Character Design: [[Ume Aoki|aokiume]]<br />
* Director: [[Yukihiro Miyamoto]]<br />
* Character Design/Chief Animation Director: [[Junichiro Taniguchi]]<br />
* Chief Animation Director: Hiroki Yamamura<br />
* Parallel World Design: [[Gekidan Inu Curry|Gekidan InuCurry]] (Doroinu)<br />
* Storyboards/VisuaI Concept Designs: Tomohiro Furukawa<br />
* Visual Concept Designs: Kazuki Kawata<br />
* Color Setting: Hitoshi Hibino<br />
* Art: Ken Naito / Shuichi Kusamori<br />
* Production Design: Moriyoshi Ohara<br />
* Composite Director: Takayuki Aizu<br />
* Editing: Rie Matsuba<br />
* Music: [[Yuki Kajiura]]<br />
* Sound Direction: Yota Tsuruoka<br />
* Animation Production: [[SHAFT]]<br />
* Theme Song: "[[Kanata (Music)|Kanata]]" by FictionJunction<ref>All staff members listed were retrieved from the end card of the [http://Puella%20Magi%20Madoka%20Magica%20the%20Movie:%20—Walpurgisnacht:%20Rising—#Main_Trailer_(June_29th,_2026) Main Trailer].</ref><br />
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===Later Additions===<br />
<br />
As revealed in Trailer 3 and later confirmed on Twitter<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=TOPPY1218|id=2049784039293493514|text=全編の絵コンテの担当<br />
諸々の開発とかLO作りとかなんか色々根っこから関わったので、ああいったクレジットです🦑働きすぎた}}</ref>, the Storyboard Artist for this film was Tomohiro Furukawa, also known for being the Director of [[wikipedia:Revue_Starlight|Revue Starlight]]<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-08/revue-starlight-tv-anime-reveals-teaser-video-visual-summer-premiere/.126167#:~:text=Tomohiro|title=Revue Starlight TV Anime Reveals Teaser Video, Visual, Summer Premiere|text="Tomohiro Furukawa (unit director for Yuri Kuma Arashi, Brothers Conflict) is directing the anime at Kinema Citrus."}}</ref>.<br />
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Additionally, the full release of the film in Japan confirmed the voice actress for {{Spoiler|Wasu}} to be Maaya Sakamoto{{Citation needed}}, as well as {{Spoiler|Girl A}} to be Yoshino Aoyama.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=yopipi555|id=2098663446170783905|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉にて、少女Aの声を担当いたしました。 ネタバレ解禁！ 皆さま是非何度でもご覧ください…！ #まどかマギカ}}</ref><br />
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==Runes==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Witch Runes/Walpurgisnacht Rising]], [[Witch Runes/X/Twitter]], and [[Witch Runes/Magical Girl's Prayer Exhibition]]''}}<br />
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== Global Releases ==<br />
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{|class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Region<br />
! Release date<br />
! Announcement date(s)<br />
! Source<br />
|-<br />
| United States<br />
| "Coming Soon"<br />
| 2023-09-10<br />
| Mult.<ref>September 10th, 2023's Trailer 1, "00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>September 15th, 2024's Trailer 2, 00:32, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>November 1st, 2024's Trailer 2 SIDE HOMURA, 00:56, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 15th, 2025 Trailer, 00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>December 31st, 2025's OFFICIAL TRAILER #2, 00:46, "Coming 2026"</ref><ref>April 30th, 2026's OFFICIAL TRAILER #3, 00:29, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 2nd, 2026's Main Trailer, 01:50, "Coming Soon"</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Thailand<br />
| N/A<ref>Film has not yet had a release date confirmed.</ref><br />
| 2026-06-01<br />
| [https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=122138485197126484&id=61583794525852 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Taiwan<br />
| 2026-09-04<br />
| 2026-08-24<br />
| [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-24/madoka-magica-walpurgisnacht-rising-anime-film-opens-in-taiwan-on-september-4/.240909 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Hong Kong<br />
| 2026-10-08<br />
| 2026-06-15<br />
| [https://twitter.com/kanzaki21/status/2077291764378120332 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Mexico & Latin America<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-07-31<br />
| [https://twitter.com/KonnichiwaFest/status/2083342395882508711/en (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Chile<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-08-21<br />
| [https://fixvx.com/CinemarkChile/status/2090784437273293265 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Germany<br />
| 2026-11-24<br />
| 2026-08-01<br />
| [https://twitter.com/CipherDood/status/2083564168905388318 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau releases all have English subtitles.<ref name="tl-subtitle">{{Cite/Tweet|user=Actar_Raikit|id=2097056092501217375|text=With Walpurgisnacht: Rising already playing in Taiwan and soon to open in Hong Kong/Macao, both with English subtitles, I can finally reveal to you that I was given the ultimate honor of being the translator! (^o^) Can you believe it? Because I still certainly can't! (^o^')}}</ref><br />
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==Reception==<br />
Following three days of its release, ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' sold 534,722 tickets and earned 939 million yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094320099385806870|text={{Nihongo|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！||Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- ranked #1 in box office. Total of 530,000 viewers, and exceeding 930 million JPY in ticket sales. Please enjoy the movie in the theater}}}}</ref> By the fourth day, the series earned over 1 billion yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094681770449101155|text={{Nihongo|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||"Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- has exceeded 1 billion yen in ticket sales after 4 days"}}}}<br />
</ref><br />
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==Manga Adaptation==<br />
A [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Manga|manga adaptation]] of the film was announced<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=mangatimekirara|id=2093173533472075936|text=〓〓〓〓〓〓 書影公開 〓〓〓〓〓〓 本日より全国劇場で公開の新作映画 『劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉』が早くもコミカライズ！ TVシリーズのコミカライズも手がけたハノカゲによる全編描き下ろしです✨ 9月18日の第1巻発売をお楽しみに！}}</ref> on August 28th 2026. It will be illustrated by [[Hanokage]], just like the original series and Rebellion mangas. Volume 1 releases September 18th, 2026.<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
:''See: [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-/Speculation|Speculation]]''<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*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><br />
*The music that plays in Trailer 2 is ''[[Madoka Magica Soundtrack#Volume 3|Nux walpurgis]]'', while the 100-Day Festival Trailer plays ''[[Madoka_Magica_Soundtrack#Movie_3_OST|Nightmare Ballet]]''.<br />
* More than one Homura being visible is only seen in one poster, and does not appear in any of the trailers.<br />
* 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.<br />
* The scheduled Japanese release date for the film (August 28th, 2026) also coincides with the birthday of Goethe.<ref>[[wikipedia:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.]]</ref> Goethe's ''Faust'' is also a [[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust|well known inspiration for the series]].<ref>[[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust]]</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Gallery:Walpurgisnacht Rising]]}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/ Official website (Japanese)]<br />
* [https://madokamagicausa.com/ Official website (English)]<br />
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[[Category:Anime]]</div>HomuraDidNothingWronghttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Talk:Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_the_Movie_-Walpurgisnacht:_Rising-&diff=275660Talk:Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-2026-09-13T17:19:44Z<p>HomuraDidNothingWrong: </p>
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<div>== Title ==<br />
Should this page be renamed? The wiki generally uses English names whenever possible, and we've known the EN title for 2 years already. Though there's a problem with spelling, the "teaser trailer" from 2021 calls it "Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-", while the 1st trailer from 2023 calls it "Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising-" (difference in colon presence). [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 18:37, 10 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
:I just realized that this should probably at least have "the Movie" to be consistent with Rebellion. I'm not sure about the : position though, Walpurgisnacht: Rising seems more correct. If we ignore the stylized hyphens, this would be either:<br />
:# "Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht Rising" (current style, but add "the Movie")<br />
:# "Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising" (too many :s?)<br />
:# "Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Walpurgisnacht: Rising" (avoid double :, but looks weird)<br />
:I would personally go with (3), and redirect the rest. But let's wait until we have more thoughts on this. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 17:36, 25 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
:: They all look good, though I would prefer the second if we had to choose that. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 18:10, 25 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
::: We should probably move this to ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: —Walpurgisnacht: Rising—'' just to keep it accurate, even if it doesn't look the best. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 00:49, 11 May 2025 (UTC)<br />
:::: I'm thinking of renaming this to [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-]] to be consistent with [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Rebellion-]] (drop the : and use normal dash) -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 17:21, 31 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
::::: This is now done, I still kept the colon between "Walpurgisnahct: Rising", even though the official title dropped it for some reason (even though it's still present in the logo). Let me know if you think we should use "Walpurgisnacht Rising" also. Now all the movies have somewhat consistent titles. (side note: I also fixed [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Rebellion- Manga]] to be consistent, since we'll probably have [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Manga]] soon-ish). -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 03:52, 8 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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== "Otherworld" ==<br />
<br />
I was reading the page and noticed something I didn't realize before.<br />
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"Gekidan Inu Curry as a designer of the '''otherworld'''".<br />
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Is this a mistranslation, or is it a genuine new "world"? If a new world, I'll add a theory I have on it to the theory section. I just want to make sure it isn't a typo first. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 16:43, 28 January 2024 (UTC)<br />
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== Theory for "Walpurginacht Rising" ==<br />
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Theory for the movie, is that the movie is going to be about homura vs. homura, one of the homura’s being the bad one and one being the good one. How that would happen is that when homura was going back in time, there was a time rip that created an alternate universe, that there were 2 versions of her and during that time a new character was created, the character has the same features of madoka and the color palette as homura. More into that, in the movie the other characters, (kyoko, mami and sayaka) could have formed a group to fight against witches, therefore the use of bandages, the reason for this is because in the rebellion movie, homura at the end summons witches and witches are normalized in homura's universe. Adding onto the that, I feel as the plot of the movie would mainly be focused on Homura. Since Homura has time traveling powers, all the universes she created still exist. When she messes up in one, then she just makes another one, my theory (as I stated above with the time rip) is that Homura, (the good one) will be trying to stop the bad one from bringing suffering and recklessness into the 'world' and finally realizing what is good for Madoka, therefore her motivation to stop her 'future self' (the bad homura)<br />
--[[User:Eveearii|Eveearii]] ([[User talk:Eveearii|talk]]) 21:49, 17 April 2024 (UTC)<br />
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== Play on words (Or names and also Magical Girl outfits) with "Sayaka Miki, Homura Akeme" and "Madoka Kaname" ==<br />
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Madoka’s and Sayaka’s witch form is similar to 1633’s traditional clothing for the wealthy, not to mention, Madokas, and Sayaka’s magical girl outfits are very very similar to 1633 German clothing. Coincidentally the name “Madoka” is, <br />
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1 word, 6 letters, 3 vowels, and 3 consonants = 1633. <br />
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the name “Sayaka” is,<br />
1 word, 6 letters, 3 vowels and 3 consonants = 1633.<br />
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The name “Homura” is,<br />
1 word, 6 letters, 3 vowels and 3 consonants=1633.<br />
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Now with Homura, the name Homura is associated with the spirit animal snake, which could be a clue that magica quartet is using a play on names, which also backs up the association with homuras, Madokas and Sayakas name all have the name amount of letters, vowel, and consonants. (Snake was shown in the movie poster) <br />
[https://madokamagicausa.com/ Movie Poster] [https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1660-1669/ Clothing]<br />
--[[User:Eveearii|Eveearii]] ([[User talk:Eveearii|talk]]) 21:56, 17 April 2024 (UTC)<br />
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== Tarot Theory ==<br />
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Ever since the first trailer for the movie there has been a minor presence of Tarot cards. At the beginning of the first trailer Homura was seen in front of the Moon card (#18). I also theorize that the scene in the second trailer (the one where Homura is looking at her refection via pocket mirror) also has involvement with tarot cards. You see at the bottom of the mirror, the runes spell "FOOL". Now there is actually a card that is named the fool(#0).This leads me to believe that the movie itself will have a somewhat huge roll. --[[User:JhasmineWisheart|JhasmineWisheart]] 3:04 PM, 1 Oct 2024 (CDT)<br />
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== Third Trailer ==<br />
<br />
Since the third trailer leaked, would we be for or against uploading screenshots from it? Since it was technically not officially released, I can see both sides. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 14:51, 29 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
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:I mean, looking at Concept Movie's page, there are still some old screenshots that are veeeeeery clearly from a bootlegged unofficial recording. So there's precedent on the Wiki to include them [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 14:58, 29 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
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::I have mixed feelings. On one hand I think we should wait for the trailer to be officially uploaded on youtube. That way we can get clearer screenshots. But on the other hand it would be cool to have screen shots from the leak so we can compare the two. Plus there is a possibility that the video could be taken down so it would be good to upload the screenshots to document this. So i'm leaning more towards uploading the screenshots. [[User:JhasmineWisheart|JhasmineWisheart]] ([[User talk:JhasmineWisheart|talk]])10:17 AM, 29 October 2024 (CDT)<br />
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:::Cool. I'll take screenshots when I am available. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 16:57, 29 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
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:::: I actually already exported every frame from the Twitter video with FFMPEG. The whole folder is 1.2 GB. I also did the same with the 2nd W:R trailer and Concept Movie, and I can pretty much do it for anything if that's needed. Which is to say, if I were to share those, what'd be a good way? [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 17:28, 29 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
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::::: I think uploading it to google drive and sharing it via a link would be the best way to share that sorta stuff. [[User:JhasmineWisheart|JhasmineWisheart]] ([[User talk:JhasmineWisheart|talk]])1:01 PM, 29 October 2024 (CDT)<br />
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:::::: It's still uploading but [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qXyuorT2Dgamo9q1YtTsvIIqbT1TzYIm?usp=sharing here]. Unfortunately I won't be able to fit all the trailers here, 15 GB is wayyyy too little and that's what GDrive gives you for free. Wah [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 18:13, 29 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
::: So now that the trailer was just dropped on yt, are we still going through with the plan of uploading both the twitter and the official trailer release screenshots? [[User:JhasmineWisheart|JhasmineWisheart]] ([[User talk:JhasmineWisheart|talk]])8:25 AM, 1 November 2024 (CDT)<br />
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:To be honest, I'm not too comfortable with having leaked stuff in the wiki, especially that I live in Japan, and this sadly opens myself (and the wiki) to possible lawsuits (although IANAL). For now I've paraphasing it acknowledging that it happened without actually linking to the illegal upload but still not sure about the screenshots. For Concept Movie, I think it would be nice if we could replace it with the official ones (unless there's a clear difference). -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 03:09, 8 November 2024 (UTC)<br />
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::For the screenshots we have on the wiki, there's no difference (it's only [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Concept_Movie#Speculation gallery]] on the page), but the leaked Concept and the BluRay Concept movie have slightly different visuals for the sketch-like parts. If I remember correctly [[:File:Con_trumpet_head.PNG]] is shown on a colored background in the leaked version? I only ever skimmed the bootleg so I can't remember any other differences. [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 07:45, 8 November 2024 (UTC)<br />
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==Walpurgisnacht Promo==<br />
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Considering that the real life Walpurgisnacht is approaching do you people think we may get a new trailer and info dump about the movie between April 30 and May 1?[[User:Wishgrantingdarkness|Wishgrantingdarkness]] ([[User talk:Wishgrantingdarkness|talk]]) 11:58, 28 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
:I hope so but I also doubt it... They should do it obviously but after every delay I kinda gave up hope T_T. Then again so much seems to be happening in the movie at once I can't help but be excited. A little teaser about walpurgis would be amazing, like Homura/Kyubey reading their description with some new animations of her would be enough for me. - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 19:39, 28 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
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==Finally new info==<br />
So a new trailer is finally out, on the one hand we have more room to speculate on the other the movie has been delayed again.<br />
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Who else thinks we are gonna get a sad ending and the meguka are all screwed?[[User:Wishgrantingdarkness|Wishgrantingdarkness]] ([[User talk:Wishgrantingdarkness|talk]]) 14:18, 15 July 2025 (UTC)<br />
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: Call me negative but I hope that whatever it is, it's a conclusion. I don't wanna wait another decade for another back and forth between Madoka and Homura. [[User:Sweet Beanie|Sweet Beanie]] ([[User talk:Sweet Beanie|talk]]) 14:21, 15 July 2025 (UTC)<br />
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:I feel ya, good or bad the MadoHomu conundrum has to end. My view is that this movie will establish that the cycle of hope and despair is actually a much bigger loop than previously thought. Like Madoka and Homura were not the first couple trapped into becoming the saviour and destroyer of magical girls respectively and that the Law of Cycles had multiple interactions with each one ending their respective curses before being betrayed and shattered by the one who empowered them in the first place. Long story short, Homura becomes Walpurgisnacht and Madoka becomes Kriemhild Gretchen and they fuse into the witch that Ultimate Madoka destroyed at the end of the original series but without Ultimate Madoka that thing destroys the Universe and is left in the void. Meanwhile in a new Universe a new idiot girl wishes to go back in time and save her magical girl friend thus starting the cycle anew.[[User:Wishgrantingdarkness|Wishgrantingdarkness]] ([[User talk:Wishgrantingdarkness|talk]]) 14:59, 15 July 2025 (UTC)<br />
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== Nendroid Ad ==<br />
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There was a "new" cut of Trailer 3 as part of GoodSmile's promotion re-releasing some of the Rebellion figures. While largely the same, the strange statue is <i>definitely</i> getting closer to Homura, creeping on her. As such, I added it to the main page; I really want to know what the heck is going on with that odd thing. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 18:18, 1 October 2025 (UTC)<br />
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<br />
== Promotional Tweets & Posters ==<br />
<br />
It seems that there was an official post made to the Madoka Magica twitter "as" Walpurgisnacht.<br />
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https://twitter.com/madoka_magica/status/2000219236464279952/photo/1<br />
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Runes translate to the following:<br />
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ONES MEMORIES NOW SHADOWS<br />
SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE END I AWAIT<br />
ADRIFT IN DREAMS<br />
KNEELING I BECOME A SHADOW<br />
ALL TEARS HAVE LONG SINCE VANISHED<br />
NOW AGAIN THE WIND CARESSES MY CHEEKS<br />
A DRESS SWAYS IN THE DARK<br />
GRACEFULLY OMINOUSLY INESCAPABLY<br />
ON THE BRINK OF A CRUMBLING SKY<br />
YEARNING THE SILENCE TREMBLES IN SOLITUDE<br />
AND THUS THE OLD SPELL REVOLVES ONCE AGAIN<br />
TIME HAS DISSOLVED<br />
OLD VOICES TREMBLE<br />
KARMIC DESTINY HAS BEEN ETCHED INTO MY BONES<br />
YON NIGHT UNRAVELS<br />
ONLY THE FAINT LIGHT REMAINS AND SMILES<br />
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Other posters also seen with different runes:<br />
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https://twitter.com/madomagisuugi/status/2000421106310898165<br />
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GAZE UPON THE HIGH STAIRS<br />
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https://twitter.com/kabimido/status/2000505249556259260<br />
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AND THUS SHE RETURNS<br />
<br />
https://twitter.com/dahnaqc4/status/2000458985460437109<br />
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AT THE KALEIDOSCOPE GATEWAY<br />
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https://twitter.com/tyarotyaro__/status/2000533840583106791/<br />
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THERE YOU WILL SEE<br />
A SHADOW OF UNEASE<br />
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https://twitter.com/accelerator0103/status/2000525960563544476<br />
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PEACEFULLY DWELLING<br />
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https://twitter.com/rize170/status/2000685633879122274/<br />
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ON A PATH OF PRAYERS<br />
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https://twitter.com/i/status/2000714613692735694<br />
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A GLASS TOWER<br />
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Not super good with the twitter formatting, and unsure if we should keep copies of these for archival purposes off-Twitter since posts there tend to vanish with time. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 19:23, 15 December 2025 (UTC)<br />
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== Speculation subpage ==<br />
<br />
Do we want to move the speculation gallery / speculation section to a subpage to better contain it, since some of it is already disproven, but probably shouldn't be on the main page as-is?[[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 14:18, 29 June 2026 (UTC)<br />
:I'd be okay with that, especially since the speculation is kinda crowded. - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 14:59, 29 June 2026 (UTC)<br />
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== Spoilers Avoiding ==<br />
<br />
Now that it's 5-days before the movie airs (finally no more Delay Witch), the official Madoka Twitter Account asks fans NOT to put spoilers until 12th September. I wonder if our wiki should do extra adjustments and such to prevent potential leaks and early spoilers. [[User:RaviaVee|RaviaVee]] ([[User talk:RaviaVee|talk]]) 18:41, 21 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
: I think we should have a warning/notice on the main page about this, just like how right now we have one for the character page changes. - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 18:44, 21 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: I'd actually suggest finding out if we can make the editing requirements more stringent for a few weeks just to avoid people putting in spoilers without being correctly marked and us missing it for a few hours. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 21:36, 21 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
::: How? - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 21:47, 21 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::: I believe it'd have to be something that [[User:0x99]] does. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 03:24, 22 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
: I plan to put up some policy banners during the Walpurgisnacht release. Would love some feedback on this: [[Puella Magi Wiki talk:Wiki Cleanup 2025/Acceptable use policy#Walpurgisnacht: Rising Content Policy]]. I've also considered limiting those who can create new pages and upload files, but right now we're already doing 1 week + 3 edits, so I'm not sure if we need to tighten this further. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 03:31, 22 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: I think that those guidelines aren't bad per-se, and they seem to largely agree with the SHAFT spoiler policy. I think restricting media uploads is a smart move regardless (maybe a month or two, at least for the initial release window?) <br />
:: The other thought I had was is there a way to show the Kaiten policy in the editor window potentially? and/or restrict the specific pages related to Kaiten more stringently alone (along with suspected spoiler pages that people may try to edit?) [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 03:49, 22 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
::: There's [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Interface/Edit_notice Editnotice] that could do this (and also [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Interface/Sitenotice Sitenotice] for a dismissible, site-wide notice, like Wikipedia's donation banner, but could be made less annoying). It might be a good idea to have a notice about "Walpurgisnacht spoilers not allowed until Sep 19" be site-wide (dismissible), and have Editnotice about content policy on edit pages (collapsible). -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 04:15, 22 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::: Depending on the direction we're going with this (do we want a spoilers lockdown until Sep 12th?), probably something like: [[User:0x99/Sandbox/Policy banner]] -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 06:25, 22 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
::::: It's possible to restrict specific pages to be editable only by administrators. That means almost no-one can edit them. I don't know if this is a good idea, but it could be considered, I suppose. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 22:51, 22 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::::: Right now only users who've previously edited the wiki can edit, let's see if that's enough. If not let's lock few pages to admin. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 04:28, 25 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
::::: The banners & account locking are now up. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 04:28, 25 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::::: Just noting that the dismissable notice doesn't seem to work for me on Monobook. I saw a Dismiss button and clicked it, but nothing happened. Now the Dismiss button seems to be gone but the message is still there. Not that big of an issue, since it doesn't really get in the way, but still. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 13:00, 27 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
::::::: I just tried this, and it seems to dismiss just fine to me with Monobook (on Chromium). Do you happen to use Firefox or some other browser by any chance? I'll look into fixing it. Also I noticed it behaves quite differently for logged in users versus non-logged in. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 15:22, 27 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::::::: Yes, I use Firefox. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 13:30, 28 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
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Heads-up, I'm going to unlock spoilers on the midnight of the September 12th ([https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?iso=20260912T00&p0=248&msg=WP+spoilers+lift&font=sanserif&csz=1 September 11th 24:00 JST / September 12th 0:00 JST]). There'll probably be new pages with new settings/information that are mild(?) spoilers. I've tried to find a way to filter this out from recent changes, but it looks like this is not possible to do without some custom extension. Sorry for this. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 16:09, 10 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
: Added a bit of a crutch with [[:mw:AbuseFilter]] so any changes with [[:Template:ReleaseSpoiler]] will get tagged with <code>pm-release-spoiler</code>, but this is not perfect, and there are cases where it will still expose the page title (or even user forgets to add the ReleaseSpoiler template), but it's better than nothing I guess... -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 18:23, 10 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: Yeah, it's better than nothing anyway. I'll just ignore anything in the wiki and stick to Et Cetera episodes... and pray they don't contain too many spoilers. And we don't have an actual release for the movie in other platforms that are not theaters, right? I guess we people who were not in Japan or Taiwan to watch it have a huge disadvantage and we can just cope. [[User:ImperviousCover|ImperviousCover]] ([[User talk:ImperviousCover|talk]]) 14:25, 11 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
<br />
== Interviews ==<br />
<br />
Saving until I can make proper pages for these, but interview with [https://mantan-web.jp/article/20260824dog00m200066000a.html Aoi Yuuki] and [https://mantan-web.jp/article/20260824dog00m200069000a.html Chiwa Saito]. -- [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 02:34, 26 August 2026<br />
:*[https://mantan-web.jp/article/20260824dog00m200071000a.html Eri Kitamura]<br />
:*[https://mantan-web.jp/article/20260824dog00m200074000a.html Kaori Mizuhashi]<br />
:*[https://mantan-web.jp/article/20260824dog00m200072000a.html Ai Nonaka]<br />
:*[https://mantan-web.jp/article/20260824dog00m200076000a.html Emiri Kato]<br />
:-- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 17:32, 30 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
<br />
:*[https://rollingstonejapan.com/articles/detail/45285?n=2&e=45353 Yuki Kajiura]<br />
:-- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 16:35, 3 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
<br />
:*[https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/511454 【悠木碧インタビュー】神話のその先を紡ぐ 「普通の女の子」が一番難しい 劇場版新作『魔法少女まどか☆マギカ』] (with Aoi Yuki) is also pretty important -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 11:24, 11 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
<br />
:*[https://times.abema.tv/articles/-/10271998?page=1 「各々の骨まで作っていただいた」虚淵玄氏に聞く『まどか☆マギカ』13年ぶりの新作『ワルプルギスの廻天』脚本制作秘話] with Urobuchi. Not that much details over phamplet but might worth tagging. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 16:42, 11 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
<br />
:*[https://www.47news.jp/14926327.html 『まどか☆マギカ』脚本の虚淵玄「セカイ系は時代遅れ」実感 10年前始動の新作「いつもの癖」は控えめに] with Urobuchi. I might die catching up with interviews. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 18:28, 11 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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:*[https://mantan-web.jp/article/20260910dog00m200080000a.html yet anothet one with Urobuchi] - [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 11:25, 13 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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One user on Fusetter + Twitter wrote down notes from the stage greetings. Unfortunately, fusetter is going to be wiped at the end of the month. I've taken a web archive (wARC) personally and also copied pasted it to pastebin for posterity [https://pastebin.com/XGUi3GT5 here]. <br />
<br />
Is there a "good" way to cite these knowing that it'll be gone down the line? Archive.org isn't allowed to get fusettter, archive.is fails. I'd hate for the stage greeting production info to be lost to time. 17:19, 13 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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<br />
==International Release - English==<br />
Should we count the English release as announced without a set date, like Thailand? What would be the announcement date, release of the first English teaser? Release of the main trailer? [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 07:31, 1 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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: Probably, yeah. That said I've left it off to not break people's hearts. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 19:23, 12 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: Ended up adding it. It already mislead a person I know but.... the sources being laid out makes me slightly vindictive to keep it. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 17:19, 13 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
<br />
==== Girl A Seiyuu ====<br />
<br />
So we do have a seiyuu for girl A per this tweet<ref>https://x.com/madoka_magica/status/2098426589096849573?s=20</ref>, but her page is empty. Should it be?</div>HomuraDidNothingWronghttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Gallery:Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Exhibition:_Madoka_Magica_TEN&diff=275514Gallery:Puella Magi Madoka Magica Exhibition: Madoka Magica TEN2026-09-13T05:01:31Z<p>HomuraDidNothingWrong: /* Stageplay Costuming */</p>
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<div>Image gallery for [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Exhibition: Madoka Magica TEN]].<br />
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All photos in this gallery graciously taken and provided by [https://old.reddit.com/r/MadokaMagica/comments/puef3n/madoka%20magica%20exhibition%20in%20tokyo%20madoka%20magica/ nao20010128nao on reddit].<br />
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{{incomplete}}<br />
<br />
=== Witch Cards ===<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:MadokaTen_WitchCards_Ulla_Adelbert.jpg|[[Ulla]] and [[Adelbert]]<br />
File:MadokaTen_WitchCards_Pyotr_Gertrud.jpg|[[Pyotr]] and [[Gertrud]]<br />
File:MadokaTen_WitchCards_AlbertineEmpty_Charlotte.jpg|[[Albertine]] and [[Charlotte]]<br />
File:MadokaTen_WitchCards_Anja_Daniyyel_and_Jennifer.jpg|[[Anja]] and [[Daniyyel and Jennifer]]<br />
File:MadokaTen_WitchCards_Gisela_HN_Elly.jpg|[[Gisela]] and [[H.N. Elly (Kirsten)]]<br />
File:MadokaTen_WitchCards_UrhmannEmpty_Dora.jpg|[[Uhrmann]] and [[Dora]]<br />
File:MadokaTen_WitchCards_Bartels_Elsa_Maria.jpg|[[Bartels]] and [[Elsa Maria]]<br />
File:MadokaTen_WitchCards_Oktavia_Sebastians.jpg|[[Oktavia]] and [[Sebastians]]<br />
File:MadokaTen_WitchCards_Patricia_Holger.jpg|[[Patricia]] and [[Holger]]<br />
File:MadokaTen_WitchCards_Mathieu_Isabel.jpg|[[Mathieu]] and [[Isabel]]<br />
File:MadokaTen_WitchCards_OktaviaAlt_Michaela.jpg|[[Oktavia]] (Alternate Design) and [[Michaela]]<br />
File:MadokaTen_WitchCards_Gretchen_Klarissa.jpg|[[Kriemhild Gretchen]] and [[Klarissa]]<br />
File:MadokaTen_WitchCards_Walpurgisnacht_Roberta.jpg|[[Walpurgisnacht]] and [[Roberta]]<br />
File:MadokaTen_WitchCards_StageCrew_Gotz.jpg|Theatre Company of [[Walpurgisnacht]] and [[Gotz]]<br />
File:MadokaTen_WitchCards_Kriemhild_Gretchen_Full.jpg|[[Kriemhild Gretchen]]<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Portraiture ===<br />
<br />
{{incomplete}}<br />
<br />
<gallery><br />
<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Scene Recreations ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:MadokaTen_Walpurgisnacht_Chandelier.jpg|[[Walpurgisnacht]] chandelier previously seen at [[Madogatari]] event.<br />
File:MadokaTen_Walpurisnacht_Scene_Ep11.jpg|The full scene, showing sketch but to-scale [[Madoka]] and [[Homura]].<br />
File:MadokaTen_I_Saw_Her_In_A_Dream_or_something.jpg|The empty chairs and bags of the cafeteria scene from [[Episode 1]].<br />
File:MadokaTen_Oktavia_Standee.jpg|Replica of [[Oktavia]] from [[Episode 9]].<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Stageplay Costuming ===<br />
<br />
<gallery><br />
File:MadokaTen_StageplayCostumes_All.jpg|All Costumes on display produced by Osare Theater Company, the same company as who produced the costumes for [[Magia Record Stage Play|Magia Record's Stageplay]].<br />
File:MadokaTen_StageplayCostumes_TomoeMami.jpg|[[Mami Tomoe]] Costume<br />
File:MadokaTen_StageplayCostumes_AkemiHomura.jpg|[[Homura Akemi]] Costume<br />
File:MadokaTen_StageplayCostumes_KanameMadoka.jpg|[[Madoka Kaname]] Costume<br />
File:MadokaTen_StageplayCostumes_MikiSayaka.jpg|[[Sayaka Miki]] Costume<br />
File:MadokaTen_StageplayCostumes_SakuraKyoko.jpg|[[Kyoko Sakura]] Costume<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
=== Props ===<br />
<br />
{{incomplete}}</div>HomuraDidNothingWronghttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Gallery:Kriemhild_Gretchen&diff=275513Gallery:Kriemhild Gretchen2026-09-13T04:56:48Z<p>HomuraDidNothingWrong: /* Concept Art */</p>
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<div>Image gallery for [[Kriemhild Gretchen]].<br />
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==Anime Screenshots==<br />
===Madoka Magica===<br />
<gallery><br />
<!-- Episode 1 --><br />
File:Episode 1 Shadow.png|A giant shadow with [[Walpurgisnacht]]'s mandala, possibly Kriemhild Gretchen<br />
<br />
<!-- Episode 10 --><br />
File:Madoka-grief-seed.png|Kriemhild Gretchen's Grief Seed<br />
File:MadokaWitch.gif|The birth of Kriemhild Gretchen in the second timeline<br />
File:Madoka-witch-first.jpg|Kriemhild Gretchen<br />
File:Anime kriemhild movie.png|Movie version<br />
File:Kaname witch form power.jpg<br />
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File:Capture 00 10 020.png|The world after Walpurgisnacht in Timeline 4, Madoka's Witch form visible in the distance<br />
File:Ep10 Kriemhild Name.png|SHAFT updated Episode 10 for a rerun stream, this updated version shows Madoka's Witch name, {{Runes|KRIEMHILD GRETCHEN}} (Kriemhild Gretchen)<br />
File:KriemhildRunesTranslated.png|Official translation<br />
<br />
<!-- Episode 12 --><br />
File:Capture 00 12 014.png|[[Ultimate Madoka]]'s corrupted Soul Gem<br />
File:Capture 00 12 015.png<br />
File:MadokamiSGAsteroid.png<br />
File:Capture 00 12 016.png|The Ultimate Witch's arms forming<br />
File:Capture 00 12 017.png|Ultimate Madoka's Witch form wearing a mask<br />
File:God kriemhild.gif<br />
File:Capture 00 12 018.png|Madoka destroying her own Witch<br />
</gallery><br />
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===Rebellion===<br />
{{Stub}}<br />
<gallery><br />
<!-- Appears in the 'Homura's memories of Witches' section --><br />
</gallery><br />
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==Manga==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:060.jpg|The birth of Kriemhild Gretchen as seen in the second timeline in the [[Madoka Magica Manga|manga]]<br />
File:20250113205038.jpg|Kriemhild Gretchen as she is seen in the fourth timeline in the manga<br />
File:Manga krim 1.png<br />
File:Manga god kriemhild.png|The Witch of Despair born from Madoka's final wish<br />
File:Manga krim grief seed.png|Kriemhild Gretchen's grief seed<br />
File:Reprint manga kriemhild 1.png|Kriemhild Gretchen in the reprint manga<br />
File:Reprint manga kriemhild 2.png<br />
File:Kriemhild Gretchen grief seed .jpg|Kriemhild Gretchen's Grief Seed in the reprint manga<br />
File:Rmanga Witch group 1.png|Kriemhild Gretchen's cameo<br />
File:O2 kriemhild.png|Kriemhild Gretchen in [[Puella Magi Oriko Magica: sadness prayer]]<br />
</gallery><br />
====Magia☆Report====<br />
{{MagiRepo by Character|character=Kriemhild Gretchen}}<br />
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==Games==<br />
===Madoka Magica Portable===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Gretchen_in_PSP_Game_Kyoko_Route.jpg|Kriemhild Gretchen's birth from [[Madoka Magica Portable Kyoko Route|Kyoko's Route]]<br />
File:PSP WitchKissAndGriefSeed Gretchen.jpg|Witch kiss and grief seed<br />
File:Witch of Salvation Center.png|From the Inukare gallery<br />
File:Interior of the witch of salvation.png|Labyrinth interior. Note that it is filled with chairs like Madoka's house. In particular her's and her mother's room<br />
File:KriemhildGretchenWitchKissPSP.jpg| Closeup of Kriemhild Gretchen's Witch Kiss<br />
File:KriemhildGretchenWitchKissTransparent.png| Kriemhild Gretchen's Witch Kiss (Full Image)<br />
</gallery><br />
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===Madoka Magica Mobage===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:mobage krimehild.png|Kriemhild Gretchen in [[Madoka Magica Mobage]]<br />
File:mobage krimehild in battle.png<br />
File:Mobage7081.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Madoka Magica Plus===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Mobage krimheild.jpg|Art of Kriemhild Gretchen from Madoka Magica Plus<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===SLOT Puella Magi Madoka Magica===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:SLOT krimehild god 1.JPG|Witch of Despair in SLOT Puella Magi Madoka Magica<br />
File:SLOT kriemhild god 2.JPG|Witch of Despair without her mask or face<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Magia Record===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Doppel 200100 l.png|Doppel Sprite<br />
File:Kriemhild magireco card.png|Doppel Card<br />
File:Madoka 04.jpg|Art from [[Magia Archive Volume 1]]<br />
File:Madoka 03.jpg|Concept art from [[Magia Archive Volume 1]]<br />
File:Mr madoka doppel 1.png<br />
File:Mr madoka doppel 2.png<br />
File:new_year_Kriemhild_doppel.png|Doppel Sprite [[Madoka Kaname (Haregi ver.)|(Haregi ver.)|]]<br />
File:Madoka haregi dopel card.png|Doppel Card<br />
File:Madoka (haregi) 04.jpg|Art from [[Magia Archive Volume 2]]<br />
File:Madoka (haregi) 03.jpg|Concept art from [[Magia Archive Volume 2]]<br />
File:Doppel 210600 l.png|Doppel Sprite [[Madoka Kaname (Swimsuit ver.)|(Swimsuit ver.)]]<br />
File:Madoka swimsuit doppel card.jpg|Doppel Card<br />
File:NY Homura 01.png|Art from [[Magia Archive Volume 4]]<br />
File:Doppel - Kriemhild Gretchen.jpg|Anime Japan 2017 card<br />
File:32101_bigwitch.jpg<br />
File:51049_witch_salvation.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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===Magia Exedra===<br />
====Story Art====<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Adv still 99 0001.png<br />
File:Bg adv 00 90163 02.png<br />
File:Bg adv 00 90163 03.png<br />
</gallery><br />
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==Official Art==<br />
===Concept Art===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Card Kriemhild.png| Witch Card from the PMMM Website.<br />
File:Image Note 0063.jpg|Art of Kriemhild Gretchen from the [[Puella Magi Production Note]]<br />
File:production note krimheild gretchen.jpg| Art of Kreimhild Gretchen from the [[Puella Magi Production Note]].<br />
File:PN 60.jpg|Art of Kriemhild Gretchen's Grief Seed<br />
File:key animation note krimehild gretchin.jpg|Art from the [[Key Animation Note]]<br />
File:Madogatari god krimehild.png|The Witch of Despair from the [[Madogatari Event]]<br />
File:Kriemhild Gretchen Familiar.png|Closeup of Kriemhild Gretchen's minion in the [[Madogatari Event]]<br />
File:E2083.jpg|Art of Kriemhild Gretchen's Grief Seed from the 10th Anniversary Exhibition<br />
File:MadokaTen_WitchCards_Kriemhild_Gretchen_Full.jpg|Kreimhild Gretchen's witch card as seen in the 10th Anniversary Exhibition.<br />
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===Collaboration Art===<br />
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File:Full Bokko Heroes X Walpurgisnacht ＆ KG GS.png|'''Full Bokko Heroes X'''<br />
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File:pocoron dungeon krimheld.png|'''Pocoron Dungeons'''<br />
File:Pocoron Dungeons Kriemhild Gretchen 2.jpg<br />
File:Pocoron Dungeons Kriemhild Gretchen 3.jpg<br />
File:Princess Punt Kriemhild Gretchen.jpg|'''Princess Punt'''<br />
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File:Summons board kriemhild.jpg|'''Summons Board'''<br />
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===Other Art===<br />
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File:Guidebook 0055.jpg|Art from the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"]]<br />
File:Madogatari KM s minion.png|A fan sketch of Kriemhild Gretchen's minion as revealed in the Madogatari Event (colors not official)<br />
File:Shaft50 01 15 Desk UpperSection Homulilly Gretchen Orig.jpg|[[Madoka]] and [[Homura]] cosplaying as [[Homulilly]] and Gretchen respectively from [[Shaft 50]].<br />
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==Merchandise==<br />
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File:Bandai SoulGem GriefSeeds v3.jpg|Grief Seed strap<br />
File:Bandai_Grief_Seed_Pin_01.jpg|Grief Seed pin<br />
File:Movic Grief Seed Collection 1.jpg|Movic Grief Seed Collection<br />
File:Soul Gem and Grief Seed Set Announcement.jpg|Bandai Grief Seed<br />
File:Lottery pins soulgem greifseed.jpg|Ichiban Kuji Madoka Magica Grief Seed pin<br />
File:Witch's Kiss Boxs.jpg|Witch's Kiss mini badge collection<br />
File:Kriemhild Gretchen Hand towel.jpg|Hand towel<br />
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=== About ===<br />
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The Madoka Magica TEN event <ref>https://10th.madoka-magica.com/madokaten/</ref> was an installation intended to celebrate the Franchise's 10th anniversary, with media from both the original series, the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings|recap]] [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 2: Eternal|films]], [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Rebellion-|Rebellion]], as well as spinoff media, such as the [[Magia Record Stage Play|Magia Record stageplay]].<br />
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=== Locations ===<br />
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The event had quite a few locations on display, and they are listed below.<ref>All dates and venues are translated from the official event website. https://10th.madoka-magica.com/madokaten/</ref><br />
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; Tokyo<br />
: Matsuya Ginza 8th Floor Event Square<br />
: September 22, 2021 (Wednesday) - October 5, 2021 (Tuesday)<br />
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; Fukuoka<br />
: Hakata Hankyu 8th Floor Event Hall<br />
: November 23, 2021 (Tuesday/Holiday) - December 5, 2021 (Sunday)<br />
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;Ishikawa<br />
: Korinbo Yamato 8th Floor Hall<br />
: Sunday, December 26, 2021 - Wednesday, January 12, 2022<br />
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;Osaka<br />
: Daimaru Museum <Umeda> 15th Floor, Daimaru Umeda Store<br />
: Thursday, February 17, 2022 - Monday, March 7, 2022<br />
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;Niigata<br />
: Niigata City Manga and Anime Information Center<br />
: March 12, 2022 (Sat) - April 3, 2022 (Sun)<br />
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;Shizuoka<br />
: Exhibition: Entetsu Department Store New Building, 8th Floor, Entetsu Hall<br />
: Merchandise Sales: Entetsu Department Store Main Building, 8th Floor, Event Hall<br />
: April 27, 2022 (Wednesday) - May 8, 2022 (Sunday)<br />
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;Aichi (Final)<br />
: Nagoya PARCO South Building 7F Event Space<br />
: Saturday, June 18, 2022 - Sunday, July 10, 2022<br />
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=== On Display ===<br />
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Like many installations or exhibitions up to this point, on display were quite a few pieces of Madoka Magica art, production materials, and close-ups shown of the original materials used. Some of these items made their way into production materials (such as the [[Puella Magi Production Note|production note]]), though not all. One such example would be the more-full sketch of Madoka with her bow.<ref>Puella Magi Madoka Magica 10th Anniversary Exhibition Archive Book, pg. 17</ref><br />
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This event provided Madoka Magica fans with an up-close view of many of the witch card designs shown off previously at both the [[Madogatari]] event, though not all, as well as a wall of paintings of both scenes, familiars, and witches.<ref>Puella Magi Madoka Magica 10th Anniversary Exhibition Archive Book, pgs. 32-37</ref><br />
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Also on display were the costumes made by Osare Theater Company, the same group behind the costuming of the [[Magia_Record_Stage_Play|Magia Record Stageplay]]<ref>Puella Magi Madoka Magica 10th Anniversary Exhibition Archive Book, pgs. 16-27</ref>, recreations of some scenes from the anime in mixed media<ref>Puella Magi Madoka Magica 10th Anniversary Exhibition Archive Book, pg. 17</ref>, as well as an imposing three-dimensional model of [[Oktavia von Seckendorff]].<ref>Puella Magi Madoka Magica 10th Anniversary Exhibition Archive Book, pgs. 58, 62</ref><br />
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=== Gallery ===<br />
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See [[Gallery:Puella Magi Madoka Magica Exhibition: Madoka Magica TEN]]<br />
==Notes==<br />
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== Main Page cleanup ==<br />
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I've taken the liberty to clean up the Main Page styling a little. It's using the same layout as before, but with more consistent spacing/etc. so it looks a lot less cluttered. It's also now and a lot less broken when viewing on a mobile phone. Adding/removing columns should now be a lot less insane. I'm unsure what to do with the News/Wishlist links, though, since they haven't been updated for quite a long time. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 10:13, 16 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
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: The News page could probably be updated by trawling the Main Page edit history, and maybe adding other bits if you can think of them. With some work it could even be arranged so that it's the ''source'' of the news on the main page (wrapping the lines that should be on the main page in <nowiki><onlyinclude></nowiki> tags). ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 13:33, 16 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
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:: Good idea. I'll find some time to do it. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 13:49, 16 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
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:: I did this, seems to work great. Now to populate 2015 to 2021... -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 12:42, 24 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
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::: That's slightly different from my thought, but it's probably easier to work with this way anyway. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 15:07, 24 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
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== Main visual ==<br />
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Would it be worthwhile to add the Scene0 main visual to the main page, too? I think a tabber would work for the desktop view, and on mobile there should be enough space to add it below Rising's. [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 13:07, 24 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
: I've made some adjustments, what do you think? -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 13:18, 24 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
:: I'm not sure… I've been so used to seeing the name beside the key visual and now it's moved below it… I can't find any real complaints though… ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 15:07, 24 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
::: OK, let's try again. What about this one? -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 15:16, 24 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
:::: Oooh, I like it! Thanks [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 15:30, 24 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
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==Not sure where to put this==<br />
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So... I'm not sure why I'm not an autoconfirmed user, but I don't know where to put this question? -- [[User talk:ReiAyanami|ReiAyanami]]<br />
:I think you may need to wait few more hours. Autoconfirm is set to 3 edits and 7 days from the date of registration. From what I see, you should get autoconfirmed today (Nov 7) at 20:18:23 (UTC) -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 14:30, 7 November 2023 (UTC)<br />
::Alright, thank you! I didn't realize it was so exact. :) [[User:ReiAyanami|ReiAyanami]] ([[User talk:ReiAyanami|talk]]) 19:28, 7 November 2023 (UTC)<br />
:::Sorry for this, we used to have a lot of spam back in the day (who made a few edits to get autoconfirmed then proceeded on creating an SEO spam page). -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 21:07, 7 November 2023 (UTC)<br />
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== Future of Fanworks ==<br />
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'''(This was originally on my talk page but I have moved it here as it concerns the whole wiki.)''' While not an official Wiki, this is a Wiki for official content. Outside of personal OC's on the user's pages, is there a reason to include fanworks on the wiki? Fan roleplays have long since died, and many games are likely dead due to flash player shutting down. Is there a reason to have them? [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 17:24, 18 December 2023 (UTC)<br />
:I think it's best to keep what we have now as an archive rather than remove it since they were a part of the fanbase during the early days. We keep [[Poorfag]]'s page up for a reason since it was a meme thing and it doesn't interfere with official pages much like OCs on our user pages. As long as they're kept separate from the official stuff, I think it's ok. I believe you can still play the games even though flash player shut down, I remember there being a big project to archive and make old flash games playable when the shut down was initially announced. -[[User:The Witch&#39;s House|The Witch&#39;s House]] ([[User talk:The Witch&#39;s House|talk]]) 02:34, 19 December 2023 (UTC)<br />
::I'm also very much agree with this. For a more early meme and such we could make a banner that this was part of the community in the early days and are no longer updated. For ongoing content such as [[Fanworks]] I think the list of games/media/crossover are still worth keeping (and possibly updating). --- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 06:39, 23 December 2023 (UTC)<br />
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== GunsGirlZ Crossover ==<br />
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So I have been just looking around the wiki, and I stumbled across the crossover page! I read it, expecting it to have the GGZ collab in it... but it wasn't there? I was wondering if it just hadn't been added yet, or if theres a reason that it hasn't been! The GGZ collab is probably my favorite PMMM collab, with the battle cats coming in second :P <br />
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[[User:MadoLily|madolily .+*]] ([[User talk:MadoLily|talk]]) 17:54, 21 March 2024 (UTC)♥<br />
:Honestly it just hasnt been updated. you're more than welcome to add the info if you'd like (I dont play it unfortunately but it looked cute!)[[User:Sondenise|Sondenise]] ([[User talk:Sondenise|talk]]) 21:56, 21 March 2024 (UTC)<br />
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::I can't see anything about the crossover on the page you linked to. You should link not to the other wiki's main page but to a page actually talking about the crossover. Otherwise there's no point in adding the link at all. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 02:18, 23 March 2024 (UTC)<br />
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Oh, sorry about that. The link broke... Sadly since the computer I use is limited by my school I can't fix the link,, I'm sorry haha <br />
[[User:MadoLily|madolily .+*]] ([[User talk:MadoLily|talk]])♥<br />
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:Looks like someone else fixed it for you, so it's okay. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 17:33, 26 March 2024 (UTC)<br />
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== Tweets ==<br />
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I think maybe we should work out a consistent policy on tweets. There are currently 711 tweets and 2 twitter profile icons linked from across the wiki (see list <span class=plainlinks>[{{fullurl:Special:LinkSearch|target=twitter.com}}&namespace= here] and [{{fullurl:Special:LinkSearch|target=https://twitter.com}}&namespace= here] and [{{fullurl:Special:LinkSearch|target=https://mobile.twitter.com}}&namespace= here] and [{{fullurl:Special:LinkSearch|target=https://*.twimg.com}}&namespace= here]</span>), and they're often used as references, or even image links. The trouble with this is that tweets are inherently transitory. A link to a tweet is liable to go dead at any time, and indeed at least one of the tweeters commonly linked to (GAN) has a habit of deleting old tweets. Twitter icons are even worse for linking to – they're ''guaranteed'' to go dead after an unknown amount of time. We should just ''not'' link to them ever. Uploading one as a reference is fine if it seems useful, though.<br />
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If tweets are to be used as references, I think it would be better to archive them (perhaps on the [[Tweets]] page or a similar page), and all other places then link to there instead. Of course, that can still link back to the original tweet (if it still exists). For tweets that include unique images, especially when the image is used as a source for example to determine a character's hair or eye colour, that image should be uploaded to the wiki so it's not lost. I think there are already some that have been lost, and I hope it may be possible to find them somehow.<br />
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(I do think including all images that core people tweet related to the franchise is a little excessive though. GAN in particular tends to tweet inapproprate out-of-character fanart which in my opinion often doesn't add much if anything of value to the relevant wiki pages. See [[Talk:GAN#"Official Fanart" Pruning|separate discussion]] on this.)<br />
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For tweets that include non-unique images, it's probably good enough to add a brief note that there were images and, in some cases, maybe link to similar images that already exist on the wiki.<br />
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~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 01:40, 10 May 2024 (UTC)<br />
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: I agree with this, especially now that you cannot view replies/some tweets with images without logging in. As for archiving, though, I'm not sure if we should archive them on a separate page, or do it as ref (similar to [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Scene 0#References]]). The initial intention of the [[Tweets]] page was for Tweets that are primary content (Urobuchi/Miyamoto's off-hand remarks about things). I think episodic content on that page should probably be moved into each episodes, but for reference I feel like <nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki> may be a better option. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 14:17, 11 May 2024 (UTC)<br />
:: For purely text tweets, or tweets that just threw in a random image, yeah, I think they could probably be squeezed into a reference. Would definitely make sense to have a template for that still. For tweets that are primarily an image maybe with a comment, if the image is deemed relevant I think it should be uploaded (which is what's been done for ''most'' of GAN's images). The tweet's text could be put in the image's caption, or added as a reference from the image's caption. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 00:59, 12 May 2024 (UTC)<br />
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== Captcha ==<br />
The wiki has its own captcha system that asks questions about MadoMagi, used for instance when you're trying to add an external link. One of those questions is about the latest social game. It'll probably need to be updated soon, given MagiReco is about to end its service and MagiEx will soon release [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 06:50, 1 June 2024 (UTC)<br />
: I've replaced all Magia Record-related questions with the Walpurgisnacht movie instead. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 06:09, 2 June 2024 (UTC)<br />
:: The movie isn't "upcoming" anymore, so one of the questions is inaccurate now [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 07:43, 1 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
::: Fixed. Thanks for this. I got a lot of fun CAPTCHAs out of WR, hope to put them up there one day (not soon) :P -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 12:53, 1 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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== Sidebar ==<br />
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How do we edit the sidebar? I'm asking because I think we should add Madoka Magica Plus and Magia Exedra to the "Games" section. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 11:53, 7 June 2024 (UTC)<br />
:It can be edited at [[MediaWiki:Sidebar]] -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 11:55, 7 June 2024 (UTC)<br />
::Thanks! [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 12:06, 7 June 2024 (UTC)<br />
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== Games ==<br />
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The section is already cluttered as it is, but I feel like I should ask about the possible inclusion of the slot/arcade games. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 03:41, 11 August 2024 (UTC)<br />
: Perhaps we can break down the section further, e.g.<br />
:; Titles<br />
::; Mainline<br />
:::* Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Manga, LN, Compilation)<br />
:::* Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion (Manga)<br />
:::* Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgis no Kaiten<br />
::; Side Story<br />
:::* Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Homura's Revenge!<br />
:::* Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story<br />
:::* Puella Magi Homura Tamura<br />
:::* Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Wraith Arc<br />
:::* Puella Magi Kazumi Magica<br />
:::* Puella Magi Oriko Magica (Extra Story, Sadness Prayer)<br />
:::* Puella Magi Suzune Magica<br />
:::* Puella Magi Tart Magica<br />
:::* Null Magical Girl<br />
::; Compilation<br />
:::* Manga Time Kirara Magica<br />
:;Games<br />
::; PC/Smartphone<br />
:::* Puella Magi Madoka Magica Magia Exedra<br />
:::* Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record (Manga, Anime)<br />
::; Mobile<br />
:::* Puella Magi Madoka Magica Mobage<br />
:::* Puella Magi Madoka Magica Plus<br />
:::* Puella Magi Madoka Magica Mobcast<br />
:::* Puella Magi Madoka Magica Online<br />
::; Console<br />
:::* Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Battle Pentagram<br />
:::* Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable<br />
:Not sure what's the best categorization we can do here, but I think this should allow more items in the section without looking too overwhelming. Thoughts? --- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 08:46, 11 August 2024 (UTC)<br />
::I just realized you meant the sidebar (oops). I guess we could likely do the same, breaking the Games section into PC/Smartphone, Mobile, Console, and Arcade? --- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 08:51, 11 August 2024 (UTC)<br />
:::I like that idea. Maybe we can keep the "Official Games" section, and add an "Arcade" section under it (are subsections possible in this format? [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 01:36, 12 August 2024 (UTC)<br />
It definitely needs something, and alphabetical or by release year would be nice because as it is it's hard to find which one you're looking for with so many. [[User:Sondenise|Sondenise]] ([[User talk:Sondenise|talk]]) 00:03, 12 August 2024 (UTC)<br />
:I'm currently trying to have it sorted by release order, but there may be some errors in it. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 01:36, 12 August 2024 (UTC)<br />
: I think the plan to have every game be in the sidebar is incredibly misguided. I'd prefer to have only the most prominent ones listed, and then maybe an "Other" link at the bottom. Perhaps multiple "Other" links if there are strong categories. Right now it is just terribly cluttered up with what seem to me like minor games. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 04:42, 12 August 2024 (UTC)<br />
::I see your point. Maybe we can discuss what we think is a necessary game to include? For now, I think we can cut out Madoka iP, Madoka Flash, Madoka Puzzle of Memory and Madoka Magical Coin. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 14:55, 15 August 2024 (UTC)<br />
:: Side note: This probably should've been discussed on [[Mediawiki talk:Sidebar]] instead? ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 04:46, 12 August 2024 (UTC)<br />
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==Wiki logo==<br />
The wiki used to have a fancier header logo, as seen https://web.archive.org/web/20170703125702/http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Poorfag https://web.archive.org/web/20170706032551im_/https://wiki.puella-magi.net/skins/magica/images/header.jpg here. What happened? [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 13:14, 17 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
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: This used to be a skin of the old Vector theme called "Magica". It was done as a skin rather than Common.css for a few reasons, one to avoid breakage when user opt for other themes (Monobook theme was still used by some people back when we used to hang out in #madoka @ Rizon), and another was due to that we needed to modify some gradient background PNG to have a proper transparent (very subtle: [https://web.archive.org/web/20170706021652im_/https://wiki.puella-magi.net/skins/magica/images/tab-current-fade.png magica's tab-current-fade.png] vs [https://web.archive.org/web/20120410121109im_/http://wiki.puella-magi.net/skins/vector/images/tab-current-fade.png vector's tab-current-fade.png]).<br />
: Sadly, this broke during an upgrade to MediaWiki 1.39 in 2018 due to the Vector theme subsystem changes, and I no longer have the original Pixelmator file that I used to create the original one, so it never gets ported. (Vector is also quite a moving target which no backward compatibility guarantee, so we probably shouldn't be basing a skin on it.) -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 14:04, 17 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
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:: While we're on this topic of a fancy skin, [[mw:Skin:Citizen]] is also pretty nice and would help with the "sidebar becoming too long" issue we're having (by turning it into a menu instead). Not sure how much we can customize it, though. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 14:07, 17 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
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::: I've now enabled Citizen skin, which can be turned on via [[Special:Preferences]], but as nothing in the Wiki has color preference awareness (dark/light), it's pretty broken in dark mode. --- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 06:37, 29 December 2024 (UTC)<br />
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:::: I've started collecting pages and templates that are especially egregious on Citizen and Vector 2022 dark modes. Those are [[:Category:Pages with no dark theme awareness]] and [[:Category:Templates with no dark theme awareness]]. Some of those are easy fixes that surmount to "remove #fff from template", but pages like [[Witch Runes]], [[Template:Magia Exedra Battle Icon]] or [[Template:Magia Exedra Role Icon]] depend on images in specific color (the first in black, the second in white but inverted with css). I don't know how to make CSS that takes note of whether a theme is a Light Mode or a Dark Mode one (so that I can implement appropriate color inverts). Additionally, many pages like [[Isabeau]] use non-template spoiler boxes that start with "Warning, this section contains spoilers.". Can we nuke that non-Template template? It's a wiki, of course it'll contain spoilers. What's considered a spoiler changes over the years anyway, glasses Homura was a huge spoiler when episode 10(?) dropped, but she was a release unit in Magia Record, for instance. It's utterly pointless trying to determine what is and isn't a spoiler. [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 05:42, 7 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
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::::: Oh, also, is there any way to change Citizen's code? It consistently ignores my width:100% table parameters, and !header cells are off-center, too. Breaks [[Template:Magia_Record_Memoria_Row]] and my [[Template:Magia_Exedra_Stats]]. [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 05:53, 7 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
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==Usefulness of Template:Pixiv tag and Template:Booru tag==<br />
I noticed we have [[Template:Pixiv tag]] and [[Template:Booru tag]]. The thing is, they haven't really been used on modern articles much, see [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Booru_tag]] and [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Pixiv_tag]]: no Magia Record girls have those on their pages, for one. Additionally, Pixiv is exclusively for fanart, and while Dan/Gelbooru both host official art, they're predominantly fanart repost sites. And, well, they also have a large percentage of NSFW content, which is not suitable for the wiki. Should all characters have those added if possible, or is nuking those better? [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 18:39, 29 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
: Seems like [[User:Amaterasu]] went ahead and removed the tag from some pages? [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 15:59, 30 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
::Yes, I did. It is my view that a wiki like this, in which wording if formal and information is aimed to be official, NSFW and fanworks content should not be linked to unless there is a specific page for fanworks and NSFW content. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 16:57, 30 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
:It's difficult to type out those tags when searching pixiv (at least for those of us who aren't very familiar with Japanese), so I think it would be convenient to keep them around. I don't know if this also holds for dan/gel booru. But I can also see the desire to not link to unofficial content. I suppose this places me on the fence on this. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 23:10, 30 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
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==Broken files?==<br />
I was uploading the Exedra backgrounds with [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Pywikibot/Scripts#Main_Bot_Scripts PyWikiBot]. However, it appears some files ended up broken, namely:<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90170_03.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90173_02.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90176_02.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90178_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90178_02.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90178_03.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90179_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90195_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90205_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90237_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90263_02.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90268_03.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90274_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90274_02.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90289_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90289_04.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90289_05.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90297_02.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90298_02.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90299_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90305_03.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90307_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90311_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90311_02.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90313_02.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90316_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90317_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90326_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90328_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90328_03.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90329_02.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90331_03.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90333_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90336_02.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90338_01.png]]<br />
They appear like they have a redlink instead of an image in https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Category:Exedra_Backgrounds&filefrom=Bg+adv+99+90338+01.png#mw-category-media , and it says there that the file is missing. However, trying to upload it again gives me two warnings: <br />
* A file with this name exists already, please check File:Bg adv 99 90173 02.png if you are not sure if you want to overwrite it.<br />
* The upload is an exact duplicate of the current version of File:Bg adv 99 90173 02.png.<br />
What can be done about it? [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 05:45, 9 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
: Sorry about this. You probably have to reupload. We ran out of disk space over the past few hours. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 06:12, 9 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
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==DPL==<br />
Hey, could we get [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:DynamicPageList DynamicPageList] extension on this wiki? I think it'd make stuff like story appearances for game characters easier, like [[Mitama_Yakumo_in_Magia_Exedra#Appearances]] would ideally be equal to [[:Category:Mitama_Yakumo_in_Magia_Exedra_Story]], so there's IMO no point in maintaining those lists manually. [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 14:30, 10 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
: Done. I haven't changed any configuration options from the default. Let me know if you want me to change one of those. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 08:08, 11 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
:: Thanks! But now that I did more research, it seeeeeeems I requested the wrong version and I should have asked for [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:DynamicPageList3 DPL3] instead... [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 19:51, 15 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
::: OK, I've replaced DPL with DPL3. (Also, it looks like mailer is broken again, if I don't respond in a day, feel free to ping via email...) -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 03:24, 17 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
:::: I've looked over the DPL3 manual (both the official one and the Genshin Impact one that EPF linked) and it is absolutely insane. The way things are done makes no sense whatsoever. I can work with it if it's the only tool available, though… but I kind of wonder if there's an alternative? (For example, writing a module to do the specific thing desired.) It would be nice if I could just write out a template that the page names get substituted into, rather than all sorts of magic separators and non-unicode escape characters. It claims that it "leaves output control completely to the user", but that's not really true – it gives a lot of control, but still forces you into a basic template, and sometimes makes absolutely insane decisions. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 15:15, 20 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
::::: What kind of template are you trying to make with it? [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 15:53, 20 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
:::::: I was fiddling with the Exedra Character Appearances template and thought maybe I could merge the 3 DPL invocations into one, but that causes a ridiculous explosion of unrelated categories in the listing. I can't imagine why anyone would ever want that result. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 16:01, 20 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
:::::: And now I have no idea why it's inserting redlinks to a non-existent template into the portrait lists… ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 01:48, 21 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
<br />
== Update the Main Page ==<br />
<br />
So the Exedra info on the main page is outdated for a month and I think we should update it constantly<br />
But I don't think I have the permission so it has to be you the admins- [[User:RaviaVee|RaviaVee]] ([[User talk:RaviaVee|talk]]) 16:31, 15 May 2025 (UTC)<br />
:I've been working on keeping the news section updated. You ''should'' be able to edit it; it's just the [[News]] page and I don't see any protections on it. ~ [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 21:34, 31 May 2025 (UTC)<br />
<br />
== New "notice" section ==<br />
<br />
Hi all!<br />
<br />
I wanted to let you know that I've repurposed the warning we were using when we were updating the Witch cards. It should appear as this in the source:<br />
<blockquote><nowiki><br />
<!--<br />
<div style="border:1px solid #f03a2e;border-left:5px solid #de352a;padding:7px 10px;margin-bottom:1em;{{#if: {{{margin}}}| margin-right: {{{margin}}}}};"><br />
<span style="font-size:1.1em;display:block;">'''NOTICE'''</span><br />
Please use this section when communicating with wiki readers, or warning them that an overhaul is happening. It's best not to leave them in the dark!</div><br />
--><br />
</nowiki></blockquote><br />
I encourage you to use it when we do a wiki overhaul of some kind, like we did with the Witch cards. It may not happen often, but it's still useful to have. All you need to do is remove the <nowiki>"<!--" and "--></nowiki>" in order to get it to show up. <br />
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Have a good day! ~ [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 22:39, 30 May 2025 (UTC)<br />
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==Tabbers==<br />
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Could we get [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TabberNeue the TabberNeue] extension? Our tabbers are kind of messy, I like their clean look [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 04:40, 1 June 2025 (UTC)<br />
:What exactly is so messy about them? Other than the problem of the page jumping when you click one. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 05:43, 1 June 2025 (UTC)<br />
:: Fixed height, and I'm not a fan of their color scheme. [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 14:35, 1 June 2025 (UTC)<br />
: I've added this. Sorry that I didn't notice this until now (wiki mailer is broken again, sigh...) -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 03:27, 25 July 2025 (UTC)<br />
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: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:AdvancedSearch May I ask for this extension as well? Note it has some dependencies... [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 09:22, 19 October 2025 (UTC)<br />
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==Link captcha==<br />
Would it be possible to add some sites to the captcha's blacklist? Specifically official sites, other wikis, and if even more specialization than domains would be possible, then maybe also official Twitter accounts and such. It's kinda annoying... [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 18:12, 22 October 2025 (UTC)<br />
:Or if it's easier, add some custom interwiki prefixes. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 18:43, 22 October 2025 (UTC)<br />
:: It would be nice if the songs in [[Template:Magia_Exedra_Story_Transcript/Music]] were also exempt... [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 11:21, 26 October 2025 (UTC)<br />
::: Actually, I have no idea how that wiki does that, but: https://libraryofruina.wiki.gg/wiki/Full-Stop_Office_(reception)#Trivia https://libraryofruina.wiki.gg/wiki/Scarecrow_Searching_for_Wisdom#Trivia it'd be nice if we had icons for other wikis like this wiki does. I have no idea if it's something that all wikis on wiki.gg have, or some more generalized extension, but still. [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 09:29, 22 January 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::: This template https://support.wiki.gg/wiki/Template:Character_icon, perhaps? -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 04:07, 23 January 2026 (UTC)<br />
:Hm, what kind of CAPTCHA did you see? The Madoka question one? I thought I had exempted autoconfirmed users from all kinds of CAPTCHA, I wonder if some built-in extension added a new permission that I need to disable… -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 04:07, 23 January 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: Yeah, the Madoka question one. [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 07:45, 23 January 2026 (UTC)<br />
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==Subtitled videos==<br />
Apparently, the Exedra in-game videos come with subtitle files. Do we have anything that would happen to support that...? Videos in themselves are directly .m3u8, but the Exedra wiki's resource source stores them as .webm with separate .vtt files, separate ones for English and Japanese. [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 14:27, 3 November 2025 (UTC)<br />
:I'm pretty sure HTML supports combining a video and subtitles in separate files, but I don't know if MediaWiki does… ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 14:34, 3 November 2025 (UTC)<br />
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== Display Title ==<br />
<br />
<code><nowiki>{{DISPLAYTITLE}}</nowiki></code> works only when trying to make the page have different capitalizations of letters in the title, but doesn't work when a different title is put in, which would be very helpful for long page titles like the Exedra Kioku pages, so instead of '''Mami Tomoe in Magia Exedra/Tiro Finale Liberation''' it would be just '''Tiro Finale Liberation'''. I don't fully understand how it works but I mainly understood everything from this page [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgRestrictDisplayTitle], and its just about a rule that needs to be turned off so different titles work, instead of just throwing them into [[:Category:Pages with ignored display titles]]. - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 22:12, 8 November 2025 (UTC)<br />
: If this worked you could use a substring to show every word from the end until it finds a "/" in the name, automatizing the process. I still don't know why there is a setting to use <code><nowiki>{{DISPLAYTITLE}}</nowiki></code> only to get a different format but same title (<code>$wgAllowDisplayTitle</code>) and then another to use custom titles (the one you mentioned, <code>$wgRestrictDisplayTitle</code>), but there is no use complaining about it. [[User:ImperviousCover|ImperviousCover]] ([[User talk:ImperviousCover|talk]]) 22:36, 8 November 2025 (UTC)<br />
:: The whole idea of making the display title different seems suspect to begin with… ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 23:15, 8 November 2025 (UTC)<br />
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::: Some article names are only "like this" because the concept is ambiguous, like [[Shaft (Witch)]] (since studio Shaft also exists). It's also for capitalizing a title differently, it's in [[lighthouse]] and [[fledge]], since the songs' official EN titles are lowercase. [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 08:27, 9 November 2025 (UTC)<br />
::::For capitalizing differently I suppose it could make sense, though personally I'd prefer to just ignore the "official" capitalization and just do "proper" capitalization everywhere. But I seem to be in the minority on that. Still, making the display title different in other cases still seems suspect. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 16:01, 9 November 2025 (UTC)<br />
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::::: What is the benefit of having Shaft (Witch) appear on top instead of just Shaft? [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 17:51, 9 November 2025 (UTC)<br />
::::: I also don't know what's "suspicious" about changing the display name. If someone uses it to troll changing the display name to bullshit, you can just undo the edits. [[User:ImperviousCover|ImperviousCover]] ([[User talk:ImperviousCover|talk]]) 19:30, 9 November 2025 (UTC)<br />
::::: What is the benefit of having "Shaft" appear on top when the true title is "Shaft (Witch)"? ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 05:38, 10 November 2025 (UTC)<br />
==How to mark edits as bot?==<br />
Yo, so, I've been using PyWikiBot to speed up some stuff, and I gotta ask - how do I mark my edits as botted? I got a token, and named it bot, but my edits under that still don't count. Unless I'd have to make a whole new account for that? [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 17:20, 13 November 2025 (UTC)<br />
:Looks like there's a permission requirement to be able to mark your edits as a bot edit? See [[mw:Manual:Bots|Manual:Bots]]. Also, I think your request is more likely to be seen on [[User talk:0x99]]. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 18:32, 13 November 2025 (UTC)<br />
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==Latin rune font==<br />
Hi so I made a font for the Latin runes: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dV38PtXzo8P8Cfb_Ko0g_kismHP4JQfC/view?usp=sharing<br />
Can it be added so I can add it to [[Template:Runes]]?<br />
:Done and thanks! -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 03:51, 4 January 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: Oh lord. I accidentally used G for the P glyph. Here's an updated version that *hopefully* has no errors this time: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NH-wxA-7H10knttc77M-agqparkqIbUX/view?usp=sharing [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 09:38, 4 January 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: Actually, the old runes.tff font with Modern and Archaic variants has some errors, like the old assumption of Modern P and mirrored 8 ([[Talk:Witch_Runes#Modern_"p"]]), plus it doesn't have the new caret, minus, and cyrillic stuff. But the problem is, it has the unidentified rune in the place of ^: [[:File:Archaic_unidentified.svg]]. Is it fine to substitute the ^? [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 10:05, 4 January 2026 (UTC)<br />
::: I doubt there are many places that use the unidentified rune? So I'd say it's probably fine to move it to some other code point and substitute the actual ^ into its proper place. Then if there are places that intentionally used the unidentified rune, you can update them to use the new code point for it. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 15:12, 4 January 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: I've updated the font. Thanks again! -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 18:07, 4 January 2026 (UTC)<br />
<br />
=="AI" Policy==<br />
<br />
Does this wiki have an Anti-AI policy yet? It seems, though I have little to substantiate it, that some of the more recent edits by newer users contain emdashes where I doubt a person would put them. Is that something we *want*? [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 18:35, 29 June 2026 (UTC)<br />
: If we don't we 100% need them, this is an open wiki where you can sign up and immiedietaly start changing things. I'm FULLY against AI, it has no place in a wiki where it can easily get stuff wrong, and it wont even try to make it obvious when it doesnt know stuff (it will just make stuff up). - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 18:59, 29 June 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: Agreed. We don't want AI-written summaries on this wiki. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 23:21, 29 June 2026 (UTC)<br />
: I agree that we should. Personally, I don't want any AI-edited content on the wiki. However, I think using it to help with template/CSS/module syntax is acceptable as long as you can fully understand what the code does (don't put a vibe-coded template/CSS/module on the wiki), but I'm willing to set the baseline to what the community wants. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 13:12, 1 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
<br />
== Guys, we need Vector 2022 for unregistered users. ==<br />
<br />
It's a skin or appearance. We don't need Vector 2010. [[User:Belankt294842|Belankt294842]] ([[User talk:Belankt294842|talk]]) 00:52, 26 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:I think Citizen might be a better choice if we were to switch, as it natively supports dark mode and has a responsive layout by default. I'm not sure how many active editors are using Vector 2022, but there are a few of us who use Citizen, so it gets more layout fixes than other skins. Dark mode support is almost there, and the responsive layout is kind of working except for a few pages ([[Characters]] remain the most broken one... but at least it has basic dark theme support now). We have to make sure all major pages (all that are linked from the main page and sidebar) are not broken under the new skin before switching, though. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 13:26, 1 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
::I use Vector 2022, and even though I think its better than 2010 (dark mode), its not mobile friendly like Citizen. The problem is, a LOT of templates are just straight up broken on Citizen, like the Magireco unit templates, Kiokus, Memoria, and every characters page like you mentioned. I think its okay to switch to vector 2022 as the default right now, but not citizen. Maybe we should have categories like [[:Category:Pages with no dark theme awareness|Pages with no dark theme awareness]] and [[:Category:Templates with no dark theme awareness|Templates with no dark theme awareness]] but for citizen/all skins. - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 13:51, 1 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::I have been going through some of [[:Category:Pages with no dark theme awareness|Pages with no dark theme awareness]] and fixing them (although slowly), so thank you for flagging them. And yes, I think [[:Category:Pages broken under Citizen]], and [[:Category:Pages broken under Vector 2020]] would be nice to have. Let me see if I can make Vector 2022 the default without affecting current users (or I can just switch and people who prefer 2010 can switch to 2010 in their prefs…). -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 14:04, 1 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::: EPF actually mentioned most of this on the [[#Wiki logo]] section (I only now found out), and about that section, would you be up for bringing a logo back? - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 15:57, 1 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
::::: Sadly, I no longer have the original Pixelmator file from that era. If we were to update the logo, something like an outline of a Soul Gem might not be a bad idea. I need to brush up on my Illustrator skills, though. Please suggest if you have other ideas! -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 16:23, 1 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::::: I'm up for trying to draw it, but I would need specifics, like what color should it be, is there a set resolution I should use (or an aspect ratio). For other ideas I have, I think Homura's time shield would look good but its specific to one character so maybe not. The other idea I have, that I think is actually really good, is the [[:File:197 part e storyboard kiss anthony das ewig wiebliche.jpg|Law of Cycles emblem]] ([[:File:220 storyboard epilog akemi homura akuma homura dark orb das ewig wiebliche.jpg|This image]] shows a more one color design of it which would probably be better to recreate). - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 17:07, 1 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
::::::: While not for this Wiki, I know the "To The Stars" Wiki uses Madoka's Grief Seed as the emblem of their fictional magical girl union, and for their wiki logo. I'd imagine depending on the skin we set a default we'd want to do 1:1 as the aspect ratio (or at least somewhat close to it; no full wordmarks), have good contrast (so gradients are a no). We can probably do colors but would need to maintain them for both light and dark mode. Could also do something clever with a grief seed in dark mode, a soul gem in light mode? Or would that be too spoilery? [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 23:56, 1 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
::::::: That said, I did just realize that the runic "modern" font uses a soul gem for "O", and the current wiki name wouldn't allow for the use of it "properly". Hmmm.... I'll upload my current rough drafts [https://i.imgur.com/YU8Z1CP.png here]. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 23:56, 1 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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:::::: I know I'm a little late, but I indeed like to reach an agreement on what the default look should be. I used Vector 2010 because both was the default here and because I'm an old head and I've been using it since forever and before the 2022 version was out. This fact made me do [https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Homura_Akemi&diff=prev&oldid=261700 some] [https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Sayaka_Miki&diff=prev&oldid=261699 changes] that made sense for me but either didn't for people using other skins or it meant me using some hacks to make it look good in 2010 but were completely unecessary in others. <br />
:::::: As for Citizen, I didn't remember what it was until I switched and I realized it is that skin that I associate with Fandom and that I don't like at all. So personally I would prefer Vector 2022 over Citizen.<br />
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::::::: It's actually [https://starcitizen.tools/ Star Citizen's wiki] theme though I guess they may have been inspired by Fandom. But good point on -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 15:04, 2 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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This is outgrowing this page, let's move the discussion to [[Puella_Magi_Wiki_talk:Wiki_Styling_Cleanup_2026#Default theme]] -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 10:03, 6 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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== New logo (2026) ==<br />
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About the logo, I would like something that were really different from the actual logo. From the drafts posted by HomuraDidNothingWrong, I would say the one at the right with the runes at least. I don't know anything about design so I can only say if something is good or bad but without proposing something different though... [[User:ImperviousCover|ImperviousCover]] ([[User talk:ImperviousCover|talk]]) 09:49, 2 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
: The logo all depends on what the default skin is, as Vector 2010 has one big logo, while Vector 2022 displays a smaller one next to text (no idea what it would look like on citizen). So if we do move to Vector 2022, I feel like the text logos you (HomuraDidNothingWrong) made would not really work _ _", a simpler Icon would be better. But out of the ones you made my favorite is either the one with runes, or the one where a grief seed is on top of "Wiki". - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 10:13, 2 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:For the logo, probably the best way to do this is to have a logo (symbols) and a text mark ("Puella Magi Wiki") so we can compose it per-theme (the current Puella Magi Wiki text make a really bad logo for Citizen). SVG would be nice, or 500x or x500 in one dimension is OK too! -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 15:04, 2 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: Maybe the Law of Cycles symbol but instead of the runes its "Puella Magi Wiki"? The runes take up little space so the symbol would probably have to be changed a bit, it could be based off the [[:File:197 part e storyboard kiss anthony das ewig wiebliche.jpg|image in the top left corner here]] and [[:File:Manga Army sign.png|its manga design]] instead. (Though I'm out of being the artist as my skills are way too flat for that much detail) - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 18:26, 2 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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I think that we shouldn't choose a logo based on "does it look good in theme X". It should look good in every theme, even Monobook (though I'm probably the only one using that). ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 18:31, 3 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
: I think the logo is one thing, and the theme is another. I went and tested Citizen and Vector 2022. The latter has a Dark mode setting but it isn't even respected, which is deeply frustrating as the Dark Mode fails the UX contrast requirements (and gives me a headache). What the logo becomes in my mind becomes a question of what the theme will be by default / for everyone. Vector Legacy is my preferred given the above items, but I also know that isn't everyone's choice. All the same, I can see about the LoC Emblem with the Puella Magi Wiki text on it when I get off work today. It'd be vector-based inherently, since I don't like fuzzy pixels. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]])<br />
:: Okay, very laborious edit to get it vectorized. Turns out the wings were asymmetrical, the graphic behind the dharma wheel looks wrong. Here's two versions (light and dark) as an icon (for one theme) and a wordmark-ish one. [[:File:PuellaMagiWiki_LogoSheetDraft_v1_2026_09_04.png]] [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 00:15, 5 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::I actually really like it, but apart from the missing details like the little crown on top I think the pink is too pink? In that [[:File:197 part e storyboard kiss anthony das ewig wiebliche.jpg|Rebellion production image]] its WAY more reddish/magenta (I dont care about the galaxy design on it and the background, at most there being too little stripes lol, just the color). Also I think the runes on the bottom designs are both too small, and should be just normal text instead of runes, the runes are cool but not really easy to understand. - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 06:58, 5 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::Same, I really like this! Probably need to tone the pink down a bit (I think the tone should be something around #d70fa1, or #d70f83), and I think the horizontal version works better without a border/background around workmark. But great job overall! -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 16:10, 5 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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Tried to incorporate both 0x99 and Theresa's feedback. I had initially colorpicked from Madoka's hair specifically b/c the Emblem from the Image Note *was* too saturated to use as pure color reference. Tried the request for more spikes on the dharma wheel but it looks incredibly noisy at a distance. Not the biggest fan but I'll concede that point if the consensus is people like it. [[:File:PuellaMagiWiki_Wordmark_Logo_Round2_2026_09_05.png]] [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 17:47, 5 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
: It looks even better! I do kinda see your point with the spikes being too much, but I do still think they're better than on the previous draft, maybe its possible to find some balance between both where it doesn't look empty or too full. There are 2 more small details missing, the first is the spike on the bottom, the image note makes it go over the runes, which wouldn't look the best in the 2RA version, but I think it could easily go under the black box. The second is that the circle right before the outer circle is a half-circle, but that's kinda minor and it could be ignored. Also do we need 2 versions for light and dark themes? I know the image is pretty dark so it would clash with the background on dark mode, but I think if a white/some other background is added to the main circle, it wouldn't be that bad? Also that would allow the wings to be purely white instead of the current gray (but they would need some outline probably). This kinda looks like I'm complaining about more than last time ;-; but I promise the current version looks almost ready to use, I just wanna point out everything that can be changed so its as good as it can get. - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 18:07, 5 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: Okay so I did try out the detailing on the tail and honestly? The way the bottom ray folds into the "M" is actually pretty good? It visually makes it split *and* that acts as graphical foreshadowing for Rebellion! Also tried to make the wings the same color and do a border of the background color? So it looks "invisible". It's... pretty okay in my opinion. I think my ideal as-is keeps the inverted soul gem "tail", drops the wing border and keeps them gray. Not sure what to do about the background though. [[:File:PMWiki_2RB_v2.png]] [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 18:36, 5 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
::: Its coming out really good, I do prefer the A (or light mode) versions, and the wings being outlined would look way different there when barely anything there is white, while on dark mode most of it is white so it kinda clashes. The "tail" looks good, again clashes a bit but I think thats just because the example you uploaded is in dark mode, also the tail in the og symbol ends with a dot like the others, though idk if I'd prefer it with or without (its kinda nice how it just ends without it, puts more focus on the text). I'm still more on the side of keeping only the A versions. - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 19:30, 5 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::: If we have a dark mode *at all* in any theme we really should support both. That choice is far above my head though. The light mode variant looks pretty good though with or without the dot. My preference is without. The wings in gray look far closer to "normal" than a purer white does. [[:File:PMWiki_2RB_v2_White_Alts.png]] [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 19:42, 5 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
::::: Okay I went into some art program and tried stuff out. I tried to make the wings white and yeah it looked kinda bad... Fine Ill let it go T^T. I also don't like just how light the wings are on the dark version, maybe they should be darkened there? (though I tried and it didnt look that good either _ _" Im stumped). But ignoring dark mode... There are 3 more changes I can think of, two I have an image for. Those 2 are, the color, as I think its kinda too magenta? I know I said magenta but its kinda too purple, and the "tip" of the "tail" being behind the box, this keeps that rebellion symbolism of Madoka being teared apart, but also makes it look nicer imo. The third I didnt draw is there being less lines in the main circle, like we said before, but I think this isnt necessary. ''Ignoring dark mode'' I think that would make the logo ready for the wiki. (Okay my color looks too pink now... Idk this is annoying T-T, I dont wanna upload it again because it will probably not update fast enough so I think better colors than the ones I made on that image are {{Color|#d43472|#d43472}} for the darker and {{Color|#f858a3|#f858a3}} for the lighter) - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 20:15, 5 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::::: We could always be a little goofy and just make the "Dark Mode" the Dark Orb's Deal emblem with the same style wordmark instead, for Homura, and just make light mode "pink" accented, and dark mode "purple" accented. That said, I'm inclined to advocate for "RB_v2_light", and I swapped to your proposed colors. Will upload the SVG here. [[:File:PMWIki_LOC_Logo_Light_v1.svg]] Any thoughts [[User:0x99]]? [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 20:51, 5 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
::::::: That would be really cool but probably harder, with how much [[:File:Rebellion Image Note 218.jpg|curves her emblem has]], also no clear place to put the Puella Magi Wiki text unlike the LoC emblem. We should probably stick to the dark mode ver you made unless you do want to go through more labor lol. Also for when 0x99 gets here, could we also use this as the icon for the website? Like the icons that show up on the page tabs on browsers, right now we have just a basic P. - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 23:55, 5 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::::::: Oh the favicon? I don't even see one as-is (Firefox on Windows), but it would be nice to have a favicon, yeah. As to a dark mode version, I'll need to upload it still, but I'm holding off on another round of edits until 0x99 signs off on it before I make another. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 00:53, 6 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
::::::::: Is a favicon still planned? I think 0x99 mentioned it somewhere around here. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 04:39, 13 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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==== New Logo Revisions & Editions ====<br />
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So now that it's in place, it looks *mostly* okay. Subjectively it looks the best as-is in MonoBook, but that isn't what folks are using I suspect. What versions do you need specifically for Vector 2022 and Citizen to make it work best? I assume light and dark modes yes but emblem, wordmark, both? I think the "right" move would be a combined seal wordmark, but I have no idea what admin-side options exist for use and want it to be a consistent(-ish) user experience. <br />
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As a small aside, I'd like to understand why Vector (2022) doesn't respect my Light mode / Dark mode setting at all, and forces it to Dark Mode.... I suspect [https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/issues/1272 this] might be related as we do have both Citizen and Vector 2022 but I'm not 100% sure. With the assumption that we'll be using the LoC seal variant for all items, let me know what wordmark or logo variants you need 0x99. <br />
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(Making a new section for the sake of my sanity, the conversation got pretty deep last time.) <br />
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EDIT: Did two "very wide" versions intended for Vector 2022 for light and dark mode. Uploaded them here. [[:File:PMWiki_LOC_Wordmark_Dark_v1.svg]] [[:File:PMWiki_LOC_Wordmark_Light_v1.svg]][[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 05:58, 6 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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:Thanks for this. I think it generally looks good across Citizen, Vector 2010, and Vector 2022 (with both light and dark), but we might want to separate the ("Puella Magi Wiki") wordmark out of the logo (see: [[:mw:Manual:$wgLogos]] for Citizen and Vector. So the variant are:<br />
:*logo (for Vector legacy) combined icon+wordmark (current)<br />
:*icon (emblem only without wordmark)<br />
:*wordmark (text only)<br />
:I can generate favicon from the icon. <br />
:As for theme, I plan to upgrade MediaWiki later this week (so the traffic dries down a bit) before the spoilers lift. Few extensions are stuck on an old version because of MediaWiki version lock . Hopefully Vector 2022 will be fixed when I upgrade. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 06:09, 6 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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:: Okay, will see about making these tomorrow so we have total coverage. Still, wild to see something I made in the corner. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 06:14, 6 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
::: Amazing job and thank you! -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 06:15, 6 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
: I don't see the bug you mention with Dark and Light mode in Vector 2022, but if it's fixed with an update then good for you.<br />
:And going back to the topic... well shit, I saw the conversation above before and said "I'll respond tomorrow", and today I open the site with the icon... I was going to say that the color still seems too... light? Pink-ish? (specially in Dark Mode) And that maybe we could follow the "Homura ripping Madoka" theme and maybe add some purple/dark purple at the ends (or at least to the bottom center one). I read above that gradients could be a problem though. About the different emblems for light and dark theme, it sounds very good. I understand however that this seems basically making another from scratch. Also, I understand if I'm just saying things and if I'm saying it later after the icon was already changed and that maybe it is too much of a hassle to change it back. There should be no problem with generating a small .ico from it. Also also, for the next time, can we select one or several files and upload the propositions there as new versions? You could get lost switching from files to files and not knowing what version you are even replying to. [[User:ImperviousCover|ImperviousCover]] ([[User talk:ImperviousCover|talk]]) 09:14, 6 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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This is outgrowing this page, let's move the discussion to [[Puella_Magi_Wiki_talk:Wiki_Styling_Cleanup_2026#New logo]] -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 10:03, 6 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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====Background====<br />
Since we're talking about the favicon and logo, I wanna suggest we use these for the background.<br />
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Light mode:<br />
* [[:File:Kv petal sp.png]]<br />
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Dark mode:<br />
* [[:File:Eff 113801 dot 01.png]] (not really sold on this but if we're keeping the godoka vs akuma theme)<br />
* There's also these but I can't see an elegant way to use them unless they're dimmed out or something: [[:File:Eff 113801 repeat 01.png]], [[:File:Eff 113801 dml ozomashii 01.png]], [[:File:Eff tex darkBG 01 TH.png]].<br />
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Header and footer:<br />
* If we're doing a header and footer these can be used on the background of every page. Maybe one of them can be flipped to be used as footer.<br />
* [[:File:Kv lace sp.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Kv lace pc.png]]<br />
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I also think having a background color other than white would be a good idea. Like a very soft pastel, kinda like how dark mode doesn't use completely black, but dark grey. ~ [[User:Sweet Beanie|Sweet Beanie]] ([[User talk:Sweet Beanie|talk]]) 08:26, 6 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
: I can see the petals, but the dots for the dark mode seem... weird? I would have to see them in action. Same for the headers and footers, although maybe they look better. I'm neutral for the background color changes. [[User:ImperviousCover|ImperviousCover]] ([[User talk:ImperviousCover|talk]]) 09:14, 6 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: I'm not against keeping the petals for dark mode too, but I don't know if they're transparent or just really pale. If we can use a dimmed version, this pattern repeats well: [[:File:Eff 113801 repeat 01.png]]. I'm okay with either or, though I was inspired by how the Magia Exedra wiki has done their styling. ~ [[User:Sweet Beanie|Sweet Beanie]] ([[User talk:Sweet Beanie|talk]]) 09:26, 6 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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:Not sure what would be the best way to do this; Exedra Wiki seems to do this via [[MediaWiki:Common.css]], Stardew Wiki seems to do this as an extension (and lock the entire site to Vector). Maintenance wise, Common.css is probably the best way to go. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 09:48, 6 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: Yeah, I was thinking that adding it in general classes in Common.css would be the way. [[User:ImperviousCover|ImperviousCover]] ([[User talk:ImperviousCover|talk]]) 09:51, 6 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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This is outgrowing this page, let's move the discussion to [[Puella_Magi_Wiki_talk:Wiki_Styling_Cleanup_2026#Background]] -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 10:03, 6 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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== Signature (timestamp) Lines in ref? ==<br />
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Was going back and adding citations, remembered the signature like of five tildes for timestamp. Went "oh it'd be good to add time contexts to citations if it's a website." But for some reason it won't work. Can it be looked into / is this an option we can get potentially? it would allow better tracking of sources online, esp. with tweets and other items. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 20:21, 12 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
: I just tried this but it seems to work for me, e.g. <code><nowiki>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.example.com/|timestamp=~~~~~}}</nowiki></code> -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 04:32, 13 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: Ah, user error. It seems to work when used interior to a template, but not when used in just the ref tag. Will just use the templates; thank you for looking into this! [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 04:39, 13 September 2026 (UTC)</div>HomuraDidNothingWronghttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_the_Movie_-Walpurgisnacht:_Rising-&diff=275508Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-2026-09-13T04:37:23Z<p>HomuraDidNothingWrong: /* Manga Adaptation */</p>
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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 Rotation of Walpurgis〉}} is a movie 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">{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1824370519837380632|text={{nihongo|『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。||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}}}}</ref>. On July 15th, 2025, it was announced that the movie had been further delayed to February 2026.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1945093597487096155}}</ref> On January 23rd, 2026, it was announced again that the movie will be delayed to an unspecified date, to be announced in February.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2014548866650276150|text={{Nihongo|『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}}}}</ref><ref>[https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 『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]</ref> On February 27th, 2026, it was announced that the movie's ultimate release date would be '''August 28th, 2026'''.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2027232233426448705}}</ref><br />
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==Development==<br />
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===Planning===<br />
The production team started discussing the possibility of making a sequel to ''[[Rebellion]]'' right after the screening of ''Rebellion''.<ref name="pamphlet-p30">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami p.30</ref> In 2014, [[Akiyuki Shinbo]], [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], [[Ume Aoki]], [[Gen Urobuchi]], and [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] started the screenplay meeting, discussing and outlining what the sequel would be about.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /> It was decided since the start that in the new film, either the main characters will {{Spoiler|face [[Walpurgisnacht]] as an enemy, or they will learn who was Walpurgisnacht}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /> Upon learning about the [[Nazukasokotsune]] idea, Shinbo asked for {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|''[[Witch Girl]]''|魔女っ子|Majokko}}}} to be added, which would serve as a basis for the new characters.<ref name="phamplet-p31">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami p.31</ref> In 2015, Shinbo drew a storyboard for what would "connect to a sequel", i.e., ''[[Concept Movie]]'' for Shaft's 40th anniversary event, ''[[Madogatari]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami p.31</ref> The team spent the next few years working on the script, and also explored the possibility of making the sequel a TV series, although Shinbo want to make it a movie.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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===Design===<br />
During the production of ''[[Concept Movie]]'', the production team wants to take the opportunity to update the design to that of [[Ume Aoki]]'s latest art style.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] drew rough sketches for the new characters based on [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]'s {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]''}} idea, which were then re-designed by Ume Aoki.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> Since Ume Aoki designed these characters before the script was done, only few characters ended up being used in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising''.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58">anan No. 2510 Special Edition: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, and Ume Aoki p.58</ref><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://ananweb.jp/categories/entertainment/108309|title=『まどか☆マギカ』最新作の新デザインができるまで。 総監督・新房昭之×キャラクター原案・蒼樹うめ 対談|timestamp=2026-09-13}}</ref> Some of the initial designs can be seen in ''Concept Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> Ume Aoki made a few distinctive features for these {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]''}}, by making their pupils stand out, and make them wears black as their inner clothes.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /> Ume Aoki is also responsible for the stick that these new character uses.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /> For existing characters, Ume Aoki redesigned them based on the ending of ''[[Rebellion]]'', lowering everyone's skin explosure except Homura, as they're being restrained.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /><br />
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===Script===<br />
[[Gen Urobuchi]] started working on the script about a year after ''[[Rebellion]]'', right after his screenplay work on ''Kamen Rider Gaim'', some time between 2014 and 2015.<ref name="pamphlet-p22">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.22</ref><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> 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 sketches for the series (colloquially referred to as "Inu Curry's Note"), such as how the world looks after ''Rebellion'', among other lore details and materials. Urobuchi then used these ideas as a base for his first draft of the script.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> During the writing process, 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.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Urobuchi finished the first draft of the script around the same time as the ''Concept Movie'' storyboard.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Since the original script was written from Homura's perspective, original series director [[Akiyuki Shinbo]] felt Madoka's presence was too weak in the original script.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> 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.<ref name="pamphlet-p32">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami p.32</ref> Urobuchi had the production team to revise his script, as he did not have time to do so himself.<ref name="pamphlet-p23">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.23</ref> The production team spent the next few years rewriting the script,<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> including asking other scriptwriter to rewrite it based on the same concept.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> Shinbo, however, did not found the dialogue to be very ''Madoka Magica''-like when they're not written by Urobuchi.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> Ultimately, the team decided to go with Urobuchi's original version, slightly before ''[[Madoka 10th Anniversary]]'' in 2021.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi was surprised to hear they went with the original script, as it was done several years before ''[[Magia Record]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p24">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.24</ref> 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 {{Spoiler|[[Margueritte]]}}'s backstories.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi jokingly says the original revision was "rather blunt", as he'd {{Spoiler|kill off Choka once her role was done}}, because he wrote it right after ''Kamen Rider Gaim'' and it would have been quite a terrible story to release it as-is.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /><br />
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===Production===<br />
Tomohiro Furukawa was invited to write a storyboard for the show<ref name="pamphlet-p24">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.24</ref> after Shaft's president, [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], saw his work on ''Revue Starlight: The Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> 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''.<ref name="pamphlet-p26">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Tomohiro Furukawa and Kazuki Kawata p.26</ref><br />
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===Pre-release===<br />
''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<ref name="staff">https://madokamagicausa.com/ at the "Staff" section</ref>, [[Gen Urobuchi]] as a scriptwriter<ref name="staff" />, [[Ume Aoki]] as an original character designer<ref name="staff" />, [[Shaft]] as 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" />.<br />
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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. <br />
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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 "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 February 2026 from the previously announced Winter 2025 date. On January 23rd, 2026, the [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 official website] revealed that the movie had been further delayed.<br />
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On February 27th, 2026, the new Japanese release date was 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.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSe4mqP1Mj0 Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising- | MAIN TRAILER (@AniplexUSA on YouTube)]</ref><br />
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==Videos==<br />
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===Pre-release teasers===<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Date !! Title !! English !! Japanese<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 25th, 2021 || Teaser || {{#ev:youtube|coczqqQVQtM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|gAR0CMwEfes|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Walpurgisnacht Rising was first announced during the Anniversary Stage as part of the Madoka 10th Anniversary event. <br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 10th, 2023 || Trailer 1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1 dan|lit. Announcement 1}} || {{#ev:youtube|TGxyrO-27dQ|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|AXpnlROHu78|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 1 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2023'' on September 10th, 2023.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 29th, 2023 || Trailer 1.1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1.1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1.1 dan|lit. Announcement 1.1}} || || {{#ev:youtube|vSdolbHyvkA|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 15th, 2024 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan|lit. Announcement 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|htNvpTfYMdk|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|TXRlggMPGLs|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 2 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2024'' on September 16th, 2024.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 25th, 2024 || Trailer 2 SIDE Homura / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾SIDEほむら|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan SIDE Homura|lit. Announcement 2 Side HOMURA}} || {{#ev:youtube|CxTenVJOw_o|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|cFhiaRoBCZE|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| July 15th, 2025 || Trailer / {{Nihongo|予告|Yokoku|lit. Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|3rdPRWNwJBM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|iJazbGwBh-E|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released during the second "100 Day Festival" stream for Magia Exedra.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| December 21st, 2025 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|予告 第2弾|Yokoku Dai 2 dan|lit. Preview 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|v75vaHCPp5I|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|B1YTdDt49lE|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released alongside the airing of the final episode of [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Beginnings %26 Eternal (TV Edition)]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 30th, 2026 || Trailer 3 / {{Nihongo|予告 第3弾|Yokoku Dai 3 dan|lit. Preview 3}} || {{#ev:youtube|g0CsWEIb6D4|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|UmVTrrDVYV4|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released along with the real-life [[Community:Walpurgis Night In Real Life|Walpurgis Night]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| June 29th, 2026 || Main Trailer {{Nihongo|本予告|Hon-yokoku|lit. Main Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|rSe4mqP1Mj0|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|HD6vwmNvcXo|300}} <br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released 1 month ahead of the theatrical release.<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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===Japanese Release PVs===<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Date !! Title !! Japanese<br />
|-<br />
| August 27th, 2026 || ''Trails of Madoka Kaname & Homura Akemi'' || {{#ev:youtube|pcgTXaaO0xQ|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| September 1st, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{#ev:youtube|P3Ir9FUPN6U|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| September 12th, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{spoiler|{{#ev:youtube|mESs-ii2l6A|300}}}}<br />
|}<br />
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==Characters==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Madoka Magica Characters]]}}<br />
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[[Category:Translation request]]<br />
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{{Character list<br />
|body=<br />
<!-- Madoka Kaname --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Madoka Kaname]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main madoka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=JXdigS1Y_Is}}<br />
|text=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.<ref>English translation from [[Magia Exedra Kioku - Vinctio☆Magica]]</ref><br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara1</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Homura Akemi --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Homura Akemi]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main homura 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=bP89kqo05ic}}<br />
|text=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.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara2</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Sayaka Miki --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Sayaka Miki]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main sayaka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=HNhDfD8Ofbg}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara3</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Kyoko Sakura --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyoko Sakura]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyoko 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=DYAD2PGo_To}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara4</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Mami Tomoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Mami Tomoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main mami 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=4CyBRPWtV5Y}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara5</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Nagisa Momoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Nagisa Momoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main nagisa 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=kcl7H_4JtpA}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara6</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Wasu --><br />
{{Spoiler|{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Wasu]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main Wasu 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside=<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。噂に聞くばかりで、誰もその名前や正体を知らない。ほむらとそっくりな顔を持ち、超然とした態度と、独特の口調が特徴的。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara10</ref><br />
}}}}<br />
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<!-- Choka Shi --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Choka Shi]] ([[Zi Ding Xiang]])<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main choka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=eKXJQK87GT4}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。円環の理を取り戻すべく行動するが、勝手気ままに振る舞うワスやセルマには手を焼いている。杏子と気が合う。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Selema Terez --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Selema Terez]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main seluma 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=3Si-8XRg0uI}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。いつも明るく活発で、誰かの役に立つことが大好き。なぎさと仲良くなる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara9</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Kyubey --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyubey]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyubey 1.png|x100px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=7OHhVI56vso}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=少女たちのもとに現れ、願いを叶える代わりに、彼女たちを魔法少女へと変貌させる謎の生物。友好的かつ理知的に話すが、その目的は魔法少女が絶望して魔女になる際に発生するエネルギーを使い、宇宙の寿命を伸ばすことだった。「叛逆の物語」では、魔女となりつつあるほむらを利用し、円環の理を支配しようと目論んでいたが、悪魔となったほむらに阻まれる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref><br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
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==Staff==<br />
* Original Story: [[Magica Quartet]]<br />
* Chief Director: [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]<br />
* Screenplay: [[Gen Urobuchi]] (Nitroplus)<br />
* Original Character Design: [[Ume Aoki|aokiume]]<br />
* Director: [[Yukihiro Miyamoto]]<br />
* Character Design/Chief Animation Director: [[Junichiro Taniguchi]]<br />
* Chief Animation Director: Hiroki Yamamura<br />
* Parallel World Design: [[Gekidan Inu Curry|Gekidan InuCurry]] (Doroinu)<br />
* Storyboards/VisuaI Concept Designs: Tomohiro Furukawa<br />
* Visual Concept Designs: Kazuki Kawata<br />
* Color Setting: Hitoshi Hibino<br />
* Art: Ken Naito / Shuichi Kusamori<br />
* Production Design: Moriyoshi Ohara<br />
* Composite Director: Takayuki Aizu<br />
* Editing: Rie Matsuba<br />
* Music: [[Yuki Kajiura]]<br />
* Sound Direction: Yota Tsuruoka<br />
* Animation Production: [[SHAFT]]<br />
* Theme Song: "[[Kanata (Music)|Kanata]]" by FictionJunction<ref>All staff members listed were retrieved from the end card of the [http://Puella%20Magi%20Madoka%20Magica%20the%20Movie:%20—Walpurgisnacht:%20Rising—#Main_Trailer_(June_29th,_2026) Main Trailer].</ref><br />
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===Later Additions===<br />
<br />
As revealed in Trailer 3 and later confirmed on Twitter<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=TOPPY1218|id=2049784039293493514|text=全編の絵コンテの担当<br />
諸々の開発とかLO作りとかなんか色々根っこから関わったので、ああいったクレジットです🦑働きすぎた}}</ref>, the Storyboard Artist for this film was Tomohiro Furukawa, also known for being the Director of [[wikipedia:Revue_Starlight|Revue Starlight]]<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-08/revue-starlight-tv-anime-reveals-teaser-video-visual-summer-premiere/.126167#:~:text=Tomohiro|title=Revue Starlight TV Anime Reveals Teaser Video, Visual, Summer Premiere|text="Tomohiro Furukawa (unit director for Yuri Kuma Arashi, Brothers Conflict) is directing the anime at Kinema Citrus."}}</ref>.<br />
<br />
Additionally, the full release of the film in Japan confirmed the voice actress for {{Spoiler|Wasu}} to be Maaya Sakamoto{{Citation needed}}, as well as {{Spoiler|Girl A}} to be Yoshino Aoyama.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=yopipi555|id=2098663446170783905|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉にて、少女Aの声を担当いたしました。 ネタバレ解禁！ 皆さま是非何度でもご覧ください…！ #まどかマギカ}}</ref><br />
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==Runes==<br />
''See [[Witch Runes/Walpurgisnacht Rising]], [[Witch Runes/X/Twitter]] and [[Witch Runes/Magical Girl's Prayer Exhibition]]''.<br />
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== Global Releases ==<br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Region<br />
! Release date<br />
! Announcement date(s)<br />
! Source<br />
|-<br />
| United States<br />
| "Coming Soon"<br />
| 2023-09-10<br />
| Mult.<ref>September 10th, 2023's Trailer 1, "00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>September 15th, 2024's Trailer 2, 00:32, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>November 1st, 2024's Trailer 2 SIDE HOMURA, 00:56, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 15th, 2025 Trailer, 00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>December 31st, 2025's OFFICIAL TRAILER #2, 00:46, "Coming 2026"</ref><ref>April 30th, 2026's OFFICIAL TRAILER #3, 00:29, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 2nd, 2026's Main Trailer, 01:50, "Coming Soon"</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Thailand<br />
| N/A<ref>Film has not yet had a release date confirmed.</ref><br />
| 2026-06-01<br />
| [https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=122138485197126484&id=61583794525852 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Taiwan<br />
| 2026-09-04<br />
| 2026-08-24<br />
| [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-24/madoka-magica-walpurgisnacht-rising-anime-film-opens-in-taiwan-on-september-4/.240909 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Hong Kong<br />
| 2026-10-08<br />
| 2026-06-15<br />
| [https://twitter.com/kanzaki21/status/2077291764378120332 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Mexico & Latin America<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-07-31<br />
| [https://twitter.com/KonnichiwaFest/status/2083342395882508711/en (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Chile<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-08-21<br />
| [https://fixvx.com/CinemarkChile/status/2090784437273293265 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Germany<br />
| 2026-11-24<br />
| 2026-08-01<br />
| [https://twitter.com/CipherDood/status/2083564168905388318 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau releases all have English subtitles.<ref name="tl-subtitle">{{Cite/Tweet|user=Actar_Raikit|id=2097056092501217375|text=With Walpurgisnacht: Rising already playing in Taiwan and soon to open in Hong Kong/Macao, both with English subtitles, I can finally reveal to you that I was given the ultimate honor of being the translator! (^o^) Can you believe it? Because I still certainly can't! (^o^')}}</ref><br />
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==Reception==<br />
Following three days of its release, ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' sold 534,722 tickets and earned 939 million yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094320099385806870|text={{Nihongo|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！||Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- ranked #1 in box office. Total of 530,000 viewers, and exceeding 930 million JPY in ticket sales. Please enjoy the movie in the theater}}}}</ref> By the fourth day, the series earned over 1 billion yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094681770449101155|text={{Nihongo|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||"Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- has exceeded 1 billion yen in ticket sales after 4 days"}}}}<br />
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==Manga Adaptation==<br />
A [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Manga|manga adaptation]] of the film was announced<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=mangatimekirara|id=2093173533472075936|text=〓〓〓〓〓〓 書影公開 〓〓〓〓〓〓 本日より全国劇場で公開の新作映画 『劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉』が早くもコミカライズ！ TVシリーズのコミカライズも手がけたハノカゲによる全編描き下ろしです✨ 9月18日の第1巻発売をお楽しみに！}}</ref> on August 28th 2026. It will be illustrated by [[Hanokage]], just like the original series and Rebellion mangas. Volume 1 releases September 18th, 2026.<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
:''See: [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-/Speculation|Speculation]]''<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*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><br />
*The music that plays in Trailer 2 is ''[[Madoka Magica Soundtrack#Volume 3|Nux walpurgis]]'', while the 100-Day Festival Trailer plays ''[[Madoka_Magica_Soundtrack#Movie_3_OST|Nightmare Ballet]]''.<br />
* More than one Homura being visible is only seen in one poster, and does not appear in any of the trailers.<br />
* 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.<br />
* The scheduled Japanese release date for the film (August 28th, 2026) also coincides with the birthday of Goethe.<ref>[[wikipedia:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.]]</ref> Goethe's ''Faust'' is also a [[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust|well known inspiration for the series]].<ref>[[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust]]</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
''See [[Gallery:Walpurgisnacht Rising]]''.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/ Official website (Japanese)]<br />
* [https://madokamagicausa.com/ Official website (English)]<br />
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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 Rotation of Walpurgis〉}} is a movie 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">{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1824370519837380632|text={{nihongo|『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。||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}}}}</ref>. On July 15th, 2025, it was announced that the movie had been further delayed to February 2026.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1945093597487096155}}</ref> On January 23rd, 2026, it was announced again that the movie will be delayed to an unspecified date, to be announced in February.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2014548866650276150|text={{Nihongo|『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}}}}</ref><ref>[https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 『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]</ref> On February 27th, 2026, it was announced that the movie's ultimate release date would be '''August 28th, 2026'''.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2027232233426448705}}</ref><br />
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==Development==<br />
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===Planning===<br />
The production team started discussing the possibility of making a sequel to ''[[Rebellion]]'' right after the screening of ''Rebellion''.<ref name="pamphlet-p30">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami p.30</ref> In 2014, [[Akiyuki Shinbo]], [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], [[Ume Aoki]], [[Gen Urobuchi]], and [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] started the screenplay meeting, discussing and outlining what the sequel would be about.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /> It was decided since the start that in the new film, either the main characters will {{Spoiler|face [[Walpurgisnacht]] as an enemy, or they will learn who was Walpurgisnacht}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /> Upon learning about the [[Nazukasokotsune]] idea, Shinbo asked for {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|''[[Witch Girl]]''|魔女っ子|Majokko}}}} to be added, which would serve as a basis for the new characters.<ref name="phamplet-p31">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami p.31</ref> In 2015, Shinbo drew a storyboard for what would "connect to a sequel", i.e., ''[[Concept Movie]]'' for Shaft's 40th anniversary event, ''[[Madogatari]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami p.31</ref> The team spent the next few years working on the script, and also explored the possibility of making the sequel a TV series, although Shinbo want to make it a movie.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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===Design===<br />
During the production of ''[[Concept Movie]]'', the production team wants to take the opportunity to update the design to that of [[Ume Aoki]]'s latest art style.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] drew rough sketches for the new characters based on [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]'s {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]''}} idea, which were then re-designed by Ume Aoki.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> Since Ume Aoki designed these characters before the script was done, only few characters ended up being used in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising''.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58">anan No. 2510 Special Edition: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, and Ume Aoki p.58</ref><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://ananweb.jp/categories/entertainment/108309|title=『まどか☆マギカ』最新作の新デザインができるまで。 総監督・新房昭之×キャラクター原案・蒼樹うめ 対談|timestamp=2026-09-13}}</ref> Some of the initial designs can be seen in ''Concept Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> Ume Aoki made a few distinctive features for these {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]''}}, by making their pupils stand out, and make them wears black as their inner clothes.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /> Ume Aoki is also responsible for the stick that these new character uses.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /> For existing characters, Ume Aoki redesigned them based on the ending of ''[[Rebellion]]'', lowering everyone's skin explosure except Homura, as they're being restrained.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /><br />
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===Script===<br />
[[Gen Urobuchi]] started working on the script about a year after ''[[Rebellion]]'', right after his screenplay work on ''Kamen Rider Gaim'', some time between 2014 and 2015.<ref name="pamphlet-p22">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.22</ref><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> 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 sketches for the series (colloquially referred to as "Inu Curry's Note"), such as how the world looks after ''Rebellion'', among other lore details and materials. Urobuchi then used these ideas as a base for his first draft of the script.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> During the writing process, 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.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Urobuchi finished the first draft of the script around the same time as the ''Concept Movie'' storyboard.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Since the original script was written from Homura's perspective, original series director [[Akiyuki Shinbo]] felt Madoka's presence was too weak in the original script.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> 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.<ref name="pamphlet-p32">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami p.32</ref> Urobuchi had the production team to revise his script, as he did not have time to do so himself.<ref name="pamphlet-p23">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.23</ref> The production team spent the next few years rewriting the script,<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> including asking other scriptwriter to rewrite it based on the same concept.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> Shinbo, however, did not found the dialogue to be very ''Madoka Magica''-like when they're not written by Urobuchi.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> Ultimately, the team decided to go with Urobuchi's original version, slightly before ''[[Madoka 10th Anniversary]]'' in 2021.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi was surprised to hear they went with the original script, as it was done several years before ''[[Magia Record]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p24">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.24</ref> 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 {{Spoiler|[[Margueritte]]}}'s backstories.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi jokingly says the original revision was "rather blunt", as he'd {{Spoiler|kill off Choka once her role was done}}, because he wrote it right after ''Kamen Rider Gaim'' and it would have been quite a terrible story to release it as-is.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /><br />
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===Production===<br />
Tomohiro Furukawa was invited to write a storyboard for the show<ref name="pamphlet-p24">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.24</ref> after Shaft's president, [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], saw his work on ''Revue Starlight: The Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> 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''.<ref name="pamphlet-p26">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Tomohiro Furukawa and Kazuki Kawata p.26</ref><br />
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===Pre-release===<br />
''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<ref name="staff">https://madokamagicausa.com/ at the "Staff" section</ref>, [[Gen Urobuchi]] as a scriptwriter<ref name="staff" />, [[Ume Aoki]] as an original character designer<ref name="staff" />, [[Shaft]] as 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" />.<br />
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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. <br />
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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 "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 February 2026 from the previously announced Winter 2025 date. On January 23rd, 2026, the [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 official website] revealed that the movie had been further delayed.<br />
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On February 27th, 2026, the new Japanese release date was 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.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSe4mqP1Mj0 Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising- | MAIN TRAILER (@AniplexUSA on YouTube)]</ref><br />
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==Videos==<br />
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===Pre-release teasers===<br />
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|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 25th, 2021 || Teaser || {{#ev:youtube|coczqqQVQtM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|gAR0CMwEfes|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Walpurgisnacht Rising was first announced during the Anniversary Stage as part of the Madoka 10th Anniversary event. <br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 10th, 2023 || Trailer 1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1 dan|lit. Announcement 1}} || {{#ev:youtube|TGxyrO-27dQ|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|AXpnlROHu78|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 1 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2023'' on September 10th, 2023.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 29th, 2023 || Trailer 1.1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1.1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1.1 dan|lit. Announcement 1.1}} || || {{#ev:youtube|vSdolbHyvkA|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 15th, 2024 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan|lit. Announcement 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|htNvpTfYMdk|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|TXRlggMPGLs|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 2 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2024'' on September 16th, 2024.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 25th, 2024 || Trailer 2 SIDE Homura / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾SIDEほむら|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan SIDE Homura|lit. Announcement 2 Side HOMURA}} || {{#ev:youtube|CxTenVJOw_o|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|cFhiaRoBCZE|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| July 15th, 2025 || Trailer / {{Nihongo|予告|Yokoku|lit. Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|3rdPRWNwJBM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|iJazbGwBh-E|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | This trailer was released during the second "100 Day Festival" stream for Magia Exedra.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| December 21st, 2025 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|予告 第2弾|Yokoku Dai 2 dan|lit. Preview 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|v75vaHCPp5I|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|B1YTdDt49lE|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | This trailer was released alongside the airing of the final episode of [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Beginnings %26 Eternal (TV Edition)]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 30th, 2026 || Trailer 3 / {{Nihongo|予告 第3弾|Yokoku Dai 3 dan|lit. Preview 3}} || {{#ev:youtube|g0CsWEIb6D4|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|UmVTrrDVYV4|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | This trailer was released along with the real-life [[Community:Walpurgis Night In Real Life|Walpurgis Night]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| June 29th, 2026 || Main Trailer {{Nihongo|本予告|Hon-yokoku|lit. Main Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|rSe4mqP1Mj0|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|HD6vwmNvcXo|300}} <br />
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| colspan="4" | This trailer was released 1 month ahead of the theatrical release.<br />
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===Japanese Release PVs===<br />
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! Date !! Title !! Japanese<br />
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| August 27th, 2026 || ''Trails of Madoka Kaname & Homura Akemi'' || {{#ev:youtube|pcgTXaaO0xQ|300}}<br />
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| September 1st, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{#ev:youtube|P3Ir9FUPN6U|300}}<br />
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| September 12th, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{spoiler|{{#ev:youtube|mESs-ii2l6A|300}}}}<br />
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==Characters==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Madoka Magica Characters]]}}<br />
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[[Category:Translation request]]<br />
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{{Character list<br />
|body=<br />
<!-- Madoka Kaname --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Madoka Kaname]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main madoka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=JXdigS1Y_Is}}<br />
|text=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.<ref>English translation from [[Magia Exedra Kioku - Vinctio☆Magica]]</ref><br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara1</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Homura Akemi --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Homura Akemi]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main homura 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=bP89kqo05ic}}<br />
|text=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.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara2</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Sayaka Miki --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Sayaka Miki]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main sayaka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=HNhDfD8Ofbg}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara3</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Kyoko Sakura --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyoko Sakura]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyoko 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=DYAD2PGo_To}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara4</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Mami Tomoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Mami Tomoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main mami 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=4CyBRPWtV5Y}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara5</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Nagisa Momoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Nagisa Momoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main nagisa 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=kcl7H_4JtpA}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara6</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Wasu --><br />
{{Spoiler|{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Wasu]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main Wasu 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside=<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。噂に聞くばかりで、誰もその名前や正体を知らない。ほむらとそっくりな顔を持ち、超然とした態度と、独特の口調が特徴的。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara10</ref><br />
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<!-- Choka Shi --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Choka Shi]] ([[Zi Ding Xiang]])<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main choka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=eKXJQK87GT4}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。円環の理を取り戻すべく行動するが、勝手気ままに振る舞うワスやセルマには手を焼いている。杏子と気が合う。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Selema Terez --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Selema Terez]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main seluma 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=3Si-8XRg0uI}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。いつも明るく活発で、誰かの役に立つことが大好き。なぎさと仲良くなる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara9</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Kyubey --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyubey]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyubey 1.png|x100px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=7OHhVI56vso}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=少女たちのもとに現れ、願いを叶える代わりに、彼女たちを魔法少女へと変貌させる謎の生物。友好的かつ理知的に話すが、その目的は魔法少女が絶望して魔女になる際に発生するエネルギーを使い、宇宙の寿命を伸ばすことだった。「叛逆の物語」では、魔女となりつつあるほむらを利用し、円環の理を支配しようと目論んでいたが、悪魔となったほむらに阻まれる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref><br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
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==Staff==<br />
* Original Story: [[Magica Quartet]]<br />
* Chief Director: [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]<br />
* Screenplay: [[Gen Urobuchi]] (Nitroplus)<br />
* Original Character Design: [[Ume Aoki|aokiume]]<br />
* Director: [[Yukihiro Miyamoto]]<br />
* Character Design/Chief Animation Director: [[Junichiro Taniguchi]]<br />
* Chief Animation Director: Hiroki Yamamura<br />
* Parallel World Design: [[Gekidan Inu Curry|Gekidan InuCurry]] (Doroinu)<br />
* Storyboards/VisuaI Concept Designs: Tomohiro Furukawa<br />
* Visual Concept Designs: Kazuki Kawata<br />
* Color Setting: Hitoshi Hibino<br />
* Art: Ken Naito / Shuichi Kusamori<br />
* Production Design: Moriyoshi Ohara<br />
* Composite Director: Takayuki Aizu<br />
* Editing: Rie Matsuba<br />
* Music: [[Yuki Kajiura]]<br />
* Sound Direction: Yota Tsuruoka<br />
* Animation Production: [[SHAFT]]<br />
* Theme Song: "[[Kanata (Music)|Kanata]]" by FictionJunction<ref>All staff members listed were retrieved from the end card of the [http://Puella%20Magi%20Madoka%20Magica%20the%20Movie:%20—Walpurgisnacht:%20Rising—#Main_Trailer_(June_29th,_2026) Main Trailer].</ref><br />
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===Later Additions===<br />
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As revealed in Trailer 3 and later confirmed on Twitter<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=TOPPY1218|id=2049784039293493514|text=全編の絵コンテの担当<br />
諸々の開発とかLO作りとかなんか色々根っこから関わったので、ああいったクレジットです🦑働きすぎた}}</ref>, the Storyboard Artist for this film was Tomohiro Furukawa, also known for being the Director of [[wikipedia:Revue_Starlight|Revue Starlight]]<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-08/revue-starlight-tv-anime-reveals-teaser-video-visual-summer-premiere/.126167#:~:text=Tomohiro|title=Revue Starlight TV Anime Reveals Teaser Video, Visual, Summer Premiere|text="Tomohiro Furukawa (unit director for Yuri Kuma Arashi, Brothers Conflict) is directing the anime at Kinema Citrus."}}</ref>.<br />
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Additionally, the full release of the film in Japan confirmed the voice actress for {{Spoiler|Wasu}} to be Maaya Sakamoto{{Citation needed}}, as well as {{Spoiler|Girl A}} to be Yoshino Aoyama.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=yopipi555|id=2098663446170783905|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉にて、少女Aの声を担当いたしました。 ネタバレ解禁！ 皆さま是非何度でもご覧ください…！ #まどかマギカ}}</ref><br />
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==Runes==<br />
''See [[Witch Runes/Walpurgisnacht Rising]], [[Witch Runes/X/Twitter]] and [[Witch Runes/Magical Girl's Prayer Exhibition]]''.<br />
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== Global Releases ==<br />
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{|class="wikitable"<br />
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! Region<br />
! Release date<br />
! Announcement date(s)<br />
! Source<br />
|-<br />
| United States<br />
| "Coming Soon"<br />
| 2023-09-10<br />
| Mult.<ref>September 10th, 2023's Trailer 1, "00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>September 15th, 2024's Trailer 2, 00:32, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>November 1st, 2024's Trailer 2 SIDE HOMURA, 00:56, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 15th, 2025 Trailer, 00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>December 31st, 2025's OFFICIAL TRAILER #2, 00:46, "Coming 2026"</ref><ref>April 30th, 2026's OFFICIAL TRAILER #3, 00:29, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 2nd, 2026's Main Trailer, 01:50, "Coming Soon"</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Thailand<br />
| N/A<ref>Film has not yet had a release date confirmed.</ref><br />
| 2026-06-01<br />
| [https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=122138485197126484&id=61583794525852 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Taiwan<br />
| 2026-09-04<br />
| 2026-08-24<br />
| [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-24/madoka-magica-walpurgisnacht-rising-anime-film-opens-in-taiwan-on-september-4/.240909 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Hong Kong<br />
| 2026-10-08<br />
| 2026-06-15<br />
| [https://twitter.com/kanzaki21/status/2077291764378120332 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Mexico & Latin America<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-07-31<br />
| [https://twitter.com/KonnichiwaFest/status/2083342395882508711/en (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Chile<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-08-21<br />
| [https://fixvx.com/CinemarkChile/status/2090784437273293265 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Germany<br />
| 2026-11-24<br />
| 2026-08-01<br />
| [https://twitter.com/CipherDood/status/2083564168905388318 (1)]<br />
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Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau releases all have English subtitles.<ref name="tl-subtitle">{{Cite/Tweet|user=Actar_Raikit|id=2097056092501217375|text=With Walpurgisnacht: Rising already playing in Taiwan and soon to open in Hong Kong/Macao, both with English subtitles, I can finally reveal to you that I was given the ultimate honor of being the translator! (^o^) Can you believe it? Because I still certainly can't! (^o^')}}</ref><br />
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==Reception==<br />
Following three days of its release, ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' sold 534,722 tickets and earned 939 million yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094320099385806870|text={{Nihongo|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！||Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- ranked #1 in box office. Total of 530,000 viewers, and exceeding 930 million JPY in ticket sales. Please enjoy the movie in the theater}}}}</ref> By the fourth day, the series earned over 1 billion yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094681770449101155|text={{Nihongo|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||"Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- has exceeded 1 billion yen in ticket sales after 4 days"}}}}<br />
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==Manga Adaptation==<br />
A [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Manga|manga adaptation]] of the film was [https://x.com/mangatimekirara/status/2093173533472075936 announced] on August 28th 2026. It will be illustrated by [[Hanokage]], just like the original series and Rebellion mangas. Volume 1 releases September 18th, 2026.<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
:''See: [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-/Speculation|Speculation]]''<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*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><br />
*The music that plays in Trailer 2 is ''[[Madoka Magica Soundtrack#Volume 3|Nux walpurgis]]'', while the 100-Day Festival Trailer plays ''[[Madoka_Magica_Soundtrack#Movie_3_OST|Nightmare Ballet]]''.<br />
* More than one Homura being visible is only seen in one poster, and does not appear in any of the trailers.<br />
* 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.<br />
* The scheduled Japanese release date for the film (August 28th, 2026) also coincides with the birthday of Goethe.<ref>[[wikipedia:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.]]</ref> Goethe's ''Faust'' is also a [[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust|well known inspiration for the series]].<ref>[[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust]]</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
''See [[Gallery:Walpurgisnacht Rising]]''.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/ Official website (Japanese)]<br />
* [https://madokamagicausa.com/ Official website (English)]<br />
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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 Rotation of Walpurgis〉}} is a movie 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">{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1824370519837380632|text={{nihongo|『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。||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}}}}</ref>. On July 15th, 2025, it was announced that the movie had been further delayed to February 2026.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1945093597487096155}}</ref> On January 23rd, 2026, it was announced again that the movie will be delayed to an unspecified date, to be announced in February.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2014548866650276150|text={{Nihongo|『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}}}}</ref><ref>[https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 『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]</ref> On February 27th, 2026, it was announced that the movie's ultimate release date would be '''August 28th, 2026'''.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2027232233426448705}}</ref><br />
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==Development==<br />
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===Planning===<br />
The production team started discussing the possibility of making a sequel to ''[[Rebellion]]'' right after the screening of ''Rebellion''.<ref name="pamphlet-p30">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami p.30</ref> In 2014, [[Akiyuki Shinbo]], [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], [[Ume Aoki]], [[Gen Urobuchi]], and [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] started the screenplay meeting, discussing and outlining what the sequel would be about.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /> It was decided since the start that in the new film, either the main characters will {{Spoiler|face [[Walpurgisnacht]] as an enemy, or they will learn who was Walpurgisnacht}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /> Upon learning about the [[Nazukasokotsune]] idea, Shinbo asked for {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|''[[Witch Girl]]''|魔女っ子|Majokko}}}} to be added, which would serve as a basis for the new characters.<ref name="phamplet-p31">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami p.31</ref> In 2015, Shinbo drew a storyboard for what would "connect to a sequel", i.e., ''[[Concept Movie]]'' for Shaft's 40th anniversary event, ''[[Madogatari]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami p.31</ref> The team spent the next few years working on the script, and also explored the possibility of making the sequel a TV series, although Shinbo want to make it a movie.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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===Design===<br />
During the production of ''[[Concept Movie]]'', the production team wants to take the opportunity to update the design to that of [[Ume Aoki]]'s latest art style.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] drew rough sketches for the new characters based on [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]'s {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]''}} idea, which were then re-designed by Ume Aoki.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> Since Ume Aoki designed these characters before the script was done, only few characters ended up being used in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising''.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58">anan No. 2510 Special Edition: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, and Ume Aoki p.58</ref><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://ananweb.jp/categories/entertainment/108309|title=『まどか☆マギカ』最新作の新デザインができるまで。 総監督・新房昭之×キャラクター原案・蒼樹うめ 対談|timestamp=2026-09-13}}</ref> Some of the initial designs can be seen in ''Concept Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> Ume Aoki made a few distinctive features for these {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]''}}, by making their pupils stand out, and make them wears black as their inner clothes.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /> Ume Aoki is also responsible for the stick that these new character uses.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /> For existing characters, Ume Aoki redesigned them based on the ending of ''[[Rebellion]]'', lowering everyone's skin explosure except Homura, as they're being restrained.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /><br />
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===Script===<br />
[[Gen Urobuchi]] started working on the script about a year after ''[[Rebellion]]'', right after his screenplay work on ''Kamen Rider Gaim'', some time between 2014 and 2015.<ref name="pamphlet-p22">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.22</ref><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> 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 sketches for the series (colloquially referred to as "Inu Curry's Note"), such as how the world looks after ''Rebellion'', among other lore details and materials. Urobuchi then used these ideas as a base for his first draft of the script.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> During the writing process, 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.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Urobuchi finished the first draft of the script around the same time as the ''Concept Movie'' storyboard.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Since the original script was written from Homura's perspective, original series director [[Akiyuki Shinbo]] felt Madoka's presence was too weak in the original script.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> 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.<ref name="pamphlet-p32">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami p.32</ref> Urobuchi had the production team to revise his script, as he did not have time to do so himself.<ref name="pamphlet-p23">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.23</ref> The production team spent the next few years rewriting the script,<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> including asking other scriptwriter to rewrite it based on the same concept.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> Shinbo, however, did not found the dialogue to be very ''Madoka Magica''-like when they're not written by Urobuchi.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> Ultimately, the team decided to go with Urobuchi's original version, slightly before ''[[Madoka 10th Anniversary]]'' in 2021.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi was surprised to hear they went with the original script, as it was done several years before ''[[Magia Record]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p24">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.24</ref> 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 {{Spoiler|[[Margueritte]]}}'s backstories.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi jokingly says the original revision was "rather blunt", as he'd {{Spoiler|kill off Choka once her role was done}}, because he wrote it right after ''Kamen Rider Gaim'' and it would have been quite a terrible story to release it as-is.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /><br />
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===Production===<br />
Tomohiro Furukawa was invited to write a storyboard for the show<ref name="pamphlet-p24">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.24</ref> after Shaft's president, [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], saw his work on ''Revue Starlight: The Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> 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''.<ref name="pamphlet-p26">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Tomohiro Furukawa and Kazuki Kawata p.26</ref><br />
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===Pre-release===<br />
''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<ref name="staff">https://madokamagicausa.com/ at the "Staff" section</ref>, [[Gen Urobuchi]] as a scriptwriter<ref name="staff" />, [[Ume Aoki]] as an original character designer<ref name="staff" />, [[Shaft]] as 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" />.<br />
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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. <br />
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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 "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 February 2026 from the previously announced Winter 2025 date. On January 23rd, 2026, the [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 official website] revealed that the movie had been further delayed.<br />
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On February 27th, 2026, the new Japanese release date was 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.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSe4mqP1Mj0 Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising- | MAIN TRAILER (@AniplexUSA on YouTube)]</ref><br />
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==Videos==<br />
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===Pre-release teasers===<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Date !! Title !! English !! Japanese<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 25th, 2021 || Teaser || {{#ev:youtube|coczqqQVQtM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|gAR0CMwEfes|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Walpurgisnacht Rising was first announced during the Anniversary Stage as part of the Madoka 10th Anniversary event. <br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 10th, 2023 || Trailer 1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1 dan|lit. Announcement 1}} || {{#ev:youtube|TGxyrO-27dQ|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|AXpnlROHu78|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 1 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2023'' on September 10th, 2023.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 29th, 2023 || Trailer 1.1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1.1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1.1 dan|lit. Announcement 1.1}} || || {{#ev:youtube|vSdolbHyvkA|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 15th, 2024 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan|lit. Announcement 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|htNvpTfYMdk|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|TXRlggMPGLs|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 2 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2024'' on September 16th, 2024.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 25th, 2024 || Trailer 2 SIDE Homura / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾SIDEほむら|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan SIDE Homura|lit. Announcement 2 Side HOMURA}} || {{#ev:youtube|CxTenVJOw_o|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|cFhiaRoBCZE|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| July 15th, 2025 || Trailer / {{Nihongo|予告|Yokoku|lit. Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|3rdPRWNwJBM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|iJazbGwBh-E|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released during the second "100 Day Festival" stream for Magia Exedra.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| December 21st, 2025 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|予告 第2弾|Yokoku Dai 2 dan|lit. Preview 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|v75vaHCPp5I|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|B1YTdDt49lE|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released alongside the airing of the final episode of [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Beginnings %26 Eternal (TV Edition)]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 30th, 2026 || Trailer 3 / {{Nihongo|予告 第3弾|Yokoku Dai 3 dan|lit. Preview 3}} || {{#ev:youtube|g0CsWEIb6D4|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|UmVTrrDVYV4|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released along with the real-life [[Community:Walpurgis Night In Real Life|Walpurgis Night]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| June 29th, 2026 || Main Trailer {{Nihongo|本予告|Hon-yokoku|lit. Main Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|rSe4mqP1Mj0|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|HD6vwmNvcXo|300}} <br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released 1 month ahead of the theatrical release.<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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===Japanese Release PVs===<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Date !! Title !! Japanese<br />
|-<br />
| August 27th, 2026 || ''Trails of Madoka Kaname & Homura Akemi'' || {{#ev:youtube|pcgTXaaO0xQ|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| September 1st, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{#ev:youtube|P3Ir9FUPN6U|300}}<br />
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| September 12th, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{spoiler|{{#ev:youtube|mESs-ii2l6A|300}}}}<br />
|}<br />
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==Characters==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Madoka Magica Characters]]}}<br />
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[[Category:Translation request]]<br />
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{{Character list<br />
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<!-- Madoka Kaname --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Madoka Kaname]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main madoka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=JXdigS1Y_Is}}<br />
|text=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.<ref>English translation from [[Magia Exedra Kioku - Vinctio☆Magica]]</ref><br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara1</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Homura Akemi --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Homura Akemi]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main homura 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=bP89kqo05ic}}<br />
|text=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.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara2</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Sayaka Miki --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Sayaka Miki]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main sayaka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=HNhDfD8Ofbg}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara3</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Kyoko Sakura --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyoko Sakura]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyoko 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=DYAD2PGo_To}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara4</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Mami Tomoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Mami Tomoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main mami 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=4CyBRPWtV5Y}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara5</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Nagisa Momoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Nagisa Momoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main nagisa 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=kcl7H_4JtpA}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara6</ref><br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Wasu --><br />
{{Spoiler|{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Wasu]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main Wasu 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside=<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。噂に聞くばかりで、誰もその名前や正体を知らない。ほむらとそっくりな顔を持ち、超然とした態度と、独特の口調が特徴的。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara10</ref><br />
}}}}<br />
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<!-- Choka Shi --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Choka Shi]] ([[Zi Ding Xiang]])<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main choka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=eKXJQK87GT4}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。円環の理を取り戻すべく行動するが、勝手気ままに振る舞うワスやセルマには手を焼いている。杏子と気が合う。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Selema Terez --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Selema Terez]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main seluma 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=3Si-8XRg0uI}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。いつも明るく活発で、誰かの役に立つことが大好き。なぎさと仲良くなる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara9</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Kyubey --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyubey]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyubey 1.png|x100px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=7OHhVI56vso}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=少女たちのもとに現れ、願いを叶える代わりに、彼女たちを魔法少女へと変貌させる謎の生物。友好的かつ理知的に話すが、その目的は魔法少女が絶望して魔女になる際に発生するエネルギーを使い、宇宙の寿命を伸ばすことだった。「叛逆の物語」では、魔女となりつつあるほむらを利用し、円環の理を支配しようと目論んでいたが、悪魔となったほむらに阻まれる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref><br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
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==Staff==<br />
* Original Story: [[Magica Quartet]]<br />
* Chief Director: [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]<br />
* Screenplay: [[Gen Urobuchi]] (Nitroplus)<br />
* Original Character Design: [[Ume Aoki|aokiume]]<br />
* Director: [[Yukihiro Miyamoto]]<br />
* Character Design/Chief Animation Director: [[Junichiro Taniguchi]]<br />
* Chief Animation Director: Hiroki Yamamura<br />
* Parallel World Design: [[Gekidan Inu Curry|Gekidan InuCurry]] (Doroinu)<br />
* Storyboards/VisuaI Concept Designs: Tomohiro Furukawa<br />
* Visual Concept Designs: Kazuki Kawata<br />
* Color Setting: Hitoshi Hibino<br />
* Art: Ken Naito / Shuichi Kusamori<br />
* Production Design: Moriyoshi Ohara<br />
* Composite Director: Takayuki Aizu<br />
* Editing: Rie Matsuba<br />
* Music: [[Yuki Kajiura]]<br />
* Sound Direction: Yota Tsuruoka<br />
* Animation Production: [[SHAFT]]<br />
* Theme Song: "[[Kanata (Music)|Kanata]]" by FictionJunction<ref>All staff members listed were retrieved from the end card of the [http://Puella%20Magi%20Madoka%20Magica%20the%20Movie:%20—Walpurgisnacht:%20Rising—#Main_Trailer_(June_29th,_2026) Main Trailer].</ref><br />
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===Later Additions===<br />
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As revealed in Trailer 3 and later confirmed on Twitter<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=TOPPY1218|id=2049784039293493514|text=全編の絵コンテの担当<br />
諸々の開発とかLO作りとかなんか色々根っこから関わったので、ああいったクレジットです🦑働きすぎた}}</ref>, the Storyboard Artist for this film was Tomohiro Furukawa, also known for being the Director of [[wikipedia:Revue_Starlight|Revue Starlight]]<ref>{{Cite/Web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-08/revue-starlight-tv-anime-reveals-teaser-video-visual-summer-premiere/.126167#:~:text=Tomohiro|title=Revue Starlight TV Anime Reveals Teaser Video, Visual, Summer Premiere|text="Tomohiro Furukawa (unit director for Yuri Kuma Arashi, Brothers Conflict) is directing the anime at Kinema Citrus."}}</ref>.<br />
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Additionally, the full release of the film in Japan confirmed the voice actress for {{Spoiler|Wasu}} to be Maaya Sakamoto{{Citation needed}}, as well as {{Spoiler|Girl A}} to be Yoshino Aoyama.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=yopipi555|id=2098663446170783905|text=劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ〈ワルプルギスの廻天〉にて、少女Aの声を担当いたしました。 ネタバレ解禁！ 皆さま是非何度でもご覧ください…！ #まどかマギカ}}</ref><br />
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==Runes==<br />
''See [[Witch Runes/Walpurgisnacht Rising]], [[Witch Runes/X/Twitter]] and [[Witch Runes/Magical Girl's Prayer Exhibition]]''.<br />
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== Global Releases ==<br />
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{|class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Region<br />
! Release date<br />
! Announcement date(s)<br />
! Source<br />
|-<br />
| United States<br />
| "Coming Soon"<br />
| 2023-09-10<br />
| Mult.<ref>September 10th, 2023's Trailer 1, "00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>September 15th, 2024's Trailer 2, 00:32, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>November 1st, 2024's Trailer 2 SIDE HOMURA, 00:56, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 15th, 2025 Trailer, 00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>December 31st, 2025's OFFICIAL TRAILER #2, 00:46, "Coming 2026"</ref><ref>April 30th, 2026's OFFICIAL TRAILER #3, 00:29, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 2nd, 2026's Main Trailer, 01:50, "Coming Soon"</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Thailand<br />
| N/A<ref>Film has not yet had a release date confirmed.</ref><br />
| 2026-06-01<br />
| [https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=122138485197126484&id=61583794525852 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Taiwan<br />
| 2026-09-04<br />
| 2026-08-24<br />
| [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-24/madoka-magica-walpurgisnacht-rising-anime-film-opens-in-taiwan-on-september-4/.240909 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Hong Kong<br />
| 2026-10-08<br />
| 2026-06-15<br />
| [https://twitter.com/kanzaki21/status/2077291764378120332 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Mexico & Latin America<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-07-31<br />
| [https://twitter.com/KonnichiwaFest/status/2083342395882508711/en (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Chile<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-08-21<br />
| [https://fixvx.com/CinemarkChile/status/2090784437273293265 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Germany<br />
| 2026-11-24<br />
| 2026-08-01<br />
| [https://twitter.com/CipherDood/status/2083564168905388318 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau releases all have English subtitles.<ref name="tl-subtitle">{{Cite/Tweet|user=Actar_Raikit|id=2097056092501217375|text=With Walpurgisnacht: Rising already playing in Taiwan and soon to open in Hong Kong/Macao, both with English subtitles, I can finally reveal to you that I was given the ultimate honor of being the translator! (^o^) Can you believe it? Because I still certainly can't! (^o^')}}</ref><br />
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==Reception==<br />
Following three days of its release, ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' sold 534,722 tickets and earned 939 million yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094320099385806870|text={{Nihongo|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！||Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- ranked #1 in box office. Total of 530,000 viewers, and exceeding 930 million JPY in ticket sales. Please enjoy the movie in the theater}}}}</ref> By the fourth day, the series earned over 1 billion yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094681770449101155|text={{Nihongo|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||"Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- has exceeded 1 billion yen in ticket sales after 4 days"}}}}<br />
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==Manga Adaptation==<br />
A [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Manga|manga adaptation]] of the movie was [https://x.com/mangatimekirara/status/2093173533472075936 announced] on August 28th 2026. It will be illustrated by [[Hanokage]], just like the original series and Rebellion mangas. Volume 1 will release on September 18th.<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
:''See: [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-/Speculation|Speculation]]''<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*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><br />
*The music that plays in Trailer 2 is ''[[Madoka Magica Soundtrack#Volume 3|Nux walpurgis]]'', while the 100-Day Festival Trailer plays ''[[Madoka_Magica_Soundtrack#Movie_3_OST|Nightmare Ballet]]''.<br />
* More than one Homura being visible is only seen in one poster, and does not appear in any of the trailers.<br />
* 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.<br />
* The scheduled Japanese release date for the film (August 28th, 2026) also coincides with the birthday of Goethe.<ref>[[wikipedia:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.]]</ref> Goethe's ''Faust'' is also a [[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust|well known inspiration for the series]].<ref>[[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust]]</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
''See [[Gallery:Walpurgisnacht Rising]]''.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/ Official website (Japanese)]<br />
* [https://madokamagicausa.com/ Official website (English)]<br />
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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 Rotation of Walpurgis〉}} is a movie 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">{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1824370519837380632|text={{nihongo|『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。||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}}}}</ref>. On July 15th, 2025, it was announced that the movie had been further delayed to February 2026.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1945093597487096155}}</ref> On January 23rd, 2026, it was announced again that the movie will be delayed to an unspecified date, to be announced in February.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2014548866650276150|text={{Nihongo|『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}}}}</ref><ref>[https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 『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]</ref> On February 27th, 2026, it was announced that the movie's ultimate release date would be '''August 28th, 2026'''.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2027232233426448705}}</ref><br />
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==Development==<br />
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===Planning===<br />
The production team started discussing the possibility of making a sequel to ''[[Rebellion]]'' right after the screening of ''Rebellion''.<ref name="pamphlet-p30">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami p.30</ref> In 2014, [[Akiyuki Shinbo]], [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], [[Ume Aoki]], [[Gen Urobuchi]], and [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] started the screenplay meeting, discussing and outlining what the sequel would be about.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /> It was decided since the start that in the new film, either the main characters will {{Spoiler|face [[Walpurgisnacht]] as an enemy, or they will learn who was Walpurgisnacht}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /> Upon learning about the [[Nazukasokotsune]] idea, Shinbo asked for {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|''[[Witch Girl]]''|魔女っ子|Majokko}}}} to be added, which would serve as a basis for the new characters.<ref name="phamplet-p31">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami p.31</ref> In 2015, Shinbo drew a storyboard for what would "connect to a sequel", i.e., ''[[Concept Movie]]'' for Shaft's 40th anniversary event, ''[[Madogatari]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami p.31</ref> The team spent the next few years working on the script, and also explored the possibility of making the sequel a TV series, although Shinbo want to make it a movie.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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===Design===<br />
During the production of ''[[Concept Movie]]'', the production team wants to take the opportunity to update the design to that of [[Ume Aoki]]'s latest art style.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] drew rough sketches for the new characters based on [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]'s {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]''}} idea, which were then re-designed by Ume Aoki.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> Since Ume Aoki designed these characters before the script was done, only few characters ended up being used in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising''.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58">anan No. 2510 Special Edition: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, and Ume Aoki p.58</ref><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://ananweb.jp/categories/entertainment/108309|title=『まどか☆マギカ』最新作の新デザインができるまで。 総監督・新房昭之×キャラクター原案・蒼樹うめ 対談|timestamp=2026-09-13}}</ref> Some of the initial designs can be seen in ''Concept Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> Ume Aoki made a few distinctive features for these {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]''}}, by making their pupils stand out, and make them wears black as their inner clothes.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /> Ume Aoki is also responsible for the stick that these new character uses.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /> For existing characters, Ume Aoki redesigned them based on the ending of ''[[Rebellion]]'', lowering everyone's skin explosure except Homura, as they're being restrained.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /><br />
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===Script===<br />
[[Gen Urobuchi]] started working on the script about a year after ''[[Rebellion]]'', right after his screenplay work on ''Kamen Rider Gaim'', some time between 2014 and 2015.<ref name="pamphlet-p22">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.22</ref><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> 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 sketches for the series (colloquially referred to as "Inu Curry's Note"), such as how the world looks after ''Rebellion'', among other lore details and materials. Urobuchi then used these ideas as a base for his first draft of the script.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> During the writing process, 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.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Urobuchi finished the first draft of the script around the same time as the ''Concept Movie'' storyboard.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Since the original script was written from Homura's perspective, original series director [[Akiyuki Shinbo]] felt Madoka's presence was too weak in the original script.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> 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.<ref name="pamphlet-p32">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami p.32</ref> Urobuchi had the production team to revise his script, as he did not have time to do so himself.<ref name="pamphlet-p23">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.23</ref> The production team spent the next few years rewriting the script,<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> including asking other scriptwriter to rewrite it based on the same concept.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> Shinbo, however, did not found the dialogue to be very ''Madoka Magica''-like when they're not written by Urobuchi.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> Ultimately, the team decided to go with Urobuchi's original version, slightly before ''[[Madoka 10th Anniversary]]'' in 2021.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi was surprised to hear they went with the original script, as it was done several years before ''[[Magia Record]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p24">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.24</ref> 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 {{Spoiler|[[Margueritte]]}}'s backstories.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi jokingly says the original revision was "rather blunt", as he'd {{Spoiler|kill off Choka once her role was done}}, because he wrote it right after ''Kamen Rider Gaim'' and it would have been quite a terrible story to release it as-is.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /><br />
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===Production===<br />
Tomohiro Furukawa was invited to write a storyboard for the show<ref name="pamphlet-p24">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.24</ref> after Shaft's president, [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], saw his work on ''Revue Starlight: The Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> 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''.<ref name="pamphlet-p26">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Tomohiro Furukawa and Kazuki Kawata p.26</ref><br />
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===Pre-release===<br />
''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<ref name="staff">https://madokamagicausa.com/ at the "Staff" section</ref>, [[Gen Urobuchi]] as a scriptwriter<ref name="staff" />, [[Ume Aoki]] as an original character designer<ref name="staff" />, [[Shaft]] as 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" />.<br />
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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. <br />
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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 "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 February 2026 from the previously announced Winter 2025 date. On January 23rd, 2026, the [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 official website] revealed that the movie had been further delayed.<br />
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On February 27th, 2026, the new Japanese release date was 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.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSe4mqP1Mj0 Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising- | MAIN TRAILER (@AniplexUSA on YouTube)]</ref><br />
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==Videos==<br />
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===Pre-release teasers===<br />
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! Date !! Title !! English !! Japanese<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 25th, 2021 || Teaser || {{#ev:youtube|coczqqQVQtM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|gAR0CMwEfes|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Walpurgisnacht Rising was first announced during the Anniversary Stage as part of the Madoka 10th Anniversary event. <br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 10th, 2023 || Trailer 1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1 dan|lit. Announcement 1}} || {{#ev:youtube|TGxyrO-27dQ|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|AXpnlROHu78|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 1 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2023'' on September 10th, 2023.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 29th, 2023 || Trailer 1.1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1.1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1.1 dan|lit. Announcement 1.1}} || || {{#ev:youtube|vSdolbHyvkA|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 15th, 2024 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan|lit. Announcement 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|htNvpTfYMdk|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|TXRlggMPGLs|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Trailer 2 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2024'' on September 16th, 2024.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 25th, 2024 || Trailer 2 SIDE Homura / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾SIDEほむら|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan SIDE Homura|lit. Announcement 2 Side HOMURA}} || {{#ev:youtube|CxTenVJOw_o|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|cFhiaRoBCZE|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| July 15th, 2025 || Trailer / {{Nihongo|予告|Yokoku|lit. Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|3rdPRWNwJBM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|iJazbGwBh-E|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released during the second "100 Day Festival" stream for Magia Exedra.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| December 21st, 2025 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|予告 第2弾|Yokoku Dai 2 dan|lit. Preview 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|v75vaHCPp5I|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|B1YTdDt49lE|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released alongside the airing of the final episode of [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Beginnings %26 Eternal (TV Edition)]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 30th, 2026 || Trailer 3 / {{Nihongo|予告 第3弾|Yokoku Dai 3 dan|lit. Preview 3}} || {{#ev:youtube|g0CsWEIb6D4|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|UmVTrrDVYV4|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released along with the real-life [[Community:Walpurgis Night In Real Life|Walpurgis Night]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| June 29th, 2026 || Main Trailer {{Nihongo|本予告|Hon-yokoku|lit. Main Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|rSe4mqP1Mj0|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|HD6vwmNvcXo|300}} <br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | This trailer was released 1 month ahead of the theatrical release.<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Japanese Release PVs===<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Date !! Title !! Japanese<br />
|-<br />
| August 27th, 2026 || ''Trails of Madoka Kaname & Homura Akemi'' || {{#ev:youtube|pcgTXaaO0xQ|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| September 1st, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{#ev:youtube|P3Ir9FUPN6U|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| September 12th, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{spoiler|{{#ev:youtube|mESs-ii2l6A|300}}}}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Characters==<br />
{{SeeAlso|[[Madoka Magica Characters]]}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Translation request]]<br />
<br />
{{Character list<br />
|body=<br />
<!-- Madoka Kaname --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Madoka Kaname]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main madoka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=JXdigS1Y_Is}}<br />
|text=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.<ref>English translation from [[Magia Exedra Kioku - Vinctio☆Magica]]</ref><br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara1</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Homura Akemi --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Homura Akemi]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main homura 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=bP89kqo05ic}}<br />
|text=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.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara2</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Sayaka Miki --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Sayaka Miki]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main sayaka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=HNhDfD8Ofbg}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara3</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Kyoko Sakura --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyoko Sakura]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyoko 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=DYAD2PGo_To}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara4</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Mami Tomoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Mami Tomoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main mami 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=4CyBRPWtV5Y}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara5</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Nagisa Momoe --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Nagisa Momoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main nagisa 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=kcl7H_4JtpA}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara6</ref><br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Wasu --><br />
{{Spoiler|{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Wasu]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main Wasu 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside=<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。噂に聞くばかりで、誰もその名前や正体を知らない。ほむらとそっくりな顔を持ち、超然とした態度と、独特の口調が特徴的。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara10</ref><br />
}}}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Choka Shi --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Choka Shi]] ([[Zi Ding Xiang]])<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main choka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=eKXJQK87GT4}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。円環の理を取り戻すべく行動するが、勝手気ままに振る舞うワスやセルマには手を焼いている。杏子と気が合う。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Selema Terez --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Selema Terez]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main seluma 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=3Si-8XRg0uI}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。いつも明るく活発で、誰かの役に立つことが大好き。なぎさと仲良くなる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara9</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
<!-- Kyubey --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyubey]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyubey 1.png|x100px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=7OHhVI56vso}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=少女たちのもとに現れ、願いを叶える代わりに、彼女たちを魔法少女へと変貌させる謎の生物。友好的かつ理知的に話すが、その目的は魔法少女が絶望して魔女になる際に発生するエネルギーを使い、宇宙の寿命を伸ばすことだった。「叛逆の物語」では、魔女となりつつあるほむらを利用し、円環の理を支配しようと目論んでいたが、悪魔となったほむらに阻まれる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref><br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Staff==<br />
* Original Story: [[Magica Quartet]]<br />
* Chief Director: [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]<br />
* Screenplay: [[Gen Urobuchi]] (Nitroplus)<br />
* Original Character Design: [[Ume Aoki|aokiume]]<br />
* Director: [[Yukihiro Miyamoto]]<br />
* Character Design/Chief Animation Director: [[Junichiro Taniguchi]]<br />
* Chief Animation Director: Hiroki Yamamura<br />
* Parallel World Design: [[Gekidan Inu Curry|Gekidan InuCurry]] (Doroinu)<br />
* Storyboards/VisuaI Concept Designs: Tomohiro Furukawa<br />
* Visual Concept Designs: Kazuki Kawata<br />
* Color Setting: Hitoshi Hibino<br />
* Art: Ken Naito / Shuichi Kusamori<br />
* Production Design: Moriyoshi Ohara<br />
* Composite Director: Takayuki Aizu<br />
* Editing: Rie Matsuba<br />
* Music: [[Yuki Kajiura]]<br />
* Sound Direction: Yota Tsuruoka<br />
* Animation Production: [[SHAFT]]<br />
* Theme Song: "[[Kanata (Music)|Kanata]]" by FictionJunction<ref>All staff members listed were retrieved from the end card of the [http://Puella%20Magi%20Madoka%20Magica%20the%20Movie:%20—Walpurgisnacht:%20Rising—#Main_Trailer_(June_29th,_2026) Main Trailer].</ref><br />
<br />
===Later Additions===<br />
<br />
As revealed in Trailer 3 and later confirmed on Twitter<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=TOPPY1218|id=2049784039293493514}}</ref>, the Storyboard Artist for this film was Tomohiro Furukawa, also known for being the Director of [[wikipedia:Revue_Starlight|Revue Starlight]]<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-08/revue-starlight-tv-anime-reveals-teaser-video-visual-summer-premiere/.126167#:~:text=Tomohiro</ref>.<br />
<br />
==Runes==<br />
''See [[Witch Runes/Walpurgisnacht Rising]], [[Witch Runes/X/Twitter]] and [[Witch Runes/Magical Girl's Prayer Exhibition]]''.<br />
<br />
== Global Releases ==<br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Region<br />
! Release date<br />
! Announcement date(s)<br />
! Source<br />
|-<br />
| United States<br />
| "Coming Soon"<br />
| 2023-09-10<br />
| Mult.<ref>September 10th, 2023's Trailer 1, "00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>September 15th, 2024's Trailer 2, 00:32, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>November 1st, 2024's Trailer 2 SIDE HOMURA, 00:56, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 15th, 2025 Trailer, 00:28, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>December 31st, 2025's OFFICIAL TRAILER #2, 00:46, "Coming 2026"</ref><ref>April 30th, 2026's OFFICIAL TRAILER #3, 00:29, "Coming Soon"</ref><ref>July 2nd, 2026's Main Trailer, 01:50, "Coming Soon"</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Thailand<br />
| N/A<ref>Film has not yet had a release date confirmed.</ref><br />
| 2026-06-01<br />
| [https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=122138485197126484&id=61583794525852 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Taiwan<br />
| 2026-09-04<br />
| 2026-08-24<br />
| [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-24/madoka-magica-walpurgisnacht-rising-anime-film-opens-in-taiwan-on-september-4/.240909 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Hong Kong<br />
| 2026-10-08<br />
| 2026-06-15<br />
| [https://twitter.com/kanzaki21/status/2077291764378120332 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Mexico & Latin America<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-07-31<br />
| [https://twitter.com/KonnichiwaFest/status/2083342395882508711/en (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Chile<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-08-21<br />
| [https://fixvx.com/CinemarkChile/status/2090784437273293265 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Germany<br />
| 2026-11-24<br />
| 2026-08-01<br />
| [https://twitter.com/CipherDood/status/2083564168905388318 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau releases all have English subtitles.<ref name="tl-subtitle">{{Cite/Tweet|user=Actar_Raikit|id=2097056092501217375|text=With Walpurgisnacht: Rising already playing in Taiwan and soon to open in Hong Kong/Macao, both with English subtitles, I can finally reveal to you that I was given the ultimate honor of being the translator! (^o^) Can you believe it? Because I still certainly can't! (^o^')}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Reception==<br />
Following three days of its release, ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' sold 534,722 tickets and earned 939 million yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094320099385806870|text={{Nihongo|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！||Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- ranked #1 in box office. Total of 530,000 viewers, and exceeding 930 million JPY in ticket sales. Please enjoy the movie in the theater}}}}</ref> By the fourth day, the series earned over 1 billion yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094681770449101155|text={{Nihongo|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||"Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- has exceeded 1 billion yen in ticket sales after 4 days"}}}}<br />
</ref><br />
<br />
==Manga Adaptation==<br />
A [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Manga|manga adaptation]] of the movie was [https://x.com/mangatimekirara/status/2093173533472075936 announced] on August 28th 2026. It will be illustrated by [[Hanokage]], just like the original series and Rebellion mangas. Volume 1 will release on September 18th.<br />
<br />
==Speculation==<br />
:''See: [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-/Speculation|Speculation]]''<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
*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><br />
*The music that plays in Trailer 2 is ''[[Madoka Magica Soundtrack#Volume 3|Nux walpurgis]]'', while the 100-Day Festival Trailer plays ''[[Madoka_Magica_Soundtrack#Movie_3_OST|Nightmare Ballet]]''.<br />
* More than one Homura being visible is only seen in one poster, and does not appear in any of the trailers.<br />
* 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.<br />
* The scheduled Japanese release date for the film (August 28th, 2026) also coincides with the birthday of Goethe.<ref>[[wikipedia:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.]]</ref> Goethe's ''Faust'' is also a [[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust|well known inspiration for the series]].<ref>[[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust]]</ref><br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
''See [[Gallery:Walpurgisnacht Rising]]''.<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/ Official website (Japanese)]<br />
* [https://madokamagicausa.com/ Official website (English)]<br />
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[[Witch Runes]] listing and translation for ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht Rising]]''.<br />
==Trailer==<br />
===Trailer 1===<br />
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! style="text-align: center; width:300px;"|Screencap<br />
! style="text-align: center; width: 30%"|Transcription<br />
! style="text-align: center;"|Explanation/Translation<br />
! style="text-align: left; width: 5%;"|Time<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 1 Wraith Legendär Bestie.png|300px]]<br />
|[?]<br />
{{runes|魔獣|variant=latin}}<br>Wraith<br>Legendär Bestie<br />
|"Legendary Beast" in German. "Legendary Beast" is a more literal translation of the Japanese name of [[Wraith]]s, {{Nihongo||魔獣|Majū}}, which is what the kanji here spell.<br />
|00:39<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Trailer 2===<br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable" style="line-height: 1.6em; width: 100%;"<br />
! style="text-align: center; width:300px;"|Screencap<br />
! style="text-align: center; width: 30%"|Transcription<br />
! style="text-align: center;"|Explanation/Translation<br />
! style="text-align: left; width: 5%;"|Time<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (1).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, E, H, I, O, P, T, U, V, Z}}<br><br />
A, E, H, I, O, P, T, U, V, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:20<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (2).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, B, C, D, G, H, J, L, Q, R, T, V}}<br><br />
A, B, C, D, G, H, J, L, Q, R, T, V<br />
|<br />
|00:20<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (3).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|B, F, G, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, S, U, X, Z}}<br><br />
B, F, G, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, S, U, X, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (4).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|C, D, F, I, M, N, R, S, U, V, W, X, Y, Z}}<br><br />
C, D, F, I, M, N, R, S, U, V, W, X, Y, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (5).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, B, E, H, J, K, L, O, P, Q, R, S, T, W, X, Z}}<br><br />
A, B, E, H, J, K, L, O, P, Q, R, S, T, W, X, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (6).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, B, C, E, G, H, J, K, L, N, P, T, U, V, Y}}<br><br />
A, B, C, E, G, H, J, K, L, N, P, T, U, V, Y<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (7).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|C, E, G, I, J, K, M, N, O, Q, R, S, U, Y, Z}}<br><br />
C, E, G, I, J, K, M, N, O, Q, R, S, U, Y, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (8).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|B, C, D, F, L, Q, S, U, W, X, Y, Z}}<br><br />
B, C, D, F, L, Q, S, U, W, X, Y, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (9).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|B, D, F, I, K, L, M, N, O, Q, R, T, V, X, Z}}<br><br />
B, D, F, I, K, L, M, N, O, Q, R, T, V, X, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (10).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, C, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, N, O, P, S, W}}<br><br />
A, C, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, N, O, P, S, W<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (11).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, E, G, H, J, L, M, P, R, S, T, U, V, X, Y}}<br><br />
A, E, G, H, J, L, M, P, R, S, T, U, V, X, Y<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (12).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, B, E, F, I, J, K, M, N, O, Q, S, T, U, W, X, Z}}<br><br />
A, B, E, F, I, J, K, M, N, O, Q, S, T, U, W, X, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (13).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|B, C, D, F, H, I, K, M, N, P, U, W, Y, Z}}<br><br />
B, C, D, F, H, I, K, M, N, P, U, W, Y, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (14).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, B, C, E, G, H, J, K, L, M, O, P, Q, R, S, W, X, Y}}<br><br />
A, B, C, E, G, H, J, K, L, M, O, P, Q, R, S, W, X, Y<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (15).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, L, P, Q, S, T, V, W, X}}<br><br />
A, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, L, P, Q, S, T, V, W, X<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (16).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|I, J, K, M, N, O, Q, R, S, T, U, V, Z}}<br><br />
I, J, K, M, N, O, Q, R, S, T, U, V, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (17).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|B, C, E, F, G, J, M, R, U, W, X, Y, Z}}<br><br />
B, C, E, F, G, J, M, R, U, W, X, Y, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (18).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|B, D, F, I, K, L, M, N, Q, R, S, W, X}}<br><br />
B, D, F, I, K, L, M, N, Q, R, S, W, X<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (19).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, C, E, G, H, I, J, O, P, S, T, V, W, Z}}<br><br />
A, C, E, G, H, I, J, O, P, S, T, V, W, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (20).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, N, P, R, T, U, V}}<br><br />
A, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, N, P, R, T, U, V<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Trailer (July 15th, 2025)===<br />
<br />
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! style="text-align: left; width: 5%;"|Time<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Trailer_(July_15th%2C_2025)_(15).PNG|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|(R)OBERTA}}<br>(R)oberta<br><br />
<br />
{{Runes|GERTRUD}}<br>Gertrud<br><br />
<br />
{{Runes|ANTHONY}}<br>Anthony<br><br />
<br />
{{Runes|MATHIEU}}<br>Mathieu<br><br />
<br />
{{Runes|(A)DELB(ERT)}}<br>(A)delb(ert)<br><br />
<br />
{{Runes|ANJA}}<br>Anja<br />
|Witch cards.<br />
|00:15<br />
|- <br />
|[[File:Trailer (July 15th, 2025) Witch Runes Witches.png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|WITCHES}}<br>Witches<br><br />
|<br />
|00:15<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Main Trailer (June 29th, 2026)===<br />
<br />
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! style="text-align: center; width: 30%"|Transcription<br />
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! style="text-align: left; width: 5%;"|Time<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:MainTrailer_HomuraLatinRunesRing.jpg|300px]]<br />
|[Latin]<br />
{{Runes|(H)OMURA|variant=latin}}<br>(H)OMURA<br />
|Same text as shown in the [[Witch Runes/Magical Girl's Prayer Exhibition|Magical Girl's Prayer Exhibition]] for her.<br />
|00:29<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:MainTrailerLatinRunesLizards.jpeg|300px]]<br />
|[Latin]<br />
{{Runes|()WA()|variant=latin}}<br>()WA()<br><br />
{{Runes|()ONS()|variant=latin}}<br>()ONS()<br><br />
{{Runes|REGR(ESS)|variant=latin}}<br>REGR(ESS)<br><br />
{{Runes|()NG()|variant=latin}}<br>()NG()<br><br />
{{Runes|()O NO() ()IC,|variant=latin}}<br>()O NO() ()IC,<br><br />
{{Runes|()ERS ()EARD, FOO()|variant=latin}}<br>()ERS ()EARD, FOO()<br><br />
{{Runes|()E YO() ()ING, ()|variant=latin}}<br>()E YO() ()ING, ()<br><br />
{{Runes|REVO(L)UTI(ON)|variant=latin}}<br>REVO(L)UTI(ON)<br><br />
{{Runes|()|variant=latin}}<br>()<br><br />
|<br />
|01:13<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Main Trailer (June 29 2026) (56).jpeg|300px]]<br />
|[Latin]<br />
{{Runes|REVELLION|variant=latin}}<br>REVELLION<br />
|<br />
|01:13<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Japanese Release PVs==<br />
<br />
===''Now Showing'' PV===<br />
<br />
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! style="text-align: center;"|Explanation/Translation<br />
! style="text-align: left; width: 5%;"|Time<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Now Showing PV Runes Witches.png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|WITCHES}}<br>Witches<br><br />
|<br />
|00:10<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Now Available PV (2026/09/12) ===<br />
<br />
<br />
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! style="text-align: left; width: 5%;"|Time<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:NowAvailable_PV_Endgame_Summoning.jpg|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|KRIEMHILD GRETCHEN}}<br>Kriemhild Gretchen<br><br />
|{{Spoiler|Wasu}} is seem using seals to summon Gretchen.<br />
|01:28<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:NowAvailable_PV_Endgame_Summoning_Nagisa_Ed.jpg|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|KRIEMHILD GRETCHEN}}<br>Kriemhild Gretchen<br><br />
|<br />
|01:41<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Miscellaneous==<br />
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|-<br />
|[[File:WalpurgisnachtRisingIMAXPoster.jpg|300px]]<br />
|(On the back side of Witch cards, at the top right corner)<br />
[Archaic]<br />
{{runes|WITCHES}}<br>WITCHES<br />
|Witches<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
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<div>{{ReleaseSpoiler}}<br />
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[[Witch Runes]] listing and translation for ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht Rising]]''.<br />
==Trailer==<br />
===Trailer 1===<br />
<br />
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! style="text-align: center; width: 30%"|Transcription<br />
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! style="text-align: left; width: 5%;"|Time<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 1 Wraith Legendär Bestie.png|300px]]<br />
|[?]<br />
{{runes|魔獣|variant=latin}}<br>Wraith<br>Legendär Bestie<br />
|"Legendary Beast" in German. "Legendary Beast" is a more literal translation of the Japanese name of [[Wraith]]s, {{Nihongo||魔獣|Majū}}, which is what the kanji here spell.<br />
|00:39<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Trailer 2===<br />
<br />
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! style="text-align: center; width: 30%"|Transcription<br />
! style="text-align: center;"|Explanation/Translation<br />
! style="text-align: left; width: 5%;"|Time<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (1).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, E, H, I, O, P, T, U, V, Z}}<br><br />
A, E, H, I, O, P, T, U, V, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:20<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (2).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, B, C, D, G, H, J, L, Q, R, T, V}}<br><br />
A, B, C, D, G, H, J, L, Q, R, T, V<br />
|<br />
|00:20<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (3).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|B, F, G, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, S, U, X, Z}}<br><br />
B, F, G, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, S, U, X, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (4).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|C, D, F, I, M, N, R, S, U, V, W, X, Y, Z}}<br><br />
C, D, F, I, M, N, R, S, U, V, W, X, Y, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (5).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, B, E, H, J, K, L, O, P, Q, R, S, T, W, X, Z}}<br><br />
A, B, E, H, J, K, L, O, P, Q, R, S, T, W, X, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (6).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, B, C, E, G, H, J, K, L, N, P, T, U, V, Y}}<br><br />
A, B, C, E, G, H, J, K, L, N, P, T, U, V, Y<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (7).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|C, E, G, I, J, K, M, N, O, Q, R, S, U, Y, Z}}<br><br />
C, E, G, I, J, K, M, N, O, Q, R, S, U, Y, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (8).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|B, C, D, F, L, Q, S, U, W, X, Y, Z}}<br><br />
B, C, D, F, L, Q, S, U, W, X, Y, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (9).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|B, D, F, I, K, L, M, N, O, Q, R, T, V, X, Z}}<br><br />
B, D, F, I, K, L, M, N, O, Q, R, T, V, X, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (10).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, C, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, N, O, P, S, W}}<br><br />
A, C, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, N, O, P, S, W<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (11).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, E, G, H, J, L, M, P, R, S, T, U, V, X, Y}}<br><br />
A, E, G, H, J, L, M, P, R, S, T, U, V, X, Y<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (12).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, B, E, F, I, J, K, M, N, O, Q, S, T, U, W, X, Z}}<br><br />
A, B, E, F, I, J, K, M, N, O, Q, S, T, U, W, X, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (13).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|B, C, D, F, H, I, K, M, N, P, U, W, Y, Z}}<br><br />
B, C, D, F, H, I, K, M, N, P, U, W, Y, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (14).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, B, C, E, G, H, J, K, L, M, O, P, Q, R, S, W, X, Y}}<br><br />
A, B, C, E, G, H, J, K, L, M, O, P, Q, R, S, W, X, Y<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (15).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, L, P, Q, S, T, V, W, X}}<br><br />
A, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, L, P, Q, S, T, V, W, X<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (16).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|I, J, K, M, N, O, Q, R, S, T, U, V, Z}}<br><br />
I, J, K, M, N, O, Q, R, S, T, U, V, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (17).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|B, C, E, F, G, J, M, R, U, W, X, Y, Z}}<br><br />
B, C, E, F, G, J, M, R, U, W, X, Y, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (18).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|B, D, F, I, K, L, M, N, Q, R, S, W, X}}<br><br />
B, D, F, I, K, L, M, N, Q, R, S, W, X<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (19).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, C, E, G, H, I, J, O, P, S, T, V, W, Z}}<br><br />
A, C, E, G, H, I, J, O, P, S, T, V, W, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (20).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, N, P, R, T, U, V}}<br><br />
A, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, N, P, R, T, U, V<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Trailer (July 15th, 2025)===<br />
<br />
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! style="text-align: center; width: 30%"|Transcription<br />
! style="text-align: center;"|Explanation/Translation<br />
! style="text-align: left; width: 5%;"|Time<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Trailer_(July_15th%2C_2025)_(15).PNG|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|(R)OBERTA}}<br>(R)oberta<br><br />
<br />
{{Runes|GERTRUD}}<br>Gertrud<br><br />
<br />
{{Runes|ANTHONY}}<br>Anthony<br><br />
<br />
{{Runes|MATHIEU}}<br>Mathieu<br><br />
<br />
{{Runes|(A)DELB(ERT)}}<br>(A)delb(ert)<br><br />
<br />
{{Runes|ANJA}}<br>Anja<br />
|Witch cards.<br />
|00:15<br />
|- <br />
|[[File:Trailer (July 15th, 2025) Witch Runes Witches.png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|WITCHES}}<br>Witches<br><br />
|<br />
|00:15<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Main Trailer (June 29th, 2026)===<br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable" style="line-height: 1.6em; width: 100%;"<br />
! style="text-align: center; width:300px;"|Screencap<br />
! style="text-align: center; width: 30%"|Transcription<br />
! style="text-align: center;"|Explanation/Translation<br />
! style="text-align: left; width: 5%;"|Time<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:MainTrailer_HomuraLatinRunesRing.jpg|300px]]<br />
|[Latin]<br />
{{Runes|(H)OMURA|variant=latin}}<br>(H)OMURA<br />
|Same text as shown in the [[Witch Runes/Magical Girl's Prayer Exhibition|Magical Girl's Prayer Exhibition]] for her.<br />
|00:29<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:MainTrailerLatinRunesLizards.jpeg|300px]]<br />
|[Latin]<br />
{{Runes|()WA()|variant=latin}}<br>()WA()<br><br />
{{Runes|()ONS()|variant=latin}}<br>()ONS()<br><br />
{{Runes|REGR(ESS)|variant=latin}}<br>REGR(ESS)<br><br />
{{Runes|()NG()|variant=latin}}<br>()NG()<br><br />
{{Runes|()O NO() ()IC,|variant=latin}}<br>()O NO() ()IC,<br><br />
{{Runes|()ERS ()EARD, FOO()|variant=latin}}<br>()ERS ()EARD, FOO()<br><br />
{{Runes|()E YO() ()ING, ()|variant=latin}}<br>()E YO() ()ING, ()<br><br />
{{Runes|REVO(L)UTI(ON)|variant=latin}}<br>REVO(L)UTI(ON)<br><br />
{{Runes|()|variant=latin}}<br>()<br><br />
|<br />
|01:13<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Main Trailer (June 29 2026) (56).jpeg|300px]]<br />
|[Latin]<br />
{{Runes|REVELLION|variant=latin}}<br>REVELLION<br />
|<br />
|01:13<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Japanese Release PVs==<br />
<br />
===''Now Showing'' PV===<br />
<br />
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! style="text-align: center; width:300px;"|Screencap<br />
! style="text-align: center; width: 30%"|Transcription<br />
! style="text-align: center;"|Explanation/Translation<br />
! style="text-align: left; width: 5%;"|Time<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Now Showing PV Runes Witches.png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|WITCHES}}<br>Witches<br><br />
|<br />
|00:10<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Now Available PV (2026/09/12) ===<br />
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{|class="wikitable" style="line-height: 1.6em; width: 100%;"<br />
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! style="text-align: left; width: 5%;"|Time<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:NowAvailable_PV_Endgame_Summoning.jpg|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|KRIEMHILD GRETCHEN}}<br>Kriemhild Gretchen<br><br />
|{{Spoiler|Wasu}} is seem using seals to summon Gretchen.<br />
|01:28<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Miscellaneous==<br />
{|class="wikitable" style="line-height: 1.6em; width: 100%;"<br />
! style="text-align: center; width:300px;"|Screencap<br />
! style="text-align: center; width: 30%"|Transcription<br />
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|-<br />
|[[File:WalpurgisnachtRisingIMAXPoster.jpg|300px]]<br />
|(On the back side of Witch cards, at the top right corner)<br />
[Archaic]<br />
{{runes|WITCHES}}<br>WITCHES<br />
|Witches<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
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<div>[[Witch Runes]] listing and translation for ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht Rising]]''.<br />
==Trailer==<br />
===Trailer 1===<br />
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|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 1 Wraith Legendär Bestie.png|300px]]<br />
|[?]<br />
{{runes|魔獣|variant=latin}}<br>Wraith<br>Legendär Bestie<br />
|"Legendary Beast" in German. "Legendary Beast" is a more literal translation of the Japanese name of [[Wraith]]s, {{Nihongo||魔獣|Majū}}, which is what the kanji here spell.<br />
|00:39<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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===Trailer 2===<br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable" style="line-height: 1.6em; width: 100%;"<br />
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! style="text-align: center; width: 30%"|Transcription<br />
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! style="text-align: left; width: 5%;"|Time<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (1).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, E, H, I, O, P, T, U, V, Z}}<br><br />
A, E, H, I, O, P, T, U, V, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:20<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (2).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, B, C, D, G, H, J, L, Q, R, T, V}}<br><br />
A, B, C, D, G, H, J, L, Q, R, T, V<br />
|<br />
|00:20<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (3).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|B, F, G, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, S, U, X, Z}}<br><br />
B, F, G, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, S, U, X, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (4).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|C, D, F, I, M, N, R, S, U, V, W, X, Y, Z}}<br><br />
C, D, F, I, M, N, R, S, U, V, W, X, Y, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (5).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, B, E, H, J, K, L, O, P, Q, R, S, T, W, X, Z}}<br><br />
A, B, E, H, J, K, L, O, P, Q, R, S, T, W, X, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (6).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, B, C, E, G, H, J, K, L, N, P, T, U, V, Y}}<br><br />
A, B, C, E, G, H, J, K, L, N, P, T, U, V, Y<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (7).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|C, E, G, I, J, K, M, N, O, Q, R, S, U, Y, Z}}<br><br />
C, E, G, I, J, K, M, N, O, Q, R, S, U, Y, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (8).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|B, C, D, F, L, Q, S, U, W, X, Y, Z}}<br><br />
B, C, D, F, L, Q, S, U, W, X, Y, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (9).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|B, D, F, I, K, L, M, N, O, Q, R, T, V, X, Z}}<br><br />
B, D, F, I, K, L, M, N, O, Q, R, T, V, X, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (10).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, C, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, N, O, P, S, W}}<br><br />
A, C, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, N, O, P, S, W<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (11).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, E, G, H, J, L, M, P, R, S, T, U, V, X, Y}}<br><br />
A, E, G, H, J, L, M, P, R, S, T, U, V, X, Y<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (12).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, B, E, F, I, J, K, M, N, O, Q, S, T, U, W, X, Z}}<br><br />
A, B, E, F, I, J, K, M, N, O, Q, S, T, U, W, X, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (13).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|B, C, D, F, H, I, K, M, N, P, U, W, Y, Z}}<br><br />
B, C, D, F, H, I, K, M, N, P, U, W, Y, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (14).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, B, C, E, G, H, J, K, L, M, O, P, Q, R, S, W, X, Y}}<br><br />
A, B, C, E, G, H, J, K, L, M, O, P, Q, R, S, W, X, Y<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (15).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, L, P, Q, S, T, V, W, X}}<br><br />
A, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, L, P, Q, S, T, V, W, X<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (16).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|I, J, K, M, N, O, Q, R, S, T, U, V, Z}}<br><br />
I, J, K, M, N, O, Q, R, S, T, U, V, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (17).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|B, C, E, F, G, J, M, R, U, W, X, Y, Z}}<br><br />
B, C, E, F, G, J, M, R, U, W, X, Y, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (18).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|B, D, F, I, K, L, M, N, Q, R, S, W, X}}<br><br />
B, D, F, I, K, L, M, N, Q, R, S, W, X<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (19).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, C, E, G, H, I, J, O, P, S, T, V, W, Z}}<br><br />
A, C, E, G, H, I, J, O, P, S, T, V, W, Z<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 2 Runes (20).png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|A, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, N, P, R, T, U, V}}<br><br />
A, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, N, P, R, T, U, V<br />
|<br />
|00:21<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Trailer (July 15th, 2025)===<br />
<br />
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|-<br />
|[[File:Trailer_(July_15th%2C_2025)_(15).PNG|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|(R)OBERTA}}<br>(R)oberta<br><br />
<br />
{{Runes|GERTRUD}}<br>Gertrud<br><br />
<br />
{{Runes|ANTHONY}}<br>Anthony<br><br />
<br />
{{Runes|MATHIEU}}<br>Mathieu<br><br />
<br />
{{Runes|(A)DELB(ERT)}}<br>(A)delb(ert)<br><br />
<br />
{{Runes|ANJA}}<br>Anja<br />
|Witch cards.<br />
|00:15<br />
|- <br />
|[[File:Trailer (July 15th, 2025) Witch Runes Witches.png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|WITCHES}}<br>Witches<br><br />
|<br />
|00:15<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Main Trailer (June 29th, 2026)===<br />
<br />
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|-<br />
|[[File:MainTrailer_HomuraLatinRunesRing.jpg|300px]]<br />
|[Latin]<br />
{{Runes|(H)OMURA|variant=latin}}<br>(H)OMURA<br />
|Same text as shown in the [[Witch Runes/Magical Girl's Prayer Exhibition|Magical Girl's Prayer Exhibition]] for her.<br />
|00:29<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:MainTrailerLatinRunesLizards.jpeg|300px]]<br />
|[Latin]<br />
{{Runes|()WA()|variant=latin}}<br>()WA()<br><br />
{{Runes|()ONS()|variant=latin}}<br>()ONS()<br><br />
{{Runes|REGR(ESS)|variant=latin}}<br>REGR(ESS)<br><br />
{{Runes|()NG()|variant=latin}}<br>()NG()<br><br />
{{Runes|()O NO() ()IC,|variant=latin}}<br>()O NO() ()IC,<br><br />
{{Runes|()ERS ()EARD, FOO()|variant=latin}}<br>()ERS ()EARD, FOO()<br><br />
{{Runes|()E YO() ()ING, ()|variant=latin}}<br>()E YO() ()ING, ()<br><br />
{{Runes|REVO(L)UTI(ON)|variant=latin}}<br>REVO(L)UTI(ON)<br><br />
{{Runes|()|variant=latin}}<br>()<br><br />
|<br />
|01:13<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Main Trailer (June 29 2026) (56).jpeg|300px]]<br />
|[Latin]<br />
{{Runes|REVELLION|variant=latin}}<br>REVELLION<br />
|<br />
|01:13<br />
|}<br />
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==Japanese Release PVs==<br />
<br />
===''Now Showing'' PV===<br />
<br />
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! style="text-align: left; width: 5%;"|Time<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Now Showing PV Runes Witches.png|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|WITCHES}}<br>Witches<br><br />
|<br />
|00:10<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Now Available PV (2026/09/12) ===<br />
<br />
<br />
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! style="text-align: left; width: 5%;"|Time<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:NowAvailable_PV_Endgame_Summoning.jpg|300px]]<br />
|[Archaic]<br />
{{Runes|KRIEMHILD GRETCHEN}}<br>Kriemhild Gretchen<br><br />
|{{Spoiler|Wasu}} is seem using seals to summon Gretchen.<br />
|01:28<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Miscellaneous==<br />
{|class="wikitable" style="line-height: 1.6em; width: 100%;"<br />
! style="text-align: center; width:300px;"|Screencap<br />
! style="text-align: center; width: 30%"|Transcription<br />
! style="text-align: center;"|Explanation/Translation<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:WalpurgisnachtRisingIMAXPoster.jpg|300px]]<br />
|(On the back side of Witch cards, at the top right corner)<br />
[Archaic]<br />
{{runes|WITCHES}}<br>WITCHES<br />
|Witches<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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<div>All three movies of the ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie]]'' trilogy have been screened in a number of countries around the world. For the international DVD and Blu-ray release, see [[Other Media#Overseas/International Licensing|this page]].<br />
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==''Beginnings'' and ''Eternal''==<br />
The first two movies were screened in various cities and countries starting from October 2012.<br />
<br />
===United States===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
! State !! City !! Theatre !!class="unsortable"| Date<br />
|-<br />
|CA||Los Angeles|| Downtown Independent|| October 19-25, 2012, December 7-13, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|NY|| New York|| Big Cinema Manhattan ||October 20-22, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|IL||Chicago|| Music Box ||October 20, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Houston|| Alamo Drafthouse ||October 20, 2012, October 21, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|CA||San Francisco|| New People||October 20, 2012, October 21, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|MO||Kansas City|| Screenland Crossroads||November 21, 2012, December 2, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|NY||Buffalo|| The Screening Room Cinema||November 23, 2012, November 24, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|OH||Akron|| Cleveland Cinemas - Plaza ||December 4, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|OH||Cleveland|| Cleveland Cinemas - Cedar Lee||December 4, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|WA|| Seattle|| Grand Illusion|| December 9, 2012, December 10, 2012, December 12, 2012, December 17, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|PA||Pittsburgh|| The Hollywood Theatre ||December 16, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|IN||Indianapolis|| Georgetown 14 ||December 8, 2012, December 9, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|PA||Philadelphia|| Cinema 16:9 ||December 1, 2012, December 2, 2012, December 8, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|FL||Clearwater/Tampa Bay|| Clearwater Cinema Café ||December 15, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|OH||Columbus|| Gateway Film Center||January 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|GA||Atlanta|| Plaza Atlanta||December 14, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|FL||Fort Lauderdale/Miami|| Cinema Paradiso||December 22, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Dallas|| Texas Theatre||December 29, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|AL||Birmingham|| The Edge 12||December 20, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|NC||Raleigh|| Raleighwood Cinema Grill ||December 18, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|OR||Portland|| Hollywood Theatre ||December 26, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|AZ||Phoenix|| Harkins Theatres - Valley Art||January 12, 2013, February 9, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||San Francisco|| 4 Star Theatre ||January 18, 2013, February 15, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CO||Denver|| FilmCenter-Sie FilmCenter ||January 16, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|DC||Washington|| The Movies at Montgomery Mall ||January 10, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|HI||Honolulu|| Doris Duke Theater ||February 27, February 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|MA||Boston|| Brattle Theatre ||January 10, January 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NC||Greensboro|| Carousel Luxury Cinemas ||January 5, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NV||Las Vegas|| Theatre7 ||January 11, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NY||New York|| Cinema Village ||December 26, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|OK||Tulsa|| Select Cinemas ||January 20, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NM||Albuquerque|| The Guild Cinema || April 19, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|UT||Sandy||Megaplex || March 17, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CO||Littleton||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Littleton||December 18, 2013 (Movie 1+2)<br />
|-<br />
|HI||Honolulu||Doris Duke Theater||December 26, 2013 (Movie 1+2+3)<br />
|-<br />
|MO||Kansas City||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Mainstreet||November 23, 2013 (Movie 1+2)<br />
|-<br />
|NY||Yonkers||Aramo Drafthouse Cinema Yonkers||November 30, 2013 (Move 1+2)<br />
|-<br />
|PA||Pittsburg||The Hollywood Theatre||December 5, 2013 (Movie 1+2)<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Austin||Alamo Drafthouse Austin Slaughter Lane||November 24, 2013 (Movie 1), December 1, 2013 (Movie 2)<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Austin||Alamo Drafthouse Austin Lakeline||November 25, 2013 (Movie 1), December 2, 2013 (Movie 2)<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Houston||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Vintage Park||December 7, 2013 (Movie 1+2)<br />
|-<br />
|TX||San Antonio||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Westlakes||December 8, 2013 (Movie 1+2)<br />
|-<br />
|WA||Seattle||Grand Illusion||December 8, 2013 (Movie 1+2)<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===France===<br />
*Paris' Grand Rex (October 19, 2012)<br />
<br />
===Italy===<br />
* Lucca's Cinema Centrale (November 4, 2012).<br />
* All the Italian Cinemas that are associated with Dynit (''Madoka Magica'' Italian publisher). Only the Italian dub of ''Beginnings'' was screened. (July 26, 2013)<br />
<br />
===San Marino===<br />
* San Marino Anime Festival (December 8, 2012)<br />
<br />
===South Korea===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
! Location !! Theatre !!class="unsortable"| Date<br />
|-<br />
|Seoul (Junggu) Dongdaemun||Megabox||October 27, 2012<br />
|- <br />
|Seoul Hapjeong||Lotte Cinema||July 20, July 21, July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Seoul Nowon||Lotte Cinema||July 20, July 21, July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Seoul Yeongdeungpo||Lotte Cinema||July 20, July 21, July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Seoul Gasan||Lotte Cinema||July 21, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Seoul Avenuel (a.k.a. Myeongdong)||Lotte Cinema||July 20, July 21, July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Seoul Gangnam City||Lotte Cinema||July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Incheon||Lotte Cinema||July 20, July 21, July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Daejeon||Lotte Cinema||July 21, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Daegu||Lotte Cinema||July 20, July 21, July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Busan||Lotte Cinema head office||July 20, July 21, July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Gwangju||Lotte Cinema||July 21, July 28, 2013<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Taiwan=== <br />
* Vie Show Cinemas Taipei Sun (台北日新威秀影城) (October 20, 2012 for the first movie, and October 21, 2012 for the second)<br />
<br />
===Hong Kong===<br />
* MCL JP Cinema, Causeway Bay (MCL JP 銅鑼灣戲院) (October 20, 2012, October 27, 2012)<br />
<br />
===[http://www.animefestival.asia/afa12/madoka_magica.html Singapore]===<br />
* Singapore Expo Hall 8 (November 10, 2012, November 11, 2012)<br />
<br />
===Australia===<br />
* Sydney's Dendy Newtown (December 9, 2012, December 16, 2012)<br />
* Melbourne's Cinema Nova (December 9, 2012, December 15, 2012, December 22, 2012, December 23, 2012)<br />
* Brisbane's Dendy Portside (December 9, 2012)<br />
* Canberra's Dendy Canberra (December 9, 2012)<br />
<br />
===[http://www.animania.de/animagic/animagic-2013-animotion-filmfestival/madoka-magica.html Germany]===<br />
* Bonn, Animotion Film Festival (July 26-28, 2013)<br />
<br />
===Canada===<br />
The first movie was screened on [http://www.cineplex.com/Movies/MovieDetails/Madoka-Magica-Part-1-Beginnings.aspx?date=2013-03-14 March 14, 2013], with the second one following on [http://www.cineplex.com/Movies/MovieDetails/Madoka-Magica-Part-2-Eternal.aspx?date=2013-03-20 March 20, 2013], in the following cities:<br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
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!Province!!Location!!Theater<br />
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|rowspan="3"|AB||Calgary||Scotiabank Theatre Chinook<br />
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|Edmonton||Cineplex Odeon South Edmonton Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Lethbridge||Galaxy Cinemas Lethbridge<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="5"|BC||Burnaby||SilverCity Metropolis Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Coquitlam||SilverCity Coquitlam Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Richmond||SilverCity Riverport Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Vancouver||Cineplex Odeon International Village<br />
|-<br />
|Victoria||SilverCity Tillicum Victoria<br />
|-<br />
|MB||Winnipeg||SilverCity Polo Park Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="15"|ON||Ancaster||SilverCity Ancaster Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Niagara Falls||Cineplex Odeon Niagara Square Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Barrie||Galaxy Cinemas Barrie<br />
|-<br />
|Guelph||Galaxy Cinemas Pergola Commons<br />
|-<br />
|Kingston||Cineplex Odeon Gardiner's Road<br />
|-<br />
|London||SilverCity London Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Mississauga||Cineplex Odeon Courtney Park Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|North York||SilverCity Fairview Mall Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Oshawa||Cineplex Odeon Oshawa Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Ottawa||SilverCity Gloucester Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Scarborough||Coliseum Scarborough Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Toronto||Cineplex Odeon Queensway Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Toronto||Cineplex Odeon Yonge & Dundas Square<br />
|-<br />
|Waterloo||Galaxy Cinemas Waterloo<br />
|-<br />
|Windsor||SilverCity Windsor Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="2"|QC||Montreal||Cinéma Banque Scotia Montréal (Scotiabank Theatre Montreal)<br />
|-<br />
|Quebec City||Cineplex Odeon Ste. Foy<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="2"|SK||Regina||Galaxy Cinemas Regina<br />
|-<br />
|Saskatoon||Galaxy Cinemas Saskatoon<br />
|}<br />
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===Mexico===<br />
Presented by the Kokuban group, Crunchyroll Latin America and Aniplex U.S.A. Both movies were screened starting May 18, 2013 in select [[wikipedia:Cin%C3%A9polis|'''Cinépolis''']] theaters in the following cities:<br />
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! State!! City !! Theater !! class="unsortable"| Date (1st Round) !! class="unsortable"| Date (2nd Round) <br />
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|Federal District|| Mexico City || Cinépolis Fórum Buenavista || May 18, 2013 || June 22, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Jalisco|| Guadalajara || Cinépolis La Gran Plaza || May 25, 2013 || None<br />
|-<br />
|Nuevo León|| Monterrey || Cinépolis Sendero Monterrey || June 1, 2013 || None<br />
|-<br />
|Yucatán|| Mérida || Cinépolis Las Américas || June 8, 2013 || None<br />
|-<br />
|Chihuahua|| Chihuahua || Cinépolis Vallarta || None || June 29, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Baja California|| Tijuana || Cinépolis Galerías Hipódromo || None || July 13, 2013<br />
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|Veracruz|| Xalapa || Cinépolis Plaza Las Américas || None || July 20, 2013<br />
|}<br />
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==''Rebellion''==<br />
===United States===<br />
The movie screened in theaters in the United States in winter. <br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
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! State!! City !! Theatre !!class="unsortable"| Date<br />
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|CA||Hollywood||Egyptian Theater ||December 3, 2013<br />
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|AL||Birmingham||The Edge 12||December 7, 2013<br />
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|AZ||Phoenix||Harkins Theatres - Valley Art||December 13 - December 26, 2013 <br />
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|CA||Bakersfield||Valley Plaza 16||December 7, 2013; December 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||Los Angeles||Downtown Independent||December 6 - December 26, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||Murrieta||Cal Oaks 17||December 7, 2013; December 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||Rohnert||Rohnert Park 16||December 7, 2013; December 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||Sacramento||The Tower Theatre||December 7, 2013; December 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||San Diego||Gaslamp 15||December 7, 2013; December 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||San Francisco||Marina Theatre||December 6 - December 7, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||San Francisco||New People||December 20 - December 22, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||San Francisco||4 Star Theater||December 6 - December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CO||Littleton||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Littleton||December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|DC||Washington DC||The Movies at Montgomery Mall||December 6, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|FL||Clearwater/Tampa Bay||Clearwater Cinema Cafe||December 6, 2013; December 13, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|FL||Fort Lauderdale/Miami||Cinema Paradiso||December 6, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|FL||Hollywood||Cinema Paradiso||December 6, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|GA||Atlanta||Plaza Atlanta||December 7, 2013 <br /> December 25 - January 1, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|HI||Honolulu||Doris Duke Theater||December 27 - December 29, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|HI||Kahului||Kaahumanu 6||December 7, 2013; December 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|HI||Aiea||Pearlridge West||January 3 - January 16, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|IL||Chicago||Music Box||December 6 - December 9, 2013<br />
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|IN||Indianapolis||Georgetown 14 Cinemas||December 7 - December 8, 2013<br />
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|MA||Boston||Brattle Theatre||December 6 - December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|MI||Bloomfield||The Maple Theatre||December 6, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|MO||Kansas City||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Mainstreet||December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NC||Raleigh||Raleighwood Cinema Grill||December 10, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NC||Greensboro||Carousel Luxury Cinemas||December 7, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NM||Albuquerque||The Guild Cinema||December 13 - December 14, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NY||New York||Big Cinemas Manhattan||December 6 - December 8, 2013 <br /> December 13 - December 19, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NY||New York||Cinema Village||December 20 - January 9, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|NY||Buffalo||The Screening Room Cinema Cafe||December 6 - December 9, 2013 <br /> December 14, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NY||Yonkers||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Yonkers||December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|OH||Cleveland||Cleveland Cinemas - Cedar Lee||December 8, 2013; December 22, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|OK||Tulsa||Select Cinemas - RiverWalk Movies||December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|OR||Portland||Hollywood Theatre||December 6, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|PA||Pittsburgh||The Hollywood Theatre||December 6 - December 7, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Austin||Alamo Drafthouse Austin Slaughter Lane||December 6, 2013; December 10, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Austin||Alamo Drafthouse Austin Lakeline||December 8, 2013; December 10, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Houston||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Vintage Park||December 7 - December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Houston||Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park||December 7 - December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Dallas||Texas Theatre||December 7, 2013; December 14, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Plano||Angelika Film Center & Café - Plano||December 8, 2013; December 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|TX||San Antonio||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Westlakes||December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|UT||Sandy||Megaplex Theatres - Jordan Commons||December 7, 2013<br />
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|WA||Seattle||Grand Illusion||December 6, 2013 - December 9, 2013 <br /> January 4, 2014<br />
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|VA||Fairfax||Angelika Film Center & Café - Plano||December 12, 2013; December 14, 2013; December 18, 2013<br />
|}<br />
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Columbus and Las Vegas had showings announced but subsequently canceled.<br />
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===Canada===<br />
The tickets went on sale on November 1st, 2013. The movie screened on December 9th and 15th, 2013. Due to overwhelming demand, encore presentation was added at Toronto Y&D between December 27th, 2013 and January 2nd, 2014.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
!Province!!Location!!Theater<br />
|-<br />
|BC||Vancouver||Cineplex Odeon International Village<br />
|-<br />
|BC||Burnaby||SilverCity Metropolis Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|BC||Richmond||SilverCity Riverport Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|BC||Coquitlam||SilverCity Coquitlam Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|BC||Victoria||SilverCity Tillicum Victoria<br />
|-<br />
|MB||Winnipeg||SilverCity Polo Park Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|AB||Lethbridge||Galaxy Cinemas Lethbridge<br />
|-<br />
|AB||Edmonton||Cineplex Odeon South Edmonton Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|AB||Calgary||Scotiabank Theatre Chinook<br />
|-<br />
|SK||Regina||Galaxy Cinemas Regina<br />
|-<br />
|SK||Saskatoon||Galaxy Cinemas Saskatoon<br />
|-<br />
|ON||North York||SilverCity Fairview Mall Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Guelph||Galaxy Cinemas Pergola Commons<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Mississauga||Cineplex Odeon Courtney Park<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Toronto||Cineplex Odeon Yonge & Dundas Square<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Barrie||Galaxy Cinemas Barrie<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Niagara Falls||Cineplex Odeon Niagara Square Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Kingston||Cineplex Odeon Gardiner's Road<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Toronto||Cineplex Odeon Queensway Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Waterloo||Galaxy Cinemas Waterloo<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Oshawa||Cineplex Odeon Oshawa Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Scarborough||Coliseum Scarborough Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Ancaster||SilverCity Ancaster Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||London||SilverCity London Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Ottawa||SilverCity Gloucester Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Windsor||SilverCity Windsor Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|QC||Quebec City||Cineplex Odeon Ste. Foy<br />
|-<br />
|QC||Montreal||Cinema Banque Scotia Montreal (Scotiabank Theatre Montreal)<br />
|}<br />
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===Mexico===<br />
''Rebellion''was screened in Mexico on February 2014. [https://www.facebook.com/notes/puella-magi-madoka-magica-en-m%C3%A9xico/preguntas-frecuentes-konnichiwa-festival-faq/465413503563982 Screening details via official Facebook page]<br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
! State!! City !! Theater !! Date<br />
|-<br />
|Federal District|| Mexico City || Cinépolis Fórum Buenavista || January 18, 2014 <br />
|-<br />
|Nuevo León|| Monterrey || Cinépolis Galerias Monterrey || February 1 - February 2, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Yucatan|| Merida || Cinépolis Altabrisas|| February 1 - February 2, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|San Luis Potosí|| San Luis Potosí || Cinépolis Plaza Sanborns San Luis || February 1 - February 2, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Guanajuato|| Leon || Cinépolis Centro Max || February 1 - February 2, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Queretaro|| Queretaro || Cinépolis Sendero Queretaro || February 1 - February 2, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Chihuahua|| Ciudad Juárez || Cinépolis Las misiones || February 8 - February 9, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Tabasco|| Villahermosa || Cinépolis Las Americas || February 8 - February 9, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Sinaloa|| Culiacan || Cinépolis Culiacan || February 8 - February 9, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Puebla|| Puebla || Cinépolis Angelopolis || February 8 - February 9, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Federal District|| Mexico City || Cinépolis Universidad || February 8 - February 9, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Baja California|| Tijuana || Cinépolis Plaza Rio || February 15 - February 16, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Sonora|| Hermosillo || Cinépolis Galerias Mall || February 15 - February 16, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Jalisco|| Guadalajara || Cinépolis Galerias Guadalajara || February 15 - February 16, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Michoacan|| Morelia || Cinépolis Plaza Morelia || February 15 - February 16, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|México|| Toluca || Cinépolis Galeria Metepec || February 15 - February 16, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Quintana Roo|| Cancun || La Gran Plaza Cancun || February 22 - February 23, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Chihuahua|| Chihuahua || Cinépolis Chihuahua || February 22 - February 23, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Morelos|| Cuernavaca || Cinépolis Cuernavaca || February 22 - February 23, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Veracruz|| Veracruz || Cinépolis Las Americas Veracruz || February 22 - February 23, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Durango|| Durango || Cinépolis Durango || February 22 - February 23, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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===France===<br />
''Rebellion'' was screened for one night at Le Grand Rex, Paris on November 22, 2013 and at [http://www.lesecranstourcoing.com/evenement/TG_-_Puella_Magi_Madoka.pdf Les Écrans de Tourcoing on November 23.]<br />
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===Taiwan===<br />
The movie was screened at the following places and time:<br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
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!Location!!Theater!!Date<br />
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|Taipei||Vie Show Cinemas Taipei Hsin Yi (台北信義威秀影城)||November 23-24, 30, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Taichung||Vie Show Cinemas Taichung Mode Mall (台中新時代威秀影城)||November 23-24, 30, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Kaohsiung||Vie Show Cinemas Kaohsiung FE21 (高雄大遠百威秀影城)||November 23-24, 30, 2013<br />
|}<br />
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===Hong Kong===<br />
The movie was screened in Causeway Bay MCL JP Cinema on November 30-December 1. [https://www.facebook.com/events/1426607247562285/ AnimuseHK]<br />
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===South Korea===<br />
The movie was screened on November 30-December 1 at Megabox Dongdaemun, Seoul.<br />
[https://twitter.com/ANIPLUSTV/status/393251571540049920][http://www.aniplustv.com/main.asp?goCode=4#/board/view.asp?gCode=CM&sCode=001&board_id=4&idx=22045&rePage=1][http://www.aniplustv.com/main.asp?goCode=4#/event/view.asp?gCode=EV&sCode=001&idx=58&event_id=1&gubun=ing]<br />
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===Australia===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
! City !! Theater !! Date<br />
|-<br />
| Melbourne || Cinema Nova || February 1 - February 2, 2014<br />
|-<br />
| Sydney || Dendy Newtown || February 1, 2014<br />
|-<br />
| Brisbane || Dendy Portside || February 1, 2014<br />
|-<br />
| Canberra || Dendy Canberra || February 1, 2014<br />
|-<br />
| Hobart || State Cinema || February 1, 2014<br />
|-<br />
| Adelaide || Palace Nova Eastend || February 1, 2014<br />
|-<br />
| Perth || Luna Leederville || Feburary 1, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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===New Zealand===<br />
''Rebellion'' screened in Auckland, New Zealand on February 1st, 2014 at Academy Cinema.<br />
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===Singapore===<br />
''Rebellion'' screened in Singapore for a limited screening on the 8th and 9th of February 2014 at Cathay Cineleisure Orchard. [http://www.afachan.asia/2014/01/movie-puella-magi-madoka-magica-rebellion-8-9-feb-2014/]<br />
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===Italy===<br />
<br />
''Rebellion'' screened in Italy for a single day on July 2nd, 2014 at the Milano Manga Festival.<ref>https://www.nexostudios.it/movie/madoka-magica-la-storia-della-ribellione/, retrieved 20:19, 12 September 2026 (UTC)</ref> <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140522171852/http://milanomangafestival.it/event.html, retrieved May 22nd, 2014 (via Archive.org)</ref><br />
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== Main Page cleanup ==<br />
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I've taken the liberty to clean up the Main Page styling a little. It's using the same layout as before, but with more consistent spacing/etc. so it looks a lot less cluttered. It's also now and a lot less broken when viewing on a mobile phone. Adding/removing columns should now be a lot less insane. I'm unsure what to do with the News/Wishlist links, though, since they haven't been updated for quite a long time. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 10:13, 16 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
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: The News page could probably be updated by trawling the Main Page edit history, and maybe adding other bits if you can think of them. With some work it could even be arranged so that it's the ''source'' of the news on the main page (wrapping the lines that should be on the main page in <nowiki><onlyinclude></nowiki> tags). ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 13:33, 16 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
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:: Good idea. I'll find some time to do it. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 13:49, 16 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
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:: I did this, seems to work great. Now to populate 2015 to 2021... -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 12:42, 24 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
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::: That's slightly different from my thought, but it's probably easier to work with this way anyway. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 15:07, 24 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
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== Main visual ==<br />
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Would it be worthwhile to add the Scene0 main visual to the main page, too? I think a tabber would work for the desktop view, and on mobile there should be enough space to add it below Rising's. [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 13:07, 24 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
: I've made some adjustments, what do you think? -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 13:18, 24 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
:: I'm not sure… I've been so used to seeing the name beside the key visual and now it's moved below it… I can't find any real complaints though… ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 15:07, 24 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
::: OK, let's try again. What about this one? -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 15:16, 24 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
:::: Oooh, I like it! Thanks [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 15:30, 24 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
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==Not sure where to put this==<br />
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So... I'm not sure why I'm not an autoconfirmed user, but I don't know where to put this question? -- [[User talk:ReiAyanami|ReiAyanami]]<br />
:I think you may need to wait few more hours. Autoconfirm is set to 3 edits and 7 days from the date of registration. From what I see, you should get autoconfirmed today (Nov 7) at 20:18:23 (UTC) -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 14:30, 7 November 2023 (UTC)<br />
::Alright, thank you! I didn't realize it was so exact. :) [[User:ReiAyanami|ReiAyanami]] ([[User talk:ReiAyanami|talk]]) 19:28, 7 November 2023 (UTC)<br />
:::Sorry for this, we used to have a lot of spam back in the day (who made a few edits to get autoconfirmed then proceeded on creating an SEO spam page). -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 21:07, 7 November 2023 (UTC)<br />
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== Future of Fanworks ==<br />
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'''(This was originally on my talk page but I have moved it here as it concerns the whole wiki.)''' While not an official Wiki, this is a Wiki for official content. Outside of personal OC's on the user's pages, is there a reason to include fanworks on the wiki? Fan roleplays have long since died, and many games are likely dead due to flash player shutting down. Is there a reason to have them? [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 17:24, 18 December 2023 (UTC)<br />
:I think it's best to keep what we have now as an archive rather than remove it since they were a part of the fanbase during the early days. We keep [[Poorfag]]'s page up for a reason since it was a meme thing and it doesn't interfere with official pages much like OCs on our user pages. As long as they're kept separate from the official stuff, I think it's ok. I believe you can still play the games even though flash player shut down, I remember there being a big project to archive and make old flash games playable when the shut down was initially announced. -[[User:The Witch&#39;s House|The Witch&#39;s House]] ([[User talk:The Witch&#39;s House|talk]]) 02:34, 19 December 2023 (UTC)<br />
::I'm also very much agree with this. For a more early meme and such we could make a banner that this was part of the community in the early days and are no longer updated. For ongoing content such as [[Fanworks]] I think the list of games/media/crossover are still worth keeping (and possibly updating). --- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 06:39, 23 December 2023 (UTC)<br />
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== GunsGirlZ Crossover ==<br />
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So I have been just looking around the wiki, and I stumbled across the crossover page! I read it, expecting it to have the GGZ collab in it... but it wasn't there? I was wondering if it just hadn't been added yet, or if theres a reason that it hasn't been! The GGZ collab is probably my favorite PMMM collab, with the battle cats coming in second :P <br />
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[[User:MadoLily|madolily .+*]] ([[User talk:MadoLily|talk]]) 17:54, 21 March 2024 (UTC)♥<br />
:Honestly it just hasnt been updated. you're more than welcome to add the info if you'd like (I dont play it unfortunately but it looked cute!)[[User:Sondenise|Sondenise]] ([[User talk:Sondenise|talk]]) 21:56, 21 March 2024 (UTC)<br />
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::I can't see anything about the crossover on the page you linked to. You should link not to the other wiki's main page but to a page actually talking about the crossover. Otherwise there's no point in adding the link at all. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 02:18, 23 March 2024 (UTC)<br />
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Oh, sorry about that. The link broke... Sadly since the computer I use is limited by my school I can't fix the link,, I'm sorry haha <br />
[[User:MadoLily|madolily .+*]] ([[User talk:MadoLily|talk]])♥<br />
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:Looks like someone else fixed it for you, so it's okay. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 17:33, 26 March 2024 (UTC)<br />
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== Tweets ==<br />
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I think maybe we should work out a consistent policy on tweets. There are currently 711 tweets and 2 twitter profile icons linked from across the wiki (see list <span class=plainlinks>[{{fullurl:Special:LinkSearch|target=twitter.com}}&namespace= here] and [{{fullurl:Special:LinkSearch|target=https://twitter.com}}&namespace= here] and [{{fullurl:Special:LinkSearch|target=https://mobile.twitter.com}}&namespace= here] and [{{fullurl:Special:LinkSearch|target=https://*.twimg.com}}&namespace= here]</span>), and they're often used as references, or even image links. The trouble with this is that tweets are inherently transitory. A link to a tweet is liable to go dead at any time, and indeed at least one of the tweeters commonly linked to (GAN) has a habit of deleting old tweets. Twitter icons are even worse for linking to – they're ''guaranteed'' to go dead after an unknown amount of time. We should just ''not'' link to them ever. Uploading one as a reference is fine if it seems useful, though.<br />
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If tweets are to be used as references, I think it would be better to archive them (perhaps on the [[Tweets]] page or a similar page), and all other places then link to there instead. Of course, that can still link back to the original tweet (if it still exists). For tweets that include unique images, especially when the image is used as a source for example to determine a character's hair or eye colour, that image should be uploaded to the wiki so it's not lost. I think there are already some that have been lost, and I hope it may be possible to find them somehow.<br />
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(I do think including all images that core people tweet related to the franchise is a little excessive though. GAN in particular tends to tweet inapproprate out-of-character fanart which in my opinion often doesn't add much if anything of value to the relevant wiki pages. See [[Talk:GAN#"Official Fanart" Pruning|separate discussion]] on this.)<br />
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For tweets that include non-unique images, it's probably good enough to add a brief note that there were images and, in some cases, maybe link to similar images that already exist on the wiki.<br />
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~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 01:40, 10 May 2024 (UTC)<br />
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: I agree with this, especially now that you cannot view replies/some tweets with images without logging in. As for archiving, though, I'm not sure if we should archive them on a separate page, or do it as ref (similar to [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Scene 0#References]]). The initial intention of the [[Tweets]] page was for Tweets that are primary content (Urobuchi/Miyamoto's off-hand remarks about things). I think episodic content on that page should probably be moved into each episodes, but for reference I feel like <nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki> may be a better option. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 14:17, 11 May 2024 (UTC)<br />
:: For purely text tweets, or tweets that just threw in a random image, yeah, I think they could probably be squeezed into a reference. Would definitely make sense to have a template for that still. For tweets that are primarily an image maybe with a comment, if the image is deemed relevant I think it should be uploaded (which is what's been done for ''most'' of GAN's images). The tweet's text could be put in the image's caption, or added as a reference from the image's caption. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 00:59, 12 May 2024 (UTC)<br />
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== Captcha ==<br />
The wiki has its own captcha system that asks questions about MadoMagi, used for instance when you're trying to add an external link. One of those questions is about the latest social game. It'll probably need to be updated soon, given MagiReco is about to end its service and MagiEx will soon release [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 06:50, 1 June 2024 (UTC)<br />
: I've replaced all Magia Record-related questions with the Walpurgisnacht movie instead. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 06:09, 2 June 2024 (UTC)<br />
:: The movie isn't "upcoming" anymore, so one of the questions is inaccurate now [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 07:43, 1 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
::: Fixed. Thanks for this. I got a lot of fun CAPTCHAs out of WR, hope to put them up there one day (not soon) :P -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 12:53, 1 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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== Sidebar ==<br />
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How do we edit the sidebar? I'm asking because I think we should add Madoka Magica Plus and Magia Exedra to the "Games" section. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 11:53, 7 June 2024 (UTC)<br />
:It can be edited at [[MediaWiki:Sidebar]] -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 11:55, 7 June 2024 (UTC)<br />
::Thanks! [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 12:06, 7 June 2024 (UTC)<br />
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== Games ==<br />
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The section is already cluttered as it is, but I feel like I should ask about the possible inclusion of the slot/arcade games. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 03:41, 11 August 2024 (UTC)<br />
: Perhaps we can break down the section further, e.g.<br />
:; Titles<br />
::; Mainline<br />
:::* Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Manga, LN, Compilation)<br />
:::* Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion (Manga)<br />
:::* Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgis no Kaiten<br />
::; Side Story<br />
:::* Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Homura's Revenge!<br />
:::* Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story<br />
:::* Puella Magi Homura Tamura<br />
:::* Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Wraith Arc<br />
:::* Puella Magi Kazumi Magica<br />
:::* Puella Magi Oriko Magica (Extra Story, Sadness Prayer)<br />
:::* Puella Magi Suzune Magica<br />
:::* Puella Magi Tart Magica<br />
:::* Null Magical Girl<br />
::; Compilation<br />
:::* Manga Time Kirara Magica<br />
:;Games<br />
::; PC/Smartphone<br />
:::* Puella Magi Madoka Magica Magia Exedra<br />
:::* Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record (Manga, Anime)<br />
::; Mobile<br />
:::* Puella Magi Madoka Magica Mobage<br />
:::* Puella Magi Madoka Magica Plus<br />
:::* Puella Magi Madoka Magica Mobcast<br />
:::* Puella Magi Madoka Magica Online<br />
::; Console<br />
:::* Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Battle Pentagram<br />
:::* Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable<br />
:Not sure what's the best categorization we can do here, but I think this should allow more items in the section without looking too overwhelming. Thoughts? --- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 08:46, 11 August 2024 (UTC)<br />
::I just realized you meant the sidebar (oops). I guess we could likely do the same, breaking the Games section into PC/Smartphone, Mobile, Console, and Arcade? --- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 08:51, 11 August 2024 (UTC)<br />
:::I like that idea. Maybe we can keep the "Official Games" section, and add an "Arcade" section under it (are subsections possible in this format? [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 01:36, 12 August 2024 (UTC)<br />
It definitely needs something, and alphabetical or by release year would be nice because as it is it's hard to find which one you're looking for with so many. [[User:Sondenise|Sondenise]] ([[User talk:Sondenise|talk]]) 00:03, 12 August 2024 (UTC)<br />
:I'm currently trying to have it sorted by release order, but there may be some errors in it. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 01:36, 12 August 2024 (UTC)<br />
: I think the plan to have every game be in the sidebar is incredibly misguided. I'd prefer to have only the most prominent ones listed, and then maybe an "Other" link at the bottom. Perhaps multiple "Other" links if there are strong categories. Right now it is just terribly cluttered up with what seem to me like minor games. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 04:42, 12 August 2024 (UTC)<br />
::I see your point. Maybe we can discuss what we think is a necessary game to include? For now, I think we can cut out Madoka iP, Madoka Flash, Madoka Puzzle of Memory and Madoka Magical Coin. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 14:55, 15 August 2024 (UTC)<br />
:: Side note: This probably should've been discussed on [[Mediawiki talk:Sidebar]] instead? ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 04:46, 12 August 2024 (UTC)<br />
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==Wiki logo==<br />
The wiki used to have a fancier header logo, as seen https://web.archive.org/web/20170703125702/http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Poorfag https://web.archive.org/web/20170706032551im_/https://wiki.puella-magi.net/skins/magica/images/header.jpg here. What happened? [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 13:14, 17 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
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: This used to be a skin of the old Vector theme called "Magica". It was done as a skin rather than Common.css for a few reasons, one to avoid breakage when user opt for other themes (Monobook theme was still used by some people back when we used to hang out in #madoka @ Rizon), and another was due to that we needed to modify some gradient background PNG to have a proper transparent (very subtle: [https://web.archive.org/web/20170706021652im_/https://wiki.puella-magi.net/skins/magica/images/tab-current-fade.png magica's tab-current-fade.png] vs [https://web.archive.org/web/20120410121109im_/http://wiki.puella-magi.net/skins/vector/images/tab-current-fade.png vector's tab-current-fade.png]).<br />
: Sadly, this broke during an upgrade to MediaWiki 1.39 in 2018 due to the Vector theme subsystem changes, and I no longer have the original Pixelmator file that I used to create the original one, so it never gets ported. (Vector is also quite a moving target which no backward compatibility guarantee, so we probably shouldn't be basing a skin on it.) -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 14:04, 17 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
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:: While we're on this topic of a fancy skin, [[mw:Skin:Citizen]] is also pretty nice and would help with the "sidebar becoming too long" issue we're having (by turning it into a menu instead). Not sure how much we can customize it, though. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 14:07, 17 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
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::: I've now enabled Citizen skin, which can be turned on via [[Special:Preferences]], but as nothing in the Wiki has color preference awareness (dark/light), it's pretty broken in dark mode. --- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 06:37, 29 December 2024 (UTC)<br />
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:::: I've started collecting pages and templates that are especially egregious on Citizen and Vector 2022 dark modes. Those are [[:Category:Pages with no dark theme awareness]] and [[:Category:Templates with no dark theme awareness]]. Some of those are easy fixes that surmount to "remove #fff from template", but pages like [[Witch Runes]], [[Template:Magia Exedra Battle Icon]] or [[Template:Magia Exedra Role Icon]] depend on images in specific color (the first in black, the second in white but inverted with css). I don't know how to make CSS that takes note of whether a theme is a Light Mode or a Dark Mode one (so that I can implement appropriate color inverts). Additionally, many pages like [[Isabeau]] use non-template spoiler boxes that start with "Warning, this section contains spoilers.". Can we nuke that non-Template template? It's a wiki, of course it'll contain spoilers. What's considered a spoiler changes over the years anyway, glasses Homura was a huge spoiler when episode 10(?) dropped, but she was a release unit in Magia Record, for instance. It's utterly pointless trying to determine what is and isn't a spoiler. [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 05:42, 7 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
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::::: Oh, also, is there any way to change Citizen's code? It consistently ignores my width:100% table parameters, and !header cells are off-center, too. Breaks [[Template:Magia_Record_Memoria_Row]] and my [[Template:Magia_Exedra_Stats]]. [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 05:53, 7 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
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==Usefulness of Template:Pixiv tag and Template:Booru tag==<br />
I noticed we have [[Template:Pixiv tag]] and [[Template:Booru tag]]. The thing is, they haven't really been used on modern articles much, see [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Booru_tag]] and [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Pixiv_tag]]: no Magia Record girls have those on their pages, for one. Additionally, Pixiv is exclusively for fanart, and while Dan/Gelbooru both host official art, they're predominantly fanart repost sites. And, well, they also have a large percentage of NSFW content, which is not suitable for the wiki. Should all characters have those added if possible, or is nuking those better? [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 18:39, 29 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
: Seems like [[User:Amaterasu]] went ahead and removed the tag from some pages? [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 15:59, 30 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
::Yes, I did. It is my view that a wiki like this, in which wording if formal and information is aimed to be official, NSFW and fanworks content should not be linked to unless there is a specific page for fanworks and NSFW content. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 16:57, 30 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
:It's difficult to type out those tags when searching pixiv (at least for those of us who aren't very familiar with Japanese), so I think it would be convenient to keep them around. I don't know if this also holds for dan/gel booru. But I can also see the desire to not link to unofficial content. I suppose this places me on the fence on this. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 23:10, 30 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
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==Broken files?==<br />
I was uploading the Exedra backgrounds with [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Pywikibot/Scripts#Main_Bot_Scripts PyWikiBot]. However, it appears some files ended up broken, namely:<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90170_03.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90173_02.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90176_02.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90178_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90178_02.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90178_03.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90179_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90195_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90205_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90237_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90263_02.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90268_03.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90274_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90274_02.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90289_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90289_04.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90289_05.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90297_02.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90298_02.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90299_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90305_03.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90307_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90311_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90311_02.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90313_02.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90316_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90317_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90326_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90328_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90328_03.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90329_02.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90331_03.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90333_01.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90336_02.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Bg_adv_99_90338_01.png]]<br />
They appear like they have a redlink instead of an image in https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Category:Exedra_Backgrounds&filefrom=Bg+adv+99+90338+01.png#mw-category-media , and it says there that the file is missing. However, trying to upload it again gives me two warnings: <br />
* A file with this name exists already, please check File:Bg adv 99 90173 02.png if you are not sure if you want to overwrite it.<br />
* The upload is an exact duplicate of the current version of File:Bg adv 99 90173 02.png.<br />
What can be done about it? [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 05:45, 9 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
: Sorry about this. You probably have to reupload. We ran out of disk space over the past few hours. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 06:12, 9 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
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==DPL==<br />
Hey, could we get [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:DynamicPageList DynamicPageList] extension on this wiki? I think it'd make stuff like story appearances for game characters easier, like [[Mitama_Yakumo_in_Magia_Exedra#Appearances]] would ideally be equal to [[:Category:Mitama_Yakumo_in_Magia_Exedra_Story]], so there's IMO no point in maintaining those lists manually. [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 14:30, 10 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
: Done. I haven't changed any configuration options from the default. Let me know if you want me to change one of those. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 08:08, 11 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
:: Thanks! But now that I did more research, it seeeeeeems I requested the wrong version and I should have asked for [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:DynamicPageList3 DPL3] instead... [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 19:51, 15 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
::: OK, I've replaced DPL with DPL3. (Also, it looks like mailer is broken again, if I don't respond in a day, feel free to ping via email...) -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 03:24, 17 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
:::: I've looked over the DPL3 manual (both the official one and the Genshin Impact one that EPF linked) and it is absolutely insane. The way things are done makes no sense whatsoever. I can work with it if it's the only tool available, though… but I kind of wonder if there's an alternative? (For example, writing a module to do the specific thing desired.) It would be nice if I could just write out a template that the page names get substituted into, rather than all sorts of magic separators and non-unicode escape characters. It claims that it "leaves output control completely to the user", but that's not really true – it gives a lot of control, but still forces you into a basic template, and sometimes makes absolutely insane decisions. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 15:15, 20 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
::::: What kind of template are you trying to make with it? [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 15:53, 20 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
:::::: I was fiddling with the Exedra Character Appearances template and thought maybe I could merge the 3 DPL invocations into one, but that causes a ridiculous explosion of unrelated categories in the listing. I can't imagine why anyone would ever want that result. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 16:01, 20 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
:::::: And now I have no idea why it's inserting redlinks to a non-existent template into the portrait lists… ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 01:48, 21 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
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== Update the Main Page ==<br />
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So the Exedra info on the main page is outdated for a month and I think we should update it constantly<br />
But I don't think I have the permission so it has to be you the admins- [[User:RaviaVee|RaviaVee]] ([[User talk:RaviaVee|talk]]) 16:31, 15 May 2025 (UTC)<br />
:I've been working on keeping the news section updated. You ''should'' be able to edit it; it's just the [[News]] page and I don't see any protections on it. ~ [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 21:34, 31 May 2025 (UTC)<br />
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== New "notice" section ==<br />
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Hi all!<br />
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I wanted to let you know that I've repurposed the warning we were using when we were updating the Witch cards. It should appear as this in the source:<br />
<blockquote><nowiki><br />
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<div style="border:1px solid #f03a2e;border-left:5px solid #de352a;padding:7px 10px;margin-bottom:1em;{{#if: {{{margin}}}| margin-right: {{{margin}}}}};"><br />
<span style="font-size:1.1em;display:block;">'''NOTICE'''</span><br />
Please use this section when communicating with wiki readers, or warning them that an overhaul is happening. It's best not to leave them in the dark!</div><br />
--><br />
</nowiki></blockquote><br />
I encourage you to use it when we do a wiki overhaul of some kind, like we did with the Witch cards. It may not happen often, but it's still useful to have. All you need to do is remove the <nowiki>"<!--" and "--></nowiki>" in order to get it to show up. <br />
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Have a good day! ~ [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 22:39, 30 May 2025 (UTC)<br />
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==Tabbers==<br />
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Could we get [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TabberNeue the TabberNeue] extension? Our tabbers are kind of messy, I like their clean look [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 04:40, 1 June 2025 (UTC)<br />
:What exactly is so messy about them? Other than the problem of the page jumping when you click one. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 05:43, 1 June 2025 (UTC)<br />
:: Fixed height, and I'm not a fan of their color scheme. [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 14:35, 1 June 2025 (UTC)<br />
: I've added this. Sorry that I didn't notice this until now (wiki mailer is broken again, sigh...) -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 03:27, 25 July 2025 (UTC)<br />
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: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:AdvancedSearch May I ask for this extension as well? Note it has some dependencies... [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 09:22, 19 October 2025 (UTC)<br />
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==Link captcha==<br />
Would it be possible to add some sites to the captcha's blacklist? Specifically official sites, other wikis, and if even more specialization than domains would be possible, then maybe also official Twitter accounts and such. It's kinda annoying... [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 18:12, 22 October 2025 (UTC)<br />
:Or if it's easier, add some custom interwiki prefixes. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 18:43, 22 October 2025 (UTC)<br />
:: It would be nice if the songs in [[Template:Magia_Exedra_Story_Transcript/Music]] were also exempt... [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 11:21, 26 October 2025 (UTC)<br />
::: Actually, I have no idea how that wiki does that, but: https://libraryofruina.wiki.gg/wiki/Full-Stop_Office_(reception)#Trivia https://libraryofruina.wiki.gg/wiki/Scarecrow_Searching_for_Wisdom#Trivia it'd be nice if we had icons for other wikis like this wiki does. I have no idea if it's something that all wikis on wiki.gg have, or some more generalized extension, but still. [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 09:29, 22 January 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::: This template https://support.wiki.gg/wiki/Template:Character_icon, perhaps? -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 04:07, 23 January 2026 (UTC)<br />
:Hm, what kind of CAPTCHA did you see? The Madoka question one? I thought I had exempted autoconfirmed users from all kinds of CAPTCHA, I wonder if some built-in extension added a new permission that I need to disable… -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 04:07, 23 January 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: Yeah, the Madoka question one. [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 07:45, 23 January 2026 (UTC)<br />
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==Subtitled videos==<br />
Apparently, the Exedra in-game videos come with subtitle files. Do we have anything that would happen to support that...? Videos in themselves are directly .m3u8, but the Exedra wiki's resource source stores them as .webm with separate .vtt files, separate ones for English and Japanese. [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 14:27, 3 November 2025 (UTC)<br />
:I'm pretty sure HTML supports combining a video and subtitles in separate files, but I don't know if MediaWiki does… ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 14:34, 3 November 2025 (UTC)<br />
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== Display Title ==<br />
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<code><nowiki>{{DISPLAYTITLE}}</nowiki></code> works only when trying to make the page have different capitalizations of letters in the title, but doesn't work when a different title is put in, which would be very helpful for long page titles like the Exedra Kioku pages, so instead of '''Mami Tomoe in Magia Exedra/Tiro Finale Liberation''' it would be just '''Tiro Finale Liberation'''. I don't fully understand how it works but I mainly understood everything from this page [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgRestrictDisplayTitle], and its just about a rule that needs to be turned off so different titles work, instead of just throwing them into [[:Category:Pages with ignored display titles]]. - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 22:12, 8 November 2025 (UTC)<br />
: If this worked you could use a substring to show every word from the end until it finds a "/" in the name, automatizing the process. I still don't know why there is a setting to use <code><nowiki>{{DISPLAYTITLE}}</nowiki></code> only to get a different format but same title (<code>$wgAllowDisplayTitle</code>) and then another to use custom titles (the one you mentioned, <code>$wgRestrictDisplayTitle</code>), but there is no use complaining about it. [[User:ImperviousCover|ImperviousCover]] ([[User talk:ImperviousCover|talk]]) 22:36, 8 November 2025 (UTC)<br />
:: The whole idea of making the display title different seems suspect to begin with… ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 23:15, 8 November 2025 (UTC)<br />
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::: Some article names are only "like this" because the concept is ambiguous, like [[Shaft (Witch)]] (since studio Shaft also exists). It's also for capitalizing a title differently, it's in [[lighthouse]] and [[fledge]], since the songs' official EN titles are lowercase. [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 08:27, 9 November 2025 (UTC)<br />
::::For capitalizing differently I suppose it could make sense, though personally I'd prefer to just ignore the "official" capitalization and just do "proper" capitalization everywhere. But I seem to be in the minority on that. Still, making the display title different in other cases still seems suspect. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 16:01, 9 November 2025 (UTC)<br />
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::::: What is the benefit of having Shaft (Witch) appear on top instead of just Shaft? [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 17:51, 9 November 2025 (UTC)<br />
::::: I also don't know what's "suspicious" about changing the display name. If someone uses it to troll changing the display name to bullshit, you can just undo the edits. [[User:ImperviousCover|ImperviousCover]] ([[User talk:ImperviousCover|talk]]) 19:30, 9 November 2025 (UTC)<br />
::::: What is the benefit of having "Shaft" appear on top when the true title is "Shaft (Witch)"? ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 05:38, 10 November 2025 (UTC)<br />
==How to mark edits as bot?==<br />
Yo, so, I've been using PyWikiBot to speed up some stuff, and I gotta ask - how do I mark my edits as botted? I got a token, and named it bot, but my edits under that still don't count. Unless I'd have to make a whole new account for that? [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 17:20, 13 November 2025 (UTC)<br />
:Looks like there's a permission requirement to be able to mark your edits as a bot edit? See [[mw:Manual:Bots|Manual:Bots]]. Also, I think your request is more likely to be seen on [[User talk:0x99]]. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 18:32, 13 November 2025 (UTC)<br />
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==Latin rune font==<br />
Hi so I made a font for the Latin runes: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dV38PtXzo8P8Cfb_Ko0g_kismHP4JQfC/view?usp=sharing<br />
Can it be added so I can add it to [[Template:Runes]]?<br />
:Done and thanks! -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 03:51, 4 January 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: Oh lord. I accidentally used G for the P glyph. Here's an updated version that *hopefully* has no errors this time: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NH-wxA-7H10knttc77M-agqparkqIbUX/view?usp=sharing [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 09:38, 4 January 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: Actually, the old runes.tff font with Modern and Archaic variants has some errors, like the old assumption of Modern P and mirrored 8 ([[Talk:Witch_Runes#Modern_"p"]]), plus it doesn't have the new caret, minus, and cyrillic stuff. But the problem is, it has the unidentified rune in the place of ^: [[:File:Archaic_unidentified.svg]]. Is it fine to substitute the ^? [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 10:05, 4 January 2026 (UTC)<br />
::: I doubt there are many places that use the unidentified rune? So I'd say it's probably fine to move it to some other code point and substitute the actual ^ into its proper place. Then if there are places that intentionally used the unidentified rune, you can update them to use the new code point for it. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 15:12, 4 January 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: I've updated the font. Thanks again! -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 18:07, 4 January 2026 (UTC)<br />
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=="AI" Policy==<br />
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Does this wiki have an Anti-AI policy yet? It seems, though I have little to substantiate it, that some of the more recent edits by newer users contain emdashes where I doubt a person would put them. Is that something we *want*? [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 18:35, 29 June 2026 (UTC)<br />
: If we don't we 100% need them, this is an open wiki where you can sign up and immiedietaly start changing things. I'm FULLY against AI, it has no place in a wiki where it can easily get stuff wrong, and it wont even try to make it obvious when it doesnt know stuff (it will just make stuff up). - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 18:59, 29 June 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: Agreed. We don't want AI-written summaries on this wiki. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 23:21, 29 June 2026 (UTC)<br />
: I agree that we should. Personally, I don't want any AI-edited content on the wiki. However, I think using it to help with template/CSS/module syntax is acceptable as long as you can fully understand what the code does (don't put a vibe-coded template/CSS/module on the wiki), but I'm willing to set the baseline to what the community wants. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 13:12, 1 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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== Guys, we need Vector 2022 for unregistered users. ==<br />
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It's a skin or appearance. We don't need Vector 2010. [[User:Belankt294842|Belankt294842]] ([[User talk:Belankt294842|talk]]) 00:52, 26 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:I think Citizen might be a better choice if we were to switch, as it natively supports dark mode and has a responsive layout by default. I'm not sure how many active editors are using Vector 2022, but there are a few of us who use Citizen, so it gets more layout fixes than other skins. Dark mode support is almost there, and the responsive layout is kind of working except for a few pages ([[Characters]] remain the most broken one... but at least it has basic dark theme support now). We have to make sure all major pages (all that are linked from the main page and sidebar) are not broken under the new skin before switching, though. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 13:26, 1 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
::I use Vector 2022, and even though I think its better than 2010 (dark mode), its not mobile friendly like Citizen. The problem is, a LOT of templates are just straight up broken on Citizen, like the Magireco unit templates, Kiokus, Memoria, and every characters page like you mentioned. I think its okay to switch to vector 2022 as the default right now, but not citizen. Maybe we should have categories like [[:Category:Pages with no dark theme awareness|Pages with no dark theme awareness]] and [[:Category:Templates with no dark theme awareness|Templates with no dark theme awareness]] but for citizen/all skins. - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 13:51, 1 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::I have been going through some of [[:Category:Pages with no dark theme awareness|Pages with no dark theme awareness]] and fixing them (although slowly), so thank you for flagging them. And yes, I think [[:Category:Pages broken under Citizen]], and [[:Category:Pages broken under Vector 2020]] would be nice to have. Let me see if I can make Vector 2022 the default without affecting current users (or I can just switch and people who prefer 2010 can switch to 2010 in their prefs…). -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 14:04, 1 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::: EPF actually mentioned most of this on the [[#Wiki logo]] section (I only now found out), and about that section, would you be up for bringing a logo back? - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 15:57, 1 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
::::: Sadly, I no longer have the original Pixelmator file from that era. If we were to update the logo, something like an outline of a Soul Gem might not be a bad idea. I need to brush up on my Illustrator skills, though. Please suggest if you have other ideas! -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 16:23, 1 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::::: I'm up for trying to draw it, but I would need specifics, like what color should it be, is there a set resolution I should use (or an aspect ratio). For other ideas I have, I think Homura's time shield would look good but its specific to one character so maybe not. The other idea I have, that I think is actually really good, is the [[:File:197 part e storyboard kiss anthony das ewig wiebliche.jpg|Law of Cycles emblem]] ([[:File:220 storyboard epilog akemi homura akuma homura dark orb das ewig wiebliche.jpg|This image]] shows a more one color design of it which would probably be better to recreate). - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 17:07, 1 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
::::::: While not for this Wiki, I know the "To The Stars" Wiki uses Madoka's Grief Seed as the emblem of their fictional magical girl union, and for their wiki logo. I'd imagine depending on the skin we set a default we'd want to do 1:1 as the aspect ratio (or at least somewhat close to it; no full wordmarks), have good contrast (so gradients are a no). We can probably do colors but would need to maintain them for both light and dark mode. Could also do something clever with a grief seed in dark mode, a soul gem in light mode? Or would that be too spoilery? [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 23:56, 1 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
::::::: That said, I did just realize that the runic "modern" font uses a soul gem for "O", and the current wiki name wouldn't allow for the use of it "properly". Hmmm.... I'll upload my current rough drafts [https://i.imgur.com/YU8Z1CP.png here]. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 23:56, 1 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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:::::: I know I'm a little late, but I indeed like to reach an agreement on what the default look should be. I used Vector 2010 because both was the default here and because I'm an old head and I've been using it since forever and before the 2022 version was out. This fact made me do [https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Homura_Akemi&diff=prev&oldid=261700 some] [https://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Sayaka_Miki&diff=prev&oldid=261699 changes] that made sense for me but either didn't for people using other skins or it meant me using some hacks to make it look good in 2010 but were completely unecessary in others. <br />
:::::: As for Citizen, I didn't remember what it was until I switched and I realized it is that skin that I associate with Fandom and that I don't like at all. So personally I would prefer Vector 2022 over Citizen.<br />
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::::::: It's actually [https://starcitizen.tools/ Star Citizen's wiki] theme though I guess they may have been inspired by Fandom. But good point on -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 15:04, 2 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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This is outgrowing this page, let's move the discussion to [[Puella_Magi_Wiki_talk:Wiki_Styling_Cleanup_2026#Default theme]] -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 10:03, 6 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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== New logo (2026) ==<br />
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About the logo, I would like something that were really different from the actual logo. From the drafts posted by HomuraDidNothingWrong, I would say the one at the right with the runes at least. I don't know anything about design so I can only say if something is good or bad but without proposing something different though... [[User:ImperviousCover|ImperviousCover]] ([[User talk:ImperviousCover|talk]]) 09:49, 2 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
: The logo all depends on what the default skin is, as Vector 2010 has one big logo, while Vector 2022 displays a smaller one next to text (no idea what it would look like on citizen). So if we do move to Vector 2022, I feel like the text logos you (HomuraDidNothingWrong) made would not really work _ _", a simpler Icon would be better. But out of the ones you made my favorite is either the one with runes, or the one where a grief seed is on top of "Wiki". - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 10:13, 2 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:For the logo, probably the best way to do this is to have a logo (symbols) and a text mark ("Puella Magi Wiki") so we can compose it per-theme (the current Puella Magi Wiki text make a really bad logo for Citizen). SVG would be nice, or 500x or x500 in one dimension is OK too! -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 15:04, 2 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: Maybe the Law of Cycles symbol but instead of the runes its "Puella Magi Wiki"? The runes take up little space so the symbol would probably have to be changed a bit, it could be based off the [[:File:197 part e storyboard kiss anthony das ewig wiebliche.jpg|image in the top left corner here]] and [[:File:Manga Army sign.png|its manga design]] instead. (Though I'm out of being the artist as my skills are way too flat for that much detail) - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 18:26, 2 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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I think that we shouldn't choose a logo based on "does it look good in theme X". It should look good in every theme, even Monobook (though I'm probably the only one using that). ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 18:31, 3 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
: I think the logo is one thing, and the theme is another. I went and tested Citizen and Vector 2022. The latter has a Dark mode setting but it isn't even respected, which is deeply frustrating as the Dark Mode fails the UX contrast requirements (and gives me a headache). What the logo becomes in my mind becomes a question of what the theme will be by default / for everyone. Vector Legacy is my preferred given the above items, but I also know that isn't everyone's choice. All the same, I can see about the LoC Emblem with the Puella Magi Wiki text on it when I get off work today. It'd be vector-based inherently, since I don't like fuzzy pixels. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]])<br />
:: Okay, very laborious edit to get it vectorized. Turns out the wings were asymmetrical, the graphic behind the dharma wheel looks wrong. Here's two versions (light and dark) as an icon (for one theme) and a wordmark-ish one. [[:File:PuellaMagiWiki_LogoSheetDraft_v1_2026_09_04.png]] [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 00:15, 5 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::I actually really like it, but apart from the missing details like the little crown on top I think the pink is too pink? In that [[:File:197 part e storyboard kiss anthony das ewig wiebliche.jpg|Rebellion production image]] its WAY more reddish/magenta (I dont care about the galaxy design on it and the background, at most there being too little stripes lol, just the color). Also I think the runes on the bottom designs are both too small, and should be just normal text instead of runes, the runes are cool but not really easy to understand. - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 06:58, 5 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::Same, I really like this! Probably need to tone the pink down a bit (I think the tone should be something around #d70fa1, or #d70f83), and I think the horizontal version works better without a border/background around workmark. But great job overall! -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 16:10, 5 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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Tried to incorporate both 0x99 and Theresa's feedback. I had initially colorpicked from Madoka's hair specifically b/c the Emblem from the Image Note *was* too saturated to use as pure color reference. Tried the request for more spikes on the dharma wheel but it looks incredibly noisy at a distance. Not the biggest fan but I'll concede that point if the consensus is people like it. [[:File:PuellaMagiWiki_Wordmark_Logo_Round2_2026_09_05.png]] [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 17:47, 5 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
: It looks even better! I do kinda see your point with the spikes being too much, but I do still think they're better than on the previous draft, maybe its possible to find some balance between both where it doesn't look empty or too full. There are 2 more small details missing, the first is the spike on the bottom, the image note makes it go over the runes, which wouldn't look the best in the 2RA version, but I think it could easily go under the black box. The second is that the circle right before the outer circle is a half-circle, but that's kinda minor and it could be ignored. Also do we need 2 versions for light and dark themes? I know the image is pretty dark so it would clash with the background on dark mode, but I think if a white/some other background is added to the main circle, it wouldn't be that bad? Also that would allow the wings to be purely white instead of the current gray (but they would need some outline probably). This kinda looks like I'm complaining about more than last time ;-; but I promise the current version looks almost ready to use, I just wanna point out everything that can be changed so its as good as it can get. - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 18:07, 5 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: Okay so I did try out the detailing on the tail and honestly? The way the bottom ray folds into the "M" is actually pretty good? It visually makes it split *and* that acts as graphical foreshadowing for Rebellion! Also tried to make the wings the same color and do a border of the background color? So it looks "invisible". It's... pretty okay in my opinion. I think my ideal as-is keeps the inverted soul gem "tail", drops the wing border and keeps them gray. Not sure what to do about the background though. [[:File:PMWiki_2RB_v2.png]] [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 18:36, 5 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
::: Its coming out really good, I do prefer the A (or light mode) versions, and the wings being outlined would look way different there when barely anything there is white, while on dark mode most of it is white so it kinda clashes. The "tail" looks good, again clashes a bit but I think thats just because the example you uploaded is in dark mode, also the tail in the og symbol ends with a dot like the others, though idk if I'd prefer it with or without (its kinda nice how it just ends without it, puts more focus on the text). I'm still more on the side of keeping only the A versions. - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 19:30, 5 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::: If we have a dark mode *at all* in any theme we really should support both. That choice is far above my head though. The light mode variant looks pretty good though with or without the dot. My preference is without. The wings in gray look far closer to "normal" than a purer white does. [[:File:PMWiki_2RB_v2_White_Alts.png]] [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 19:42, 5 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
::::: Okay I went into some art program and tried stuff out. I tried to make the wings white and yeah it looked kinda bad... Fine Ill let it go T^T. I also don't like just how light the wings are on the dark version, maybe they should be darkened there? (though I tried and it didnt look that good either _ _" Im stumped). But ignoring dark mode... There are 3 more changes I can think of, two I have an image for. Those 2 are, the color, as I think its kinda too magenta? I know I said magenta but its kinda too purple, and the "tip" of the "tail" being behind the box, this keeps that rebellion symbolism of Madoka being teared apart, but also makes it look nicer imo. The third I didnt draw is there being less lines in the main circle, like we said before, but I think this isnt necessary. ''Ignoring dark mode'' I think that would make the logo ready for the wiki. (Okay my color looks too pink now... Idk this is annoying T-T, I dont wanna upload it again because it will probably not update fast enough so I think better colors than the ones I made on that image are {{Color|#d43472|#d43472}} for the darker and {{Color|#f858a3|#f858a3}} for the lighter) - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 20:15, 5 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::::: We could always be a little goofy and just make the "Dark Mode" the Dark Orb's Deal emblem with the same style wordmark instead, for Homura, and just make light mode "pink" accented, and dark mode "purple" accented. That said, I'm inclined to advocate for "RB_v2_light", and I swapped to your proposed colors. Will upload the SVG here. [[:File:PMWIki_LOC_Logo_Light_v1.svg]] Any thoughts [[User:0x99]]? [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 20:51, 5 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
::::::: That would be really cool but probably harder, with how much [[:File:Rebellion Image Note 218.jpg|curves her emblem has]], also no clear place to put the Puella Magi Wiki text unlike the LoC emblem. We should probably stick to the dark mode ver you made unless you do want to go through more labor lol. Also for when 0x99 gets here, could we also use this as the icon for the website? Like the icons that show up on the page tabs on browsers, right now we have just a basic P. - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 23:55, 5 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::::::: Oh the favicon? I don't even see one as-is (Firefox on Windows), but it would be nice to have a favicon, yeah. As to a dark mode version, I'll need to upload it still, but I'm holding off on another round of edits until 0x99 signs off on it before I make another. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 00:53, 6 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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==== New Logo Revisions & Editions ====<br />
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So now that it's in place, it looks *mostly* okay. Subjectively it looks the best as-is in MonoBook, but that isn't what folks are using I suspect. What versions do you need specifically for Vector 2022 and Citizen to make it work best? I assume light and dark modes yes but emblem, wordmark, both? I think the "right" move would be a combined seal wordmark, but I have no idea what admin-side options exist for use and want it to be a consistent(-ish) user experience. <br />
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As a small aside, I'd like to understand why Vector (2022) doesn't respect my Light mode / Dark mode setting at all, and forces it to Dark Mode.... I suspect [https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/issues/1272 this] might be related as we do have both Citizen and Vector 2022 but I'm not 100% sure. With the assumption that we'll be using the LoC seal variant for all items, let me know what wordmark or logo variants you need 0x99. <br />
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(Making a new section for the sake of my sanity, the conversation got pretty deep last time.) <br />
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EDIT: Did two "very wide" versions intended for Vector 2022 for light and dark mode. Uploaded them here. [[:File:PMWiki_LOC_Wordmark_Dark_v1.svg]] [[:File:PMWiki_LOC_Wordmark_Light_v1.svg]][[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 05:58, 6 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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:Thanks for this. I think it generally looks good across Citizen, Vector 2010, and Vector 2022 (with both light and dark), but we might want to separate the ("Puella Magi Wiki") wordmark out of the logo (see: [[:mw:Manual:$wgLogos]] for Citizen and Vector. So the variant are:<br />
:*logo (for Vector legacy) combined icon+wordmark (current)<br />
:*icon (emblem only without wordmark)<br />
:*wordmark (text only)<br />
:I can generate favicon from the icon. <br />
:As for theme, I plan to upgrade MediaWiki later this week (so the traffic dries down a bit) before the spoilers lift. Few extensions are stuck on an old version because of MediaWiki version lock . Hopefully Vector 2022 will be fixed when I upgrade. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 06:09, 6 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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:: Okay, will see about making these tomorrow so we have total coverage. Still, wild to see something I made in the corner. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 06:14, 6 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
::: Amazing job and thank you! -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 06:15, 6 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
: I don't see the bug you mention with Dark and Light mode in Vector 2022, but if it's fixed with an update then good for you.<br />
:And going back to the topic... well shit, I saw the conversation above before and said "I'll respond tomorrow", and today I open the site with the icon... I was going to say that the color still seems too... light? Pink-ish? (specially in Dark Mode) And that maybe we could follow the "Homura ripping Madoka" theme and maybe add some purple/dark purple at the ends (or at least to the bottom center one). I read above that gradients could be a problem though. About the different emblems for light and dark theme, it sounds very good. I understand however that this seems basically making another from scratch. Also, I understand if I'm just saying things and if I'm saying it later after the icon was already changed and that maybe it is too much of a hassle to change it back. There should be no problem with generating a small .ico from it. Also also, for the next time, can we select one or several files and upload the propositions there as new versions? You could get lost switching from files to files and not knowing what version you are even replying to. [[User:ImperviousCover|ImperviousCover]] ([[User talk:ImperviousCover|talk]]) 09:14, 6 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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This is outgrowing this page, let's move the discussion to [[Puella_Magi_Wiki_talk:Wiki_Styling_Cleanup_2026#New logo]] -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 10:03, 6 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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====Background====<br />
Since we're talking about the favicon and logo, I wanna suggest we use these for the background.<br />
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Light mode:<br />
* [[:File:Kv petal sp.png]]<br />
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Dark mode:<br />
* [[:File:Eff 113801 dot 01.png]] (not really sold on this but if we're keeping the godoka vs akuma theme)<br />
* There's also these but I can't see an elegant way to use them unless they're dimmed out or something: [[:File:Eff 113801 repeat 01.png]], [[:File:Eff 113801 dml ozomashii 01.png]], [[:File:Eff tex darkBG 01 TH.png]].<br />
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Header and footer:<br />
* If we're doing a header and footer these can be used on the background of every page. Maybe one of them can be flipped to be used as footer.<br />
* [[:File:Kv lace sp.png]]<br />
* [[:File:Kv lace pc.png]]<br />
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I also think having a background color other than white would be a good idea. Like a very soft pastel, kinda like how dark mode doesn't use completely black, but dark grey. ~ [[User:Sweet Beanie|Sweet Beanie]] ([[User talk:Sweet Beanie|talk]]) 08:26, 6 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
: I can see the petals, but the dots for the dark mode seem... weird? I would have to see them in action. Same for the headers and footers, although maybe they look better. I'm neutral for the background color changes. [[User:ImperviousCover|ImperviousCover]] ([[User talk:ImperviousCover|talk]]) 09:14, 6 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: I'm not against keeping the petals for dark mode too, but I don't know if they're transparent or just really pale. If we can use a dimmed version, this pattern repeats well: [[:File:Eff 113801 repeat 01.png]]. I'm okay with either or, though I was inspired by how the Magia Exedra wiki has done their styling. ~ [[User:Sweet Beanie|Sweet Beanie]] ([[User talk:Sweet Beanie|talk]]) 09:26, 6 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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:Not sure what would be the best way to do this; Exedra Wiki seems to do this via [[MediaWiki:Common.css]], Stardew Wiki seems to do this as an extension (and lock the entire site to Vector). Maintenance wise, Common.css is probably the best way to go. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 09:48, 6 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: Yeah, I was thinking that adding it in general classes in Common.css would be the way. [[User:ImperviousCover|ImperviousCover]] ([[User talk:ImperviousCover|talk]]) 09:51, 6 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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This is outgrowing this page, let's move the discussion to [[Puella_Magi_Wiki_talk:Wiki_Styling_Cleanup_2026#Background]] -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 10:03, 6 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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===== Signature (timestamp) Lines in ref? =====<br />
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Was going back and adding citations, remembered the signature like of five tildes for timestamp. Went "oh it'd be good to add time contexts to citations if it's a website." But for some reason it won't work. Can it be looked into / is this an option we can get potentially? it would allow better tracking of sources online, esp. with tweets and other items. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 20:21, 12 September 2026 (UTC)</div>HomuraDidNothingWronghttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Madoka_Magica_the_Movie_International_Screenings&diff=275467Madoka Magica the Movie International Screenings2026-09-12T20:19:46Z<p>HomuraDidNothingWrong: Added retrieval time.</p>
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<div>All three movies of the ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie]]'' trilogy have been screened in a number of countries around the world. For the international DVD and Blu-ray release, see [[Other Media#Overseas/International Licensing|this page]].<br />
<br />
==''Beginnings'' and ''Eternal''==<br />
The first two movies were screened in various cities and countries starting from October 2012.<br />
<br />
===United States===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
! State !! City !! Theatre !!class="unsortable"| Date<br />
|-<br />
|CA||Los Angeles|| Downtown Independent|| October 19-25, 2012, December 7-13, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|NY|| New York|| Big Cinema Manhattan ||October 20-22, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|IL||Chicago|| Music Box ||October 20, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Houston|| Alamo Drafthouse ||October 20, 2012, October 21, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|CA||San Francisco|| New People||October 20, 2012, October 21, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|MO||Kansas City|| Screenland Crossroads||November 21, 2012, December 2, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|NY||Buffalo|| The Screening Room Cinema||November 23, 2012, November 24, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|OH||Akron|| Cleveland Cinemas - Plaza ||December 4, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|OH||Cleveland|| Cleveland Cinemas - Cedar Lee||December 4, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|WA|| Seattle|| Grand Illusion|| December 9, 2012, December 10, 2012, December 12, 2012, December 17, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|PA||Pittsburgh|| The Hollywood Theatre ||December 16, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|IN||Indianapolis|| Georgetown 14 ||December 8, 2012, December 9, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|PA||Philadelphia|| Cinema 16:9 ||December 1, 2012, December 2, 2012, December 8, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|FL||Clearwater/Tampa Bay|| Clearwater Cinema Café ||December 15, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|OH||Columbus|| Gateway Film Center||January 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|GA||Atlanta|| Plaza Atlanta||December 14, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|FL||Fort Lauderdale/Miami|| Cinema Paradiso||December 22, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Dallas|| Texas Theatre||December 29, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|AL||Birmingham|| The Edge 12||December 20, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|NC||Raleigh|| Raleighwood Cinema Grill ||December 18, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|OR||Portland|| Hollywood Theatre ||December 26, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|AZ||Phoenix|| Harkins Theatres - Valley Art||January 12, 2013, February 9, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||San Francisco|| 4 Star Theatre ||January 18, 2013, February 15, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CO||Denver|| FilmCenter-Sie FilmCenter ||January 16, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|DC||Washington|| The Movies at Montgomery Mall ||January 10, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|HI||Honolulu|| Doris Duke Theater ||February 27, February 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|MA||Boston|| Brattle Theatre ||January 10, January 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NC||Greensboro|| Carousel Luxury Cinemas ||January 5, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NV||Las Vegas|| Theatre7 ||January 11, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NY||New York|| Cinema Village ||December 26, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|OK||Tulsa|| Select Cinemas ||January 20, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NM||Albuquerque|| The Guild Cinema || April 19, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|UT||Sandy||Megaplex || March 17, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CO||Littleton||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Littleton||December 18, 2013 (Movie 1+2)<br />
|-<br />
|HI||Honolulu||Doris Duke Theater||December 26, 2013 (Movie 1+2+3)<br />
|-<br />
|MO||Kansas City||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Mainstreet||November 23, 2013 (Movie 1+2)<br />
|-<br />
|NY||Yonkers||Aramo Drafthouse Cinema Yonkers||November 30, 2013 (Move 1+2)<br />
|-<br />
|PA||Pittsburg||The Hollywood Theatre||December 5, 2013 (Movie 1+2)<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Austin||Alamo Drafthouse Austin Slaughter Lane||November 24, 2013 (Movie 1), December 1, 2013 (Movie 2)<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Austin||Alamo Drafthouse Austin Lakeline||November 25, 2013 (Movie 1), December 2, 2013 (Movie 2)<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Houston||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Vintage Park||December 7, 2013 (Movie 1+2)<br />
|-<br />
|TX||San Antonio||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Westlakes||December 8, 2013 (Movie 1+2)<br />
|-<br />
|WA||Seattle||Grand Illusion||December 8, 2013 (Movie 1+2)<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===France===<br />
*Paris' Grand Rex (October 19, 2012)<br />
<br />
===Italy===<br />
* Lucca's Cinema Centrale (November 4, 2012).<br />
* All the Italian Cinemas that are associated with Dynit (''Madoka Magica'' Italian publisher). Only the Italian dub of ''Beginnings'' was screened. (July 26, 2013)<br />
<br />
===San Marino===<br />
* San Marino Anime Festival (December 8, 2012)<br />
<br />
===South Korea===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
! Location !! Theatre !!class="unsortable"| Date<br />
|-<br />
|Seoul (Junggu) Dongdaemun||Megabox||October 27, 2012<br />
|- <br />
|Seoul Hapjeong||Lotte Cinema||July 20, July 21, July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Seoul Nowon||Lotte Cinema||July 20, July 21, July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Seoul Yeongdeungpo||Lotte Cinema||July 20, July 21, July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Seoul Gasan||Lotte Cinema||July 21, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Seoul Avenuel (a.k.a. Myeongdong)||Lotte Cinema||July 20, July 21, July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Seoul Gangnam City||Lotte Cinema||July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Incheon||Lotte Cinema||July 20, July 21, July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Daejeon||Lotte Cinema||July 21, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Daegu||Lotte Cinema||July 20, July 21, July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Busan||Lotte Cinema head office||July 20, July 21, July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Gwangju||Lotte Cinema||July 21, July 28, 2013<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Taiwan=== <br />
* Vie Show Cinemas Taipei Sun (台北日新威秀影城) (October 20, 2012 for the first movie, and October 21, 2012 for the second)<br />
<br />
===Hong Kong===<br />
* MCL JP Cinema, Causeway Bay (MCL JP 銅鑼灣戲院) (October 20, 2012, October 27, 2012)<br />
<br />
===[http://www.animefestival.asia/afa12/madoka_magica.html Singapore]===<br />
* Singapore Expo Hall 8 (November 10, 2012, November 11, 2012)<br />
<br />
===Australia===<br />
* Sydney's Dendy Newtown (December 9, 2012, December 16, 2012)<br />
* Melbourne's Cinema Nova (December 9, 2012, December 15, 2012, December 22, 2012, December 23, 2012)<br />
* Brisbane's Dendy Portside (December 9, 2012)<br />
* Canberra's Dendy Canberra (December 9, 2012)<br />
<br />
===[http://www.animania.de/animagic/animagic-2013-animotion-filmfestival/madoka-magica.html Germany]===<br />
* Bonn, Animotion Film Festival (July 26-28, 2013)<br />
<br />
===Canada===<br />
The first movie was screened on [http://www.cineplex.com/Movies/MovieDetails/Madoka-Magica-Part-1-Beginnings.aspx?date=2013-03-14 March 14, 2013], with the second one following on [http://www.cineplex.com/Movies/MovieDetails/Madoka-Magica-Part-2-Eternal.aspx?date=2013-03-20 March 20, 2013], in the following cities:<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
!Province!!Location!!Theater<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="3"|AB||Calgary||Scotiabank Theatre Chinook<br />
|-<br />
|Edmonton||Cineplex Odeon South Edmonton Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Lethbridge||Galaxy Cinemas Lethbridge<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="5"|BC||Burnaby||SilverCity Metropolis Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Coquitlam||SilverCity Coquitlam Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Richmond||SilverCity Riverport Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Vancouver||Cineplex Odeon International Village<br />
|-<br />
|Victoria||SilverCity Tillicum Victoria<br />
|-<br />
|MB||Winnipeg||SilverCity Polo Park Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="15"|ON||Ancaster||SilverCity Ancaster Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Niagara Falls||Cineplex Odeon Niagara Square Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Barrie||Galaxy Cinemas Barrie<br />
|-<br />
|Guelph||Galaxy Cinemas Pergola Commons<br />
|-<br />
|Kingston||Cineplex Odeon Gardiner's Road<br />
|-<br />
|London||SilverCity London Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Mississauga||Cineplex Odeon Courtney Park Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|North York||SilverCity Fairview Mall Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Oshawa||Cineplex Odeon Oshawa Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Ottawa||SilverCity Gloucester Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Scarborough||Coliseum Scarborough Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Toronto||Cineplex Odeon Queensway Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Toronto||Cineplex Odeon Yonge & Dundas Square<br />
|-<br />
|Waterloo||Galaxy Cinemas Waterloo<br />
|-<br />
|Windsor||SilverCity Windsor Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="2"|QC||Montreal||Cinéma Banque Scotia Montréal (Scotiabank Theatre Montreal)<br />
|-<br />
|Quebec City||Cineplex Odeon Ste. Foy<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="2"|SK||Regina||Galaxy Cinemas Regina<br />
|-<br />
|Saskatoon||Galaxy Cinemas Saskatoon<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Mexico===<br />
Presented by the Kokuban group, Crunchyroll Latin America and Aniplex U.S.A. Both movies were screened starting May 18, 2013 in select [[wikipedia:Cin%C3%A9polis|'''Cinépolis''']] theaters in the following cities:<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; background-color:#FFF;"<br />
|-<br />
! State!! City !! Theater !! class="unsortable"| Date (1st Round) !! class="unsortable"| Date (2nd Round) <br />
|-<br />
|Federal District|| Mexico City || Cinépolis Fórum Buenavista || May 18, 2013 || June 22, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Jalisco|| Guadalajara || Cinépolis La Gran Plaza || May 25, 2013 || None<br />
|-<br />
|Nuevo León|| Monterrey || Cinépolis Sendero Monterrey || June 1, 2013 || None<br />
|-<br />
|Yucatán|| Mérida || Cinépolis Las Américas || June 8, 2013 || None<br />
|-<br />
|Chihuahua|| Chihuahua || Cinépolis Vallarta || None || June 29, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Baja California|| Tijuana || Cinépolis Galerías Hipódromo || None || July 13, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Veracruz|| Xalapa || Cinépolis Plaza Las Américas || None || July 20, 2013<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==''Rebellion''==<br />
===United States===<br />
The movie screened in theaters in the United States in winter. <br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
! State!! City !! Theatre !!class="unsortable"| Date<br />
|-<br />
|CA||Hollywood||Egyptian Theater ||December 3, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|AL||Birmingham||The Edge 12||December 7, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|AZ||Phoenix||Harkins Theatres - Valley Art||December 13 - December 26, 2013 <br />
|-<br />
|CA||Bakersfield||Valley Plaza 16||December 7, 2013; December 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||Los Angeles||Downtown Independent||December 6 - December 26, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||Murrieta||Cal Oaks 17||December 7, 2013; December 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||Rohnert||Rohnert Park 16||December 7, 2013; December 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||Sacramento||The Tower Theatre||December 7, 2013; December 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||San Diego||Gaslamp 15||December 7, 2013; December 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||San Francisco||Marina Theatre||December 6 - December 7, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||San Francisco||New People||December 20 - December 22, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||San Francisco||4 Star Theater||December 6 - December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CO||Littleton||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Littleton||December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|DC||Washington DC||The Movies at Montgomery Mall||December 6, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|FL||Clearwater/Tampa Bay||Clearwater Cinema Cafe||December 6, 2013; December 13, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|FL||Fort Lauderdale/Miami||Cinema Paradiso||December 6, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|FL||Hollywood||Cinema Paradiso||December 6, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|GA||Atlanta||Plaza Atlanta||December 7, 2013 <br /> December 25 - January 1, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|HI||Honolulu||Doris Duke Theater||December 27 - December 29, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|HI||Kahului||Kaahumanu 6||December 7, 2013; December 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|HI||Aiea||Pearlridge West||January 3 - January 16, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|IL||Chicago||Music Box||December 6 - December 9, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|IN||Indianapolis||Georgetown 14 Cinemas||December 7 - December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|MA||Boston||Brattle Theatre||December 6 - December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|MI||Bloomfield||The Maple Theatre||December 6, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|MO||Kansas City||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Mainstreet||December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NC||Raleigh||Raleighwood Cinema Grill||December 10, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NC||Greensboro||Carousel Luxury Cinemas||December 7, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NM||Albuquerque||The Guild Cinema||December 13 - December 14, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NY||New York||Big Cinemas Manhattan||December 6 - December 8, 2013 <br /> December 13 - December 19, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NY||New York||Cinema Village||December 20 - January 9, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|NY||Buffalo||The Screening Room Cinema Cafe||December 6 - December 9, 2013 <br /> December 14, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NY||Yonkers||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Yonkers||December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|OH||Cleveland||Cleveland Cinemas - Cedar Lee||December 8, 2013; December 22, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|OK||Tulsa||Select Cinemas - RiverWalk Movies||December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|OR||Portland||Hollywood Theatre||December 6, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|PA||Pittsburgh||The Hollywood Theatre||December 6 - December 7, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Austin||Alamo Drafthouse Austin Slaughter Lane||December 6, 2013; December 10, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Austin||Alamo Drafthouse Austin Lakeline||December 8, 2013; December 10, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Houston||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Vintage Park||December 7 - December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Houston||Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park||December 7 - December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Dallas||Texas Theatre||December 7, 2013; December 14, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Plano||Angelika Film Center & Café - Plano||December 8, 2013; December 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|TX||San Antonio||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Westlakes||December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|UT||Sandy||Megaplex Theatres - Jordan Commons||December 7, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|WA||Seattle||Grand Illusion||December 6, 2013 - December 9, 2013 <br /> January 4, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|VA||Fairfax||Angelika Film Center & Café - Plano||December 12, 2013; December 14, 2013; December 18, 2013<br />
|}<br />
<br />
Columbus and Las Vegas had showings announced but subsequently canceled.<br />
<br />
===Canada===<br />
The tickets went on sale on November 1st, 2013. The movie screened on December 9th and 15th, 2013. Due to overwhelming demand, encore presentation was added at Toronto Y&D between December 27th, 2013 and January 2nd, 2014.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
!Province!!Location!!Theater<br />
|-<br />
|BC||Vancouver||Cineplex Odeon International Village<br />
|-<br />
|BC||Burnaby||SilverCity Metropolis Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|BC||Richmond||SilverCity Riverport Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|BC||Coquitlam||SilverCity Coquitlam Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|BC||Victoria||SilverCity Tillicum Victoria<br />
|-<br />
|MB||Winnipeg||SilverCity Polo Park Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|AB||Lethbridge||Galaxy Cinemas Lethbridge<br />
|-<br />
|AB||Edmonton||Cineplex Odeon South Edmonton Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|AB||Calgary||Scotiabank Theatre Chinook<br />
|-<br />
|SK||Regina||Galaxy Cinemas Regina<br />
|-<br />
|SK||Saskatoon||Galaxy Cinemas Saskatoon<br />
|-<br />
|ON||North York||SilverCity Fairview Mall Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Guelph||Galaxy Cinemas Pergola Commons<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Mississauga||Cineplex Odeon Courtney Park<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Toronto||Cineplex Odeon Yonge & Dundas Square<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Barrie||Galaxy Cinemas Barrie<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Niagara Falls||Cineplex Odeon Niagara Square Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Kingston||Cineplex Odeon Gardiner's Road<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Toronto||Cineplex Odeon Queensway Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Waterloo||Galaxy Cinemas Waterloo<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Oshawa||Cineplex Odeon Oshawa Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Scarborough||Coliseum Scarborough Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Ancaster||SilverCity Ancaster Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||London||SilverCity London Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Ottawa||SilverCity Gloucester Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Windsor||SilverCity Windsor Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|QC||Quebec City||Cineplex Odeon Ste. Foy<br />
|-<br />
|QC||Montreal||Cinema Banque Scotia Montreal (Scotiabank Theatre Montreal)<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Mexico===<br />
''Rebellion''was screened in Mexico on February 2014. [https://www.facebook.com/notes/puella-magi-madoka-magica-en-m%C3%A9xico/preguntas-frecuentes-konnichiwa-festival-faq/465413503563982 Screening details via official Facebook page]<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
! State!! City !! Theater !! Date<br />
|-<br />
|Federal District|| Mexico City || Cinépolis Fórum Buenavista || January 18, 2014 <br />
|-<br />
|Nuevo León|| Monterrey || Cinépolis Galerias Monterrey || February 1 - February 2, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Yucatan|| Merida || Cinépolis Altabrisas|| February 1 - February 2, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|San Luis Potosí|| San Luis Potosí || Cinépolis Plaza Sanborns San Luis || February 1 - February 2, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Guanajuato|| Leon || Cinépolis Centro Max || February 1 - February 2, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Queretaro|| Queretaro || Cinépolis Sendero Queretaro || February 1 - February 2, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Chihuahua|| Ciudad Juárez || Cinépolis Las misiones || February 8 - February 9, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Tabasco|| Villahermosa || Cinépolis Las Americas || February 8 - February 9, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Sinaloa|| Culiacan || Cinépolis Culiacan || February 8 - February 9, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Puebla|| Puebla || Cinépolis Angelopolis || February 8 - February 9, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Federal District|| Mexico City || Cinépolis Universidad || February 8 - February 9, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Baja California|| Tijuana || Cinépolis Plaza Rio || February 15 - February 16, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Sonora|| Hermosillo || Cinépolis Galerias Mall || February 15 - February 16, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Jalisco|| Guadalajara || Cinépolis Galerias Guadalajara || February 15 - February 16, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Michoacan|| Morelia || Cinépolis Plaza Morelia || February 15 - February 16, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|México|| Toluca || Cinépolis Galeria Metepec || February 15 - February 16, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Quintana Roo|| Cancun || La Gran Plaza Cancun || February 22 - February 23, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Chihuahua|| Chihuahua || Cinépolis Chihuahua || February 22 - February 23, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Morelos|| Cuernavaca || Cinépolis Cuernavaca || February 22 - February 23, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Veracruz|| Veracruz || Cinépolis Las Americas Veracruz || February 22 - February 23, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Durango|| Durango || Cinépolis Durango || February 22 - February 23, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===France===<br />
''Rebellion'' was screened for one night at Le Grand Rex, Paris on November 22, 2013 and at [http://www.lesecranstourcoing.com/evenement/TG_-_Puella_Magi_Madoka.pdf Les Écrans de Tourcoing on November 23.]<br />
<br />
===Taiwan===<br />
The movie was screened at the following places and time:<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
!Location!!Theater!!Date<br />
|-<br />
|Taipei||Vie Show Cinemas Taipei Hsin Yi (台北信義威秀影城)||November 23-24, 30, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Taichung||Vie Show Cinemas Taichung Mode Mall (台中新時代威秀影城)||November 23-24, 30, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Kaohsiung||Vie Show Cinemas Kaohsiung FE21 (高雄大遠百威秀影城)||November 23-24, 30, 2013<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Hong Kong===<br />
The movie was screened in Causeway Bay MCL JP Cinema on November 30-December 1. [https://www.facebook.com/events/1426607247562285/ AnimuseHK]<br />
<br />
===South Korea===<br />
The movie was screened on November 30-December 1 at Megabox Dongdaemun, Seoul.<br />
[https://twitter.com/ANIPLUSTV/status/393251571540049920][http://www.aniplustv.com/main.asp?goCode=4#/board/view.asp?gCode=CM&sCode=001&board_id=4&idx=22045&rePage=1][http://www.aniplustv.com/main.asp?goCode=4#/event/view.asp?gCode=EV&sCode=001&idx=58&event_id=1&gubun=ing]<br />
<br />
===Australia===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
! City !! Theater !! Date<br />
|-<br />
| Melbourne || Cinema Nova || February 1 - February 2, 2014<br />
|-<br />
| Sydney || Dendy Newtown || February 1, 2014<br />
|-<br />
| Brisbane || Dendy Portside || February 1, 2014<br />
|-<br />
| Canberra || Dendy Canberra || February 1, 2014<br />
|-<br />
| Hobart || State Cinema || February 1, 2014<br />
|-<br />
| Adelaide || Palace Nova Eastend || February 1, 2014<br />
|-<br />
| Perth || Luna Leederville || Feburary 1, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===New Zealand===<br />
''Rebellion'' screened in Auckland, New Zealand on February 1st, 2014 at Academy Cinema.<br />
<br />
===Singapore===<br />
''Rebellion'' screened in Singapore for a limited screening on the 8th and 9th of February 2014 at Cathay Cineleisure Orchard. [http://www.afachan.asia/2014/01/movie-puella-magi-madoka-magica-rebellion-8-9-feb-2014/]<br />
<br />
===Italy===<br />
<br />
''Rebellion'' screened in Italy for a single day on July 2nd, 2014 at Nexo Digital.<ref>https://www.nexostudios.it/movie/madoka-magica-la-storia-della-ribellione/, retrieved 20:19, 12 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
</ref><br />
<br />
[[Category:Overseas/International Licensing]]</div>HomuraDidNothingWronghttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Madoka_Magica_the_Movie_International_Screenings&diff=275466Madoka Magica the Movie International Screenings2026-09-12T20:15:35Z<p>HomuraDidNothingWrong: Added note about italian screening.</p>
<hr />
<div>All three movies of the ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie]]'' trilogy have been screened in a number of countries around the world. For the international DVD and Blu-ray release, see [[Other Media#Overseas/International Licensing|this page]].<br />
<br />
==''Beginnings'' and ''Eternal''==<br />
The first two movies were screened in various cities and countries starting from October 2012.<br />
<br />
===United States===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
! State !! City !! Theatre !!class="unsortable"| Date<br />
|-<br />
|CA||Los Angeles|| Downtown Independent|| October 19-25, 2012, December 7-13, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|NY|| New York|| Big Cinema Manhattan ||October 20-22, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|IL||Chicago|| Music Box ||October 20, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Houston|| Alamo Drafthouse ||October 20, 2012, October 21, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|CA||San Francisco|| New People||October 20, 2012, October 21, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|MO||Kansas City|| Screenland Crossroads||November 21, 2012, December 2, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|NY||Buffalo|| The Screening Room Cinema||November 23, 2012, November 24, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|OH||Akron|| Cleveland Cinemas - Plaza ||December 4, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|OH||Cleveland|| Cleveland Cinemas - Cedar Lee||December 4, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|WA|| Seattle|| Grand Illusion|| December 9, 2012, December 10, 2012, December 12, 2012, December 17, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|PA||Pittsburgh|| The Hollywood Theatre ||December 16, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|IN||Indianapolis|| Georgetown 14 ||December 8, 2012, December 9, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|PA||Philadelphia|| Cinema 16:9 ||December 1, 2012, December 2, 2012, December 8, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|FL||Clearwater/Tampa Bay|| Clearwater Cinema Café ||December 15, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|OH||Columbus|| Gateway Film Center||January 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|GA||Atlanta|| Plaza Atlanta||December 14, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|FL||Fort Lauderdale/Miami|| Cinema Paradiso||December 22, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Dallas|| Texas Theatre||December 29, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|AL||Birmingham|| The Edge 12||December 20, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|NC||Raleigh|| Raleighwood Cinema Grill ||December 18, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|OR||Portland|| Hollywood Theatre ||December 26, 2012<br />
|-<br />
|AZ||Phoenix|| Harkins Theatres - Valley Art||January 12, 2013, February 9, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||San Francisco|| 4 Star Theatre ||January 18, 2013, February 15, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CO||Denver|| FilmCenter-Sie FilmCenter ||January 16, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|DC||Washington|| The Movies at Montgomery Mall ||January 10, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|HI||Honolulu|| Doris Duke Theater ||February 27, February 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|MA||Boston|| Brattle Theatre ||January 10, January 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NC||Greensboro|| Carousel Luxury Cinemas ||January 5, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NV||Las Vegas|| Theatre7 ||January 11, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NY||New York|| Cinema Village ||December 26, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|OK||Tulsa|| Select Cinemas ||January 20, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NM||Albuquerque|| The Guild Cinema || April 19, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|UT||Sandy||Megaplex || March 17, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CO||Littleton||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Littleton||December 18, 2013 (Movie 1+2)<br />
|-<br />
|HI||Honolulu||Doris Duke Theater||December 26, 2013 (Movie 1+2+3)<br />
|-<br />
|MO||Kansas City||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Mainstreet||November 23, 2013 (Movie 1+2)<br />
|-<br />
|NY||Yonkers||Aramo Drafthouse Cinema Yonkers||November 30, 2013 (Move 1+2)<br />
|-<br />
|PA||Pittsburg||The Hollywood Theatre||December 5, 2013 (Movie 1+2)<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Austin||Alamo Drafthouse Austin Slaughter Lane||November 24, 2013 (Movie 1), December 1, 2013 (Movie 2)<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Austin||Alamo Drafthouse Austin Lakeline||November 25, 2013 (Movie 1), December 2, 2013 (Movie 2)<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Houston||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Vintage Park||December 7, 2013 (Movie 1+2)<br />
|-<br />
|TX||San Antonio||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Westlakes||December 8, 2013 (Movie 1+2)<br />
|-<br />
|WA||Seattle||Grand Illusion||December 8, 2013 (Movie 1+2)<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===France===<br />
*Paris' Grand Rex (October 19, 2012)<br />
<br />
===Italy===<br />
* Lucca's Cinema Centrale (November 4, 2012).<br />
* All the Italian Cinemas that are associated with Dynit (''Madoka Magica'' Italian publisher). Only the Italian dub of ''Beginnings'' was screened. (July 26, 2013)<br />
<br />
===San Marino===<br />
* San Marino Anime Festival (December 8, 2012)<br />
<br />
===South Korea===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
! Location !! Theatre !!class="unsortable"| Date<br />
|-<br />
|Seoul (Junggu) Dongdaemun||Megabox||October 27, 2012<br />
|- <br />
|Seoul Hapjeong||Lotte Cinema||July 20, July 21, July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Seoul Nowon||Lotte Cinema||July 20, July 21, July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Seoul Yeongdeungpo||Lotte Cinema||July 20, July 21, July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Seoul Gasan||Lotte Cinema||July 21, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Seoul Avenuel (a.k.a. Myeongdong)||Lotte Cinema||July 20, July 21, July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Seoul Gangnam City||Lotte Cinema||July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Incheon||Lotte Cinema||July 20, July 21, July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Daejeon||Lotte Cinema||July 21, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Daegu||Lotte Cinema||July 20, July 21, July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Busan||Lotte Cinema head office||July 20, July 21, July 27, July 28, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Gwangju||Lotte Cinema||July 21, July 28, 2013<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Taiwan=== <br />
* Vie Show Cinemas Taipei Sun (台北日新威秀影城) (October 20, 2012 for the first movie, and October 21, 2012 for the second)<br />
<br />
===Hong Kong===<br />
* MCL JP Cinema, Causeway Bay (MCL JP 銅鑼灣戲院) (October 20, 2012, October 27, 2012)<br />
<br />
===[http://www.animefestival.asia/afa12/madoka_magica.html Singapore]===<br />
* Singapore Expo Hall 8 (November 10, 2012, November 11, 2012)<br />
<br />
===Australia===<br />
* Sydney's Dendy Newtown (December 9, 2012, December 16, 2012)<br />
* Melbourne's Cinema Nova (December 9, 2012, December 15, 2012, December 22, 2012, December 23, 2012)<br />
* Brisbane's Dendy Portside (December 9, 2012)<br />
* Canberra's Dendy Canberra (December 9, 2012)<br />
<br />
===[http://www.animania.de/animagic/animagic-2013-animotion-filmfestival/madoka-magica.html Germany]===<br />
* Bonn, Animotion Film Festival (July 26-28, 2013)<br />
<br />
===Canada===<br />
The first movie was screened on [http://www.cineplex.com/Movies/MovieDetails/Madoka-Magica-Part-1-Beginnings.aspx?date=2013-03-14 March 14, 2013], with the second one following on [http://www.cineplex.com/Movies/MovieDetails/Madoka-Magica-Part-2-Eternal.aspx?date=2013-03-20 March 20, 2013], in the following cities:<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
!Province!!Location!!Theater<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="3"|AB||Calgary||Scotiabank Theatre Chinook<br />
|-<br />
|Edmonton||Cineplex Odeon South Edmonton Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Lethbridge||Galaxy Cinemas Lethbridge<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="5"|BC||Burnaby||SilverCity Metropolis Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Coquitlam||SilverCity Coquitlam Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Richmond||SilverCity Riverport Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Vancouver||Cineplex Odeon International Village<br />
|-<br />
|Victoria||SilverCity Tillicum Victoria<br />
|-<br />
|MB||Winnipeg||SilverCity Polo Park Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="15"|ON||Ancaster||SilverCity Ancaster Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Niagara Falls||Cineplex Odeon Niagara Square Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Barrie||Galaxy Cinemas Barrie<br />
|-<br />
|Guelph||Galaxy Cinemas Pergola Commons<br />
|-<br />
|Kingston||Cineplex Odeon Gardiner's Road<br />
|-<br />
|London||SilverCity London Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Mississauga||Cineplex Odeon Courtney Park Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|North York||SilverCity Fairview Mall Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Oshawa||Cineplex Odeon Oshawa Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Ottawa||SilverCity Gloucester Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Scarborough||Coliseum Scarborough Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Toronto||Cineplex Odeon Queensway Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|Toronto||Cineplex Odeon Yonge & Dundas Square<br />
|-<br />
|Waterloo||Galaxy Cinemas Waterloo<br />
|-<br />
|Windsor||SilverCity Windsor Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="2"|QC||Montreal||Cinéma Banque Scotia Montréal (Scotiabank Theatre Montreal)<br />
|-<br />
|Quebec City||Cineplex Odeon Ste. Foy<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="2"|SK||Regina||Galaxy Cinemas Regina<br />
|-<br />
|Saskatoon||Galaxy Cinemas Saskatoon<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Mexico===<br />
Presented by the Kokuban group, Crunchyroll Latin America and Aniplex U.S.A. Both movies were screened starting May 18, 2013 in select [[wikipedia:Cin%C3%A9polis|'''Cinépolis''']] theaters in the following cities:<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; background-color:#FFF;"<br />
|-<br />
! State!! City !! Theater !! class="unsortable"| Date (1st Round) !! class="unsortable"| Date (2nd Round) <br />
|-<br />
|Federal District|| Mexico City || Cinépolis Fórum Buenavista || May 18, 2013 || June 22, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Jalisco|| Guadalajara || Cinépolis La Gran Plaza || May 25, 2013 || None<br />
|-<br />
|Nuevo León|| Monterrey || Cinépolis Sendero Monterrey || June 1, 2013 || None<br />
|-<br />
|Yucatán|| Mérida || Cinépolis Las Américas || June 8, 2013 || None<br />
|-<br />
|Chihuahua|| Chihuahua || Cinépolis Vallarta || None || June 29, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Baja California|| Tijuana || Cinépolis Galerías Hipódromo || None || July 13, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Veracruz|| Xalapa || Cinépolis Plaza Las Américas || None || July 20, 2013<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==''Rebellion''==<br />
===United States===<br />
The movie screened in theaters in the United States in winter. <br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
! State!! City !! Theatre !!class="unsortable"| Date<br />
|-<br />
|CA||Hollywood||Egyptian Theater ||December 3, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|AL||Birmingham||The Edge 12||December 7, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|AZ||Phoenix||Harkins Theatres - Valley Art||December 13 - December 26, 2013 <br />
|-<br />
|CA||Bakersfield||Valley Plaza 16||December 7, 2013; December 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||Los Angeles||Downtown Independent||December 6 - December 26, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||Murrieta||Cal Oaks 17||December 7, 2013; December 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||Rohnert||Rohnert Park 16||December 7, 2013; December 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||Sacramento||The Tower Theatre||December 7, 2013; December 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||San Diego||Gaslamp 15||December 7, 2013; December 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||San Francisco||Marina Theatre||December 6 - December 7, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||San Francisco||New People||December 20 - December 22, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CA||San Francisco||4 Star Theater||December 6 - December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|CO||Littleton||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Littleton||December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|DC||Washington DC||The Movies at Montgomery Mall||December 6, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|FL||Clearwater/Tampa Bay||Clearwater Cinema Cafe||December 6, 2013; December 13, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|FL||Fort Lauderdale/Miami||Cinema Paradiso||December 6, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|FL||Hollywood||Cinema Paradiso||December 6, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|GA||Atlanta||Plaza Atlanta||December 7, 2013 <br /> December 25 - January 1, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|HI||Honolulu||Doris Duke Theater||December 27 - December 29, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|HI||Kahului||Kaahumanu 6||December 7, 2013; December 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|HI||Aiea||Pearlridge West||January 3 - January 16, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|IL||Chicago||Music Box||December 6 - December 9, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|IN||Indianapolis||Georgetown 14 Cinemas||December 7 - December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|MA||Boston||Brattle Theatre||December 6 - December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|MI||Bloomfield||The Maple Theatre||December 6, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|MO||Kansas City||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Mainstreet||December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NC||Raleigh||Raleighwood Cinema Grill||December 10, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NC||Greensboro||Carousel Luxury Cinemas||December 7, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NM||Albuquerque||The Guild Cinema||December 13 - December 14, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NY||New York||Big Cinemas Manhattan||December 6 - December 8, 2013 <br /> December 13 - December 19, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NY||New York||Cinema Village||December 20 - January 9, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|NY||Buffalo||The Screening Room Cinema Cafe||December 6 - December 9, 2013 <br /> December 14, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|NY||Yonkers||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Yonkers||December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|OH||Cleveland||Cleveland Cinemas - Cedar Lee||December 8, 2013; December 22, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|OK||Tulsa||Select Cinemas - RiverWalk Movies||December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|OR||Portland||Hollywood Theatre||December 6, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|PA||Pittsburgh||The Hollywood Theatre||December 6 - December 7, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Austin||Alamo Drafthouse Austin Slaughter Lane||December 6, 2013; December 10, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Austin||Alamo Drafthouse Austin Lakeline||December 8, 2013; December 10, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Houston||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Vintage Park||December 7 - December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Houston||Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park||December 7 - December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Dallas||Texas Theatre||December 7, 2013; December 14, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|TX||Plano||Angelika Film Center & Café - Plano||December 8, 2013; December 12, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|TX||San Antonio||Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Westlakes||December 8, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|UT||Sandy||Megaplex Theatres - Jordan Commons||December 7, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|WA||Seattle||Grand Illusion||December 6, 2013 - December 9, 2013 <br /> January 4, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|VA||Fairfax||Angelika Film Center & Café - Plano||December 12, 2013; December 14, 2013; December 18, 2013<br />
|}<br />
<br />
Columbus and Las Vegas had showings announced but subsequently canceled.<br />
<br />
===Canada===<br />
The tickets went on sale on November 1st, 2013. The movie screened on December 9th and 15th, 2013. Due to overwhelming demand, encore presentation was added at Toronto Y&D between December 27th, 2013 and January 2nd, 2014.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
!Province!!Location!!Theater<br />
|-<br />
|BC||Vancouver||Cineplex Odeon International Village<br />
|-<br />
|BC||Burnaby||SilverCity Metropolis Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|BC||Richmond||SilverCity Riverport Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|BC||Coquitlam||SilverCity Coquitlam Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|BC||Victoria||SilverCity Tillicum Victoria<br />
|-<br />
|MB||Winnipeg||SilverCity Polo Park Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|AB||Lethbridge||Galaxy Cinemas Lethbridge<br />
|-<br />
|AB||Edmonton||Cineplex Odeon South Edmonton Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|AB||Calgary||Scotiabank Theatre Chinook<br />
|-<br />
|SK||Regina||Galaxy Cinemas Regina<br />
|-<br />
|SK||Saskatoon||Galaxy Cinemas Saskatoon<br />
|-<br />
|ON||North York||SilverCity Fairview Mall Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Guelph||Galaxy Cinemas Pergola Commons<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Mississauga||Cineplex Odeon Courtney Park<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Toronto||Cineplex Odeon Yonge & Dundas Square<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Barrie||Galaxy Cinemas Barrie<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Niagara Falls||Cineplex Odeon Niagara Square Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Kingston||Cineplex Odeon Gardiner's Road<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Toronto||Cineplex Odeon Queensway Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Waterloo||Galaxy Cinemas Waterloo<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Oshawa||Cineplex Odeon Oshawa Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Scarborough||Coliseum Scarborough Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Ancaster||SilverCity Ancaster Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||London||SilverCity London Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Ottawa||SilverCity Gloucester Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|ON||Windsor||SilverCity Windsor Cinemas<br />
|-<br />
|QC||Quebec City||Cineplex Odeon Ste. Foy<br />
|-<br />
|QC||Montreal||Cinema Banque Scotia Montreal (Scotiabank Theatre Montreal)<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Mexico===<br />
''Rebellion''was screened in Mexico on February 2014. [https://www.facebook.com/notes/puella-magi-madoka-magica-en-m%C3%A9xico/preguntas-frecuentes-konnichiwa-festival-faq/465413503563982 Screening details via official Facebook page]<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
! State!! City !! Theater !! Date<br />
|-<br />
|Federal District|| Mexico City || Cinépolis Fórum Buenavista || January 18, 2014 <br />
|-<br />
|Nuevo León|| Monterrey || Cinépolis Galerias Monterrey || February 1 - February 2, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Yucatan|| Merida || Cinépolis Altabrisas|| February 1 - February 2, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|San Luis Potosí|| San Luis Potosí || Cinépolis Plaza Sanborns San Luis || February 1 - February 2, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Guanajuato|| Leon || Cinépolis Centro Max || February 1 - February 2, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Queretaro|| Queretaro || Cinépolis Sendero Queretaro || February 1 - February 2, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Chihuahua|| Ciudad Juárez || Cinépolis Las misiones || February 8 - February 9, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Tabasco|| Villahermosa || Cinépolis Las Americas || February 8 - February 9, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Sinaloa|| Culiacan || Cinépolis Culiacan || February 8 - February 9, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Puebla|| Puebla || Cinépolis Angelopolis || February 8 - February 9, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Federal District|| Mexico City || Cinépolis Universidad || February 8 - February 9, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Baja California|| Tijuana || Cinépolis Plaza Rio || February 15 - February 16, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Sonora|| Hermosillo || Cinépolis Galerias Mall || February 15 - February 16, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Jalisco|| Guadalajara || Cinépolis Galerias Guadalajara || February 15 - February 16, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Michoacan|| Morelia || Cinépolis Plaza Morelia || February 15 - February 16, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|México|| Toluca || Cinépolis Galeria Metepec || February 15 - February 16, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Quintana Roo|| Cancun || La Gran Plaza Cancun || February 22 - February 23, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Chihuahua|| Chihuahua || Cinépolis Chihuahua || February 22 - February 23, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Morelos|| Cuernavaca || Cinépolis Cuernavaca || February 22 - February 23, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Veracruz|| Veracruz || Cinépolis Las Americas Veracruz || February 22 - February 23, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|Durango|| Durango || Cinépolis Durango || February 22 - February 23, 2014<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===France===<br />
''Rebellion'' was screened for one night at Le Grand Rex, Paris on November 22, 2013 and at [http://www.lesecranstourcoing.com/evenement/TG_-_Puella_Magi_Madoka.pdf Les Écrans de Tourcoing on November 23.]<br />
<br />
===Taiwan===<br />
The movie was screened at the following places and time:<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
!Location!!Theater!!Date<br />
|-<br />
|Taipei||Vie Show Cinemas Taipei Hsin Yi (台北信義威秀影城)||November 23-24, 30, 2013<br />
|-<br />
|Taichung||Vie Show Cinemas Taichung Mode Mall (台中新時代威秀影城)||November 23-24, 30, 2013<br />
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|Kaohsiung||Vie Show Cinemas Kaohsiung FE21 (高雄大遠百威秀影城)||November 23-24, 30, 2013<br />
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===Hong Kong===<br />
The movie was screened in Causeway Bay MCL JP Cinema on November 30-December 1. [https://www.facebook.com/events/1426607247562285/ AnimuseHK]<br />
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===South Korea===<br />
The movie was screened on November 30-December 1 at Megabox Dongdaemun, Seoul.<br />
[https://twitter.com/ANIPLUSTV/status/393251571540049920][http://www.aniplustv.com/main.asp?goCode=4#/board/view.asp?gCode=CM&sCode=001&board_id=4&idx=22045&rePage=1][http://www.aniplustv.com/main.asp?goCode=4#/event/view.asp?gCode=EV&sCode=001&idx=58&event_id=1&gubun=ing]<br />
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===Australia===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"<br />
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! City !! Theater !! Date<br />
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| Melbourne || Cinema Nova || February 1 - February 2, 2014<br />
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| Sydney || Dendy Newtown || February 1, 2014<br />
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| Brisbane || Dendy Portside || February 1, 2014<br />
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| Canberra || Dendy Canberra || February 1, 2014<br />
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| Hobart || State Cinema || February 1, 2014<br />
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| Adelaide || Palace Nova Eastend || February 1, 2014<br />
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| Perth || Luna Leederville || Feburary 1, 2014<br />
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|}<br />
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===New Zealand===<br />
''Rebellion'' screened in Auckland, New Zealand on February 1st, 2014 at Academy Cinema.<br />
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===Singapore===<br />
''Rebellion'' screened in Singapore for a limited screening on the 8th and 9th of February 2014 at Cathay Cineleisure Orchard. [http://www.afachan.asia/2014/01/movie-puella-magi-madoka-magica-rebellion-8-9-feb-2014/]<br />
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===Italy===<br />
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''Rebellion'' screened in Italy for a single day on July 2nd, 2014 at Nexo Digital.<ref>https://www.nexostudios.it/movie/madoka-magica-la-storia-della-ribellione/<!-- Note: While the page displays no year, Wednesday July 2nd did appear in the year 2014 like the other screenings. --></ref><br />
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[[Category:Overseas/International Licensing]]</div>HomuraDidNothingWronghttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Talk:Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_the_Movie_-Walpurgisnacht:_Rising-&diff=275460Talk:Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-2026-09-12T19:23:58Z<p>HomuraDidNothingWrong: add seiyuu note</p>
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<div>== Title ==<br />
Should this page be renamed? The wiki generally uses English names whenever possible, and we've known the EN title for 2 years already. Though there's a problem with spelling, the "teaser trailer" from 2021 calls it "Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-", while the 1st trailer from 2023 calls it "Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising-" (difference in colon presence). [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 18:37, 10 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
:I just realized that this should probably at least have "the Movie" to be consistent with Rebellion. I'm not sure about the : position though, Walpurgisnacht: Rising seems more correct. If we ignore the stylized hyphens, this would be either:<br />
:# "Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht Rising" (current style, but add "the Movie")<br />
:# "Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising" (too many :s?)<br />
:# "Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Walpurgisnacht: Rising" (avoid double :, but looks weird)<br />
:I would personally go with (3), and redirect the rest. But let's wait until we have more thoughts on this. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 17:36, 25 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
:: They all look good, though I would prefer the second if we had to choose that. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 18:10, 25 September 2023 (UTC)<br />
::: We should probably move this to ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: —Walpurgisnacht: Rising—'' just to keep it accurate, even if it doesn't look the best. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 00:49, 11 May 2025 (UTC)<br />
:::: I'm thinking of renaming this to [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-]] to be consistent with [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Rebellion-]] (drop the : and use normal dash) -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 17:21, 31 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
::::: This is now done, I still kept the colon between "Walpurgisnahct: Rising", even though the official title dropped it for some reason (even though it's still present in the logo). Let me know if you think we should use "Walpurgisnacht Rising" also. Now all the movies have somewhat consistent titles. (side note: I also fixed [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Rebellion- Manga]] to be consistent, since we'll probably have [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Manga]] soon-ish). -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 03:52, 8 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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== "Otherworld" ==<br />
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I was reading the page and noticed something I didn't realize before.<br />
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"Gekidan Inu Curry as a designer of the '''otherworld'''".<br />
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Is this a mistranslation, or is it a genuine new "world"? If a new world, I'll add a theory I have on it to the theory section. I just want to make sure it isn't a typo first. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 16:43, 28 January 2024 (UTC)<br />
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== Theory for "Walpurginacht Rising" ==<br />
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Theory for the movie, is that the movie is going to be about homura vs. homura, one of the homura’s being the bad one and one being the good one. How that would happen is that when homura was going back in time, there was a time rip that created an alternate universe, that there were 2 versions of her and during that time a new character was created, the character has the same features of madoka and the color palette as homura. More into that, in the movie the other characters, (kyoko, mami and sayaka) could have formed a group to fight against witches, therefore the use of bandages, the reason for this is because in the rebellion movie, homura at the end summons witches and witches are normalized in homura's universe. Adding onto the that, I feel as the plot of the movie would mainly be focused on Homura. Since Homura has time traveling powers, all the universes she created still exist. When she messes up in one, then she just makes another one, my theory (as I stated above with the time rip) is that Homura, (the good one) will be trying to stop the bad one from bringing suffering and recklessness into the 'world' and finally realizing what is good for Madoka, therefore her motivation to stop her 'future self' (the bad homura)<br />
--[[User:Eveearii|Eveearii]] ([[User talk:Eveearii|talk]]) 21:49, 17 April 2024 (UTC)<br />
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== Play on words (Or names and also Magical Girl outfits) with "Sayaka Miki, Homura Akeme" and "Madoka Kaname" ==<br />
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Madoka’s and Sayaka’s witch form is similar to 1633’s traditional clothing for the wealthy, not to mention, Madokas, and Sayaka’s magical girl outfits are very very similar to 1633 German clothing. Coincidentally the name “Madoka” is, <br />
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1 word, 6 letters, 3 vowels, and 3 consonants = 1633. <br />
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the name “Sayaka” is,<br />
1 word, 6 letters, 3 vowels and 3 consonants = 1633.<br />
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The name “Homura” is,<br />
1 word, 6 letters, 3 vowels and 3 consonants=1633.<br />
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Now with Homura, the name Homura is associated with the spirit animal snake, which could be a clue that magica quartet is using a play on names, which also backs up the association with homuras, Madokas and Sayakas name all have the name amount of letters, vowel, and consonants. (Snake was shown in the movie poster) <br />
[https://madokamagicausa.com/ Movie Poster] [https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1660-1669/ Clothing]<br />
--[[User:Eveearii|Eveearii]] ([[User talk:Eveearii|talk]]) 21:56, 17 April 2024 (UTC)<br />
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== Tarot Theory ==<br />
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Ever since the first trailer for the movie there has been a minor presence of Tarot cards. At the beginning of the first trailer Homura was seen in front of the Moon card (#18). I also theorize that the scene in the second trailer (the one where Homura is looking at her refection via pocket mirror) also has involvement with tarot cards. You see at the bottom of the mirror, the runes spell "FOOL". Now there is actually a card that is named the fool(#0).This leads me to believe that the movie itself will have a somewhat huge roll. --[[User:JhasmineWisheart|JhasmineWisheart]] 3:04 PM, 1 Oct 2024 (CDT)<br />
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== Third Trailer ==<br />
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Since the third trailer leaked, would we be for or against uploading screenshots from it? Since it was technically not officially released, I can see both sides. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 14:51, 29 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
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:I mean, looking at Concept Movie's page, there are still some old screenshots that are veeeeeery clearly from a bootlegged unofficial recording. So there's precedent on the Wiki to include them [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 14:58, 29 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
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::I have mixed feelings. On one hand I think we should wait for the trailer to be officially uploaded on youtube. That way we can get clearer screenshots. But on the other hand it would be cool to have screen shots from the leak so we can compare the two. Plus there is a possibility that the video could be taken down so it would be good to upload the screenshots to document this. So i'm leaning more towards uploading the screenshots. [[User:JhasmineWisheart|JhasmineWisheart]] ([[User talk:JhasmineWisheart|talk]])10:17 AM, 29 October 2024 (CDT)<br />
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:::Cool. I'll take screenshots when I am available. [[User:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]] ([[User talk:Amaterasu|talk]]) 16:57, 29 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
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:::: I actually already exported every frame from the Twitter video with FFMPEG. The whole folder is 1.2 GB. I also did the same with the 2nd W:R trailer and Concept Movie, and I can pretty much do it for anything if that's needed. Which is to say, if I were to share those, what'd be a good way? [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 17:28, 29 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
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::::: I think uploading it to google drive and sharing it via a link would be the best way to share that sorta stuff. [[User:JhasmineWisheart|JhasmineWisheart]] ([[User talk:JhasmineWisheart|talk]])1:01 PM, 29 October 2024 (CDT)<br />
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:::::: It's still uploading but [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qXyuorT2Dgamo9q1YtTsvIIqbT1TzYIm?usp=sharing here]. Unfortunately I won't be able to fit all the trailers here, 15 GB is wayyyy too little and that's what GDrive gives you for free. Wah [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 18:13, 29 October 2024 (UTC)<br />
::: So now that the trailer was just dropped on yt, are we still going through with the plan of uploading both the twitter and the official trailer release screenshots? [[User:JhasmineWisheart|JhasmineWisheart]] ([[User talk:JhasmineWisheart|talk]])8:25 AM, 1 November 2024 (CDT)<br />
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:To be honest, I'm not too comfortable with having leaked stuff in the wiki, especially that I live in Japan, and this sadly opens myself (and the wiki) to possible lawsuits (although IANAL). For now I've paraphasing it acknowledging that it happened without actually linking to the illegal upload but still not sure about the screenshots. For Concept Movie, I think it would be nice if we could replace it with the official ones (unless there's a clear difference). -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 03:09, 8 November 2024 (UTC)<br />
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::For the screenshots we have on the wiki, there's no difference (it's only [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Concept_Movie#Speculation gallery]] on the page), but the leaked Concept and the BluRay Concept movie have slightly different visuals for the sketch-like parts. If I remember correctly [[:File:Con_trumpet_head.PNG]] is shown on a colored background in the leaked version? I only ever skimmed the bootleg so I can't remember any other differences. [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 07:45, 8 November 2024 (UTC)<br />
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==Walpurgisnacht Promo==<br />
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Considering that the real life Walpurgisnacht is approaching do you people think we may get a new trailer and info dump about the movie between April 30 and May 1?[[User:Wishgrantingdarkness|Wishgrantingdarkness]] ([[User talk:Wishgrantingdarkness|talk]]) 11:58, 28 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
:I hope so but I also doubt it... They should do it obviously but after every delay I kinda gave up hope T_T. Then again so much seems to be happening in the movie at once I can't help but be excited. A little teaser about walpurgis would be amazing, like Homura/Kyubey reading their description with some new animations of her would be enough for me. - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 19:39, 28 April 2025 (UTC)<br />
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==Finally new info==<br />
So a new trailer is finally out, on the one hand we have more room to speculate on the other the movie has been delayed again.<br />
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Who else thinks we are gonna get a sad ending and the meguka are all screwed?[[User:Wishgrantingdarkness|Wishgrantingdarkness]] ([[User talk:Wishgrantingdarkness|talk]]) 14:18, 15 July 2025 (UTC)<br />
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: Call me negative but I hope that whatever it is, it's a conclusion. I don't wanna wait another decade for another back and forth between Madoka and Homura. [[User:Sweet Beanie|Sweet Beanie]] ([[User talk:Sweet Beanie|talk]]) 14:21, 15 July 2025 (UTC)<br />
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:I feel ya, good or bad the MadoHomu conundrum has to end. My view is that this movie will establish that the cycle of hope and despair is actually a much bigger loop than previously thought. Like Madoka and Homura were not the first couple trapped into becoming the saviour and destroyer of magical girls respectively and that the Law of Cycles had multiple interactions with each one ending their respective curses before being betrayed and shattered by the one who empowered them in the first place. Long story short, Homura becomes Walpurgisnacht and Madoka becomes Kriemhild Gretchen and they fuse into the witch that Ultimate Madoka destroyed at the end of the original series but without Ultimate Madoka that thing destroys the Universe and is left in the void. Meanwhile in a new Universe a new idiot girl wishes to go back in time and save her magical girl friend thus starting the cycle anew.[[User:Wishgrantingdarkness|Wishgrantingdarkness]] ([[User talk:Wishgrantingdarkness|talk]]) 14:59, 15 July 2025 (UTC)<br />
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== Nendroid Ad ==<br />
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There was a "new" cut of Trailer 3 as part of GoodSmile's promotion re-releasing some of the Rebellion figures. While largely the same, the strange statue is <i>definitely</i> getting closer to Homura, creeping on her. As such, I added it to the main page; I really want to know what the heck is going on with that odd thing. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 18:18, 1 October 2025 (UTC)<br />
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== Promotional Tweets & Posters ==<br />
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It seems that there was an official post made to the Madoka Magica twitter "as" Walpurgisnacht.<br />
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https://twitter.com/madoka_magica/status/2000219236464279952/photo/1<br />
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Runes translate to the following:<br />
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ONES MEMORIES NOW SHADOWS<br />
SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE END I AWAIT<br />
ADRIFT IN DREAMS<br />
KNEELING I BECOME A SHADOW<br />
ALL TEARS HAVE LONG SINCE VANISHED<br />
NOW AGAIN THE WIND CARESSES MY CHEEKS<br />
A DRESS SWAYS IN THE DARK<br />
GRACEFULLY OMINOUSLY INESCAPABLY<br />
ON THE BRINK OF A CRUMBLING SKY<br />
YEARNING THE SILENCE TREMBLES IN SOLITUDE<br />
AND THUS THE OLD SPELL REVOLVES ONCE AGAIN<br />
TIME HAS DISSOLVED<br />
OLD VOICES TREMBLE<br />
KARMIC DESTINY HAS BEEN ETCHED INTO MY BONES<br />
YON NIGHT UNRAVELS<br />
ONLY THE FAINT LIGHT REMAINS AND SMILES<br />
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Other posters also seen with different runes:<br />
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https://twitter.com/madomagisuugi/status/2000421106310898165<br />
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GAZE UPON THE HIGH STAIRS<br />
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https://twitter.com/kabimido/status/2000505249556259260<br />
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AND THUS SHE RETURNS<br />
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https://twitter.com/dahnaqc4/status/2000458985460437109<br />
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AT THE KALEIDOSCOPE GATEWAY<br />
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https://twitter.com/tyarotyaro__/status/2000533840583106791/<br />
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THERE YOU WILL SEE<br />
A SHADOW OF UNEASE<br />
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https://twitter.com/accelerator0103/status/2000525960563544476<br />
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PEACEFULLY DWELLING<br />
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https://twitter.com/rize170/status/2000685633879122274/<br />
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ON A PATH OF PRAYERS<br />
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https://twitter.com/i/status/2000714613692735694<br />
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A GLASS TOWER<br />
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Not super good with the twitter formatting, and unsure if we should keep copies of these for archival purposes off-Twitter since posts there tend to vanish with time. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 19:23, 15 December 2025 (UTC)<br />
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== Speculation subpage ==<br />
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Do we want to move the speculation gallery / speculation section to a subpage to better contain it, since some of it is already disproven, but probably shouldn't be on the main page as-is?[[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 14:18, 29 June 2026 (UTC)<br />
:I'd be okay with that, especially since the speculation is kinda crowded. - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 14:59, 29 June 2026 (UTC)<br />
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== Spoilers Avoiding ==<br />
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Now that it's 5-days before the movie airs (finally no more Delay Witch), the official Madoka Twitter Account asks fans NOT to put spoilers until 12th September. I wonder if our wiki should do extra adjustments and such to prevent potential leaks and early spoilers. [[User:RaviaVee|RaviaVee]] ([[User talk:RaviaVee|talk]]) 18:41, 21 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
: I think we should have a warning/notice on the main page about this, just like how right now we have one for the character page changes. - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 18:44, 21 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: I'd actually suggest finding out if we can make the editing requirements more stringent for a few weeks just to avoid people putting in spoilers without being correctly marked and us missing it for a few hours. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 21:36, 21 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
::: How? - [[User:TheresaFrog421|TheresaFrog421]] ([[User talk:TheresaFrog421|talk]]) 21:47, 21 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::: I believe it'd have to be something that [[User:0x99]] does. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 03:24, 22 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
: I plan to put up some policy banners during the Walpurgisnacht release. Would love some feedback on this: [[Puella Magi Wiki talk:Wiki Cleanup 2025/Acceptable use policy#Walpurgisnacht: Rising Content Policy]]. I've also considered limiting those who can create new pages and upload files, but right now we're already doing 1 week + 3 edits, so I'm not sure if we need to tighten this further. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 03:31, 22 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: I think that those guidelines aren't bad per-se, and they seem to largely agree with the SHAFT spoiler policy. I think restricting media uploads is a smart move regardless (maybe a month or two, at least for the initial release window?) <br />
:: The other thought I had was is there a way to show the Kaiten policy in the editor window potentially? and/or restrict the specific pages related to Kaiten more stringently alone (along with suspected spoiler pages that people may try to edit?) [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 03:49, 22 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
::: There's [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Interface/Edit_notice Editnotice] that could do this (and also [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Interface/Sitenotice Sitenotice] for a dismissible, site-wide notice, like Wikipedia's donation banner, but could be made less annoying). It might be a good idea to have a notice about "Walpurgisnacht spoilers not allowed until Sep 19" be site-wide (dismissible), and have Editnotice about content policy on edit pages (collapsible). -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 04:15, 22 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::: Depending on the direction we're going with this (do we want a spoilers lockdown until Sep 12th?), probably something like: [[User:0x99/Sandbox/Policy banner]] -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 06:25, 22 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
::::: It's possible to restrict specific pages to be editable only by administrators. That means almost no-one can edit them. I don't know if this is a good idea, but it could be considered, I suppose. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 22:51, 22 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::::: Right now only users who've previously edited the wiki can edit, let's see if that's enough. If not let's lock few pages to admin. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 04:28, 25 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
::::: The banners & account locking are now up. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 04:28, 25 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::::: Just noting that the dismissable notice doesn't seem to work for me on Monobook. I saw a Dismiss button and clicked it, but nothing happened. Now the Dismiss button seems to be gone but the message is still there. Not that big of an issue, since it doesn't really get in the way, but still. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 13:00, 27 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
::::::: I just tried this, and it seems to dismiss just fine to me with Monobook (on Chromium). Do you happen to use Firefox or some other browser by any chance? I'll look into fixing it. Also I noticed it behaves quite differently for logged in users versus non-logged in. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 15:22, 27 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
:::::::: Yes, I use Firefox. ~ [[User:Celtic Minstrel|Celtic Minstrel]] ([[User talk:Celtic Minstrel|talk]]) 13:30, 28 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
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Heads-up, I'm going to unlock spoilers on the midnight of the September 12th ([https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?iso=20260912T00&p0=248&msg=WP+spoilers+lift&font=sanserif&csz=1 September 11th 24:00 JST / September 12th 0:00 JST]). There'll probably be new pages with new settings/information that are mild(?) spoilers. I've tried to find a way to filter this out from recent changes, but it looks like this is not possible to do without some custom extension. Sorry for this. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 16:09, 10 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
: Added a bit of a crutch with [[:mw:AbuseFilter]] so any changes with [[:Template:ReleaseSpoiler]] will get tagged with <code>pm-release-spoiler</code>, but this is not perfect, and there are cases where it will still expose the page title (or even user forgets to add the ReleaseSpoiler template), but it's better than nothing I guess... -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 18:23, 10 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: Yeah, it's better than nothing anyway. I'll just ignore anything in the wiki and stick to Et Cetera episodes... and pray they don't contain too many spoilers. And we don't have an actual release for the movie in other platforms that are not theaters, right? I guess we people who were not in Japan or Taiwan to watch it have a huge disadvantage and we can just cope. [[User:ImperviousCover|ImperviousCover]] ([[User talk:ImperviousCover|talk]]) 14:25, 11 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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== Interviews ==<br />
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Saving until I can make proper pages for these, but interview with [https://mantan-web.jp/article/20260824dog00m200066000a.html Aoi Yuuki] and [https://mantan-web.jp/article/20260824dog00m200069000a.html Chiwa Saito]. -- [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 02:34, 26 August 2026<br />
:*[https://mantan-web.jp/article/20260824dog00m200071000a.html Eri Kitamura]<br />
:*[https://mantan-web.jp/article/20260824dog00m200074000a.html Kaori Mizuhashi]<br />
:*[https://mantan-web.jp/article/20260824dog00m200072000a.html Ai Nonaka]<br />
:*[https://mantan-web.jp/article/20260824dog00m200076000a.html Emiri Kato]<br />
:-- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 17:32, 30 August 2026 (UTC)<br />
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:*[https://rollingstonejapan.com/articles/detail/45285?n=2&e=45353 Yuki Kajiura]<br />
:-- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 16:35, 3 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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:*[https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/511454 【悠木碧インタビュー】神話のその先を紡ぐ 「普通の女の子」が一番難しい 劇場版新作『魔法少女まどか☆マギカ』] (with Aoi Yuki) is also pretty important -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 11:24, 11 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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:*[https://times.abema.tv/articles/-/10271998?page=1 「各々の骨まで作っていただいた」虚淵玄氏に聞く『まどか☆マギカ』13年ぶりの新作『ワルプルギスの廻天』脚本制作秘話] with Urobuchi. Not that much details over phamplet but might worth tagging. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 16:42, 11 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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:*[https://www.47news.jp/14926327.html 『まどか☆マギカ』脚本の虚淵玄「セカイ系は時代遅れ」実感 10年前始動の新作「いつもの癖」は控えめに] with Urobuchi. I might die catching up with interviews. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 18:28, 11 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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==International Release - English==<br />
Should we count the English release as announced without a set date, like Thailand? What would be the announcement date, release of the first English teaser? Release of the main trailer? [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 07:31, 1 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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: Probably, yeah. That said I've left it off to not break people's hearts. [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 19:23, 12 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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==== Girl A Seiyuu ====<br />
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So we do have a seiyuu for girl A per this tweet<ref>https://x.com/madoka_magica/status/2098426589096849573?s=20</ref>, but her page is empty. Should it be?</div>HomuraDidNothingWronghttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_the_Movie_-Walpurgisnacht:_Rising-&diff=275453Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-2026-09-12T18:56:39Z<p>HomuraDidNothingWrong: /* Characters */</p>
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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 Rotation of Walpurgis〉}} is a movie 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">{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1824370519837380632|text={{nihongo|『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。||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}}}}</ref>. On July 15th, 2025, it was announced that the movie had been further delayed to February 2026.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=1945093597487096155}}</ref> On January 23rd, 2026, it was announced again that the movie will be delayed to an unspecified date, to be announced in February.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2014548866650276150|text={{Nihongo|『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}}}}</ref><ref>[https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 『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]</ref> On February 27th, 2026, it was announced that the movie's ultimate release date would be '''August 28th, 2026'''.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2027232233426448705}}</ref><br />
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==Development==<br />
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===Planning===<br />
The production team started discussing the possibility of making a sequel to ''[[Rebellion]]'' right after the screening of ''Rebellion''.<ref name="pamphlet-p30">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami p.30</ref> In 2014, [[Akiyuki Shinbo]], [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], [[Ume Aoki]], [[Gen Urobuchi]], and [[Atsuhiro Iwakami]] started the screenplay meeting, discussing and outlining what the sequel would be about.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /> It was decided since the start that in the new film, either the main characters will {{Spoiler|face [[Walpurgisnacht]] as an enemy, or they will learn who was Walpurgisnacht}}.<ref name="pamphlet-p30" /> Upon learning about the [[Nazukasokotsune]] idea, Shinbo asked for {{Spoiler|{{Nihongo|''[[Witch Girl]]''|魔女っ子|Majokko}}}} to be added, which would serve as a basis for the new characters.<ref name="phamplet-p31">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami p.31</ref> In 2015, Shinbo drew a storyboard for what would "connect to a sequel", i.e., ''[[Concept Movie]]'' for Shaft's 40th anniversary event, ''[[Madogatari]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami p.31</ref> The team spent the next few years working on the script, and also explored the possibility of making the sequel a TV series, although Shinbo want to make it a movie.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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===Design===<br />
During the production of ''[[Concept Movie]]'', the production team wants to take the opportunity to update the design to that of [[Ume Aoki]]'s latest art style.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> [[Gekidan Inu Curry]] drew rough sketches for the new characters based on [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]'s {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]''}} idea, which were then re-designed by Ume Aoki.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> Since Ume Aoki designed these characters before the script was done, only few characters ended up being used in ''Walpurgisnacht: Rising''.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58">anan No. 2510 Special Edition: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, and Ume Aoki p.58</ref><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki">{{Cite/Web|url=https://ananweb.jp/categories/entertainment/108309|title=『まどか☆マギカ』最新作の新デザインができるまで。 総監督・新房昭之×キャラクター原案・蒼樹うめ 対談|timestamp=2026-09-13}}</ref> Some of the initial designs can be seen in ''Concept Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /> Ume Aoki made a few distinctive features for these {{Spoiler|''[[Witch Girl]]''}}, by making their pupils stand out, and make them wears black as their inner clothes.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /> Ume Aoki is also responsible for the stick that these new character uses.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /> For existing characters, Ume Aoki redesigned them based on the ending of ''[[Rebellion]]'', lowering everyone's skin explosure except Homura, as they're being restrained.<ref name="anan-2510-se-p58" /><ref name="anan-web-shinbo-ume-aoki" /><br />
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===Script===<br />
[[Gen Urobuchi]] started working on the script about a year after ''[[Rebellion]]'', right after his screenplay work on ''Kamen Rider Gaim'', some time between 2014 and 2015.<ref name="pamphlet-p22">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.22</ref><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> 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 sketches for the series (colloquially referred to as "Inu Curry's Note"), such as how the world looks after ''Rebellion'', among other lore details and materials. Urobuchi then used these ideas as a base for his first draft of the script.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> During the writing process, 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.<ref name="pamphlet-p22" /> Urobuchi finished the first draft of the script around the same time as the ''Concept Movie'' storyboard.<ref name="pamphlet-p31" /><br />
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Since the original script was written from Homura's perspective, original series director [[Akiyuki Shinbo]] felt Madoka's presence was too weak in the original script.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> 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.<ref name="pamphlet-p32">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo, Mitsutoshi Kubota, and Atsuhiro Iwakami p.32</ref> Urobuchi had the production team to revise his script, as he did not have time to do so himself.<ref name="pamphlet-p23">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.23</ref> The production team spent the next few years rewriting the script,<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> including asking other scriptwriter to rewrite it based on the same concept.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> Shinbo, however, did not found the dialogue to be very ''Madoka Magica''-like when they're not written by Urobuchi.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> Ultimately, the team decided to go with Urobuchi's original version, slightly before ''[[Madoka 10th Anniversary]]'' in 2021.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi was surprised to hear they went with the original script, as it was done several years before ''[[Magia Record]]''.<ref name="pamphlet-p24">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.24</ref> 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 {{Spoiler|[[Margueritte]]}}'s backstories.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /> Urobuchi jokingly says the original revision was "rather blunt", as he'd {{Spoiler|kill off Choka once her role was done}}, because he wrote it right after ''Kamen Rider Gaim'' and it would have been quite a terrible story to release it as-is.<ref name="pamphlet-p23" /><br />
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===Production===<br />
Tomohiro Furukawa was invited to write a storyboard for the show<ref name="pamphlet-p24">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Gen Urobuchi p.24</ref> after Shaft's president, [[:wikipedia:Mitsutoshi Kubota|Mitsutoshi Kubota]], saw his work on ''Revue Starlight: The Movie''.<ref name="pamphlet-p32" /> 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''.<ref name="pamphlet-p26">''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' Theater Pamphlet: Interview with Tomohiro Furukawa and Kazuki Kawata p.26</ref><br />
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===Pre-release===<br />
''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<ref name="staff">https://madokamagicausa.com/ at the "Staff" section</ref>, [[Gen Urobuchi]] as a scriptwriter<ref name="staff" />, [[Ume Aoki]] as an original character designer<ref name="staff" />, [[Shaft]] as 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" />.<br />
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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. <br />
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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 "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 February 2026 from the previously announced Winter 2025 date. On January 23rd, 2026, the [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/news/?id=69611 official website] revealed that the movie had been further delayed.<br />
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On February 27th, 2026, the new Japanese release date was 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.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSe4mqP1Mj0 Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising- | MAIN TRAILER (@AniplexUSA on YouTube)]</ref><br />
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==Videos==<br />
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===Pre-release teasers===<br />
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! Date !! Title !! English !! Japanese<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 25th, 2021 || Teaser || {{#ev:youtube|coczqqQVQtM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|gAR0CMwEfes|300}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" | Walpurgisnacht Rising was first announced during the Anniversary Stage as part of the Madoka 10th Anniversary event. <br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 10th, 2023 || Trailer 1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1 dan|lit. Announcement 1}} || {{#ev:youtube|TGxyrO-27dQ|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|AXpnlROHu78|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | Trailer 1 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2023'' on September 10th, 2023.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 29th, 2023 || Trailer 1.1 / {{Nihongo|特報 第1.1弾|Tokuhō Dai 1.1 dan|lit. Announcement 1.1}} || || {{#ev:youtube|vSdolbHyvkA|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| September 15th, 2024 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan|lit. Announcement 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|htNvpTfYMdk|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|TXRlggMPGLs|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | Trailer 2 was revealed during ''Aniplex Online Fest 2024'' on September 16th, 2024.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| October 25th, 2024 || Trailer 2 SIDE Homura / {{Nihongo|特報 第2弾SIDEほむら|Tokuhō Dai 2 dan SIDE Homura|lit. Announcement 2 Side HOMURA}} || {{#ev:youtube|CxTenVJOw_o|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|cFhiaRoBCZE|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | 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.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| July 15th, 2025 || Trailer / {{Nihongo|予告|Yokoku|lit. Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|3rdPRWNwJBM|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|iJazbGwBh-E|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | This trailer was released during the second "100 Day Festival" stream for Magia Exedra.<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| December 21st, 2025 || Trailer 2 / {{Nihongo|予告 第2弾|Yokoku Dai 2 dan|lit. Preview 2}} || {{#ev:youtube|v75vaHCPp5I|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|B1YTdDt49lE|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | This trailer was released alongside the airing of the final episode of [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Beginnings %26 Eternal (TV Edition)]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| April 30th, 2026 || Trailer 3 / {{Nihongo|予告 第3弾|Yokoku Dai 3 dan|lit. Preview 3}} || {{#ev:youtube|g0CsWEIb6D4|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|UmVTrrDVYV4|300}}<br />
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| colspan="4" | This trailer was released along with the real-life [[Community:Walpurgis Night In Real Life|Walpurgis Night]].<br />
|- style="border-top:3px solid {{#invoke:InlineCss|lightDark|#b39000}};"<br />
| June 29th, 2026 || Main Trailer {{Nihongo|本予告|Hon-yokoku|lit. Main Preview}} || {{#ev:youtube|rSe4mqP1Mj0|300}} || {{#ev:youtube|HD6vwmNvcXo|300}} <br />
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| colspan="4" | This trailer was released 1 month ahead of the theatrical release.<br />
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===Japanese Release PVs===<br />
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| August 27th, 2026 || ''Trails of Madoka Kaname & Homura Akemi'' || {{#ev:youtube|pcgTXaaO0xQ|300}}<br />
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| September 1st, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{#ev:youtube|P3Ir9FUPN6U|300}}<br />
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| September 12th, 2026 || ''Now Showing'' PV || {{#ev:youtube|mESs-ii2l6A|300}}<br />
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==Characters==<br />
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|name=[[Madoka Kaname]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main madoka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
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|text=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.<ref>English translation from [[Magia Exedra Kioku - Vinctio☆Magica]]</ref><br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara1</ref><br />
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|thumb=[[File:Main homura 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=bP89kqo05ic}}<br />
|text=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.{{unofficial translation}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara2</ref><br />
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|name=[[Sayaka Miki]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main sayaka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=HNhDfD8Ofbg}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara3</ref><br />
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|name=[[Kyoko Sakura]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyoko 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=DYAD2PGo_To}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara4</ref><br />
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|name=[[Mami Tomoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main mami 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=4CyBRPWtV5Y}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara5</ref><br />
}}<br />
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{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Nagisa Momoe]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main nagisa 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=kcl7H_4JtpA}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=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。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara6</ref><br />
}}<br />
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{{Spoiler|{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Wasu]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main Wasu 1.png|x175px]]<br />
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|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。噂に聞くばかりで、誰もその名前や正体を知らない。ほむらとそっくりな顔を持ち、超然とした態度と、独特の口調が特徴的。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara10</ref><br />
}}}}<br />
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<!-- Choka Shi --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Choka Shi]] ([[Zi Ding Xiang]])<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main choka 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=eKXJQK87GT4}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。円環の理を取り戻すべく行動するが、勝手気ままに振る舞うワスやセルマには手を焼いている。杏子と気が合う。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Selema Terez --><br />
{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Selema Terez]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main seluma 1.png|x175px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=3Si-8XRg0uI}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text={{Spoiler|かつて円環の理に導かれたが、名塚底根を通って現世に舞い戻った少女。いつも明るく活発で、誰かの役に立つことが大好き。なぎさと仲良くなる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara9</ref>}}<br />
}}<br />
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{{Character list/Item<br />
|name=[[Kyubey]]<br />
|thumb=[[File:Main kyubey 1.png|x100px]]<br />
|aside={{Character list/PV|source=youtube|id=7OHhVI56vso}}<br />
|text={{stub|inline=true}}<br />
|japanese_text=少女たちのもとに現れ、願いを叶える代わりに、彼女たちを魔法少女へと変貌させる謎の生物。友好的かつ理知的に話すが、その目的は魔法少女が絶望して魔女になる際に発生するエネルギーを使い、宇宙の寿命を伸ばすことだった。「叛逆の物語」では、魔女となりつつあるほむらを利用し、円環の理を支配しようと目論んでいたが、悪魔となったほむらに阻まれる。<ref>https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/chara/#chara8</ref><br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
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==Staff==<br />
* Original Story: [[Magica Quartet]]<br />
* Chief Director: [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]<br />
* Screenplay: [[Gen Urobuchi]] (Nitroplus)<br />
* Original Character Design: [[Ume Aoki|aokiume]]<br />
* Director: [[Yukihiro Miyamoto]]<br />
* Character Design/Chief Animation Director: [[Junichiro Taniguchi]]<br />
* Chief Animation Director: Hiroki Yamamura<br />
* Parallel World Design: [[Gekidan Inu Curry|Gekidan InuCurry]] (Doroinu)<br />
* Storyboards/VisuaI Concept Designs: Tomohiro Furukawa<br />
* Visual Concept Designs: Kazuki Kawata<br />
* Color Setting: Hitoshi Hibino<br />
* Art: Ken Naito / Shuichi Kusamori<br />
* Production Design: Moriyoshi Ohara<br />
* Composite Director: Takayuki Aizu<br />
* Editing: Rie Matsuba<br />
* Music: [[Yuki Kajiura]]<br />
* Sound Direction: Yota Tsuruoka<br />
* Animation Production: [[SHAFT]]<br />
* Theme Song: "[[Kanata (Music)|Kanata]]" by FictionJunction<ref>All staff members listed were retrieved from the end card of the [http://Puella%20Magi%20Madoka%20Magica%20the%20Movie:%20—Walpurgisnacht:%20Rising—#Main_Trailer_(June_29th,_2026) Main Trailer].</ref><br />
<br />
===Later Additions===<br />
<br />
As revealed in Trailer 3 and later confirmed on Twitter<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=TOPPY1218|id=2049784039293493514}}</ref>, the Storyboard Artist for this film was Tomohiro Furukawa, also known for being the Director of [[wikipedia:Revue_Starlight|Revue Starlight]]<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-08/revue-starlight-tv-anime-reveals-teaser-video-visual-summer-premiere/.126167#:~:text=Tomohiro</ref>.<br />
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==Runes==<br />
''See [[Witch Runes/Walpurgisnacht Rising]], [[Witch Runes/X/Twitter]] and [[Witch Runes/Magical Girl's Prayer Exhibition]]''.<br />
<br />
== Global Releases ==<br />
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{|class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Region<br />
! Release date<br />
! Announcement date<br />
! Source<br />
|-<br />
| Thailand<br />
| N/A<br />
| 2026-06-01<br />
| [https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=122138485197126484&id=61583794525852 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Taiwan<br />
| 2026-09-04<br />
| 2026-08-24<br />
| [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-24/madoka-magica-walpurgisnacht-rising-anime-film-opens-in-taiwan-on-september-4/.240909 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Hong Kong<br />
| 2026-10-08<br />
| 2026-06-15<br />
| [https://twitter.com/kanzaki21/status/2077291764378120332 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Mexico & Latin America<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-07-31<br />
| [https://twitter.com/KonnichiwaFest/status/2083342395882508711/en (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Chile<br />
| 2026-10-01<br />
| 2026-08-21<br />
| [https://fixvx.com/CinemarkChile/status/2090784437273293265 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
| Germany<br />
| 2026-11-24<br />
| 2026-08-01<br />
| [https://twitter.com/CipherDood/status/2083564168905388318 (1)]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau releases all have English subtitles.<ref name="tl-subtitle">{{Cite/Tweet|user=Actar_Raikit|id=2097056092501217375|text=With Walpurgisnacht: Rising already playing in Taiwan and soon to open in Hong Kong/Macao, both with English subtitles, I can finally reveal to you that I was given the ultimate honor of being the translator! (^o^) Can you believe it? Because I still certainly can't! (^o^')}}</ref><br />
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==Reception==<br />
Following three days of its release, ''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' sold 534,722 tickets and earned 939 million yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094320099385806870|text={{Nihongo|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！||Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- ranked #1 in box office. Total of 530,000 viewers, and exceeding 930 million JPY in ticket sales. Please enjoy the movie in the theater}}}}</ref> By the fourth day, the series earned over 1 billion yen.<ref>{{Cite/Tweet|user=madoka_magica|id=2094681770449101155|text={{Nihongo|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||"Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- has exceeded 1 billion yen in ticket sales after 4 days"}}}}<br />
</ref><br />
<br />
==Manga Adaptation==<br />
A [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Manga|manga adaptation]] of the movie was [https://x.com/mangatimekirara/status/2093173533472075936 announced] on August 28th 2026. It will be illustrated by [[Hanokage]], just like the original series and Rebellion mangas. Volume 1 will release on September 18th.<br />
<br />
==Speculation==<br />
:''See: [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-/Speculation|Speculation]]''<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*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><br />
*The music that plays in Trailer 2 is ''[[Madoka Magica Soundtrack#Volume 3|Nux walpurgis]]'', while the 100-Day Festival Trailer plays ''[[Madoka_Magica_Soundtrack#Movie_3_OST|Nightmare Ballet]]''.<br />
* More than one Homura being visible is only seen in one poster, and does not appear in any of the trailers.<br />
* 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.<br />
* The scheduled Japanese release date for the film (August 28th, 2026) also coincides with the birthday of Goethe.<ref>[[wikipedia:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.]]</ref> Goethe's ''Faust'' is also a [[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust|well known inspiration for the series]].<ref>[[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust]]</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
''See [[Gallery:Walpurgisnacht Rising]]''.<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.madoka-magica.com/wr/ Official website (Japanese)]<br />
* [https://madokamagicausa.com/ Official website (English)]<br />
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[[Category:Anime]]</div>HomuraDidNothingWronghttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Talk:Marguerite&diff=275210Talk:Marguerite2026-09-12T00:00:57Z<p>HomuraDidNothingWrong: /* Eng Name */</p>
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==Eng Name==<br />
We have confirmation on the English spelling of her name? Margaret/Marguarite/Marguaritte? Also sorry for beiing uneducated, but where are y'all getting this information ;-; ~ [[User:Sweet Beanie|Sweet Beanie]] ([[User talk:Sweet Beanie|talk]]) 16:57, 11 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
: Some of the editors live in regions that already released Rising, that is Japan and Taiwan. Taiwan apparently has an English release, too. [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 17:02, 11 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
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: I'm not really sure what's the correct spelling for her name (I watched without subs in Japan). If we were to follow [[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust|Faust]], her name would probably be "Margarete", which would fits well with the other [[Kriemhild Gretchen|Gretchen]] (which came from Little Grete as in Margarete), but I don't know. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 17:03, 11 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: It was pointed out on social media that the specific broken sword she uses matches up with Valentin's in the Faust Operatic.... which specifically uses the spelling "Marguerite" per Wikipedia. It was an adaption of "Carré's play Faust et Marguerite". [[User:HomuraDidNothingWrong|HomuraDidNothingWrong]] ([[User talk:HomuraDidNothingWrong|talk]]) 00:00, 12 September 2026 (UTC)</div>HomuraDidNothingWronghttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Talk:Marguerite&diff=275209Talk:Marguerite2026-09-12T00:00:19Z<p>HomuraDidNothingWrong: /* Eng Name */</p>
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==Eng Name==<br />
We have confirmation on the English spelling of her name? Margaret/Marguarite/Marguaritte? Also sorry for beiing uneducated, but where are y'all getting this information ;-; ~ [[User:Sweet Beanie|Sweet Beanie]] ([[User talk:Sweet Beanie|talk]]) 16:57, 11 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
: Some of the editors live in regions that already released Rising, that is Japan and Taiwan. Taiwan apparently has an English release, too. [[User:EPF|EPF]] ([[User talk:EPF|talk]]) 17:02, 11 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
<br />
: I'm not really sure what's the correct spelling for her name (I watched without subs in Japan). If we were to follow [[Community:Madoka Magica and Faust|Faust]], her name would probably be "Margarete", which would fits well with the other [[Kriemhild Gretchen|Gretchen]] (which came from Little Grete as in Margarete), but I don't know. -- [[User:0x99|0x99]] ([[User talk:0x99|talk]]) 17:03, 11 September 2026 (UTC)<br />
:: It was pointed out that the specific broken sword she uses matches up with Valentin's in the Faust Operatic.... which specifically uses the spelling "Marguerite" per Wikipedia. It was an adaption of "Carré's play Faust et Marguerite".</div>HomuraDidNothingWronghttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Community:Concept_Movie&diff=275208Community:Concept Movie2026-09-11T23:52:50Z<p>HomuraDidNothingWrong: /* Speculation */</p>
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==Speculation==<br />
{{Theory|status=debunked|date_updated=2026-08-28|<br />
* Mami features heavily in the concept movie, possibly hinting towards her reprising Madoka's protagonist role in the new project.<br />
* Fan speculation about the plot goes as follows: Homura lied to Kyubey at the end of Rebellion as she didn't actually create a new universe - she simply used the stolen part of the Law of the Cycles to expand her witch barrier to encompass the entire universe. However, this seemingly requires an insane amount of energy to maintain and once the maze collapses, Madoka will return to being a cosmological principle, and Homura's efforts will be for naught. Knowing this, Homura aims to trick Mami into becoming the goddess of justice, effectively replacing Madoka's soul with Mami's so that the former could remain in the world once the devil loses her grip on the universe.<br />
* Based on dialogue, Hitomi could play a bigger role in the movie. She could already be a magical girl or become one.<br />
}}<br />
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{{Theory|status=confirmed|date_updated=2026-08-28|<br />
* The live and dead cats talked about in the dialogue may be referring to Kyubey.<br />
* The magical girls shown in the trailer may be magical girl forms of witches already seen in the anime and other media.<br />
}}<br />
{{Spoilers|for=[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-|Walpurgisnacht Rising]]}}<br />
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===The Blurry Still===<br />
<br />
Inside of both the A-Type and B-type Concept Movies is the existence of a blurry still showing what appears to be a production note. This still, and the project as a whole, developed into what became [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-|Walpurgisnacht Rising]]<ref>This is largely known through the existence of {{Spoiler|[[Wasu]] as a character in the film, as well as numerous visual details (her hair length, getting closer to Madoka, etc.), as well as quotes from the blurry being preserved despite the decade-plus gap.}}</ref>. Over the years, multiple attempts have been made to unblur the still and reproduce the original underlying katakana.<br />
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In 2021, one such attempt surfaced on the site Bilibili<ref>https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1N34y1Z7kj/</ref>, resulting in the suggested existence of a character named {{Spoiler|"[[Wasu]]"}}. Another attempt circulated in the /r/MadokaMagica Discord in 2025, later percolating to Tumblr<ref>https://www.tumblr.com/deltaruiner/786919181505462272/hello-so-apparently-the-madoka-discord-wnk</ref> which corroborated those findings. The discoveries in both spaces spurred discussion on the mention of {{Spoiler|"Margerita"}} in the unblurred still being one spelling of the name{{Spoiler|"[[Margueritte]]"}}, the lover of Faust in the story of the same name.<br />
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Consistent between both translations is the existence of "three sides"; the left column (Madoka's Side), the center column ("Homura's Side"), and the right column ({{Spoiler|"Wasu's}} Side"). This further aligns with the split visual of the three-part moon seen at other parts of the concept movie.<br />
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====Concept Movie / Early Plot Outline====<br />
Changes & Ideas: "Revised idea draft. The main focus is the relationship among these three."<br />
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====Side Madoka====<br />
(Lying is not good)<br><br />
When she first met Wasu: "Homura-chan, did you cut your hair?"<br><br />
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Keeps a subtle distance from Homura.<br><br />
But she is still curious about her.<br><br />
"Have we met somewhere before?"<br><br />
<hr><br />
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Wasu tries to interact with Madoka, and Homura blocks it.<br><br />
Through the flow of ~-, she gets closer to Homura.<br><br />
"It feels as if they have been friends since way back."<br><br />
<br><br />
"Wasu may be strange, but she isn't evil?"<br><br />
"I wonder why Homura-chan hates her so much..."<br><br />
<br><br />
"I want to get closer with Wasu though..."<br><br />
<br><br />
Wasu is always so cheerful, but...<br><br />
"Her eyes looking at me are completely empty; it feels like she's putting on an act."<br><br />
"I wonder if she is secretly doing --?"<br><br />
"Isn't there anything I can do?"<br />
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====Side Homura====<br />
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Homura tells many lies throughout. <br><br />
Every time she does, Madoka feels sad.<br><br />
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"Die." →<br />
<hr><br />
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Ironically, thanks to Wasu,<br><br />
she can become close with Madoka. <br><br />
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However, even if it's for protection purposes... <br><br />
"It wouldn't be good if they became too close as friends." <br><br />
"I must maintain my distance." <br><br />
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"Don't tell such pointless lies!" →<br><br />
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Madoka - cannot - ---<br><br />
Sayaka and Nagisa are not returning to the Law of Cycles.<br />
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====Side Wasu====<br />
Not everyone can just return to being a Witch.<br><br />
Within the Law of Cycles (LoC), if someone other than the LoC itself interferes... <br><br />
If things get completely out of hand, we'll cross that bridge when we get to it. <br><br />
<hr><br />
← "You die." <br />
<hr><br />
Rips into pieces, immediately repairs with magic.<br><br />
She's crazy somewhere-, but it's hard to tell exactly where she's broken. <br><br />
Wasu calls the current magical girls "Modern Magical Girls." <br><br />
⇒ "Ancient Magical Girls" (Names/-- only) <br><br />
(Magical girls from before --, they do not become Witches, they become "Monsters")<br><br />
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→ "She is Margherita."<br><br />
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Wasu believes that waking Madoka up as naturally as possible is -- to the Law of Cycles.<br><br />
Her thinking regarding -- is different.<br><br />
Doesn't really want to do -- things to Margherita, but --- is not ---- <br><br />
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===まどかサイド===<br />
○○と○○の○○<br><br />
（嘘はよくない）<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
初めてワスに出会う「ホムラちゃん髪切ったの？」<br><br />
<br><br />
ホムラとは○○な○○○。<br />
でも気になる<br><br />
どこかであった様な？<br><br />
<hr><br />
<br><br />
ワスがまどかに絡みホムラが制止する<br><br />
一連の流れでホムラとも距離が接近<br><br />
前から友達だったみたい。<br />
<br><br />
ワス、変な人だけど悪い人じゃない？<br><br />
なんでホムラちゃんはあんなに嫌うのか<br><br />
<br><br />
ワスとも仲良くなりたいけど・・・<br><br />
<br><br />
ワスはいつも明るいけど<br><br />
○○○○○○○○○○○○かかってるし<br><br />
○○○○○○○○○○ないかな<br><br />
なんとかできないものか<br />
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===ホムラサイド===<br />
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0;"><br />
○○○○○○○○○<br><br />
○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○<br><br />
○○○○○○○○○<br><br />
○○○○○○○○<br><br />
○○○○○○○○○○<br><br />
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ホムラは作中何度も嘘をつく。<br><br />
そのたびにまどかは悲しい<br><br />
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しね→<br />
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<br><br />
<br><br />
皮肉にもワスのおかげで<br />
まどかとも仲良くなれる。<br />
<br><br />
でも、保護○○とはいえ<br><br />
仲良くなりすぎるのは良くない<br><br />
距離を保たなければ。<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
くだらない嘘をつかないで！→<br />
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===ワスサイド===<br />
○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○<br><br />
・○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○<br><br />
・円環内では、○○○○○○○○になる<br><br />
○○な○○○○○サルベージが○○。<br><br />
○人は○ない○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○<br><br />
○○が仲良くなれば、○の○○○びっくり○○。<br><br />
どうしようもなくなったらその時また考えよう<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<hr><br />
←おまえがしね。<br />
<hr><br />
今は覚えていない○○の○○○が○○○○<br><br />
<br><br />
・○○の○○○○は○○食べてる。<br><br />
・○○と○○○○に○○の○の○○<br><br />
○○○○に裂く、魔法ですぐ修復。<br><br />
どこかイカレテル瞳。どこ見てるかよくわからない。<br><br />
ワスは他の魔法少女を近代魔法少女と呼ぶ<br><br />
⇒古代魔法少女：（名前・○○のみ）（○○以前の<br><br />
魔法少女魂、魔女にならず「魔○」になる）<br><br />
魔○の特徴はドロドロ影人形。<br><br />
<br><br />
→彼女はマルグリータだ。<br><br />
○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○<br><br />
○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○<br><br />
○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○<br><br />
○○○○○○○○○○○○○<br><br />
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File:Concept.PNG|Blurred still of what seems to be production media.<br />
File:Unblurred_Concept_Movie_Discord_2025.jpg|One such attempt to unblur the still using wavelet unblurring.<br />
File:Discord_Concept_Movie_Still_Unblur_Eng.jpg|deltaruiner’s attempt to translate the present JP text to English.<ref>https://www.tumblr.com/deltaruiner/786919181505462272/hello-so-apparently-the-madoka-discord-wnk</ref><br />
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===Speculation Gallery===<br />
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File:Movie concept comparison mami madoka 1.jpg|A shot of Mami strongly resembles Madoka transitioning into her god-like status from the original series<br />
File:Movie concept comparison mami madoka 2.jpg<br />
File:Movie concept comparison mami madoka 3.jpg<br />
File:Movie concept comparison mami madoka 4.jpg<br />
File:CandySpeculationCon1.png|Frame breakdowns by Candy Cashmoney<br />
File:SpeculationByCandyCon2.png<br />
File:SpeculationByCandyCon3.png<br />
File:SpeculationByCandyCon4.png<br />
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{{Reflist}}</div>HomuraDidNothingWronghttps://wiki.puella-magi.net/w/index.php?title=Community:Concept_Movie&diff=275206Community:Concept Movie2026-09-11T23:45:53Z<p>HomuraDidNothingWrong: </p>
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==Speculation==<br />
* Mami features heavily in the concept movie, possibly hinting towards her reprising Madoka's protagonist role in the new project.<br />
* Fan speculation about the plot goes as follows: Homura lied to Kyubey at the end of Rebellion as she didn't actually create a new universe - she simply used the stolen part of the Law of the Cycles to expand her witch barrier to encompass the entire universe. However, this seemingly requires an insane amount of energy to maintain and once the maze collapses, Madoka will return to being a cosmological principle, and Homura's efforts will be for naught. Knowing this, Homura aims to trick Mami into becoming the goddess of justice, effectively replacing Madoka's soul with Mami's so that the former could remain in the world once the devil loses her grip on the universe.<br />
* The live and dead cats talked about in the dialogue may be referring to Kyubey.<br />
* The magical girls shown in the trailer may be magical girl forms of witches already seen in the anime and other media.<br />
* Based on dialogue, Hitomi could play a bigger role in the movie. She could already be a magical girl or become one.<br />
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{{Spoilers|for=[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-|Walpurgisnacht Rising]]}}<br />
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===The Blurry Still===<br />
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Inside of both the A-Type and B-type Concept Movies is the existence of a blurry still showing what appears to be a production note. This still, and the project as a whole, developed into what became [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-|Walpurgisnacht Rising]]<ref>This is largely known through the existence of {{Spoiler|[[Wasu]] as a character in the film, as well as numerous visual details (her hair length, getting closer to Madoka, etc.), as well as quotes from the blurry being preserved despite the decade-plus gap.}}</ref>. Over the years, multiple attempts have been made to unblur the still and reproduce the original underlying katakana.<br />
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In 2021, one such attempt surfaced on the site Bilibili<ref>https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1N34y1Z7kj/</ref>, resulting in the suggested existence of a character named {{Spoiler|"[[Wasu]]"}}. Another attempt circulated in the /r/MadokaMagica Discord in 2025, later percolating to Tumblr<ref>https://www.tumblr.com/deltaruiner/786919181505462272/hello-so-apparently-the-madoka-discord-wnk</ref> which corroborated those findings. The discoveries in both spaces spurred discussion on the mention of {{Spoiler|"Margerita"}} in the unblurred still being one spelling of the name{{Spoiler|"[[Margueritte]]"}}, the lover of Faust in the story of the same name.<br />
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Consistent between both translations is the existence of "three sides"; the left column (Madoka's Side), the center column ("Homura's Side"), and the right column ({{Spoiler|"Wasu's}} Side"). This further aligns with the split visual of the three-part moon seen at other parts of the concept movie.<br />
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====Concept Movie / Early Plot Outline====<br />
Changes & Ideas: "Revised idea draft. The main focus is the relationship among these three."<br />
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====Side Madoka====<br />
(Lying is not good)<br><br />
When she first met Wasu: "Homura-chan, did you cut your hair?"<br><br />
<br><br />
Keeps a subtle distance from Homura.<br><br />
But she is still curious about her.<br><br />
"Have we met somewhere before?"<br><br />
<hr><br />
<br><br />
Wasu tries to interact with Madoka, and Homura blocks it.<br><br />
Through the flow of ~-, she gets closer to Homura.<br><br />
"It feels as if they have been friends since way back."<br><br />
<br><br />
"Wasu may be strange, but she isn't evil?"<br><br />
"I wonder why Homura-chan hates her so much..."<br><br />
<br><br />
"I want to get closer with Wasu though..."<br><br />
<br><br />
Wasu is always so cheerful, but...<br><br />
"Her eyes looking at me are completely empty; it feels like she's putting on an act."<br><br />
"I wonder if she is secretly doing --?"<br><br />
"Isn't there anything I can do?"<br />
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====Side Homura====<br />
<br><br />
Homura tells many lies throughout. <br><br />
Every time she does, Madoka feels sad.<br><br />
<hr><br />
"Die." →<br />
<hr><br />
<br><br />
Ironically, thanks to Wasu,<br><br />
she can become close with Madoka. <br><br />
<br><br />
However, even if it's for protection purposes... <br><br />
"It wouldn't be good if they became too close as friends." <br><br />
"I must maintain my distance." <br><br />
<br><br />
"Don't tell such pointless lies!" →<br><br />
<br><br />
Madoka - cannot - ---<br><br />
Sayaka and Nagisa are not returning to the Law of Cycles.<br />
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====Side Wasu====<br />
Not everyone can just return to being a Witch.<br><br />
Within the Law of Cycles (LoC), if someone other than the LoC itself interferes... <br><br />
If things get completely out of hand, we'll cross that bridge when we get to it. <br><br />
<hr><br />
← "You die." <br />
<hr><br />
Rips into pieces, immediately repairs with magic.<br><br />
She's crazy somewhere-, but it's hard to tell exactly where she's broken. <br><br />
Wasu calls the current magical girls "Modern Magical Girls." <br><br />
⇒ "Ancient Magical Girls" (Names/-- only) <br><br />
(Magical girls from before --, they do not become Witches, they become "Monsters")<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
→ "She is Margherita."<br><br />
<br><br />
Wasu believes that waking Madoka up as naturally as possible is -- to the Law of Cycles.<br><br />
Her thinking regarding -- is different.<br><br />
Doesn't really want to do -- things to Margherita, but --- is not ---- <br><br />
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===まどかサイド===<br />
○○と○○の○○<br><br />
（嘘はよくない）<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
初めてワスに出会う「ホムラちゃん髪切ったの？」<br><br />
<br><br />
ホムラとは○○な○○○。<br />
でも気になる<br><br />
どこかであった様な？<br><br />
<hr><br />
<br><br />
ワスがまどかに絡みホムラが制止する<br><br />
一連の流れでホムラとも距離が接近<br><br />
前から友達だったみたい。<br />
<br><br />
ワス、変な人だけど悪い人じゃない？<br><br />
なんでホムラちゃんはあんなに嫌うのか<br><br />
<br><br />
ワスとも仲良くなりたいけど・・・<br><br />
<br><br />
ワスはいつも明るいけど<br><br />
○○○○○○○○○○○○かかってるし<br><br />
○○○○○○○○○○ないかな<br><br />
なんとかできないものか<br />
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===ホムラサイド===<br />
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0;"><br />
○○○○○○○○○<br><br />
○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○<br><br />
○○○○○○○○○<br><br />
○○○○○○○○<br><br />
○○○○○○○○○○<br><br />
○○○○○○○○○○<br><br />
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ホムラは作中何度も嘘をつく。<br><br />
そのたびにまどかは悲しい<br><br />
<br><br />
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<hr><br />
しね→<br />
<hr><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
皮肉にもワスのおかげで<br />
まどかとも仲良くなれる。<br />
<br><br />
でも、保護○○とはいえ<br><br />
仲良くなりすぎるのは良くない<br><br />
距離を保たなければ。<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
くだらない嘘をつかないで！→<br />
</div><br />
<div style="white-space:nowrap;"><br />
===ワスサイド===<br />
○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○<br><br />
・○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○<br><br />
・円環内では、○○○○○○○○になる<br><br />
○○な○○○○○サルベージが○○。<br><br />
○人は○ない○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○<br><br />
○○が仲良くなれば、○の○○○びっくり○○。<br><br />
どうしようもなくなったらその時また考えよう<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<hr><br />
←おまえがしね。<br />
<hr><br />
今は覚えていない○○の○○○が○○○○<br><br />
<br><br />
・○○の○○○○は○○食べてる。<br><br />
・○○と○○○○に○○の○の○○<br><br />
○○○○に裂く、魔法ですぐ修復。<br><br />
どこかイカレテル瞳。どこ見てるかよくわからない。<br><br />
ワスは他の魔法少女を近代魔法少女と呼ぶ<br><br />
⇒古代魔法少女：（名前・○○のみ）（○○以前の<br><br />
魔法少女魂、魔女にならず「魔○」になる）<br><br />
魔○の特徴はドロドロ影人形。<br><br />
<br><br />
→彼女はマルグリータだ。<br><br />
○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○<br><br />
○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○<br><br />
○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○<br><br />
○○○○○○○○○○○○○<br><br />
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File:Concept.PNG|Blurred still of what seems to be production media.<br />
File:Unblurred_Concept_Movie_Discord_2025.jpg|One such attempt to unblur the still using wavelet unblurring.<br />
File:Discord_Concept_Movie_Still_Unblur_Eng.jpg|deltaruiner’s attempt to translate the present JP text to English.<ref>https://www.tumblr.com/deltaruiner/786919181505462272/hello-so-apparently-the-madoka-discord-wnk</ref><br />
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===Speculation Gallery===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Movie concept comparison mami madoka 1.jpg|A shot of Mami strongly resembles Madoka transitioning into her god-like status from the original series<br />
File:Movie concept comparison mami madoka 2.jpg<br />
File:Movie concept comparison mami madoka 3.jpg<br />
File:Movie concept comparison mami madoka 4.jpg<br />
File:CandySpeculationCon1.png|Frame breakdowns by Candy Cashmoney<br />
File:SpeculationByCandyCon2.png<br />
File:SpeculationByCandyCon3.png<br />
File:SpeculationByCandyCon4.png<br />
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