Movie 3 Brochure

Limited Edition

Regular Edition

The Madoka Magica The Rebellion Story Brochure was released on October 26, 2013 and sold at theatre screenings in Japan. Two versions are available: standard (¥900) or limited edition (¥1,000) in beautiful hardcover.

Aniplex of America has offered the brochure as part of The Rebellion Story's US Premiere ticket package. See this section for a full translation.

Staff Interviews

Shinbo

Akiyuki Shinbo is the Chief Director of the Madoka franchise and SHAFT studio.

Q: The first two movies (Beginning, Eternal) were imaged by you as the further 1-2 time loops of the original series. So where will you place this new movie?
Shinbo: For me, the TV series was already complete, because the TV series has no need for derivations. For this "New" movie, Beginning and Eternal are crucial, but there is no need for a connection between the TV series and this new movie, that's how I see it.
Q: So this new movie is a continuation of Beginning and Eternal?
Shinbo: Yes, for example, Sayaka's hairclip from her magical girl outfit was not in the original series, but appeared in Beginning and Eternal.
Q: This movie introduced a new character. How did this decision come about?
Shinbo: It was actually during the stage when the plot, and the script was prepared by Urobutchi. Introducing a new character felt natural from the beginning. Calling the Candy Witch "Bebe" was a request from Inu Curry. During the story before this, Witch Runes would appear whenever a Witch did. But within the story itself, nobody can read these runes. Even if the viewers managed to decipher the runes, the characters won't know how to read them. That's why the girls call her "Bebe." This should be the first thing fans that watch the movie be surprised about.
Q: So the names written in Witch Runes were the Witches' actual names?
Shinbo: During the TV series, I was surprised that there was people overseas who successfully managed to decipher the Witch Runes. For a work to be hyped in that way, it was an interesting experience.

Gen

Gen Urobuchi is the writer for the Madoka franchise.

Q: What kind of story were you planning to do in the first place?
A: From the start, the idea was “Homura becomes a witch, and the story takes place inside her barrier”. So, I thought the story would end this time for real (laughs). But both Iwakami-san and Shinbou-san were like, “No, we want the story to keep going after this” and wouldn’t give me the OK. So then when I was getting really worried, Shinbou-san was like “Might as well just make Madoka and Homura into enemies”. And that suggestion was basically the breakthrough. I really agreed that Homura might be plausible as Madoka’s equal opposite.