Puella Magi Madoka Magica Concept Movie

2023-08-23T23:02:40Z

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[[File:Concept movie poster pic.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Concept movie poster from ''Newtype''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s January 2016 issue.]]
A short four-minute concept film unveiled in surprise at [[Studio SHAFT]]'s 40th anniversary event in winter 2015, [[Madogatari]]. The first animated ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' work since ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion]]'', it features the return of the full ''Madoka Magica'' cast and staff. [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-08/madoka-magica-concept-movie-will-be-core-of-new-project/.96224 According to SHAFT CEO Kubota], the concept movie will be the core of a new ''Madoka Magica'' project, and serves as its trailer.

Presently, the concept movie remains officially unavailable to the public outside of the screening at Madogatari, and no announcement has been made of a streaming/home video release.

On April 25th, 2021, during the tenth anniversary of Madoka Magica, a sequel movie to Rebellion was announced. Called ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Walpurgis no Kaiten]]'' (''Walpurgisnacht Rising'' in English). It is likely that the Concept Movie became ''Walpurgis no Kaiten'', and parts of it might have been reworked into [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record|Magia Record]].

==Transcript==
:''See:'' [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Concept Movie/Transcript]]

==Runes==
:''See:'' [[Runes:Concept Movie]]

==Chronology==
* 2015/11/26 - A surprise press release states a new ''Madoka Magica'' short will be screened at the Madogatari event: Tokyo 11/27 to 12/12, Osaka 12/22 to 12/27, Sapporo 2016/02/09 to 2016/02/14. <ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-11-26/madoka-magica-concept-movie-hints-at-new-work/.95830 ANN: Madoka Magica Concept Movie hints at New Work]</ref>
* 2015/11/27 - The concept movie premieres at [http://www.madogatari.jp/tokyo/ 3331 Art Chiyoda].
* 2015/12/08 - An interview in the January 2016 issue of NewType clarifies that the concept movie leads to a new ''Madoka Magica'' project. <ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-08/madoka-magica-concept-movie-will-be-core-of-new-project/.96224 ANN: Madoka Magica Concept Movie will be Core of a New Project]</ref>
* 2015/12/22 - The Osaka Madogatari stop reveal an updated "Type-B" Concept Movie with new visuals. <ref>[http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/12/23/madogatari-updates-madoka-magica-concept-movie-for-osaka-exhibition MadokaGatari Updates Madoka Magica Concept Movie for Osaka Exhibition]</ref>

==Speculation==
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* Mami features heavily in the concept movie, possibly hinting towards her reprising Madoka's protagonist role in the new project.
* 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.
* The live and dead cats talked about in the dialogue may be referring to Kyubey.
* The magical girls shown in the trailer may be magical girl forms of witches already seen in the anime and other media.
* Based on dialogue, Hitomi could play a bigger role in the movie. She could already be a magical girl or become one.
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===Speculation gallery===
<gallery>
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
File:Movie concept comparison mami madoka 2.jpg
File:Movie concept comparison mami madoka 3.jpg
File:Movie concept comparison mami madoka 4.jpg
</gallery>

==Trivia==
[[File:PN GICIN 115 Gretchen draft.jpg|thumb|[[Production Note]], Image Note, page 115]]

* Studio SHAFT often begin an anime production with a single "[http://genga.booru.org/index.php?page=post&s=list&tags=imageboard image board]" to capture the mood and atmosphere of an anime. Kubota describes this concept movie as an "extravagant" animated image board for the future ''Madoka Magica'' project.
* All original magical girls will appear in the project. Nagisa and Hitomi will also have important roles. Mami is also singled out as important as Mitsutoshi Kubota states and the movie will apparently strengthen the image of Mami as a "God of Battle,"
* Madoka's ballet solo was based on "[[wikipedia:The Dying Swan|The Dying Swan]]," originally choreographed by Mikhail Fokine in 1905.
* Kubota compares Mami's role to [[wikipedia:Guan Yu|Guan Yu]] from [[wikipedia:The Romance of Three Kingdoms|The Romance of Three Kingdoms]].
* The Witch of Despair was a planned form of [[Kriemhild Gretchen]] in the original TV series.
* Designs for the [[Wraith]]s seen in the trailer seem to come from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Wraith Arc]] which were designed by Inu Curry.

==Credits==
===Cast===
* Aoi Yuki as [[Madoka Kaname]]
* Chiwa Saito as [[Homura Akemi]]
* [[Kaori Mizuhashi]] as [[Mami Tomoe]]
* Eri Kitamura as [[Sayaka Miki]]
* Ai Nonaka as [[Kyoko Sakura]]
* Emiri Kato as [[Kyubey]]
* Kana Asumi as [[Nagisa Momoe]]
* Ryoko Shintani as [[Hitomi Shizuki]]

===Staff===
* Original Creator: [[Magica Quartet]]
* Chief Director: [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]
* Director: [[Yukihiro Miyamoto]]
* Storyboard: [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]
* Alternate Space Design: [[Gekidan Inu Curry]]
* Animation Director: [[Junichiro Taniguchi]]
* Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka
* Sound Production: Rakuonsha, Inc.
* Music: [[Yuki Kajiura]]
* Production: [[Studio SHAFT]]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Madoka Ballet.jpg|Original reveal visuals
Image:1449150547794.png|NewType article visuals
Image:PMMM Concept Movie Type-B 1.jpg|Type-B visuals
File:Con homura 1.gif
File:Con homura hair flick.gif
Image:PMMM Concept Movie Type-B 2.jpg|Type-B visuals
Image:PMMM Concept Movie Type-B 3.jpg|Type-B visuals
Image:PMMM Concept Movie Type-B 4.jpg|Type-B visuals
Image:Kirara magica v25 cover.jpg|Kirara magica cover
File:Con madoka ballet.gif
File:Con madoka dance.png
File:Con bebe tower.PNG|A tower in the trailer that resembles [[Charlotte]]
File:Con i love this homura.PNG|A Homura that resembles [[Oktavia]]'s death from timeline 3
File:Con fairy 6.PNG|Figures from the trailer that seem to be referred to as fairies
File:Con familiar perhaps.PNG|A witch or familiar fighting versions of the [[Clara Dolls]]
File:Con godoka sign.PNG|A sign with Ultimate Madoka's symbol on.
File:Con gorgeous homura.PNG|Devil Homura and her Clara Dolls. This form resembles [[Homura Akemi in Magia Record|Homura's doppel]]
File:Con nagisa.PNG
File:Con oktavia.PNG|[[Oktavia]] and a Satori [[Wraith]]
File:Con paola maybe.PNG|Kyoko and creatures that resemble the witch [[Paola]]
File:Con madoka crows.gif
File:Con sayaka.PNG|Sayaka in the trailer
File:Con sayaka 2.PNG|{{Runes|EIEN NI SITE MAHOU NARU KOTOWARI NO MOTONI KONO MONO WO JIYUUTO AI WO UBAU }} (Forever, under the principle/law of magic, this person's freedom and love will be deprived)
File:Con sayaka 3.PNG
File:Con swords mami.PNG|Mami seems to be using Sayaka's swords
File:Con trumpet head.PNG|A creature that may be a witch or familiar
File:Concept kyoko vs witch.gif|Kyoko versus what is most likely a witch
File:Concept witch 1.PNG|They resemble a cockatiel with horse legs
File:Concept witch 2.PNG
File:Magical-witches1.png|A new magical girl
File:Magical-witches2.png|A girl that resembles one of the magical girls Madoka saves from [[Episode 12]]
File:Magical-witches3.png
File:Magical-witches4.png
File:Con magical girl 1.gif
File:Con magical girl 2.gif
File:Con shining mami.gif
File:Con mami head 2.png|A giant head of a statue that resembles Mami falls onto the city
File:Con mami head 1.png
File:Con madoka homu dance.png|Homura watches Madoka dance
File:Con ballet madoka.png
File:Con madoka moon.png
File:Con wraith 1.png|Art of Wraiths
File:Con wraith 2.png
File:Con wraith 3.png|Mami with a Wraith
File:Con homura ribbon.png|Homura seems to wear Madoka's ribbon on her school uniform
File:Con hitomi.png|Hitomi in the trailer
File:Con nagisa close up.png
File:Con homu attack!.png
File:Con sayaka homu.png
File:Con homu madoka stairway.png
File:Con madokas new dress.png|Art for a new dress Madoka wears
</gallery>

==References==
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==See also==
* ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie]]''

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