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October 29th: An extended version of PV 1 of Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht Rising was revealed during a Comeback screening of Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion at Shinjuku Wald 9 in Tokyo.

October 3rd: Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Scene 0 has begun as part of Magia Record's content.

September 24th: Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Scene 0 is set to begin on October 3rd as part of Magia Record, as a prequel story to Madoka Magica.; The first PV for Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Scene 0 has been released.

September 13th: Magia Record has announced a collaboration with Lycoris Recoil, which features Chisato Nishigiki and Takina Inoue as Magical Girls.

September 10th: Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht Rising to be released in theater in Winter 2024.; The first PV for Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht Rising has been released.

2023

August 19th: The sixth anniversary unit for Magia Record was revealed and released. The special unit is Devil Homura.

August 14th: The official Madoka Magica "X" account has revealed that more information pertaining to Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht Rising will be revealed on September 10th, 2023.; Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Scene 0 is slated to have more information revealed on Magia Day 2023, or September 24th.

2022

April 3rd: Dawn of a Shallow Dream, the final season of Magia Record, premiered all four episodes.
March 16th: Dawn of a Shallow Dream, the final season of Magia Record, will premiere all four episodes on April 3, 2022.

2021

December 14th: The final season of Magia Record, has been postponed from October 2021 to Spring 2022.
October 22nd: Season 2 of Magia Record has finished airing.
August 8th: Season 2 of Magia Record has begun airing.
July 16th: Season 3, the final season of Magia Record, was also announced with a tentative air date of October 2021.
June 10th: Season 2 of Magia Record has been announced. It is scheduled to air Summer 2021.
April 25th: A sequel anime film, Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht Rising has been announced.; A new project by Nitroplus and f4samurai, Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Scene 0 has been announced.
January 9th: An official website commemorating the original series' 10th anniversary was created

2015

December 8th: SHAFT CEO Mitsutoshi Kubota clarified that the concept movie leads to a new Madoka Magica project.
November 27th: A short four-minute concept film for a new story premiered at Studio SHAFT's 40th anniversary event, Madogatari展.

2014

April 2nd: The Rebellion Story is released on Blu-Ray and DVD on April 2nd.

2013

The Rebellion Story begins screening in Japan on October 26, 2013.

See International Release for details about screenings in other countries.

The Rebellion Story debuts #1 in Japan; highest grossing late-night anime movie of all time; and Warner Brothers' most successful movie in Japan for 2013.

The Rebellion Story has been submitted for Oscar consideration. Ganbatte, Madoka!

See also: Movie Details, Spoilers, Runes, and Translations

Official Site of Madoka Magica Movie: Rebellion now open!

Gekijouban Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica: Hangyaku no Monogatari

The movie is set for October 2013 screening.

Reservation for Madoka Magica Movie Blu-ray/DVD begins!

Released on July 24, 2013.

Blu-ray release available in two versions (1 disc):

Puella Magi Madoka Magica Beginning/Eternal Limited Edition (11,550 Yen)

Puella Magi Madoka Magica Beginning/Eternal Standard Edition (9,450 Yen)

DVD release available in one version (2 discs):

Puella Magi Madoka Magica Beginning Standard Edition (4,410 Yen)

Puella Magi Madoka Magica Eternal Standard Edition (4,410 Yen)

Releases contains:

Original Soundtrack (Limited Edition only)

Special Booklet (Limited Edition only)

Digipak Packaging (Limited Edition only)

Creditless OP and more

CM collection

Audio commentary

Please see official page for store specials [if you order them from the 20 different stores listed here, you will get an autographed Key animation note].

Also being offered internationally.

2012

June 7th: New Madoka Magica Manga to Release Simultaneously with Movie. Announced in Manga Time Kirara Magica: new comicalization by Hanokage is set to start alongside with the movie with more information to follow in Vol.2. Extra episode of Oriko Magica title Mahou Shoujo Oriko Magica: Noisy Citrine is set to be published in Kirara Magica Vol.2.

June 6th: Release Date for First Two Madoka Magica Movies Announced. The Beginning Story set for October 6, 2012 and The Eternal Story set for October 13, 2012.

May 23th: More Information About Madoka Magica Online Posted. New information includes gameplay style: a board game where player moves by rolling dice, avatar customization of over 400,000 possible combinations, Urobuchi Gen's supervised quests as well as close beta notice, which will start recruiting on June 1st, 2012.

April 23th: Manga Time Kirara Magica a bimonthly Madoka magazine announced. First issue schedule for June 8, 2012.

April 6th: Premiere of English-dubbed episode 5 for US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada at Nico² (English)

April 1st: Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie announcement in Anime Contents Expo 2012. Official subtitles are The Beginning Story (始まりの物語) and The Everlasting Story (永遠の物語). Both are set for Autumn 2012.

March 28th: Countdown to Madoka Magica stage at Anime Contents Expo 2012 at Makuhari Messe on April 1. Broadcast at Nicovideo.
March 15th: A roguelike RPG based on Madoka Magica story, Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable went on sale in Japan.

February 10th: Premiere of English-dubbed episode 1 for US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Japan at Nico² (English) or Nicovideo (Japanese).

February 15th: Puella Magi Madoka Magica starts streaming in North America on CrunchyRoll.

February 16th: Puella Magi Madoka Magica received a Best TV Animation Award at the 2012 Tokyo International Anime Fair.

January 14th: The Puella Magi Wiki is One Year Old! It has been one year since this wiki started, the day after Episode 2 aired. At that time, the wiki was mainly meant to gather the theories, speculation and findings discussed in the Madoka Threads, and not that much of canon or official information. It is only after that that it started to grow and include other kinds of information.
January 7th: Puella Magi Madoka Magica One Year Anniversary: It has been one year since Madoka Magica initial airing!

2011

December 21st: A browser-based, multi-player Puella Magi Madoka Magica Online announced. More information at the official website.
December 15th: Puella Magi Madoka Magica awarded 2011 Animation Grand Prize in the Japanese Media Arts Festival.

November 25th: Madoka Secret Project announced.

November 7th: Puella Magi Madoka Magica movie series announced! More information in this month's issue of NewType Magazine.

October 14: Puella Magi Madoka Magica has had a three-volume BD/DVD release confirmed by Aniplex USA, with a special collector's box announced and Madoka's, Kyuubey's, and Sayaka's VAs announced. Pre-orders go up Oct. 17th, and the first volume will be released February 14th. Details here.

October 8th: Puella Magi Madoka Magica won awards in twelve categories, including best TV animation and director, in NewType's new annual anime awards. Madoka previously won another award this year, Anime Kobe 2011 TV Feature Award.

October 3rd: Happy birthday Madoka!

September 21st: The sixth (and last) volume of Puella Magi Madoka Magica is now available in Japan.
Along with the two last episodes of the series, and the usual booklet (including Ume Aoki's 4koma), this volume is also shipped with the third part of the soundtrack (containing some of the most-awaited tracks of the series).
More information -- Buy at Amazon Japan

September 3rd: The official website announced that Puella Magi Madoka Magica has won the Best Television award at the 2011 (16th) Animation Kobe Awards.[Details]

August 24th: The fifth Blu-Ray/DVD volume is out! It contains Episodes 9 and 10, as well as the third Drama CD, Sayaka and Kyoko's character song, and the usual 4koma by Aoki Ume.
More information -- Buy at Amazon Japan

August 8th: On the 8th of August a PSP game was announced. The game will be a dungeon adventure RPG featuring the original storyline including new plots. There are 2 editions planned: Regular edition: 6480 yen Limited Edition: 11900 yen. Includes a figma (Madoka School Uniform ver.), BD, QB Pouch, Handkerchief and more; (source needed)

August 2nd: Aniplex announced they would release a 496-pages-long archive book ("Puella Magi Madoka Magica Production Notes") at Comiket 80 (Aug. 12-14, Tokyo). More information at animenewsnetwork

July 31st: Aniplex of America announced at Otakon that Madoka Magica would get an English dub. More information

July 30th: Madoka Magica has now premiered in the US, at Otakon (Baltimore, Maryland). More information

July, 27th: Madoka Magica BD/DVD vol. 4 is out. Along with Episode 7 and 8, this volume also features the long-awaited Original Soundtrack, Volume 2; More information -- Buy at Amazon Japan

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+== Latest news ==
+<!-- This section is included on the front page; when moving content out of this section, put it under a year header --><onlyinclude>
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+;October 29th
+:An [https://youtu.be/vSdolbHyvkA extended version] of PV 1 of ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht Rising]]'' was revealed during a Comeback screening of ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion]]'' at Shinjuku Wald 9 in Tokyo.
+;October 3rd
+:'''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Scene 0]]''' has begun as part of [[Magia Record]]'s content.
+;September 24th
+:'''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Scene 0]]''' is set to begin on October 3rd as part of [[Magia Record]], as a prequel story to ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica|Madoka Magica]]''.
+:The [https://youtu.be/uO1SMBeziAk first PV] for [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Scene 0]] has been released.
+;September 13th
+:Magia Record has [https://twitter.com/magireco/status/1701883510230057013 announced] a collaboration with [[wikipedia:Lycoris_Recoil|Lycoris Recoil]], which features [[Chisato Nishigiki]] and [[Takina Inoue]] as Magical Girls.
+;September 10th
+:'''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht Rising]]''' to be released in theater in '''Winter 2024'''.
+:The [https://youtu.be/TGxyrO-27dQ first PV] for [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht Rising]] has been released.
+</onlyinclude><!-- Do not put an extra newline after this line -->
+== 2023 ==
+<!--TODO: check dates -->
+;August 19th
+:The sixth anniversary unit for [[Magia Record]] was revealed and released. The special unit is [[Devil Homura in Magia Record|Devil Homura]].
+;August 14th
+:The official Madoka Magica "X" account has revealed that more information pertaining to [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht Rising]] will be revealed on September 10th, 2023.
+:'''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Scene 0]]''' is slated to have more information revealed on ''Magia Day 2023'', or September 24th.
+== 2022 ==
+<!--TODO: check dates -->
+;April 3rd
+:''Dawn of a Shallow Dream'', the final season of [[Magia Record Anime|Magia Record]], premiered all four episodes.
+;March 16th
+:''Dawn of a Shallow Dream'', the final season of [[Magia Record Anime|Magia Record]], will premiere all four episodes on April 3, 2022.
+== 2021 ==
+<!--TODO: check dates -->
+;December 14th
+:The final season of [[Magia Record Anime|Magia Record]], has been [https://twitter.com/magireco/status/1470302469137776644 postponed] from October 2021 to Spring 2022.
+;October 22nd
+:Season 2 of [[Magia Record Anime|Magia Record]] has finished airing.
+;August 8th
+:Season 2 of [[Magia Record Anime|Magia Record]] has begun airing.
+;July 16th
+:Season 3, the final season of [[Magia Record Anime|Magia Record]], was also announced with a tentative air date of October 2021.
+;June 10th
+:Season 2 of [[Magia Record Anime|Magia Record]] has been [https://anime.magireco.com/news/?id=57639 announced]. It is scheduled to air Summer 2021.
+;April 25th
+:A sequel anime film, '''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht Rising]]''' has been announced.
+:A new project by Nitroplus and f4samurai, '''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Scene 0]]''' has been [https://magireco.com/madoka-magica-scene0/ announced].
+;January 9th
+:An official website commemorating the original series' 10th anniversary was [https://10th.madoka-magica.com/ created]
+== 2015 ==
+;December 8th
+: SHAFT CEO Mitsutoshi Kubota [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-08/madoka-magica-concept-movie-will-be-core-of-new-project/.96224 clarified] that the concept movie leads to a new Madoka Magica project.
+;November 27th
+: A short [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Concept Movie|four-minute concept film]] for a new story premiered at Studio SHAFT's 40th anniversary event, Madogatari展.
+== 2014 ==
+;April 2nd
+: ''[[The Rebellion Story]]'' is released on Blu-Ray and DVD on April 2nd.
+== 2013 ==
+;''[[The Rebellion Story]]'' begins screening in Japan on October 26, 2013.
+:See [[The_Rebellion_Story#International_release|International Release]] for details about screenings in other countries.
+:The Rebellion Story [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-28/madoka-magica-tops-box-office-with-over-400-million-yen debuts #1 in Japan]; [http://mantan-web.jp/2013/12/20/20131220dog00m200027000c.html highest grossing late-night anime movie of all time]; and [http://www.bunkatsushin.com/news/article.aspx?id=83795 Warner Brothers' most successful movie in Japan for 2013].
+:The Rebellion Story [http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2013/20131105.html has been submitted for Oscar consideration.]  Ganbatte, Madoka!
+:See also: [[The Rebellion Story#Spoilers|Movie Details]], [[The Rebellion Story/Spoiler|Spoilers]], [[Runes:The Rebellion Story|Runes]], and [[Witches Artwork|Translations]]
+;Official Site of ''[[The Rebellion Story|Madoka Magica Movie: Rebellion]]'' now open!
+:[http://www.madoka-magica.com/puella.html Gekijouban Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica: Hangyaku no Monogatari]
+:The movie is set for October 2013 screening.
+;Reservation for ''[[Madoka Magica Movie]]'' Blu-ray/DVD begins!
+:Released on '''July 24, 2013'''.
+:'''Blu-ray release''' available in two versions (1 disc):
+:: [http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00C3E3ISM/ Puella Magi Madoka Magica Beginning/Eternal ''Limited Edition''] (11,550 Yen)
+:: [http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00C3EDY68/ Puella Magi Madoka Magica Beginning/Eternal ''Standard Edition''] (9,450 Yen)
+:'''DVD release''' available in one version (2 discs):
+:: [http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00C3EAOES/ Puella Magi Madoka Magica Beginning ''Standard Edition''] (4,410 Yen)
+:: [http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00C3EGNVG/ Puella Magi Madoka Magica Eternal ''Standard Edition''] (4,410 Yen)
+:Releases contains:
+:: Original Soundtrack (Limited Edition only)
+:: Special Booklet (Limited Edition only)
+:: Digipak Packaging (Limited Edition only)
+:: Creditless OP and more
+:: CM collection
+:: Audio commentary
+:Please see [http://www.madoka-magica.com/blu-ray_dvd/tokuten.html official page] for store specials [if you order them from the 20 different stores listed here, you will get an autographed Key animation note].
+:Also being offered [http://www.madokamagicausa.com/movie.php internationally].
+== 2012 ==
+;June 7th
+:New '''''[[Madoka Magica Manga]]''''' to Release Simultaneously with Movie. Announced in [[Manga Time Kirara Magica]]: new comicalization by Hanokage is set to start alongside with the movie with more information to follow in Vol.2. Extra episode of ''[[Oriko Magica]]'' title '''''Mahou Shoujo Oriko Magica: Noisy Citrine''''' is set to be published in Kirara Magica Vol.2.
+;June 6th
+:Release Date for First Two [[Madoka Magica Movie]]s Announced. ''The Beginning Story'' set for October 6, 2012 and ''The Eternal Story'' set for October 13, 2012.
+;May 23th
+:More Information About '''''[[Madoka Magica Online]]''''' Posted. New information includes gameplay style: a board game where player moves by rolling dice, avatar customization of over 400,000 possible combinations, Urobuchi Gen's supervised quests as well as close beta notice, which will start recruiting on June 1st, 2012.
+;April 23th
+:'''''[[Manga Time Kirara Magica]]''''' a bimonthly ''Madoka'' magazine announced. First issue schedule for June 8, 2012.
+;April 6th
+:Premiere of English-dubbed episode 5 for US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada at [http://live.niconico.com/watch/lv85885951 Nico<sup>2</sup>] (English)
+;April 1st
+:'''''[[Madoka Magica Movie|Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie]]''''' announcement in Anime Contents Expo 2012. Official subtitles are {{Nihongo|The Beginning Story|始まりの物語}} and {{Nihongo|The Everlasting Story|永遠の物語}}. Both are set for Autumn 2012.
+;March 28th
+:Countdown to ''[[Madoka Magica]]'' stage at [http://www.animecontentsexpo.jp/stageinfo/index.html#stage_41 Anime Contents Expo 2012] at ''Makuhari Messe'' on April 1. Broadcast at [http://live.nicovideo.jp/gate/lv84329450 Nicovideo].
+;March 15th
+:A roguelike RPG based on ''[[Madoka Magica]]'' story, ''[[Madoka Magica Portable|Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]'' went on sale in Japan.
 ;February 10th
 :Premiere of English-dubbed episode 1 for US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Japan at [http://live.niconico.com/watch/lv79795448 Nico<sup>2</sup>] (English) or [http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv79795448 Nicovideo] (Japanese).
+;February 15th
+:Puella Magi Madoka Magica starts streaming in North America on [http://www.crunchyroll.com/madoka CrunchyRoll].
 ;February 16th
 :Puella Magi Madoka Magica received a Best TV Animation Award at the [[2012 Tokyo International Anime Fair]].
-==January 2012==
 ;January 14th
 :''The Puella Magi Wiki'' is One Year Old! It has been one year since this wiki started, the day after [[Episode 2]] aired. At that time, the wiki was mainly meant to gather the theories, speculation and findings discussed in the [[Threads|Madoka Threads]], and not that much of canon or official information. It is only after that that it started to grow and include other kinds of information.
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 :''Puella Magi Madoka Magica'' One Year Anniversary: It has been one year since Madoka Magica initial airing!
-==December 2011==
+== 2011 ==
 ;December 21st
 :A browser-based, multi-player ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Online]]'' announced. More information at the [http://mm.my-gg.com/ official website].
@@ Line 17: / Line 134: @@
 :Puella Magi Madoka Magica [http://twitter.com/#!/madoka_magica/status/147168054927826945 awarded] 2011 Animation Grand Prize in the [[Japan Media Arts Festival 2011|Japanese Media Arts Festival]].
-==November 2011==
 ;November 25th
 :[[Madoka Secret Project]] announced.
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 :Puella Magi Madoka Magica movie series announced! More information in [[NewType 2011-12|this month's issue of NewType Magazine]].
-==October 2011==
 ;October 14
 :Puella Magi Madoka Magica has had a three-volume BD/DVD release confirmed by Aniplex USA, with a special collector's box announced and Madoka's, Kyuubey's, and Sayaka's VAs announced. Pre-orders go up Oct. 17th, and the first volume will be released February 14th. [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-14/madoka-magica-to-get-english-bds-starting-february-14 Details here].
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 :Happy birthday Madoka!
-== September 2011 ==
 ;September 21st
 :The sixth (and last) volume of ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica'' is now available in Japan.<br>Along with the two last episodes of the series, and the usual [[Blu-Ray_Volume_6_Booklet|booklet]] (including Ume Aoki's 4koma), this volume is also shipped with the third part of the [[Soundtrack#OST_Volume_3|soundtrack]] (containing some of the most-awaited tracks of the series).<br>[[Products#Blu-Ray_Discs|More information]] -- [http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B004XCMYEG/ Buy at Amazon Japan]
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 ;September 3rd
 :The official website announced that '''Puella Magi Madoka Magica''' has won the Best Television award at the 2011 (16th) Animation Kobe Awards.[[http://www.anime-kobe.jp/anime-kobe/ Details]]
-== August 2011 ==
 ;August 24th
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 ;August 2nd
 :Aniplex announced they would release a 496-pages-long archive book ("Puella Magi Madoka Magica Production Notes") at Comiket 80 (Aug. 12-14, Tokyo). [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-08-02/madoka-magica-496-page-archive-weighs-in-at-1.6-kg More information at animenewsnetwork]
-== July 2011 ==
 ;July 31st