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"Even the unchangeable destiny, shall be shattered." ~ Madoka☆Magica movie poster.
"Even if it's a deception, this is the future she wanted." ~ Madoka☆Magica movie poster.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie (劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ Gekijōban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magika), the anime movie adaptation of Puella Magi Madoka Magica, was first announced on November 10, 2011 in NewType 2011-12. The movies are set to be a trilogy with the first two being recap of the anime series and the last one being a continuation of the Madoka Magica story. On April 1, 2012 the titles for the first two movies were announced at Anime Contents Expo. Both movies are set for an Autumn 2012 release. The third movie is scheduled to be released October 27, 2013.
Movies
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Beginning Story (始まりの物語 Hajimari no Monogatari) is the first of the two recap movies, released on October 6, 2012. It features the theme song Luminous by ClariS and a new version of "Magia" by Kalafina. It is 130 minutes long and covers the first 8 episodes of the anime series.
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Everlasting Story (永遠の物語 Eien no Monogatari) is the second of the recap movies, released on October 13, 2012. It features the theme song Hikari Furu by Kalafina. It is 109 minutes long and covers the remaining of the anime series.
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Rebellion Story (叛逆の物語 Hangyaku no Monogatari) is the third movie and the continuation of the Madoka Magica story, to be released in Autumn 2013.[1]
Trivia
- On August 2012, a picture of a magazine article was leaked to the internet, revealing what appears to be a new character for the Madoka movie. It was quickly discovered that the magazine article was actually a fabrication by 2ch to deceive Madoka fans.
- On October 2, 2012 Mezamashi TV aired a feature on the first movie, showing scenes from the movie OP, new music, as well as new backgrounds and transformation sequences.
Observation
- Sayaka gets a new transformation sequence that takes place underwater.
- Sayaka's hair pins are also changed during her transformation, they're now in the shape of a fortissimo sign.
- In Italian, fortissimo means very strong, bright, tough/severe. In the music world, fortissimo is signed as ff and indicates that the piece should be played very loudly.
- Sayaka's face is concealed more often.
- Two of Mami's transformation sequences were changed.
- Mami's room became more lovely and has a loft.
- Kyoko has more variety of food in each scene she is in. She is seen eating green tea and strawberry Pocky in addition to her usual chocolate variety.
- The waffle during her binoculars scene has been replaced with a French cream sandwich cookie.
- The taiyaki she eats as she's fighting Sayaka in Episode 5 has been replaced with a similar bear-shaped pastry.
- The blue ice cream bar she eats at the end of Episode 7 has been replaced with an orange one.
- Snacks are sold around theaters which collaborated by Madoka-Magica and Yaokin who makes "Umai-Bo', that is original of "Ummai-Bo" which Kyoko has.
- SHAFT redraws a lot of the background.
- New Kajiura music
- New Credens Justitiam with the lyrics in Japanese.
- Homura and Madoka sitting on chairs together in an open field. Chairs have a significance with the Madoka animated franchise.
- Note: A detailed comparison between the first movie and the series can be viewed here
- Note: A detailed comparison between the second movie and the series can be viewed here
The Rebellion Story
- See The Rebellion Story.
Worldwide premiere
The first two movies are set to open in various cities and countries starting from October 2012. Each country will have their own key visuals.
| State | City | Theatre | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | Los Angeles | Downtown Independent | October 19-25, December 7-13 |
| NY | New York | Big Cinema Manhattan | October 20-22 |
| IL | Chicago | Music Box | October 20 |
| TX | Houston | Alamo Drafthouse | October 20, October 21 |
| CA | San Francisco | New People | October 20, October 21 |
| MO | Kansas City | Screenland Crossroads | November 21, December 2 |
| NY | Buffalo | The Screening Room Cinema | November 23, November 24 |
| OH | Akron | Cleveland Cinemas - Plaza | December 4 |
| OH | Cleveland | Cleveland Cinemas - Cedar Lee | December 4 |
| WA | Seattle | Grand Illusion | December 9, December 10, December 12, December 17 |
| PA | Pittsburgh | The Hollywood Theatre | December 16 |
| IN | Indianapolis | Georgetown 14 | December 8, December 9 |
| PA | Philadelphia | Cinema 16:9 | December 1, December 2, December 8 |
| FL | Clearwater/Tampa Bay | Clearwater Cinema Café | December 15 |
| OH | Columbus | Gateway Film Center | January 12 |
| GA | Atlanta | Plaza Atlanta | December 14 |
| FL | Fort Lauderdale/Miami | Cinema Paradiso | December 22 |
| TX | Dallas | Texas Theatre | December 29 |
| AL | Birmingham | The Edge 12 | December 20 |
| NC | Raleigh | Raleighwood Cinema Grill | December 18 |
| OR | Portland | Hollywood Theatre | December 26 |
| AZ | Phoenix | Harkins Theatres - Valley Art | January 12, February 9 |
| CA | San Francisco | 4 Star Theatre | January 18, February 15 |
| CO | Denver | FilmCenter-Sie FilmCenter | January 16 |
| DC | Washington | The Movies at Montgomery Mall | January 10 |
| HI | Honolulu | Doris Duke Theater | February 27, February 28 |
| MA | Boston | Brattle Theatre | January 10, January 12 |
| NC | Greensboro | Carousel Luxury Cinemas | January 5 |
| NV | Las Vegas | Theatre7 | January 11 |
| NY | New York | Cinema Village | December 26 |
| OK | Tulsa | Select Cinemas | January 20 |
| NM | Albuquerque | The Guild Cinema | April 19 |
| UT | Sandy | Megaplex | March 17 |
France
- Paris' Grand Rex (October 19)
Italy
- Lucca's Cinema Centrale (November 4)
- All the Italian Cinemas that are associated with Dynit (Madoka Magica italian publisher). It will be only the first movie and with the Italian dub. (July 26)
San Marino
- San Marino Anime Festival (December 8)
South Korea
- Megabox Dongdaemun (October 27)
Taiwan
- Vie Show Cinemas Taipei Sun (台北日新威秀影城) (October 20 for the first movie, and October 21 for the second)
Hong Kong
- MCL JP Cinema, Causeway Bay (MCL JP 銅鑼灣戲院) (October 20, October 27)
- Singapore Expo Hall 8 (November 10, November 11)
Australia
- Sydney's Dendy Newtown (December 9, December 16)
- Melbourne's Cinema Nova (December 9, December 15, December 22, December 23)
- Brisbane's Dendy Portside (December 9)
- Canberra's Dendy Canberra (December 9)
- Bonn, Animotion Film Festival (July 26-28)
Canada
The first movie will be screened on March 14, 2013, with the second one following on March 20, 2013, in the following cities:
| Province | Location | Theater |
|---|---|---|
| AB | Calgary | Scotiabank Theatre Chinook |
| Edmonton | Cineplex Odeon South Edmonton Cinemas | |
| Lethbridge | Galaxy Cinemas Lethbridge | |
| BC | Burnaby | SilverCity Metropolis Cinemas |
| Coquitlam | SilverCity Coquitlam Cinemas | |
| Richmond | SilverCity Riverport Cinemas | |
| Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon International Village | |
| Victoria | SilverCity Tillicum Victoria | |
| MB | Winnipeg | SilverCity Polo Park Cinemas |
| ON | Ancaster | SilverCity Ancaster Cinemas |
| Niagara Falls | Cineplex Odeon Niagara Square Cinemas | |
| Barrie | Galaxy Cinemas Barrie | |
| Guelph | Galaxy Cinemas Pergola Commons | |
| Kingston | Cineplex Odeon Gardiner's Road | |
| London | SilverCity London Cinemas | |
| Mississauga | Cineplex Odeon Courtney Park Cinemas | |
| North York | SilverCity Fairview Mall Cinemas | |
| Oshawa | Cineplex Odeon Oshawa Cinemas | |
| Ottawa | SilverCity Gloucester Cinemas | |
| Scarborough | Coliseum Scarborough Cinemas | |
| Toronto | Cineplex Odeon Queensway Cinemas | |
| Toronto | Cineplex Odeon Yonge & Dundas Square | |
| Waterloo | Galaxy Cinemas Waterloo | |
| Windsor | SilverCity Windsor Cinemas | |
| QC | Montreal | Cinéma Banque Scotia Montréal (Scotiabank Theatre Montreal) |
| Quebec City | Cineplex Odeon Ste. Foy | |
| SK | Regina | Galaxy Cinemas Regina |
| Saskatoon | Galaxy Cinemas Saskatoon |
Mexico
Presented by the Kokuban group, Crunchyroll Latin America and Aniplex U.S.A. Both movies will be screened starting May 18, 2013 on select Cinépolis theaters in the following cities:
| State | City | Theater | Date (1st Round) | Date (2nd Round) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal District | Mexico City | Cinépolis Fórum Buenavista | May 18, 2013 | June 22, 2013 | |
| Jalisco | Guadalajara | Cinépolis La Gran Plaza | May 25, 2013 | None | |
| Nuevo León | Monterrey | Cinépolis Sendero Monterrey | June 1, 2013 | None | |
| Yucatán | Mérida | Cinépolis Las Américas | June 8, 2013 | None | |
| Chihuahua | Chihuahua | Cinépolis Vallarta | None | June 29, 2013 | |
| Baja California | Tijuana | Cinépolis Galerías Hipódromo | None | July 13, 2013 | |
| Veracruz | Xalapa | Cinépolis Plaza Las Américas | None | July 20, 2013 |
United States
France
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Italy
San Marino
US movie poster version.
Singapore
South Korea
Gallery
From the official Madoka Magica website.
Initial Key Visual #1
Key Visual #1 - "Even if it's a deception, this is the future she wanted."
(clear version)
Japanese Key Visual. Clean version.
Key Visual #2 - "Even the unchangeable destiny, shall be shattered."
(clear version)
Complete set of all 3 Clear Files sold at the Goods counter at movie theaters. Each includes another clear file with a deco design and the girls' Soul Gem symbol and/or Kyubey silhouette.
Tickets
Special Edition Advance tickets at ACE for a limited venue showing of the first two Madoka Magica movies.
Closer look at the ticket for the two movies.
Kyoto International Anime Manga Fair 2012 Tickets
Movie differences
Differences in quality. The movie version will be of higher image quality.
More differences.
More differences. The movie versions are scanned from a flyer, so the images aren't perfect.
More differences.
More differences.
More differences.
More differences.
Screenshots
These images are low res from scans until the DVD/BD comes out.
Fanart
This section contains fanart images
Everything in the following fan gallery is created, or the comments accompanying them are created, for entertainment value and should not be confused with actual canon events of the Puella Magi franchise.- Homumado movie fanart.jpg
- Mamikyoko nuzzling fanart.png
- MamixKyubey nuzzling fanart.jpg
- Sayakamado nuzzling fanart.gif
See also
- Movie 1 Brochure
- Movie 2 Brochure
- Yui's Musings - Madoka Magica Movie 1 : In-Depth Look A fan's detailed overview of observations and differences between the Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Beginning Story movie and the TV series.